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

Tue AraoO arrived AT New IoFk ~ ~ cOtu ut. VIZ"
news from Europe, which we %suhjoln.
The British Parliament adjourned its sittings on tn
18th, the Royal assert having been previously gwen to
the Bank Issues indemnity bill.
Advices from ConStansinople, received at Vienna. an
nounce that Lord Strattord de kedci!tie had quilted the
Turkish capital on board the Lloyd steameI, which had
sailed for Trieste.
Twenty.sav.n nuns Of the order Of St. Vincent dc
Paul were about to leave Paris for China
The commercial crisis had become more aggravated at
Sm,rpa, and was increased by the fall in the prices OF
almost al kinds Of commodities.
1t was said that the King of Portugal's marriage will
take place in Il prli next.
Lord Panmure read a letter from Sir Colin Campbell
in the House Of Lords on the day of prorogation, in
which he efectaaily disproved the report that he had
been on i'll terms with Lord Canning at Calcutta.
,r. Miner Gibson has been elected member for Ash.
ton BY a large majority over his opponent.
The French M,n,teur contains q report to the Elm.
peror Napoleon from NJ. BiIlault, the Minister OF the
interior, in which be says that in spite Of all the Pru-
dence OF persons engaged in commerce in France, and
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 and their
families may be exposed to suferings, the Minister pro-
poses to grant an extraordinary credit of one million for
the purpose Of ahording relief under those circumstances,
by enabling the commnnes to give employment in works
Of public utility, and to establish cheap food kitchens.
General Edgar Ney has been invested with tn, title
Of Prince de Ii Moskowa.
The Belgian elections had resulted in a large Minis
terial majority in favor Of the liberal policy. Taere
were lOS members to be elected ; of these, 70 Of the
new Deputies belong to- the Liberal side, and only 80
to the Opposition. ae
John Edward Stephens, of the late London and East
ern bank, had failed to appear before the Bankruptcy
Court at Edinburgh, after severa! days examination,
and a warrant was issued for his apprehension.
Henry Smith Bright, formerly a large corn merchant
at Hull, had been sentenced to ten years penal servl-
tude for forgery.
No further progress has been made in the launch Of
the leviathan steamship. II
The steamship Niagara, arrived at New York on the
18th inst, and brings the following news:
GREAT BRITAIN In the money market on the 10th
there was . 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 infuS Of gold to the Bank, and
a consequent expectation Of , speedy reduction in the
rate Of discount.
TeIegraphic advicea from Hamburg reported a further
Improvement in financial affairs.
Operations we're resumed upon the Leviathan on the
10Th ult., but With the most tremendous pressure, the
vessel was only moved about three feet, when the work
was suspended sine he no less than three hydraulic
rams, one powerful arab or ~windlass, and the double
chains which drag the vessel toward the river, having
been All burst and brpk 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.
1t was stated that Instructions had been sent to the
French Minister il China to Cooperate effectively with
Lord Elgin and the English naval and military cop.-
manders.
The American 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 e returned to Constantinop'e. 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 Tcherkesses., a number Of them
were killed, and a large Number Of their villages burned.
The commercial crisis III Norway continued very Sc
we're. Two delegates from, the Government had gone to
Hamburg with money to support the firms there whose
failures would be prejudicial to Norwegian commerce.
A number Of new AMI important failures are reported
in Sweden. Government bal proposed to borrow H..
00O, 600 tialers to assis; tho merchants.
- The Bank Of Denmark had advanced nearly two mil
lion of francs to d house charged to maintain relations
between the banks in Germany and Denmark. ti a