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

CUBA.

We have advices frum 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 1835 - the mixed court turn
these Bozal negroes over to the British islands. The morta-
lity of slaves in Cuba is very great, owing to their being
excessively overworked. In the towns the yearly mortality
is about 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. There is no increase by births
on the estates, and, but for the foreign slave-trade,.the
population would be swept away. 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 African§ 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 shut at night promiscuously in large enclosures, called
baracoons, having no roofs. General Tacon was governor-
general for four years, and took away 28,000 doubloons,
perquisites of office, receiving 10 dollars a-head for all per-
sons brought into the Havannah district from Africa. The
slaves are now brought into Cuba under the Portuguese and
American flags.

COORT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-THURSDAY.

THE QUEEN V. Q,UAYLE-RULE NISI.

This was an information in the nature of a quo warranto,
calling upon the defendant to show by what authority he ex-
ercised the office of a member of the Town Council of Li-
verpool..
Mr. CROMVTON 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. FOLLETT subsequently came into court, and, on
hearing from Mr. Justice. Patteson 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 Li.verpool-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
8 15 a.m. First Class
10 30 a.m. First Class
12 15 p.m. First Class
4 p.m. Mixed
7 p.m. First Class If 12
FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER
2 15 a.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston
at Parkside

1 15 p.m.
4 p.m.
6 p.m.

6 a.m. Ilixed 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 Departures will be
3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at 8 30 a.m
8 15 a.m. Mixed ff ff 1 30 p.m
10 30 a.m. ~

7 p.m. „ „ 12
2 15 a.m. First Class
7 30 a.m. Mixed
11 30 a.m. „
245 p.m. „
The Trains on Sundays stop at First Class Stations wily

LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY.

FROM I.'l'ool. TO MANCIIRSTER.
First Class Second Class
- Morning.. 7 0 Morning
8 45 „ .. 10 0 „

FROM MANCHESTER TO L'POOL.
First Class Second Class
- Morning.. 7 0 Morning
9 0 „ .. 10 0 „
11 15 „ 11 45 „
2 0 Aftern. .. *2 45 Aftern.
5 0 • „: .. 5 30 „
7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed I
Stop only at Newton & Prkside I
his Train does not start till Three.
'NDAYS.

II 0 „ ..11 45 Of
2 0 Aftern. 2 30 Aftern.
445 _ „ .. 530 „

7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed
Stop only at Newton & Prkside I
* Except on Saturdays, when tt.
ON SU,
First Class Second Class
S o Morning.. 7 0 Morning
5 0 Aftern. .. 5 30 Aftern.
7 15 Evening.. 7 15 Mixed
Stop only at Newton & Prkside I
TO PRESTON
FROM LIVERPOOL.
8 45 Morning.. First Class
11 0 „ 11

First Class Second Class
8 0 Morning.. 7 0 Mornin
5 0 Aftern. .. 5 30 Aftern.
7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed
Stop only at Newton & Prkside.,
AND WIGAN.
FROM MANCHESTER.
9 0 Morning.. First Class
11 15 • • PP
2'45 Aftern. .. Second Class
5 0 „ .. Mixed
715 „ .. First Class
ON SUNDAYS.

2 30 Aftern. ..Second Class
4 45 „ Mixed

715 :: .. First Class

7 0 Morning.... Mixed
530 Afternoon .. „
LTON.

FROM NIANCITESTF.R.
g 0 Morning.... First Class
11 15
2 45 Afternoon .. Second Class
5 30
`NDAYS.
7 0 Morning.... Second Class
5 30 Afternoon ..
HELENS.

FROM MANCHESTER. '
7 30 Morning.— Second Class
10 0 PP
11 45 • • IP
2 45 Afternoon .. PP
5 30 “ ..7. PP
DAYS.
7 0 Morning.... Second Clans
5 30 Afternoon..
ORN GAP.
FROM MANCHESTER.
7 30 Morning.... Second Class
11 45
5 30 Afternoon
TNDAYS.
7 0 Morning.... Second Class
I 5 30.. Afternoon