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London, England, 1828-04-01 00:00:00

LON 1)0N.

TUESDAY, APRIL 1, IS‘2B.

STOCK EN I!A \a-4;i TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Consols opened this morning at 841 I, since which they have
receded to 84k, with little doing.
In ell roreign market the only business done is in Spanish
Bonsis, a a•c4 ate 12 to I.

CITY, HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.

Consols heir been tectuating, during the morning, between 84
sod 841 fur the Account, and at ptesent may be quoted at 84$
for the Account.
Pit ICR OF STOCKS AT FOUR O'CLOCK.
Bank Stack Shut India Stuck Shut
3 per. Cent. Red. Shut Ditto Bonds 93 94
3 pettf.Pons. 834 4 84 4 South Sea Stock
3$ per Cent. Shut £lOOO Excheq. Bills 59 60
3$ per Cent. lied, Shut £5OO Ditto 59 60
4 per Ct. New 1004 4 £lOO and £2OO Ditto 59 61
4 per Ceut. Scrip Bank fur Acct.
4 per Cent. 111..:6, Sbut India for Acct.
Lung Ann. Shut. Consols fur Acct. 1144 64 4
FOUBIS3N FUNDS, TWO (l'el.slCK.
Brazilian lids. 5 pCt.59l 4 ez div I Portsg. Bds. 5 p C. 614 4
it.g..11 ltd.. 3 Kt. 6059460 e d Do Acct. 61 614
Greek Bonds, 5 p Ct. 164 I Ruu.8da.1822.5 ptrCt. 874 4
I.reel• Bowl-,1825.3 p Ct. 16117 I Dn. Acct 874 4 4
Die:. V.ti5,18.5,6 pCt 324 Spanish Bd. 5p Ct 124 124
Do. A<., 521 Do .tc.t. 124 4
P 01.,. 1.1.1.. 6 p C. 234 Do. Acct.
11RITISII AND) Ft./BRION SHARKS, TWO O'CLOCK.
1111Aut. PAH..
Brazilian 35 20 77
Co:oinbian 100 £24 154
Gas Engine Carriage 1 74
Provincial Lank of Ireland 100 25 254 25

The discussion °it the Question was brought
forward in both Houses last night—by the Duke of WELLINGTON

in the Lords, end Mr. CHAeLes GRANT in the Commons. The

proposition In each of the Houses, and the arguments is support
of it and against it, were in substance the same. The Duke,
in support of a protecting duty, urged the necessity of securing
a fair remonerating price to the British grower, to prevent the
evil which would arise front throwing the poorer lands out of cul-
tivation, and thus rendering us dependent on foreigners for a supply
of the first necessary of life. His Grace also urged the injustice
and impoliey of allowing a free importation of foreign grain to the
exclusion of the produce of Ireland; and concluded by stating,
as the result of the view which be and his colleagues take
of this important question, a graduated scale of duties, commene-

ins at is. per quarter; when British grown Corn shall Dave risen to
735. per quarter; and gradually increasing as Corn decreased in
price to 595. per quarter, when the duty proposed in this scale is
481. ed. per quarter. The same scale was submitted to the Com.
mous, and in both Houses the proposition met with opposition. Tho
grand discussion, however, did not come on last night, the Minister
having moved his Resolutions, and thus put the House in possession
of his plan, the great discussion of which is postponed till after
Raster.

The French Papers, which reached us last night by
Express, announce, in an article from Marseilles, that
the DRY of Algiers, without the ceremony of having h.s
city bombarded, or a military occupation of the It,.
pricy, had sent an Envoy to treat for peace, and that
the French Government were prepared to accede to the
terms proposed. in consequence of this change of cit.
• cunistances, orders are said to be issued for the dis-
charging the transports that had been freighted, and
the troops who were on their march to Toulon have
been ordered back to their former cantonment,. If
this be the case, the real object of the military pre-
parations at Marseilles and Toulon would appear to
have been, not Turkey in Europe, but the subjects of
Turkey in Africa. and that France, like England, was
determined to exercise no other interference in the affairs
of Greece, than that of hoe Councils and of ber Navy.

Crime, it seems, has diminished in Rome nearly one-
• half within the last ten years. The number of person•
(aocesding to the Diario Romano)committed to [whoa,
' buns Eager 1818 to Easter 1819, was 1667; in 1819,
1728 ; 1820, 1033; 1821, 968 ; 1822, 1112 ; 1823,
1218; 1824, 1080; 1825, 1020; 1826, 998 ; and in
1827, 665. An inquiry into the cause of this change

would be highly ioserestine.
We received this morning Dutch Papers to the 30th,
and the St..Pelersburgh Journal to the 16th of March.
,The following ate extracts :

_
HAGUE, mace 27.
The Second Chamber of the States General discussed
to-day the proposed alterations in the Taiff of duties
on impatution and exportation.
M. Fabry Longree was of opinion that the national
manufactures were not sufficiently protected by the

present duties on importation : be wished for a higher
dety on tin, alum, wine, linen, and woollens. He
thought the answer of the Government respecting tin
not satisfactory, and that a higher duty was nece:sary
an protect out tin manufactories. He took occasion to
praise the tie manufactory of M. Lois at Hay, who had
tamed means to obtain the English secret for making tint
what be was equal to the English. The alum manufac-
tories also require support ; they are in a declining state;
• only four now remain, which must cease to work, un-
less some change in the duties is made. With respect
te, win& be would not have it imported by land, for the'
istoguetef au own cultivators, who wish us to extend

this brAnch. lle would have a hig le, duty on woulierr
cloths, for the sake or the manufacturers ot Verviers.—
Several members opposed the proposed law, as contain
ing farther deviations from the system of moderate
duties and free trade introduced by the law of 1821,
which they conceived to be the only system advanta•
geous to the Netherlands. The law was agreed to by a
majority of 58 to 37.—The Session will probably be
closed in a few days.

II s Royal High re4s the Prince of Orange, with his
Aid-de•Camp, Major Von Toyll, dines today with his
Majesty, and sets out for St. Petersburgh this evening.
Dutch Papers, March '29.