Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-10-31
FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 81, 1856.
THE FoEEIaN NEMys

Brought in the European mails by the Ara
bia, contains some interesting statements as
regards the financial and social condition of the
continent, either only limited atornot containedat
..llinour Geographic summaries Itappears that
in consequence of the recent measures taken by
rho Dutch government and the late votes of their
Chambers, considerable and useful improve
ments have been effected in that country
The cannon foundries and armories at Am
sterdam. the Hague and Delft have been increas-
ed, aud experiments are about to be commenced
at the Polygon of the Royal Military School at
Brsda, in order to apply to the Dutch artillery
the recent improvements which have been adop-
ted in France The militia is also to be re-or-
ganized. Its effective force in peace viii be
raised to so, 900 men, aud in case Of war royal
decree can order IN extraordinary levy. The
length of service is TO be five, years. A special
maritime militia is also to be formed for duty in
the srsenals, and the colonial army is 90 be con-
siderably increased and completely recognized.
The Russian government has adopted meas
urcs with regard to its subjects in Finland, which
complete the amnesty granted by the Car in fla
vor of the other provinces of the Empire. In
virtue of proclamation posted up at Helsing-
fors, all Finlanders who are abroad without per-
mission may freely return home, without being
enrolled in the army; those who have deserted
viii be exempt from punishment, if they return
voluntarily to their regiments; half of their
punishment is RENTED to all prisoners except
those who are condemned to death or imprison-
ment for life, and no debts to the state under
six hundred silver roubles, and which have been
payment enforced.
Adecfee relative to the facilities of colonial
ton to be granted to the Greek volunteers who
have served under the Russian flag, in the late
war, has just been published at Odessa. Ac-
cording to this document, the property of the
Tartars who have emigrated, as well as other
landed property which has fallen to the crown,
will be distributed among these volunteers, who
are also to receive q sum Of 200 silver roubles
for each family. The children will be educated
at tho expense of the state
The two steam engines at the Mint of Paris
are constantly at work, day and night. While
one Of them is employed in striking off the cop
per money, bearing the effigy of the Emperor.
which at present is the only copper coinage Of
legal currency, the other puts in motion sixteen
presses, coming gold pieces of fir, 10 fir, and
90 fr; and silver ones of 1 fr. and 2 fir.
Concerning the threatened crisis in French
monetary affairs the French correspondence of
English papers state that during the last two
days, the drain from the Bank partially subsi-
ded, the amounts Withdrawn not having exceed
ed half of those taken on the two preceding
days The view. for the momentwas, therefore,
less responding, and the idea of a voluntary sus-
pension Of specie payment is said to have been
abandoned, the Emperor being inaexibly OPP
posed lit. The bank of France, as it appears
by the official statement of the 9th inst, has sus-
tanned heavy loss of specie during the pre-
ceding month, amounting for the principal es-
adjustment at Paris, to 100000 francs, ma
king the aggregate loss since Sept. 9th, 6O,OOO,-
600 francs. The restrictive measures of tho
Bank have rather increased the offers for dis
count, and according to the latest reports from
Paris, business in nearly all its branches, on ac-
count of the prevailing scarcity of money, has
come to perfect stand.