The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-07-04 00:00:00

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3 warmth to the opposite extreme ;
much moisture has also prevailed in other parts of this
kingdom, but in Ireland the season is now reported more
favourable than of late, and the growing crops, with the
exception of partial reports of potato blight, in general
affording a promising appearance. All the British and
Irish markets manifest considerable langour at present,
and few are quoted without more or less of decline. The
French and American markets are lower. There does not
appear a likelihood of our being called upon to send any
weight of Grain to the former, and exports from the latter
country shew for being on the most limited scale on this side
of harvest. Our imports of Wheat and Flour, particularly
those across the Atlantic, are unimportant during the
Past seven days ; a fair quantity of Spanish Flour has
been received, and it is understood further vessels are on
the way to this port. The trade here, since Friday, has
been more steady, an advance of 6d. to 9d. per barrel
being made upon American Flour, the stock of which, as
well as the choice of quality, is a good deal reduced;
Indian Corn, at the same time, meeting a moderate
demand, with prices rather in favour of buyers.
At the market to-day there was very little business
doing in Wheat and Flour, holders requiring an advance
which they could not obtain. Indian Corn was rather
cheaper. In other articles no alteration.

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THE

WAR

The allied fleet in the Baltic had been yen from Cron-
stadt. A Hamburg despatch of Monday says the Russian
Indiaman Cesarewitch succeeded in getting into Cuxhaven,
after being chased by four English cutters.
The Chronicle's correspondent telegraphs on Monday,
The substance of the Czar's answer to the Austro-Prus-
Sian summons has been communicated, although the
document itself has not yet arrived. The emperor expresses
his readiness to negotiate with the Four Powers on all
the points in dispute, with the exception of the privileges
of the Christian subjects of the Sultan. On this subject
he will only treat directly with the Porte, and he refuses
to submit to the interference of the Four Powers. He also
refuses to give any guarantee for the evacuation of the
Principalities. As the privileges of the Greek Christians
constitute the ostensible ground of the whole dispute, and
the pretext for the war, it is evident that this is equiva-
lent to insisting on the Menschikoff ultimatum."
The Times says, in a leading article, that the messen-
ger who reached Berlin on the 30th of June, did not bring
any positive answer, although the communications of
Col. Manteuffel left no expectation of the submission of
the Russian government. The 4th of July had been
mentioned as the latest day in which that answer could be
delayed, and as more than a month has already elapsed
since the summons was despatched to St. Petersburg, the
definitive reply may arrive at any moment. It would
seem, indeed, that the Emperor has intentionally extended
this delay, in order to give time to his troops to accom-
plish the very extensive movement in which they are now
engaged, and it would appear that they are now placed in
three distinct divisions, so as to form a semi-circle
round the Eastern position of the Austrian dominions.
The Times has the utmost confidence in the superiority
of the Austrian troops. With respect to the British
contingent, the Times hopes to learn that measures have
been taken to direct it against Sebastopol.