The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-19 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, APRIL 19,

duty of forming a new cabinet. The Cortes has resumed
its session.

A telegraphic despatch from Madrid, date 15th instant,
says :—The Cabinet is formed. The following are its
members :—War—General Lersundi, who is also Presi-
dent of the Cabinet. Foreign Affairs, M. Aylon, Justice
(provisionally) M. Coliantes. Home-office—M. Egana.
Finance—M. Bermudez de Castro. Marine—M. Antonio
Doval.
Accounts from Madrid of the 10th say the Queen has
definitively accepted the resignation of the Minister of
Justice. The other ministers keep their places provi-
sionally. All public officers in the Senate who on the
Narvez question voted against the Senate have been

suspended.
HOLLAND.—The official organ at the Hague makes
an important declaration in reference to the establishment
of the Romish hierarchy in Holland. It states that the
Dutch Government was not consulted in the matter ; and
that, having declared some time ago, in answer to a
question from the Roman Court, that the fundamental law
concedes to everybody the right to confess their creed,
and to organise their internal church affairs as they think
fit-, the Government had not thought fit to interfere, and
did not interfere in the recent measure.

RUSSIA.—The Trieste Gazette states that according
to advices of the 25th of March from Odessa warlike pre-
parations are carried on with great zeal, so that all may
be in readiness to start towards the end of April. The
preparations were hardly on such a grand scale in 1812 ;
they extend even to Great Russia, and eight steamers are
employed on the Wolea in conveying troops to Kertsch.
Even old soldiers, who have served twenty and twenty-
five years, are again called under arms.

TURKEY.—A telegraphic despatch from Constanti-
nople to the 2d of April states that Prince Mentschikoff
had made the following demands on behalf of the Russian
Government :—lat. Respecting the holy places, he re-
quires the repeal of the concessions in favour of the Roman
Catholics made to •M. Lavalette ; but he consented to
modify his pretensions in such a manner that nothing
should be, decided without the assent of Russia. 2d. The
conclusion of an offensive and defensive treaty according
to Russia the right to enter the Dardanelles for the de-
fence of her ally. 3d. The abandonment of certain tracts
of territory in Georgia. 4th. The Suzerainty of Monte-
negro, whose independence would be recognised by the
Porte. sth. The independence of the Oriental Christians
in all matters relating to their creed. 6th. The eventual
military occupation of the Danubian provinces for the
purpose of repressing the revolutionary spirit. An ami-
cable arrangement of the difficulties was still hoped for,
although Russia continued her warlike preparations at
Odessa and Sebastopol. No decision was anticipated
before the arrival of the English and French ambassadors.
M. de la Cour arrived at Constantinople on the Gth
instant. Lord Stratford de Redcliffe had reached that
city on the 4th. On the sth he assembled the English
residents at Constantinople, he assured them of the main-
tenance of peace, and advised them to carry on their com-
mercial operations with the utmost confidence.
The French squadron remained stationary at Salamis,
and the British fleet was still at Malta.

PERSlA.—According to a letter from Teheran, of the
26th February, a grave misunderstanding has arisen be-
tween the Persian Court and the British Legation, relative
to Herat, and a rupture was feared. " What is certain,"
says the letter, " is that Colonel Shiel, who was about to
quit Teheran in a few days, on leave of absence, expected
to take with him all the personnel of his legation."

AFRICA.—The African Steam Navigation Company's
screw-steamer Faith, commander James Parsons, arrived at
Plymouth at 4 o'clock on Wednesday morning, being within
a few hours of the time she was due. The African Steam
Navigation Company's mail steamer European left Sierra
Leone on the 19th of March, at 6 p.m., bound to the lee-
ward, and the Forerunner left Teneriffe on the 3d of April,
at 2 a.m., for the coast. The screw steam-ship Antelope
was at Funchal, Madeira, on the sth of April; her ma-
chinery had been repaired, and when the Faith left her
steam was up to proceed on her voyage to Australia.

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA.

By the British and North American Royal Mail steam-
ship Asia, Capt. Lott, which arrived here on Sunday
morning, we have advices from New York to the 6th inst.
The Asia sailed from New York at 2.5, p.m., on the
6th inst. On the 10th, at 8, a.m. she passed the screw.
steamer Alps, hence for New York, in lat. 43 46 N.,
lon. 51 50 W. On the 16th, at 7.30, a.m., she passed
the ship Linda, from the Brazils for this port; and at
9.50, a.m. passed Cape Clear. At 0.20, a.m. on Sunday,
the Asia passed the steamer Canada, hence for Boston ;
at 3.20, a.m., was abreast the South Stack Light; and at
9.27, a.m., passed the Rock Lighthouse, having made the
run in 10 days 14 hours and 37 minutes, mean time.
The Asia has brought 47,300 dols. in specie on freight,
and 102 passengers, among whom was Miss E. T. Green-
field, the " Black Swan."
LIST OF PASSENGERS.—Mrs. Blethan, infant, and
servant, Miss Manning, Mrs. M. C. Jones, Mrs. Emma
Vase. Mr. M, Mitchell and lady, Mr. C. Jacot and lady,
Mr. Thomson and lady, Miss Anna Benkhard, Miss May
Benkhard, Miss Emma Benkhard, Miss Allerton, Mr.
Benkhard, Miss Godon, Mrs. Huger, Mr. R. Norris and
lady, Mr. A. F. Evans and lady, Miss E. T. Greenfield,
maid, and man-servant, Mr. Oscar Kniper, Mr. John
Lowitz, Mr. Henry Gestler, Mr. Napoleon de Sadly,
Rev. James V. Henry, Messrs. J. Westmoreland, T.
Dixon. M. A.. Campero, A. Campero' E. Beanes, John
W. Jung, C. E. Bailliere, F. D. Lappage, S. Norris,
J. P. Sullivan, A. W. Cox. Benjamin Lawrence, J. W.
Bates, Pedro Villalonge, James Comas, John Pratt,
Everett, W. Dunlop, R. W. James, J. F. Levin. Gillalan,
Sterry, A. Duncan and servant, Jos. Ayse, Greenfield,
Antonia Stavin, Allan Gilmour, Becker, James Brown,
Auguste Pothew, Andrew Melte, William Barr, F. Ban-
ker, W. Parker, A. Mack, W. Bethune, Leopold Michaelis,
F. de Marchi, James Moran, W. Dick, T. C. A. Lewis,
Mark F., Alexander F., B. Lascade, James Wilcox, Jas.
Thomson, John Musgrove, J. Brooks, J. Collinge, J.
Macar, J. Walker, P. E. Chemendi, Robert Campbell,
Leon de Pontelli, Rev. D. Chase, Rev. W. T. Rooker,
lady, and two children, Rev. W. Cook, Dr. Cocker, Miss
Sullivan. Miss Haddock, Mr. Hodges and lady, Miss
Julia Marillert, Rev. G. Nugent, Mr. Latvouche and
lady, Madame de Chambe.
The United States mail steamer, Arctic, Capt. Luce,
which sailed from this port on the 23rd ult., arrived at
New York at 4.30, p.m., on the sth inst.
The screw-steamer ndes, Capt. Hutchins, from this
port, arrived at Boston, at 7, a.m., on the 6th inst.
Mrs. Fillmore, wife of the ex-President, died of disease
of the lungs, at Washington, on the 30th ult. Mrs. Cass,
wife of General Cass, is also dead.
The President, General Pierce, was still busied with
the nominations.

In the United States Senate, on the 4th inst., the
Secretary of the Treasury was requested to furnish the
Senate, at the commencement of the next session, with a
statement, showing the entire amount of United States
stocks and bonds, of all kinds, held abroad. It was said
that the account current of the United States for the last ,
fiscal year with foreign countries will stand thus : Excess
of imports over the exports of the country, forty millions ;
interest annually, payable to foreigners on the stocks, Sze.,
held by them, eighteen millions ; expenditure of travel-
lers. five millions • navy, war, and diplomacy, three
millions ; instalment to Mexico, three millions ; remit- '
tances to Ireland, five millions : making a total of seventy-
four millions of dollars. From this deduct the probable
amount of gold and silver brought into the country by
emigrants, ten millions : leaving the sum of sixty-four
millions as the balance against the United States, towards
the settlement of which we have official record of the
exportation above the importation of thirty-seven millions
of gold and silver • and the balance of twenty-seven
millions has, no doubt, been liquidated by the remittance
of federal, state, and other stocks.
The rumoured recal of the Japan expedition is far from
giving satisfaction to the democrats. The British barque
Josephine from London had arrived in the Columbia
river, with merchandise for the Hudson Bay Company.
7,500 seamen, in charge of 175 vessels, had sailed from
Newfoundland for the seal fisheries.
Seven hundred bushels, or about one million of dead
letters had been destroyed at Washington, in accordance
with the usage of the post-office department. They were
carted to Monument-square, and spread over a line of
two or three hundred feet, when the match was applied.
The United States steam-frigate Saranac got ashore at
Warsaw Sound, on the 4th inst., on her passage from Ha-
vana to Savannah, and remained in a dangerous position.
A large fire had occurred at Charleston, destroying
property of the value of 510,000. On the 2d there was
a rain storm before day dawn in Cincinnati, and when
daylight came the pavements throughout the entire city
were found to be strewn with a yellow substance resem-
bling sublimate of sulphur. Several scientific gentlemen
examined it, and pronounced it to be the pollen of flowers
which, they suppose, must have been gathered up in large
quantities in the far South, and borne northward by the
wind. Many earth worms were also found on the pave-
ments. Chesterfield gaol, South Carolina, was accidently
destroyed by fire on the 30th ult., and eight of the
prisoners perished in the flames.
Late advices from Nassau state that the ship Osborne,
of Kennebunk, from Liverpool for New Orleans, with
240 emigrants, struck on Grand Bahama on the 17th ult.,
and was a total wreck. The crew and passengers were all
saved, and bad arrived at Nassau. Nearly all the baggage
and cargo was also saved.
CA NAD A.—Quebec accounts of the 2nd instant, state
that the Inspector-General had given notice of a motion
for the reduction of duties on refined sugar to 10s. instead
of 145., and on other sugars to 6s. instead of 9s. per cwt. ;
molasses 2s. instead of 3s. ; salt Id. per bushel. The duty
on wines hereafter to be uniform, at 6d. per gallon and 30
per cent. Caoutcbonc, raw materials for shipbuilding,
and all seeds, to be admitted at 21 per cent. He also pro-
poses to allow goods going upwards through the St. Law-
rence Canal, to pass the Welland Canal free, and to allow
goods downward, passing the Welland Canal, to go through
the St. Lawrence free. The house had not yet voted, but
approved of the plan.
BRITISH GUlANA.—Advices are to the 15th tilt. The
Combined Court was engaged, upon the 4th of March,
with the question of immigration, which after debate, was
settled in the following terms—that there should be a
yearly importation of at least 4,000 immigrants, estimated
to cost 4'212,000, one-half of which is to be borne by
general taxation, and the other half by direct taxation,
(in the shape of produce tax and contract duties) on the
planters.
CUBA.—Advices from Havana are to the 29th ult.
About 3,000 negroes had been landed on the north side of
Cuba since the 12th of February, notwithstanding the
quickened vigilance of the authorities, and the constant
observation of the British cruisers. A cargo of 1,200 at
or near Camarioca, the first—and vessel put ashore ; a
Portuguese also stranded near the Cugo Verde with 650,
of which only 194 were saved by the owners, the rest
picked up and concealed from knowledge of the shippers
by various crafts in the vicinity ; and it is said a large part
of them had been brought to Havana, and the names are
mentioned of those who participate in the second-band
plunder ; the last, of 1,200, vessel burned at Stove Key,
off Cardenas, and the negroes taken across the land from
Cardenas to the Esperanza Estate, near Camarioca.
CENTRAL AMERlCA.—Accounts of a fresh dispute have
been received from San Juan de Nicaragua. In June,
1851, before the organisation of the late Municipal Go-
vernment of San Juan, the 'transit Company, then