The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-11-08

had restricted its advances on shares, rents &c,
| thirty per cent. of their market value.
The Paris letter Of the Times saws that the re-
strictiye measures lately adopted by the Bank
| of France are beginning to be felt in almost
every branch of trade, and transactions have
accordingly become difficult Manufacturers
| have limited as much as possible their purchases
of raw materials, and retailers are slow in lay
| ing in their usual winter stock. Orders, how
ever, continue to be received from the United
| States, from South America, and England, and
the winter export trade promises to be active.
| The price of corn has again increased.
The Duke of Brabant, heir to King Leopold.
| and his Duchess, sister to the Emperor of Aus
tria, are on visit to the French Emperor :;
magnificent .fetes for their amusement have
| taken place.
The International Association for bringing
about a uniform system of coins, weights, and
| measures, assembled on the 18th at the Exhib.
ton Palace, Paris. Mr.. Field attended from
the United States. A permanent international
committee, to sit in Paris, was constituted.
AUSTRIA.
The house of Rothschild has been commits
stoned TO establish an Austrian Bank of credit
mobilier with capital, it is said, of sc, OOO 900
florims.
concordat y has been concluded between
Austria and the Holy See, which gives most i'm
portant privileges to the latter.
DENMARK
The Danish Government has appointed NJ
Bluhma, the Director of the Sound dues admin
| lstration, to be Danish Commissioner at the
conferences respecting the Sound dues, which
| 1T is proposed to hold in November The report
| is confirmed that Denmark will propose that the
dues shall be capitalized for the purpose of re-
demption.
Advices from st. Petersburg state that an i'm
perlal ukase has ordered the levy of the militia
In the Governments of Orenburg and Samara,
at the rate of twenty-three men per 1000 male
| souls. The levy is to begin on the 18th No
vember, and is to terminate on the 10th Decem-
| Der.
| Letters from Odessa announce that, in conse-
| quence of orders from the Emperor Alexander.
a commission Of inquiry has been appointed at
New, to decide on the fate of such volunteers
IN the Foreign Legion, serving the Western
| Powers, as may be taken prisoners. These men
will not be considered prisoners of war. Hun
garians IN this category will be delivered to Aus
| tria.
General Korf has been deprived of his com.
mand, tor his negligence in allowing himself to
be taken by surprise by General d'Allonvile's
cavalry. He is, succeeded by General Prince
Radzwcke.
| The dates from Bombay are to September u.
Scarcity of food was anticipated, though time
y TALL OF rain had averted famine. India gen.
orally was tranquil, and the Santal insurrection,
though not entirely subdued, was not character.
lied by the outrages with which it commenced.
One thousand of the rebels had surrendered.
An attempt had been made on the life of Sir
| Henry Ward, the Governor of Ceylon, by Gin
galose.
GREECE
The new Greek Minister announces the neu-
trality of the reformed administration, and the
execution of obligations due foreign Powers.