The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-13
=. Foreign News. I

The Araeo arrived at New York on the oUtn ut. WIN
news from Europe, which we subjo'n:i!sA -. -.
The British Parliament adjourned its sittings on tn
18th. the Royal assent having been previously given to
the Bank Issues Indemnity bill. - '55@- 7a4'Ht
Adyices from Constantinople, received at y ienna, an
nounce tina, Lord Stra,ford de kedcl1fe had Quilted the
Turkish capital on board the Lloyd asteaneI, which had
sailed foroTrieste. & a f2~F@ T. ..7-..IG r-..''-'o'.
Twenty: saver nuns Of the order Of St. Vincent do
Paul were about to leave Paris for China .<asssf Il
The commercial crisis had become more aggravated at
SMYRNA. and was increased by the fall In the prices OF
almost all kinds Of commodities. Hf3,4"T ~ ~
1t was said that the King of Portugals marriage will
take place in a pril next. ss~f sa - ... r3o-.t,
in the Houseeof Lords on the day Of propagation, IN
which he efectuaily ~disproved the report that he had
been on III terms with Lord Canning at Calcutta = i
Mr.. Miner Gibson has been elected member for
ton by a large majority over his opponent. $4,000 :. ",
The French M,niteur contains a report to the En-
peror Napoleon from M. Billault, the Minister OF the
interior, in which be says that in spite of all the pru.
'dence ct persons engaged in commerce IN France, ana
all the solicitude of the Government, several branches
of industry have, in consequence OF the present COM
mercial and monetary crisis, been compelled either to
stop their manufacture or to diminish the hours OF work.
AS, at the approach OF winter. many workmen ana tnelf
families may be exposed to sufferings, the Minister pro-
poses tt eran lat. am ez extraordinary credit Of one million for
the purpose of ~afordinsg relief under those circumstances.
by enabling the conmnnes to give employment n'worKs
Of public utility, and to establish cheap food kitchens,
General Edgar tNey has been invested with tn, title
of Prince de IL Moskowa. r~ 4 81 .f@'
The Belgian elections had resulted in a large Minis
terial majority in favor of the liberal policy There
were 1OS members to be elected of these, 10 of the
new Deputies belong to- the Liberal side, and only 80
to the Opposition. has ,4s's-.sset -. nf3sssi4s ~
John Edward Stephens, of the late London and East
ern bank, had failed to appear before the Bankruptcy
Court at Edinburgh, after several days examination,
and a warranf was issued for his annrehensiOn.
Henry Smith Bright, formerly a large corn merchant
at Hull, had been sentenced to ten years. penal servi-
tude for forgery. Is y*f yt sae1 Ef9atss 4af' @.~
No further progress has been made in the launch Of
the Leviathan steamship. a@ ar1q at.t."# ~ co. ,r4'
The steamship Niagara, arrived at New York on the
4th inst, and brings the following news - 81 t@a! q"
GREAT BRIrArN.-In the money market on the 10th
there was q further decided tendency toward relaxation
among the discount houses, and selected bills were
readily negotiated from 81 to 9 per cent. . The demand
at the Bank was very light. The funds were buoyant,
owing to the continued influx Of gold to the Bank, and
a consequent expectation OF q speedy reduction III the
rate Of discount. *f@5. "'S" '7N@@
Telegraphic advices from Hamburg reported a further
considerable improvement in financial affairs. .s2'f' 7a''
Operations were resumed upon the Leviathan on the
10th nit, but with the most tremendous pressure, the
vessel was only moved about three feet, when the work
was suspended sine die; no less than three Hydraulic
rams, one powerful arab or w~indlass, and the double
chains which drag the vessel toward the river, having
been all burst and brok en- The Times thinks that half
the hydraulic presses will be required to overcome the
difficulties.
The Bank Of France has reduced its rate Of discount
to six per cent for all descriptions Of bills. Additional
confidence was inspired by this, and the funds closed on
the 18th at 67f2O. =
was stated that Instructions had been sent to the
French Minister in China to cooperate effectively with
Lord Elgin and the English naval and military con.-
manders.
The Almre~ican brig Silver Keys, having on boarl the
engineers and machinery that were to have been en-
ployed ia the raising of the vessels sunk at Sevastopol,
ha 9 returned to Constantinop'ee The said vessels are
reported by the divers to be so thoroughly buried IN
mud and earth, that any raising Of them is out Of the
question the difficulties and expense Of doing SO being
estimated to exceed the probable proceeds Of salvage"
A dispatch from ST. Petersburg announces an i'm.
portaut victory over the T herkesses. a number Of them
were killed, and a large ndttb BET Of their villages burned.
The commercial crisis. IT, Norway continued very Sc
we're. Two delegates from tie Government had gone to
Hamburg with money 80 suppots the firms there whose
failures would be. prejjudicial7to Norwegian commerce. adi
b. A number Of new and important failures are reported
ia Sweden Government bal proposed to- borrow H..
100000 thslers to assist tho anstclants.a G@iEA319 Taai
lathe Bank of .Dennurk had adyanaedrnearly two mil
lion Of francsAo . house charged taauaaintain relations
between the banks in GertnanyIand Denmark. 81 yHi III