The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-04-23 00:00:00

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL,

The annual meeting of the French ,Bible Society was
held, on Tuesday, in the Calvinist Church of the Redemp-
tion, Rue Chauchat, Paris. M. Guizot was called to the
chair, and addressed the meeting in an admirable speech
—the first he has spoken in public to a French audience
for the last two years.

Mr. Layard and his party are still carrying on their
excavations at Nimroud and Nineveh. Allarge number of
copper vessels, beautifully engraved, have been found in
the former, and from the latter a large assortment of fine
slabs, illustrative of the rule, conquests, domestic life, and
arts of the ancient Assyrians, are daily coming to light,
and are committed to paper by the able artist, Mr.
Cooper, one of the expedition. Mr. Layard intends to
make a trip to the Chaboor, the Chaboras of the Romans,
and to visit Reish Aisa, the Resen of Scripture, where he
hopes to find a treasure of Assyrian remains.

A VILLAGE SOLOMON IN FRANCE.—A few days ago,
some of the inhabitants complained to the mayor of Ma-
Hearne, near Commentery, department of the Nievre, that
their geese had been stolen by a dealer, but, as he had
mixed them with a flock of his own, it was impossible to
recognise them. Thereupon the mayor, a shrewd, hard-
working peasant, solemnly ordered all the geese to be
placed in carts, and this having been done, he sent the
carts to some little distance from the village. The vil-
lagers wondered greatly what this could mean, and even
ventured to mutter suspicious of the mayor's wisdom and
probity. But the functionary took no notice of these re-
marks, and stalked solemnly off with the carts. Arrived
at the spot he had indicated, he cried to the drivers to
" Stop?" and then, with great dignity, added, " Now let
loose the geese—those that have been stolen will find
their way back to their masters' farmyards—those that
belong to the dealer will remain." This was done, and
lo ! as the village Solomon had said, the stolen geese
waddled gravely b"

The Cardinal Archbishop of Cambray died in that city
on Tuesday, after a lengthened illness, aged 59.
An insurrection has broken out in the Moorish terri-
tories adjoining the French province of Algeria.
The fugitive question is settled. Diplomatic inter-
course is renewed between Austria and the Porte.
An ingot of gold, weighing 301b5., is said to have been
sent to the Pope, as a present from Chili.
A dreadful earthquake occurred at Smyrna at half-past
three a.m. on Wednesday, the 3d instant. The greatest
alarm prevailed. The noise which preceded the shock
was terrific.
Sir J. Brooke has been obliged to retire to Penang for
the benefit of his health, and will probably have to come
to England. He has never quite recovered from the fever
he had taken at Labuan, in the year 1848; and his recent
exertions against the band of pirates has further impaired
his health in a manner which seriously endangered his life.
Signor Bocardi, the eminent young tenor, who created
such a sensation at the San Carlo last season, makes his
debt-it at her Majesty's Theatre next week, in " I Lom-
bardi." Although not 23 years of age, Signor Brocardi's
voice is remarkably powerful as well as melodious. Ame-
lia Ferraris and this celebrated vocalist were the great
attraction at Naples last season.
Affairs in the lonian Islands look very stormy. The
Lord High Commissioner opened the new parliment on
the Ist of April with a long speech. The late events in
Cephalonia, and the course pursued by Mr. Ward, have
occasioned the return of a majority of liberal members
to the parliament, a circumstance which will place the
government in a very embarrassing position.
The " crisis" in France is becoming more imminent,
and the Prefect of Police has issued a proclamation,
forbidding the electors in certain districts of Paris to hold
electoral meetings. A battalion of infantry passing
through Angers has suffered itself to be feasted, and led
in public, by a party of democrats. Eugene Sue has
qeen nominated the Socialist candidate for Paris; and
the " moderates" have brought out a citizen who has no
ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA. other merit than that of fetching his second son to fight
The royal mail steam-ship Niagara arrived in the river against the Red Republicans, when they shot his first.
on Tuesday morning about four o'clock, with advices from STORY OF THE NEW CANDIDATE FOR PARIS.—The
New York to the 2nd instant. She left Boston on the 3rd Paris correspondent of The Times write s,—" The new
instant, and Halifax on the sth. man is M. Leclerc, who distinguished himself so much at
The steam-ship Europa arrived at Halifax on the 3rd the taking of the barricade of the Porte St. Denis during
instant. the insurrection of June, 1848. He was a private senti-
On the 11th inst. the Niagara exchanged signals with the nel in the National Guard. His eldest son was shot down
steam-ship Canada, lat. 48.06, lon. 33.00. by his side. The father took up the dead body in his
Dr. Webster has been found guilty of the murder of Dr. arms, bore it to his house, and taking the weapons and
Parkman. When the verdict was delivered, the prisoner the carteuche worn by his eldest son gave them to 'his
quivered back to his seat, where he sat crouched up in a second child, a lad of eighteen, saying, Go and imitate
bewildered state, after which he shed tears, and then be- your brother ! Defend order against the rebels ; and if
came more composed. Sentenceof death was pronounced on you fall, remember you die the death of a soldier and a
the Ist irstant at Boston, by Chief Justice Shaw,at much good citizen. Go ! defend your country and avenge your
length. Tae effect of it on the prisoner was overwhelm- brother.' The lad turned aside his face and wept, but
ing. For a few moments he wept in agony, and was then only for a few minutes. He then seized the musket and
ordered to be remanded. The jury only deliberated ten sallied forth with his father to the barricade. The mother
minutes. The scene amongst the family of the prisoner, washed and dressed the corpse of her son, who had a
on beir gap )rised of the verdict, was overwhelming, and soldier's funeral. The father and his youngest child did
the wails ani shrieks could be heard by the passers-by. A their duty, and returned unscathed from the battle."
curious sto-y is told of a medical student who, having DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—GREAT Loss OF LIFE.—In
seen Dr. Webster over the murdered remains of Dr. Park- the National Assembly at Paris on Wednesday, the Minis-
man, was induced to take an oath not to divulge what he ter of War rose and said he had a most painful communi-
had seen. Some time after he was taken with brain fever, cation to make. Intelligence had been received from
and raved about the murder. He then revealed all he Angers that, as the Ist battalion of Light Infantry was
knew to a clergyman, who went to Boston to inform the crossing the suspension-bridge over the Loire, the chains
government, but it was too late to use the evidence. at one side gave way, and four companies were precipitated
The eminent senator, Mr. J. C. Calhoun, died at into the river. As the current was exceedingly rapid, and
Washington on the 31st ult. Every demonstration of no boats at hand, it was found difficult if not impossible,
respect was manifested in all the cities at his lamented to save the unfortunate men who had fallen. He grieved
death. In Congress Mr. Butler proposed resolutions of to say that the number of men precipitated into the river
mourning and condolence, which were seconded by Mr. amounted to between 200 and 300. (Great sensation.)
Clay, in addresses of much eloquence and fervour. Mr. The minister went on to say that the government would
Webster and several other senators had also pronounced afford every aid to the survivors. An officer attached to
brilliant eulogies. the household of the President of the Republic had been
The Mississippi and Missouri rivers have overflowed to sent off at once to hold an inquiry, and he would, as soon
an alarming extent. At Louisville and Nashville, the as possible, ask the Assembly to adopt a project of law to
streets are flooded to the depth of many feet, and the aid the families of the sufferers. The President of the
merchants are driven from their stores. At Beune Carre, Assembly, on the part of the house, expresssed the deep
below New Orleans, the crevasse or overflow was more sympathy occasioned by so great a calamity. It was
than halfa mile wide, and whole plantations were deluged, rumoured in the Assembly that upwards of 20 bodies had
entirely destroying many fields of growing sugar cane. been taken up. The Lieutenant-Colonel was taken out
The cholera has broken out again at New Orleans, and it wounded but not dangerously. The following is an extract
is feared it will assume an epidemic form. from a private letter :—" What a horrible misfortune !
The money market at New York had bceu subjected to. The bridge of the Lower Maine broke under the 3rd bat-
more stringency during the fortnight than for any period talion of the 11th, and five companies of 187 men each
since the spring of 1849. Foreign exchange was firm, but fell in. of whom 300 are lost, besides women and children
closed firm, with large sales at quotations. In domestic following the musical band. About ten minutes before a
exchange there was no movement of consequence. The squadron of Hussars passed over."
spring trade of New York had disappointed all classes. Subsequent accounts from Angers increase the extent
Early in January there was an unusually active demand. of the loss of life, occasioned by the fall of the bridge.
High prices were obtained, and large sales were made; The roll being called over, 219 men were found missing,
since then business had fallen off, and the month of March, independent of 33 dead in the hospital, and 30 wounded.
which ought to have been the best, had been extremely The loss of the battalion is set down at 282 men. The
dull—more so than had been known for many years. The number of men taken out of the water on Wednesday,
stock of British and other foreign dry goods, was not was 123. A maid servant and two children had been
large, but the demand was small. taken out dead. To add to the horror of the circumstance,
The idea promulgated a few weeks ago, that there was it was found that many of the victims were pierced
likely to be a rupture between the northern and southern through with the bayonets of the guns, which, while in
states seems to have died away. the act of falling, wounded and killed the unfortunate
men. Although a good number had been taken out alive,
through the heroic efforts of their comrades, yet, owing
to the fact of the men having eaten about three-quarters
of an hour before, very few could be restored by medical
treatment. It is rumoured that the battalion had been
made to cross the suspension bridge, for the sake:of avoid-
ing the faubourgshs of the town, where the 47th had
been met some days before by the Socialists, and induced
to join in the discreditable scenes of drinking and shout-
ing, which had caused so much disquietude. Should this
be the case, much additional bitterness would have to be
added to the fearful calamity. Among the killed are five
officers. Owing to the state of the weather, there were
hardly any civilians on the bridge.
ARRIVAL OF THE POPE AT ROME.—After suffering
eighteen months' exile and humiliation—of Divinely pre--
dicted humiliation, according to Robert Fleming's inter-
p -etation of prophecy, to which it is difficult to refuse
.credit—the Pope re-entered Rome on the 12th inst.
According to all later communications from the city of
the Seven Hills, this return to his capital is likely to prove
to Pius the Ninth the commencement of a series of dan-
gers and difficulties greater than any to which he has been
hitherto exposed. Whether the greater amount of these
dangers and difficulties threaten from within or without is
a question upon which no very confident opinion can be
formed. That the weak and mischievous man will try to
protect himself from external danger, by embroiling his
neighbours, may be anticipated from his former proceed-
ings, but beside that this must be less easy since the Aus-
trian and other adjacent states have popularised their con-
stitutions, if we may be permitted the phrase, the effect of
hostilities in the vicinity of Rome must be to strengthen
and to animate the disaffected in that city. The cardinals
paraded Pio Nono through the streets of Rome, but there
was no general joy visible--there was no fervour or enthu-
siasm of any kind, and no general illumination. Among
about fifty cardinals—among cardinal legates, vicars apos-
tolic, legates a latere, cardinals, governors f legations—
among -nuncios, internuncios, cardinal vicars, cardinal
chancellors—among the six masters of ceremonies—among
the two 'Dominicans who are masters of the Sacred Palace,
mud their brethren—among the two Augustinians who are
Sacristans, and their brethren—among the three cooks,
the two confectioners, the two ice-makers—among the
mustard-makers and purveyors of Roman lettuces to his
Holiness, as well as among the sly Jesairs and fat and
greasy Capuchins, we have no doubt there was great joy
and jubilation ; but among the people—among even the
Trasteverini—the most simple and superstitious of the
Romans, there was a passive sadness, a mournful consci-
ousness that the return of the Pontiff boded evil and evil
days for the eternal city. In these gloomy forebodings
we confess we share to the fullest extent. The venom
and vengeance of a restored sacerdotal sway—the odium
theologieum of a government of priests, without human
ties—without human sympathies—without human affec-
tions—is as fearful to contemplate as it will be impossible
to endure. It is idle to say that the Pontiff will be liberal
—will be forgiving—will be moderate. The Papal power
cannot be liberal—cannot be forgiving—cannot be moder-
ate—cannot be free.

aomewards, to the great astonishment of
the simple villagers. The dishonest dealer was arrested.
THE FORREST DIVCRCE CASE.—The Forrest divorce
case, after going through various stages in the senate at
Harrisburg!), on the 26th and 29th of March, was finally
defeated on the last-named day by a majority of seventeen
against sixteen. Mr. Forrest grounded his application on
the alleged infidelity of his wife with an actor named
Jamieson. On the 31st of May, 1848, he returned home,
preceding Mr. S. S. Smith some yards, and found his
lady standing between the knees of Jamieson, who was
sitting on the sofa with his hands upon her person.
Although Mrs. Forrest declared that Mr. Jamieson had
only been pointing out her phrenological developments,
the suspicions of Mr. Forrest were excited, and these
were confirmed by the discovery of a letter addressed to
his wife by Jamieson, and couched in the most ardent
and affectionate terms. The principal witness against
Mrs. Forrest was a servant girl, who spoke distinctly to
gross improprieties of conduct, not only with Jamieson,
but with a number of other men. Statements disproving
some portions of the evidence were given, and the result
was, as above stated, that the bill was rejected.

LATEST NEWS, PER TELEGRAPH, RESPECTING
THE COTTON CROP.
MONTGOMERY, April 1.
Received at New York April 2.

• BALES.
Decrease at New Orleans, March 30 .. 200,000
~ „ Mobile, „ 30 .. 162,000
„ „ Charleston, „ 29 .. 69,000
~ „ Savannah, „ 26.. 15,965
~ „ Texas, „ 20 .. 2,162

449,960

Increase at Florida, March 20 1,435
Virginia and 1
1,383
" " N. Carolina I '•

Total decrease .. 447,142
P.S.—I have just received later returns from Charleston
and Savannah, making the total deficit nearly 470,000
bales.

(Signed) THOS. J. STEWART, Cotton Broker,

LATER FROM CALIFORNIA-MORE GOLD

The British steamship Bolivia has arrived at Panama
from San Francisco, with 600,000 dollars in specie, and
sailed again on the 27th, with the mails from all parts of
the world for the South Pacific.

LATER FROM THE WEST INDIES, MEXICO,
AND CALIFORNIA.
Dates from Mexico to the 14th March, mention that
Elossinge, Minister of Finance, resigned on the 13th, and
was succeeded by D'Campo.
We have Jamaica advices to the 16th March. The
steam ship Tay with the mails from England arrived on
the 14th. There had not been any change in the produce
market with the exception of Coffee, 445. was the highest
quotation for ordinary samples. Rum commanded 3s. 3d.
per gallon for 21 over proof; sugar from 13s. to 17s. per
100 lb. 100 bags middling pimento sold at sd. per lb;
Logwood realizes 40s. per ton ; 150 tons sold at that rate.
Exchange on London, 90 days, per cent. premium ;60
days, 1 per cent. ;30 days, per cent. ; freights to Lon-
don, 2s. 9d. per cwt. sugar.
The following vessels had arrived at Jamaica :—Wm.
Gladstone, from Dundee; Great Britain, from Glasgow;
Success and Loodianah, from Liverpool for New Orleans,
called for water; and Lady K. Barham, from London.
H. M. S. Bermuda sailed from Jamaica for Falmouth on
the Bth March.
We have received from Southampton, an announcement
of the arrival of the West India mail steamer Avon, at
that port on Sunday, with the usual West India and
Mexican mails.
The Avon left Jamaica on the 25th ultimo, seven days
after the despatch of our last accounts rid the United
St ates ; but from Mexico, &c., her advices have been
anticipired. She brought a specie freight of 223,900
dollars on merchants account, 881,500 dollars on account
of the Mexican dividends, and 250,000 dollars in gold
dust and bars; also, 235 serons cochineal, a large general
cargo, and fifty passengers.
Jamaica accounts state that the island was healthy and
the wea h r fine. Mercantile affairs were unchanged:
sugar, 13s. per cwt. ; rum, 3s. per gallon for 21 proof.
From Nassau we learn that the island had been visite,l
by a destructive tornado. Fifty horses had been destroyed,
trees torn up by the roots, several vessels in the harbour
sunk, eight persons killed, and many others wounded.
From Demerara we have no news of interest. At St.
Kitt's the crops were suffering from drought and would
be below an average. Advices from Dominica and Antigua
state that political affairs were progressing smoothly. At
Tobago the House of Assembly had passed the Customs'
Duty Bill and the Supply Bill. The weather was exceed-
ingly favourable to making sugar.
The brig Josephine, of Liverpool, was wrecked ,on the
Bar of Tampico ; crew saved.—The schooner Scotawood,
of Newcastle, was run down by the Ivanhoe, of Liverpool,
6th Feb. ; crew landed at Havana. The mail steamer
Eagle was in contact with the schooner Tay, sugar laden ;
the latter sunk, and some of her crew lost. The Clarence,
from Liverpool for New Orleans, was wrecked near Port
Maria, 24th March: the crew were saved—but Captain
Mitchell, her commander, was Arowned ; cargo lost.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS.

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Dr. Lamb. Master of Corpus Christi College, Cam-
bridge, and Dean of Bristol, died on Friday. His demise
was rather sudden.

A commission of inquiry is now sitting as to certain
allegations against the Rev. M. A. Gathercole, vicar of
Chatteris. Isle of Ely. The complaint is that the ecclesi-
astical duties of the parish are inadequately performed.
The Hon. and Rev. Lowther Barrington has been
appointed to the Rectory of Watton, Herts, vacant by the
death of the late Rev. Eilward Bickersteth.

OXFORD, APRIL 19.—The Rev. Henry Bristow Wilson,
8.D., Fellow and Tutor of St. John's, was this day
elected by the Heads of Houses to be Batepton Lecturer
for the ensuing year. _ _

The Vicar of Boston having, it is said, died about half
an hour before the Town Council effected a sale of the
advowson, the next presentation to the living has lapsed
to the bishop of
_the:diocese:

An addrekis in course of signature amongst the clergy
of Birmingham, for presentation to his Grace the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, approving of his lordship's conduct
with reference to the late important decision of the Privy
Council in thacase of, Gorham v. The Bishop of .Exeter..

INDIA.—We have received by electric telegraph via
Trieste, intelligence of the " Oriental" steamer at Suez