The Sun. — London, England, 1853-10-25 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.-THIS EVENING.—Mr. E. T. SMITH, Lessee, begs emphatically to nckrowicdge the thnost unparalleltd support with which his en deavours to resuscitate the national drama on the boards of old Drury have bz:n reciprocated by the overflow of admiring and &is cr cli.L.tating audiences, who have nightly bladed the appearance of Mr. G. V. Brc.rite in the varied Sludoperian and other illustrations of the national drama, which that eminent actor has had the honour to demoutratc. The engagement of Mr. Brooke as a matter of necessity has expired, and another and very different field of ope rations presents itself to the manager's enterprise, in catering tor the tastes and requirements of his patrons, the British public. In fur therance of these objects, Mr. Smith has infinite pleasure in an nouncing the engagement of a galaxy of EQUESTRIAN TALENT. never lefore assembled conjunctively, even in this, the Metropolis of Nationl. The classical development of the Hippodramatic Art will, by the combined excellence of the artists engaged, obtain a triumph unmatched in the history of such performances. Not only has no expense been spared, but, in making arrangements, a wise discretion, the result of a deliberative counc:l in science, has been observed in the selection of distinguished public favourites, as well as meritorious candidates for London approbation. Earnestly but re spectfully s.diciting a continuation of tnat support, which he grate luny recognises, he does himself the honchir of submitting the fo:- loeriiiir programme, in confirmation of the integrity of his address and intentions:— Directors—HERNANDEZ and EXTON' STONE. Ma lame Pauline Newsome, the first horsewoman in the world, Trani Francoure Cirque, Paris; Als.dlle. Newsome and Madlle Ella, principal Eiiriestrians to all the American Amphitheatres ; Madlle. Z tin. s u; Stokes' American Wonders, Etta and Loan; mes e it:ney Vitiettc, Fontaine. Le PlAce, Guerrl,re, Fabian, and Lucille; the y,.uthtul tternandez, who, for grace, a;litt.y, and fea - :!ess drr:ng, ie the very constellation in the hippudrarnatic herni a,' here ; his feats aie miraculous; Eaton Stone, his first apdear ance in London since tit :1 great Exhioition, in' which year, at this theatre be wade so wondrous a sensation—he confronts, in ama veilcus inaunet, the wild horse of the Pre'ries ; James Newsome the most accompPsh(d British horseman of the day, reflecting a glory on the sports of old England; the Brothers Elliott, en gym.. nestle exercises V. ithout rive ; G. Ryland, Russell, Zamesou, rat Loraine, ct mat ve'lous notot .ety ; Arthur Balm", the champlm van't ir of thu world, who has accomplish: d the unprecedented feat of throwing bl summersault - is succession, his first appearauce t London ; W. O. Dole, ine renov .fed Ame.icaa er.iste ; Tom Barzy. the deathless clown—his name and fame are enough; Psesled most ably by those established tavoultes, Doughty and Kni•;ht. The Lessee mest respect.elly submits that tio rich a combina ion of talent beg never i.efote avpea"ed in London, nor in any Continents''. city; fortu!tous but accidental ci , eamstances have th _own them together for a shot ,eason, but other American and Evropean engagements syrl prevent a continuance of the exalted scientific compact, r _ - ter the expl-a , ion ,of the present engagement. Reduced Prices—Boxes 4s. and 35.; Pit, 25.; Lower Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Doors open at Hair-past commence at seven. Second Price at Nine. PROGRAMME. Mr. G. RYLAND, In a Novel and singular Aci e t Equestrian Dexterity. Mademoiselle JOSEPHINE ZAMEsOTS, In her Electrifying Act of Equestrianism. The SPORTS of ATLAS ; Or, The Dance of the Sliver Globes, by The BROTHERS ELLIOTT. Mr. W. O. DALE, the celebrated American Vaulter and Horseman. Signor Z IMESOIT and his TWO TALENTED SONS, In their pleasing and classic Drawims-room Entertainment. Mr. G. RYL kND, In a grand Mythological Scene and Equestrian Piece, on a Troop of Cloargers, entitled NICEIIIIS,.the SON of SOL. The PYRAMID of DECANTER RUSSELS, or Evilibriac Exercises by Mr. L. TOM BARRY'S SPEECH. MR. J. NEWSOME, The eelebrated Scenic Act Rider, as Wadi', Shylock, and Richard ILL The incomparable H orseman and American Star Rider, HERNANDEZ, Acknowledged by all to be the mo t daring and graceiel Rider 3n the 1 , 11 who have seen this you ig gentleman admit that, In point of grace, dignity, daring, and exquisite wilily, he has fall earned the most fia,tering encomiums which have been passed upon There NO'l now be r a intervrl. of Ten Minutes, du: ing which will be pez.bnued a Grand Oyez t 're by the Band of the Establishment. Leader, Mr. Hayward. DE VOLTIGEUR 1 in which Mr. ARTHUR BARNES, the En;rah Champion Vaulter , and Mr . W. 0. DALE almear, together w.th she Brothers Elliott, Messrs. Ril 3d, Stone, Russell, Zamesan, Doughty, Knight, and Bmry, forming the Gres Vautting Compdny iu the World, Mr. Banes hav ng Mown the extraord'np y nu nber of N'nety-one Summer saults at one trial, and Mr. 0. Da , e, Eighty-seven. An Eccent - le Scene, by Mr. NEWSOME, allowing the various modes or I:icrivr, performed in characteristic costume, terminating with a rapid and splendid change, in order to give beater effect to this novel equesti:an act. EATON STONE, _ . the dis inguished Indian Hon man of the Camanches, w'll perform his peculiar and dare-aev;l Ex_doits on his wild Prairie Horse, caus ing him t) bound over a succession of high uarriers, keeping time hluiseit with the en mai, s i minging scorn bis bact to the ground, and back again, jump ;or jump, over six elevated Planks, end through Vd" lons Balloons, situated around the C'rcle. The performance of this Artist is quite unique, and nnapproachzd by any other perion— they ere altogether so much out of tie usual course of the CI. cie, that they cannot be credited without be!ng seen. Mr. Stone pre sents t le peculiar charactar:socs of the South American Indians, with whom he has spent seven years in lec-nini their singular man ners and customs. Mr. J. NEWSOME. the celebrated Professor of Equitation from Pais, will introauce h's wonderful trained horse " Brunette." Sigaor ZAME•;OU and Mr. J. RUSSELL in their uneqini'led performance, entitled " LA. PERCHE." Signor Zamewu holding perpendicular a round pole, perfectly smooth, 30 feat in length, in whick position Mr. J. Russell will walk up feet and hands, and execute the most extraordinary feats ever beheld. Madame PAULINE NEWSOME introduce her Two Tralced Horses, " Leicester" and "Victoria," showing a series or difficalt evolutions end beauti.al Illustrations of ttie Bi;die Hand, &c. The two horses stand uneinalled In the Span ish and cadenced steps, and wi'l perform with wooded.] precision the same movement - , rs if guided by the power of electricity. This perrormance Is particularly recommend d to the notice of the Ama teurs of Egaestrian sm, who can judge of J. - a extraordinary difficulty. HERNANDEZ and Mr. W. 0. DALE, as the Olympic Heroes.—The most graceful and dui hed Double Act ever wtnvsscd. LITTLE ELLA, the most wondet.u , femee Equestt la n in the World. TIIE BItOTHEItS ELLIOTT ON THE DOUBLE TRAPEZE. The whole to conclude YOUNG LEON and his Horse, " May Fly," leaping over Gates, th-oujh Fire Ba'•oons. &c. TONI BARRY, DOUGHTY, and KNIGHT. Wan appear In everal of the Equestrian scenes, and Introduce the! Fanny iiaran•;ue3, Speeches, and L xughaWe SterieS! THEATRE hOVAL. HA.YMAPKET. ender the management of Mr. Backstone. THIS EVENING, OCT. 23, Will be rerfdrmed r. Characters by 31es,ro. G. Van• (When', Chippendale, Villiers, and W. Ear:en ; Mrs. Buck'tigham sod Miss L. howavd. After which, THE ROUGH DIAMOYD. SUppoti.:l by Messrs floe and Buckstone ; and Mrs. Ftzwil iam. To conclude with I'o erING TUE QUESTION. ROYAL PRINCESS'S TUEATHE, 017011D-STKERT. 'Cheer the Management of Mr. Cur KEAN, THIS EVENING, Oar. 25, WPI be performed THE RIVALS. Characters by Messrs. W Lacy, Haiey, Meadows, Cathcart, Mellon, and Addison; Mrs. Winitaaley, Mrs. W. Lacy, Al tss Heath, and Miss C. Leelereq. To be followed by MARCO SPADA. Supported by Messrs. Sr. Lacy, Ryde., and Graham ; Misses Heath and C. Leclercq. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPJU. Propr:etor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, OCT. 2% Win be perforreci THE DISCARDED SON. Characters by Leigh Murray. Paso. Bedford, and Keeiey; Mrs. Keeley and Mies Woolgar. After which, TUE C.IMP AT CROBITAII. To be followed by "lIOTEL CHARGES!" or, How to Cook A 1111Iin." To conclude with COMING OF AGE. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Ocr. 25, Will be performed THE CAMP AT THE OLYMPIC. Charac te:s by Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, P. Robson, Cooper, and Galli ; Mesdames A. Wigan, Sdrling, P. Hortm, Chatterley, E. Turner, and Wynaharn. To to frAlowed by PLOT AND PASSION. Principal characters by Mr. F. Robson and Mrs. Stirling. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL ANIPHITHEATItE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Jlsl► KATE COOKE, having met with a most brilliant reception, will appear every evening. GRAND EQUESTRIAN JUBILEE. The programme of the SCENES of the ARENA will be constantly changed, and novelty after novelty will be brought forward in rapid succession In addition to the established favourites, several new engagements have been entered into with the most eminent artistes of the day form ng a programme unequalled in Talent, Novelty, and Variety. THIS EVENING, Ocr. 25 (and during the Week), The Successful Burlesque of JUPITER'S DECREE. AND THE rAL'i, OF PILKTON; or. THE FIERY COUR.sE RS OF THE SUN. Aftrr which, the EQUESTRIAN FETE.—The arena hry been entirely re - decorated, in the Parisian style, with crimson velvet and gold. Re-appearance of Miss EJIILi COOK E. Astou d• ng Pei ibr mances or Signor CARLOTTIE anti Signor FLuscols on LA PERCIIE, &c. To conclude with anew GRAND GREEK ENTREE, arranged by Mr. W. Cooke for Twelve Equestrians o trier Fleet steeds. Box-oilice open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. TUESDAY, OCT. 25, 1853. State of the wind and we a th er At each of the following IY:a•ces at n i ne o ' c l oc k y es t er d ay morn i ng. Th e stations are arranged in order of latitude. SO UTHAMPTON -- N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. TUN BRIDGE—S.E., calm—foggy. 431.11RXIMICH—S.E., gentle breeze—overcast. STT " ) °D-8., gentle breeze—partially cloud WIN SDON.—S.W., light breeze—cloudy. y. CAMBRIDGE —S., gentle breeze—cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Saturd a y morning at nine o'clock : BIRMIY;GRAIL—S.W strong breeze— cloudless. HOLYHEAD —5, 3 hardwind —partially cloudy. LAN CA BTER —S.NV., strong‘ breeze—partially cloudy. DA ItLINGTON—S., strong breeze I Mess —c ou • SriAP—S., strong breeze —rain. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T rus DAY —Morning 31 min.after I Evening 6 m i n . a ft. 7 Uo-Moaßow Morning 4.5 nain.after 7 Evening 29 min.aft. 8 THE WEATHER. ---Sum o prici ---- : ---- °cr. 25. THERMOMETER, IN T HE SHADE. 64 —highest since noon yesterday. 64—lowest this morning and during the night. 63—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29'81. WIND, S.W.—Light airs, and cloudy weather. t 4 `A ''4i 4 e" ' T:1) t '. t_,_4 , :t, . r-- - - " '.,... • LONDON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1853. " Friends !" interposed the man, in a voice - which rattled in his throat, " if I lay dead at the bottom of the deepest mine in the world, tight screwed down and soldered in my coffin, rotting iu the dark and filthy ditch that drags its slime along beneath the foundations of this pri son, I could not be more forgotten or unheeded than I am here. I am a dead man—dead to society, without the pity they bestow on those whose souls h ave passed to judgment. Friends, gee me ? My Goo ! I have sunk from the Prime • Of life into old age, irx this place, end there is not one to raise his hand. above my bed, when I lie upon it, and say . —' It is a blessing he is gone l' " Seldom has even CHARLES DICKENS penned a more powerful, a more heart-rending de scription than that of the Chancery prisoner in the Fleet Prison ; and yet he has failed to convey an adequate notion of the fearful reality. It was no fancy sketch that he depicted. There was a living witness who could, even at that period, before the writer had acquired the fame and distinction since most deservedly ob tained, have fully and completely verified the accuracy of his statement, who might have sat for the portrait and complained that all its fearful features had not been depicted in the strongest light. That witness still exists, unless within the last few weeks he has "obtained his discharge" from a more merciful Judge than any he has met with during his deplorable career—unless his name be inscribed on the black catalogue of those who have fallen victims to the atrocious system of im- Yes, the real sufferings of prisonment for debt. WILLIAM MILLAR far exceed those of the imaginary captive so forcibly detailed by CHARLES DICKENS. Twenty years of hopeless incarceration had been endured by the Chancery prisoner before its termination by his solitary lingering d ea th. Forty tedious years has WILLIAM MILLAR pined in his living tomb! Having seen friends and ene mies alike pass away, and forgotten even by the representatives of his detaining creditor—who has gone to his last account—or only thought of in respect to the claim which may yet be put forward for an account of the sums received from his pro perty, of which it is said they are still in posses sion and enjoyment !—the Chancery prisoner, although long enough confined "to have lost friends, fortune, home, and happiness," had, in 1 consequence of his twenty years' imprisonment, "acquired the right of having a room to himself," which he was enabled to let to a more wealthy prisoner, and thus obtained the means of pro curing necessaries and such humble comforts as were sanctioned by the prison regulations. The forty years' incarceration of WILLIAM MILLAR con ferred no privilege, he had no earthly possession which he could barter for a crust of bread or an ounce of animal food ; and even if he had, money would have been of no use. He would not have been allowed to purchase anything to eke out his scanty food, or to obtain even a blanket to ward off the chills of his horrible dungeon, or a bed on which to rest his aged and weary limbs. In place of an apart ment to himself, he was placed in, the D wing, under the felons' gaol. In place of being permitted to mingle with human beings, it was but rarely that WILLIAM MILLAR was allowed the companion ship of a fellow-creature--(he had been four years in solitary confinement when seen by Mr. THOMAS WENUAM). In place of being allowed to see an acquaintance at any hour during the day, any casual applicant would have been dismissed unless it happened to be a visiting day. In place of being allowed to purchase a little wholesome food, or the humble luxuries of a glass of beer, or a little snuff or tobacco, if the charity of a stranger should enable him to obtain such unwonted luxuries poor MILLAR obtained, or could obtain nothing but the dreary and in variable four ounces of bread and a pint of gruel, (and such gruel !) for breakfast and supper, and for dinner on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, four ounces of bread and three of cheese ; on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, the same quantity of bread and four potatoes, and en Thursdays the invariable four ounces of bread and a pint of liquid, facetiously termed " soup," but which was really the water in which " the meat was boiled for the more fortunate and better fed felons." This is no imaginary or unsupported statement. It has been put forward on oath by one who had himself nearly perished through the fearful privations he sustained during seven months in the Winchester Bastile, who, after he had been confined to his bed for two days with out breaking his fast, applied to the sur geon for a little tea, and was answered by " There it is," while the finger of the humane officer was pointing to the revolting food which the sick man was unable to touch. The same witness gave the following description of the treatment practised at the new County Prison, Winchester :—" All the prisoners are put on the same allowance. We do not associate with other prisoners, but are - compelled to be quite alone. No visitors are allowed to see you. There is a separate place both day and night for each pri soner. The place for exercise in the day is 30 feet by 20. It is precisely the same as the felons' !" Let any disinterested and unprejudiced person peruse this deplorable account of the sufferings of WILLIAM MILLAR. Any man untainted by the crotchets of the " prison philanthropists "—any man who does not tax his ingenuity in devising new restrictions to torment and inconvenience his fellow-creatures, to render their lives miserable, and to reduce their diet to the lowest scale that could possibly support existence, simply because they are unable to satisfy their obdurate credi tors let any such persor, we say, carefully consider these simple statements, and say whether " truth is not indeed stranger than fiction," whe ther the plain, unadorned facts do not transcend the most vivid imaginings of the most brilliant and powerful living author ? And this is the system under which some of the best and bravest of England's sons have suffered, and are still suffering—men who have fearlessly fought her battles by land and by water, to whom the protection of their country, honour, and safety, at home or abroad, at sea or in the tented field, might well be entrusted—men who have earned honours and distinction in either branch of her MAJESTY'S service, and who have been re warded by —a prison. Good GOD, have we those who endeavour to ameliorate the condition of the slave, but forget the more painful position of the white slaves of their native land. How well might the ladies of America have retorted on the fair and high-born dames of Britain the stain and reproach that hung upon their own institu tions ? How w e ll might they have pointed to this foul blot on our National Escutcheon, and told them to obliterate the Statutes relating to imprisonment for debt from the Commercial Code of " The United Kingdom" before th e y p resume d to arraign the United States for the milder and more tolerable form of slavery there sanctioned. It is true that the slave may be separated from his family, and sent to labour in a distant land, but not even SIMON LEGREE himself would deny the imprisoned husband or father permission to visit his dying wife or child, to take a last sad fare well of one very dear to his heart, who had be en the object of his early and unaltered affections, or of his future hopes, from whom he was separate 1. but a few hundred yards, or a few miles at most. The slave system would not tolerate such barbarity; tis reserved for the quasi philanthropy of the pseudo humanity of the British law to sanction such horrible cruelty ! Women of England—wi yes, mothers, daughters, lovers—call upon those over whom you may exercise a legitimate influence to cause an inquiry to be instituted into this atrocious system ; ask them to consider the sickening si ib ject in all its details ; to ascertain what are its advantages, if any, and to weigh them against its innumerable disadvantages—to say how locking a man up in gaol, and starving and tor turing him to death, can enable him to i oay debts which he could not satisfy when fri:e ; and unrestrained.—tell them to enable the cra li • for bis bondsman—to seize th e proper t y, b u t no t t h e person o f punish the fraudulent, but nof the innocent debtor—in a word, command the to remove the beams from their own eyes, so tb at they may see cl ear l y to extract the motes from those of their trans-Atlantic brethren. Do these things vigorously and effectively, as you can do it, if you think p roper, and so will' you call down a blessing upon your country of which it is not now deserving. Then, indeed, you m a y claim the proud titles of " Childr en o f a l and of Liberty r The operatives of Preston may already judge of the degree of dependence which can be placed on the promises of the Committee of the Opera tive Union. It was distinctly and unequivocally stated that 4,000/. per week should be paid to those who in obedience to the dictates of the self constituted body had abandoned their employ ment, and surrendered wages to more than three times the promised amount. We have already pointed out how very inadequate such a payment would have been for the support of the mis guided individuals who quarrelled with their best friends, and created a breach which cannot easily be healed or repaired. Still even one-third of the relinquished wages, if punctually and regu larly paid, wonld have averted actual destitution, and provided the necessaries, although none of the comforts, of existence. But how have these pledges been redeemed ? How have the tempters dealt with their victims ? We find Mr. GEORGE COWELL, the accredited leader of the movement— the person who now fills the position occupied by Mr. W. Ntwrorr during the "Engineer difficulty," exulting in the great fact, that 1,750/. had been placed in the hands of the Committee, and was available for distribution. This sum had not been altogether collected during the week. No— there had been a balance remaining on hand from the preceding week, which was seized on just as failing companies trench on their " reserved fund," in order to keep up a dividend and maintain a show of solvency for an addi tional period. As usual on such occasions, the prospects of those who were thus exhaust ing their resources were described as being more than usually brilliant, and their position as being " exceedingly satisfactory." Mr. COWELL, the general of the insurrection, was peculiarly facetious. He polished off those caitiffs, the edi tors of the daily journals, who dared to give sound advice to the people, and to caution them against the' whole corps of pot-house legislators with extraordinary severity—not only scalping his victims, but executing a war dance over their prostrate remains. " They (the operatives) had men among them of sterling character and ability —. men who could use both their tongues and their pens I" GOD help then those traitor editors who do not support the confederacy, who venture to predict that the result of the struggle may be different from that which, for the time being, the COWELLS, and SWINGLEHURSTS, and JOLLYS, and GREENS, et hoc genus omne, desire to be believed. No quarter shall be ex tended to those miscreants, they shall be handed over to the tender mercies of the champion equally ready with the tongue and pen, who will make the scoundrels " quail and flee before them." Mr. CowELL is not, however, an original genius. He does not disdain to copy from his great prototype. While JACK CADE assured his mob, in terms of indignant surprise, that " the nobility think it scorn to wear leather aprons," Mr. COWELLiS equally astonished because the cotton lords " had not been in the habit of going to the ale bench"—adding, with virtuous wrath, " they (the cotton lords aforesaid) had not been content with drinking their beer !" (What else, then, did they do with it, or what new mode of consump tion had they devised ?) "No ; they must have their wine, and their servants to wait on them ! Their wives were luxuriating in silks and satins, while the operatives must be content to wear miserable cotton dresses." Here, then, we have some slight inkling of the end and object of the strike. We are to have a realisation of the utopian visions that foresaw a complete equality between masters and operatives, when the hands worked or not as they thought proper—drank the rich juices of the grape of Spain or Portugal—had their tables covered with abundance of rich viands, and groaning under the magnificence of the fare provided for the invited guests, and their wives and children, if not arrayed in purple and fine linen, were at least clothed from top to toe in silks or satins. These are the intoxicating visions displayed to the astounded gaze of the gaping crowd. Surely, for such a prospect, they would freely and will ingly submit to some temporary privation. MAHO MET promised his votaries all the sensual enjoy ments that could excitetheir ardour or inflametheir passions. But he wisely reserved the performance for another and a better world. The more liberal Mr. COWELL, however, holds out hopes of immediate gratification within a few weeks, when the masters are compelled to succumb to their workmen, and full and perfect equality reigns on earth—or at least in Lancashire and Yorkshire. Does it, however, occur to any of the verdant audience to inquire where all the wine is to be grown, all the silks and satins made, to supply the ex tensive demand ? Where the servants are to be found to attend on every family ? Surely, in the golden age of universal equality, none will consent to act as servants, or even " helps," to others who can have no claim to such assistance. We have not even the safety-valve sup plied in America where the black population per form the domestic offices. If " Uncle Tom" could be imported into Preston, he would proba bly follow up the inquiry of " Whether he was not a man and a brother ?" by a rather stringent visitation to the head of his would-be master, in flicting what the journals of the fancy de signate as, a regular " stock dollayer" behind the ear of his " Governor." No. The very introduction of such topics proves how weak is the foundation, how rotten the reeds on which the hopes of the misguided multitude are resting. It shows how humiliating is the estimate formed of their intelligence and common sense, when such nonsense can be gravely uttered, and the contemp tuous sneer of the orator is scarcely suppressed. Let them, then, take the advice of their best friends, while there is yet a prospect of an amic able arrangement, and abandon the internacine contest, which, whatever may be its result, must inflict the deepest injury on themselves, and all most dear to their hearts, their hapless wives, and innocent children. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 25, 1853. SHIPOWNERS' SOCIETY OF NORTH SHIELDS. The following reply has been given by the Earl of Clarendon, in answer to a letter from the above society : "Foreign-office, Oct. 22, 1853. " Sir, —I am directed by the Earl of Clarendon to acknowledge the receipt of the letter, dated the 14th inst„ in which, on the part of the Shipowners' Society of North Shields, you call his lordship's attention to the number of British vessels trading with ports in the Baltic and Black Sea ; and in which you also ask to be informed, whether, in the event of hostilities between this country and Russia sufficient notice would be given to enable British vessels to clear out of Russian Ports in time to avoid capture ; and also request to be informed whether Lord Clarendon considers the present state of affairs so critical as to make it expedient for the Society of Under writers to prohibit the chartering and sailing of vessels for Russian ports. " I am to state to you in reply that there does not exist any treaty stipulation between this country and Russia, by which the giving such a notice as that to which you refer is made obligatory on either Government; and that, with respect to the general questions, whilst it is of course impossible for her Majesty's Government to answer for future contingencies, which might depend on the conduct of others, her Majesty's Government will neglect no step in their power which may conduce to the security of the trade of this country. " With regard to the last point referred to in your letter, namely, the question of the amount awarded to British ships of war in cases of recapture of a British vessel from an enemy, I am to state to you that this is a grave question of law and policy upon which Lord Clarendon does not feel himself called upon to express any opinion.—l am, sir, your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) "H. A. ADDINGTON. "To Robert Clough, Esq., Chairman Shipowners Society, North Shields." PORT PHILIP.—The private letters from Port Philip received by the Eagle are extremely unfavourable with regard to the state of the markets. Goods continued to pour in from all parts of the world, and as many were endeavouring to hold on rather than submit to imme diate sacrifices, ships were being purchased in num bers, to be used for storage. Other firms had come to the conclusion that the anticipations of a Great improvement when the roads to the mines should again be open would prove deceptive, if con signments come forward," it is remarked, "as they done of late, the market will be perfectly glutted " Timber maintained its price, but a great many vessels were overdue from Singapore, which wou Id bring large supplies, and additional quantities wer‘., expected from Gothenburg and Quebec. Flot r, it w as thought, might advance before October or Novem ber. According to a return recently prepared, it seems that the gold licenses issued in the colony of Victoria were 39,2i31 in May, and 42,269 in June. The gold brought down. by escort during those two months was 301,288 ounces, worth 1,205,0001., and the amount exported wa5'3:12,839 ounces, worth 1,410,000 1 . The arrival of immigi 'ants during the same period was 13,045, and the departu res s,B9l,leavirg a balance in favour of the colony .of 7,154. The number of ships in harbour at Port Philip on tie Ist of July was 222, with an aggre gate capacity of 81,006 tons. NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. C.C Guy Mannering Farmer's Boy £lOO PLATE. D.I. Cleveland Five ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. T.Y.C Protest Stonehenge Six ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 200 SOVS Physalis filly Ortolano SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Puritan lonic ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON. Rosins Churchill, aged 18, spinster, Susan Smith, aged 19, spinster, and George Smith, aged 18, tailor, were indicted for robbery, with violence, on John Wm. Thompson, and stealing from him one watch guard, one chain and a seal, value 275., his property. The prisoners pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor was a shoemaker, residing in Har ley's•buildings, Strand. On the 26th of September, he had been spending the evening with some friends in St. Martin's-lane, and on returning home between one and two o'clock on the following morning, he passed along Maiden-lane, where he was accosted by the two females. He told them that he wanted to have nothing to do with them, but they were not to be shaken off, and con tinued to follow him. When they reached a secluded part in the lane, they threw him down upon his back, and the male prisoner coming up at this moment, they attempted to rob him of his watch. One of the females held her hand over his mouth, while the two other prisoners succeeded in snatch ing the guard chain and seal from the watch, but before they could gain possession of the watch, the police came upon the spot, and the prisoners at once took to their heels. The police, however, were enabLd to capture the females without lc;sing sight of theia, but the man managed to escape through a court into the Strand, and he was not arrested until some time after his accomplices. The prosecuto: was the worse for liquor, but not so drank as to know what he was about, and after the prisoners v ere taken to the station his property was found in the ground near to the spot where the robbery was committed. The jury found all the prisoners guilty. The Court sentenced the women to twelve months' imprisonment, aid the man, against whom there were previous convictions, to be transported for 14 years. MICHAELMAS Marc—Yesterday, on the termination of the long vacation, the common law courts exhibited their arrears. Thanks to the alteration of the law and the exertions of the judges, they are almost nominal. The Court of Queen's Bench, instead of beginning term with 200 rules for new trials in the paper, yesterday showed but five such, with 17 special cases and demur rers, and 10 rules enlarged. The 'arrears of the three courts are as follows :—Court of Queen's Bench, 32 ; Common Pleas, 4 ; and Exchequer, 8— total 44. PROMOTIONS IN THE CUSTOMS.—Mr. P. Fennings, surveyor general of Customs, has retired from the pub lic service. Several promotions to high offices in the department will take place in consequence of this gentle. man's retirement. GALE ON THE IRISH COAST.—Several of the coasting steamers arrived at Liverpool report a very heavy gale on the Irish coast. The Admirel and Maiden City which left Londonderry for Liverpool on Thursday, only arrived at their destination on Sunday—the former having had to put into Belfakit and the latter into the Isle of Man. The Sea Nymph, which left Warrenpoint on Sa turday forenoon for Liverpool, was 30 hours making the passage. She had her figure head carried away by a heavy gale. THE WRYSGAN SLATE AND SLATE QUARRY COM PANY.—The first half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this company was held yesterday afternoon at their offices, Gresham-street ; Mr. James Burt in the chair. The report, after detailing the operations of the company since its formation, stated that its extended operations now warranted the directors in employing a large work ing capital, and they therefore recommended the issue of the remaining shares at par, giving the preference to the present shareholders. They further stated that one great feature in the value of this under taking is the low rent at which the property is held, and its exemption from all royalty whatever, while the neigh bouring quarries are paying front 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. per ton royalty, and the quality of the company's slates here being quite equal, if not superior, to any in the princi pality. And, in conclusion, they observe that the prosper ous condition of their quarries, and the almost unpa ralleled success of their past operations justify them in recommending to the shareholders that a half-yearly dividend, at the rate of 10 per / cent. per annum, on the paid-up capital of the company, be paid in De cearlsar next, and that due notice thereof be given to the shareholders. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, said that the prosperity of the company was unexampled, and he knew of no instance of a com pany paying such a dividend within six months. From the experience of the company he was quite satisfied that the future dividend would be much larger. Mr. Save ker, in seconding the motion, said it would be most s:- tisfactory to the shareholders to know that the dividend would be paid out of profits, and not out of capital. The motion was then agreed to, and aster the usual vote of thanks to the board, the meeting separafad. ATTEMPTED WIFE MURDER.—Yesterday morning, between the hours of 6 and 7, police constable Massey of the C division, was induced to hurry to the house numbered 35, in Little Park-street, Kennington, by hearing loud cries of murder, from a female voice. Ar rived there with several of the neighbours, he found a married woman, named Hannah Grinney, who resided in the house, with her throat frightfully, and other cuts about both her hands. Grinney, the husband was also found with his hands and clothes in a bloody condition; and he was at once taken to Kennington lane pollee-station, whilst the female was removed in a cab to Guy's Hospital. "Upon reaching that institution it was found that the trachea was divided, and that there were several other cuts about the throat independent of numerous others over the head, leaving no doubt that the poor creature had had a severe struggle with her husband to avoid his vengeance. The police found in the room two knives covered with Wood. At the station he said that his wife had had two men in the house all night, and before he inflicted the injuries on her that she had told him she intended to leave him with his three children, and that was his reason for murder ing her. He likewise said that if she died he should feel happy to happy to hang for her on the gallows. He further said that it was his intention to have killed her, and if he had succeeded that he should then have cut his own throat. The man is a coach wheelwright by trade, and has resided in the house only a short time. EXPORTATION OF 'MARBLE.—About 200 tons of fine Galway marble is being shipped on board the Leibnitz, emigrant vessel, from Galway to New York. It has been raised from the quarry of Mr. Franklin, of London. DEATH OF A LIVERPOOL ALDERMAN.---011 Saturday Alderman John Holmes died at his residence, Everton crescent, Liverpool. He was the oldest member of the Town Council, being 80 years of age. LAND TAXES.—It is shown by au official document that last year the laud taxes amounted to 1,151,613/. LATEST FOREIGN fEV v FRANCE. The general opinion yesterday in Paris was - , some what more in favour of peace —not peace in the absolute sense of the word, but of peace as far as all the other Powers, except Russia and Turkey, are concerned. In fact, men seem to think that the eventuality of a general war relative to the Eastern question is exceedingly remote. The opinion is certainly gaining ground that, should hostilities unfortunately break. out, Russia and Turkey only will be the parties implicated. The Russian manifesto has not yet made its ap pearance, in public at least. It would seem that there are two documents in existence—one the manifesto itself, and the other a note from M. de Nesselrode. Both these documents have been before the Emperor of the French since Saturday, and it is said his hesitation is great, and nothing has been as yet decided on by him. The opinion of the per sons about him at Compi)gne is that he is unwilling to condemn himself to absolute neutrality and an expectant policy, at the same time that he is really most anxious for peace. The Minister of Public Works has appointed a commission to inquire into the causes of railway accidents and devise means for their prevention. _ _ The Minister of Finance has decided that this winter permission shall be granted gratis to the proprietors of pigs to feed those animals on acorns in the Imperial forests. This measure will effect a considerable saving in the consump tion of grain and potatoes, and it will, more over, contribute to the comfort of the poorer among the peasantry. TLe Ocean Squadron, which was to have left Cherbourg a few days ago, weather permitting, has received counter orders. The Phare de la Loire of Nantes, which sus pended its publication for two days, on account of the arrest of its principal editor, has reap peared. The flamburgh Correspondent announces that the Emperor of the French has given a sum of I,ooolr. towards the monument to be erected in that city to the memory of the celebrated composer Weber. In - addition to the accident which occurred lately to Mme. Amedie Thayer at Compiegne, and which does not appear likely to be attended with any par ticular gravity, Count de Nieuwerkerke was thrown from his horse at the preceding hunt, and badly bruised in the groin. Count d'Albe, cousin to the Empress, was also thrown, and fractured his knee pan. _ The Bourse was animated yesterday, and a con siderable amount of business was transacted. The Three per Cents. opened at 72f. 40c., and rose to 72f. 75c. They closed at 72f. 65c. for the end of the month, being a rise of 75c. as compared with the closing price of Saturday. The fine weather and the pacific articles in the semi-official journals induced the speculators to purchase. The Four and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 99f. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,150 f. ; Rouen, 1,00)f. ; Havre, 477 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 837 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 897 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 8961. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 722 f. 50c. ; Western of France, 685 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 582 f. 50c. ; Great Central, 515 f. ; Lyons and Geneva, 495 f. ; Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier, 6951. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. The Patrie states that the latest news from the Levant announces that the combined squadrons of France and England, after having passed through the Dardanelles, had anchored at the island of Marmora, in the sea of that name. The anchorage at Besika was no longer safe for the ships. " This act," adds the Patrie, "makes no change in the state of affairs, nor does it weaken the chances of terminating by common mediation a difference confined to two nations." As the steamers cannot run on the Lower Dan ube, letters to and from Constantinople are for the future to be forwarded , via Belgrade and Trieste. It was rumoured at Vienna on the 20th that the Austrian Government has addressed a circular to its representatives abroad, assuring them of its strict neutrality in the Eastern question, and of its intention to continue its mediations, even after The outbreak of hostilities. A letter from Constantinople, of the 10th inst., says: " The news received in that capital on the 6th inst., by the French steamer Solon, is of the highest import ance. The Solon brought orders to all the large British and French steam-boats at Constantinople to pro ceed immediately to Besika. Bay, and also brought dis patches from M. de la Cour and Lord Redeliffe, autho rising them to place the two fleets at the orders of the Ottoman Government whenever it should ask for their aid officially. A Cabinet Council was held the same day, and a demand for the assistance of the fleets was made separately to each of the Ambassadors. The Magellan was dispatched on the 7th with the firman permitting the fleets to pass the Dardanelles. The fleets were consequently expected to arrive at Constantinople from day to day, and the heavy frigates were sent to Besika to tow the ships of the line. Several Turkish and Egyptian frigates and corvettes had entered the Black Sea. Some with reinforcements and military stores for Batoum ; others to watch the coasts of Roumelia and Bulgaria. The Government had ap pointed three Moustechars or Councillors to the three Generals commanding the armies of the Danube of Asia and the frontiers of Georgia. Those functionaries are to correspond directly with the Grand Vizier and with the Minister of War, and to occupy themselves with the administrative direction of the army. Monsignor Anthemos, the Greek Patriarch, lately elected, had al ready occupied that post some years since. Tie was invested in his office on the 9th by the Sultan." A private telegraphic dispatch received in Paris gives news from the Turkish frontiers on the 17th inst. It says : " At that date no act of hostility had taken place. The Russian and Turkish Generals were concentrating their troops, and Omar Pasha appeared to be preparing to cross the Danube." A letter from Hermanstadt states that the Russians had occupied the road in Lesser Wallachia, extending from the frontiers of Transylvania to the Danube, and to the banks of the Schyl. Consider able masses of Russian troops were concentrated on the frontiers of Lesser Wallachia. The Augsburg Gazette, under date of Berlin 19th, says :—" A report has been current that Prussia has made efforts in London to bring about a pacific solution of the Turkish question. This news in this form is not confirmed. It is true that our Cabinet has used its efforts for the preservation of peace, but the conferences of Olmutz, not having had any result, Prussia has not since made any formal propositions. Mediation is at this moment considered as having failed." A Berlin letter, in the Cologne Gazette, contra dicts the statement of one of the journals of that city that there are several officers of the Prussian army in the service of the Sultan. They have all, says the writer, ceased to belong to the Prussian army. ITALY. The Savoy Gazette of the 21st says, the ex-Queen of the French intends to prolong her residence at Geneva for two or three weeks longer. The health of her ex-Majesty is the cause of this delay of her journey into Italy. Threatened in the first in stance with p'eurisy, and a2terwards with inflam mation of the bowels, the health of the ex-Queen, in consequence of her advanced age, caused serious uneasiness to her family and her numerous suite. The Duke de Nemours and the Duchess of Saxe- Cobourg, his sister, who had already left Geneva soon returned, and the Duke d'Aumale will pro bably also do so. On the 20th the health of her ex-Majesty had already improved. The Opinione of Turin states that th e num b er of persons arrested during the lat e r i ot i n that city amounts to about thirty. None o f t h em be long to the working classes. SPAIN. From the Madrid Journal of the 18th we learn that the senators of the Conservative Opposition, who met in the house of the Marquis del Duero, to deliberate on the course to be followed in the approaching session, had resolved to continue the policy adopted during the put year. A new and more numerous meeting of senators was to be held on the subject. A small fleet consisting of the corvettes Ferrolana, Villa de Bilboa, and Colon, the steamer Francisco de Assis, and some sma ll er vesiels, was about to leave Cadiz for the East, under the orders of Rear-Admiral Rubalcava. The number of persons released in virtue of the decree modifying the imprisonment for petty offences, was, in all Spain, upwards of 10,000. The Minister of Public Works had been charged with the ad interim administration of the Marine Department, during the absence of the Marquis do Molins ; and it had been ordered that the latter, in his visits to . the ports, should receive the honours rendered to the Captains-General of the Navy. A Madrid journal states that the late Donoso Cortes, Marquis de Valdegamas, by his will dated the 23d December, 1848, directed 20,000 reals to be employed in saying masses for the repose of his soul and in good works ; and that the will contains the following passage • " I recommend to all my family, and especially to my brother Don Francisco, to consider as their sister and ' their own children, the widow and children of our de ' funct brother Don Pedro, and that the latter shall en deavour to follow the path of their father, who lived the life of the just and died the death of, the saints. }Es life and his death have been the perpetual subject of my i tears, and I still mourn over his memory. I do not, however, render to him all that I owe : his prodigious virtue, after the grace of God, operated my conversion, and, with the Divine mercy, his ardent prayers will open to me the gates of heaven. I expressly forbid all osten tation at my funeral ; let vanity content itself with its empire over the living, and let it leave the dead in peace —I expressly forbid, in the celebration of my funeral, profane and voluptuous music, such as has changed our temples into theatres." The Three per Cents. were done at 42 ; the New Three per Cents. at 22 5-16 ; the Debt of the First Class, at 92 ; and that of the Second, at 5 1-16. GERMANY. The Cologne Gazette states from Berlin 21st : " The Ministers of the Customs' Congress have just drawn up the protocol relative to the modi fications in the tariff, and the ratifications may be given by the different Governments before the sth of November. The Saxon Government finally proposed to modify the tariff on manufactured articles, but it is not probable that the congress will yet discuss that proposition. The Academy of Sciences gave a public sitting on - the occasion of the anniversary of the King's 13;.rthday, at which Professor Vrendelenburg delivered an address, in which he declared that on the day of the anniver sary of the King's birth no more appropriate sub ject for discussion could be brought forward than that of the cathedral of Cologne, the chef d'a3uvre of German architecture. He then gave an his torical sketch of that monument and of its archi tectural beauties." Dr. Goetsche, ex-editor of the New Prussian Gazette, who had been condemned to detention in a fortress, has obtained a pardon from the King. A special commission, appointed by the Prussian government, has been recently trying experiments with muskets on a new system for all the Prussian army. The results have, it is said been perfectly satisfactory. An address from the commercial community of Magdeburg to the Prussian minister, praying for the abolition of the duty on corn, has caused a great sensation at Berlin. The Prussian govern ment had before spontaneously made a similar pro position to the customs' conference, but it was re jected by a large majority. A letter from Vienna of the 18th, in the German Journal of Frankfort, says :—" The maximum amount of paper-money which Austria can have in circulation, according to the ordonnance of Sep tember 14, 1853, is 150 millions of florins. At the end of August the circulation was 139,827,317f1., so that 10,172,683 florins more could still be issued. In the course of September, upwards of five millions were issued, leaving somewhere more than a simi lar sum available. The causes of the issue in September were various—the expense of the camp at Olmutz ; the payment of the quarter's interest on the public debt ; the payment of the taxes con nected with land and agriculture being in arrear, in consequence of the land proprietors and farmers not having sold their wheat in the expectation of higher prices, dr,c. But these taxes will now with out doubt be soon paid up, and in addition, the expenses will be considerably diminished by the great reduction effected in the army. There is consequently every reason to hope that the admi nistration will not be obliged to issue the rest of the paper money now held back." A Vienna letter of the 20th states that the Jews of the city have drawn up a memorial praying for the re-establishment of the rights which were taken from them by the late decree. This memo rial is to be presented to the Emperor on his return from Munich. _ Ten ran. SWEEPSTAKES of 10 SOVS. for Two-year•blds. Strutaway Mysterious Lady LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 9 to 1 agst Orestes. 12 to 1 agst Seal:ionic 14 to 1 agst Balrownie. 20 to 1 agst Invasion. 40 to 1 agst lanthe. D_RU.I2Y-LANE THEATRE. The enterprising lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith, re-opened this theatre last night with a very talented troupe of eques trian performers, and, judging from the crowded state of the house, and the approbation with which the enter tainments, as a whole, were received, a very successful season may be anticipated. Mr. Smith is one of those active and energetic individuals who richly deserve every quantum of support that they receive ; and should our favourable prognostications not be verified, all we can say is, that it will not be his fault. Most great men have some grand aim or object in life, to the attain ment of which all their zeal and faculties are devoted. That of Mr. Smith is to resuscitate the long-fading for tunes of our chief metropolitan theatre ; and, despite gloomy forebodings, and the almost proverbial ill-success of all who have taken it in hand, he perseveres in his in tention, and seems determined, if one attraction does not bring well-filled benches, to resort to another, for he is resolved, at all risks, to test the taste of the public ; and it must in justice be said, that so far as he has yet gone, he has not yet failed. The programme of last night embraced enough to satisfy the most extensive appetite for equestrian amuse ments, and for gymnastic and other feats of daring. Much of what we saw was altogether novel, while that which was not may be said to be an improvement on former efforts of the same kind. The stage has been entirely removed, and the circus is erected in its place, occupying the whole width, but extending only a few feet into the pit. The performance, although taking place entirely here, was varied and highly entertaining, and sustained the interest of the audience without flagging to the close. The brothers Elliot were hugely amusing with a pair of beer barrels, which they caused to perform tho most grotesque evolutions on their toes, and flung from one to another with a fearless disregard of broken noses. Signor Zamesou tumbled his " two talented sons " about, and turned them inside out, with a careless indifference that almost made one shudder at the consequences. So pliant were their limbs, that one would almost suppose they were composed of some ma terial like India rubber or gutta perch% Hernandez, as usual, exhibited the very poetry of equitation ; and Mr. Eaton Stone tamed the Wild Horse of the Prairies with his wonted vigour and dexterity. The docility and grace of the horse was exhibited to perfection by Mr. J. Russell and Madlle. Newsome, who managed two beautiful ani mals in a manner that drew down thunders of applause. There was some excellent vaulting by a large body of professionals, and an astonishing performance called La Perch,e, in which Mr. J. Russell climbs nimbly up a pole, reaching nearly to the top of the stage, balanced apparently on the stomach of Sig nor Zamesou, and when on the top, tumbles about in the most daring manner, totally regardless of his perilous position. The evening's amusement ter minated with a double act, by Messrs. Hernandez and W. Dale, in which these two famous equestrians strove manfully for the palm. Mr. Barry made a most divert ing clown, and enlivened the proceedings by his humour and jokes. THEATRE ROYAL HA YMARKET. Last night this theatre was opened for the season by Mr. Buckstone, aCter an interregnum of about two months. Since the closing of the house in July last, many and extensive alterations have been made, calculated equally to secure comfort to the habitues as well as to increase the capabilities of the theatre for the production of scenic effects of a higher order than have hitherto been practi cable. The whole of the area in front of the curtain has been entirely refurnished, the pit and stalls covered with patent American leather, while the lobbies and ap proaches have, in order to prevent noise during ingress and egress, been laid with patent Kamptulicon, so exten sively employed for that purpose in the new Palace at Westminster. In order to effect a more pc fect separation of the stalls from the pit, a metal gilt casting has been fixed at the back of the latter ; and, to insure an uninterrupted view of the stage, the floor of the or chestra has been lowered considerably, both of which may be considered manifest improvements. The deco rations of the ceiling, dress circle, and proscenium are wholly new, and present a totally different character from those to which we have been accustomed. The new proscenium pilasters are stencil painted, with ornamentation on a gold ground. Round the dress circle, and in front of the proscenium boxes, are plastic enrichments, introduced into which will be found elegantly executed, bas-relief medal lion portraits, coloured in imitation of cameos, of the principal British dramatists, viz. :—Shakspere, Ben Jonson, Beaumont, Fletcher, Massinger, Dryden, Otway, Congreve, Wycherley, C. Cibber, Rowe, Van burgh, Gay, Goldsmith, Foote, C. Dibden, Sheridan, Colman the younger, O'Keefe, Bulwer Lytton, and S. Knowles. The ceiling has been entirely remodelled, its original flat appearance being lost in the architectural form now given it by the introduction of gilt mouldings, enrichments, and pendants. Immediately over the proscenium we have, on a ground of solid gold, an ele gant Raffaellesque scroll of boys and animals, while in the cove immediately above is a group repre senting Thalia, Melpomene, and Erato, supported on each side by smaller groups of boys with flowers. In the spandrils are raised enriched panels with bold painted scroll ornaments ; the panels them selves having painted vignettes of boys holding portraits of Shakspere, Raffaelle, Michael Angelo, and Inigo Jones, illustrating dramatic poetry, painting, sculpture, and architecture. On the arches over the side boxes are bands of enriched mouldings, solid gilt, and the spa underneath are filled with flowing cinque-cento ornaments, and intaglios of female figures, representing Night and Morning. The unsightly beams immediately over the boxes have been transformed into moulded intabla tures, with enriched frieze and shields, solid gilt and lined out in colour. The whole of the dra peries are of a new material, now for the first time introduced into theatrical upholstery. Behind tl:e curtain the improvements are not less important than those effected in front, one of the most advanta geous being the inclination of the stage itself several inches below its original level. Frequenters must have noticed the bareness produced in the upper porion of the stage by the unsightly projection of what is techni cally termed the " flies." This has been entirely re moved by the construction of new fly-floors at a higher lsvel than the old ones, and which at the same time do not obtrude into the space presented to the eye of the spectator when the curtain is raised. This and the conf;truction of a new stage and machinery are among the most important of the hn provements effected, as the H ayinarket is now placed in a position to compete in the production of pieces of a scenic pretension, which its limited capabilities have hitherto prevented its manager from attempting. ;_ce green-room, refreshment saloons, the whole of the dress ing-rooms, wardrobe, &c., have equally shared in the work of restoration. The whole of the gas apparatus likewise throughout tb e house has been refitted ; new foot lights, w ith increased power, have been laid down, and the appearance of the chan deliers materially its proved by the substitution of ground-glass shades and improved burners for the old-fashioned imitatio n candles. An innovation has been made by the substitc.tion of a light blue for the usual green curtains, as tssnding better to harmonise with the polychromatic decoration of the interior generally. new drop scene has been designed and painted by Mr. W. Callcott, a gentleman who has already gained some celebrity as a scenic artist- —the polychromatic decorations have been executed by M. IPantanius—and the groups of figures by M. Bendixen, while the medallions have been modelled by M. Garland. The whole of these works have been carried out in the short space of nine weeks, from the designs and under the direction of Mr. G. Somers Clarke, architect, in a manner equally credit able to his good taste and architectural skill. There was no actual novelty in the entertainments last evening, they consisting of Mr. Torn Parry's revived comedy, A Cure for Love, The Beggar's Opera, and the well-known after-piece, Founded on Facts ; but there is a promise of a farce by Mr. Morton, and a new and ori ginal comedy by Mr. Stirling Coyne. We find, also, that to-night Mr. George Vandenhoff, who, some years ago, appeared at Covent-Garden, and has since been per. forming in America, is to play Hamlet ; and that Miss Cushman will shortly commence an engagement here. In the Cure for Love, Mr. Buckstone took his original part of Mr. Richard Sadgrove, a jilted swain, who, after long nourishing his hapless passion, resolves to drown his sorrows in the Serpentine, and when iu the act of leaping forward, precipitates himself into the arms of Mr. Trimmer, who, at the moment, is about to commit a similar act, not through unrequited love, but because he has a termagant of a wife, who turns out to be no other than the lady whom the disconsolate Sadgrove had longed to marry. This discovery proves, of course, an , effectual cure for his love. The piece is rather trifling, but it affords plenty of scope for the drollery of Buckstone, who kept the audience in one continued roar while it lasted. Mr. Edwin Villiers, from the Glasgow theatre, made a suc cessful debut in the humble part of Markworth. His appearance is prepossessing ; he has a good voice, and walks the stage easily and gracefully, and, being young, may hereafter take a much higher position in the pro fession. The principal attraction of the Beggar's Opera was the debut of Miss Emily Ormonde in Polly, and Miss Featherstone in Captain Macheath. Miss E. Ormonde possesses a soprano voice of fair compass, but requiring cultivation. Her Polly was, however, a very respectable performance. Miss Featherstone achieved a signal success as Captain Macheath. She was so admirably dressed, looked so handsome, and acted with so much gaiety and spirit, entirely unmixed with coarseness, that her performance was exceedingly agreeable, even independently of its local merits, which were of the highest order. She has a full, deep contralto voice, not unlike Alboni's. Her reception was most enthusiastic. Of the old favourites it is unnecessary to speak. Their merits are already too well known. Mr. Tilbury was Peachum, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Lucy, Mrs. Caulfield, Mrs. Peachum, and Mr. Rogers, Lockit. There was a very crowded house. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT (THIS DAY). OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) A middle•agsd woman, named Ellen Hayley, who was tried and convicted of felony at the last Sessions, was this morning brought up for judgment. It will be re collected that she stole five Bank of England notes, valued at 160', each, from her mister, the prosecutor, who was 90 years of age, and who had unfortunately placed implicit confidence in her integrity. She was about to decamp to America, but was captured on board ship, and ultimately convicted of the robbery. The Recorder sentenced her to be transported beyond the seas for the term of 14 years. THE CAPE MAILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, TUESDAY MORNING. The General. Screw Steam Shipping Company's mail packet Calcutta, Captain Sceales, arrived this morning. Her outward dates are—Southampton, May 14th; Plymouth, May 15th; St. Vincent, 26th ; Ascension, June sth ; Cape of Good Hope, 26th ; Mauritius, July 11th ; Ceylon, 22d ; Madras, 26th. Homeward dates.—Left Calcutta, Aug. 15th ; and sailed from Madras, Aug. 20th ; Ceylon, 24th ; Mauritius, Sept. sth ; Cape of Good Hope, 23rd ; St. Helena, 30th ; Ascension, Oct. 4th. ; and St. Vincent, 12th. She brings a general cargo, and a large number of passengers, among whom are, from the Cape of Good Hope, Major- General Yorie, Captain Smith, Aide-de-Camp, and Major Holdswor th. The summary of the Cape Commercial Advertiser' that the aspect of aff a i rs b e y on d th e colonial border is unsatisfactory. The withdrawal of troops and the abandonment of the Orange River Sove reignty has excited dissatisfaction. Macomo wants possession of the Amatola Mountains, but has bees refused by General Cathcart. A. coutu..-unicatioia has b.on Great Lake and the vicinity of Walfisch Bay. — 2t party of Basutos and others performed the journey in 15 days through the desert into the fine tract of country on the river Nosono, which lies E.N.E. of Walflsch Bay. Bayns Kloof, one of the finest mountain passes in the colony, was opened on the 12th September by Mr. Bocherd, Chairman of the Central Road Board, in the absence of the Lieu tenant-Governor, prevented from attending by sickness. In Simon's Bay.—Her Majesty's ships Meander, Hydra, Nerbudda, and 0011111 S ; the Dutch steamer Hekla, and schooner Dolphin ; and the United States ships John P. Kennedy, Vincennes, Feni more Cooper, and Porpoise. The Sir Robert Peel, from Natal, arrived at the Cape on Sept. 23 ; the United States war steamer, from Porto Praya, for India, arrived in Simon's Bay, Sept. 20 ; the Australian Company's steamier Sydney put into Table Bay, Sept. 14 ; her Majesty's ship Nerbudda arrived in Simon's Bay, Sept. 16 ; the ship Jessie Smith was wrecked Aug. 24, in Orange River, four men drowned ; and the Isa bella has been driven ashore at Espiegle Bay— cargo saved, ship may be got off. At the Mauritius three cargoes of sugar have been sold to private purchasers. Good yellow from 4.40 to 4.50; middling grey, 4 to 4.25 ; yellow, 3.65 to 3.84. During the month of September the following arrived at St. Helena :—Clydesdale, Koh-i-Noor, Caroline, Prance Albert, Eorster, Change, Regina, China, Henry Ellis, Merchantman, Victory, Lady Ebrington, Time and Truth, Don Ricardo, Cecilia, Taglioni, Persia, Negotiator, Reliance, Thomas Brocklebank, James Booth, Ferret, brig of war, Sea Horse, Indian Chief, Quito, Louisa, Tulloch Castle, Catherine Pemberton, John Melhuish, Bella Mariana, Hellespont, Gitana, Ulidia, Lis more, Duke of Wellington, Falcon, Endymion, Mary Steward, Kingfisher, Canterbury, Ann, Eliza, Sir George Pollock, Julia, and Lancaster. INDIA AND CHINA. We have received by Submarine and European Telegraph dispatches from Trieste of yesterday's date (the 24th.) The steamer Bombay had ar rived at 11 o'clock a.m., in 120 hours from Alex andria. The India mail had arrived at Alexandria with dates from Calcutta, Sept. 20 ; Bombay, Sept. 28 ; Hong Kong, Sept. 9; Sydney, July 28 ; Adelaide, Aug. 8. Our Burmese acquisitions were in a state of war, being overrun with large bodies of armed men, said to exceed 14,000 in number, who occu pied fortified positions, whence they attacked our posts with occasional success. - They were said to be instigated by the King of Ava. The resumption of hostilities was considered in evitable. Colonel Mackeson had been assassinated by an Affgban, at Peshawur. Captain Parker and Ensign Bosworth had been killed in an affair with Arabs in the Nizado country. Trade in Calcutta was good. Exchange on London, 2s. ld. The revolution in China still continued. At Amoy the Imperialists had had some suc cess, but the patriot army h a d i nves t e d Khai-fung foo, the capital of Ronan, on the Yellow River; The whole country was in a state of anarchy, and trade is at a stand. At Hong Kong the Spanish dollar was at 6s 6d. The Constitutional Committee of the Legislative, Council of New South W a l es h a d recommenc ed the establishment of the Upper Chamber on the nominee system, and negatived the proposal ig make it executive. Large quantities of gold co" firmed to be found. Abbas Pasha has limited the exportation 64 grain from Egypt to 250,000 quarters. CAPTURE OF AN ABSCONDED DELINQUENT FROM LIVO POOL IN AUSTRALIA.—The Eagl e , arrived from g e, `: bourne at Liverpool on Saturday, had on board Jaire - St. Albin Quinn, a young man about 22 years of age' and who absconded from Liverpool in July, 1852, wi t , ' " about 1,300 1 ., the property of th e M essrs . T ram an Co., in whose establishment he was as collector. For ling time nothing was heard of him, until a gentlem an told his emp!oyers Le had ma him in Melbourne-stret Warrants for his appr e h ens i on were instantly transm it° , by the Secretary of St a t e to Australia, where he w!: captured and brou g ht h ome i n the Eagle. After ," witting the robbery he went to London, from thence to the continent, and a ft erwards had the hardihood to co ne to Liverpool, where he succeeded in eludingthe rOllOB and embarked o n b oar d the Great Britain on tha li st . 1 1 August, 1852. H e was b rought before Alderman J. -11". d the Turner, at the Liverpool police court yesterday, an, . i . v , cashier at Messrs. Train and Co.'s proved the rob and at the request of Quinn, a remand was granted W i ati , to-day (Tuesday), for the purpose of receiving legal vice. He states that he has made 5,0001. in IV/elbc' u ti r d. as a gene ra l merchant, but he was taken away ° ° l2 B inl , denly that h e h as b een f orce d to l eave it behind When arrested he had only 301. and a valuable gold 01°P' li] ~V ar. ar th Ba r