The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-07-05 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1853.

FOREIGN NEWS.

FRANCE.—Vice-Admiral Hamelin is appointed com-
mander-in-chief of the Mediterranean squadron, in place
Vice-Admiral de la Su sse, who enters on the reserved list.

It is intended to celebrate the je'te of the Emperor of
the French on the 15th of August with great eclat.
It is asserted that Admiral Hamelin has been ordered
to pass through the Dardanelles.
The levy of seamen in the port of Havre has caused
such a scarcity in the merchant service, that wages have
risen twenty per cent•
SPAIN.—It is said that the Ministers are agreed on
several important questions, and that they have deter.
mined on tae convention of the cortes for October.

ITALY.—The eighth anniversary of the accession of
Pius IX. to the Papal throne was celebrated at Rome on
the 17th ult., with firing of cannon and other marks of
rejoicing. On the occasion there was a capella palpale
in the Sistine chapel.
AUSTRIA.—Vienna is the court where Count Nessel.
rode's Circular seems to be most favourably considered.
The effect of both documents on Austrian politicians is
described as " tranquillising."

PRUSSIA.—The anniversary of the battle of Waterloo
was celebrated with great solemnity in several parts of
Prussia. The principal fete was given at the Parta West-
phalia, under the presidentship of the Prince of Hoben-
zollen, and in the presence of the Prince of Prussia, to
the veterans of the surrounding districts.
The Queen of Greece, accompanied b y the Archduke
Stephen of Austria and Prince Wasa, arrived at Berlin
on Sunday en route to Athens, via Vienna and Trieste.
Their Bavarian Majesties are expected at the Prussian
court during the first week in July. Princess Frederick
of the Netherlands and her daughter, the Princess Mary,
arrived on Saturday, and, after passing a few days with
their royal relatives, were to continue their journey to
Stockholm, on a visit to the Crown Princess of Sweden.

SWEDEN.—The Swedish government has taken a
step of some interest to our shipbuilders. It has allowed
during the rest of this year and the %hole of next year,
the importation into Sweden of ready-built vessels of 100
tons and upwards, on payment of the reduced duty of 10
per cent. on the actual purchase money, and a small sum
on the tacklage and sailcloth. The Swedish merchants
have repeatedly demanded the abrogation of all duty on
the above articles.

RUSSIA.—The Russian Government steadily follows
up its policy of declaring " pacific intentions," and as
steadily continues its preparation for war. Thus. in a
despatch communicated by the Russian Consul to Prince
Ghika, the Czar is said to be most anxious, while oc-
cupying the Principalities, to prevent his troops being
the slightest burden to the people. The Imperial deter-
mination, however, is very clear. The Principalities are
to be occupied, and the inhabitants appeased.
By intelligence from St. Petersburgh, dated the 25th
ult., it appears that on the previous day a courier had
arrived, bringing the reply of Redschid Pacha to Count
Nesselrode, notifying the rejection of the Russian ultima-
tum. This reply, couched in the most civil terms, gives
the Government of St. Petersburgh plainly to understand
that it is, and always will be, " impossible" for the Porte
to accede to any such demand as that preferred by the
Czar. In consequence of this, a council was at once
summoned at Peterhoff, a Palace of the Emperor's, near
St. Petersburgh, and the consequence was, that a special
courier was at once sent off to Prince Gertchakoff with
despatches. Of the tenor of these there was no doubt.
It was understood that General Danenberg is to cross
the Pruth at once at the head of 40,000 men, to occupy
the Principalities. The whole force under Prince Gort-
chakoff amounts to 120,000.

For the last three weeks letters from Constantinople and
Galatz have brought energetic complaints of the injurydone
to British interests and British lives by the working of the
Russian scheme for shutting up the Danube. The last
reports from the embouchure of that river state that there
were, on the 10th instant, scores of vessels laden with
corn stuck fast in the mud for want of water, their crews
imprisoned amid the poisonous exhalations which at this
season of the year steam up from the ooze of the river
bed. A large portion of the vessels are British.
The Queen Dowager of Holland has arrived at St. Pe-
tersburgh, on a visit to her brother the Emperor of
Russia.

TURKEY.—M. Balabine, a residuary member of the
Russian Legation, left Constantinople on the 17th ult.
for Odessa, taking with him the archives of the embassy,
and bearing the answer of the Porte to Russia's last and
slightly modified demands. The Porte offers to recognise
a moral engagement with respect to all the Christian
powers, but asserts that it is precluded by existing obli-
gations from signing a treaty with Russia. Baron Bruck,
it is said, has had some band in drawing up this conces-
sive reply. However that may be, it seems quite con-
sistent with every act and expression of Turkey since
Menschikoff's departure. The Sultan is said to attach
great importance to the advice of Austria.

The Porte, it is said, has resolved upon not meeting
the invasion of the Danubian provinces with armed re-
sistance, but would protest against such violation, and
refuse, while Russia continued to occupy the territories,
to enter on negociations. Daily conferences take place
between the English and French Ambassadors and the
Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Government
has given strict orders that Russian travellers and resi-
dents, particularly merchants, shall be treated with the
utmost consideration.

The Dardanelles and the forts of the Black Sea and
Bosphorus have been greatly strengthened. Six camps,
of 15,000 men each, are now being formed, viz., one at
Constantinople, one at Adrianople, one at Itustetik, one
at Shumla, one at Erzeroom, and one at Konieh. The
Seraskier, Mehmet Ali Pacba, will command the first,
Mehmet Pacba the second, Omer Pacha the third and
fourth, and Vassuf Pacha the fifth and sixth. The artillery
is placed under the command of Kerim Pacha, and Ahnact
Pacha and Mussa Pacha, two generals of distinction, with
a numerous staff of officers and engineers, will take charge
of Varna and the other strongholds on the Rumelian
coast of the Black Sea. Halil Pacha went off about the
14th ult. to visit the various ports capable of defence.
The whole Turkish fleet will be ready to sail for the Black
Sea immediately. The news that the combined English
and French fleets had arrived in Besika Bay, spread like
wildfire on the 16th ult., and caused indescribable enthu-
siasm among the Turkish population.
The Russian vessels of war are continually coming out
of Sebastopol for the purpose of keeping a strict watch
all along the shore. _ _

On the 20th a Russian frigate, the Kalumna, advanced
on a reconnoitering expedition, and proceeded to within
three miles of the entrance of the Bosphorus.

PERSIA.—We have sad news from Erzeroum, stating
that there have been inundations and cholera at Teheran,
locusts at Ispahan, and a terrible earthquake at Shiraz
and Cashan :—" At the former place 12,000 to 15,000
persons are said to have been killed, as the disaster oc-
curred during the night, and the stench arising from the
dead bodies was such as to produce an epidemic very much
resembling the plague. From Teheran we hear that the
cholera has diminished. The British mission had, how-
ever, moved higher up the hills, as a matter of precaution."

NEW ZEALAND.—The Bishop of New Zealand re-
turned in good health to St. John's College, in his dio-
cese, on the 19th of October, after a voyage of about four
months among the Solomon Islands and the New lle-
brides. He was received exerywhere gladly, and treated
with the utmost kindness. He has brought home with
him to St. John's College, for education, twenty-two
boys and two girls, and might have brought hundreds, if
he bad had the means of conveyance. The door seems to
be opening more widely every year to the reception of
Christianity by the South Sea Islanders, through the
judicious means adopted by Bishop Selwyn.

INDlA.—Advices have been received from Madras to
the 21st and from Calcutta to the 16th of May. There is
no intelligence from Bombay, nor any definite news from
Rangoon, but it was confidently hoped, at the departure
of the mail, that the next steamer would bring the treaty,
duly signed, and that peace would be again established in
British India. The entire Aeng Pass was in our possession
and the Burmese had withdrawn altogether from its
vicinity. The Arracan battalion had returned to Sando-
way, leaving a sufficient force for the protection of the
pass during the coming rains. Sickness is greatly on the
increase. Severe cases of fever were principally confined
to those men who had been absent in detachments. An
epidemic diease, resembling the plague in its symp-
toms, first made its appearance in the Eusofzye country,
and appears to be spreading along the north-western
frontier. The frontier tribes are at present tranquil.

CHlNA.—Advices are to the 12th of April. A report
was current at Hongkong that an overland express had
arrived at Canton, stating that the insurgents had defeated
the imperial troops, and were proceeding northwards to-
wards Pekin. Confirmation or denial of this rumour was
hourly expected.
Another act of piracy and murder, arising out of the
Coolie traffic, was committed on the 7th of April, on
board the Rosa Elias, from Canton for South America
and the Havanas. The ship sailed under Peruvian co-
lours, but was officered, and in great part manned, by
Englishmen. Most of the Coolies on board had been
entrapped by false statements, or violently kidnapped ;
many being boys under twelve years of age. A sudden
attack on the officers and crew was made by a strong
party of these Coolies, and the captain with the chief
mate retiring to their cabins, were ejected by the assailants
pouring in boiling water. The wretched men escaped
through the ports into the sea, where they were followed
in boats and mercilessly butchered. The carpenter suc-
ceeded in swimming ashore to Batavia, a distance of three
or four miles. The Coolies compelled one of the crew to
steer, as they wished, to China, but the man navigated
the vessel to Singapore. It being then dreaded by the
crew that the Coolies, on discovering the deception, would
murder them, tbey escaped during the night. Most of
the Coolies abandoned the ship, but ten of the ringleaders
are in custody, and awaiting orders from the Peruvian
consul at Canton.

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA

By the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-
ship Canada, Captain Stone, which arrived early on Sun-
day, we have advices from New York to the 21st, and
Boston to the 22d ult.

The Canada sailed at 0. 5. p.m. on the 22d, and at 0.
40. a.m. on the 24th, arrived at Halifax, where she was
detained two hours and thirty-rive minutes. On the 26th,
at 0.35. a.m., passed a steamer, supposed to be the Africa,
hence for New York ; on the Ist instant pas,,ed the ship
Conqueror, bound east; on the 2d, at 2. 30. a.m., was
abreast Cape Clear ; same day, off Kinsale, passed the
ships America, Continent, and Argyle ; and at 11, p.m.,
passed the steamer Arabia. She arrived in the Mersey at
5. 40. a.m., on Sunday, having made the run in 10 days 8
hours and 15 minutes.

The Canada has brought 170 passengers, and 5'544,000
in specie on freight.

The steamer Humboldt, from Havre and Cowes, arrived
at New York on the 21st ult.
At New Orleans upwards of 82,000 had been subscribed
for the relief of the destitute passengers of the William
and Mary, emigrant ship. At Boston a fire had destroyed
property valued at about 850,000. Several cases of Asiatic
cholera were reported to have occurred at Alexandria.
CANADA.—Tbe Canadian Legialature was prorogued on