The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-03-14 00:00:00

INDIA. AND CHINA.

TRIESTE', March .11.—The steamer Calcutta ar-
rived at Trieste on the llth,of March, at a quarter
past two am., in 117 hours, from Alexandria,
which she left on the 6th of. March.
The Indian mail arrived• at Alexandria on the
4th, and leaves for England: after the arrival of the
English steamer.

The mail brings advices - from Calcutta to the
6th of February; Madras, to the 10th of February
Shanghai, to • the 20th of January ; Amoy, to the
23d of January; Hongkong, to the 27th of January;
Singapore, to the 3d of February - Penang, to the
sth of February; 'Galle, to, thelith of February;
and Bombay, to the 14th of February.
The condition of Burmah is rapidly improving..
Dacoitie is declining, and there is promise of an
abundant harvest.

The Nizam's country is overrun by bands of pre-
datory horse, which are being hunted down by the
troops of the contingent.. _

Money is abundant at Calcutta. Indigo has
sold well. Trade was fair. Exchange, 2.1.
The Auckland had returned to Bombay from the
Persian Gulf, and left all quiet at Bushke,Teheran,
and Bagdad.
Shanghai will soon be retaken by the Impe-
rialists..

The exports. from China are large. Exchange
at Canton, 5.2 ; Shanghai, 66.

THE BRAZILS.

By the South American and General Steam
Navigation. Company's screw-steamer Brazileira,
Capt. Cox, we have nearly a month later advices
from the Brazils. and River Plate. Monte Video,
February Ist ; Rio, 10th ; and Pernambuco, 16th.
She brought sixty-seven passengers,,thirty of whom
were landed at Lisbon, 240,000 ini diamonds, and a
full cargo of wool, hair, coffee, and rosewood,

The steam-ship Great Western;, from Southamp-
ton, arrived at Rio Janeiro on the 7th nit.
The screw-steamer Lusitania arrived at Lisbon
on the 4th, in four days five hours, and sailed again
for the Brazils on the sth ult.

The-steam-ship Iberia arriya,at Lisbon on the
4th, and left on the sth for Cadiz and Gibraltar.

The Oriental Republic was gradually recovering
from the effects of the late rebellion.. On the 30th
of January Dr. T. M. De Araarol, the Brazilian
Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary,. presented his
credentials to the Government.. His mission has
for its object the co-operation in the re-establish-
ment and maintenance of order and peace in the
Republic, to aid the Government with the means
of extricating itself from, the difficulties, and, if
necessary, to support it with an armed force. The
Brazilians had a strong fleet lying at Monte Video.
General Fructuso Rivera died on the 13th of
January. The decree banishing several persons
obnoxious to the present Government had been an,
nulled, and all were allowed to return to their
country. Business was improving, but stocks. of
manufactures were heavy. Exchange 41s. _ _ _

In Buenos Ayres tranquillity reigned, and busi-
ness in general was good for ail imports, but with
heavy stocks of dry goods. Wheat harvest abun-
dant. Freights at Monte Video and Buenos Ayres,
60s. Her Majesty's brig of war Express, arrived
the 29th of January, on her way to the West Coast.

In Rio de Janeiro the weather was. wet. No
signs of any return of fever therei_or at any of the
northern ports. In politics there was nothing
new. In consequence of the demi of General
Lima de Silva, a vacancy had occurred in the Se-
nate, and the elections were going on favourably
for the government party. The meeting of the
Chambers was anxiously looked for, as there were
several important measures to be discussed. The
new bank was expected to commence operations
on the 3rd of April. Exchange, 28+. Freights to
Liverpool or London, 60s. ; Channel, 80s. and 90s.
At Bahia exchange was firm at 28d. per dollar,
but transactions were limited, owing. to the very
deficient sugar crop. The total receipts of sugar
to the 10th February were 27,500 tons less than
they were at the same time last year. The cotton
crop was also very short, and prices were kept at
20 per cent. above European quotations by a demand
for local consumption. Freight dull at 70s. to gos.
for the Channel.
At Pernambuco sugars had been coming in
pretty regularly ; and, although the crop will be
considerably less than last year, still it promises to
be an average yield. Prices still remain high, and
are likely to be maintained. Shipments to the 15th
of February, 19,010 tom. Freights (tonnage)
continue scarce, and the rates paid have been
£4 10s. to the Channel and British ports, £4 155.,
and £4l7s 6d. ; 70s, to Liverpool direct, for sugars,
and ss. Bd. for cotton ; 90s. to 955. for the Mediter-
ranean. Exchange, 281.

AT THE GILEENOCK rendezvous for recruits, last week,
seven women offered to enlist for the washing department
in the Eastern expedition, and were most ungallantly
rejected.

COALS AND PROVISIONS POR THE BALTIC FLEET.—
The contracts for supplying the fleet, when in Hawk-
roads, from now until the 31st December, 1854, with
fresh beef and vegetables, have been awarded. Mr. Geo.
Blair, of Grimsby, for vegetables, and Mr. Thos. Pancroft,
of Grimsby, for beef. We hear that the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company have con-
tracted to supply the fleet with 1,000 tons of coal.—
I-11411 4114erticer,