The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-08-29 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA

By the British and North American Royal Mail steam-
ship Canada, Capt. Stone, which arrived here on Sunday
morning, we have intelligenft from Boston to the 16th,
and from New York, by telegraph to Halifax, to the 17th
instant. She brought upwards of 100 passengers, and
$221,588 and £6OO on freight.
The Canada left Boston at 0.30 p.m., on the 16th, at
9.17 a.m., on the following day, passed the Royal Mail
steamer merica, and arrived at Halifax at 3.15 a.m., on
the 18th, whence she sailed at 4.30 a.m. ; had favourable
winds and fair weather the entire run, and reached the
Mersey at 4.20 a.m. on Sunday. She passed the steamer
Asia on the 20th, in lat. 47, long. 49, and the ships Mon-
tezuma and Favourite on the 22nd and 24th respectively,
both bound east.
The steam-ship Clyde, 17 days out from Glasgow, put
into Halifax on the 14th instant, for coal and water.
A meeting of the shareholders in the Haarlem Railroad
Company was held on the 15th, to hear the report of the
committee appointed at the last meeting. The committee
expressed great confidence in the soundness of the road,
and stated that the actual loss through Mr. Schuyler's
defalcations would not probably exceed $20,000. The
resolutions of the committee recommended the absorption
of the unissued stock by the company, to be put to the
expense account ; and, also, that a new board of ,directors
be appointed.
The New York Journal of Commerce believes .that
the ship Grapeshot had sailed with her cargo of arm&for
Mexico, Santa Anna having purchased them.

The directors of the Crystal Palace had authorised their
president to sell the entire concern, Inchuliqg the con-

tents, for one-half its original cost, namely, $350,000,
the actual outlay having been $700,000. It was pro-
posed by some Bostonians to purchase it, and have it
erected in that city.

The Herald states that the directors of the Erie Com-
pany had received a loan of £40,000 from Brown Brothers,
on their joint and respective endorsements.
A number of coal operators, of Pittsville, had advanced
about $60,000 to Mr. Tucker, president of the Reading
Railroad. to relieve him from his present difficulties.
Advices from Venezuela report that an engagement had
occurred at Coro, resulting in the defeat of the insurgents,
who lost 200 men, including General Garaches and the
son of the Consul-General of Holland, resident at Laquira,
A gunpowder magazine, at Marysville, containing 800
kegs, had been set fire to by incendiaries and exploded.
The shock was tremendous, and demolished thirteen houses.
No lives were lost, but a lady afterwards died of fright.
Captain Donald, of the slave ship Grey Eagle, had been
committed to prison by Commissioner Ingraham, of Phi-
ladelphia, on the charge of slave piracy. The testiipony
was very strong against him.
We have intelligence from the city of Mexico to the 20th
ult. The revolution in Michoscan was gaining ground,
and the insurgents had captured the town of Litacuro. It
is hardly possible to gain from the Mexican journals any-
thing like an intelligent idea of the progress of things in
that unfortunate country; but from the meagre accounts.
that are given of the successes of the revolutionists, it is
evident that the disaffection is increasing rapidly. Every-
thing at the capital was stagnant. Advices of the 3d are
received at New Orleans. The insurrection in Michoscan
continues, with alternate advantages. The capital Ta-
maulipas has declared for Alvarez. A decree has appeared
ordering the expulsion of foreigners for daring to criticise
the acts of Santa Anna. --
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, AUGUST la

MONEY.—Capital at present is abundant and' increas-
ing; but a disinclination exists on the part of many to
invest or loan. The banks hold four millions more coin
now than they had twelve months ago. There has been a
fair demand for foreign exchange. We quote :—London,
109 to 109 x; Paris, 5,111 to 5,133`; Amsterdam, 41 to

; Frankfort, 411 to 411 : Bremen, 78t to 78 ; Ham-
burgh, 361 to 36k; Antwerp, 5,11 k to 5,15. The failure
of four of the Indiana Free Banks has been announced.
The paper of these banks has not been current at this
city for some weeks past, although attempts have been

made to give it circulition,

COTTON.—There has been a good demand from spinners
who are short of stock, and, owing to the limited amount

on sale, an advance has been obtained on all descriptions,
more particularly on clear grades of light stained Uplands,
and qualities under middling. The sales of the week
amount to 7,200 bales, of which 2,335 were for home use,
3,154 for export, and 1,211 in transit. To-day the sales
are estimated at 900 bales, equally divided for home use
and for export. The season at all the southern markets
has drawn to a close, and business is almost suspended.
Our advices, in consequence of the continuation of dry and
hot weather, continue to be favourable for the growing
crop. From New Orleans, under date of 4th inst., a cor-
respondent writes, " We have never known so few com-
plaints about the crop, at this date ; the prospect now is
certainly very good for a large crop; the weather is dry
and awfully hot." Middling fair and fair qualities are too
limited in supply to quote, and the "ordinary" and "good
ordinary" grades of uplands, light stained, are preferred
by spinners to some grades of gulf cottons, as they are
freer from leaf and sand.
BREADSTUFFS.—The stock of flour in this market is
unusually light. The supplies are limited, and, with a
good home and Eastern demand, prices continue to have
an upward tendency. The sales to-day were to a fair ex-
tent. Wheat is rather inactive, millers being unwilling
to purchase extensively at current rates, in face of the
new crop just coming into the market, whilst the demand
for shipment is unimportant. Corn is in demand.
PROVISIONS.—The demand for pork to-day was mode-
rate, at previous prices. Beef was without alteration.
Butter was without alteration. Cheese was firm at Bc. to
10c. per lb.
NAVAL STORES.—Rough turpentine scarce, and would
bring $4,121 to $4,25. Spirits of turpentine sold at 49c.
Thin tar, $3,75 ; the market is bare of shipping tar.
FREIGHTS.—We have no alteration to notice in rates ;
the amount offering is quite moderate. We quote, to
Liverpool : tobacco, 10s. to 12s. • cotton, 3-16 d.; flour, ls.;
rosin, ls. 3d. ; heavy goods, 12s. to 15s. ; grain, ship's
bags, 4d.; beef, ls. 6d. To London : flour, ls. 6d. to
ls. 9d. ; turpentine and rosin, 28.; measurement goods,
30s. ; heavy goods, 17s. to 20s. ; beef, 4s. ; oil cake, ls. 6d.;
grain, 6d. To Havre : cotton, ic. • ashes, s'7 to $9 ;
quercitronbark, $9 ; measurement goods, $3 to $10; whale-
bone, per lb., id. to fd.; flour, 60c.
IRON.—A steady market, with small sales of Scotch
pig, at $4O to $4l per ton.
NEw ORLEANS, AUGUST 12.—The sales of the week
amount to 6,600 bales.
HAVANA, AUGUST B.—The inquiry for all descriptions
of sugars during the past week has been very general, and,
but for the small stock in first hands and the refusal of
wealthy planters to sell at present prices, a very large
amount of business would have been transacted. The
growing crop is most luxuriant, the weather having been
highly favourable for it. Molasses is becoming quite
scarce here and at the outposts. Freights remain dull ;
but there are only a few small vessels in the port : they
are held firm. For the British channel for orders, the
quotations are not beyond £2 7s. 6d. to £3, according to
size and condition of vessels. Lower terms are admitted
for direct ports. Exchanges continue improving, with
fair operations. London, 13 to in per cent. premium;
Paris 1, to 1; Antwerp, to ; and Spain sto 7.