The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-10-18 00:00:00

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ARRIVAL• OP THE GREATIIMMINS.MII4

On Wednesday night, at eleven o'clock, the Great Wes-
(Ala anchored in Kingroad, bringing intelligence from
tinetica to the 29th ult. We learn from the papers before
u. t that considerable political excitement prevailed in Canada,
to explain which we take the following remarks from a
Ca radian paper:
"'ln Lower Canada there were the British party and the
Fre. Dela party—in Upper Canada the Reformers and what
were! generally known as the Family Compact. But besides
thes. !, in the Upper Province, there were many who'did not
actor. t the principles or views of the Reformers, and yet were
oppc ksed to the power and influence of the Family Compact.
Of t hese last Sir Allan Iv.P.Nab has, lately at least, if not al-
ways,. been a prominent member—we believe, indeed, that he
may be called their leader.
" The power of the Family Compact, as it is called, was in
a great measure broken up by Lard Sydenham, whose policy
was te, be himself the leader, ruler, originator, and controller
of all government measures ; but the talents, experience, and,
high standing of the gentlemen so collectively designated, na-
turally gave them great weight under his administration, and
until very recently they occupied the most'important official
stations in the united province.
" It was understood, lite some time prior to the assem-
bling of parliament, that further efforts would be made tore-
duce the influence of the Family Compact, or the party bear-
ing that name; and the means to accomplish this end were
pointed out in a coalition of the French party, the Reformers,
and the party under the lead of Sir Allan M'Nab, to carry a
vote of want of confidence.

" Anxious to avoid the unpleasant circumstances in which
they would find themselves should the motion prevail, and
wishing to .appear liberal to the Lower Canadians, the Ca-
binet were anxious that arrangements should be made for
effecting this desirable object, and proposed to his Excellency
to admit to office Messrs. Baldwin and Lafontaine. Mr.
Attorney General Draper, considering that he could not act
with some of those whom it was proposed to admit to the
Council, tendered his resignation to his Excellency. It ap-
peared he had done so three times during the 48 hours pre-
ceding the meeting of the house ; and it was presumed Mr.
Ogden could not hold office upon his own principles, it wa,-,
contemplated that he should retire, and in this way make
room for Messrs. Baldwin and Lafontaine.
" It appears also that Mr. Draper, wishing to adopt this
policy toward the Lower Canadians, had tendered his resig-
nation some months ago, but his Excellency would ,not re-
ceive it until matters would be in a better position for carry-
ing out his views.

The Governor General entered into communication with
these gentlemen upon the subject, offering them the vacant
offices—Mr. Baldwin the Attorney Generalship of Canada
West, and Lafontaine that of Canada East. These oilers
they contemptuously refused, and have given their reasons,
but how satisfactory to the country they are remains yet to
be seen.
" In consequence of their refusal to take office another
course was pursued, and Mr. Baldwin, in speaking upon the
resolutions to the speech, and upon the speech itself, con-
cluded by moving a vote of want of confidence in the present
ministry. Mr. Neilson proposed that the house resolve it-
self into a committee of the whole house, to consider and
deliberate upon the question, which was agreed to. In this
committee several interesting speeches were delivered, and
the house adjourned at a late hour without coming to any
vote."

The issue of all this appears to have been postponed; ne-
gociations were renewed, and the result was the acaeptatice
by Messrs. Lafontaine and Baldwin of the proffered offices,'
Messrs. Draper and Ogden, the previous occupants, retiring.
Mr. Baldwin appears to represent the Reformers of Canada
West, and is said to be a barrister of some considerable
ability. M. Lafontaine may be regarded as an exponent of
the principles of the French Canadians of the Lower Pro-
vince, and during the last rebellion was of some notoriety,
£5OO having been offered for his apprehension.
The conduct of of Sir Charles Bagot has given great satis-
faction, and on a resolution of the house voting thanks to
him, it was passed by a majority of 54 to 5. A resolution
has also passed the house declaring it to be the opinion of its
members, that an equal proportion of Canadians should be
admitted to office. The excellent letter of Sir C. Begot to
M. Lafontaine, offering him the Attorney Generalship of
Lower Canada, with a seat in the executive Council, has been
published. We are unable to express at present
any opinion
as to the policy of these attempts at conciliation, but it is
evident from the tone of the press that considerable opposi-
tion will be offered to them.

The news from the United States is not important. With
respect to the money market, the New York Commercial
Advertiser of the 29th ult. has the following :
" The money market continues abundantly supplied, and
the demand for business purposes is quite limited, although
the moderate improvement in trade which has taken place
since the passage of the tariff and the settlement of the
boundary question, has increased the offerings at the banks.
They are, however, in a condition to extend their discounts
far beyond the wants of the community, and equal to any
contingency which can possibly arise for months to come.—
Some of the banks, we understand, have been investing in
treasury notes to save interest, and the small amount in
market has put the price above par. Very few have been
issued recently none, we believe, under the new
law, and it is difficult to obtain any quantity even at a pre-
mium at per cent.

" A moderate business has been done in foreign exchanges
for the Great Western. We quote—On London 108 1081,
Paris 5,311, 5,30, Hamburgh 351, Amsterdam 39k 39:1,
Bremen 76 761.
_

The American commissioners are on their way to St Fran-
cis and the head quarters of St. John, in order to make an
explanatory survey of the new line of boundary. Major
Graham, Captain Talcott, and others of the commission,
are said to be desirous of setting about it with all possible,
diligence. Lord Morpeth returned by the Great Western,

IMPORTANT PROM YUCATAN.
From the New Orleans Bulletin of 19th Sept.
" The Mexican expedition which sailed from Vera Cruz
the latter part of August, consisting of the schooner Liberty
(New York built), the City of Dublin steamer, a man of war
brig, with the new iron steamer Guadaloupe, and two barques
and two schooners as transports, conveying a force of about
2000 men, reached Laguna early in September, and landed
1200 to 1300 men. The Yucatan force at Laguna at the time
consisted of 280 men, and one armed brig and two armed
schooners, who, on being summoned by the Mexicans, sur-
rendered without the least resistance or asking any terms.
II" The Mexican commander afterward offered such of the
prisoners as desired it a free passage to Campeachy, where
the whole body of them landed on the 10th. The result
seems to have deprived Yucatan of her entire naval force, and.
given to Mexico the full command of the coast. the Guada-
loupe-steamer had returned to Vera Cruz, it was said, for,
the purpose of convoying another lieetof transports with men
and stores. The Yucatecos, in the mean-time, it is under-
stood, do not despond, but feel confident of being able to
expel the enemy, and are calling all the energies of the Coun-
try into immediate requisition for that object. _
" It is said that the Mexican vessels are principally manned
by English or American sailors (200 having arrived re-
cently) and that the officers are all English. The sailors
shipped in England were paid in advance, and the govern-
ment had pledged itself to keep them so paid.
" It has been officially ordered that in each department a
junto shall be organised to raise contributions to aid the
government in prosecuting the war against Texas, the general
depot for the contributions to be at Matamoros.
" An important treaty has been concluded with the nu-
merous tribe of Mescalera Indians residing principally in the
state of Chihuahua, signed by twenty of the chiefs, who bind
themselves to join in the war against Texas, the Mexicans
agreeing to furnish arms, ammunition, &c."

ARRIVAL OF THE ACADIA.

The fine steam ship Acadia, Captain Ryrie, reached the
Mersey last night, soon after nine o clock. She sailed from
Boston ou the first, and from Halifax on the third, and has
made the run in thirteen days, including a detention of
eleven hours at Halifax. She brings thirty-four passengers.
The news by this arrival has been anticipated in a great
measure by the Great Western, with intelligence to the 29th
ult., which will be found in another column. Only one day's
later news from New York has come to hand by the Acadia.
A vessel, called the St. Louis, belonging to Boston, was
found burning to the water's edge, by the Impulse, on her
way from Baltimore to Kingston. The crew and passengers,
twenty-four in number, were taken on board the latter, just
at a moment when their destruction seemed inevitable.
President Tyler was expected at Washington during the
first week of the present month. Changes in the Cabinet, it
was rumoured, were on the eve of taking place. Mr. Web-
ster, it is stated, would not return to Washington in an
official capacity. In the treasury department, Mr. Cushing
was expected to succeed Mr. Forward.
The new tariff and the contest between Mr. Tyler and Mr.
Clay, for the next Presidency, are warmly discussed in the
papers.
The parties connected with the late prize fight, which ter-
minated fatally, had been indicted by the grand jury of West-
chester County for manslaughter in the first degree, and
were about being arraigned for trial.
Mr. George Vandenhoff was playing at the Park Theatre
with considerable success.
The British Queen arrived at New York on the 29th.
Colt, who was convicted of the murder of a man named
Adams, in September, 1841, under circumstances of peculiar
atrocity, was sentenced to be hanged in November.
The commercial intelligence by this arrival is merely a
transcript of that brought by the Great Western.
LIST OF PASSENGERS.
From Boston.—Mr. Isaac Lombard, Mr. J. Mulholland
and lady, Miss Lewis, Mr. Chadwick, Mr. H. A. Amme-
lung, Mr. W. Kilhand, Mr. D. Bellhouse, Mr. Macintosh,
Mr. Wm. Benton, Mr. Bird and lady.
From Halifax. —Mrs. Colebrook and son ; Mrs. Uniack,
and son,
servant
atnwto;
m r.
A daughters;daii,, Mr. De Mr. Wallace, lady, two children'
Lisle,
Mr. Starr
Fitzwilliam and daughur, Mr. Buckstone ; Dr. Quigley,Mrs.
child, and servant; Lt.-Col. Greenwood, Mr. F. Wm
anus.
ABSTRACT OF TOL LOG.
Oct. 1.-5 p.M. started
from Boston, f moderate breeze
and fine weather •
2.—Running along`the coast.
3.-6 a.m. arrived in Halifax • 5
, P•M• left Halifax, and
proceeded on the voyage.
4.—Wind West, course East, distance 195 miles, lat.' '44
.
38, long. 59 2, fresh breeze and clear weather.
s.—Wind variable, course N.
lat. 44 56, long. 53 56, moderate wiles,
83 E., distance 218
6.—Wind N.E., course N. 81
breeze and clear we,therl.
45 27, long. •
19 3, moderate breeze3l E., distance 210 Mqes, I'
7.—Wind N.E., course N. •
and cloudy. .
i . 79 E. distance 212 Miles, lat.
46 6, long. 44, strong breeze and cloudy weather.
B.—Wind N.N.P
.-4., course N. 80 E., distance distance 230 miles,
lat. 46 39, long. 38 28 t breeze " and cloudy weather.
9.—Wind N.E,,, s rong
course N. 78 E., distance 208 miles, let.
47 19, long. 33 28, strong gales and cloudy weather.
10.—Wind N.E., course N. 84 E.. distance 184 miles,
lat. 47 39 long. 28 52; strong gales and cloudy. weather.
11.—Wind E.S.E , course N. 75 E., distance,24B miles,
lat. 48 39, long. 22 44' , moderate breeze and cloudy weather.
12.—Wind E., course N. 61 E., distance 243 miles, lat.
50, long. 16 40, moderate breeze and fine weather.
13.—Wind E., course N. 60 E., d
fine
distance 236 miles, lat.
50 59, long. 11 13, moderate breeze an ne weather. At
7 p.m. Cape Clear bore NV .N.W • . _ . _
and arrived in Liveepool at 9
14.-3 p.m. off Holyhead, .
p.m. ; thus making
• the passage from Boston in 13 days, in-
cluding 11 hours' ten de tion at Halifax.

BALLINASLOE FAIR.—Subjoined are extracts of letters
giving some particulars of the result of this, the best fair of
Ireland :—" Ballinasloc, Oct. 9, 1812.—Our fair is at length
over, and the fall in prices has been much more than I ex.
petted, from 40s. to 50s. a head; but of this I am perfectly
sure, that the tariff has nothing to do with the reduction.
The fall in prices is mainly attributable to the distemper with
which the cattle is still attacked. Some actually died of it
on the fair green ; and this at once, and very naturally.
caused a still greater panic. In fact, such was the state of
alarm which prevailed, that on the second day, purchases
prices, but prime heifer beef sold
aftroxmi £Bs2. 2pse-r tcowt.2
sold in some instances from £2 10s. tcotk 33.—unlideormlaesdt
'could not be effected at any price.
sssc.ba
year'stepteel let;
cwt. ; inferior quality sold freely
soli d under last year
bby 3s. 6d. each. The top lot of wethers
0 were bought y Mr• Tuite, of Westmeath, from Mr.
Pat Telf for £2 155., and. the top lot of ewes were bought
b illiam Chute, from Mr. Seymour, for £2 ss, This
loytMr' V‘
consistedt of fifty
rams ,
sheep, and were bought to go to Kerry.
Also two splendid a
ne one from Mr. Holmes and the other
from Mr, Telf, we understand, at £2O each. This ought to
mend the breed i