The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-10-11 00:00:00

EASTERN AFFAIRS.

The Sad of Marseilles, dated the 3d instant, states, that
the quantity of Merchandise contained in the custom-house
of Salonica, and consumed by the late fire, amounted to
50,000,000 piasters (500,000.)
The Sud publishes the following letter, dated Alexandria,
September the 16th
We are still awaiting the decision of Europe respecting
Turko-Egyptian affairs ; but we are beginning to think that
the Powers will ultimately be obliged to let the Osmanlis
settle their differences themselves, or, in other words, under
the direct influence of Russia. It is truly deplorable that
our diplomacy, in its heedless confidence, should not have
foreseen the impossibility of carrying into execution its silly
plan of intervention. Had the Turks been permitted to ad-
just their own quarrel, all would now be settled for the best,
and the people of the East would not be aware of the great in-
fluence exercised over their country by Russia, and inextri-
cable complication would not have been added to the already
existing difficulties. Each new imbroglio turns to the ad-
vantage of Russia and England ; France should be on her
guard against the appearance of good faith, which certain
Powers wish her to regard as sincere ' • acting as she is with
frankness, she must necessarily end by being their dupe. The
simplicity and credulity of some of our agents abroad are de-
plorable in that respect. After the departure of the last
piwket, Mehemet Ali formally declared that if the Powers
did not shortly adopt a resolution, he•should be obliged to
order his army to march forward, the present situation of af-
fairs being ruinous and intolerable for both parties.
"The Viceroy was seriously ill from the 10 to the 14th
inst. The spasms, with which he was affected at the time of
the massacre of the Mamelukes, returned about six weeks
hence, but without any serious symptoms ; latterly, how-
ever, the malady manifested itself with considerable intensity,
after a violent lit of passion. He was several times bled by
M. Caluci, who treated him during the absence of Gaetani
-Uey, his physician. A telegra,thic despatch recalled the
latter trona yesterday
better, and even considered out of danger.
" The cause-which brought about Mehemet Ali's illness is
not without interest. It is said that some coolness has of
late existed between Bogoos Bey and the Viceroy, who, at
the instigation of some informer, demanded from him a gene-
ral account of the situation of his kingdom. This account, it
appears, did not satisfy the Pasha, who required another,
drawn up on a plan which he himself laid down for his minis-
ter. The second account was accordingly prepared and pre-
sented ; it ekhibited a surplus of 800,000 talaris, but Mehemet
Ali having closely examined it, discovered that a number of
very large debts had been omitted, which, when paid, would
leave a deficit of nearly 4,000,000 talaris. The Viceroy went
into a violent rage, loaded Boghos Bey with the most oppro-
brious epithets, and dismissed several high chiefs of the ad-
ministration.

" Mehemet Ali has written a second letter to the Sultana
Valide, earnestly calling her attention to the demands he had
made, and his agent in Constantinople has written him to the
following effect :
" ' The sultana could not give me a letter. She bids me
inform yoti that Khosrew Pasha watches her so closely that
it is impossible for her to write. The harem is tilled with
spies, who apprise him of everything that is done and said;
and all the personages who formerly were admitted into it no
longer enjoy that privilege. The physicians themselves are
accompanied everywhere by eunuchs named by the Sadrazan.
The Sultana, however, promises to intercede most warmly
in favour of the objects you mention in your last letter; but
she does not indulge the hope of seeing Khosrew Pasha vacate
the direction oraffairs, for he has lately replaced a number
of high functionaries who were not his creatures. She men-
tions, on the other hand, that the Sadrazan does not stand
well with the body of the Ulemas, who are indignant at his
committing the management of the affairs of the empire to
Christian powers.'
The Augsburg Gazette of the 3d instant gives, under the
head of '• Frontiers of Servia," 21st ult., the terms of the
reply which we yesterday stated Prince Milosch had received
from the cabinet of St. Petersburgh. The following is a
translation of it
The Russian Government cannot hesitate to consider the
abdication of the Prince as perfectly legal. lie would act
wisely in conforming to it, and in reintaning satisfied to spend
the remainder of his days in repose and In the sweets of pri-
vate life ; and especially in abstaining from occasioning em-
barrassments to his son Michael, the present Sovereign of
Servia, by an inconsiderate or rash attempt, &c." Prince
Michael was expected in Belgrade. His father was to ac-
company him as far as the frontiers of Servia.

It is expected that the Norwich musical festival will pro-
duce a clear profit of £lOOO for charitable purposes.
MEETING OF POLICY HOLDERS-IN THE NORWICH UNION
SOCIETY.—A meeting of insurers in this office, convened by
Mr. George Blyth, a member of the London committee of
policy holders, was held at the Royal Hotel, Manchester, on
Monday, for the purpose of considering the propriety of
signinr, a requisition to Mr. S. Bignold, the secretary, calling
.upon him to convene a general, meeting of members of the
society, to be held in London, in order to deliberAte respect-
ing some proposed changes in the constitution and by-laws
thereof. Mr. Joseph Armstrong having been called to the
chart-, Mr. Blyth stated the objects the London committee
had in view in deputing him, and considerable discussion
took place, in which Mr. Miller, agent to the Norwich Union
office in Liverpool ' • Mr. Higson, agent in Manchester ; r.
J. E. Tailor, Mr. R. H. Wilson, Mr. Bagshaw, Mr. E. C.
Milne, Mr. Thomas Higson, and other gentlemen took part.
There was a strong feeling that it was high time the report of
the examiners appointed at a former meeting should be
Made ; butit appearing by a,letpr.from Mr. Francis Lloyd,
of Birmingham, one of the --examiners, addressed to Mr:-
Miller, and dated Friday last, that its publication might
be almost immediately expected, the majority of the
meeting agreed to abstain from taking any proceeding
to call for the summoning of a meeting previous to the end of
November next, in the expectation that before that time the
report would be presented. Several gentlemen however, we
believe, signed the requisition, for the purpose of causing
the earlier assembling of the parties interested ; 'and several
others signed a second requisition, calling upon the secretary
to furnish what he has hitherto refused, viz., a list of the
names and residences of the policy holders. A resolution in
favour of this requisition was passed by the meeting, as was
also another resolution for the appointment of a committee,
who are to be nominated at a meeting of insurers to be called
for the purpose, so soon asthc report of the examiners shall
have been made.

INDIAN NAVY.—The Company, taking advantage of the
increase of steam navigation in our own navy, and in that of
other Powers, have caused three vessels to be built for the
protection of our trade in the east, which are now fitting out
in the East India Docks, and will proceed to their stations
about the latter end of the month. They are about 800 tons
each. The Queen, intended for Bengal, was built at the
same yard whence the British Queen was launched ; and the
President, her rival, is building ; the- Cleopatra and Sesos.
tfis, for Bombay, at Northtket. The two former have
round, and the latter a square stern, and will be armed with
very heavy metal. It is to be hoped they will fully answer
the purpose for which they arc intended7-the protection of
our trade, and the extirpation of piraey;for which the Indian
Seas have so long been noted ;, and where 'although the East
Indian Company have always had an extensive naval force,
yet, from the prevalence of certain winds• at particular
seasons, and the frequent occurrence of calms in those lati-
tudes, the pirates in their row-boats have Often baffled their
pursuers in very swift sailing vessels.—Times.
IMPROVEMENT IN SMELTING COPPER.—MT. Charles
Schafhult; of London, has just obtained a patent.for an im-
proved method of smelting copper ore. To overcome the
great difficulty of calcining, he proposes that the copper ore
be mixed with quick lime, as one would make morter, and
salt or chloride of sodium introduced to prevent the develope-
ment of smoke, as well as to facilitate the process of.smelting.
To five portions of copper ore, put one and a half of quick
lime, and one of salt. The mixture is to be put into the
trough, which conveys it to the heated surface of the smelt-
ing furnace; and to prevent the escape of noxious particles,
the damper must be pressed, and the draught doors closed,
this compelling the atmospheric air to pass the chamber ef
the heated copper, had carry with it the noxious particles, to
mix with the steam and water under the furnace, the vapour
escaping through another passage, to be condensed. Sea
sand with shells in it, or anthracite, or stone-coal, should
be thrown on the scoria, or slack, until it becomes sufficient-
ly silicated, and allows the copper to sink. The mass of red-
hot copper is then allowed to run into the water under the
furnace, where it is to be washed.

TIDE TABLE.
Days. i ?Urn. r Bun. Height.
.M. IT. M. F. i.
Friday 11 l 0 ag 1 4 15 8
Saturday 12 I 1 18 131 14 8 Venus sets 4h. 3m. even.
Sunday 13 I 150 2 5 13 5 20th Sunday after Trinity.
Monday 14 I 226 247 13 3 Mars rises 11h. 14m. morn.
Tuesday 15 310 337 11 0 Moon first quarter 6-11 e.
Wednes. 16 4 8 445 911
Thursdayl7 533 622 I glO Ethelreda.

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL.
Oc•r. Horn
11 . Joseph Mitchell, (2nd) Town-hall, Preston, 11
11. William Norris, (spicial) Worthington and Holt's, 11
11. H. and G. W3finn, (20d) .. ... Clarendon Rooms, 1