The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-17 00:00:00

d before her, an
rday ; while the

ships sailed to

EAGLE LINE OF AUSTRALIAN PACKETS.

Tzu fine ship Albatross, Captain Geves, one of the Eagle
arrived at Melbourne on the

sae Argus, speaking of her
from Liverpool on the 30th
id run of 74 days from land
all in good health, and the

April, and". h
to land. Th

ship is, as u

and reflects great

On arr

in Port
iey for the

Less and

letter from the captain
Messrs. Gibbs, Bright,

Melbourne, July 30, 1854

GENTLEMEN—I arrived at Port Philip on the 25th July.
after a favorable passage from the laud. I experienced most
tedious weather in the channel, but I succeeded at last in

getting out through the north channel. The westerly winds
drove me nearly to 573 north. I was off Cape Clear on the
14th May, and sounded off Cape Otway on the 25th July;
blowing bard and rain, could not distinguish the light. lam
nroud to state the passengers are perfectly satisfied. Not a
• has occurred amongst passen-
tbe whole passage. The

tisfacti,

gers,officers, an

. crew, during pa...-„__
officers expressed their satisfaction as to the
condition of the vessel and passengers..
My passengers have again subscribed a sum of money to
present me with a piece of plate.
Idly passengers are landed, after h^
when the iturniernt;,--

cheering the ship,

aled the Norma steamer with the overland mail on

'etniin, gentleinen, yours, &c
WM. GEVES.

(Signed)
To Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co
The Almora, belonging to tl
nth for Melbourne, is in reality a
'Lite new. Her sailing qualities
has made her first voyage to Aus-
the present year. Her passage
nd she made the run from the

-hich is to leave

ship, and (

ye been

tralia and home,' durir

s a ve

in twenty-four days. Her ac-
e, and having port-holes be-

commodation is

first-rat
ventilal

ele, and to ensure

comfort, she will carry he
the fore part of the poop.

-fore-cabin passengers
The Ahnora will be

the Sand

e celebrated clipper-ship Eagle, now lying in
having-dock, being overhauled and fitted for
She, it is expected, will sail about the
It will be recollected that this vessel,

120th of Novenibe

under her talented commander, Captain Boyce, in 1852,
made the extraordinary run from Melbourne to London in
76 days, carrying at the time a heavy cargo, and bringing
with her'the then largest freight of gold, and making the
fastest passage to London then known.

LE -01+ CHOICE -S,TINEs.—From an advertisement it
be seen that Mr. Branch has received instructions to

SA
will
sell aia.b

'P assortment of choice wines, including superior
Madeira and claret, and a quantity of first-
This Is well worth the attention of con-

sherries, ports
class brandy.

TAR NIAGARA, British and North American Royal Mail
steam-ship, Captain Neil Shannon, sailed on Saturday for
Boston'and Halifax, with the usual mails for the United
States and British possessions in North America, 163 pas-

sergers, and a full -cargo of merchandise on freight. -
POTATOES.—A correspondent states that, "on the 28th
August, there were taken up out of a garden, in Aigburth,
.90 lbs. weight of potatoes, of eight square yards of land.
They were of the kidney species, and were planted on the

11th November, 1853." -
ME RECENT FAILURES.—The trustees of the estate of
Mr. Edward Oliver have published a telegraphic despatch
they sent, on Saturday, to the Times, stating that the
remarks made in the city article of that journal were quite
-erroneous, and the settlement of Mr. Oliver's affairs was

actory-95 percent. of his creditors
1. They add that the Times unin-

of a satisfactory