The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-02-19 00:00:00

JOURNAL OF THE MONEY MARKET

MONDAY EVENING.—The Home Stock Market has been
a good deal disturbed to-day, and without any very defined
or intelligible cause. Consols have fallen about per cent.
in the whole, the money price being 88, and for account 88
to -. The causes generally assigned for the fall were certain
intelligence said to be received from the United States to-
day, showing the affair of Colonel M`Leod to be more seri-
ous than was apprehended ; and a report of an entire change
in the French Ministry. So far as the first rumour, it does
not appear from the American papers that any material
change in the features of the M`Leod affair had transpired.
He was still in confinement according to all appearance, and
if brought to trial and condemned, war is inevitable. In re-
spect of the change in the French Ministry it does not ap-
pear that any reasonable account can be given about the re-
ception of the news. Bank Stock closed 163 to 4. India
Stock 245 to 7. Exchequer Bills 5s to 7s premium.
Foreign Securities are without material alteration. Spanish
Active with the Coupons 23t to Portuguese Five per
Cents 311 to 2, the Three per Cents 191 to 20. Dutch Two-
and-a-Half per Cents 49i to 50+, the Five per Cents 98i. to
91. Belgian 98 to 9. Brazilian 71+ to 21. Mexican 271 to
8. Colombian 221 to 3.

TUESDAY EVENIN G.—Consols for the account, which were
yesterday done at 88, closed to-day 88f,1 to 1 ; for money the
final question was 881 to ; Bank Stock closed rather better,
1631 to 1611 ; India Stock, 215 to 247 ; and Exchequer-bills,
ss. to 7s, premium. 3 per Cents. Reduced were last quoted
881; 3 per Cents. Reduced, 97;; New 31 per Cents. Re-
duced, 971; New 31 per Cents, 97 ; and Long Annuities
(expiring Jan. 5, 1860), 13 1-16.

The foreign securities have fluctuated to a very trifling ex-
tent. Spanish Actives closed 234 to 24 ; Portuguese 5 per
Cents, 311 to 32 ; Ditto, 3 per Cents., 194 to 20 ; Colombian,
224 to 23 ; Mexican, 27 to 28 ; Dutch 24 per Cents., 494 to
501; Ditto 5 per Cents., 98 to ; Brazilian, 714 to 724 ;
and Belgian, 98 to 99.

POWER AND POPULARITY OF THE WITIG PARTY,
CALLING ITSELF A GOVERNMENT,
EXEMPLIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING PROOFS, WHICH HAVE
OCCURRED WITHIN THE 12 MONTHS FROM THE 12TH OF
FEBRUARY, 1840, TO THE 12TH OF FEBRUARY, 1841.

February 13. Mr. Herries' motion on the finan-
ces, carried against ministers, on a division,
by
February 27. Mr. Liddell's motion
March 26. Second reading of Lord Stanley's bill 250 to 234
April 6. Perthshire election :
Drummond..
Stewart

May 11. Ludlow writ, by
(Several other divisions—)
May 20. Lord Stanley's bill, committee 3Ol to 298
Ludlow election :
Botfield 2Ol
Larpent . 160

June 5. Sudbury election :
Tomline unopposed,
10. Radnorshire election :
Walsh unopposed.
11. Lord Stanley's bill, committee
19. Ditto ditto
25. Lord Stanley again, committee
Of the changes which have taken place in the representation
of individual counties and boroughs since the general elec-
tion in 1837, there have been—
In favour of the conservatives, 14 ; viz.:—
Devizes.
Bridgenorth... Pivot — .. Tracy.
Marylebone ... Teignmouth
Devon Buck
Ayr Kelburne — .. Dunlop.
Ipswich.
Totness.
Cambridge .... Sutton, Grant — .. Rice.
Lewes . ... Cantalupe — .. Blount.
Radnor Walsh ...... —.. De Winton.
Carlow Bruen — .. Vigors.
Walsall.
Canterbury Smythe....... .. Conyngham.
Monmouth Morgan....... .. Williams.
In favour of the whigs, 4.
Rutland.
He15t0n....... Bassett
Sutherland .... Dundas .
St. Alban's.... Listowel
The petition against Lord Listowel for St. Alban's was
presented on Tuesday, and nobody doubts that the result
will be a finisher to the parliamentary services of Lord Lis-
towel, ere they have well begun.
The above return gives 1.1 elections to the conservatives,
and only -1 to the Whig-radicals ; or a majority of 10 against
the ministers, making a difference of 20 on a division! So
much for reaction in that one index of the public mind.

THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL

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 the presence of
Her Majesty the Queen, and the Nobility of London, is
engaged for a LIMITED PERIOD, (being his last professional
visit previous to his departure for St. Petersburgh.) He
will make his appearance this Evening, in an. original
drama, in three acts, and will, for the fifth time here,
sustain a Dramatic Character, in which he will introduce,
in scenes connected with the interest of the piece, the
whole of his matchless collection of
LIONS, LEOPARDS, and TIGERS.

Fifth Night of Mr. J. S. BALLS, thepopular Light
Comedian, of the Theatres-Royal, Covent-Garden, Drury-
lane, and of the principal American Theatres, who is en-
gaged for the early part of the Season.

911111 S present FRIDAY, February 19th, 1841, will be
produced, for the fifth time here, with entirely new
Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations, a new and original Drama,
in Three Acts, written by Mr. Bernard, author of the " Ner-
vous Man," " St. Mary's Eve," " His Last Legs," " The
Irish Attorney," &c. (expressly to introduce Mr. Van Am-
burgh's Collection of Trained Animals), called
MUNGO PARK;
Or, THE ARAB OF THE NIGER.

(Licensed, pursuant to Act of Parliament, I)The Lord
Chamberlain.)
Karfa, the Arab of the Niger Mr. Van Amburgh.
Mungo Park (the African explorer).. Mr. Gray.
Col. Laidly (Commanding at Fort Kayee) .... Mr. Chaplin
Toby Gander (a Naturalist)
Immaleee (the chief's daughter) Mrs. Baker.
After which, the Comedy, in two acts, called
SIMPSON AND CO.

Bromley.. Mr. J. S. Balls
Mrs. Bromley...

Simpson Mr. Baker
Mrs. W. H. Bland.
_ _

Mrs. Fitzallan, Miss Cleaver. I Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. Clarke,

To conclude with the Farce of the
WEATHERCOCK.
Tristram Fickle.. _ Mr. J. S. Balls

Variella.. Mrs. Barton (her 2nd appearance at this Theatre).
Prices of Admission :—Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. Gd.;
Pit. 2s. 6d. ; Gallery, is.

Doors to be opened at,flalf-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 Box-office.

TO-MORROW (Saturday), MUNGO PARK.—With
A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. Alfred Highflyer,
Mr. J. S. Balls ; Maria Darlington, Mrs. W. H. Bland.—
To conclude with FORTUNE'S FROLIC. Robin Rough-
head, Mr. Slaiter.