Spanish Bonds.
The following communication has been posted at the Foreign Stock Mlarket, from Al essrs. Hlaldimandl and Co., the Contractors of the Spanish Constitttional Loans, explaining the reasons why the dividends have not been paid:- "24, Cateaton-street. "Sir,-IVe regret to inform vou that wehave received, byex- press, a letter from Mllessrs. Ardoin, Hubbard, and Co. the con- tractors of theSpanish Loans of 1821 and 1823, of whichl we think it our duty to send you a copy, as well as a translation, for the informa- tion of the public; and we are sorry we have nothing fgrther to communicate on the subject. WVe are. Sir, your most obediient servants, " A. F. HAI,DIMAND AND SON." (TRANSLATION.) Paris, April 28, 1824. 'Gentlemen,-Tn answer te your letter writh whjich vou have ho. noured us, under date of the 20tth of this month, again relating to the payment of the half:yearly dividends faling dire on Spanish Stock, it is our painful dutv to inform vou that no funds have been trans- mitted to us by the Spanish Goivernmentfor that pIrpose. In making this very unpleasant communication to the English public, we beg you will not omit to suate, that nothing has been wanting on our part to obtain the payment of so just a debt; and that if, amidst the conflict of passiens, we have thought it best for the public interest to delay makingany official claim, and if also, with the disposition ma- nifested respecting those various Loans by the Spanish Government, we have avoided making a direct application, which might hereafter becomean obstacle tn thc act ofjustice of which we are still unwill_ ing to despair; we have, nevertheless& madce indirectly every eflort to induce the (Government to come to a decision, dictated at once by equity, good faith, and its own true interests. We have the honour to be, &c., (Signed) " ARDOIN, HUBBARD, .AND Co. " sMessrs. A. F. Haldimand and Son, London." _ 8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~' SPANISH BONDS.