The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-02-14 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER.

'tress of Alla riots in the northern districts of that
presidency. The famine which prevails owing to the want
of rain is daily assuming a more alarming aspect, and in
-some of the districts disturbances have taken place, and
the grain sellers plundered. In South trcot, where the
dry leaf indigo is manufactured, there will scarcely be any
portion of the ordinary first crop raised,-and the estimates
of the possible out-turn of the rice crop vary from one-
fourth to one-tenth of the ordinary supply. The Bank of
Madras has declared a dividend at the:rate of 44 per cent.
per.annum. Sir Richard Armstrong,late Commander-in-
chief of the Madras Presidency, embarked for England, in
the ship Barham, on the 29th ult. From the Nizam's
country we learn that there had been an engagement in
the district of Ulghole, in which 360 Rohillas attacked 76
Arabs, the aggregate casualties on both sides amounting
to 25 killed and 20 wounded ; but this is only one of the
many rencontres which have recently 'taken place, and, by
the latest intelligence received, the Nizam had dispatched
a force of infantry, cavalry, and guns against some of the
Rohilla robbers who infest his dominions. Lieut.-Colonel
Bremner, of the 15th regiment or Madras Native Infantry,
at Secunderabad, having been removed to the command
or the 41st regiment at Kamptee, left the former station
with his wife and grown-up daughter by Palkee Dawk
on the 20th ult., for Nagpore. They proceeded with safety
as far as Neermul, when they entered the hilly and
jungle country, but just before reaching the fortress of
Yedlabad, about fifty miles beyond Neermul, they were
attacked by a large body of Rohillas, at sight of whom the
Hamalls, as is their wont, disappeared. The colonel was
severely beaten and plundered of all his property, even to
the bedding of the palankeen, every particle of clothing on
the persons of the travellers was taken away, and they
were indebted afterwards to the good natnre and sympathy
of the dawk runners at the nearest stage for some simple
native clothing, with which they were obliged to be con-
tent, until relief was sent to them from Kamptee and
Secunderabad. Cavalry detachments from Hyderabad,
Hingolio, and Nagpore, have been sent in search of the
robbers. Major Ramsay has been appointed to the charge
of the residency of Nagpore during the absence on sick
leave of Mr. Mansell. The late Rajah of Nagpore died
childless, and our government having all along refused to
allow him to adopt an heir, the valley of Berar reverts to
the honourable company. The territory thus acquired is
about the size of the Punjab, and its revenue about 50 lacs
of rupees annually, while its population exceeds four-and-
a-half millions.

The north-west frontier is tranquil. The forts in the
Kohat Pass are being proceeded with, and the Affredees,
having been promised twice their former amount of black
mail for keeping the pass open, appear for the present
reconciled to their erection.

The superintendent of electric telegraphs has left Cal-
cutta en route to the upper provinces to inspect the con-
struction of the- different telegraphic lines, and it is
expected that by this time next year the line between
Calcutta and Bombay via Agra, will be complete for the
transmission of messages.
The New Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China,
opened for the transaction of business on the 3rd current,
and accounts were opened to the extent of five lace of

rupees.
Trade in India has improved.
_Exchange at Calcutta, 21.

SINGAPORE.-FREIOIITS TO LONDON AND LIVERPOOL.
—Tin, £3 per 20 cwt. ; gambier in bales, £3 15s. per 20
cwt. ; black pepper, £4 2s. 6d. per 16 cwt. ; measurement
goods, £4 per 50 cubic feet ; gutta tuban, £4 per 20 cwt.
CarNA.—Canton and Ningpo remained quiet. Matters
had resumed their usual course at Amoy. A large portion
of Shanghai had been destroyed by fire by the Imperialists.
A portion of the rebel forces had proceeded northward
from Nankin, and had taken Tien-Sing, about eighty
miles from Pekin.—At Shanghai the import market
showed no sign of improvement; Freights, £5 10s. for
tea, and £6 10s. for silk. Only one vessel loading.
Exchange on England nominal, at 6s. 3d. to Os. 4d. ; on
India, 300 r.
The Emperor of Japan was dead, and the Court would
go into mourning for two years, during which no embas-
sies could be received.

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE WASHINGTON.

By the steam-ship Washington, which arrived off Cowes
on Saturday on her way to Bremen, we have intelligence
from New York to the 28th ult. The steam ship Atlantic
arrived out on the 27th.
The Gadsden treaty had again been discussed in the
cabinet, but no decision had yet been arrived at as to
whether it should be submitted to the Senate or not.

The town of Tapas, on the Mississippi, was destroyed
by fire, together with 8,000 bales of cotton, on the 26th ult.
The New York Herald states that the Congress of New
Granada has levied a tax of 10 per cent on the estimated
profits of all vessels arriving at or departing from Aspin-
wall.

The riotous proceedings at Erie still continued.
The correspondence relative to the mission of the Pope's
Nuncio had been presented to the Senate, and showed
that the visit of this functionary to the United States was
not of a diplomatic character.
A despateh from New Orleans announces the arrival
there on the 25th ult. of the steam-ship United States,
with the Californian mails and specie of the Ist January.
Advices from Mexico to the 7th inst. state that there was
much excitement at Chihuahua and Sonora, in conse-
quence of the new treaty with the United States. The
Mexican ministry was still incomplete.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, JAN. 28.

In the New York Stock Market quotations for the
leading fancy stocks are lower, but transactions are
limited. Flour is in good demand at irregular but decid-
edly firmer rates. 15,000 barrels were sold on the 27th,
at prices ranging from $9l to $lO4. Rye flour and corn
meal are held at prices above the views of buyers. Wheat
is somewhat unsettled. Rye and oats in lively request.
Corn advanced 5 to 7 cents per bushel, with sales of
70,000 bushels. Cotton irregular. Sales on the 27th,
2,000 bales. Freights firmer, and with higher rates de-
manded to Liverpool. The quotations to Liverpool were,
flour, 4s. 6d. to ss. per barrel ; grain, 1441. per bushel. In
Iron, Scotch pig was steady at $4O. Provisions brisk and
dearer. Exchange on London dull.