The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-07-09 00:00:00

AMERICA.

By the Royal mail steam-ship Canada, Captain Harri-
son, on Sunday, we have New York papers to the 25th,
Boston to the 26th, and Halifax to the 28th ult. respec-
tively. In addition, we have a telegraphic communica-
tion, via the latter port, containing news from New York
to the 27th. She brought 70 passengers.
The steam-ship Niagara arrived at New York on the
27th. The royal mail steam-ship Thames arrived at
Mobile on the 19th with £300,000 in specie on freight.
The steam-ships Ohio and Crescent City were at New
York, from California, with gold to the amonnt of
400,000. The steam-ship Viceroy, Captain Ewing,
cleared from New York, on her return to Galway, on the
21st ultimo.

Advices from San Francisco, California, to the 15th of
May had been received at New York by the Crescent
City. This steamer had about 5250,000 in gold dust, all
in private hands. Another destructive fire took place at
San Francisco on the morning of May 4, reducing nearly
one-third of the city to ashes, and consuming property to
the amount of $5,000,000. The fire was supposed to be
the work of an incendiary, for whose detection a reward
of 55,000 is offered. Many firms had their stores entirely
destroyed. Business, however, after the first slight check
had revived considerably, and purchasers from the inte-
rior were buying extensively, and at the date of our ac-
counts the city was again partially burnt up. Money was
easier, and loans on undoubted security was quoted at six
per cent. per month. The screw steam-ship, Sarah Sands,
which left Panama for San Francisco on the 9th April,
had not arrived out, and fears were entertained of her
safety.
Gold was still found in abundance. The most extrava-
gant stories are told of Tuolumo Placer, lately discovered
on the river of that name, near Columbia city. The Stock-
ton Tinzes says that a simple statement of facts far sur-
passes the most wondrous dream of the necromancer. It
states that' lumps of pure gold had been found to the depth
of sixty feet from the surface, and that two large masses
of gold, one weighing 231 b. 20z., the other 191 b. lloz., had
been dug from the placer.
The grand jury at New Orleans have found true bills
against General Lopez, Mr. Sigur, Governor Quitman,
Judge C. Pinckney Smith (of Missouri), ex-Governor
Henderson, Mr. OsSullivan, and ten other of the Cuban
invaders.

In the Senate on the 24th Mr. Abbot Lawrence's ap-
pointment as Minister to England was confirmed. The
debates in Congress had not resulted in the accomplish-
ment of•any of the slavery measures which have been before
the House for such a length of time.
A formidable crevasse had broken out in the Mississippi,
at the Grand Levee, in the parish of Point Coupee, which
threatened the most serious damage to some of the richest
and most fertile portions of Louisiana. Every attempt
to arrest its progress had been abandoned, and the worst
fears in regard to its effects seemed likely to be realized.
From Port au Prince we learn that the island of Hayti
was in a state of perfect tranquillity. Business was re-
duced to an extreme point of depression. Money was
scarce, and little copper, logwood, or mahogany in the
market.

Advices from Guadaloupe report that the insurrection
among the negroes had been completely quelled by the
Government, several of the principal ringleaders having
been shot.

We learn from Venezuela that General Paez bad sailed
for St. Thomas's, en route to the United States.
N. P. Willis, the author, has instituted a civil action
against Forrest, the tragedian, for the assault reported in
our last.

From Jamaica we have advices to the 17th ult., being
ten days later than our last accounts by the West India
steam-ship Trent. A proclamation had been issued con-
vening the Assembly for the 25th ult., to make certain
amendments to a bill which passed last session, to raise a
loan for the purpose of liquidating the liabilities of the
island. It is announced that the British vessels of war
on that station had received orders to detain, and takeinto
American ports, suspicious vessels found off the Cuban
coast.

The great temple at Nauvoo, one of the most remark-
able architectural curiosities in the United States, was de-
stroyed by a hurricane on the 27th of May. This stupen-
dous edifice was erected by the Mormon religious sect in
1846, and was partially burned in October, 1848, leaving
only its four walls standing, the timber and wood-work
having been consumed by the flames, in March, 1849, it
was purchased by the Icarian community, under the well-
known French socialist, M. Cabet, for the purpose of con-
verting it into an immense refectory for 1000 persons, with
the halls, saloons, school-rooms, and places of reunion for
the public occasions of the community. The work of re-
building had made some progress, the mechanics were en-
gaged in the construction, when the destructive tornado
burst forth, levelling one of the walls with the ground, and
causing so much damage that the other walls were taken
down the next day. Fortunately no lives were lost by the
disaster.

The details of the burning of the steamer Griffith on
Lake Erie, announced by the last arrival, are of the most
heartrending character. The fire was discovered near the
chimneys about half-past three o'clock in the morning,
and spread with such rapidity that no hope was cherished
of saving the vessel.. She was about three-fourths of a
mile from the shore ; and fifteen miles east of Cleveland,
when she was abandoned. A large number of burned
bodies were found on the wreck, although it is supposed
that the principal part of the victims were drowned after
throwing themselves into the water. The whole number
of passengers was about 300, of which only between forty
and fifty were saved, Among the unfortunate victims was
a large number of German and other emigrants.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH FROM NEW YORK TO HALIFAX.
New York, Thursday Evening, 27th June, 1850.
Excepting the usual commercial intelligence, there is
nothing of marked inretest for telegraphic communica-
tion since the Canada sailed. The steamer Niagara
reached this evening.
Telegraphic accounts by the Niagara have but slightly
affected the cotton market. The lower grades could be
bought lc. under Tuesday's prices, but all descriptions
above middling are fully as dear, whilst really good and
fine commands 4-c. higher rates. Corn and flour market
rather dull, without any change of importance in prices.
Canada flour steady, at sd. to sd. 6c. Stock market
buoyant, with increased activity. Sales to-day, 135,000;
U.S. Sixes, 167 to 1151 ; Ohio Sevens, 175 to 115. There
is a great demand for Erie Railroad Stock and the
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the bonds
0. at 59 to 99, and the stock atsecond
764,

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mounted one of the seats, and deliberately jumped over
the parapet into the river. An alarm was given, and seve-
ral boatmen put off, who succeeded in rescuing her. She
was in a very exhausted state, and eventually recovered.
It has been discovered that she was induced to commit
the rash act owing to 4 suspicion of her husband's fidelity.