The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1853-06-28 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA.  By the British and North American Royal Mail steamship Arabia, Commodore Judkins, which arrived here on Saturday forenoon, we have advices from New York to the 15th instant. _ _  By this voyage, which is the fastest ever made across the Atlantic, the palm of superiority now rests with the Cunard line. The Arabia sailed from New York at 0 35 p.m. on the 15th, and at 5 55 p.m. passed the royal mail steam-ship Asia, hence for New York. On the 25th, at 9 55 p.m., she passed the Bell Buoy ; at 10 34 a.m. saluted the Rock Light, and at 10 42 a.m. passed the Landingstage, having made the run in 9 days 17 hours and 11 minutes. The quickest previous run was by the United States mail steam-ship Arctic. She sailed from New York at noon on the 7th February, 1852, and passed the Landing-stage at 10 22 a.m. on the 17th, having made the run in 9 days 17 hours and 26 minutes mean time,—thus showing a difference in favour of the Arabia of fifteen minutes over the fastest passage ever previously made. This passage is also 3 hours and 39 minutes faster than the best run of the Pacific ; 8 hours and 24 minutes faster than the best run of the Baltic ; and 8 hours and 4 minutes faster than the best run of the Atlantic. It is also 1 hour and 45 minutes quicker than the best westerly run ever made. The Arabia brought 165 passengers, and $518,914 in specie. The United States mail steam-ship Pacific, Capt. Nye, which sailed hence on the Ist, arrived at New York at 2 p.m. on the 12th instant. The screw-steamer City of Manchester sailed from Philadelphia for this port on the 11th, with 160 passengers and £20,000 in specie. The steamer Texas had arrived at New Orleans from Vera Cruz with £126,000 in specie. The steamer Illinois had arrived at New York from San Francisco with $1,111,300 in gold dust. The latest accounts from Washington state that Mr. Buchanan was expected to leave for London next month. Mr. groom had signified to the President his acceptance of the mission to Prussia.  One hundred and thirty-nine of the rescued passengers from the William and Mary had arrived at New Orleans in a destitute condition. A fire had occurred at New York, on the 12th, in the vicinity of the Atlantic Dock, involving a loss of $300,000. The trial of Captain Maloney, of the ship Roscius, for the murder of a seaman on the high seas, had terminated in a verdict of acquittal. It is stated that the Navy Department at Washington design to institute a professorship of dancing in the Naval Academy, at Washington, that accomplishment being looked upon abroad as essential to the interchange of civilities. The celebrated. Californian ship Sovereign of the Seas was on the berth for this port, and would sail as soon as hands could be got to man her. The Gavazzi excitement still contiuued at Montreal. On the 12th a mob demolished all the windows of St. Stephen's Church, situate in the suburbs. Three more of those who were wounded at the time of the attack had died. It was reported that Gavazzi was to return on the 15th. and conclude his lectures. Accounts from the city of Mexico to the 4th instant represent that country in a deplorable state. Conflicts were daily taking place between the soldiers of the garrisons, police-agents, and citizens. A body of sixty robbers had entered the town of Lagos, liberated the prisoners, 250 in number, and carried away property to the value of $30,000 or $40,000. The inhabitants, numbering 8,000, made no resistance. Sixty deaths by vomit° were reported at Vera Cruz on the ith. The new tariff of Santa Anna was said to be higher than that of Isls, and was expected to prove very unsatisfactory. Cotton goods are in future to pay G cents per yard. The tobacco monopoly was to he taken from private hand, and administered by the government. Havana advises of the Bth instant state that heavy rains had occurred, and the yellow fever was very prevalent. Smallpox had made its appearance at Matanzas. Sugar firm, and shipping scarce, which retarded business. The stock of sugar amounted to 200,000 boxes. Exchange on London 10,1 to lef premium.