The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-09-20 00:00:00

lllNA.—Accounts from Ning-Po extend to the 13th
All was then quiet there, but alarm was felt

of June

opium vessels, which heretofore had never
been allowed to go up to the city, were now encouraged
by the Mandarins to come as close as possible, and the
of things rendered opium virtually a free

present state
article of commer

The advices from Shanghai, down to the 11th of June,
state that the insurgents were marching a large force to
the west and to the north, and have taken one or two
cities in those directions, and it was said it

tention at once to proceed to Pekin ; but there is much
uncertainty in all reports as to their movements.. No im-
portant result had been obtained by the Imperialists or
The former force appears to be in a most in-
md making no demonstration in any way.

insurgents.
active stat(

Advices of the 9th June from Amoy give an account of
a naval engagement between the Tartar and rebel fleets.
No important result took place, and the former retired.
The rebels, elated with their success, seem to have a
firmer hold of the city. They are reported to number
15,000 men, and the Imperialists about 8,000. The
former are in want of money, and heavy exactions con-
tinue to be made.

AIISTRALIA.—By the Marco Polo we have advices from
Melbourne to the 10th June. The arrivals of gold were
rather small, which had caused an advance of 3d per ounce,
the price then being £3 175., with an upward tendency.
An act to regulate the conveyance of passengers to the
colony of Victoria, is to come into force in regard to En-
glish vessels on October Ist, 1853. The act specifies the
number of passengers ships may carry. It further spe-
cifies cargo not to be carried by emigrant vessels. , It con-
tains provisions as to the food supplied to passengers, and
as to their maintenance, inspection, &c., after arrival ; to-
gether with orders as to the property of deceased persons,
&c.. This act is one which enforces penalties, and applying
as it does to ships carrying passengers from this country,
it becomes important to shipbrokers and others to make
themselves acquainted with its details. A supplement to
the government Gazette, contains a proclamation as to
harbour rules, &C., and the following code of signals to be
used in the ports of Melbourne and Geelong
HARBOUR. PILOT.—The ensign at th

foretopgallant mast-

head.
BAY PILOT.—The Union Jack at the foretopgallant mast-

WATER POLICE.—Day Signal : The Ensign at the main-
topgallant mast-head. Night Signal : Two lights vertical
at the mast-head or peak, having five feet between the
two.
CUSTOMS' BOAT.—Union Jack at the peak.
LLOYD'S SURVEYOR.—No. 7 at the peak.
STEAM BOATS.—Rendezvous flag at the peak or mizen-
mast.
GUNPOWDER ON BOARD.—UniOn Jack at the main.
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.—No. 5 at the peak.
Advices from Adelaide, South Australia, to the Ist of
June, describe a constant advance in the value of land.
The town lots put up by the government were sold as fast
as they could be offered, an average price being realised in
some neighbourhoods of £ll5 per acre. Much of the rise
in speculative property was, however, regarded as unstable,
the purchases, with the exception of a small cash deposit,
being made with paper. Meanwhile the revenue of the
colony was rapidly increasing, and was expected to show a
balance of £62,000 at the end of the year, exclusive of the
amounts received for land sales, which were now going on
at the rate of £26,000 a-month. Under these circum-
stances, an additional sum of £45,000 had just been trans-
mitted to the Emigration Commissioners in London for
the introduction of labour, although the colony had then
£141,000 in the hands of that body. With regard to agri-
cultural operations, it is stated that the ploughing of land
was going on most satisfactorily, and that, owing to the
stimulus of recent prices, the next harvest was expected
to be very large.
Advices from Perth, Western Australia, to the Bth of
June, contain satisfactory accounts of the progress of the
colony. Public meetings had lately been held, at which
the desire of the inhabitants t 6 'continue to receive con-
victs from England was strongly and unanimously ex-
pressed. The number of convicts in the colony at present
was about 2,000, and it seemed to be the geneneral wish that
fresh arrivals should take place to the extent of 1,000 a
year. It appears that a less severe system has been en-
forced for their treatment than that which has prevailed
in the other colonies, and the result is alleged to have been:
so favourable as to render offences, especially those of a
violent character, extremely rare.
THE RIVER PLATE.—By the steam-ship Great Western,
arrived at Southampton, we have intelligence from Buenos
Ayres to the 2d, and Rio Janeiro to the 15th ultimo.—The
civil war in Buenos Ayres terminated on the night of the
13th of July.. General Urquiza took refuge on board a
North American steamer, and a few of the more deeply
compromised fled inland ; and on the morning of the 14th
their joint forces threw down their arms and dispersed in
all directions. The province of Buenos Ayres was entirely
tranquil. General Urquiza had returned to Entre Rios.
It is likely that all the provinces of the Republic may
speedily come to an understanding, and that there will be
no war. Business began to revive in Buenos Ayres, and
as a proof of restored confidence, doubloons had lowered.
from 388 to 300 current dollars each.—News from Monte-
video was extremely unfavourable. On the 18th of July
a party 'collision took place, in which some dozen lives
were sacrificed, and a partial change of the ministry forced
on the President. Oribe had fled to the country, and fears
of a civil war have not yet subsided. Business in that
quarter is entirely suspended.—The schooner Little Pet
sailed from Pernambuco for Leith on theist of August,
and when out a few days she was abandoned by the
captain and crew, as leaky ; they returned to port in their
boats. On the 9th the schooner was brought in by an
American ship, who had fallen in with her. Upon at-
tempting to bring her into the harbour without a pilot she
struck on the reef and lost her rudder, and the crew in
charge had to run her ashore. She was then condemned
and sold.—The screw steam-ship Great Britain arrived at
St. Vincent on the 24th ult., all well on board, in 12 days
18 hours. She sailed for Australia on the 27th, at 2 p.m.
AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA.
By the British and North American Royal Mail steam-
ship . Arabia, Commodore Judkins, which reached the
Mersey on Saturday, we have intelligence from New York
to the 7th instant.
The Arabia sailed from New York at 0 20 p.m., on the
7th, and at 5 30 a.m., on the Bth, passed the steamer Asia,
hence for New York. On the 11th, at 9 30 a.m., she
passed Cape Race. At 330 a.m., on Saturday, she made
Tory Island ; at 4 4 p.m. passed the Calf of Man ' • at 5 20
p.m. passed the steamer America, hence for Boston ; and
at 9 22 p.m. rounded the Rock Light, having made the
run in 10 days 4 hours and 6 minutes.
The Arabia brought ninety-six passengers, and $200,000
in specie on freight.
The United States Mail steam-ship Atlantic, Captain
West, from this port, arrived -at New York, at 5 p.m., on
the 3d instant.
A dispatch from Portsmouth, Va., states that the British
ship Samuel, which was supposed to have carried off two
runaway slaves, and in pursuit of which the steamer Wil-
liam Seldon was despatched, had been overhauled and
searched. The two slaves, and a young marine, who had
deserted from the United States ship Pennsylvania, were
found secreted. Captain Morris, of the Samuel, and the
fugitives were taken to Portsmouth and committed for
examination.
Letters have been received at Boston, stating that the
captain and crew of the brig Rodolph were massacred by
the natives of one of the King's Mill Group, in December,
1851, and the vessel destroyed by fire.
The Lady Eglinton had arrived at Quebec, after a quick
passage. Captain Paton was presented by the passengers
with a testimonial.
I The New York Journal of Commerce says, "We learn
that the Australian Steam-ship Company s Golden Age
' will be sent to Australia, rid England, leaving this port
• for Liverpool on the 28th instant. The, object is to let
' them aee, on the other side of the water, the class of
steam-ships which this company intend to place on the
' line between Panama and Australia. It is not designed
to send any other than the pioneer ship rid England."
Mr. Walker had resigned his appointment as Minister
' to China on the plea of ill health.
The yellow fever was less violent at New Orleans, but
k at Mobile it was on the increase. New Orleans, Sept. 4.
—The total number of deaths reported during the past
I week was 995, of which 814 were from yellow fever. This
shows a decrease _of over 600 from the returns of the

yesterday reached 37, which is a very large increase.
deathsberoffromyellow
fever. Natches, Sept. I.—The
reported here to-day has been 27,
inheleunudln
ing 22

deaths in this city from yellow fever daily average from.
13 to 15, and the present population of the city, is esti-
mated at not over 400. New Orleans papers say that the
feVer is dying out for want of material. A number of
vessels had arrived below New Orleans, and arrangements

were making to put their passengers and crews in quaran-
tine'at•Fort Jackson and Fort. Philip, seventy miles below

the city

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, SEPT 7.
MONEL—The market during the fortnight, 141 llaci au