The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-15

treaty with France, by which it has bes,
stipulated that the army of occupation is w.
remain in the peninsula until January. 1905
Considerable alarm also prevailed on Ar
count of the appearance of failure in ~.
drought, which had caused the price of 5ra;n
to be doubled. Symptoms of yellow fever
had likewise shown themselves at Nalenc;a
where the prisons were filled with the IA,
riots.
SOUTH AMERICA-Accounts fror,
Brussels of the 23d May, confirm the intel;
gence formerly received, that Ferdinand had
finally rejected the mediation of England as
to South America, and that he would nevc'
consent to the independence of his ancc,,
colonies, but would leave the matter to fl.
decision of Congress of European Soyer
cigns. The London Courier of the 25th Nav
states, OH the authority Of letters from Mad
rid, that " the expedition fitting out at Ca.
diz is in state of great forwardness and win
consist of 3G,000 men, who arc to be ready
by the beginning of July" This statemen,
having been disputed by some of the papery
it was reiterated by the editor of the Cour.
er, who seems to consider the designs 4,
Ferdinand on his ancient colonies" as nm
longer problematical. The renewal of tlc
treaty for the occupation of Spain by the
French during longer period than was ori.
ginally intended, certainly gives color to the
statement that great proportion of the
troops of the former were intended for South
America.-We should suppose that this
measure so obviously intended on the pa,t
of France to promote the views of the span.
ish monarch, will not be viewed with indif.
ference by the British go, crnment which has
so pointcdly declared, that any foreign n.
tercourse in the dispute between Spain and
the Colonies, would be considered as mo-
tive for recognising the latter without DELAY
FRANCE.-The London Courier of tie
23th May, states as report in the city, tha,
the health of the Kiig Of France was in 81
precarious a state that the ncXt arrive,
might probably bring all account Of his deItl
Benjamin Constant was declared Il membc,
of the Chamber of Deputies by a maiorit.
of 10 out Of 332 members who voted ybal
lot. General Gulliuinot had sailed iron.
Toulon on board a frigate as Ambass.dorto
the Sublime Porte.
GREAT BRlTAIN.-A considerable d..
preston, Gone account SAYS 10 per cent had
taken place III bank stock in London, in c0il
sequence, it is said, of the reduction Of thu
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confidence in the general state of politics
South American bonds were iluctuating, and
those of Mexico had fallen per cent. sncc
the departure of Iturbidc. The Greek loan
was at discount of l0i per cent. being great
er than at any time previously.
In the House of Commons an amendment
was carried to the wheat warehouse bill, by
which all Canada wheat now in England IS
TOD IN hp irtp Il affd du.
ty. The linen bounty repeal bill was passed,
and sent to the House Of Lords.
The Duke of Wellington had recovered,
and attended a cabinet council at the For
cgn office.
1t is proposed to make an entire change
IN the law by which the mode of cf'ccting
marine insurance is at present regulated in
Great Britain. A bill had been read twice
in the House of Commons, the object OF
which was avowedly"t to close monopoly"
Mr.. Buxton who introduced the biA, con-
tended that no joint stock companies should
| have exclusive protection Adam Smith
who disliked all Joint stock companies, al
ways excepted lnsurances by partnerships
or companies. The Americans, Mr.. BuX.
ton said, invariably rcsorted to them. In
Holland, Hamburg, Copenhagen, and ny
France, he stated, siniiar companies wc'e
established. On a former occasion, he had
stated that the expense of employing thc
broker fell on the mcrchan, he had sine
learned that the expense was borne by The
underwater. The security of Joint Stock
Company was much superior in indvidna.
responsibility /; and to illustrate various t4ll-
ures which Mr.. Buxton alleged 10 have IA
: ken place at Lloyd's, he produced buadIr
of policies for the years 1910 and 1914, co,
vering as he alleged a sum of sRl50000. He
did not, he said, mean to contend, that
Joint Stock Company was beyond the reach
: of insolvency but the chances in such
case, compared with individual responsible
=, ity, were indisputably less. The bill wa'
supported by the Chancellor of the EXche
quer, and by Mr.. Hume. On a division o.
voted i'll favor, and 80 against the bill.
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