The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-02-16 (London, England)

CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING.  The attention of speculators was chiefly drawn this morning to the failure of the large mercantile establishment of B. A. GOLDICIIMIDT and Co. Another object of attention was the purchase of Exchequer Bills by the Bank, which appeared, from what passed in the House of Commons last night, tohe under the unction of Ministers. The Exchequer Bill Market has consequently assumed a very different aspect to what it did yesterday. These Securities were to-day at par to 2s. pm ; yesterday they were 22 discount. In these times of excessive agitation, it can scarcely be necessary to say that the business in Consols was immense, and all the eminent brokers deeply engaged in very extensive operations. The early Account Bargains were done at 742, from which quotation they reached for a short time 75,4„ and then receded to 7411. They were subsequently reported at 75k, and finally closed at 74i, after six hours of as severe anxiety as was ever experienced on the British Stock Exchange. Bank Stock was 190. There were no transactions in India Stock. The Bonds were Hs., 10s., and IS.. dis.  In the Foreign Market the anxiety of the jobbers to ascertain the effect of yesterday's failures, and the question of the payment of the dividends on Colombian, Portuguese, and the Five per Cent. Mexican Loans, excited much attention. It was reported that dividends on the Colombian Stock, for two years from the date of the contract, were deposited at the Bank of England; that the dividend on PortugueseStoek was regularly remitted from Lisbon ; and that as the amount of the new Six per Cent. Mexican Stock was in part applied to a reduction of the previous Five per Cent. Loan, this Sink ns Fund would regularly go on, and the Mexican Minister might make arrangements for the usual payment of the dividend with the eminent house of the contractors for the lite Six ter Cent. Loan negotiated in London, on wh'eli the dividends would, u a matter of course, he regularly paid. There was, in consequence of these statements, little alteration in the prices. Colombian Bonds were 40. Mexican Six per:Cents. 51 .52. Portuguese 65 to 69. Brazil 43 to .50. Buenos Ayres .53. Russian were quoted 70 to 73. Greek 18. Old Spanish 84 to 9. An express arrived from Paris in the course of the morning. The Funds on Monday declined about one per cent.-5 per Cents. 97f. 40c.; S per Cents. 63f. 60c. Real dvl Monte Shares were at par to .5 premium, and those of the Anglo-Mexican IS dis.  Letters from Pernambuco of the 30th December, state that Sir C. Stuart still remained at that port. The cause of his Excellency's continuance there was matter of surprise amongst the residents.  By accounts from St. Helena it appears that the Commander, second officer, and eleven of the crew, of the Rambler, wrecked at St. Felix 11th Auguet, were murdered by the natives, going on shore to get refreshments ; the first officer and 13 of the crew were saved. Despatches were received yesterday morning at the Colonial Department, from Major-General Sir 11. Douglas, at New Brunswick.  On Tuesday night Mr. Clews, the King's Messenger, left town with despatches for Vienna. The Protestant Dissenting Ministers of the three denominations, residing in and about the cities of London and Westminster, have adopted unanimously a petition to the Legislature, praying for the speedy and total suppression of slavery in the Btitish Colonies.  The. whole of the demand; of the IVeymouth Bank of Messrs. Henning and Co. will be paid in full.—Globe.