The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-10-24 00:00:00

Tit LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

value, like Gold. It is not necessary before a yard of
cloth be exchanged for a bushel of wheat, that this ex-
change must be deferred until a piece of gold, in value
equal, first, to the cloth, and secondly, to the wheat, be
found, and if not forthcoming, that the exchange is not
to take place.
` And portable, for personal convenience. _

"This money to be issued on a system which shall se-
cure abundance without the possibility of excess,—so as
not by excess to raise prices, nor by deficiency unnaturally
to depress them, irrespective of the fluctuations of sup-
ply and demand.. This may be effected by

GOVERNMENT ISSUING LEGAL TENDED. OR BANK NOTES

ON TIIE DEPOSIT OF CONSOLS' CERTIFICATE,

nterest-bearing or fructifying power is transferred to the
Lagal Tender or Bank Notes now in the hands of the

"Excess of supply would be prevented by the holders of
Bank Notes returning them to the Mint for Consols, when
more profitable investment could not be met with. Thus
the excess would.be withdrawn from circulation, and the
owner again become a recipient of Three per Cent. from
the Consolidated Fund ; and thus would be prevented thJse
exteme:fluctuations which entail such enormous losses on
the commercial community in time of panic.
" Convertibility would thus become, not as at present,
the exchange of a Bank Note into a metallic certificate, or
a piece of gold, which, however, cannot possibly be pro-

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duced, if required ; but the exchange of a Bank Note for
a Consols' certificate, or a certificate that a certain amount
of capital has been &posited, and into which productive
capital it can at any moment be converted." _ _ _

We believe we are rather premature in giving
publicity to this document, inasmuch as the Asso-

-elation :are about publ

shing their manifesto, in

The importance of the present crisis, however, felt
by every man engaged in business, and by our
labouring masses, has led us to break through any
punctilio which might otherwise have restrained
us. We give in unhesitatingly our adhesion to
the principles contained in the tract. These we
shall hold ourselves prepared to defend. The
details of the plan we may oppose or support, as
we may consider fit. But the principles are the

main thing,

A CHARGE has been brought against us, of

Wm. Withers Ewbank in a letter published in the
Courier of Wednesday last, and which we reprint
for fairness sake in another column. The very
paper in which the letter in question appears con-
tains a •copy of the report taken accurately from
the STANDARD of last week, shelving at least that
in the judgment of the editor of that journal there
was neither any material inaccuracy nor important

omission in the account of the proceedings fur-
nished by us to the public. We are free to admit
that we were reluctant to give needless publicity to
the distressing scene that occurred upon Mr.
Ewbank's pertinacious refusal to bow to the autho-
rity of the chair, and the manifested wish of the
entire meeting, with scarcely an exception ; and we

_de enough to believe, that by pursuing
the course we did—that is to say, by dwelling as
little as possible on the surprising line of conduct
persevered in by Mr. Ewbank, and all the unseem-
liness occasioned by it, and by passing on with as
little notice as possible to subsequent proceedings,
which were marked with especial solemnity and
edification, after the Chairman had been called
back to the chair,—we repeat, we did think that by
pu,-suing this course we had entitled ourselves to
Mr. Ewbank's gratitude and approval, upon his
more calm consideration subsequently on the whole
matter. As sincere well-wishers and supporters,
to the best of our power, of the cause, we seriously
regret the tone he has taken throughout his letter;
and from our own impression of the transaction,
and what we have heard from other competent and
impartial witnesses, we are bound to admire Mr.
Ewbank's adroitness rather than his candour, in
the attempt to fasten upon the Chairman the re-
sponsibility of what he truly calls " one of the
most disgraceful scenes of confusion ever witnessed
an-loncr men calling themselves Christians." The
dissolution of the meeting was but for a moment,
when, after the passing of the first resolution, the
Chairman, finding Mr. Ewbank insensible either to
authority or remonstrance, and despairing, in con-
sequence, of seeing order restored, vacated the
chair. On Mr. Ewbank's departure, he was imme-
diately, and with acclamation, recalled to it, and
the deputation was listened to afterwards with the
utmost attention. These are the facts of the case;
upon these must the public decide, since we are
unable to discover in what respect we have given,
as charged by Mr. Ewbank, " a completely untrue
version of the whole affair."

were sim

It is not for us to comment upon the tone of
personal and bitter invective adopted towards the
chairman throughout this letter, which we are told
was softened down and curtailed by the editor of
the Courier, or it would have been still more un-
seemly and unchristian. No man knows better
than Mr. Ewbank himself, that if the Chairman
were " willing to wound," he is neither " afraid nor
unable to strike." All took place in the presence
of More than two thousand witnesses, who testified
a very unequivocal approval of the conduct of their
Chairman, upon a sudden emergency, which re-
quired to be dealt with peremptorily and at once.
His character and conduct are for many years before
the public now, and we are sure he maintains a
higher ground with a dignified silence, than by
descending into the arena of such a letter as this,
to which, most painfully, we have been necessitated
to recur.

A HINT TO OUR WATER COMMITTEE, AS TO
THE PROBABLE RESUL r OF DEEP BORINGS
IN THE RED SANDSTONE.

The Manchester Guardian of Saturday contains an
account of a visit paid by the Mayor of Manchester and
several Aldermen and members of the Corporation to
some new water works, recently constructed by the Man-
chester and Salford Company at Gorton, in order to pro-
cure an increased supply of the element, pending the
construction of the works of the new scheme, by which
the town is to be supplied with surface water brought
from the Derbyshire hills. Our contemporary says—

"After inspecting the reservoir, they visited the chief object
of attraction—the splendid new and powerful Cornish engine,

set to work to exhibit its great eapabiities in pumping up a
cant volume of the water obtained by sinking in the red sand-
stone to a depth of seventy yards. The water is stored by

and subterranean reservoirs. The voliime of water thus raised
by this engine is estimated to be equal to about two million
gallons per day—a quantity considerably exceeding the expec-
tations of the company themselves, an? securing, to an absolute
certainty, a moderate supply of I, ater for Manchester until the
new scheme of the corporation is in operation. The water was
1, and ;*

,stet, is quality considered very satisfactory.-
Our contemporary concludes his description bY stating

"After spending a very pleasant afternoon, the party re-
turned to Manchester, very well satisfied with the state of the

supply of water from t

powerful engine, 'N'N'flieh was found to do what, in

:ornwall, is called " its duty," very satisfactorily."
If Manchester, by the mere sinking of an additional

shaft of seventy yards in depth, and the erection of an
efficient engine, has thus been enabled to add two million

gallons per day to the supply available for its inhabi-
tants, it is not at all improbable that Liverpool might do
the same. At all events, we would suggest to some of
the members of the Health Committee or of the Council,

accompanied by one or more scientific men, to visit these
works, inspect the natute of the strata, and obtain what
information they can from the company's talented
engineer, Mr. Bateman. Perhaps it may be found out
at last that we are going from home for a commodity

which we possess in abundance beneath our own feet.

DISGUSTIN

LEVITY OF THE IRISH CONVICTS

The Cork Examiner gives the following account of
some of the precious young gentlemen, who were to have
performed the gigantic task of severing their country
from its connexion with the mightiest empire in the
world, and defeating an army and navy, which, together
have stood against the combined power of Europe

` A correspondent, a clergyman of the diocese of Waterford

Clonmel gaol, states that this noble young patriot appeared as
cheerful and buoyant as in the days of his boyhood. As an
instance of the lightheartedness apparent among the state
prisoners in general, he mentions that be saw 111‘Alanus and
Leyne amusing themselves by playing at marbles in the gaol
ward!"

Such conduct, indecent—we beg pardon, " lighthearted "
—as it is in men with the prospect of the gallows. or of
an ignominious exile before their eyes, is in perfect keep-
ing. Mountebanks in the beginning, who can wonder at
the resort to " marbles in the gaol yard ? "

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION,

ST. PAUL'S WARD

The contest in St. Paul's Ward at the approaching
municipal election is likely to be rather a severe one, but
we confidently expect that the electors will not allow
themselves to be deprived of the valuable and experienced
serices of Mr. Briscoe. It is worth while to notice the
candid maaner in which that gentleman in his address
declares himself to be "an advocate for rating the whole
of the Dock and such portion of the Corporate Estate as
may be compatible with the varied interests of this im-
portant Borough." His opponent, however, Mr. M‘Cruf-
fie, says in words that may mean anything, that he feels
"it is the duty of every elector to give the aid of hic, hum-
ble endeavours to effect such an equalization of our local
taxes, as will tend to alleviate the burdens under which
the ratepayers have for some time laboured." If Mr.
M`Guffie votes against the rating of the. ock and Corporate
estates no elector can accuse him of having broken his
word.

MEETING OF THE ELECTORS OF ABER-
CROMBIE WARD.

Last night a numerous meeting of the electors of
this ward was held at Mr. Danson's inn, in Mul-
berry-street, for the purpose of introducing to them
Mr. W. Earle, who had accepted of an invitation nu-
merously signed, to become a candidate. Mr. John Finch
was called to the chair, and stated the object to be, to
hear Mr. Earle express his opinions. He, Mr. Earle, had
before represented St. Anne's ward, but as the chairman
of his committee and most of the members had become
dispersed, so that he would not likely be renominated, he
had accepted of an invitation numerously signed to
come forward for this ward, and would explain his
opinions on the, principal topics that now pressed
upon the attention of the electors.—Mr. Earle stated
it was not for him to state his qualifications, but for them
to judge of him by his past conduct in the council. As he
had stated in his address he would not canvass for a vote,
though he should be proud of obtaining their suffrages.
He courted interrogatory, and should not equivocate in
his replies, as some parties did who placed their opinions
upon swivels, so that they might turn them either way.
He and other friends, including Mr. Hornby, thought,
with respect to the rating question, that the docks ought
to be rated, and also parts of the corporate estate; and he
hoped that the Select Vestry, the Dock Trustees, and the
Council, would come to an arrangement that would pre-
vent the heavy cost of legal proceedings, and benefit the
town. He agreed also that all local rates should be
equalised, and that the utmost economy and retrench-
ment should be observed in the local expenditure.
But there had been a false economy pursued, es-
pecially in sewerage, in which a bad system has been
worked ; but an efficient one was now in operation.
Some questions were put to Mr. Earle on the water ques-
Von, to which he replied that an abundant supply of the
best water from the Pike would not increase the present
rates, and that after the works were completed, and the
town became more populous, the rates would be reduced.
To the objection that the scheme had been too much pre-
cipitated at a time when the town was so much depressed,
he stated that the Act required the Corporation to purchase
the land, and within a given time, and had also compelled
them to purchase the old works at a most exorbitant price,
though they were left in a very disgraceful state, but he did
not think any borough-rate would be required, though the
interest of the money to be borrowed would be required
to complete the works, which would be done at the
estimate—X4Bo,ooo—while, in the end, the vast profits of
the old companies would be saved. He blamed the press
for misrepresentations, to forward their own business.—
Mr. Danson proposed a motion to the effect that the
electors of the ward were satisfied with the exposition
given by Mr. Earle of his opinions, and promised to fur-
tht r his election as thekrepresentative." He entered into
a long exposition of Mr. Earle's and his own proceedings in
the Council over many years, and dwelt at great length on
the water question, on which he said ignorant opinions
had gone abroad. The committee had given every point
of the question their most careful consideration, yet
their exertions for the good of the town had been.
misrepresented, and themselves traduced. He fully
expected that for his conscientious opinions on this
point, he should be thrown out of Lime-street Ward.
He eulogised Mr. Earle throughout, for his straight.
forward and manly conduct in the Council, and also for
his extreme industry in committees, &c.—Mr. Jee se-
conded the resolution, which was unanimously carried.—
Mr. Earle appropriately returned thanks. A committee,
headed by Mr. Finch as chairman, was then elected, and
the meeting separated.

SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.—The Bishop of Chester is
to make his first appearance in this part of his diocese
next Sunday, when he preaches in the Church for the
Blind, in aid of the funds of that excellent institution,
which, we regret to hear, is suffering greatly from the
pressure of the times. It is expected that there will be
a very fashionable attendance. We hear that the Mayor
and Corporation will attend, and that the Countess of
Sefton and other ladies are to receive the contributions.
The bishop is said to be a very eloquent preacher.
Loss OF THE PEEL'S ONE.—lntelligence has been re-
ceived of the total loss of The Peel's One, Capt. Lickiss,
on the 18th of September, near Cape North, Cape Breton
Island, and also six of the crew. This vessel, it appears,
left Hull on the 19th of August, for Richebucto, and at
the time of the occurence she had on board eight passen-
gers, besides the crew of the schooner Balarea, of St.
John's, N.B. Twenty-three persons escaped with their
lives, but the other six were drowned.

DISCOVERY OF A GANG OF COINERS.—On Saturday,
Andrew Gaynor, Betsy Gaynor, Patrick M'Corrnick, and
Catherine Whelan were brought up, having been found
with a mould for casting counterfeit shillings in their
possession, in a cellar occupied by the prisoners, in
Hornby-street. On a search, in a small crevice in a coal
vault, the officers found a plaster mould for casting
shillings of the reign of George 111., four counterfeit
shillings newly made, and a parcel of metal wrapped in a
dirty cloth. In the cellar itself they found a file, plaster
of paris, and a melting-spoon. The man Gaynor, it was
stated, had been before the court a few days before for
passing a base shilling, and acquitted ; and both of the
female prisoners, it appears, nave been previously tried
for a similar offence. Mr. Rushton ordered the case to
be submitted to the law-officers of the Crown.
ROBBERY OF A PRISONER'S WIFE.—On Saturday Ann
Johnson, a respectable-looking young woman, was char-
ged with having obtained a quantity of groceries from
Mrs. Maria Grant, by means of a forged letter. The
husband of the prosecutrix was tried.at the late Sessions
for his connexion with a robbery of flour, and is now un-
der sentence in the Borough Gaol. On Friday, it appeared,
the prisoner called 'n Mrs. Grant, and pretending that she
had been in prison, presented a note purporting to be
from Mr. Grant, asking for a variety of articles. These
were furnished to the amount of 3s. 6d., and the prisoner
was entrusted to carry them to the gaol. The moment
she had gone Mrs. Grant began to suspect the genuineness
of the letter, and despatched a messenger to watch the
prisoner's movements. She proceeded direct with the
goods to her own house in Standish-street, and was there
given into custody. A difficulty in regard to the prose-
cution here presented itself, as the prisoner could not
without a writ of habeas corpus be called up to deny the
authorship of the letter which had been produced. Some
attempt, however, it appeared, had been made to com•
promise the offence and the prisoner was discharged.

PROPOSED MOVEMENT TO RESTORE CONFI-
DENCE IN SHARE PROPERTY.

We referred in our last to the very proper steps taken
by the London and Northwestern Railway board, of pre-
paring for their shareholders and the public a full and in-
telligible statement of the precise position of their affairs.
We learn from a Scottish contemporary that the example
is about to be followed by one of the leading Scotch lines;
and we have little doubt that it will be followed by all
honest boards of directors. In addition, however, to
these voluntary measures for dissipating the exaggerated
fears entertained of the stability of railway property, we
observe with pleasure the formation of an association of
gentlemen connected with joint-stock property generally,
"fnr thn nurnnsp of nhtnining statements similar to

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referred to, and of impressing upon boards the necessity
of postponing the construction of. new works, and curtail-
ing to the utmost the demand upon shareholders for fur-

ther calls ;" and we believe we may state confidently that
a similar association is at present being formed in our

own town

We cannot impress too strongly upon our readers the
importance of this movement; and especially of the latter
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possible that we can continue paying from two to three
millions sterling per month for calls upon new lines, or
for branches and extensions of old lines, without a further
frightful depreciation of the aggregate capital sunk in
these undertakings. The commercial and trading com-

munities are just now reduced to deal from hand to-mouth

of the country, composed of Bills of Exchange and other
commercial paper, by the aid of which we were enabled
two yPars ago to project suc:l vast additions to our railway

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facilities, without seriously interfering with the ordinary
transactions of business, has been swept away from us.
The enormous structure of credit—the inverted sugar-

loaf—has given way ; and the small golden end of
cone represents the limit to which which we must restrict
our transactions. We may amuse ourselves by talking of
doubts created by unintelligible statements of accounts ;
of the effect of decreased traffic and dividends upon our
great lines; of panics and other matters. But it is palp-
able that, with produce in the hands of merchants, which
they cannot convert into money ; with mills working half
time, and our industrious classes restricting both their

met, and the construction O

to the uttno

This should be one of the first steps. The next should
be a rigid examination of the prospects of those new un-
dertakings which are in such a stage of advancement that
they cannot be conveniently laid aside, with a view to a
revision of the original estimates and to the enforcement
of the utmost possible economy of construction. As to
those which are not yet commenced they should be aban-
doned at once. Such a reexamination as we propose will,
we feel confident, elicit the fact that the traffic evidence,
upon which the bulk of the new lines were sanctioned is
as preposterously exaggerated as it well could have been
that engineers, lawyers, directors, an -

ecretaries we
est stat

hallu-

the time of their projection in the wil
cination as to the value of their respective hantlings ; and
that where magnificent lines at from 1:20,000 to £30,000
per mile were imagined to be justified, there is not a pro-
spect of traffic sufficient to pay upon a tramway of 42,000
to £3,000 per mile. We have 'had a little experience
since that time. We have seen that the expansiveness of
traffic has its limit ; that people do not travel merely be-
cause there is a railway but because they have business to

travel about. It may be very convenient to owners of mines,
or producers of various commodities, that they should be
furnished with the best modes of transit to markets or
ports of shipment; but shareholders must look out for
themselves. If such lines will not .pay, they ought not to
be made at all, or should be cut down to the scale of ex-
pense in formation at which they are•likely to be remu-
nerative. •

We cannot coincide altogether with those who recom-
mend, as a mode of keeping up high dividends, an in-
crease of the rate of fares, or a diminution of the facili-

ties for locomotion at present held out to the public to
any serious extent. Such a course would be unfair
to the community at large, and a breach of faith with

nies What is virtually as complete a monopoly as if
it had been enacted that we should travel by no other
mode of conveyance. To this extent, however, we
would go. The number of express trains might be de-

diminish the frightful accidents which have recently
occurred. There is no positive need that all the world
should fly in the pursuit of their various avocations. It
might be also advisable that second and third class pas-
sengers should only travel at a speed proportionate to the
fares they pay. This would put a stop to that shirking of the
expense of locomotion, which is practised by gentlemm who
find it economical to ride in third-class carriages, and at
the same time render it unnecessary for companies to throw
discomforts and inconveniences in the way of the poor
man, in order to drive Others, who can well afford the ex-
pense, into the superior carriages. To effect this object
it would only be necessary to have separate trains for each
class; and the time spent upon the whole journey by the
inferior trains need not be much lengthened, because they
could be arranged to run through, instead of, as at pre-
sent, having long stoppages at some particular point on
the way, where they are sought to be seduced into a supe-
rior train by seeing precedence given to it, whilst, to
enable them to go forward by that in which they started,
they have to kick their heels for a couple of

ours at some

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(BY EXPRESS)

The Federal Gazette of Zurich publishes letters from
Arona to the 15th. which state that Charles Albert is
marching on Milan, with 100,000. men ; 30,000 are to
march on Piacenza.

PARIS, SUNDAY, 6 30 P.M

Paris continues generally tranquil. A review of part
of the National Guard, the Garde Mobile, and some regi-
ments of the line, by General Changarnier, took place to-
day in the Place Carrousel. It was observed on the occa-
sion that the cry of "hive la Republique !" was heard
here and there among the line, but the National Guard
was silent and cold. Cries of " Down with Cavaignac !"
were heard from among the crowd which were present on
the occasion.

LONDON MONEY MARKET

-YESTERDAY

The English funds have given way per cent., but rather
from the influence of sales for time than money, and without
any addition of importance to our previous forebrn advices. It
must be admitted, however, that much anxiety is felt concern-
ing the state of affairs in Germany. Consols from 84i to ft
have dropped to 84 to 4. Exchequer Bills are 375. to 40s. prem.
Bank Stock has been marked 184. New Three-and-a-Quarter
per Cents. 83i to 84.
The value of Mexican stock is supported at 19,2 to 2. Portu-
guese Four per Cents. have declined from 22i to 224. The Five
per Cents. are 68. Spanish Three per Cents., 22. Dutch Four
per Cents., 684 to 4. A moderate business is doing in foreign
bonds, but it cannot be said that the market is active.

LONDON SHARE MARKET

YESTERDAY

The share market is more depressed than ever. At one time
London and North-Western stock was called 5 discount to par;
Great Westerns, sellers, at 22 discount ; and the .el 7 share of
this line have been done at 5i discount ; which is at the rate of
more than .e3O discount per cent. ; Old North British, sellers,
at 11 per share. We are more than panic stricken in shares.

LONDON CORN MARKET.—YEsTERnAY

A moderate supply of English Wheat was readily cleared off
this morning at prices fully equal to those of last week, and a
rather extensive business was transacted in foreign at full
prices. The Flour trade was arm. Choice Barley was rather
dearer, being scarce. Oats were a better sale, but no improve-
ment can be quoted in value. Beans and Peas much the same
as last week.

SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARK ET.-YESTE RDAY

We have a very large supply of beasts to-day, and the wea-
ther exceedingly nufayoui able for slaughtering; the dead
markets are also very full. Choice Scots pretty readily make
45., but a great many second-rate beasts cannot be sold. The
number of Sheep is not large, but the demand is so very limited,
that prices are lower, except for a few choicest downs. There
are not many good Calves on offer; late quotations are fully
maintained.

SOUTHWARK WATERSIDE TOTATC MARKET

YESTERDAY

The very wet weather the last three weeks has done consi-
derable injury to the Potato crop in Yorkshire and Scotland,
and has also prevented shipping to any extent for the London
market. The arrivals from the Continent are extensive, being
upwards of 1,500 tons since our last report, all of which have
met a ready sale. The following are to-day's prices : York-
shire Regents, 50s. to 140 s. ; Wisbeach Regents, 100 s. to 110 s. ;
Scotch Regents, IOOs. to 1205.; Scotch Reds, 70s. to 905.;
French Whites, 85s. ; to 955. ; Belgian Whites, 80s. to 90s.

Mr. Whiteside's retaining fee in the case of Mr. Smith
O'Brien was £5OO.

The Hibernia sailed from Liverpool for Boston and
Halifax on Saturday, taking a number of passengers, and
the usual American mails on board.
A PRIZE TO SIR R. PEEL.—At the Blackburn agricul-
tural meeting, last week, a silver medal was awarded to
Sir R. Peel for his estates in Oswaldtwistle, as the owner,
not being the occupier, who has laid down the greatest
number of rods of stone or tile drains in the best manner.
ATTEMPTAT ASSASTlNATlON.—Yesterday.whasta gen-
tleman, named Tyler, who arrived at Swansea on the pre-
vious evening, was walking on the sands, attended by his
domestic, he suddenly pounced on the man whilst he was
gazing at some distant object, and inflicted a serious gash
near his neck with a knife. The gentleman is now under
strict surveillance, and labours, it seems, under an aberra-
tion of intellect.—Cambrian.
SIR CHARLES NAPIER AND SIR J. W. HOGG. A
letter from Sir J. W. Hogg appears in yesterday's Times,
in answer to that of Sir Charles Napier, the purport of
which we give elsewhere. Sir James Hogg says that Sir
Charles Napier's share of the prize-money will not fall
far short of the sum there stated. He will have as his
portion of the Scinde prize-money one-eighth of a spoil
estimated at above half a million. "It is impossible,"
adds Sir James Hogg, " that it could have been meant
that the money had been actually paid, it being miter of
notoriety that no distribution had actually taken place."
If the facts should turn out to be, as we presume, that it
was in the perfect knowledge of every man who heard the
expressions fall from Mr. Baillie that he was speaking of
the Scindo prize-money, and equally so that the prize-
money had not been distributed, it is a straining of terms
indeed to accuse either the speaker or his informant of
" malignant falsehood." At the very utmost the " ma-
lignant falsehood" just means twit Mr. Baillie stated in
the house, upon the authority of Sir James Hogg, that
the distribution of the Scinde prize-money had taken
place, when, in effect, it had not as yet been so distributed.
Now, really, there is nothing in such a state of facts to
call for all this blood and thunder, and giving of the lie.
Sir Charles Napier has worn the sagum so long that he
cannot reconcile himself to the peaceful habits of the
costume of peace.

lew works for the present I were frequent on the road from L

NEW YultK, TUE

The—Flour maike- was feeble to-d
to a fair extent, including chiefly tt

Increase.

Flour, bbls
• . 90,629
123,773

Oct. 24, 184 S.

LATEST FROM NEW YORK,

ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA

The North American Royal Mail steam-ship America,
Captain John Leitch, arrived in the river last night at
eight o'clock, having left New York on the 11th instant,
and Halifax on the 14th. She has brought 94 passengers.
The Cambria steam-ship arrived at Boston on the 6th
instant, but her news had little or no effect on the New
York markets. The steam-ship Herman, from South-
ampton, reached New York on the 4th.

The intelligence that Mr. Corcoran had raised six
millions dollars by the sale of United States six per cent.
stock had a very good effect on the c ew York Stock Ex=
change, and sensibly relieved the market.
The New York Herald of the 11th says :—" We have
made earnest inquiries about the condition and prospects
or the Sea Island crop of cotton south. The result of
our information is that there is a present prospect of
fair crop, but no more than that. In other words, the
last few weeks have wrought a great change. The rains
on the coast below were very heavy until about the
middle of August. They were heaviest in Camden,
less so in Glynn, and generally the downfall decreased
coming more towards the north. The succession of the
intensely hot days following close upon these rains, or
some other cause, has caused some appearance of rust,
particularly in those regions where the rains were heaviest.
These remarks are more particularly applicable to the
main land. On the Sea Islands, so far as we can learn,
the crop has generally done rather better than on the
main. From the interior of Georgia we have some ac-
counts of rust, and there, too, though the prospect is still
a tolerable one, the very bright promise exhibited four
weeks since has been clouded.'

Dates from Kingston, Jamaica, to the 20th ultimo,
state that Santa Anna was at that place, and it was
thought_he was preparing to return to Mexico.

The Whigs seem to be getting large majorities in most
of the states. M. Van Buren seems now to have a better
chance for the presidency.
The yellow fever has disappeared from New Orleans.

Everything was quiet at Venezuela.
In New Grenaca, all was goinz on prosperously. The
Presidential election was going on, and• General Lopez
had a large majority of the votes.
Advices from California to the 4th July state that the
American troops stationed at Fort La Pay were attacked
a short time before by about 200 Senorians, and the fernier
ion. Robberies
os to San Fran-

[he bands of the robbers were made up of Ame-
rican deserters and Indians, and were so formidable that
the troops were sent out to hunt them. A man found
two nieces of virgin gold near Francisco, California, worth
82,000.

Accounts from the city of Mexico state that the country
is now tranquil, and that Herrera's government was pro-
gressing finely. The recent gale at the Brazos was more
severe than has been reported, and the island was, at last
accounts, seven feet under water. The inhabitants were
forced to seek refuge in the ships and transports then 10
the river. An insurrection has taken place at Tobaseor
and a battle was hourly expected between 400 of Ole
insurgents and 600 of the Government trsups.
Advices from Yucatan [no date] state that a battle had
been fought between the whites and Indians, in which
the American company that recently went from NeW
Orleans, was engaged. Six of the American officers are
reported to have been killed. The result of the battle 11
not stated.

From Guatemala, accounts had been received to the
sth ult. From Izabal, the cap:tat, they write that the
revolution had been effected, and that the power of Car-
rera had disappeared before the coalition against him, and
that Guatemala, after so many years of inactivity, will once
again have a legislative parliamentary assembly. The
let-
ter from thence is very confused and vague in its terms.,
therefore we cannot say when this change was to go into
operation.

LIST OF PASSENGERS.—From New York: Mr. Good-
band and lady, Miss Goodband, Mr. Wm. Logie and
lady, Mr. J. K. West and lady, Mr. Wm. Jackson, lady,
and two children, Miss Jackson, Miss H. Jackson, Mr.
James Laughton, lady, child, and female servant. Mrs.
Woodward, Miss Asbery, Miss Dewhurst, Mrs. Davis,
Dr. Ropewett, lady, and child, Captain Buchanan, R.A.,
Messrs. Pickersgill, Charles Grugen, Ahrenfeldt, B. C.

Henderson, Wm. Hollingsworth,-Clark, John McCord,
L. Smith, James Imrie, John J. Chapin. Athbury, John
Lawry, F. Barton, F. W. Vigett, L. A. Cochran, James
Taylor, Paubernon, J. Wilson, H. Holthanson, F. A.
Klingholz, Forks, Fistar, Thomas Cochran, Thomas

McCune,' J. W. 'Camertin, G. Lietze: J. R. Strong,
James M. Mercer, Thomas M. Wood, McAndrew,
Marsh, Huason, Thomas Burage, Wm. Burage, Jos.
Dunn, R. F. Maitland, Wm. Nicol, Truamann, Adam
Edgar, J. T. Bryan, Behrens, Thomas Morris, T. C.
Bray, Kenizon, Robert Christie, Jennings, J. J. Gan-
theaw, A. Park, Liegnette, Andre Bulteaw, Henmann,
R. H. Dillon, D. McGarrin. From Halifax : Major
Robinson and lady, Captain Henderson and lady, Mrs.
Kilvington, infant, and female servant, Messrs. J. Croft
Coffond,' Peter Smith.

ay, Oct. 1076 p. m

There was no material change in the stock market io-pay.
The tendency of prices is still downward, and there appears to
be little disposition to operate. Pennsylvania s's advanced
per cent.. ; Reading railroad
There has been a moderate demand fer exchange for re-
mittance by this packet, at rates ruling at the departure of the
previous steamer. Prime bills on London we quote at 9to 91
per cent. premium ; on Paris, sf. 26i to 5 as • Amsterdam 40
to 401 LHamburg, 331 to 352; Llrenen, 79 to 794.

ales were made
mmon Genesee,

the closing rates of

,•
yesterday, with the exception of some lots of mixed brands,
which sold at Nc. to Mc. lower than previous rates. There
was considerable Wheat offering, and fair sales were made of
Ohio at steady prices. Corn was pretty freely offered, and the
market was rather heavy, and sales were made at a slight de-
cline for round. Meal was' scarce and firm. There was no
change in Rye. Oats were somewhat firmer. There was no
change of moment in provisions. Sugars continued steady,
with small sales. The Cotton market continues languid.

ASHES:—SaIes. of about 100 bbls were made, inclnding pottl,
at 36 12A to as 18t and pearls, at 36 18i to 36 25.
BREADSTUFFS.—FIour: The sales for the day footed UP
about 6,000 to 7,000 bbls. in separate lots, among which were
1,000 bbls. Genesee, on private terms ; 1,000, do.. this State, at
.85 50; 7C03 do, common mixed brands, &c., were made at
.B's 37A ; and some lots of Ohio were sold at 35 47. Sates of
1,000 bushels Brooklyn ground were made at 35 50. Southern
remained about the same with small sales of Petersburgh City
Mills, at 35 75. Wheat: Sales of 6,003 bushels, Genesee, were
made at 127 c. ; 5 to 6,000 do., Ohio, sold at 118 c. ; 5,000 do., in-
terior Chicago, sold at 103 c. ; 5,000 do., Upper Lakes, do., at 106 -
Corn: The sales footed up about 40,000 bushels, including
round yellow, at 75 c. • 4,000 do. good mixed at 67 c. ; 1,000 flat
yellow, at 71 c. ; 7,000 do. mixed, at 66 c. ; and 4,000 do. high
mixed, at the same price. Some other lots were included
within the above range of prices. Meal: Sales of 50 bbls.
New Jersey were made at .83 37A ; and 100 do. Southern white,
were made at 33 121. Rye: Sales of 5,000 to 6,000 bushels
were made at 69 c. Oats: Sales Of two or three cargoes were
made at 344 c. to 35 c. _ _ _ _ _ .

The quatitity of flour, wheat, corn, and barley, left at tide-
water during the 4th week in September, in the years 1847 and
1848, was as follows :