The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-27 00:00:00

that the fleets have already entered the Black Sea, to Pro'
tect the Porte, but not to attack the Russians.
The dismissal of the Capitan Pacha is considered
probable.
There has been a great tempest in the Black Sea*
A firman confirms the privileges of Servia.
A declaration of war against Persia is expected. ,
In
i the
VIENNA, FRIDAY, 7 A.m.—A reported revolt --
Crimea in favour of the Turks is unfounded. See
The combined fleets are ordered to enter the Black'
subject to certain eventualities, and on a pacific nd
standing with Russia.
SMYRNA, DEC. 14.—Some fanatical demonstrations bare
been made against the Christians. the
The St. Petersburg journals have announced that
Russian Baltic fleet has been dismantled, and that the
crews have been sent 'to their homes. In order to fully,.
understand the bearing of this measure, it is usefal,.
mention that the Baltic fleet has the best sailors in the
Russian navy, who were transferred three months since
to the Black Sea feet, and only fresh levied seamen re-
mained at Cronstadt. It is these men who have been
sent to their homes for the winter season, when the fleet
of the Baltic cannot move on account of the ice.
VIENNA, SATURDAY MORNING.—We have advices from
Constantinople to the 16th instant. The Vienna Note
reached Constantinople on the 15th, when Redschid Pasha
had an interview with the foreign Ministers. He Pro'
mised to do his utmost for the furtherance of peace at til_e4,
Grand Divan which was to meet on the 20th, but thong
that the conduct of Persia and Russia would render pA
arrangement very difficult.
Both the Turkish Minister in Persia and the Persian
Minister at Constantinople have quitted their posts, COI'
trary to the advice of the French and English Ministero-,
The Turks are preparing for an expedition Wins"
Sebastopol.
VIENNA, SATURDAY EVENING.—The Persians a
Russians have opened a direct communication.
The Russian General Yermoloff is to command the P
sian force.
By advices from Teflis of the 2nd we learn that tfir,
Persian Beglerbegs on the frontier have received orders
to prepare quarters for the reception of troops.
BUCHAREST, DEC. 15--On the 12th, 13th, and 14th
instant, large masses of Russian troops were marching
upon Lesser Wallachia.
Prince Gortschakoff has taken the command :of the
troops in that part of the country.

THE PENINSULA MAIL.
By the steam-ship Tagus, arrived at Southampton, we
have intelligence from Lisbon to the 19th inst. At Lisbon
were H. M. ships Duke of Wellington, St. Jean &Acre,
Desperate, Cruiser, Tribune, Prince Regent, Iraperieuse,
Odin, and Arrogant.
The Natal steamer, bound from Lisbon to the Cape of
Good Hope, put into Lisbon harbour on the 17th dig-
masted, and requiring great repair.
A very heavy gale of wind existed in Gibraltar Bay on
the 14th inst. A French brig, an English barque, and
several small coasters got on shore. The Vesuvius
brought in a brig in distress on the 15th. The Tagus
passed two vessels dismasted within the bar of Lisbon'
one a full-rigged ship, painted green, showing sewn'
distinguishing pendant 8620 ; the other a large brig or
barque, with only foremast standing, showing first do'
tinguishing pendant 3267. The screw steam-ship Gannet
left Lisbon the same time as the Tagus.
Exchange at Lisbon :—On London, for bills at 90 daysr
54i; Inscriptions, 394.
The Cortes met on the 15th inst., when a message WO
read from the King Regent, announcing to the Chambers'
the death of the Queen, as also that his Majesty had,
conformably to the provisions of the charter, undertaken
the regency during the minority of the young King..
As in making this announcement no hint was given of
any desire to have the period of that minority shortened,
it may be inferred that the rumours to that effect were
destitute of foundation.

INDIA AND CHINA.
(BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAM.)
TRIESTE, DEc. 23.
The steamer Bombay arrived at a quarter to 10 o'clock,'
a.m., in 112 hours from Alexandria. The India mail pro'
ceeds this day from Alexandria to England, with dates'
from Calcutta of the 20th, Madras 24th, Shanghai 2ndf
Amoy sth, Hongkong 11th, Singapore 18th, Penang 20th.
Galle 27th, Bombay 28th of November, and Burmah 22nd
of October

The accounts from Burmah are more satisfactory.
In Pegue tranquillity prevails, and the Dacoits are ells'
appearing.

- Famine no longer prevails.
Viscount Melville is appointed to command the Sirhind
division, in the room of the late General Godwin.

The Peshawur force has been strengthened.
Trade in Indigo is flat.
Exchange at Calcutta, 2s. ld.

From China we learn that the insurgents keep firm Poe-
session of Shanghai, but that they have been defeated by
the Imperialists at Amoy.
The Canton market has improved. Exchange at Call
ton, ss. 2d.; Shanghai, 6s. 6d.

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.
By the United States Mail steam-ship Baltic, Captah►
Comstock, which arrived early on Friday, we have intelli-
gence from New York to the 10th instant. She has
brought 87 passengers, and upwards of a million in specie
on freight.
The Niagara (s), from Liverpool, arrived at Boston O 3
the 9th instant. _ _

The report of the Secretary of the Treasury had been
issued. The imports for the fiscal year of 1863 were
$267,978,647, and the exports $230,452,250.
A Treasury report preagnted to Congress contains the
proposed alterations in the Taillr .*;.ferr.d to by the rre-
sident in his message. The free list is to be enlarged to
such an extent that it will affect the annual revenue to
the amount of $8,000,000. All dutiable articles are to be
25 per cent. or 100 per cent. All such articles as are inclu-
ded in the highest duty-bearing list, and he free list, are
to be specified. Those not so named are to bear an ad
valorem duty, except, perhaps, the article iron.
By telegraph from Boston we learn that Messrs. N-
Cunningham and Co. had suspended payment, with W'
bilities estimated at upwards of 150,000 dollars.
The receipts of cotton at the southern ports were
441,000 bales short of the receipts for the same time last
year.
The steamer Crescent City had arrived at New Orleao
from Havana with advices to the 6th instant. The neW
Captain-General arrived there on the 2d, and was imme-
diately installed.
Two steamers had arrived at New Orleans from Califor-
nia with 16 day's later news.
The steamers George Law and Star of the West sailed
from San-Francisco on the 15th ult., for New York, with
about $3,000,000 in gold dust on freight.
In 'consequence of the .wires being out of order, the
details of the Californian news had not been received i"'
New York.,

AUSTRALIA.
The last files of papers received from Australia give the
statistical returns of the colony of New South Wales, for
the year 1852. The total population was 208,254, showing
an increase over the previous year of not more than 11,086
—a circumstance only to be accounted for by the large,.
numbers drawn away to the neighbouring province of
Victoria, since an increase took place of 23,218 by immi-
gration, and 7,886 by births. Of this total, 118,687 were
~..
males, and 99,667 females. Among the immigrants
brought out at the public expense during the year, 201.
were Protestants, 1,862 Roman Catholics, and 1,045 °'
other denominations. The number of existing mortg
on the 31st of December was —on land 330, for an aggre-
gate of £186,008 ; on wool 69, for £79,610 ; on live stiles
101, for £129,958. Of letters by post the number was
1,117,777, and of newspapers 1,023,678, the receipts being
£18,174 against an expenditure of £25,304 a difference
caused by the increased price of forage and labour, the
department in the previous year having realized a surplus
of nearly £2,000. As regards the rate of wages, the aver-
age during the year was nearly 50 per cent higher the
in 1851. The number of acres under crop was 130,64,J.
being a falling off of 22,000 from the preceding year•
vn,"
the total, 75,942 were wheat, 18,609 Indian corn,
barley, and 1,629 oats. The remainder consisted of pota-
toes, tobacco, grasses, &c. In the cultivation of the vhil •
there has been a rapid increase since its introduction, a°
the number of acres now amounts to 1,090, producing
92,744 gallons of wine, and 1,581 of brandy. The tom '
of live stock were 123,401 horses, 1,495,984 horned cattle,
78,559 pigs, and 7,707,917 sheep, being an increase overe
the previous year greater in proportion than that in
population, and showing di head of horned cattle, and The
sheep, to every man, woman and child in the colony.
number of sheep slaughtered in the 12 months Wee
292,000, together with 74,194 horned. cattle, producin.rf
147,947 cwt. of tallow, valued at £146,811, an increasf.r;
nearly 60,000 cwt. over the preceding year. The quart i6+9
of wool exported was 11,086,9741b5., valued at £676,1%
being a decrease of about 25 per cent. as compared ,s'2o's,
1851 ; but the woollen cloth manufactured in the Of or
was 234,378 yards, or nearly 44,000 yards more th7tme
any former occasion. With respect to the produce being
fisheries, the estimate of the oil exported is £34,s,69'ivhirh
an increase of £8,685. From the export of g01u,..4' yin 56,_
amounted to 818,751 ounces, no conclusion can be u'argeSt
to the quantity produced in the colony, since the eigh-
proportion of that sent away was obtained from then 0000
bouring province of Victoria, The manufacturing r 11
give a total of 2 distilleries, 1 rectifying establishinebat, 1
breweries, 2 sugar refineries, 16 soap, 9 tobacco, 104
salt, and 7 woollen cloth factories, 4 ropewalk:w' orkS,
neries, 4 potteries, 5 salting establishments, 1 N 7 steana
and 1 smelting establishment, together with 70
436, or at
flour mills. The imports in 1852 were £la.
the rate of about £9 per head, being
£331,505, and the exports R 4,604,034, or 822 I:10, of a
Of shipping the entries inward were 721 ves
of to tonnage of 197,366, and the clearances 701, Was.
of 175,960. The number of vessels built in the ye.,
ase of one
23, of an average of 64, tons, being a deere e was
vessel. Of general revenue the amount collected!.
of territonsi
£376,084, being an increase of £98,356, and ,
The sales
£238,502, being an increase of £33,994.
425 in 1851,
crown lands amounted to £55,808 against OA
00 per cent.
when an increase suddenly occurred of about 1
n'9Tn'crerasieleadef.

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CATS are freely quoted at Geelong, which is infested
with mice, at 50s. a-head. A Mr. Hitchcock guarantees
£1 per head for a cart-load of them.
TnE BROCK MONUMNT, TORONTO.—The monument
E
erected to General Brock, on Queenston Heights, Upper
Canada, in 1824, having been destroyed by the act of a
political bigot in 1840 (who placed within it a quantity of
an English architect residing
gunpowder), it was determined to raise a new memorial;
and a competition having been invited, a design by Mr-
William Thomas, at Toronto,
was selected. On the 13th of last October the first stone
was laid by.
Colonel Donald Macdonell, when, amongst
other interestinr, incidents, a touching address was read
on, some of whom fought wit},l
Brock
wherein he fell. " Brothers,
pardon this our rude speech : compare it not
stchkeii they, partt oAfin teliiieca Indians, nd
War,ian s
to your own eloquent address. And let us further add
our sincere thanks to our pale-faced friends, who have ever
takend l i
interest in our welfare. The Word
10 of
our savage hearts ; you taught us to
hawk and cultivate the land for our asideGo te suchhsee t
ot
e deepnr M
tenance ; you showed us the way of eternal life. We n3a,4
now truly expect that the pale face and the red Man 'or_
meet together at God's right hand." The statue is to he
executed in stone, 16 feet high. The whole height of t
monument, inclufling the statue, is 185 feet.