The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-01-07 00:00:00

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.

Second Week of DUCROW and his extensive London
National Establishment. '
THIS present TUESDAY EVENING,-Jan. 7, and dur-
-1 ing the week, an entire change of the whole Spectacle.
At Seven o'Clock, for the first time ouVhf London, the Per-
formance will commence with the Grand National Equestrian
Spectacle, called
THE SIEGE OF J RUSALEM;
OR, THE CAMP OF WILDERNESS.
The whole arranged and pr uced by Mr. Ducrow.
To be followed by splendid
FEATS OF HORSEMANSHIP.
In which Mr. and Madame Ducrow will appear.
. .

The whole to conclude with, for the first time in this town, a
new, interesting French Military Drama, under the title of

- THE CONSCRIPT.
Eugene, (the Conscript,) by Mr. Ducrow.
Doors open at Half•past Six, and Performance commencel
at Seven o'Clock.
Lessons in the Polit% Art of Riding given daily.

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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

As we have kept our columns open to the very latest moment
practicable, in expectation of an arrival from /Sew York,
we have been obliged to omit our Literary Notices, as
well as several other articles intended for insertion. They
shall appear on Friday.

ebt Eiberpool &tanbarb.

TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 1840.

We have been favoured by a respectable firm with
extracts from private letters from Monte Video and
Buenos Ayres to the 25th of October. From these' it -
appears that Rivera, by the last accounts, was en- Ta
deavouring to get outside of the Entre Rianas, so as to JP
gain the open country, in which he would have great .=
advantages, more particularly as the French Admiral
would keep the town for him with his sailors and about
1,000 resident Frenchmen, who had received arms. rt
was, however, thought that Rivera would not be able
to effect his object, being too closely watched by a su-
perior force; indeed, it was expected, from the best
information that could be obtained, that Monte Video
would soon be beseiged by the Entre Rianas, under

• Echague.
From Buenos Ayres the news is far from satisfactory..
It is stated that there was, on the 22d of October, no
more prospect of the blockade being raised than the.
day it commenced. Great things were expected from
the Buenos Ayrean forces under Echague ; but if he:
should even expel Rivera, the French will not be driven
out of the . river by him ; and should Rivera,- on the
other hand, prove victorious, a great deal would re-
main to be done before Rosas (the Governor of Bueno•
Ayres) could be driven from his post, so that the ter-
mination of the blockade seems to be an event very far
distant.

The quarterly tables of the revenue, which were pub-
lished on Saturday night, furnish us with the follow-
ing particulars
On the net produce of the revenue, for the:year
ending on the sth of January, 1840, there is an in-
crease of £824,395 ; the total income of the year end-
ing sth January, 1839, having been £44,176,014, while
that for the present year amounts to £45,000,409..
The last quarter, as compared with the previous quar—
ter, shows a very considerable and disproportionate:
falling off. The deficiency is in the following itema:-,--
in the Customs a decrease of £75,083; in the Excise
decrease of £199,919; in the Taxes a decrease of
£1,990; in the Post. Office a decrease of £14,000; in
the Miscellaneous a decrease of £17,297 ; in the lin-
prest and other Moneys a decrease, of .L 83,068; and in
the Repayment of Advances a decrease of £16,826..
The total decrease is £408,183, which, after de-
ducting an increase in • the Stamps, leaves ~a net.,
decrease of £324,245. This is a very serious de:
falcation, which can only be accounted for, in -part,
by the reduction in the rates of postage, which only
operated upon the last 23 days in the quarter. It will rci
be observed that the principal item of decrease is in the
Excise department. This may be, in. some measure,
attributable to the spread of teetotal principles.
The whigs have to face parliament with a very sorry
account. The longev they continue in office the more
deplorable do our financial affairs become. It would
appear to be the policy of our present reckless admi-
nistration to bring matters to as bad a pass as possible,
in order to incommode, annoy, and embarrass their
successors.

The subject of immigration into the West Indies and`•
British Guiana, upon which we have felt it our duty so.
frequently to dilate, must force itself upon the early at-
tention of Parliament, during the approaching sessiam
Its importance, in a commercial point of view, we pre-
sume, no one can for a moment dispute, especiak at
the present crisis in the monetary and mercantile affairs
of this country. The unequivocal manner in which the
ministerial organs have recently spoken out on this.
topic is a satisfactory evidence of the manner in which:
the question is regarded at the Colonial Ciffice_
favourable impression has already been made upon
government. It becomes the mercantile classes of
this and other towns to do all in their power to
strengthen that impression. 'As far as lies in our pro-
vince we shall neglect no opportunity of endeavouring
to further a measure which we believe .to be fraught
with such momentous consequences, not only to those
who are directly interested in the colonies and . the co-
lonial
trade of Great Britain, but to the manufactures
and operatives of this country. It is not, however,
sufficient that the press should urge the subject upon
public attention. Meetings should be held for the
purpose of bringing all the facts of the case more pro-
minently before the country and the legislature, and
petitions should be got up and forwarded for presenta-
tion to parliament. We see that the Anti-Corn-Law
agitators are "stirring heaven and earth" to carry
their monopolising schemes into effect. Why should
the merchants of Liverpool, and others connected with
the colonies, remain dormant?

As we have already stated, our object in giving such -
prominence to this question is, to urge upon Govern—
ment the necessity of devising some well organised:
scheme—either by means of ships of war or transports--
under British Commissioners—for affording a freer .
immigration to our now free colonies from all parts of
the world. This should be done under such a system,-
and
under such stringent regulations, as would preclude:
the least shadow of ill-treatment of the poor: immi-!.
grants, either on their passage, or after their location:. sd.;
An opportunity would thus be afforded for resoiingtsl
from starvation, and from the degraded barbalisuriirl
uncivilised life, hundreds of thousands 01-ourfellow.-:.-
creatures, especially in Africa and Hindostan—au
portunity which would be seized with the greatest;
avidity. Those unfortunate creatures would thus be-
come a happy and contented peasantry—living under
the guardianship and protection of British laws—and
consumers of our vast surplus wares and merchandise.
It is confessed, on all hands, that this country wants
new or extended markets for the sale of its manufac-
tures.

To provide these is the object, at least the
ostensible object, of the opponents of the corn-laws.
But why resort to the hazardous experiment of crush-
ing landed and agricultural interests of Great
.Britain—the best customers which our manufacturers
possess—for the sake of conciliating those powers
which have hitherto shown such little sympathy with
this country, and which have so niggardly reciprocated
;any relaxations in our system of restrictive duties.?
What guarantee haye we that the continental powers - -
-would permit-us to reap any of the, anticipated benefits
'of a free trade in corn ? Have they not
-of their own which-they have shown..every disposition:
to foster and encourage,? Have.Ahey not:svinced
unremitting zeal in excluding !the manufacturets44hU:'
-country from every possible,:compstition.withitkeeo4fr 'l'.
-their own ? If we want secure inzirketifor our maiu

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