The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-05-16 00:00:00

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

AMERICA.
The Washington steam ship, Captain Johnston, arrived
at Cowes on Wednesday, after a good passage of fourteen
and a half days from New York. She left on the evening
of the 25th, having been detained from the 20th. The
Acadia had arrived out. The Washington brings 60
vassenrers and 350.000 dollars in specie.
A fire iiad broken out at Albany, in the rear of the resi-
dence of N. Starks on the south-west corner of Westero
and Church-streets. The entire block, bounded by
Church, Westerlo, John, and Dallius streets, was burned
to the grour.d, including the church on Westerlo-street.
One or two houses on Dallius-street escaped. Almost all
the houses on the south side of John-street, between
Dallius and Church, were burned.
The Sarah Sands, 18 days from Liverpool, arrived at
New York on the 21st ult., and the Acadia, 161 days
from Liverpool, reached Boston on the 23d. The Euro-
wan intelligence conveyed byi those vessels had caused
great excitement and uneasiness in New York, and a gene-
ral European war was considered inevitable. The Acadia's
advices had the effect of lowering the price of cotton about
ic. to c. per lb. Bread stuffs of all sorts remained firm.
The orders from the continent to sell American State
Stocks had made the market for Pennsylvanians and Ohios
heavy.
The money market generally was not so tight, and
loans and advances on good security were more easily
abtaina'Jle ; the banks were in a strong position, and
specie gradually flowing in from the interior. The a-
amount of coin shipped for the week ending 15th of April
was 686,275 dol. ; and from January Ist to April 15th
inclusive, 3,809,554 dol. The receipts of the American
Customs for the fiscal year were estimated by the secre-
tary of the Treasury to amount to 31,000,000 dol., of
which 28,000,000 dol. had already been realized. Ex-
change on London was firm at 1101 to 111.

FRANCE.
The National Assembly met on Wednesday at eleven,
and commenced the ballot for the members of the Exe-
cutive Committee. The voting concluded at five, and the
following were the votes recorded for the successful can-
didates :—Arago, 725 ; Gamier Pages, 715 ; Marie, 702 ;
Lamartine, 683 ; Ledru Rollin, 458. These five are the
Government, with power to appoint the members of the
Ministry.
On Thursday the French ministry was declared as fol-
lows :—Foreign Affairs, Bastide ; War, Charras ; Finance,
Duclerc ; Justice, Crernieux ; Instruction, Carnot ; Com-
merce, Flocon ; Religion, Bethmont ; Public Works, Tre-
lat ; Marine, Casey ; Interior, Recurt. The proceedings
of the National Assembly were of a desultory and trifling
character.
An order has reached Boulogne from Paris to put the
whole line of coast in a state of defence, and to mount
guns on the detached forts, which are built a little way
out at sea. The gates of the upper town are also to be re-
paired and fortified. This looks like a preparation for war.

ITALY.

DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST AVETRIA BY THE POPE.

Letters from Civita Vecchia, dated the-2nd instant, an-
nounced that the Pope had confided to his modified ad-
ministration the power of making ,war if they thought
right, and that ministers had accordingly decided upon
making war against Austria. The conditions conceded by
the Pope are—l. No priest to be called into public em-
ployment ; .2. Formal declaration of war ; 3. Pius IX. to
be the head of the government ' • 4. Official bulletin to be
published daily of the war; 5. Encouragement to young
men that they arm themselves, and assist in driving from
Italy the Austrians. Some arrests have taken place,
among the rest is that of the commandant of the fort of
Ancona. The Roman people are perfectly united. The
cardinals, seeing that their escape is impossible, are
gathering around the Pope ; it is reported that everything
is prepared) for the Pope's departure. The ministry, have
determine to push the war most actively, and will-co-
operate with all the forces of the state to drive out the
Austrians. The ambassador from the latter power is to
be compelled to return home.