The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-01-28 00:00:00

THE OAKS.

500 to 100 agst Scott's lot—t
12 to 1 ~ -Lord Chesterfield's filly out of Rowton's
Dam—t 15 to 1
30 to 1 „ Col. Anson's Black Bess—t and aft off.

CUBA.

We have advices from Cuba which communicate some in-
teresting statistical statements. The population of Cuba is
now about 1,000,000 persons. Forty estates belong to resi-
dent Americans, and have been lately purchased. Some of
the Spaniards even think that the Americans were emigrating
to Cuba with a view to take ultimate possession. Up to
1835 Africans recently. imported (called Bozal negroes), to
the number of 15,000. were delivered over to the Spanish
authorities to be instructed in some trade, agreeably to the
arrangement between the Spanish and British governments,
but most of them had been . publicly sold in the market the
same as other slaves—that is, their services were sold for five
or ten years, some of them being sent to the mines, and
some to the other side of the island. It is the practice when
a slave:dies to put one Of 'these-negroes in his place, and
thus his identity is lost. Since 183 tbe mixed court turn
these tozal negroes over to the,Pritish islands. The morta-
lity of 'sltives• in Citba is very • great; owing to their being
.excessively oVenytritetl..: towns.,the yearly mortality
is.abont 3 per cent., on. the breeding farms 5 per cent., on
the coffee. plantations, 6 to 7 per cent:, 'and on the sugar
plantations ;10 to 15 per cent:i .There is.no increase by births
on the estates,..and, but for tbe.foreign slave-trade, the slave
population would-be'sivelittlay. ' The slaves on sugar plan-
tations, from December to May,:,have only four hours' sleep
per night. The proportion of sexes on the sugar plantations.
is 30-females to 70 males. The proportion of females is
larger on the coffee plantations.: Of the Africans imported
contrary to treaties and to law, the proportion, of females is
from .30 to 35 per cent. The slaves are badly fed in Cuba,
and they have no ground to cultivate for themselves. They
are sh3it at night promiscuously in large enclosures, called
baracooris, having no roofs. General Tacon was governor-
general for four years, and took away 28;000 doubloons,
perquisites of offiee, receivinglo dollars a-head for all per-
,son4,.brought into the Havannah district from Africa. The
"Slaid are now brought into. Cuba under the Portuguese and
American flags. . - .

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—TituRsDAY.

TII E QUEEN. V. QUAYLE-F.o:x' Ni L

This was an information in the nature of a quo warranto,
calling upon the defendant to show,by what authority he Ox-
ercised the office of a member of the Town COuneil of Li-
verpool.
Mr. CROMPTON applied to the court to enlarge the rule to
the first day of Trinity term, on the ground that fourteen
long affidavits had been made in support of the rule nisi, and
that it would be impossible for the defendant to be prepared
to show cause in the course of the next term. •
Mr. Justice PATTESON said that he was very unwilling to
enlarge the. rule for so long a. period, and especially in the
absence of Sir William Follett, by whom the rule was ob-
tained. -

, Sir W. PotLETT subsequently came .into- court, and, on
hearing from Mr. Justice Matteson the nature of the applica-
tion made by Mr. Crompton, said he hoped the court would
not grant the request, as those rules for informations, in the
nature of a quo warranto, in respect of annual officers, were
of no use at all, unless they received an early decision, as
otherwise the party who• had no title to the office would
perhaps have served during his whole-year, and finally retire
from the office before it could be decided whether. he •was
entitled to it or not.• _ • • __ _ _

It was at last •agreed that cause should be shown against
the rule on the first day of next term.

GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.

The following are the Times of Departure. from Lime..street,
Liverpool, and from. Liverpool-road, Manchester :

TIMES OF DEPARTURE
FROM LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER TO BIRMINGHAM
3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at 8 30 a.m.
6 a.m. Mixed. - PP JP 12
8 15 a.M. First Class fl 1 15 p.m.
10 30 a.m. First Class • „ „ 4 p.m.
12 15 p.m. First Class PP 6 p.m.
4 p.m. Mixed
7 p.m. First class 12
FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER
• 215 a.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston
at Parkside.

6 a.m. Mixed Train do. do. do.,
11 30 a.m. First Class
2 15 p.m. First Class
2 45 p.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston
at Parkside.


3 30 p.m. Mixed
6 p.m. First Class
On Sunday the
.Departurii wilt be
3 30 a.m. First ClasS;joins-London Train at 8 30 a.m.
8 15 a.m. Mixed 91 19 1 30 p.m.
10 30 a.m. „
7 .p.m.
2 15 a.m. First Class
730 a.m. Mixed -
11 30 a.m. ~
245 p.m. „
The Trains on Sundays stop at First Class Stations only.

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VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING.

(SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.)

WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA.

Alice, J Anwyl, 302 Barbadoes, Barton, Irlam &Co
Moslem, J li WLarren, 449 Havana, F Huth & Co
Murray, J Forshaw, . . 305, Jamaica, C Lawrence & Son
Wilsons; T Campbell, 245 Trininad, T & H Murray
' ' • ' -SOUTH AMERICA.

Slaviana, E Sublich. 400 Bahia, M'Nair & Dutton
Isabella, T Rymer, 305 Pernambuco, Highfield & Withers
Eliza Kincaid, B Brown. 305 Rio Janeiro, Cotesworth & Wynne
UNITED STATES.
Cassiopea, J Presley, 324 Apalachicola, J Aikin & Son
Powhattan, C Briggs, 641 Mobile, G Brown & Co
Walter, .1 Boyd, 459 New Orleans, Brown, Shipley & Co
London, J F Patten, 633 New Orleans, Baring Brs & Co
Enterprise, J W Coal, 336 New. Orleans, J Steel
Byron, J H Purrington, 496 New Orleans,
M'Calmont, Brothers & Co
Fanny, G S Glover, 615 New Orleans, F Huth & Co
Mary, P itterson, 338 Savannah, Ellerton & Carter
Enterprise, A Muir, 672 Savannah, Gibbs, Bright &Co
Joseph Cunard, -- Birnie, 740 Savannah. Bold &Stark ie
Margaret, Kerr, 623 Savannah, .W Lindsay
Humber, L Cape, 431 New Orleans, Holderness & Chilton
Eutaw, W Allen, 629 Charleston, A Taylor
EUROPE.
Enchantress, J Ncwson, 189 Constantinople and Odessa,

. - - M & A IVilkln
Charles. Lunzed, 159 Trieste, Bahr, Behrend & Co
British Queen, Gladston, 351 Trieste and Ancona, J Bibby & Son
George IV J Eaton, 99 Charente and Malta, J Glynn & Sou
Naiad, S Hayes, 132 Constantinople, Bahr, Behrend & Co
Pollux, Y Folange, 120 Marseilles, Bahr, Behrend &Co
Royal Mail, Minter, 87 St. Michael's, Eshelby, Rowett & Co
Mary Lloyd, J Donaldson, 307 Lisbon and Monte Video, _

. _ .
Vianna & Jones
Prosperite, M Bntke, 255 Danzic, Bahr, Behrend & Co
Leveret, W Ditcham. s
,w 6 Malta and Smyrna,
G Yates, Louthean & Co
Elizabeth, T Stone, 226 Trieste, Vianna & Jones

LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, JAN. 25.

Owing, in some measure, no doubt, to the boisterous state of the
weather, our receipts of Grain, &c. during the week, have been on
a moderate scale. There has, at the same time, been more disposi-
tion towards business in foreign Wheat; our millers and dealers
have been freer purchasers; and, at yeSterday's market, the sales
were tolerably extensive, and at rather better prices than could be
obtained at the close of last week : in some instances an advance
of Id to 2d per 701bs was realised. Free Flour has, also, sold rather
better; and upwards of 8,1,00 barrels of American, in bond, have
changed hands since this day se'nnight, at 2gs to 2986 d per barrel ;
holders are now demanding 30s per barrel. Oats and Oatmeal have
still moved slowly, • but are held with more firmness. Fine Barle y
is scarce, and fully as dear : good grinding samples are worth 5s to
5s 6d : and Irish 4s to 4s gd per 601bs. Beans and Pease as last
noted. •