Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-12-25

A Prussian royal decree of the 27th
ult., suspends for three m onths all legal
restrictions on the rate of interest.
The Prince of Prussia had invited
subscriptions throughout the Kingdom in
favor of the sufferers by the Aayence
explosion, and had himself given 10000
thalers.
At an extraordinary meeting of the
Hamburg Civic Council, held on the
9th, it was unanimously agreed to &C
cept the proposition of the Senate, to
create Exchequer Bills to the amount of
fifteen million marks banco, to be lent on
the security of imperishable merchandise
state bonds, or railway shares.
The London Observer question the &C
curacy of the announcement made by
the Times, as to the abolition of the East,
India Company. and says that up to that
date Sunday the 29th) no decision had
been arrived at by the government.
According to letters from the Cape Of
Good Hope, 5000 troops for India have
been dispatched thence. Moreover, the
German Legion, with their commanders
Baron Stutterheim, Brigadicr Wool
bridge, and the English officers, have two
man volunteered for service in India
and have offered to guaranty a force o.
10000 Germans at call if required.
A meeting of the shareholders in the
p,,l- e Cootl,,1 Ha1
Wednesday at Glasgow. The fnancia
statement submitted showed an apparent
surplus of G1,715,000. The known
losses, up to the present time. amount tt
9S00,000. 1t seems to be very doubt
full whether the bank can be resuscited.
INDIA.
The Times Calcutta correspondent
writes on the 22d of October Will
this mail you will probably receive Gen
Wilson's account of the capture of the
Palace and the King of Delhi. 1t ha
been suppressed in this country, and viii
not be published till after the departure
Of the mail. The object of this proceed
ing is doubtless to secure the Cabinet tn
earliest information.
A great depot of Europeans is to b.
!, formed at Barrackpore. 5000 men vii
be encamped on the Calcutta (Plain,
and about that number at Raneegunge.-
As so soon as these arrangements ar
completed, security will be re-establiSh
ed in the metropolitan counties.
AT present public opinion was concen
trated on the question of vengeance. Al
English girl was found hanging by tn
hair in Nena Sahib's palace, with he
flesh sliced from her bones by swords.
No plan was yet announced for tn
reorganization of the army.
Ia Bebar the position of affairs re
main as before.
The scattered parties of mutineers ar
pressing slowly northward, evidently f
reach districts where the population ar
more sympathetic.
The moral effect of the fall of Dell
q has been great, but we are still too fe,
L to strike great blows. No great body G
troops can be available for anothe
month, and even then there will be gres
difficulty in finding carriage. The gov
eminent is adopting every expedient
its power to collect means Of transport
> The Anglo-Indian journals, are, it az
pears, still restricted, while no nativ
journal has been even warned. Their
is no end of complaints as to the way
Il which the authorities in India suppre;
intelligence, and put false complexio
It upon what is known 10 have occurred.
The Liverpool Post of Dec. l, secon
edition, says:
" In postscript to a mercantile lettt
{ from Madras, dated the oath October,
is stated, This mail conveys Intelligent
of the death of the King Of Delhi, wi
:; was shot by a sentry in attempting to e
cape, the capture of Nena Sahib, al
the announcement of another victor
over the rebels near Agra The fir
two, however, were probably false r
+ ports, as the Bombay news contains I
:, reference to them.
II CHINA.
SHANGHAI, Oct. I've have hi
y, ten days of almost continuous rain at til
# most critical season of the year. II
a. rice is rotting on the ground, and the &C
1T ton, in full flower, is soaked and spoilt.-
Famine and poverty will fall upon Il
peasantry, and what we are pleased
call the rebellion will spread and strengt
en-.
r The question of proceeding to Pek
IT, is now settled by the delay of the Fren
in Ambassador and the effiux of time.
to is understood that Lord Elgin has aba
L. doned all intention of Immediately pl
ceeding even to the Peiho. We sh
a have our 1900 marines about the beg
to ming of December, and perhaps a fl
f. repentant Bengalese, and then, l suppo
. we shall see what we shall see"
n 1t was rumored that the fleet will
NJ semble around Canton, and CONNER
re operations towards the latter end of D
n 1t is said by some of the Chinese that
re soon as the gun boats arrive at Cant
CHI the city will be evacuated. The Ho
sr- Kong correspondent Of the Daily Ne
says:
ria ''All chance ofnegotiation having be
of cut off, Lord Elgm has concerted me
rs. ures which his ExcelIency the ma
IN. commander-in-chief for the assault a
ha canture of the CITY of Canton: this