The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-06-15 00:00:00

THE BRAZILS

FALMOUTH, JUNE 13.
Arrived her Majesty's packet Swift, Lieut. Long, from
the Brazils—last Pernambuco—after a protracted passage
of 42 days. The Swift brings a mail from New Zealand,
taken from the barque Strathiston, which had put into
Pernambuco, and was likely to be condemned there.. We
had a week since much later dates from the Imperial capi-
tal by her Majesty's brig of war Frolic.
The Swift had passengers—Captain Proctor and Captain
Thompson, R.N., Mr. Hopley, Mr. Plowes, Mr. Saville,
Mr. Murray and family, Mr. Porter and family, Lord
Amelius Beauclerc, Mr. Ramsden, -R.N., Mr. Bass, and
Mr. Finnie. On freight, about £lO,OOO.
From the River Plate we learn that the report of the
capture of Maldonado was premature. Paz had left Pa-
raguay for Brazil. The projected Flores expedition appears
to have drawn on closer terms of friendship the Bolivian
with that of the Buenos Ayrean government.
Her Majesty's steamer Rattler, having on board Lord
Howden, had arrived at Bahia, and sailed for Rio de la
Plata on the 26th April. The Swift left at Rio de Ja-
neiro the Crescent, Curacoa, and Firebrand. The Griffin
steamer, with the River Plate mails, had arrived at Rio on
the 9th of April. The news by the packet has been anti-
cipated by the recent arrival of her Majesty's brig Frolic.
The exchange at Rio was 281, and at Bahia 281. g The
want of tonnage appears to have increased, and 555. to
70s. had been obtained for the Channel. Coffee had ad-
vanced a little in the higher qualities, and although
the stock was very large (45,000 bags,) the propor-
tion of these qualities was very small. The present
quotations are :—Superior, 2 reis 930 milreis to 3 reis 50
milreis ; good first, 2 reis 800 milreis to 2 reis 850 mil-
reis ; good seconds, 2 reis 400 milreis to 2 reis 500 mil-
reis ; sugars are quiet—white, 300 reis ; brown, 2 reis 100
milreis to 2 reis 200 milreis per arroba. Hides had been
bought up for the American market at 170 reis per lb.,
and the stock was reduced to 7,000. Government stock
had remained firm, notwithstanding considerable sales for
foreign account (chiefly English,) &c., at 824- to 821 per
oar, 4-

Since the departure of the Penguin steam-packet, about
£200,000 has been done; the transactions of the last
week being at the rate of 281, f, and lastly at 28, with
more money at 284 than bills.
The news from the Emperor was very satisfactory; he
was diverting himself by gratifying his subjects who ap-
proach him. He was expected to return in a week. The
Empress was going on well.

LONDON CORN MARKET.—YESTERDAY.
At this day's market there was a large supply of English
Wheat. The trade opened very dull, and the millers generally
so disinclined to buy, that no sales could be made until a re-
duction of fully ss. to 6s. was submitted to under the currency
of this day week, and then a considerable part remainedunsold.
Foreign was offered at about 4s. lower, and only a few retail
sales at this decline. Flour is ss. per sack, and 3s. per barrel
cheaper. Indian Corn on the spot ss. less money, but floating
cargoes of good quality in fair request, at the late rates.
Very little business was done in Barley, Malt, Beans, or Peas,
but buyers in each article obtained the turn in their favour.
The Oat trade participated in the general dulness, and was
6d. to Is. per quarter cheaper.
A cargo of new Rigas has arrived, the quality better than
last season.
SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.—YESTERDAY.

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The Beef trade was in a somewhat inactive state, and the
quotations ruled quite 6d. per 8 lb. lower than on this day
se'nnight, the highest figure for the best Scots not exceeding
ss. 4d. per 8 lbs, while some very useful Beef sold at ss. per
8 lbs. ; at those rates a good clearance was effected.
There was a considerable increase in the numbers of Sheep
on sale; hence the Mutton trade was heavy, at a fall in the
currencies of 4d. per 8 lbs.—the primest old Downs selling
slowly at ss. 4d. per 8 lbs. ; and some difficulty was expe-
rienced in effecting a clearance.
With Lambs, 80 of which were received from the Isle of
Wight, we were well supplied; while the sale for that de-
scription of stock was very dull at a fall in value of from Bd. to
Is. per 81b. compared with that obtained on Monday last—the
primest Down qualities selling at only 6s. per sib.
The supply of Calves was tolerably good, and the sale was
heavy, at 2d. per 81b. less money.

InPigs exceedingly little business was doing, and the rates
had a downward tendency.

MONEY MARKET—YESTERDAY.
The rate of the exchange in the United States on England,
and the prospect of large supplies of breadstuff's coming for-
ward, having affected the market in Mark-lane this morning, a
further advance took place in public securities. Consols for the
opening started at 87t 2, and were done as high as 881, but at
this point some considerable sales were effected, which pro-
duced a reaction to 871, at which they now stand. The Three
per Cents. Reduced have been done at 871 to 88, the Three-and-
a-Quarter per Cents. have ranged from 891 to 1, Bank Stock
l9fii, Scrip of the Loan 1 dia., and the Exchequer-bills 5 to 9
premium.

The failure of a very old and respectable house, Cattley
and Stephenson, Russie.merchants, was announced this
morning, and created much surprise, The liabilities of
the firm are stated at £65,000, and the assets are calcu-
lated to yield only 10s. in the pound.— Times of Yesterday..
Sir Robert and Lady Peel entertained his Excellency
the Austrian Ambassador and the Countess Dietrtchstein,
his Excellency the French Minister and the Countess de
Jarnac, Prince Troutbetzkei, the Duke de Palmella, the
Duke of Rutland, the Marchioness of Ailesbury, the
Countess of Lincoln, Count Potocki, Viscount cantilupe,
Vicsountess Villiers, Colonel and Lady Alice Peel, Mr.
and Mrs. Assheton Smith, and a distinguished circle, to
dinner on Saturday, at the family residence in Whitehall
Gardens.

SMUGGLING.--A captain named Manuel Antonio de
Ondarza, commander of the ship Banco, was yesterday
fined at the police-court £5, for having concealed on board
of his vessel .£5OO cigars of foreign manufacture. It was
stated for the defence that the cigars were part of the
quantity (12,000) entered in the manifest, but this was no
exoneration, as they were found secreted and nailed up in
a recess behind a fixture belonging to the accused. The
fine was instantly paid,, and the prisoner discharged.
THE IRISH CONFEDERATION.—There was a muster of
the Young Ireland gentry at the Music-hall, Dublin, on
Thursday. The attendance was pretty numerous, but all
the fervid, nay, redhot eloquence of the orators, is begin-
ning to lose its charm by constant iteration ; and the ex-
citement, even though bloodshed and battery be the theme
of the speakers, is gradually wearing out. Mr. Smith
O'Brien was present, and took an early opportunity of
referring to the curt snubbing administered by the O'Con-
nell family to his application for leave to attend the fune-
ral obsequies of his former leader.

DIxoN v. HILL.—In the County Court, on Friday, an
action was brought by Mr. John Dixon against Mr. Jos.
Hill, auctioneer, for the recovery of £lO, the amount of
damages laid for a trespass. The circumstances are as
follow :—Dixon is proprietor of a stand on the race-
course, the lower portion of which is let to two
tenants—Thomas H. Taylor and Mrs. Shepherd. The
former, some months since, conveyed by bill of sale,
for actual cash, his right and furniture in a house
in Liverpool, together with some stock and fixtures
in the booth on the racecourse, in security of which Mr.
H. had possession ; but the rent of the house becoming
due, the furniture, &c., were distrained upon, and the
tenant re-selling the right, or possession, Hill, for his pur-
chase, lefthe
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bronght an action for money had to his use, and the jurY
held the plaintiff, Hill, liable for the rent to the amount fef
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belonged to the landlord and what to Hill, (without hear-
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defendant. Mr. Pemberton conducted, most ably, the
case of the plaintiff, and Mr. Hill defended his own
case
with ability and tact.

THE INSTALLATION AT CAMBRIDGE.—Great prepara-
tions are in progress for this fast approaching event.
Workmen are employed in the Senate-house, fitting up a
temporary music gallery for the performers of the concert,
which will take place on the Monday evening, the gratifi-
cation to be derived from which will be greatly enhanced-
by the presence of that now all-popular cantatrice Jenny
Lind. We regret, however, to learn that she will be un-
able to remain until Tuesday to assist in the performance
of the Installation Ode. The arrangements for the public
breakfast are proceeding satisfactorily ; the tickets are to
be one guinea each, and an indemnity fund of between
£BOO and £9OO has been subscribed, and it is likely to be
a very splendid affair. The bands of the Coldstream Guards