The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-01-09
Arrival Of the Arago-Three Days Later
from Europe.

New YORK, Dec. 80.
The Arago arrived this evening from
Southampton. She brings 81 passengers and
$4,000 in specie.
Several large failures were announced.
They were II. & NJ. Talderph & Co., Swedish
merchants in London. Liabilities not stated.
Row & Co., the chief house in London in the
Swedish trade Liabilities Sl5O.00O. The
prospect of their liquidation are satisfactory.
Ricord. Willie & Co., silk merchants, Lon
don. Liabilities 100000. S. C. Lester, &
Co.. large wooden merchants, at Halifax. Lii
abilities heavy.
The Austrian Government has advanced a
loan of lOO0O,O00 forms to the city of Ham,
burg, at six per cent The loan will be en-
ployed in giving aid to the large houses. A
| proposition HAD been made to the Swedish
| Chambers to contract loan Of $10,C0O,OO0
to support commerce. Norway has contract
! ed loan of $1,000, 900 for the same purpose.
| Six or eight more houses at Hamburg had
stopped previous to the 10th, anG the Saw
ings Banks were crowded with persons, anx-
ions to draw the smallest deposit. The au-
thorities had recourse to the military to keep
order on the 18th. There was no general
return of confidence. and further failures
were expected. Five houses in Stockholm
had suspended
The British Parliament had adjourned its
sittings on the 18th until the 4th of Februa-
! ry next, the royal assent having been prcvi-
ously given to the Bank Issues Indemnity
| Bill.
| Detailed accounts had been received from
India, but they do nothing more than fill up
| the outlines OreViOuSlV received
| The commercial crisis had become more
aggravated at Smyrna.
! Mr.. Milar Gibscn was elected member for
Ashton by large majority over his opponent.
| The Belgian elections had resulted in a
large ministerial majority in favor of the lib
cral policy. There were los members to be
elected. OF these 20 of the new deputies
belong to the liberal side, and only SO to the
opposition.
1t was rumorcd at Vienna that news had
been received from Constantinople to the eff
feet that the Porte, acting with the consent
of the Powers, would sIgu the treaty of Par
is, and had issued firman for the dissolution
Of the Divans in the Dannbian Provinces, but
the statement requires confirmation.
John Edwards Stephens, of the late Lon
don and Eastern Bank, had failed to appear
before the Bankruptcy Court at Edinburgh,
after several days examination, and a war
rant was Issued for his apprehension.
Henry S. Bright, formerly large corn
merchant at Hull had been sentenced to 10
years. penal servltudc for forgery.
An ambassador has been sent to England
to sue for the hand of the Princess Alice for
the Crown Prince of the Netherlands
No further progress had been made in the
launch Of the Lcviathan.
Trade in the manufacturing districts of
England was generally bad. The markets
were inundated, and at Huddersfield prices
were shade lower.
There is great agitation in Syria. A con-
fct had occurred between the inhabitants of
Bethlehem and Tamsr, in which one person
killed and several wounded.
A portion of the crew of the frigate Con-
gross were on q visit to Jcrusa lem.