Glasgow Courier. — 1855-12-20 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

THE NEW RUSSIAN LOAN.  The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post says—l have endeavoured to collect information relative to the new Russian loan. The history of the transaction is very complicated. I can, therefore, only answer for the general correctness of my statements. As early as sin mouths after the war commenced, the Russian gownment called upon the various national banks of the empire to supply funds, and soon after this fact it was reported that beyond certain sums it would be impossible to supply the state without danger of bankruptcy. It as as proposed to make open loans through the medium of houses in Holland and Prussia. But these attempts failed on two oceasions. Russia thee addressed several large banking houses, through the medium of Messrs. Stieglitz, the Czar's bankers, who had already withdrawn, long since, large same of money which the late Emperor had deposited in foreign countries. Large sums of money have been advanced; the names of the houses have been given to me, but I will not publish them, because, if called upon for proofs of the statement, none could be produced. But these operations will be understood in Hamburg, where war material for Russia has long been imported and paid for. This fact I assert without fear of contradiction. But the transactions with Russia have of necessity been carried on with much secrecy. Forged bills of lading and false names have been used. It will be seen, therefore, bow very easy it is for A. B. or C. to assert that they have not contracted 'loans" with Russia, or sold war material to the enemy! Whilst Sehasropol held out, and there were promises of peace, the private debtors of Russia waited without alarm. But now t hings are changed; and :seeking to legalise their claims, they have insisted on a public loan, which was also necessary, as the compromised few found they were unable any longer to bear the new demands necessary to support their creditors. What was to be done? The creditors became agents to receive subscriptions--nothing more ! The governments of Holland and Prussia are friends of Russia, so that Berlin, Hamburg, and Antsterdatn are convenient depots for collecting fonds. It is now sought, I nun aisured, to make the Russian loan a political subscription to support Russia. There are many in France who have and will again subscribe to the Russian loan' some in Germany, the Two Sicilies, and even Spain. They have only to send their moneyte Hamburg, arid the appointed agents will return them shares,the interestof which comesdue, oddly enough, on the Ist of April I In this way it is sought to raise 196,750,000 fr. (in (100 rouble shares.) Now, if my inform rtion is good, the 'agents' are to be paid, in the first instance, a large portion of their existing debt, and then to receive a per centage on all sums forwarded to St. Petersburg. Those who are rinxious for details of the loan may refer to the German Gazette de la Bourse. It is true tire loan will be to a certain extent innegutiable, bit the subscribers generally al, 111 not care to trade in it; they do not belong to that class, and pay their nio-ey to support a power on n hom depends the success of their political cause. On such grounds, I would venture to assert that the new Russian loan will be more successful than is generally believed in the money markets of London and Paris.  DID THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS COMMIT SUICIDE?  At an inquiry held before Mr. Wakley on Friday, into the circumstances attending the death of a person who had suffered from an affection of the pulmonary organs, the disease to which the late Emperor of Russia's death was attributed, the coroner, in remarking upon the case, observed, In the case of the Emperor Nicholas, his death was put down to paralysis of the lungs and bronchitis, which, according to the gymptoins described, WM known by us medical men to have been impossible, and to have been stated only to deceive the public mind. The official document describing the Emperor's death stated that, at the last he took lease of his family with a firm voice, a proceeding physically impossible if he was suffering from the disease stated in the certificate of death. Tire belief, therefore, on the minds of the medical men in this country was, that the Emperor was poisoned; and that is my own opinion—not, at the same time, that he was poisoned by those about him, but that he committed suicide.'