Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-12-10
From Europe.

From Europe.
NEW YORK, Dec. Z.
The U. s. mail steamship Baltic, from
Liverpool, at P. M. Nov. 25th, arrived
at IL o'clock this morning, with 20 passen-
gers and $4,000 sterling on freight.
Among her passengers is Peter Parker,
late q. S. minister to China.
In London, on Saturday. the mercantile
confidence made further progress, notwith-
standing the serious features of the Bank
returns. Loans on government securities
were readily obtained for short periods at
lower rates.
About 100000 of Austrian gold was
sold to the Bank during the day. On
Monday the tone of improvement was more
distinct than at any time since the first
turn became observable. There was con
tinued absence of further failures, and an
additional amount of bullion of 100000
was taken to the Bank.
On the stock exchange there was an in
creased supply of money, and short loans
were obtainable on government securities
at per cent.
At the Bank the demand was less heavy.
The Times concludes the panic has en-
tirely passed away.
Heavy failures at Hamburg are report
ed, including Villberg & Craner, in the
Swedish trade, with liabilities over 1,OOO,-
900 pounds, F. Blass d Schomburgh, lia-
bilities not stated.
From Brennan the suspesion were report
ed of H. Oveabeak, and Sassenburg &
Meyer, liabilities in each case only 10000
pounds.
At Smyrna Topuse & Co., had suspend
ed. Liabilities 10000 pounds.
The Times City articles Of Tuesday ev-
ening notes steady flow of bullion to the
bank, and better feeling prevails, although
some additional failures have occasioned
regret.
In the Stock Exchange money was read
lily obtainable at 6@7 per cent, the week
ly returns of the bank are henceforth likely
to show considerable improvement.
In the discount market there were some
signs of relaxation.
The gold taken to the bank within the
week amounted to 993O,OOO. The funds
were buoyant and consols closed at s95
for money, and 9o@sO4 for account.
The failures of the day were Herman,
Sillem d Co., liabilities heavy; Carr, Cos
ling & Co., in the north of Europe trade,
liabilities 100000; Alex. Hantz, coloni-
al produce dealer, liabilities large, all of
London. Permission q Marshall, Ameri-
can provision dealers, Liverpool, and Jona-
than Bottomley spinner, Bradford.
A dispatch from Hamburg announces
the formation of the Discount Guarantee
Society with 100000 marks banking
capital, the object Of which is to re-
lieve the commercial distress. The whole
amount was subscribed in four hours
Rumors were current of the probable fund
ing of the exchequer bills.
Generals Wilson and Havelock are to be
raised 10 the dignity of Baronets.
A boiler explosion at cotton warp fac
tory in Huddersfeld, had killed nine per-
sons and wounded many others.
FRANCE.-Mr. Fould, Minister of State,
was on visit to London, supposed to
have reference to the financial crisis and
the situation of the Bank of France, and to
confer with Lord Palmerston in reference
10 the difficulties of the Spanish Principal
ties.
The Courier Dubas announces that the
head quarters of an English recruiting es-
tablishment will be opened at Strasbourg
on the 1st of December.
The Nordes says that the conference of
Paris has been put off to January.
The Bank of France was gaining specie.
A netting of the Paris distillers had
memorialized the government to raise the
import duty on foreign spirituous liquors,
on the ground that they cannot compete
with foreigners. The government replied
that it would be decided by an inquiry.
SPAIN.-It is said that the Spanish
Mexican question still presents Danger
Lord Howden had gone to Madrid to urge
the reception of the Mexican Envoy.
PoRTUGAL.-The yellow fever was still
Ia'dSmS LiSDOn. ne Dank OF LISBON was
about to raise its rate of dicount which
had stopped at per cent.
RUss1A.-Prince Gagarin, Governor
General of Kutais and Mingrelia, had been
assassinated by one of the sovereign prin-
ces of Mingrelia. Letters from ST. Peters
burg report that the financial crisis was be-
ginning sensibly to affect Russia. Gold
had become very scarce, and exchange on
London had fallen.
AUsrR1A.-Letters from Vienna report
a continuance of the financial and CONNER
cial crisis. The prices of raw produce de-
clined daily, and money was so scarce that
goods found but'few whole
sale purchasers.
SwEDEN.-A dispatch from Stockholm
announces the formation of a Society or
Credit and Mutual Support and to Main
tain the public Credit, The subscription
announced to $4,OOO,OOO.
A MODEST REQUEsT.-In the Tennes-