The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-07-03 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.

- Br the British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship
Africa, Captain Little, which arrived soon after midnight on
Saturday, we have intelligence from New York to the 19th,
Boston the 20th, and Halifax the 22nd ult. She brought 223
passengers, and $811,142, and £6OO in specie. The Hon.
John Ross, Speaker of the Legislative Council of Canada, was
a passenger by the-Africa.
The steam-ship Asia arrived at Halifax on the 20th ult.
The ship William Rathbone, hence, at New York, had nine
deaths amongst her passengers.
The United. States new steam-frigate Mirrimac had been
launched from the Charleston navy yard,
The United States revenue-cutter Washington had inter-
cepted a vessel leaving the harbour of New York, with nearly
60 persons on board, enlisted, as it is alleged, for the Crimea.
At a fire which broke out in the toy and fireworks estab-
lishment of Dunkin and Robbins, No. 10, Maiden-lane, a
terrific explosion of combustibles had occurred, and a young
man, named Philip H. Jeanneret, had perished in the flames.
A gold snuff-box, ornamented with brilliants, said to have
been sent as a present by the Emperor of France to a gentle-
man in New York, and which had been levied on for debt, was
sold by auction by the sheriff, in the City-hall, for $BOO,
The Germans of Williamsburg were making preparations to
forcibly resist the enforcement of the prohibitory liquor law.
Meetings had been held, and resolutions recommending violent
measures, adopted.
At N.ew York, a great meeting of the Know-Nothing party
had been held in the Park, and the Philadelphia platform
adopted. The Massachusetts section had decided to call an
extra session of the State Council on the 28th ult., when the
seceding delegates to tie Philadelphia Convention would
make their report.
A despatch from New Or%sans stated that cholera had ap-
peared among the United States• troops at Baton Rouge, in an
epidemic form, and that several deaths had occurs-ed.
The barque Magnolia, which had been seized by the Go-
vernment and taken into Mobile, as• belonging to- the Kinney
expedition, had on board 3000 riffes;lBoo Colt's revolvers, 6000
lbs. of powder made up into 300,000 rounds fixed ammunition,
1000 tents, a battery of brass field pieees,all complete, with
haness, equipment, cartridges, and slot to match,- lots- of pikes
and sabres, a quantity of clothing, and 500 cots.
In Mississippi; State showers of veritable brimstone• had
fallen. In some districts of the State frost had been experi-
enced on the 11th ult. Mr. G. R. Griffithi•theinventor-of the
India-rubber cotton) floats, was at Tuscaloosa- preparing to
down to Mobile 100• bales of cotton.
The Lochmaben Castle, hence, with 657 passengers, and a 4
cargo of salt and rice, had been wrecked Orr the Bird Rocker
H was expected that the• whole of the passengers would be-
saved.

In Upper Canada there- is said to be difficAties-with the
Saugeen Indians, who complain of having beenoverreached
by the-Government in a treaty respecting their lands, which
they agreed, on certain conditions, to cede to the Crown. The
provincial newspapers say a rebellion is threatened, which
may cost both blood and trenture. A conspiracy of prisoners •
in the Canadian penitentiary to murder the keepers and
escape has•been discovered. Ohe•hundred of them were found
armed.

Advices, from Cuba state thatowing to a sort of undefined
alarm of personal danger which, had seized on the mind of
General Concha, many of the ofltes•of the public functionaries •
had been converted into temporary barracks.
From Mexico, we learn that the Government troops- had
vanquished tho Revolutionists in:several encounters, and the
progress of the-conquerors was signalised by the blood-thirsty
ferocity which it-the characteristic-of Mexican warfare. The
outbreak in the - northern provinces- seems to have been, a
spontaneous no political plan whatever having been
promulgated by its- promoters. Vigorous measures had been
taken to quell the•insurrection. The insurgents are said tt)
have taken possession, of Guanaguto- awl to have been joined-
by Victoria and Sa►tillo. The outbreak at Rio Grande hadA
resulted in the capture of Monterey, by the Revolutionists,
on the'27th

Correspondence fizni Central America', states, that Grey-
town had been entirely rebuilt, and a•-, new government
formed,- by formally adopting a constittition and electing
municiFzi officers.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW Yonic„ 18th June.
MoNE-,--There was ar steady demand for money, the sup-
ply ample and the rates of interest remained, unchanged. In
exchange there was a fair amount of business doing at the
following rates ;—London; 1091 to 110,1; 51121- to 5.15;
Bremen, 7Pt to 701 • Hamburg, 361 to 36-1:..
COTTON.—The Atlanties-advices, of the 13th ult., being of
a favourable tenor, caused an advance of ie.,. but subsequently
with rumoursof a rise in some of the interior streams of Ala-
bama and Eauisiana, the buoyancy had been. lost. The
accounts from the South i-mre of a conflicting nature, the
reports of a rise in the rivers-seemed to have gained credence
with the majority, and the market closed rather heavily in
consequence. Yesterday the market closed steadily with sales
estimated at 2',500 bales. From Messrs. Tale,ott's circular,
June 18th, we extract the following :--" We do. not attach
much importance to the reported rise in the riven, believing
that it will be temporary, and, consequently, add.but little to
the receipts at the ports. Annexed, from reliable sources,
will be found the latest information by teleg,raphon this sub-
ject. Although the estimates of probable reeeipts at the
ports, advised, of 2.7"t0 2,750,000-bales are not increased, the
favourable accounts of the growing crop and the partial rise
in the rivers, alluded to, have weakened confidence, and nego-
tiations, consequently are more difficult to effect, Holders, at
the decline noticed, show • no- anxiety to sell, 'believing- that
they will have a more favourable ropportunity to realise on
receipt of the large' advances anticipated within. the next
thirty days from Liverpool, per Asia, of the Bth, B4dtie, of the
15th, and America,: of the 22nd instant. The exports to
France will now nrD blv fall in the close of the
nu shipments oe Amen to hiverpool by to inner A
ruling there. Tables of receipts and stocks, exports to Great
Britain and France, made up to latest mail dates, chow deficit
in receipts at the ports of 200,042 bales ; excess in- export to

reat Britain, 12,460 bales ; excess to France, 121,910 bales.
Stocks in all the ports, 170,824 hates, against 457,087 bales
at -same period last year. •
BREADSTIIFFS.—The corn market was rather- dull, and
prices, particularly of the common. qualities, experienced a
further decline, amounting .in some instances to 121 c. per
barrel. Corn meal, was inactive. Wheat was du11.,.
PRovisloNs.—The pork market was firm, and higher prices
had been obtained for new mess. Beef firm, with. moderate
sales. Bacon was steady, with fair demand.
IRON.—The buoyancy in the iron market generally con-
tinues, and prices of Scotch pig, with, considerable speculative
action, are again higher. Other kinds are also firm. The
stock of English sheet is mostly composed of the poorer
qualifies; prime is scarce.
FREIGHTS.—In Freights there hasl.been a decidedimprove-
ment ; the rates to Liverpool were, cotton, 5-32 d. to 3-16 d.;
corn, 41d. to 51d. ; flour, ls. 3d. to Is. 6d. ; rosin, 15..t0 ls. 3d. ;
turpentine, ls. 6d. to Is.-9d.; heavy and measurement goods,
103..t0 12s. 6d.; beef, in tierces, 15..6d. to is. 9d:.;. pork, in
barrels, ls. 3d.

NEVi YORK, June /9, 6, p.m.—Money and. exchange un-
altered. Cotton steady ; sales 1,100 bales.. Breadstuffs
Flour firm ; sales 7,000 bbls. ; Wheat easier; • Corn better ;
Pork buoyant; Beef steady; Lard steady ; .Baconquiet ; But-
ter dull ; Iron firm ; Lead quiet.
MOBILE, June 14--Sales to-day 6,000. to ZOOO bales ;
middling, 11c. to llic. ; asking 1-c. to • ic.- since steamer's ac-
counts were known; receipts light; no rise in rivers. June
16.—Middling, 11k. Freights to Liverpool, 5-16 d. Receipts,
21,000 bales. _

Ety Electric Telegraph.
NEW YORK, June 21.—Rates in the Money market to-day
were unchanged. Cotton is c. lower; flour, slightly declined;
corn slightly advanced. European news per St. Louis here
to-day at three o'clock.
NEW ORLEANS,, June 21,—Sales 2,500 balks, firm.