The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-06-16 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

THE INSURRECTION IN PORTUGAL.—The schooner
Freak, Captain Long, arrived off Falmouth, on Saturday,
from Lisbon, whence she sailed on the 4th instant. This
vessel brings intelligence that at length the much dreaded
crisis so long anticipated had arrived, the banks and all
the public companies having tobacco contracts, &c., had
suspended their payments, and paper was made a legal
tender. Should such a state of things continue long, it
was feared one-half of the trading population of the coun-
try would be ruined. No ministry had been completely
formed, though the Duke de Palmella continued Premier
and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Mousinho d'Albu-
querque Minister of the interior. Saldanha and Soure
were expected to join. The city was perfectly quiet, but
the revolutionary party, who were about 16 miles distant,
were coming in, and threatening to enforce their own
views and wishes. The steam-packet was expected to sail
from the Tagus on the 10th instant. . .

DROUGHT AND AND FAMINE IN NORTH BRAZIL.—A. let-
ter received by a gentleman in this city, dated Aracaty,
February 20, gives a heart rending description of the suf-
ferings.of the inhabitants of portions of Northern Brazil.
At Aracaty. in consequence of the protracted draught, the
trees were withering, and the people famishing for want
of food.—The writer says—" Should the drought conti-
nue until May or June we shall have few persons left
here. They have already begun to flack to Pernambucco,
the-capital / and-if opportunity offers all that remain will
immediately follow. The writer was at Ico on the 9th of
February, and he there saw families who, a short time
since enjoyed abundance, begging from door to door.
" They appeared," he remarks, " more like skeletons
than anything die. Many are dying in the streets from
want, daily : and the deaths were so numerous that the
amount of mortality could not be estimated." Articles
of the first necessity had risen to an exorbitant price.
A quarter of flour, (half a barrel) could not be obtained
for less than twenty-four milreas, or 12 dollars ; and buis-
cuits, weighing half an ounce sold for 30 reas each.

Salt, which a short time previous was sold at S =tress,
is held .at 16 milreas. In the districts of Inhumum,

Croto, the Province of Parahyba, and the neighbouring
country, excepting the sea coast, the distress was great
beyond description, and the inhabitants were perishing of
hunger in all directions.—Baltimore American.

Lieut. Wagborn left London, on Monday evening, for
Aden, via Trieste. We understand that Sir Robert Peel,
the Earls of Ellenborough and St. Germains, and Mr.
Gladstone bate each forwarded their subscription in aid
of the testimonial to Mr. Waghorn's services.

An American paper states that six skilful Yankee boot
and shoe makers were sent over in the Columbia for the
express purpose of instructing the artisans of Liverpool
and Manchester inithe mysteries of peg soles.

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—We have had in
this locality nearly a fortnight of very dry, and delightful

tical,) as to render the atmosphere sultry during the day.
The country, however, although a good downfall of
rain is exceedingly desirable, has suffered, as yet, lit-
tle. if any deterioration from the drought, and looks, on

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the whole, beautifully verdant and promising,—the dews
of the night supplying, to a great extent, the want of
moisture in the day. The corn crops, for the most part,
give promise of a bountiful harvest; but we regret to oh-
Carl7a that some of the wheat fields exhibit the inroads of

considerable smut, a disease of the plant seldom remedi-
able, and injurious to the grain. The grasses are thick on
the ground, but without rain will be short in stature, by

running prematurely to teed. There appears no grounu
for the apprehension that the potato diseasa of last year
—which was much exaggerated—will prevail to anv seri-
's extent this season. A considerable quantity of this
far edible has been imported from foreign parts, and

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appearances are in favour of a large and wholesome yield
from our own lands. Turnips and other field crops also
look well ; and a few heavy showers which may
certainly be expected, after so long a continuance
of dry weather —or a day or two's soaking rain,
would redeem all, and realize, with a favourable gathering-