The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1832-12-21 00:00:00

LONDON LATEST NEWS.

( From our Correspondent.)

LONDON,' Wednesday. Evening, half-past 7 o'clock.

_ . .
We are without any intelligence from the seat of war of a
later date than is given in the second editions of the Morning
papers of this day.
We have had letters to-day from Figures of the 18th instant,
which mention that port to be still in a state of siege, and that
no vessel appearing off could be communicated with, which ren-
dered that Bay, naturally difficult, much more so.
We find by the latest advices from Batavia, that the Dutch
Government had positively resolved, in future, to carry on the
Coffee trade exciusively, and that. notice to that effect had
been issued in the various districts ou the island, and that no
contracts were permitted to be made by individuals. This had,
.as might be expected,, occasioned great discontent among the
mercantile portion of the community.
We have received accounts 'from Bushire to the end of July.
The dreadful plague recently ravaging that cityand neighbour-
hood had entirely ceased ; but it is calculated fforn its first aim:,
pearance it had carried off eighteen thousand out of the origi-
nal twenty thousand of the inhabitants of Bushire. At and
near Busarrah, it had been equally fatal, from seventy to eighty
thousand Persons having been carried off. It had entirely left
this latter district since April last. Bushire was threatened
with a hostile attack by the son and brother of the late Shaik,
who had possession of a ship of war and several boats in 'the
outer roads, the Shaik himself having been assassinated at
Dolahee. These hostile chieftains threatened an embargo, but
up to the above date, merchant ships had been allowed to enter
Witliout opposition. 'The trade of Buslkire was in a- most de-
pressed state, from the effect of the pestilence and the unset-
tled aspect of political affairs.

The accounts from Monte Video, to the 27th of Sept. men-
tion that another attempt had been made there to overthrow
the existing government, by a party in correspondence with
emigrants, at Buenos Ayres. Three letters were intercepted
and the plot discovered time enough to defeat it. The Argen-
tine Colonel Morales and a Colonel of La Plata named Planes
had been arrested. They had calculated on gaining over the
battalion of dragoons, and were so confident of success that a
vessel was ready to sail from Buenos Ayres with an account of
their victory.

We find, by letters received from Oporto this morning, and
dated the 10th instant, that the batterieeof Don Miguel had
sunk a large Brazilian brig from Maranham, prize to one of
Don Pedro's ships, a French vessel with. CO barrels of flour,
and a Portuguese Yatch from the Western Islands.

The Herald, Shaw, from Liverpool, is posted in Lloyd's books
as arrived at Vera Cruz.

We have had no very material business doing in our Consol
market to day; the-market at the commencement was heavy
at 84 g- M, for the account; but it subsequently rallied to 84M
%, and at the close the priceivas 81M, • •
Our Foreign Stock Market has not for the last day or two
exhibited much variation. Spanish Stock has been on the
decline, as it is generally understood that- M. Geo. Bremudez,
the new Spanish Minister, isnot so disposed to encourage the
liberalism of the Queen as was expected, and that he has suc-
ceeded in changing in-some sort her sentiments on that subject.
As it is considered this will interfere with any hope of an early
adjustment of the Cortes Bonds, the market -has been heavy,
and the price is this afternoon-at 16 If
Our other Foreign securities scarcely furnish any matter
for, comment. Russia Bonds are 9831 ; Danish 684 a ;
Dutch 41M%; Belgian 7311 M ; Brazilian 46147; T'ortuguese
Bonds 491, and the Scrip 4%31 dis.

Notice has been given 'at the' Post Office this afternoon, that
letters foal the Leward Island and. Jarnacia Mail, - will be in
tune-on the 22nd instant, the sailing of the Packet 'having been
postponed.

Lisbon .Gazettes to the 3d instant have been received to-day,
but' being of a previous date to some that have already reached:
London,. their contents are not worth extracting, The Gazgtte
of the 30th contains an official letter from the Viscount San-
tarem to the Ctrnde de Laurenco, stating that Admiral Parker
had made a formal complaint of the insult to the 'British by
firing on the Raven, and that his Majesty had given orders
that the officer who had been guilty of this aggression should
be tried by a court martial. Another official notice relates to
a complaint by Admiral Parker of some musket shots haVing
been fired, from an eminence on the south of the Douro, upon
the English .ship Orestes. Orders are given to inquire into this
affair. " His Majesty will not have the neutrality of the
tish flag violatedin any manner, but will have any violation of
such neutrality severely punished, when the ships Of that na-
tion do not, obstruct the 'operations of his Majesty's army
`against the rebels,"
We have received the following from our Falmouth corre-
spondent:—
FALarouvi, Dec. 17.—His Majesty's brig Royalist, Lieut.
Williams, armed this afternoon from Lisbon and'Oporto, hav-
ing sailed from the former place on the Ist, and the latttr place
on the lh.h. The period of her sailing from Lisbon being some
days prior to that of the Pantaloon, she can bring no news.
From Oporto her advices are two days later than those re-
ceived, but the tenour of them is by no means of importance,
nothing having occurred in that short time between the 'Con-
stitutional and Royalist forces which could be termed fighting,
The-Douro continued in a' state of-blockade by the Miguelites.
Pedro's forces were in good skirits, and intended taking every
advantage of fine weather for 'annoying their opponents;-,--
Morning -Herald of Wednesday, (Second Edition.)
BRUSSELS, Sunday Evening, six o'clock, Dec. 16 :—Halle-
lujah ! ,• We have got a ministry at last,—such a one as 'it is.
The old ones remain,—Lebeau, Goblet, and Rogier, all remain.
What a disgrace,—what a miserable state of aflairs,—not a re-
spectable man in the country would accept office. This speaks
volumes as to the popularity of Leopold, and the confidence of
the public in the Anglo-Gallic peaceable system.—aid.

NAVAL ARTILLERY PRACTICE.—The tridngularfiring of the
French before Antwerp, spoken of by the correspondent of the
Times, is not, as the Standard apprehends, exactly on the prin.
ciple of the Irishman's gun that fired round a corner, but an
important improvement on that principle. The Irishman's gun
fired angularly, or only round one corner at a time ; the trian-
gular firing speaks for itself. It is that astonishing Improve-
ment in gunnery which enables a piece of ordnance to fire
round three corners at once!—Morning Herald.
FituiTs OF THE DUTCH WAR.—We have already informed
our readers that the mercantile interest of Holland had made
arrangements for carrying on all their operations under the
protection of the American flag---a protection not to be invaded
with impunity. We have to announce another melancholy
result of the war with Holland to the already oppressed ship-
ping industry of Great Britain. Several Swedish and Nor-
wegian vessels are now actually chartered and loading in the
port of London, on Dutch and English account, for a trade
heretofore exclusively in the hands of the English shipowner.
The manufacturer is obliged to avail himself of these flags, to
cover his productions and execute his orders, instead of thatonce
respected ensign which, above all, contributed to their security,
The shipowner is thus robbed abroad; and at home, where,
aboveall, he had a right to look for protection, plundered still
more cruelly, because it happens under his own e_yes, and
despite his own remonstrances.--Guardian and Public Leger,..
LLovus.—At a meeting of the subscribers, held -on Wednes-
day to eleA three gentlemen to fill up the vacancies caused by.
three members of the committee who go out by rotation., a vote
:of £5O was proposed to be made from the funds of the.House,-
for. the widows and children of the sufferers by the recent calti
mitt' in the Shetland Islands. To this an amendment was pro-
posed by Mr, Gray, tbat one hundred guineas be voted for thii
purpose in lieu of the 50/. which amendment was carried by ac-
clamation. A sum of 50/. was also voted in aid of the Arctic
expedition for ascertaining the fate of the. gallant Captain Ross.
The follov,ing was tae result of the ballot for the committee
Mr. .lohn Buck 356
Mr. C. R. Ilatford
Mr. William Thompson
Ml, William Pratt
150

Tiliv,s.--Wc hear Sir Thomas Lethbridge, intends to publish,
in the way of a panipb!et, a more extended view of his plan
for a gcneril commutation of tithes, and a general reform in-
tre cliurch.—Ta?mion Coiricr.