Star.
London, England, 1829-11-18 00:00:00

Funds bare been, generally speaking, in demand to-day, and
there appears every prob ability of a further rise. Austrian Secu-
rities have been rather heavy, but Angle-Danish and Anglo-Nea-
politan are eagerly demanded ; the laller have been done at 961.
English Danish Loan, 3 per cent 7l 7-16
English Russian Loan ... ~
Hamburg Ditto 991
Polish Bonds
Austrian Bank Shares 1246
Ditto MetaSigne.
—Hamburglt Reporter, N0v.15. •
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In our paper of Monday we inserted a statement of the
receipt of the post-horse, stage-coach, and other stamp-
duties in each of the twenty-one years, 1808-1828,
and pointed out the great and progressive increase under
the head of stage-coach duty. We insert to-day a farther
account of stamp-duties, under the several heads of
Cards, Dice, Patent Medicines, and Almanacks ; each
of which deserves attention. But we are more particu-
larly desirous to direct the notice of the public to the ac-
count under the head of Almanacks, inasmuch as it is
perhaps the most exact criterion—trifling as it may primd
fade seem—of the character and condition of the com-
munity ; no family of order, having the means, that
would neglect to possess itself of this annual prospective of
weather and events. Yet it will be seen, amid the ex-
traordinary energies which the country in so many ways
exemplifies—added also to the influence of the " Society
for Promoting Useful Knowledge," together with an in-
creasing population—that the demand for Almanacks
has decreased. The average of the last seven years will
be found to be considerably lower than that of the first
six years: and it would seem that more than rivz—
out of every six families in Great Britain—are unable
to possess themselves of the universally appreciated indi-
cator of time and occurrences, although attainable for
less than two shillings per annum.

A statement which appeared some time ago in the
Times, setting forth that Mr. O'Corrx ELI. accepted a
brief from Lord GEORGE BERESFORD for the Waterford
election, but huckstered with that noble orangeman for
a still better fee than that which was offered, was con-
tradicted afterwards by the Dublin Correspondent of our
contemporary—as if from authority. To-day, however,
there comes a letter to the Times from a better informed
party than his Dublin correspondent, contradicting the
contradiction, and satisfactorily establishing the fact that
the Honourable and Learned Agitator did " huckster,"
as was imputed to him. "As your correspondent"—
says the writer—" appears to reside on the spot, he
ought to know better. Why this attempt to shuffle out
of disingenuous dealing? Mr. O'Cow ELL was, as he
says, offered a very large fee with his brief : but in his
reply—one full of civilities to the BEaEsvoRDS, and
lauding their helping-hand to bury all past animosities
in oblivion—he, to use the Irish phrase, " threw out his
feelers" for a still better fee. I call that huckstering "
So do we.

ciTY. Twitcvs o'CLogn.
The Cense' Market is again improving. Consols
which left off yesterday at 91i to 92 for the Account,
opened this morning at the same price, since which they
have been done at 921 for the present Account, and 92i a
for the January Account. The interview between the
Bank Directors and Government has caused some ex-
citement among the great City speculators ; it is sup-
posed that it relates to the reduction of the 4 per Cents.
and other financial measures, for the relief of the mer-
cantile community. In the Foreign Market little doing.
CITY, HALF-PAST ONE.
Although 130,000 Consols were sold in the early part
of the day, since which another sale has taken place. the
market continues getting up. The above Stock was
taken by the jobbers. Consols may at present be quoted
at 921 to 1 for the present account, and 82a a for the
January account. It is presumed that the closing of
Consols on the 2d December Stock will be scarce, which
the speculators are taking advantage of. The New Four
per Cents. shut on the 3d December.
In regard to political information we have none to the
present hour, owing to a scarcity of arrivals this morn•
ing ; but the attention of the merchants has of late been
drawn to the progressive rise of the Foreign Exchanges,
which produces at present an influx of gold into this
country, which may be attributed to the balance of
trade being in favour of Great Britain. The Hamburgh
steamer has not yet arrived.
In the Foreign Market very little business is going for-
ward : prices are much the same as yesterday.
The question as to the policy of the invasion of the inde-
pendent state of Mexico by Spain has never, in our opi-
nion, deserved the slightest notice ; and we are now
only induced to make an observation upon the subject
from the manner in which it has been intruded upon
the public by certain journalists, without any apparent
object and without any apparent inducement. The
idea of General BARRADAB opposing his hundreds, in a
strange and hostile country, to thousands under St. AN N A,
on their own soil, and surrounded by a friendly popula-
tion, always struck us as farcical in the extreme. It is
true, indeed, that we read of the vast armaments and in-
exhaustible resources which are to follow from Cuba---of
the gigantic preparations making in Old Spain to recover
her colonies ; but this, to any one acquainted in the most
remote degree with the subject, is sheer romance—
" a tale told by an idiot.
Full of sound and fury, signifying
What, for instance, would be thought of Great Britain if,
under her present and chivalrous Government, she should
attempt to recover possession of the United States ?
Why, she would be immediately classed amongst the
incurables, and deservedly lampooned by every scribe.
And where, we would ask, is the difference? With every
respect for brother Jonathan we pretty particularly calcu-
late that England would in such an attempt be far more
likely to succeed than Spain. The idea is, however, in either
case too preposterous to be entertained for a moment ;
and we feel convinced that any one who has encouraged
FaRDIN AND in his rash enterprise must have had
objects in view. Independent, however, of the possibili-
ties of the present ill-advised attempts, we find—from the
latest accounts that the resistance of the natives has
proved more formidable, and the proepeats of the invaders,
consequently, less flattering, than was anticipated. The
plain matter of fact, the foolish attack of Spain, even if
aided by treachery, must fail ; and Mexico, as well as the
other republics of he New World will remain independent
of the European yoke. The possession of Tampico, indeed,
by the Spaniards has about as much to do with the re-
conquest of the Spanish colonies as the storming of
Eddystone lighthouse by the Russian fleet would have
with regard to the naval superiority and subjugation of
Great Britain.—Morning Journal.