The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-12-01 00:00:00

COMMUNICATION WITH INDIA

(Extract from a private letter.)
ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 7.—1 am happy to be able to convey
the gratifying assurance that the Pasha is most desirous of
leaving nothing undone on his part to facilitate the inter-
course of England and the East. The following letter from
his Minister to the house of Briggs and Co., who have been
left in charge of forwarding the Indian and Egyptian mails
during the temporary absence of Captains Lyons and John-
son at Malta, speaks so clearly his anxiety to acquit himself
honourably and creditably, under all the circumstances of
embarrassment and provocation which England has heaped
upon him, that I transcribe it with pleasure as an omen of
better things to come. (The original is in French) :
" ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 5, 18.10.—.Messieurs,—His High-
ness the Viceroy, to whom I have submitted your letter of
yesterday's date, has seen with pleasure that you are charged
with the expedition of the Indian mails, in the absence of
Messieurs Captain Lyons and Captain Johnson ; and as his
highness has always granted for these mails every facility
which has been requested at his hands, he has given orders
that a cavass of his divan shall he placed at your disposal,
to afford the necessary escort to Mr. Hill, who you have
stated should proceed to Suez to convey them hither. This
cavass is even now charged with the safe conduct of these
mails, and will place himself under your direction for what-
ever time you may think necessary.--I have the honour to
be, Messrs., with the greatest respect,
" BUGH OS JOUSSOUFF.
" Messrs. Briggs and Co., en ville."

PRAYER FOR THE QUEEN IN THE JEWISII
SYNAGOGUES.

On Saturday afternoon, a numerous congregation assem-
bled at the ancient synagogue in Bevis-marks, belonging to
the Spanish and Portuguese Jews, to manifest their loyalty
and attachment to their Queen, on the happy occasion of
her accouchement, when a form of prayer and thanksgiving,
composed by the Rev. David Meldola, was emphatically de-
livered in Hebrew by the officiating minister, the Rev. Isaac
Altnosino. Preceding the prayer, the choir chaunted the
100th Psalm and afterwards the 72d; the service was then
concluded with the usual afternoon worship. The following
is a translation of the prayer used on the occasion :

" 0 Lord of lords, who art the creator of all things, how
precious and how glorified to us is the happy day so anxi-
ously looked for by the people of Britain. Behold, there-
fore, we, thy chosen of Israel, now loudly proclaim and sing
thy salvation in this our sacred edifice of holy worship ; and
with reverence do we rejoice and shout forth the praises of
thy holy name, for our happiness is increased by the day on
which thou visitedst our Sovereign lady the Queen, the safe
and happy fountain of a precious princess, a daughter to the
glorious prince her husband, who hast the right of a first-
born, springing from the seed which the Lord has blessed.

" Now, therefore, do we turn unto Thee, 0 Gon, who
possessest grandeur and might ; hearken, we beseech thee,
to the prayer of thy faithful servants, who this day implore
thee on behalf of the peace and welfare of royalty. In the
multitude of thy mercies crown it with thy blessings, and let
thy blessings speedily flourish on the head of our virtuous
Queen Victoria. We beseech Thee to strengthen her with
the fruit of her womb ; may her seed be established for ever,
and her throne descend to the future generations of her
issue :—pour forth thy blessings also on her royal consort,
Prince Albert : and exalt him in honour and glory like unto
all princes ; grant unto their offspring from thy heavenly and
mighty dwelling life and peace, and be to them the shield of
salvation, so that as the light of the days of Heaven, thy
kindness may not depart from them, nor thy glory and power
from their seed for ever, even so shall their crown be exalted
and their salvation enlarged. Amen."

COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH FRANCE.—The Presse says,
" We are assured that the recal of the English commissary,
charged with the overtures relative to the treaty of commerce
between France and Great Britain, was marked by a political
character which deeply affects the pending negociations. It
is easy to comprehend in part that, in the state of dissension
between the two nations, questions of great gravity absorb
secondary interests ; thus, for three months the treaty, which
the ministry of the Ist March had announced as being vir-
tually concluded, has been entirely set aside." 'We believe
the true state of the case to have been briefly this :—Mr.
Porter having concluded that part of the negociations rela-
tive to the commercial treaty with which he was charged,
jointly with Mr. H. Lytton Bulwer, was preparing to return
to London, when he was requested by M. Thiers to delay his
departure, in order that, if affairs assumed a more concilia-
tory aspect between the two countries, the French cabinet
might give its formal accession to the treaty. Mr. Porter
accordingly remained in Paris six weeks longer, and at length,
finding the French government did not make any fresh over-
tures, returned to London to resume the duties of his de-
partment.

The royal-mail steam-ship Acadia will sail for Halifax an,
Boston on Friday next. The Britannia will leave Boston of
the Ist and Halifax on the 3d December for this port.

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We believe that the christening of the Princess Royal wit
not take place until after the meeting of Parliament, whet
it will be celebrated with every accompaniment which cal
give splendour and effect to the happy occasion.—Govern
mod Evening Print.