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London, England, 1829-08-22 00:00:00

LONDON.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22.
PRIM; OF S rOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock India Bon]. 57 58
5 per Cent. Rest 891 6 g South Sea Stock
3 per Ct. Cons. 88* 3 Old Annuities
56 per Cent. 1818, 3 per Cent. 1751,
33 per Cent. Red. 983 981 3 £lOOO Ezcbeq. BBL% 70 71
4 per Ct. New, 1043 32 3 I £5OO Ditto 70 71
4 per Cent. 1N26, I £lOO and £2OO Ditto 71 72
Long Ann. 20 1-16 20 ' Bank for Acct. 217
India Stock, 2216 Consols for Acct. 89 81 6
FORKIGv FON I)S, TWO CVCi.fICK.
Brazilian lids. 5 p Ct. 586 IDo Acct. 186 i
Do. Acct. 58 1111.4. Kis, tette. 5 p C. 1013
Danish lids. 3 pet 696 I Do. Acct. 1013
Mei. Bds, 6 p Ct. lei Spanish Ibis 5 p Cr. 83
BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK.
1111Aki. PAIP

Brazilian 35 2O 72 73
Colombian 100 33i 32i
Guardian Fire Au. 100 10 22j
Protector Fire YO I It 56

It appears that the Expedition from the Havannah has
sailed, consisting of 3,500 land troops, and 800 marines.
This can only be considered as a buccaneering enterprise,
with no other object than to desolate the country on
which it may obtain a momentary footing—to agitate the
whole Republic—to interrupt its trade and general
commerce—and to afford a pretext for farther delay in
the payment of its foreign debts. Nothing can be more
unjust than the permission granted by the British Go-
vernment for such an expedition to sail, when it is re-
membered that Mexico and Colombia were kept for four
or five years under restriction from sending any arma-
ment against Cuba or Puerto Rico, to dislodge the Spa-
nish power from those offensive stations. We trust that
this will become the subject of grave investigation when
Parliament meets ; and we call upon Mr. M.31(15501.1
by name—as the colleague of Mr. CANNING in his
South American policy—to vindicate the welfare of the
New World from a farther prosecution of such a partial
and mischievous system of neutrality. We will say
nothing of the prejudices occasioned to British interests
by this predilection for FERDINAND'S tyranny, as no
man is better qualified than the Right Honourable Gen-
tleman himself to appreciate all its evils in all its bearings.

We have received a copy of the Colombian Tariff,
which will be read with interest. Its rate of duties will
be found very high, as well on merchandise imported in
national ships, as on imports in foreign bottoms. The
augmented expenses of the Republic, growing out of the
necessity of a defensive attitude against Spain, and the
nearer nuisance of Peruvian aggression, are the chief
causes assigned for this exaltation. It is to be hoped
that the first of these causes will be very transient, and
that the latter will not long perniciously prevail : though
it will be perceived elsewhere—in an extract which we
have given to-day from a private letter of BOLIVAR, to
'a distinguished friend of his in this country—that the
behaviour of Peru has caused much trouble to the
LIBERATOR.

In the preamble to the Decree, it is also urged
that many of the original regulations, of acknow-
ledged utility at the time of their establishment,
have become since prejudicial to the commerce of
the Republic : and last—but by no manner of means
least—" That it is absolutely necessary to secure
as great a revenue as possible from the import duties?'
This principle may be carried too far, in sonic instances,
and operate to the injury of the State, even though it
yield triflingly to the revenue. Take, as an example,
the Very first class of articles in the Tariff; ill-assorted, in
our opinion, inasmuch as objects of the highest luxury—
such as precious stones, lace, fine lawn and cambric—

are confounded in it with the commonest necessaries of
life and commerce. Here the inequality of taxation is
forcibly illustrated in the fact, that an emerald necklace
pays the same ad valorem duty as a chest of medicines ;
and a lace frock, as a ship's cable, or a patent plough !
Now the chest of,. medicines—especially in so insalu-
brious a climate as Colombia—ought to pa,y next to
nothing; and the indulgence granted by the Fiscal to
this indispensable article, should be made up by a
ti-
sitation upon lace frocks and emeralds. As the law now
stands, it cuts against the Treasury in two ways : first,
by exacting an almost prohibitory duty on necessaries,
which tends to keep the quantity of imports always
below the demand ; and secondly, by admitting at an
inferior scale articles of ornament and luxury, which
would bear a much higher assessment.
It is affirmed in quarters which command credit, that
the High Personage who pledged to Donna MARIA
Wore all his guests at the royal banquet, and drank her
health air Queen of PORTUO A L, and his interesting Aally,
views with open dissatisfaction the conduct which has led
to her recal by her Imperial Father. There is no sympathy
in that gracious boom with the proceedings of the Noble
Earl, but on the contrary, an anxiety which does honour
to so feeling a hearty not to be confounded with Minis-

tors, who have acted throughout in this mines&
without consulting it IM. In the mean time, thi young
QUEEN'S departure is arranged, yet, for no specific
day ; nor should we be surprised, at last, to fins it post-
poned ad Grecas Calendas. That MI touches
the term of his usurped authority, is now noorious ;
and his niece, Donna MARIA, may not—aftm all—be
so far from her diadem. Appearances are deceitfu things.

There is a Brazil Mail this day, which brought us
Riode Janeiro Papers—the Diario Flunsinense—from the
18th to the 25th June inclusive—the most interesting
portions of which will be found in the ellowing
abridgement :
These Papers are filled with the proceedings of the tvo Cham-
ber., and Ordinances of the Government of a local Defoe. The
Chamber of Senators has before it " a project of law relative to
the rights of foreigners residing in the empire." Some of the
articles are stated to have been agreed to, and some amendments
proposed which were to be considered afterwards. The 12th
Article was passed in the following terms :—" The foreigner may
freely publish his opinions, being answerable for abuses, according
to law." The tenor of the other Articles is net given. In the
Sitting of the 12th June, a messenger front the Misister of
Foreign Affairs announced that his Majesty the Emperor had
found himself under the necessity of giving to the Senator
Marquis de S. Joao, a commission out of the empire for the
service of the State : the Marquis de Aracaty requesting that
no time might be lost, as the matter was of immediate importance,
it was considered on the instant, and leave given to that Senator to
go on the intended mission. The Chamber of Deputies has been
engaged in discussing a project of law relative to the Bank. The
Report of the Committee of the Constitution, on the conduci of
the Minister of Justice, with respect to the affairs at Pernambtco,
bad given rise to a long debate in the Chamber of Deputies on the
11th and 12th June, on which days Senhors Mafia and Clemente
Pereira, spoke at great length in favour of the Report. The con-
clusion is not given, as the proceedings of the Chamber are not
brought down later than the 12th.

In another part of this sheet will be found the procla-
mation of the Commander of the Spanish expedition
against Mexico. We now subjoin another proclama-
tion of General BAIIRADAS to his soldiers, which is
worthy of notice for its jesuitism, and affectation of hu-
manity
Soldiers! you are about to depart for New Spain, the theatre
where, three hundred years ago, under the command of the valour-
ous Herman Cortes, the ancient and renowned Spaniards hllllOl,
lased themselves. They conquered that beautiful country—but
you go to pacify it ; to cast oblivion on the past, and to re-establish
there the paternal Government of the best Monarchs. The
Mexicans are not our enemies, but they are our brother,. Some
have been allured iota error, and others subjugated by their tyrants.
We shall encounter painful hardships, perhaps have to contend
with the obstinate; but by strict discipline and valour we shall ob-
tain victory.
" Soldiers! maintain always order in your ranks; recollect that
you are Spaniards, and that in the field of battle you require strong
and close union with each other. The first and main duty of the
valiant is to show humanity to the conquered ; feel for their mis-
fortunes ; reproach them not for their past conduct. An absolute
oblivion of the past is the fundamental basis of our enterprise.
Pillage enriches but few, whilst it disgraces all ; it destroys the re-
sources, and makes enemies of the people whose friendship we
wish to court. In the name of bis Majesty, I shall reward your
military virtues and heroic actions ; but shall be Inexorable against
him who by his conduct shall presume to dishonour the Spanish
name. (Signed) ss BARRADAS,

" Commanding General of the Van Guard.
Head•quartrrs, Regla, July, 1829."

CITY. TwaLvic o'CLocE.

Consols opened this morning at the same price they left off yes-
terday, 88i for the Account ; soon after they were sellers at the
above price, and Consols are at present 88j I, with little or no
business doing.

CITY, HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.

The Canso' market, which opened at 881, has remained, during
the whole of the morning, at 881 i and 89 to i for October Ac-
count, with no speculations of any consequence. We now under-
stand that it is positively decided that the young Queen of Poo-
rness. will soon depart for her native country.
There has been a little stir this morning in the Foreign Market
in Mexican Bonds, which have improved I per cent.—caused by
the report that the United States were going to assist the Mexican
Government with 12 minions sterling, but no great credit is given
to it. The Spanish expedition his been seen steering towards
Antonio.—Mexican, 181 19; Columbian, 161 1.

Quebec Papers to the 17th July, and Montreal to the
15th July, have been received at the North and South
American Coffee-house, but their contents are not of
much interest. The following are extracts :
In virtue of the Militia Ordinances now in force, his
Excellency has relieved from military duty all the per-
sons employed in the militia departments of Quebec and
Montreal, by a general order.
QuEBEC. JULY 16.—The weather has been very un-
settled for these last ten or twelve days. The crops of
grain are upon the whole as good as might be expected.
In the City there is no further information from the
theatre of war in the East; but the Cite believe that the
uninterrupted success of the Russians will soon oblige
the Turks to sue for an armistice.

Accounts are said to be received from Corruna that,
owing to the new Queen of Spain going by land to Ma-
drid, orders have been sent to Ferrol for the Hero, of
84 guns ; Valiente, of 22 ; and the MatEtla, of 24, to
get ready for the Havannah. Also 2,.500 troops are to
be embarked for the same destination.

BARB A DOES, JUN E s.—Accounts from most part of
the country, we are sorry to observe, are still very dis-
tressing, so many ponds being now perfectly dry ; and
should not the ports be opened, the white population will
suffer in the extreme.

Demerara papers to the 2d July, have been received at
the North and South American Coffee-house, which states,
that by accounts from St. Kitts, the government of that
island-had received orders from England to have the for-
tification and barracks put into repair, as it was the inten-
tion of Government to send out troops, and to make that
island the central depot.
Accounts are in town from Rio Janeiro of the sth
July, via Bahia, which is several days later than the
Brazil mail received this morning by the Ganges. The
exchange at Rio was 26, and looking up. The Royalist
packet had arrived out in 39 days, and was to sail on
the 9th July.
SUBSTITUTE FOR A BLOW PlPE.—Take a common
tebacco-pipe and break it at the thick part over the middle; scrape
the interior of the thick end of either pipe with a triangular Ale,
or an old penknife, till sulAciently enlarged to admit a bugle bead
of the proper size. Fix it in its place with plaster of Paris
and water, and when dry coat it with clay and sand. The
bugle must be ground smooth at the end intended for the nozzle,
The flame produced by this blow-pipe properly used is equal to that
of the more expensive instruments usually sold in tke shops.—Mahe
lain' Marsha. •