Star.
London, England, 1817-07-14 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

GHENT', .11:11.Y 9.
The barley harvest is begun in some cantnnt r.e
rye harvest, if the weather continues favourable,
be in full activity in a few days. Ears Of A he,it 4rd
of rye are shewn, which are of an enormous size.
Some have been seen at Most, which contained
grains, and these grains remarkably large.
BitUSSELS, JULY
At yesterday's market wheat (r): the grower!)
at 7 florins the half hectolitre, which is a decline cf
three florins from the last prices. That of the best
quality, which has been at 19 flories, fell to 8 dotins
It) schill. As for rye, very little was sold, knout
it may be had at the corn merchants under G tieing.
This decline is general in all the A:
last market at Enghien, w!'eat fell fTotn
cents. per hectolitre, to :39 francs f;5 cents.--S ml!.r
favourable accounts are given from various plasm

IL4IIIIURGLI MAIL.
ST. PE lERSBURGH, JUNZ z".
11114:14IAL DeCREE.

st We, Atrea,ies a S. by the grace t.l !;or, '-r-or and
Alltoetat of z!l the Itt1110:43,
Desiriog to aff:rd tu the met '`.!•l', qr.:l(.7=re, a
for the facilitating and ex ending t:'eir c07nr3,•,..(
operations, we' have ihrught lit, inszea.! eel the
existing Discount Batik, whose inn, on 4CCM.:^t
of the smallness of its capital, and t,.e several defects
obsflved in its constitution, is of no v•silde we. to
establish An Imperial Commercial Dank. l r cnn,.e-
(pence of this resolution, we have cenmis,;.,aed e
Minister of Finance to lay before the Council of S: eV.
tor its consideration, all the plans necessary to be pre-
pared oil this subject. Now, haying taken the ad-
vice of our Council of State, we decree Ai
I, I. Thirty millions of roubles of thy c2piral of the Crusri„
are placed at the elisiKsal of the Commercial bank Hire jut.
lutes the statement of the items of wLich list, capital is to Oa
Mimed.)

`• LI.I he Ci•nsmeecial Dank allowed to take morn',
on interest for co ;dation, aceurthor •o the •,Ano• prmc,yie. a. la
the Loan Bank; ed, t•t deposit and to trans:er Irons one ic:a•a
to anther the surto tnscuM•4 by private t.etzt,3,, accorsling w
the Book • t the Bank.

" Ili. The Commercial flank rives loans in Illtsia zno34, se-
cording to the principles of the Dtt,cuant (Moe, a:cepta
hut in this case taking the pet cemage al:cut-thin; to the (quire of
commercial operations.
" IV. Halt of the Directors to consist of Public (Akers, and
half of Merchants.

" V. The Contmereal Bank shall be opened on the Ist of
nuary, neat year.

" VI. At the same time, we hereby issue the Regulations of
the Commercial Bank, confirmed by us. We take it ander nut
protection, and guarantor with our Imperial word the interri!v
of the capitals which shall be intrw,red to it by private rertor• ;
as also that the rights of retry in rson to the sante shall remain
inviolate. With the opening of the Commercial Bank. we .411:1
not tail to increase the resources of the Luau Bank, and to 'Tea-
' late it in a manner suitable to its destination, in order, by the
' united 'Atmore of these establlshments on the strengths-Wog of
private credit, to contribute to the extension of agriculture, of
industty, and II commerce, mid in general to the advantage of
Our dearly prloved country, in whose proistsity we place the re.
ward of our exertions and our glory. (Signed)
" Ss. Petersburgk, hlay 7. w ALIMAtiDte.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

MONDAY, JULY 14, ISI7.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY A r Tw El .VE O'CLOCK t
Reduced 831--Cuus. S4}ei. d.v.—Cons. for Opg. F 4 32/
Consul, for A,,guet S2l 83 ex. div.-4 per Cetit.loll,t
prr Ornt. Navy, 1071 ex tioss.lB ma lot: kr.
Exchequer B Ile uts. 84e. pr.