The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-01-28 00:00:00

San Salvador has been blockaded by a British ship-of-
war, as Mr. Chatfield had previously intimated. Traders
landed on Tiger Island, and passed thence through Hon-
duras to San Miguel. On the 28th November the Presi-
dent of the Republic of Guatemala published a proclama-
tion in allusion to the invasion of Chiquimula by a mill-
tEry force from the state of Salvador. The Gaceta del
Salvador of the 19th November says that the British
Government only seeks for a pretext to take possession of
their territory. but that they will not permit their rignts
to he trampled on.
The Isthmus of Panama seems to be infested by a gang
of robbers, headed by a sort of Robin Hood. A well-
known character in New York, named Dandy Cox; had
been attacked and almost killed. On the 24th ult. the
specie train was attacked at a spot called Guayabal, by an
armed party consisting of ten persons. About 100,000
dollars were taken, but the robbers were pursued and
nearly all the booty was recovered. An encounter took
place and one or two of the parties were severely wounded.
The first Presbyterian church in Utica has been de-
stroyed by fire. The loss amounts to £30,000.
Parodi was to sing on the 21st instant at a concert at
New York, got up for the benefit of the Italian refugees.
Miss Charlotte Cushman was still at Louisville.
The Niagara steam-ship, which had been seized by the

This gentleman gave a Lecture on Mesmerism, at the
Concert-hall, last night. The lecture itself, consisting of
a brief history of the rise and progress of Mesmerism, or
as he believed it to be more properly called Animal-
Magnetism, we have not space to do more than refer to.
The experiments which followed were very curious and
interesting. Captain Hudson's first experiment was
unon a young man, named George, whom be had had
with him for about six months ; when put into the coma,
or sleep, by dividing what he considers to be the stream of
magnetism, towards any particular phrenologicalorgans, he
produced laughter, tune, language, &c. In one case,
where four or five organs were excited at once, the effect
produced upon the patient was most singular. When
George was put into the second stage, he appeared to
be powerfully affected by music. The second patient was
a very interesting child, named "'Little Mary," who, in
addition to being phrenologically affected, either by the
touch or by the will of the operator, displayed clairvoy-
ance to a most singular extent. To test this power two
or three of the audience were brought upon the platform,
before whom she was very securely bandaged. Yet in
this state, when put into the mesmeric sleep, she deci-
phered readily business cards and other documents which
were handed her from various carts of the room. What-

iorities

customs am,. Boston, tbr having some smuggled
silks and laces on board, was quickly released on the
necessary securities being entered into. It is scarcely
necessary to say that the ship's officers were not impli-
cated.

ever might be our opinion upon the science of magnetism,
we are bound to say that, as to this little girl being se-
curely blinded, there seemed scarcely a doubt.

Great complaints are made in the New York papers of
a scarcity of silver and copper coin.
Jenny Lind arrived at Havana on the Bth instant, and,
strange to say, her advent created no excitement or even
curiosity. The authorities had refused to allow the tickets
to be sold by auction, and the prices for the Ist and 2nd
tier of boxes were fixed at 17 dollars each.
Advices from Havana to the 11th inst. state that com-
mercial affairs are just taking a start after the long
Christmas holidays, but nothing to communicate of
specialLinterest. Exchange on London is current at
'9 per cent. p.m., and New York a to 2+ per cent. dis.,
and likely to decline. In a few days the sugar market
will have assumed a settled tone. Molasses 31 rls. per
keg, by contract for delivery.
The election of president is already attracting a good
deal of attention. The whigs have Mr. Webster, Mr.
Clay, Mr. Fillmore, and General Scott; the democrats
have General Cass, Commodore Stockton, Mr. Buchanan,
Woodbury, and General Houston, and General Wool.
The lumber trade of Canada with the United States is
fast increasing. There were received in Lake Champlain
the past year, from St. John's, no less than 31,785,941
feet of sawed lumber, and 1,660,000 (cubic) feet of square
timber. In 1849, 12,000,000 feet of the former, and
1,150,000 of the latter. In 1847, there were received but
7,000,000 feet of lumber, and 310,000 of timber.

PAPAL AGGRESSION.-Our readers should remember
that the addresses to the Queen and the Primate will be
forwarded to London on Friday- next. No lover of the
Church of England, or of the Protestant institutions of the
country, should delay attaching his signature to these all-
important documents, as every town in the kingdom will
send up an immense number of names,—and the united
petitions will exercise an incalculable influence on the
royal mind, and that of our ever to be revered Archbishop
of Canterbury.

DISTRESSING CASE OF SUICIDE.—On Saturday last, a
young married woman, the wife of a corporal in the regi-
ment at present quartered here, and whose name is
Sweeney, put a period to her existence under circumstances
of a heart-rending nature. Deceased was a native of
Dover, and had not been married more than a few weeks.
At the time of the marriage, it appeared, her husband had
been selected as one of several corporals for another step
in rank, namely, that of serjeant • his marriage, however,
which had' been contracted without the consent of his
commanding officer, delayed this, and he further incurred
the displeasure of Isis superiors ; this circumstance preyed
on the mind of his young wife. On Saturday he appeared
in the barrack-room, a little after the proper time, for
which he was reprimanded by his serjeant ; his wife, who
was apprised of this at once, went to the lodgings which
had been provided for her in Crown-street by her hus-
band, and took a dose of arsenic. The utmost attention
of the regimental surgeon was unavailing, and she ex-
pired on the following day.
THE INDIAN COLLECTION.—The Lords of the Treasury
have granted Mr. Catlin, the owner of the North Ameri-
can Indian Collection, the privilege of retaining his col-
lection in this eountry without being subject to the duties
due on the several articles, for a further period of time,
in order to give him an opportunity of exhibiting it in the
metropolis during the ensuing summer, at the expiration
of which the collection will be taken from this country.
ABOLITION OF THE DUTY ON PAPER.—It affords us
great pleasure to learn that the exertions of the society in
London, for the removal of this tax, are being responded to
most heartily, both as regards the numbers of signa-
tures to memorials to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
and petitions to the House of Commons, as well as pecun-
iary aid. The subscriptions already received amount to
upwards of £7OO, a list of which, will most probably ap-
pear in our next number. An aggregate conference of
gentlemen deeply interested in this important question,
will take place to-morrow, at the King's Arms Hotel,
New Palace-yard, London, at which the attendance of
all persons desirous of obtaining the speedy abolition of
this obnoxious tax is earnestly desired, as a deputation
will then be formed to wait upon the Chancellor of the
Exchequer on the following day, with an immense num-
ber of numerously-signed memorials from all parts of the
kingdom, and to add the weight of their ;personal repre-
sentations to the statements of the memorialists. We
need scarcely repeat that we cordially wish the movement
every success.
STEAM PROPELLERS VERSUS SAILING SHIPS.—A great
many sailing vessels, packet ships and others, are arriving
at this port every day, from different parts of Europe,
after very long voyages, varying from forty to seventy
days. Last week there were due more than seventy ves-
sels, and but very few packet ships were in port. Since
then, however, several have arrived, and all of them re-
NEW YORK, JAN. 14. port having experienced a succession of gales from the
Alone v.—There is a fair degree of activity prevailing westward, which were the cause of their detention. In
in the Money Market, with no change in rates. A considerable spite of those gales and contrary winds, the propeller City
portion of the money loaned on call belonged to importers,
who had accumulated it to pay duties upon goods arriving this of Glasgow made the passage to Philadelphia from Gies-
month. As this is called for, its place is supplied without difti- gow in twenty days. If any proof were wanted of the
culty from other sources, but the movement necessarily creates superiority of steam over sails in our trade with Europe,
more activity in the market. Exchange is active, but irregu- the quick passage of the City of Glasgow, in defiance of
tar ; bilis on London 110 to 1103 ; Paris, 5,114 to 5,073 ; Ams- wind, weather and sea furnishes
d
furnishes us with it. It is as 20
terdam, 411 to 421; Hamburgh, 37 to 371 ; Bremen, 80 to 80 to r
. •
n point '
ASHES.—Tbere is very small business in pots at 45,623 ; s
so
much of
above
sails, speedsths t
pearls are nominally at ds,623.ifftleireenwcoendwehricihs pthlaecreesarsetenaomt
DREADSTUFFS.—Shippers are doing nothing in flour, and more propellers on the route between this country and
the trade is confined to the Eastern and home demand. The I Europe than there are. The mercantile community of
sales are 3300 bbls. at d 4,813 to d 4,873 for common to straight
State ; d 4,873 to 5 dots. for mixed to good Michigan, Indiana,
appreciate steam as a motive power, in the transportation
&c. ; and (15,064 to d 5.123 for pure Genesee. Southern is • • • and merchandise. On both sides of the At-
England and the United States are beginningm teorcpbraonptesrliny
of emigrants
hardly so firm, with sales of 1400 bbls. at 5 doll. to d 5,123.
steam-ships of
Rye flour closed at (13,873, with small sales. Corn meal sold
to the extent of 500 Ws. at Quotations given above. Wheat ltahltpicrolibnoebsiloitfy propellersis, that
withinha vefi beenrteen cyoonatrrsa
therected for,will and
continues inactive; the only sales we notice are 1500 bushels be a sailing vessel, packet-ship, or otherwise, regularly
red and white Long Island at I dol. to 41,05. Small sates of plying between the principal seaports of the United States
rye were made at 78 dots. to SO dots. Barley is scarce and and those of the old world. This will not be mostly the
quiet. Oats closed with less firmness, being more freely offered
at 543 dots. for canal ; 51 doll. to 52 dots. for river, and 48 dots.
to 50 doll. for Jersey. Corn is still higher, and parcels offered r
bothesl t o f entercountries rise,pwlwill
bbou
forced
to
employ compulsion.
sell freely. The sales to-day reach 12,000 bushels, including some kind, instead of sailing vessels, in carrying their
1200 Southern white at 74 dots., 3000 ditto at 75 dots., and new merchandise, and those who first enter into the business
Southern yellow at 73 dots.
noof
dcoonubrste,botaiklieghtehrefcorreaamfewofyetahres.truandetii
oFrreegiguhlotsr
COFFEE..—The market is firm at the improvement noticed. •
The sales to-day include 500 bags Java on private terms ; 203 i '
bags Rio at ii dots. to Ili do's. ; and 100 bags LaguaYra at competition s entered into ; but they will gradually settle
dots. down as the number of propellers increases, until they
• PROVISIONS.—Pork closes with less firmness ; the sales are reach a point not much greater than what at present rules.
600 bbla at 4112 18 to dl2 25 for mess; (1925 for prime ; 14 dots. —New York Herald.
PASSENGERS FOR INDlA.—Amongst the cargo taken
for new mess; dll 44 to 411 50 for sour mess ; 7 dots. for coin-
out by the Indus, which left Southampton on Monday
mon sour prime, and 9 dole. for rumps. Small sales of beef
with the India mail, was specie to the value of £300,000,
have been made at our quotations; 180 tibia of beef hams were
sold at 31. Lard is without change; 700 kegs were sold at 7i,
and 200 bbla at 8. destined for India. The specie consisted of gold and sib.
Day GOODS. —The aggregate value of foreign dry goods put ver, but principally silver, a great portion of which was in
upon the market during. the week was 1,866,470 dol. This shows Indian rupees. The transit of Indian passengers and cargo
an enormous increase on the previous week. The payment of
duties at the Custom-house have, for the past week, been large, across the Egyptian desert, the management of which has
and we have no doubt that the daily receipts for some time to been in the' bands of the Pacha of Egypt about four years,
come will alrOunt to between three and four hundred thousand has just begun to be renumerative to his highness ; and
dollars. This will' draw heavily on the haul:s, amt r-!,01v the management has never been so 9atisfactol7 to the
swell the deposits in the Sub-Treasury, 1.0:4 as it is at present.

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC REPORT rid HALIFAX.'
NEW YORK, JANUARY 16, 7 P.M.
Mr. Clay yesterday earnestly advocated in the Senate
the bill for establishing a line of government steamers for
transporting negroes to the coast of Africa. Steamer
City of Glasgow, sailed from Philadelphia to-day. News
from Havti states, that the American Consul has sent for
a ship-of-war to enforce his demand for the release of the
master of the brig Leander. New Orleans telegraph
advices give the sales on the 14th of 4,000 bales of cotton
at 13 cents for middling. Sugar had declined ; 1,800 hogs-
heads sold at cents. Stock market firm to-day : go-
vernment 6's of 62 coupons sold 1111; of 67 ; Ohio
6's 156; Pennsylvania s's 954. Cotton market dull in
absence of European advices ; sellers accepted of cent
lower rates. Flour dull : 'Western Canal, 41 to 5 ; Can-
adian, 44 ; Indian corn lower, owing to arrivals, 66 to 68
cents. Nothing of steamer Atlantic. Exchange on Eng-
land dull at 10 to 101.

PASSENGERS PER R. M. STEAM-SHIP NIAGARA.—
From Boston : Mrs. Elliott, Miss Curtis, Miss George,
Mr. Hemming and three children, Mr. Brough and lady,
Messrs. J. Torrey, Bishop, Stirling, Roy, Provan, Harris,
Stewart, Oliver, Elliott, Merrill, Binmore, Greenshields,
Lay, Turner, Roy, Peter, Davis, jun., Holland. Herdon,
Logan, Kenney, Morse, Glover, T. Le Clair, Garner,
Cook, J. W. Wallack, Foulds, Lewis, Seymour, Halford,
Kaupe, Urquhart, Smith, Valentine, Bermand, Miller,
Fraser, Taylor, Hescroff, Nanne, Sanquinett, Wagner,
Schwarin, Wright, Tsdoin, Prevost, Lieutenant Nangle,
and Captain Griffin. From Halifax: Miss Nordbeck,
Messrs. M`Donald. Culloden, Uniacke, Ritchie, Hegar,
Lord, Crevar, M`Philan, Murray, Playfair, Purvis, 0.
Dwyer, Doherty, Borring, Julian, Duggan, Hill, Paymer,
Meachner, M`Kelvie, Captain M'Coay, and Captain
Partridge.