The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-22

howsvsr We ought NOT 70 judge Of diplomatic proossd
ings By ths rules b. which We gsnsraay form epa
dsncs the unpsasant conviction torcss itssf upon the
mind that The whole affair u strongly tainted With job
commsnds schooner (ths Flirt), with which he pro.
ceeds to the island Of Sumatrs. bdl go.
In the cabin OF this schooner letter written In the
Malay language, signed BY Gibson but designsyed BY
him being ain conception and In style, the most
puere and most nbece oags Of absurdties that
rs ho ssse. Sssn vs
spies Of the Dutch government for the purpose Of get
ting the hspless citizen into trouble. The Dutch
managed to ground upon It charge Of hi Oh treason
against Gibson for having endeavored TO psrauade the
Dutch authority The writer or rather the ssper. Of
this letter who proe, not TO have understood sy
liable OF the Language in which Il written, was
Here he detained sixteen months, during which
period he i've times acquitted by the Batsvian
court Of justice, andas often declared guilty By the su
short tms however, before the anal decision Of this
court made known, Gibson, who had had hint Of
the things likely TO tase managed TO make
bis escape TO America. There he represented to Mr.
Marcy the TO which he had boon subjected
oy ths Dutch lin % loss 9. health
confscsted For these losses he makes q claim Hol
land for naturalization Of $780, 0o0 and the dismiss
sal from Office OF the officials who had been concerned Ia
this jobbery. This claim Ia backed by the American
government, which instructs its minister at the
shs s. 10 e
vernment N. Van Hall, the Foreign Minister, as
sures Mr. Belmont, the American Minister, that
Gibsons account Is q sided one-that he had
suffered no hardships or losses In Batavia exec pt
such he had brought upon himself Hs thsn engages
to furnish Mr. Belmont with all The original papers 70
time, dibson, with true Barnum earontery, appears
traveller on the frontiers Of Holland where he de-
clares his and character In the expectation Of
being ordered back taken prisoner-in which expec
taton he is not deceived Hreupon he pulls from his
pocket pass from the American Minister at Paris, who
docla Am dnlO chary
with dispatches for the American Minister at the Hague
Alter this obbery in miniature the traveller is released
at the Hague, with the American Minister for
his host and protector The papers arrive from
eorsemsnt, and CONSIDERING It the duty Of the the
Foreign Minister select and arrange them sends them
unopened to bim The Foreign Minister concluding that
not duly In order transmits them unopened to the Anne
rican Minister, who opens and examines them Ia the
psrs which evidently were intended for the
guidance Of the Foreign hnisterthe only proofs that
existed Of Gbson's guilt we'll as proofs Of jobbsry
after the Foreign Minister discovers his great error
and writes to the American Minister for the return
o. the papers not INTENDED for him In reply,
matte move to obtain specifcation-whch would have
proved obbery on one side as much IS guilt on the
specification but proposed that he should be allowed
call upon Mr. Belmont and in his presence, select those
ectsd to sy Mr. Beiwort who stu retains possession
all the papers, 10 that Gibson able to prove everything
while this govern ment does not possess document
with which to refute the changes which Gibson
one hundred thousand dollars In the meantime Con.
Belmont is imp.tentiy waiting for aanal nstrucons
citizens the Dutch Ministers are asotns y n ni
yernmept Of jobbery; and to complete the climax Of
horrors the NKw York HERALD ID getting very angry on
the subject.
Markets.
LONDON MONEY MARKET, Friday evening, Feb 9-The
dulness which prevails In every branch Of trade through
cut the country Is manifested equally in the Stock Ex
change, and the transactions today have been wholly
price to which they receded yesterday after
noon--nsmely so2s to sl-,eat subsequently
the close Of business. For the account n. Rast
diligence, and the chief subject Of anticipation
Minister'S. statements TO Be looked for on the reasssm
bling Of Parliament Bank stock left of at 212 to al3
.os Het to
12s: to l5s and eIchequer bills, g. to %; premium
There was little sc.ivity in foreign securities French
scrip closed 81 TO premium; and Turkish was nomi
nally quoted IS to u.
In the foreign exchanges this afternoon there
The last accounts from the Paris Bourse ths evening"
exhibit triaDg decline A. Vienna there In: boon no
msre i .1e Oh the money
The rates Of exchange at the various continental cities
continue with steady appearance especially at Paris,
The announcement this morning that proclamation
had been ordered TO be issued against holding inter
course with the Queens enemies" caused sudden rise
In the markets for Russian produce T4ow has advanced
2s to %. Cd per cwt and holders Of hemp unwil
ling to sell.
BROWN, SIMPLIFY co.'s CIRCULAR.
We have had another dull week In cotton with drag.
girg market at last weeks pricesspinnsrs purchasing
from day to day Just to supply their immediate
Ttn Ind aff1
large feet Of cotton laden vessels and limiting the i'm
port to the small quantity Of IL, 600 bales
mated at 49, $50 bales-specuators taking $50 aud ex.
porers 1850 bales To-day the business Ia called 0Oo
with heavy feeling at the following quotations Fair
Orleans 6S fair Mobiles and Uplsnds 81 middliug
Orleans, bl; mddlpg Mobiles and Uplands, s; ordina-
ry, 4a4T; inferior, . I'd.
fhe stock Of cotton in this port 4o5 900 bsles OF
which ISL 900 American against 500 900 At this Pc
Rod last year, Of which 3l4 600 we're American.
The money market continues tight aud ~e cannot re-
port the slightest improvement in Manchester the do
mand TOR yarns and goods being limited that prices
are rot fairly tested, and must be considered quite
mnal.
Tie corn market Is dull without change in prices the
business being to a limited extent for consunip'ion,
at the following quotations, viz. White wheat,
lbs; old Western canal -four, i2s 42s. ca !;
new, 37s. dos; Canada, 42s. 43s Philadelphia and
Baltimore, as. 49, Sd. Ohio AS. ass sour, 37s.
40s per bol. white Indian corn, As. AS; yellow,
ABS. 43s. Cd; Mixed AS. Cd. 43s. per quarter.
Resin IL in fair demand at S. 3D. IS. I'd. per cwt,
Up 10 ts Tor medium quantities.
Barring BROTHERS co.'s CIRCULAR.
LONDON Feb e--5 r. NJ
The business in the colonial and foreign produce mar
tets during the week has been limited. Sugar rm and
rather dearer. meadstufis dull Money In good de-
mhrd without pressure. Consols leave OF OIL 81 for
money, and 9li slaS for the account. New dollars
The price OF the last arrivals Is not yet fixed Bar silver
o.. 11sd. South American doubloons, 1os ID.
American stocks have been firmly hsld this week. and
little Of those which have an established reputation here
offered for sale There buyers and sellers OF
United states bonds 1868, at log OF Massachusetts,
sterling SIS, al 103 Of Pennsylvania inscriptions at
rs and OF Kentucky 6s, Mt 50. In small amounts,
Pennsylvania bonds offered At 80 Maryland 5s ster
ling, at % Virginia So sterling at s6h and 6s dollar
bonds Of the State at S. Canada Ga bonds offered
Mt los No sellers OF New Orleans consolidated bonds
50. The last issue 10 railroads. offered at rs. No
Pennsylvania Central Railroad bonds for sale a. 81 the
I'd mortgage sterling offered ut 90. Illinois Central "a,
CO. New York and Erie lat mortgage, loo l01 do ID
mortgage, II a ~ do convertible, % a 70.
CocnsFAL 10 firm. The quantity offered at public sale