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LONDON.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1818.
TUN FUNDS.
Tier. OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE o'ccom
Bank Stock shut-3 per Cent. Reduced 761.
per Cent. Consols 771i—for Act. 7711.
3i per Cent. 86-1 per Cent. 9.55
5 per Ct. Navy 107 H—India Bonds 87 88 pre.
1 dis.—Eachequer Bills 19 20 pre.

The PAris Papers of Friday and Saturday have ar-
ved.—The Km° and PRINCE ROYAL OF PRUSSIA,
Grand Duke CONSTANTINE, and the Duke of

.ucztaustrawr, dined with the KING OE FRANCE
and Royal Family ; and in the evening were present
the Theatre of the Chateau, where Kairekt was
represented—the principal pasts by TALMA, Di:m(l3s-
- VOLNAIS, &C.
The contest for the representation of Paris between
TERNEAUX and M. CONSTANT has terminated in
four of the latter, by t majority of 78 votes.
FIVE PER CENTS. FRIDAV.--73fr. 72fr. 50c. 721 r.
fr. 50c. 60c. 71 fr. 75c. 60c. 25 c. 50c. c. GO c.
'fr. 72fr. 15 c. 72fr. 71 fr. 80c.

We mentioned yesterday the arrival of private let-
ters from Paris, stating that the French Funds had
fallen about four per cent. The intelligence is, to a
certain extent, confirmed by the Paris Papers of Sa-
turday, received to day, from which it appears, that
Friday they had at one time sunk so low as 71 fr.
I c. (not 70fr. 60c. as stated in the private accounts),
and left off at 71 fr. 80c. We learn from further
ivate accoants, that on Saturday the reaction con-
tinued, and that before the express left Paris, the
ice was up again to seventy-two francs.
The following is the best account we have been
.)la to obtain of these fluctuations, and the causes
that prodacedvhdm :—The Governors of the Bank
f Paris, in order to put a stop to the great drainage
specie that was going on, particularly to Russia,
ave for sane time past been effecting a gradual di-
minution of their discounts, both by refusing a greater
proportion of the bills offered to them, and by li.
miring the period of the bills themselves. It was their
custom to admit bills at three months' date, affording
. that respect more complete accommodation than
the Bank of England, who will not discount for more
than sixty-five days; but about a fortnight ago they
sued an order that bills exceeding sixty days would
not be taken. On Friday last a further limitation to
forty-five days took place, and was followed by so
great a panic in their money market, that a fall to the
extent above stated almost instantly took place, the
price of the new loan declining from 74. to 71fr. 25c.
The small re-action which has since taken place, is
said to have arisen from the Banks having partaken
:the alarm, and afraid of the consequences, having
issued a second notice to countermand the first, again
fixing the term for discounts at 60 days. This con-
cession, it was supposed, however, would not pro-
duce the effect of restoring the funds to their former.
;vel ; because the Bank, according to the prevailing
opinion, were likely to persevere in the original de-
ign of restricting the money-accommodations to the
public, not by limiting the number of days, but by
ejecting altogether the greater part of the bills
)ffered them.
Other reports in circulation are, that a run on the

Lunds had been excited by the French capitalists, out
df hostility to Messrs. BARING ; that the sales made
,y foreigners about to quit France had been unu-
sually large ; and that many of the principal specu-
lators (Saturday being settling day) were unable to
!ulfil their engagements. The affair, whatever may
be the true cause, has excited much interest, and
taused much discussion.

A Dutch Mail arrived this morning, with Papers
to the Ist instant.
A number of National Domains, situated in the
Southern Provinces of the Netherlands, ate shortly
yo be put up to sale, according to a Royal Decree of
the 26th of April, 1817.
The KING of the NETHERLANDS has, we are told,
resolved to have undertaken, at his own expense,
and for the public good, the construction of a Canal
from the Nieu Diepe, near the Holden, in North Hol-
land, to Baickstool, near Amsterdam. The _Canal
will be about 13 leagues in length, and the new
communication from the Zuider-Zee with the Y,
which washes the walls of Amsterdam, will be in fts
consequences of the highest importance to the trade
of, that city, and of the whole kingdom.
The Duke of WELLINGTON is stated to have ar-
il% ad at Aix.la-Cbaßelle, on the 28th ult.
Prince BxuenEtt, we regret to learn, has experien-
ced a new attack of indisposition.
The documents relative to the affair of Colonel
MitssF.Ntaacti, have been sent to his Majesty's Coun-
cil of State for its decision, it being to assemble im-
mediately after the return of the KING.

We have received to-day some intermediate num-
bers, which were wanting, in the series of American
Papers which came to hand yesterday It appears
from them, that as late as the '29th of August, the
PRESIDENT had not returned to Washington ; and
that very few Members of the Cabinet were at the
seat of Government. The strong sensation produced

at firt.t by the refusal of the National Bank at Phila-
delphia to receive the notes of the Branch Banks, had
considerably subsided, but the price of Bank shares
continued at the last quotation, being 125, and making
a decline within two or three months of 15 per cent.

—The Washington Papers mention, that the number
of applications for pensions, under the late Act of
Congress, for rewarding revolutionary services, was
so great, that official notice had been given, by the
proper Authorities, that it would be impossible to
comply with them at present, until the claims were
more particularly investigated. Some delay had
arisen in order to supply from the records of the va-
rious cities certain documents which were destroyed
when the War Office was burned in 1801. There had
been little or no fluctuation in the American 6 per
cents. which continued at 102i.—Some further ex-
tracts, on other topics, will be found in a preceding
part of our Paper.

THE Q UEEN.

" Kew, Monday Night.

" Last night, the QUEEN suffered much from her
cough, accompanied by difficulty of respiration, with
considerable fever and restlessness; and notwith-
standing repeated applications of the warm bath, the
symptoms did not relax, but iu a very trifling degree,
till towards this morning.
" In consequence of these unfavourable appear-
ances, the PRINCE REGENT remained with the Prin-
cesses till half-paSt twelve o'clock, when the Physi-
cians having reported some little amelioration in the
sufferings of her MAJESTY, his Royal Highness took
an affectionate leave of his illustrious but afflicted
sisters, and set out on his return to Carlton-House.
Shortly after the departure of his Royal Ilighnest,
the PRINCESSES retired ; but the Physicians were both
in close attendance the whole of the night.
" Soon after ten o'clock this morning, the Duke of
YORK arrived from Oatlands, and remained with the
PRINCESSES in the drawing-room upwards of an hour,
and then his Royal Highness went on to Town.

44 The PRINCESSES have walked out but little to-
day, nor have they received any of the numerous in
after the health of their august parent. Their
Royal, Highnesses, indeed, manifest the deepest
anxiety at her alarming, and, we fear, hopeless situa-
tion.—The PRINCE REGENT has not paid his usual
visit to the PRINCESSES to-night. -A courier arrived
at the Palace about half-past five o'clock, with letters
from his Royal Highness ; and the evening report of
the Physician. was returned by the messenger to the
PRINCE."

The following Bulletin was issued this day :
Kew Palace, November 3.

The QUEEN has had several hours sleep in the
night, but her MAJESTY has not experienced any
abatement of her disease.

(Signed) ,F. MILLMAN, H. lIALPC/liD:

Yesterday the Duke of YORK transacted military
business with the PaiNcE ItEnENT at Carlton House.
The Duke of DEVONSHIRE, accompanied by the
Hon. CHARLES CAVENDISH, left Devonshire House
yesterday morning, at nine o'clock, for Paris.
The Duke and Duchess Of LEEDS have left Paris
for Brussels.

The Earl and Countess of LIVERPOOL and family
are expected in town the latter end of this week, from
Walmer Castle.

The llon. Mrs. GAGE entertained Captain and Lady
BARBARA CRAWFORD, and a select party, yesterday,
at her residence in Dover-street.

COVENT-GAHDEN.—Last night the Play of The
Point of honour was performed at this Theatre.—
Miss O'NEILL sustained the part of Bertha with her
accustomed ability. The piece, on the whole, went
off extremely well. The laughable Farce of The
Spoild child followed, in which Mrs. T. HILL ap-
peared for the first time as Little Pickle. She played
with spirit and was well received.
Dnuitv-LANE.—After the play of Richard the
Third, the musical piece of The Poor Soldier was
performed at this Theatre. The veteran MuNDEN
resumed his old character of Darby. The greetings
which he repeatedly received from the audience
proved, that though he has grown old in the service
of the Theatre, his exertions are by no means useless
or unprofitable to the Treasury ; we have seldom, if
ever, seen him play in better spirits.
The following awful circumstance occurred last
night in Drury-lane Theatre;—Towards the close of
the Tragedy of Richard the Third, a well-dressed
man fell from his seat in the Pit. At first it was ima-
gined he was intoxicated; but, on raising him, he
appeared to have suffered from a sudden fit. Several
medical gentlemen who were in the boxes hastened
to his relief; but, before they arrived the spark of life
had fled. On searching his pockets, several papers
were found, with his address, " Mr. Macarty, Bull
Inn, liishopsgate." The body was removed to the
Rose and Crown public-house, preparatory to the sit-
ting of the Coroner's Inquest.
Miss O'NElLt's remuneration for her late fort-
night's exertions in Liverpool was 1,09;1.; and the
,profits of her three visits to that place, amount col-
lectively to little short of 5,000/.! !
KEAN performed Orestes, in the Distreet Mother,
on Friday evening, at the Richmond Theatre, for the
benefit of his old friend CUNNINGHAM.

GORING CASTLE, WORTH' so.—The Dowager Mar-
chioness of LANSDOWNE has concluded a curious
treaty with the descendants of Sir llyscna Sli
This magnificent pile, upon which £60,000 has been
expended within the last ten years, has been let to
her Ladyship at a rental of twentypounds for 21 years;
it is upon a repairing lease.
Friday night a large quantity of lead was ripped
from the out-houses on the premises of JOHN TUR-
NER, Esq. at Putney, and carried off by some robber,.
Sunday night the house of Mr. STEWARD, pawn-
broker, at Putney, ssas broke open and robbed of
twelve watches, and a great number of gold rings,
pins, and brooches.