The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-01-14 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.

We received, on &IndAy, by the arrival in the river of
the royal mail steam-ship Africa, Ryrie, commander,
letters and papers from New York to the Ist instant
inclusive.
The Africa's rnn on this occasion fully maintains her
fame as a superior sea-boat and fast ship. Under a new
arrangement, intended to be retained in constant force,
the left New York on the Ist instant, -some three hours
and a-half later than the usual period of departure.

Her mails were received on board at 11.30. a.m. ;
but, in order to afford time for mercantile letters of
later date to be transmitted, her ultimate departure
was postponed from the usual hour of noon until
half-past three o'clock, p.m., when she set forth
under full steam, passing Sandy Hook precisely at
eve, p.m. During the greater part of the voyage
the Africa encountered somewhat imfavourable and
hoist, TOII9 weather, and her run, although accomplished
in a remarkably brief space of time, cannot be compared
with the fastest voyages of her sister ship Asia. On one
day only chi her speed exceed 300 miles; and her voyage,
therefore, can he reckoned only as a very fair average. She
steered her course via the North of Ireland, making In-
nistrah ull at 20 minutes past 4 on Saturday afternoon, and
shortly after 11 o'clock yesterday morning steamed past
the Rock'Lighthouse, after a run, mean time, of 10 days
14 hours and 36 minutes, or some 10 hours longer than
the Asia's swiftest run. She brought about sixty passen-
gers, the usual mails, a fine cargo, and 7.25,000 dollars and
£774 sterling specie on freight. On her outward voyage,
the Africa encountered weather of a truly tremendous
character. From private sources we learn that her per-
formances throughout were magnificent; snd that she
rode the enormous seas with admirable ease.

The United States mail steam-ship Baltic (of the
Collins line) put into Provincetown, Massachusetts, being
short of fuel. She arrived at New York on the Ist inst.,
in seventeen days and a half.
The steamer-Ohio, trading between New York and
Savannah, was nearly lost on her voyage, and was com-
pelled 'o put into Norfolk, Virginia, with ten feet orate
in her hold
Ther

nothing of importance in the advices from the

United States

The news from Nicaragua is somewhat alarming. The
disputes between the consul, Mr. Chatfield, and the au-
thorities, were hastening a crisis, which, by the latest ac-
counts, (the 18th of 'November), seemed to be inevitable.
The Austrian Minister had threatened to leave.

The port of San Salvador had been blockaded by the
Enziish.

We regret to learn, by this arrival, of the loss of Cap-
tain Knight, of the packet-ship Ivanhoe, who was washed
overboard on the outward voyage. Captain Knight was
much respected by the mercantile and shipping public of
New York and this port.
A revised tariff has been published augmenting all
articles of foreign importation -} per cent., and increasing
the imposts on national imports by 1 7. It likewise
augments the export duty on each box of sugar 50c., on
each quarter of leaf tobacco exported 29e., and on every
thousand chests 25c. in imports this change is to take
place on the Ist of February, and continue for two years ;
in exports from the Ist of January. Vessels from Europe
are allowed to the Ist of March.
Jenny Lind had arrived at Charleston, after a passage
against a heavy gale. Her first concerts had not been

quite successful

Mr. G. Thompson, M.P., was

11 lecturing at Boston

with great success

Census returns state the population of Vermont to be
303.190, a gain of 20,668 in ten years. Connecticut shows
a population of 372,000, and increase a twenty per cent.
(in 1810.

COII7dERCTAL

The accounts from all r

cs of the American Union are gra-
tifying as —Le state and prospects of commerce. Money
in the leading cities was plentiful and easily obtained. The
market for American securities was firm.

The market for bresdstuffs was quiet, and prices were un-
altered. Western Canal flour, 4 dots. 87ir. to 5 dols., very
fir ; Gennesse prime wheat, 98r. to 1 dol. per COlb. I Southern
wheat, 1 dol. 6e. to I dol. Bc. per 601 b. ; Indian corn, round
yell :w, &lc. to 66c. per bushel (steady) ; Ditto, flat yellow, 63c.
per bushel ; Indian meal, 2 dolt. 87ic. to 3 dots. per barrel.
In cotton a fair amount of business was doing at New York,
and former quotations were steadily maintained—viz., New
Orleans and Mobile, mid. fair to fair, I•f¢e to 14c per lb., being
a rise of ie ; Uplands and Florida, 13Zc to 14c per lb., showing

a SiM,Tar rise
Freights continue very low, and little business doing,
Prevision markets were also very dull and low.
Exclianz,e on London, 1104 to 1103. (moderate sales)
Paris, 5 12 ; Bremen, SO to SOI ; Hamburgh, 37 to 374.

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. THE CRISIS IN FRANCE.
- The Moniteur of Friday morning publishes:the names
AMERICA. of the new Ministry. They are as follows:
Foreign Affairs—M. Drosyn de L'Huys.
War-office—General Regnwalt de St.. Jean d'Angely.
Marine and Colonies—M. Ducos, representative of the
people.
Public Works—M. Mague, latelkeretary of Finance.
Commerce—M. Boileau, Member of the-Municipality
and Department of the Seine.
Ot the late Cabinet, Baroche (Interior).„-Fould (Finance),
Rouher (Justice), and Parieu (Publicinstruction), retain

Another decree, which is countersigned by the Minis-
ters of the Interior and of War, revokes the decree by
which the National Guard of the Seine and the troops of
the First Division were united under one command. This
decree abolishes the post hitherto held by. General Chan-
garnier, who has been dismissed.
General Perrot is appointed to the command of the
National Guard ; and General Baraguay Jikiilliers to
the command of the troops of the First Division.
General Careles will retain his post.
The Commander-in-Chief, General Baragaay D'Hil-
liers, has addr.ssed a general order to the army of Paris,
in which he declares his intention to maintain the discip-
line which his predecessor has established ; to who'd the
authority established by the Articles of 'War ; to respect
and cause to be respected the rights and powersestablished
by the Constitution ; and to give his energetic support to
the authorities in the execution of the laws.
M. de Rerrusat's motion in the National. Assembly,
that the members should retire to their bureaux to name
a commission to prepare resolutions necessary under the
present circumstances, was carried, notwithstanding the
explanations of the Minister, by a majority of .336 to 253.
The Assembly accordingly retired to its bureaux at half-
past five o'clock ; a good deal of ,confusion prevailed in the
Assembly after the minister had left the tribune.
The Monileur contains the appointment of Admiral
Romain Desfosses. late Minister of Marine, to the com-
mand of the Levant fleet, in place of Admiral de la Roque.
The papers continue to be occupied with the attack of
the Assembly on the Elysee, which the Constiiudionnel
denonces as a new revolution.
The ultra-opposition were to meet on Sunday, to con-
sider the conduct which the Republicans ought to take.
Louis Napoleon shows himself much in public, without
escort, and is general') well received.