The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-10-29 00:00:00

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

AMERICA

By the Royal mail steam-ship Cambria, Captain Leitch,
which arrived here on Sunday, we have advices from Bos-
ton to the 16th instant, and from New York, by tele-
graph, to the 17th instant. The Cambria left Boston
shortly after noon on the 16th instant, steamed to Halifax
in about 36 hours, left with the usual mails, after a de-
tention of one hour and 45 minutes, made Tory Island
at eight p.m.. on Saturday, and arrived in the Mersey at
a quarter past three o'clock on Sunday afternoon ; having
accomplished the entire run from Boston, mean time, in-
clusive of the detour to Halifax, and against an uninter-
rupted succession of north-east winds, in the very brief
space of 10 days, 19 hours, and 50 minutes, equivalent to
a run of 11 days, 15 hours, and 26 minutes from New
York ; or two hours and ten minutes less than were oc-
cupied by the United States steam-ship Atlantic on her
last voyage to the Mersey. The Cambria brought thirty-
eight passengers.
The Royal mail steam-ship America arrived at Halifax
on the IGth instant. The Asia was spoken at 9 p.m., on
the 19th instant, in lat 46 22 N., long 53 25 W.
The Canadian news is unimportant. _ _

Preparations were making on a large scale for a grand
industrial exhibition which was to commence on the 17th

instant

The National Intelligencer says that the British Go-
vernment had withdrawn all its demands for port and other
dues frora the harbour of San Juan de Nicaragua and the
navigation of that river.
We have Havana advices to the Bth instant. The,Go-
vernor had disbanded the volunteers through fear of a
revolt, and every preparation had been made to resist a
renewed invasion.

The sales of sugar were small in consequence of high
prices. Coffee in good demand.
Disturbances were apprehended at Detroit on the 12th,
in consequence of the Fugitives Slaves Bill. A large body
of negroes had assembled outside the town. A negro had
been arrested as a slave, but the inhabitants intended to
buy him off.
A disturbance had occurred at Boston during one of
Jenny Lind's concerts, in consequence of over-crowdinz.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

THE MONEY MARKET.,--With a good demand, the
rates of exchange to remit by the Boston steamer on
Wednesday have been firm, at an advance in rates. In
sterling there has been considerable business done, at
111 to 11 and 111 ; 110 k may he considered as the mini-
mum rates for leading bills. Sales of produce bills have
been made under these quotations.
CorroN.—The sales of Saturday, the 12th, were 1600
bales, at full prices. To-day, the sales reported on
'Change were, 1500 bales Atlantic cotton ; inferior, none
on sale. Gulf cottons, inferior none on sale. Ordinary
to good ordinary, Atlantic, 131 to 161 ; Gulf, 131 to 14.
Middling to good middling, 141 to 141 ; Gulf, 14g- to 14;1.
Middling fair. 143 to 14e; ; Gulf, 14i to 151. Fully fair
to good fair; 15 to 151. We have no improvement to no-
tice in the advices from the south; on the contrary, the
estimates are reducing from every section, and 2,100,000
bales, or a crop not varying materially from that of last
season, appear to be the now general tenour of the advices
received. To this we do not yet subscribe, wishing to be
more fully informed with regard to the districts tributary
to New Orleans. The accounts of killing frosts at Mem-
phis are confil med by telegraph from New Orleans, and
the late quotations of middling as 13c., on Saturday, the
12th ' • but the Europa's unfavourable advices had not, we
think, had their effect.
BREADSTUFFS.—FI,OI7II.—The demand for the elm-
mon brands of State and Western flour was active for the
east, but for export it was greatly restricted. Prices of
the low and medium brands have improved materially;
the amount of Canadian offering to-day as last ; also the
demand for good brands here held at S 4 75c. ; Indiana,
Michigan, and Ohio at SI 621 c. to S'4 75c. ; and pure
Genessee' $5 120 c. to $5 l lac. In Southern flour there
was no particular change, while the market was steady.
In meal there was not much on thett,a-ke,, which was
quiet. Sales of 100 bolls were made at S 3 121 c. for Jer-
sey. Both the supply of and demand for wheat was good,
and we note sales of 17,500 bushels of fair to fine white
Michigan at -81 71c. to S 1 10c. ; prime Genessee at
&1 14c., which shows a considerable reduction ; 13,000
bushels of Canadian at 99c. Oats have not varied ; we
quote northern at 39c. to 41e., and Jersey are 37c. to
32c. Corn was firm, and the demand fair.

FREIGHTS TO EUROPE.—Freights are dull. Enrage-
ments have been made for cotton to Liverpool at SI per
bale ; flour, ls. 3d. to ls. 4d. ; grain, 4d. To Glasgow,
flour, Is. 6d. to ls. 93.

LATEST BY TELEGRAPH,

NEW YORK, OCTOBER 17

Steamer Arctic sailed on her trial trip to-day. The
America's news was received in New Orleans ten minutes
ahead of time, and gave, yesterday, increased firmness to
cotton market there.
No news of California mail.
The Stock market continues active, and with advancing
prices, especially the fancies. The Government Sixes,
67, sold to-day 1178 ; Indian, State Fives, 80 ; Ohio
Seven's, 106. Quotations of prices for cotton, flour,
wheat, and Indian corn, are precisely as when Cambria's
mails left.

JENNY LIND.---This estimable lady continues to attract
great interest in the States, and triumphs attended her
progress daily. On the llth and 12th instant she gave a
concert at the Fitchburg Depot, Boston : on the last
occasion six thousand persons were present. A report
says, " The rooms and corridors were crowded, and some
confusion was occasioned by the breaking of windows by
the audience to procure air. Mr. Barnum came forward
and announced, that any one who chose to have their
money returned could retire and apply for it on Monday
morning. The applause of the audience was most enthu-
siastic." A report dated the 14th instant refers to a dis-
turbance which characterised one of the meetings, arising
from overcrowding :—" Barnum comes out with a card
this morning, in reference to the disreputable scenes at
the concert of Saturday night at the Fitchburg Depot.
`::e
says he did not sell as many tickets as the hall would
hold by a thousand, and that the noise, confusion, fainting
of ladies, breaking of glass, &c., which took place was the
result of the unmannerly coadact of those who had tickets
and got in first. lie offers to refund the money to those
who did not get in. Mademoiselle Lind is stated to be
deeply affected at the occurrences which took place on
Saturday night. The papers this morning are divided in
opinion as to the causes of the disturbance : some de-
nounce Barnum in good set terms, others defend him. In
the streets, however, he is abused without stint, and if
.he had made his appearance yesterday he might have been
roughly handled by the ticket holders. Mr. Barnum
denies in his card the statement hitherto made, that there
had been the least falling out between him and Miss Lind;
but avows that she has hitherto treated him with the ut-
most consideration. He left for New York this morning.
She leaves this afternoon." Mad'lle. Lind distributed
Amongst the charities of Boston a sam of about £1,445.
BARNUM AND JENNY LIND.—The Nett, York Herald,
which hitherto has sounded Mr. Barnum's praises in no
measured terms for his zeal and enterprise in securing the
presence of Jenny Lind in the States, now falls foul of
that gentleman, and abuses him in equally strong lan-
guage. He is accused of pocketing 15,000 dollars a week
by the concerts, and giv'mg nothing to the press but vitu-
peration and a few tickets offered grudgingly. He is
alleged to have sent to the newspapers exciting articles
about the Nightingale, all of which were inserted gra-
tuitously, and accounts of the concerts are given which
dont cost him a penny. The Flerald further asserts that
Barnum engaged to pay the hotel expenses of Jenny
Lind, which are thought to be very heavy on account of
their costly character; but he so manages matters as to
be well paid for bringing the Nightingale to these estab-
lishments. After declaring that the receipts of the con-
certs are exaggerated, in order to produce an effect, the
Herald concludes as follows :—" For example, the
iwAe, in the benevolence of her heart, devoted the
metre of her share of the profits of the first concert in
New York to the purposes of charity, but did not wish to
have it published. Barnum, thinking it would be a pity
to hide the virtues of " the angel" under a bushel, pro-
claimed the fact at the close of the concert. He an-
nounced that 10,000 dollars were her share, and
designated the different charities to which that sum had
been appropriated. But it turned out that the •• chick-
ens were counted before they were hatched," and that,
instead of 10,000 dollars, there was only 7,000 forth-
coming. How were the other 3,000 to be made up ?
Jenny Lind had to put her hand in her pocket and to pay
what she never received. This charity, of course, was
only lending to the Lord,' as the inscription on the
lock of one of her apartments in the Revere-house tes-
tifies ; for whatever is thus given is amply repaid, and
Barnum reaps a splendid harvest, though the seed which
produces it costs him nothing. Then, look at the excite-
ment got up by selling the first choice seat at auction.
Before the eventful day comes, Barnum's agents are busy
at work, and a ficrore is raised : any money will be given
for a seat that is sometimes about the worst in the house,
as at Castle-garden, and is never better than one that
costs five dollars. The rivalry of pride, or an eye to
business, pushes it up to 225 dollars, 625 dollars, or
lastly, as in Providence, to 650 dollars. This has its
effect, not only upon the other tickets at that concert,
and the following concerts in the same place, but on the
first ticket, and all the tickets, at the concerts in the next
city ; so that we would not be surprised if the price of
the first ticket should reach 1,000 at the first concert in
New Orleans. All these results flow from the liberality
of the press, which has made one fortune for Barnum-,
and is now fast making another for him, by thanklessly
And gratuitously occupying its space with accounts of the
sayings and doings of the Swedish Nightingale. It is true
that the glorious woman is worthy of all the honour, and
glory, and renown the press can give her; but it is well
the public should understand that Mr. Barnum is the
only gainer in the business. Mademoiselle Lind, of
course, shares half the receipts; but, then, she devotes
them to the noble work of education in her native land;
And for this, independent of her wonderful musical genius,
she has the sympathy of the press, and of two worlds here
below, to say nothing of the world to come."

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A company has proposed to establish an electric tele-
graph throughout Paris for the transmission of messages.
The Canadian crops are much larger this year than ever
before, the wheat crop alone being estimated at 11,000,000
bushels.

The-Ministerial crisis in Hanover has for the present
passed of. An understanding has taken place between
the King and his ministers respecting the questions of in-
ternal policy.

Letters foam Lisbon announce the decease of the Duke
of Paltnella at Lisbon, on the 12th. His death is con-
sidered a great loss to Portugal in the present juncture of
affairs.

It is estimated that the gross proceeds of the six con-
tarts given by Jenny Lind in Boston. Enid the one in Pro-
vidence, will amount to £lB,OOO. Mr. Daniel Webster is
at present with the Swedish nightingale, at the Revere
Houma, on him way home to Marshfield.