The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-01-05 00:00:00

CHEAP FOOD

HOMINY AND:INDIAN FLOUR A SUBSTITUTE FOR

POTATOES.
D GIBBONS, 9 and 11, LONDON-ROAD, has
Ix • much pleasure in announcing to the Public in general,
that he has made arrangements for supplying' Hominy at th•
low charge of 225. per Cwt., or in quantities not less than
Half-cwt.
R. G. would strongly recommend the use of Hominy and
India Flour now, as Potatoes are so bad and high in price.
R. G. has now printed instructions, and many useful re-
ceipts, for the use of Hominy, &c., at the small charge of One
Penny.

N.B.—Observe, nearly opposite the Blind Asylum

TO THE LADIES OF LIVERPOOL AND ITS VICINITY.

MRS. WILLIAM PARR,

CORSET MAKER,
BEGS respectfully to inform her Friends and the
Public, that she has REMOVED to her NEW PREMISES,
NO. 8, CLARENCE-STREET,
Where she hopes, by strict attention, to merit a continuance
of their past favours.

As all the Orders intrusted to her care will continue to be
made up under the immediate inspection of Mr. Was. PARR,
Ladies may rely upon their being executed with all that
NEATNESS, ELEGANCE OF FIT, AND SUPERIOR
WOR,
For which Mr. Parr's EstsbKlishmentMANSHlP has been so mandistinguished.
y years
Mrs. PARR begs also, to call their attention to her superior
ELASTIC (LACED) STOCKINGS,
KNEE CAPS, SOCKS for Weak or Sprained Anckles, &c.
LADIES' ELASTIC AND OTHER BELTS,
OF AN IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION.
Stays made to every variety of Pattern, French (Coutil) Stay,
Anatomical, &c. &c.

8, CLARENCE-STREET, AND 86, WHITECHAPEL,
LIVERPOOL.

JOSEPH MAYER,
(Late TVORDLEY and AfAYER,)
GOLDSMITH, JEWELLER, AND SILVERSMITH,
68, LORD-STREET,

HAVING completed his Stock for the approaching
Season, is desirous of submitting to his Patrons the many
New Designs to be found in his Collection of SILVER and
PLATED WARES. In the JEWELLERY department of his
Business he has been enabled (from having Workshops on the
spot) to get up, under his own superintendence, many elegant
Novelties, both for Morning and Evening Dress.
The acknowledged awkwardness in serving Fish with the
present fashion Trowel has induced J. M. to bring out a
NEW FISH FORK,
which was much wanted, and is found well adapted to supply
the so long desired help. They are made to match any pattern
either in Silver or Plated.
ELECFRO PLATE,
and PLATED on ARGENTINE, SPOONS, FORKS, and all
other Articles.
In consequence of the increased demand for
PLATE ON HIRE,
J. M. has considerably augmented his Service kept for that
purpose, and is now enabled to furnish at once sufficient for
any number of persons.

_
A very extensive variety of
SECOND-HAND PLATE,
including Salvers, Urns, Kettles, Coffee and Tea Services,
Spoons, Forks, &c.

The best-wrought Silver Spoons and Forks at 7:. 2d. per oz.,
for Cash.
Drawback off Silver for Exportation, is. 6d. per oz.
CHARGE FOR CASH BOXES DEPOSITED, 43 3s. PER ANNUM.

FOREIGN (5- co GONIAL INTELLIGENCE. 1848, a loan of 23,006,000 dollars will be required; " if, I
however, Congress should, at the present session, impose
ANOTHER MAIL FROM INDIA. a revenue duty on the principal articles now embraced in
Lieutenant Waghorn has arrived by the German route,
the free list, it is estimated that an additional revenue of
about two millions and a half, amounting, it is estimated
bringing despatches in anticipation of the Indian mail, on the 30th of June, 1848, to four millions of. dollars:
The latest dates are Cacutta, Nov. 22 ; and Bombay, Dec. would be derived from that source, and thP, loan required
2 ; being a foitnight later than our previous intelligence. would be reduced by that amount. It is estimated also,
The news of the conclusion of the Cashmere insurrec- that should Congress graduate raid reduce the price of
Lion is confrrmed. The Sheik Emaum-ood-Deen surren- such of the public lands as have been long in the market, , the additional revenue derived from that source would be
dered himself into our hands on the 31st of October, and
annually, for several years to come, between half a mil-
troops adyancing on the lately disturbed country were
immediately ordered to return to quarters. Sir John lion and a million of dollars, and the loan required may
Littler's force commenced their retrograde movement on be reduced to that amount also. Should these measures
the 4th, and reached Lahore on the 12th—the general be adopter` the loan required would not probably exceed
himself having quitted them on the march, and proceeded eighteen or nineteen millions of dollars—leaving in the
to Loodhiana. The troops sent from Ferozepore to oc- treasUry a constant surplus of four millions of dollars."
eupy for a time the Sikh capital moved out oi.! the 991, 1 The presidp„,
..-.s. 41—, al._ 1 . _ _ _
And tnnir +bnii. cony in +1,,,. A:....-....4.:-- -r La_ o_ ,

brigade of Colonel Wheeler were at Sealeote, in the Jul-
tundur Doab,- on the 10th. The Mooltan misunderstand..
ings seem fully Arranged, and there appears every reacnn

I
to believe that the provisions of the of mr zer
will be satisfactorily carried out, and our army within our
own dominions by January, 1847.
Scinde continues quiet. Rumours are rife of the im-
mediate retirement of Sir C. Napier from office. Accord-
ing to one account he

r twenty years auth

Loan shou

be contracted

taw JLAJCII
anu pay it off, at an earlier period, at its market value
out of any surplus which may at..iviTttima h

' a 4
ue
sury applicable to that purperae, Mexico tiny •LFIIIC m trea-
is to be held re-
sponsible for the expense of the-war. The President goe2
on to recommend warmly n system of duties on foreign
goods imposed merely for revenue 'purposes, •which he
considpm to h. ft

he restric-

quip itnrracnee on She 12th Tne recent relaxation oftive system of Great Mitain with evident pleasure as an
December; according to another, he will extend his stay
till March : no one expects that he will remain till the unanswerable argument in favour of a similar line of
po-
approach of the hot season. The climate 'within the licy on the part of the United States, expressing his opi-
Eelta continued cool and healthy, but at St bon that other powers would find themselves obligedkkur con- by circumstances to follow the example. He recommends
siderable sickness prevailed. Three n
_ companies of artil- 41-
ipry

hind a force °ut 15,000 men "uui
tue
to be drawn from
India will now

~- „.., ....,........6 u nq tuturons or the navy, and he also re-
leaving still be-
alance required ov th -t '
i. O-O—M—mends 'the extension of the laws of the United States
er e erritory of. Oregon. .
tore fall hapl, fr.

snout a million a year. The five percent.loan, wtwhichv
this fearful amain has created, is filling up slowly, and one The Queen has appointed Sir Jojr Gaspard Le Mar-
of six per.eent. is talked of. chant, Knight, Lieutenant-Colonel in the army, •to be
The Governor-General had, by latest accounts, reached Governor of the island of Newfoundland.
The Samarang arrived at Spithead on Thursday, with
Loodbiann on his Vgty to the Jullundur Doab. The Corn-
xnander-in-Chief had not' yet quitted Simla. The Go- Etpers&n2!e Cape 1. Good Hope of the 24th of Octo-
,f

vernor

the Nie.
Immo,' to: the -presidency

Jll ms way oaca rrom tiangalore 'to
The Governor of Bombay has re-
as also has Sir T. NV-Mahon.

The new muster at Hyderabad, in the Nizitins ;sdoni-
mions, has giatn much satisfaction by the manner in which
he has commenced -his career. His salary is £30.000 n

year, independent of as much more in the shape of per-
.cpaisites of Office.

end money. scarce.
of the 24th Octobl

s quiet and contented ; trade is da
The steamer with the London ma]

le departure of the mail from BoM

arier skirmish had taken p.
some provoking and unsatisfactory results.
nine had been wrecked in Waterloo-bay.
The valet of the Archbishop of Vienna went mad the
other day, and rushing into his master's room with a razor
declared that Jesus Christ had order- I' to cut tl

ace, but with
The Cathe-

_,ret, _um Ilk
archbishop's throat: The archbishop desired the man to
pray before he executed the command. The servant com-

- •
as madman was secured
nA The Emperor of

he room and

iich his carriage,;bi

_ --- . -.., ..... w.,.. adiu pi mayitateu It into me
o -- ---- .......a0......t auLG 11.11ViVa.. .
water. The Emperor, with Count Orloff, who was also
itess.
in the carriage, was obliged to escape through the win-
(From the Chamber of Commerce Overland Price Current) dows and wade up to his middle in the water, and as the
Since the departure of last mail our market
BOMBAY,Dec. cl. current was running very strongly and the river full of ice,
for i. orts no little danger was incurred.
has continued in a very depressed state. The sales of THE INDEBTEDNESS OF THE STATES OF THE Alnßl-
the past fortnight are limited in amount, and prices gene- CAN UNION.—Of the twenty-seven States which now
rally exhibit a considerable reduction upon those current comprise the Union, the following nine have no public.
a few weeks ago : this state of 0-Antra boa 1,,..v. ~......--1

entirely by the gambhng bargains in opium, o which we
alluded in our last issue, and until the result of the Go-
vernment -sale of opium which was to 'take place on the
30tIrult—at Calcutta becomes known here, we cannot but
have commercial distrust amongst the native mercantile
community, and serious interruption to business. The
Marwarree dealers are deenly invol
transactions, am

in the meantime their purchases, usually
large at this season, have been entirely suspended.
(From the Calcutta Overland _Price Current of Nov. 19.)
Just as our last despatch of the 7th instant had gone to
press, we were put in possession of London dates up to
the 24th September ; the commercial intelligence brought
by which being of a more cheering nature as regards some
of our principal staples than what has been received for
some time past, has had an e&hilarating effect on our
busineqc

export market

neaany
going on without any unhealthy excitement.
In imports we have also experienced a steady demand
during the month, and, although we cannot quote any
'very decided advance (except in metals), still the stocks
have been gradually moving off at fair rates.

may now quo'

ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA
The royal mail steam-

hip Caledonia arriv

LALya Lay Licitne Len clock on Wednesday night, from
oston. The Caledonia left that city on the 16th ult.,
but brings Halifax accounts of the 19th, one day later
The Cambria had arrived out at

than our usual dates,
Halifax.

Rhode Island: Delaivare

ampshire,Vermont, Connecticut,
New Jersey, North Carolina_

and Missouri (at least, none in England). The following
nine States have regularly paid their interest without in-
terruption :—Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Virginia,
South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ala-
bama. Pennsylvania suspended payment in August, 1842,

Our accous from ew York b this arrival dto
the close of the 15th ult.N Letters of the 12th fromexten Wash-
ington, published in the New York Journal of Commerce,
state that Mr.• Sevier hilt] ham,. 1

ana resumes in r enruary, 045. The following eight
have failed to pay their debts, and are still in default :
Mississippi failed to pay in May, 1841 ; Indiana, July,
1141; Illinois, January, 1842 ; Florida, January, 1842 ;
Michigan, January, 1842 ; Maryland, January, 1842 ;
Louisiana, (on part of her debt), December, Arkansas,
1841.

SECEDERS FROM ROMANISM AT NEW YORK.--A reli-
gious meeting of Germans was held at New York, on the
13th ult. It consisted of a body of about 2()O

, uerman
Catholics, who resolved on a formal secession from the
Roman Church. The movement appears to be something
similar to that of John Ronge and his adherents int Ge-
rmany. These seceders, one of whom was a eafh.1;,..„.;,..+

have been in the habit for sOrnetfm;

past of holding

by Christ and his apostles, and that Rome has superadded
to that church some things not only unauthorized, but
forbidden by the primitive institution. Their plan, it is
understood, is reformation bark to thc• true orimitivp

church, not Protests]
sect. This, however

movemen

uon D tne uemo-
cratic senators in caucus as their candidate for for chairman
of the Committee of Foreign Affairs, and that the Presi-
dent had determined to nominate Senator Bagby as
'Minister to the French Court. Mr. King was expected
to succeed Mr. Bagby in the senate. They also state that
" the Mexican citizen who has been in correspondence
with Mr. Buchanan in relation to the northern province
" Mr. Buchanan declining to enter into any

EXTRAORDINARY PHENOMENON.—The Journal de la
Haye published a letter from Cologne, describing a most

extraordinary phenomenon which occurred on the night of
Saturday the 19th ult., on the banks of the Rhine, oppo-

of Mexico,

perfect vo]

[clinic eruption, preceded and

negotiation

accompanied by a subterraneous noise, which might have
been mistaken for an approaching hurricane, has created
a mountain (of fragments it is true) of from 180 to 200
feet in height. There exists on the spot referred to a
quarry of basaltic stone, used for paving, the roads in the
neighbourhood. A large plain extends between the Rhine
and the quarry, which is traversed by the high road ; this
plain has been transformed into a mountain. of ruins, and
the road has been thrown at least 100 feet into the air.
Nothing can be more terrific than the appearance of this

oay me correspondent of the Journal, " did not
propose that the Northern Provinces should be annexed
to the -United States, but that they should declare their
independence, and that the United States should guarantee
their independence. The provinces for which he assumed
to speak were Tamaulipas, New Leon, Cohahuila, Chi-
huahua, and Durango. He says that the people of these
states are not fit to come into this Union.' The pro-

mountain ; it is a chaos, which represents marvellously
the confusion produced by an immense mine which has
been exploded. On the north of the quarry there exists a
lofty mountain, which was cleft from top to bottom at the
moment when the plain was raised into the air.
A MISTAKE.—CLIERBOURG, DEC. 24.—Last Monday
morning, the 22d instant, orders were given here to all the
authorities, civil and military, to prepare for the reception
of his Royal Highness the Prince de Joinville, accomna-

r rum LIM soutn accounts naa peen received announcin
the quiet investment of Saltillo by General Worth, an,
the return of General Taylor to Monterey ; and it is state(
by the American journals, that it was the intention of th,
General to concentrate at Tampico the whole of the force
not employed in garrisoning the several ports on the lino
of communication, with a view to future land operation,
against Vera Cruz. General Wool, with the army of thi
centre from Monclova, was expected to effect a junctiox
with the army of the left at Monterey.

From the mouth of the Rio Grande we have account
stating that large forces were being shipped for Tampico
including a company of sappers and miners arrived at thi
Brazos from New York, and the 4th Regin;tent of Indiana
volunteers. • Some bold measures were fully anticipated.
From the Gulf squadron and other scenes of operation
there are no later accounts. Many rumours were curren
in the southern American ports with regard to privateers
and in New Orleans the apprehensions entertained in con.
sequence had acted favourably for British freights.
From the interior of Mexico we have yet no definite
accounts.

ment the guard-ship fired 'three guns, which ;

repeated by two of the batteries on shOre. At about five
p:m. a signal was made by the pilot watching the other
side of the breakwater that the steamer was in sight ; the
guns were fired .as ordered, the Garde Nationale beat to
muster, every one wad on the qui vine, when the Prince
of Wales steamer, bringing a newly m.rriPa

,„--,5 uuupie Irolll
Guernsey, came into harbour. They landed amongst a
crowd of people come to see the Prince, and no doubt were
not a little astonished at the bustle created by their arri-
val. Had they remained in the roads a salute of 21
would

m all probability have been fired. The parties
were Mr. Miles, M.P., just married to the daughter of
General Napier, and that lady. Another steamer, the
Finisterre, from Havre to Morlaix, put in here last night
from stress of weather, when the same mistake was made,
but as it was later the troops were not mustered. We
now expect his Royal Highness hourly ; he comes here to
witness the trials of a new steamer, the Pomone.

THE COURT AND FASHIONABLE WORLD

1n the domestic rifairs of the Union there is nothing
new. A discussion of the slavery question in Congress
was expected.
The payment of the Pennsylvania interest due in Fe-
bruary next was beyond question.
Commercial affairs had been active. Cotton, since the
last dates from Europe, by the Caledonia, to the 19th No-
vember, had steadily advanced both in prices and in de-
mand ; while for bread-stuffs the prices had declined, but
the demand was still great, and very considerable shipments
had been made, and were making, to Europe.
Money was in demand, but not scarce. There was ti-
midity among the banks, mainly because of the operations
of the law which exacts coin in payment of all dues to the
United States, and locks it up while in the treasury. The
exchange on England ranged from 6 to G*; though there
had been transactions at sf. The expectation still was,
that a considerable amount in coin must necessarily, in

The Court leaves Windsor for Claremont on Thursday,

returns to Windsor about the 16th, proceeds to London
nn the following Monday, and next day, Tuesday, the
19th, her Majesty will open Parliament in person. The
usual Ministerial circular has been issued by Lord John
Russell. It announces that " business of great import-
ance will be proceded with on the opening of the session."
Lieutenant-Colonel the -Honourable Charles Phipps,
brother of the Marquis of Normanby, is to succeed Mr.
Anson as private secretary to Prince Albert.
The Queen has appointed Colonel the Hon. Sir Edward

Cast, K. C. H., to be her Majesty's Master of
monies, in the room of Sir Robert Chester, Knt., re-
signed.

The Earl of Harrowby, with Viscount and Viscountess
Sandon and a family circle, is at Sandon-hall, Stafford-
shire.

such a state of the exchanges, find its way hither fror.
England.

The Earl of Derby, who is in the enjoyment of excel-
lent health, is surrounded by a family circle at his seat,
Knowsley-park. Lord and Lady Stanley and family, the

From Canada we have no accounts of importance.
From Havannah dates to the 2d instant had been re
ceived. The English mail-steamer from England due
Havannah on the 29th ult. had not arrived up to twelv
o'clock on the 2d. Fears for her safety were begiunin
to be felt. The new crop of molasses was beginning t
come in.

..... ~utonei ana mrs. Manley and family, and Mr. and
Lady Charlotte Penrhyn and family, are among his lord-
, , 1 , ,-. ...

snips guests. On Tuesday, his lordship gave a grand
ball in celebration of the Hon. Miss Stanley's birhtday,
to which all the neighbouring nobility and gentry were
invited ; and a ball and •supper to between 400 and 500 of
the noble earl's tenantry was nivnn nn Wnrinnadav_

FASHIONS FOR JANUARY.
(From the " London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.")
Dresses of damns, with wreaths, salines, moires an-
tiques, broches ; merveilles, and various other rich mate-
rials, are equally fashionable for soirees, as visiting
dresses, according as the colours are light or dark ; small
.
A

gouqur. _ feathers are used to ornament the mores
broche's in gold or silver, each confined by on ornament
of precious stone; for dresses of greater simplicity feuil-
loges of ribbon are intermixed with bouillonnes of tulle;
black and white lace is universally worn in deep flounces;
for young ladies taffetas dresses are trimmed with crape

retty lirld

fante trimming

In evening dresses the skirts offer more variety than the
corsages ; berthes and revers are so much in favour as to
preponderate over the corsages drapds ; the sleevet.3 remain

trimming of the corsage. For morning dresses there is
much variety in the make of the sleeves ; some are
l'Amadis, others tight, with pretty jockeys, or wide
straight sleeves fulled into a deep wristband, or almost
t'-'-"• • *de festn-

tight, ending at the elbow, or wide amt open, -onnea,
or piped at the bottom, &c. Under the name of passe-
menterie, a variety of new trimmings are constantly intro-
duced ; those forming foliage in velvet have a very rich
effect on satins, moires antiques, and other rich mate-
rials, as also fringes headed by a crite dentelle.
Black velvet is always used en neglige, whilst colours
are reserved for dress ; these are trimmed with lace.; the
point it l'aignille is much worn, with the colour oreille
d'ours as well as deep blue. Furs are also fashionable for
trimming dresses at this moment of pink and white satin,
whilst mantelets and sorties are lined throughout with er-
mine, which always preserves its pre-eminence for soirees;
sable is fashionable for pelisses and muffs ; they are worn
a little larger than last year.
Satin capotes are much used for morning wear, many
are covered with tulle -bouillonnee ; coloured blonds
matching the bonnets are also fashionable ; plain velvets
are lined with a different colour, and feathers to corres-
pond. Ribbon and figured velours epingle are used to
ornament the interior of bonnets.
Flowers will be universally worn this season ; various

new coiffures are introduced, some of the prettiest are the
wreaths Luisa formed of marine flowers and coral ; the
Norma offeuillage and gold, the vi&ye, a reath of white
rose buds, or a very narrow cordon on the forehead, and
pendant flexible flowers at the sides, sparkling with pre-

Caps are worn very small, showing the hair as much as
possible, with profusion of flowers ; with lappets, on the
contrary, the ornaments should be light and simple. Caps
are without bride*, with double and triple rows of lace
trimmed with gauze ribbon, the ends falling low. Blond
is again used, and Whether of lappets or deep lace of gold
or silver, charming coiffures are made of it, sometimes