The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-09-26 00:00:00

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NEW Csuircit JERUSALEM.—The Porte-has pre-
sented to the French embassy a letter of the Grand•Viiier,.
ordering the Pashaof Jerusalem to deliver gratuitously tit
ground required f 01..• the construction of the Latin church
of Beit-Djala.
MELANCIIOLY•TTERMINATION Or A WEDDIN66—On
Tuesday, at Greenock, a respectable woman unitedlier-
self to a mechanic; who resided many years in that loca-
lity. The friends were assembled, the festivities- com-
menced, and all going " merry as a marriage bell,r when
the unhappy woman was seized with a sudden delirium,
which, increasing, caused her to be removed to an asylum.
PEEACIIING IN .•A ,COALPIT.—The Rev. W. F. Vance,
incumbent of Cowley, has for the last three weeks ,de-
scended the cealpits of Lord Ward, Mr. H. B. Whitehouse,
and the Messrs. Bagnall, at the dinner hour of the men,
and preached to them. The rev. gentleman informed
them " that, as they neglected to come to church to hear
the gospel message, he would bring the church to them."
—Chelmsford Ch.roniele.

Tin ARCTIC. EXPEDlTlON.—Despatches have been re-
ceived during the past week at the Admiralty, from Capt.
Inglefield, of the Phcsnix, now in the Arctic Seas, in search
of the expeditions sent out to look for Franklin. The
despatches are dated July 9th, 1854. They contain, how-
ever, nothing about the missing expeditions, but refer
chiefly to the discovery of deposits of coal at different
points on the route towards Beechy Island, which is Capt.
Inglefield's destination.
INTEMPERANCE IN MnratounNE.—The expenses of the
corporation of the city of Melbourne are wholly paid from
licenses to public-houses, and fines of drunkards imposed
by the police-court.
EMIGRATION FROM GERMANY,—The number of per-
sons who embarked during the first seven months of 1854,
from 'Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Havre, exceeded
120,000. Several thousands left last month, and more
than 50,000 are making preparations to follow.

LIE -Ru s s AN Airsfy.—The number of the Russian
army is estimated in all at 571,295 men. We learn, from
recently received letters, that this immense force is about
to be increased by a further levy of ten in every thousand
souls throughout the western provinces. The Jews. are
included in this recruiting, and have to furnish men in
the proportion just stated. The object of the levy is
alleged to be the formation of reserve corps.
A GOOD SHOT.—It is related in a private letter, that
during the action at Bomarsund, one Frenchman, in par-
ticular' did good service. He crept on his face and hands
under the fort, his only protection being a large stone.
He was there for-sixteen hours, and fired no less than two
nunureu ruutiva vat 1.11111...— • • , ••• •
dred and fifty Russians. According as a fellow...—w- "oUd‘p"unf
out his head, pop went the Frenchman's gun. The French
are dead shots at six hundred yards.
"PETREFACTION," BY THE Hog. Mils. NOIITOM—The
poetry of this song came warm, but not gushing, from the
heart. It is the result of a retrogressive feeling, serious,
sad, and melancholy ; and thousands will sympathise with
the fair authoress of these lines, in which the spirit of
Moore seems to linger. Mr. Barker understood his
authoress, and composed a melody, in E flat, exactly and
beautifully adapted to the words. Simple as the music is,..
let no mere mechanical musician attempt to sing it. A
depth of poetic feeling pervades both words and music
which a gifted few alone can duly appreciate.—

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LITTLE WAR PitoßLEms.--Istli, Given—An army of
occupation. Required—To find, if you can, what it has
occupied, and what has been the particular nature of its
occupation. 2dly, Given—An army of expedition. Re-
quired—To find out, if possible, the amount of expedi-
tion it has shown, and whether Pickford, or any common
carrier, would not have expedited matters much more

quickly- in infinitely less time.—Punch

- NUPTIAL SCENE AT WEST HAM. —On Thursday a
delightful scene took place at West Ham, on the occasion
of the marriage of the Rev. E. Cridge, the incumbent of
Christ Church, the Marsh, to Miss Mary Winmill. The
rev. gentleman has endeared himself to his flock, anddeep
was the regret of all when it was announced that the
happy occasion of his marriage was to be the signal of his
departure from amongst them, as he had been appointed
chaplain to Vancouver's Island, and intended to proce3d
with his bride to his new home in the west. The people
of the Marsh district—" his own people," as they were
endearingly called—flocked to the church of West Ham
to witness the nuptial ceremony ; the children scattered
flowers around the happy pair as they proceeded to church,
attended by the two bridesmaids and the Rev. A. J.
Barn, the vicar, who gave the bride'away. Nor were the
goodwill of friends, and the feelings: of the people towards
their pastor, confined to these evident marks of interest in
his happiness—they took a still more substantial shape ;
and, contributions having been eagerly made for the pur-
pose in the district, the rev. gentleman was presented
with a beautiful silver salver, engraved, value £3O, and a
handsome velvet purse, containing 21 guineas —the objects
being rendered doubly valuable by the tears which attested
the spirit in which they were offered, and consecrated, as
it were, these parting pledges. The Rev. Mr. Ram added
a personal token of his esteem, and many other nuptial
presents were made. After the degeuner, which was
attended by the Rev. Mr. Ram, Lady Jane Ram, and
others, the happy pair departed for Salt-hill; and in a few
days they were to sail for the reverend gentleman's new
charge.—Chelmsford Chronicle.
LORD DUNDONALD AND TIIE BALTIC FLBET.—To
TEE Eurrou.—Sir,—Until yesterday, when I observed
the serious manner in which a conversation said to have
taken place between the chief Minister of her Majesty's
Administration and myself is now treated, I do not con-
sider it incumbent on me to "volunteer a formal public
disclosure," " in order not to allow such a statement to go
abroad uncontradicted," and therefore I now rectify the
omission, and declare that I have never been honoured by
any conversation or communication with or from Lord
Aberdeen relative to the command in the Baltic, or in re-
gard to operations to •be conducted in that or any other
quarter. Permit me to add a line in justice to Admiral
Napier, against whom "the indignant dissatisfaction of
the nation" is. said to be roused—namely, that success
could not have attended the operations of combustible
ships against stone batteries firing redhot shot, however
coolly unresisting walls may be leisurely demolished.
There is but one means whereby to place the opponents
on an equal footing, and that I have confidentially laid
before the government, with the hope that a protracted
defensive war should not linger on, to the disorganisation
of Europe and the ruin of our country.—l am, Sir, your
obliged and obedient servant, DIINDONALD.—London,
Sept. 21.
EMIGRATION.—The annual report of the Emigration
Com Missioners has just been published. From this it
, appears that the total emigration of last year was 329,937,
being 38,827 less than in 1852. There was a diminution
of 26,480 to Australia, and 13,376 to the United States,
the falling off being accounted for in the case of Australia
by the greater excitement regarding the gold discoveries
prevalent during the summer and autumn of 1852, and in
that of the United States by the departure of a smaller
number of Irish, the aggregate emigration of the latter
people throughout the year being -.estimated at 199,392
against 224,997 in 1852. The remittances from their re-
latives in America were, however, larger than in any pre-
vious year, the amount sent through the various banks,
apart from private channels, being £1,439,000. With
respect to the Australian emigration, the total from the
United Kingdom to all the colonies was 61,401, or about
one-fourth of that of the United States. Subjoined are the
general figures :
United States 230,885
Australia :
New South Wales... ... 10,673
Victoria ... 40,469
South Australia ... 6,883
Western Australia .. ... 965
Van Diemen's land ... 991
New Zealand ... 1,420

Canada, &c
East Indies ...
Central and South America
West Indies ...
Cape of Good Hope ...
Western Africa ...
Mauritius
Hong Kong ...
Falkland Islands .

-'--- 61,401
• ... 34,522
. ... 928
. ... 833
. ... 600
. ... 369

308
63
37
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329,937

According to a supplementary statement, it also appears
that the emigration during the first three months of the
present year has been 49,756 persons, against 60,867 in
the corresponding period of 1853, and 69,523 in that of
1852. There has been a continued diminution in the de-
partures to the United States, but in those to Australia,
although there is a great falling off as compared with the
first quarter of last year, there is a considerable increase
as compared with the first quarter of 1852. Of the total,
49,756 emigrants, 26,128 were Irish, 2,430 English, 2,965
Scotch, and 8.233 foreign or unspecified. This proportion
of Irish is much smaller than iu 1852 or 1853.
TILE SPIRIT op TIER CoLomps.—The following singu-
larly graphic and characteristic communication is taken
from a letter recently received from Geelong :—" The news
brought by the ship Crest of the Wave, out 72 days from
England, has caused quite a war panic.here. The startling
intelligence that hostilities were about to commence be-
tween England, France, and Russia has had the effect of re-
ducing the price of £3l9s. to £3, and meetings have been
convened with the view of forming a rifle brigade to ' shoot
the Rooshans,' should they at any time attempt a landing.
Nervous old women of the masculine gender are withdraw-
ing their money from the bank for the purpose of plant-
ing' it, while here and there the anxious cry is heard,
' Where are our brave diggers ?' and ere the echo of so
many voices had time to answer where," Here we are,'
exclaimed a deputation of those noble fellows, who had
come down to asssure the authorities of their readiness to
resent any attempt at an invasion. Here we are, ready,
willing, and able to fight the battles of John Bull and his
youngest daughter Australia.' True it is we are in a most
defenceless state, as there is nothing to prevent any ad-
venturous bucaniers from landing and walking up to our
banks and thanking the managers to hand over the little
swag' of gold—about £4,000,000. Still there is some-
thing at the head of our harbour which might possibly
keep them at bay for some 24 hours, by which time the
presence of 100,000 stout-hearted diggers, each armed to
the teeth with Colts' Dean and Adams, or a shooting
lion' of some kind or other might be secured. Americans
as well as English are ready to defend from invasion this
young empress of the world, though each hold their own
views on questions touching their nationalities. A some-
what ludicrous scene took plac at the theatre the other
night, the performance being under the patronage of the
American Consul, and, on the arrival of that gentleman,
the band, out of compliment, commenced playing Yankee
Doodle,' which did not exactly suit the palate of the Eng-
lish. Some of the gods' having misunderstood its mean-
ing, cries of No, no ! we won't have it !" Old England
for ever !' and God save the Queen !' were heard through-
out the building, while the hisses of the Americans gave
room to fear that the matter would terminate seriously,
when the Consul, a good-looking young American, with
gold laced cap in hand, came forward, and, in the course of
an address characterised by much good humour, suggested

the propriety of spatting we uumL...,.,
the two airs, one-half to be ' God save the Queen/, and the
other half ' Yankee Doodle.' The orchestra attempted to
obey the summons, but the effect it produced was so ludi-
crous that 'all present were convulsed with laughter, and
thus ended the matter. The ' stars and stripes' are very
numerous here, especially about the diggings, where they
may be seen streaming by thousands over the various
American tents, stores, and grogshops,"

7OREIG

INTELLI

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• FRloscm.—The Emperor, who had left Paris:during:the
week to fetch the Empress from the Pyrennees, returned
to the Tuileries on Thursday. The Sentineile of Toulon
mentions the expected arrival in that port of some hun-
dreds of Russian prisoners, who will be employed at reduced
wages in the extensive works now going ou there. It has
been definitively decided that a harbour of refuge, capable
of receiving the largest• vessels of the state., Rhall'hepem-

.10611 6Ti Ut,
strueted atßoulognelsur-ifer.7l`l;liteof the port will be
at the village of Chatillon, which is at the south-west of
Boulogne. Mr. Soule,lateAlierican Ambassador at .Madrid,
arrived at Toulouse on the 17th, accompanied by Mr.
Sickles, the United States Secretary of Legation at Lon-
don. Mr. Soule's extraordinary flight from the- Madrid
police has not been explained.
HOLLAND.—The States-General were opened on Mon-
day, by the King. His Majesty declared, in the course of
his speech, his great satisfaction that the neutrality which
had been scrupulously observed was respected, and that
the Government of Holland continued to receive from all
foreign powers marks of amity and friendship.

SPAlN.—Letters from Spain give unsatisfactory ac-
counts of the state of things at Madrid on the 13th. It
seems to be certain that much uneasiness prevailed in the
public mind, owing to an expectation that a rising was
imminent. According to some accounts, but for active
precautions, there would certainly have been an imeute,
and several arrests were made. A .telegraphic despatch
from Bayonne, dated Monday, states that the police had
searched a house where they expected to find Mr. Soule.
How it happened that the police were authorized, tolunt
for the American minister, and with what obje •
explained

is not

BELGIUM.—The Belgian Monitezir of the. 19th inst.
announces the termination, of the ministerial'crisis in, the
following terms :—". bn Sunday the King presided at a
council of the ministers; after the council the. ministers
consented to withdraw their resignation," The-King_of
the Belgians left Brussels on Monday:. According to the
Emancipation, his .MajeitY is going.. into Prussia and
Austria, but the Independance states • that the King. is
going incognito into Switzerland, and _will, proceed. as. far
as the Lake of Como.

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL "OF THE EUROPA

By the British and North American royal mail steam-
ship Europa, Captain Shannon, which arrived on Satur-
la,weyaTeintelligenee from New Ycirk to the 14th, and
sengers and 529,089 dollars on freight..
The royal mail steamer Africa arrived hence at New
York on the 7th instant; the screw-steamer Glasgow,
from the Clyde, on the llth; and the, St.. Louis,. from
Havre, on the 12th.
A Washington correspondent announces that a Cabinet
Council was held on the 11th to discuss some important
despatches from the American commissioner at the Sand-
wich Islands.

It is asserted in one of the New York papers that a
Liverpool house is about to run a. line of screw-steamers
between New York and Havre, and will be prepared to

commence on t

ov ember

negro

burnt at Montgomery, Alabama, for murdering his mas-
ter. The Catherine Augusta, a vessel of about 400 tons,
had sailed from New York on a secret expedition. She
was loaded with a large number of muskets and ammu-
nition, and had rather a suspicious sort of crew. The
screw-steamer Benjamin Franklin. was nearly ready to
sail on a similar expedition. These vessels are said to be

fitted out by partiA hostile to Santo Anna.
The Charleston papers give detailed accounts of the
first of the terrific autumnal storms which annually
ravage the Atlantic coast from-Florida to Nova Scotia.
The gale, which was of unexampled fury, continued for
thirty-six hours, and destroyed an immense amount of
property. Cholera was raging at Columbia, Pennsylvania.
Throughout the State of Maine the "Fusionist" party
had been successful in electing their candidates for local
councils. All hopes of getting the steamship Franklin
afloat had been abandoned.
The steamship Star of the West had arrived at New
York from San Juan, with advices from San Francisco to
the 16th August, and 1,022,000 dollars. The Oregon had
left with 1,005,176 dollars on freight for New York. The
Isthmus was in a remarkably healthy state, and the tran-
sit of the passengers was made in thirty-five hours. H.M.
schOoner Bermuda and the mail steamer Magdalena were
at San Juan. The California markets continued much
depressed. It is mentioned that the Hock Farm digger

tribe of Indians had dwindled away in a very few years
from 500 to 15. Speaking of the Russian squadron in the
Pacific, a San Francisco paper says, "A whole fleet could
not produce more commotion on our coast than does the
Russian frigate Diana. Rumour has had it that she was
entering the Heads with a whole train of prizes almost
every day for the past fortnight; then it was reported she
and an English vessel were chasing each other, off San
Diego; and again, it was alleged she was to sail for Sitka.
By the arrival of the Restless, we learn that she eluded
the British frigate that followed her out of the harbour of
Honolulu, turned upon her course, and put into port
again, where she no sooner received the news of the decla-
ration of war than she set sail again." The news from
the various parts of the mining regions is encouraging,
though the want of water was operating against the
miners, New diggings had been discovered about eighty
miles from Santa Barbara. Bidwell, a mountain town,
had been totally destroyed by fire.
A duel had occurred at San Francisco, in which one
party was shot through the hand with a Colt's revolver,
and the other dangerously wounded in the side. The
Mariposa Chronicle states that.a subterranean pass has
been found- through the Sierra Navada. The discoverer
says that, having heard of such a pass, he had vainly ex-
plored for it until, as he was undressing to take a shower-
bath from a mountain torrent, a guest of wind sweeping
away the misty spray, disclosed the entrance to a cavern.
Summoning his companions, they entered it with lighted
torches. The appearance of the place as they proceeded
was magnificent. Suddenly they came upon an Indian
track, which caused them some fear. They followed the
track until they felt a fresh current of air blowing upon
them. Turning a sharp angle they suddenly came face to
face with two tall and manly-looking Indians, whose faces
displayed at once astonishment and rage. They, however,
after some conversation, became more friendly, and gave
the explorers directions how to proceed. They were great
medicine men of their tribe, and were returning home
through the pass. The explorers, after walking for about
four days, emerged at the other side of the mountain, har-
ing on their passage crossed a yawning abyss by means of
petrified logs, at the bottom of which they discovered a
mass of human bones.
The advices from Nicaragua mention that Chamorro re-
mained strongly fortified in the Palaza of Granada with
about 600 men, and Castillon still continued the siege with
a force numbering near 3,000 men.
An Anglo-French squadron sailed from Honolulu,
Sandwich Islands, on the 29th July, in search of the Rus-
sian ships. They stood away westward after leaving the
islands. The ships forming the squadron were H.M.
steamer Virago, The President, Amphitrite, and Pique
frigates, H.I.M. ships La Forte, Eurydice, L'Artemisa, and
L'Orligado, carrying altogether 258 guns. During the
stay of the squadron at Honolulu his Majesty of the Sand-
wich Islands made an excursion on board the Virago, every
honour ,being paid to him, salutes being fired, and the
'yards manned. His Majesty announced his determination
of enforcing a strict neutrality during the present war.
CHARLESTON, SEPT. B.—We are in the midst of a heavy
N. E. gale, which has been bloWing for twelve hours with-
out appearance of moderating. Extreme loss to the rice
crop must ensue from the excessive rise of the tides.
Most of the rice plantations are necessarily overflown, and
being in the midst of the harvest, a large portion of the
rice already cut, but still in the fields, will be lost, besides
much damage to the portion standing, from being under
water when ripe. The probable extent of the damage will
not be ascertained for a couple of weeks, but it must be
serious, affecting both the quantity and quality of one of
the most promising crops (up to yesterday) ever known.
Sea Islands will be greatly injured by the blow, and con-
tinued fall of rain, which will cause the dropping of the
nearly matured cotton to a large extent. Should an early
frost in October follow this disaster, instead of the very
large crop anticipated of at least 40,000 bags, the supply
may be cut down to under 30,000 bags, or even less.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

NEW Yous, 12th September

l'iloxrr.—There is no change in the rates for bills on
London and Paris. There can be no essential improve-
ment in the money market for sixty days. Exchange on
London, 109 f to 1091 ; Paris, 5.11* to 5.12; ; Frankfort,
41* to 411 f ; Bremen, 78f to 78f ; Hamburg, 361 to 36f ;
Antwerp, 5.11} to 5.13 f.
COTTON.—The total sales since our last, exclusive of
shipments from first hands, do not exceed 2,500 bales
The market has been very irregular, and in some instances,
a reduction of ic. to tic. has been conceded. The
New York Price Current publishes the official statement
of the cotton crop for 1853-54. The total amounts to
2,927,608 bales, or 335,274 less than the onepreceding. The
export to Great Britain has been 1,603,750 bales, being a
decrease of 133,110 as compared with last year. To France
374,058 bales, decrease 52,670. To north of Europe,
165,172 bales, decrease, 6,004. To other foreign ports,
176,178, decrease 17,408. Total export, 2,319,148 bales ;
decrease, as compared with last year, 209,252 bales. The
quantity taken for consumption in the United ttates is
606,769 bales, or 64,240 less than last year. The amount
on hand in the ports of the United States, including
Augusta and Hamburg, as well as Boston, &c., is 133,856
bales, against 135,643 bales last year. The stock on hand
in the usual shipping ports is 116,727 bales, against last
year ;07,304.

BREADSTUFFS.—The demand for flour is moderate, and
prices favour the buyer. Wheat is rather dull : millers,
expecting larger receipts, arc unwilling to pay the • ask-
ing rates.

PRovlsroNs.—Mess pork sold at $14,50 to $14,87j
Beef is steady in demand. Lard has been inactive
Butter arrives freely.
FRElGHTs.—Freights are without any material altera-
tion : the engagements are light. To Liverpool : Tobacco,
per hhd., 15s. ; cotton, td. ; rosin, 714. to 9d. ; heavy
goods, 7s. 6d. to 10s. ; grain, 344. to 44.

NEW ORLEANS, SEPT. 9.—The cotton market is dull.
The sales to-day were 700 bales. Flour is firm : Ohio is
quoted at $7, 75c. _

(Br TELEGRAPH.)

NEW YORK, SEPT. 14.—The steam-ship Benjamin
Franklin, engaged to convey General Paez to Venezuela,
had been seized at the instance of the Venezuelan minister.
Instructions have likewise been sent to St. Thomas to
seize the Barque Catherine Augusta. The Brilliant, from
Newport, arrived here this afternoon, bringing all the
crew, except the first officer, who was lost, of the ship
Shenandoah, from Liverpool to New York, coal laden,
totally lost in a hurricane on the 10th. Money market
g I tr -

~o-ciay shows no change, neither did the rate of exchange.
Cotton firm, tending upward. Flour 50 to 75 cents lower.
Wheat unchanged, limited business. Corn firm,
upward.WASHINGTON, SEPT. 13.—The reciprocity ratifications
were exchanged here on the 9th.
CHARLESTON, SEPT. 14.—Yellow fever increasing here
and at Savannah. The recent storm was most disastrous.
The rice crop is almost totally lost; the damage is esti-
mated by millions of dollars.

UNZADA..
Montt

;b, and

when the ele

ii parliament met at Quebec on the sth,
m of speaker took place, and which resulted
,ect defeat of the ministry. Mr. Sicotte was
L vote of 76 toa 41, defeating Mr. Cartier, the

On the 6th the Governor-general proceeded in state to
'dative Council Chamber,

the Leg

1 the session

with a speech from the throne:
On the 7th a variety of divisions-took place in which the
ministry- were defeated, one by a_ majority of 14 ; and on

the assembling of the louser on the Bth, after the routine
business had been disposed of,. Mr. links rose and moved
that the orders of the day be postponed until the follow-
ing Monday, as he has thought it his-duty, he said, in
conjunction with his colleagues.,. to tender his- resignation
to His Excellency, and which he had been pleased to
accept.. The ministry, therefore,. only hold office until
their successors were appointed. Mr. links then made a
long statement, showing the pesitionof parties in Canada,
and giving a history of the policy and proceedings of the
ministry since its accession to power.
A telegraphic dispatch of the 9th, says :--" Sir Allan
Mc-Nab, who was charged to form a new ministry, has
bm.ehainodgeinomvsadiesrtteu
onrs
tettbhoasethisseecolaulfragnreiersagoeptiainttyipoonsff
negotiations. It
Canadians,
is reserves
thought Sir
Allan will yield the point. Another despatch of the same
day runs :—"-Report says that Sir Allan M`Nab consents
to make the secularisation of the Clergy Reserves a go.
vernment measure, which gives him the support of Upper
Canada. The liberal party has made Mr.. John Welsh its
leader in the House of Assembly, In any event, Mr.
Mucks does not return to power at present. Postmaster
General Cameron does not retire from public life.
A despatch dated the 11th says :—The new Cabinet
arrangements are nearly completed. Sir Allan 3l`Nab
consents to adopt the entire programme' of the late minis-
try, to leave the Lower Canada section of the ministry as
it stands, arid give the Upper Canada Liberals two seats
in the Cabinet.

The CleoPatra arrived at Quebec on Sunday, the 10th
at eight, after a passe

ge of fifteen days t

hours, all well. The Sarah Sand,s was to leave Quebec o
the 14th, for Liverpool She was detained to bring horn

the 71st Regiment