The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-05

Cheerful Aspects Of the Boarse-tiood Rea-
sons for Peace-A Prussian Spy In Franks
fort-Prussian Rule and its Consequences.

D0ufSt-NsOO0 l6e0s
for Peace-A Prussian Spy in Frank
fort-Prussian Rule and its Consequences.
FRANKFORT, Dec. 81, 1858.
The Bourse presents at the close OF the year a
cheerful aspect. The gloom which pervaded for the
last weeks has totally subsidized and prices look up
again. Speculative stock at yesterdays liqui-
dalton SO scarce that large bonus had to be paid
for the lending. Austrian credit shares have
reached their highest prices again and close at 24
while railway shares are in good demand and have
risen in price-those OF the French-Austrian Com
pany to sos, Lombards to 201. Americans are dro0p
ing much had TO be realized, great many trans
actions for the call being outstanding for the end OF
the year. Still. the floating stock Is fast diminishing
and will be finally absorbed by investors In January,
provided that no new financial disturbance
comes from the other side OF the Atlantic.
Business in general is improving, only the
corn markets remain dull, and there is only good
demand for oats, on Dutch and English account.
Money remains drug and discount below three per
cent. New issues OF Hungarian and Russian rail-
ways and several lottery loans by the city OF Madrid
and various Italian towns are contemplated, and
by and by the market must become SO gutted that
crash Is inevitable and only question OF time.
Our German affairs look peaceable enough just
now, as neither Austria nor Prussia IL in position
to be desrous for war; stu the Prussan official pa
pers continue their camors against Austria and can
scarcely conceal their spite that this Power which
they tancied 10 have disposed OF for long time, Is
again taking'the lead in European controy 1t
Is notorious that Russian inIrlgues had heaped up
fuel at the back OF Austria, in Roumanfa and Bull
eonvenience and that aUstra has sncceeded IN
Just as before the war 81 $685. the Pras.
wanton disturber OF the peace, and of harrassng
Prussia IN different ways. All this will not de-
ra IS peaceful Poae only desroSs to ' Keep her
own and wanting peace for the restoration OF her
finances and the amendment Of her laws, while
Prussia Is pushing forward TO annoy the east district
Of Germany. Still, as Austria s sure of the French
alliance big words are very unlikely TO be followed
which are wormwood to Bismarck and his acoiytes
They have In vain appealed to Hungary and assured
them OF their sympathy, and tue Hnngarans reply
Just now, p' and do not Eant any asslstanesi
Austria if she were - sa.a'-" on !. !,
mi fr,ck evss - most perddious and disgrace
mep, played by one monarchicar govern
On another The same king who declared hay
aug taken his crown from the communion table, as
s0clates with Garbaldi and Kapka to further revou
note existed, and then stated that Count Bis
marck was ignorant OF the same they now want to
make believe that such old stories are brought again
ment
The hateful and atrocous spy who was here before
the Prussian domination, and who by false reports
mas done Infinite harm to this town, has now been
Withdrawn and recalled to Berlin He was one OF
those wretches who are only patr0nized by des-
pOtic governments-a shameful spy and calum-
nator, well paid for such services. He could do
no good here, as without his reports Russia is
WINGED that she has sympathies here but that she
has nothing to fear from such a town.
TO what q miserable plight Prussan rule has
brought US is proved by the budget OF the town,
submitted yesterday to the municipal body. 1t shows
expenses 10 the amount OF 2OlO,412 norins and an
income OF 500 norins We have, therefore, to
provide for large deficit, while formerly we had q
surplus. Prussia has taken our property as con-
quest made by war, and we can get no redress as
the judges are the mini0ns OF the government. The
King has promised repeatedly his intercession, but
nothing has come out OF 1t, and our railways are
still conflscated, while we have to pay enormous
taxes to the government besides. Hitherto foreigners
have remained unmoested, our city authorities hav
ing abstained from taxing them.
We had all December heavy rams, so that our
rivers swollen and no ice at ALL To-day there Is
"a change for the better.
The Bourse to-day is very frm-Americans, rs l1-I6