The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-06-04
EUROPE.
THE FOREIGN NEWS BY THE STEAMER
n - AMERICA.

The New York papers of yesterday contain but
few details not included in our own Dispatches
We subjoin the following particulars:
TURIN, May 19.-Yesterday, several detach-
ments of Austrians advanced to Caprisco, near San
Germano, driving off cattle, and firing at the peas
ants. Our troops, desiring to fight, awaited the
enemy at San Germano, but they withdrew to Yer
| celli-which place they this morning evacuated
after blowing up two arches of the bridge of Sezia
Our troops occupied Vercell this afternoon. The
Austrians with their artillery are still on the left
bank of the river No collision had yet taken place
between the opposing armies.
II 1t was reported that General Gyula had sent
word to his government that his provisions were
| beginning to fail in Piedmont, and that he would
not be able to hold his present position for more
than fifteen days longer.
+ The French Government, it was said, had received
information that four Russian corps de'armee had
moved towards the Austrian frontier
1t was asserted that the Emperor OF Austria ar
rived on the 10th at Milan and departed directly
for Pavia. accompanied by General Hess
The Official Weiner Zeitnng announces that
Norwegian brig, while going into Venice, was
stopped by French frigae. and informed that all
Austrian ports, with the exception of Trieste and
Ancona, were in state of blockade The COM
mander of the fortress at Venice had received no
notice of the fact
The French feet before Venice had already taken
twenty vessels.
Fifteen French men-of-war had been seen near
Cittaro, on the coast of Dalmatia
The ftmes correspondent in the Austrian camp,
says hat naval attack on Venice would have no
chance OF success. Every channel has either been
quite blockaded by sunken ships or vessels laden
with stones are moved close by ready to close the
small remaining passages at a few minutes notice
and guns OF large calibre command all these OBJ
stacles The Paris correspondent ofThe Times
however, says that the French squadron is not to
attack Venice, but merely to blockade that port
for the present.
The Liverpool Post promises to have reliable in
formation explanatory of Austria's mysterious pro-
ceedngs. 1t says the moment the French troops
cross the Ticino the Austrian troops will march
directly on Paris, Russia will then join Austria,
and the reward of what looks like treacherv is to
| be Modavia and Waachia. The crossing of the
Ticino will be regarded as an invasion of Austrian
territory, and on that conviction Prussia and Ger
| many will act The Post then proeeeds To show
| the incentive to a European league against Napo
eon and says that it is disposed to place implicit
| faith in its information.
THE LATEST
LONDON, Saturday morning.-The London Stock
Exchange has been very dull, and Consols have
| slightly declined.
| The Times Getty Artcle) of last evening. saws:
| 'Compete stagnation continues to prevail in the
! Stock Exchange. The scarcity of Stock having
been somewhat relieved, prices closed about an x
| per cent worse than yesterday. The discount mar
yet was very dull. Good bills, at two to three
Hon a were taken at . to per cent. Gold con-
| pills OF sevastopolo Sons, Greek firm in Lon
don, were yesterday returned. The bouse held q
respectable position, but its engagements, which
are chieny In the foreign corn trade, are not be-
sin the Wheat market, Yesterday, MONDAYS
rates were nominally quoted, but the tendency was
downward, and sales could not be effected except
by Is. reduction"
The Times City Artice) also saws that the funds
opened on Friday without recovering from the de-
cline OF the previous day, and that the market was
heaVy throughout, the final transactions being at a
of .rht
money in the open market was very moderate At
the Bank tair business was done, chiefly with
regular customers.
Ieh, the late Imperial Commissioner at Canton
hands of the English.
FRANCE
orders have been sent to Baron Gros, French
Ambassador at China, insructing him to return to
France. W
The French fleet has also been recalled from
China. 0
- The Corps Legisatif had been prorogued to the
2Sth of May. r w 'D'
The fluctuations on the Paris Bourse were fire.
quent, but slight. On the goth prices fell quarter
put rallied and closed at fractional advance The
three per cents were at elf. for money and elf &C.
for account.
AUSTRIA.
AN Imperial decree increases the direct andkndi.
rect taxation not including the monopoly of the to-
bacco trade and the customs duties
GERMANY.
In the sitting of the Federal Diet, Prussia declar-
ed that although she still adhered to her protest
against the proposal of Hanover to form fed
eral corps d'armee of observation on the Rhine
yet she did not object to its being established as
matter OF form. The proposal was accordingly re-
terred to the Commission of Management of Militia
ry Affairs
SWITZERLAND.
lncllnatlons were manifested by the Italian ref1-
gees on the Swiss frontiers to stir up a revolution
in Lombardy, but they were put down by the Swiss
troops, who seized quantity of guns and gun.
powder. o
The Swiss Federal Diet had resolved on prohibit
ing the expectation of arms to, and the collecting
of arms by the inhabitants of places in the imma
date vicinity of the Italian frontiers Fupitiyes
and deserters able to bear arms al to be forbidden
to pass from the territories of beligerent into
the territories of the other.
NAPLES.
The King still survives
Great intrigues on foot to procure the crown
OF the two Sicilies for the Queens eldest son.
Brokers observation-disclosures RonL
Note Reporter thus defines some of the phrases usad
in stock circles and by newspapers:
A bull Is one who buys stocks on speculation,
thinking they will rise, so that he can sell at a
profit 1t is to his interest to have stocks rise and
ne Will resort to every means to bring about the
desired result. VIZ
Bear is one who sells stocks on speculation
thinking they Will fall, SO that he can buy in for
less money to fill his contracts 1t is to his interest
TO break down the market, and he will resort to
the most desperate means to accomplish his object
A Corner is when the bears cannot buv or
borrow the stock to deliver in fuflment of their
contracts.
A Deposit is earnest money, lodged in the hands
OF thlrd party as guarantee; '5 up,' 40 up"
&C., Is the language expressive of a deposit
overloaded is when the bulls cannot take and
pay, for the stocks they have purchased
snort Is when person orparty sells stocks when
they have none and expect to buy or borrow them
in time to deliver.
Long is when person or party has a plentiful
Flyer Is to buy some stock with view to SELL
ing 1t IN few days. and either make or lose as luck
will have it.
A Wash is pretended sale, by special agreement
between the seller and buyer, for the purpose of
getting quotation reported.