The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-12-19 00:00:00

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

ARRIVAL OF THE ACADIA

The mail steam-ship Acadia arrived in the river
on Tuesday morning. She brought New York papers to
the 28th ultimo, and Boston to the 29th ; the news in the
latter is unimportant.
The session of the Thirtieth Congress would begin on
"Monday, the 4th December.
The most important of the measures for the considera-
tion of Congress, is the establishment of territorial juris-
diction over the newly acquired territory of New Mexico
and California. And another important subject is await-
ing legislative action—the foreign and domestic postage
system. According to present appearances (says the
New York Herald), the obstacles placed in the way of a
free postal intercommunication with England by the pas-
sage of the retaliatory postage law, are in a fair way of
being adjusted by negociation between the English minis-
try and the American minister.
Doubts are entertained as to whether General Taylor
has yet made up his mind on the particular measures and
policy of his administration. One thing, however, is
highly probable—that both moderate men and moderate
measures will be in the ascendant, and that the mere par-
tisans of any faction will have little influence in that
quarter.

An effort is about to be made to grow tea in the States
of Georgia and Alabama.

it is said that Forrest has lowered himself much in the
public estimation by the course which .he has pursued in
his quarrel with Macready.

sea coast at Salt Key, or Creag, belonging to Capt. Shep-
pard, GOvernor of San Juan.

- The previous reports of the gold mines of California
are confirmed.

The celebrated Mormon Temple, in Nauvoo, has been
entirely destroyed by an incendiary fire. No effort was
made to stop the progress of the flames. The magnificent
structure was erected at an expense of 200,000 dollars.
Nothing now remains but the blackened wall.
NEW COMET.—On Saturday evening, the 25th Nov.,
at Oh. 30m., a telescopic comet was discovered at the
Observatory, Cambridge, United States, America, by Mr.
G. P. Bond, the director. It is situated in the constella-
tion Cygnus. Its motion is towards the south.

THE DIVORCE CASE OF MRS. KEMB

Butler has commenced an action tier divorce in II; Court
of Philadelphia, against Frances Kemble Butler, which

was part heard on the 27th ult. The allegation is, that
she has absented herself from her husband's house and
Lome without lawful cause for upward of two years,
-which, by the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, is a
reasonable cause for divorce. No infidelity on her part
is alleged.

HAYTI AGAIN IN TROUBLE.—The President of this
unsettled country has issued a proclamation informing the
people of Hayti that it is his intention to send an army
against the Spanish part of the island, for the purpose of
subjecting it to his rule, and on the 13th ult. an expedi-
:tion was fitting out to proceed at once to the southward.
LIST OF PASSENGERS.—From Boston : Mr. H. Witte,
Mr. A. Cuvillier, Mr. J. H. Asgood, Capt. Grange, Mr.
J: Potter. Mr. J. Astor, Mr. P. Kerman, Mr. J. Brodie,
Mr. S. Vonchond, Mr. F. Furnival. From Halifax :
Mr. Finlay.

NEW YORK, MONDAY, Nov. 27, 6 P.M.
The stock market opened heavy this morning, and quotations
for several of the fancies fell off a fraction. The demand for

without any change in rite
(inn at Al to Q 3 nor non+ nrg

We quote the best bills

Amsterdam

Hamburg:, 35i to 35i ;'Bremen

-ja so 761. ine amount or spec►e exported trom this port, from
the 3►l to the 27th instant, was <8'274,142; previously this year,
.$10,043,815 ; making a total of $10,317,957 from January 1 to
Nov ember 27, 1848.

BREADSTUFFS.—r iv...
about 6 a 7000 barrels, including,' 4
Oswego, at about $5 37i, with some l(
45 44. About 1,003 bbls )t
561; 400 do. Troy, at ) ..7

s in the aggregate reached
5,000 bbls. this State and
straight brands do. at

pure Genesee at .85 44 a $5 50-545-

do. Genesee (fanc