The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-06-27 00:00:00

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

UNITED STATES.
The Hibernia steam-ship arrived here on Wednesday,
and the steam-ship United States arrived at Southampton
on Friday, on her way to Havre. The former left Halifax
on the 10th, and the latter left New York on the same

Congress had adjourned over to allow the members to
attend the Whig National Convention at Philadelphia.
On its re-assembling, the adoption of a territorial govern-
ment for Oregon will be brought forward.
The papers contain later news from California,
which we find that there was an explosion of the magazine
at Puebla de los Angelos, by which four men were killed
and several others wounded.

The Irish citizens of New York have had another de-
monstration in that city in behalf of the " Cause of Ire-
land." The meeting was held in the Tabernacle, and it
is said that not less than 5000 persons were assembled on
the occasion. The Mayor of New York presided.
At meetings held in New York on the 9th—one in favour
of the candidateship of Gen. Cass. and the other in favour
of Gen. Taylor—both were very enthusiastic, so much so,
indeed, was the latter, that a riot ensued between the par-
tisans of Taylor and Clay, which was only put an end to
by the badness of the weather, copious showers drenching
the disputants.

The flour market was firm on the 9th, with a slight
advance in prices, but sales not large. The transactions
embraced the usual variety of western brands. There was
more doing in wheat. Sales of Ohio were freely made.
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Corn m steady demand. Provisions unaltered, with only
moderate sales. The United States brings 4300,000, and
300 bales of cotton for Havre, being the first shipment
since the revolution.

A special express was received at New York on the Bth,
stating that the steamer Jetzel had arrived at New Or-
leans with advices from the city of Mexico to 4 p.m. on
the 26th ultimo. The treaty had been ratified on the
25th, by a vote of 23 to 5. General Kearney succeeds
General Smith in command of the troops, at Mexico,
whilst the latter superintends the re-embarkation at Vera
Cruz. Commissioners Senior and Clifford arrived at
Queretaro on the 23d. An exchange of ratification took
place, and the outposts of the army were all ordered to
be on the march in ten days. The New Yak Herald
says General Taylor will be elected President of the
United States.

The Acadia from Liverpool arrived at Halifax on the
7th of June, and her news reached New York by express

he morning of the 10th.—The West India mail
steamer Great Western reached New York on the 10th,
having left St. Thomas on the Ist, and Bermuda on the
6th.—The Niagara would sail from Boston on the 14th,
and the United States mail steamer Hermann was intended
to leave New York for Southampton and Bremen on the
20th! with -.500,000 specie on freight. The Ame-
rica, Captain Judkins, performed an unprecedented run
to the westward. She left the Mersey on the 3d instant,
and reached Boston on the evening of the 13th. thus

making the trip in ten days ten hours, notwithstanding a
detention of eight hours off Halifax by fog.

LATER NEWS,

The steam-ship Niagara, captain Ryrie, arrived at an
early hour on Sunday morning, having left Boston on the
14th, and Halifax on the 16th, instant. She has brought
58 passengers, and £60,000 specie. The Niagara has made
the quickest run across the Atlantic on record. having

accomplished the passage from Boston to this port in ten'
days eight hours, by chronometer, including the usual
stoppage at Halifax.
The news of the ratification of the treaty with Mexico
had produced a rise on the New York stock exchange, but
not to any very great extent.

Gen. Taylor is nominated as the Whig candidate, with
good prospect of success.

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Exchange was tending downward, 1101- to 111 being the
closing rates. Trade was very stagnant, and the export
of specie to Europe was at length beginning to create an
unfavourable impression on the mercantile community.—
The shipments of cotton continued on a liberal scale.
The transactions in this staple at New York had been only
to a small extent, at a decline of 1- to cent per pound,
since the sailing of the Hibernia. Flour was advancing,
and was too light for our markets. The news of the rise
in the price of Indian corn, on this side, caused that article
to advance at New York ten cents per bushel, equal to a
rise of about 3s. 6d. per quarter.
Cotton, at New Orleans, had declined about 1 cent per
lb., in consequence of the news by the Hibernia.

WEST INDIES.—The Royal Mail steam-ship Tay,
Captain Sharp, arrived at Southampton on Tuesday. His
Excellency Sir Henry Light, K.C.B. has returned to
England in the Tay. The Tay brings intelligence of the
wreck of the barque Lady Huntly, which was lost at sea
on her passage from Liverpool, on the 18th May, clew
saved, part of whom returned in the Tay. There is no
news in particular from any of the islands. The accounts
from Jamaica are still extremely unsatisfactory, business
being completely at a stand-still. The weather, however,
which for a long time had been very dry, had changed for
the better, and on the day the packet left copious showers
had set in, with every prospect of their continuance. The
Tay brings information of a serious insurrection having
taken place in Martinique. One family of whites had been
burnt to death by the blacks.. The freedom of the slaves
had been proclaimed at Martinique and Guadaloupe, and
very great fears were entertained of the consequences.