The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-10-30 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER. 30.—Wind South.
ARRIVED.—GoIiath, , from Quebec—Hudson, ---..,
from Lima—Wm. Rushton, Barnes, from Oporto—and Mary, Rus.
sell, from St. John, N.B.

Columbia, (steamer) from Greenock, at this port, and will sail
4th Nov. with the mails for Halifax and Boston. _

Euphrates, Wilson, from Calcutta, at the Downs. On the sth
instant, in lat. 28, long. 34, sppkc the Barque Heroine.
Alexander, Nicholls: Clipper, Holland; Rowena, Teasdale, and
lonia, Badcock, hence at Constantinople
Fanny & Jane, Lovering, hence at Messina

Acastus, Hayes, hence at Genoa
Margaretha, Harding, hence at Helvoet
John Crec, Boyd, from Calcutta, at St. Helena, and sailed sth
September for the Clyde
Felicity, M'Donald, from ditto at ditto, and sailed 6th September
for Liverpool
Frances Ann, Thompson, from China, at ditto, and sailed 7th
September for London
Tyrer, Chadwick, from China, at ditto, and sailed September
for the Clyde

Tory. Reid, from Calcutta, at ditto
Racehorse, Punchard, from Rio Janeiro, off Falmouth; sailed
31st August
. _ .

Briton, Masson, from Rio Grande, at the Cove, in 76 days, and
proceeds to Antwerp. On 22nd Sept. in let. 11 N, long. 24 W,
spoke the Falcon, hence to Mauritius. On 29th September, in lat.
15 N, long. 26 W, spoke the Charles, hence to Monte Video
Courier. Plank, from Honduras, off the Cove, and proceeded to
Bristol. On sth Octobec, in lat. 43, long. 50, spoke the Pennsyl-
vania, from New Orleans to Liaerpool
Mountaineer, —, from Quebec, at the Clyde
Harriet, Mathews, from Oporto for Liyerpool, ar Scilly
Chirk Castle, —, hence to St. John, N.B. was spoken 17th
instant, in lat. 48, long. 38
Fame, —, hence to Monte Video, was spoken 29th July, in
lat. 35 N. long. 17 W. Heart of Oak, hence to the Cape of Good
Hope, 4th Aug. in lat. 17 N, long. 26 W. Argyleshire, hence to
New South Wales 7th Aug. in lat. 12 N, long. 25 W, (the cook fell
down the fore hatch way a few days previous, and was killed.)
Princess Charlotte, hence to Bombay, 14Ch Ang- in lat. 7 N, long.
20 W, by the Rossendale, arrived at Bahia
Zar, Laggar, and Crescent, —, hence at Rio Janeiro
Alert Packet, from Falmouth, at Rio Janeiro 28th August
Condor, sailed from Rio Janeiro for Trieste 27th August
BEAUMARIS, Oct. 29.—The Henry, from Liverpool to Africa,
still remains. The second crew that were shipped also refused to
proceed, and were taken before the magistrate this afternoon.
The vessel is said to be very leaky
Cove, Oct. 28.—ii.M.S. Calcutta, (84) sailed this day for Malta,
with troops. Wind N. strong breeze.
PENZANCE, Oct. 27.—The Alliance, from Fowey to Liverpool,
has had her leak stopped, and will proceed the first opportunity.
PLYMOUTH, Oct, B.—The Caledonia, 120. has been commissioned
this week, by Captain Men, as a guardship, at this port, in lieu of
the Impregnable, 104, fitting for sea under command of Captain
Forest. The Portland, 50, and Endymion, 38, are being got ready
for commissioning. Seamen are coming in very freely

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL MISCELLANY.

According to a letter from Rome, of the Ist instant, the
treaty for the definitive fixation of the frontiers between
Naples and the Roman dominions had been signed by Cardi-
nal Bernetti. _

One of the first mercantile houses of Stockholm, that of
Morting, has just failed. The debts are said to amount to
£120,000 more than the assets. Several houses in Ham-
burgh are creditors for considerable sums.—Galignani.
FIRE AT THE DOCKYARD IN TOULON.—A letter from
Toulon, of the 15th inst., states that an alarm was spread the
previous evening that a fire had broken out in the naval
arsenal at that port. About ten o'clock the report was first
given, and the alarm gun fired, which filled the whole city
with consternation. A large body of troops mustered with-
out arms in the Champ de Mars, to be ready to act as re-
required. In less than ten minutes more than 4,000 persons
had assembled before the gates of the arsenal ready to lend
their assistance, but fortunately their services were not re-
quired, as the men employed on the establishment were able
to extinguish the flames before they gained any head. The
damage done was very trifling, but at a moment like the pre-
sent, the greatest alarm was at first felt. The fire was solely
the result of accident.
ANOTHER ASSASSINATION IN THE STREETS OF PARIS.—
On Monday evening, at half-past ten, a porter, named Ri-
berty, was returning home quietly along the Boulevard Mont-
martre, in front of the Theatre des VarietCs, when a man,
who had followed him for a few moments, threw himself upon
him, and buried a poniard in his stomach. Riberty fell, ut-
tering a fearful cry ; and the assassin, without attempting to
fly, walked under the peristyle of the theatre, exclaiming,—
" Arrest me, lam the assassin !" A medical man, who hap-
pened to be passing, assisted the wounded man, who was
conveyed to the bureau of police, and thence to the Hospital
of La Chariti:. The wound was found to be excessively dan-
gerous, and scarcely any hopes are entertained of his recovery.
The assassin declared that the act . was one of vengeance,
committed through love and jealousy.
The National, in its Madrid correspondence, states that
the junta have discovered, among other papers of the crown,
a document which proves that a secret marriage between the
queen regent and M. Munoz had actually taken place, as also
that several children had been the fruit of it. This document
is said to show, that the persons who were witnesses to the
ceremony were M. Alagon, M. Gonzales, the queen's con-
fessor, Messrs. Gravoria and Ronchi, some relations of M.
Munoz, and a femme-de-chambre named Antonia.
GREAT MATCH OF AN ARAD HORSE TO PERFORM 400
MILES IN FIVE DAYS.—The above extraordinary match
took place on the 27th of July last, at the station of Banga-
lore, under the Madras presidency. It is reckoned one of
the greatest feats in horsemanship that has ever been per-
formed. The animal was the property of Captain Horne, of
the Madras artillery, who backed him to do the task for a
wager of 5,000 rupees (£5OO sterling). The odds at starting
were 3to 1, and afterwards 4 to 1, against the rider. The
horse won in grand style. On reaching the winning-post,
Captain Horne's troop of horse artillery (natives and Euro-
peans), took him off his horse : and, placing him in a chair,
decorated with flowers, they carried him to the tent, amidst
triumphant cheering. Captain Horne came in perfectly fresh,
and on the second day he was out visiting around the station
, on a pony, after riding 91 miles during the preceding night.
BRUSSELS, OCT. 22.—We have just learned an important
piece of intelligence, the authenticity of which we can answer
for. On Tuesday last, a treaty was concluded at Antwerp by
the members of the Dutch and Belgian commission, for the
regulation of the pilotage in the Scheldt, in execution of the
treaty of the 19th of April, 1839. The treaty consists of
about 80 articles. It is said that Belgium may congratulate
itself on the manner in which the negociations have been
conducted, and the result to which they have led. The treaty
has now to be laid before the two governments for their rati-
fication.—Observateur.
A letter dated Vienna, the 7th instant, published in the
Journal de Frankfort, announces that the treaty relating to
the navigation of the Danube had been actually concluded
between the Russian and Austrian governments. It is sti-
pulated in the treaty, that the navigation of the river shall be
free for all nations. Russia, however, reserves the power of
establishing sanatory measures for any vessels which may
touch at her ports. She will levy a tax of one colonat (Spa-
nish piaster) on each vessel, to defray the expenses required
for clearing the mouth of the river at Sulina.
THE RUSSIAN FLEET.—The Brussels Independent con-
tains the following letter from Copenhagen, 12th instant :
" It is certain that the Emperor Nicholas has caused to be
refitted a portion of the Baltic fleet, viz., nine ships of the
line, six frigates, and four or five smaller vessels. The new-
est and fastest-sailing vessels have been selected, and, as they
are in different anchorages, orders have been given for their
joining, when ready, a squadron of three ships of the line,
and the same number of frigates, which are ready for sea in
the roads of Revel. They are all to be ready by the 15th of
this month, and are to be commanded by Admiral Plater. It
is said they are to take on board ammunition for two years,
and provisions for six months."