The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-06-15 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

Another step towards amalgamating the refractory Poles
with the empire has been taken by the Czar, who has
issued an imperial ukase, expressing his regret that the
young Polish nobility prefer remaining idle to enlisting in
the public service, and declaring that these feelings, so
contrary to the duties of a gentleman, can be no longer
tolerated. Certain compulsory regulations are therefore
decreed.

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AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC

On Wednesday, at noon, the United States mail steam-
ship Atlantic, Captain West, arrived in the Mersey, from
New York, whence she sailed at noon on the 29th ult.,
but was detained off Sandy Hook until the following
morning at five a.m., by the prevalence of a dense fog.
The Atlantic brought 150 passengers, 520,000 dollars in
specie, and the usual mails.
Among the passengers were M. and Madame Gold-
schmidt, (Jenny Lind), who, on landing, proceeded to
the residence of John Bate, Esq., the Swedish Consul.
The Senate had confirmed the grant to The Collins' line
of steamers by 27 to 19 ; the pay to be increased to
30,000 dollars per trip.

Meagher, who had effected his escape from the penal
settlement of Van Dieman's Land, arrived in New York
two days before the Atlantic sailed.

ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.

Me Royal Mail steam-ship Africa, Harrison, com-
mander, with letters and papers from New York to the
2nd instant, arrived in the Mersey on Saturday evening.
Sho brought 101 passengers, and 408,374 dollars in specie
on freight. Tho Africa sailed from New York at 12.15
p.m., on the 2nd instant. During the run she experienced
variable winds and weather. At 2.22 a.m., she made Tory
Island Light ; at 4 p.m.. was abreast the Calf of Man ; at
7.40 p.m., passed the Royal Mall steam-ship Niagara ;
and 9.57 p.m., saluted the Rock Lighthouse, having ac-
complished the run in 10 days, 4 hours, and 57 minutes.
On the 7th she steamed 321 ; on the Bth, 311 ; and on the
10th 300 miles.

The United States' Mail steam-ship Arctic, Luce, com-
mander, arrived at New York on the 30th ult. ; and the
Royal Mail steam-ship Asia, Judkins, commander, on the
2nd instant.

The Liverpool and Philadelphia screw steam-ship City
of Manchester, Leitch, commander, would leave Phila-
delphia for this port on the 3rd instant, and the Liverpool
and New York screw steam-ship Great Britain, Mathews,
commander, would leave New York for this port on the
sth instant.

The advices by this arrival are altogether devoid of in-
terest. The California mails, which were fully due at New
York, had not arrived when the Africa left that port.
The proceedings in Congress have been purely of a
domestic nature. Both branches of the legislature had
adjourned for a few days, to allow the members an oppor-
tunity of attending to their engagements in connexion
with the forthcoming presidential election.
Captain Mathews had given a fete on board the Great
Britain steam-ship, which was attended by a large con-
course of people.
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