The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-27 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL.

Mr. 'l'. D. RICE, the celebrated American Comedian, and
the original representative of the American Plantation
Negro, on his return from the United States by the last
Packet, the Garrick, is engaged for Three Nights, and will
make his appearance This Evening in the character of
" Ginger Blue," and will introduce his popular Song of
"Jim Crow," as originally sung by him in all the princi-
pal Theatres of America.
Second Night of the celebrated DISTIN FAMILY, who
are engaged for the last Five Nights of the Season, and
previous to the commencement of the Benefits:
And of the popular Vocalist, Miss FANNY RUSSELL,
from the Nobility's Concerts, Bath, who is engaged for

the same period.
riiitis present TUESDAY, November 27, will be per-
formed the popular Tragedy of
BRUTUS
Lucius Junius Brutus Mr. Stuart.
Titus Mr. W. Howard.
Sextus Tarquin Mr. Gray.
Collutinus Mr. W. H. Bland.
Aruns Mr. Chaplin.
['cilia Miss Cleaver.
Tarquinia Miss Faucit.
After which,
A CONCERT
Of Vocal and Instrumental Music, in which the DISTIN
FAMILY will perform, with their BRASS BAND, several
of their most popular Pieces; and Miss F. RussELL, Miss
LAND, and Miss GRANT will sing a variety of favourite
Songs.
To conclude with a Farce, written for Mr. T. D. Rice, called
THE VIRGINIAN MUMMY.

Ginger Blue.. Mr. T. 13. --RICE,_ in Nv hich elniracter he wil

sing the popular Song of " JIM CROW."
On WEDNESDAY, the favourite new Play of THE
LADY OF LYONS. Claude Melnotte, MI. Stuart ;
Beauseant, Mr. W. Howard; Glavin, Mr. W. 11. Bland;
Dumas, Mr. Baker; Madame Deschappelles, Mrs. Clarke;
Pauline, Miss Faucit.—With a CONCERT of Vocal and
Instrumental Music, and the Farce of THE VIIiGIN lAN
MUMMY.
On THURSDAY, Mr. T. D. RICE'S BENEFIT, and
his Last Night.
On FRIDAY, Mr. DISTIN'S BENEFIT.

T EATRE-RO VAL, LIVERPOOL.

FOR TILE BENEFIT OF MR. AND MRS. BAKER.

ON MONDAY next, the 3d December, the Comedy,
called
T 11E WON Dl4-111,.

_
Felix Mr. Stuart.
Lis,,ardo
Violame Miss Faucit. I Flora M, Clarke,

After which,
THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.
Skirts
.Mrs. Tellet.

Fanny
To conclude with
CHARLES Til E SECOND.
Mary llliss Aldridge,
.. ..

11cr first appearance on any stage.
SINGING, .
By Miss Laud, Miss Aldridge, and Miss Grant.
Tickets to be had of Mr. BAKER, 3, Cases-street.

ARRIVED.
TO TILL LADIES OF LIVERPOOL.

BY SPECIAL. APPOINTMENT OF
Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager..
Her Imperial Highness the Princess ,f Orange,
Her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia of the Netherlands.
RS. NICHOLAS GEARY, Court Stay Maker, of
1.11. 61, St. James's-street, Loodon„is honoured with the
above illustrious appointments in approval of her invention,
so highly beneficial to the Female Community at large, as
may he seen by the annexed testimonials from the most dis-
tinguished Members of the London Medical Profession.
Mrs. Geary begs to announce that she has arrived in Liver-
pool, and has taken up her residence at 126, BOLD-
STREET (new N 0.,) where she will remain to rece►ve Ladies
until the sth of December, her arrangements being made to
visit Manchester from the 7th till the 19th, when she returns
to Town. . . . .

—Mrs. Geary will have with her an extensive assortment of
her elegant newly invented DRESS and INVALID
STAYS, which by the total absence of all uneven pressure
may he worn with unspeakable comfort, while at the same
time they yield a general support, and produce a figure of
such exquisite symmetry, that attempted in any other Stay
would almost amount to suffocation. To Young Ladies and
Growing Children this invention may truly be considered of
the most vitcil importance towards the establishment of a good
Constitution, free from those gradual but certain diseases
which are cited at length in the second edition of " Deformi-
ties of the. Chest and Spine, by W. Coulson, Esq.," from
page 2tX) to 205, where that gentleman shows no fewer than
97 diseases that have come under the observation of eminent
Medical Gentlemen, arising ENTIRELY from the IMPROPER
CONSTRUCTION OF STAYS IN GENERAL. USE.
The foliowing Medical Gentlemen are of opinion, that
Mrs. N. Geary's Stays, in cwnsequence of the great improve-
ments they present—their capability of adaptation to every
variety of form—and their removal of all uneven pressure
and the proper employment of elastic materials—are descry
ing of the strongest recommendation.
Sir Jas. E. Anderson, M.D. Sir James Eyre, M.D.
Dr. Addis. Dr. G. F. D. Evans
Sir Benj. Brodie, Bart. I)r. Ferguson
Dr. Birkbeck Dr. Holland
Dr. Bright Dr. James Johnson
Dr. Burn R. Keats, Esq.
I)r. G. F. Babington Dr. Locock
Sir Antony Carlisle Dr. Lichfield
Sir Chs. M. Clark, Bart. 1)r. Merriman
Sir Jas. Clark, Bart. Dr. Paris
Sir Astley Cooper, Bart. Dr. Wilson Phillips
Dr. Clutterbuck G. Pearson, Esq.
Dr. Conquest , T.. 1. Pettigrew, Esq William Coulson, Esq. Dr. F. H.iamsbotham
Dr. Copland Dr. Hamilton Roe
Dr. Curie Dr. Sigmond
Dr. G. F. Collier Sir Matt. Tierney, Bar'
Dr. Henry Davies Donald Walker, Esq.
Dr. Thomas Davies
126, BOt,D-STR E

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TUESDAY MORNING, NOV. 27, 1838

" Two

per cwt., would leave a sad defalcation, ruinous to II
proprietor or merchant who has the wages to a
ranee."

THE WEST INDIES.—The arrival of the Pigeon
packet has put us in possession of our usual files of the
Jamaica papers to the 13th ultimo, inclusive. The
news from Demerara is to the 9th, from Barbadoes to
the 10th, and from St. Thomas's to the 22d ultimo.
The accounts respecting the conduct of the negroes
continue to be very unfavourable, especially in Ja-
maica, r, here no approach seems to have been made
towards a satisfactory arrangement. Many of the es-
tates were utterly neglected, the cultivation of the
crops retarded, and the manufacture of sugar rendered
more slow and expensive. On this subject the follow-
ing extract from a letter received by a respectable mer-
cantile firm in this town will throw some light. The
letter is dated St. George's, Jamaica, but the state•
ments which it contains apply equally to all other
parts of the island, as well as to the sugar growing
colonies generally. The writer remarks,—
months are nearly elapsed since freedom was pro
claimed in our island, and, with a few exceptions in
each parish, the negroes positively hold out for exor-
bitant wages-55., 3s. 4d., and 2s. 6(1. daily—the nine
hour system,—and, when at work, doing less, if possi-
ble, than during the apprenticeship. On almost all
the properties in this parish the people refuse to work,
although 2s. 6d., with sugar or rum, daily, has been
offered. Such is the situation of the island at present.

To establish cane fields under the present exorbitant
system is ruinous; consequently no one is establish-
ing any. No cane field can be established, cultivated,
and taken to the wharf, at a rate lower than £24 per
acre. The major parts of estates throughout the
island give only 1 or 1 hogsheads per acre, and re-
quire turning up every third year ; consequently
those properties cannot pay, and must shortly be
thrown up. The best estates will, with the present
Price of sugar and ruin, under the best management
and with the strictest frugality, be only able to pay
their way ; and in case of a depreciation of only ss.

The state of Jamaica is, indeed, such as may well
excite alarm in the minds of all who are interested in
the prosperity of our colonial possessions. Must of
the respectable planters—even those who had been
most conspicuous for their kind treatment of their ne-
groes—complain bitterly of the ingratitude, indolence,
and even turbulence of the newly emancipated ap-
prentices. Neither by day-work or task-work can they
be prevailed upon, except in a few isolated instances,
to perform a full days' work. In illustration of this
description of the present state of things we subjoin a
few extracts from the more xecent colonial journals:—

The Dispatch of the 10dt ult., remarks :—" The
more we hear from the country, the more reason we
have to mourn over the slight hopes we begin to en-
tertain of an improved state of the agricultural work-
ing of the labourers on sugar estates. This backsliding
is caused entirely by the uncalled-for act of the govern-
ment in disseminating the opinions of two irresponsible
officers. They have been the means of inducing the
negroes to back out of engagements on the authority
of Government. Added to this crying evil, we are
embarrassed by a parcel of incendiary preachers, wit-
ness Lucea, Falmouth, et sic de simillimis de cceteris,
who are urged on to mischief from home, and whose
misdeeds are winked at, if not encouraged here.—ln
these times we are enabled to arrive at the truth of
these assertions by direct. information, whereas formerly
it was a difficulty of no small magnitude. The negroes
now openly assert the influence of the Baptists, and
do not hesitate to state their determination of adhering
to their parsons' orders, which orders encouraging their
natural laziness, are admirably adapted to the macca-
runi hunters' plans.—When we are to expect a termi-
nation of our oppressions, we know not ; but, judging
from bygone acts, we fear that nothing short of
final ruin is our destiny: and though we rely with con-
fidence on our Assembly, yet even their exertions in
our faveut are liable to counteraction, and that from
par ties at home that have shown their anxiety to crip-
ple its power."