Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-01-03
Two Weeks Later from Europe.
HALIFAX TELEGRAPH OFFICE, FRIDAY.

morning at O'Clock. She has so through pas
sengers, and brings advices from Paris to the l3th
and Liverpool to the 18th inclusive. Commercial
affairs in England continue in quiet and steady
position.
The Money market continues easy. There has
been further increase in the bullion in the Bank
of England, and notwithstanding the reduction in
the rate of discount, it now exceeds ZIG IL mil
lions, and there is prospect of that sum being
considerably augmented the fact was beginning
to create attention. Although the rate of dis
count is fixed at l-2 per cent, so few bills are
oHeIed that good ones are rapidly done at IL
per cent. A large amount of business has been
done in Consols during the past fortnight, the adj
vance commenced after the alteration Of the rates
of discount, they continued to rise with one or
two exceptions consequent upon the spread OF
false reports respecting the Tmco Russian Affairs
Ii is believed they will reach par before June
next.---bets to this effect have been offered at
Loyd's.
The prices of American stocks have not partic-
ipated in the improvement---they are hrmer, how
ever.
The following were the closing prices in Lon
don on 18th the quotation for account is now ex-
dividend, the transfer books being closed Con-
sols have been especially transferred at 81 3-S to
! 7-S, including the January interest; for January
and OK interest they have ranged from SO Is to
| 96 SIS; Bank stock is finn at 2O3; Consols now
are SO II to 963-S
The Times Of the llth states that in order TO
urge the State ofMssssiIpi to some immediate
! stcrs with regard to that portion of her debt,
which consists Of what are called Planters Bank
Bonds, and upon which she has suspended pay
mcnt of interest for the last years, a gentleman
named Weiss has been deputcd to make necessary
repre- scntations to the Legislature upon the subject
! The house of CortcswCrth s. Co., which suspend
ed payment in lSl7, with liabilities amounting to
$3.50 900, has Just paid final dividend Of Is Cd,
making 20s on the L.
ESGLASD.---IIer Majesty Queen Adelaide died
ON the morning Of Sunday, the I'd inst, in the 5Sth
year Of her age. Her remains were inferred
the 18th, in ST. Georges Chapel, Windsor.
In political circles there is but little news; nu-
merous Cabinet Councils have been held, and it is
thought Parliament will meet about the middle Of
January for the despatch Of business. The ques-
ton Of reduction in the national expenditures has
assumed new aspect. The reduction of the a.
mount of discount by the Bank from to l-2 per
cent, it is said is the precursor Of the rise in
Consols to par when the Chancellor OF the Ex-
chequcr will lay before the holders Of stock pro-
posal to accept reduced rate Of interest, by
which there will be saving to the country of sew
eral millions year.
Another expedition is about being fitted out TO
90 to Bhering's Straits and further to the East
ward in search of Sir John Franklin. Captain
Sir Edward Belchcr, it is thought, will have the
command.
The death of Ebcnezcr Elliot, the corn law rhy-
mcr, is announced.
FRAEcE.---On the night of December 3D., NJ.
Pciron's proposition for the abolition of exposing
the names of political offenders condemned by de-
fault in the pillory, rejected by large major
ity Of the assembly. On the evening the same
day, the President attended the Theatre dies Va
rictes, when he was loudly apphuded by the au-
/ dicnce, and some verses sung in his favor.
The anniversary Of the battle Of Austcrlitz was
celebrated by high ut the chap! Of the In
vadcs
! Four hundred Of the June insurgents arrived in
Paris from llayrc, and were liberated by the At
tomay General ca the lth.
The elections have been postponed to the 25lh
January, 1850,
1t now appears that no difference whatever had
arisen between the President and the Ministry
NJ Bouret's amendment for reducing the contin-
gent force has been rejected by the Assembly. On
the 9th the contingent demanded by the Minister
of War, was, after lengthy discussion, agreed to.
Subsequently violent discussion between the
President and the Mountain arose, the question of
electoral conscrptons having arisen. Generals
Cayaignac and Behiau denounced it as an inliac-
ton ofthc constitutions Their speeches view
ed as having put a stop to the BILL
Lcdru Rollins pamphlet in defence Of his own
conduct on the 18th of June has been seized, and
proceedings instituted against the printers and
publishers for exciting hatred and contempt of the
government
On the 9th, the accounts received from Algicrs
announced the fall Of Zaatcha
Orders have been sent to withdraw "A portion
Of the army from Rome.
Measures have been taken to improve the con-
dtion Of the emancpatcd slaves in the colonies Of
France,
From Belgium, we learn that il is proposed to
increase the duty on corn from 3 francs to 10
francs the 1000 kios
On the 7th, only two measures Of the least inn
portancc were discussed in the Assembly y---onc Of
which was for a grant Of money To complete the
tomb Of Emperor Napoleon, which was Withdrawn
by the Governments the other a proposition
to have three million francs advanced to work
mems associations, by the State Referred.
The President Of the Republic has originated
the idea Of establishing, under the control Of the
State Banks Of mutual assistance, for the work
ing glasses.
On the Sth the further accounts from Algcls
state that not "A soul in all Zaatcha has been left,
to tell the tale of its sad and mounfu overthrow
by the French the whole city is dcsohte.
The Court Martial at Lyons has delivered its
sentence on the parties implicated in the affair Of
the 18th Of June. Three were condemned TO FIVE
years, To three years, and two to two years inn
prisonment, this day,
RUSSIA AND TURKEr,---Om adviccs from
Constan,noplc COMO down 10 the 25,h Of Novem-
her. AZ yet the cxtradition question has not been
settled, nor according to the best authorities was