The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1849-02-13 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE  COURT.  Her Majesty gave a grand banquet on Saturday, at Buckingham Palace, in honour of the ninth anniversary of her marriage.  FOREIGN AND COLONIAL,  FRANCE  Five of the murderers of General Brea and Captain Mangin have been sentenced to death by the Council of War of Paris—namely, Daik, Vapreau, junior, Lohr, Chapael, and Nouvrit. Three others were sentenced to hard labour for life ; five to fifteen, ten, and five years, of the same penalty ; nine to various years of imprisonment, and three were acquitted. The five convicts are to die on the spot on which the murder was committed. In the National Assembly on Wednesday the house divided on the second clause of M. Lanjuinais's proposition, when there appeared—For the clause, 470; against it, 337 ; majority in favour of ministers, 133. A second division took place on an amendment of M. Pascal Duprat, proposing to add the words, " to discuss the budget," when there appeared—For the proposition 445 ; against it, 373'; majority in favour of discussing the budget, 72. The Journal des Debats calculates that by the adoption of the proposition of M. Lanjuinais the period of the termination of the labours of the Assembly will be fixed at from eighty to ninety days. The Legislative Assembly will, consequently. meet towards the beginning of the month of May. The Constitutionnel observes that the voting of the budget will not add a day to the existence of the National Assembly. The papers in general regard the vote on M. Lanjuinais's proposition as a happy result after so much anxiety.  King Charles Albert opened the Sardinian Parliament on the Ist instant. The command of the forces in India is to be offered to Sir George Napier, who is now at Nice. An American paper gives an account of the discovery of a wonderful subterranean canal, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The National announces that, in consequence of disturbances at Florence, the Grand Duke has been compelled to fly from this capital, and to take refuge at Sienna. A late number of the Neu York Courier complains of frozen types, and says that the " standing news" defied distribution, but was as compact as adamant. Cape of Good Hope papers, to the 17th of December, are chiefly filled with news from England, Ireland, and France. The colony was quiet and flourishing, but great dissatisfaction was felt at the Militia Bill. At Pillau, on the 24th ult., three gentlemen and four sailors were out shooting in a boat, when unfortunately the boat was upset in the surf, and all the parties were drowned. La Presse states that a telegraphic despatch has been received at the Foreign.office, announcing the death of the celebrated Carlist chief Cabrera, in consequence of wounds received in a late engagement with the troops of the Queen of Spain. One of the American naners ninntinna n TiPta nagnfilty ;n railway travelling. One night the water in the engine of the afternoon train from Lawrence to Salem was frozen in Middleton Woods ; and the passengers, about fourteen in number, were obliged to occupy the cars all night. Letters from Jamaica mention that Santa Anna is still in that island. " What his movements are to be no one." it is said, " can positively affirm. He gives out that he is about to proceed to the Spanish Main, but some are strongly of opinion that his real intention is to take the field in Mexico."  The Panama railway is to bring the East Indies and China 10,000 miles nearer to New York (exclusive of reference to California); and the bill stipulates that iths of the stock shall be at all times owned by citizens of the United States, and that the principal office of the railway company shall be in some seaport town of the union. La Presse mentions that Sir Henry Ellis, appointed Minister Plenipotentiary by the Queen of Great Britain to the Congress of Brussels relative to the affairs of Italy, received orders on Saturday to proceed immediately to his post. M. de la Grenie, who has been appointed to represent the French Republic at the same Congress, has likewise received instructions to proceed to Brussels without delay.