The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-11-17 00:00:00

LONDON LATEST NEWS.

City, Saturday Evening, Half-past Seven o'clock.
The affairs of Spain have been inuch-talked of on 'Change
to-day in consequence of the communications received from
Paris, stating that Louis Philippe has been requested to act as
mediator between the belligerent parties. King Louis Philippe,
it is said, is not quite satisfied with the progress of liberal opi-
nions in Spain.' Since the establishment of the present Spa-
nish ministry four newspapers have been commenced, two of
which are published in the French language, and contain some
severe strictures on the French government in reference to its
management of the press.

Although but little apprehension is entertained among the
mercantile interests in the city that the differences which exist
between the governments of France and America will lead to
active hostilities, still war-risks upon French vessels from the
Pacific to France have been effected to-day at Lloyd'S, at the
rate of 10s. per cent. in addition to common insurance. The
determination of the underwriters of Paris to deniand higher
rates of insurance upon vessels, has no doubt induced similar
transactions here, brit the belief is still very strong among com-
mercial men, particularly those connected with America, that
the congress will not resort to any measures which may lead to
hostilities. The course which it is considered most likely Ge-
neral Jackson will recommend to be adopted will be that of es-
tablishing a non-intercourse, and in this way crippling the pros-
perous trade which is carried on between France and America,
the effects of which will soon be so severely felt by the French
manufacturers as to induce them to solicit the government to
adopt any means to re-open the intercourse. There have been
a few commercial speculations entered into in the city, in anti-
cipation of the suspension of the trade between France and
America. It is considered next to impossible for the differences
to be arranged before the opening of the American Congress
in December next, and least of all is it anticipated that Gene_
ral Jackson will make the apology demanded by France, for the
expressions used by him derogatory to the honour of the French
government, in his message last year.
The investments mado by the commissioners for the litigated
West India claims on Thursday last, amounted to £528,000
stock. The total sums previously purchased by the commis-
sioners on the same account, amounted to about £1,900,000, so
that up to the present time, the stock held by the commissioners
purchased by them out of the instalments on the West India
loan, is not very far short of £2,430,000. The investments on
account of the bankruptcy court this week were about £llO,OOO,
and one for parties having received their compensations, to
nearly an equal amount. Under these circumstances it is con-
sidered somewhat remarkable that the advance in the public se-
curities has not improved in a greater proportion than has ac-
tually taken place. Money has, however, been in demand for
commercial purposes. The third instalment upon the West
India compensation loan also became payable yesterday,
amounting to 7 per cent. In consequence, however, of the
large sum which has been already paid up, in order to obtain
the advantages held out for prompt payment by the allowance
of discount, the amount required to make good the advances was
not considerable. The omnium of the West India loan has
only fluctuated during the week between 3 and 4 per cent..

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premium.
The public securities' have somewhat improved to-day. Con-
sols for account opened at 913/4 sellers, and closed firmly at 91a,'
and for the opening in January at 92. Consols for money left
off at 913/4. Money has been more plentiful to-day, and in con-
sequence the value of Exchequer Bills had advanced to 16, and'
India Bonds to' 6 premium. Otunium is nominally 'quoted a
4h premium. The 33/4 per cents. reduced at 984. New 33/4 per
cents. 99g. Long Annuities 16i.
Owing to the advises from Paris, the demand for Spanish
Bonds has been animated in the Foreign Stock Market. The
opening quotation of the new stuck was 46L and after several
fluctuations they left off this afternoon at 473/4. The old bonds
closed at 51, the deferred stock at a rise from 233/4 to 241, and
the passive at an advance from ln to 141. Portuguese Bonds
have been eavourably influenced by the condition of Spanish
Bonds, the 5 per Cents. closing at 901, and the 3 per Cents. at
58i 1. French 5 per Cents. are very steady at
,108 f. 50c., a
prdof that the capitalists of the city do not apprehend any war
between France and America. The South American Bonds
are higher to-day. Chilian have risen from 43 to 44;.Colombian
from 32 to 321, and Peruvian to 25. Aexitan closed firmly at
38.

The Railway Shares have been in better demand to-day, and
most of them at improved prices. The Great Western Railway
touched 11 remit= ; Brighton, 4; London and Grzwichj.
London and Blackwall, Grarid Sanction, 1 • and
Hull and Selby, 21 premium per share. Tl•e Danube and Maine
Shares still wear a heavy aspect, and, after touching 3 premium
in the morning, closed this afternoon at 2z to 21 premium.
Austrian, 103 Peruvian, 25
Belgian, 1001 Portuguese, (New,) 901
Brazilian, 85 Portuguese 3 per Cents., 581
Buenos Ayres, 35 Spanish, 51
Chilian, 44 Spanish, (New,) 471
Colombian, 321 I French 5 per Cents., 1081
Mexican, 38 I Dutch 21 per Cents.,_ 55&-
SHARES.—Mexican, 6; Great. Western Railway, 15; Lon-
don and Brighton. (Stevenson's,) 9; Loudon and Blackwall,
51; London and Birmingham, 891; London and Greenwich,
271; North Midland, Si; Commercial, 1 pin.; London Grand
1
Junction, pm. • Hull and Selby, 21 pm.; Danube and Maine,
2