The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-05-22 00:00:00

TURKEY.

A Constantinople letter of the 26th ult. states that the Sultan,
with the praiseworthy view of banishing venality from the ad-
ministration of his empire, bad issued a new decree, in virtue
of which the salaries of ministers, councillors of state, and of
every other public functionnry, were doubled, and even trebled
in some instances. The Sultan, in this decree, recommends to
the servants of the crown to reduce their expenses, and live
within their means, and 'nieuaces with the loss of their offices,
and transportation for life those who should hereafter accept a
bribe or present from persons soliciting favours. Troops con-
tinued to be marched from the capital into Asia Minor, and re-
ports of war were again afloat. Fetteh Ahmed Pasha embarked
on the 26th for London to congratulate Queen Victoria in the
name of his Sovereign, on the occasion of her coronation,
Several Russian mercantile establishments were about being
formed in the island of Sulima, at the mouth of the Danube, in
violation of the treaty of Adrianople.
GREECE.

A letter from Athens, of the 29th ult. states, that the attempt
made by the Greek government to enforce the conscription law
in Hydra had occasioned serious disturbances in that island.
The people arrested and ill-treated the Governor, shipped him
off for Poros, tore down his. proclamations, and rose in arms
against the King's authorities. The minister of Marine; on
being apprised of these occurrences, immediately sailed for
Hydra, but the inhabitants would not alloW him to land, and
refused to submit until the law of conscription was abolished,
and a series of other grievances redressed. The island had
been proclaimed under martial law, and at the date of the letter
the minister of Marine bluekading it with all the vessels he
could collect.

BAH lA.
By the commercial letters which have been received from,
Bahia, of the 2.lth of March, we have recived a full confirma-
tion of the taking of that city by the imperial troops. It ap-
pears that there had been some hard fighting between the rebels
and the royalists for three or four days prior to the 18th of
March, when the latter suceeded in snaking thamselves masters
of the city. The rebels fought in the most determined manner,
and set fire to a large portion of the city, which would have
been totally destroyed but for the entry of the imperialists.
Most of the rebel leaders were captured, and it is supposed that
nearly all the rebels who laid down their arms were in prison.
Some of these advices express the opinion that this decided
success on the part of the legitimate government will give them
the power of removing all disaffected persons, and thus enable
the government to strengthen itself. The number killed and
wounded on both sides was very considerable. However, order
was in a great measure restored, and there had already com-
menced a partial resumption of business. The exchange on
this country was quoted at 32, and rather in demand.
BUENOS AYRES.
By the Betsey Hall, Captain Croaker, which arrived on Fri-
day from Buenos Ayres, we have advices or the 25th of Febru-
ary. It will be recollected that in consequence of the refusal
of the government to exempt the French residents from militia
service, and of its obstinate determination to withhold rout them
the privileges which the British inhabitants enjoy, the French
consul withdrew himself from the province, and protested against
the exaction of its executive. The French admiral, on his arri-
val in a line-of-battle ship at Rio, despatched a corvette to ac-
quaint them with his intention that, should they persist in the
rejection of the reasonable demands of the people be appeared
to defend; he would blockade tha place. A brig of war has gone
to Monte Video for the admiral. It is supposed that the Buenos
Ayres government will speedily succumb.
We have received Buenos Apres papers to the 25th of Feb.
The Universal, published at Monte Video, says—" We have uo
news of the position of the anarchists. It is said that the tosen
of Duranzno has been sacked by them."

Private letters from Monte Video state, that 200 Indians of
the army of the rebel have mutinied and dispersed over the coun-
try, committing great atrocities. The same letters state, that
the demoralisation of Ribeta's force is complete, and he has been
obliged to retreat precipitately to the other side of the Rio Negro.
Exchange ou England 6 to z ; Stock 57 58.

COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE.

The editor of Parbury's Oriental Herald has furnished the
Standard, of Saturday, with the following news from India:—
" LATEST NEWS FROM INDIA.

" The overland dispatch from India, via Marseilles, arrived
this morning, bringing intelligence from Calcutta and Madras
to the middle, and from Bombay to the end of March. The fol-
lowing are a few of the more interesting items. The accounts
of the progress of the famine in the western provinces are most
horrible; the inhabitants of Agra are compelled to forego their
evening drives, on account of the intolerable effluvia arising
from the dead bodies surrounding the station. A small river
near Cawnpore is said to be actually choked with the corpses of
the multitudes starved to death. ' A relief fund bad been opened
in Calcutta, and on the 151 h of March the subscriptions amounf-
ed to above 40,000 rix-dollars. Money was so scarce at
llelhi,
the Emperor's salary was three months in arrears. '1 he
young heir to the throne of G waliior had died after Uric,: mouths'