Star. — 1823-01-29 (London, England)

TIIE FUNDS. STUCK EXCHANGE, HALF-PAST T ELV E. %I:presses from Paris this morning bring the French Funds en Monday at 781. 15c. and the Spanish Bonds at 41. Consols opened at 76i, and Spanish Bonds at 41i—fell to 40,,i 401& 40}. A great deal of business has been done this morning, and there were some good buyers. A report prevailed that a new Spanish Loan had been taken by a Spanish House in the City, but on further inquiry we cannot trace it to any authentic sou-co.-Consuls are, up to this hour, 76i. FORMIC TIMM  ,Current Prices :—Cbilian 70*, New Spanish 401 i, Old 44, We* Prussian 75k, Old Russian 74k, Danish 79, Neapsiltasi 72b, Colombian 551, Spanish Scrip i 5.  This.being the Anniversary of his MAJESTY'S Accession to the Throne of these Realms, the day *as observed with the usual demonstrations of joy. The (loyal Standard was hoisted at the Tower. The several Churches in the Metropolis displayed their flags, as did the ships in the River and the different Docks. At one o'clock the Park and Tower guns were fired.  The indecision which has so long marked the conduct of the French Cabinet, is probably by this time terminated, and the Speech of the KING to the Chambers yesterday has, perhaps, decided the great—the important question of Peace or War. We say perhaps, for we think it not at all improbable that the Royal Message to the two Chambers may not close the door of friendly negotiation with Spain ; and we are strengthened in this opinion by the circumstance, that on the 16th instant, Count de LAGARDE, the French Ambassador, had not left Madrid, nor has the Spanish Ambassador at Paris, the Duc de LoRENZI), even asked for his passports. Some of the French Journals and private letters from Park are far from considering war as inevitable; and, notwithstanding the confident assertions of the Ultra Journals, and the military preparations in France, the Ministry has not yet made any positive declaration of its views. Considerable reliance is placed on the pacific conduct of the B,itish Cabinet, and the firmness with which it has hitherto resisted the league against Spain. The hope that our interference might still prevent war, has created a liVely sensation in Paris, and the funds in consequence have risen.  This rise is, however, attributed by the Journal des Debats to another cause—the confidence of war. This Journal asserts that the soldiers are quite eager for the commencement of hostilities, and that " they crowd round their Officers to demand as a favour the honour of combating and conquering under the white flag." French enthusiasm is sometimes a little deceptive; we recollect in what glowing terms the enthusiasm of the French military, in behalf of the white flag, was described when NAPOLEON landed from Elba, and yet we saw that great man drive the BouassoNs from France without firing a single musket :—not a regiment, nay not a single soldier could be found to arrest the progress of the Conqueror, or to preserve the lily and white flag from succumbing to the eagle. Private letters from Paris, however, give a very different account of the enthusiasm of the French Army: they state that the whole population of France is opposed to war with Spain, and that disaffection pervades the French Army to such an extent as to alarm even the Ultras, mad as they are, as to the restilt of war. Every well-informed person, not blinded by prejudice, or wilfully perverting facts, who knows anything of the state of public feeling in France, considers the commencement of a war against Spain as the suicide of the BOURBON Dynasty. Louts