The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-05-20 00:00:00

LONDON LATA'S7'

Ciiy, Ireclnesday Ecening, Serer o'clock.
By accounts from Buenos Ayres we learn that a decree had
been issued, stating that the government had found it necessary
to order all Exchequer Bills which cause due on the lot Feb. to
be extended until ihe 15th April, to be replaced with new bills
bearing, an interest at 11 per cent. per mouth. The anitinut of
Exchequer Bills in circulat►on on the Ist Feb. was 5,105,000
dollars.

The accounts from Rio Grande state that the new president
had been rejected at Port Aiagre, and there was every appear- •
auce of a general revoiutiun throughout the province. Business.'
was at a stand, and the wealthy portion of the inhabitants were
all leaving. -Several murders had beeu committed.
Our intelligence from Mexico states that Senor Jose Justo
Corro, Minister of Justice, had been sworn in Vice-President,'
and was acting as President of the republic both in the Senate'
and in the House of Representatives• iu consequence Of theo
death of General Barragan, acting as President, after a .painful
illness of thirteen days.
•
An express had been riespatehed to Santa Ana, encouraging
him to proceed against the Texiaus; as there was no reason to
fear for the tranquillity of the republic.
• \
Our advises from Bermuda reach to the 30th March. The
value of the imports and exports fur the year ending the 5111
Jan. was as

•
- Imports (sterling) .......... £107,528 15 7
Exports .................. 22.147 15 10
The vessels now inwards, 146; tonnage, 15,301—men, 963.
• outwards, 148; " 15,044 „ 082.
Our Cons.il Market until this afternoon has Leen very inani-
mate at 92i, but shortly prior to the close of business this after-
noon a &am) took pia„

rook•place, and both for money and the account'
91a 92 was the quotation. lu Exchequer Bills the price has
been as low as 15, but left. off this afternoon at 15 to 17 prem.
India Bonds have also beeu at but clucti 'at 4 pieni. at the
termination of business: • ' ••••:' ••••• . .
In the Foreign Market there is nothing doing of the slightest
moment. Portuguese Stock is-at 86t;.The 3per Cents. are at
54k, and Spanish Bonds tre at 46. •'•
In the bonds of the different republics little business has been
done, and the reduction in value is entirely unimportant. The.
Chilies Bonds are 48 to 49; 'the Colombian are ar324 ; and
the Mexican are 35 to 36. •

•
In Shares there has been a considerable inquiry for (•alcutia
and Saugur shares, which- are 21. per share ; Stevensons
Brighton have been very heavy at IGyls per share; and Cutoryls
are 1.1 per share; Reunie's are a shade better, being at I g lien
share; Great Western Shares are at 19 per share; Loudon and
Birminghantl3B; Gri.leus.vieh at ; and Preston and Wyre
11 preu;.

PROPOSALS
FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE " VASENTO RIVER

COMPANY."

" At the burial of Marie, in the 'year 410, at Cosenca, a tout,' -
in Calabria, the Guths turned aside the river Va.sento; and
having formed a grave-inthe,tnidit ails bed, they interred tho;
King, with proiligious accumulaliuns of rielibs. After having
caused the river to resume its usual ,couise, they murdered, -.
without exception, all those who had been concerned in digging
this singular grave."—Curiesite•-s /Jr' Lileralui le-.
Soule cqnturies hack, King Marie, when dead,
Was laid to test within a river's bed, - • • •'
Where skull and ere were very strangely bleat ;
.For by his side in that
jewel`,
ulg which,riive,iwd
relasidsaid, . .
Silver, and gold, and
To final a sort of sinking fund Were meant ; • .
And though the river flowed o'er hurt who slept,
No accoant current has been ever kept
To furnish forth a token • ,• , : . .
By which to gather from that faithless tide,
Whether its capital has `•fructified,"
edc,st,ors„
A ~
eCto
nr
iiif.iit,s%. /3. annili,g,
iiiitrefobi
total
k:t.t•oln:!sr,itielroolei re,
ma 1 n
s, • .
But now, by seardntiv for these rich •
And be of much advantage to—
(induct the uot ks .
us gaint., : •
course,
It should consist of thirty-six d'lt'ectors ' ..
Attorneys,.engineers, miry, -,
In needful number
Aridselve,-a ',.,.,. .
The shareholders, Of would gladly bind
to c-
, and. heirs take the onus;
i'h uns .
ilthe moolves
The 41 C Ona lue)'d then dechue —A • BONUS '
Th_
_4, 1 . t's shhuld chance tu find
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AI. R. S.

,
THE SEASON.-A. few days ago Mr. was walking down
St..James's-street, and on Meeting the witty Mr. Il—, espressed.
deep regret at the severity of the weather, ciimplaining that it
made him hobble. " Oh!" says Mr. /I—, "if it only contiuues
lougei, you will jump trout winter to bummer without a
spring." - •

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" NoN-INTEnvEriaTioN•"— A new phrase, of Spanish origin.
It means an eqyipMsut of 10,00 d soldiers, and a shipment o
100,000 stand of arms, to arrange a domestic war in a foreign
country.