The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-03

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delight is in the speeches which are most vehement
against the company. lie thought Mr.. Ayrton a
great orator.
When the interpreter came to that paraprapb of
Lord Palmerston's speech wherein he saws that ma
tions have suffered much by -considered chances
he was much excited, and said, ,"good, good good :
but when the translator completed the sentence
| "But they have suffered much more by obstinate
resistance to necessary reforms" he threw himself
! back and grunted. lie was delighted to hear that
Lord Palmerston had been turned out, and he
chuckled all through his gre. body when he heard
Lord Derby's declaration that re hoped for speedy
| peace with China.
These readings are intcrspersed with many expa-
nations and inquiries, and eh is really beginning
| to acquire some glimmering notion of the British
| constitution
81 am afraid weary your Excellency," says the
interpreter, himself weary with two hours arduOus
! translation.
"No, go on. understand it all now 1t is much
better than / used to get from Hong Kong. never
| could understand Them
"Then you did get translations at Canton?'
| 'Of course did, from your teachers" Had he
forgotten what he had said to Mr. Lavard upon this
| or was he simply indifferent to the admission of
| having stated an untruth?
| 1eh was never papablv moved as bv the infor-
nation that the letter which Mr.. Oiphant delivered
at Soochow contained enclosures from the ambassa-
doris of England, of America, and also of Russia
He started and rose from his seat 1t was quite evil
cent that he had some secret cause for great sur
prise if not for great Indignation. You will recol-
| lect what the Chinese believed and told me as to
an understanding between Russia and China.
cannot help recurring to my early belief that Count
Putiatin has cards in his hands which he does not
! show Lord Elgin.
leh gave us his verson of the murder of the
| French missionary. He says the man was dressed
| as Chinaman and spoke Chinese, and no one sus-
| peeted him of being Frenchman that the people
| accused him of having stolen women, and also of
being rebel so his head was cut Off off" said
! Yeh, "any one had had notion that he was
frenchman he would have been sent to the French
| Consul
| There is probably not one word of truth in this
The two common stock accusations by the Chinese
against the missionaries of all denominations is that
they steal women and that 'hey pick out sick mens
| eyes" What they mean by this latter imputation
! could not discover, but | believe it is intended
! literally and not tiguratvely
leh received the edict, which degraded him,
with great equanimity. Sir John Bowring had
| forwarded a copy in the original Chinese. ~ ex-
pected this, he said, "mav keep it some time to
consider it."
Gas long your Excellency peases."
.Ihen will keep it week"
1he decree requires some consideration. Ii is
much mider than antcipated-much mildcr
! than the translation which went to Europe would
lead us to think for the translator has nterpolated
some words OF censure not in the Chinese. 1t does
| not appear that, although Yeh is removed from his
! government he is degraded from his rank or from
his post Grand Councillor. He read it So for he
remarked: 'lIenceforward, then, have nothing to
| do with foreign affairs"
| "1our Excellendy must be plad to have escaped
| from so troublesome post ?"
81 am neither glad nor sorry. 1t was at the En-
perors command took them up, and at his COM
mand lay them down"
| leh has been tenderly dealt with. He has evil
IDENTIFY some great protecting interest in Pekn, and
VIII probably become again great power in China.
THE LATEST.
News received in Paris on the 18th of May, states
the lost of the Turks in Montenegro to be 2OOO.-
The following dispatch has also come to hand
"RAGUsA, May l4.-The Turks have just expe-
rienced a sanguinary check at Grahovo. Most of
the officers were left the field of battle. Their
cannon and baggage fell into the hands of the Mon
tenegrins The remnants of the Ottoman forces
took refuge in the greatest disorder at Trebigne.-
The Montenegrins have assumed the offensive.
TURKEY
Persons well acquainted with what is passing in
the Slavonic provinces of Turkey state that numer
Gus Russian agents are employed in preparing the
| people for general insurrection. Prince Daniel
will probably be the leader of the movement, he
Is again in favor at ST. Petersburgh, and the Ser
wan Hospodar is a man without energy or spirit of
enterprise At the beginning of this month there
was an emetue among the peasants the estate of
Prince Milosch, in Wallachia. The persons who
farmed the property had been guilty of such abom-
nable extorOn that the sers lost patience and
as one man. The farmers sought safety in flight
but order was not restored until the military power
interviewed.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
from me IineS' C1ty Afttcte, nay lStt.
LONDON MONEY MARKET.-The amount of business
transacted to day in the English funds has been atogch
er unmporant but further slight advance has taken
place. apparently the prospect of the approach salts
factory arrangements for the future of the
country.
Consos for money. ey......................97% to 4
:" for account (June 8d) .97% to <
From the Daily NecS' city Article May lSth.l
So long the fate of the Administration hangs in the
balance the markets cannot he expected to show
animation. To-day business extremely Inactive but
great firmness prevailed.
The rapid influx gold and the prospect that the Bank
OF England will recover at least portion Of the lately
withdraw from it, promoted favorable feeling
day.
The money market was quiet, the demand having slack
ened At the Bank there very few applications and
in the open market first class bills discounted at *
to 2h per cent.
The final quotations three per cents on the Paris
ourse were 6f 7Oc for money and 69f Csc for end of
May.
The stock of bullion now held by the Bank of
England and Bank of France is almost Identical being
taccordng to the last eturns 707 in the former
and eli 705 900 in the latter The aggregate is
less than f35, 500 900 sterling.
The demand for silver for expectation shows signs
! vival The Colombo the Goth would take out about
ESQ ,O00 considerable portion of it for China.
Complaints are made of rule just adopted by the
custom house authorities in the clearance Of gold the
Bank of England. Hitherto customs officer had attend
ed at the bank and cleared the whole amount Of gold
brought by any one vessel Henceforward it would ap
pear, separate applications soliciting the attendance of
an officer to be made by each of the interested
telegram from St Petersburg quotes the price of tai
down 70 August.
ne neat market 10 uay was hrin and IN some cases,
a triile dearer than on last Monday.
The ships William Stewart and LOckett have arrived
from China with 292 500 pounds of and 39 bales
silk
| From The TimeS
The change in the wind has brought up the overdue
gold ship from Australia viz the Coeroon with 1921
ounces Roxbury Castle, 267 ounces Sydenham 26
ounces valued at f3s7 42S. Guy Mannering also with
167 ounces
American securities and mines were dull and without
material variation. Great Western of Canada also
heavy, from the continued decrease in the traffic.
HARKET-May 1.-THE demand
cotton to-day has been moderate only and the sales do not
much exceed 5000 bales 500 speculation and export
Buyers have had a slight advantage in price.
LONDON CORN AND BREADsTUFPs MARKET.-Last week g
arrivals moderate Business done in foreign Wheat
were fully at previous rates. in American samples of Flour
! there change.
| LONDON PRODUCE PROVISION MARKET.-Sugar
/ steady but inactive Coffee nominal. Tea unatered.-
Saltpetre firm. Oil-Lnseed 3s to 33s Cd Turpentine,
40s to Ais; Tallow 53s Cd the spot June sos. Sd.