The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-04 00:00:00

MORNING, OC

WEEK

WE published last week some details of the" destructive

and since then affairs in general appear to have been as

klmost every day, were of a gloomy character with-refer-

ence to the fluctuations in the funds, which had a corres-

ponding effect upon attain nere ; while business generally
was almost at a stand-still, the operatives in the manufac-

turing districts turning out at the very time when they
should have stuck to their work, and been content with
their wages. The news from Australia, on Thursday,
tended to increase the disinclination to speculation, and
Liverpool may be said to have had a week more of words

There are naturally fears existing as to a visitation of
the cholera, which has made such awful ravages in New-
castle and other places on the north-east coast of England.

tifying to be able to report that the state of the public
health in Liverpool is more than ordinarily favourable.
This ought to have the effect of preventing any unneces-
sary fears, which are often as dangerous as the reality;
but it should not prevent a due attention to those precau-
tions which, proper at all times, are of vital importance at
a time when the epidemic is already in England, and has
made its presence felt, though but slightly, even in our
own locality. We have previously called attention to the
most obvious methods of mitigating, if not altogether
averting, the evils of the threatened scourge, and we trust
that those upon whom the responsibility devolves will not
be remiss in their exertions.

The approach of the Ist of November, albeit it is nearly
a month distant, has already produced rumours of changes
in the Town Council. Some retirements are talked of,
but in the majority of the wards it is expected that the
re-elections will be without opposition. Our fellow-towns-
men, who acted so nobly at the last Parliamentary elec-
tion, should not forget that it is almost of equal importance
to return such men to the local Parliament as will main-
tain the dignity of the first port in the world. Mere mob
orators are out of place in such an assembly, while those
who have the largest stake in the prosperity of the port
are by far the fittest representatives of its interests in the
Town Council.

On Thursday, Mr. Alderman SIDNEY was elected Lord
Mayor of London for the year to commence on the 9th of
November. In his younger days he was a clerk in this
town, and his brother for many years kept a boot and
shoe shop in Paradise-street, at the corner of Cable-street,
where his name may still be seen. On his election, Al-

derman SIDNEY very properly avowed his determination
not to do away with the celebrated Lord Mayor's show,
an innovation which had been gravely advocated by some
utilitarian Radicals, who have no regard for anything
that does not bring in money. There is more of industry,
integrity, and perseverance in London apprentices pro-
moted through the hopes raised by seeing the Lord
Mayor's show, than all the proSy advice ever given by
matter-of-fact Radicals•

The REVISING BARRISTER has been pursuing his
labours through the week on the list of voters for the
borough of Liverpool. We believe that no great differ-
ence has been made in the reltive strength of parties
but we shall publish the result when the inquiry has been
brought to a conclusion.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

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FRANCE.—The Emperor and Empress arrived at St.
Omer on Sunday morning, having paid a short visit to
Hazebruck on their journey from Lille. Prince Jerome
and Prince Napoleon were at the station to receive their
Majesties, a little after 12. o'clock ; and at the half hour
exactly, the train arrived.
The Emperor and Empress• were conducted from the
Royal saloon into the hall of the station, the rear of the
Imperial cortege being brought up by a company of artil-
lery.. After receiving the homage of the Prefect, the
Mayor, and other members of the municipality, their
Majesties entered the first of the three close carriages
provided for the Imperial suite, and, escorted by officers of
the National Guard, proceeded to visit the camp at lid-

faut.
On the plain were about thirty officers of the British.
army, in the full uniform of their various ranks. Among
them were the Earl of Lucan, the Marquis of Worcester,
Lord Bingham, Colonel Depuis, Colonel Strangways and
Captain Hook.
The review lasted some three hours, and there was a
succession of charges with the bayonet, marching, counter-
marching, platoon firing, and wild and dazzling charges of
cavalry, the artillery playing during the major portion of
the time..

On Monday morning at eight o'clock their Majesties
held a reception, and departed for Dunkirk at a quarter
past eleven.
Their Majesties reached Calais at half-past four on
Monday afternoon. After dinner, held a reception, which
occupied some three-quarters of an hour.
On returning to the Imperial residence the Empress
was presented with a beautiful lace robe, the joint manu-
facture of English and French workpeople.
Their Majesties set out on Tuesday for Boulogne in a
plain travelling carriage, a strong guard of cavalry heading
the Imperial party, and the rear being brought up by
hussars and a troop of horse artillery.
At half-past three they arrived at the Calais gate, out-
side the town of Boulogne, and werereeeived by the mayor
and corporation in an elegant tent, where the keys of the
town were offered his Majesty, and several addresses pre-
sented.
On entering Boulogne, the Emperor and Empress made
a complete circuit of the town, and arrived at the sous-
prefecture, to dinner, at half-past six. In the evening a
ball was given at the theatre by the municipal authorities.
About 1500 persons were present when their Majesties
entered the theatre, and their reception was enthusiastic.
On Wednesday morning the Emperor inspected the
docks and the new sluice bridge, and a little before one
o'clock their Majesties left Boulogne by the North Rail-
way, for Amiens, where they arrived in the evening, and
on Thursday night they reached Paris.
A rumour had gained ground in Paris on Wednesday,
that the Russian ambassador had demanded, or was about
to demand, his passports.
SPAIN.—The Liberalism of the new Cabinet gives its
first sign in the seizure of three newspapers, the Espanol,
the Diario, and the Tribune. The police had arrested the
author of a number of incendiary and seditious publications
which had circulated for some time in Madrid.
The Madrid Gazette of the 24th announces that the
question of Marshal Narvakz has been solved ; the Marshal
may return to Spain when he thinks proper. The new
military organization will comprise, it is said, the nomina-
tion of several Generals which had formed part of the
Moderate Opposition. Among other appointments the
Gazette contains those of General Pezuela, as Governor of
Havana, and of General Pavia, as Governor of Manilla.
Several civil appointments are also given.
HOLLAND.—The recent storms have done tremendous
damage in almost all the ports. In the vicinity of Rotter-
dam several dykes gave way, inundating the country to
such an extent that the inhabitants had to seek refuge in
their boats. The accounts from the towns and villages on
the Scheldt are saddening ; the floods have in many places
carried all before them—houses, cattle, the produce of the
harvest, furniture, and it is too probable, many human be-
ings. The timber wharves along the river have greatly
suffered. At Werthendam several persons are missing,
and it is feared they have been carried off by the flood.
Large quantities of hay have been seen floating down the
Scheldt. Part of the town of Brill is under water. Fifty-
three trees have been thrown down in Amsterdam, and two
houses in Haarlem. The inmates were buried in the
ruins, but they were released in time to recover. Con-
siderable damage has been done in Breda.
AIISTRIA.—The Emperor of Russia arrived at Olnnitz
at six o'clock in the evening of the 23th ult., the Emperor
of Austria having driven as far as Prerau to meet his im-
perial guest. The 2d infantry corps was drawn out, in
parade order to receive the Emperor ; the Prince of
Prussia, wearing the uniform of his Austrian regiment,
together with his son, Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, being
present. The conference at Olmiitz was to begin on the
26th ult. M. Titoff, the ex-Ambassador of Russia at Con-
stantinople, having attended in the suite of the Czar, will
take part in the deliberations. Besides the Oriental diffi-
culty, the Kossta affair is to be discussed.
It is believed that Lord Westmoreland will propose at
the Olmiitz Conference the sending of another collective
note to Constantinople. After his arrival at Olmiitz his
lordship had an interview with Count Nesselrode and
Baron Meyendorff, and was afterwards admitted to a spe-
cial andience by the Czar. The Czar was to leave on the
29th ult. for Odessa. Prussia, it is said, will support the
views of the Britisd Cahinet respecting the modifications
of the Vienna Note.
M. de Goyon and other French officers at Olmiitz have
met with a flattering reception from the Czar.
O
RllSSlA.—lntelligence from Odessa, of the 13th ult.,
represents the forces to be in a very active condition.

Very many regiments are cantoned on the Dniester, and
Bessarabia swarms with troops. The corps of General
Luders has been considerably reinforced.
Prince Menschikoff held a grand naval review a few
days previous to the above date. The fleet numbers
fifty vessels, reckoning those above the size of a gun-boat.
A number of Greek sailors have been enrolled.
Owing to the incessant arrivals of wheat in immense
quantities from the interior, prices have gone down very
considerably at Odessa. The magazines do not suffice to
contain the supplies. The news that the Czar had rejected
the Turkish modifications had some share in bringing
about a fall of prices.
The cholera is fatally prevalent at Odessa. _

TllRKEY.—Complalids of certain losses of property
which Austrian subjects have suffered on Turkish soil are
still pouring in upon the Austrian embassy. The indem-
nities demanded by Austrian subjects represent a very
large sum. M. de Bruck has the most energetic instruc-
tions on this subject, and the Divan may expect peremp-
tory demands on his part, which will be even more exor-
bitant than the demands preferred by Count Leiningen.
The Turks are concentrating an army of 100,000 men
on the frontiers of Persia. The Persian and Ottoman
soldiers fraternise, and large numbers of refugees, Hun-
garians and Italians, have joined the army.
The latest accounts from Constantinople are to the 19th
ult. The rejection of the amended note by Russia was
known. The expected critds has not occurred, and the

cabinet remains without modification. No announcement
respecting the course to be next adopted by the govern-
ment had been made ; but fresh concessions, by the Porte,

ments are continuin

Tobability

without intermission

The =ma

On the 16th, the Sultan presided over a cabinet council

attended exclusively by the. Grand Vizier
Mehemet Ali Pacha, and the Sheikh-ul-Is]

A.Viihiegard to the calling in of the allied fleet, some
mystery still exists. The general statement is that two
or three ships of each squadron were thought neces-

break. Whatever the caus
will no doubt be to draw matte'

for this step, its effect

to aconclusion

It is, in fact, a warlike attitude of the Porte, notwith,
standing any alleged necessity, on account of the popular
effervescence. By the treaty of 1841, defining the position

powers, the Dardanelles Were to be closed against foreign
ships of war so long as the Ottoman Porte should be at
peace. The inference to be drawn from the fact that
English and French frigates have passed the Dardanelles
is but a "foregone conclusion." The Porte is and has
been at war for some time past, by the act of Russia.
The condition of the Danube at Sulina remains as bad
as ever. The quantities of corn accumulating at Ibraila
and Galatz are so large that the want of warehouse room

is severely felt.

and the labouring classes suffer acc,ordin

CANADA.—TI 4 screw steam-ship Lady Eglinton, Capt
Paton, which sailed from Quebec on the 17th instant

reache

says, the arrest of Colonel Hogarth and Captain Cameron
of the 26th regiment was " upon the affidavits of thirteen
soldiers, for murder committed by giving the order to fire
to the two divisions of troops drawn up on the Haymarket
on the 9th of June last. They put in bail, each in £3,000,
and two securities (Lieutenant-Colonel Pritchard and H.
Judah, Esq.) in £5OO each." _ _

7 1 1
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.—Our intelligence is to the 27th
of August. Nothing has occurred to interrupt the peace
on the frontier ; the whole of the native tribes along or
within the border are stated to be quiet and submissive.
The Gaikas have paid in the last of their tribute of arms.
The Chief Commissioner states, "that with the exception
of occasional messages and interviews with the chiefs, no
coercive measures, or even threats, have been held out to
enforce the surrender of the arms demanded."

The governor has issued a notice (the result of the Kat
River Commission) containing the names of those Kat
River Hottentots who have remained loyal during the re-
bellion, and to whom he has restored their property ; also
a list of those against whom there had been clear and
sufficient evidence of rebellion, whose lands are declared
to be forfeited, and commissioners have been appointed
for the allotment of these and the forfeited Tambookie
lands. Queenstown and other new settlements founded
by Sir George Cathcart in the newly acquired territory are
progressing most favourably. Considerable uneasiness
has, however, been caused by a rumour that an immediate
reduction of the force on the frontier is to take place, as it
is generally believed that such a step would be followed
by an attempt on the part of the Kaffirs to regain their
position in the Amatolas.
The all-engrossing topic in the colony is the coming

election of members-for the Council. Of the 15 required
for the Upper House not less than 28 qualified candidates
have accepted requisitions to stand, and it is expected that
when the elections for the Assembly commence there will
be no want of candidates. .

Commercial affairs have greatly improved, owing to the
large demand for the Australian market, and not with-
standing an abundant harvest, the prices of all articles of
Cape produce have increased nearly 50 per cent., and cargo
after cargo is leaving this for the colonies.
Sir George Clerk has reached the sovereignty. The
greatest alarm is still felt there at the prospect of the
abandonment of that fine territory, and the inhabitants
are getting up strong representations against such a
measure.
A great desire has been manifested at the Cape for the
pure breed of Merino sheep. Several cargoes have arrived
from Europe and realised large prices, in some instances
as high as £l5O for a single ram. A company has also
been formed for the introduction of Angora goats.
The clip of wool at Natal is said to exceed 4,000 bales.
INDIA.—We have intelligence from Bombay to the 30th
August. From Burmah we learn that a great scarcity of
food was severely felt, even in our own possessions, and
dacoity had increased in consequence ; from the latest
accounts we learn that government had purchased a large
quantity of rice for Rangoon, not, it would appear, before
it was necessary, for in a letter from Prome of the 11th of
July, it is stated some hundreds of families came in from
the jungles a week or two ago in a state of starvation
indescribable ;40 of them died in one night. General
Godwin had left Burmah and arrived at Calcutta on the
Bth inst., so that we may conclude the war is virtually at
an end. General Godwin was "entertained" just before
his departure by the officers of the force at Rangoon, and
spoke his thanks in a few well-chosen sentences, which da
honour equally to his judgment and his heart. The
general is now on his way from Calcutta to Umballa, with
the view of resuming command of his division—it was at
first thought he would go home.
The Governor-General is at Calcutta, and it is said is
about to take a trip to Pegu. A rumour having got
abroad that his lordship had tendered his resignation and
requested to be relieved, the Hurkaru states that the
" report is not correct. Lord Dalhousie has not signified
to the Court of Directors any wish to be relieved from his
duties. On the contrary, at the request of the court, his
lordship has consented to retain office until the close of
1854 certain ; and as matters stand at present, the earliest
date that could be named for the Governor-General's
return to England would be January, 1855."
Affairs are progressing satisfactorily in the Nizain2s-
dominions. Mr. Bushby, of the Bengal Civil Service, it is
confidently stated, has been nominated resident at Hydera,
bad in succession to Colonel Low.

Viscount Falkland and his Excellency the Commander,
in-Chief, it is expected, will leave Poona, where they now
are,. for the hills about November next. Lord Frederick
Fitzclarence had again been slightly ailing.
CHINA.—We have intelligence to the 6th of Aug. At
Amoy no progress seems to have been made either by the
rebels or the imperialists._ It is supposed, however, that
the former are receiving reinforcements, both in men and
money, from their brethren in the Straits, nearly all of
whom, like the rebels themselves, are members of the
Thad Society. It is estimated that within a few weeks
not less than 500 Chinese have returned from Singapore,
summoned, it is said, by virtue of the laws of their society.
We are further assured that the pirates have been assist-
ing the insurgents. The imperialists have likewise been
recruiting, and have already despatched a large number of
junks for Nanking, filled with soldiers.
Admiral Pellew arrived in Hong-Kong, in H.M.SI Win-
chester, on the let inst. ; in his wake following the steam-
sloop Styx and brig Lily. Never, at any time before, has
there been such an immense squadron of steam war-vessels
on the coast of China as at the present time.
The Amoy Triads, elated with their recent sueeesses,
have sent, we learn, an expedition to Quemoy, and there
is little doubt but they will succeed in driving out the
Mandarins at present in charge of that island.
CHYLON.—Letters from Colombo of the 25th August
state that the ordinance for the establishment of mnncipal
institutions in Colombo has not yet been published, but
the important despatch of the Duke of Newcastle, directing
that the whole establishments and expenditure of the
colony be immediately brought under the supervision of
the Legislative Council. The weather at Colombo is hot
and dry, with a strong wind blowing. In the interior,
rain is falling plentifully. We hear of no sickness of con-
sequence, with the exception of cholera, which lingers in
the southern provinces, and of which a few cases have
occurred at Matelle. The table of exports shows a defi-
ciency of 77;000 cwts. of coffee, as compared with last
year. In cinnamon there is an excess of no less than
331,0001b5. ; and in cocoa nut oil of 129,000 gallons. The
list of subscriptions to the Wellington Fund reaches a
total of nearly £340. The contribution from Ceylon will
probably be £5OO. The mail of the 25th July reached us
on the 22d, showing that native coffee felt the effects of
the prevailing uncertainty as to the preservation of peace ;
that the last cinnamon sale had been unsatisfactory, and
that efforts were continued to prevent the injurious effects
of chicory adulteration.

EGTPT.—We have intelligence from Alexandria to the
20th ult. On the 16th the Minister of Foreign Affairs
came down from Alexandria to Cairo, and unexpectedly
announced that the Viceroy had instructed him to com-
municate to the several European Consuls that from and
after the 28th inst., his Highness would prohibit the expor-
tation of wheat, beans, maize, and barley from the port of
Alexandria. The reason assigned is, that the crops are
found to be short, and that the grain will be required for
the consumption of the country. The general belief is
that the Viceroy's object is to make a speculation by ob-
taining most of the grain himself; and then disposing of it
at his own price.
The principal European Consuls have taken energetic
steps in protesting against this measure, and Mr. J. Green,
acting Consul-General, convened a meeting of the British
merchants, to advise as to the best steps to be taken ; and
at a meeting of the consuls on the 17th it was determined
to address the Minister of Foreign Affairs, with a request
to defer the prohibition until the 30th of November at
least, in order that they may have some time to prepare to
meet their engagements ; and the minister gave them to
understand that they might consider this request as
granted, although the Viceroy had left Cairo, and he could
not just now communicate with him.