The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-12-22
NUMBER 43.
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From the New York HeraM, December 8.
Arrival of the Britannia.

O'Clock, and the following intelligence was
Immediately transmitted to this city over
the wires.
The NEws-The advices from Liver
pool are to the 10Th ultimo inclusive
The British Parliament was convened
yesterday. No business was transacted
beyond the mere ceremony Of opening,
winch was done by royal commission.
The French loan Of two hundred and ff-
~ million francs has been adjudgcd to
M. de Rothchild, at rs IA, which was the
minimum reserved. The adjudication had
little or no effect upon the English market.
An announcement reached London, on
Monday, l.. NJ, that a formidable conspira-
cy had been discovered in Paris, which had
the effect Of seriously depressing the Eng
llsh funds, for short tim.
The state Of Ireland is truly frightful
system of agrarian resistance is every
where manifested, landlords daily falling
before the vengeance Of the people,
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL-
trasting the operations of trade, and the
general aspect of the monetary affairs of
the country, for the last fortnight, with those
of the preceding, it is gratifying to observe
provcmcnt has taken place. Nevertheless,
This reaction, SO well begun, under the
combined influence of returning confidence
and a general relaxation Of the money
pressure, has, within the last few days,
been greatly affected by additional failures.
Although the price of money is still high,
and nsovcncies are rife, the fury of the
panic has been stayed, and the prestige of
brighter and happier days can be distin-
guishcd amidst the darkness Of the past, ,and
the gloom Of the present. Trade is evil
dcntly making vigorous struggles TO rise,
despite the forcboGngs of disheartening
and in many instances dishonest theories,
and the still greater discouragemcntso of for
feitcd confidence and extinguishcd accom-
mediation. Money is yet difficult to be
had. Commercial distress has not been
materially assuaged, but hope is high, and
the future is promising
Towards the latter end Of last week there
was decidedly more cheerful feeling exhi
bited in the manufacturing districts, and an
increased business was done, particularly
by private treaty. The failure Of Truman
& Cook, before alluded to, cast a serious
gloom upon the market, and although the
casualty does not affect Manchester or lis
nci ghborhood 10 any considerable extent,
yet it must produce results unfavorable to
general credit, end rctard for while that
gradual approach TO well revived confidence
so essential 10 the commerce Of the cuon-
try.
The English funds, for the last fortni ght,
have suffered less nuctuaton than for
considerable time previous, though they have
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greater frmness, with an unequivocal ten
been considerably promoted by the transpor::
'a,ion of foreign gold, amounting to nearly
G1, 100000 sterling. The Bank Of Eng
land still demands the high rate of per
cent discount, while its branches generally
refuse to advance under 9 per cent; but
many Of the private establishments of the
country have discounted bills, Of course of
indsputabIy good reputation, at 7, and even
Gig per cent. In the money market, yes.
terday, better feeling prevailed, and no
new feeling prevailed. Consuls closed at
83 7-8 for moaey. With extensive trans
actions. and for account at from 81 Ia to
83 Sd. A considerable sale of stock, how
ever, damped the market. Foreign bonds
commanded very trifling attention.
THE CHoLERA-The French Minister
of Commerce has given to three doctors Of
the faculty of Paris mission to go and study
the progress of the cholera IN the countries
where it is at present raging. These gen
temen arc Doctors Beau, Contour and Mon
neret. and their places of destination
are Trebizond, Moscow and Odessa. The
imperial Academy of Sciences of St Peters
burg has offered sprize of 5000 rubles for
the best History ofthe Cholera" yr'
conrnnpr1Brn.-The Catholic Tele.
graph" publishes letter from Rome, show
ing that Nevmon and other pe1re7ts have
been sinking themseives2to to a l6wer depth
than they had heretofore reached. Thelet-
ter says On the 9th the Holy Father de-
igned 10 honor them with a VISIT In the
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