The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-09-01 00:00:00

REVIEW OF THE COTTON MARKET

The steamer Cambria, which sailed hence for Liverpool
on the Ist instant, carried out accounts of a very strong
milrket here, produced mainly by the unfavourable ap-
pearance of the coming crop. The advance noted in my
circular for that
comparative pause in business, which has enabled
chasers to buy on easier terms, as prices may be said to
have occasionally fluctuated an eighth of a cent. in their
favour—not, however, more than the usual difference be-
tween an active and an inactive market. The notice of
the arrival at Boston of the steamer Hibernia, with Li-
verpool dates to the 19th ultimo, was received here by
telegraph on Monday, 3rd instant. Her accounts were
not of that satisfactory character looked for by operators
generally, as holders at Liverpool appeared disposed to
supply the market freely at the currency then ruling.
Early on Monday, the 10th instant, the steamer Great
Westerc arrived with Liverpool dates to the 25. b instant,
which advises being less flittering even than those by the
previous steamer, the operations have been checked in a
great degree, as holders here are withdrawing their sup-
p ies, except at the full currency previously existing, and
ate small cellars, even at those rates. In fact, if cotton is
no better under the last advises, it is certainly no worse,
and these accounts have consequently had no influence on
our market, and it has continued throughout the week
just brought to a close, like that of the preceding one, in
a very inactive state. The sales for the week ending the
Bth instant were 5,000 bales ; since, to this date, 4,000
bales, with a firmer market yesterday at my quotations,
which are similar to those in my last circular.

It is, of course, too early to indulge in any but general
remarks with regard to the prospect of the crop now ap-
proaching to maturity. It is certainly in a precarious
position, and it is barely possible that it can equal that of
the last season, while the prubahiltties now are, that it
will be considerably less, even w,th a later frost than we
have had for ten years.

Exchange has been in rather better rrquest, and the
rates have slightly improved. Freights are also firmer at
the quotations.

POTATOES IN CANADA.—We hear a good deal, in par-
ticulir localities, of damage done by rot to the potatoes.
The early crop is abundant, and of very good quality.—

Montreal Gazette

The Connecticut House of Representatives, by a vote of
111 to 63, have voted to submit to the people the question
of so amending the constitution as to a'mlish al/distinction
of colour in reap- ct to the privilege of voting.
Intelligence has been received at St. Petersburgh that
the greater part of the town of Berdiansk, in Southern
Russia, was destroyed in the month of July by fire. It is
only 11 years since the town was founded.

A letter from Palermo, in the Auusburgh Gazette,
states that on the 7th a violent shock of an earthquake took
place at Syracupe. Several boosts had been thrown down,
said 20 per,otta were said to have been killed. The heat
in the island is described as extraordinary.

The trial of Henry, the reg cifle, at Paris, closed on
Thursday, when he was declared guilty by a large mejority.
The.discu:,si,,n by the cou►t, after hearing the evidence,
is said to have been most animated, some of the Peers
pronouncing him insane. and consequently guiltless,
whileothers maintained that he h d acted with premedi-
ta! ion., and with a perfect knowledge of what he was

anclinbiAed on h's being condemned to death

INFIZ4tNAL MACHINES.—Two officers of the Belgian
Cu,ionis, stationed at Ruuvrais•sur.Cethain, seized, on
the night thenAt, a cent containing. in two eases, 250

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spring,

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the value of which is estimated at 1500 f. They were
manu actured at Liege, and destined for Paris. The
driver we.., or at least pretended to be, ignorant of the
nature of his load.
TaLtaa'a WIDOW —An old woman of the name of
Proche, upwards of seventy years of age, living in a very
humble dw. ling in the Rue de Tournon, in Paris, not
having been seen by the porter for two days going out to
execute her little commissions, he became alarmed, and
Feting to the door, saw through a crevice the body of .the
old woman lying metionlers on the bed. He immediately
sent to the romanissary of police, who arrived, bringing a
medical man with him; hut when the door was broken
open it was evident that she had been dead some time.
On examination it vas found that the cause of her death
was .a "long-standing complaint, for which she bad never
received .any advice. (In examining the papers of the de-
cea.cd, documents were found which:cleat:ly proved that
site had. been the wile of the celebrated Tema, from whom
she bad been divorced.

THE ,C...,[1,,RT ly .FAHION.ABLE WORLD.
Her Majesty. ond Prince Albert, after enjoying a plea-
sure trip along,the south-western coast, in the course of
which they called.at Torbay, Plymouth, Fstwonrh, Wey.
mouth, Devonport, &c., arrived at Osborne 114111. e Ott
uesday morning, 4aving had thus a week's yachting.
The weather bad bee=t mush, but her Majesty kept the
,teck bravely; Prince Albert, as well as the Prince of
\'ales and Pt incess Alice, suffered from sea-sickness.
Her Majesty, on her nr.xt marine excursion, is expected
to visit the island of Jers,y. The Admiralty have ordered
the moorings there to be examined, and a buoy to be
placed there.
Tlse Queen Dowager of England, the Princess Royal of
Prussia. and Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, arrived at
Woolwirth on Friday at noon, from Rotterdam. At the
desire of her Maj-sty, the artisans of the dockyard were
gianted ht.lalaY•
Dining the recent Royal marine trip, her Maj sty and
Prince Albert visited Guernsey, where they were received
by R., st gratifying marks of loyalty and affection. About
100 young ladies, b-Tonging to the priocipal families of the
place. most y clothed in rlegant white dresses. strewed
dowers in the path of their Queen. Guernsey has not
been visited by i's sovereign since the days of King John,
now upwards of six centuries ago.