The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-02-01 00:00:00

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country.

It is fttither stated t

.ent Anaya, were in t

United Stai

red afraid to

authoriz

Mexican government are demanded to support the United

Aumn to Quer,

governr

aid to ha'

pushed for-
at of the Mexican

A. rumour, not confirmed, however, was current, to th

wand of the
The troops

ral Scott had

at Santa

ire steam-

:es troops in Mexico,

and to S

•eport that
nt. The pt

forty miles from the scene Of accid
happily es,.aped. The boilers of another vessel
out of seventy passengers, twenty to thirty perished

The weather•is even colder in Paris and in the South-
eastern partS of France than it is in England.
Some French engineers have been engaged to construct

Posen r

e over the Rhine at Cloin

f the Stub
v fire. TI

4y was totally des

Dittee of the Prussian United Diet, now sittinl
revise the penal code, has just decided for th 4
of the punishment of death by a majority o

,ellent coal has been discovered at Vancouver's
1. It runs in extensive fields, and in clumpy
ds, and will, we hope ere long, be brought within
.ach of the fast increasing numb(

of our steamers

on the west coast of America and the Pacific
The foundation stone of the monumental church of St
John, at Colaba, Bombay, was, laid by the Governor, of
the 4th of December, assisted by the Bishop and clergy. i compass
The whole of the European society of Bombay :was present
on the occasion, and an immense crowd of natives

aters of t

re at presen

foundations of the piers of the great image wmcn tne
Emperor Constantine had built over this river in the yeas
308 are visible. , Active search is at present being made
to discover some remains of the bridge thrown over the
Rhine by Julius Caesar, but hitherto without result.
DEATH OF THE KING OF DENMARK.—Christian the
Eighth, King of Denmark, and Duke of Schleswig, Hol-
stein, and Lanenburg, died on the 19th ult., at Copen-
hagen

He was born on the 18th September, 178-6,:ind
succeeded to the throne December 3, 1839. The Crown
Prince, Fred. Charles Christian, was born on the 6th of
October, 1808.
Miss Frederica Herschell, sister of the crest astrono-

mer, has just died suddenly at Hanover, aged 98. This
lady had-acted for many years as secretary to her brother,
and possessed great astronomical knowledge. She pub-
lished several important works, and to her is due a selenic
globe in relief, long celebrated, and which is now at

Greenwich

The de-ceased was e

(gaged in astronomical

observations th,

Kht befoi

30th December. His lordship, on New Year's Day, held
a confirmation in the English Church, in the presence of
her Majesty Queen Adelaide; and in the evening the
Bishop and Mrs. Gray had the honour to dine with her
Majesty. On the 4th January, on leaving the island,

among those who accompanied -the Bishop to the beach,
were the suite of the Queen Dowager. At least one hun-

his lords
ITALY

p giving the benediction.
—A letter from Genoa, of the 14th, says that a
sudden and marked change is visible in the behaviour of
the people since the return of the deputations of Genoese
nobles to Turin, A stillness pervades the town like the
dead calm at sea before a storm. It will be remembered
that a deputation, headed by some of the leading men of
the Genoese nobility, the Dorias, Balbi, &c., proceeded

to Turin to petition. for certain reforms. The King of
Sardinia refused to receive them ; a refusal to grant their
demands would have been less felt by the deputation.
The King is reported to have said, " Vada alla messa e
poi a cassa" (let them go and say their prayers, and then
go home). Instead of the re riformatore, the King is now

...miens. immense .isions are
bought in the town, as if a siege was expected.
WEST INDIA AND MEXICAN MAIL.—The Teviot
the West Tndia and the Mexican mails, was agrour

,
Saturday, by Calshot Castle, a few miles down the
Southampton Water. A small steamer was despatched
far her mails. The Teviot left Demerara 19th December;
Bermuda, 10th ; New Orleans, 20th December. She

brings 135,000 dollars, 120 serons of cochineal, 15 serons
of jalap, 2 bales of tobacco, 32 es-ses of cigars, 27 bales of
plantain fibres. Purchasers for cotton at New Orleans
have been for France, the continent of Europe, and the
north. -English buyers operate very sparingly. T

rived. Paredes was lying ill at Talaneigo, and Santa
Anna in retirement at Tehuacan. The Mexican army was
nearly extinguished. i.egotiations with Trist had nearly
been renewed, with prospects of peace.
INSURRECTION IN SICILY.—A letter from Civita
Necchia, of January 16. says ; " The inhabitants of Pa-
lermo in the outbreak of the 12th, fought from four o'clock
to eleven, and proved victorious • several soldiers were
killed, and the arrival of the inhabitants of the surrouud-
ing country decided the troops to retire and shut them-
selves up in the forts ; and a provisional government was
appointed. The English minister at Naples sent his yacht
to Wagllari, where the Engliish squadron is now lying,
with orders to send two frigates to Palermo, and two to
Naples, to protect the English residents. A revolutionary
proclamation has been circulated at Rome. but it pro-
duced no effect. It was considered as an act on the part
of the enemies of the present progress. It is confidently
asserted that the Council of Ministers has approved of the
regulations of the Consulta, relative to the publicity of
voting, and to the publication of the proceedings at the
sitting. The Consults is at present busy in preparing an
address to the Roman people for the arming of the State."
CALCUTTA CATHEDRAL.—The following letter was read
at the last meeting of the Christian Knowledge Society,
from the Bishop of Calcutta :—" The anxious labours
and cares of many years (he says) were amply rewarded
on the day of consecration, October Bth last. Such a
sight had never been seen in Calcutta as on that day. An
uninterrupted success had attended the progress of the
works. The deviation from the regular gothic, imposed
by the, climate, had long been acknowledged to be wise
and proper. Expectation was all awake. The magnifi-
cence of the scene, both within and without the sacred
edifice'' must have been witnessed in order to be fully
credited.... When I entered the great western door (ob-
serves his lordship) the whole length of the sacred edifice
opened before me-248 feet, including the walls •, a sea of
heads on all hands ; the beautiful picture of the Cruci-
fixion, rising above them in the great eastern window ;
the holy table, with her Majesty's superb service of com-
munion plate ; the stalls for the clergy on the south and
north sides of the choir, &c. In a moment the organ
burst forth, and the procession began. Forty clergy were
present, and twenty divinity students.... At the Offertory,
nearly 2,000 rupees were collected for the Calcutta Addi-
tional Clergy Society. The Holy Communion then com-
menced. The clergy kneeling round the sacred table, all
in their surplices, as in cathedrals at home, was a touch-
ing scene. Between 140 and 150 communicants partook
of the blessed Sacrament of the Body and Blood of the
Lord. The entire service lasted about five hours. The
impression of the whole scene on the native crowds was
extraordinary, and scarcely less on the East Indian popu-
lation. Daily service has been celebrated since, and two
full services on the Lord's day, with every prospect of
steady congregations. About 400 on Sunday mornings,
and from 30 to 50 on week days.... I trust.... that the
edifying usages and rites of our Protestant Episcopal
Church, as settled by Cranmer, Ridley, Jewel, and
Hooker, may be most carefully and strictly observed."
HORRIBLE MASSACRE BY THE KAFFIRS.—The intel-
ligence from the Cape of Good Hope is of the most pain-
ful interest. Five British officers, who fell into the hands
of the Kaffirs, have been most cruelly butchered and
mutilated. From the few particulars which have come to
hand, we learn that these unfortunate gentlemen left the
camp at head-quarters on the Koinga, (we must say im-
prudently, having no attendants, and merely carrying
with them p 4414e-barrelled gun each,) in order to gra-
tify their curiosity with a rnagninceni view of the 'Air-
rounding country, which was to be Obtained fi•Ono aloft),
rock or mountain, some miles distant. Night approached,
and this little band bad not returned to the camp. Doubt
and anxiety immediately arose in the minds of their bro-
ther officers, and several of them went in search of their
missing comrades, when at break of day they discovered
their bodies, most horribly hacked and disfigured. Mr.
Burnop bad three balls in his head ; Captain Baker was
stabbed and mutilated in several places poor Dr. Camp-
bell must have sufferod greatly, the flesh being actually
from his body ; the naked body of Lieut. Faunt
ad been apparently flogged with chains—their eyes had
been scooped out—their teeth extracted—aud the head of
Assistant-Surgeon Loch had been severed from the body
and carried away. The latter, it is supposed, was dragged
to some little distance from his companions, to a smooth
flat stone, and there beheaded. All were stripped, and
their remains left on the spots where they fell. Two
Kaffirs lay dead a short distance from them. The strug-
gle had, no doubt, been severe; but overwhelming num-
bers, it was believed, had alone completed the frightful
tragedy. Detachments were instantly ordered out to
scour the country around the scene of the massacre. A
body of many hundreds of cattle and Kaffils were speedily
come upon, who badiaken up a most advantageous posi-
tion in a large bend of a river, forming a peninsula, and
where they appeared determined to make a stand. Two
companies were ordered to charge them, and although
the Kaffirs spewed great determination, they could not
resist the impetuosity of our troops, who completely
routed them, killing 23 and wounding twice the number,
as well as capturing 300 head of cattle and several guns
ty the Kadin,

)al short, an

snaped our course for Halifax. At
two, a.m., made Sambro light, bearing N.W. by W. by
Laid ship off and on. Wind hauled to S.E.,
with rain and thick weather. At daylight steered in for
r_ Iharbour ; fog increasing hauled off; Sambro beari-
W.S.W. six miles. Dav

.E., with rain, ship heading off land with full steam.
n six and eight, p.m., began to moderate. At ten,
teered north. Monday, 10th : At one, p.m., made
), bearing north twelve miles distant. At half-past

made fast to Cunard's Wharf, Halifax.
The Halifax Morning Post, of the 17th instant, says,
the French steamer Missouri again put into this port,
apply of coal. She left Havre for New
and experienced moderate weather
She brought twenty-nine cabin pas-
re in the steerage."

York on-the

LOSS OF THE SCREW-STEAMER ARAM

On Sunday, by the arrival at this port of the packet-
ip Susquehanna, Captain Dunlevy, from Philadelphia.

intelligence was received of a serious collision between

.t ship and the auxiliary-screw steamer Aran

maged that she sunk, and six of her crew were drowned.
The disaster occurred on Sunday evening week, at seven
o'clock, off the southeast coast of Ireland, about forty
miles below Tuskar. The ship, which for some days pre-
' ly had been, contending with strong east winds, was t

at the time of the collision standing to the northw.-ard,
close-hauled, with the wind about E.N.E., and the wea-
ther being very cloudy nreventpd t 1 Qtp,m. .from
..a.nrr

occu uua va.acy VI G (JUJU an contact. atter the vessels got
clear of each other, Captain. Easterby, of the Aram, find-
ing his vessel in a very dangerous state, ordered the boats
to be got out, when seventeen persons, including himself
and the first and second mates, got into them, and were
shortly afterwards taken on board the Susquehanna. It
was Lien found that six of the crew were missing. Every
effort was made by Captain Dunlevy in searching for them,

,0 near

morning, no trace of the vessel or the poOr -fellows, who
might have floated on spars, being visible, the ship bore
away for this port.
The Aram left the Mersey on Saturday week, bound for
Malta and Constantinople, to which ports she was a
regular trader.. She was a superior vessel, rigged as a

tag., whca4 olacAaanaccsa woooiving Tao-, taacolai;;;;iVe":'
The following is the copy of a note from Captain Dun-

" On Sunday evening, January 23, in lat. 51 44, lon.
7 10, Hook Light bearing N. E. 2 E, by compass, distant
eight leagues by dead reckoning, was run into by steamer
Aram, Captain A. Easterby, from Liverpool, bound to
Constantinople. Hove the ship to, and found part of the
stem and cutwater carried away. Shortly after saw signals
listress from the steamer, and ran down towards her,
'^ked up two boats' crews, consisting of the captain,

and second officers, and sev

Finding six men missing, ran to the steamer's light, when
it suddenly disappeared, and have no doubt they perished
with her. Hove the ship to near the place where the
steamer sunk, in hopes of saving more of the crew ; at
midnight saw a gang cask alongside ; at eight, a. m., saw
the cask again. Feeling assured the men had perished,
made sail, and proceeded on our passage towards Liver-
pool."

- A letter from Captain Easterby, addressed to Mr. Mon-
gredien, the owner of the Aran, and dated Jan. 25, after
describing the collision, states that he (the captain) did
not leave the Aram until he thought that all on board
were in the boats, but that as he sprang from the starboard
quarter into the life-boat, three persons rushed on deck,
one of whom he thinks was Mr. Livingston, the chief
engineer. They were called to and beckoned to follow,
but they appeared paralyzed. Every endeavour was made
to regain the ship, but it was found impossible. owing to
the cross sea, and the boat being so heavy. Capt. Easter-
by speaks very highly of Captain Dunlevy's kindness, and
of his humane and seamanlike conduct ; and whilst he
regrets the unfortunate accident, he considers that the
collision was purely accidental, owing to the darkness of
the night. The following is a list of the persons who
were lost :—Mr. Livingstone, chief engineer; Mr. Hardy,
second engineer ; Robert Logan, fireman ; J. Selsby,
seaman ; Lewis, ditto ; and I. Quin, engineer's boy.

THE

CHASE

The CHESHIRE HOUNDS will meet on Wednesday at
Wilkesley Village; Thursday, at Oulton Park ; Saturday,
at Hoo Green—at half-past ten.
Sir W. W. WYNN'S HOUNDS will meet on Wednesday,
at Bangor ; Thursday, at Oteley Park ; Saturday, at Car-
den—at half-past ten.