The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-05-04 00:00:00

UNITED STATES

The royal mail steamer Acadia, under the temporary com-
mand of Capt. Lott, (Capt. Miller having been left at Boston
recovering from an attack of scarlet fever) arrived at this port
at half-past six on Sunday evening. She reached the en-
trance tothe Victoria Channel before two o'clock, but could
not cross the bar, for want of water, until half-past five. She
left Boston at four o'clock on the afternoonof the 17th, and,
after a stay of seven hours, Halifax on the morning of the
20th ult., and has made the passage in 14 days and 20 hours.
She has brought 73 passengers, a list of whom will be found
in another column.

The royal mail steamer Columbia, which sailed from this
port on the 4th ult., arrived at Halifax on the lith, after a
passage of 12 days and 12 hours. She would reach Boston
on the 20th. V‘ hen the Columbia sailed hence, the Presi-
dent had been over due above a week. The news of her non-
arrival at this port had caused a great sensation at Halifax
on the alarming fact becoming known there.

The intelligence brought by the Acadia is not of any gene-
ral interest. President Tyler appears to have given great
satisfaction so far as he has had an opportunity of showing his
talents for government. He had issued " a recommenda-
tion " that Friday, the 14th of May should be observed as a
day of fasting and prayer by such religious services as may
be suitable on the occasion, " to the end that, on that day,
we may all, with one accord, join in humble and reverential
approach to him, in whose hands we are, invoking him to in-
spire us with a proper spirit and temper of heart and mind
under these frowns of his providence, and still to bestow his
gracious benedictions upon our government and our country."
Lord Sydenham had issued a proclamation, calling together
the united parliament of the Canadas. The Montreal
Fierald has the following on this subject :

From the character of the members returned at the late
general elections, Lord Sydenham will have a good working
majority of men who will do their utmost for the good of
the country—men of independent principle, who will be
guided in their proceedings by a spirit of pure and not spu-
rious patriotism, as unfortunately formed the characteristic
of the late House of Assembly of Lower Canada.

Secretary Harrison had been sworn in Deputy Governor
of Canada, in the place of Sir George Arthur. The French
Canadians will have nineteen representatives of their class
in the House of Assembly. Lord Sydenham had been
alartningly ill with the gout, which it was feared would have
reached his heart, but he was better by the last accounts.

It will afford considerable pain'to many to learn that Gen.
Jackson is involved in pecuniary distreis. We copy the fol-
lowing particulars from the New York Herald and the Louis-
ville Journal.
SAD NEWS.-It is said that General Jackson is so em-
barrassed in his circumstances, that he cannot raise cash to
pay a debt of 100 dollars. This is too bad. There is no fun
in being President. We would not exchange places with
Mr. Tyler even. If " Old Hickory," with all his faults and
virtues, will take a hundred dollars, we'll pay the debt for
him.

A few weeks ago we saw a letter from General Jackson to
a gentleman who had drawn on him for one hundred dollars.
He acknowledged that the money was due ; but stated that
he was so miserably embarrassed by his security debts as to
be utterly unable to raise the small sum necessary to meet
the draft. He said he had some blooded stock which he was
willing to give up to the drawer of the draft, but that hun-
dred dollars in money was out of the question.

Business bad remained without change since the departure
of the British Queen. The money market was easy. In the
share market most kinds of stock had declined in price. The
shares in the Bank of the United States, which had advanced
on the publication of the Report of the Committee of Inves-
tigation, had declined to their old quotation, namely, 17 at
New York and 17/ at Philadelphia.
The transactions in foreign exchanges for the Acadia had
been extensive. The rates were from 107 to 108 per cent. :
the chief business had been done at 107/ to 107. The ex-
treme price was given for prime New York bills. There
were, however, Charleston bills, with New York endorsers,
in the market, which were limited to 108. On France, for
which a large business had been done, the rate was sf. 281,
and some bills at sf. 27/ : on Amsterdam 39/, Hamburgh 35/,
Breme❑ 76 to 761.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET, APRIL 3.—The news
by the steam-ship Calechinia, which came to hand the day
before yesterday, has exercised a favourable influence on the
cotton market, and the trasactions since then have been on a
very extensive scale. On the same day 6000 bales changed
hands at full prices ; yesterday the inquiry became exceedingly
animated. and upwards of 16,000 bales were disposed of at a
farther improvement of *c., thus making the total advance
during the week 3to 1 The total sales for the week ending
last evening amount to fully 50,000 bales ; a larger business
than we ever remember to have been transacted here in the
same space of time. The purchases have been principally
for the English market.
CHARLESTON COTTON MARKET, APRIL 9.—The transac-
tions comprise 4809 bales, at from 9 to 111 c. ; Sea Island at
from 23 to 35c. ; stained, 12/ to 18c. per lb. Rice has been
comparatively quiet. Sales, 987 tics. ; inferior to fair, 21 to
2 ; good to prime, 3 to 3/; choice would probably bring 3
dollars per cwt.
FREIGHTS.—TO Liverpool engagements have been made
at id. for round and square bags. To Havre we quote 1/
for cotton in square bags, and 3 doilars for 600 lbs. for rice.
To New York, for cotton, 75 to 100 c. ; for rice, 75c. per tee.
There is nothing offering for Boston.