The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-23 00:00:00

the lonian Islands are to be withdrawn, and the work is
to be performed by a foreign steam company.—Austrictn,
Lloyd's.

SALT AND RICE.—A document has lately been printed
by order of the House of Lords respecting salt and rice,

of day labour in India. In -177-62—s-aitw as9B7lld.The"
cwt. average price ; in 1813, lOs. ad. ; in 1832, lOs.
and in 1852, Bs. 21-d. The price of rice varied in Cal-
cutta, Madras, and Bombay.

STEAM TO dANADA.—The Lady Eglinton,screw-steamer,
left, on Thursday, for Quebec and Montreal, with a full
cargo and fifty-five first-class passengers. She has been
fitted with Sir Thomas Mitchell's bomeraug propeller,
which, on a recent trial trip, gave great satisfaction, both

as regards the gain in sPeed, with fewer revolutions of
the engines, and a sensible diminution in the vibrati(
as compared with the old screw.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.—A copy of the following
has been received for the office of the Commit

Council for Trade

smLate-General

Marine Department :—" British Con-
go, June 13, 1853. My Lords,—l
for your lordships' informa-

have the honoiZr to ann'ou'nc

of Illapel, in this'reptiblie, has been declared open to foreign
vessels, for the purpose of loading ores and other produc-
tions of the country.—E. A. J. HARRIS."

AN AUSTRALIAN VENTURE.—The Melbourne papers
announce the safe arrival, on the 6th of June, of the former
Royal Yacht Club cutter Corsair, 83 tons register, which,
having been purchased by a mercantile house in the city,
sailed from Southampton on the 21st of February,
with a cargo of merchandise destined for the diggings,
Captain Kreeft may be considered to have made an excel-
lent passage, taking into account the rig of the little craft
and the necessity of putting into Cape Verde, &c., for
water. Much curiosity was naturally excited by the
appearance in the Yarn, Yarra of the smart little cutter,
apparently so ill-adapted to encounter the dangers of a
voyage of 18,000 miles.

IMPROVEMENTS IN NAVIGATION.—A meeting was held
at Lloyd's on Thursday, to hear a detailed exposition from
Lieut. Maury, of the United States' Navy, of his plans for
the improvement of navigation, by obtaining observations
of the force and direction of the winds and ocean currents
in every part of the world from all shipmasters who will
furnish them. Lieut. Maury, on behalf of the American
Government, offered to supply to those who would co-
operate in the undertaking copies of the charts already
made under his suggestions, and this courtesy having
been unanimously acknowledged by the meeting, the
chairman was requested to communicate with Lord Aber-
deen, with the view of obtaining the aid of the British
Government.

SELF-ACTING BOAT PLUG.-At the naval review, a very
simple plug for boats, of a self-acting nature, was shown
by Captain Charles G. Robinson' R.N. The plug is wood,
of a conical shape, with a broad base, ensuring its perpen-
dicular flotation, entering the boat from the outside, with

a pin through the head of the cone to prevent its falling
through when hoisted out of the water, at which time the
plug falls, enabling the water to escape, if any in the boat,
and closing of its own accord on being again lowered,
thereby becoming a perpetual plug, as it never need be
removed.

CALICOES, &c.—A return has just been printed, extend-
ing to 27 folio pages, about calicoes, muslins, cotton goods,
and cotton yarn. Last year the declared value of British
cotton manufactures and cotton yarn .exported from the
United Kingdom was £29,878,087, the highest amount,
except one, from the year 1833, in which year the value
was £18,481,240. In 1852 our exports of cotton goods to
Russia were £174,733 to the northern ports, and £19,417
to ports within the Black Sea, while to Turkey the amount
was £1,779,693. To the British settlements in Australia
the amount was £337,960, but to China £1,905,321. The
highest amount of cotton goods exported to one place last
year was £5,358,442 to the British territories in the East

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OP MANSLAUGHTER
AGAINST THE CAPTAIN OF A GREENLAND WHALER.—
At the Hull Borough Police-court, on Wednesday last,
William Birch, captain of the Germanica, was charged
with the manslaughter of two youths, named Shawson
and Tindale, and of a man named Bielby. The two youths
were apprentices, and Bielby was a cooper, and it appears
that they formed part of the crew of the Germanica during
a voyage to Greenland. The Germanica arrived at the
fishing ground on the sth of April, and the men were im-
mediately sent out seal hunting. Shawson, Tindale, and
Bielby accompanied one of the parties, and whilst they
were assisting in taking the seals they got into the water.
On returning to the ship at noon, the mate remonstrated
with the captain against sending them out again, on the
ground that they were not strong enough, and were not
at that time in a fit state to go. The captain, however,
refused to listen to these remonstrances, and forced Shaw-
son and Tindale from the ship by beating them with a
broomstick. In the afternoon they were descried laid on
the ice at a distance of from 700 to 800 yards from the
ship, but the captain refused t. -- • '

,w.ou was found to be frozen to death,
and Uintale and Bielby in such a state that they expired
very shortly afterwards. After a protracted examination,
the prisoner was committed for trial.
A NEW
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particulars regarding gaterulaere i°prmubelirsheeitdyii. the New York
Inquirer :—The timbers of the ship are composed of live
oak, white oak, locust and cedar. The top timbers are all
live oak and locust, ceiled on the inside with yellow pine,
and
p ,
and the wales are of oak. Most of the white oak was cute
upon the Mount Vernon farm, which is equal to any
grown. The ceiling is coaged to the timbers and bolted
perpendicularly and horizontally to the timbers with 14
inch bolts. The treenails are all locust and driven through
and wedged at each end. Her length over all is 235 feet,
42 feet beam, 22 feet depth of hold. Her lower masts and
bowsprit are all made spars of the most approved kind.
Dimension of spars as follows : Foremast 86 feet, fore-top-
mast 49 feet, fore-top-gallant-mast 32 feet 6 inches, fore-
royal-mast 12 feet, pole 7 feet. Mainmast 90 feet, main-
top-mast 61 feet, main-top-gallant-mast 34 feet, main-
royal-mast 21 feet, skysail-mast 13 feet, pole 9 feet.
llizenmast 82 feet, mizen-top-mast 42 feet, mizen-top-
gallant-mast 29 feet, mizen-royal-mast 16 feet, skysail-
mast 10 feet, pole 6 feet. Fore-yard 78 feet, foretop-sail
yard 62 feet 6 inches, fore-top-gallant-yard 43 feet 6
inches, fore-royal-yard 33 feet. Main-yard 83 feet, main-
topsail-yard 67 feet, main-top-gallant-yard 48 feet, main-
royal-yard 38 feet. Mizen-yard 65 feet, mizen-topsail-
yard 50 feet 3 inches, mizen-top-gallant-yard 35 feet 3
inches, mizen-royal-yard 26 feet 6 inches, and other spars
in proportion ; and spreads about 13,000 yards of canvass.
No pains or expense have been spared by her owners to
make her the most elegant ship launched in America.
MANNING THE ROYAL NAVY.—TheI new act to make
better provision concerning the entry and service of sea-
men, and otherwise to amend the laws concerning Her
Majesty's navy, has just been issued. It has immediate
operation, and its object is to extend the service of men
and boys, and otherwise to amend the law concerning the
manning and discipline of the navy. Former provisions
amended are extended to men entering for ten years, or
for any other term of continuous and general service.
Boys under 18 are to be liable to serve till 21, and when
18 or upwards to serve for ten years, &c. Extra pay is to
be granted to men detained after the expiration of the
period of service, in cases of emergency. Persons entering
the navy are to be entitled to such bounty as may be fixed
by royal proclamation. The act is not to affect the right
of the Admiralty to enter seamen for any periods, and to
discharge them. Men entering for continuous and general
service and boys to be entitled to pay while in sick quar-
ters under certain regulations. Spirituous liquors are not
to be bought on board Her Majesty's ships without the
commander's consent. Men absent for forty-eight hours
without leave are to forfeit their pay during absence.
Power is given to try and punish summarily persons guilty
of 'desertion. Imprisonment under sentence of naval
courts may be either with or without hard labour. It is
provided that persons making fraudulent representations
on entering the navy may be punished as rogues and va-
gabonds. Railway companies are by this act required to
convey naval forces upon the same terms as the military
and police forces.