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

states the harvest to be completely
.:eland, and that during the
nnabitant the crop was never more

'bout Switz

r in the English language has been commenced
Its title is the 11/lan:aria Shark, or Oriental
is to be published three times every month.

1% found a considerable quantity of gold in the
near Aurillac. The rock on which it occurs
The matrix contains lead ; 2681b5. troy con-

RU S.—We have already reported the loss of the
.ng a heavy gale, near Port Essington. The fol-
ic names of eight of the crew that perished when
shore :—Mr. Kelly, gunner ; John Kennedy,
Taylor, armourer ; John Lyon, John Bond, Pa-
and James Hancock, seamen; and David Bay-
_ 7%

Id Spanish general, has lost eleven
nclutling his mother and two sisters,
)f the Christinos. His last son was
►bella about a fortnight since.

IN GERMANY,

—The autumnal

a grand camp of the Bth corn of the German
y began near Nuremberg on the 2d instant.
)f visitors have flocked thither to witness

INFERNAL MAcniNEs.—The Gegette du Midi says that
armourer of Marseilles, who had been trying in vain to get
!' government to purchase some new inventions of his for
rions kinds of arms, has gone off with fourteen workmen
endeavour to join Abdel•Kader
Russ'

IN THE LEVANT.—The Augsburg Ga-
in consequence of orders from the St. Pe-
il of Admiralty, eighteen vessels of war were
ronstadt for the Mediterranean, to join the British
• ' pford will then have under his orders
namely, twenty-two English, eighteen
four Austrian, and four Turkish. The British fleet

Admiral St

also to be increased by four ships of the line.—Courier.
TILE, FIRST NEW ZEALAND NEWSPAPER.—We had the
;asure yesterday of seeing the first newspaper printed in
nv Zealand, of date 18th August. It was conveyed by

via Liverpool, where desptches from the new colony
have this week been received by a Sydney vessel. The paper
"-d The Neu, Zealand Gazette, and consists of four
It is got tip with great taste and neatness,
style. It was printed at Port
The advertisements number forty-four, and
names of the advertisers are familiar to us. There is
tso a price current, besides a variety of intelligence which
',een anticipz.:tvtl hi this country by Mr. Wakefield's des-
Part of the sheet is occupied with the provisional
agreed on by the settlers ;—a sort of compact
and protection.—Scottish Guardian.

ii toile pages
quite in a bush'

'he Hanover Gazette announces, that the operation of
.china was performed on the Prince Royal on the 4th inst.
s pupil of the eye had been re-etatablished, but it could not
yet be determined how far the Prince would recover his
it. His Royal ilighnoss was as well as could be expected.
;iIIPWatiCK ON TilF, COAST OF NIENVIOUNDLAND.—The
ton

9urier contains an account of a deplorable ship-
wreck, which happened on the eastern coast of Newfound-
land, on Aug. 9. The brig Florence, of and for New York,
from Rotterdam, struck on the rocks during a dense fog and
instantly tilled. There were on board, beside the crew, 79
passengers. The second mate and fifty of the passengers lost
their lives ; the others appear to have escaped to land, en-
tirely destitute of the means whioh they had provided for
their settlement in a strange land. Prompt and:most praise-
worthy exertions were ►wade in St. John's N.F., to alleviate
their sufferings and provide for their immediate wants.

ACCIIMNT IN RUSSIA.—ST. PETERSBURG,
—The day before yesterday a frightful accident
ened on the railway to Zarskoje-Selo. At eleven
• •' train of eighteen carriages, conducted by,
set out from Zarskoje-Selo. Notice had
nurning to Mr. Maxwell, in person, that
lii at a certain point to wait for that which
Pet-rAurg a!so ; Mr. Maxwell, who now
s that he had forgotten this notice, instead of stopping
proceeded onhe
met the train from St. Petersburg.
Both attempted to stop, but in vain. The locomotive met
with a violent shock, and the eighteen carriages from St.

the train was to

Petersburg were crushed : three of them from Zarskoje-Seio.
were very much damaged : six persons in the latter (tour
men and two women) were killed, arid 21 wounded ; and six

:verely in the other

L W E AT II

AND THE CROPS.—The weather durinir
has been everything that could be desired,
darvest has now become general throughout this
_ward district. In favourable situations considerable
irnfess has been made in leading and stacking, whilst in
the reaping has been entirely finished. The
flue to receive, in respect to the quality of
satisfactory, and the yield, it is thought,
greater than was anticipated. The straw is upon the
'II, but the produce is excellent. Several samples
-seen brought to market, and they
thrash out well. The weight and qua-
e said to be much superior to that of last
rivate letters from the south confirm the
.0 olsewhere publish. In Devonshire, and
ithern and western counties, the harvest is
lied. The same may be said of many parts
ere the crops are very abundant.—Newcastle

nd the

veral instances

ain, are

ry have 1

tN
SCOTLAND.—ScotIand is the
ch the advocates of secular education
elustrating the effect of intellectual cul-
-- -I mankind ; and boundless have
.d upon the moral virtues, steady
kit habits of that once held the most in-
We European population. Doubtless as
i an agricultural or a pastoral country,
based upon religion, when the school-
_ he church, and both trained up the same
afterwards were to repose in the neighbour-
!, Scotland was a virtuous country, and its
Tvetily stood high in the scale of European
since manufactures
have overspread its great
pulation has grown up in certain places—edu-
tt ith the 'means of religious instruction, and
CKtit t._! of religious principle—the character
his respecy has entirely changed ; and it is

progress. of crime has been more
British dominions during the last
part in Europe. It appears, from
e combination committee, last -es-
progress of felonies and serious
.ring the last 16 years, has been beyond
Ang, the population having, during that
:lima 70 per cent. while serious crime has
cent. Crime over the whole country is ad-
rapid rate, and far beyond the increase of
In England, the committals, which, in 1818,
nau 'en, in 1837, to 23,612—that is to say, they
This a!:lvance will probably be eon-
alarming in the neigh-
)st per:gins as sufficiently
.gdom ; but it is small, compared to the progress
ScOtland (luring the same period, where serious
~,es have advanced from 89 in 1805, to 3418 in 1838; being
n increase, in four-and-twenty years,. of more Una flirty-
' -Alison's Prikeiptes of Pordetwi•

that ti

ipled in 24 yeArs

THE UNITED STATES AND BRITISH NORTH

AMERICA

By the arrival of the steam-ship Acadia, Captain
Miller, we have received New York and Boston papers
to the Ist instant, and Halifax papers to the 3d instant,
both inclusive. The Acadia sailed from Boston in the
forenoon of the Ist, and from Halifax at eleven on the
night of the 3d instant. She arrived in the Mersey at
midnight on Sunday, having accomplished the voyage
from Boston in twelve days and a half, and from Hali-
fax in ten days. The passage from Boston to Liver-
pool is the shortest on record. She had to encounter
very boisterous weather, with strong head winds, du-
ring the greater part of last week. The number of
passengers which she has brought is seventy, all of
whom were highly delighted with the accommodations
of this splendid vessel, and with the conduct of her
skilful commander. We proceed to give the principal
articles of intelligence from the various papers which
she has brought. Our extracts are chiefly made from
the New York Morning Herald of the Ist instant,
which was forwarded, by special express, to Boston.

NEWS FOR ENGLAND,

Herald-office, New York, Tuesday Morning,
4 o'clock, Sept. 1, 1840.

We make up our paper to-day almost exclusively for the
English market, and give, in the different columns, all the
intelligence of interest, from all parts of America. This will
be sent by special express to Boston, to go by the Acadia
to-day, thence to Liverpool.
_ .

The whole country is in a state of intense excitement in
relation to the coming presidential election in November.
Nearly all the recent state elections have gone against Mr.
Van Buren, and there is more than a probability to believe
that General Harrison will be our next president. This will
give an entirely new turn to business matters, and specula-
tions of all kinds will once more flourish.

We are at peace with all our neighbours, except the Florida
Indians ; but there is great excitement in the south on
account of the interference of Great Britain in the social insti-
tutions of our southern planters. And out of this will grow
a very serious question immediately after the presidential
election.

Business of all kinds is gradually reviving ; and those who
were prudent during the years of speculation, are now doing
a safe and profitable cash business. Everything in the way
Of trade appears to be obtaining a firmer and more extensive
basis than ever.

Money is plenty in this city, but can only be obtained on
the most unexceptionable security.
The crop of corn will be greater than ever was known in
this country. The cotton crop is expected to be very large,
although some judges think it will fall short of last year.

The country is healthy ; the politicians of both parties are
running over the country, making stump speeches ; there is
as much drinking as ever; the whigs are in high spirits; the
locofocos are no less sanguine of success; the Wall-street
papers are going to destruction ; the New York Herald never
was more flourishing ; and every body is happy, except a few
miserable politicians, and disappointed office seekers.

STEAM-SHIP PRESIDENT.—This noble vessel sails to-day
at two o'clock, with sixty passengers, and a large cargo con-
sisting principally of flour and tobacco. During the last
week, no less than 27,380 persons visited her. There has
been no fete given on board of her, and altogether the agents
here have mismanaged her concerns. Had they understood
their business, she would have gone out with a full comple-
ment of passengers.

THE BOUNDARY QUESTION.—The general feeling of
every American still is, that in less than one year the United
States will take peaceable possession of the whole of the dis-
puted territory. The report of Messrs. Mudge and Feather-
stonhaugh is universally laughed at in this country. Our
commission for exploring the territory, and reporting there-
on, is under full headway. Our government has provided
them with ample resources, and as soon as Professor Cleve-
land's successor is appointed, Professor Renwick and his
associates will proceed to business.
EMIGRATION FROM EUROPE.--Emigrants by hundreds
are daily arriving at all our sea-ports from all parts of Great
Britain and the continent of Europe. The tide of emigra-
tion to this country this summer, so far, has been unprece-
dented for the last ten years.
SUPPOSED SLAVER OR PIRATE.—We recommend to the
British cruisers to look out for a clipper built brig called the
Melek Adhel, which it is supposed by some, has gone to the
coast of Africa on a slaving expedition. We have already
described her and her movements very fully.

Gov. Poulett Thomson is in a miserable state of health,
suffering from a severe rheumatic attack.