The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-11


stead therefore being prescribed ought 10 be mat
ed in Belgium, and in the end would be So The same
would be the case with gold 1t was impossible for Bel
GUM 70 persist in deprvpg herself OF gold CON- which
pre- ted many advantages.
The Minister of Finance replied that the increase Of COP
per coin contrary TO the interests OF the working
classes, because produced dearness As 10 gold was
properly prescribed because the prescription OF was
the cole means OF preserving silver IN the country
there were competition silver being the valuable
would be exported and deprecated money would alone
remain in the Country.
NJ Dumor,ier (o the right supported the observations
Of NJ Rodenbach. He could not understand why a 60
vernnent which placed free trade in It's programme
should oppose the free trade in money.
The Minister Of Finance remarked that in demanding
the establishment Of gold was not free exchange
which was asked for but forced exchange. What
desired compc trader to receive for 20 piece
of gold which was worth less AT present exchange
perfectly Free subject to the condition OF paying the rate
Of the day. He concluded by maintaining thai the de-
uonctsaton of gold produced the best effects in Bel
GUM nasmuch II had preserved her from the crisis
and losses supported by other countries.
Dumortier answered that II Belgium had not been
afflicted with crises il was because the countries Nth
which she did the largest trade were free from them
The question was entirely one of practical nature and
traders and chambers of commerce were consulted they
would DO found unanimously aver Of the refrigeration
Of gold, the want OF which was constantly felt.
The bill was unanimously adopted
STOCKHOLM.
letter from Stockholm OF the 10th uit in the Paris
Coustiutio11ne1, says
has been stated at the Exchange that the Minister Of
Finance has seceiyed FIR ,m banking house in Paris
20 furnish the Swedish government with 5000 900 of
halers banco (6 600 0OOf loan to be paid within six
weeks from the day the agreement is signed. The cond
irons on which this sum 70 be lent have not TRANSFERRED
but said in financial circles that the terms such
may BIO accepted, particularly in the situation in which
Sweden Is now placed. The number OF failures which
have taken place up to ths time amounts to o. Among
them the most to be deplored some large saw mill
estabishme nts founded by shares, and having very
large capital Timber was exported by them to England
in quantities and the bills drawn for these sup
plies having been returned unpaid the directors found II
necessary TO declare themselves nsolvent, and conse
liz IN Cf hare maj hn nAv
out OF employment.
SWEDEN, HOLLAND, RUSSIA, ETC.
"A dozen firms have suspended payment here, and
at uneasness prevails is thought that the COM
mercial crisis will extend to Russia.
The commercial letters which have reached Paris on
the oath ut from Sweden, Norway and Denmark speak
Of more failures.
idg allie part of the land belonging the Dutch
mission at Consannope, that abohng the legislation Of
1907 relative TO usury.
VIENNA.
Vienna Dec 2D correspondence of London Tmes]
When the ordinance relative to the stamp on
newspapers was first published my remark that the
style of the official writer was anything but lucid
was declared to be malicious" The observation
was simply correct as is proved by the fact THAT
since the appearance of the ordinance two explana
tons of it and three supplements to it have been
published. According TO the second supplement an
allowance will be made for the stamp on morning
papers if sent to the stamp Office by the day
of their appearance, and on the evening papers if
sent before noon on the following day. This con-
cession was made by the Minister of Finance at the
papers. In the evening Of Saturday it was defn
lively settled that the of 80 900 900 forms is
lie raised(by means of lottery for paying the ex
penses OF the construction Of the Thesis and
Western (EliZabeth) railroads during the year
1858. II has been stated that the Pardubitz-Reich
enberg Company is to have three millions out of the
thirty, but my informant contradicts the statement.
You may be inclined TO fancy that the Credit Bank
tickets Of the nominal value of f3 100000 but such
If not likely To be the The money changers in
the city assure me that the people have been 80 de-
morazed' by the lottery loans that not one man in
a hundred now thinks OF buying government stock
bearing five per cent interest which is to be had at
S34. Gambling has become a habit, nay, o necessity,
and many thousands of citizens have invested great
part OF their property in lottery paper Lotteries,
great and small are permitted by government, but
any person caught playing at rouge-et-nor, roulette
hazard, &c, is liable to be fined 300 forms. The
Austrian merchants and bankers, who perfectly
wen informed of what is passing at Hamburg, are of
opinion that the crisis Is nearly, If not quite
No more silver will be sent from this city, "as Ham
burg has seldom or never had much silver and
gold within It's walls at the present moment"
Baron Brentano. the Ministerial Councillor in the
Finance Department, is back from the city in que-
tion. According 10 the Wiener Zeitung no person
will beadmitted to the Vienna Exchange who is not
provided with a ticket, which costs about ESQ.
There was marked Improvement on Change to-
don at three months was at l0f. lax. Credit Bank
shares rose 20 POS.
AN ITALIAN DEFAULTER AND HIS VICTIMS.
A letter from Rome OF the 18th utimo. in the In.
dependence Of Brussels, says:-The affair OF the Mar
qus Of Campana continues TO produce an immense
sensation in this city. In addition TO the two hun
bred men who have been thrown out of employment
by the closing Of his marble works the charity school
for 800 young girls. which he maintained, has been
also shut up, fact which has given rise to a strong
feeling Of discomfort among the people. The law
advisers OF the Marquis have succeeded in getting
rid of the criminal question and the afair will there
fore now come under civil jurisdiction cnly The
government has seized, az has been already stated
the property Of NJ. Campana for the $40 900
crowns the amount Of his deficit, but il remains 10
be whether the Marquis, in his capacity OF d-
rector Of the Mont de Pete could not make a1oan TO
himself, he did TO several commercial houses this
establishment at Rome doing the Office of a CONNER
ciai bank. An interesting episode connected with
this affair Is the observation-disclosures Campana, the
daughter of Madame Powell, whose interference
aided in the liberation Of the prisoner Of Ham. is TO
leave for Paris Immediately, to request the inter
ference Of the Emperor in favor of her husband. Dr.
Palacci. the physcien Of the family, during Of
his visits TO the Marquis took charge Of letter from
him to his wife relative TO this intended journey
Unfortunately. the Doctor searched and the let
ter found, and he was put under arrest for convey
ing IL,
Returns OF the English Board dr Trade.
Prom The London shipping Gazette, Dec. 2i.l
Inc DtdFu OI lfdut retuTDr LOT lflc month CnQeQ
the 3oth November have been issued today, and
show the following results:--
The total declared value of exports for the month
last past is fS 2s5 SIS whilst for the corresponding
month of 1855 and 1856 they were respectively
Es,759,s49 and ff0 ,2T2075.
The total importation Of coffee for the month in
1857 was 74T5T9i lbs against 4,26i,152 lbs. in the
corresponding month of 1855, and 5,0G7 $40 lbs in
1866; whilst in the same period there entered
for home consumption respectively 1886 $40
lbs, 2,97s,sl6 lbs., and 2,739651 lbs I'm
refined sugar shows importation of
5l4 1903 cwt. for the month Of the present year;
whilst for 1855 and 1856 the figures stood respec
lively 572 ,246 cwt and 800 52G cwt-the quantities
taken for home consumption during the same period
being for 1857 500 476 cwt.; for 1856 625 800 cvt
and 1856 526 GIL cwt. In wines Of various descrip-
tons the importation for the month Of November
last amounted 10 63s, 45s gallons; for the month in
1886 they respectively 565 ,ii7 gallons and
500 062 gallons. The quantities entered for home
consumption in the same periods were in 1857, $685.
4l3 gallons; 1856, 6l7041 gallons and 1856, 6l3