Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-01
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Taxation reduced

We EecoIec, greater excitement on a o,,es,ion NJ
purely domestic nature Than has prevailed during This dav in
he cy, IN reference TO the financial niht and
mas by no means been confined moneyed
but has spread among all classes traders and capiaI.s
ne more prominent topic, however, that part of the
budsei which proposes of per cent on all trans NJ
STOCK, TO which objections every quarter and
WIN ihs difference from the other intended subjects
aa no supporter Of was 10 he met win. among
who have been uniformly siaunch adheres of the ,re,rn,
ADMINISTRATION The feeling in the city against this par of the
was 50 sonS, 'hat 10 the early part Of the day active
steps were taken IN meeting the merchant, aud
bankers, 10 prepare reaonsance against IT, and the notion
was only gwen up rom the conviction, the
he more temporarily discussed, that could not possibly he
Pfsevereh IN The announcement has been attend
GU WIN any material fluctuations III eonsos The prices
hst Tell to 79 but recovered quickly SOL, subsidized 10
ID sellers aiwhch the regular business closed In the court a
as the opinion spread thai the
dOned. there advance SOL Indeed was currently
affirmed 10 many quarters, that, such actually the
Inc ener proposed new taxes. had Of course same
eonneHon with the money market, but all Of them more q
", IiNaPe, mas peen condeinneo, among other reaen
involving breach Of the treaty Portugal and srcrnu
un retaliation TO heavy duty wooens; on cotton a.
mes in the t. and W. Indies which, being Of the lowest value
least able to bear IT. that steamboats, both injurious
ana UNJUST from impeding communication country which
is the most important Of any, and from its proportion to te
sum pad being in 100 200 per cen, upon H.
but justice to state on behalf Of minister's and far az
the City concerned that though there is as nuc active
position and more than have described have met with
e" OF no counter projects 10 those which have
To the country which liable great obrcon and TIM
iheIs no nan OF candour or good who ready
annH 'he uhc"t situation ~ which ministers placed
the present occasion
GngttSh-J per Tent, Consos, 80; do Account, 81 per
ent Reduced, Sl 81 do 6yi g. - New, 88l per
Cent 9s TO 99t Bank Stock 200 2Ol; Exehequer BIS 81 to
s.; India Bonds IL TO ~
Eo,eign-Braz'lan, 57l Colombian, II 10; Danish. 59
6Ol Feneh per Cent 9jl do pee cent 6gl 6l Greek 81
%21i Mexedn IS! TO 80, Portuguese, az ~ Russian o.
-; Spanish II!
LONDON, Feb Ali the Paris papers Of Saturday were
received s morning. with several private icaons
FROM e letters We learn that the official notification Of the
election OF mc Duke de Aemo Belgium had
EXCITED great sensation the French capital In the Council
held by the kns on Friday night when this news reached
ians ny Telegraph was said tina, both Marshal Soult and
Ten Sebastian were strongly ~ favor lining this regal
election bot that the kIng himself positively against
According TO the information received by the private &C
counts courier was dispatched Friday ~ midnight from
Pafs with The refusal Of the hing accede To tie
o. h's son to The throne OF Belgium An expectation prevailed
~ The Chamber Of Deputies Saturday that the Mnisi,
would have announced this fact up To four ocort The
Chamber was occupied with petitions
lie Temps asserts that the French Government have refused
70 co the last PROTOCOL signed by Prince Taeyrand and
we Gtner Ministers 10 London, relative the arrangement of
we cent on Holland and Belgium. Ouer Journals saw the re-
sa' IS on We line NJ boundary Tho NrNng are sy,rsc,,
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