The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-06-30 00:00:00

PORTUGAL

Letters from Lisbon of the 16th instant state, that,
notwithstanding the dissolution of the provincial juntas,
serious disorders had broken out in Lisbon. The populace
had attacked the houses of persons suspected of holding
Con,ervative opinions, and, baying broken their windows,
assembled before the hotel of the Due de Palmella, de-
mandiog the dismissal of the Queen's secretary, as well
as of the generals commanding in the provinces. '1 he
Septembrist papers had already commenced a violent op-
position to two of the new ministers. The Due de Pal-
mella had applied to the bank and to the principal capi-
talists for advances of money to the government. Private
letters represent the Due de Palmella as going on success-
fully in the work of pacification.

Further intelligence, to the 20th, gives a still more
unfavourable view of the sate of affairs. That the Pal-
mella ministry was tottering; the Cabralist party in com-
plete possession of the court; and the King's German
councillor standing belween the nation and the fulfilment
of the royal promises lately held out to the people.

BRAZIL.—The Crane packet brings accounts from Rio
Janeiro to the 11th of May. Commercially, they are of
little interest. The exchange showed a slight improvement,
being then quoted 262 to a. Politically, they are of more
ta importance.uew acimTkidraisttoon arelutio nr, nc from the tone
n.ofotium.eldd; wisidt
or the Emperor's address when opening the session of the
legislature on the 3rd of May, it would appear that the new
men are even more determined than their predecessors not
to give way on the points in litigation with this country.
It is more particularly intimated that, on the question of
the Act of Parliament " subj-cting Brazilian vessels, sus-
pected of being engaged in the slave trade, to the jurisdic-
tion of English tribunals," the most uncompromising
opposition will be continued to so ujustifiable an inter-
ference with national rights.
FRANCE.—We learn by the Paris journals of Wednes-
day, that the French Navy Bill had passed the Chamber
of Peers, exactly as we anticipated, without even the sem-
blance of a division. The Count de Montalembert pointed
to the example of England, which country wisely gave
precedence to the shipping interest. contending that un-
less France followed the same line of policy, by encou-
raging her merchant marine, she never could hope to be
a naval power of the first rank. During the last twenty
years the merchant marine had been every year declining
more and more, owing, as he argued, to the reciprocity
treaties of 1822 and 1826. which ought now to be can-
celled. The Minister of Marine replied to the objections
of Count Bugnot and Count Montalembert, in much the
same way that he had already done in the Chamber of
Deputies. Our object in noticing M. de Montalembert's
speech is to call attention to the observation of the Jour-
nal des DAats, that should the reciprocity treaties be
annullod, America would immediately retaliate, by exclu-
ding French wines and silks. As to England, continues
the same high authority, France need not fear retaliation
on account of the free-trade principles into which that
country has entered. The decline of the French shipping
interest is, by this paper, admitted; nor is the cause as-
signed denied, but the difficulties in the way of remedy
are such as to forbid the abrogation of the reciprocity
treaties.

Col. Trelawney, governor of St. Helena, died on the 3d
May. aged 60.
On the 30th ult., nearly 400 buildings, principally small
shops, were destroyed by fire at Smyrna.
The number of insane persons in France, which in 1835
was 14,486, had increased, in 1841, to 19,738.
The Boston Herald says that, on Wednesday week,
two pair of sops were cooked by the heat of the sun alone,
on the stalls at the back of the Boston fishmarket, and
were afterwards partaken of by the bystanders.
The Queen has appointrod James Macaulay Iligginson,
Esq , to be Governor of the islands of Antigua, Mont-
serrat and Barbuda, St. Christopher, Nevis Anguilla, the
Virgin Islands, and Dominica.
On Saturd.ty a shower of hailstones fell at Caerleon
and neighbourhood doing much damage to tf.e crops.
Some of the hailstones measured three inches in circum-
ference.

7'he Friend of China says a report is prevalent among
the Chinese in Canton, that positive orders to open the
gates to foreigners have been received from Pekin ; rind
that proclamations to that effect will he.issued by the local
authorities.

The King of Saxony, in his speech from the throne,
said that he was disposed to admit the principle of publi-
city in the proceedings of the criminal courts, but that at
the same time he felt the necessity of proceeding with
caution.

Two WISEACRES.—The New York Herald announces
the arrival of Robert Owen. the socialist, on a mission of
peace from England. The editor says—" Mr. Owen
called and had an important interview with us on the
peace of the world and the destiny of the human race."

(In the 11th instant, the forest near Alouza in Lom-
bardy, was almost totally destroyed by a dreadful hurri-
cane, 1000 trees having been torn up by the roots. The
country was covered with birds killed by the hAI. The
storm extended to the Venetian territory, where it also
did great damage.
DISAPPEARANCE OF A LAKE.—!I curious phenomenon
has recently occurred near Lust (Tyrol), the Erernt.gt-
ferner Lake, in the Oetzthal, having unexpectedly va-
nished during the 22d and 23d ult. The water disap-
peared through an opening in the earth, without causing
any damage or loss of life.-7'yreler Bogs.
The number of emigrant passengers arrived at Quebec
during the week ending the 30th May, was 4,792, making
the total from the opening of the navigation 10,094, against
7,215 at the same time last year. Of this number there
is not one retut ned as a cabin passenger, and the greater
part of them are from Ireland.

Prince Waldemar of Prussia has left at Alexandria
about 400 large chests, containing specimens of natural
history, curiosities, and a rich collection of manuscripts,
written in the language of Asia, which he had made du-
ring his long journey in India. These chests are to be
shipped for Hamburgh, whence they will be forwarded to
Berlin.

THE NEW PorE.—The new Pope is in his 50th year,
having been born at Ancona on the 31st of January, 1707.
lie was appoir,ted cardinal in 1838, and his nomination
was published in December, 1810. The new Pope is said
to be a man of great firmness, but of conciliatory man-
ners. The election appears to have taken place before
the arrival of the foreign cardinals at Rome. His holi-
ness has taken the name of Pius IX. _

PROFANITY.—The Academic Royale de 211usique, at
Paris, has produced a new opera, entitled " David ; Opera-
13thlique, ea troise actes." The music, by M. Mermet, a
young composer, is said to possess considerable merit.
The character of David is performed by :Madame Stoltz ;
and the other characters are Saul, his daughter Alichal,
Jonathan,
Goliah, and the Witch of Endor. Notwith-
standing. the present rage for the production of French
Feces on .our stage, this opera certainly will never appear
in an En6lisli dress.--.llPirninp Paper,

The trial of Dr. Conneau, for his participation in the
escape of Prince Louis Napoleon from Ham, will soon be
held before the correctional tribunal at Peronne. Neither
the commandant of the citadel nor the two keepers have
as yet been released from prosecution. The only person
who has as yet been discharged is the porter who was in
attendance on the prince.
The pope's army consisted in 1840 of 14,600 men, not
including a reserve of 6,000 men, and 3,01)0 national
guards for Rome and Bologna. The annual expense of
keeping up this force was 1,756,029 Roman scudi, or about
£380,000 The territory of the church contains a popu-
lation of 2,908,115 inhabitants. The revenue is about
50,000,000 francs, or £2,000,000 sterling.

A STRANGE PROVISION.—It has lately been decided
by the Court of Amsterdam. that the law which obliges
the State to provide for the seventh child in any family
where the first six are living, is still in vigour; in conse-
quence of which the State was condemned to pay to a man
named Hoagland, 250 florins per annum (.£2l) till his
seventh child shall have reached the age of 18, or provide
for it till that time. This sentence was confirmed by the
Court Royal of La Hague.
THE COST OF WAR.—The expense to this country, in
specie, of the revolutionary war, was estimated at about
135,000,000 dollars. Between the years '76 and 1781,
Congress issued 357,476,541 dollars of continental, or
paper money, which, during that time, depreciated to a
very low standard. In addition to this issue, Congress
obtained a loan from Holland of over 4;000,000 dollar.,
and from France of nearly 4,000,000. The war of 1812
cost this country between 100 and 150 millions of dollars.
The first year of the Mexican war will, according to pre-
cent calculation, cost from 50 to 100 millions.—New
York paper.
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A TIPPERARY MAN A NEw ZEALAND CHIEF.—It iS
stated that Held, the New Zealand chief, who has given
such opposition to the British authority in that colony, is
a native of the county of Tipperary. His real name is
Hickey. He emigrated from Ireland some years ago, and
was shipwrecked on the coast. of New Zealand, and taken
into the interior of the island by a hunting party of the
natives, and sold as a slave to one of the chiefs, who
adopted him as his son, got him tattoed, and gave him his
daughter in marriage. On the death of the old chief, his
Irish son-in-law was chosen as his successor on account
of his skill in war. Previous to his elevation to the high
rank he now holds, he changed his name from Hickey to
Heki. the latter harmonizing better with the language of
the aborigines.—Tipperary Free Press.
WHEAT CROP IN THE UNITED STATES.—At a meet-
ing of the board of trustees of the Maryland Agricultural
Society for the eastern shore, which was held on the 14th
of May, among the business transacted it wa3 " Resolved
—That in view of the importance of disseminating correct
information in reference to the prospect of the growing
crop, we deem it proper to state that in the opinion of this
board, at least one.halfof the wheat crop of Talbot county
has been destroyed during the last ton days of Hessian fly,
and that so great ravages have not been committed by
Hessian fly since the year 1817; that on some of the best
land, wheat has hen ploughed up, and other portions are
so much injured, that, they will not be worth harvestino."
—New York 214treury.11—The accounts from the Conti-
nent respecting the crops and the state of the gain
markets are exciting a good deal of interest. The simul-
taneous falling off of supplies of wheat and other grain in
all the European countries, especially in Holland, Belgium,
France, Italy, and England, is the first real indication of
the d, ficient harvest oflast year. Stocks in intermediate
hands, between the farmers and consumers, are very in-
considerable, except the bonded stock in England. The
torrid heat is doing great damage to the crops in the South
of Euroue. Comulaints are very general from France re-

carding wheat and rye, and the aecour:ts from the Rhine,
Holland, and Belgium, and the North of France, leave no
doubt that the rye crop this year is a failure. The potatoe
disease has appeared again in many localities in Europe,
and at a period two months earlier than last year.—Bell's
llitssenger.

TRIAI IN CORSICA.—An interesting case was tried by
the Court of Ass.ze of Bastia (Corsica), on the 9 h inst
In 1837, the sister of a seaman in the French navy, named
Capriata, was, during the absence of her brother, seduced
by a young man named Cresaroni, under a promise of mar-
riage, but when his vietina had become a mother, and
urged him to do her justice, he refused to keep his erig4ge-
trent. On the return of the brother, the latter, indignant
at the stain upon the reputation of his family, called on
Cvesaroni, and after arguing with him on the point of ho-
nour, said, that if he would marry his sister he would give
him all the money that he possessed. Cmsaroni replied,
that so far from wishing to have money in order to marry
his sister, he was willing, if she would marry another man,
to make her a handsome present. Capriata, irritated by
this baseness, drew a pistol from his pocket and fired it at
the seducer, who was severely wounded in the neck. Ca-
priata than fled and found his way to Sardinia, where he en-
tered into business and prospered. Cmsaroni, coin after
receiving his wound, sent for the sister, and, after exhort-
ing her to forgive him, declared that. if she should reco-
ver, he would GET her his hand. Ile did recover, arid
they were married. Capriata, when apprised of this event,
and that his brother-in-law was doing everything in his
power to prevent him from receiving the-. punishment le-
gally due to his act, resolved to return and deliver himself
up to justice. his case was admirably pleaded, and the
brother-in-law neglected no effort to obtain a light sen-
tence. The jury declared by their verdict, that Capriata
had been provoked into the commission of his crime, and
the Court, taking into consideration the circumstances of
the case, sentenced him to only six months' imprison-
ment.— Galionani.