The Sun. — London, England, 1860-12-21 00:00:00

~~ ~ ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN.—Under the Manaxement•of Miss pouisa Tyne and Mr. W. Harrison, Sole Lessees. IMPORTANT NOTICE. The Management find it necessary to announce to their Patrons that it will be impossible for a few nights at Christ- , mias to perform Balfe's eminently su:cessful Opera with the Grand Pantomime. The time in representation and scenic preparation for an Harlequinade of such magnitude, renders the temporary suspension of the brilliant Opera imperative. Boxes and places will continue to be booked daily at the Box-office for the reproduction of the Opera at an early date. The sensation created with the public on the first represen tation of Balfe's New Legendary Opera was most enthu siastic. Continuous applause marked its progress from the rise until the fall of the curtain. The demand for places daily at the Box-office to witness this great music -1 work of our popular English Composer, places the Management in the proud position of announcing the performance of BIANCA, THE BRAVO'S BRIDE, Every Evening until further Dotice. THIS EVENING, and during the BRAVO Belle's New Legendary Opera, BIANCA, THE 'S BRIDE: .Miss Louisa Fyne, Miss Thirlwall ; Messrs. A. Lawrence, J. Wharton, H. Corti, A. St. Albyn, G. Kelly, Wallworth, T. Distin, Lyall, and W. Harrison. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. Orchestra of Eighty Performers. Chorus of Fifty Voices. Concluding with a DTVERTISSEMENT.—Stage manawsr, Mr. Edward Stirling. Acting-manager Mr. Edward Murray. Doors open at 7 ; commence at half-past 7. No charge for booking, or fees to Box-keepers. At Christmas a Grand Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN BLUE BEARD ; or, Britannia and the Fairy Hope. Morn ing Performances every Wednesday and Saturday. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA COVENT-GARDEN. Under the Manazenvnt of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W, Harrison, Sole Lessees. On BOXING NIGHT, Dec. 26, and every Evening, wi be produced, with 0n exnenditure hitherto unattempted BARLEQUIN BLUE BEARD, the great Pantomine, pro. duced by Mr. Edward Stirling ; embracing the chief panto. mine talent of the day. A perfect galaxy of Clowns (Mr. Harry Boleno, Mr. Henry Payne, Mr. 1 Hillyard, and the Lilliputians. Rarlegnins,„ „Mr. Milano, Mr. F. Payne. Pantaloons... Mr. Barnes, Mr. Tanner. Columbines ....Mme. Bolena, Miss Clara Morgan. Sprites. .The Zelinski 'Family. Ballet 26 Lidies and Mr. W. IT. Payne. Gorgeous scenery, from the pencils of T. Grieve and Telbin, illustrating the moving events of the yea* ; decorations, by Blamire, on a sca'e of magnitude and expenditure without parallel ; fairy costumes, by Miss James and Mr. Coombes ; Eastern splend cur, pro^essions marches, doncing, fun, and frolic, unit , d to magical transformations by Sloman, pro duein, a combination of the grotesque and beautiful, recalling the golden days of pantomime for which Covent Garden stood alone and unaoproached. Commenc;ng, at seven, with the popular operetta of the MARRIAGE OF GEORGETTE, in which Miss Louisa Pyne will appear. Order the carriages at half-past 11. OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT 1, GARDEN—under the Management of Miss LOUISA FYNE and Mr. W. HARRISON, Sole Lessees. THIS EVENING, BIANCA, THE BRAVO'S BRI DE. 311;s Louisa Pyne, Miss Thirlwall ; 'Mr. W. Harrison Mr. A. Lawrence, Mr. H. Corr], Mr. St. Albyn, &c. Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon. And a DIVERTISSEMENT. Doors open at Seven. Commence at Half-past. PHEATWE-ROYAI„ HAYMARKET. Lefwee, Vt. J. B. BLIA9tOIIe, TTTTS FITENTNC the nertorrn.reeit Trill r.olpnwnni. with Sheridan't( comedy of THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Mr. Buckstctue, Miss Amy Sedfrwiek, &c. After which, GRIST TO THE MILL. Franeoise, Miss Rose Howard. To conclude with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. Commence at 7. HOY AT, PR TNCIT S S'S THFATR,E.— T.esßee and Manafzer. Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with SUSAN SMITH. To be followed by, at 8 o'clock, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Supported by Messrs. Pechter, A. Harris, Meadows, Graham, Shore. and Miss Murray. To conclude with THE GARIBALDI EXCURSIONISTS NE"r THEATRE-ROYAL. A DFLPHI. Sole Proprietor and ‘ranager, Mr. B. Webster. CHRTsTMAS EVE. Monday Holiday Night (by desire), THE COLLEEN BAWN. 11r. and Mrs. Boucicault. Boxes and places to he had at the Box-office, from 10 till 5. No charge for booking. Acting Manager—Mr. W. Smith. A DPIT,PHT, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, Sole P-nprktor and Mark-pr. Mr. Beni Wehate , •. Enzar.:ement for a limited number of nights of Miss Agnes Robertson and Mr. Dion Boucicault, who will appear every evening , lin the highly successful Drama of "The Colleen Bawn." THIS EVENING, AN UGLY CUSTOMER. Messrs. J. L. Toole, C. Selby, and Warde ; Miss K. Kelly, and Miss E. Thorne. Alter which, THE COLLEEN BAWN. D. Boucicault, D. Fisher, Billington, Falconer, Stephenson. C. J. Smith, Romer. Miss Agnes Robertson, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billington, and Mrs. Chatterley. After which, TITAT BLESSED BABY. Mr. Billington, Mr. J. L 'rook, and Miss K. Kelly. Doors open at halt-past B—Commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5. No charge for booking. Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes, £l. Orchestra Stal ; Pit, . Is. Bd ls, ss. • Balcony, 45.: Front Circle Stalls, is. • Pit Stalls, 25. . Amphitheatre, Is Gallery, 6d. —•- Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. A STIMPS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- Proprietor and Manager. Mr. Nirm. BATTY. Crowded Houses nightly to witness the Lions and the great Brute Tamer. Miss Rebecca Isaacs every Rven-Ing% Notice.—There will be no half-price during the engage ment of the Lions, except for children under ten years of age, and then to Pit and Boxes only. This Evening, a new Spectacle, entitled TAE LION CONQUEROR; or, The .Death 'Jungle, expressly for the Introduction of the Wonders of the Wor'd, " The Groupe of Performing Lions." The Lion Conqueror, Mr. J. Crockett. To be succeeded by Scenes in the Arena, supported by talented Parisian and British Artistes. CoDcludin7 with the First Ac , of THE DAUGHT.ER, OF THE REGIMENT. Marie, Riss Rebecca Isaacs. Doors open at half-Fast t 3, performance commence at 7. Box-office open daily from 11 till 4 Stare Ntanazer—Mr. W. Wrwr. Director of the Arena—Mr. Pearson. Batty's Prize Pantomime will be produced on a scale of great magnificence at Christmas. CANTERBURY Open Every Evening at Seven. GRAND - SELECTIONS (First Time) from LA FIGLIA DEL REGIMEN TO (Donizetti), NORMA, SONNAMBULA, and MARTHA. Principal Artistes Miss RUSSELL, Madame MARTA, Miss TYRRELL, Miss WILLIAMS, Mr. HENRY HERBERT, C. W. BERNARD, and Signor Tivom. Musical Director...., Mr. F. JONGTIMANS. HALL The Comic Department compri- es Messrs. J. BL Twit ARD, A. B. Bor.LlNGswoßni, Master BARRY, G. W. PELL, CHARLEY Fox, and E. MARSHALL. The Fine Arts Gallery has been enriched by the addition of the late John Martin's three Grind Pictures—viz., "THE GREAT DAY of TITS WitATH." "TAE PLAINS of HEAVEN," and "THE LAST JUDGMENT," on view until 12 o'clock at Night. THE WEATHER,—SuN OFFICE, DEC. 2L TIMMOMETEIt, IN THE SHADS. 34—highest since noon yesterday. 27—lowest this morning and during the night. 33—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.90. WIND—N.-Easterly—fresh; with cold frosty weather, and some sunshine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAY.—Morning, 7h. 40m.—Afternoon, B h. 7m. Tn-m ORR ow.-Morning., Bh. 39m.—Afternoon, 9b. 11m. _ e.... 4 ..., • ...19.• ,-,!'' AAI . 4, , ~,,,/s • 4 - =- 47 ' ,4, -, - :ii \ •;!4 - , 4 -6., ., ,s Ftt,_,,,1,--...;,._ ki ~,,,,, i...„„ Li -lii , , ' ,11: . ,,,. ;,,c, p L o lt _ ,~~} ~ THE SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY, DEC. 21, 1880. Of all our public men none owes more than Lord PALMERSTON to our Volunteers, and handsomely he repaid the debt on Wednesday at Romsey. To them he owes, in great Dart, the position he has been able to take in the Councils of Earope throughout this year, If the moral influence of England has, according to the testimony of Italians themselves, worked wonders in their behalf, if Austria could not be haughty towards us; but a bove all, if the French army could not ask of their EmpEROR, to lead th em to the sack of London, or to scout our representations on the right of Italy to settle its own affairs, all this i s very muc h t o b e su cc ess of th e V olunteer Move attributed to th e ff ment. It is rema rkable ho w di erent the tone of the continental press has been, ever since the We increased our army, Review in Hyde Park. with them we doubled our navy, still there were the chances of war for an invader, they might be in his favour; and then, when he landed, and had defeated the English army, why, there was but the nation of shopkeepers a set of bourgeoisie who would pay anything to save their shops from being plundered. One short year taught them, however, that these shopkeepers were soldiers in heart ; though honest, civil tradesmen, earning an honest livelihood, that they were very apt, and handy too, at soldiers' exercises, and that, if need were, the hundred and fifty thousand would very quickly multiply to a million, and leave small chance indeed to any army which could possibly be landed. With a sullen growl or two the foreign press tacitly acknow ledged that, should accident ever carry an invading fleet safely away from our navy, or even through it, yet the land of Rifle Volunteers was not to be e a 5 5 . 1 37 rifled by marauders. Ve are not quite sure that LOO PALMEASTON - gave an exactly correct account of the feeling which originated the rifle corps. He compared it with that which gave birth to the volunteers when an army threatened our shores from the other side the Channel; it was necessary that then the young and vigorous of the nation should arm to any extent. But he attributed the present move. ment to a conviction that the army needed, per manently, such a supplement as the volunteer force. We think it would have been more correct to say that conviction followed the movement rather than caused it. The cause was undoubtedly the myste rious and hostile proceedings of our next neigh bour. When the country saw a fleet building which could have no object but that of readiness to attack this wintry at any time—when it knew that, though to the last degree improbable, it was always possible that our fleet might be evaded or beaten, than the - feeling arose that we ought to train ourselves to the possibility of meeting any enemy which might break through our first line of defence ; • and after the fear of this danger passed away, there was what Lord PALMERSTON, incor rectly we think, describes as the origin of the movement, " a deep and reflecting sense on the part of the people of this country that there might be an occasion for the services of such men. They felt that though we were at peace, though-there was no immediate chance of any danger to the country, that still nevertheless there was wanting some additional force in support of the regular army and the militia." May that feeling deepen and spread till the number and efficiency of our volunteers may enable us to reduce that worst of institutions in a free State—our Standing Army. Lord PALMERSTON remarked, justly enough, that to dwell on the merits of our army and navy in proposing a toast was quite a work of surplus age; their merits were historical, and the only thing on which they could be congratulated was, on keeping up their old renown. He seems dis posed, however, to commend what his Government, of course, would have the chief credit of, the ad mirable equipment of the army which has just con quered peace at Pekin. We have had, he said, " recently, in those operations which we were com pelled to undertake in China, an example of the most perfect discipline, of the most complete effici ency in every branch of the service, and not only of the most distinguished gallantry but also of the most complete and rapid success. There never was an expedition that was better appointed, better equipped, better supplied with everything that is necessary for carrying on war, and war at the opposite part of the globe ; where, from difficulties of distance, difficulties of the means of transport, and difficulties peculiar to the nature of the country in which the operations were carried on, more allowance ought to be made, if any portion of the service had been found wanting in anything requi site for its complete efficiency. But on the contrary we may say it with pride that there never was a military and naval force better equipped, and more successful than that." We have every reason to think, from all the accounts that have yet reached us, that these self-congratulations are not more than the noble Lord was entitled to give utterance to as the head of his Government. Every hind rance and delay in the China expedition has been due to the unpreparedness of our allies not of our selves, and though the extent of the operations is so different, yet every one must have been struck with the difference between them and the opera tions parallel in point of time of the Crimean war. But Lord PALMERSTON is everything by turns, and the object of the meeting at Romsey found him equally at home, on military and agricultural topic. In the morning addressing agricultu ral labourers, in the evening the gentry and respectables of the district. To the former he talked, in awarding them their prizes, of the double blessing of a good conscience from having done their work as they ought, and the com mendation of our fellow-men as expressed by the. prizes given. And—following up his doctrinal theology delivered, if we remem ber: rightly, in the same district, " that all children are born good," by practice—he urged the labourers not to spoil the good little creatures be stowed on them by Providence, for " the goodness or badness of the conduct of children depends not simply upon their natural disposition, but still more, and more greatly upon the example and upon the precepts which they receive from their parents." A text on which he preached a very respectable little village sermon, which we trust will be better heeded than most delivered by duly authorised teachers. In the evening came the landlords' turn ; and to them cottages was the topic. Here, too, he was on the watch to " improve" his theology to practi cal purposes. Having exhorted the labourers in the morning to keep their children as good as they were born, in the evening he told the landlords that they must help the labourers in this effort. They must build them cottages adapted to preserve the families who inhabited them from the most debasing of immoralities, cottages which should not at the same time injure the health and utterly destroy that grand safeguard of virtue, modesty. His main arguments for this were, however, we must own, of a rather commer cial character. Landlords would, he showed, find that it paid to build good cottages adjacent to their farms. A healthy, respectable class of labourers, who had not the needless fatigue of a long walk to their work, would snake a farm let for more, and then, if the landlord got but a very low interest for the money laid out on the cottages, he would more than make it up in the better rent of his farms. He compared the cottages with the outbuildings and sheds for cattle on the farm, and told them that good buildings for labourers would raise the value of a farm as much as good shelter for cows and horses. Herein his Lordship is unquestionably right, and we hope that under his instructions the old adage of the degeneracy of each generation compared with the preceding one will be altogether removed —that we shall be better than our fathers, and the next generation better than ours. Honour to whom honour is due. It is the instinctive wish of every warm-hearted Englishman. And in obedience to this generous instinct Lord CLYDE has been cordially welcomed back to England. His first grQeting was from his gallant companions in arms assembled together to do him honour in the great Military Club at the West End. The City has now emulated the course already pursued in his regard by his professional brethren in the fashionable part of town. His Lordship has received the Freedom of the City— , presented to him, according to custom, with all due ceremonial in the Guildhall. He was last evening banquetted with a yet pleasanter ceremo nial, in the estimation at least of a Briton, at the E g yptian Hall of the Mansion House—his host being the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, his fellow -guests inelm:in g many distinguished citizens of the empire —among them one of the Ministers of the Crown, one of the ex - Ministers of the Crown, and his Royal Highness theCommander in-Chief. It was the last mentioned illustrious Prince who enjoyed (as became him) the p rivile ge and satisfaction of passing upon the Honoured G:est of the Evening- that tribute of praise for good and g :eat deeds done at the point of his own sword and at the:noatla of th e enemy's cannon, that high and enviable cCtinmendi ition which in the sight of us all, in the view of the whole empire, Lord CLYDE has so often earl:fed by his heroic achievements. It was a soldier's ti ibuto, that proffered last night at the LORD MAYC NR'S hospitable board to the Conqueror of the Beni ; ml Rebellion—it was a true soldier's tribute, worthy CLYDE and , alike of Lord of H.R.H. the Duke of CA-. VBRIDGE. Not that the Commander-in-Chief had fiwmally to propose the toast of the evening, " The Health of COLIN CAMP BELL, Lord CLYDE"—tkat office, the pleasurable office of proposing that toast t o the convivial assem bly in the banqueting - hall of the Mansion-house, devolving, of course, by right s upon the LORD MAYOR as the chairman and host of these festi vities—but that the Duke of CAMBRIDGE availed himself of the opportunity presavted to him for dilating upon Lord CLYDE'S conspicuous merits as a military commander when responding in his own capacity as official head of the profession, namely, in H.R.H.'s capacity as the General Commanding-in-Chief. Conscious whilst uttering the words we are about to transcribe from the close of the Royal Duke's speech yesterday evening, conscious while uttering these words that he was in some measure infringing upon the prero gative of the Chairman, inasmuch as he undertook thus by anticipation to be the eulogist of the noble and gallant lord, his Royal Highness said, frankly nevertheless :—" I feel that I cannot conclude the few observations T rose t o make without expressing the great pleasure and satisfaction which I derive from being present on an occasion when the citizens of London have met to do honour to my noble and gallant friend who sits on your right (Lord CLYDE). The highest compliment which can be paid to a soldier is to be assured of the confidence and respect of a great community such as this assembly represents. The city of London has always shown itself willing to express its gratitude to its illustrious citizens, and I am sure no greater honour could be done to Lord CLYDE than that which you conferred upon him to day by electing him to your freedom. Of this, too, I am persuaded, that you could not have be stowed that honour upon a better soldier, or one who deserved higher of his country, than my noble and gallant friend." That manly and most grati fying expression of admiration from the lips of H.R.H. the Commander-in-Chief, brief though it was in itself, was, in spite of its brevity, all. suffi cient. It left the Lord Mayor but little to say when he came at length in due course to the toast of the evening. That little, however, was right well said by Lord Mayor CUBBITT when after the utterance of the now historic name of Lord CLYDE, he averred that so long as English history should be read, the story of the siege and relief of Luckaow would be regarded as one of its most brilliant episodes. It is an old story by this time, but one that we all yet love to linger over, familiar though we are long since with all its varied and thrilling incidents. And it is a tale of lofty valour and of most affecting endurance with which, as the avenging and succouring hero of that romance of reality, the name of Lord CLYDE is for ever glori ously associated. Epitomising the whole story in a few sentences full of deep feeling and most heroic remembrances, Lord CLYDE spoke as follows of the part it had been his privilege to take in that most memorable adventure :—" England," said Lord CLYDE, " nay the whole civilised world, was horror struck at the massacre of Cawnpore, and General HAVELOCK had just commenced his heroic march. That was an anxious moment for England and for the destiny of our empire in India ; but, happily for that country, its destiny was confided to a Governor-General who had a mind and a heart equal to the emergency. I was sent to join an army which any man would have been proud to command, and from the beginning I felt certain that the restoration of British sway in India was merely a work of time. I can never forget the singleness of heart and devoted loyalty which animated all ranks of that army, from the highest to the lowest. Nor can I refrain from rendering a tribute of hearty admira tion for the gallant behaviour of our brethren of the civil service. I. must also refer, in terms of equal admiration, to the planters and other private indi viduals who suddenly found themselves thrown upon their own resources, and in the midst of a savage enemy showed a courage and determination worthy of all praise. I think, therefore, that England may well be proud of her sons in that part of the world. By the blessing of a kind Providence I left India in the enjoyment of peace and tranquillity ; and I believe that a new era of development and prosperity is in store for that great empire under the sway and protection of our gracious SOYEREIGN." To these magnanimous sentences not another syllable need be appended. They are very nobly commemo rative of our anxieties of the past, and most auspiciously anticipative of the fulfilment of all our more eager and sanguine hopes in regard to the future—the past and future, that is, of British rule in Hindostan. BURFOR.b'S PANORAMA.—MESSINA. Mr. Burford has prepared his annual for the Christmas holidays, as well as the other caterers for the public entertainment. It is somewhat of the largest size, but it will not be the less acceptable on that account, seeing that it is a very beautiful and accurate panorama of the city of Messina, just now one of the most interesting localities in Europe. The view is taken fiom the Lighthouse, whence the eye takes in the whale of the city and famed suburban Orange Groves, the waters of the Faro, and the distant Calabrian coast. Nothing is omitted, the spacious harbour, the gloomy Laza retto, and the deep waters in which, close up to the quay walls, are moored the commercial ships of the world. The classical student may see the fained Charybdis, and the admirer of scenery will be charmed with the perspective of the straits and the distant mountains just tipped with snow. There could hardly have been chosen a better time than the present for the opening of a panorama of Messina, when the incidents of the Sicilian revolu tion are fresh in every one's memory, and the end is still in suspense. The spectator who visits Mr. Burford's picture will be not only pleased with its artistic beauties, but he may rely upon its having all the correctness of a map. THE - SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBCR 21, 1860. STRAND THEATRE. Last evening Mr. J. Clarke, the favourite comedi an , took his benefit, on which occasion the house was crowded to excess. The entertainments consisted of the new and deservedly successful drama of the "Post Boy," and several good forces, amongst which was " Anthony and Cleopatra," The part of Anthony was of course sustained by Mr. Clarke, who acquitted himself with his usual ability. Miss M. Oliver appeared for the first time as Cleopatra, and a more piquant piece of acting cannot be imagined. The celebrated pas was given with great spirit ; and from the applause that followed the descent of the curtain, a new " run" seems destined for this very capital piece. SAVINGS BANKS.—In the year ended the 20th of November last the deposits made in the Bradford Savings bank exhibited a total increase of £27,834 16s. Bd., and the number of depositors an increase of 896. There were in all 9,130 depositors, having open accounts amounting to £207,617 19s. 9d. The sum received during the year amounted to £61,839 6s. 9d., and the payments, including a small portion of interest, to £39,672 12s. 7d. Last year was the most prosperous one which the Bradford Savings bank has yet had. _ _ _ On Tuesday the English steamer Havre, which plies between Havre and Southampton, was decked out with flags in the former po r t, a s a sign of rejoicing at the of passports. DISTR FINS 111 , TRADE CAUSED BY LOANS TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. Every attempt has been made upon each renewal of the Bank Charter to push into circulation the notes of that establishment, and to withdraw those of other banks, or load them with burdensome restrictions and prohibitions. Thus to uphold one single monopoly, to the great prejudice of the public, is unjust to other bankers and to the entire nation—the effect of which is now showing itself in trade generally. Banks that used to accommo date their clients are now so circumscribed that they can only do so with difficulty, always taking care that large men only are those upon whom they look favourably. The hard- working, plodding man stands no chance during these torturing pres sures that now so frequently take place. Having no voice nor position, his miseries must be endured in silence; to the usurious discounter he is driven by the pressure which he formed no part in bring ing about. Who forms that desolating soul destroying pressure now occurring at every change of the wind ? Who, but the dealers in gold, com posed of speculators of the Bank of England down to all speculators in betting rings and on exchanges, men who toil not by production, but exercise tricks that can be practised upon those that do. Now, traffic in money has become such a profitable trade that its members are grown rich, thereby powerful enough to insult the common sense of the com mercial body by sending gold away, in order to make it more scarce at home, by which it becomes more valuable to them and less attainable by commerce. This exportation of money upon foreign loans and Government secu rity is now the great bane of English commerce. First of all, because it is not bearing its proper share in taxation ; gold lent abroad by the English people ought ever to be taxed wherever it goes by Great Britain, otherwise taxation bears doubly hard upon those remaining at home. The answer may by some be made to this remark that the loaner rests in England, therefore his profits are taxed in his income and property tax. I must protest against such a mode of argument, for money lent abroad in loan to Governments ought to pay the self-same tax that would attach to it were it to remain in Eng land. That same money remaining in England, borrowed by a manufacturer, would pay a tax in addition to the tax derived by the loaner; the loanee would also pay a tax upon the profits of the money borrowed ; this last tax is lost to England, causing a double pressure of taxation upon those who remain at home. This is taking a new view of the consequences of foreign loans, and account ing for the difficulty English people now experi ence in paying their taxes, and also the increased difficulty they have in paying their way at all. Drained of their circulating medium at home, by having it taken out of its natural channel, England's suffering has grown to be unendurable. Anxieties are by this money exportation rendered an inflic tion, destroying soul and body, destroying the best and most honest minds ; for the devil-may-care speculator feels nothing, has no conscience, forms not one of the producing power, but trips up those who do, and whose minds are necessarily so absorbed wholly about productions that they do not study money laws, though they so directly concern them. The distress of 1860 is frightful and sinful to the State that seeks not to apply the remedy. This remedy is at hand, and needs only a little honesty and fair legislation. It can be made to appear to be very intricate, but in reality it is not, nor need it appear to be in the eyes of any man of business. The money laws simplified are not intricate, the technicalities of jobbing in money has nothing to do with money ; the man that really understands the monetary system knows as little about its jobbery as possible. Money laws to be wholesome must favour the producing power, not the speculating power, which never ought to have been allowed an existence. All other nations are making attempts to supply their public with a currency and circulating medium, but Great Britain ; this unfortunate island, so rich in wealth, is most neglected in her home circulation ; the result is fearfully felt in England at the present mament. The tortures of Neapolitan dungeons were not more agonising than is that horrid pressure on the brain caused by the sudden and frequent tightness in the money market brought about by the tricks in the money loaners and speculators. It is a sin of the worst descrip tion, for it leaves the honest industrious man worse off by his industry, worse off by his attempts to be honest; for while money tricksters have the making of their own laws by which they impose upon industry, there is no help nor hope for fair enterprise. The remedy is, first, to tax all the money lent abroad—the tax to be paid by the borrowers so long as the money shall be retained by them, at the same rate that Great Britain pays, viz., 10d. per an num. Freetraders will call out, this is Protection Yes, I answer ; but against what ? •It is Protection against the ruin that must fall upon English com merce without it. It also forms a provision for that extension of banking operations that must render England the greatest nation in the world, without loss to her domestic operations. Great Britain will thus render all nations tribu tary to the vast empire from which they derive their monetary resources. It is unjust, indeed, to punish home commerce by withdrawing from it that which it laboured so hard to obtain, and having obtained, has a right to a voice in retaining. Bankers must always be allowed good profits, and trade must ever uphold a respectable body of men as bankers. They necessarily must be responsible and wealthy men ; but before Great Britain should extend her influence wider over the face of the globe, paramount to her extension is the just prin ciple of action on which all things should be based. Her greatness should only be commensurate with her fairness universally, because warfare and ex pense are ever the consequence of unjust oppression, sooner, or later, undermined by unsound laws. Its greatness apart from this can never be upheld ; while also history shows us that a nation never has had peaceful permanence where it has not had justice. Bankers might say, why it is impossible—foreign loans never can be taxed; individuals have a right to lend their own money the same as merchants have a right to export merchandise ; but I answer that the merchandise and the medium by which you measure the value of that merchandise are two distinct values. By sending merchandise away from England we do not increase the value of it, because we have an indefinite power of production by virtue of the money. The more we export, the more we can make for further exportation. Not so with money and gold bars. The money metals are chosen because of their invariability of supply, thereby giving a fixity of measurement of value. Gold cannot be manufactured to an indifferent extent ; a slow supply only furnishes the bullionists with their specie. The difference is as great as distinctions can make them between money definite and manufactories indefinite. Beyond this argument there is another of greater importance: by exporting money on loans the nation is minus that plus which the foreign state has received. England, therefore, short of the very amount gone abroad, suffers first by the want of it, after that by the departure of that money which while remaining in England would have yielded an amount of taxation to the State which the re- maining capital left has to pay. Again, it may be said that England is taxed upon her capital, therefore the loaner holds his capital denomination, if not his money, and is taxed upon his income therefrom. This is true; but this would be the case were the money lent at home, the capital denomination would be the same, bat another at home would be paying his income tax at home which he derived from the loan at home ; this second income tax is lost to the State, and, perchance, a third and a fourth. Money multiplying by money made at home causes more than a second payment of in _ _ . come tax from our sum of money loaned during the year. The capital twice turned over pp twice toe __ amount of income tax ; so in every way both the State and the individuals composing it suffer, and are minus all that amount lent also ; we are short the profits as well as the tax that would be deriv able upon the money lent abroad to foreign Go vernments. It is a game that answers well the purpose of foreign countries, but it is astonishing that this nation remains so short-sighted, or not so short sighted, knowingly and selfishly carrying on this money traffic regardless of the injury we do to commerce and to the nation. Foreign countries may argue that gold is sent to England first of all, and by these foreign supplies England is enabled to resupply other countries, but this is an argument without analogy, for when bullionists receive gold bars they buy them; they do not borrow them, but pay for them in bona fide currency. England has become the emporium both for the receipt anl export of bullion, but England bor rows not from other countries, so that other coun tries productive of gold stand in no different rela tion to England, than do countries that supply other articles for manufacture, since they do not lend to England. In order to illustrate my mean. ing more clearly, take the round sum of £2,000,000 as the amount at present lent abroad. This amount, taxed as . a tributary tax, at the rate only of our present income tax of 10d. in the pound, would yield annually £8,333,333 6s. Bd., a good round sum to apply to the reduction of taxes at home. But 10d. is placed on the income, not on the property, will be argued .with much seeming cogency. My answer is made by the fact of the earnings of labour, which is property as much as money lent. This, already, is taxed at 10d. in the pound. We shall find that £200,000,000 is only a small item in foreign loans. When we take out of the amount of European nations the two great national debts of England and France, estimating one to be £780,000,000 and the other £340,000,00. we shall find in round figures the sum of £1,023,000,000 to be the amount remaining of the European national debts, composed of—Russia, £300,000,000 ; Aus tria, £315,000,000; Spain, £147,000,000; Holland, £96,000,000 ; Prussia, £32,000,000; Sardinia, £35,000,000 ; Belgium, £25,000,000 ; Denmark, £23,000,000 ; all others, £50,000,000 total, £1,023,000,000. Taking therefrom £600,000,000 to have been borrowed from England, at least, 10d. in the pound would leave, as a tributary tax to Great Britain, the enormous sum of £24,999,999. Now, 25 mil lions of money is enough to attract the attention of a Chancellor of her Majesty's Exchequer. This would be only placing the money lent abroad upon the same rate of taxation as money earned at home. If it be said that 10d. is too much, so much the better; for foreign loans having furnished English commerce so muck, they ought to bear a prohibi tory tax, as home commerce is suffering just in pro portion to the amount lent abroad. MERCATOR. THEATRE ROYAL, NEW ADELPIJI. The burlesque extravaganza here is from the pen of Mr. Henry J. Byron, and is entitled, "Blue Beard, from a New Point of Hue." The subject is one which will bo a lasting one to the burlesque writers, as the story is popular, admits of any amount of glitter and show, and, above all, peculiarly dramatic. The novelty in the treatment of the Adelphi version consists in making Blue Beard not merely a tyrant, but a kind of Othello, with much that is good in him, but with a jealous ear too ready to listen to the suspicions poured into it by Sister Anne (Miss Kate Kelly), an envious young lady, bearing a strong hatred to her sister Fatima (Miss Woolgar), who has supplanted her in the affections of Selim (Miss Emily Thorne), a dash ing young officer of Spahis. Abomelique (Mr. J. L. Toole) succeeds (by picturing to Fatima the wretched existence her family must lead should she refuse to relieve her insol vent parent by wedding him) in carrying her home as his bride. Fatima, in the third scene, which is supposed to take place six weeks after the first, exhibits affection for Abomelique, who has treated her with kindness and atten tion, and although she has raised some little uneasiness in his mind by exhibiting the trifling caprices peculiar to par venues, appears to have settled down to her lot with cheer fulness. But Sister Anne, who suspects Selim to have a hankering still for his lost love, and burns to remove her sister altogether, plots her downfall and destruction with the fiendish malignity peculiar to melodramatic monsters in female form. She inflames the jealousy of the already slightly irritated Abomelique, who (as in the old story) goes a journey, leaving the keys with Fatima, strictly enjoining her not to enter , a certain Blue Chamber. The obedient Fatima, who has no intention of crossing her husband's will, is however induced by the artful Anne (who suggests the possibility of the Blue Chamber being a seraglio) to enter the fatal apartment. The sequel may soon be told. She enters the room, drops the key, and is discovered in her disobedience by her husband, who re turns, unexpectedly, rather inebriated, and particularly sulky. Fatima, who has been informed by Shacabac (Mr. Paul Bedford), a sort of Turkish Jeames, and Beda (Miss Laidlaw), of the fate •of the 19 previous spouses of Abomeliqne, attempts to escape from the turret, but is pre vented by the watchful and considerate sister. Abome lique, on discovering his wife's disobedience, is about to despatch her, when Selim and a select party of Spahis rush in at the right moment and arrest the fatal blow. Reflection, combined with the fact of his being run through by Selim, turns Abomelique from his purpose, and he forgives his wife, who has refused to have anything to say to her former lover, and also Anme, to whom Selim has refused to have anything to sar t , All the desired effect is obtained in this scene witho'a disclos ing to the audience the disagreeable spectaci.e of the Blue Chamber with the headless wives, always 'father a revolting picture at the end of a comic drama. The overture and in cidental music composed and arranged by Mr. Chas. Hall. The scenery, painted by Mr. P. Phillips and Mr. Thomp son, is peculiarly brilliant and appropriate. The procession, dances, and groupings arranged by Mr. W. Smith, and the entire mounting of the piece characterised by Mr. Webster's invariable taste and liberality. ROYAL LYCEUM T.HEATRE. The Christmas Extravaganza at this theatre is entitled Chrystabelle; or, the Rose without a Thorn.—The first scene presents the lawn before and exterior of the summer pavilion of the Princess Chrystabelle. Preparations are being made for a grand state festival, under the direction of the Major-domo, who very quickly informs us that the festival is to be held in joint honour of the return of his mistress's three suitors, Prince Lilywhite, Prince Expedient, and Prince Finesse, and of her betrothal to one of them. Scene 2d.—ls a suburban street in Dewdropland. We are immediately introduced to Peppo, the Princess'sfavou rite page; he has been given a part to study, and a show man's dress as a masquerade, but does not exactly know the object until the major-domo, also disguised as a peep showman, arrives and says that the Princess has designed a little plot to test her suitor's faith. They open the peep, and amongst other curiosities, boast that they have got the rose without a thorn. The Princes, somewhat in credulous, pay for a peep, and so charmed with the view, that they each endeavour to buy ; it is too profitable to be sold for money, but he will exchange it for an equal curiosity. This leads to a scene of banter, which is aided by Peppo stepping forward and telling them that they must deserve, not buy Fair Chrystabelle. He pro duces silver rings, gives them one each, and tells them to go to the neighbouring ivy dell, where, according to ancient legends , fairies are in the habit o f en d eavouring to mislead an beguile love-sick wanderers ; and whose stands this test and brings back his ring unchanged at morn shall have for prize—The Rose without a Thorn. Scene the 3d—ls the Ivy Dell, haunted for the occasion by very loveable fairies. The Princess Chrystabelle and the ladies of her court disguised in imaginary elfin costume. The directions which the Princess gives her train conveys to us the fact that she wishes her lovers to be misled as to their real character, so that their faith may be fairly tested. Scene 4th.—Titania's Bower in Fairy Land.—lndignant at the Princess's doubt or disbelief of her power, Titania r s olves to assay all her spells to wile away her princely :over's heart. Odours divine in langour steep his soul, While aerial strains attune to love's control. Scene sth.—Transports us to a Hall in the Palace of the Princess Chrystabelle. Our friend, the Major-domo, having he-assumed his proper position, is plunged into a great state di fftculty. The Princess is, if not absolutely ill, disposed to become so. Prince Lilywhite has not been heard of since he broke into -a bank and disappeared. The Major-domo is afratd Chrystabelle will not marry either of the other two Princes, and as she is bound by her fath er ' s w ill to chose one, or lose her throne, he f els, as her confidant, on the horns of a dilemma. He endeavours to gain time by putting off the decision. Expedient and Finesse arrive minus their rings, but followed by Mephiste and Scapin, who pro vide them with substitutes of silver, newly bought at double the price of gold. Th e M a j or -d omo i s called upon to commence the ceremony—he attempts some delay on Prince Lily white's account. After a time, Mephiste sug gests that the Prince had gone off with a fairy; but Lily white enter on the word, and is joyfully received. The in vestigation of the rings commences. The Major-domo declares those returned by Expedient and Finesse to be counterfeits. They begin to bluster,when the ladies to whom they gave their rings come forward and confound them by presenting the original. Prince Lilywhite presents his ring. It is declared to be genuine. His faith's been tested and his truth stands clear, and by general acclaim he is admitted to deserve the Rose without a Thorn. He is solemnly conducted to an arch, the interior of which is screened by a curtain, amidst a general excitement of expectation; this is withdrawn and discovers the Princes Chrystabelle on a pedestal. If love can soften o'er the ills of life, Bairn every wound, and still the, voles of strife, Make me thy rose, assured the gentlest grief Will only be the rumpling of a leaf. Prince Lilywhite joyfully accepts her as indeed " The Rose without a Thorn." rhe other Princes are paired with the ladies to whom they gave their rings, and after some wit-snapping between Soapin and Mephiste, the • Princess Chrystabelle, to illustrate the moral of the fable, shows them a g - rap 4 transformation scene of an artist's typical dream of " The Vision of the Rose! Its Fading at Eve, and the Mr.y-bloom of the Wild Briar ;" Pain ted, need iire say expressly for the Princess, by Mr. William Ca 10; Her Most Gracious Majesty has, we are informed, contributed 100 guineas to the fund in aid of the distressed riband weavers of Coventry and its neighbourhood. Sub scriptions will be received by Jones, Loyd. and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn, Mills, and Co. ; and by Messrs. Drummond. His Excellency the Ambassador of France and the Countess de Flahault and Miss Elphinstone de Flahault are staying at Bowood, on a visit to the Marquis of Lans downe. The Earl and Countess of Westmoreland are expected in town to-day from Apthorpe Park, Northamp tonshire. His lordship has taken the Earl of Tankerville's house in South Audley-street for a few months. The Earl of Shelburne leaves Lansdowne House to morrow for Bowood. The Countess of Winchilsea and Lady Florence Page have arrived at the St. George's Hotel. Viscountess Falmouth was safely delivered of a son on Wednesday at Tonbridge Wells. A marriage is arranged, and will shortly take place, between Lord Otho Fitzgerald and Lady Matilda Butler, daughter of the Countess of Glengall. Sir G. C. Lewis returned to town yesterday from Wilton House, Wilts. The Hon. James Fitz waiter Butler, eldest son and heir of Lord Dunboyne, has recently assumed the addi tional name and arms of Clifford, in consequence of his marriage with the only surviving child and heiress of Col. Henry Morgan Clifford, of Llantilio, near Abergavenny, M.P. for Hereford. • The bar silver brought by the West I'idia steamer has been disposed of at 611 d. per oz., being the same price as that obtained for the previous arrival, although in the meanwhile sales to a considerable extent were effected at 61 id. ASSOCIATED SOCIETIES OF EDINBURGH UNIVER SITY.—The poll for the election of an Honorary President of the Associated Societies of Edinburgh University took place on Tuesday afternoon and evening. The following was the state of the poll at the close :—Professor Aytoun, 177; Mr. Thackeray, 77 , and Mr. Ruskin, 58. Galignani says :—" The Empress went to Rueil two days back to pray beside the remains of her sister, which lie in a chapel of the church there, awaiting removal to Spain, where a monument is being erected to receive them. Her Majesty heard mass in the chapel." THE PROPOSED NEW DIOCESE OF COVENTRY.-- Lord Palmerston returned the following reply to the memo rial from Coventry, praying that a new bishopric might be created in the diocese of • Worcester :—" Downing-street, Dec. 12, 1860.—Sir,—I am desired by Lord Palmerston to acknowledge the receipt of the memorial from the clergy of the diocese of Worcester, which accompanied your letter of the 10th inst., and to inform you that there are no means of creating a new bishopric, even if it were desirable to do so. —I remain, sir, your obedient servant, C. G. BARRINGTON. The Yen. the Archdeacon of Coventry." THB CHINA MAIL.—The next China mail is due at Malta to-morrow. It should bring advises from Shanghai up to the 7th ult., and from Hong Kong up to the 12th ult. If the telegraph is working between Malta and Sicily, we may expect a telegram with China news to-morrow. FATAL ACCIDENT AT MALTA.—On the night of Saturday, the Bth December, at 11 o'clock, a melancholy accident occurred to Captain A. R. Elliott, of the Greek and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's steamer Modern Greece, which vessel arrived on the same day from London. The unfortunate captain was walking on the deck, when he accidentally fell into the hold, causing a concussion of the brain and several contusions on the body, from which he died an hour afterwards, notwithstanding the immediate medical assistance rendered him by Assistant-Surgeon. J. Trimble, of her Majesty's frigate Melpomone. His remains were interred on the morning of the 10th in the Braxia burying. ground, and the vessel proceeded on her voyage to the Piraeus of Athens, Constantinople, and Odessa, on tbe night of the same day, Mr. C. Preston, the chief officer, having assumed the command under the authority of the Court of Commerce. The deceased has left a widow and four children to lament his untimely end. IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN GRAIN, &c.—There were imported into Hull last week as follows :—Wheat, 10,367 qrs. ; barley, 9,677 qrs. ; oats, 1.020 qrs. ; beans, 1,583 qrs.; peas, 1,849 qrs. ; and tares, 1,231 qrs.; linseed, 9,036 qrs. The duty paid on foreign wheatr and flour at the same port last week was £42 13s. 100. on 2,277 cwt. THE WYBERTON MURDER.—Thos. Richardson, convicted at the last Lincoln assizes of the murder of a policeman named M'Brian, at Wyberton, received intelli gence from the governor of the gaol on Wednesday even ing that he had been respited for a week. Yesterday morn ing Mr. John Norton, jun., the sheriff for the city of Lin coln, received a communication from the Home• office, inti mating that in consequence of the memorial received, a reconsideration of Richardson's case had taken place, and that the Home Secretary had advised her Majesty to com mute his sentence of death to penal servitude for life, upon which recommendation her Majesty had acted. Richardson was to have been executed to-day. THE FRENCH TREATY.—It is a matter of some importance to persons interested in the new commercial treaty with France to know the tariff of charges on Eng lish goods imposed under it only holds with regard to such goods when shipped in English or French bottoms. Eng lish goods (including even those from which the duties have been removed altogether) when shipped in foreign vessels are subject to a duty of 25 centimes per 100 kilogrammes weight, as under the pre-existing navigation laws of France, which laws are only altered so far as the articles in the new treaty are concerned when shipped in English and French vessels. We learn that, in answer to the repre sentation of Dr. Kraetzer-Rassaerts, of Manchester, made on the 25th of November, the French Government have appointed a resident French Consular agent at Sheffield, and given that appointment to M. Bourdillon, Chancellor of the French Consulate in Newcastle. The President of tke Manchester Chamber of Commerce has conveyed the thanks of the Chamber to Dr. Kraetzer-Rassaerts in very flattering terms for his courteous assistance in all matters connected with the treaty. FEARFUL ACCIDENT—SHEILDS, Tharsday.—A most fearful accident occurred yesterday on the Blyth and Tyne Railway. The train for Sheffield and Percy Main left Morpeth at five minutes past 2 in the afternoon, and reached the Choppington station at 14 minutes past that hour. At the moment that it was starting from the latter station a stout, middle-aged man came running up. He seized hold of a handle of one of the carriage doors, but the steps being slippery he was hurled backward on to the platform, I the wheels of the train catching his feet. He was dragged on to the line, when the train passed over him, causing instant death. He was fearfully mangled. The deceased turns out to be a Mr. Tulloch, a traveller for a Scotch distillery. He formerly kept the Star and Garter Inn, in North Shields. On the previous night a special train, which was coming from Sunderland to Newcastle, ran into a luggage train very shortly after passing Brock ley Whins station. The latter train was knocked off the line by the force of the concussion. The occupants of the special train—many of them being ladies—were of course a good deal alarmed, but fortunately not one of them was hurt. FATAL POACHING AFFRAY.—On Wednesday last four men, named George Dredge, John Clements, Simon Perrett, and Isaac Stone, were taken before the magistrates at Hindon, charged with killing and slaying William Howard, a gamekeeper in the employ of Sir H. A. Hoare, at Stourhead, on the morning of the 10th inst, From the evidence of Henry Hasse, an underkeeper, it appeared that early on the morning in question he and other keepers (of whom the deceased was one) heard guns fired in a preserve known as Coomb-wood. They proceeded in that direction, and as they went heard other shots fired. After waiting for some time they saw four men approach— two of whom had a double, and another a single. barrelled gun. John Clements and George Dredge were two of them. Dredge said, " The very first that comes near me shall have it." At that time he held the butt of his gun towards the keepers, but afterwards turned the muzzle. Clements said, " Stand back, or I'll blow your brains out." Witness asked, " Would you shoot ?" and he replied, with an oath, " That he would." One of the keepers, a man named Evil, said he knew two of the four poachers, upon which three of them went away. Two minutes afterwards the report of a gun was heard, and Howard was found weltering in his blood, having been shot through the thigh. A keeper, named Maidment,•swore positively that he saw the shot fired by the prisoner Dredge, and that Clements presented a double-barrelled gun at his (witness's) head and pulled the trigger, but fortunately the charge did not explode. Evidence was also given to show that since the affray Dredge had had his whiskers shaved off. Howard lingered until Tuesday evening, when death put an end to his sufferings. Grass appeared to have been used as wad ding in the gun that was fired, for a quantity was driven some way into the wound. The muzzle of the gun was on a l s y fi a r y ed a . rd T or h t e w from o poor fllo's Dredgeth ghanwdhenit w magistrates the committed Cle ments for trial, but the other prisoners were discharged . SNOW STORM,—A very severelyfiangll osfevesrnaolWincWhaess experienced in the counties oft was Durham and Northumber land on Tue s d a y morn ing. It deep in some places, and there was an appearance that more would fall during the night. The very satisfactory intelli gence was received in Newcastle and Shields on Tuesday that the greater portion of the fleet of collier vessels which sailed the previous day had arrived at Gravesend, and that most of the large vessels bound on distant voyages which sailed on Friday and Saturday were passing through the Downs. The only wreck that has occurred is the M‘Leod, which got on Haisborough Sands on her voyage to London. THE SOURCES OF THE NILE.—The Royal.. Geo graphical Geo g al Society propos e ra i s i ng a subscription of £2,000, - for sending an expedition, under Mr. Petherick (her Ma jesty's Consul at Khartum), up the Nile, to explore its sources, and to aid th a t o f Captain Speke, already despatched b y way of Zanzibar for the same direction. The society gives £105; the Tor en-office, £100; Lord Ashburton and Miss Burdett Coutts each contributed £5O. An apreal is made to scientific men and others, and already £685 has been secured. Should the required sum be quickly raised Mr. Petherick undertakes to reach Gondokoro in Novem ber next ; he will then explore till March, 1862, and, after the rainy season, start afresh, and continue his travels till the end of 1863 la; 0;19 poginniDg of 1864. , L 'I E N 111 REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. PARIS, DEC. 21. The Moniteur publishes a decree regulating the right of precedence of the Ministers of State. The Moniteur also publishes the report of General Montauban, from which it appears that there are some inaccuracies in the accounts of the plundering of the Palace of the Emperor. The General states that the booty was divided between the Allies. PARIS, DEC, 20. The truce at Gaeta having been terminated, the siege is resumed, and is now in the same state as previously to the unsuccessful negotiations. The Count de Persigny is on his return from his journey to London. The Patrie says:—" The negotiations for the evacuation of Gaeta have failed. The bombard' ment was to recommence on the morning of the 19th inst." THE WARDMOTES. This being the festival of St. Thomas's mote, or meet" ings, they were held in the respective wards of the city ° f London, for the purpose of electing Common Councilwell and other ward officers for the year ensuing. QUEEN HITHE. The following gentlemen were re-elected to serve as Common Councilmen :—Messrs. William Rathbone, Thoe• Burrewes, George Rayment, James Terry, and Charl 9o John Todd. Mr. Archibald M'Dougal was elected in the room of Mr. Thomas Harry Saunders, who retired. BILLINGSGATE. The following gentlemen were elected without oppoli' lion :—Messrs. Benjamin Bower, James Roberts, B. Slowman, Joseph Causton, John Tomkin Young, Henri Gibson, Henry Stephen Gibbs, and William Northcot. TOWER. The whole of the former representatives were re-pro" posed, namely, Mr. Lawrence Redhead, Mr. Thos. Tura" bull, Mr. Thomas Barkley, Mr. Hilary Charles Nissetir Mr. Thomas Sidney Smith, Mr. William Verry, Mr. Job o Young, jun, and Mr. Thomas Barnett Humphries. VINTRY. Messrs. W. D. White, Sprague, Mason, Gammon, su e Twiss were re-elected. Mr. Bennett, of Cornhill, was the candidate for the vacancy caused by the retirement of lir. Archer. BRIDGE. Messrs. Thomas Pewtress (the Deputy), H. MattheVrt James Low, Charles Whetham, J. Arnold, Thomas Jolla' son, the old members, were re-elected. ALD GATE. The old members were unanimously re-elected, viz.: Mr. Robert Butler Whiteside (Deputy), Mr. Joseph Turn' ley, Mr. Richard Corfield Bucknall, Mr. Robert Osmond. Mr. Blomfield Burnell, Mr. John Hudson, Mr. Henri Hill, and Mr. Andrew Luske. LANGBOURN. The following gentlemen were the candidates :—Mr. $' Unwin, F. Snelling, E. Howard, R. C. Bache, C. Sullif T. Webber, J. Symonds, Mr. Medwin, and Mr. Crossley'. The first six were elected ; a poll was demanded on behalf of Mr. Crossley. CORNHI LL. The old members, Mr. Edward Harrison (deputy), Idr' James Waterlow, Mr. Henry Hoppe, Mr. D. ShrewsburlO Mr. C. Gaimes, and Mr. Alfred James Waterlow wer e unanimously re-elected. L. 4 W INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. THE SHOREDITCH BANK FAILITRB. This day was appointed for an examination meeting i ll the matter of Davies and Co., bankers, of Shoreditch. The accounts, which are very voluminous, have bean filed► but in consequence of the absence of the Commissioner nothing took place in reference to them. The court was not so crowded as upon the occasion of the choice of assignees, and the meeting was adjourned bi consent to a late day in January. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr and Jury.) A LITTLE SUPPER IN THE HA.YMARIEET.-BELASOO GOODWIN. This was an action to recover the price of a little supper in the Haymarket. Mr. Barnard, for the plaintiff, said his client kept are' freshment-room in the Haymarket, and defendant was Ali architect and surveyor. Upon a certain evening defend' ant, an ex-pugilist, and some friends sat down to supper' They had supper, champagne, cigars, pale ale, lemonade► soda water, &c., and the bill :lame to £ll 25., including sum of £5 which Mr. Belasco lent defendant as the partl had no money. Wilson, one of the waiters at Belasco's, was called, and said he recollected the night of the supper. There War . defendant, Mr. Henry Broome, and four ladies. His Honour—Ladies I (A laugh.) Witness—Well, women. They had supper. Mr. Barnard—The price of a supper in the Haymarket is ss. a piece, is it not ? Witness—That is according to what you have. (Laugh" ter.) Some of the ladies had soup. (Laughter.) The/ had champagne, spirits and water, and lemonade. Mr. Belasco was called, and deposed to lending defenda £5. His Honour—Now, you have not proved the cigars 60. Plaintiff--They had 12 cigars. Mr. Barnard—Did the ladies smoke ? (Laughter.) Plaintiff—No, but Mr. Broome did. Sixpence a piece a very reasonable charge for cigars in the Haymarket. His Honour—This is an undefended case, gentlemen, toll will find for the plaintiff. Verdict for plaintiff. Mr. Barnard—l am instructed to apply for a certificate• Your honour thinks this is a fit case to be tried in the superior court ? His Honour—Oh, yes. It is right we should know hoW things go on in the world. (Laughter.) POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-This Day). MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CAUTION TO LADIES SHOPPING.—PERSEVERING PICK" POCKETS.—Two females, named Sarah Tyner and Mary Macnamara, both from Spitalfields, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, as follows : Sergeant Cole, 23 C, said that yesterday afternoon he saw the two prisoners standing near the London Crystal Palace, in Oxford street, and not liking their appearance, he watched them, when he saw Macnamara, who was carry' ing a black leather bag, leave the other and go to the side of a lady and feel her dress. They then crossed the street/ and went down Regent-street to the toy shop of 'VII*. Cremer, where there was a number of ladies looking in, and he saw Macnamara there feeling the ladies pockets, but when a constable in uniform came by she coughed as a sort of signal, and they then moved away. He saw there return to Mr. Cremer's shop, and Macnamara put her hand into a lady's pocket. They then left and went to Jeffrey's' the butchers, in Fobert-place, where they got one on sa►eh side of a lady, and then left there and want back to Mr. Cremer's, and had not been there a minute before Mr.c' namara put her hand into a lady's pocket, who, on hil l speaking to her, said she bad lost lls. He then, with assistance, took them into custody, and Macnamara said she had only just met the other prisoner ; but he knew them to be from the neighbourhood of Flower and Dean' street, Spi , alfields. Macnamara had been at the court be'' fore, and Tyner he knew as a companion of thieves. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded them for a few days. TIM DAY'S B.IIIIIING. LONDON, Dec. 21.—Wind this day at noon—North - Easterly; fresh breeze and dull weather, with sharp frost. PLYMOUTH, Doc. 20.—Wind N.—Arrived—Caroline , from Prince Edward's Island ; her Majesty's steamer Done gal, from Lisbon. CARDIFF, Dec. 19.—Wind N.—Sailed—Princess Helene , for Maranham ; Elisa, for Havannah ; Bermont, for Gib raltar. (itY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SO,THAMPTON, Friday Morning. Wind N.; bard frost, Arrived, Dec. 20—Expert, from Montrose; Havr e ' steamer, from Havre; Duke of Cornwall, steamer, from London. Sailed—Southampton, steamer, for Jersey; Le Coq, for Cherbourg. BY SUBMARINE ♦ND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Wind N. ; frosty. Arrived, Dec. 20—Thames, steamer, from Hamburg ; Owner's Delight, from the Nore, with goods ex the Thames steamer. Arrived, Dec. 21—Affinity f r om Rouen; New Dar t, from the N ore , w ith goo d s ex ! the Thames steamer, from Hamburg. Sailed—Dec. 21—Ellen Castle, for Colombo. DEAL, Friday Morning. Wind N. ; strong. Passed, Dec. 20—Heinrich, from London to Lisbon; Hebe, from London for St. Üb e s ; Jantile ivleier, froto London for Honduras; Bonne Sophia, from London4lor F.touenf 1 1 101 v, The have 131 and holiday ha7e bE per ew i nquiry koreov Ake 11 . 1 transa c saltpet] spot be. per cwt Conti Cotton Was ful: bales. No fu PeEtranc inquiry A Slit t he Ban The 1 Indies 1 bei ng a realised On at bndermi Russian Nova Sc Cents., Per Cen toad 7 °relit D tad Brig the Soul ?referee Furth Libited tilleane( (11 1-, per tonal at tire, ani l arge el the Pari diced 11 but Exc Foreil %te ext Turkish improve rove Dc 4 1 - per ( at 861 2. 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