The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-11-02 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC.
The United States mail steamer Atlantic arrived in the
Mersey on Wednesday morning, about half-past eight,
with 105 passengers and 380,000 dollars in specie. She
left New York on the 16th ultimo, and on the same day,
at half past three, p.m., passed the mail steamer Arctic,
forty-five miles from New York. On Tuesday the At-
lantic encountered a very severe gale in the channel, from
the north-east, and commencing at five, p.m.
The steam-ship America arrived at Boston, from Liver-
pool, on the 14th ultimo. The steam-ship Sierra Novada,
arrived at New York from Aspinwall and Jamaica, was
detained at the latter place 40 hours by the most violent
storm that had visited the island for many years. The
steam-ship Star of the West had arrived at New York,
with a small amount in specie, and advices from San
Juan, Nicaragua to the 6th ultimo. The mail steam-
ship Trent left San Jum on the 2iid for Navy Ray.
The steam-ship Illinois arrived at New York on the
13th ultimo, with the Californian mails of the 16th Sept.,
51,626,322 in gold-dust on freight, and about 5400,600
in the hands of passengers. The Golden Gate left San
Francisco on the 16th of September for New York, with
£'1,988,837 in gold-dust on freight. The barque Emily,
of London, sailed from Panama for San Francisco on the
7th of March, and, after being out 95 days, put into San
Bias, with 19 of the passengers dead. The passengers
were then transferred to the Archibald Gracie, and they
were 65 days on the passage to San Francisco, during
which 18 more of the passengers died. For the last 13
days of the passage they were on an allowance of a pint
of water per day, and totally without provisions.

A SOCIETY of female reverends has been established in
America ; the Rev. Amelia Scott is the secretary.
MARIO leaves London for Florence in a day or two, to !
take possession of the beautiful Villa Salviata, which he
has lately purchased ; from thence he departs for St.
Petersburgh, to fulfil his forthcoming engagement.
CHANTILLY.—The Presse says :—" The Chateau of
Chantilly and its dependencies have just been purchased
by an English company, which intends, it is said, to re-
sell them in detached lots. It is hoped, however, that the
chateau will not be pulled down."
IMPORTATION OF HORSES INTO NAPLES.—Foreign
horses are now allowed to enter the kingdom by paying a
duty of £5 and under, whilst entire horses enter free.
English horses are much esteemed in Naples, and there
is a great rage just now for racing and hunting.
A SEDUCER SHOT.—At Milwankee, U.ee, on the 14f is
ultimo, a woman named Ann Wheeler, formerly of Cleve-
land, where her friends reside, shot a young man named
Lace, in the street, with a pistol. Lace, who is a married
man, had seduced her, and reported the fact in the saloons
of the city.
A FAMILY OF GIRLS.—A Belgian paper states that a
woman, thirty-three years of age, is now living at Liege
who was lately confined of triplets, who are respectively
ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA. her 22nd, 23rd, and 24th children. She has thus had,
We have intelligence from New York to the 20th ult. during nine years of married life, twenty-four children,
by the Royal Mail steam-ship Asia, Lott, commander, all in good health, and of the female sex.
which arrived in the Mersey at 340 a.m. yesterdays A ZINC VESSEL, of about 100 tons, called the Comte
(Monday,) with the following passengers. le Hon, is about to be launched at Nantes. This metal i
Mrs. and two Misses Grange, Mr. Marcon,Mr.,l4fiss,and is cheaper than iron plates, and will, it is believed, prove
Master Jeffany, and two servants, Messrs. Wilson,Thomas less liable to deterioration in water; but sailors are of
Drew, E. Abbatt, Arkwrieht, Lieut. Walker, Messrs. S. opinion that in hot climates the zinc would speedily be
Cutter, jun., Harrison' J. Manwing, S. Shipley, Sprague, : covered with shells to an impending extent.
Rankin, Louis Heidenheimer, P. Fort. Rolland, P. Prit- 1 , THE
BALLET UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE QUEEN
chard, F. BlasS, E. Gird, W. Stone, J. Sands, Beeton, 1
OF HEAVEN.—It is stated in the journals that the danseuse
Miss Normand and Mr. Normand, Messrs. Fisken, H. G. Cerito, having vowed a chalice to " Our Lady" in the
Girdes, Rutherford, N. Shure, Morris, D. Whitehead, M. t
, event of her obtaining an engagement this year at the
Bottonley, Smytherman, Reid, D. Cartan, E. Mackay, H. I French Opera of Paris, has, on being re-engaged, pre-
Q. Anderson and boy, E. Kirkpatric, J. F. Clark and lady. ' sented to "Our Our Lady" a chalice of Gothic pattern, bear-
The Asia sailed from New York at noon on the 20th ing on its foot an inscription setting forth the vow, and
ultimo. • made Cape Clear at 3 40, a.m., on Sunday last ; imploring a blessing on the future efforts of the dancer to
at 10 25 a.m., passed the steamship Canada, hence for ;
please the admiring public.
Boston ; and arrived in the river as above, her passage 1
having been prolonged by a succession of easterly gales. I MAITRITIUS.—Advices have been received to the 10th
of September. The general screw-steamer Harbinger
The U.S. mail steam-ship Arctic, Luce, commander,
arrived at New York at 7, p.m., on the 16th ult., after a had arrived with the mails from England to the 14th of
passage of about 10 days and 11 hours from this port. July and £30,000 in specie. Document bills had been
The approaching presidential election was absorbing a negotiated at 4 per cent. discount, and, previously to the
great deal of attention throughout the United States. receipt of specie from London and India, it was fully
The Hon. T. M. Foote, United States charge to Austria, expected that even for the present mail rates would have
was to leave New York for Liverpool on the 30th ult. further declined. It was considered probable that during
Nearly one-half of the business portion of the town of the ensuing month the discount would not exceed 5 per
Ogdensburg had been destroyed by fire. A terrific storm cent.
had swept over Florida on the 9th ult., which did great CONVERSION OF Two HINDOOS AT DELHI. Great
damage to the shipping &c. The cotton crops also suffered excitement has been caused among the Hindoos at Delhi
severely ; and, in some places, it is said, that not one by the conversion and public baptism of two natives, sub-
blade would be obtained from ten acres. Madame Sontag assistant-surgeon Chumunlal and Ram Chandra, Teacher
was at Philadelphia. The yellow fever was still raging at of Science at Delhi College. The ceremony was per-
Charleston. The United States-frigate Powhattan had formed with much solemnity, the catechumens answering
sailed from New York for Havana. She had been the questions in a firm and audible voice. On their re-
despatched thither in consequence of the peculiar aspect turn home they were followed by a large mob, but the
of affairs existing between the authorities of Havana and converts took refuge in the Government Dispensary,
the American Government. The treatment the Crescent where Chumunlal resides. This being the first case of
City had received at Havana, having been compelled to conversion in Delhi, it is expected to have a great effect
put back from that island twice and return to ports in the in shaking the people in their adherence to Hindooism.
United States without being allowed to land her mails and
THE CONFESSIONAL AND THE WHIP. The vicar
passengers, had caused great excitement in New York of Boeee has lately accustomed himself to impose, as a
penance and throughout the United States generally.
c on the females of his flock, the obligation of
The Royal mail steam-ship Derwent had arrived at coming to his chambers, where, after their backs are
New York from St. Thomas, &e., to repair. She reports stripped, they receive a flagellation from the pastoral
that the island of Porto Rico and adjacent islands had been leind. More than thirty females are known to have
visited by a severe hurricane, which did much damage to submitted to this infliction ; others have refused to endure
the shipping. A new York brig was lost off Inagua, and the degradation. The last attempt of the priest failed.
many other vessels were dismasted. A French brig was The vicar had in his chamber a female who was enciente,
also lost in the harbour of St. Thomas. whom, under the pretext of penance, he was desirous of
CCBA.—We have advices from Havana to the 14th ult. flogging, and was about to proceed by force to carry o-
by the steam-ships Black Warrior and Crescent City. his purpose ; but the woman being frightened, utt
The Crescent City was sent to Havana to endeavour to loud cries, which brought the neighbours to her P'
land her mails and passengers, after having on the pre- _ ...••
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vious trip been refused communication with the shore, EXCITING IiACE IN ALGERIA.—n. sport:
whilst she retained a Mr. Smith as purser on board. Porary gives a spirited description of a race in
She entered the harbour of Havana at the first break of
day, and it was supposed by those on board that it was
owing to her not being seen until she was well inside of tie
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captain of the por,
obnoxious Mr. Smit was still on
board. He then informed Captain Porter, that, as the
ship was in port, no steps would be taken to turn her
out, but that no communication would be allowed with
the shore, or any one from the shore. Captain Porter
seid that he desired to present his protest to the Consul ;
on which the captain of the port politely offered to get
further orders from the Captain-General, in the mean-
time informing Captain Porter that the ship might lie in
port as long as suited his purpose, and she might go to
sea when she pleased, as they acknowledgeed no control
over her, but communicate she should not in any man-
ner. Such were the captain-general's orders, and, by way
of enforcing them, guard-boats were placed on all sides of
the ship, filled with the usual police that board foreign
vessels. When the captainof the port came alongsideagain,
be informed Captain Porter that he would not be permitted
to lay his protest before the American Consul; and also
declined entering into a discus:ii,ei of the matter, affirm-
ing that he was exercising no authority of his own, but
acting entirely under orders. Steam was ordered to be
got up. when, just as the Crescent City was about moving
a-head, word came off that Mr. Morales (of the house of
Drake and Co., agents or Ll c compary) had permission
to come alongside. It was thought the difficulty could be
got over by Mr. Smith sending a written denial to the
Captain-General with regard to the accusations of Peter
Hicks. This Captain Porter refused to permit ; and
shortly afterwards the American Consul was allowed to
go alongside. He was not, however, permitted to go on
board the Crescent City, and Captain Porter delivered
his protest to him over the side of the vessel. imme-
diately after the protest was presented to the Consul, the
Crescent City departed from the harbour, it being the
second time she had been refused permission to land her
mails and passengers.
MEXICO.—Our advices extend to the Ist ultimo. The
pronunciamento in Guadalajar still occupied general
attention. Davilla had retained his post only a few days
when a new revolution occurred, and, of course, a fresh
plan was at once announced, in which the federal doctrine
was reasserted, and Santa Anna invoked to assume
supreme authority. The disaffection at Mazatlan and in
Michoacan was unopposed. The authorities of Vera
Cruz had been superseded. From British Guiana we
have advices to the 25th Sept. The weather had been
intensely hot, and the plantations were beginning to
suffer for the want of rain. Business was dull, and pro-
visions scarce.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, OCT. 20.
MONEY MARKET.—There has been little or no change
in the stock market generally. An unfavourable effect has
been produced by the recent accounts from Cuba. The
rates of Government loans, however, show that no appre-
hension exists that any serious difficulties will ensue.
Money is becoming gradually easier. Bills on London
are quoted HO to 1101 ; Paris, 5 131 to 5 15 ; and Ham-
burgh, 361 to 36g.
COTTON.—(From the Shipping List, of Oct. 20)—The
market was very active on Saturday, and full prices were
paid, but for the past two days, though a fair amount of
business has been done, the tendency of prices was in
favour of the buyer. We repeat our quotations of Satur-
day last. The sales for the past three days are 7,000
bales. We quote :

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The post was within view, but a ditch intervened, and
the horse stumbling, both it and the rider came to the
earth. An Arab, who was not msnv paces behind, now
spurred on with redoubled vigour, cleared the brook, and
won the race. Run in twenty-eight minutes.

SCARCITY OF PAPER AT CALIFORNIA.—The San
Francisco Willa says—" The great scarcity of printing
paper continues to be felt, as many of our readers will
perceive by the complexion which we exhibit. There is an
enormous consumption of the article in this market, and
it is a matter of wonder to us that shippers at home have
not turned more attention to it. Unless shipments are

speedily made, the scarcity must exist
for a long time to come." The New York Courier say

" The papers from the interior of California come to us
varied in hue as was Joseph's coat. The Shasta Courier
is grizzly gray ; the Mountain Echo, slightly sunburnt ;
the Marysville papers, one of them a bright, the other a
dingy brown ; the State Journal of Sacramento is murky
and dark, and stiff and heavy, but is nevertheless in keep-
ing with the articles which appear in it diurnally but. the
Sacramento Union continues to reach us on good white
paper, manufactured of four sheets of paper, the size of
ordinary foolscap, pasted together ; an evidence, we take
t, of decided enter

EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.—A very extraordinary
accident occurred a week ago on board the Swedish
steamer the Lennart, as it was proceeding from Stock-
holm to Ystad. In the night a violent tempest arose,
and a large vessel, containing sulphuric acid, placed on
the deck, was broken. A portion of the corrosive liquor
passed through the crevices of the planks, and fell on to
a bed in a cabin beneath. In this bed the Count Eric
Chretien de Pontin, Chamberlain to the King of Sweden
and Norway, was sleeping. The acid soon burnt through
two blankets, and reached the abdomen of the unfortu-
nate gentleman, burning it dreadfully. The gas which
escaped made it impossible for him to cry for help, and he
became senseless. The next morning his servant, on
going into the cabin, found that he had the lower part of
his bowels entirely eaten away. The unfortunate gentle-
man was unable to speak a word. The steamer immedi-
ately put back to the port of Colmar, and the count was
conveyed to the hospital. Every possible attention was
paid to him. but he expired, after some hours of horrible
suffering. He was only twenty-six years of age.
EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF SWINDLING.—The police
of Paris arrested on Saturday week the captain of an
English merchant ship, the Shakspeare, under the follow-
ing circumstances. In March last the Shakspeare left the
port of Canton, having on board an American. This
American was very badly off, and had no goods, but he
and the captain concocted a scheme for committing a
fraud on a grand scale. O❑ arriving at the Cape of Good
Hope, the captain presented the American to a commer-
cial firm with whom he was acquainted, and represented to
them that he had on board his ship about £6,000 worth of
goods, which he was conveying to England. He also pro-
duced vouchers, which seemed to confirm the statement.
The firm, to oblige the American, who was in want of
money, agreed to purchase about one-third of the cargo,
and paid at once £9OO on account, giving a draught on
their agent in London for the remainder. The American
then insured the rest of the cargo for about £5,000.
Shortly after this the Shakspeare set sail. The captain,
however, left her at St. Helena, stipulating with the mate
to set the ship on fire, and so defraud the insurance. He
and the American then left by steamer for London. They
went to the agent of the merchants of the Cape, and
received from him £1,535, the balance due on the cargo.
They then waited for news of the loss of the Shakspeare,
in order to apply to the insurance office for the amount of
the insurance. A short time back, to their profound
astonishment, they learned that the Shakspeare bad
entered the mouth of the Thames ; the mate, being an
honest man, as it turned out, having brought her safe
home, instead of making any attempt to destroy her.
The two men thereupon deemed it prudent to fly. The
American embarked on board a vessel which was about to
proceed to the East Indies, whilst the captain and his wife
went to Paris, and took up their residence at the Champs
Elysees. He was followed thither, and has been arrested.

Atlantic Other
Ports. Florida. Gull Ports.
Inferior.
Low to good ord. .. 81 to 9$- 81 to 91 8- to 9
Low to good mid.... 91 to 102 91 to 104 91 to io
Mid. fair to fair .... 101 to 11 101 to 0 11 to 114
Fully fair to good fair nominal. nominal. nominal.
RECEIPTS, EXPORTS, AND STOCKS OF COTTON.
Exports to Total Exports Stock, and
Receipts. Gt. Britain. to For. Ports. on shipb'd.
1852 .... 187,193 57,500 70,612 151,417
1851 .... 155,393 40,032 56,639 152,967
Increase.. 31,800 17,468 13,923 ..
Decrease. .. .. , 1,550
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(From Mr. W. P. Wright's Circular of October 20).—
During the week ending 15th inst., as advised by telegraph,
the New Orleans market advanced 4-c. per lb., caused by
the favourable advices per Franklin and. America, placing
middling at 91c. A fair business was done for Liverpool
and Havre ; the receipts of the week were 45,000 bales ;
the sales amounted to 38,000. On the 18th instant,
however, after receipt of telegraphic advices per Arctic,
the market declined sc., with sales, up to twelve o'clock
of 3,000 bales, and middlings were selling at 91e. to 9ac.
On the latter date the weather was fine, and the accounts
from the interior as to the prospects of the crop were
favourable. The receipts up to noon on the 18th were
16,000 bales.
Under advices more favourable during the past week
from nearly every section of the cotton-growing region,
there appears to be a more general impression that the
crop may exceed the estimates formed by the moderate
crop men ; the short crop party no longer exists, except
in an isolated case or two. The accounts from the South,
by mail, are more decidedly favourable than any we have
received since the end of August, from Georgia and South
Carolina particularly so ; and with two or three weeks'
continuance of fine weather, a larger crop than ever
before will be secured in those States. From the South-
west there is also a change in the tone of correspondence,
and up to Monday, the 18th instant, as we learn by
telegraph, the accounts received in New Orleans from the
interior continued of a favourable nature. This view of
this case is, I think, fully confirmed by the developments
in the southern markets. Planters are sending down their
crops as fast as they can. There is already an increase in
the receipts of 33,000 bales at the ports over last year,
and which will be further increased 20,000 bales next
week. The price obtained is perfectly satisfactory, and it
is to obtain the present currency in the south that planters
are availing themselves so freely of the navigable state of
the rivers.
BRE A.DSTUFFS.—The receipts of flour are still on a very
limited scale for the period of the year, and the home
demand alone suffices to absorb nearly the whole at
advancing rates, the improvement in prices since this day
week being generally 12% cents per barrel. Wheat con-
tinues in good demand, at an advance since Friday of 2 to
3 cents per bushel on the quotations of the 12th instant.
Indian corn is in request, and, as the supply is moderate
and almost confined to mixed Western, prices have ad-
vanced, with sales of mixed 'Western closing at 73.1 c. to
74c., and at 74c. for white Southern.
PROVISIONS.—Western pork continues dull, and prices
have declined. Old beef is now nearly out of market, but
prices are steady. Lard and butter is in fair request and
firm.
laos.—The market for Scotch pig continues to advance
owing to the light supply and small quantity known to be
on the way. The short supply of American has also had
its influence on the market, inducing a large demand for
Scotch, hence the improvement. English bars have also
advanced, and the market for both closes firmly.
FREIGHTS.—To Liverpool, with more offering generally,
and less ships on the berth, the market has advanced for
cotton, grain, flours and heavy goods i the eniaßementS