The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-10-17 00:00:00

DIRECTORS

T. LAMIR MURRAY, Esq., Chairman.
J. Elliotson, M.D., F.R.S. George Lungley, Esq.
John Griffith Frith, Esq. John Rawson, Esq.
Hunter Gordon, Esq. Clement Tabor, Esq.
Joseph Thompson, Esq.
Auditors—Professor Wheatstone, F.R.S.
Professor Graves, A.M., F.R.S.
Actuary—W. S. B. Woodhouse, Esq., F.R.A.S
Secretary—F. Ferguson Camroux, Esq.

THE superior advantages to those Assured with this
Society will be best understood by a comparison of
its principles and a reference to the last Annual Bonus
declared on Policies of five years' standing, at the Society's
Meeting on the 10th of May, 1843. The report exhibited
a steady increase in its business, and a Bonus was then
declared, varying from 97 to 36 per cent. on Premiums.
as an addition to the Policy-174 per cent. in cash, or 10
per cent, permanent reduction on all future premiums.

EXAM PLES

a.

Annual
Pre-
mium.

Bonne Cash Premin*
I added. Bonus. Reduced.

Je d.
1837 sg 59 lOOO 67 8 4
1838 114 56 3000 176 15 0

es. U. £s. d. .4 s. d.
132 14 6 58 19 g 919 7
296 g 7 123 0 6 16 9 4

Profits p
annually
entitled toaelnlydiirided .
Policies now entered participate in next
Annual Division. Two-thirds of all premiums paid can
be borrowed by the assured without loss of Policy.
DEFERRED ANNUITIES.—The bent and most
varied provision for after life hitherto offered.—C2 12s.
per annum (Is. a week at 20, will at 65 give the Policy-
holder an annuity of £47s. 16s. 6d., or £394 lls. cash, or
Policy of £466, Similar advantages at 50, 55, and 60.
Two-thirds wayment lent at any time, and tws-thrrds re-
turned in erise of premature death.
ProsperAuses and last Annual Report forwarded post-
free on application.
F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary.
AGENTS.

Liverpool—JAMES I KV' N E, Esq., 28, South Castle-
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Manchester
Whitworth, 12, Pri

Duffield and Lofthoase, and

FOREIGN (!jr COLONIAI, INIELLIGEACk.I THg _ NON- I
_NTRUSION QUESTION IN INDIA

rs of the Scotch Kirk at Bombay have joined the

non-intrusionist party, and formally withdrawn them-
ARRIVAL OF THE ORIENTAL—LATEST FROM selves from their connection with the Church of Scot-
INDIA AND CHINA. laud.

We announced hrictly in our la.t the arrival of the Ori- I day the
tai at withnnt hrinvinv with her the Nentemher

A MOVING APPEAL.—TAE HAGUE, Oct. 6.—Yester-
of Van Stenis, who has been condemned to

mail, which, from some unexplained cause, had not ar-
rived at Suez. We have, therefore, two months' mail
now in arrear. By the steamer Ilindostan, however,
which had been dispatched from Calcutta on the 10th of
August for Suez. touching at Madras, Ceylon, and Aden.
we have a supply of papers which no doubt comprise all
the material intelligence which the mail would have
brought us, although not quite to so late a date.
The news from Scinde are important. .Further hostili-
ties have taken place, which have resulted in the entire
annihilation of the force of the fugitive Ameer Shere Ma-
homed. After a slight affair with Lieut. Anderson, which
cut off his means of recruiting in Beloochistan, the Ameer,
finding himself surrounded by the movements of Col.
Roberts in the north, and of Capt. Jacob on the desert,
turned upon the latter (the weakest), with about 8.000
men ; but his Belooches had not resolution enough to
stand—they broke and dispersed.
Previous to this, Col. Roberts had succeeded in cap-
turing Meer Shah Mahomed, and in dispersing his force.
Of the further operations, we have only di-jointed ac-
connts.

... _
Great sickness was paid to prevail amongst the troops.
Affairs at Cabul are unsettled, and intrigues are said to
De going on against Dost Mahommed.
The Fito karts mentions a report that, early in the en-
suing, cold weather. an army of observation, amounting
to 15.000. will he assembled on the Sikh frontier, under
the command of Sir Robert Dick. " Some attribute this
contemplated movement to the unsettled state of ths Pun.
jaub, and others, again, to a rumoured confederation of
the Affghans, aided by the Persians, for the recovery of
Peshawur."

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The accounts from China are highly satisfactory. Col.
Malcolm, who left Hong Kong on the Ist August, in the
Akhar, brought the ratification of the treaty of peace, the
result of which is a new Chinese tariff and regulations for
the carrying on of our c,imrnerce with that c'untry, which
documents we give entire in our columns this day.

Sir Henry Pottinger ha. announced his determination,
" by every means at his disposal, to see the provisions of
the commercial treaty fulfilled by all who choose to engage
in future in commerce with China, and that, in any case
where he may receive wel!-grounded representations from
her Majesty's consuls, or from the Chinese authorities,
that such provisions of the commercial treaty have been
evaded (or hay.! been attempted to he so), he will adopt
the most stringent and decided mess res azainst the of-
fending parties; and, where his present powers may not
hilly authorize and sanction such measures as may seem
to him fitting, he will respectfully trust that the legisla-
tur. of Great Britain will bold him indemnified for adopt-
ing them." _

The smuggling vessels late at Whampoa were leavkg
the river, and H.M.S. Dido was stationed at Whampoa,
to assist in making the new trade regulations observed.
Meanwhile, precautions are being taken against the
future. Hone Kong is to be strongly fortifi-d.
A proclamation, issued by the High Commissioner
Keying, announces that the treaty had been ratified, and
regulations and tariffs agreed to. which tariffs are " to
take eff.ct with reference to the commerce with China of
all countries as well as of England."

COMMERCIAL INTELT,TGENCE

VICTORIA, JULY 27

his mojcsty was leaving the palace of the Prince of Orange.
His majesty, as may be supposed, could not hold out any
hops to her; but he treated her with great kindness, and

We have late letters from Canton which report that
bnsiness had been resumed under the new system, although
prices had not been much affected, the operation of the
change having been anticipated. A correspondent avers,
that unless permission he given to foreigners to erect
houses and gndowns (and it would seem very unlikely to
Ve granted), the present system is hut a perpetuation of
the Ming monopoly without the former general liability
for each member. He says the storage and packing of
teas and all other gonds will he retained by the Hones,
and whilst under the Company's regime teas could he
shinned off at three taels on original cost, including all
duties and exnerises, yet by the hest working of the new
system it cannot he ocromnlished tinder four taels.
By her Majesty's shin Vixen and the An"lona we have
late letters from the North. At Amoy on the 25th of
July the market for British goods and Straits orodnce
was hut dull. Cotton twist, No. If; to 26. 30 dols. per
perul ; gray long cloths, 3 dols. 40 cents per niece ; rat-
tans. 5 dills. ; retailer. 5 dols. ; Malwa opium, 800
At Chnsan, on the 9th of July. oninm. Patna, 680 dolt.;
Malwa, 620 dols. British goods and Straits produce look-
ing down, but white shirtings were selling at 4 dollars ;
grays, 3 dols. 40 rents ; pepper. 61 to 7 dots. ; lead, 6 to
61 dolg.; aondalwood, 7 to 9 dols. ; rice. 2 dots. ; rattans,
6 dole. There were ten merchant vessels lying in the
harbour of Chusan, and five in the Yang-tzl-keang.
Twat export of tea from Canton for the year ending
the 30th June, 47.721,746 lb.
Business in India appears to have assumed a more sa-
tisfactory shone. The demand for most British imports
is active. Freights from India have considerably ad-
vanced, and vessels for British ports are in great request.

CHINA.
From our Second Edition of Tuesday last.)

By the Overland, accounts have been received from
Hong Kong and Canton as late as the 26th July. A fire
had broken out at Canton, but by great exertions on the
part of the Chinese Governor and the English residents
and sailors, it was fortunately subdued without occasion-
ing much damage. The latest date from England was
Anvil 6. A copy of the treaty brought home by Colonel
Malcolm is among the documents furnished, and em-
braces every apparent provision for a future amicable
understanding. As far as we can ascertain, the mer-
chants are highly satisfied with the treaty. Sir H. Pot-
tinger had formally assumed the government of Hong
Kona- on the 26th June ; the city on the northern aide of
the island being named after her Majesty, " Victoria."
A Legislative Council was appointed, magistrates and
other civil officers had been installed, and the whole pos-
session seems to show signs of rapid growth.
Mention is made of the loss of a vessel believed not
before to have been noticed, viz., of the Alcmene, Capt.
Galbraith, from Bombay to China, lost on Ceram Lant.
The crew and a considerable part of the cargo were saved,
and taken first to Banda by the Dutch war schooner Argo.
The Spanish governor of the Philippine Islands arrived
out on the 11th June.

assisted her to rise

EPIDEMIC IN THE BERMUDAS.—A fatal fever existed

at the Bermuda Islands in August. Lieutenant-Colonel
Ambit), commanding the artillery, fell a victim to it; also
Captain Sir H. Chamberlain, Bart., of the Artillery, wino
succeeded him; and Adjutant Jenkin, of the Royal En-
gineers. In addition to these officers, 9 gunners, and
drivers of the Royal Artillery, and 37 privates out of a
company of only about 70 Royal Suppers and Miners,
have died, and about 120 of the reserve battalion of the
20th Regiment of the Line at present serving on the Ber-
muda station. We are glad to find by subsequent accounts
from the islands, that the epidemic was fast subsiding, and
that the number of patients in the hospital, as well as in
' private houses, had greatly diminished.
IMMENSE IRON MINE NEAR BALTIMORE.—The
Baltimore Sun says :—" We have the satisfaction to an-
nounce, that an immense iron mine has been discovered,
extending along the shore, as well as some distance into
the river. The outer edge of the mine has been walled
up, and large quantities of ore have been raised, which
good judges pronounce to be equal in quality to any that
has been discovered in the United States. The ore is al-
most as heavy as iron itself, and will of course yeild largely.
The mine is situated on the ground of the Canton Com-
pany, by whom it is worked, and if it should prove as ex-
tensive as is generally supposed, will greatly enhance the
prospects of this enterprising corporation. A large en-
gine has been rected, and it is expected that operations
in Smelting will be commenced about Christmas.
EXCLUSIVE EMFLOYMENT OF HORSES IN THE OR-
DNANCE SERVICE THROUGHOUT INDIA.—By the last
Mail we are informed that the camels attached to Capt.
Whitlie's Bombay battery at Hyderabad have not been
fould to answer and the application of these animals to
ordnance draught purposes is now considered a complete
failure. We learn that Sir Charles Napier has ordered
the battery in question to he horsed with all practicable
expedition. Every day's experience serves to prove more
clearly that the horse is the only animal generally suited
for this purpose, and great hopes are entertained that the
present heterogenous system 91 employing bullocks,
camels, and elephants, will he abandoned, and horses
given to all the batteries throughout India, which is the
only means by which efficient field artillery can be en-
sured.

The Voice of Jacob, a Jewish newspaper, announces
from an authentic source that the execution of the atro-
cious decree of Leo, XII. against the Jews, which was
recently revived by the Inquisitors General of Ancona,
and some of the clauses of which had been actually put in
force, has been suspended, in consequence of the feeling
exhibited by the press of England and France, and the M-
terference, pehaps, of some influential individuals. But
whilst we have been exclaiming against the onpression of
the Latin Church, the fact appears to have escaped notice,
that a still more iniquitous persecution is now being per-
petrated by the Greek Church, a ukase having been issued
by the Emperor of Russia, by which from 300,000 to half
a million of Jews are ruthlessly expelled from their homes,
without even shelter or sustenance being assigned to them,
on no better plea than that their removal is .necessary to
put a stop to the contraband trade on the Polish frontier.
THE LATE CONFLAGRATION AT HAMBURG.—The
senate and people of Hamburg, in grateful acknowledg-
ment of her Majesty's bounty and the liberality of the
English nation, have addressed a letter to the Queen in
suitable terms, signed by the presiding burgomaster, and
forwarded it to their resident here, (Mr. Colquhoun,)
which has been presented to her Majesty. The address is
beautifully written on vellum, and illuminated with gold
and coloured letters. The illustrations and the writing
are executed in the taste which began to prevail in the
beginning of the sixteenth century, combining classic an-
tiquity with the gothic, and forming a fantastic style usa-
ally
designated the renaissance. The artist, Mr. James
Gensler, of Hamburg, has succeeded in expressing power-
fully
the proofs of good and friendly feeling, and the vi-
gorous assistance afforded to Hamburg during the calamity
of the fire, and has referred to the ancient relations with
the mighty empire of Great Britain.
ARTESIAN WELL IN WESTPHALIA.—It is intended to
bore to a depth of 2000 metres (a mile and a quarter
English), and at that depth, it is supposed that the water
will be of the enormous heat of 70 centigrade. The
borers have reached a depth of 622 metres. To that
depth. the augmentation of temperature had not followed
the ordinary law, which, according to M. de Humboldt,
was owing to the cooling of the column of air by tits,
waters of filtration from above; but once arrived at 622
metres, the ascensional force was so great as to drive back
the water of the upper sources, and the ordinary law was
re-established. It is the intention of the French govern-
merit to make an artesian well in the Jardin des Plantes.
of a depth of 900 metres—viz., 200 metres more than that
of Grenelle. The water from the artesian well of the
Jardiu des Plantes will, it is supposed, be of a tempera-
ture of 31 centigrade, and it is to serve to heat the hot-
houses of the gardens, and supply the hospitals of La
Pitie and La Salpetriere, which will effect an enormous
economy as to fuel.

RUMOURED ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF THE EMPEROR
or Russra.—Both the Prussian Gazette and the Augs-
burg Gazelle make mention of an alleged attempt on the
life of the Emperor of Russia on the 19th ult. The for-
mer paper says that either a gun or pistol was fired at a
late hour in the evening close to the Imperial Chancery's
carriage when it was passing the Wallischei suburbs. The
Augsburg Gazette says, " It is rumoured that twenty
shots were fired at the Emperor and his suite, and that by
a miracle r.obody was wounded." It is not known whe-
ther the occurrence arose from design or inadvertence.
Some persons in the neighbourhood heard the explosion,
but deeming it a joyful demonstration, took no notice of
it. Several arrests have taken place at Warsaw ; nd a
plot against the life of the Emperor was talked of. The
The investigation at the latter city will probablf show
whether the alleged machinations there be connected with
the alleged attempt at Posen.
Loss or THE MEMNON.—Further particulars.—On
Thursday week a brief and hastily written letter from a
gentleman at Aden, connected with the Peninsular and
Oriental Steam Navigation Company, was received by
their secretary, which communicates the gratifying intel-
ligence that there were only seven instead of one hundred
and seventy passengers, who endured the personal suffer-
ing and loss of property consequent on the wreck of the
ill-fated steamer. Five of these were enabled to reach
Aden in safety ; the remaining two, a lady and gentle-
man, were, at the time the letter was sent off, with the
crew, encamped at a village called Uloolah, about twenty
miles from the scene of the wreck. On their match to
Uloolah their fatigue and sufferings must have been very
great, as the heat was so intolerable as to affect one of
the crew with brain fever, and who, melancholy to relate,
in a fit of delirium, dashed out his brains against a rock.
A steam-boat had been dispatched from Aden to fetch
the above unfortunate individuals from Uloolah, who will
be brought to England in a few days by the Peninsular
and Oriental Steam Company's vessel, the Oriental.

INDIA.
tory news of the month does not possess much

The tr
interest.
The Hyderabad force had returned to that stati' n
There was a great paucity of European officers at Kur-
raebee and Sukker.

Lieut. Horne, the Adjutant of the 55th Rectinient, was
drowned by the upsetting of a boat in the Khypore dim-

Al! officers on staff employ, belonging to corps in Sinde,
had been ordered to join their regiments.
The amount of prize-money at Hyderabad is likely to
prove very considerable.
The troops employed in Scinde at the end of June
amounted to about 16,000 men, and a wing of the 78th
and of the 2d Bombay Light Infantry had been sent to
Kurrachee from Bombay.
A large force wag stated to be assembling for duty in
the Pnnjaub, on account of recent disturbances there.

A DANCER IN TROUBLE.—A letter from Berlin states
that Mademoiselle Lola Montez, the Spanish dancer, who
has been for some time much admired in that city for her
great talent, is likely to be put in prison for some time.
The day of the grand review she was present on horseback,
and kept at some distance from the royal crrtege. When,
however, the firing began her horse took fright, and
rushed amongst the suite of the two sovereigns. A gen-
darme ordered her to fall back, and at the same time gave
a blow with the flat of his sabreto her horse. Feeling ir-
ritated at such a liberty, she struck the man across the
face with her whip. He was cool enough to keep quiet,
and merely lodged a complaint against her. The next
day a hussier handed her a summons to appear in court
to answer the charge. As soon as she learned what the
paper meant, she tore it in pieces, and threw it her feet.
The bossier at once went for the public force, and had her
arrested for having manifested marks of disrespect to the
orders of justice—a misdemeanour punishable with from
three to five years imprisonment. Mademoiselle Montez,
who is the daughter of a deceased Spanish general, is only
19 years of age.