The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-10-03 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.

New Orleans
Mobile &
Uplands. Florida. Texas.
Inferior none ..ri nn t.
,C,l Ctlllal y
Middling
Good Middling
Middling Fair Ci a 6i 6j a 7 71 a 71
Fair 7 a 7 n a 7i 72 a 72
Fully Fair 7l a 71 nominal 8/ a 81
Good Fair 72 a 8 nominal 81 a 81
Fine
NEW ORLEANS, Sept lB.—The Cotton market continues
steady, with sales of 2000 bales. Flour rules firm, with fair de-
mand. We notice s'bles of 1100 barrels choice Illinois and St.
Louis brands, at 5 dollars to 5 dollars 2i cents. In Corn there
is considerable doing, and sales have been made of 16,000
bushels, at 52 to 56 cents. Lard is held firmly, with sales of
2000 kegs, handsome, at 10 to 101 cents. The yellow fever is
gradually decreasing.
CHARLESTON, September 15.—Cotton market very languid :
limited sales. The following rates are a fair index of the
article at the close of business:—lnferior ord. togood ord. 5 to
51 c., mid. to good mid. 51 to 51 c., mid. fair 5j to 6 c., fair and
fully fair 6/ to 62c., (the latter is considered by some an extreme
rate.) Sales of the week 2,500 bales, receipts in the vane time
4.331 bales. Rice advanced 1 16th yesterday on previous rates.
Sales of the week 1,280 to 1,300 trcs., at prices ranging from
Si to 3* c., principally from 31 to 31 dollars per hundred.
Receipts are 1,560 trcs. Rough Rice, receipts of the week
11,000 bushels, of which 1,000 were sold at 92c. per bushel.
Freights to Liverpool, cotton dull at Id. to 7-16ths, and 9d per
bushel for corn.

The French-Government received on Wednesday a dis-
patch from Bayonne, announcing that the Duchess de
Montpensier had been safely delivered of a daughter.
In consequence of very serious disturbances at Cologne,
martial law has been proclaimed, and the radical papers
have been suppressed.
It is calculated that there must have been, throughout
Egypt, upwards of 16,000 victims to the cholera ; but the
exact number of cases is not known, as a register was kept
of the deaths only.
SUTTEE ABOLISHED.—A Calcutta paper mentior.s, as
a sign of the decline of the Hindoo superstition, that a
Hindoo widow of the Brahmin caste was lately married to
a respectable man of the same caste.
According to accounts received from Canada by the last
mail, the health of the Countess of Elgin was in a fair
way of permanent improvement. It is now understood
that the noble earl has abandoned all idea of retiring from
his high office for the present.
The National Assembly received, on Wednesday even-
ing, the proposition that two legislative chambers shall
exist under the new constitution. The funds rose in
Paris on Wednesday, because of the proposition to raise a
loan for the French Government in London, it is said, of
300,000,000 f. (X 12,000,000.) The conciliatory character
of Prince Louis Napoleon's speech to the Assembly also
contributed to the return of confidence and a rise of one
per cent. in Stock.
Louts NAPOLEON AND . THE FRENCH ARTISTS.—A
great many engravings and lithographs respecting Louis
Napoleon have just been published in Paris. A litho-
graph was seen on Monday representing France wearing a
crown, and Napoleon rising from the tomb presenting to
her his four nephews—Napoleon, son of Jerome; Lucien
Murat, son Murat ; Louis, son of the ex-King of Hol-
land ; and Pierre, son of Lucien. The inscription was,
" Napoleon presenting his four nephews to France." The
rrefe,t, of Police is said to have caused the lithograph to
be seized.
INSURRECTION IN BADEN.—Some skirmishing took
place at Bockenheim, on the night of the 24th, between
the military and the insurgents. The rails between
Darmstadt and Wernheim were torn up during the night,
and a train (luckily empty) precipitated over an embank-
ment into a canal. Troops were ordered to the disturbed
districts, and the insurrection was suppressed. The
leader, Gustavus Struve, was taken and shot pursuant to
inertia. law.
ARRIVAL OF LOUIS NAPOLEON IN PARIS.—The new-

ly-elected representative arrived in Paris early on Tues-

jay, in the most unostentatious manner. Few were ac-
quainted with the fact, except his own immediate rela-
tions, until after he had made his appearance in the As-
sembly, which, being at the moment altogether unex-
pected, created great sensation within its walls. His
election having been declared valid, he immediately
ascended the tribune, and delivered a written speech,
remarkable for its brevity, modesty, and good sense.
He begged the Republic to receive his oath of gratitude,
after so many years of exile, and pledged himself to unite
most cordially with his fellow representatives for the
maintenance of tranquillity, and to devote all his faculties
to the defence of the Republic. At the close of his address,
which was received without any particular manifestation
of feeling, Louis Napoleon returned to his seat on the
left. Little or no excitement was exhibited out of the
Assembly.
A SAD REVERSE.—A very touching case of misfortune
came to the notice of the public a few days since. The
captain of the ship Ocean Monarch, from Havre to this

port, noticed among his passengers a lady in middle life,
and her daughter, a young woman who seemed to have
known better circumstances, and gave evidence in their de-
portment of a quiet refinement of manner very different
from .hose with whom they were placed in such a com-
panionship. He bestowed many little attentions upon
them during the voyage, and tried to make them as com-
fortable as their situation would admit. What was his
astonishment, when a gentleman came on board to pay
their passage, to find that they were the • widow and
daughter of Lavitte, the celebrated banker and Minister
• of Finance ; also the daughter-in-law of Marshal Be-
trand ! Here were ladies who, but a short time ago, re-
ceived in their saloons the greatest men in Europe, and
even Royalty itself, enduring that worst of all miserable
situations—the steerage of a ship during a long voyage.—
Quebec Mercury.

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IRELAND.

THE STATE TRIALS.

On Thursday, Williammith O'Brien, who was put to
the bar for trial, appeared calm and but little concerned,
casting his eyes occasionally around the court to recog-
nise friends. During ,the proceedings, the Countess of
Donoughmore sat on the bench alongside the Judges,
while in the Sheriff's gallery were Lord Dudley Stuart,
M.P., Lord Hawarden, Lord Clonmel, Lieut.-General
M'Donnell, Lieut.-Colonel Pennefather, ancLa number of
other officers and gentlemen. There were also in the gal-
lery some twelve or fourteen ladies, amongst whom were
the Dowager Lady O'Brien, Lady Osborne, Lady Penne-
father. Mrs. Smith O'Brien, Miss O'Brien, and Mrs.
Power. In the body of the Court were Sir Lucius O'Brien,
Baronet, Mr. Serjeant Shee, of the English bar, Rev. Mr.
O'Brien Mr. John Sees Lawlor, of Gnrteenroe, in the
county of Cork. and several other relatives and friends of
the prisoner. When the time came for the prisoner to
plead, he replied " not guilty," in a very audible and un-
shaken tone'of voice. There were 288 jurors summoned,
of whom 207 answered. No juror was called on a fine.
Of those on the High Sheriff's panel 18 were Roman Ca-
tholics. M'Manus has been grievously annoyed at the
Crown declining to put him on trial with Smith O'Brien,
as he is under the impression that in case of the conviction
of the prisoner now on trial the clemency of the Crown
will be extended, and that his not being tried with Smith
O'Brien, places him in a less favourable position to have
his case considered in an equally humane light.
After the challenge to the array was banded in the
judges left the court for about an hour to enable the At-
torney-General to prepare his answer. During the inter-
val, Smith O'Brien occasionally conversed with some
friends, and in two or three instances laughed heartily,
and at other moments read a London newspaper, given to
him by one of the reporters for the press.
On Saturday Mr. Gore Jones, stipendiary magistrate,
Mr. Dobbin, an approver, and many other witnesses were
examined, connecting Mr. O'Brien to the fullest extent
with the criminal proceedings, and joining him with the
other leaders. At the close the case was adjourned. The
town is quite quiet.

" THE SINEWS OF WAR" AT BALLINGARRY.—The
whole stock of money found on the persons of the leaders
at Ballingarry amounted to the heavy sum of £2O.
Smith O'Brien has undertaken to pay for competent
legal assistance for all the poor men who are to be tried,
leaving the choice of individuals to themselves.
The Belfast Northern Whiq immortalises a cabbage,
which stands four feet high, is sixteen feet in circumfer-
ence, and weighs 501bs.
Almost every relation of Mr. Smith O'Brien, including
his venerable mother, wife, mother-in-law, brother,
cousins, and sisters, are now at Clonmel, watching with
anxious and painful solicitude his,,trial.
Whilst Mr. White, of Maya, executor of Lord Clan-
morris, was distraining for rent on Friday week, a large
mob assembled, beat Mr. White, and after cutting open
his portmanteau, burned all the documents it contained.
It is said that an insurance company, in which Mr.
Smith O'Brien had effected an insurance on his life six-
teen years ago, refused last week to receive the accruing
premium. This may have been a very cautious step, but
its strict legality is rather questionable.
MR. DUFFY SHOWING THE WHITE FEATHER.—Notice
has been given to the Government that the great literary
leader of the confederate movement, the life and soul of
the party, intends to plead guilty to whatever indictment
the Crown may prefer against him—throwing himself on
the mercy of the Executive to dispose of him as may seem
fitting in the case of one who does not even question its
authority, much less offer any opposition to its paramount
operation.
It is reported, in circles cognizant of the movements of
the Roman Catholic church, that a deputation, consisting
of not more than three of the bishops, including Archbishop
Murray, had a lengthened interview with Lord John Rus-
sell during his visit to Lord Clarendon. The object of the
conference, however, whether it related to the political
prisoners, the grave question of a state provision for the
clergy, or the general condition of the country, remains a
secret.

Lord John Russell has escaped the ordeal of a witness-
box at Clonmel Assizes; the counsel for Smith O'Brien
having found out that the attorneys committed a mistake
in serving him with a subpoena. He is not the noble
lord, says the Dublin Herald, who sent a letter to an
agitator during the Reform Bill, suggesting that it was
desirable for fifty thousand men to march on London as
the surest method of carrying their object; but it was
some other lord, and the Confederates have the letter.
If so, most wonderful they should require a deliberation
of counsel to read the signature !_

Mrs. Doheny has received a letter from her- fugitive
husband, announcing his safe arrival in Boulogne. He
states, that he passed through the County Waterford and
County Cork in the costume of a Tipperary farmer, but
when he got into•the City of Cork, he deemed it prudent
to assume another disguise, and, having purchased an old
violin and dressed himself in a tattered suit, he played
through the streets for two days, awaiting the sailing of
the Juverna for Bristol, in which he took passage on the
deck. When arrived in Bristol he again changed his
dress, and put on a suit of black, with white cravat, and
thus attired, passed up to London, and thence to the Con-
tinent.

TREASONABLE EDITORS AND LADIES.—MT. Killaly.
the editor of the Waterford Chronicle, has been lodged
in Clonmel Gaol on a charge of high treason. Two young
ladies, Miss Eliza Power and Miss Ryan, were arrested
near- Carrick- ?mitllfizritarvirr;e"lgn fa% lie' i;rnamdi icegao l on
latter is charged with harbouring her brotner ands Die
O'Maboney, for whose apprehension a reward of £lOO has
been offered. The ladies were travelling on a car when
taken into custody. Miss Power had fire-arms and a
Parcel of letters belonging to Mr. O'Mahoney in her pos-
session. The letters, with a very novel head-dress, namely,
a parcel of percussion caps, were found in her bonnet.
WIDOW CORMACK IN COURT.—The Cork Examiner
says,—" A little before the sitting of the court, a fresh,
good-looking woman, dressed in black, and apparently
about forty years of age, mounted the steps to the witness
t3ble, and, placing a seat in front of the bench, coolly
seated herself thereon, to the astonishment of those in
court. Justice Moore came in, assumed his place, and
immediately perceived the lady in black. The judge looked
at her, she at the judge ; his lordship grew puzzled, she
snore easy and familiar. One of the officials of the court
solved the riddle. It was widow Cormack, one of the
principal witnesses, who must have mistaken her way, and
taken the court for the apartment in which the witnesses
are generally assembled, or it might be for the grand jury-
room."

THE ROMANIZING GOVERNMENT.—A correspondent
of the Standard thus addresses the editor of that paper
" Sir,—You ask, in this day's papix, why has the law not
been permitted to lay hold of them the (priests) ? &c., &c.
The answer is plain,—Monahan, the attorney-general, is
a Roman Catholic ; Redington, the under secretary, ditto ;
M'Kenna, the assistant under secretary, ditto; O'Farrell,
first commissioner of police, ditto ; Baldwin, law adviser
to the castle, ditto ; O'Brien, their new serjeant, ditto ;
Sausse, crown prosecutor at Clonmel, ditto. All these
Roman Catholics are the persons who have the evidence
against the priests in their hands on this great occasion.—
The truth is, the whole thing was got up by the priests—
this is accurately known ; but they deserted their tools,
because they saw that the people of England would force
the goverment to act, and that the government was too
strong at the moment."—Here, then, we have the fact
that, so far from Romanism being persecuted, it is actu-
ally favoured in Ireland at this moment. We showed, on
Tuesday, that the Rornanists had obtained nearly the
whole of the public grant for education. We now see
that they have occupied nearly every office connected with
the government.
ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM THE KILKENNY GAOL.—
On Tuesday, about noon, a desperate attempt was made
by some of the prisoners confined in the Kilkenny county
gaol to effect their escape, by boring a hole through the
boundary wall of the prison surrounding the yard in which
they had been locked up for the purpose of labour at stone
breaking. Upon the alarm being given, and Mr. Robins,
the governor approaching the door of the yard, four of the
fellows posted themselves on the passage with uplifted
hammers, threatening to knock the brains out of any one
who would attempt to enter. Whilst these men stood in
defence of the breach, the rest of the gang were still busily
employed at boring through the wall, and had made con-
siderable progress in the work, when the governor pro-
cured the assistance of three policemen who were acciden-
tally passing by,a soldier of the 75th Regiment, undergoing
confinement, and Mr. A. Colles, who chanced to be pre-
sent, and arming these, he proceeded with his three turn-
keys to make a demonstration against the mutineers. Mr.
Robins mounted the wall by a ladder, and drove the fel-
lows from the door by presenting a blunderbuss at them,
and the turnkeys and police then rushed into the yard and
soon had all the fellows in irons. A similar attempt at
escape from the gaol was made not long since, but with a
like result.—Kilkenny Moderator.
THE REBELS AND THE GOVERNMENT.—WO censured
what we considered the scandalous self-degradation of her
Majesty's ministers in Ireland, in receiving a message
from the insurrectionary leaders by an authorised ambas-
sador—Priest Mackey—specifying the terms and condi-
tions upon which they were prepared to surrender, with-
out taking any steps to compel an explanation of his con-
duct from the ambassador himself. We were then under
the impression that the reverend delegate had been pe-
remptorily and somewhat sternly, dismissed by the Castle
official, and blamed the government only for not having
taken proper steps either to bring the officious screener of
the proclaimed traitors to justice, or, at all events, to sub-
ject him to examination before the privy council, with a
view to elicit a disclosure as to their whereabout. We
were not then acquainted with the astounding facts which
within the last few days have come upon unquestionable
authority to our knowledge. Father Mackey conveyed to
the government, as we formerly stated, an offer of surren-
der on the part of Mr. Meagher, and some of his compa-
nions, upon condition of an amnesty to all the other par-
ties concerned in the conspiracy. This offer, as we then
stated, was rejected, hut (will the reader believe it ?) the
, negotiation was actually kept open by the government ;
and her Majesty's ministers in the Castle of Dublin con-
descended to recognise the privilege assumed by this Ro-
mish priest to fetch and carry between the Queen's go-
vernment and the proclaimed outlaws, as though he him-
self were the subject of an independent power, and of
right exempt from the jurisdiction of her Majesty's courts
of justice. In his officially-recognised character as am-
bassador from the rebel camp, Priest Mackey, upon the
rejection of his first proposal, offered, but without the au-
thority of the unfortunate gentleman on whose behalf he
made the offer, that if the government would guarantee
his own life, Mr. Meagher would surrender himself into
the hands of the authorities. This second proposition
was accepted, and Mr. .Redington, with his own hand,
wrote to Priest Mackey a letter giving, on behalf of the
Queen, the stipulated undertaking ! To Mr. Meagher's
credit be it told. the moment, in his place of concealment,
his ecclesiastical messenger placed Mr. Redington's letter
before him, he penned a brief but peremptory rejection of .

the government proffer, stating that his anxiety had been,
not to save his own life, but to rescue others ,from the
dangers which menaced them. This tells honourably for
Mr. Meagher. But what are we to say of the constitu-
tional propriety of a government who publish cautionary
proclamations informing the public that it is HIGH
TREASON to be accessory to the concealment of the out-
laws, and who yet receive a priestly ambassador sent di-
rect to alight Castle by these very outlaws.—. Dublin
Herald.