The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-02-08 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA

By the British and North American Royal Mail steam-
ship Company's new steamer Arabia, C. 11. E. Judkins,
Com mander,we have ad vices from New York to the27th ult.
The Arabia sailed from New York at 12.25 p.m. on the
26th ult., and returned at 3.30 p.m., (the pilot considering
it unsafe to take the ship over the bar,) and came to an-
chor off the company's wharf, at Jersey City. On the
27th, at 7.5 a.m. she again proceeded to sea ; at 8.52,
passed Sandy Hook, and at 9.28 was abreast the Lightship.
She started with a N.W. wind, and in the first 24 hours
ran 289 miles. On the 28th she had the wind N.E. ;at 2
p.m. passed a screw-steamer, bound west, (probably the
City of Glasgow, hence for Philadelphia;) and at 9 p.m.
exchanged night signals with a large steamer, (probably
the Africa, hence for New York.) On the 29th, with a
moderate breeze from N.N.E., she made 290 miles ; at 11
a.m. passed an American ship, supposed to he the Con-
stantine, hence for New York. On the 30th she expe-
rienced light winds ; and on the 31st, with a strong S.S.W.
gale, ran 302 miles. On the Ist, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th inst.,
she had N.W. and N. winds, and ran 300, 292, 300, and
320 miles per day. On the 4th, at 10 30 p.m., exchanged
night-signals with a steamer. On the sth the wind changed
to E.N.E., fresh breeze, when she ran 295 miles. At 5.55
p.m. on that day she made Cape Clear. On Sunday, at
3.40 a.m., she was abreast Tuskar ; at 10.30 a.m. passed
the Skerries ; and at 3.20 p.m, slowed at the bar to wait
for water. The run of the Arabia, taking into considera-
tion the adverse wind and weather experienced, is the
finest achievement in ocean steam navigation ever recorded.
The Arabia arrived in the river about half-past seven,
and her mails, which were sent in a small steamer from
the Bar, reached town about half-past five o'clock.
The Arabia has brought 4150,000 in specie on freight,
and the following 66 passengers :—Mr. Sparr and lady,
Mr. Russell and two ladies, Mr. J. M. Schaap, lady, and
infant, Mr. A. E. Beach and lady, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. E.
E. Pratt, Miss Fiora, Captain S. W. Mather, Captain J.
J. Robertson, Messrs. Scnieder, C. Gorissen, J. P. Van-
...

sittart, D. Gilmour, J. Hamilton, R. W. Harris, W.
Bondreau, Neild, P. B. Badaux, J. Btucedrv, N. Rod-
gers, jun., W. Carrere, Dempster, F. Flora, W. C. Yew-
nit, L. L. Robinson, G. F. T. Reid, Blunt, W. Wenholt,
Houghton, F. Barredu, J. Robertson, J. G. Forbes, G. D.
Street, Geo. Vandenhoff, H. Starrus, Cowell, Mayer, F.
Taxen, L. Isaacs, 11. Lodge, W. B. Duncan, Dougall,
Sedley, M. H. Coby, W. C. Moore, W. H. Mervin,
Armstrong, A. W. Hill, R. Benner, L. Darl, W. G.
Reese, Turner, Jas. A. Welsh, R. Hotchingson, J. H.
Nichols, C. W. Hunter, J. F. Schoellkoff, J. R. M`Nally,
C. W. tewart, Robert Neil, and Kew.

The Royal Mail steamer Europa arrived at Boston on
the 22d'ultimo.

The United States mail steamer Arctic arrived at New
York, at 6 p.m. on the 26th ult.
In the Senate, the discussion on colonization in Central
America by Great Britain continued. Mr. Mason, chair-
man of the Committee on Foreign Relations, remarked,
that if the reported colonization of Honduras, by Great

Britain, should prove correct, the United States would
then have a practical issue to work upon : it would then
become the duty of his government to denounce such a
proceeding, and insist upon a relinquishment of the colony
by Great Britain, whether in violation of the treaty or not.
In accordance with a resolution of the Senate, asking for
information, the President had transmitted a message to
that body, enclosing over one hundred despatches, which
embrace the correspondence of ex-Minister Lawrence
and others with the British Government, relative to Cen-
tral American affairs. These documents appear to have
been entirely too voluminous to allow the reporters to
give even an outline of their general contents. The im-
portance of the subject to which they advert will cause
them to be looked for with much anxiety. The President
also communicated the award of Louis Napoleon with re-
gard to the claim of the United States against Portugal,
in the case of the brig General Armstrong, which decided
that the claim was invalid, principally for the reason that
hostilities were commenced by those on board the Gen.
A., who fired into the long boats which were sent from
the British vessel to reconnoitre her.

A bill has been reported in the Virginia House of Dele-
gates which provides for the appointment of overseers,
" who are to be required to hire out, at public auction, all
free persons of colour, to the highest bidder, and to pay
into the State Treasury the sums accruing from such hire.
The sums are to be devoted in future to sending free per-
sons of colour beyond the limits of the State. At the ex-
piration of five years all free persons of colour remaining
in the State are to be sold into slavery to the highest bid-
der at public auction, the proceeds of such sales to be paid
into the public treasury, provided that said free persons of
colour shall be allowed the privilege of becoming the
slaves of any free white person whom they may select, on
the payment by such person of a fair price."
The Seminole Indians had refused to remove from
Florida to the country consigned to them, and had,
according to the report, declared war against the United
States.

The death of Junius Smith is announced. He was one
of the principal promoters of the British and American
Steam Navigation Company, and it was at his instigation
that the steamer Sirius was despatched from England to
the United States.

The Vice-president (elect) King had arrived at Key
West. All hopes of his recovery were at an end.
In the Albany Legislature, Mr. Vanderbilt had intro-
duced a bill amending the ocean steam law of last year, so
as to permit the use of caloric engines. Great excitement
had been produced in Philadelphia in consequence of the
arrest of a free negro, charged with enticing slaves to
desert their masters in Maryland. An attempt was made
to convey the prisoner to Anne Arundel county to answer
the charge, but he was taken back by a writ of /babas
corpus, and lodged in prison.
MExico.—Advices to the 15th ult. from Vera Cruz,
via New Orleans, announce the triumph of the revolu-
tionists. President Arista had resigned office ; he left
the capital on the 6th. Senor Cavellos, Judge of the
Supreme Court of Justice, had assumed the presidential
chair, ad interim. Governor Minon, in command of the
government troops, had been beaten in a regular engage-
ment. The revolutionists were everywhere triumphant,
and looking for the return of Santa Anna. President
Arista's resignation was caused by the refusal of Congress-
to grant him extraordinary powers.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, JAN. 26,

MONEY MARKET.—The general tone of the market
during the fortnight has been firm, but rather inani-
mate. For the last few days, however, the demand for
stocks has become decidedly more active, and the market
to-day closes with an upward tendency. The prices of
Government and New York State loans are well sustained,
although the supply of the latter is increasing principally
from foreign sources, the high prices tempting European
holders to realise. Money continues in good demand, at
six per cent. on call, but the supply is full. Foreign Ea_
changes are in better demand, and bills on London and
Paris are firmer. London, 94 to 91- per cent. prem. ;
Paris, 5,120. to 5,13 r. sixty days, and 5,10 f. to 5,11 f.
short sight.

COTTON.—(From the Shipping List, of January, 26.)
The market, since the reception of the Europa's advices,
has been dull, and, except for the better grades, sales
have been made lc. to 4c. lower. The stock is increased
by recent arrivals, but is still moderate. The sales since
our last are 1,900 bales. We quote :

Atlantic- Other
Ports. Florida. Gulf Parts.
Inferior none. none. none.
Low to good ord 9to 91 9to 9i 9to 9i
Low to good mid.... -10 16. 10 —ll 1.0 —11 i
Mid. fair to fair ll* Ilf 11i 0 Ili— 121
Fully fair to good fair
Total import since Ist instant 33,017 bales.
Export from Ist to 25th Jan., 1853, 9.800; 1352, 31,359.
EXPORT FROM THE UNITED STATES.
Since Ist of September, 1852 906,402 bales.
Same time, 1851 639,475 ~
RECEIPTS, EXPORTS, AND STOCKS OF COTTON.

Exports to Total Exports Stock, and
Receipts. Gt. Britain to For. Ports. on shipb'd
1852 1,707,867 692,033 906,402 606,234
1851 3,265,895 426,952 639,475. 480,234
Increase 441,972 265,081 266,929, 126,000
tFrom W. P. Wright's Circular of January 26.)
During the past week the New York market has been
active and prices have steadily advanced, owing, in a great
measure, to our very limited stock, but influenced also
by a demand for the better qualities from our domestic
manufactures, and to the advance which has taken place
in all the southern markets. The Charleston and Sevan-
nah markets have been very much excited, and the ad.
vance in each has been, in the last two weeks, ic. to lc.
per lb., the greater proportion during the last. The
cause, it is asserted, is the execution of numerous orders
from our own manufacturers, hitherto limited, but now
beine executed on the best possible terms, and generally
for the better qualities, which, from their scarcity, caused
much competition and led to the advance ; added to
which, the falling off in the receipts at the ports this
week and last, has given rise to a strong speculative feel-
ing, not only in the ports of the Atlantic States, but
throughout all the interior towns. As a consequence,
buyers for export have retired from the markets, and
freights are heavy at declining rates. In New Orleans
and Mobile the business has been to a very fair extent, at
a slight advance in price. The complaints as to scarcity
of good cotton in the late receipts at the south are more
universal, and in all the markets it is difficult to find much
ranging over good middling quality. There is a further
decrease this week in the excess of receipts at the ports
of 22,000 bales, it now being 431,000 bales more than to
corresponding dates last season.
BREADSTUFFS.—Up to the close of last week prices
were maintained, but since the receipts of the advices
per Europa purchases have been effected at a reduction in
price of 64-c. per brl. The following are the current
rates:—Western canal, 85,371 to ,8'5,50 per brl. ; Ohio
and pure Genesee, 8'5,50 to 452,75 ; common New York,
&c., 85,311 to 45,371 •, southern kinds, 45,621 to =B'6 ;
Canada, in bond, 45,621 to 43'5,75. Wheat has been in
fair demand, but without change in price.--Indian Corn :
2c. to 4c. per bushel lower : northern round yellow, none ;
southern yellow, 68c. to 70c. per 56 lbs. •, white, 68c. to
69c. per 56 lbs. ; mixed, 72c. to 74c. per 561bs.
PROVISIONS.—Pork has continued quite dull, and prices
are rather lower, the market being better supplied, and the
demand light. Beef continues in fair request, and prices
are very steady and uniform. Lard is dull, and a little
lower. Cheese is in better request for export, and has
advanced to Bc. to 8/c. for shipping qualities, and 9c. for
choice dairies. _ . . .

IRoN.—Scotch pig is in small supply, and generally
held at 4735, cash, with unimportant sales. In bars we have
only to notice a sale of 100 tons common English, and
something over 4310 on time.
FREIGHTS.—To Liverpool freights are again higher,
nearly all the vessels up having been filled. Corn and
Wheat are taken to that port at 9d. to 10d. in bulk ;
Flour, 2s. 9d., 3s. 6d. asked ; Tobacco, 3s. 6d. ; Cheese,
30s. ; Rosin, 3s. 3d. to 3s. 4id. ; Cotton, 3-16 d. to id. ;
and, by the propeller Andes, Corn at lid. in bags ; and
Beef, Pork, Lard, and Cheese, 40s. ; a !British brig took
Flour at 2s. 9d. MOBILE, JANUARY 24.
Middling Cotton, 81c. : market active. Freight to
Liverpool the same ; to New York, ic.,

DR. LAYARD, M.P., has been lecturing at Nottingham
to the members of the Mechanics' Institute on Nineveh.
THE BISHOP OF SYDNEY.—In noticing the reception
given to the Bishop of Sydney by the Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel, we adverted to the fact that
he had contributed to the Endowment of the Sees of
Melbourne and Newcastle, " by the voluntary surrender
of a fourth part of his own episcopal income." Though
this statement is literally true, it falls considerably short
of the whole truth. The bishop really offered, for this
purpose, one-half (under certain conditions) of his whole
episcopal income, and his contribution was ultimately
fixed by the authorities in this country at an amount
much less than by his letter written from the antipodes,
he had nobly placed at their disposal.