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

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and, lastly, more than three-feurths
of the farmers in the country wholly destitute of potatoes
or grain for seed. The condition of the country is fright-
ful ; nor is the above picture over coloured or exaggerated.
The island is menaced, if not immediately, at least per-
spectively, with the horrors of actual famine. Upwards
of 200 cattle, we are informed, have died from want of
food in the settlement of Middle River alone. Many far-
mers in other parts of the country have lost their live
stock.—Cope Breton Speculator.

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COTTON MANUFACTURES IN MEXICO.—The Giornale
del Lloyd Austriaco states, that the cotton trade of
Mexico is increasing in importance every day. There exist
at present, in the province of Mexico, 12 spinning facto-
ries, with 30,156 spindles in full operation ; in that of
Pueblo 21, with 35,672 Spindles in operation, and 12,240
in course of construction ; in that of Guadulajarah 5, with
11,312 in operation, and 6,500 in course of construction;
in that of Queretaro 2, with 7,620; in that of Durango 4,
20; in that of Guaninato 1, with 1200; and in
fora, one with 1,000 ; in all 53 spinning factories,

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with 135,280 spindles, of which 23,940 are in course of
construction. The daily consumption of cotton (continues
our Italian contemporary), is at present 39,7551 b., and it
will increase to 48,6221 b. when all the projected spindles
are constructed; the daily production of yarn now amounts
to 35,780, of the value of 39,358 reals. The number of

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employing alt,

sumption

production only amounts to 50,000 quintals, it follows that
there is a defidiency of about 95,666 quintals. In order
partly to cover this deficiency the importation of 60,000
quintals has been allowed at a duty of s.
tal. The carriage from Vera Cruz to Mejico-
of about 94 leagues, which •

ixreals per quill-

digance

rieros) in 18 6-20 days—is from 18 to 22 reals per load of
four quintals and upwards. The importation of cotton
yarn and cotton tissues of not more than 30 threads woof
in a square of quarter of an inch is prohibited. Smuggling
is carried on extensively, especially on the shores of the
Pacific Ocean.

UNIVERSITY

AND CLERICAL NEWS

The Cape of Good Hope is constituted a Bishop's see,
to be called the Bishopric of Capetown, the Rev. Robert
Gray, D.D., being appointed thereto.

ustralia is subdivided into
copal sees, viz.:—Dr. Wilson, Bishop of Sydney, -Dr
Tyrrell, Bishop of Newcastle, Dr. Shortt, Bishop of
Adelaide, and Dr. Perry, Bishop of Melbourne, which
were all gazetted on Tuesday.

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RECTORY OF SPOFFORTH.—The Rev. James Tripp,
rector ;of Kirkby-Overblow, near Leeds, has been ap-
pointed to the rectory of Spofforth, Yorkshire, vacant by
the demise of the Hon. and Rev. W. Herbert, LL.D. late
Dean of Manchester. Mr. Tripp is nephew of the lafe
Dr. Tripp, who held the rectory previously to Dr. Her-
bert.
MISSIONARY COLLEGE AT CANTERBURY.-The new
Colt.JCollege
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Octo-
ber, for the education of a colonial Clergy. At present
the principal quadrangle only has been completed, in-
cluding the Chapel, hall, library, and apartments for 50
students, with the requisite accommodation for the officers
and servants of the establishment. The Institution will
be formed on our Collegiate models, and his Grace the
Archbishop of Canterbury has consented to give statutes
for the future government and regulation of the College.
INSTALLATION OF PRINCE ALBERT AS CHANCELLOR
OF CAMBRlDGE.—Yesterday morning week her Majesty
and Prince Albert, with their suite, left London in three
open carriages, by rail, to be present at the installation of
his Royal Highness as Chancellor of Cambridge Univer-
sity. They reached Cambridge by one o'clock. Shortly
afterwards her Majesty entered the hall of Trinity College.
where about 300 persons of the first rank, among whom
were Prince Waldemar, the Duke of Saxe Weimar, as
well as learned doctors and beautiful ladies, were present.
Then occurred a scene which, considering the position in
which his Royal Highness stands to her Majesty, excited
some amusement. Robed as Chancellor, Prince Albert
advanced to the dais, or throne, on which the Queen sat,
and in a distinct voice read to her a congratulatory ad-
dress on her arrival. This was very graciously received
and replied to, after which the Prince and those around
him retired, walking backwards until they had reached the
door. In the Senate-house the Chancellor conferred se-
veral degrees, after which was delivered the Latin oration,
which lasted a whole hour, and much exhausted the pa-
tience of the company. In the evening the Queen, his
Royal Highness, and a portion of their suite, dined with
the Vice-chancellor in Catherine-hall, and at night there
were fire-works on Parker's Piece. On Tuesday morning
the Prince Chancellor proceeded to the Senate-house, and
was shortly afterwards joined by the Queen, to hear the
Prize Poems—Latin, Greek, and English. The Installa-
tion Ode, by the Poet Laureate, Wordsworth, the music
by Dr. Walmisley, was then performed in admirable style.
The Royal Pair partook of luncheon at Trinity College,
after which they proceeded to the Floral Fete at Downing
College. The Royal Pair left the Gardens, and returned
in state to Trinity, where a grand banquet was given by
the Master and Fellows. Mr. and Mrs. Green ascended
in a new balloon from Parker's Piece at six in the even-
ing. On Wednesday morning the Prince Chancellor held
a levee at Trinity Lodge, at which all the Heads of
Houses, Fellows, and Masters of Arts were presented.
His Royal Highness stood the whole time of the reception,
a period of a couple of hours at least. When this cere-
mony was concluded, his Royal Highness proceeded in
`he -' to visit colleges

one of t. state carriages to _
unable to take in his round on the previous day.
twelve o'clock the gardens of Trinity and St. John's wen
thrown open to all who had obtained tickets for the nub-
s lie breakfast. The company were not altogether assem-
to bled till one o'clock, and at that hour there could not be

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