The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-12-05 00:00:00

arise of the country

LATEST FROM AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM-SHIP AMERICA,

The Royal Mail Steam-ship America, Captain Leitch,
arrived here yesterday about noon, from New York and
Halifax. She left the former port on the 22nd ult., and
Halifax on the 24th. She has brought fifty-four passen-
gers, amongst whom is Mr. J. L. Clarke, who is a bearer
of despatches.
The Steam-ship Acadia arrived at Boston on the 18th
ult.

The demand for exchange for remittance by the stea-
mer was not very active. The best bills on London were
done at 81 to 81.

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A severe snow storm visited Boston and the neighbour-
hood on the 20th. The trains on the railroads were much
detained, and the snow was two feet deep on a level.
The official returns of the Presidential election bad not
yet been received from all the States, but of course there
is no doubt of General Taylor's return. The following is
the official vote for the state of New York, as compared
with the election of 1844.

Taylor..
Cass
Van Buren

218,551 Clay ..
114,592 Polk..
120,519 Birney

232,482
237,588
15,812

On the 21st ult. there was celebrated by a splendid din-
ner, at Irving House, New York, the triumphant election
of General Taylor to the Presidency. The affair was at-
tended by over two hundred gentlemen, with several vi-
sitors from other States, all composed principally of those
persons who have aided more or less zealously in General
Taylor's election.

The new propeller steam-tug-boat Dragon was burnt to
the water's edge at Philadelphia, on the 19th ult. The
loss is S'lB,ooo. The fire originated in the furnace-room,
the door of the furnace having been forced open by the
blower.
We learn from Yucatan that Yascaba has been reco-
vered by the government troops from the Indians with
little fighting. The place had been totally destroyed by
the Indians while in their possession.
A letter dated Boston, Nov. 21st, says, " the schooner
Olive, Capt. Oliver. from New Brunswick, bound for
Boston, went ashore during a gale yesterday, on Nantucket
beach, and all hands perished. Two of the bodies were
washed ashore this morning. The British brig Anglo-
American, from Nova Scotia, is ashore on " Outer
Breuster." Her rudder has come ashore, but nothing is
known of the fate of the crew. The steamer Bay State
was disabled off New Haven last night. Her passengers
were taken off by the Cornelius Vanderbilt."

List of passengers :—From New York—Colonel Tho-
mas, lady, two children, and nurse, Mrs. Featherston-
haugh and daughter, Mr. H. S. Taylor and lady, Mr.
George Wright and lady, Mrs. Myers, Madame L. de
Gonzaga, Lieut. Tyssen, R.N., and servant, Lieut. Har-
per, R.N., General A. Danny, Dr. Tobin, Dim Francisco
Castillon. Mr. G. T. Woodrooffe, Mr. J. A. Woodrooffe,
Mr. James G. Warts, Mr. John Foster, Mr. Richard
Patrick, Mr. M. Connaly, Mr. Grant, Mr. Hawkswortb,
Mr. J. B. Mearris, jun., Mr. Mearris, Mr. F. Focke, Mr.
T. Kumff, Mr. March, Mr. Samuel Haskill, Mr. P. L.
Ronalds. Mr. Hitchcock, Mr. Charles F. Shaw, Mr.
Curtis, Mr. M. Blain, Mr. Paterson, Mr. Alex. J. Ha-
milton, Mr. H. Brown, Mr. William Smith, Mr. Coghill,
Mr. B. Adgimian, Mr. J. Le Clark, bearer of despatches,.
Mr. J. H. Phipps, Mr. Barry, Mr. William Campbell,
Mr. Lewis Mansergh, Mr. M`Farlane, Mr. Geo. Taylor,
Captain John N. Gittins, Rev. Martin P. Parks. From
Halifax—Mr. Lewis Bliss.

cline, in some cases, on yesterday's rates. A sale of fancy
Genessee was made on terms stated below. There was no
change in Southern. Wheat was hardly so firm. Sales of
Genessee and Western were made on terms stated. below.
Corn was lower by about one cent per bushel, with moderate
sales. Meal remained the same. There was no change in rye
or oats. The weather was more moderate, which lessened the
fears of a speedy closing of the canal. Prime pork firm, with
further sales at yesterday's prices; mess remained the same.
Beef continued firm. Sales of lard were made on terms stated
below. Groceries continued quiet, and sales light. For a re-

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already very'reduced stock. Prices are fully 4c. up on the
steamer's news, and repeated parcels sold establish an advance
of iths on good grades, especially Gulph Cotton. We now

quote—

Middling
Good Middling
Middling Fair
Fair
Fully Fair
Good Fair

Uplands.
5i a 6
6k a 6j
6# a 64
64 a 6§-

N. Orleans
63 a 64
63 a 6k
64 a 6&
7 a7l

71 a 71,
7i a 8

6i a 7
3000 ditto,

Stock, 16,0110 hales ; on sa
The following are the mov
compared with last

Increase