The Quebec gazette = La gazette de Québec, 14 août 1826, lundi 14 août 1826

[" cer \u2014 5 = The Ques Gasette de Québec.ANK OF MONTREAL,\u2014Office of Discount and Deposit Director for the present Week, ANDREW MOIR.Ewuire.Davs of Discount TUESDAY and FRIDAY.Notes offered for Dis-ount should be enclosed to the Cashier, and given in hefore the day uf discount.\u2014Osiice hours from 10 A.M.to £ P.M.St.Peter Street, A SIV PSON, Cashier.UEBEC BANK =DIRECTOR forthe WEEK, J, WURTELE, Esquire, Days of Discount MONDAY & THURSDAY.Notes oitfered for Discount shouldbe enclosed to the Cashier and given in before the day of discount.' Hours for publicbusinessatthe Bank.from 9 A.M.to3 P.M.NOAH FRREER, Cashier.USEC BANK.\u2014The Stockholders are hereby notifled, that a Spmi-annual dividend of Three per Cent, has been this day declarbd, upon the Capital Sock paid in, and the same will be payable at the Bank on and after the 4th September next.\u2019 NOAH FREER, Quebec, Sd, August 1326.; UEBEC FIRE OFFICE.Director for the week, | J.0.BRUNET, Esquire, New-York.August 8th.The regular Packet ships from Liverpool and Havre, have brought Loudon papers to the evening of the 23d, and Paris papers of the 24th June.\u2018The following is the intelligence uf interest which they contain :\u2014 Loxoon, (Thursday) June 22.\u2014We are sorry to state that a reverse anpears to have tak:n place in the manufacturing districts.The temporary demand fur goods has ceased ; every des- eription of manufacture at Manchester and Glasgow is offered on lower terms than at anv preceding period\u2014they are unsaleable ; and the little credit (if the \u2018miserable accommodation of drawing bills on London, at three days sight, wav be so termed) is again withdrawn.from the City ta pay weekly wages, The following are selections from the provincial papers received this morning ; they are gloomy in the extreme :\u2014 We regret to state that commercial afFiirs are still depressed, and, of a cheuriess aspect; the number of unemployed operatives continues to increase\u2014 listress and want are marching with vast strides amongst classes above the rank of common labourers.In Glasgow and its suburb there are 18.000 to 20,000 weavers, and in other parts of Lanärkshire 9,000 ta 10,000 more.\u2014 Glasgow Courier of Tursday.The market to day has been bad, and things are expected to get worse.The most gloomy rumours and sur-nises are afloat relative to money mattérs, and it is Known that unless a sudden and prosperous turn opens upon some resnectable houses, they must go, as others before them have gone.Yarns are lower, Common yarns, which have lately fetched 14d., may now be bought at 154d.for cash.Calicdes are also at decreasing prices, say 3d less than last week, Fustains, nankeens, and prints, are at a stand ; no demand, \u2014 Manthester.; Crry, Two o'clock June 22.\u20141In addition to the gloomy reports respecting the revenue\u2019, we have to-day very unfavourable accounts from the manufacturing districts, and rumours of expected great failures in those guarters ; and as the strong party for the rise in stocks make no further exertions to keep up the prices by puying, the market has given way ; and the funds are noir heavy, ar the decline.Consols for the account opened at 89, and fell to 79 5,8 7/4, at which quotation they now remain, Reduced Stock from 70, has fallen to 78 574 5/8 ; the Scrip, from 1 premium, is now 4; Exchequer Billsand India Bonds have little varied.* \u2018I'he mound erecting upon the ficld of Waterloo, is nearly finished.Itisto be 160 feet high, Some of the stones of which the pedestal is built, weigh 22,0 Olbs, À colossal lion is to take his station on the tap of the pedestal.The prices of grain continued extremely low an the continent.\u201cI'he alteration of the English Corn Laws produced but a temporary effect upon the German markets, and that not a very important one.: Accounts from Cane Coast, dated the 50th of April state, that there is every probability of that part of the coast being involved in war, Jt bad for some time been rumoured that the \\shantees \u2018wre on the move.We have now certain information that the Kina, withthe whole of his army, haye iefr Cramassie, and are now near our frontiers : but it is not known upon where he meditates an attack, whether Cape Coast, Annamaboo or Accra.Tradeis and hasbeen fora length of time completély at a stand.\" We understand that Mr.Stevenson, the proprietor and editor of the Demerara paper, the Guiana Chronicle.which was suppressed by Sir B.D Urban, Governor of that colony.hasobtained a complete triumph.The whole proceedings have been for some time before the Colonial Department, and we hear the decision is completely in his favour, the Governar having had no right to interfere with, much less, at his absolute will, to suppress a newspaper.Mr.Stevensan proceeds we understand, to Demcrara to re-establish his paper\u2014a circumstance that will give the most lively atisfaction to the colonists, as we are informed a liberal subscription was raised to defray all the expences of the proceedings against his Excellency Sir B.D*Urban.\u2014 London paper.\u2018 Our Ambassador to Mexico has at length arrived home, and without having succeeded in obviating the difficulties which inter- sed themselves to the completion of a treaty with that country.I is said that the Minister from the United States lent his u,- friendly aid in promoting the misunderstanding.\u2018The cause of Mr.Morier's carrving the P yramus into New York, is now said to have been connected with the assembling of the Spanish expedition against Colombia at Havannah, regarding which he wished to ascertain the views of the Ameriéan Government.\u2014Scolch paper.oan CocHraxe.\u2014Copy of a Letter from Lord Cochrane, to his Highness, Mahommed Ali, Pacha of Eavpt.Your employing foreigners in vour military and naval service, the privilege which you claim and exercise of building and equip- tping ships of war in trwntral states, and of purchasing steam ves.