The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-12-11 00:00:00

AM:ERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC.

-- •
th e . st.tpa mail steam-ship Pacific, Capt. Eldridge,
By
.••
which arrived on Sunday morning, we have intelligence irom
New York to the 28th ult. She brought 81 passengers, and.
$9,000 in specie. The steam-ship Washington, from South-
ampton, about which some uneasiness was felt, arrived at New
York on the 27th ult., after a boisterous passage of twenty
days. On the 17th ult. she experienced a violent hurricane.
The Washington Union, by authority of the State depart-
ment, says that Mr. Buchanan had conferred with Lord Cla-
rendon with regard to the augmentation of the British West
India squadron. Lord Clarendon stated that the squadron
originated in no act unfriendly to the United States.. Its ob-
ject was to protect British commerce against Russian priva-
teers said to be fitting out at our ports. The case of the Maury,
as represented by Mr. Barclay and Mr. Crampton, was cited in
justification.
The committee appointed by the New York Chamber of
Commerce to ascertain and report the facts connected with
the seizure of the Maury had made their report, and the
Chamber had adopted it. The report states that the character
of the owners of the vessel had been needlessly assailed, owing
to want of proper inqhiry by the British diplomatic agents.
It asserts that the United States Government has always
strictly enforced the laws of neutrality. The British agents
had not properly apologised to the owners of the Maury for
the infamous impeachment against them. - -
From Washington we learn that the question as to the
legality of the drafts drawn by the Mexican Government, in
anticipation of the three millions payable under the Mesilla
Valley treaty, had been before the Cabinet, and, without being
formally discussed, had been indefinitely postponed. There
had been an immense Know-Nothing demonstration by torch-
light at Washington.
An important seizure of letters had been made by the special
agent of the General Post-office, of a portion of the foreign mails
taken from Havre by the. Vanderbilt line of steamers. It ap-
pears a portion of these mails have been regularly handed
over to private carriers, who have delivered the letters and
collected the postage, thus violating the United States law,
which provides that all ship letters shall only be distributed
through the Post-office.

In -Georgia a bill had been introduced into the Legislature,
proposing to confiscate, for the benefit of owners of fugitive
slaves, the debts due by citizens of Georgia to citizens of the
State to which slaves may have escaped, if the authorities of
that State refuse to deliver up the slaves upon claim of their
rightful owners.
By the arrival of the steam-ship Daniel Webster, at New
Orleans, advices have been received from California to the sth
ult. The mining news is of an encouraging nature. The
Indians in Oregon were continuing their depredations on an
extensive scale. An additional force of 200 men had left San
Francisco to join Colonel Walker, who still retained quiet
possession of Granada and the Transit route. He was daily
receiving accessions. On the 13th instant Mr. Wheeler, the
United States Minister at Nicaragua, formally recognised
Walker's government. General Corral had been found guilty
of treason and shot, and Espinoza had been banished. Colonel
Kinney remained at Greytown, but fifty of his followers had
joined the Walker party,
Advices from Havana, to the 23rd ult., had also been re-
ceived at New Orleans by the arrival of the steam-ship
Granada, but the news was unimportant. Sugars were wholly
unchanged.
From Mexico the dates are to the 18th ult. Gen. Alvarez
had entered the capital with 5,000 men, the garrison having
evacuated it. The seat of government was about to be per-
manently removed to Boleno de Hidalgo. Senor Urago bad
been appointed Minister to Prussia. Senor Sciato had resigned
the Secretaryship of the Treasury. A cordial feeling existed
between the President and Vidaurri.
Advices have been received from Venezuela to the Bth ult.
The port was perfectly healthy and tranquil. In Laguayra
and Porto Cabello cholera was raging to an alarming extent.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, 28TH Nov.
The New York Shipping and Commercial List, in review-
ing the state of the New York market, states that there is an
unmistakeably more hopeful feeling in financial circles now
than for several weeks past, a turn of the tide from compara-
tive panic to positive confidence, a grateful and most oppor-
tune offset to the shadows which were cast across the
Atlantic, threatening us, but a few days since, as it were,
with the cloudy prospects that beset the monetary circles of
London and Paris. Capital is abundant, the banks are dis-
counting liberally, and with an almost entire suspension of
specie shipments, a tendency to lower rates is natural. We
have now reached a period of the year when there is less de-
mand for money for the prosecution of business, the close of
the year being appropriated rather to a settling and balancing
Of old accounts than to the formation of new ones. Hence the
necesties of the mercantile community are less exigent than
yetinir.
present-
ingco
they were a few weeks since, while the tall trade
7e
gre sass .
tTdhni
es
si,s
aan gnogordeeanubgliniryeofnotrratshte comingtn then n winter,iyesuniversal
ntrac-
dtohuebts,amwehipeleiriwnderleasttliyeeaprr.evalivliengqufnetae-
tt itiorne,s doefp r
theess i
time as n
adt
first class business paper 9 to 12 per cent., according to date of
maturity. The bank statement for the-past week might be
considered as favourable, but for the measures taken by the
Boston Banks to fortify themselves in view of the monetary
stringency there, and the unsettled condition of Eastern cur-
rency, the augmentation would have been larger. There was
an increase in the specie to the amount of $412,322, and dis-
counts, $282,488, while in the circulation the decrease was
$162,012, and deposits, $648,207. Exchange on England was
in good demand at 108 to 1081 per cent. Bills on France
were quoted at 5.211 f. to 5.25 f.
COTTON.—The cotton market, on the receipt of the Canada's
advices, opened better, with a fair demand, but closed quiet.
The advancing tendency in prices last week were checked by
the more free arrivals from the. South, and with only a
moderate demand, previous prices were barely maintained.
The sales were estimated at 7,500 bales.

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS, EXPORTS, AND STOCKS OF COTTON.
Exports Total Exports Stocks on
to to Hand and
Great Britain. Foreign Ports Sbipp'd.
855 723.523 263,023 400,157 331,386
854 452,505 137,054 221,151 288,582
ncrease 271,018 127,959 179,006 42,804
Messrs. J. T. Stewart and Co., in their circular of the 27th
ult, state that, " The very abundant rains which prevailed be-
tween the 6th and 9th instant, in Alabama and part of Missis-
sippi, have not been sufficient to keep the rivers navigable for
large, class of boats, but the swamps are said to be filled, and
very partial rains from this pgriod will render them again na-
vigable. The Tombigbee river, as high up as Columbus, near
the head of navigation, had risen ten feet from low water mark,
and a large number of flat boats had drifted down from that
section, from which quarter we have reliable advices from col-
lecting attorneys, to the most prominent jobbing houses in our
city, that they are now only commencing to send to market
the cotton crop of the two years preceding the present. On the
same unbiassed authority we state our conviction that there is,
on that river section, now, upwards of 60,000 bales of old cot-
ton. Red River, Ouchin, Arkansas, and Yazoo, all contain yet
considerable portions of old cotton, certainly over 250,000
bales."

Receipts

BREADSTIMS.—In the flour market during the past week
there has been an advance of 621 c. per barrel on medium and
common qualities, of which 25c. per barrel has since been lost,
the closing rates showing an improvement of 371 c. per barrel
on our last quotations.. In wheat, red and mixed sorts had
advanced sc. to 10c. per bushel, with very little offering for
sale. Indian corn must be quoted sc. per bushel higher, with
a good export demand,
PROVISIONS.—The pork market was quiet, and prices a
shade easier; the demand being restricted to the wants of the
home trade, the sales amounting in the aggregate to but
1,300 bbls., closing at $21,75 to $22,50, according to the yard
whence deliveries are made. $2l for thin mess and city
prime mess, and $2O for prime. For beef a moderate demand
had prevailed, and the market was without material change.
Prime mess beef was in fair demand for export, and the
market was firm. Lard is fic. better, with a fair demand;
sales 2,800 bbls. and tcs. at 12c. to 121 c. Butter and cheese
in moderate demand.
le market
SALTS Liverpool continued in smallo supply,
firm, at previous rates. a"d thosacks
invoice of
and onfeanof 200 sacks 4:::ierally was quiet. 200 tons Scotch
pigs3s brought Thrfi thn7ee months.
tattrhokl 32, six months. English sheet without
change; singles remain scarce, doubles and trebles plenty.
CosL.—There was a better supply of Liverpool, with an
accumulating stock, and but a small demand, prices favouring
the buyer. We hear of no sales, but $9,75, four months, is
as high as Orrel can be quoted.
PREIGHTS.—The freight market closed better, under in-
creased offerings to Great Britain. In other directions there
was no change noticeable. We quote to Liverpool, for cotton,
3-16 d. per lb. ; flour, 2s. 6d. to 2s. 9d. per brl; grain, 71d. to
Ba. per bushel. To London Flour' 4s. per brl. Grain, 10d.
to 12d. per bushel: To Havre Cotton, .11e. to lc. per lb.;
flour, 90c. to 95c. per brl. ; grain 23c. to 25c. per bushel.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 27.—Cotton firm. Sales to-day,
10,000 bales, at 9c. to 91c. Sugar advanced lc. Sales of
fair, at sic. to 61c. Molasses active, 291 e. Corn, 90c. Cotton
freights, to Liverpool, Id., and to Havre, lc.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRANCE.

The steam-frigates Albatross, Magellan, and Cacique, and
the steam-corvette Primauguet landed at Marseilles, on the
3rd, about 4,000 men of the Imperial guard, coming from the
Crimea—namely, 1,318 Zouaves, 1,260 men of the Ist Regi-
ment of Voltigeurs, 1,260 of the 2nd Regiment, and 104
grenadiers of the Ist Regiment. The corvette Fulton, which
arrived on the same day, direct from Kamiesch, had on board
a strong detachment of Foot Chasseurs of the Guard. One-
half of these troops proceeded from the quay to the railway,
and immediately left for Paris. The ship-of-the-line St. Louis
was expected at Toulon with the remainder of the Grenadiers.
The transport Dordogne was loading at Marseilles a quantity
of war materiel for the army in the Crimea.

DENMARK.—A considerable sensation has been caused at
Copenhagen by the disappearance of the Portuguese Minister
at that court. He.has been for some time subject to occasional
attacks of melancholy, and, on Sunday before last, he left his
residence, and has not since been heard of.
FRANCE.—General Canrobert's return to Paris has set afloat
rumours that the day after his departure from Stockholm an
act, convention, or protocol was signed between the Swedish
Minister for Foreign Affairs on one side, and the English and
French Ministers Plenipotentiary on the other, and that the
articles of that convention, or by whatever other name it may
be called, are most satisfactory to the Allies and advantageous
to Sweden' The official statement of the Moniteur, on this
subject, is looked for with. anxiety.
AIISTRIA.—A private despatch, from Vienna, announces
that the. Austrian army is to undergo a further reduction of
80,000 men. This report was current on the Vienna Exchange
on Thursday.
Russrs.—The Vienna Correspondence says :—"TheOdessa
Imperial Commercial Bank has suspended its cash payments.
Unpleasant scenes have occurred in consequence. The Gen-
armerie remind people that, by refusing to take bank notes,d
they display animosity towards the Government. The pre-
mium on silver is already 12 and 15 per cent."