The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-11-02


The packet ships ST. James and Europe have ar
rived. The mosl satisfactory intelligence by these
arrivals Is that the Bank OF the United States has
ceased TO draw upon It's agents 10 Eogland and
present threatening condition Of ali monetary affairs.
The daughter OF Mr.. Daniel Webster was this
morning married ct ST. Georges Hanover Square,
TO Mr.. Appleton, OF Boston, In the United States.
The marriage fashionable one and was attend
ed BY The American Minister. and many oil the per-
sons Of distinction now remaining int town
LoSDos, Sept g.
Tne Funds Both the British and The Foreign
| Markets have heavy appearance this morning
| Consols, which left of yesterday al 80 36 for
| Account, Money, 80 I.s opened this morning at
| 81 l-s 80; Money, and for Account, 9Ot 3S- MO
nsy continues exceedingly scarce, particularly In
the Foreign Market al various rates OF discount
from l0tD 20 per cent. Exchequer Bills dis
| count Bank Stock shut for the opening 1856 lS7;
India Bonds, nothing done; India Stock, 247 249.
LONDON, Sept 28h.
| The public mind in France is almost wholly alb.
sorbed by the fear OF the approaching famine, ana
the government Is not without apprehensions of Sc
rious disturbances should the ruinors OF absolute
| scarcity ~ grain come TO be generally credited
The Monier Of Thursday proves, by official tables,
that during the month of August, the imports OF
grain exceeded The exports by $4,000 quinlals and
adds that similar result may be looked forward TO
| by The people during The autnmnal season
| Sill as there we're but 5000 sacks OF Hour in the
depot in Paris on Thursday and the corn dealers
ia the vicinity Of the capital were doing all In their
power 10 keep phe price OF bread The poor derived
very little consolation from the assurances OF the
| M0aiteur
| The government il IS said, looks 10 America for
relief there the harvest has been good and the
French will find il more profitable 10 encourage the
importation OF -four than to cram their warehouses
with cotton, for which there is no demand in the
French market.
MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL CoTroN MARKET, Friday, Sept 81
The gloom which we noticed as hanging over the
market last week, is not yet dispersed, and, conse-
quenty, The effects then produced continue IN opera
tion American descriptions still heavy OF sale,
| the lower qualities being 10 be had al further de-
cline Of ls per h., whilst Surars go off readily at
the full prices of last week, and Brazis al an adj
vance OF I'd 10 I per ID.
No change 10 Egyptians Blu, willing sellers at the
current rates. Spectators have taken $50 bales OF
American and 300 Snrat Exporters, 5000 bales
American and 300 Surat. The market Is very nat
to-day, sales only about $500 bales OF all kinds.
LONDON, Sept. 81.
CoRN ExcuANcE-The supplies OF English wheat
and -four, coastwse are large, and OF foreign we
have abundant arrivals. The wheat trade is dull at
Mondays prices, and in some instances Is per quar-
| ter lower.
LlvsRPooL CoRN EXCHANGE, Friday, Sept. 9Th
| With the exception Of few partial showers, the
weather. in the Of the last ten days, has been
highly favorable for harvest which is rapidly draw
| ing 10 conclusion here, most farmers having al
ready secured the whole; saving al least three parts
Of four 10 this neighborhood in much better con-
diton Than could have been expected, chiefly with
out apparent injury.
! The trade, in consequence, assumed different
feature from the position in which il stood previous
having had very little business passing in any ar-
Gle between Tuesday and to day with generallean-
| ing TO rather lower prices.
| LONDON, Sept II.
! The depression which took place yesterday afler-
noon in the Money Market was the result Of several
large sales made by spectators, under The expecta-
tion that the directors Of the Bank Of England were
about to raise the rate Of discount from to per
| cent
As no such notice was issued, the market this
morning for all of English stock has improved
slightly Money, however is still extremely scarce;
il is worth from 10 to IL per cent on the Stock Ex-
| change. L