The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-12 00:00:00

FOREIGN NEWS.

FRANCE.—The translation of the remains of the
Emperor Napoleon 1., from the Chapel St. Jerome to
the monument now being terminated under the dome of
the Church of the Invalides, will take place on the 4th of
May. The ceremony will be celebrated with great pomp.
A shock of earthquake was distinctly felt at Havre at
11 o'clock on Friday week. It lasted two minutes. The
shock was also felt at Caen, Nantes, St. Brieuc, Portrieux,
Rennes, Montfort, Livt6, Tremblay, St. Lo, A'engon,
Lisieux, Falaise, and Chatellerault.
A telegraphic dispatch from Athens announces that the
steam-frigate, the Sane, which preceded the French
squadron, had arrived at the Piraeus. She left the squadron
at Milo, at the entrance of the Archipelago, where it had
come to anchor in consequence of a gale.
TURKEY.—lntelligence from Constantinople of the
25th ult. states that at that date Prince Menschikoff had
not made any official communication to the Divan, and
the intentions of Russia continued to be involved in the
most complete mystery. _ _

The Prince had demanded an audience of the Sultan,
which lie appeared little disposed to grant him.
On each side delay seemed to be the object, the Sultan,
under the pretext that certain questions concerned the
other powers, declaring that he would not negotiate upon
them until their ambassadors had arrived. The whole
time hitherto had been passed in preliminary discussion.
It was reported that news of an alarming character had
reached the city from Serbia. The Serbians were arming,
and the Turks strengthening the fortification 3 of Belgrade.
PRUSSIA.—The ZAlverein treaty was signed at Berlin,
on Monday, by all the Plenipotentiaries. The commercial
treaty between Austria and Prussia has also received their
adhesion.

Pastor Heinrich, of Langertield, a clergyman of the
Established Prussian Church, has been sentenced by the
Criminal Court of Hague, in Westphalia, to fourteen
days' imprisonment, for preaching and printing a sermon
against Romanist doctrines, and thereby infringing para-
graph 135 of the penal law, which says :—" Whoever
blasphemes God, either in word, writing, or in any other
way, or derides one of the Christian Churches, or a reli-
gious party possessing corporate rights, or the subjects of
their veneration, doctrines, organisation, or customs, or
refers to them in any way which exposes them to hatred
or contempt, shall be punished with imprisonment not to
exceed three years."

Private letters from Berlin confirm the existence of a
plot. That plot has had, contrary to what was at first
believed, extensive ramifications iu other considerable
cities of the Prussian dominions besides the capital, where,
however, its centre was. The police have seized papers of
(it is said) importance, and containing details of the
plans of the revolutionary party. It is alleged that the
plot has extended throughout a great portion of the Berlin
population, particularly among the lower classes. No
name of any note, however, has asyetbeen spoken of in con-
nection with it ; but the conviction is expressed that, had
it not been discovered in time, it would have assumed for-
midable proportions ; and although the explosion might
not have had the effect of overthrowing the Government,
it would not have taken place without being attended with
deplorable consequences. It is further stated that the
papers which have been discovered show that the Berlin
plot was connected with the Italian, of which the outbreak
at Milan was the abortive manifestation.

AUSTRIA.—A telegraphic despatch from Vienna,
dated March 31, reports that "the refugee question is
settled. The British Government has promised to keep
a strict guard on the refugees, and to visit them with the
full severity of the law whenever it should be proved that
they have taken part in revolutionary intrigues." This
would appear to confirm the truth of the extract from
Lord Westmoreland's despatch, which has been published.
A change in the ministry of Vienna is telegraphed as
having become public on Friday. M. Rueshaefer is named
as Minister for Finances ; and M. Gehringer as Minister
for Commerce.

INDIA AND CHINA.—By submarine telegraph we
have despatches dated Trieste, 10th April, 1, :
" The steamer Adria has arrived in 137 hours from
Alexandria. She brings advises from Calcutta to the sth
of March.

"There was no farther intiligenee from Burmah.
" The Governor-General had returned to Calcutta.
" Lord Falkland had dismissed two of the Sudder
judges.

"-The weather at Calcutta was warm, and trade dull.
" AdvicJs had been received from China done to the
25th of February.

" The rebellion was growing more and more formidable,
and a completo mac prevailed at Pekin."

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA

By the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-
ship Canada, Capt. Stone, we have advices from New
York to the 29th, and Boston to the 30th ult.
The Canada sailed from Boston at 12.35, p.m. on the
30th, and at 1, p.m., passed the British shin Genra.
Kendall, from Calcutta, entering Boston harbour. She
arrived at Halifax at 12.15, a.m., on the Ist. On the
2nd, at 11, a.m., she passed the steamer Andes, hence
for Boston. Cape Clear was passed at 5.45, a.m., on the
9th, and at 8.45, p.m., night signals were exchanged with
the steam-ship Arabia, hence for New York. The
Canada arrived at the bar at 4, a.m., on Sunday, and
passed the Rock Light at 9.45, a.m.
_ _

The Canada brouiht the following fifty-four passengers,
but no specie.
PASSENGERS.—From Boston: Mr. and Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe, Mr. C. Beecher, Mrs. C. L. Beecher and
child, Mr. Buckingham, Mr. J. L. Ropes and lady, Mr.
Schulter, Mr. Schaeffer, Mr. J. Ross, Mr. J. Darby,
Mrs. Payson and maid, Mrs. Lakey, Mr. W. B. Taylor,
Mr. Barron, Mr. Crighton, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Wheel-
wright, Mrs. Wheelwright, Miss Wheelwright, Mr. J.
Thompson, Mr. S. Cohen, Mr. R. Hayes, Mr. H. Frith,
two children, and infant, Mrs. S. Levy, Mr. W. J. Ward.
Mr. G. L. Lepas, Mr. C. Hallersley, Mr. E. Sanville,
Mr. Scott, Miss Scott, Mr. Russell, and Mr. Cardukes.
From Halifax: Hon. Mr. Justice Haliburton, Miss
Haliburton, Mr. Duffus, Mrs. Duffus, Miss Duffus, Mr.
Mi . Atascll, and Mr. Prier.

It will be seen that Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, the
authoress of Uncle Tom's Cabin, and her husband, and
the Hon. Mr. Justice Haliburton, author of Sam Slick,
were amongstthi?passengers...

The Royal Mail steamer Niagara, Leitch,"commander,
from this port, arrived at Halifax, en route for Boston,
on the 29th ult.

The Royal Mail steamer Asia, Lott, commander, which
sailed from this port on the 12th, arrived at New York at
6, p.m., on the 25th ult.
The United States steamer Franklin, Wootton, corn.
mander, from Havre and Cowes, arrived at New York on
the 28th ult.

By telegraph from New Orleans we learn that the
steam-ship Falcon had arrived, with the California mails
and 159,000 dols in gold dust.
Mr. Nathaniel Hawthorn had been confirmed by the
Senate as consul at Liverpool, in the room of the Hon. T.
L. Crittenden, resigned.
The President, General Pierce, was at Washington,
besieged by place-hunters.
A handsome tea service, richly chased, was presented,
at Boston, on the 29th ult., to Captain Henry Christie. of
the British ship Shand, of Liverpool, for the unlimited
kindness bestowed upon the captain, officers, and surviving
crew and passengers of the American ship Golden Light,
who were picked up at sea after the ship had been
destroyed by fire. _ _

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A large fire had occurred at Cincinnatti, which destroyed
property to the value of 8100,000.
A terrible steamboat disaster occurred in Galveston
Bay, Texas, on the night of the 23d ult. The steamers
Neptune and Farmer were racing from Houston to Gal-
veston, when the latter exploded, killing the captain,
clerk, second engineer, thirteen of the crew, and about
twenty of the passengers. Twenty passengers, mostly
ladies, were saved.

CALIFORNIA.—The steam-ship Georgia had arrived at
New York with Californian advices to the Ist March, and
431,882,530 in gold dust on freight. The news from Cali-
fornia is very interesting. The waters in the Sacramento
and American Rivers were lower than had ever been
known at this season of the year, being from twelve to
fifteen feet below the highest point attained during the
late inundations. The organised band of Mexican robbers
in the southern mines, headed by the celebrated Joaquim,
still continued plundering and butchering every American
found unprotected. A serious disturbance had occurred
at Grass Valley between a party of English and Irish, and
several Quartz Mining Companies, in consequence of the
former taking possession of certain mining claims that had
been worked by the quartz companies. There had been
Ltunerouz arrivals of vessels from the Atl3ntic pozU at