The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-07-13 00:00:00

IMPORTANT FROM BRAZIL

By the bark Cathleen, Captain Bliffen, we are in receipt
of Rio Janeiro papers to the 23d ult., some 14 days later
than our previous accounts.

The Houses of Deputies and Senate were in session,
and in the message sent to them by the minister for fo-
reign affairs, the whole account of the difficutty between
the Brazilion Government and Mr. Wise is detailed at
length. The minister, after going over all the facts, which
are already known to the public, distinctly stated that the
action taken on this subject by the Brazilian minister at
Washington, was entirely disapproved of by the Emperor,
and would not be ratified. It is not mentioned, however,
whether he is to be recalled or not.

CANADIAN TARIFF.—On the 22nd ult., Mr. Cayley
moved the house into a committee of the whole, when a
resolution was passed declaring it expedient to grant a
supply to her Majesty. Mr. Cayley, in moving this reso-
lution, said that they intended to propose the abolition of
the whole of the differential duties, with the exception of
that part relating to books, in short, to the Copyright
Act. At present, reprints of new works copyrighted in
England, were prohibited in Canada; he proposed, fol-
lowing the suggestions of the Imperial Parliament, to levy
a duty of seventeen per cent. upon them. He proposed
to make no changes in the duties levied on products simi-
lar to our own, such as cattle and other agricultural pro-
duce, with the exception of that on lumber, which at pre-
sent yielded little revenue, while it was collected at a very
great expense, and gave very considerable annoyance to
parties living close to the frontier. In addition to these
changes, it was intended, if the house sanctioned that
course, to reduce the tolls on the canals, and to remove
the tonnage duties now charged on vessels coming to Que-
bec and Montreal, payable for the improvement of the
St. Lawrence below Quebec. Though the agricultural
protection was to be continued, every facility would be
given for the passage of merchandise through the Canadian
waters for exportation.—Montreal Herald.

received, in regard to the appearance of the next crop, is,
that where it had not been necessary to replant, the fields
had begun to show evidence of a good stand, and that,
with genial showers, the young plant would probably thrive
rapidly during the next month. Accounts from various
sections prevented the same vague and apparently contra-
dictory features ; but the worst aspect was, that it was
backward, having lost a month all over the country by the
cold dry weather which prevented the seed from vegetating
about sowing time. The deficiency between this season
and the last had increased to 277,000 bales. A correspon-
dent. datini: from South Carolina. 27th June. saws. the

prospect of the crop is gloomy, from the previous un-
favourable weather and the ravages of an insect, which

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died. The stand was bad, and without warm dry Weather
and a late fall, there was no prospect of a
.good crop.
Most of the plants were not over seven or eight inches
high, and it would undoubtedly be late. From Red
River the crops are spoken of discouragingly. From
Union District a correspondent writes—" I have entirely
despaired of a cotton crop. The lice, grasshoppers, and
other insects, have destroyed one hundred acres of the
best land I had. There is not enough left to make ten
bags, and the other fields seem likely to share the same
fate." Another account from Camden dated 19th June,
1847, says that even in the most fertile fields the cot-
ton plant continues to die. It is doubted whether there
would be blooms before the 4th July. An early frost
would be most injurious. The reports from Columbus

(June 23d) are to the same effect.
A letter from Mobile, dated June 22d, says ;—" The
growing- crop of cotton, with an average season, cannot
exceed 2,000,000 bales: The blooms have in small num-
bers just shown themselves in some locations, while in
others they are not yet seen. Consequent on this, it is
contrary to the history of the plant for it to yield t of
what it would with an average spring. The following
statistics, giving the results of early and late bloom and
early and late frosts, are also invaluable as establishing
the fact that, for a series of ten years past, whenever the
plant bloomed in June the yield fell short. The average
bloom of this season will not be earlier than the sth of

Jnly, and the crop, consequently, will depend more on the
chances of favourable weather for the remainder of the
season than it has for ten years past. These statements
were obtained from a factor and commission merchant of
Apalachicola, a gentleman of extensive experience and
sound judgment in such matters, who has taken some
pains to keep a regular statistical table of this staple :
Year—Date of bloom Killing frost. Crop.

1836—June 4
1837—May 28
1838—June 14
1839—May 24
1840—June 6
1841—June 10
1842—May 20
IB43—June 9

Oci.-14
Oct. 27
Oct. 7
Nov. 7
Oct. 16
Oct. 20
Oct, 27
Nov. 18

1,492;930
1,801,479
1,360,582

2,177,835
1,634,945
1,684,211
2,379,460
2,030,409
2,416,448
2,100,000

1844—May 31
1845—May 30
1846—June 10

Nov. 3
Nov. 1

WHEAT CROPS.—The wheat harvest had commenced
very generally in different parts of Maryland, and the
crops on all good lands would be, above the average yield,

while on ppcir lands they would be small, but of good
quality. Several fine samples had been exhibited. From
Pennsylvania the accounts were generally satisfactory.
In New York state, and some portions of Ohio, the opi-
nion was that there would be a deficiency in the average
yield. From the far west, the reports were contradictory.

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