Star.
London, England, 1825-01-26 00:00:00

FOREIGN FUNDS.

All South American Securities and Mine Shares are very heavy
this morning, and there is little doing in them.
Current Prices: New Spanish 15,- Old 21*, Russian 97, Mexi-
can 801, Colombian New 90, French Scrip 14 15, Austrian 97*,
Portuguese 90, New Prussian 991, Brazilian Scrip k5l, New 3* 6,
Greek 571, Gas 1* /.

SHA Res.
Alliance Assurance • £lOO
Do. Marine - 100
Anglo Mexican Mines - 100
United Mexican ditto 40
Real del Monte ditto - 400
Brazilian ditto - 100
Colombian ditto - 100
Rio de la Plata ditto - 100
Buenos Ayres ditto •
Peruvian ditto

Chilian ditto

PAID.
£lO

10
'lO •
70

PRIG! TO-DAY.
se Si
2#
95 100

Anglo Chilies .
PAICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O:CLOCK.
Bank Stock 2321/2 232
S per tent. Red. 94% 5/s
_ 3 per Cent. Cons. 937/8 91 937/s 941/2
3i per Cent. Red. 1011/8 101
4 per Cent. New 10578 106
Long Ann. 23 3-16 1/2—lndia Bonds 99 100
£l.ooo Exclieq. Ilil6 (2d.) 631; (1 ikd.) 65 3
1:500 ditto (11/2d.) 65 3
£lOO and 1:200 ditto (2d.) 63 5
Commercial (11/2d.) 56 8
Cons. for Acct. 911/2 94

Although the intentions 7071 re British Government,
as to the new States of South America, have been, for
twelve months at least, known to all Europe, yet our
recognition of them seems to excite surprise and uneasi-
ness in certain quarters. Nothing can be more ridi-
culous than the idle gossippings of some of the French
Journals on this subject, and Ireland and India are sig-
nificantly mentioned, as if our empire in either could be
wrested from us by a Royal Ordonnance or decrees
The Etoile, in a recent number,--says, " none of the
'treaties about to be concluded by England, can stipulate
the exclusion of French commerce from these States.'
Had the Editor consulted the documents laid before
our Parliament in March last, he would have seen that
our Government distinctly disavowed all exclusive pri-
vileges. In the conference between Mr. Secretary CAW-
wine and Prince de PoLIONAO on the 9th of Oct. 182.3,
Mr. Secretary :CANNING distinctly stated, that one
consideration with the new States, would be that of
amity and commercial intercourse; and that " in those
respects, so far from seeking an exclusive pr eference for
British subjects over those of Foreign States, England
was prepared, and would be contented to see the mother
country (by virtue of An amicable arrangement) in posses-
sion of that preference; and to be ranked after her equally
with others, on the footing of the most favoured nation."
Again, in the dispatch from Mr. Secretary CANNING to
Sir Was. A'CoURT, then our Ambassador at Madrid,
dated January 30, 182-1, Ire says, " for hcrself, Great
Britain asks no exclusive privileges of trade, no invi-
dious preference, but equal freedom of commerce for all."
Nothing could be more distinct or more honourable
than this avowal. The German Papers have at length
began to mention the subject. One of them, received
this morning, contains the following remarks:
44 The recognition of the independence of Colombia
and Mexico by the British Government, I eing an event
of great importance, both in a political and commercial
view, has excited great sen-ation here. Ii seems, at first, as•
ii England had departed from the graad system, to main-
tain which it was not, indeed, united with the great
Continental Powers by treaties, but had, in fact, recog-
nize 3 its wisdom. Whatever may have been the motives
Cabinet of London to deviate, so unexpectedly,

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