The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-09-09 00:00:00

ITALY.

TAE PAPAL STATES.—A letter from Rome of the 24th
ult. gives an account of the trial of the persons accused of
having taken a part in the destruction of the carriages
belonging to the cardinals in 1849. The number of accused
was upwards of 50. The correspondent says that although
the sentences have not been published, there are several
condemned to the galleys for life, and many others to the
same punishment for a limited tern.

EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY.—The Official Gazette of the
Two Sicilies of the 24th ult. gives a long and detailed ac-
count of the disasters caused throughout the kingdom of
Naples by the earthquake of the 14th. The shocks ex-
perienced in the provinces of Terra di Lavoro and Prin-
cipato Citeriore were without serious results, but the
Principato Ulteriore was severely visited, particularly in
the districts of Carbonara, Lacedonia, Calitri, and Monte-
verde. In the latter place a lady, Donna Berenice Bonito,
was.buried under the ruins of a house while giving the
breast to her infant. At Bonivo, Ascoli, Lucera, and
Ssnseverino, and other places of Capitanata, most of the
houses were seriously injured, but no lives were lost. In
the province of Bari the town of Csnosa has suffered most ;
376 houses are in a tottering condition; two churches, the
town-house, and the arch of Diomedes have been consi-
derably damaged. But the scourge was most severely
felt in the province of I3,silirata, its effects being chiefly
concentrated around the Vultore, where the motion lasted
60 seconds ; and, according to the account, it had not
quite ceased by the last advices. One-half of Venosa has
been destroyed. At Rionero 52 &ad bodies had been dug
out of the ruins on the 16th. At Barite the number of
dead amounts to 100 ; and the town of Melfi, containing
10,000 inhabitants, is a heap of ruins : 700 persons lost
their lives there, and upwards of 200 are severely bruised
and wounded.

LATEST FROM AMERICA AND CALIFORNIA.-
THE CUBAN EXPEDITION.

By the steam-ship, Africa, Ryrie, which arrived here on
Saturday evening, a few minutes before eleven, we have
received advices from New York to the 27th ult. The
Africa left that port at noon on that day, and has thus
accomplished the passage in ten days and six hours. She
brought 831,333 dollars and 73 passengers.
The Winfield Scott had arrived at New York with
112,000 dollars. and the steamer Cherokee from Chagres
and Havana, with gold dust valued at 1.805,689 dollars.
Only about 6,000 dollars was lost by the wreck of the
steamer Union, which had on board 300,000 dollars.

The intelligence from Cubs will be found elsewhere,
and beyond these advices the news by this arrival ros-
seseses very little interest.

A line of steamers from San Francisco to Liverpool is
in course of formation by Mr. Vanderbilt of New York,
by the Nicaragua ro ite. The steam-ship Northern Light
now on the stocks at New York, will run between that
port and Liverpool, and the line of communication will
then he carried forward to San Juan by the steam-ships
Prometheus and Daniel Webster.

A screw-propelled war steamer, called the San Jacinto,
was about to be launched at New York. It was generally
believed that she would be sent to cruise in the Mediter-
ranean. She was 1.426 tons burthen.
The crops in Jamaica have been gathered, and the in-
crease of sugar over last year's production was2,ooo hogs-
heads.

We have advices from Vera Cruz to the 2d ult. The
loss by the hurricane at Tampico was 100,000 dollars.
Several hundred adventurers from Upper California had
arrived at Le Paz, in order to trade with the inhabitants.
COMMERCIAL—The exports of gold from New York

still continued large, but the immense receipts from Cali-
fornia kept the market well supplied. Exchange on Lon-
don was 110+ to 1101. The price of cotton had advanced
for the most part lc. There was an increase in the receipts
over last year of 255.997 bales. The exports since Ist Sept.,
1850, were 1,973,C63 bales; same time 1849, 1,557,786 bales.
The prospect of a good crop the ensuing season had steadily
improved, though it was not expected to be so large as was,
anticipated four weeks previously. The trade in British

manufactured goods had been slightly better; anything,
however, but satisfactory to the importers. Trade was
exceedingly depressed, considering the season of the year.
There had_ been a pretty good demand during the last
three or four days for Western State fluur, both for export
and home use; but, as the receipts again exceed the
demand, and holders generally evince a deiire to realize,
prites have remained without improvement, and close
steadily.

IMPORTANT FROM CUBA.-
SHOT!

-FIFTY AMERICANS

The United States steamer Humboldt, arrived off Cowes,
on Thursday, from New York, en route for Havre, with
New York dates to the 23d ult, bringing 40 passengers,
100,000 dollars in American gold, for London, and a full
cargo for Havre. _ _

Advices from Cuba report the landing of Lopez, off
Matanzas, with 450 mca. His situation was critical.
At!vices from Havannah, to the 17th ultimo, state that
the Spanish war steamer Habanero had captured four
boatloads of men, and that 50. of them (Americans) had
been publicly shot, in the presence of 20,000 spectators.
The governor. general had sent 800 Mei] to intercept
Lopez. The American steamer Falcon. from Chagres,
had been fired upon by a Spanish steamer, in error.

The 50 Americans who were shot, were tak
Key Levesas. Captain Victor Ker and Captain Bralers,
attempting to escape with the others, perished. The
prisoners were conveyed to the castle of Albares, by the
order of the commandant of Marino, General Bastillas.
20,000 persons witnessed their death the day after their
capture.

brie account says :—" Lopez landed hi 3 troops within
fifty miles of Havannah, believing the government troops
to have been withdrawn from that spot; he was deceived,
however, and a bloody battle ensued."—Another report
says that Lopez and his party must perish, if not soon re-
lieved.

The enthusiasm in the United States, in reference to
the Cuban affairs, was tremendous. Fears were enter-
tained of disturbances in New Orleans, and 'the military
were held in readiness to act. At New York a great mass
oeting had been held, and mobs had paraded the streets
banners, bearing the inscription, " THE BLOOD OF
AMERICANS CRIES FOP. VENGEANCE The
a portion of the Lopez invaders, who
)arated from the main body. Their names

fifty men shot were

are published in. the New York papers.
The steam-ship Africa does not bring much additional
intelligence to that given above, and at the best the ad-
vices are only conflicting. The following was received by
telegraph :—" The Pizarro and two merchant steamers,
with eight hundred troops and sixty horses, left Havana
on the morning of the 12th, and attacked Lopez on the
13th, at San Miguel, near Las Pozas. The Pizarro soon
afterwards got ashore at Bahia Honda, and Lopez expected
to take her, Lopez had advanced to San Diego de Nines,
to cut off the retreat of the Spaniards. The people were
rising in many places. About five hundred individuals
had left Havana to join Lopez, fifty of whom had been
taken prisoners. Only seven hundred troops were left in
Havana. Other accounts state that Lopez had fought two
battles, and was victorious in both, and that the revolu-
tionists continued to' be successful. It is reported that
one entire Spanish regiment had joined him. The fifty
men who were executed at Havana were engaged in a flank
movement in conjunction with Lopez, when they were

captured by the steamer Habanero.
The excitement in the United States on the subject was
still kept up. Further mass meetings have been held at
New York, Philadelphia, and other places, at which reso-
Intinns of the most bombastic chacacter were passed in

'avour of the

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A correspondent of the New York Herald, suggests the
ropriety of the United States purchasing the island of
Spanish government, provided it can he
100,000,0'.)0 dollar:.

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in favour

a revolution in Cuba, and of the estabiishinent of Cu-
n independence ; and that if the Cuban discontents re-

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Daily News from Germany

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The Cologne Gazette states, on authority of a letter
from Hanover of the 27th ult., that the King of Hanover
has resolved to pay a visit to England,. contrary to the

advice of his physicians and trienas. it is auneo mat one
King does not intend to establish a regency during his

absence

According to a very curious, and by no means..over-
Christian, mendicity law, just published in Bavaria, not
the beggars but the givers ere to be punished ; for who-
soever gives alms, either in ready money or in victuals, is
to be fined from one upwards to five florins. The clergy
are enjoined to drive beggars out of the churches, and
from before the church doors; and innkeepers are for-
bidden to allow them to cra 1 alms in their houses.