The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-11-16 00:00:00

LATEST FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

LATEST NEWS FROM AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA.

The royal mail steam ship Cambria, Captain Judkins,
came up the river last night at five o'clock, with dates
from New York to the 30th ult. inclusive. She left Bos-
ton on the Ist, and Halifax on the 4th instant, at half-
past two, nod., and brings a week's later intelligence
than that received by the French steamer announced
elsewhere.

The Cambria has experienced rather heavy weather
during the run home, but has, notwithstanding, made a
splendid passage. She was kept back fora couple of days
by strong easterly winds, but for the last four or five days
of the voyage she had fresh breezes from the westward
which brought her at a smart rate up to port.
The stock market at New York continued very much
unsettled : prices fluctuated a fraction from day to day,
and the operations did not show any great activity in the
market. All classes were anxiously awaiting the arrival
of the French steam ship Philadelphia, from Cherbourg,
which had been out twenty days, and until her arrival no
material change was expected. The demand for sterling
exchanges was very active on the 29th ult., but the
amount of bills on the market of undoubted character was
so limited that the demand was by no means satisfied.
The market was abundantly supplied with second and
third rate hills, but those wishing to remit had not suffi-
cient confidence in them. Canada and West India bank
bills were offered at nine and nine-and-a-half per cent.
premium. Prime bills on London were quoted at 9to 9}
per cent. premium; on Paris, sf. 231 to sf. 221; Amster-
dam, 44 to 401. The advices from Europe had tended to
unsettle commercial classes, and partially to destroy con-
fidence, but the suspension of the house of Prime, Ward,
and Co. had been the only disaster of consequence. The
assets of that house being to a very great extent in the
hands of parties in this country, not more than five to ten
cents on the dollar would be paid to the creditors in
America. It was estimated that there were sufficient
funds in the treasury to carry on the war until April next,
which was a more gratifying state of things than was an-
ticipated. It had not been determined on what method
would be resorted to to raise more money, but it was the
general opinion that another issue of treasury notes would
be the most feasible plan.
The suspension of Reid, Irving, and Co. had caused
some anxiety about the Bank of Charleston, but it had
passed away, as the sum of £3,675 comprised the extent
of the implication of the bank with that firm.
Advices from Vera Cruz to the 22nd ultimo had been
received. They do not alter to any great extent the pre-
vious posture of affairs in Mexico. There had been no
arrivals from the city of Mexico, or from Puebla, but
there were a thousand contradictory rumours. No ap-
prehension was felt for General Lane's command, as it
was believed that he would enter Puebla without difficulty.
The ship Monterey had arrived at Vera Cruz from New
York, with marines. General Patterson had not left
Vera Cruz for the capital, but was expected to start
within the week. The Mexican Congress was about to
assemble at Queretaro, and the administration was made
up of those who had advocated peace from the beginning,
and the majbrity of the members of Congress who are
expected to meet at Queretaro are presumed to be simi-
larly disposed. The only actual official despatches received
from General Scott were dated the 4th of June last, and
since that time not a line has been received from him. He
had issued an official order that undoubted information
had been received that an extensive conspiracy was on
foot to surprise, by-means of an insurrection, the Ameri-
can guards and quarters, and to murder their officers and
men. On the 27th, Santa Anna attacked the American
Works at Puebla. The firing was continued for two days
by both parties. On the Ist Oct. Santa Anna sallied out
with 2000 cavalry, &c., to attack the American trains.
He reached Perote on the 4th, and soon after all his men
excepting about 130 deserted him, accusing him of inca-
pacity. A report prevailed at Vera Cruz that the Texan
Rangers, sent out to attack the guerillas, had nearly all
been got off. Four thousand Americans, with a heavy
train, were about to leave Vera Cruz for the South.
Rumor said that Gen. Patterson would march against a
new State of Mexico, not yet invaded. All was quiet at
the National Bridge. The Legislature of the department
at Vera Cruz assembled at Huntascalca on the 27th.
The Arco Iris says that Herrera had assembled 10,000
men of the National Guards at Queretaro.

Tt was confidently stated, that should all things go on as
at present, the American President in his annual message
will recommend to Congress to prosecute the war as long
as there shall be a show of resistance on the part of the
Mexicans. Major Twiggs was amongst the killed at the
city of Mexico.

The packet-ship Zurich, which left Havre Oct. sth,
arrived at New York on the 30th. She passed the French
steam-ship Philadelphia, which it was thought had put
into Halifax for coals. The Zurich was making eleven
miles under sail, and the Philadelphia steaming, without
sails, apparently going 7 miles, when the Zurich saw her.
Theßench of Bishops of the American Episcopal Church,
having under consideration the letter of Bishop Onder-
donk, complaining of injustice, &c., have reaffirmed the
sentence, or expressed their approbation of it, 17 to 6;
They have also given Bishop 0. leave to withdraw his
letter, with a pretty distinct opinion that there is no
prospect at all of his restoration. Bishop Chase, of New
Hampshire, did not vote, and Bishops Potter of Penn.;
and Smith of Kentucky, were absent.

Thursday, the 25th November, had been appointed a
thanksgiving day in a great many of the States.
The packet-ship Constitution, for this port, had about
100,000 dollars in gold, and the Garrick, also for this port,
had about the same amount.

A dreadful railway accident had occurred at South
Rovalston, on the Vermont and Massachusetts railroad,
by the falling of a bridge whilst a train passed over. Five
, persons were killed and a number seriously injured.
It was generally rumoured and believed that General
Armstrong, U.S. Consul at Liverpool, had resigned his
office; but the Nashville Union contradicted the report.
The Immigration Commissioners reported that 94 ves-
sels had landed in the province of New Brunswick during
the season, with 15,269 passengers. The deaths at sea on
board these vessels were 662.

A St. John (N. 8.) paper of the 27th ult. gives an ac-
count of a ship being picked up at sea a few days' sail
from St. John,—the ship Java, of 400 tons burthen,—
which vessel had sailed from St. John on the 21st for
Liverpool, with a cargo of deals, under the command of
Captain Wright. She was perfectly tight and in good
order when picked up, but no one was on board. There
had been no storm since she left port. She was formerly
a whaling vessel.—The ship Neptunus, Capt. Robinson,
from Liverpool for St. John, N. 8., with a cargo of salt,
coal, and merchandise, struck on the N.W. Ledge, Briar
Island, 22d ult., and sank in a few hours. Vessel insured
for £6,000. Crew saved. Some celebrated blood horses
and English sheep, imported by Mr. M'Monegle, for the
improvement of the breed of the provinces, were on
hoard.

The yellow fever had ceased at New Orleans as an
epidemic.
Texas papers to the 16th of October state that the
yellow fever prevailed at Galveston. The subject of
dividing the country into two states was greatly agitating
the public of Texas.
• We publish below the commercial accounts by this
arrival.

M With
respect to the prospects of the probable extent of
the cotton crop now coming to market, the New York
circular of Mr. T. J. Stewart, prepared for transmission
by the Cambria, says,—" We are not yet in receipt of
any accounts of a frost sufficiently severe to check its
vegetation, which has been looked for ere this with much
confidence by those who have operated on the belief of a
crop under 2,000,000 bales, and in which estimate confi-
dence appears to be a good deal shaken, although not vet
entirely relinquished ; and lately, operations have been
made here on the belief of its reaching 2,200,000 bales. It
is evident that in the present sensitive state of the public
milich there is a widely extending disposition to over
estimate
it has
production, losing sight entirely of the ninny
injuries has received during the season of its growth."
On the same subject the circular of Messrs. Lewin and.
Wright says, " public opinion here and at the south :p
-
pears to have settled upon the crop of about .
t
hales. 'We view the extent of the prodaebon, n?w, as a
matter of much less- importance than we did six weeks

ago, and are of opinion that the demand and not the gum.*
will decide the question of price for some time to come-
Planters, however, are much more likely to hold back time
crop this year than usual, in case of very low prices from
their increased prosperity and pecuniary ability to do so."
The Barbadoes Globe learns upon reliable authority that
slavery is soon to be abolished in the Danish and Dutck,
West Indies.

NEW YORK, OCT. 30.—The sales of Cotton for the week end-
ing last evening amounted to 9,900 boles, including 5,750 Upisn't
and Florida and 4,150 Mobile and New Orient s. The arrivals
for the same period were 3,592 hales. We reduce our quota-
tions during the last three days on an average two cents per
lb. The movements of this staple in the United States to the
latest dates for three seasons, compare as follows
MOVEMENTS OF COTTON IN THE UNITED STATES,
bales.
Receipts
Rods of the U. S. since Sept. 1,. 1847 . 109,370
" same period last year ....101,412
cc cc cc " year before .... 205,785
Exports from U. S. since Sep. 1, 1847 97,616
cc same period last year 42,791
cc cc cc " year before 103,446
The receipts at this port since the Ist instant, have bees
11,000 bales; experts, 22,000; taken by spinners, 15,000; oa.
speculation, 2000; stock in city, 35.000; amount on sale, 15,000.
The closing quotations in this market were as annexed

LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.

Uplands.
Inferior
Ordinary 8 to 84
Middling Bl to si
Good Middling sz to 9
Middling fair 94 to 91
Fair
Fully fair 93 to 10
Good fair 104 to 11
Fine none.

New Orteal's.
Florida. Mob. .5. Tex..
none. none.
8 to Si 8i to 8t
8f to 81 81- to 81
Si to 9 911 to 9k
91 to 9f 94 to
91 to 9# sa to 9
none. 91 to to
none. 104 to li
none. none.

NEW YORK FLOUR MARKET, OCT. 30.—The flour market
continues firm, and there is a good demand for the Eastward,
in addition to that for home use. We quote Oswego at 6,5*
dols. to 6,56} dols.; good brands of Genesee at 6,621 dols., and
Genesee at 6,62} dots. for common, and 6,75 dots. for rather
better brands. In Southern flour, there are some sales making
for the West Indies at 6,62} dots. to 6,75 dols. for Georgetown,
Howard-street and Petersburg. Wheat is in good request, but
the receipts are uncommonly limited. We quote Genesee at
1,48 dols. to 1,50 dols. ; Ohio red and mixed 1,35 dots. to 1,45
dots. Rye is scarce and worth 92 cents. Corn is in good de-
mand at 76 for mixed and 77 to 78 cents. for yellow. Oats are
not brisk at 48 to 49 cents. The sales of tallow this week suns
up about 100,000 pounds, all for home use, and export to
Canada, at 10 cents. per pound, cash.

NEW ORLEANS, OCT. 22.—Cotton.—Sales of 500 bales were
made without change in prices. The market was steady. Stock
on hand about 66,000 bales. Flour.—The market was dull at
$4 75C. for Ohio and Illinois brands, and $5 for St. Louis city
mills. Sales were light. Oats were dull at 37c. There was
little grain offering, and sales of corn and wheat were small,
without change in prices. Sugar and molasses continued dull,
and sales were chiefly confined to retail sales. Provisions in-
active, and pork selling in a small way at previous prices. Ster-
ling exchange 51 to 6c.; sight bills on New York to dis-
count; Treasury notes par. Freights steady.
BALTIMORE, OCT. 29, P.M.—FLoun.—The arrival for
Howard-street continued steady, and sales of 800 bbls. were
made at 36 12i; wheat was firm at 31 35 for Maryland red, to
31 32, at which 2,000 bushels were sold. Corn was firm at
66c. to 68c. forfixed, and 70c. for Maryland yellow; whiskey
was firm at 30c. to 31c., with moderate sales. No change of
moment in provisions. Freights remain the same. Weather
fine, cool, and clear.

CHARLESTON, Oct. 23.—burin; the last two days only 220
bales have been sold at prices ranging from 9k to 9 cents,
which show a decline on the sale of Wednesday of about y to
lc; the transactions, however, have been too limited to estab-
lish prices, and the future must determine what effect theseac-
counts will have on our market, and we erase all quotations.
Rice—A fair inquiry, andprices hive advanced. Freights—The
rate of Liverpool has declined to Id. for cotton in square bags;
Havre Id. Very little cotton or rice offering for New Turk_
Nominally 50c for the former, and 371 c for the latter. Boston,
kc for cotton, no rice offering.
SAVANNAH, OCT. 23.—Cotton—The sales of the week are 400
bales. The dullness noticed in our last review has continued
during the present week. Holders have shown some disposi-
tion to relax in prices, and the sales have been at kto decline
on the prices of last week. We quote middling 9to 9-1, mid-
dling fair, 93, fair to fully fair, 91 to 10. Rice—The demand
has been active throughout the week, and the sales reach 1372
casks. The prices paid are about kc. under the quotations of
the week previous. The stock in market is rapidly increasing.

THE CAMBRIA.—List of passengers from Boston and
Halifax to Liverpool, 1 st November, 1847.—From Boston—
Lord Alex. Russell, lady, and two servants; Mr. Morratt
and lady, Mr. Shimin, lady, and maid; Mr. J. A. Sum-
ner, lady, child, and nurse; Mr. J. Cameron, lady, and
child ' • Mr. E. B. Bigelow and lady, Miss Bigelow, Mrs.
A. A. Heans, Mrs. Jerome and child, Mrs. Boultbee,
Mrs. Putnam, Mrs. J. Watson. Rev. Jabez Burns, D.D.,
Rev. L. Goadley, Messrs. A. D. Fenton, A. A. Ritchie,
T. Weddingen, M. Kelly, E. Valentine, Grace, J. Clews,
C. Hooman Brockleman, J. H. Lord, J. Pender, J.
C. Johnston, T. H. Storey, J. Amory, Quinne, B.
Harris, C. A. Roberts, M. Jackaon, J. Grice, E.
Stone, 11. G. Wolcott, John Marston, E. L. Daven-
port, James Broom, L. M. Stephens, Burgel, M.
Knowles, R. Ibbotson, M. Bates, J. C. Connolly, J.
Curgan, D. Maitland, S. S. Lynde, Robert Kell, P. St.
John Mildmay, S. A. Cochran, S. R. Spaulding;.
Torrence, C. Saroni, James Burns, Joseph Wilson,
Barstall Scharff, M. St. Loerger.—From Halifax—Judge
Bliss, lady, and family; M. L. Bliss, Miss Robinson, Rev..
W. Gilchrist, Mr. James Alexander, Mr. J. D. W. Spurr,
Mr. Lee, Mr. P. Rogan, Mr. James Martin,. Mr. James
Mathews.

The last accounts from New Zealand bring the mourn-
ful news of the death of the Rev. W. Bolland from typhus
fever, at the early age of twenty-seven. He only left this
country in 1842, and was, at the time of his death, vicar of
St. Mary's, Taranaki.
FRANCE.—The accidental discharge of the pistol of one
of the servants of an officer on the King's staff, just as his
Majesty had, on Thursday evening, reached the Paris ter-
minus of the Corbeil railroad, on his return from Fontaine-
bleau, occasioned considerable sensation in the French
capital. We are assured, however, that the king felt sa-
tisfied that the.affair had been purely accidental.
SWITZERLAND.-The latest news leaves little donbr
the commencement of hostilities on Thursday last, the
11th instant, when, in all probability, Friburg would have
been captured by the Radicals. Still the offer of media-
tion by Great Britain might. it was deemed possible (but
we do not share in this hope), arrest the civil war.
SPAlN.—Since the royal reconciliation, a remarkable
silence has been preserved by the Madrid papers upon the
subject. Once or twice it was mentioned that the queen
walked from one part of the palace to another, leaning on
the king's arm. But beyond this very unequivocal evi-
dence of mutual felicity, we do not remember any other
symptom of it, except the fact that his Majesty is per-
mitted to occupy his own apartments instead of being re-
quired to share those of his illustrious consort. The
Gazette of the 7th instant publishes a royal decree, ap-
pointing the Marquis de Miraflores President of the Se-
nate, and the Duke de Gor and the Prince d'Anglona
Vice-Presidents of that assembly. By a second decree,
the Queen accepted the resignation of M. Lopez de la
Torre Ayllon, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
potentiary of Spain at Lisbon, and named as his successor
General Ross de Olano, former Minister of Commerce
and Public Instruction. The Queen being anxious to
give Lieutenant-General Fernandez de Cordova "a proof
of her royal esteem, and of her appreciation of his ser-
vices and loyalty," had conferred on him the Grand Cross
of the Royal and Noble Order of Charles HI.
PORTUGAL.—Advices from Lisbon, to the 9th instant,
have been received. The ministerial crisis still continued.
though on more than one occasion it appeared to have
been terminated by the appointment of a Liberal Cabinet.
Financial difficulties are the main impediment, and that
obstacle is on the increase, as 15,000 sovereigns were pre-
pared for shipment by this packet. A few chiefs of the
Liberal party had paid their respects at the palace. The
Queen was delivered of a prince on the sth instant. Her
Majesty attended the Italian Opera the previous night,
and remained till 11 o'clock. Frequent alarms prevailed
during the week, but the peace of the city was fortunately-
not disturbed. The British fleet is now anchored off
Packet- stairs.

A HINT TO THE LADIES.—The Nottingham Jattrnat
states that a singular fraud has been successfully attempted
by some laceworkers, who have given to cotton the ap-
pearance of silk. Silk thread is dissolved by a chemical
process, and after the cotton thread has been drawn
through the solution thus obtained, it has the gloss
and appearance of silk thread, from which the eye cannot
distinguish it.

The brig Elizabeth, 250 tons, Capt. Wilson, of New-
castle, from Odessa, laden with wheat, was wrecked on:
the Bth instant, shortly after clearing the Mediterranean.
For several days she had made a good deal of water, and
the crew after severe suffering, took to the long boat,
when after staying by the brig for three hours in a heavy
sea, they saw her go down head foremost, her stern blow-
ing up as she disappeared. The crew were fortunately res-
cued by a smack, and have been brought to Plymouth.
THE PLYMOUTH BRETUREN.—On Wednesday week,
about 300 of that religious body known as " Tile Plymouth.
Brethren," assembled in Exeter, from Devon, Cornwall,
and Somerset, for two days devotional exercise. The first
day's devotional proceedings were confined to the mem-
bers. On the second day the public were admitted. The
principal speakers were Mr. Darby, Mr. Chapman, of
Barnstaple, Mr. Harris, Sir A. Campbell, and Air. i gram.
West Briton.

SAWING IRON.—It is often forgotten by smiths that
iron, when heated, may be put into a vice, and the ends
may be readily split by a suitable saw. A saw fit for this
purpose should be thicker at the edge than at the back,
and with uniform teeth, 1-12th of an inch apart. The
saw when used must be often dipped in water, to prevent
its becoming too much heated. It may be mentioned,
that a bar of iron, of almost any size, may be sundered,_
while hot, by the simple application of common roll brim-
stone.—The Builder.

SUNDAY TRADING.—At a meeting last week of the
Corporation of London, a report was read respecting
Sunday trading, which- stated that, in obedience to an
order of the Court, to consider the report of the inspec-
tors of weights and measures for the last year, the com-
mittee for general purposes certified that they proceeded
therein, and directed the inspectors to visit their districts
upon some Sunday, and report their observations as con-
nected with Suinlay trading; and having subsequently
received a report from them thereon, they had annexed
the same to that report. The committee-had considered
the subject of Sunday trading, and were of opinion-that it
it is not expedient for the inspectors to exercise the dutiee
of their aide upon Sunday.—Sir P. Laurie said the com-
mittee had recommended that the inspectors should not
be directed to inspect the weights and measures of trades-
people on. Sundays, because so to employ them would
be sanctioning Sunday trading by the authority of the
Court. He would tell the poor, however, for their-
government, that the shopkeepers who traded on.
Sundays were the . grossest of all the impostors
with whom they could come in contact. Alderman Cope-
land owned that there wore difficulties to be contended
with in the matter of Sunday trading. lie was not for
preVenting the poor from getting necessaries on Sunday
morning, but ice wished that the trading ehduld cease
• at nine o'clock. The report was agreed to. • 1