The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-09 00:00:00

JANtiAitif 9, 183°P.

Second appearance at 'this Theatre of Mr. HOSKINS, Flom
(From the Sunday Times.) i the Thealre-Rocal, Manchester, Ste.. who is engaged for a
CITY, SITURD alf .—The new year has come round with limited lieriod•
much Mom prospects, as respects trade and commerce, than il IS present TUESDAY, the 9th instant, the performances
that Mika has just expired. The situation in which the great commence with an entirely new Nautical Drama,
sources of industry are placed, may, in fact, be considered as ydept JACK'S ALIVE! •
highly favourable. The stocks of manufactured goods in the OR, THF. 3AcoRrrES IN 1745.
United States, on the Continent, us well us of foreign produce, Jack Jibboom (in the service of King George) Mr. T. P. Cooke,
are usually light, and a spit it of energy is aroused in almost ail „, with the Song of " Drink and Kiss the Lasses."
departments ut inercattilat- pursuits, which will soon lead to ex- To which will be added a new laughable Interlude never acted
tensive operations. The attenti.m of the merchants and others, I here, called THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.
having tuts week been principally engaged in balancing their Skirts (a Man about Town) Mr: Hoskins.
accounts for the past year, we have not to notice any very ex- To conclude with
tensive transactious. The advices received from the United BLACK. EYED SUSAN.
States of America to the 17th ult., notice a continued fall in the With the original Music selected from Dibnin's Songs, by Mr
rate of the exchange on Englaud, and with it, the• amount of Blewitt.
remittances for the liquidation of the still heavy balances due William Mr. T. P. Cooke,
to British merchants have increased. It is, however, not now In which character he will intioduce the Song, " Boun
denied, that of the sums now due, a very heavy per tentage 'Prentice to a Coasting Ship," and Dance his
must be written off as total loss: The agent of the Bank of celebrated Hornpipe.
England, in the United States, it is said, is providing very salis
in realising the assets which were On WEDNESDAY. a variety of ENTERTAINMENTS,
and a popular INTERLUDE, in which Mr. RAYMOND will
factorily for the corporation,
advanced to the suspended Anglo-American firms. The returns I Vellum', being his first appearance this Season.
of the cotton trade in this country have been nearly completed,
and we are glad to state, that they exhibit an increased coo-
sumption of this staple in manufacture than in the previous
year. The average weekly consumption of the United King-
dom, as increased from about 18,000 to 21,000 bates. As the
shipments from America up to the last dates had fallen off
very considerably, as compared with what they were in 1886—
prices are net expected to fall, 'l'he total shipments of cotton
op to the 16th from the Ufrited States, were 102,(Xf bales, or
32,(X10 bales less than in the corre-ponding period of the pre-
vious year. The financial difficulties (tithe American execu-
tive ap:edr rather to he increasing. Tee Treasury paper, as
will be see!' by the latest exchange news front New York, is
falling in value, and, a new issue appears to be determined
upon.
"NEW YORK, DEC. 16.—Treasury notes to the amount of
9,0(13 dollars were disposed of yesterday, at a discount ot Ctum
per cent. Those now in Circulation hear au interest of
2 per cent. But the Secretary of the Treisury is- about to
make a new issue, bearing 6 per cent. interest, and thus keep
them above bank paper, which is, at the pi esent time four per
• cent below specie. The new notes Mr Woodbury is anxious
to exchange for specie; in this, however, be will not succeed
until specie falls to something like I a I% per cent. only above
paper ; for while specie is 4a 41 above paper, a man having
it to loan may get 10 per cent., for he will, in the first place,
sell the specie at 4 per cent., and then loan the paper which he
receives in exchange fur 6. The notes, if sold, will be bought
-up for investinent, and not, as now, to pay Cbstom-house Bonds.
" "che Stock Market was firmer yesterthyy than for a week
past; some stocks were even a shade higher. United States
Bank Stock is at 1191,
• "The offers of Bilis on England were extensive, and the in-
quiry very light. Prices ruled from 1101 to 111, sonic, we un-
deistand,•as low as A large order could have been executed
at the latter plice, and possibly at 110. The business in French
Bills was very extensive; one establishment, in Wall-street,
sold to the amount of 300,0(X) dollars, at 5.'25. which was the
current rate "

COMMERCIAL IN EELLIGENCE AND MONEY.

LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH-STREET

AI :It;*

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
OREA T CHARLOTTE-STREET, LIFERPOOL.

The last week of Mr. THOMSON,. who will pourtray his popular
and justly-celebrated Grecian Statues, his original invention.
The /INFANT AC TO RS', nearly Thirty in number,
Will exhibit their astonishing and pieasing-exercises in a gor-*
germs Pantomime Act, calk' ST. GEofiGii and the .DRAGON,
in which the Stud of Ponies will appear.

grin IS present TUESDAY EVENING & TO-MORROW
I EVENING, the 9th and lush instant, will be performed'
a new Historical Drama, called
THE BATTLE OF SEDGEMOOR;
Ok, THE DAYS ov KIRK AND MONMOIAH.
A Sailor's Hornpipe, in Character, by Miss E. Gates.
Mr. T. Thompson's classical scene of the GRECIAN STA-.
'IT RS. or Living Model of the Antiques.—Ryan's unequalled
SCENES IN THE C I RC L E.—Mr. Ginnet will appear as the
HORS E,TAM Ea OF CORFU.—Master Adams, the juvenile
equestrian; will perform his peculiar act called THE HIGH-
LAND NIMROD.—The Chiarini Family will go through w
number of new and elegant EVOLUTIONS on the TIGHT
HOP brilliant Pantomimic Act; introducing the Stud of
Ponies, called ST. GEORGE AN U THE DRAGON, per=
formed only by the Juvenile C‘tinpaoy.—Mr. ltvau will tutro-'
duce a new Equestrian Battle Scene, entitled THE FLIGHT
OF THE SARACENS.
The whole'n4.ceicit;m4: with a langhede Farce. entitled
DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW YOU'RE OUT?
Prices of admission, Dress Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Lower Gal-'
lery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, lid. Children half-price from the com-
mencement to the Boxes and Pit only. Second. Price at Half-
past Eight—Boxes, Is. Bd.; Pit, Is.; Lower Gallery, 6d.
Box Office open esery day front 11 till 3 o'clock, when Mr.
II ALE will be in _attendance. Doors opened at Six o'clock,
and the Performances begin preciiely at. Half-past. Private
Boxes may be had nightly for Parties at 21s. and 42i.
Instructions in the Art of Riding given. Riding, Master, Mr.
Gin nett. Terms may he known on application at the Amphi=
theatre.
Proprietor, Mr. BATES. Stage Manager, Mr. NEVILLE.

The private communications addressed to the principal corn-
meicial houses counected with Canada, discredit the assertion
that the rebels hail advanced into Toronto. They were dis-
persed by the volunteers about a Mile or a wile and a half from

that place, and it was thought would not again venture upon
any hostile demonstration.
In the Grain Markets no variation of importance has taken
place this week. The supplies have nut been large, but fully
agreed to the demand. The purchases of Foreign Grain have
decreased, the last advices from the United mates representing
the markets there as having failen slightly, and the transactions
as rather diminished. The stocks of Corn under lock in the
United Kingilqui are rapidly decreasing.
Lt the prices of the English Securities there was a depression
yesterday of about I per cent—produced by the intelligence of
the outbreak of revolutionary movements in Upper Canada.
The latest reduction in the prices of Consols this week has been
fully one per.cent., purchases having been freely made on Wed-
nesaay at 921, a general feeling then- having prevailed that the
"had the neck of revolt in the Lower Provinces been broken,"
(to use the language of a letter to a large met eatitile establish-
ment,) no disturbances would have been commenced in Upper
Canada. The speculators now look with much susuicioo to the
issue of the proceedings in the colony, more especially as an
addition- to the Funded Debt may be_ necessary to piovule fur
the expenses of the war. From 91/ Consols rallied yesterday
afternoon to 92, as it is expected that the official .accounts will
give a different version to the affair in Upper Canada to that
received through the Amerieau papers. The extreme fall in
Consols has been to 914, whereas the price given on Wednesday

BY PERMISSION OF TIM RIGHT WORSHIPFUL
THE MAYOR.

UNDER THR DISTINGUISHED AND PERMANENT TATRDNAGS

. OF THE UNIVERSITIIiS oF OXFORD AND CAAIRRIDGE.
THE Nobility, Gentry, and Inhabitants of Liverpool, are
most respeetfnily invited to visit and examine the asto-
nishing production of Nature, the Stupendous
SKELETON OF TH 14'. ROYAL GIGANTIC WHALE,
Now EXHIBITED fN QUEEN'S-SQUAUN.

The Proprietor deems it wholkunnecessary to attempt any
description of the amazing gigantic native of the Sea, whoa•
wonderful size, strength, and character (so far as description
can go) are so well known to every reader of Natural History,•
who must have been struck with astonishment and admiration
on reading the various accounts of the Whale, not only by the'
Historian, but by the adventurous Voyagers in the Northern
Seas. It. may be truly observed, however, that no written ac-
count can furnish any adequate idea of the enormous frame of
the creature, every hone and -joint of which is is wonder in
itself! It is no exaggeration to say that it must be seen to be
understood, and even to be believcd.. The examination of the
Skeleton now offered for public inspection must impress evely
mind with a sacred sense oft he hoimdless power of the Creating
Hand that produced all the living wonders of the Earth, from
the minutest insect to the magnanimous monarch of the ocean.
The Whale, of which the Skeleton is now to he seen, was Found'
off the Coast of Plymouth, in October, 1831, and then Weighed'
118,000165., and measured in length 102 t'eet, circumference 75'
feet.

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for the same description of Stock was 923. The supplies of •
Money Stock have not been extensive, to which circumstance
may be aseirbed the comparative firmness of the Three-and-a-
Half per Cents which have only been depressed from 99.410991,
and the New Stock from par to 991. There has not been any
demand fur Money on the Stock Exchange. The premium iin
liiExchequer Bills has reached 51, but it left off yesterday at 50.
India Bonds are at 27 premium. The holders of India Bonds
have very generally assented to the reduction of the rate or in-
terest from 4 to 3 per cent., the assets having been far above the
amount of New Bonds intended to be issued by the Company.
The prices of Bank Stock has fallen from 205 to 2041, and India
Stock to 267.
The market for Continental Securities has been very inani-
mate this week, the attention of the dealers and speculators
having been directed principally to Brazil Bonds, the value of
which has changed very rapidly, as well as frequently this week.
After a fall from 75 to 69:1, the Bonds yesterday reached 74 for
account, and 73 for money ; a recent arrival from Bahia, setting
at rest the statements before circulated, that. Maranhao had, as
well as Bahia, joined in the revolt against the authority of the
Brazilian government. The last price of the stock yesterday
was about 72%. The fall in old Pottug,uese Five per Cents has
been from 65 to 621. For the Five per Cent Portuguese there
has been but little demand, and 2,4 has been about the average
price this week. The Three tier Cent Stock has fallen from
19% to 193. French Five per-Cents have fetched RN, and the
Thiee per Cents 78 50, Exchange 25f 50c. With the excep-
tion of Dutch Stock which 'has fallen A to 4 per cent this week;
there has not been a market for but few oe the other Foreign
Bonds. Dutch Twmand-a-Hallner Cents have been as low as
51j, the Five per Cents at 1011, Colombian at 24, and ;Mexican
at 26. • •
In the current prices of Railway Shares, a decline has taken
place this week. The Great NVestern Railway has fallen limn
68 to 65 or 11 premium, the Brighton front 41 to 3a or 13 dis-
count, the ',endow and Birmingham from 161 to 1i5911 mr 691
• premium., and the Cu .% don from 19X tol7 or 3 discount. These
have been the only changes this week of moment. Canada
Bank Shares have wit fallen below 16% or 31 discount, nut. the
Land Company's Shares below 25 or 1 discount. London and
Westminster Bank Shares - are at 21 or 1 premium, and the
London Joint Stock Bank at 7 or par.
HALF-PAST Twkr.vE.—We have no later accounts from Ca-
nada this morning. but judging from the contents of the private
letters, whieh are doubtless more worthy of credit than many of
the public communications, many influential parties in the city
connected with the Canada trade, entertain a strong opiniiin
that the rebels never approached nearer than within tro miles
of Tin onto, having been met and defeated at that distance by
the loyalist volunteers and militia. The next intelligence from
the seat of war will prove the correctness or otherwise of thi,,
supposition.
There has been a slight disposition shown in the Consol mar-
ket to rally from the depressed quotations or yesterday. The
opening value this morning was 92, and it is now at an improve-
ment to 92k ; Bank Stock remains at 2041. and Exchequer at
49 50 premium.
Brazilian Stock has been down this morning to 721. but has
since rallied to 73; Spanish Consols have fetched from 19a to
19" a; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents remain at 524 to 3.
Portuguese new Bonds have improved to 29X.
In the Share market the only transactions have been in
Brighton. at an improvement to 11 discount. The other shares
are nominally as yesterday.

The Proprietor feels that, on inviting the Public to view lc
euriusity so interesting to all who admire the amazing produc-
tion of Nature ; he should not do justice to himself if he were
to descend to the too common modes of endeavouring to attract,
the crowd by extraordinary assurance of success; but he respect.'
fully begs to state that the Skeleton has been visited by many
Thousands in various tarts of the Country, and that ever!
visitor has been astonished and gratified beyond all expectation.
Admission—Gentry Is. ; Tradespeopli., Servants, and
Children 6il. each.

rbe Iliberpool ,Stanbarb.

TUESDAY MORN/NG „T ANUA Y 9, 1838.

The Publication oi the STAN PA HD commenced this morn=

ing at 5 o'clock

THE REVENUE.-The official return. ~r the res'entle
for the year and quarter coiled on Friday night, have
been published. Upon the face of these tables it will be'
seen that the public receipts for the last twelve montbs"
have fallen short of those of the corresponding period or
the preceding year by no less than £1,900,353. This
is a remarkable difference ; but it is to he recollected
that the returns for the last quarter of 1836 showed an
excess over those of the antecedent vear of no less than
two millions and a half, so that the contrast with so un-
usually favourable an account as that of last year is un-
fortunate for the present. Upon the quarter there ap-
pears an increase of £213,173. The loss. of public in-
come is chiefly observable under the head of the " Ex-
cise," which has fallen off, upon a comparison of the
year, to the amount of £949,836, and, upon the quar-
ter, to £212,900. The " Customs" present an increase.
upon the quarter amounting to £453,340, but a defici-
eney upon the year of £890,156. The.• revenue for
stamps has declined upon the year and quarter to the
amount of £318,26S and £29,129 respectively. In the
produce from assessed taxes the falling off is uniform
upon the year and quarter, the first being less by
£12,013, and the latter by £15,632, than on the corre-
sponding periods of last year. Under the miscellaneous
axes there is a deficiency of £5,894 upon the year, and.
£9,699 upon the quarter; but the ‘• re-payments" of
tpublic money have increased upon the year by £248,071,
and the quarter £193 upon the preceding accounts. The
Postoffice returns show an imprOved revenue of £27,743
for the year, and of £27,000 for the quarter. The
amount to be raised by Exchequer Bills for the service.
of the current quarter is estimated at £5,878,545.

TRE TRADESMEN'S REFORM ASSOCIATION.—The se-
er etary of this august body has just issued the following
notice to the members :

TRADESMEN'S REFORM ASSOCIATIO?f,
20, CLAYTON SQUARE.

I beg to inform yon that the Monthly Meeting of the.
Members will be held in the Music Hall, Bold-street, on Thurs-.
day evening, the 11th instant, at Seven o'clock.
T. Blackburn, Esq. will bring before yonr notice the subject
of National Education, with a view of petitioning the Legisla,
tore on this important subject.
Resolutions connected with the motion given, by Mr. Grote
on the question of the Bdllot,—on the Extension of the Suffrage,
—on the introduction of Sir John Cam Hohhou‘se's Vestry Bill,
and other business relative to the Rules and Organization of
the APsociation, will be-submitted to your 6nsideration upon
that occasion.

I remain, your obedient servant,
11. TINDAL ATKINSON, Sac.

January 5, IS:.18.

', The Members' Ti►kets for the ensuing }Par are nod
ready for delivery, and will be required to be reduced at the'

From this it would appear that the radicals, notwith-,
standing their former abuse of what is designated the'
hole-and-corner system, are so deeply enamoured of it
as to adopt no other sort of proceeding in the, present
times, for the purpose of Originating" their petitions.—
Fortnerly they used to placard the walls,' and invite the
inhabitants of Liverpool to give their attendance at the'
nsnel rendezvous, Clayton•square, at a great pubtie-
meeting for the purpose of getting up petitions and ad-
dresses to the houses of Parliament. There, amidst the
assembled thousands'of the people, resolutions were for-
mally put, and declared to emanate from the public of
Liverpool. N , the practice is strangely altered. Ever
since the memorable rebuff at the Sessions House, and
the equally mortifying demonstration at the Music-halt
on the subject of chnrch-rates, the radicals have most
prudently avoided making any appeals to the " inhabi-
tants of Liverpool.” Their present course is to summon
the members of a 'political union to meet in room
which must be necessarily packed with their own party,'
and there to concoct the petitions which are front time
to time sent forth as the spontaneous expression of pub-
lic opinion.

We, howev►°r, o►ce a debt of gratitude to Mr. Secre-
tary Atkinson for hieing us some insight into the secret
machinations of the faction by which lie is retained.
are informed by the above notice that Mr. Sntor Black
burn is engaged, or has engaged himself, to edify thW
aSsemhled snnbocracy of Liverpool, on the snbject.