The Sun. — London, England, 1860-10-12 00:00:00

OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT- I •I GARDEN-=under the Manag e ment of Miss LOUISA ...±-PYNE and Mr. W. HARRISON, Sole Lessees.—THlS 'EVENING will be presented the opera of LURLINE ; characters by Messrs. H. Wharton, H. Corri, G. Kelley, and W. Harrison ; Miss Lefil2r, Mi ss AlbertaLzi, and Miss Lo uisa Pyne.—Cinductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. Commence at Eight. Doors open at Ha'f -past Seven. In consequence of the numerous applications from the Patrons of the Royal English Opera, on Monday, October 15, the performances will comence at half-past seven, doors opening at seven. Thi m s arrang,ement will continue up to Christmas. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. ',ewe, Mr. J. B. Backstone. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with 'the now comedy, DOES HE LOVE ME ? Messrs. Howe Chippendale, 11. Villiers, and Buckstone ; Miss Amy Sedg wick, Miss Florence Haydon, and Mrs. Wilkins. Followed b 7 a new comedy, entitled ROMANCE AND REALITY. Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, Rogers, W. Farren, fend John Brougham ; Miss Florence Ha y don ; Mrs. Wilkins, and Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam. And THE SUN AND THE WIND. By the Leclereqs. Commence at 7.1 THEATRE -ROYAL LYCEUM. Sole Lessee and Directress, Madame CELESTE. THIS EVENING, MAGIC TOYS : Valentine, Miss Lydia it'bompson. After which, a comedy by Dion Bonrcicalt, Esq., entitled THE IRISH HEIRESS. Messrs. Georpoe Vining H. Neville (his sth appearance in London), John Rouse, Villiers, T. Lyon. H. Butler, Miss Kate Saville, Miss M. Hatton, and Miss Goughenheim, the talented Comedienne, of the princi pal Theatres in America (her sth appearance in England). To conclude with the romantic drama of THE AKRE VA UD ItEUIL, in which the celebrated Dancers, the Misses Collinson, will make the r 3d appearance in London. The Abbe Vaudreuil, Madame Celeste. ADELPHI, NEW THEATRE - ROY AL. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. Great Success of the new Drama, by Dion Bourcicault, Esq., "The Colleen Bawn."—Miss Agnes Robertson every even ing. THIS EVENING, THE RIFLE CORPS. Messrs. W. Smith, D. Fisher, C. Selby, Miss oolgar, Miss Kate Kelly, and Ars. Billington After which, THE COLLEEN DAWN. D. Bourcicault, D. Fisher, Billing:ton, F a lconer, Stephenson, C. J. Smith, Romer. Miss Agnes Robertson, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billing - ton, and Cliatterlcy. * To conclude with MUS IC ITATII CHARMS. Mr. David Fisher. Doors open at half-past 6—Commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5. No charge for booking. Pr i va te boxes, .£2 28. ; Family Boxes, .£l. Orchestra s ta lls, 55. ; Balcony, 48. ; Front Circle Stalls, Is. ; Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, ls. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery, 6d. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Wm. BATTY. This Evening (first time) a new Spectacle, entitled ROBIN HOOD ; or. the Merry Outlaws of Sherwood ;Allan - a-Dale, Miss Rebecca Isaacs; Robin Hood, Mr. John Pritchard. To be followed by Scenes in the Arena by the Star Riders of the day, including Mdlle. de Berg and Mr. James Cooke. Doors open at half-past 6, performance commence at 7. Box-office open daily trom 11 till 4. Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST. Director of the Arena—Mr. Pearson. CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.- EVERY EVENING, A. Grand Selection from the opera of NORMA. Norma ... ... Miss RUSSELL. Adalabia .......... ...... Madame MARIA, (Her first appearance in this country.) After which the ETHIOPIANS, consisting of Seventeen Per formers• organised expressly for this establishment, for the Performance of Vocal and Instrumental Music, Comic and Sentimental, with Negro Delineations, Anecdotes, &c. Prin cipal Negro Artistes, Messrs. Joe Brown, G. W. Pell, IL Drummond, and Charley Fox. Musical Director, Mr. F. JONGHMANS. Balcony, le , Hall. 6d. THE WEATHER.—Sux OFFICE, Oar. 12, 1860. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 56—this day at noon. 32—lowest this morning and during the night; freezing. 43—highest since noon yesterday. BAROMETER-29.94 ; rising rapidly. WlND—North .Westerly; rather fresh, with fine frosty weather and clear sky. It froze sharply last night, and promises to go on. • HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DA.Y.—Morning, h. m.—Afternoon, 12h. Om. To-moßitow.-Morning, 12h. 16m.—Afternoon, 12h. 38m. ..I..rz .1 ~, ' ---Yt g i , a- ~u, „ z , ,,,,,, , „..,...,....,„2, ~ ~,ptiN-17.Y1. , c4et,,,5,,,-,,,,,,,, , ...4..,..„ , a (P ) Ty iN c 7 ,, ,' ' tltth " 1. • " ' '-' briiff° " ' ' t'. - t.. - --- . N THE SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1860. The Defence of England is now the most serious subject of every one's thoughts on public mat ters. That we must, at all costs, be safe, is both the instinct, and the deliberate judgment, of all men. True, there are some who imagine that we are in no danger of hostile attack—the gentle men, chiefly, of the school who have been most active in originating, and completing, the French treaty. We doubt not the sincerity of their professed opinions. Intent only on commerce, they measure all probabilities by the wishes of commercial men, and they find that class nearly as hostile to war as the same class in England. They judge of both countries by the sentiments of the trading parts of the two communities ; but we must think they overlook the classes who placed the Emperor of the FRENCH on his throne, while he showed of how little importance he thought the goodwill of the bourgeoisie, by point ing his cannon at their shops, and shooting them without mercy. The truth is, that at any moment in which it might suit the EMPEROR, no subject would be more popular in France than a summary humilia tion to be inflicted on England. Pretexts would never be wanting; and we must do the EMPEROR the justice to say that they would be more wel come to his subjects than to himself. Invasion of England would be, assuredly, his very last card ; but, so far as the past has taught us any thing, it is, that LOUIS NAPOLEON needs short and brilliant campaigns to divert the minds of his subjects from s political serfdom which will not enslave the reflection of an in telligent and civilised people ; and 14 that he therefore refuses to reduce his naval and mili tary armaments to simply defensive proportions. The worst additional fact is—that his word, and his promises, his assertions and denials, with. !his warnings to prove himself sincere, are all worse t han useless. Europe can believe the unequivocal assertions of even a ROMANOFF, a HOHENZOLLERN, or a RAP SBURG ; —i t cannot give the slightest credit to a .(311 APAItTE ! We write not thus in vitupera tion. Is it not the simple fact, that ever since by perjury and friendly profession he deceived to their ruin the representatives of France, all foreigners who have trusted his professions have also found themselves deceived. It " 'runs in the blood ;" the first NAPOLEON hardly knew what moral principles meant. It seems to be the same with the third. BONAPARTES regard them as a kind of superstition or weakness, with which mi n d s of their superior order may play just as will suit them. It is these too obvious facts which give suc h an interest to all really able and co mpetent discu ss i ons of the subject of the " L'efence of England." And, we hardly need say, few more competent persons have given us their thoughts upon it than General Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS ; whose pamphlet of nearly 100 pages, published by MURRAY, well deserves the attention of all intelligent men. We may remark, that though a few of the details, and only a few , may be best appreciated by professional men, the reasonings of his pamphlet are made not only in telligible, but lucid, to the comprehension of every educated and sensible man ; and we gladly invite general attention to them. He investigates the whole subject of the "naval, littoral, and internal defence" of the country, and his suggestions on each and on their combination demand public attention. 1 In the first pc;ges of his pamphlet advert s t o t h e real, the honest reason for all our solicitud e he naturally on the subject ; and it comes, of course, to the hostile attilude assumed by France. With out an irritatin g word, almost indeed seeming to own that France) has a right to put England to her present heavy e: tpense, he shows that the facts may be summed up as —preparation by France of An extent and a kind which is a real menace to England. During the last ten years, and basing her action on the recommendations propounded in the " En quete Parlementatre" (1849), Franca has been directing her efforts to the attainment of the naval rank she formerly held among the powers of Europe. As a professional man, Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS seems rather to sympathise than not•with this costly ambition of France; and only to blame our Government because, he having laid the facts from the French official documents before it in 1853, it did not quietly take measures to keep alongside oar ambitious rival. His own remarks, however, convict France of unfriendly intentions towards us. Having acknowledged-her claim, as a continental power, to maintain a large army as a condition of safety, he adds—" Preponderating naval power not being essential to the security of France, the effort to acquire it can only be considered as a hos tile measure towards Great Britain—to which naval supremacy is indispensable, and must be maintained at any cost." He proposes entire freedom from any unfriendly feeling towards France, but he uses the facts and circumstances enumerated in the French official document before referred to, to prove that England must have dominant power in the waters which surround the British Isles, and at the same time be able to protect her numerous colonies; for both which objects her present navy is wholly inadequate. The document referred to not only lays down the plans to be adopted, and the expense to be incurred in making France, to say the least, co-mistress of the seas with us—it specially points to us as the object of supposed attack; details the naval means requisite to disembarking an army on our shores, and speaks of us—at least Admiral DUPETIT THOUARS, in his evidence, does—as a nation which had never resisted an invasion—as not having the military spirit—as being without organization, and that in case of war with us they had but one thing to do—to effect a landing ! This was said nearly 10 years ago. What would he now say to the Volun teers, who are quite ready to answer this gasconade, and to show him both organization. and military spirit ? The crowing of the Gallic bantams has hardly, indeed, been audible since the Reviews at Hyde-park, Edinburgh, and Knowsley. But the spirit of this report is, unhappily, the spirit of almost all Frenchmen ; and their aggressive navy has been created by it. And, with regard to the present, most justly does Sir H. DOUGLAS observe —" If, when the Alliance between England and France was formed, the Emperor of the FRENCH had disclaimed the policy, disavowed the intentions, and refused to give effect to, the recommendations for a gradual increase in the navy of France for the next ten years," the author would not advert again to his old warnings to our Government. " But was there then (1852), is there now, any keeping between professions of a pacific policy on the part of the French Government and the vast augmen tations of a naval force recommended by L'En quete Parliamentaire' in a season of profound peace ?" On the contrary, year after year, the French Government has gone on adding to its naval force, till now, in 1860, their steam navy amounts to 264 ships afloat and 61 building. And these are thus classed :-37 line-of-battle ships, 47 frigates, 19 cor vettes, 68 gunboats, 9 floating batteries, 89 avisos, 5 iron-cased ships, and 31 transports. And this immense navy has been constructed by a country which has not a colony worth naming, except one at its own doors, and that colony one which the most belligerent neighbour would assuredly never covet—one to which needy Frenchmen themselves can hardly be induced to emigrate. Everyone is also aware that these ships can be manned at any time, and by trained gunners, almost at a day's notice; while the enormous standing army can be as rapidly increased by conscription, or by recalling soldiers whose term of service has not expired. Sir 11. DOUGLAS gives in this connexion an authentic account of the French artillery. The totals are -212 batteries, 1,272 guns, 1,794 officers, 55,974 non commissioned officers and privates, and 40,924 horses—all ready for service I Our own totals are but 80 batteries and troops, and 480 guns, with pro portionate equipments. But we must leave our readers for the present to ponder on these facts, purposing soon to advert again to this important pamphlet. 'At last we have the frightful authenticated re cord of our coast casualties in 1859—that year of storms and shipwreck. It is an annual banquet of horrors, with the ordinary character of which most of us are long since only too familiar. The latest served up to us, however, is very far indeed be yond the average in abundance. Elsewhere in our impression of this evening we give the usual epi tome of those statistics, from which it will be un derstood readily enough how fearful are the records of death and disaster chronicled by the Board of Trade, and carefully tabulated for subsequent pre sentation to the Imperial Parliament. Often as we have spread the annual Wreck Chart before us, and examined it by the aid of the Wreck Register, we have seldom, if, indeed, we have ever done so with more profound emotions of commiseration. Nor can the dismay inspired by these latest official reminders of the perils of the deep to those who, in scriptural phrase, "go down to the sea in ships," be any matter of surprise when it is remembered that the twelve months of 1859 saw wrecked upon the shores of these islands as many as 1,416 vessels, calamities fearfully endangering the lives of 3,977 individuals, 1,645 of whom, indeed, actually perished, together with property to the estimated value in the aggregate of £1,500,000 sterling! Along the eastern coast alone, out of those 1,416 wrecks, as many as 621 occurred. Yet appalling though the numbers here specified are unquestion ably when examined by themselves, it has been judiciously remarked that they absolutely appear to dwindle into comparative insignificance when contrasted with the total number of the vessels known to have been entered inwaids and cleared outwards at our ports during that single year of our LORD 1859—that aggregate number being literally no less than 300,580 vessels (manned by considerably more than 1,000,000 per sons) representing a tonnage of fully 31,712,50 0 ! Beyond which, says the epitome of the official re cord published elsewhere—" It is not an unfre quent occurrence to see 400 or 500 vessels at one time coming down the East Coast"—that fatal coast line along which (as we have before noted) in 1859, 621 ships were lamentably wrecked ! Remembering, therefore, that these islands of ours constitute the very central core or focus of the mercantile enterprise of the whole world— that here, around the entire sweep of our shores, roll those seas where— " Commerce plies her ever -busy sail I" Remembering that here, within each successive twelvemonth, are perp e t ua ll y passing to and fro upwards of 300,000 vessels, manned by more than 1,000,000 people, and representing a tonnage of over 30,000,000—it cannot (frightful though these annual disasters may be in themselves) it cannot be deemed so wholly incomprehensible that more than 1,500 of these unfortunate seaman and traders perish within a single year, that nearly 4,000 of 7751 '~ r THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 12, 1860. these vessels are wrecked, and that property is lost within the same period actually exceeding in round numbers £1,500,000 ! Dreadful though those annual losses are—it is consolatory to bear in recollection at the same time the extent of our annual savings in human life snatched from the very jaws of death by heroic and almost superhuman interposition. Instance in illustration of this, the simple fact that, since 1824, no less than 11,600 of our fellow mortals have been mercifully saved from otherwise inevitable destruction, by the lifeboats and the rocket and mortar apparatus, of that glorious and beneficent association —may Gon bless it and prosper its efforts increasingly—the National Lifeboat Insti tution. Already since its establishment, six-and thirty years ago, this noble philanthropic institu tion has voted very nearly 100 gold medals, and considerably more than 600 silver medals, to say nothing of pecuniary grants, amounting to very little short of £14,000, expending the while no less a sum than £40,000 sterling solely and exclusively upon the support of its lifeboat establishments ! Of all the benevolent institutions in the land this is perhaps the most deserving, as it is in all essen tial particulars perhaps of all the most judiciously and meritoriously conducted. Out of the entire number of 158 lifeboats now maintained along the whole of the coast line of the United Kingdom, actu ally as many as 100 are supported exclusively by the National Lifeboat Institution. In aiding the poor shipwrecked mariners it should be observed, how ever, that the officials connected with the marine department of the Board of Trade have nobly co operated with the officers of this truly national institution. Above all, should it be borne in par ticular remembrance, that the vast majority of those saved from a watery grave have been suc coured by ordinary boats, by fishing smacks, and other craft, in no way connected either with the National Lifeboat Institution or with her MAJESTY'S Government. Reviewing anew these affecting records of Death and Disaster, the yearly Wreck Charts and Wreck Registers of the Board of Trade, if (as is unquestionably the case) "much has been done" towards mitigating the perils of the deep along the coasts of England, it should be especially remembered also that far, far "more remains to do !" Winter has not only appeared in the far North, but has actually invaded the South and West. An observing correspondent, at Portmadoc, informs us that, on Tuesday last, they were visited in Wales with storms of rain, hail, and snow. The " many peaks" of Snowdon were capped with snow, and the temperature was very low and cold. Last year the winter had set in early, but modified towards December. DEATH OF THE EAP,L OF LEVEN AND MELVILLE. —We regret to announce the death of the Earl of Leven and Melville, which took place on Monday last, at his resi dence, Melville-house, in his 75th year. The deceased, David Leslie• Melville, was son of the 7th Earl, by the daughter of Mr. John Thornton, of London, and was born in London on Juno 22, 1785. He succeeded to the title on the death of his father on Feb. 22, 1820, as eighth Earl of Leven and seventh Earl of Melville. In 1824 he married the daughter of Sir Archibald Campbell. lie entered the navy at an early age, and commanded a boat at the capture and destruction of a convoy in the Bay of Roses in 1809, and became a vice-admiral in 1858. Tho deceased noble man was one of the representatives peers of Scotland, and a deputy-lieutenant of the county of Fife. The first Earl of Melville was a distinguished Minister in the time of William 111., and the first Earl of Leven was an eminent republican general. THAMES AND MERSEY MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY.—A meeting of the combined Boards of the Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance Company was held at the London office yesterday, when it was decided that, in consequence of the successful operations of the company up to the present time, no further capital is required, and that the call of £2 which the prospectus stated would be made at the end of the year may be indefinitely postponed, an action on the question of any increase of capital being left to the general meeting in February, 1861. IMPERIAL GAS LIGHT COMPANY.—The half yearly general meeting of this company was held yesterday at the offices in Bedford-row ; J. St. G. Burke, Esq., de puty-governor, in the chair. The report stated that the profit for the last half-year, added to the balance in hand, would yield a dividend of 10 per cent., and also pay 21 per cent. in respect of dividend for 1857, in which the dividend was only 71 per cent. The directors have found it necessary to order the expenditure of a large amount of capital in the construction of a new gasholder room, and in the laying down of mains of large calibre. The report was unani mously adopted. Mr. J. Silver moved the appointment of Mr. James St. George Burke, as governor, in the room of Mr. Richards, deceased, which having been seconded, passed; and the appointment of Mr. Edward Richards as deputy in the room of Mr. Burke, was also passed unani mously. THE DOUBLE INCOME-TAX UPON ENFACED IN MAN RUPEE LOANS.—A meeting of capitalists interested in the welfare of India was held yesterday morning at the offices of the Agra and United Service Bank, for the pur pose of considering the preliminary steps to be taken with reference to the double income tax upon enlaced Indian Rupee Loans. Mr. It. W. Crawford, M.P., was in the chair, and a resolution was unanimously adopted to form a committee "f'or the purpose of ascertaining the legal posi tion of the holders of the securities of the Government of India in reference to the income-tax question, of collecting subscriptions towards the necessary expenses thereof, and of taking such steps as they may consider expedient for the protection of the interests concerned." NEAPOLITAN RAILWAYS.—Itseems that the concession granted by General Garibaldi to Messrs. Adarni and Letauri of Leghorn, for the construction of the rail ways of Naples and Sicily, and which has just been for mally revoked, involved a guarantee of 53 per cent. on all expenditure that might be incurred. Of course, it was highly undesirable that at a moment of confusion like the present such an extensive financial concession should be made to any parties, and the fact of its having been annulled before the favoured individuals had time to raise any pre tence for damages is therefore satisfactory. That the act was beyond the fair power of any merely provisional Go vernment is also obvious. It may be remarked, however, that if, by the statement that the guarantee was to apply to all expenditures incurred, it is to be understood that the intention was to depart from the common practice of limit ing it to a specified estimate and leaving the subscribers to take the risk of that estimate being exceeded, the innovation was a desirable one,and such as maybe hoped will be pursued whenever, under a settled government, the question shall definitively be brought forward. Experience has shown that no guarantee, however high, cn a fixed sum will coun teract the effect of apprehension that- a further sum will be required. The probability therefore is that henceforth all Governments jealous of their credit wil. in such matters adopt the more economical plan of giving a guarantee on the entire cost of each work, stipulating that the consent of a representative of the Government shall be obtained at the commencement of eTery contract. THE COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH FRANCE.—The French Government have addressed a series of inquiries to the chambers of commerce throughout France, to obtain their opinion as to the advisableness of anticipating the dates fixed by the commercial treaty for the admission at the reduced duties of the various classes of British manu factures. The Chamber of Commerce at Rouen, well known as a body devoted to the old restrictive system, has replied in favour of maintaining the delays to their utmost extent. That of Boulogne, which has always taken a most active part in the support and dissemination of liberal com mercial views, and Is presided over by M. Adam, a leading member of the Commercial Reform Association, has ex pressed its opinion that the prolongation of the present period of transition and suspense is injurious to all interests alike, and that British machinery and tools ought to be admitted at the reduced rates forthwith, and all other articles on the 31st of December, instead of at various in tervals extending to the 31st of Octcber, 1861. Between these extreme views it is expected that various intermediate recommendations will be made ; but it is thought that a majority of the replies will be in favour of anticipating the period for the complete operation of the provisions of the treaty to a greater or less extent. THE FIRE AT LIMEHOUSE.—it is understood paid. ,ot t v h hiah. s a i idi ‘ t cr , . . ihe w enswl i es t 1 ~, re h hsrme. e t l h edGme e ost ert, premiums, ra x do c hy e pae p erd t rt i io, o ona n of atnhlovtefhe Wednesday the fire sugar ger dsae policy drai aynyrss el aifiae insurance i Tpinarinre t oenehe h tnfrweeemu e si erenssei daeugac P s dtoftm,bhpethyt interested, e eLoa,beedi n roamewep i fien s enierhoet - ehtghit o hmoov f fi btet fiueiteeshs c nielcee e tenses.. ~ exceptionidh,eahrdes, dh question yesterday s e to v efr e dt r n h, is seytL o hmi t uva e ser x r:p p ai i oni r so e gel d d a . t, and deOwLnho officena tdthoeisns days' privilege which the offices profess to give? Accord ing to general impressions, the result of a trial at law will be that it has a definite meaning, and that that mean .r in oad i . s . that the offices are bound, under all circumstances, to meaning is a continuance of their liability during that period. It may be instructive to the public to learn that informa tion of this fire was conveyed from the branch office of the OSS OF LIFE.—W e London de l i Districtere delivered a t Telegraph the Fi Company, reß ri gd e station, C omm i e a r Commercial-road east, east, and Watling street, a mg- Et last I it A evening,rL i i n m eight u m s i E n u . le s i learn that Christian Koster, ono of the workme n , l rs o et s :T t eree h itti i ' s life in the destructive fire at Messrs. Goodhart's sugar warehouse on Wednesday. lle was 36 years of age, and much respected by his fellosv-workmen. FATAL AFFRAY WITH POACTIERS.—On Saturday night a serious affray occurred between the gamekeepers of Archdeacon Jones, of Brynsteddfod, near to Conway, and a party of five poachers. Owen Roberts, one of the poachers, was shot by the gun belonging to the keeper, who was him self much hurt by the poachrs, as also was the under keeper. The body of Roberts was carried some distance by his companions, who, however, left it. The keeper suc ceeded in reaching the residence of the Archdeacon and giv ing the alarm, when the butler went to the village for the poacher, On p h n is rp w o a s y e o h f e gi t v a i m ng blea imm o e v d e ia r t t e h i e nf d o e r a m d at b io a n dy to o t f h t e h p e olice. which had been left by the gang for the purpose of more readily effecting their escape. The poachers were known, and readily apprehended by the polipo. An inquest was heldonMonday upon the body of Roberts, when the jury returned a verdict of "Found shot, but how or by whom i, there was no evidence j) show." The other prisoners were rezuoYo P? Itutigu V - 901 —0110 . • 01(i'alte. irl.R MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The long-p7omised new English opera, ,by Macfarren, entitled " Robin Hood," was produced here last evening, and met with the most enthusiastic success. From the overture, which was encored, to the last note in the finale, it was one series of triumphs, and from henceforth Robin Hood will be looked upon as Macfarren's greatest work, in fact, his masterpiece, and one that will raise the English school cf music in the estimation of the lyric world at large. The opening scene of the opera represents the High- street of Nottingham, with armourers actively en gaged in their labour, and hero we are introduced to the celebrated Robin Hood, under the name of Locksley, a prosperous yeoman, in which character he not only wins the heart of Marian, the daughter of the Sheriff of Notting ham, but is regarded with considerable favour by her haughty parent. Skill in archery, however, being con sidered the chief and indispensable virtue in the troublous times of the Norman Kings, Locksley is not permitted to become the Sheriff's son-in-law until he has carried off the prize in a trial of marksmanship, which takes place at Nottingham fair. Robin Hood, as a matter of course, proves himself the best shot in the county, and his victory over all competitors would at once earn for him the fair hand of Maria; were it not for an unlucky incident connected with his less ostensible vocation. In the interval that occurs between the proclamation of the trial of skill and the actual shooting, Hugo, the Somp nour, or collector of abbey dues, travelling through the forest with a sackful of golden contributions, is waylaid by Robin Hood and his " merry men," who ease him of his costly burden, and after allowing him to participate in a venison-pasty, compel him to dance ,for their amuse ment. This comparatively trifling punishment for number less deeds of extortion is inflicted by Robin Hood himself, in lieu of death by hanging which is suggested by Much, the Miller's son, the most sanguinary and revengeful of the gang. Far from experiencing gratitude at being let off thus easily, the Sompnour disguises himself as a mendicant friar, for the purpose of confronting Robin Hood at the fair, and denounces the bold outlaw at the very instant of his triumph, when under the assumed name of Locksley, he has won Maid Marian and immortal fame. Instead of the light and pleasant bonds of matrimony, Robin is com pelled to wear the heavy fetters of captivity, and to be locked up in Nottingham Castle, whence, on the follow ing morning„ ho is to be led to the place of execul ion. At this anxious moment, when the case of Robin Hood seems hopeless, happiness comes from the quarter whence it was least expected—viz., from the supposed death-war rant itself, which proves to be a reprieve accorded by the magnanimous Richard to Robin Ildod and his followers, with full pardon on condition of their entering the King's service. The dramatis personee was thus distributed :—Robin Hood, Mr. Sims Reeves ; Sheriff of Nottingham, Mr. Santley ; Sompnour, Mr. Honey; Maid Marian, Madame Lemmens Sherrington; Alice (her attendant), Madame Lemaire ; and the subordinate characters of Allen-a-Dale, Much (the Miller's son), and Little John, by Messrs. Parkinson, Patey, and Bartleman. The re-appearance on the stage of Mr. Sims Reeves was quite an " event," and the rapturous welcome that greeted him was re warded by some of the finest singing ever listened to. Sims Reeves' great song came in act ii. "Thy gentle voice would lead me on," was its title, and the greatest of English, or European, tenors sang it deliciously. Of Mr. Santley's splendid baritone voice and artistic singing we neod say no more than that in the part of the Sheriff he found excellent opportunities for the display of both ; nor can we say more of Mr.. Honey than that the Sompnour is the best part that has yet been allotted to him; and Mr. Parkinson sang the music allotted to the part of Allen-a- Dale with great taste and effect. Madame Lemmens Sher rington is an acquisition:of the highest ptice—a first-rate prima donna, who is an actress into the bargain. At the fall of the curtain the applause was immense. All the principal artists, as well as Mr. Macfarren and the enter prising director, E. T. Smith, had to bow their acknow ledgments before the curtain. The house was crowded to an overflow long before the curtain rose, even standing room was at a premium. MARRIAGE IN HIGH _LIFE. The marriage of Lady Emma Stanley, only daughter of the Earl and Countess of Derby, and Colonel the Hon. Wel lington P. M. Chetwyud. Talbot, brother of the . Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, was solemnised yesterday forenoon at Knowsley Church, situate about a mile and a half from the princely domain of the father of the fair bride. The early part of the morning was obscured by threaten ing clouds ; but about an hour before the wedding party left the house it cleared up, and turned out a brilliant autumnal day. Among the circle assembled at the hall for the happy event were the Dowager Marchioness of Lothian and Lady Alice Kerr, the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, Ladies Talbot, Lord Royston, Colonel the Hon. E. and Mrs. Wilbraham and Miss "Wilbraham, Hon. Mrs. R. Bootle Wilbraham and Hon. Misses Wilbraham (3), Colonel the Hon. Charles Stan ley, the Countess of Sefton and Lady Cecilia Molynsax, the Rev. F. and Lady Elinor Hopwood andthe Misses Hopwood (2), the Hon. Reginald Talbot, &c. Owing, we are sorry to say, to the weakness the Earl of Derby is sufering from his recent severe attack of the gout, the noble earl was unable, on the interesting domestic event, to take an active part in the proceeiings. So feeblp is his lordship that he is compelled to keep his room. Indeed that unfortunate circumstance was the only drawback on the occasion. As the weather turned out propitious a large congrega tion took place in the church, and was not confined to the villagers and inhabitants of the immediate neighbourhood, but many came from Liverpool and the large towns in the vicinity to witness the solemnity. Among the prominent attendants were the Rev. E. and Mrs. Ashton and Miss Ashton, the Rev. M. Fielden, Captain Hornby, &c. The bridegroom and his " best friend," Captain Lane, were first to arrive at the church, and were soon followed by the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot and other company staying at the ball. The last to reach the church were the Countess of Derby and the bride, accompanied by the Marchioness (Dowager) of Lothian and Lord Stanley, M.P. In the approach to the church were stationed 20 of the girls educated at Lady Derby's school at Knowsley, all attired in pink and white dresses and straw bonnets and white ribbons. Each of the children had a basket of flowers, and, as the bride passed up the avenue, they scattered the path with their floral tributes. In the bridal train, attending as bridesmaids, were the Ladies Gertrude and Adelaide Talbot, daughters of the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot ; the Hon. Adela Wilbraham, cousin of the bride ; Lady Alice Kerr, daughter of the Marehioness (Dowager) of Lothian; Lady Cecilia Molyneux, daughter of the Countess of Sefton; Miss Hopwood, cousin of the bride ; and Miss Ada Wilbraham, also cousin of the bride Lady Katherine Egerton was selected to form one of the bridal train, but her ladyship was prevented attending by her absence abroad. As the bride, conducted by Lord Stanley, M.P., passed to the east end of the church, ex cepting a pardonable curiosity on the part of the female portion of the congregation, a very creditable decorum was observed. The wedding party having congregated in front of the communion table, the religious ceremony commenced. The Rev. F. Hopwood, rector of Winwich, uncle of the bride, officiated. The bride was given away by Lord Stanley, in the absence of the Earl of Derby. After the ceremony had concluded, and the marriage was duly attested, the newly-wedded couple returned to Knows' ley Park, being cordially cheered as they left the church. Tho wedding party having repaired to Knowsley Hall, a sumptuous luncheon was prepared in the magnificent ban queting-room, in which are hung the portraits of the long line of the noble house of Derby, commencing with the first earl and ending with the likeness of the late respected peer. Among the family and friends present were the Countess of Derby, Lord Stanley, and Hon. F. V. Stanley (Grenadier Guards), the Marchioness (Dowager) of Lothian and Lady Alice Kerr, the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot and Ladies Gertrude and Adelaide Talbot, the Countess of Sefton and Lady Cecilia Molyneux, Lord Royston, the Hon. Reginald Talbot, Colonel the Hon. Charles Stanley, Colonel the Hon. E. T. Wilbraham and Miss Wilbraham and Mr. A. Wilbraham, the Hon. Mrs. R. B. Wilbraham and Hon. Misses Wilbraham (3), the Rev. F. and Lady Elinor Hop wood and Miss Hopwood, Captain Lane, &c. At half-past two o'clock, after the affectionate congratu lations of her relatives and friends, the happy bride departed with her husband from Knowsley for Blyth Hall, the IL n. Mrs. It. B. Wilbraham's seat, to pass the honey moon, In the breakfast room of Knowsley were displayed the valuable presents of the bride, mementos of royal and noble friends. Among the most pleasing, if not intrin sically most valuable, were handsome gifts from the chief domestics of Lord and Ludy Derby's household, and a very pretty tribute from the choristers of Knowsley Church. NAVY Rum.—The Lords of the Admiralty (who advertised for 50,000 gallons) have accept e d t en d ers to the extent of 108,000 gallons from the undermentioned firms : —Henry White and Co., Lemon Hart and Son, Howe and Son, 2nd Alfred Lamb. EXTRAORDINARY FRACAS AT BIRKENHEAD.--On Tuesday morning an extraordinary scene t oo k pl ace a b ou t 3 o'clock at Monk Ferry, arising out of a dispute between the Birkenhead Commissioners a n d the officials of the Birken head Railway. It appears that, consequent on the new mail arrangements between Dublin and Holyhead, a mail train arrives at Birkenhead, or rather, at Monk's Ferry, at 3'30 a.m., and for conveying of passengers, mails, end luggage brought by this train, a steamer is necessary to proceed to Liverpool. This boat the railway company hold the commissioners bound to furnish, which the latter deny. To avoid any misunderstanding the railway company proposed to put on a boat of their own, but their right to do so was disputed by the commissioners. On Tuesday mic,rning the question was brought to a practical test of strength. The boat arrived at the pier. The commissioners refused to allow the gate to be opened, by which alone access to the pier and to the boat could be obtained. To enforce this re fusal they posted three policemen. The railway employees were mustered in great force, and, armed with hammers and other implements, vi et avails, they burst through the bar rier and swept the policemen before them. The passengers, 'nails, and luggage were put on board the steamer and con veyed safely to 'Liverpool. It is understood that the re mainder of this fight will take place in her :Majesty's courts at Westminster, and that the belligercalta will, be gentlemen - meci with wigs and vo*ted h goyaol '__ ~_ 4 A /4 4 ') W AA The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : THE BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY MORNING. The Moniteur publishes the usual monthly re turn of the Bank of France, which shows the fol lowing results as compared with the September return : INCREASE. Bills discounted not yet due 281 millions. Advances 2l PY Bank-notes ; PP DECREASE. Cash in hand Treasury balance Current accounts PARIS, OCT. 12. The Constitutionnel publishes an article, signed M. Boniface, on the invasion of the Neapolitan territory by the Sardinian troops. The following is a summary : " The principle of autonomical independence of nations which are regularly constituted admits any dynastic changes which are brought about by in terior political revolutions. The principle of non intervention is a consecration of this right. The Neapolitans and Sicilians had a right to make a revolution in their country ; but it does not belong to any foreign State, no more to Sardinia than to Austria, to intervene in their internal affairs, and by military intervention to give them a new politi cal existence. Between the invasion of Garibaldi and that of Sardinia there is a great difference. Garibaldi came to raise and to direct revolution in the interior. It was not with his bands that he could conquer a people numbering 10,000,000. He could only communicate to them the proper spirit in their struggle against a Government stamped with unpopularity. The Sardinian inva sion has quite a different character. It constitutes a direct intervention of one regularly constituted State in the affairs of another independent State. Strange to say the Sardinian invasion took place without any declaration of war, the representative of the King of Naples still being at Turin. The intervention of Piedmont is in contradiction with all the principles invoked by herself." M. Boniface then endeavours to show that, by the entry of the Piedmontese troops into the Roman States, Sardinia likewise violated the prin ciple of neutrality. Count Cavour gave it to be understood that the entry of the Sardinian troops into the States of the Church was principally di rected against the influence of Garibaldi. But now, on the contrary, it has become evident that they go to aid him. M. Boniface deplores the conduct of Sardinia, who is responsible before Europe for the initiative she has just taken. The European Powers consti tute a jurisdiction which is naturally alarmed at disturbances of that kind. It appertains to Europe to redress forgotten rights, and to remind the Go vernment which has deviated from the proper course the respect due to the laws which are bind ing on all States, because founded on justice, civili sation, and the interests of peoples. PARIS, OCT 11 (Evening.) The Paine states that the loss of the Garibal dians in the battle of the Volturno was 4,500 men ; that of the royal troops was not so great. The Garibaldians will not attack Cupua before the 20th instant. The Presse Bays that the news of the Dresden Journal, that the Prussian Ambassador had been recalled from Turin, is inexact. The Pays, on the contrary, confirms the news. TURIN, OCT. 11, 7.30 P.M. In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies the order of the day, proposed by the committee who rendered homage to Garibaldi, and unani• mously expressed their approval of the project of law of the annexations, was agreed to by ballot, by 290 votes against 6. TURIN, OCT. 12. The discussion on the project of law en the an nexations was continued to-day. Count Cavour acknowledged that the discussion of that law has brought the different parties into closer union. He said " There is a great difference between the past annexations and those now under consideration. Immediately after the conclusion of the Treaty of Villafranca, the annexations could not be precipitated. A Congress was also spoken of, at which we were to take;part. As regards the annexation of Southern Italy, the same danger no longer exists. Your vote is demanded in order that you may give to the inhabitants of those provinces a proof that the steps taken by the Government have met with your approval. As regards the disunion which has arisen between the Government and Garibaldi, the fault has not been ours. Public opinion leaves no doubt on this point. The Ministry, therefore, decided on pre senting themselves before the Parliament, in order that it might judge their policy. This is the greatest homage that "can be paid to any man. The crown, after mature consideration, refuses to accept the offer made by us to tender our resigna tion, being of opinion, that Government would thereby be too much weakened at home and abroad. It only remained to us, therefore, to address our selves to you, not that you might judge Garibaldi, who is not subject to your examination, but our selves, over whom you have power. Should you support us we shall go to meet Garibaldi, and pre sent to him the order of the day proposed by your committee which you will approve, and which we accept with all our hearts. We shall offer him our hand, and invite him to union in the name of the Italian Parliament. " The cession of Italian territory as an indem nity has again been spoken of. To this report I give a formal denial, and add, that when the an nexation shall have been accomplished, any cession of territory will become impossible. Nobody will be able to ask such a cession from a country with a population of 24,000,000. " An attack against Rome and Venice has also been spoken of. We desire that the Eternal City should become the capital of Italy. But as regards the means to that end we shall be able to say in what condition we should be in six months hence. The revolution in Rome will be accomplished by the conviction that liberty is favourable to religion. Respecting Venetia, Europe does not wish that we should make war upon Austria. We must take into consideration the opinion of the great Powers. We must bring about a change in this opinion. Europe believes Ls incapable of delivering Venetia alone. Let us show ourselves united, and that opinion will change. It is untrue that the Vene tians are peacefully submitting to their destiny. Austria has flattered them in vain. Publie opi nion will change not only in France and England, but Germany also, which is becoming liberal, will be in our favour." Count Cavour concluded by making an appeal for concord. Thq order o the day of the Committee rendering homage to Garibaldi, and unanimously expressing their approval of the project of law on the annexa tions, was then put to the vote by ballot. The result was 290 in favour and 6 against the project. BERLIN, OCT. 11. The news of a Prussian Protest, identical with one of Austria against the Sardinian policy, and of the recall of the Prussian Ambassador from Turin, is unfounded. It has become doubtful whether Baron Schieinitz will be present at Warsaw. CONSTANTINOPLE, OCT. 6. The Grand Vizier arrived yesterday at Monica. The Russian Minister has presented a note, com plaining of the Grand Vizier's return before having completed his mission. Ncws has been received here of a great Persian victory over the Turcomans, near Merwi. THE PENINSULAR MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Tagus, Captain Babot, from Lisbon, on the ith inst., has arrived with the above mail. She brings seven passengers and £2,707 in specie. On the 7th inst. she exchanged colours with the Pera, off Burlings. Lisbon exchange on London was quoted at 54} for three months' sight. THE SARDINIAN CHAMBERS. The Turin journals publish the report of the com mittee appointed to examine the Annexation Bill. It is of great length, and altogether favourable to the measure. The document declares that Neither in its substance, nor its purpose and ob ject has the law need of justification. It is the affirmation of our national right—it is the develop ment and almost altogether the complement of our national programme. The union we hope for, and which is intended formally to authorise, is the logical and necessary consequence of the already accomplished union of the other provinces ante cedently enfranchised: It is the application of the same principle—the corollary of that system by which the political constitution of Italian nationality has been definitively settled in the form of an united kingdom under the sceptre of the House of Savoy. Those only can oppose fresh annexations who were opposed to the first, and that out Chamber was not. M. Andreucci, the reporter, concludes as follows : There is nothing, therefore, to oppose the favour able reception of the bill. By approving it, the Chamber will decree an act which is an immense step in the national life and in the constitutional polity of Italy, and will, with its full confidence, give to the King's Government all the moral strength it needs for the accomplishment of its task. But the committee, deferring to the initia tive expressed by a great number of members, it is of opinion that the Chamber will not have entirely discharged its duty if it did not declare by an ex plicit vote its applause, its admiration, and its gra titude, as well as that of the nation, toward him to whom and to whose valour Italy owes the triumph of its liberty. The committee, therefore, terminates its labours by proposing to you the following order of the day : " The Chamber of Deputies, at the same time that it highly applauds the signal bravery of the land and sea forces, and the generous patriotism of the volunteers, bears witness to the admiration and gratitude of the nation towards the heroic General Garibaldi, who, by succouring with magnanimous ardour the populations of Sicily and Naples, has re stored to the Italians, in the name of Victor Em manuel, so great a part of Italy." NEAPOLI7'AN NEWS. LEGHORN, OCT. 8. The following is a note addressed by Count Cavour to Baron Winspeare, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of his Sicilian Ma- jesty : " Most illustrious Baron,—The events which have taken place in Naples during these last months had already determined the King's Government to send to that port some men of war having troops on hard, with a view to provide for the security of Sardinian subjects. After that time the state of affairs in that city became more and more alarming. The King, Francis 11., abandoned his capital, and thus de facto abdicated his crown in the presence of his people. The civil war which rages in the Nea politan territory, and the absence of a regular Go vernment, place in extreme danger those great principles on which social order rests. " In this emergency the citizens and the consti tuted authorities of the municipality of Naples for warded or presented to his Majesty King Victor Emmanuel addresses bearing numberless signatures, imploring the aid of that Sovereign, whom Provi dence trusted with the mission of reconstituting and pacifying Italy. " Mindful of the duties imposed upon him by that mission his Majesty the King, my august Sovereign, ordered a body of troops to be sent to Naples. This measure, which put an end to a state of things from which disorder and anarchy may spring, will pre serve Italy and Europe from very serious injury, and spare the further effusion of Italian blood. " While fulfilling the duty of acquainting your Excellency with this measure, I take the oppor tunity, &c., " C. CAVOUR." PRUSSIAN INSOLENCE. A correspondent in a contemporary says :—lt is not many days since you gave an account of and commented on the ruffianly violence used by the Prussian officials to an unoffending English travel ler; but can you imagine the Prussian Custom house officers having the insolence to attempt to board and search her Majesty's yacht Fairy when going up the Rhine to wait the order of her Royal mistress at Mayence ? The attempt was made at Emmerich, and the Custom-house officers had a narrow escape of being run down, boat and all, by the indignant officers of the yacht. Enraged at being frustrated in their outrageous attempt, the Custom-house people telegraphed to their comrades at Cologne, when another attempt was made to board the yacht, but of course admit tance was refused. The Cologne authorities then had the audacity to refuse permission to the officers of the yacht to land, although in their uniform, until the British Consul made his appearance on the scene and rather altered the case. . Telegrams were sent to Berlin, and in due course orders were received to allow the yacht to proceed to Mayence without further molestation. And yet these jacks in office have the coolness to talk of the rudeness and ruffianism of English tra vellers. It is time they received some lessons in civilisa tion. WITHDRAWAL OF GOLD FROM THE BANK OF ENGLAND. (From the Times City Artiele.) It appears that in addition to the requirement of £600,000 in gold by the Societe d'Escompte at Paris, the exact particKlars of which were stated on Wednesday, £200,000 in gold has been required by a London house on account of the Bank of Madrid. The financial odvices from Paris yester• day morning also mention that the Societe d'Escompte were not only large buyers of bill s ou London to pay for the sums obtained here, b ut were in also purchasing gold Paris at 11 per mille pre mium. It is added, however, that they were be lieved to have almost completed their operations, and that the quotation of gold was expected speedily to return to its normal state. (From the Daily News City drticle.) The amount of gold withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for exportation was no less than £400,000, making a total of £620,000 since the date of the last return. Nearly the whole of the amount taken yesterday goes to the Bank of Madrid, which is believed to pass it on to the Mint. It is under stood that the orders for this particular purpose have now been completed, although it is possible that a few additional parcels may be taken out during the next few days for other objects. The point wherein the money market will be chiefly affected by these operations consists in the contrac tion of the circulation. As £620,000 in gold has been removed from the Bank vaults and sent away, it follows that a like amount of Bank notes, pre viously available for commercial requirements, has been cancelled. Ihe gold taken is not likely to be speedily restored. WEIGIIi OF MASSACHUS , "I'TS Al EN AND WOMEN. —There have been weighed at the mechanics' fair ' in Bos ton, in sev en d ays, 9 , 83 7 persons ; 5,468 were females, whose average weights were 1161 b. 14oz. ; 4,369 were raeu, whose average weights were 1461 b, 10Z. 31IDDLESEX SESSIONS- (THIS DAY.) LICENSING DAY. The Middlesex magistrates . sat to• day for the purpose of hearing the opposition to the renewal of the licenses to Cremorne• gardens, the Alhambra Palace, and the Boar and Castle, Oxford -street. TIIE ALHAMBRA PALACE. Mr. E. T. Smith, by petition, applied for a renewal of the license to the Alhambra Palace. • The application was opposed by the lessees of the Hay market, Adelphi, Lyceum, and several other theatres. The license was, after counsel for the opposing parties had been heard, granted unanimously. CREMORNE-GARDENS. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine applied, on the part of Mr. T. B. Simpson, for a renewal of the license to Cremorne-gardens. Petitions from the vestry had been presented against the application, and a strong effort was to have been made, but he supposed that discretion had prevailed ; and he was in formed that although the petition had not been withdrawn it was not the intention of the Chelsea vestry to appear by counsel to resist his application. The conduct of the vestry, he thought, was highly censurable—he would say bigotted ; but, from what had come to his knowledge, the principle mover in the affair was a person of some influence of the name of Babbitts—(laughter)--" Roaring Rabbitts,"— (loud laughter)—as he was called in the neighbourhood. This single individual had, it appeared, a great objection to thousands of people amusing themselves as they thought proper, and had got up the movement to ruin Mr. Simpson, by withholding from him a license for Cremorne-gardens, after he had expended many thousand pounds on the ime provement of the property, which was now one of the most favourite resorts of the pleasure-seekers of the metropolis. The manner in which Mr. Simpson had conducted the gardens was praised by everybody, and it was rather too bad that because a few straightlaced persons disapproved of harmless amusements his client should be put to the an noyance of having opposition raised year after year to his application for a renewal of his license. He did hope on the present occasion the bench would unanimously grant Mr. Simpson that which he asked, and thus mark in the strongest manner their disapproval of the movement that • had been attempted to be got up against him. The Bench, immediately the learned counsel resumed his seat, granted the removal of the license unanimously: THE BOAR AND CASTLE, OXFORD-STREET. This was an application on the part of Mr. Chas. Morton for a license for the Boar and Castle Tavern, Oxford. street. The opponents to the application were the lessees of the different theatres near the spot—Mr. E. Weston, of the Music Hall, Holborn ; Mr, Hart, of the Raglan Music Hall ; and several others. Mr. Ballantine said he had now to apply on the part of Mr. C. Morton for a license for the premises known as the Boar and Castle, situate in Oxford -street. Mr. Morton, as it was probably well known to all the magistrates on the bench, was the gentleman who originally conceived the idea, by way of improving the tastes of the mul titude for music, of erecting a splendid hall, in which none but music of the highest order should be heard, and the admission was fixed so low that all had the opportunity o f availing themselves of the entertainment. The result of the bold venture had been a great and undisputed success, so much so that within the last few years the number of music halls that had started up in imitation of the Canterbury Hall was very great. Not content with cultivating a taste for music, Mr. Morton had made another bold experiment with respect to the - sister art, painting, and with the same success. It was true( Mr. Morton had not had so many imitators in that, the reason for which was apparent. He thought the bench Would agree with him that it was, to use the mildest term, most ungracious that those very persons who had with profit followed the example Mr. Morton had nobly set them, should now come forward and oppose his application for a license to the premises in Oxford-street. He had no doubt but that the bench would unanimously assent to the appli cation of Mr. Morton, to whom the public were under a deep debt of gratitude. Mr. Robinson, on the part of the opponents to the grant ing of the license, said—The license asked for was not needed by the neighbourhood. The house was surrounded by theatres, music halls, and public-houses, and if Mr. Morton was allowed to erect the concert-room which he proposed upon the ground now occupied as stables at the back of the premises, the greatest inconvenience to the foot traffic in the street would be occasioned. The premises for which the license was required were not yet built, and. he thought there would be plenty of time for Mr. Morton to make his application after he had completed his building operations. The Chairman (Mr. H. Pownall) said there was nothing singular in Mr. Morton making the application before the concert-room was built. All the licenses that had been granted to the most important of them had been given before they were constructed. Mr. Woodwark, a magistrate, asked whether Mr. Mor ton had disposed of his interest in the Canterbury Hall. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine said Mr. Morton had still some pecuniary interest in that place, but he had nothing what ever to do with the management. The license was granted unanimously. POLICE INTELLIGENCE ( THIS DA I.) MARLBOROUGH -STREET. DARING ROBBERY OF A COLONEL'S WATCH.—James Atkins, described as a commercial traveller, was charged with stealing a valuable gold watch, the property of Col. George Macan, of the Indian army, under the folloWing very daring circumstances : Col. George Macan, of the Indian army, and residing at 14, St. James's-square, said—l was coming out of the opera last night, and going up the colonnade, when I felt a hand at my waistcoat-pocket, in which I had my watch, and on looking down found the chain hanging down and the watch gone. At the same time that I felt the hand I saw the prisoner just making his escape. I seized his cloak, but he managed to break away from me and to gat among the crowd. I ran after him calling " Stop thief," and he turned the corner of the arcade and ran down. Charles-street, still being under the arcade, but being checked there, he ran back into the Ilaymatket, and his foot slipping he fell to the ground, and before he could get up I came up to him and underneath him was my watch, which I possessed myself of. The glass was broken and the handle also, it having been wrenched from the chain. It is of the value of about 15 guineas, but ori ginally cost me 40. A gentleman was kind enough to as• silt me till a constable came up. I never lost sight of the prisoner. Fish, 331 A, said—Seeing a crowd assembled I went up, and the gentleman said the prisoner had taken his watch from his pocket. The prisoner said he was himself run ning after the thief to stop him, and hoped I would not take him into custody. The depositions having been read over, the prisoner was committed for trial. THAMES. porters in th e em pl o y ,omauanct'ioneer, of 274, EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY AN AUCTIONEER'S SERVAN T S. —John of I\ir. J J o a h C n ob w s i a ll n ia d m G ß eo u r r g d e o D u White chapel-road, were brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing a large quantity of miscellaneous property. Mr. Burden said the prisoners had been in his employ about nine months. They had the entire control and cus tody of the goods entrusted to him for sale, and he placed the greatest confidence in their integrity and honesty. He missed a quantity of goods from his sale-room last Thurs day, and again yesterday. He did not suspect the pri soners until yesterday (Thursday) evening, when, in consequence of information, he accompanied Dun away, a detective police-constable, No. 129 H, to the d welling of the prisoner Jacobs, No. 97, Back church-lane, where he gave him into custody and charged him with stealing a plated tea and coffee service. The prisoner said he was guilty, and took from his pocket two pawnbroker's duplicates —on e related to a plated coffee pot and a tea pot, and the other to two pairs of boots. Ho then searched his house and found it full of his goods from top to bottom. Mr. Yardley —What sort of goods ? Mr. B urden —Household furniture and utensils of every description have been stolen from my sale-room. The pri soner said he was not the only one guilty of robbing me, and said that Doman had also stolen goods from the sale-room. I said I thought it to be impossible, for Doman was a stupid and drunken fellow, but never ap peared to be dishonest. Jacobs wife and family said it was too true, and I then went along with Dunnaway to the dwellin g of Doman, No. 1, Goodman's-yard , Aldgate, and accused Doman of stealing a pair of boots and a bundle of knives and forks. He denied it, and said the property wa s in the sale room. Dunnaway searched the prisoner Donlan and found several pawnbrokers duplicates upon him relat ing to the knives, forks, boots, and other stolen property. Dunnaway, 129 11, confirmed all the material parts of Mr. Burden's evidence, and produced the duplicates re ferred to. In answer to a question by Mr. Yardley, Mr. Burdon said Doman had been in his service on and off three years, but as a weekly servant for nine months. Other evidence affecting the prisoners and clearly esta blishing their guilt was entered into. Jacobs said be did take his master's property out of the sale-room, and pawned it, and was as guilty as a man could be. Ile was very sorry for what he had done. Doman also pleaded guilty, Mr. Bowdler, the junior clerk, having completed the de positions, and read them over, the prisoners formally pleaded guilty, and Mr. Yardley, after commenting on the serious nature of their offence, said he gave them an opportunity o f pleading, and remanded them for the attendance of an other pawnbroker. The case terminated at ten minutes past one. ADVENT OF WINTER —SHIELDS, Thursday After noon.—The weather appears to be breaking up in the Northern Counties. Yesterday was miserably wet and in clement in the county of Northumberland, and to-day the weather has an extremely wintry appearance. Hail, sleet, and snow came up from the north in smart showers all this m orning, and the face of the landscape was quite white with the fallen hail. It is to be feared that the farmers who have not got their crops into the stack yards will be great attfferere. I ~,..e