The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-09-15 00:00:00

IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO,

There are indications of highly important movements in
Mexico. All our intelligence of the late revolutionary move-
ments at the capital, has hitherto come through the central-
ists. Their statements, of course, put the most favourable
colouring upon events for their own side of the question.
Though, even from their own admissions, it is manifest that
the Federalists were making formidable and triumphant
movements. A letter written from the city of Mexico, after
the breaking out of the revolution, by a private citizen, re-
ceived at New Orleans, contains representations decidedly
favourable to the success of the Federalists. The revolt in
the city of Mexico had been joined by the common people,
rising almost en masse, and the majority of resident foreign •
era. In the capture of the citadel, several Mexican generals
were taken prisoners and shot. Among others, the name of
General Fornel is mentioned. Among the Centralists suspi-
cions and jealousies prevailed, the leaders not knowing whom
to trust, and afraid of being betrayed by their best friends.

FRENCH TRIPLE LINE OF STEAM PACKETS TO

AMERICA

(From the Times.)

The time occupied, in these several passages will be :

Days.
1. For the line of packets from Havre to New York 16
2. For that from Bordeaux to Martinique l9l 28
From Martinique to Havannah 9
3. From Marsei:les to Martinique
From Martinique to Havannah 9
4. From Havannah to Mexico
5. From Martinique to Central America.. l6
6. From St. Lazaire to Brazil 25
7. From Rio de Janeiro to La Plata 7
The number of vessels required for the service of these
different lines has been estimated as follows :
For Havre the minimum is four and the maximum
five, if we wish to prevent all interruption ; we
will therefore state it at
For Bordeaux
For Marseilles
For Nantes 4
For the two secondary lines of the Antilles .... 3 1 5
For the secondary line of Brazil

The line from Havre to New York is to be undertaken by
a free commercial company, receiving an annual fee of 8801.
per horse power, forming an amount of 1,600,000 f. for the
post service, the product of which, duly valued at 600,0001.,
will belong to the state. With regard to the other principal
and secondary lines, they would be undertaken by govern-
ment, and the expences defrayed by the treasury. The es-
tablishment of these steam-vessels will require the disburse-
ment of 28,420,000 f. ; and the service, once instituted, will
cost annually 12,000,000 livres, in compensation of which a
return of 4,000,000 livres is expected, which will increase
annually.

The annual fee determined on is 880 f. per horse power, or
400,000 f. per vessel of 450 horse power. Such an indemnity
may appear considerable ; in the original projected law it only
amounted to 240,000 f. The commission of the Chamber of
Deputies has, on the request of the President of the Council,
increased and nearly doubled it. To this measure we give our
entire approval. It is a measure of prudence to provide
against the failure of the first companies intrusted with those
labours. Such an event would not only occasion a loss of
time, and time is precious, but a loss of money, and thence-
forward capitalists would be timid in engaging in another at-
tempt of a similar nature.

Tile 14 steam-vessels destined for South America, and the
Antilles constructed by government, will be adapted to carry
guns in case of necessity. This is stipulated for in the first
paragraph of article 3. Vessels thus burthened by their pecu-
liar method of construction will be enabled to receive less
merchandise than such as are devoted to commerce only ;
this, however, will be their only inconveniency, as their
swiftness will be the same.