Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-12-18

THIS morning
The Adriatc was passed by the Europe within 600
miles of Liverpool on the morning of the Sd of Deem
her, making the from the light ship to Liverpool in
less than ten days.
The steamer Indian arrived out on the 18th, and the
AragO on the 26th.
Bullion in the Bank of England had decreased $780,
900.
From INDIA-Iater accounts from India say that
the fugitive insurgents from Delhi had been defeated at
all points Lucknow safe and strong renforcements
were near The British Government will now assume
the control of India.
General Havelock would have 1000 troops at Luck
now by the end of October.
Fifteen Ships with troops to the number of six thOus
and men, had reached the Indian ports from England
The mutneers had been defeated at Agra, with loss
of forty three guns and great amount of treasure and
one thousand men killed.
General Havelock was still safe at Lucknow, though
the enemy were in great force in the vicinity.
The King of Delhi was to be tried bv military com
mission. Two of his sons had been shot
The fall of Delhi had marked effect upon the natives
at Meerut.
The arrears of revenue were coming in rapidly.
The news from China is unimportant.
| ENGLAND.--The Northumberland and Durham Dis
ricts Bank had suspended with liabilities amounting to
93 100000 sterling 1t also feared that the assets
of the bank would prove bad.
There was great financial excitement at New Castle,
bat the banks were extending assistance and the opera
tives were kept employed.
Government it was said would not bring forward its
financial measures till February
Other important commercial suspensions have occur
red, including Messrs Reeder Il Brakeman, at London,
in the German trade liabilities 100000 J. r. Hub
bard at Leeds, wool merchant, liabilities 100000, and
some half dozen Hamburg houses.
An acceptable proposition has been made for the
liquidation of Messrs. Dcnistouns and McSrs Nayor,
Vickcrs Il Co.'S liabilities.
The demand for money is diminishing, and the issues
of the Bank of England are almost within the limits
again. Gold Is flowing in ste adlly
The English ministers will propose the total abolition
of the East India Company's Government as
Parliament meets and the Indian Empire will be brought
under the British Crown and Parliament
Lord Clarendon announced to deputation on the
subject of slavery that the French scheme of negro emf
grafton from Africa will probably be abandoned,
FRANcE.-The Bank of France has reduced its rates
for discount one per cent.
+ SPAIN.-lt is reported that the Spanish government
has instructed Gen Concha to organize forces for ser
vice against Mexico, in negotiations shall fail
TrRKEY.-Ihe Turkish government officially ntimates
the probable necessity of moving troops to the Danube
on account of the trouble in the municipalities Troops
: were said to be already concentrated at Widni.
AusrnAL1A.-Threc hundred thousand pounds of Aus
traIia gold had reached Sucz The news from that col
try, however. had not been telegraphed.
! SECOND DISPATCH.
additional Details OF The Financial CRISIS.
On Wednesday the Northumberland and Durham
district Bank, another large provincial bank stopped
payment They paid up capital of the bank and the
serve fund exceeds 4IOO,OOO.
The liabilities estimated at F3OOO.OOO sterling
and the amount Of assets said to be unIavorablc
The head Office of the institution is at New Castle the
Tyne. Create excitement existed there, the bank
was connected with the cooerics iron works and ship
building concerns many Of which it was feared would be
compelled to stop The branch Banks of England had
undertaken to assist of the large Golfers so that the
workmen would remain employed. The other banks in
the vicinity regarded quite safe and there had
been run upon them.
At the bank Of England and discount market there
further subsiCency Of the pressure and leans
the stock exchange oainablc at from to per
cent.
1t understood that the issues of the Bank of Eng
land had returned to point within the limit authorized
by the charter
On Thursday. the 10Th ultimo, there buoy
ancy the stock exchange than tor several weeks pre-
cedng, and conSos advanced to 9S1 9038 for money
At the Bank of England there full but not in
creased demand and in the discount market east
was evnced On the stock exchange there in
quiry for money, and loans free offered gov
I eminent securities at per cent.
At meeting Of the creditors of Messrs. Dennstoun
proposition was made and accepted that the creditors
Great Britain and the United States should be pait
in six instruments extending over period terminating
the Both of June, 1860 with five per cent ineres
on each insalment.
: LIVERPOOL, Saturday afternoon, Nov. l8.-Letter
from Hamburg report the stoppage of Levin Hertz
- Shone, old established house.
At an extraordinary meeting of the civil council o
Hamburg, it was agreed unanimously to accept the pro
position of the Senate to create eXchequer bills to tn
amount of $4,000 marks banco to be lent on securit,
y of mperishabe merchandise stock bonds or rawa,
. shares.
y The overland mail arrived at Trieste, with Calcutt;
e dates to October Odd, and Bombay to November 3D.
l. The division of troops under Generals Outrans
Haveock had both arrived within the Residency o
Lucknow The enemy said to be in great force il
the vicinity and very strong in artillery convoy
provisions had arrived safely at Lucknow shortly afte
its relief and renOrcemens of 1000 men it was suppos
ed would reach them from Cawnpore about the Oath 0
October.
IS A column of 5000 men under General Greathead wa
also on the way to Lucknow, and expected to arrive
about the Both of OCto e." when the British forces Their
u would number 1000 ri. The column under Genera,
IL Greathead defeated large body of Delhi refugees will
heavy loss to the latter at Boundshur the 4th of Oc
tober On the day they also sOrmed and destroyed
the fort of Malaghur, which the enemy had seized
( and the 9Th had another successful engagement will
s. the ugitives at Alyghur at which 400 of the enemy
were cut up. The column then proceeded to Agra ant
reached that place the 10th of October when it wa
y suddenly attacked by large force of mutineers WIN
l. repused with immense slaughter the loss of al
their guns 43 in number, five laos of rupees and arg
amount Of ammunition. The number of mutnccrs klct
is said to be about 900. The British loss small
= Col. Wilson had attacked and defeated the rebels a
:, BthoOr.
Reports rife of threatening disturbances at y
= derbad. Ncna Sahb said to he near Bhoor again
/ Macn Suig, heretofore friend OF the British haG
turned against them since the stOrming of Delhi was an
l. nOunced.
The fall of Delhi has had Il marked effect in Meeru
- and the contiguous districts The of revenue
were being brought in rapidly and loyalty was the ordc
of the day in the northwestern provinces.
Part of the Bombay regiment had mutined at Decssa
, The Madras Presidency, the Scndc and the Nzam'
dOmniOnS remained tranquil.
The EurODeanS a Bangor about i'm numhpr