The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-09-07 00:00:00

,POREIG

V IiVTIELLIGENCE,

CHINA, INDIA

AND EGYPT

(From the Times of Saturday.)

By our ordinary monthly express from Marseilles, in
anticipation of the overland mail fron► India, we have received
letters from our correspondents in China, India, and the
shores of the Mediterranean, as well as files of all the news-
pape►s published in the British possessions throughout the
East.

'rc.nr Canton May 19, Macao

Our latest dates are—
Calcutta July 5, Bombay 19, AL

May 20

August 20, arid Matta

August

The news from China, which comes down to the 20th of
May, is the great matter of interest which we have received
by this mail. The accounts from Canton describe the Chinese
mandarins as most decidedly hostile to the British, and states
that the truce allowed to Captain Elliot, during which a large
export of tea had been effected, had in reality no other object
than to enable them to take measures for expelling the bar-
barians. The Empgror continues to fulminate proclamations;
not only against the invaders of his country, but also against
such of the mandarins and officers as he conceives do not do
their duty most efficiently. A large army was collecting in
the neighbourhood of Canton, which city was, notwithstand-
ing its great trade, deserted by great numbers of the in-
habitants, who appear to dread their own soldiery as much as
they do the foreigners.
Captain Elliot, whose great object appears hitherto to have
been to secure the annual export of tea, was still temporizing
with the Chinese authorities, and had succeeded in having
11,000,0001 b, shipped before the 18th of May; and there
were hopes that an equal or greater quantity would be on
board before the end of that month. Hong Kong was again
occupied by the British, and the Chief Commissioner busied
himself during some time in laying out plans for a city ; but
on the 18th of May, at the time when it was said he and
several ships were about to proceed anew to Pechelee, and
there to demi. nd a settlement from the very Court of Pekin,
he went in the Nemesis steamer up the Canton river, as if
apprehensions were entertained of an attack by the Chinese
on the foreign factories, or on the Algerien and Modeste,
stationed near them. tis therefore feared that ere this a
conflict has occured, in which the city of Canton may have
been subjected to a conflagration, in order to give the Chinese
a lasting exanple.
The Emperor, it is said, was so indignant at the capture of
the forts of the Bocca Tigris by the British forces, that he
had ordered Keshen, the late imperial commissioner, to be
put to death, and had even extended his vengeance to the
relatives and followers of the unfortunate negotiator. Ke-
shen's sole crime seems to have been his implicit obedience
to the orders of his superiors, but as their execution had
been unsuccessful, the misfortune of course was visited upon
his bead. Lin, of whom we have not lately heard much, is
said to have been the chief instrument in the fall of Keshen,
whom he hoped to succeed in command of the Chinese
army.

In the mean time the preparations for carrying on the war-
fare with the Chinese continue in India. The new plenipo-
tentiary, Sir Henry Pottinger, and the Admiral, Sir Wm.
Parker, arrived at Bombay on the morning of the 7th July,
and set out for their ultimate destination on the 17th, in the
steam frigate Sesostris. The admiral examined the arsenal
and dockyard of Bombay in order to know their capabilities,
for, as he said, " the Chinese dispute may be settled in a
few months, or it may last for years." '

It is understood that the policy to be pursued by Sir
Henry Pottinger, the new Plenipotentiary, and Admiral Sir
W. Parker, the commandant of the forces, is, as nearly as
possible, the reverse of that which has been hitherto acted
upon, and with such signal ill success. A strict blockade of
the whole of the southern and western coast is immediately
to be put in force ; the mouth of the great river is to be
effectually guarded, and the utmost care is to taken to avoid
unnecessarily irritating the natives, who, from the first, have
appeared to be favouraly disposed. The island of Amoy, of
which a very promising description is given, will, it is said,
be occupied, as soon as the dispositions for the blockade are
completed ; and from its position, deeply embayed in the
mainland, and nearly opposite to the island of Formosa, it
is expected that it will be an excellent exchange for the pes-
tilential Chusan.

The monsoon, which has been attended with an unusual
fall, continued to paralyse all movements on this (Bombay)
side of India. The Bombay army west of the Indus has
suffered much from sickness, particularly at Kotra.
The news from the Persian Gulf is, that the Vizier of Shah
Kamran had made terms with Persia, and that he had given
up Ghorian, the key for the entrance of the northern invaders
into India, to the Persian Monarch, and that he had con-
sented to make himself a vassal of Persia and of the Czar,
rather than of Shah Soajah and England. This is calculated
to excite alarm, but the campaigns of the last two years have
already smoothed much of the difficulties on this point. It
is highly probable that an expedition will be soon despatched
against the Shah of Herat, who will be soon obliged to yield
homage to his liege the Monarch of Affghauistan. The oc-
cupation of the great passes by the British will then settle
the question, and contribute much to the stability of Shah
Soojah's dynasty, while it will neutralize the plots of the
Russian Cabinet at the Court of Teheran.

A brilliant affair had taken place between Colonel Wymer,
of the Bengal Armin', and a portion of the Affghan tribe of
Ghilzies, who are disaffected towards the actual King of
Affghanistan.

From the Punjaub the intelligence is that Shere Singh has
succeeded in bringing his troops into some order, and that
comparative tranquility prevailed. There was a report that
Earl Auckland had demanded 10,000 men as a reinforcement
froni the Siekh Chieftan, but it requires confirmation.
The disturbance at Berdamee having been quelled by its
capture, the soldiers engaged in the attack on that fort have
obtained booty to the amount, as it is stated, of £lO,OOO.

Her majesty's ship Endymion, which, in 'consecience of
some damage done to her keel by a coral rock in the Red
Sea, had gone to Bombay for
.repairs, had not as yet been
able to get into dock. Several merchant ships have been
lost by fire. Their names are—the Mauritius, the David
Scott, and the American Republic ; and the Arab brig Regia,
off Ceylon. The captain and a part of the crew of the whaler
Risk, lost on the 2d of February last, have arrived at Ceylon.
Much curiosity has been excited at the Criminal Sessions
here by the trial for murder of the captain of a Scotch mer-
chant ship, which left Greenock last November. There was
on board a half-witted Irish sailor, named Carey, upon whom
the most unheard-of outrages were perpetrated ; he died from
ill-treatment. The jury found the captain guilty of the as-
saults, and he has been sentenced to two years' imprison-
ment with hard labour in the House of Correction.

WEST INDIES

Her majesty's packet Tyrian, arrived at Falmouth, has
brought papers from the different West India Islands to a
late date ; those from Jamaica are to the 29th of July, those
from Barbadoes to the 21st of July, and those from Trinidad
to the 16th of July. The Jamaica papers are barren of inte-
resting news as regards that locality, but they contain accounts
from Carthagena to the 23d of July, by the Hornet, which
had arrived there. Cvrmona, the federal chief of Santa
Martha, had marched from Carthagena, with a levied force of
some 700 men, calling upon the villages in his way to disown
the constitutional government, and declare in favour of fede-
ralism. In Carthagena there was every disposition to sup-
port the government to the last, but it was feared that they
would not be able from the want of provisions to hold out till
assistance arrived at Bogota. In the mean time the govern-
ment of Carthagena had issued a decree allowing all provi-
sions to enter duty free. The Hornet brought remittances
to the amount of 48,000 dollars.

The crops at Jamaica had as yet a favourable appearance,
but the soil was not sufficiently irrigated to form a positive
opinion ; there was in some districts a great want of rain.
In Demerara and ,Barbadoes business matters were pro-
ceeding much as they usually did, and in the latter island
there had been seasonable showers. The planters in the
various islands were endeavouring, according to all accounts,
to increase their crops of produce, and the peasantry evinced
a disposition to co-operate with their employers. In some of
the districts the African emigrants were still discontented,
and would not work on the same terms as the native free
labourer.

From the Trinidad papers it appears that a committee has
been formed for the purpose of inquiring into the agricultu-
ral resources and general capabilities of the island. The
body of the evidence produced would tend to establish a high
degree of fertility in the soil, the greater portion of which is
represented as peculiarly adapted to the cultivation of sugar,
while the remainder would be found fitted to produce cotton,
cocoa, cocoa, &c., &c., in abundance. It offers also, by
the nature of the country, and the quality of timber in which
it abounds, great facilities for the formation of railways, with
which advantages, and a proper supply and judicious system
of labour, the island might be raised to the highest importance
and prosperity.

THE LATE CONFLAGRATION AT SIVIYRNA.
THREE THOUSAND HOUSES AND EIGHT SYNAGOGUES

DESTROYED

This lamentable catastrophe, in addition to their late per-
secution in the east, has placed the Jews in a most deplor-
able situation ; they are deprived of their homes and reduced
to the greatest misery and privation, and many who moved
in a respectable sphere of life are now unhappy wanderers. A
letter, describing the appalling visitation, has been received
by Sir Moses Montifiore, from Messrs. Isaac Poncheries
and Co., dated Smyrna, July 30, and has been widely dis-
tributed among the several congregations in London, calling
on the benevolent to afford relief to the unfortunate suffer-
ers. We believe contributions are being received with a
spirit worthy of example in cases of affliction :

EXTRACT OF A LETTER RECEIVED AUG. 18, 1841.
" Respected Sir,—With unfeigned grief we are called upon
to impart to you one of the most painfully afflicting events
that can possibly fall to the lot of suffering humanity. On
the night of the 28th ult., a terrible fire broke out in this
city, which continued to rage with great fury up to the middle
of last night.

" The tire made the most frightful progress, and its ra-
vages were such as it is impossible to describe ; but those
who suffered most from the awful calamity are our own un.
happy brethren. The whole of the Hebrew quarter is re-
duced to ashes, about 3,000 houses and eight synagogues' have
been burnt to the ground, and the Jews have lost their houses,
their property, and their clothes. The Turks suffered very
much, but not so much as our poor brethren, and persons of
the most respectable stations in life are wandering houseless
in the streets, begging for bread, with shame and despair de-
picted in their countenances

Yesterday a pious soul co-operated with us in endea-
vouring to collect a sum of money, wherewith to buy bread
for distribution, indiscriminately, to Jews and Turks, who
are in the mountains in a state of the utmost despair, without
having a shelter for their heads. We have succeded in col-
lecting a certain sum, and contributed ourselves 1,000 pias-
tres, a sum which is beyond our means, inasmuch as we are
constantly obliged to bestow money, being daily spectators
of their extreme misery, and having no one to aid us in the
relief we extend.

" We have had the satisfaction to succeed in carrying
through the midst of the fire some food to our poor brethren,
who, with heart-rending shrieks, were invoking the God of
mercy for succour. In the midst of this dire catastrophe
many lost their lives, and many families are in the most de-
solate and bereaved condition, severed from each other and
scattered here and there."

On Tuesday last Charles Webb, charged with having in
his possession bank notes and other bills, to the amount of
£5Bl 8s 11d, the property of Messrs. Sinicox and Birmingham,Pember-
ton, and which were stolen
n November, 1828, was
D. s
toffi
brought before Ledman, Esq., at the Public Office, for
fromton , brass-founders, s
Birmingham-founlers, of
po e
e,
examination, and committed to the assizes for trial.

EXPORTATION OF MACIIINERY.—The select committee
of the House of Commons, lately appointed to inquire into
the operation of the existing laws affectinq, the exuortation of
machinery, have just published their second report to the
house. The report is much to long to allow of any detailed
reference to it, but we subjoin the final recommendation of
the committee on the subject, which is to the following effect,
viz. :—" That, considering that machinery is the only product
of British industry upon the export of which restraints are
placed, the committee recommend that the law prohibiting
the export of machinery should be repealed, and the trade Of
machine making should be placed upon the same footing as
other departments of British industry." The above com-
mittee was composed of the following hon. members, some
of whom have lost their seats, viz. :—Mr. M. Phillips Sir R.
Peel, Mr. Labouchere, Lord Francis Egerton, Mr. 'Hume,
Viscount Sandon, Sir G. Strickland, Mr. E. Tennent,M.
Morrison, Mr. Bolling, Mr. Villiers, Mr. T. Parker, Mr.
.rT.
Heathcoat, Mr. Colquhoun, and Mr. Oswald. Mr—Stans-
field, Mr. J. Parker, Sir J. R. G. Graham, Mr. Brotherton,
Mr. Easthope, Mr. Sheil, and Mr. Grimsditch, were sub-
sequently added to the committee.