Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-04-01

We never recolec, greater excitement Gu question Of
purely domestic nature than has prevailed during this day in
the city, in reference the financial expose of last poh,
1t has by been confined mere noneved
but has spread among all classes of traders
ne more prominent topic however was that par of The
nud9ei winch proposes tax of per all transfers Of
Stock TO which objections were started every quarter and
WIN th difference from the other subjects
that no supporter of be with, even amono tbo.e
WIN" have been uniformly saunch ahherens of the preenI
administrations he feeling IN the city against this pa of the
budget was strong that the early part of the ay active
steps we're taken tn convene meeting of merchants and
bankers, To prepare against IT, and the
was only gwen from the conviction came 10
be more tempeately discussed that could NOT possibly he
peeveu IN The has been attend
ed with any material fluctuations consols The prices at
first fell to 79 bot recovered quickly 8Ol then subsded to
SU sellers, awhIc the regular business closed In the court m
eTwaTds as the opinion spread thai the measure must be
doncd there advance 8O4 Indeed was currently
affirmed IN many quarters that, such actually the
The other proposed taxes had not of course the same
connexion with the market bu, them more CT
less have met with daPProbaon in the city That wine
for example, has been condemned among other reasons as
involving breach of the treaty with Portugal and subecne
u.s. retaliation TO heavy duty wOolens cotton as
falling with the greatest weight The production colo
MES in the E. and W. Indies which, being Of the value
least able to bear IT. that steamboats,, both injurious
ana UNJUST from impeding communication in country TO which
IS the most important Of any, and from proportion to the
sum pad being many 100 200 uDon IT,
IS nut justice 10 state behalf Of ministers, and far as
the concerned that though as much active on
position and more than have described have met with
ew or no counter projects to those which have been submitted
to the country which are not liable great obcron and that
the present occasion "
afgtH-0 per TENT, ConsOls, 3D. do Account,
Cent Reduced 8O Il 81 do S95 &; 81 New 88s 49, per
Cent, 29 10 49, Bank Stock, 200 2O Exchequer Bills % to
FoyeignBrazlian, 57a; Colombian II 49, Danish, 592
co., French per Cent 93A do per 60A 81; Greek 26
u ~ MeSlca 31A TO So Portuguese 43 IA; Russian, 92A
%; Spanish III
LONDON, Feb. All ue Paris papers Of Saturday
received TINS morning, with several private communications
from the letters we learn that the official notification the
election Of the Duke de Nemous throne of Belgium
excited great sensation IN the French capital In the Council
eld by the King Friday night, when this reached
fdns ny telegraph, said that both Marshal Sou and
ken Sebastian we're strongly favor Of maintaining this regal
election but that the King himself positively against
According TO tie information received by the private &C
counts, courier was dispatched Friday midnight FIR
aI VIII the refusal Of the king TO accede TO the nominal
Of his son to the throne Of Belgium An expectation prev
IN the Chamber Of Deputies Saturday, that the Mu
Wo'd have announced this facts hut up 10 four o'clock
Chamber was occupied with petitions
lie Temps asserts that the French Government have reu
70 conun The last protocol signed by Prince Faeyraud
e other Ministers IN London relative the arrangement
ihe debt Of Holland and Belgium Other journals say
usa IS on the line NJ boundary The following arc extrac
TON Saturday ratsfs'--