The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-11-12
0REIGN NEWS.

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oREIGN NEWS.
The United Hates mail steamer Ara, J, Cap
tain Lines, arrived yesterday mornn from
Southampton, &ith the French and English
ms'i', and advices from London to the 2tst De-
tober.
The Arago brings BOG passengers, thu usual
mails $220,O00 in specie, and $50 toys mer-
chandise.
Among the Arago's passengers are Hsn A.
Belmont and family, late Charge d'Aff,ires TO
the Hague; Charles F. Loosy, Esq. -Consal
General from Austria Mrs. Colonel Fyemou
child, and servant; Lorenzo Starr, Egg. bea3-
er of dispatches from London; Very Rev. G.
Mainhaus, of New Orleans; Rev. Dr.. Cum.
mings, of New York and Captain Chasles f.
Coffin, and the first officer Of the At-ericsn
ship Richard Anderson, foundered at sea.
The steamer Ariel, which left New York On
the Sd October, did rot arrive at Cowes till tie
morning of the 18Th, having had a very stormy
passage. The Canada, which left Halifax on
the 9th. arrived at Liverpool the same day IS
the Ariel.
The commercial news from this side The At.
lantic, received by these steamers, had an un.
favorable effect on The English Stock Exchange
on the 18th ultimo. The Bank of Eoglapd
which was adopted on the previous MOI day to
per cent. This step was taken solely, in con
sequence Of the American news.
The Bank of France has raised it's rate Of
discount from 81 to u per cent.
The latest quotations of eonsols on the 20fh
in London were 8ss C9 $50 Bank stock, 2l2
C9 PA reduced, 87A ca 873. :.
The rate of discount at Hamburg he'd al
vanced to 81 per cent. e II#
Emigration to America from Hamburg was
going on upon large scale. 81
A dispatch from Bucharest says that the
elections in Wallachia had passed off as quietly
as those of Moldavia.
1t is confirmed from Madagascar that the
Q1een has expelled all the French and Eug.
lIsh residents from her dominions The decree
is dated August %. The reason assigned is,
that the Europeans entertain the project of d..
throning the Queen, and placing her son PRICE
Rakouton on the throne.
The French Legislative body is to be convoBed
for the end of November, and the Council oi
State was to resume its labors on the 10th oil
October.
The King of Prussia continued to show
symptoms of improved health, but would not
be in a condition to attend to business for a
long time.
The Germanic Diet was to reasonable al
Frankfort on the 22d.
private letter from Stockholm states that
Count De Platen has been defnitivele named
to succeed the Baron de Rochschild as Minister
of Sweden in London
MIR. W. j. Fox was elected member for Old.
ham, on the 10th, without opposition.
There was marked improvement on char ge
at Vienna on the 18th instant.
The consequences Of an abundant hartes'
were being felt throughout France, the price Of
bread having fallen in most districts tc the or.
binary prices in plentiful years.
Lord Howden is said to have had long tri
vate audience Of the French Emperor at ST
Cloud, at which the principal topic of concer
sation was the present state of Spain; and The
most complete accordance on that subject be
tween England and France was the result
The suspension Of Messrs. Whan, Mclean
Co, of Glasgow, and Hamilton, Cal. ada, sai
announced on the English Stock Exchange
but it was stated that the assets show con
siderable surplus.
The ex Queen of Dude was stated to be dan
gerously i'll st temporary residence occupied
by her Majesty at r chmond.
Not the slightest clue bad been Obtained t.
the Waterloo Bridge murder aud mutation
The American ship Richard Anderson, from
Rotterdam to Baltimore, general cargo, wa.
abandoned at sea on the 29sh of September
water-logged and disabled, and the captain sne
crew saved, and arrived at Southampton. The
name of the. second mate, who was drowned
was John Aldridge
The Arts Treasures Exhibition at Msnchcste
had closed, and, the Times says, with 6nafcia
| profits.
A royal ordinance, signed by the King o
Prussia, was daily looked for at Berlin, delega
ting Professionally the regal powers 20 tn,
the Prince of Prussia. This would AVOID
| formal regency, to which the consent of the two
Chambers would be necessary.
The Times city article, dated Wednei day
evening, says: The advance of the bank rate
| to per cent. seems greatly to have checked th,
expectation of gold to New York. The ArAgo
from Southampton, has taken out G3O,00 from
France, but only Ell 900 from England, while
the total by the City of Baltimore is onl,
f8,2OO. 1t was intended to ship COCOON b.
| the latter vessel, but the bank move oent caus
ed the principal portion to be counterm anded
The quantity of goods being forwarded is yer,
small, and this fact will tend to improve tn,
American exchanges. The India Com3an,
have given notice of a further rise of per Sent
on their rate for bills on India.
The Times says the money market il ex
ceedingly quiet, owing to the ABSENCE Of an,
important failures, and the signs Of genera
stability among the leading manufacturer ant
shipping firms throughout the country.
Uncertainty still prevails as to thelprobabili
ty of any further upward movement ON the, par
of the bank, but the question will perhaps b
solved before the lapse of another week. Th
demand for money is comparatively quiet, boil
at the bank and out of doors. Nuinerouf sus
pensions continue to be announced on the Con
tinent, especially among the manufacturing
firms of Germany. II
The rate of discount at Hamburg had de
clined to 81 per cent.
{ Lord Macaulay has been elected High Stew
ard OF Cambridge.
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