The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-01-08 00:00:00

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

INDIA AND CHINA.
An eitraordinary express has put us in c—
lews from Bombay of the 3rd ult., and
the! 23rd November, in anticipatie— iro44 Nitiettfa of
The intelligence supplied
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of
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Rauch importance. vll4 tVcivao—e'S not possess
drao ObsaYriei'-'Gieeral had caused a
.0F to bo pThpareclo, 'tipenfrig ep the coasting trade of
Ind& to the ships 'of all nations, and thus extending to
all parts of India free trade in its fullest acceptation.
Some disturbances had occurred on the Peshawur, frontier,
but Colonel Lawrence, with a number of troops, was
orddred to march against the disaffected. In every other
respect India was tranquil. The heat was tremendous at
Bombay, the thermometer being 90 degrees in the shade,
and 120 in the sun. Much illness prevailed at Sukkur
and Mooltan, particularly at the latter piece. His excel-
lency the Governor-general (Marquis of Dalhousie) re-
mained very unwell, though not prevented from travelling,
The Commander-in-chief (Sir C. Napier) was in good
health, and was moving about with as much activity as
many of those who were half a century his juniors.
Commercial affairs both at Bombay and Calcutta remained
in much the same state as when the previous mails left
those presidencies.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

(From the Bombay Times.)

BOMBAY, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER I.—The
smallness of the stocks of goods received since our last,
and the intelligence received by the last English mail of
the advanced prices ruling for Manchester cottons—which
has had the effect of causing holders of these goods here
to exhibit considerable firmness—have kept the import
market in a very tranquil state, and but little business has
been done, though the demand has in no way diminished.
In exports, little has been done, owing to the small quan-
tity of produce, cotton in particular, procurable ; but
that little has commanded and obtained extreme rates.
The advices received by the last mail of the rise in prices
of cotton at home have induced large purchases of that
article, and numerous contracts for tonnage have been
entered into.

(From the Bengal Hurkaru of Nor. 21.)

CALCUTTA, NOVEMBER 21.—The business done in im-
ports has neither been large nor general. In some of its
branches, however, rather a better feeling is apparent.
The demand for Manchester cottons is not brisk. With
the exception of the very ordinary descriptions of grey
and white skirtings, of which stocks are extensive, most
staple goods are saleable. In some instances prices have
given way a little. There is no general desire, however,
to sell, Imports do not press, and the decided upward
movement in exchange should give support to holders
Glasgow cottons, for many of which the

season now com-

menses, are in more demand. Turkey red cottons are
saleable, but printed goods are out of season, and neg-
lected. Mule twist has not been sold so largely, but prices
can scarcely be quoted any lower.

General Jerome Bonaparte has been created a Marshal
of France.
Street lamps have recently been introduced into the
European quarter of Alexandria.
The official Berlin paper publishes the king's permis-
sion accorded to 89 Prussian subjects to wear the British
war medal?.

An opera, by the Duke of Saxe Cobourg Gotha, " Dil
Vergeltung" (The Reprisals) has been performed with
great success at the Court Theatre at Gotha.
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The British fleet has left Baiska Bay for the Masconissi
Islands. The return of the French fleet to Toulon has
been countermanded.

The electric telegraph has brought intelligence from
Paris, by which it appears that the resolution to send a
considerable armed force to La Plata was carried by a
majority of nine to six.
THE Housa OF LORETTO.—The anniversary of the
House of Loretto (carried, according to the legend, by
angels through the air from the Holy Land to Italy) was
this year celebrated with unusual pomp, under a great
concourse of ecclesiastics and pilgrims.
THE BRAZILS.—By the Seraphina, Captain Goole, we
have dates from Pernambuco to the Ist ultimo. The go-
vernment had assembled about 2000 troops, with the in-
tention of surrounding the remnant of the rebel army that
had taken refuge at a place called Agoa Preta. It was
confidently anticipated that this decisive measure would
entirely restore the province to a state of quietude. The
new sugar continued to command high prices, and on
es a considerable advance had been esta-

some qualiti
blished.

WivEs WANTED.—The Philadelphia North American
publishes the following very singular extract of a private
letter from California :—" I have been, as you know, over
eight years in California, and am yet unmarried. My
friend Mr. C— has lately left for Scotland, and I have
given him a commission to bring me out a wife of the fol-
lowing description—not less than six feet, blue eyes, and
auburn hair. lam either to marry her, or pay a forfeit
of £lO,OOO. Ido hope, as soon as the country is a little
more settled, about 10,000 first-rate girls will start for
California. We have goods eAough and gold enough, but
we want wives."

Files of papers from New Zealand have come to hand,
the latest bearing date the 10th of August. The Legis-
lative Council had not closed their sittings. At Auckland
the outfit of vessels for California appeared to have been
constituted a regular branch of business, and several were
advertised for that destination. The settlement of the
land claims was a question eagerly debated, the slow pro-
gress made being a subject of complaint. The latest ad-
vices from Wellington intimated that another severe flood
had been experienced in the valley of the Hutt. A dis-
covery for cleaning native flax, which was said to have
been clearly tested, is noticed in the journals. Favour-
able accounts were given of the export trade of Nelson,
grain occupying a prominent feature in the returns. The
season in this locality for agricultural operations had been
extremely satisfactory.
SIR CHARLES NAPIER'S LAST.—The commander-in-
Chief in India has published a general order to the follow-
ing effect :—" Adjutant General's Office, Simla, Bth No-
vember, 1849.—His Excellency the Commander-in-Chiet
has -received the most extraordinery letters from officers
commanding corps, both regular and irregular, praying to
have the destination of their regiments changed. The
Commander-in-Chief begs to inform these gentlemen that
the troops are moved to suit the public convenience, and
not the convenience of individuals, and he desires that such
an unsoldierlike and disorderly , practice may not again
take place to the disgrace of military discipline. The
Commander-in-Chief seldom, intentionally, leaves any
one's letter unanswered; but he will-not in future reply
to letters of such a nature as these : for this once he assures
these gentlemen that not one of their unmilitary requests
shall be complied with."

THE LATE RAT HUNT IN PARIS.—The scavenger's of
Paris dined together on Sunday evening at Bercy, to cele-
brate their late rat-chase in the capital. Some guests
were present, and the cover was laid for 165 persons.
Mr. John Warton, of London, who had purchased
600,000 rat-skins, at 10 c. a-piece, sent 25 bottles of
champagne, and the two persons of Grenoble„ who had
at first been in treaty for the skins, sent 50 bottles of fine
Macon. At the second service two enormous Nile's de
Chartres were placed on the table, weighing 251bs. each,
on the crust of which was represented a scavenger trans-
fixing a rat with a lance. At the dessert, M. Desire Far-
geau proposed as a toast La Republique &nate et mo-
diree, and Mr. Georget Romain, The complete destruc-
tion of the gray rats of Norway, and the black ones of
England 1" The dinner continued to twelve o'clock at
night, when the guests separated in great good humour.
Mr. J. Warton has paid 60,000 f. in bons du trisor for the
skins of the rats killed during the fifteen days' hunt.
The sum was divided amongst the 144 scavengers of Paris
and their brigadiers, all of whom have taken out a book at
the savings-bank, with an inscription of 500 f., making up
the difference themselves. They all refused to accept the
gratuity offered by the Municipality of Paris for the de-
struction of the rats. Mr. J. Warton proposes to make
ladies' gloves of the skins.—Galignani's Messenger.
EXPERIENCE IN THE GOLD REGION.—An intelligent
young friend who has just returned from California gives
his experience in brief but emphatic language. After a
wearisome voyage round the Cape he reached San Fran-
cisco, and left immediately for " the diggings." His tent
was in the midst of dry sand heaps, with the thermometer
at an average of 112 degrees during the day. Many of
the amateur gold diggers were exhausted with the hard
labour and suffering from blistered hands ; others were
going about with their arms in slings from the same cause.
Finding his recovery doubtful if he remained at the mines,
after paying the nurse 500 dollars, and the physician 700
dollars more, he was able to reach San Francisco and em-
bark for home. Just before he left that place two young
men, whose parents are opulent in New York, and whom
ho had often seen in fashionable costume on Rroadway,
accosted him. Their rough exterior had so disguised
them that they were not recognised. One of them was
driving an ox team at 200 dollars per month, and the
other, at similar wages, was carrying bricks on a board
strapped round his neck, as a tender to some masons.
With scarcely an exception the gold hunters were all
anxious to return. Pride prevented some ; want of means
others. Some of them congratulated him that he had such
a good excuse for returning. They would willingly ex-
change their health for his inability if they could only
reach their homes again. Disappointment and dejection
were common. Scarcely one had realised even moderate
expectations.—New York Journal.