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, Portrieuxs,
Rennes, Montfort, Livre, Tremblay, St. Lo, Alencon,
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 Menscliikoff 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 he 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 fortifications of Belgrade.
PRUSSIA.—The Zollverein 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 besn.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 Gad, 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 in 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 extendeilthroughout a great portion of the Berlin
population. particularly among the lower classes. No
name of any note, however. hasasyetbsenspoken of in con-
nection with it ; but the conviction iaexpressed 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 extrac'./ 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 Trieate, 10th April, 1, p.m.:--
" The steamer Adria has arrived in 137 .`ours from
Alexandria. She brings aclvices from Calcutta to the sth
of March.

There was no further intelligence from Burmah.
" The Governor-General had returned to Calcutta.
" Lord Falkland had. dismissed two of the Sudder
judges.
" The weather at Culeutta was warm, and trade dull.
" Advicas had been received from Ciiina down to the
25th of February.
" The rebellion 1,11.8 S growing more anermore formidaWe,,
and a complete panic 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 nth, and Boston to the 30th ult.
The Canada sailed from Boston at 0.35, p.m. on the
30th, and at 1. p.m., passed the British ship George
Kendall) from Calcutta, entering Boston harbour. She
arrived at Halifax at 0.15, 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 brought 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.
Hare, Mr. Ansell, and Mr. Friar.
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 amongst the 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, com-
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 Shend, 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.
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. _ _

CAI.IFORNIA.—The steam-ship Georgia had arrived at
New York with Californian advices to the Ist March, and
$1,882,530 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
41111M0113 arrivals of meth from the Atlantic rut§

AN EXPORT TAX of 2s. per cwt. is levied on Cuban
sugar. This impost is levied to support the troops, found
necessary to prevent a rising of the slave population.
AT LAST !—Daniel Tucker, who has been so often
warned to " git out of the way," is said to have been run
over by a train of cars in Arkansas.
THE KING OT PRUSSIA has offered the Madiais an
asylum in his country, but it is thought that they will
prefer proceeding to England.
THE MARQUIS RICCI, the Legate from. the Apostolic
See, who arrived in Paris on Sunday. last, brought a
cardinal's hat, which the Emperor is, on Sunday next,
to bestow on the Archbishop of Toulouse.
A DANISH ARTIST at Copenhagan,, named Scholer,
has just produced a brilliant specimen of a new art—a
large portrait of Thorwaldsen engraved in stylography—
drawn with a stylus on a black mass with a thin white
coating, and thence transfeued to copper by means of the
electrotype. The effect is very fine..
FEMALE LYNCH LAW.—The Cleveland Herald says
that on the Ist ult. some 30 women, well backed by
gentlemen, proceeded to a grocery in Ashland, and asked
the owner to discontinue the sale of liquor and the use of
a bagatelle board, which had enticed many of the youths
and tome of the married men from their homes. He re-
fused, and the " ladies " chopped his bagatelle table into
firewood, and emptied his liquors into the street. They
then visited another grocery and a tavern, both of which
capitulated.

THE BORNEO PIRATES.—The amiable Proteges of Mr.
Hume, the bloodthirsty Borneo pirates, have again been
slaughtering peaceful English residents in their vicinity
and plundering their property. Lord Clarendon has
ordered the Admiral on the station to revenge the bloody
deeds lately perpetrated and we suppose Joseph will in-
dite the Admiral for wilful murder. Their late outbreak
against life and property was caused solely by the reports
which reached them to the effect that the British Parlia-
ment were about to punish Sir James Brooke for his at-
tack on the pirates in 1849.
A SCENE AT A BALL.—We read in the Presse :
" An arrest took place at the ball given by the Legislative
Body to the Emperor, under the following circumstances :
—A lady still young, very pretty, and well known in
what is styled the beau monde, under the title of the
Baroness was accompanied to the ball by a per-
sonage in a high position. She had already danced several
quadrilles, when it was observed that she suddenly gave
signs of mental aberration. Her gestures and her re-
marks left no doubt on this head, and she was at first
taken out of the ball-room, and afterwards conveyed to
the guard-house. The commissary of police on duty
having conceived some suspicions as to her legal claim to
the title which she pretended to bear, inquiries were
made, and the result was that she not only had no right
to the title, but that she was the lawful wife of a farrier
in the neighbourhood of Paris, and that she derived her
means of existence from a source not of the most honour-
able kind. On this information the pretended baroness
has been kept in custody."

ACCIDENT.—At some rejoicings at Cunnobie by the
tenants of Sir John Maxwell, the horses of the baronet's
carriage were taken out and replaced by some of the more
enthusiastic of the tenants, when one, named John Fer-
guson, fell beneath the wheels, and was so badly crushed
that his life is despaired of.
SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY.—An accident occurred on
Tuesday, at Dawlish, which was likely to have been
attended with fatal results. An engine attached to a
passenger train ran off the line and was almost preci-
pitated into the sea. Had not the driver turned off the
steam at the moment he did, there is little doubt but that
the whole of the passengers must have been killed. The
scene where the accident occurred was near Breeches
Rock, where the landslips took place some time since.
WILL SCREW-BOATS STEER WITHOUT STEAM ?—Mr.
Robert Young, a passenger by the Australian Royal
Mail Company's steam-ship Adelaide, which sailed from
Plymouth on the 3rd of January, in a letter to the St.
Helena Herald of the 3rd of March, writes :—" The
screw of the Adelaide cannot be lifted, and, in conse-
quence of some peculiarity in her construction, she will
not steer without steam while the propeller is in the water.
Being therefore dependent upon fuel, and not only for
progress, but also for the supply of fresh water by means
of condensed steam, the captain unquestionably adopted
the most prudeAt course, We reached this port on the
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