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trospective, so far as extends to the time at which the countrics alluded to have been declared 
in a state of amity.” ‘ : 
Upon a question being put to Lord Bathurst, whether St. Domingo was to be included in 
the order, the noble lord declined to give any decisive answer. 
Ministers have received, and communicated to the merchants, very important intelligence 
from Spain, which demonstrates the liberality, gratitucle, and attachment of the Spanish go- 
vernors to this country. In thé course of our relation with Spain, for'a series of yeats (evett 
when our connection with that country was most amicable), the importation of various arti- 
cles from this countty, particularly Manchester goods, hats, and Birmingham and Sheffield 
manufactures, was totally prohibited. ‘But it appears that an order has been issued, permitting 
the importation of all articles of British growth or manufacture, without exception, upon the 
payment of a small duty, namely, 15 per cent. ad valorem ‘The order which we haye de- 
scribtd, specifically referred only to the ships in the port of Cadiz, but it may be considered 
as the forerunner of a general decree from the supreme government. 4 
The following arrangement has been made respecting the commerce of this country with 
the Brazils, the necessary effect of which will be, that this kingdom will receive the mer- 
chandizé of those colonies, by a direct communication, without the-ebstruction of the ports of 
Lisbon or Oporto, &c. as an intermediate mart. : 
Ministers have come to the resolution of extending the Landing and Warehousing Act to all 
goods, the growth, produce, and manufacture of colonies and countries in amity, imported 
either in British ships, or the ships of those colonies and countries, without being subject to 
the export duty under the Order in Council Acts. } 
Coffez.—By an Act passed during the late Session of Parliament, to take place from and 
after the 10th day of this month, the whole of the Custum-house duties are repealed, and 
the Excise duties are reduced from: 2s. Sd. to 7d. per lb. ‘Fhe object of this Act is to increase 
the hume consumption of the produce of the British West India islands, the returas for which 
are made in British manufactures, and to counteract the decrees of Bonaparte, who attempts to 
deprive us of every foreign market for our manufactures and colonial praduce. The best 
Plantation coffee, equal to Mocha, may now be retailed at about 2s. 6d. per Ib. 
COURSE OF EXCHANGE. 
ys, Oct. 14. , Oct. 14,, Oct. 17, Prices of Hops. 
Hamburgh..|33 -+++++|33 6... fe --|Bags.—-Kent, 31, to 41, per cwt, 
Altona .. Be ola a halla ee+e|—— Sussex, 3). to 4]. per cwt. 
; Essex, 5]. to 4]. 10s. per cwt. 
aes |Pockets.s—-Kent, 3). 5s. to 41: 4s. per cwt. 
af Sussex, 5]. to 31. 15s. per cwt. 
& Pod Essex, 31. 10s. to 61. 6s. per cwt. 
Paris ooce ce (22 - 16... Hp i2S yin. 
Leghorn,...|514 ..+.+. |O1% ..-.|F 
Naples .... 
Genoa-..s. 
Lisbon ..... 
Oporto .... 
Dublin .... 
Corks. 
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Amsterdam |34 7 ....|34 .... [34 
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69 ..../15th of October, 1808, is S7s. 4d. per cwt. 
10E ..0008 110" 20. [10- oo. exclusive of duties. 
11% ceoeee (12E 6... {19% eee New Dollars, 5s. 4d per ounce. 
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The following are the average- Prices of Navigable Canal Shares, Dock Stock, and Fire 
Ofice Shares, in Oct. 1808, at the Office of Mr. Scott, No. 28, New Bridge-street, Black- 
friars, London:—Leeds and Liverpool; 1621. per share, dividing $l. per cent. per annum, 
anet—Grand Junction, 1271. to 1281.3 the last half-yearly dividend was 21. net.—-Mon- 
mouthshire, 1001. paying 51. per cent.—Kennet and Avon, 201. shares, at 31. and 31. 10s. 
Huddersfield, 191. each.—Basingstoke, 211.—Scotch Mines Stock, 1271. to i301. per cent. 
—=Favistuck Mineral Canal at par.—West-India Dock Stock, 1601. to 1611. 10s. per cent. 
. dividing 101 per cent net—London Dock Stocks 1171. per cent. dividing 51. 10s. per ¢ent. 
East India Dock Stock, 1251. per cent.—Commercial Dock Stock, 1271. per cent.—Globe 
Insufance, 1141. per cent.—Provident Institution, par to 10s, discount. : 
The following are the Prices of Canal, Dock, Fire Office, Water Works, and Brewery ’' 
Shares; &c. &c. at the Office of Messrs. L. Wolfe, and Co. No. 9, Chdnge-alley, Cornhill, 
October 21, 1808 :—London Dock Stock, 1171 per cent.—East India Dock Stock, 1251. per* 
cent.—W est India’ Dock Stock, 1611. per cent.—Commercial Dock Shares, 1271. per cent. 
Grand Junction Canal, 1261. per cent.—Grand Surrey Canal, 601. 'per sharetImperial Fire 
Insurance, 31. per cent premium—Globe Fire and Life Insurance, 1141. per cent—Albion © 
ditto ditto, 2]. per cent. premium—Hope ditto ditto, ¥5s. per share, premium—Rbck Life * 
Assurance, share, premium— East-London Water-Works, 461. per share, premiam— . 
Golden lane ery, 801. per share—London Institution, 841, per share—-Surrey Institution, ~- 
331. per share=-Commiercial Road, 1141, per cent. Ue Bnkws 
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