The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-08-08 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA.

By the royal mail steamship Niagara, Captain Ryrie,
which reached this port on Sunday morning, we have ad-
vices from New York to the 25th, Boston to the 26th, and
Halifax to the 28th ultimo respectively. The Niagara
has only brought £1.500 in specie. The passage from
Boston occupied only ten end a halt days, including a
long detention off Halifax.
The royal mail steamer Europa, Captain Lott, was
passed on the morning of the 27th ultimo between Hali-
fax and Boston.
Her Majesty's steamer Scourge had arrived at Halifax
from Bermuda.
The American steamer United States arrived at New
York on the 25th, in thirteen days, from Havre.
In Congress the Territorial Bill still occupied the atten-
tion of the House. It comprises thirty-six sections, of
which the first twenty relate to the territory of Oregon,
and the remaining sixteen to California and New Mexico.
The provisions relating to Oregon are similar to those
adopted for the government of Wisconsin when a territory,
and their operation will be to exclude slavery for ever
from its limits. A Legislature is to be chosen by the
people, and is to control the subject of slavery in Oregon.
California and New Mexico, on the contrary, are to have
no legislatures at present ; but the legislative functions
are to be performed by a board, consisting, in each case,
of the governor, secretary, and supreme judges, all of
who►u are to be appointed by the President of tho United
States, with the advice and consent of the Senate; and
these functionaries are prohibited from legislating on the
subject of slavery or religion. The effect will be to
leave the slavery question as it now stands, in regard to
New Mexico and California, until further action shall be
had by Congress, or until some decision affecting the case
shall be made by the Supreme Court.
The Mexican intelligence is meagre. No positive in-
formation had been received as to the progress of the re-
volution. We only know that the Government forces
under Generals Bustamente and Cortazar had been united
to the number of 3,000, preparatory to an attack upon
the insurgents, commanded by Padre Jurauta. The Su-
preme Court of Mexico had under consideration the pro-
test against the late treaty with the United States.
Vessels had sailed for Yucatan with money and troops
for the relief of the whites.
We have advices from Merida to the 23d of June. The
Governor had published a decree giving certain privileges
to Spanish vessels concerning the fishery on the coast, in
consequence of applications made by some capitalists
of Cuba. On the 23d a notice was published which con-
tained advices from various quarters of successful opera-
tions against the savages. They were driven back with
considerable loss from the neighbourhood of Muria, re-
treating on the road to Ficul. They were 1 kewise driven
back to the number of 2000 with considerable loss (the
Yucatecos losing 6 men dead. 16 wounded) from Ham-
polot, where, contrary to their custom, they left their
dead and wounded on the field. At Cenotills the savages
lost 89 dead, the Yucatecos only 1.
Accounts from Venezuela represent the affairs of that
country as being still in an unsettled state. Maracaibo
was closely blockaded by a squadron belonging to the con-
stitutional party. Business was at a complete standstill.
Foreign houses are gradually winding up or curtailing
their transactions, and no importations could be made by ,
them, except provisions for their own immediate use.

THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT.—The prominent candi-
dates at this moment, for the office of President, are
General Taylor, whose prospect of an election are consi-
dered the best. General Cass, in the opinion of his op-
ponents, is already a defeated man. Mr. Van Buren is
daily gaining ground. Ile is the champion of the Wilmot
proviso men, and will receive their support. If he is nit
the first, lie will be the second highest candidate. Mr.
Clay will not consent to have his name any further used
in the contest, and therefore it is not probable he will
receive any votes.
NEW YORK.—TEMPORARY HOME FOR THE EMI-
GRANM—Every proposal having in view the ameliora-

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tion of the moral and physical condition of emigrants
from this country is deserving of consideration. We
gladly, therefore, notice a plan which has recently been
formed for building at New York—where a vast body of
emigrants land every year—a hostelry, or temporary
home, where they may be received on their first arrival.
Such an institution has long been needed, and will doubt-'
less prove of great advantage to the thousands of destitute
and friendless strangers who cross the ocean from Europe
in search of employment and maintenance. The hostelry
is to be built upon land belonging to the rector, church-
wardens, and vestry of St. George the Martyr, and will
thus have the additional advantage of proximity to a
church wherein the sittings are entirely free, and Morn-
ing and Evening Prayer is said daily throughout the year.
We trust that ere long similar institutions will be raised
at Quebec, Montreal, and Toronto.—The Colonial Church
Chronicle and Missionary Journal for this month.