The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-07-11 00:00:00

CANADA.

The New York papers state that the Canadian Parlia-
ment was prorogued on the 23d ult., amid much uproar,
the Members of the House insisted on speaking while the
Governor was waiting in the Legislative Council-chamber.
His Excellency's arrival being announced, cries of " Let
him wait" were heard. The Speaker could not restore
order, and the Governor-General was kept waiting several
minutes, during which the House was in the greatest
confusion. When order was restored, and the Members
arrived in the Legislative Council-chamber, the Speaker,
on the part of the House, informed his Excellency that he
considered no session had been held.

It was understood that a proclamation dissolving the
Parliament would be issued on the following day. The
elections were to be over and the writs returnable by the
19th of August.

THE WAR.

FORMATION OF A CHANNEL SQUADRON.

A formidable channel squadron is ordered to be collected
immediately, and placed under the command of Rear-
Admiral Berkeley, C. 8., Senior Lord of the Admiralty.
The ships to compose it are to assemble as soon as possible
at Spithead. We believe this measure indicates the inten-
tion of government and Sir Charles Napier in the Baltic,
and Admiral Dundas, in the Black Sea, to make an imme-
diate and vigorous attack on the fortresses in those seas,
and if possible reduce them. We have enough ships at
home to form a new powerful squadron, and the only diffi-
culty in the way will be that of manning them. This
difficulty will, however, we believe, be got over. There
has been a little relaxation of late in the endeavour to
enrol men ; but, if energetic measures be again adopted,
we anticipate they will succeed. The following ships are
available for the new squadron

Royal Albert, screw
Waterloo
Royal William
St. lucent
Impregnable
Algiers, screw
Hannibal, screw
Powerful
Calcutta
Formidable..
Colossus, screw
Wellesley
Indefatigable
Curacoa, screw
Dauntless, screw
Termagant, screw
Hornet, screw
Harrier, screw

Guns. Stationed at
121 .... Sheerness.
120.... Sheerness.
120 .... Pevonport.
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Sheerness.
Portsmouth.
Sheerness.
Sheerness.
Portsmouth.
Chatham.
Devonport.
Portsmouth.
Portsmouth.
Portsmouth.
Woolwich.
Portsmouth.

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6 .... Portsmouth

Swallow, screw
Sphynx, paddle
The above are exclusive of small craft, and with_the

exception of the Curacoa, Harrier, and swallow, are a
commission.—Hampshire Telegraph.

On Friday notices were publicly given on the Royal Ex-
change that within 20 days the court of Admiralty would
proceed to condemn the Russian ships Amelia, Alroe late
master ; the Baltica, Ladwig Sheldwach late master ; and
the Eolus, Pyglestron late master, taken prizes under simu-
lated papers at Leith by Her Majesty's officers of Customs,
as also the Otszee, Voss late master, taken by Her Majesty's
steamer Alban.

The first sale of a Russian prize since the commence-
ment of the war, took place on Friday at Lloyd's. The
ship is called the Fenix, or Phoenix. She is 480 tons
burden, and it is stated was built last year. She was
knocked down at £4,770. The next Russian prize ves-
sels to be sold are the Wasthi, lying in the Commercial
Dock, and the Johannes Christoph, lying in the Huskisson
Dock Liverpool.
The Russian commander in Asia, Prince Andronikoff,
has been decisively defeated in a field action by the Turk-
ish army under Selim Pasha. The Turks numbered
34,000 men ; the strength of the Russian army is not
stated. Thirteen pieces of cannon, 35 standards, and three
complete camp equipages remained in the hands of the
victors. The rout was complete.
A letter, dated Belgrade, June 29, says :—The move-
ment in retreat of the Russian army continues in Wal-
lachia, and the right bank of the Danube must be now
entirely evacuateili excepting the fortified positions of
Matshin, Isaktsha; and Tultsha. The concentration is
being effected in Moldavia and Northern Wallachia
upon the Transylvanian frontier. It is a complete
change of front, with 80 leagues of ground lost, 50,000
men hors de combat left on the field of battle or destroyed
by disease, and a deep stain upon the honour of the Rus-
sian flag. - -

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Advices from Athens of the 30th nit. state that the
rebels have been defeated at Calambaca. Fund Effendi
took Calambaca by assault. Hadji Petros's band was dis-
persed. 1,000 were killed, and many made prisoners. The
Turks sent 600 heads of the slain to Larissa.
Correspondence from most of the leading commercial
towns of Eurcipe announces that all the governments have
agreed to forbid the public negotiation of the Russian
loan. The Journal Alleinand of Frankfort, in an official
communication, pronounces an energetic denunciation
against whoever may be disposed to participate in that
operation. It is so reprobated in Germany, that the house
of Bethmann has explained that it only took part in the
Russian loan in' consequence of its connexion with the
house of St. Petersburg, charged with the affair. The ex-
ecutive powers of liamburgh, the Dutch government, and
the Belgian government, have declared that they will op-
pose, so far as depends upon them, any transaction rela-
tive to the Russian loan. In England the crown lawyers
have declared that all participation in the loan would be
considered as an act of treason.

A severe blow has been struck at neutral trade by
France. This power has renewed its Re-glement Maritime
of 1778. Hereby all vessels of the enemy bought by
neutral subjects since the declaration of war will be
captured as illegally transferred, and will be declared good
prizes. The object is to put an entire stop to pro forma'
sales. It is understood that this step is strenuously re-
sisted by the Swedish Cabinet, which declares that its re-
gulations are so stringent that pro formd sales are al-
most quite impossible. The Danish government has not
such preciSe arrangements, but it also objects. However,
they must submit, with a good or bad grace; and another
step is thus taken towards making the war a real one. It
is not stated whether the English government will join
that of France in that demonstration ; but as they have
hitherto gone together, the probability is that they will.
Southampton letters state, that the fittings on board the
Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ships Hima-
laya and Simla, for the reception of cavalry- horses, &c.,
are being rapidly proceeded with, and these vessels will be
ready for sea this week. The government is also about to
take up the company's screw steam-ships Colombo, of 1,850
tons, and Candia of 1,960-tons for the conveyance of pro-
visions and stores to the Black Sea, as also the Royal mail

steam-slip Avon, 0F1,050 tons, now 1

Royal mail steamer Orinoco is ready to start, and will em-
bark 1,200 men, 33 officers, and 16 horses on Monday, this
body of men (supposed to be the Rifles) bei-
lye at Southampton on that day.
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other places is now detained at Southampton,
shipment, the inconvenience being caused by
of small tonnage having been recently despatched wit
the mails, in place of ships of large size generall3
used, and on board these steamers no rooom can be
found for the quota of merchandise usually '-
packets. •
A telegraphic despatch from Berlin, dates -.-
evening, says :—" Colonel Manteuffel returned from St
Petersburg to-day.
The Emperor will willingly resign the eirciur,i,
torate over the Greek Christians, if Turkey will accede to
a common protectorate of the five powers. He will eva-
cuate the Principalities when the western pr-
Turkey ; but he will hold a strong military
Moldavia as a provisional security."
A despatch from Vienna, dated Wednesday night, Si.,
—" Prince Gortschakoff arrived here this evening, as
bearer of the official reply of the St. Petersl,,,--

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