The Sun. — London, England, 1858-12-28 00:00:00

3 , whon a child, let t L,' enchanted forevt amongst mortals Prt I, if during that tine iould be worthy to O r • der the waters. 13e111 le brought her ho 0 fe until her eigh teet had brayed the & r O u r valour and pleaselliau', t refuge in the 010,, r ing the strange, • er spirits, on knolon! Undine, but Rile tt, should the kat in to destroy hilt. h' " !I' fatal passion. IP henceforth she beef, ies of mortality turned the passio r adY betrothed to 1 1.0 bade him a sad adi e° .tuber, and finding° ins and gave bin' for her weakness, 81' ; r ie SP n amongst the cp-4, of this very roranilw re represented on elf he point of the Water renius of Pantornill: and weaves it 5C ntastic tissue ofd n the transforin an° I is seen reclining is weeping ove r at" r surveys the SC'' tt Bertalda. C oro d, addressing tb,, e°' ,, the judgment larec" the lady into C°11113 ; —with a special 1 )- tall watch over tl heir earthly peregta r'' ;tone unturned )inite is charge d , : it sallies ; and ' rer heels, after the Personage s, is 81 ` 4) the same laud able ?riled in the /lO W )ralie again ag e° ;•ence that lindindi ward she may Me, 3' ' dwelling benef° my told ; have viewed subdued. . . Come with me, sea." by Mr. Frederi4 El, and other artis te ' dream." The se e "' man's Hut 01 1 t he rant view of enchanted forel ctral branches sa, ssume the fautuatt, alight view of e Water Nym1 311 :,,,,. 4 ' ii, beautiful sli e n ation, may be P:, i ; fancy and artis i ; Inspicuous. the translueea one of the se Old their chura le noiselessly blor, all their lea ve displayed. Th e; that never was VI t's dream." jolts and fancl f applause, la te e j there he recei c ipectators, wil e° ion of splendour' incident, and ba e , ntures, a nd pra y ing descriptios hits at the I° ll / lane craze; r be table duet with! to ;" and there n, Mr. moo Wright. ØL I , italoon, and Du° business is °c c "' excellent laps' ktia Bay and .otice. There i g nation of Que e : with a mag' nical inaugurg‘ Easter. Such , , and long e 4 andiences hav e e exigent; 0114 tite of his Pa' enced his ncli ne. The Or sical, being no novel shape bY war and the materials for y never have ailerons as D. . The piece he Greek en d the leading nnly engaged y the entry 0 lie restoration memnon, fair prisoner, and the sun intensity col this moment, Own Comes' Homer (Mr• camp to be g work, and ,ames should idation Aga' compensates of Achilles. tws with his scene, " the St. George), ing parties, Lint against emands the the " Plea ;ed a ballet, Le Twentr M. Charles g pas, but The thread to exist, it to within elaus and ctor (Mrs. ual ponies. • fighting, s from the lists pre- ttera Ajax anxiety a' " ter- Xe tempo- f Nigger e, Hector is valour BS a pre-- iternised )inewhat ogers) a K9ceecis ~ene • the entente, sated in eyed to p," and .orgeous r. Call-, indeed rfectly, artist's ruptly, dience, lequin, ) Mrs. rig and 3, and plause a the hold, all hands to be. roomy and comfortable, and there can be little doubt but that when all the. arrangements are made; tte new Adelphi Will be one of the. ost convenient places of amusement in the metropolis. The performance commenced with an amusing little I lea-) called "A Photographic Soirée," in which the prin cipal parts wore sustained with characteristic humour by Mr. B. Webster, Mr. J. L. Toole, and Miss Woolgar. The new act drop, designed by Mr. Clarkson Stanfield, R.A., and painted by Mr. W. Telbin, then descended, and the " National Anthem" was performed with excellent effect, At the conclusion Mrs. Alfred Mellon stepped forward, and delivered thefollowing introductory address, written by Mr, Shirley Brooks : : " 'Tis an old custom which, for custom's sake, You will forgive us that we do not break— The brief address, that from the olden times, With courteous homage and decorous rhymes, Has marked an opening night. Time quickly flies, While Stanfield's magic pencil charms one's eyes. " Now Christmas bells speak out with gladdening chime, And every thought is fixed on pantomime— Permit me, while this veil our picture screens, Two words about two transformation scenes. Here, where I stand, so London legends tell, Dwelt old King Rowley's saucy favourite, Nell, The least unworthy of the graceless graces Who ruled by virtue—well—by right of faces. Recal those days, by facile memory beckoned— " We live again beneath King Charles the Second. What is the picture ? See, with sword in hand, Three drunken nobles scour along the Strand. There, in Rose-alley, on the pavement bleeds A poet who denounced a peer's misdeeds. Yonder's Whitehall—asylum and resort Of coarser rogues than ever formed a court; While such divinity doth hedge a king— 'Tis a low hedge, inviting treason's spring. But hark I—misfortune hath new gifts in store, • The Dutchman's cannon on our river roar ; And what cares England that those Dutch advance, Knowing the Merry Monarch sold to France ? What was our drama then ? One scarce dares name That vile addition to a nation's shame. Enough to say, the desecrated stage Mirrored too well the baseness of the age. " One transformation scene. With all its scene, Vanish the age of saucy Mistress Gwyn ; And the next change in our dissolving view, Presents your own far happier times—and you. A Queen, God bless her 1 and bless those, we pray, Nearest her heart, at home or far away A Queen, beside whose throne no traitor creeps, No courtier fawns, no ruined subject weeps. Her father's blazon waves that throne above; Its deep foundations are her people's love. If aught of despot in her sway hath part, • "ris in the hold she lays on every heart. Proudly her banner glitters in the day, When England's cannon sweep her foes away ; More proudly when its folds, protecting, wave O'er the sad exile, or the ransomed slave. " The actor fearlessly before you stands, And asks a generous justice at your hands. The stage has shared the change, and boldly claims Your warm approval of its ends and aims. We preach no moral, but our pictures teach Morals that lie, at times, too deep for speech, While the light lesson of the laughing hour May, when the laugh has passed, retain its power. These are the twins that owe the drama birth— A noble sorrow—and a harmless mirth.. "We too—the house in which you sit, I mean.-- Have had our private transformation scene. The dear, old, pleasant, inconvenient nest, Where, for so long, we tried to do our best For you, and for the drama—that has fled; We humbly offer you this house instead. And if the earnest effort he has made Please you, our manager is well repaid. But that his anxious mind be fully eased, • Come every night and tell him you are pleased. There's many a face behind our curtain here, Waiting the greeting which we hold so dear— Faces of those who shared our last campaign, Of some who left us, and return again. And some new faces in our ranks you'll view, Whose owners hope to be your favourites too. All bid you welcome to our new abode ; All ask the kindness - In old days you showed, And none more earnestly than she who bends Before you, welcoming her dear old friends." It is almost needless to record that the address was Ileartily,responded to by an audience willing to respond to the exertions of the worthy manager. The farce of "Good for Nothing" followed, with Mr. Toole as John Dihbs and Miss Woolgar as Nan. Mr. Toole is a valuable additign to the talented company which Mr. Webster has collected with so much discrimination for the public amusement. The Pantomime, written by Mr. Mark Lemon, is entitled "Mother Red Cap; or, Harlequin and Johnny Gilpin's Ride to Edmonton." Mr. Hildebrand was Harlequin, and Miss Jenny Hayman most graceful and elegant as Colum bine. The pantomime is but of average merit; but without dwelling upon it in detail, it is sufficient to record our meed of approbation at the important improvements which have been adopted in this establishment, many of which our limited space prevents us from noticing at present. We, therefore, content ourselves with observing that, * beyond a doubt, this theatre is one of the mast convenient and handsomest places of amusement in London, and we hope that the enterprise and outlay of Mr. Webster upon it will not be unrequited by thepublic. OLYMPIC. The Christmas burlesque here is entitled " Mazeppa." The name indicates nearly enough of the story of the extra vaganza, a version or perversion of Lord Byron's poem. Mr. Robson is, of course, the hero of the tale. The trans formation in the concluding scene is very gorgeous, and the piece winds up brilliantly. Mr. H. J. Byron is the author, and his fertility inpuna is certainly immense—the burlesque is thickly sown with them. Some are audacious, and some made the audience wince a little ; but others were clever enough to redeem their weaker brethren ; and the dresses and scenery were unexceptionable. PRINCESS'S. It has been an immemorial :u;; to preface the riotous fan of pantomime with some gloomy history, some tale of guilt and punishment, laying down a good solid foundation of practical ethics, occasionally enforced by an impressive gallows scene, as with " George Barnwell," as a prepara tive to the very wild morals of clown and pantaloon. In - this, as in many other instances, Mr. Kean scorns routine, and leads up to his pantomime with the "Jealous Wife," fearlessly confident that the tiffs of l!)lr. and Mrs. Oakley Will only prepare the way for the more practical jealousy of Harlequin and Columbine. The 'pantomime for this year is entitled" The King of the Castle ; or, Harlequin Prince • Diamond and the Princess Brighteyes," and is due to the pen and inventive genius of Mr. Alfred Crowquill. The plot of the introduction owes no debt to any tale of the nursery or school-room, but bears a strong family resem blance to all in turn. We shall not attempt to describe in cidents which are as exciting as they are difficult to bring 'within the usual compass of rational experience. The Xing of the Castle, who rejoices in the name of Holufrom eterythingheim, and is played by Mr. Saker, possesses a daughter, the Princess Brighteyes, whom he wishes to marry, after the fashion of all such potentates, to an elderly, but Wealthy, party. The Prince of Diamonds, however, is assisted by a variety of supernatural beings, the most pro- Minent among which is Jack Frost, who exercises his power ,Over the King to such effect that he gives his consent to the espousal of his daughter and the Prince of Diamonds. The intrigue is certainly not of the most complicated kind ; nevertheless, we should be sorry to pledge ourselves to the correctness of the version we have given. The happy con clusion to which we have referred being arrived at, a grand scene occurs entitled the " Palace of Jewels," which pre- Pares the way for the appearance of Clown, Harlequin, Pantaloon, and Columbine, which parts are assumed re sPectively by Messrs. Huline, Cormack, Paulo, and Miss Caroline Adams. The harlequinade is of the usual degree of merit, and exhibits the ordinary number of tricks, con veying satirical hits at the follies of the day. Crinoline is of Course a prominent subject of allusion. and a full-sized "cage" is brought on the stage by Clown and Pantaloon, and converted into all sorts of uses by them. After travel ling from the city, where the Lord Mayor's show is held up to ridicule, and then taking a trip to the sands at Margate, Where all sorts of gambols are performed by Master James clown junior, a loyal tableau in the good old legiti- Mate style, representing Neptune and Britannia surrounded by the wooden walls of Old England, closes the pantomime amidst cheers of enthusiasm. STRAND. The Christmas entertainment here is from the pen of Messrs. Halliday and Lawrence, and is entitled " Kenil worth ; or, Ye Queene, Ye Earl, and Ye Maydenne," the Plot of which is founded on Sir Walter Scott's well-known novel. The incidents of the tale are pretty generally un derstood—the scene between the Earl of Leicester (Miss S wanborough) and Amy Robsart (Miss M. Oliver) at eurnnor F lace ; Queen Elizabeth's (Mrs. Selby) meeting With the two rival earls at Greenwich ; the grand fete at Kenilworth ; the appearance of Amy Robaart before the Queen ; Varney's plot, charging Amy with being mad, and gating her away for the purpose of destroying the evidence of his master's villany by a foul murder—these are the b ases of the burlesq ue . Th e piece, howeve r , d oes not end 11 1 the manner described in the more sober account of the Feat novelist. Amy's feet, we are told, entered the trap ; but, happening to wear crinoline of a somewhat extraordi nary size, she was prevented from falling into the snare and her life was saved. Lambeurne and Amy successively fight W iOf Varney, who is vanquished by the fair swordsw oman. U ltimately the maiden Quee n j o i ne d L e i ces t er an d Amy in ?Uarriage, and then came the grand denouement, represent- Irtg th e eras of Elizabeth, Anne, and Victoria in the Court of Gems. This was certainly a dazzling spectacle, and one Which, considering the size of the house, could hardly be 81 wPassed at any theatre in London. The whole of the charact ers were excee di ngly well sustained. Miss M. Wil ton as Sir Walter Ralei g h, an d Mi ss C . S aun d ers , as Tres alb an, won showers of applause ; while Miss Swanborough carried the house by storm. A decided success was hieved; there was no hitch ix the arrangements, and "erYthing augured well for a good "run" and a profit able one to the management. SADLER'S WELLS. The entertainments provided by Messrs. Phelps and Greenwood for their Christmas friends and the public at this favourite place of resort were " The Lady of Lyons" Old a grand comic pantomime, entitled " Harlequin and Izaak Walton ; or, Tom Moore of Fleet-street, the Sliver Trout, and the Seven Sisters of Toltezthszl." The title of the piece indicate the nature of the story. The Palace of Pearl in thy' Realms of Crystal, where the trans formations take place, and the ugly Brobdignagian maskers become the agile Harlequin (Mr. C. Fenton) and Colum bine . (Miss C. Parkes), the senile pantaloon (Mr. Naylor), and thievish clown (Mr. Nicolo Deulin), who highly de lighted their holiday audience by their tricks and gambols. We cannot speak too highly of the scenery, much of which is by Mr. C. S. James, a young artist of great promise. The Palace of Pearls would, for gorgeousness and taste, bear comparison with some of the best displays of Madame Vestris herself; and the dances were really excellent, both, for their picturesque grouping and the skill with which they were performed. We doubt not that " Old Izaak Walton" will have as many admirers on the banks of the New River as he has ever had by the side of streams where lovers of the rod and line contemplate and angle. SURREY. Order and good humour marked the commencement of the truly magnificent pantomime, bearing the title of " Har lequin Father Thames and the River Queen ; or, ye Lorde Mayore of London." The opening scene was formed by the fitting up of the proscenium so as to repre sent " Waterloo Bridge on the Surrey side," while through the arch might be seen Charing-cross Suspension Bridge, the Palace at Westminster, &c. Here Father Thames, most ably delineated by Mr. E. Marshall, bearing a sort of trident impaling a specimen of the feline species, evidently a victim to asphyxia, assembles his parliament, consisting of the allegories bearing the names of Fleet Ditch, City Sewer, Strand Sewer, Miasma, Diphtheria, Typhus Fever, &c. ; as also Chelsea New Bridge (a smart fellow), Blackfriars Bridge (a cripple friar), Westminster Bridge, Waterloo Bridge, Puddle Dock, &c. Sanita, admir ably portrayed by Miss Cuthbert, appears and signifies her intention to purify the Thames. This scene is succeeded by one of a truly gorgeous and brilliant description, termed the Crystal Home of the River Queen, which elicited re peated bursts of applause, and calls for Mr. Shepherd (one of the spirited lessees), who duly answered the call, and received the general congratulations of the audience. In _this splendid scene a grand ballet of water nymphs by Mademoiselle Rosine (the Columbine) took place, exhibiting magnificent specimens of the Terpsichorean art, the beauti ful classic groupings by M. Chapino having a most pleasing and brilliant effect, which at its conclusion was received with loud and reiterated plaudits. In the performance there were some admirable hits and tricks :having reference to Louis Lapoleon, the Weedon Inquiry, the Adulterated Lozenges, &c. The performances of Mr. W. Buck, the well-known Clown, Mr. A. Tapping as Harlequin, Mdlle. Rosine as Columbine, and Mr. W. Bradbury as Pantaloon. The pantomime reflects the utmost credit upon the spirited lessees. WYLD'S GREAT GLOBE Whenever pleasure-seekers are about, this most instruc tive place of amusement is sure of being extensively patronised, and, as a matter of course, it was crowded yes terday. So varied and extensive have the dioramas here now become,that the visitor may fairly reckon, when he once enters the building, on making pictorial acquaintance with half the civilized places of the-world ere the entertainment is concluded. There . are museums, lectures, wax-works, minerals, expositions, and panoramas innumerable. That old stock favourite, the diorama of China, has been im proved and added to. Hong Kong and Canton are now pretty nearly as well known as Cheapside, and the visitor, tkerefore, is further taken on from Amoy to Chusan, and Shanghai, and so on up the Gulf of Pechele to Peiho and Pekin itself. These, however, are not the only novelties ; even Japan has been laid bare to curious eyes, and the streets, houses, and cities of the most jealously exclu sive people on the face of the earth are here all faithfully portrayed to London holiday seekers. The view of Nan gasaki, the capital of Japan, if we may so call that city, is an exceedingly good one, and gives a fair glimpse of the street life of that curious nation. The diorama of what we hope we may now term tke late seat of war in Upper India is still in great force, and a long series of 42 tableaux gives the visitor a vivid notion of this turbulent portion of our empire from Calcutta to Benares, and thence on to Agra and its noble Hall of Audience. Taken from beginning to end, the whole of the entertainments proffered at the Great Globe are of the most interesting kind, and, while they in terest from their variety and beautiful pictorial effects, are as instructive as they are really entertaining. It would be difficult to name another place of its kind where so much can be seen and learnt for so reasonable a fee for admission. POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. As may be imagined, the entertainments here were adapted to holiday visitors, and, independently of the many attractions to be found here daily, science was to be found made easy. Not only were the wonders of the oxyhydrogen microscope displayed, but Mr. E. V. Gardner explained the various specimens of food and their adulteration, by means of Mr. Twining's specimens from the museum of domestic economy. Mr. Gardner likewise drew a nume rous and attentive auditory, whilst he explained the various principles of natural magic, and showed that many of the experiments were simply performed by de ceiving the sight, the observation being taken off at the same time by attraction and by rapidity of remarks, which took away the attention of the spectator. At the same time, many of the so-called legerdemain tricks were per formed by means of chemical appliances. From Mr. Gardner's explanation we shall be afraid that at many Christmas parties our young friends will be disposed to sell the wizard, saying, "I know how to do it." BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING. PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 971 New 3 per Cent. Annuities "ndia Stock Ditto Debentures Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Account ........ . March Jun. xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & 11d.. 37 f 36 8 9 36 9 Ditto Small, I.ld. . ........ Exchequer Bonds, 1859, • 32 per Cent FOREIGN FUN DS —CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent... .. . Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent. Chain, 6 per Cent... . Ditto 4/ per Cent. Scri p, p Peruvian 41 per Cent, Ditto 3 per Cent. Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent - 1 1 Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent 11.) Ditto 41 per Cent. .......... 1031 Sardinian ' 5 per Cent. ........ .. . . S'panish 3 per Cent .... ... Ditto New Defer Ted, 3 per Cent 3ll Ditto Account ... .... . ... Spanish Com. Cert. . of' Coup, not funded 6l 1 I urkish 6 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Scrip Ditto 2d Issue Venezuela, 5 per Cent. Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent.: ...... Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 10 Gu. £, 5 per Cent. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent... 67 Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. .. 1014 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols fur Accounte4 961 7 xcl DEATH OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL WILLIAM Royns.—This gallant officer, whose death has been an nounced as having occurred at Cheltenham, aged 69, en tered the army Feb. 16, 1808, and accompanied the 52d on Sir John Moore's expedition to Sweden. Ho subsequently serad with a battalion of detachments at the passage of the Douro, and capture of Oporto, and was present at the action of Sebugal, battle of Fuentes d'Onr, siege and storming of Cuidad Rodrigo, sieteend storming of Badajoz, where he was wounded at the assault; battles of Sala manca, Vittoria, Heights of Vera, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Tarbes, and Toulouse, besides various minor affairs. He had received the war medal with ten clasps for his valuabl e services. LORD BROUGHAM.—The Lord Provost of Edin burgh has received the following "ply to a requisition addressed to Lord Brougham by the inhabitants of Edin burgh, inviting his lordship to a public dinner after the celebration of the Burns' Centenary Festival :—" Provence, December 18, 18b8..—My Lord,--I have this morning had the honour of receiving your lordship's letter with the enclosed address, and I have no words which can express how deeply I have been affected by it. Believe me, my lord, I did not read either that or your l e tt er with' dry eyes. I refer not merely to the personal kindness of my highly -esteemed fellow-citizens (as the honour formerly bestowed entitles me to call them) ; but it is an un speakable gratification to find all the great community under your lordship's care approving, without distinction of class, or party, or sect, those nresaures to which, to the very moderate extent of my powers, my life has been de voted, for improving as well as preserving our institutions, raising the character of our people, and furthering. generally the progress of human improvement. The sickness which has visited this family, and the uncertainty of the meeting of Parliament, at which I must of course be present, pre vent me from naming the time at which I can hope to have the happiness of meeting my friends in your city. As soon as this can be ascertained, I shall have the honour of again addressing your lordship. Believe me to be, with great respect, your faithful servant, BROUGHAM.—Right the Lord Provost." AN ECONOMICAL SLAVE. —" Ciesar," said a planter to his negro, "climb up that tree and thin out the branches." The negro showed no disposition to comply; and, upon being pressed for a reason, answered :—" Well, look heah,raassa ' if I go up dar an' fall d own and broke my neck, dat'll be a tousand dollars out o' your pocket. Now, why don't you hire an Irishman to go up, and don if he gab and 'gib WO, do 4: won't be 114) 1064 to uobodY THE SUN , LO NDON, TUESDAY. EVENING 1)1 , ..T R EMBE 28 1858. they bid fair to become one of the standard attractions of the holiday folks this season. society, and he would- appeal to-all before him-to say in what way they could moro beneficially use any .urplus means , with which Providence had blessed them than to bestow these means on such an admirable charity. The worthy alderman con cluded by reading a letter from the Lord Mayor, expressing his deep regret that continued illness prevented him from attending to advocate the in terests of the charity, expressing his deep interest in its prosperity, and enclosing a cheque for £lO 10s. in aid of its funds. (Cheers.) The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm. In the course of the evening the healths of the founders and the various officers of the institution were proposed and duly honoured. The subscriptions announced, including many from leading firms, amounted to upwards of £6OO. MONEY MARKET AND Y NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Markets for Foreign and Colonial Produce arc now closed for the Christmas holidays. By private contract a limited business has been trans acted in one or two of the principal staples, but prices have exhibited little change of importance. Tea continues firm, and in sugar there is no change to report. Stocks, however, as compared with those of the same period of last year, show a considerable increase. Coffee continues firm, but rice and rum exhibit a slightly down ward tendency. In saltpetre and tallow there is little alteration, P.Y.C., on the spot, being quoted 50s. 9d. ; and spring delivery, 50s. 6d. to 50s. 9d. per cwt. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday a mo derate business was transacted, 9,000 bales having been disposed of, at full rates. In banking .circles there is still a good inquiry for discount accommodation, but as soon as the en gagements now arriving at maturity shall have been completed, renewed easiness and quietude may be anticipated. An extensive absorption of money always takes place at this period, but it usually subsides during the payment of the January divi dends at the Bank of England, which augment the available supplies, and satisfy for a time the re quirements of the public. At present the rumours lately circulated with respect to contemplated foreign loans have not been confirmed, and if even tually they should be negotiated, they are likely to be spread over a long interval, and the effect upon the money market, in that case, will perhaps not prove so detrimental as many are now inclined to imagine. There is very little business in progress in any department of trade, and during the next few days no improvement is anticipated. Transactions are restricted as much as possible, but notwith standing the prevailing quietude there is a general expectation of a decided revival of commercial activity early in the spring. Advices from distant markets strengthens this impression, and it is hoped, for the sake of the revenue, and those engaged in industrious occupations, that it will not prove fallacious. A call of 2s, per share was made at the meeting of the Pendeen Consols Mining Company to-day. The market for English Securities is very dull, but previous quotations are supported. Consols being 964- buyers, speculation is almost suspended, and the attention of the members is principally directed to the settlement in Foreign Stocks and . Railway Shares. The :Government broker has re sumed his purchases on Savings Banks' account. Bank Stock is marked 2248 to 225. The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities are 971 1. India Loan Debentures are firm at 991 to 100 ; ditto Bonds, 14s. to 16s. prem. The March Exchequer Bills, 375. to 38s. prem. ; June ditto, 365. to 39s prem. ; and the Bonds have been dealt in at 1001 •?,- In the Foreign Stock Market an average amount of business is recorded, but prices are generally heavy. Turkish 6 per Cents, are 921 ; ditto Scrip, Ist issue, Ito 1 dis. ; ditto, 2d, 4 to dis. ; Chilian Loan has been marked 1 to t, prem.; Brazilian 5 per Cents.have receded to 1021 ; ditto 41 per Cents. to 941 and 951; Peruvian to 921 ; Russian 5 per Cents. to 113, and Austrian to 831 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents. are firm at 481 1 ; Spanish Deferred at 31-2 0 and the Certificates at 61 ; Venduelan 3 per s. Cents. are steady at 44 ; ditto Deferred at 161 1 Dutch 21 per Cents. are 673; and the 4 per Cents 1011 The transactions in the Railway Share Market have been limited. Prices, however, were steady. s , North Western, North Briti s h, an d E as t ern Coun- ties improved ss. ; and South Western and Midland, i 10s. ; Great Western and S out h E astern declined s s i ss. The foreign hnes were inactive. Northern of , France receded 55., and Namur and Liege improved ss. In the colonial lines a downward tendency pre vailed. Grand Trunk of Canada declined 10s. ; s Great Western of Canada, ss. ; and East India, 10s. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show little variation from previous rates. English, S Scottish, and Australian Chartered have declined S 10s. ; Electric Telegraph improved 10s. ; and Si European and American Steam, ss. ; Peninsular Si and Oriental Steam brought former rates. LINES LEASED A Railways. Bedford and Illetchley Buckinghamshire .... Clydesdale Junction .. Colchester. Stour Val. F.Lincolnshlre,fx.6p.c. E Union,HarwichSlts. Do. Woodbridge ... Gls.liarrANeils,Dret. Paid. Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail Hull and Selby Do. 4 Shares Do. Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon..Tilby.&Sontend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,lluxtn. & 3latk 3fidsb.& Reder,g.6p.c Mid. Bradford Fri. Stk Newmark t.,BuryEx guaranteed 5 p. c. Nortlin.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent Preston and Wyre. Do. 4 Shares A. Roystn,llitch..& Shep Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.e. Shrewsbrv& Hereford South Stiffordshire Wear Valley, g. 6 p. e. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset.. Wimbledon& Croydn. Docks. Stock Commercial Stock De I perCent.Pref.Min Stock East and West India Stock London Stock St. Katharine Stock Southampton Stock Victoria 2011)o NOW • I Imo ...... • ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE. This favourite place of amusement last night was densely thronged by pleasure seekers. The pantomime is entitled " Harlequin Baron Munchausen, and his Comical Cream Cob Cruizer ; or, the Queen of the Fairy Steeds' Haunt." We shall not Allow the Baron through the whole of his adventures with his gallant charger, but confine ourselves to general remarks. The principal scenes in the opening of the pantomime are the Song Bird's Retreat, where Aurora, the Goddess of Morning, consults with Daybreak, when a bevy of fairies make their appearance mounted on creams, ' palfreys, and fairy ponies, forming a cavalcade of beauty. The grand transformation scene, the Golden Birds' Home, the Fairy Steeds' Haunt on the Island of Gems, and Regions of Fancy, were most beautifully got up, and gained renewed rounds of applause. The harlequinade was most ably supported. Mr. Hemmings (Harlequin), Miss Julia Weston (Columbine), Herr Cole (Pantaloon), Messrs. Thorne, Holloway, and 4gussi, and Mr. H. Forrest (Clown). The jokes .embraced many leading topics and follies, crinoline as well as peg-top trousers coming in for a full share. There can be no doubt that " Harlequin Baron Munehausen" will hold its own against its rivals ; and it is to be hoped repay the enterprising lessee, if last night is to be taken as a test for exertions as a caterer for the amuse • ment of the public. MARYLEBONE. The pantomime here is entitled " Goody Goose ; or, Harlequin Goodheart and the Good Boy who helped the Old Woman Home from Market," for the opening of which Mr. Haslewood is answerable, Mr. Nelson Lee claimirg the paternity of the comic scenes. To run through the adven tures of Mr. Goodheart, who is the hero of the opening, would occupy more space than we can afford. The dia logue was sparkling, the comic scenes fresh. The scenery, by Mr. Fenton, of the Haymarket, was really splendid, and the transformatian scene, gorgeous with gold and beauty, put one in mind of the scene in Planche's " Courtßeauties," when the beauties were framed ; but here they all repre sented Ceres, and tinsel and coloured fire added to their charms. Mr. Cave may congratulate himself upon his success. GREAT NATIONAL STANDARD. The performances here commenced with a pantomime, entitled " Queen Anne's Farthing and the Three King doms of Copper, Silver, and Gold; or, Harlequin Old King Counterfeit and the Good Fairy of the Magic Mint;" but, as is usually the case on Boxing-night, not a word could be heard. The scenery, under the management of Messrs. Gills, Quick, and Irwin, was most beautiful, particularly the transformation scene, which was superb. It represented a crystal fountain, surmounted by a canopy sparkling with crystals and brilliants, and supported by naiads clothed in silver, and under it reclined the Fairy King (Miss Adelaide Downing), who performed the part remark ably well. In the basin under the fountain rose another row of naiads covered with silver, and the light thrown upon the silver glittered with great splendour, and the revolving stars, lighted by fireworks on either side, added materially to the effect of the imposing scene. As usual, " Tippetty Witchet" was sung by the Clown, who, on being called on for " Hot Codlins," danced the sailor's hornpipe. The various tricks and transformations were well managed, and the cuts at the crinoline were well received. The whole was concluded by a drama entitled the " Sol dier's Wife, which, as usual, was not heard, but seen and applauded." CITY OF LONDON. The pantomime, which was entitled "King Comet, and Prince Quicksilver; or,' Harlequin All the World and his Wife," contained the usual amount of pantomimic none sense ; but the various transformations introduced were very good, and the scenery throughout was beautiful. The best scene in the whole piece was what is termed "the transformation scene," where Harlequin, Columbine, Clown, and Pantaloon are introduced in propria persona. The new and beautiful scenery by Mr. Beaumont is highly creditable to him, and the machinery was worked with ad mirable accuracy, and the effect of the whole was greatly increased by the application of Hughes's electric light. The performance succeeded in all respects, and was highly applauded by the audience. NEW ROYAL PAVILION. Mr. John Douglass was rewarded last night by an over flowing house. The pantomime, entitled " Handy Pandy Sugar and Candy, Which Hand will you have ? or, Har lequin Orpheus and the Magic Lute." The following is a brief outline of the plot, written by Mr. Dolphin. The first scene represents the Giant Mountain by moonlight, with the Shepherd Gurty sleeping, who is after wards punished for his somniferousness by the dame Rah zam. Orpheus then arrives with his magic lute, and play ing an:air, the very trees express their delight by means of their bark, and waft him to the Rose-entwined Palace and Terraces, in the City of Light. Orpheus informs the Fairy Queen that King Snob bewails the loss of his son and heir. The Queen expresses her willingness to help him, but can not do so, he being protected by a second self, and in the power of the Demon Hag. Orpheus starts to rescue the lost one, first encouraged by a grand ballet of the Fairy Roses in the World of Fancy. Then we come to the cot tage of the dame, where Christabel is mourning for her lost love. Heralds here proclaim a description of the lost prince who turns out to be the sleepy shepherd, Gurty. The Hag and Demons appear to thwart the search for the prince, but in turn are thwarted by the lute of Orpheus. The Hag spares the life of Gurty upon condition that ho selects his future fate from the Giant's hand. He consents—" Which hand shall I have ?" His choice is made up, and he draws . his second self, who appears by his side, " like twin sun flowers on one stem ;" and here follows some business of a peculiar nature, in which, whatever Gurty does in action, voice, and manner, is also done by the other. Harlequin, Mr. Ashate ; Columbine, Madame Pauline ; Clowns, Messrs. Chappell and Endershon ; Pantaloons, Mr. J. Matthews and Mr. J. Smith ; Spright, Signor Sylvani. A number of comic scenes are then introduced. The whole of the pantomimists deserve credit for their united efforts in securing the success of the entertainment, which reflects great credit upon the management. ALHAMBRA PALACE. Messrs. Howes and Cushing, from being mere flying visitors, seem to have become regular dwellers in the land, and the American enterprise and industry are fast making the Leicester-square circus the chief place of its kind in London for equestrianperformance s . We have beforo had to notice and praise the very excellent plan upon which this place is conducted, and though, owing to its extreme popu larity, the crowd was rather great yesterday, yet the same good system provided for all corners with out any inconvenience beyond that which the great number of applicants for admission rendered unavoidable. One of thegreat attractions of the day was the introduction of ano less celebrated quadruped than Cruizer himself, who was walked about by his great subduer, Mr. T'tarey. If anything was necessary to prove Mr. Rarey's complete com mand over horses, the quiet aspect of this once most fero cious brute, now tame and docile as a little pony, would at once have demonstrated it. There was a very droll panto mime performed in the circus, in the course of which some astounding feats of horsemanship elicited repeated bursts of applause. The clown of the circus is as great a marvel as any member of the company, and his drolleries show that our Yankee cousins have even a better notion than ourselves of amusing buffooneries. Throughout tbe per formances were of the most spirited and amusing . kind, and BURFORD'S PANORAMA. Delhi, Lucknow, and other scenes rendered notorious by the recent events in India, still continue sufficiently attrac tive to warrant the proprietor in delaying to produce any novelty, but that is no matter of surprise when we remem ber how well and with what apparent truthfulness all Mr. Burford's panoramas are rendered. Indeed, no visitor from the country considers he has seen London until he has been to the panorama in Leicester-square. CANTERBURY HALL. The Canterbury Hall last night successffilly vindicated ;s claims to popular favour, notwithstanding the many attractions provided elsewhere. This is pre-eminently the place to visit at a season of general festivity, for people meet each other face to face, and the whole aspect of the scene is more social than the theatre. The spacious area of the music -hall, ante-hall, and fine-arts gallery was completely filled soon after the opening of the doors, and a goodly proportion of the visitors sought tho attractions of the picture gallery until the time when the musical part of the feast got into full play. An embarra4 de richesses awaited the audience, for to vocalisation has recently been added instrumentation of a character which would reflect credit upon the very best performance at the Hanover-square Rooms. We allude particularly to the celebrated " Sauvlet Family," from Amsterdam. Their talent, which we have already acknowledged in a previous notice, is of a conspicuous character, and is rapidly making its way with the lovers of sterling music artistically per formed. A burst of applause followed the performance of their first piece, and the audience were most exacting in their encores. Mr. E. W. Mackney convulsed the audience with some of his nigger eccentricities and his collaborateur, Mr. J. G. Forde, introduced his peculiar by-play with effect into the class of comic songs in which he shines. The whole entertainment, musical and pictorial, gave unlimited satisfaction—the result of Mr. Morton's discriminating enterprise. Mr. F. Jonglimans continues ably to direct the musical portion of the entertainment. We are promised by hiai a selection from Flotow's opera of " Martha," and also one from Balfe's new opera. ARGYLL ROOMS. This splendid salle was very fully attended lrst night, and those who preferred tho attractions of the ball-room to those of the over-crowded theatre, appeared to enjoy themselves to the highest degree. The selection of music was excellent, and dancing was kept up with unabated spirit until nearly midnight, when the devotees of Terpsi chore retired to .their homes evidently delighted with the pleasures of which they had partaken. The arrangements of the spirited proprietor for his Christmas visitors were capital. Everything went as merry as a wedding bell. THE NIGGERS. At the present moment there are two companies of nigger melodists contending for public favour—the Coloured Opera Troupe, at the Oxford Gallery, Oxford-street, and the Ohio Minstrels, at the Adelaide Rooms, Lowther-arcade. Both companies are excellent in their way, and, it being difficult to give the pas to either, we recommend our readers to visit both. The dancing of the Ohi• Minstrels is irresistibly comic. MISCELLANEOUS. The various gratuitous exhibitions, of which we gave a list yesterday morning, were all numerously attended, and many of them, such as the Pantheon Bazaar and the Lon don Crystal Palace, were literally crowded to excess. The National Gallery and the British Museum received an im mense number of vifitors. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' ORPHAN SCHOOLS. The anniversary of this most useful and admirable charity was celebrated last night at the London Tavern. Notwithstanding the temptations of the season, the assemblage of the friends of the insti tution, and the zeal and enthusiasm of all present, was worthy of the best preceding festivals. The institution was founded in the year 1845, and since then has steadily progressed - in public esti mation, and specially of the class for the benefit of whose orphans or destitute children the Schools were originally established. In the absence of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor whose continued in disposition prevented his attendance Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Hale took the chair, and presided with great urbanity and effect during the proceedings of the evening. The usual loyal toasts having been proposed and responded to in the usual loyal and enthusiastic manner, The CHAIRMAN proposed the toast of the evening "Prosperity to the Commercial Travellers Orphans ' Schools at Pinner." In doing so, he said all who were engaged in commercial pursuits were aware, from experience, of the vicissitudes of life and knew how soon persons in prosperous circumstances were suddenly reduced to adversity. The company all knew, too, it was impos sible that commercial transactions could be carried on without the aid and assistance of tha class of persons called commercial travellers, who traversed the country in search of orders, and thus enriched the houses represented by them, while they facilitated the general business of the country. They were a class who, from the very nature of their occupation, deprived themselves of all domestic and family comfort, and spent the greater part of their time away from those who were most dear to them, their wives and children ; and hence they had the strongest claims to the sympathy and sup port of all classes engaged in the trade and com merce which made this country so great. Who could help rejoicing that an institution of this kind had been founded some 13 years ago, and had gone on flo ur i s hi ng 'ever since ? He regretted very much the absence of Mr. George Moore, to whom that instit u ti on was deeply in debted, but who had written a letter to show that the intense and unswerving interest he had from the commencement taken in its prosperity was unabated, and that he was only prevented from being prsent by severe domestic affliction. (Hear, hear.) • The company would be glad to hear what was the actual position of the institution at pre sent. He was glad to state the expenses of last year showed a considerable diminution of the preceding year, and he concurred with M r . G eorge Moore in hoping that the result of this would be the addition of ten or twelve children to the number already in the schools. He confessed that the smallness of the annual subscriptions—considering that between £3,000 and £4,000 a year was re quired—inspired him with feelings of considerable alarm, and he hoped that the number of annual sub scribers would soon be considerably increased. The chairman, in continuation (alluding to the girls and boys, to the number of 150, educated in the schools, who were present in the gallery during his speech, who passed through the room, pleasing every afterwardsryeb y their healthy and pleasant looks), said, he was happy to say, that from the con versations he had had with the master and mis tress of the schools, that the children who were the objects of their enlightened and truly prac tical benevolence, would, in after days, become useful, respectable, and honourable member of SHARE 1 ORI7TNAITY SITAIeNS AND STOCKS. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock) Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 16t 1613 4 Stock 11.6.3' Stock Stock 12i Stock Stock) Stock Stock stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock Stock' Stock Stook Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock! Stock; Stock Stock 2.5 Stock Stock RENT Share' Railways. I Paid. Closing Price. Blythe and Tyne lC per c. pref. 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Pal all 20 Do.A. — Arecr.nodiv.till 20 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3 31 20 Do. 13 20 all Of Of West London all 20 Do. Ist Class off 10 Do. 2d Class all -•.- Share SM 142 114 101 100 ,f 5 97 fq 9/ 11 111 9 10 110 112 99 100 11 dig p I d ip 231 241 121 123 106 108 101 103 101 11 24i 25 103 105 [O3 105 17 19 29 30 33 34 43 48 991 9 2j 1031 FIXED RENTALS. easing Co.'s. 1 99 100 104 106 17 19 143 145 4 4i Closing Business Price. Done. 111 113 65 671 117i1221 94 96 2i 11 99 58 60 142 144 9I 10 10 •n & N.W N.W 'aledonin ;.U./tE C t. North, E.CountM. 'Caledonia Do. Gt. West Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co Do. Norfolk . Do. LN w&M Stk..tr Dar Midland E.Counts Do. Do. Lk N W 1 & L.Yk. j Do. 1G t.North. ,Lan.& Yk T 'lmago) , If 'Clean • Stk.& Dar Do. Gt. West. L.&Brgtn 93 93 8 9 DOCKS. I Paid Closing 1 Business Price. i Docks. 101 103 id i P 112 114 I li 94 I 156 Pm J 6 4 10 10 25 10 10 6 'Do. . Sharer 'Railways. 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Northof India Tramroad 2s. • • Limited, Scrip 20 1 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde ~,....1 15 1 lip 20 Do 20 Do. New ' L.' '-', 5 ' p a p 1 p 20' Do. Punjaub zo Do. Indus. St. Flo ts ''" 6 par f p !O St. Andrews .16 Quebec...l 18 [0 ' Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 par 1p ~,/ BRITISH MINES. sha rel Mines. I Paid Closing e' Price. Done! Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 75 85 20 .. British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 10 Devon G: Cons. (Tavisti) 1 450 460 - Eliot Bassett (Illogan). 30 175 185 1771 Great South Tolgus.. . 17s 125 13 13* - G.WhealAlfd.(Phillack) 11.14.11 •25 3 G. Wheal Vor(Helsto4l) 84 5 Lady Bertha North Frances (Mogan) 85 ' 75' 85 North Wheal . Crofty 7.9.4 • 3 4 -- N.Wli'l Basset (Mogan) nil. •74 84 -- Par Consols (St. Blaxy) - 15 155 165 16 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) , 9 •. - , Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 8 / 1 i SoutliCaradon(St.Cleer 25 40 5 41 - Sorth C. Brea( Illogan). 2 24 S. Wheal Fran. (Mogan) : 18.18.9 230 24C 5 Tamar Silver and Lead • Mining 'Co . 45 . 1 15 10 Tin Croft * 9 - 3 4 3 1 Unitedlifines(Gwennap) 40 - - Vale of Towcy (Corm.) 12s 6d 4 1. West Basset (Illogan) . . .14 22 2.1 W. Caradon (Liskeard) . 20 130 140 --• Wheal Basset (Mogan). 55 210 220 -- Wheal Buller(ltedrtith) 5 120 140 Wheal Edward (Gals.).. 55 25 21 25 Wheal li Mir(l'. Lelant) _ 1.7.2 8 9 —.. Wh'l.MaryAnn(Menhe) .8. 44 44 - - Wh'l Trclawncy (Lick.) it 28 30 - ... FOREIGN MINES 20 . Australian 1 Ben AccordCopper,Lim lOO par p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at C 5 p.) 27 1 20 Do.St.Johndelltey,Lim. 15 131 141 141 1 5 Do. Land and Miningeo. all 11 25 1 'Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica — d 40 'Cobra Copper al l 4O 42 41 1 401 Copiapo l6 'lO 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 4 2 Fortuna 20 General all 20 2 3 Linares all 7 81 5 LUsitanian 1 Mariquita all 1 1 New Granada all 4 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 fp 20 PontgibaudSilver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 41 5 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba l6-1 1 1 28.2.81 United Mexican all 25 2 , COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share , Securities. P a id. Closing Business „Prices. Done. - Caii.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&Jtily 100 116 1161 1161 le Do. 6p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 115 Do. 6p.c.Mr. k Sep. 100 113 115 1145 N.8.G0v.6p.c..1a. &July 100 113 114 - Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 1015 1025 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1135 1145 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 112 114 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 111 113 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share Joint-Stock Banks. 'Paid ' C P lo ri 6 ce in . l: i Brot :.i s 100 AgralklTnitedServicellk 10 Australasia 5 Bank of Egypt 10 Bauk of London Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo 10 British North American 0 Chtd. Bank of India, &c City Colonial • 27 28 48 71 2 l 62i 634 id 1 1 Corn. Bank of Canada. Commercial of London. Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch. Gen. Ilk. of Switzerland Lon.Char.lik.ofAustral. London and County London Joint Stock London do Westminster Nat. Prov. of England Do. new National Bank New South Wales Orient. Bk. Corporation Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland O Do. New 5 South Australia 5 Do. New 5 Union of Australia O Do. New O Unto of Loudon O Unify Mutual O Western Bk of London 17 18 211 221 49 50 211 211 - -- 20 18d I 1 MISCELLANEOUS. Share) Miscellaneous. _ . 21 291 33 50 .0 lAnglo-Mexican lAtiantic Tel. (Limited). Australian Agricultural !O Australian Royal Mail . ,0 Berlin Water Works 0 Do New, issued at .C 5 dim British American Land Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862 Do. C 57} 8 25-1 5 Closin g business dons Paid. price. Canada 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lhn ) ;ock Cop.3lin.otEn.z..trSmltg Z 5 Do. Prefurence 71i per ct 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preference . 20 13 14 MO 2130 35 4 36 1 I 21 31 ,Eastern St.tani oer Electric Telegraph 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim ) G I. Iron ScrewCol.(Limi Gen. Steam Navigation London Discount Lond. G en. Omnibus Co Mediter. Electric Teleg Med. Exton. Tel. (Lim ) National Discount Co Netherlands Land Do do DoBp.e.Pref.,iss.at ldis N.Er.&NovaScotiaLand N.B.Australasian (Lim.) North of Europe Steam Oriental Gas ........ New Shares 'Peel River Land & Pen. & Oriental Steam. Do. New ............ . Red Sea & Incl.. Teleg r Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Seot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim) South Australian Land. Submarine Teleg. Scrip. Do. do Registered ITLAL Ln.Co.ot lipr. Can Nan Diemen's 1 - And • 40 42 19 21 13 13 tl2 116 91 lot 24 25 15 4 2 24 111 113 1 li 11 it 1 1! all all all 158. all all 6 7 d, 1 2 li 15 1 8 1 1 1 } dis par 21 3 - 81 83 12 13 211' 2fir 71 8 60 61 130 140 88 40_ i il li I 2 220: (4 1.0 1 1020 lJ SIR. BLACK, 11LP., ON TRADING _MORALITY. A meeting in connexion with the Scottish Trade Protection Society was held in Glasgow on Wed nesday evening. Mr. Charles Cowan, M.P., pre sided ; and was supported by Mr. Black, M.P., the Lord Provost, and many of the leading inhabitants of the city. After some introductory remarks by the chair man, Mr. BLACK, M.P., delivered an address. He commenced by adverting to the calling of mer chants as having ever exerted a greater amount of influence for good or evil than any other class in the community, and to the blessings of knowledge and civilisation, liberty and religion, as following in the train of commerce. The true merchant, he said, was but the true man illustrating a particular con dition in life. The morality which governed all other relations should equally prevail in mercantile life, and neither opportunity nor policy, nor the most tempting prospects ofgain should allow the merchant to deviate from the strict line of honesty, and the same honourable dealing should guide him whether in the sale of a yard of calico, or of an East India man. The true merchant will not try suddenly to get rich by borrowing money and engaging in hazardous gambling speculations. Suppose a man should attempt to borrow a thousand pounds in order to bet at a horse race, would any prudent man furnish him with the means, or would any upright man give him money for such a purpose ? Gamblers can borrow money only from- gamblers or from fools. And if borrowing money to speculate on the chance of a rise in any commodity be not gambling, by what name shall we call it ? The principle is just the same, whether we stake money on the swiftness of a horse, or on the failure of a crop, or on a rise in the funds. Suppose a man should borrow money for the purpose of buying a vast quantity of sugar, and awaiting an expected rise in its price, and should, without consulting his creditors, bet the whole sum on a decrease in the next sugar crop, would not the lenders be justified in charging him with a viola tion of faith in this reckless misuse of their money. They would be scarcely a shads of difference be tween the morality of the two transactions. The only difference between the commercial gambler and the horse-jockey. gambler is this—the one cheats rogues like himself, the other cheats honest men ; and it is this unmanly impatience, that will not wait for the reward of honest industry—this reckless hazarding of borrowed money--which strews all the paths of commercial life with the bleaching bones of bankruptcy, and robs the unsuspecting poor man of his small but well-earned substance. Well-directed energy and enterprise are the life of commercial progress ; but if there is one lesson taught more plainly than another by the great failures of late, it is that safety lies in sticking to a legitimate business. No man—merchant, trader, or banker— has any moral right to be so energetic and enter prising as to take from his legitimate business the capital which it requires to meet any emergency. The public-spirited merchant will be ready to assist in the promotion of undertakings which are likely to be generally beneficial to the community - ; but even here he must be limited by prudence. When a crowd of creditors stand vainly waiting for their dues, it is little comfort to them to be told, " one thing must be remembered, and that is, that the money has been widely spread to aid important enterprises.' The old maxim, "Be just before you are generous," comes up at such times with great force, and *the creditor naturally asks, " What right has this house to be enter prising with my money, apart from their legitimate business ?" Apologies are sometimes' made for firms who have failed by recurring to the important ex periments they have aided, and the unnumbered fields of enterprise where they have freely scattered their money. We are told that individual losses sustained by those failures will be as nothing com pared with the benefits conferred on the commu nity by their liberality in contributing to every public work. Now, a man's relations to a creditor are vastly different from what they are to what is called the, public ; and it is no excuse for any house in their time of failure that if they have wronged individuals it has been in serving the public. Sound personal religion is the surest basis on which mercantile character can be founded ; the man whose conduct is regulated by the precepts of Christianity has already adopted the soundest principles of mercantile policy; he is taught to be diligent in business, and to avoid those snares which would involve him in excess, extravagance, self-indulgence, and ultimate ruin. The religion of the Bible will impress him with at abiding sense of his responsibility to his Creator, and his duty to his fellow-men in all his mercantile transactions. Nothing, however, can be more disgusting than to hear a tradesman making loud professions of reli gion in order to secure an advantage in the way of business, or under the cloak of superior sanctity to shirk his duty, and to overreach his neighbours. It is humiliating to hear the mercantile conduct of such men contrasted with the honourable dealings of men who make noprofession of religion, but are only remarkable for their profanity and rough out-and out honesty. If you wish to test the qualities of a man's religion, do not follow him to church, where he must put on the garment of pious observ ance, but visit him at his shop or counting-room and mark the spirit by which he is influenced in his dealings with his fellow-man. If he regard merely his own interests, and, in securing his own, invades the rights of his neighbour, it would be small un charitableness to pronounce that men no true fol lower of Him who said, "As ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them." Pro fessors of religion sometimes seem to think their religion too pure a thing to be brought down into the spher e o f t r ad e; b u t a man ' s religion is not worthy the name if it be not able to stand the ordeal of his business life, if it do not accom pany him in his daily avocations, and lead him to sacrifice lust of gain whenever it prompted him to injure his fellow-man. Mr. Black proceeded to advert to the desirableness of shortening the terms of credit both in the wholesale and retail trade, inasmuch as lengthened credits increased risks, and had a tendency to show a greater apparent gain than was actually realised. Petty expenses and bad debts were too often left out of view, and an extravagant opinion of the profits of trade was often entertained not only by the public but by traders themselves. It was of the utmost importance, therefore, to keep accurate books and annually to balance them. Men have sometimes gone on for years with a vague idea that they were making money, when, in fact, they were on the high-road to bankruptcy. As a commissioner of income tax he had been surprised to find so many tradesmen who could not give an account of their income because they did not keep books and made no annual balance. Perhaps they thereby thought they would evade payment of the tax to the full amount chargeable, but in some cases he should not be surprised if they outwitted them selves, and at all events the commissioners did not accept their apology, and threatened, if they did not keep regularly balanced books, to take upon themselves the risk of charging them too high. Mr. Black then referred to those traders whom he might call the highwaymen of commerce, who fol lowed a reckless, unprincipled determination to become rich by fair means, if convenient, or by f ou l, if necessary. He concluded by saying that it was one of the ohjects of the society to guard the honest and prudent tradesman against the risks. to which he was exposed by the mismanagement of the un instructed and the thoughtless, as well as against the reckless and the vicious ; and he had reason to believe that the mercantile public had greatly bene fited by its agency. THE MAILS, &C. SOUTHAMPTON, Monday.__. The steamship Behar, Capt. Field, left this day with. the Bombay mail, £155,311 in specie (mostly bar silver), and 30 first-class and 10 second-class passengers, among whom were Rev. F. Rosie, Colonel and Mrs. Buchanan, Capt. Graves, Mrs. Colonel Maberly, &c. The Alhambra left this day, with the usual Peninsular mail and 14 passengers. The passengers of the steamship Bavaria, which broke down on her passage from New York, and put into Queenstown, arrived here on Saturday in the steamship Bittern. Those destined for Hamburg (64 in number) left this day in the Hammonia. GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY.---We learn with pleasure that the Clips' ty's Minstrels, per their treasurer, Royalof Milchel 1 ' Infirmarys ocNerinitellitl'e",o, R 5 out -st of £2O paid to have Old , Bond 4 handod them to give the City Hall for the Reform meeting last reL Tuesday evening. This liberal act is all the more credit able a.s it was unsolicited.—Glasgow Morning Journal. ANOTHER MAN KILLED AT LIVERPOOL.—On Saturday night, a man, named Bartholomew Doyle, was found lying• on some steps in Upper Beau-street. On being taken up his head was bleeding profusely, and after being taken to a dispensary, where his wound was dressed, he was taken to the workhouse, where he died on Sunday. A man named Poppet, who struck the deceased with a poker on the previous evening, has been taken into custody. THE PARIS OMNIBUSES.—The following statistics, respecting the omnibuses of Paris in 1857 are not without interest :—There are 25 lines in the capital, and the vehicles on them conveyed not fewer than 55,474,154 passengers. The line on which the traffic was most active was that from the Bastille to the Madeleine, 7,681,297 persons having been conveyed on it ; the next is the line from La Chapelle to the Barriere d'Enfer, on which 2,793,668 persons were carried. On the line from Neuilly to the Louvre there were 2,757,446 passengers and on that from Les Terries to the Boulevarddes Files du Calvaire 2,757,440. The Cha renton line was also much frequented, and on that from the Barriere des Martyrs to the Pantheon the number of pas . - sengers was 1,675,008. The line on which the movement isleast active is that from the Bastille to Pore La Chaise, only 374,035 persons having been convoyed on it. The number of omnibuses employed on the ditferen.flines was 410, Li WAS --re [Wing room )ened The It in hout very with pris -10 all DOIIS !O to d on