The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-02-14 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION.

TUESDAY, FED. 14, 1854, Two o'cLocic, Pit.

THE STEAM-SHIP CA.MBEIA, which left New York on
the 30th ult., was off Holyhead to-day at noon. Her dates
are anticipated by the Niagara, which left Boston on the
Ist instant.

LIVERPOOL:CORN MARKET.—T rus DAY.

The arrivals of the week, coastwise and from Ireland,
include a moderate quantity of wheat and flour, with a
large supply of oats and oatmeal. The imports during
the same time, from the United States, consisting of 7,248
qrs. of wheat, 24,704 qrs. of Indian corn, -3293 barrels of
Corn Meal and 42,499 barrels of Flour ; in addition to
which we have to note, a cargo of Indian Corn from Ma-
zagon 6,006 sacks of Four from Spain, and 600 barrels
from idarseills. -
The market to-day was not well attended, and business
was almost at a stand-still. Quotations are nominally the
same as last week, but in order to effect sales, lower prices
would have to be submitted to, at least ls. per barrel on
Flour. In other articles very little doing, and no altera-
tion to note in prices.

IBY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]

THE WAR IN THE EAST.

PARIS, MONDAY.—The French ocean squadron has
arrived at Algiers. The discovery of a Greek conspiracy
in the dominions of the Sultan has induced the French
Government to address a note couched in strong and
energetic terms to the government of 'King Otho.—The
Bourse was very firm to-day, and a good deal of business
was done. Threes closed at 70.20 ; Three-and-a-Half per
Cent., 99.10.
PARIS, TIIESDAY.--The following are the salient points
of the letter of the Emperor Louis Napoleon to tde Czar :
After a summary of the Eastern Question, Louis says—
"lf your Majesty desires as much as I do a pacific con-
clusion, what more simple than to declare that ; an armis-
tice shall be signed to-day that things shall take their
diplomatic course—that all hostility shall cease—that all
belligerent forces shall withdraw from the place where
motives of war have called them—thus the Russian troops
shall abandon the Principalities, and our squadrons the
Black Sea. As your Majesty prefers to negotiate directly
with Turkey, you can nominate an ambassador who could
negotiate with a plenipotentiary of the Sultan—a conven-
tion to be submitted to the four powers. If your Majesty
adopts this plan, upon which the Queen of England and
myself are perfectly agreed, tranquility will be re-estab-
lished, and the world satisfied. There is nothing in this
plan unworthy of your Majesty—nothing that can hurt
your honourable feelings ; but if from a motive difficult to
understand, your Majesty should refuse, then France and
England will be obliged to leave to the chances of arms
and the hazards of war that which might be decided at
once by reason and justice.
The Morning Herald, in a second edition, states that
the letter of the Enperor of France to the Czar appeared
in the Paris Journal Moniteur on Tuesday Morning.
FRANKFORT, FEB. B.—lt is reported that at the next
sitting of the Diet communications of the very highest
importance will be made, on the part of Prussia and
Austria, relative to the Eastern Question, and to the atti-
tude assumed by those powers.
The Vienna correspondent of the Daily News, under
date Vienna, Sunday, says it is announced on authority
that the Vienna conference is not dissolved, although the
Russian ambassadors have left London and Paris.
The Times says a manifesto, signed by Nesselrode, is
shortly expected at Vienna from Russia, announcing to
the world her final intentions.
The Austrian Lloyds says, that Orloff is to make every
effort in his power at St. Petersburg to further any hope
of settlement. He is urged to this by Austria.

PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.
The Times says all the arrangements for the transport
of troops to Malta are pushed forward with the utmost
activity.
The Guards will embark first, then the regiments of
the line in England and Scotland, and lastly, those in
Ireland. The announcement of the intention to send out
a Cavalry force turns out for the present at least to be
premature, no decision having has yet been come to.
There will, however, be five squadrons of picked men, in
all 500 sabres, included in the division for staff and escort
service. In general terms it may be considered as certain
that the whole of the first division, except, perhaps, the
regiments from Ireland will have set out by the Ist of
March, and the latter will have embarked before the 10th.
The steamers thus far definitely engaged for this service
are the Himalaya, Ripon, Orinoco, Manilla, and Golden
Fleece ; nor is it unlikely that government may defer
taking up any more until after the 17th, which is the last
day for sending in tenders. Only seven or eight sailing
ships are required. The Guards embark at Portsmouth
on Saturday. The British contingent for the defence of
Turkey will amount to 20,000 men, with 40 guns ; 250
picked men in each battalion are to be armed with Mime
rifles ; and brigade commands will be conferred on young
colonels. The naval preparations are carried on with the
greatest vigilance.

THE REFORM BILL.
The Times expresses conviction that the most thorough-
going reformers will have ample reason to be satisfied with
the actual working of the measure ; more so, perhaps,
than with the working of their own theoretical schemes.
The Daily News says the great feature and very great
merit of the bill is a large extension of suffrages.
The Post considers its character and merits as multi-
farious and destructive.
The Herald condemns the measure as a sham and a
farce.
The Morning Chronicle is of opiuion that the bill is
not only marked by an earnest and single minded desire
to improve the House of Commons, but the changes pro-
posed are so various in their character, as well as so con-
siderable in number and importance, that it will not be
easy to estimate their probable effect on the balance of
political power.

BRAZIL AND RIOLA PLATA MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, FEE. 14.—The Thames steamer, with
the Riola Plata and Brazilian mails, has arrived.

LONDON STOCK & SHARE MARKET.—This DAT.

NOON QUOTATIONS.
THE FUNDS.—Consols for Account, 92; Ditto for Mo-
ney, 914 24; Bank Stock, 216 17 ; Exchequer Bills L, 17.
RAILWAY SHARES.—Caledonian, 534 a ; Eastern Coun-
ties, 131 ; Great Northern, 89 84 91 ; Great Western,
831 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 664 ; London and North
Western, 104 I I ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire, 23; Midland Stock, 634; North Staffordshire, 114
; York, Newcastle, and Berwick Preference, 9 ; York
and North Midland, 494 ; Ditto Preference, 94.
LAND SnAnEs.—Agricultural, 42 4 ; B. American, 71 ;
N. B. Australian, 1; Ditto A.. 72 3 70 3 ; South Australian
Investment, 24.