The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-06-08 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The United States mail steamship Washington, Capt.
E. M. Fitch, arrived off Cowes at 2 a.tn. on Saturday,
and after transferring the English and French mails and
passengers, proceeded on her voyage to Bremen. The
Washington left New York on the 22nd ult., and her
voyage has occupied 13i days. From longitude 52.35 to
45.46, and between latitude 46.40 and 48.40, the 'Wash-
ington passed through a great number of large icebergs.
She brings 18 passengers for Southampton, among whom
is the Princess Murat (widow of Lucien Murat), who
proceeded to Paris, via Havre. Fifty-nine passengers
proceeded to Bremen. The cargo comprised about
28,000 dollars in specie for Ilavre, and sundry mer-
chandise for Bremen.

ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA.
The Royal Mail Steam-ship Canada, from Boston,
arrived here at half-past twelve on Sunday morning,
after a run of ten days and five hours. The Canada
brings letters and papers from New York to the 25th ult.,
Boston on the 26th, and telegraphic accounts from New
York uia Halifax to the 26th. She had seventv-one
passengers, and 193,000 dollars in specie. The Africa,
from Liverpool on the Sth, had arrived in New York on
the 20th ult. The City of Manchester, from Liverpool on
the sth, was at Philadelphia on the 23rd. The Cambria,
hence on the 15th, was at Boston on the 28th ult.
In the Senate, on the 19th, the Collins' Steamers
Allowance passed, conditionally, by 23 to 21.
The forthcoming election for the Presidency occupied
the attention of politicians, and great activity existed
amongst the opposing parties.
The news is very uninteresting, the canvas for the
Presidency occupying public attention almost solely. The
democratic candidates had been called upon to give a
pledge to impose a veto upon any measure for interfering
with the fugitive Slave Bill.
M. Kossuth had left for Niagara. Jenny Lind's fare-
well concert had taken place. Her three concerts had
been successful, yielding in the aggregate a net sum over
10,000 dollars. There was some expectation that she
would give an additional concert previous to her departure
on the 29th. She intended, it Ras stated, to give a private
musical soiree to her personal friends. " Lola Mantes,"
says the Herald, " the other notability of the day, has
been dancing in her old style, which is not much of a
style either, to very good houses at the Broadway Theatre.
Her receptions have been very good, considering the great
musical opposition during the last week ; and the net
profits to her self have generally been two hundred dollars
a night, and sometimes over."
Nothing definite had been arranged with respect to the
Tehuantepec treaty. It is said that President Arista
declares, in his communication to the President of the
United States, that Mexico will never consent to the
opening of the Tehuantepec route by a foreign company ;
in taking this position Mexico looks at the contingency of
a war with the United States, and relies on the aid of the
English government to maintain her declarations. Pre-
parations, it is said, were in progress by the Mexicans for
such an issue.
The answer of the Mexican Government to the mer-
chants of Vera Cruz, as to their claims, produced some
' dissatisfaction, and disturbances were apprehended. Busi-
ness was very dull at Vera Cruz and Mexico.
We have dates from Havana to the 18th ult., but the
intelligence is devoid of interest.
From Honduras, under date of the 2nd ult., we have
intelligenceof the tranquil state of the country, the election
for a new President having passed off without disorder.

COMMERCIAL.
MONEY.— There has been a check in the transactions
in Stocks, owing to the high rates which they have at-
tained. Money is still abundant, at 4to 5 per cent. on
call, and for first-class paper.
EXCHANGE.—There was not a large business doing for
the Canada ; but the leading drawers were firm at 10t to
101 prem. There were few buyels at the latter rate.
The Cotton-market had an upward tendency, with sales
of about 8,000 bales, on the 23d and 24th, but on the
25th the market assumed another aspect, and closed dull,
with sales of only 1,500 bales for the day. The demand
for Liverpool had almost entirely ceased ; and it was very
limited both to France and Europe. The accounts from
the South as to the growing crop arc generally favourable ;
it may be a little late, hut it is universally admitted that
it has an excellent stand.
The following cotton statement, from the New York
Shipping List, of the 26th ult., was communicated by
electric telegraph to Halifax :
Exports to Total Exports Stock and
Receipts. Gt. Britain. to For. Ports. on shipb'd
1852 2,820,205 1,369,822 2,031,996 350,559
1851 2,160,342 1,085,651 1,571,722 428,765
Increase. 650,863 254,141 460,274 • .
Decrease .. 48,176
A good demand existed for breadstuffs, and prices of
most descriptions were well sustained.
Iron was without alteration.
Freights to London : flour, is. 6d. per barrel ; turpen-
tine, 2s. per 2801 b.•, measurement goods, 15s. to 20s. per
ton. To Liverpool, cotton was at 75c. to 100 c. per bale ;
flour, 10d. ; grain, 30. ; dead weight, 15s. The market
was weak. _