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to speak. Ha acknowledged the great hardship of the bondhold-
ers, and the peculiar situation in which they were placed by the
convention of the 29th of August, 1825 ; and his Lordship regretted
that the sufferings of the bondholders were greatly aggravated by
the circumstance of its being known that the Brazilian Legislature
had appropriated the necessary funds for the payment of the divi-
dends, and others withheld them. His Lordship again pledged
himself to look into the affair, and do his best on behalf of the me-

LoNWiN.

VRIDAY, OCTOBER 2.
PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK
Batik Stock Shut. Indis ninth 59 60
3 per Cent. Red. Shtit South Sea Stack 981
3 per Ct. Cons. 893 } New Annuities 89/
Sy per Cent. 1818, Shut. .61000 Rzcheq. Bill', 67 8
3i per Cent. lied. Shu' i £5OO Dins 67 8
4 per Cr, 103 2i 1.1100 Ind £2OO Ditto 67 8
4 per Cent. 189.6, Shut Bank for Acct. 2161
Long Ann. Shut I India for Acct.
India Stock 225 I Consob for Acct. 891 * 1
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FORBIGN FUNDS. TWO O'Cl.tleK
Brazil Bonds, 5 pr Ct. 61* Port. Bds. 5 p. Ct. Acc. 45& *
I
Do. Acct. 611 I * Spanish Bds. 5 per Cc. 8*
WAITISH AND FORB:GN SIIARES, TW., o'rt ich.
%HAKE MI:). PER MA KZ.
:500 300 3.50
7,5 20 73
100 3! 4
40 :A 13

Bolanos
Brazilia' , Imperial
Colombian
United Mexican

There is no arrival of any description to-day from eie
East of Europe.

It has been for some days known that an attempt to
smuggle a quantity of English merchandise through the
French customs, in the nara3 of the English Ambassa-
dor, Lord STUART DE ROT II SA Y, had been detected by
the French authorities, and the goods detained for in-
spection : but the public was little aware, until the re-
ceipt of the Constitutionnel yesterday- evening, of the
extent and magnitude of this transaction. "On the
22d of July last"—say the Calais Journal, from which
the Parisian editor copies—" tile inhabitants of this port
witnessed 'the disembarkation of ten cases, declared as
beer, carpets, saddlery ; they were directed to the Cus-
tom-house at Paris. They it td leaden seals, and wore
not looked at by the being for the establishment
of Lord STI: A HT, the English Ambassador at the Court
of France.
No one was astonished about them, for it is known,
that from diplomatic considerations, Ambassadors
have the privilege of ordering from their own coun-
try, free from duty, articles necessary for their establish-
ment." A suspicion, however, having arisen, both at
Calais anti in the Capital, that Lord STUART-11Th° was
known to completely furnished his Hotel from top
to bottom—on his re-appointment to the ambassadorial
dignity—could not well require such an addition to his
household furniture as seemed to be contained in these
enormous packages—M. La Di ILECTEU ERAL
des Douanes ordered an official search to be instituted.
The upshot of this examination was, that the " beer,
carpets, saddlery," turned out to be Irish poplins—
figured stuf for v:aisteoats—gilt articles—tobacco—
varnished leather ! Of this division of the merchan-
dise, the supply directed to his Excellency exceeded
thirteen hundred weight ! Now, if all these "pop-
lins" were for Lady ELIZABETH'S maids, and these
" figured waistcoats " for his Lordship's valets, it
will be admitted on all hands that the Noble Baron
must have laid his account to a very longeevous
representation of British Majesty in the Fauxbourg St.
Hono4—saying nothing of his presumptuous •calcula-
tions of uninterrupted amity between the two countries,
for so long a period as would be necessary for the maids
to wear out the poplins, and the serving-men the waist-
coats. But if these poplins and waistcoats were not
meant for the serving-men and the maids, whom or what
were they meant for ? Aye, there's the rub : for that
his Excellency of ROT HSAY was cognisant of
their superscription in his name, and of their
ulterior destination and disposal, if happily they had
escaped the Arenas of the metropolitan Demme, there
cannot be room to doubt. Why else, should the Noble
Baron have manifested such an activity of interest about
them, and have interceded—as it is proved he did—per-
sonally with M. DE POLIG AC, to avert their just and
legitimate confiscation ? This is truly a most extraordi-
nary business. We do not pretend that Lord Sru ART DE
ROTHSAY is actually enriching himself by a system of
traffic, equally dishonourable and nefarious ; we know
him to be too discreet, and we believe him to be too
principled : but that the Noble Baron is con-
nected—it may be, by some link hitherto invi-
sible to himself—but that he is connected with
some running Company upon no pettifogging scale—
alias, with a gang of eminent and extensive SMUG-
G LERS—Ave think it would require much hardihood to
deny. Irish poplins and Manchester fancy-waistcoats—
detected under any circumstances in such illicit accumu-
lation in an Ambassador's portmanteaus—would furnish
room for many curious conjectures and suspicions: but
when, after such detection, the exalted functionary—
instead of disclaiming all privity in the transaction—
stands forward to deprecate the seizure of the forfeited
articles, and intervenes publicly between the guilty parties
and the penalty incurred, who shall have the face to con-
tend that there is nothing " rotten in the state of Den-
mark ?"
We do not write this to criminate our Ambassador,
but to show that the case itself—which the Times makes
so light of, and characterizes as an " unfortunate
imprudence," a piece of " carelessness" which it is a
pity should have been committed at the present moment—
really demandspublic explanation from Lord STUART DE
ROTIISA Y. Independent of the poplins and waist-
coats, there were found in the other packages
upwards of sixteen hundred weight of British lace—
imagine what a quantity of lace, to weigh more
than three quarters of a ton ! • secured also with

leaden seals, and superscribed with the protecting
name of the Noble Baron. The Times—who has takeit,
upon himself to volunteer apologies for all official de-
linquency, or official scrape, after designating the
thing discovered by the mild epithets we have just
quoted, says that he will forbear all comment " till the
facts are fully before him." This is quite amusing in a
popular writer.
We have noticed this morning, in the columns of our
Ministerial contemporary, the Times—who seems to
possess exclusively, we think, unfairly—the source of in-
formation within himself, that the average price of wheat
for the week ending on Saturday last has experienced a
farther decline ; and that the duty is increased to 225. Bd.
per quarter—all other grain remaining the same. In an
article on the subject of Foreign Corn, which appeared in
our Paper last August, we warned the holders of the
consequences of not paying up the duties, because—
ruinous as we know the result must prove in many cases
—delay can only make bad worse : prices must recede,
and consequently the rate of duty increases, whereby the
result becomes doubly oppressive to the unfortunate
holder. Such is the practical operation of the English
free trade principle. We noticed, that on this day week
duties were paid in London on 63,144 quarters of wheat,
and on 19,435 cwts. of wheat-flour. Upwards of 22,000
quarters of this wheat were cleared by one lwuse ! It
may be asked, was any private communication made to
the parties, that the duty would be higher ?
The Dutch Mail this day brought us the following
articles of intelligence. They possess no political inte-
rest ; but as they regard science and the progress of dis-
covery, they are exceedingly valuable :
ST. PETERSBURG'', Sere. 14.
The Hanebusgh Corespondent, Na. 139, announces that the Rus-
sian Government contracts a new loan of 35,000,000 of dollars with
the houses of Frege, at Leipsig, and Bethmann, at Frankfort, at
four per cent. interest, and at the rate of 80 per cent. We are
formally authorised to contradict the statement, which is wholly
without foundation.
The Moller and Simavin corvettes, commanded by Captains
Stanikowitsch and Lutke, have just arrived at Cronstadt, after an
absence of three ye Ira. in which they have performed the voyage
round the world. The result of the expedition will not be with-
out advantage to science. Captain Stanikowitsch explored the
coasts of the peninsula of Alaabka, while Captain bake made
a most accurate survey of the space bftween Kantuchatka and
Bhering's Straits. The latter al.o examined the great Archipelago
of the Cardines, and discovered several groups which have escaped
the researches of preceding navigators. Dr. Mertius and M. Kas-
unary, the Naturalists, hive brought home valuable collections of
Natural ilistory ; and the Painter*, kielors. Portels and :slikhinloff,
Portfolios full of interesting drawings. The crews of both ships
enjoyed excellent health during the whole voyage.—St. Petersburigh
PajNrs, Sept. 16.
ROTTE it DA NI, SCPT. 25.
Letters from Smyrna, of the 18th ultimo, say, his Majesty's
frigate Javaan, Capt. Pool, which was at anchor there, had re-
ceived orders to be ready to sail, and to make necessary preparation
to receive his Excellency Baron Van Zuylen Van Nyeuelt, with
his lady, who will proceed to Naples on board that vessel, after
brat performing quarantine at Malta.
HE HAGUE, San. 28.
The natives of Tider Ceram and other parts of Malacca Archi-
pelago, have from remote times visited the coasts of the great island
of New Guinea, but their commerce with it was very limited on
account of the barbarism of the inhabitants, and the want of a
Government to protect persons and property.
In order to remedy this by degrees his Majesty was pleased
to order some time ago that the West coast of New Guinea
should be more accurately surveyed, and a Netherlands esto
blishment formed on it, and that formal possession
should be taken of the whole coast in his name. In conformity
with the resolution, the Indian Government sent to New Guinea
his Majesty's corvette the Triton, commanded by the late Captain
Stmnboom. and the colonial brig the Iris, on hoard of which were
fd. Van Delden, Commissioner tor forming the projected este.
blishment
makin ; . Maeklot, and some other blembers ot the Commit-
tee for M
researches in Natural History in our Indian pos-
sessions; Lieut. Boers, of the navy, to make nautical observations;
and Lieut. Schreiber, of the Infantry, to command the garrison to
be left there. After accurately surveying the river Doorga
previously discovered by Lieutenant Kolff, of the navy, aid
finding it not calculated for the founding of a settlement, they
explored, the coast farther to the North, and discovered at length
in 3 degrees 45 minutes south latitude, and 133 degrees 57 minutes
east longitude from Greenwich, a bay hitherto wholly unknown,
to which they gave the name of Triton bay, which was judged to
be well suited to the proposed object.
In this bay, and with the help of the natives who are here, of a
mild disposition, and not wholly uncivilized, a small fort was
built, to which the name of Fort du Bus was given, when on the
24th August, 1828, on the celebration of his Majesty's birth-day,
the flag of the Netherlands was hoisted with the solemn publication
of the following Proclamation :
" His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange,
pNassau;on Gran
to beat Dke
aken of Luxe
of mthe coastr of New
having ordered
possess Guinea from
the 141st degree of east longitude from Greenwich on the
south coast, and thence westward and northward to the Cape
of Good Hope en the north coast, Notice is hereby
Given, that 1, Arnoldus Johannes Van Delden thereto
authorised by the Governor of the Alolucco Islands, by virtue of a
resolution of his Excellency the Lieut.-Governor General of India,
in C0t0.% dated 31st Dec. 1827, do hereby publicly and lo prel
sence of the Commander of his esty's corvette Triton of the
brig Siroa, and the schooner Iris and the Officers of the said ves-
sels, of the Commander and Officers of the Military Detachment,
of the Gentlemen of the Committee of Natural History, and of the
crews of his Majesty's ships, and ot the above detachment, declare,
that I solemnly take possession in the name of his Majesty the King
of the Netherlands, Ste. Ste. Ste.
And to certify to all future ages this taking possession, a process
verbal shall be drawn up by me, to sign when it may be needful.
Done this 24th August, 1828.
The Commissioner for taking possession of the
West Coast of New Guinea,
(Signed) VAN DELDIN.
During this short voyage some observations were made interest-
ing to geography and the natural history of that part of New
Guinea, and the countries in the interior which begin at 141 deg.
longitude from Greenwich, on the South coast, and thence W.N.W.
and Northwards to the Cape of Good Hope, situated on the North
coast. reserving the rights which the Sultan of Sidore may have
to the districts of Maury, Kacondefer, Ambarssaro, Amperpore,
and navigation. The permanent establishment made in the island
will, doubtless, lead to more important discoveries, and to a
accurate survey of the 1)oorga river, which may, perhaps, prove
to be a Strait, making the south part of New Guinea a aqua e
island.
CI rY. Trisi.vs oTi.oca.
The Consol Market has not opened so good as it left off yester-
day, caused by the report in the express from Paris ahis morning
of Shumla being in possession of the Russians. Owing to the par-
ticulars of the above event not being known, various constructions
are formed in the City, and by the speculators in the Funds on the
subject:: the Bears give it as their:opinion it was taken by storm,
indicating that the negotiations were broken off, and hostilities
renewed ; while the Bulls assert it was starved out, or that the
Sultan gave orders for its surrender, in compliance with the pre-
liminaries.
Consols, which
forth off yesterday at 119li for the Account, opened
at 8911, and 89a oney, with little business doing as yet.
The Foreign Market is without interest at present ; but Russian
and Danish Stocks maintain their
CITY, HALF-PAST ONE.
Up to the present hour there is not the least activity in the Can-
sol market. The brokers and jobbers are quite idle, and are
watching for scone kind of official information front the theatre of
war, which may be expected every hour. The well-informed still
persist that a peace will be made in the East.
Accounts from Buenos Ayres, of the 21st July, cos of Havre.
statepethelaett. Tb
no newe
Exchangenceurren on Lee
occurrence had tares
wpia:enieepeesince
eethe sailing of
the
pe
Consols have continued the whole of the morning at
the Account, and for November Account 891, buyers.
89ridoillar.
, for
The foreign market is in the same stagnant state as that of the
British market.

A French Mail has arrived to-day, but it does not
bring a syllable of news from the East of Europe, in ad-
dition to the *formation which we gave yesterday. •

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