The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-02-23 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Another packet from the West Indies has brought
files of papers from Jamaica to the 20th of January,
Demerara to the 11th of January, and Trinidad to the
12th of January. From Barbadoes the papers are not
of so late. a date as those received by the private Vessel
which sailed on the 14th of January, and were noticed
previously.
The municipal elections were engrossing attention at
Jamaica, and were sharply contested. Labour was
more plentiful and cheaper. Accounts from Cartha-
gena, contained in the Jamaica papers, alluding to the
disturbed state of that place, state that the British con-
sul had said that for the protection of British interests
it was necessary there should be vessels of war both
there and at Santa Martha. Business is described as
being at a stand.

The Demerara papers are filled with the proceedings
of the Court of Policy, which had resumed its session
under the superintendence of Sir H. M`Leod, who had
been called in to settle the differences existing between
the colonists and their governor, Mr. Light. These,
as is well known, principally hinged on the civil list,
which was greatly increased, to the annoyance of the
inhabitants of the colony, who refused in consequence
to grant supplies. Through the intercession of Sir H.
IPLeod, a civil list to last for seven years, had been
passed, supplies had been conceded in addition to a
tax on British imports, to range between 1 and 21 per
cent., as well as a discriminating duty on foreign im-
ports of 21 per cent., and incidental colonial duties, to
be co-existent with the duration of the civil list. The
ways and means of 1841 had yet to be provided for,
besides two ordinances relative to immigration, one of
which was to authorise a public loan for immigration
purposes, but it would not be promulgated until it bad
obtained her Majesty's assent, and until these measures
were passed Sir H. M`Leod would not retire to his own
seat of government—Trinidad.

JOURNAL OF THE MONEY

MARKET

FRIDAY EVENING.—The English stocks have been gene-
rally firm, although few bargains were made in them. Con-
sols for money were finally quoted 884, and for the account,
884 to 4 ; 3 per Cents. Reduced, 89 ; 31 per Cents. Reduced,
97/ ; Long Annuities (expiring Jan. 5, 1860), 13 1-16 ; Ditto
30 years (expiring Oct. 10, 1859), 12k; and Ditto 30 years
expiring Jan. 5, 1860), 124. Bank Stock left off 16.1 to 166;
India Stock, 247 to 249; and Exchequer bills, -Is. to Gs. pre-
mium. The foreign securities, with few exceptions, are ra-
ther flatter. Spanish Actives closed 231- to Colombian,
224 to 4; Mexican, 271. to 28; Portuguese 5 per Cents., 311
to ; Ditto, 3 per Cents., 194- to 4; Dutch 2i per Cents., 504
to I; Ditto 5 per Cents., 99 to ; and Danish, 774 to 81-.

" IT'S ALL ROUND MY HAT."--The following is a copy
of an advertisement which appeared in the last Nottingham
Review:—" A gentleman, aged 27, of good family, who has
a most comfortable home, and an income derived from busi-
ness of £l,OOO annually, and which does not confirig him
much at home, is desirous of forming an engagement with
some lady about his own age. She must be good-looking,
amiable, and accomplished, and possessed of at least £3,000,
which may be settled upon her. Any lady who answers this
advertisement, may rest assured the strictest secrecy will be
observed."

GREAT WONDER IN A LITTLE TRING.—What a won-
derful thing a seed is ! How wonderful that an acorn should
contain within it a little plant capable of growing up into an
enormous oak which will produce other acorns, capable of
growing up into other oaks, and so on for ever ! And yet
there are seeds, and one hundredth part as big as an acorn,
which produce trees, almost, if not quite as large as the oak.
Or think of a grain of wheat ; it would be just as useful for
food, if it contained nothing but a little flour mixed with a
little bran. In fact when it is ground there is nothing else
to be seen ; but besides these, it contains a little plant, too
small to be made ouc by common sight. When one of these
grains of seeds is put into moist earth, it begins to suck in
water, which softens it and makes it swell. The little plant
inside begins to grow, and in a few days a small delicate root
peeps out from one end of the seed. The seed is probably
lying on its side, or probably with its root uppermost ; but
the little root, whether it comes out of the top or the bottom
of the seed, immediately turns downward, and grows in that
direction. Soon after a little white shoot comes out of the
other end, which turns upwards and becomes green as soon
-,ts, into air and light ; and thus we have a little plant.
u, the seed spoils and decays—or, as St. Paul
rhe flour changes into a kind of gummy sugar,
1 up by the plant as its first nourishment ; and
-nd rots ; while the plant, grown up, be_
-jaws as large as the seed, and at last
......ees many other seeds, just as wonderful as that from
which it grey. In all the works of man there is nothing like
this. A watch is a remarkable invention ; and a man would
be set down as mad who should think it eould be made by
chance : but how much more wonderful would a watch be if
it could make other watches like itself ; yet a seed does
this ; and every corn field in harvest time contains millions
of seeds, each of which is far more wonderful than the best
watch. The reason, is that men make watches, but God
makes seeds. It is true that the skill by which men make.
Olc s from God, and should be acknowledged a. s
arkft.. • he more wonderful skill by which a seed is
435ttit . g _ku his own hands ; that we may know we have
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MR. CLARKE

Most respectfully announces that having become sole Lessee
of this Establishment, the Season has commenced under
his Management, and that the celebrated
MR. VAN AMBURGH,
whose performance excited the most intense interest for
125 successive Nights, at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane,
and which was several times honoured by th presence of
Her Majesty the Queen, and the Nobility f London, is
engaged for a LIMITED PERIOD, (being his st professional
visit previous to his departure for St. P ersburgh.) He
will make his appearance this Eveni in au original
drama, in three acts, and will, for t e fifth time here,
sustain a Dramatic Character, in w he will introduce,
in scenes connected with the inte st of the piece, the
whole of his matchless collection of
LIONS, LEOPARDS, and TIGERS.

'THIS present TUESDAY, the 231 instant, the entertain
ments will cormomence with the Tragedy of
VENICE PRESERVED.

Mr. Stuart

Belvidera Miss Cleaver.
To conclude With, for the eighth time here, with entirely
new Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations, a new and original
Drama, in Three Acts, written by Mr. Bernard, (expressly
to introduce. Mr. Van Amburgh's Collection of Trained
Animals), called

MUNGO PARK;
Or, MB ARAB OF THE. NIGER.
Karfa, the Arab of the Niger..
Mungo Park (the African explorer).. Mr. Gray.
Col. Laidly (Commanding at Fort Kayee) .... Mr. Chaplin
Toby Gander (a Naturalist) ...... Mr. Baker.
Immaleee (the chief's daughter) ...... Mrs. Baker.

Prices of Admission :—BoxeS, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d. ;
Pit, 2s. 6d. ; Gallery, ls.

Doors to be opened tit Half-past Six, and the Performance
to commence at Seven.

The Box-office will be opened daily, when Places in the
Boxes may be taken of Mr. MINSTER, from Ten until Three.
A limited number of Season Tickets to be disposed of.—
Application to be made at the Bo-

-office

WEDNESDAY (being Ash-Wednesday) there will be no
performance.

On THURSDAY, MUNGO PARK, and other Enter
taintnents. •

The early arrangements of the Theatre include the engage-
ment of Mr. CHARLES KEAN, in conjunction with Mrs.
WARNER, (late Miss Huddart,) the Lealing Actress in the
Tragic Department at the Theatre-Royal, Haymarket. An
engagement has also been made with Miss DELCY, the
popular Vocalist, who was so eminently successful, last
season, at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane. Mr. and Mrs.
lATES, Mrs. KEELEY, Mr. PAUL BEDFORD, Mr.
WRIGHT, and. Mr. WIELAND,. of the Theatre-Royal,
Adelphi, are also en ;aged, and will, togetl

er, make their

appearance at the close of the London season.
Mr. ELTON, of the Theatrei-Royal, Drury-lane and
Haymarket, is engaged for a limited period, .and will make
his first appearance at this Theatre, these nine years, on
MONDAY next, March Ist, on which evening Mr. H. HOLL,
principal light comedian from the Theatre-Royal, Bath,
who is engaged, will make his first appearance here. Mr.
GRAINGER, of the Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh, the popu-
lar performer of French and German characters, is engaged
for the season, and will make his first appearance here early
in the ensuing month. Miss E. HONNER, from the
Theatre-Royal, Bath, is also engaged for the season, and
will shortly make her appearance.
The management has much satisfaction in announcing an
engagement with Mr. MACREADY, who will, in the early
part of the season, make his first appearance here these four
years. Negociations are in progress with other performers
of first-rate talent, and neither exertion nor expense will be
spared to render the routine of the performances worthy the
support and patronage of the public.