The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-05-22 00:00:00

TIIE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

arly half a million sterling has been sacrificed, of which
about one quarter is covered by insurance.
Oporto letters of the 10th give a deplorable account of
wine trade in the Douro, which was quite paralysed by
the acerrants of forced sales in London at ruinous prices.
THE ABltAztEs.—Bv the Swedish brig Jenny, Captain
Ktus•e, wiiich arrived off Cowes on Saturday, in 64 days
mein .11i.) do Janeiro, we have received files of the Jornal
do Comercio of that city down to the 14th of March ; but
they bring no political news of importance. Exchange
on •London was quoted 26; on Paris, nominal; Ham-
burgh, 680 to 685. Six per Cent. Brazilian Stoc`: was
86.1 to S:. Freights to British Channel, 335. ; London
or Liverpool, 403.

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CANADA.—Despatches from Lord Elgin, dated April3o,
to the Colonial-office, respecting tho riots at Montreal,
are published. Lord Elgin assures Lord Grey
that-the city is perfectly tranquil, and that there is

no present lilielibood of a renewel of disturbances. A few
days Will show what echo the proceedings of the violent
party awaken in Upper Canada, and to what extent they
are followed by reaction. He then states his conviction
that if the Government submit to dictation, a state of dis-
content will be perpetuated, and concludes by saying it
may. be a question with Lord Grey whether it would not
be better for him, Lord Elgin, to be removed from office,
and make way for one who would not be personally ob-
noxious to any of her Majesty's subjects in Canada.
CAPE OF Goon HOPE.—A Me of the South African
to the 29th of March has come to hand. A considerable

I commotion had been created amongst the Fingoe tribe
located within the colonial boundary, in consequence of
the circulation of a mischievous report that the Govern-
ment-was about to reduce them to slavery. The credulous
people, giving ear to the fabrication, had crossed the
frontier•-to the Caffre territory in considerable numbers,
which had subjected the settlers to great inconvenience
for the want of the usual labour. Means were, however,
immediately taken to undeceive them, and no perinanent
bad consequences are expected to arise.
PORT PHlLlP.—Papers from Port Philip to the 14th of
January have arrived. The emigrants that had arrived in
the ,colony were immediately absorbed at high rates of
wages, and it is stated that quadruple the number would
apparently make no impression on the labour market.
This is encouraging intelligence to intending emigrants,
provided that attention is paid to those departments of
labour in requisition in a new colony. Animal food was
at such a low rate that legs of mutton were sold for 6d. in
Melbourne, and fat bullocks, weighing 7 cwt., were sold
at £2 .15s. per head.
TnIJIMPH OVER PREJUDICE

.ejudice against co-

to be rapicity_aisa

ew York. In the first named, the
,ro, black as ebony, is settled as
minister over a large and very respectable congregation,
composed mostly of white people, and enjoys in every re-
en... 4.1... •-I

kips counties.
Mr. Ward, I

) a man of unesc

t►onabie piety, or correct deportment, and highly-culti-
vated abilities."—Pennsylvania Freeman.
A convention has been held in Kentucky, to adopt
measures for the gradual abolition of slavery, and the
following points w

stitution

An absolut