The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-01-13 00:00:00

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ARISTOCRATIC BANKRUPTS

The examinations which took place at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy in Lord Huntingtower's case, on the 28th and 30th of
December, and the 4th instant, were published on Thursday.
They mostly related to the bankrupt's transactions with Col.

Copeland ; the Colonel himself being the principal witness
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its, have examined and found what are the
unwarrantable demands of the said barbarians, which they
so importunately urge, and they are deserving of the utmost
hatred. But, considering that they have already attacked
and laid in ruins Kingkow, and it is proved that not only the
rivers but Chinkeaug it will be difficult to recover speedily,
we are apprehensive we shall be blocked up, both on the
north and south, which will be the heaviest calamity.

The ships that formerly blockaded the entrances were far
different from these (in the Yang-tse-kiang). and great ex-
pense is unavoidable ; as yet our reputation is not lost ; as to
the extorted 21,000,000 dollars, they are to be reckoned at
sevep mace each of sycee silver, which will amount to up-
wards of 11,700,000 taels ; the Hong debts are 8,000,000
dollars, weighing 2,100,000 taels; which must be recovered
from the Hong merchants of Canton, when a clear exami-
nation has been made. There still remains 12,000,000 taels.
This year the first payment of 6,000,000 dollars has been
made, equal to 4,200,000 taels. Now 1,900,000 has already
been carried to the account of the people and merchants of
Keangsoo ; which the officers must pay in the first instance ;
and in time, money may be looked for, for the purchase of
honours (buttons and peacocks' leathers,) The remainder
is to be cleared off in three years, not requiring three million

loreover, the duties that the said na-
ould be taken into account, which will ship
)f the Imperial family, and disputances will

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On Wednesday morning last the packet-shili -N(4%, -for
arrived at this port, having left New York on the 19th ult.
to which date she has brought papers from that town.
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The markets had not experienced an

Iteration

Congress had been in session about a fortnight, but they
had not got to any real business. The report of the secre-
tary for the treasury showed a deficiency to the 31st ult. of
575,556 dollars. _ _ _ . - _ •

No advices had beet
of the steam-ship Brit

'eceived in New York of the arrival
nia at Boston.

A mutiny of avery painful and extrifordinary character had
taken place on board the United States br-g Somers. The
following are the details of the occurrence, as given in one of
the New York papers :
The mutineers were to have a scuffle on the forecastle in
the night while the Captain and First Lieutenant were asleep.
On the appearance of the latter to quell the disturbance he
was to be seized and thrown overboard. They were then to
murder the commander and the ward room officers, with the
exception of the surgeon—who was to be kept for their own
use—and take possession of the vessel. After this they were
to capture the packets and other ships, murder all males,
ravish the females, and then murder them, so that no soul
should be left to tell the tale of their horrible villainy. For
this purpose they -were to rendevous off New York. The
whole plan was in writing and copiously interlarded with
Greek characters to prevent discovery, and the test oath of
the mutineers was " Do you swear that you have no fear of
shedding blood ?"

Fortunately, their plan was discovered through the instru-
mentality of one of the crew. The subject was laid before
the officers, who had immediately convened as a dram-head
Court Martial, when it was decided that the safety of the
vessel and the lives of all on board required immediate and
exemplary punishment. They were accordingly hung at the
yard-arm to strike terror to the hearts of the crew.
This strong and decided measure restored the command of
the ship to the officers, and the obedience of the men. Philip
Spencer was the name of the midshipman alluded to, who was
hung, and the other two men, petty officers, a boatswain's-
mate and a quarter-master. Spencer entered the service.
Nov. 20, 1841. •

The affair occurred in the Atlantic, six or eight days' sail
from St. Thomas, where the brig had touched for water and
provisions on her return from the coast of Africa. It was
arranged to take her there so that the mutineers would be
fully provided with stores for their piratical cruise.
Commander M`Kenzie has gone to Washington to lay all
the facts before the government. From ten to twenty of the
to await their trial.
sailors, the
ItehNe roirntgh-lceaadroelrisnain, the mutiny, are now in irons on

The Sooners is a new vessel, this being her first cruise, and
has proved to be one of the fastest sailers in the service.
Her construction, her size, and her speed, are well adapted
fora pirate.

According to another of the New York journals, the plot
of the mutineers was, after seizing the brig, to cruise off
Sandy Hook for the capture of one or more of the Liverpool
packets, supposed to have large sums in specie on board, and
after thigi go a pirating. Mr. Spencer, the leader of the re-
volt; was a son of the Hon. Secretary of the War Depart-
ment. The agony of the father's feelings under this terrible
infliction language would vainly endeavour to express.
A Dr. Buchanan is making as much stir with " New-
rology in New York as Messrs. Braid and Lafontaine did
here some short time since.

Mr. Braham was still giving concerts at New York, assisted
by his son.

The New York Herald says that since July Ist, 1841, no
less than eighty-five steamers have been burnt and snagged
on the western rivers. The total loss, in little more than a
year, is stated to be 1,400,000 dollars.

Advices from Kinston, Canada, Sir Charles Bagot
as much worse, and state that, but slight hopes were enter-
tained of his recovery. It was said that his excellency would
leave the province as soon as he was able to travel, and that
Sir Richard Jackson would convene the parliament and go-
vern as administrator until Sir Charles' successor, who is
still asserted to be Lord Elliot, arrived. Navigation through-
out the province was still suspended.
The New Orleans Bee of the 24th ult. says, " The com-
bined land and naval forces of the Mexicans bad made a
desperate attack on the heights surrounding Campeachy.
The city is situated in a valley environed and overlooked by
a number of hills. The occupation of these heights is of
vast importance, as they command the town. They were
consequently strongly fortified and garrisoned by Yucatan
forces from the hills, and entrenched themselves upon them.
They have thus secured advantages of great moment, which,
if properly pursued, may render them masters of the town.
Our informant states, that the Yucatanese fought with great
courage, retiring slowly, and disputing every inch of ground,
and that they appear to be in no wise discouraged by this
untimely reverse. The day preceding the capture of the
heights of Campeachy, (eminencies,) there was a regular
engagement between the Mexican fleet and the six gunboats
of the Campechanos, in which the former were repulsed with
considerable loss. The Mexicans observe great vigilance in
enforcing the blockade. 'Nevertheless, we learn that mer-
chant vessels, laden with groceries and provisions, continue
to steal through the cordon of armed vessels at night, and
deposit their cargoes within the city. While this continues,
the Campechanos cannot, at all events, be starved into sur-
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render.'"
By the arrival of the steam-ship New York, from Galves-
ton, Texas papers had been received at New Orleans as late
as Saturday last, 3d ult. The news, however, is of very
'little interest. The accounts from the army are still vague
and unsatisfactory. Many of the men had returned, but
the greater part of the force was still in the vicinity of
Bexar and determined to proceed.
The Galveston Civilian publishes President Houston's
Proclamation requiring the seat of government to be removed
from Austin to Washington, and requesting that the Senators
and Representatives elect...to congress convene in annual
sessions at the town of Washington on Monday, the sth of
December. The Proclamation was issued in consequence of
there being no quorum at the meeting of Congress at the
special session on the 14th November. The latest intelli-
gence from Washington is, that a sufficient quantity of Con-
gressmen had assembled to form a quorum.

OPENING OF THE FRENCH CHAMBERS,

puties
onTohpeenfionllgotwhiongc ihsnamtoepryofopfe , on Monday last :
the speech of Louis Phillippe,
" The affection and the sympathy of the French nation
4. GENTLEMEN PEERS AND'DEPUTIES.—
to conclude to-day
have sustained my courage.
incomplete at the opening My heart, ever suffering from
what 03y grief had compelled me to leave
of your session. You have already
grief, but full of confidence in your devotedness in calling you
myself together to resame the course of your labours, I wish
achieved much for the security and future prosperity of
France ; I thank you in her name, Whatever may be our
trials, I and my family wlll
devote to her service whatever
strength and life the Almighty shall grant us.
" Thanks to the maintenance of public order ;and peace,
the national prosperity, attested by the rapid increase in the
public revenue, manifests itself beyond our most sanguine
hopes. ' The solid empire of the laws is the best security for
the wellbeing of all, as it is for the power of the state ; and
the conviction everywhere established that the laws will be
religiously executed, renders less frequent the enforcement
of their penalties. I congratulate myself on our having ob-
tained those happy results.
" I feel confident that our prosperity will pursue its course
without either interruption or obstacle. My relations with
foreign Powers continue to be pacific any amicable.
" The good harmony prevailing amongst the Powers has
strengthened the repose of the East, and procured in Syria
for the Christian population the establishment of an admi-
nistration conformable to their religious faith and their
wishes.
" I deplore ti4e disturbances which have recently agitated
Spain. In my relations with the Spanish monarchy, my sole
object has been to protect our legitimate interests, to pre-
serve for Queen Isabella 11. a faithful amity, and to testity
for the rights of humanity that respect and protection which
honour the name of France.
" By the occupation of the Marquesa Islands, I have se-
cured to our navigators in those distant seas a protection and
refuge of, which the necessity had been long felt.
" Thanks to the persevering efforts of our brave army, our
dominion in Algeria becomes everywhere stable and re-
spected. The vigilance and regularity of the administration
will complete the work so gloriously prosecuted by the
courage of our soldiers.
" I have opened with several states negotiations which
will have the effect of imparting to our agriculture, our com-
merce, and manufactures, more active development, and to
procure for our national interests additional facilities.
" Laws of finance and various bills intended to introduce
into our legistration and administration important improve-
ments, shall be immediately presented to you.
" Gentlemen, the world is at peace ! France is free,
active, and happy!'. My object has been, and ever shall be,
until my last breath, to secure those blessings for my coun-
try. It is with your constant and loyal cooperation that I
have succeeded. You will aid me in maintaining and in con-
summating the work which we have commenced in common.
This will be for all the most worthy recompense, and for me
the only consolation that I can hereafter hope for."

A great snow storm is predicted by the weather-wise gentry
for the last day of this month.
MURDER AND PARRICIDE.—WE have just received from
a correspondent in Mull an account of a most unnatural and
arocious murder—the murder of a poor old woman by her
own son ! It appears that the son, who, strange to say, is
deaf and dumb, and who had always been characterised for
want of affection to his parent, committed the foul crime by
giving her such a dreadful beating, cutting and maiming her,
the preceding Monday, that she lingered• in great agony
and died last Saturday. The name of the place where the
unfortunate woman lived is Kilean, and it is some small sa-
tisfaction to know that the culprit, a destroyer of the most
sacred relation of social life, has been apprehended, and is
safely lodged within the walls of a prison.—Scotch Refor-
mers' Gazette of Saturday. -•
ARLINGTON.—A DEEP TRICK.—A trick of rather a novel
character has just been played in this place. It appears, that
a young woman some months since had the mishap to have a
youngster. The young man who is supposed to be the father
happened to meet the damsel and her babe on Wednesday
evening last, when she requested him to take the child in
his arms during her absence, to , which request he good
naturedly acceded. The young man nursed the infant for
some time, perhaps endeavouring to trace some of his own
features to those of the child ; but having waited until his
patience was exhausted, found to his sorrow that the mother
did not return. Under these suspicious circumstances, he
sought to obtain an asylum for the young
bantling ; and he
at length succeeded in placing it under the care of a neigh-
bour, of course with a pledge to remunerate her for her pains.
The delinquent mother has not since been heard of.—Wilts
Standard.

BANKRUPTCY : FRAUDULENT REMOVAL OF GOODS.-At
the sitting of the Exeter district Court of Bankruptcy on
the 7th instant, a bankrupt, of the name of Goodenough, was
brought before the commissioner. The case affords an illus-
tration of the practical advantages to creditors derived from
the fifth section of the late statute (5 and 6 Victoria, c. 122).
Before its enactment under no circumstances could the bank-
rupt be arrested, or his goods, &c., be seized by any process
in bankruptcy except by the messenger after adjudication,
but by the above section of the statute it is enacted, " that
whenever a fiat has issued
against any person, and it shall be
proved to the satisfaction of the court that there is probable
cause for believing that such a person is about to quit Eng-
land or to remove or conceal any of his goods or chattels with
intent to defraud his creditors, unless he be forthwith appre-
hended 't be lawf'-' ;t- -t

for'the court to issue its warran,
to arrest such person, and to seize his books, papers, goods
and chattels, &c., wheresoever he or they may be found,
draper in large business
&c.". In the present case, Goodenough; who was a linen.
at Newton Abbots, in Devonshire,
had; formed the design of conveying a large quantity of his
goods with himself on board a ship at Plymouth, and sailing
with them to New South Wales. A fiat against him came
down to the District Court early on Friday morning, and was
immediately opened, but by the late statute (section 23) five
days' notice of the adjudication are required to be given to
the bankrupt, and that time must be allowed to him to dis-
pute the adjudication. In the course of that day application
was made to the commissioner, and most satisfactory proof
laid before him that the bankrupt had absconded and re-
moved a large portion of his stock and goods on board the
vessel in question. The warrant was immediately granted.
The messenger went express to Plymouth with two of the
crditors, and found the vessel on the point of weighing
anchbr. The bankrupt was forthwith arrested, and the pro-
perty on board (to the value of several hundred pbund) un-
loaded and brought on shore, and will, no doubt, be available
to the creditors.