The Sun. — London, England, 1847-10-19 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. LESSRS. LAMOND and Co., RAILWAY SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every WEDNESDAY. at One o'clock, (instead of Tuesday and Friday, as hitherto), at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offered ; and advioes of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds Immo !lately disposed ef according to instrcctions. N.B. Sales and purchases of all descriptions of stook and shares effected by private contract, every day, as usual. Offices. Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster. sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of LONDON ASSURANCE. Sir Harcourt Courtly, Mr. Farren; Charles Courtly, Mr. Howe ; Mark Meddle, Mr. Rogers ; Max Harkaway, Mr. Tilbury ; Cool, Mr. Brindal ; Mr. Spanker, Mr. Keeley; Dazzle, Mr. Henry Farren ; Lady Gay Spanker, Mrs. Nisbatt ; Grace Harkaway, Miss Julia Bennett; Pert, Mrs. IlumbY. After which, a New and Original Farce, called WHO'S MY HUS BAND ? Doctor Mull, Mr. Tilbury ; Daniel Tootles, Mr. Keeley ; Mrs. Smith Thompson, Mrs, W. Clifford ; Sophonisba Mull, Mrs. L. 8. BackinghamL Sally Starch, Mrs. Humby. To csaclade with the Farce of TWICE KILLED. Mr. Euclid Facile, Mr. Keeley ; Fanny Pepper, Mrs. Keeley. Stage Manager, Mr. Farrell; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Web der. J. T. Archer, Box-book keeper. Boxes, bs. ; Pit, 35. ; Gallery, 2s. ; Upper Gallery, Is. Doors open at Balf-past Six, Performance to commence at acres. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL Under tile direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be performed the celebrated Drama, called THE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Years Age. Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Dennis, Mr. Cullenford ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Grinnidge, Mr. Wright ; Captain Dartois, Mr. Worrell ; Madame St. Aubert, Madame Celeste ; Geraldine, Mrs. Yates; Nelly O'Neil, Miss Wool gar; Mademoiselle Cheri Bounce, Miss Emma Harding. After which, a New Farce, entitled THIS HOUSE TO BE SOLD (the property of the late William Shakspeare), Inquire Within. Cha &eters by Messrs. Wright, Cellenford, Worrell, 0. Smith, Paul Bed ard, Mrs. Laws, &c., &o. - To conclude with the original farce, called HOW TO SETTLE kUCOUNTS WITH TOUR LAUNDRESS. Whittington Widgetts, Ar. Wright; Jack Brown, Mr. Manyard; Squibb, Mr. Redmond Ryan ; Mary White, Miss Woolgar ; Mdlle. Cherry Bounce, Miss Emma Harding. Boxes, 4s. • Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. Doors open at Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven, ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Managemeat of Madame Testris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be presented a new Comic Drama, entitled THE PRIDE OF THE MARKET. Principal characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Leigh Murray, Granby, and Parseile ; Miss IL Gilbert, Mrs. C. Jones, and. Madame Yestria. After which, a new Farce, called LIGHT DRAGOONS. Lord Alfred Martingale, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Albany Lovelorn, Mr. R. Roxby ; Dr. Rhatany, Mr. Frank Matthews ; Mrs. Crowsfoot, Mrs. C. Jones ; Matilda, Miss Howard. To conclude with a Farce, entitled BROTHER BEN. Principal characters by Messrs. Harley, C. Mathews, and F. Matthews ; Mrs. Leigh Murray, Miss Lee, and Mrs. Macnamara. The Interior of the House has been entirely re-designed by Mr. W. Bradwell of the Colosseum. Dress Boxes, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. No half-price to any part of the house. The New Box-office, No. 2, Wellington-street, is open to the Public every day, from Ten to Six. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Engagenteit of Mr. MACREADY and MISS CUSHMAN. THIS EVENING Will be presented the Comedy of THE HONEYMOON. Duke Aranza, Mr. Cooper; Count Montalban, Mr. C. Fisher; Roland., Mr. J. Vining; Jacques, Mr. Compton; Juliana, Miss Cushman ; Yolante, Miss Susan Cushman. After which, the popular Farce of FIGHTING BY PROXY. Characters by Messrs. Compton, Cowell, Conway, J. Vining, Ne• vale ; Mrs. Selby, and Miss Capel. To conclude with Goldsmith's Comedy of SHE STOOPS TO CON QUER. Hardcastle, Mr. Gilbert; Young Marlow, Mr. J. Vining ; Tony Lumpkin, Mr. Compton ; Miss Hardcastle, Miss Emmeline Montague ; Miss Neville, Miss Yillars, Dress Circle, 55.: Boxes, Is. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ROYAL SURREY TIIRATRE. Lessee, Mrs. F. Davidge, No. 1, D2vlsge-terrace,Kensingten-road, Surrey. THIS EVENING, October 19, 1847, the performances will commence with the celebrated Opera ot THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. The music by Mr. Belts, the libretto by Mr. Bunn. The whole of the scenery by Mr. Grieve. The properties by Mr. Blamire. The mechanism by Mr. B. Sloman. An enlarged chorus and increased orche.tra, on a greater scale than any hitherto introduced on these boards, will be directed and conducted by Mr. J. H. Tally. Dramatis Personre—Count Arnheim (Governor of Presburg), Mr. Warrant ; Count Floresteln (his nephew), Mr. Rafter ; Thaddeus (a proscribed Pole), Mr. W. Harrison; Devilshoof (leader of a gang of Gipsies), Mr. H. llorricastle ; Captain of the Guard, Mr. Constantine; First Officer, Mr. Sanger ; First Peasant, Mr. Priorson; First Gipsy, Mr. Summers; Servant, Mr. Richards ; Arline (the Bohemian Girl), Miss Romer ; Budda (her attendant), Mrs. W. 11. Payne ; tHrica (Queen of the Gipsies), Miss Rebecca Isaacs. Nobles— Messrs. Tyler, Loveridge, Jones, Fraser, Massoni, &c. Ladies— Mesdames Turner, Gardiner, Rooke, Foster, Levite. &c. Pages Misses Desborough, Ives, Seaman, Harris, &c. Hunters :—Messrs. T. Field, Richardson, Platt, Cook, Godfrey, Thirlwall, Jonas, and Wyatt. Retainers :—Messrs. J. Sanger, Kitchener, Cooper, Mos sop, Gladstaines, 3fawby, Boyce, Woolf, Johnson. Peasants : Les Scenrs St. Login, Misses Fenton, Maurice, Sophie, Clifford, Mars, Beaufort, Ives, Desborough, I. Laws, Smithson, Angeline, Rosa Taylor, &c. Gipsies :—Messrs. C. Constantine, Sum niers, Miller, Dobson, Foster, Weston, Roberts, Rowland, I. Price, Pendygras, Jones, Henri, Galli, Lawler, Santry, Beale, Sharpe, Stirling, &c. Mesdames R. Hughes, Somerville, Maynard, Anderson, Rabino. Deither, Mapleson, Tully, Connelly, Miller, Williamson, &e. Law Officers :—Messrs. Peters, Drifileld, Robins, J. Boulanger, &c. Soldiers, Citizens, Attendants, Banner Bearers, Heralds, Servants, &c. Mr. Grieve has prepared the following New Scenery :—Grounds end Chateau of Count Arnhem, Presburg by Moonlight, View in the Vicinity of Presburg, Public Place in Presburg for the celebra tion of the Fair, in which takes place a Pas de Deux, by Les Sceurs St. Louie, and a Dance by the whole Corps de Ballet. Precession of the City Trades • the Banner of the Butcher's Company ; the Banner of the Goldsmiths' Company, the Banner of the Drapers' flompany, the Banner of the Annourers' Company, the Banner of lhelsakers' Company, the Banner or the Wax-Chandlers' Company, Ike Banner of the Shoemakers' Company, the Banner of the Fish mongers' Company, the Banner of the Bookbinders' Company, &c. The Hall of Justice, Saloon in the Count's Chateau.—The Opera of the Bohemian Girt is published by W. S. Johnson, Nassau Steam tress, 60, St. Martin's-lane ; and may be had In the Theatre, and of all Booksellers, price Is. After which, the Ballet Pantomime of TBE DEVIL TO PAY. To conclude with the Farce of TURNING THE TABLES. A distinct entrance to the private boxes has been made (which have bees re-fitted). Private boxes may be had nightly of all the principal Librarians; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Ten until Four. Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be presented a new Drama, entitled THE MERCHANT'S CLERK. A Love Story. After which, an entirely new Drama entitled THE BOTTLE, from Cruikehank's celebrated Work of the same name. To conclude with the comic Ba let, enticed PUNCH ; or, the Fisherman of Naples. Boxes, is. ; Half-price, 6d.; Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d. Doors open at Six, to commence at Half-put six. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager. Mr. William Batty. THIS EVENING The Grand Spectacle of THE CATARACT OF THE GANGES, in which Mdlle. Valentine, from Paris, will introduce her beautiful and highly-trained leaping horses. Entire; y new Scenes in the Arena, in which Professor Caudle; and brother, lately returned from the Continent, will make their appear ance, supported by the talented Artistes of the h.staUishment, in the various modes of equestration. To conclude with the Farce of THE RENDEZVOUii. Box-office open from 11 till S. Actin; and stage Manager, Mr. W West. I 1.1. k. WEATHER.—Sum OFFICE, OCT. 19. 1 I . 'l;l'o3lEl'Eu, Lowest, 51; Highest. 59 ; Noon, 61. BAROUTER, S.S.W.; cloudy. .11,;11 WATER AT LONDON-111411)0E THIS DAY. Morning.. 40 minutes atter 8. Evening .. 33 alnutss it ter 9. ).. - - . - •6t 4•40•,- v • JP • i••• CO ruing AUL LONDON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1847. Each day adds to the severity of the monetary crisis, to the uncertainty and excitement in the money market, and produces a further depreciation in the va lie of every description of property, and of every species of security, public or private. Consols for money were sold at 791, which rate, after the close of the regular hours of business, was lowered to 794 or 79 }. In our Thi r d Edi t i on, yesterday , it was our painful duty to announ ce th e suspens i on of the Royal Bank of Liverpool, occasioned by the absence of notes and specie to carry on its ordinary business, caused by the universal contraction of the currency. Here, then, we have another gigantic esta blishment, of the most undoubted solvency, sacrificed to the maintenance of those laws which have already spread such consternation and ruin throughout the land. The magnitude of the concern, and the enormous evils that even its temporary stop- Page must occasion, may be gathered from the fact that its paid-up capital amounted to no less than 6 __°° ,oo o/. sterling, and that at the commencement of the present year its shares, on which 500/. had been Paid , readily commanded a premium of 365/. Within the last ten days , ssa d, it is that application has been made on its behalf to the Bank of England, for a considerableadv a nce t on . bills, which the directors were unable stringency of the Act of 1;44 comply with, from the and the necessity of keeping within the limit thereby so convinced were they of the sofveiantacyo assigned, although, and stability of offered w d hi . ch could the concern, that the required groanbey under ,sv 7 ,ieb the . not be given in money, was freely How much longer is the nation toin stock. incubus by which it is oppressed, and energies are impaired, its resources diminished , its its merchants, traders, and manufacturers —the clas sesand by whom the national prosperity has hitherto been maintained and upheld—reduced to the very verge of bankruptcy or insolvency ? Such a state of things cannot be endured much longer. Every hour increases the difficulty of our position, and it will require months to repair the damage inflicted in a single day, if indeed our position be not rendered altogether irretrievable, a contingency by no means impossible. Every eye is now directed to the movements of those selected by our SOVBREIGN to carry on the Government of the country. It is in their power, and in their power alone, to allay the alarm and restore confidence in the country. We have already shown that it is the panic (which is the necessary result of the restrictive laws now in force) that i 0 the great cause of the evil. If that panic wers - :reinOVed-.-if the public generally could be in c lace 4 to refrain from the silly and nib- THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 1847. chievous hoarding and locking up their money— would they consent to use it now when it is really valuable, all further danger would be averted, but un fortunately they do not understand their real in terests. The moment the Bank sets the example by restricting its issues, and putting on the screw, they follow in the wake, and increase the evil until it be comes unendurable. The appearance of restored con fidence on the part of the Bank, would, as in 1825, when the providentially discovered one-pound notes were put into circulation, allay the terror. But without the Ministerial sanction that confidence can• not be exhibited. The Bank could not now avail itself of the means by which its own safety and the national credit were then maintained. Especial care has been taken to deprive it of the weapons that once proved so efficacious, and until new powers are con ceded it must remain comparatively helpless and in active. The summoning together of Parliament to assemble with the least possible delay, in order to take into their consideration the measures rendered necessary, would have an instant effect in calming the existing excitement, Such a course would be at the same time the most constitutional and the best calculated to afford a per manent remedy for the disease under which the country is suffering, to effect a perfect cure. Our monetary laws are radically wrong, and a thorough reform must be carried. Since the resumption of cash payments, since the Bill of 1819 has been in opera tion, the countryhes been subjected to constant alterna tions, to periods of apparent prosperity, succeeded by severe depressions. Persons are induced to enter into engagements, to carry on undertakings, and the moment they are inextricably involved, every facility is withdrawn, every species of accommodation is withheld, and if not rendered unable to provide for their liabilities, to meet the demands for which they are responsible, they are exposed to the most serious losses, by which they are reduced from wealth and independence to comparative poverty. If a national currency, not convertible into gold, but receivable in payment of taxes, and secured, like the national debt, on all the resources of the country, were introduced, and the amount that would be sent into circulation regulated according to the wants of the country by the Legislature, we should not be subjected to those alternations that are so deeply inju rious. The introduction of 1/. and 21. notes, which the experience of Scotland and Ireland testifies would be readily received by all classes, and taken as freely as sovereigns, would liberate by far the greater portion of the gold that is now obliged to be retained in use for the internal circulation of the country from the want of notes of a smaller de nomination than 51., and make it applicable to the purposes of commerce. The annual loss to the country may be set down at no less than 3,000,0001. sterling, which the ridiculous fancy for gold in com mon use, in place of 1/. or 21. notes, entails upon us, and this would at once be saved. The interest on the unfunded debt would be another item to be placed to the credit side of the account, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer would speedily find himself in a position to remit the tax on light, and several other imposts by which the industry of the country is materially affected. These changes, that are so urgently demanded, could only be intro duced by the Legislature. Were the Ministry now to sanction an increased issue by the Bank beyond the 14,000,0001. permitted by the Act, they would have to apply to Parliament for an Act of Indemnity for the Bank and themselves, the clause which reserved a power to the Bank, with the consent of the First Lord of the Treasury, the Chancellor of the Exche quer, and the Master of the Mint, to extend their issue upon securities beyond that amount, in the event of any particular crisis, having been omitted from the Bill, notwithstanding the almost unanimous remonstrance of the bankers of London against ,the absolute limitation of the issue without any power of expansion being reserved, which they were apprehensive, whether the amount was itself a proper amount or not, would create a general feeling of uneasiness throughout the country, and restrict business, by leading to a general withdrawal of legitimate accommodation, an appre hension which, we regret to say, has been too fatally verified. Let Parliament, then, be immediately called together, and in the meantime let our chOsen Ministers assume the power that should have been granted by that Bill, and demand an indemnity for the act rendered necessary for the welfare of the people. It will readily be granted ; and they will entitle themselves to the gratitude of those whom they will have rescued from utter ruin. The circulation of Bank post-bills, as we suggested yesterday, is in the power of the people themselves, and may afford some mitigation to the pressure, by giving an increase of a million or one million five hundred thousand pounds to the circula tion, and the substitution of small Exchequer bills of 51. and 101. each for those of larger denomination would also have the most beneficial effect as a temporary measure, and that they would be perfectly authorised to do, for the Act that em powers the Treasury to issue Exchequer-bills says nothing as to their respective amount, which is left to the discretion of the Treasury, to suit the public convenience in the best manner possible, and that we need scarcely add would be by the smallest possible denominations. A system was denounced by Lord ASHLEY in Edinburgh, on Friday last, which, if it be not dis countenanced betimes, may prove singularly detri mental to the poorer portion of the population, by diminishing the advantages accruing to the very destitute through the judicious instructions of the Ragged or Industrial Schools. The system to which we allude is familiarly known throughout Scotland as the Hospital System, and the most pernicious cir cumstances in the intended movement of its advocates, in the metropolis and elsewhere, is that, under the guise of benevolence and generosity, violence is done to the noblest impulses of humanity, the embryo vice of the children is developed and con firmed, while the reclamation of their aban doned parents is rendered still more im practical and hopeless. When we remark that the hospital system is nothing less than the abduction of all the wretched children that are found sprawling in the mud of the rookeries, starving in back attics, pilfering in bye lanes, and acquiring constitutional diseases by their habitual subjection to the influences of filth, privation, and wretchedness, it will be unne cessary to add that the success of its promoters necessitates the retirement of the schoolmasters and schoolmistresses employed by the supporters of the Ragged School establishments. Persons are to be instructed by the former to gather together all the young creatures who may be found loitering about the streets of the most abandoned localities, to convey them several miles from the capital to a building constructed for their reception, and then to proceed in their education, apart from their homes and families. Such is the project by which certain well-meaning but mistaken philanthropists intend to supersede the previous efforts of the benevolent. We are disposed to attribute the preference which is imparted to this scheme as mainly attributable to the fact of its being apparently more expeditious in its operation, and requiring, to all appearance, less circumspection and solicitude. For this reason, especially, we should be disposed to discountenance the undertaking, because the arrangement which promises to diminish trouble and anxiety is usually one which proves in the end to be less efficacious and more expensive. That the outlay would be considerably more in sustaining such associations as would be requisite on the adoption of the proposed hospital system, is ma nifest on the mere outline of the arrangement. A larger number of empl o ye es wou ld b e necessary ; a distinct and extensive su b ur b an es t a bli s h ment would be indi spen sa bl e, and the plan of tuition would be more liable to become inapplicable to the capacities and position of its various inma tes. Besides which , as Lord AS HLEY very excellently observed, the an nual exhibiti on system, which is i ns eparable from all public semi nar i es, would be cal c u la ted to dissi pate that generou s an d beneficial emulation which, i n the Ragged Schools, h as proved the most effectual means for ensuring the mental enlightenmentand moral improvement of their otherwise depraved and ignorant frequenters. " The days in which we live are the days of parade and ostentation," said the noble speaker. " We may do a vast deal of good, but we are indisposed that that good should pass unobserved, and, therefore, in all our public institutions we have annual parades, and the tutors are invariably striving to ensure a good annual exhibition. The conse quence is that bright and clever boys are selected and receive proper attention, while those who require the utmost care and vigilance are, in most instances, altogether overlooked." This, we are persuaded, is of itself a sufficient reason for the rejection of the hospital project, as one , which must almost inevitably abandon the destitute children to their present be nighted condition, and plunge them beyond re demption into the darkness of the most pernici ous depths of their vicious inclinations. Suppos ing, even, that in the monotonous drill of educa tion, in the daily routine of a superficial tuition, a spark of intelligence is struck from the dulness of a scholar, it must be so insignificant when regarded correlatively with his low cunning and craftiness, that it can only render him more of a proficient in the prosecution of his villanous practices. The principal evil, however, resulting from the abandonment of the Ragged and Industrial Schools, and the development of the scheme of juvenile hos pitals, will be the diminution of the benefits which are, indirectly, conferred upon the adult population by the excellent influences of the former, and the baneful stagnation of the better feelings which would be the certain result of the latter. Without in any manner exaggerating the advantages inseparable from the establishment - of a Ragged or Industrial School in such :a locality as Saffron-hill, the nucleus of a district of profligates and vagabonds, we may assert with perfect accuracy that almost as much good devolves therefrom upon the parents as upon the offspring. An example is afforded to the former by the ameliorated natures of the latter. A spectacle of regeneration, of a callous disposition rendered gentle and tractable, of a barren mind blooming into saga city, effects in the households of the adult destitute a more appreciable improvement than could by any possi bility be produced by direct and persuasive instruc tion. The separation of child and parent, which would be requisite on the opening of a juvenile hospital, would at once and entirely dissipate these indirect advantages. Therefore it, is that we coincide with Lord AsaLzr in denouncing this intention of a mock and spurious philanthropy; and we should, more over, be as indisposed to witness the destruction of the admirable system of Ragged or Industrial Schools as we should be to hear of the expulsion of Mr. BROOKE, the. enterprising and humane Raja of Sarawak from those Dyaks of Borneo, to whom he has opened the blessings,of civilization. Letters have been received from St. Peters burgh to the sth October. They state that a violent snow storm commenced on the 2d, and con tinued with little interruption till the sth, and that the mass of snow that had fallen was immense. A return of mild weather, however, was expected, the early severity being no evidence of its continuance. Exchange on London was 384. Madrid papers of the 12th have arrived. If the object of the mystery observed in Paris on the subject of the departure of CHRISTINA was to conceal her movements from the Progressistas, and to enable the wife of ,Munoz to take the palace by surprise, it has been frustrated. The Eco del Co mercio of the 12th states that she bad left Paris, and was expected in Madrid on the 34th. These papers state that there was every probability of a reconciliation being patched up between the QUEEN and PAQuo, and that SERRANO, before his departure, had strongly recommended that the QUEEN should issue a decree rendering it obligatory on her husband to return and reside in the palace. SERRANO left Madrid en the 11 th instant, "his purse well lined," for Grenada. His secretary, Captain CHINCILLA accompanied him, and General Ros DE OLANo and Dr. NUNEZ went with him the first stage of his journey. Under pretence that an emeute was apprehended, the military posts were all doubled on the 1 1 th, and NARVAEZ paraded himself about Madrid on horseback in the most insulting manner imaginable, evidently with a view to excite if possible the sensitive Madrilenos, by whom he is most cordially hated, to some outbreak. The Madri lenos, however, were too wise to be caught in the trap set for them by the Afrancesados, and NARVAEZ was permitted to strut about unmolested, so that he could find no excuse for letting loose the troops among the people. MADRID BOLSA, OCT. 12.—The Three per Cents, were done at 27k at 50 days; Five per Cents. at 17, for cash; and the Debt without Interest, at 51, We have received the Paris papers of Sunday. The Journal des Debats not only avows the sale of arms to the Sonderbund, but justifies the support which France is giving to the Jesuit minority in their opposition to the Diet, which is the legitimate government of the state, and more than insinuates that France in conjunction with Aus tria will intervene by force in favour of the Jesuit minority. But there is still a locus penitentice left to the Radical majority of the Diet, if it will act in such a manner that its origin and tendencies shall be forgotten, if, in fact, it will follow the example of the Government of the Barri cades it may be acknowledged as the legitimate Government of Switzerland. It is well that the organ of the dynasty of Barricades avows at length the truth, and confesses what all the world has for some time perceived, that that dynasty has, by prov ing false to its origin, endeavoured to make that origin be forgotten, but, however much the dynasty may have forgotten its origin, the French people have not forgotten it, and although they are a patient and a long. suffering people, patience has its limits, as M. GuizoT and his partisans may find to their cost if they attempt to support by arms the Jesuits of the Sonderbund against the legitimate Government of Switzerland. On this subject; we believe, the National, in the following article, gives expression to the all but universal opinion of France. The National says— " The mask is taken off. The French Government intends to interfere with arms in Switzerland, in con cert with Austria, to support the insurgent cantons. It was not enough to have acted with hostile intent against the regular government of the Diet in send ing to the league arms and ammunition. If the sword leaves the scabbard, in any part of Switzer land, her powerful neighbours must intervene to cause it to be replaced.' So spoke yesterday the Journal des Debats, or rather the Cabinet, for the origin of the notes dated from Berne is a secret for no person ; therefore we look on the declaration of the pretended correspondent as official, and it is to M. Guizot that we assign the responsibility of it. Besides all goes on consistently' in his cdnduct with respect to Swit zerland, and from the inimical note to the Vorort to the sale of arms and military equipments, there has not been an act of the French Government that has not manifested its firm determination to make the Sonderbund triumph. The last word of counter revolutionary police is the menace of intervention. Such is, then, the part reserved for France to play; a liberal Government, our ally, resists.the attempts of a factious minority, and it is we who are going to give assistance to its enemies. Since 1830, the Government which sprang from the barricades has pitilessly refused to afford aid to the nations, which, aroused by our victory, endeavoured in their turn to escape from despotism, and now, behold, it gives a contradiction to the principle of non-intervention. What then is the powerful interest that prompts it to act thus ? Be it remarked also, that it is doubly in contradiction with itself. When lately it bolstered up the half-overturned throne of Portugal, it appealed to the treaty of the Quadruple Alliance, and the ne cessity of succouring the regular power against in surrection. But now that pretext is wanting; in Switzerland the question lies between the Federal Government and the Seven Cantons leagued against it; right and justice are on the side of the Diet, and yet it is in favour of the insurgents that M. Guizot wants to intervene. Will France permit this ? We cannot believe it. The idea alone of a war being possible with Switzerland would at once rouse up public opinion. Never, in fact, was a more insolent challenge given to a country, and if carried out, never would the natural tendencies, the legitimate sympathies, and the real interests of the nation be more cruelly wounded, and more audaciously slighted. No, the intervention will not take place, and if that majority in Parliament which the Cabinet has never found uncomplying should consent to allow French troops to pass the frontier to support the Jesuits, the majority of the nation outside the Chambers would rise to protest with effect against the complicity of the legislative powers." The Prince DE JOINVILLE sailed from Toulon on the 12th, on board the Cacique steamer, to.join the French S Ii S DO:s.T ST squadron which was cruising in the Gulf. palhaegeFdreenrcohpeTrahroene Sunday, at ts a . t w n e f r . e 4s d c o . 7e be i i n ng th a e little lower t3l3l:3xLthles.closing price of Saturday. BIISIN L E O ocKFORRIGN RAILWAYS AT THE Northern of Irretee, EX I3I VANGE, Doan ,l& —Namur and Liege, 4 3 4—. Boulogne and A ai i en3 104-140n Meuse, 5%. ea and Havre, 20—Sambre ( !,11. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, were only 1,200 bales, business being almost suspended. American sorts declined id. to id. per lb., compared with the rates of Friday last. Railway Shares were very much depressed. In accounting yesterday far the sudden decline in the value of the public securities, we adverted to the report of a provincial bank being in di ffi culties, but as the London agents, Messrs. Roberts and Co., continued to pay drafts remitted by the Royal Bank of Liverpool, the establishment in question, we could not take upon ourselves to announce the actual stoppage. Ad vices received later in the day, and given in a subsequent edition of The Son, confirmed the mere rumour :of the morning, the details of which are given in another column. We need hardly remark that the private accounts received to-day from Liver pool are written in a most disheartening tone, and that there is a decided apprehension of worse consequences to the mercantile community, especially to certain houses said to have been accommodated to a most un reasonable amount by the fallen bank. We have just been informed that the Liverpool de putation, now in town, Waits upon Lord John Russell this morning, upon the subject of the commercial diffi culties, and we should be delighted to bear of a favour able result. In the City money is said to be scarcely so much in demand, but there is, perhaps, less confidence than ever. Our trading operations will become so far cir cumscribed as to render money less in demand, but this is no satisfaction. Accounts of Oct. 14 from Leipzic, in noticing the termination of the fair, state the Greeks and merchants of Bucharest were very large buyers, the latter having purchased to the extent of more than 2,000,000 rix dol lars. The Poles and Russians also bought to some ex tent, and all engagements were duly met, notwithstand ing the sad state of affairs in England. The Funds show a marked depression compared even with yesterday. Consols have realised 78i to 794 for Transfer, a very wide range, and 80k to 79} for Ac count. At present they are a little firmer, viz., 794 for Money, and 80i,for Time. Exchequer-bills have been 30s. to 355. discount; and India Bonds at 40s. to 50s. discount. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have realised 78i to 794; and the Three per Cents, 771 to 78g. Bank Stock is worth 178 to 182; and India Stock 221. The Foreign Securities have been depressed cor respondingly with our own Funds. Spanish Five per Cents. have been 16b to 17; and the Three per Cents. 271; Mexican Bonds are at 17 to 174. Dutch Two and a-Half per Centa. have been marked 52 to 52+; and Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 86 to 88. In the Railway Share market the transactions have been at lower rates, and sales are difficult. oNE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock lBl 179 182 178 181 3 per Cent. Reduced Anns.. 7 7 3% 78,6 78 78 1 4 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 7 9 14 78% 79%% 79 1 ,4 New 3 1 4 per Cent. Arms. Long Ann& to expire Ja n. 1860 Ditto, Oct. 10, 1859 ..... „. India Stock 221 221 India Bonds, 1,0004 Ditto under 1,0001. .. ...... South Sea Stock Consols for Account-....... 80 791 80% 79% 80% 80% Exchequer Bills. 3d. 1,0001. 5001 Small ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK PRICES Danish 80nd5,1825, 3 per Cent... 79% 78 79% 79% Equador Bonds Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. — Ditto, Deferred 3% Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 17% 17 Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, 4 per Cent Ditto, Account.. .... ......... Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account 16% 17 17 Ditto. 3 per Cent - Ditto, Account 27% V encLaela Bonds, 2 1 / 4 per Cent — DI:to, D= 'erred B% Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4% per Cent Dutch, 2% per Cent., 12 Guild 5.214 52 52% 52 3 4 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 81 80 81% 81% PRICES OF „Am. BUSINESS DONE CL'JSENG RAILWAY SHARES • AT ONE O'CLOCK.. PRICES' Aberdeen Amber., Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 2%...... zy i %Ai Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2% — heilast & County Down 10 ...... .... . ...... Birmingham and Ox ford J unction Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 10 ..... 12%. Birmiug., Wolverh'pton, and Scour Valley 8 ...... ilirkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June—. 6% dofton, Stsmtd, & Bum. 5 - •••• •••. ...... itiistol and Exeter Ditto, Thirds Buckinghamshire Bl. 4s 4 dis ...."...... 3 3 / 4 d Caledonian Ditto, Halt Shares..... 3% Ditto, Clyde,sdale June 40 ...... Chester and Holyhead... 32% — _. .. ........ Ditto, Preference Cheltenham and Oxford 2 Clarence 784 _ Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 1U •••• Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. lO ..... Dublin andßelfastJunc. 20 — Dundalk & Enni.fkillen 15 East Anglia, :251, L. & E. and L. anti 2). •••••• 25 ........ ..... _ Do., 184, E. Sr 11.... 18 Do., 31.10 s•, E• lig il• 1 Emit nal bounties 2O ...... 15 1 4 1 / 5 1 434...... 15 1 / 4 Ditto, Yerpetua t, .5 per Cent, No. 1. 61.135. 4d... % dia Ditto ditto, No. 2... 6/. 13s. 4d.,. A i d i s .. Do., York Extension.. 10 .. 756 t i 7% Do., North. & Eastern 50 .. — Do., Quarters •• •• Do., New 23 — Eastern Union , 50 •• ••• --- ••. ...... " ... - Ditto, Quarter S hares 12/...... Ditto, Thirds ... l3s. 4d...,,, _ . East Lancashire Ditto, New Do., do., Ext en. Scrip i 4 ..... r ast Lincolnshire ...... 9 ...., Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 •••••• 48 Ditto Half Shares ... 15 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ....„ Edinburgh & Northern.. 20 ... ... Ditto, New Ditto, Newpor; ..... ... 7 ...... Ditto, ditto, New • .... i t 4 — Edinburgh and Perth... 2'' Ditto, Extension ..... 108. Exeter, Ireovil,& Dorch• 2%...... Ditto, New • • ......... 2 ii•••••• Glasgow Dumfries, and Carlisle ............... 8/. 6s. 8d Glasgow,Kilmar.,&Ayr 50 ...... Ditto, New Do. Preference Consol. 12%...„ Great Northern 8 Do., London and York 2%.• .„ _ Great South. and West. (Ireland) UreatNorth of England-100 ...... . Ditto, New 40/ 5 _ Ditto, New 30/ Ditto, New 15/.......... l i i _ ..... • Great Westein B5 ‘ z Bl% 85 •• Ditto, % Shares ... 50 ' 52 Ditto, % Shares_ ...... 15 Ditto, lei ft hs Ditto, New 171•••••••••• 7 Huddersfield &blanche& 22 ...... ....... N ..... Ditto, Thirds .... 7 Hull and Selby 5O .. ... 97 Ditto, Halt Shares 25 , Ditto IA Shares....... 12% Ipswich& Bury SL Edm. 15 ...... Do., do., and Norwi c h 1 2 - Do., do., Eaten. s cr ip (late Camb. & Ely)... 2%...... 1 1 4 Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 Ditto, Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 82 Ditto %, Share s . ... 38 Do. Quarter Shares,.. 14% Do. Eifths 6%. ••• 5 1 4 Do. Sixteenths., .. 6 :i — Do. '[birds (Re g .)....10/. 45. ... ••• Do. Live iP• and Bury 34 Ditto 4 2 (late Hud dersfield and Sheff.) 33 — Do.( W akefield,Ponte iract, & Goole Do. ( W. RidiegUnion) 41.2 s Do.(PFeston & Wy r e) 25 — a 16:Y4 27 i 4 8% 12 3 % 38 48 11% 2 / 8 21% 6% 10% 72 33% Do. % Shares (A) ?, , — Ditto ditto (B) . -1.74.. Leeds and Bradford 450 Leicester and Bedford... 16 1," ''''' 72 Leeds, Dewsbury, & c .... 37 — Do., Branch 1 / 2 Shares 12 I A • • ••• --.. ********* •• • Do. New Branch( blue) 21,x ****** ...•..••.•.•.•. Do. Extension( green) 2 1 / 2 - -•t/ 10 1% Do. NewExten; (pink) 2 1 / 2 —, •••• ****** Leeds and Ihi rs k 3l. ...... 11 . Ditto, New l 7 l /2 2 l / 2. ....... ...... Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3 1 / 2 - ••• . Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport. ... .... 2 Liverp., Mnchstr& New castle Junction 2 l /2 . •••••••• ...... London and Blackwall..l6/. 13 e. 4 d. 5 ... ..... ... Do. New, No. 1 Do. New, No. 2 .. 3! l3s. 4d.... - Do. Extension ls London, Brighton, and South Coast 5O ...... 37 38 Do. Conisol. Eighths.. 20 1)u. Gamut. sper ct. 9 Do. Prez. tion. 5 per at. 50 Lyndon andGreenwien 1211554 d — ............... Ditto, Preterence...lB/. 1 ;s. 2 d — ............ .. Landon andlN. Western 100 Do.,Quarters L. &B. 17 D0., an., New Ditto Fifths ..... .... 2 Du. IA Shares (G. J.) 20 Do 40/.Bharcs (L. MO 15 — Do. 40/. (M. &B. „ , 40 .Do. 101. (1A & B.) A. 5 Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 5 Do. 101. AIL & B.) C. 1 London, OxfurG, and Cheltenham Lond. & S.Western ...411. 6s. 8d... 53 1 / 2 54 Do. New ConsoL Bths 4 0 — Do. New 504 ..... 32 1 A.. Do. New 401. Do. Tenths ( Con ) 50 Ditto ditto „„..... .... 40 Ditto, Thirds 6/. 13s. 4d.... 1% 2 dis..., London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Londonderry &CUleraina 27 ........ Londonderry and Ennis killen 23% ...... Man,thester,Buxton,and Matlock 3 ...... Aa Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 100 Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3)... 7ji — ..... ... Ditto and Grimsby.... 25 ••• ..... Ditto ditto . ... ..... 7 ......... Ditto ditto .. .. Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire 7 IA Manchest. & Southampt. 2 . 1 / 4 ....•• Midland lOO ICO 101 Do. Consolidated l'ref.loo Do. 401. Shares Do. 50/. Shares Do. Birm., and Derbyloo Midland Consol. Brist. & Birming., 6 per cent.loo .... Midlnd, Brist. & Glocstr. 34 Ditto, ditto 71.93.. .... Midlnd, Leicest. & Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar. 50 .....• Midland Great Western Irish SO Newcastle and Carlisle...loo Do. Quarters 5O Newmrket & Cheater:on:l 13% Do. Extension ...... ...2/. 125.... Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford . 4 ...... ._ Newry and Enni s kill en 7 Newry, Warren point, and Rostrevor Norfolk .......... ........ ...100 Do. New 204 Do. Extension Do. Scrip, 1847, Noi OIL of Nor;Olk 2 — Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 Northern Counties Union 4 — North British ... ..... ... 25 Do. Half Shari a 124...... 10 9 3 / 4 10% ... Do. Quarters 4% 3% Do. Extension • •• Ditto Thirds North Staffordshire...,.. 71,x North Wales .•• North Western. 6 Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ...... 27%... .. 18 . Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and Hitchin ... 1% —-- Scottish Cmtrat Scottish Midland 17% — . Ditto, New lO ........ ••• •• Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole Shrewsbury and Lirm... 6 Ditto ditto, Class B. 3 Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min ) Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 ...... .. ..- ........ Ditto Oswestry ... .. 12 Ditto New Shrewsbury and Herefd 2 ...... Shropshire Union South Devon 40 Do. Preference South Staffordshire 21. 125.... south Eastern & Dover 33% — ... .. ........ Do., No. 1 20 Do., Nc. 2. Do., No. 3 ....... . ..... :5 Do., No. 4 South Wales South Yorkshire, Don castor, and Goole Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. C0a1.... 4 Taw Vale Extension ... 4 Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath W aterford and Kilkenny 13 is Waterford and Limerick Waterld,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin West Cornwall Whitehaven & Furness 8 Windsor, Staines, and _ South Western .... 425....... Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick. Do. Original New and Berwick ....... 25 Do. North Shields Pur. 25 Do. Extension No. 1. 10 Do. do. No. 2......... 10 Do. U.N. E.Preference 8 f ork and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 Do. East and W estßid lug Extension FOREIGN RA? :WAYS. Anglo. Belgian.... 4 Barbadoes 1 Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Bordeaux, Tor !ouse, and Cette (Constituted )... 4 .• ... Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 14 Central of Spa in ... . ... 2 Ceylon Demerara 212 Dendre Valley ....... .. .. 4 -......— .., Direct Bombay end Madras Dutch Rhenish East Indian ... ..... .... ss. Great Indian Peninsular os. Great Southern of Madras ss. Great Western Bengal-. ss. Great Westelu Ca nada... 3. 1 4 ...... Italian and Austrian.... 4 ... ... Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 LOLLVA , u ala Sam bra ... 6 ... . ..... - Luxembourg 6 - ••••••••• .. Lyons and Avignon 5 Madras ...... 1 Madras. Nellore, and Arcot % Madrid and Valentin.... 2 .. Namur and Liege Northern of Frauce....... 10 .. Orleans and Bordeaux 6 Over lose] 4l3s 4d Paris and Lyons ... 10 „.„. 4% Paris and Orleans 2O Pans and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg 8 Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse ...... 16 •••• 5 % Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 Fours and Nantes ....... 8 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt....... 12 Trinidad West Flanders ...... .... 8 JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia 00000 • •• London Joint Stock lO British North American 50 Colonial Commercial of London 20 Provincial of Ireland ... 25 London & Westminster. 20 Ditto New... ..... ...... 13 National Prov. England. 35 Ditto, New...... .. ..... 10 ... National of Ireland 22'/ — •••••• — Dit to, New Union of Australia Ditto,New... ...... ..... 2 1 A — • •••• Union of L0nd0n......... 10 ...... Union of Madrid 40 --- •• • a ........... MINES. - 3 1 4 ................. 8 1 4 ............... A Realngi GalvanizeD M e l e 15 (1. 1 i o le n rao t nn e , *************** 0-1 LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, OCT. 19.—Wind S.S.E., light breeze, and fine weather. DEAL, OCT. 18.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. lanthe, Jack son, New York ; Lord Wellington, Winstead, Quebec ; John Munn, Watt, Quebec ; Renovation brig, Quebec. Arrd. 'from the river Thames, Jamaica ; C a li sta , Be lize ; Gladiator, N ew Y or k ; Egerton, Cardiff and Val paraiso. OFF DOTER.—Carragmore, Ball, Quebec. COWES, OCT. 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Maria Eliza beth, Fokkes, Havannab. OFF THE NEEDLES, OCT. 14.—Mernham, Jameson, St. John's, New Br unsw i c k. SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 18.—Wind S.W.—SW. Thames steamer, West Indies. POOLE, OCT. 16.—Arrd. Eliza Stone, Collingwood, Newfoundland. OFF ST. Amtert's HEAD. Josephine, Schipman, Buccari, for Antwerp ; Ocean, De Ruyter, New York. 16, Progress, Rio Janiero for Antwerp ; Neima barque, Quebec for Newcastle ; Agemaria, St. John's, New Brunswick. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 18.—Wind S.—Off port, Atalanta, Forster, New York for Bremen. OFF THE BOLD HEAD, OCT. 16.—Schiller, Johnson, Baltimore for Bremen. MUMBLES' ROADS, OCT. 18.—Arrd. Sunbeam, Mills, Cuba ; Lively, Mickley, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. William and Elizabeth, Pilcher, New Orleans; Viola, Jameson, New Orleans ; Maria Whitfield, Munro, Philadelphia ; Rockshere, M'Leary, Quebec ; Goliah, Slater, Quebec ; John Gillis, Scaman, Quebec; Asia, Hannah, Quebec ; Ocean Queen, Bride, Quebec ; Ayrshire, O'Neile, Quebec. 81d. Herschel, Cape of Good Hope ; British American, St. John's, New Brunswick. Off port, Feneschal. DUNMORE EAST, OCT. 16.—Arrd. Formby, Stuart, Pictou for Liverpool. CORK, OCT. 16.—Wind E.S.E.—SId. Nautilus, Port land, Nova Scotia. OFF KilisaLE.—Avon, St. John's, New Brunswick, for Bristol. OFF CAPE CLEAR, OCT. 12.—Laconise, Nulla, John's, New Brunswick for Dublin. SHIELDS, OCT. 18 —Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Indepen dent, Atkins, Quebec. HULL, OCT. 18.—Wind W.N.W.— Sid. Boadicea, St, John's, New Brunswick. SHIELDS, OCT. 15.—The Mary Ana, Dunn, which was abandoned come time ago on her passage to London, arrived here today considerably damaged. FALMOUTH, OCT. 17.—The Ireland, Newcastle to Cadiz, having struck upon the Newsome Sand, has been i surveyed, and found to have received no damage, MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAY.) HAY ZYZAIRICETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 12s to 31 17s 6d, Clover ditto, 31 108 to 4l 16s; and Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/133 per load. Trade somewhat steady, at the above cur rencies. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 2113 s to 31 18 s; Clover ditto, 31 15s to 41 15s; and Straw, 11 9s to 1/ 14s per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. WMITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 12s to 31 16s ; Clover ditto, 31 12s to 41 183; and Straw, 118 s to 11 13s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation continnes very heavy, about 600 hhds having been sold at prices establishing a decline of is per cwt, as compared with the currency of this day week. The public sales have comprised 4,000 bags 300 casks Mauritius, 12,000 bags Bengal, and 3,ooebags Madras. The Mauritius found buyers at about previous rates. The Bengal consisted chiefly of Khau, which was chiefly withdrawn, there being no disposition to purchase, unless at much lower rates; the Benares was partially realised at a decline of is. per cwt., viz., 39: to 48s for yellow and white according to quality, and the Madras was mostly taken in at 30s to 31s for soft low yellow. The quan tity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 3,431 hhds, 421 tierces, 601 barrels; there were taken for home consumption 1,579 hhds, 251 tierces, 300 barrels. The stock in the same place is 21,020 hhds, 2,575 tierces, 5,731 barrels. COME.—Mocha went at steady prices. Fine old 71s 6d to 795; and mid brownish at 575; Ceylon went at 33s to 33s 6d for native. Rum.--The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 798 puns 31 hhds. There were taken for home consumption 130 puns 51 hhds, and ex- ported 245 puns 92 hhds. The stock in the same places is 10,758 puns 1,795 hhds. RICE.—Of 1,370 bags Bengal at auction, only a few lots were realised at 13s 6d to 14s for good white, being the previous value. TALLow.—P. Y. C. is 46s to 45s 6d per cwt on the spot, and Town 50s 6d. TEA.—The market is heavy. COAL MARKET.—MONDAT. Adair's Main . ..... l7s 6d Bate's West Hartley 20s 6d Dean's Primrose lBs Gd Hasting's Hartley 2os 9d New Tanfield l6s Gd Original Pontop Ravensworth'sW.Hart 20s 6d East Hetton Haswell Hetton Lambton Morrison Russell's Hetton Stewart's Kelloe Leasingthorne Thornley Adelaide Tees South Durham 2os 6d [ Seymour Tees Tees West Tees l9. 6d Cowpen Hartley Morgan's Stone Coal 3os Od Sidney's Hartley Killingworth 2os 3d Is-69 sold. Tanfield Moor ..... lBs Od Townley lBs Od iVall's End, &c Barnards Bell and Brown 203 9d Hotspur 2os Od Hilda 2os 3el Riddell's 2os 9d' WiLancliffe . ..,. Belmont 2ls 3d Braddyll's Hetton Bell 93 arrival; SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.) The Court sat to-day for hearing cases under the Small Debts Act,. There were 93 cases set down for hearing, but few of those heard were of any interest. The following notice was posted : " SHERIFFS ' COURT, LONDON. " Take notice, that Courts will be holden for the purposes of the Act 10th and 11th Vic., 1847, enti tuled an Act for the more easy recovery of small debts and demands within the City of London and the Liberties thereof, on the following days :—Oct. 26 and Nov. 4, at Guildhall, and on Nov. 13, 17, and 24; and Dec. 2, at the Court-house, Guildhall-buildings." A PERSEVERING LANDLORD-SPENCER V. HIGGINS. This was an action to recover the sum of 31. 16s. on the balance of an account for debt. The plaintiff, upon being examined, proved that he let apartments to defendant in May, 1846. He remained in possession till September, but the un derstanding was that he was to pay from May to June W. 165., and then go on quarterly. No money was paid, and in September he departed with out leave or notice. Plaintiff set a man to watch him, and traced the goods to Garden-row, London Wall, but before seven o'clock the next morning the goods had vanished. They were at length discovered at an auction room, and plaintiff would not part sight with the defendant till he got 31. 10s. the amount of the sale, and an order on defendant's solicitor to pay the rest. The legal gentleman, however, declined honouring the draft, and, on the contrary, said there were no visible means of getting any mere. He (plaintiff) had persevered, and after twelve months got hold of the defendant again. Defendant said that plaintiff had offered to fight for the difference. The plaintiff denied this, and attributed the chal lenge to the defendant to'fight it out, which was de dined. Defendant said he could not pay. Plaintiff observed that he ought to be able to pay for when the apartments were taken defendant said that his wife was coming out as a singer, and would make a great sensation. Defendant admitted that he did expect so at one time, but circumstances had prevented her corning out, as some others were great attractions at present. The plaintiff said defendant filled up his time by playing at concerts, and also held a good situation. Mrs. Higgins was also an organist at a chapel. The Learned JUDGE made at order at 11. per month. BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) TNlawn Smith, one of the persons known among cabmen as " bucks," was charged before Mr. Henry with driving a cab without a badge, and without the consent of the proprietor, and, by carelessness, doing damage to that and another cab. It appeared that the prisoner was driving a cab in the Strand last evening, and ran against another, doing considerable damage to both. The axle of the one he was driving was twisted, and the panel of the other broken in. The damage amounted in one case to 1/., in the other to 1/. ss. The proprietors of both cabs were in attendance. The driver of the cab on which the prisoner was found, said that he had left it on the stand while he went to a coffee-house to get his tea. He asked the prisoner to " have an eye to it," but did not tell him to take it off the rank. The prisoner said the driver bid him take the cab, with a fare. Mr. HENRY said it was very improper to leave cabs unattended, or in charge of such persons as the pri soner, who thus had the opportunity of taking them away if a fare appeared. He would fi ne hi m for driving without a badge 11., or, in default of payment, sentence him to fourteen days' imprisonment. For driving without the consent of the proprietor, 21., or, in default, one month's imprisonment, and order him to pay for the damage of the two cabs, 11. and 11. Ss. respectively, or, in default, sentence him to three weeks' imprisonment for each. The proprietor of the cab observed that in many cases the drivers were more to blame than the " bucks." THAMES.—(THIS DAY.) Isaac Gardive, a diminutive urchin, whose head was scarcely on a level with the dock, was charged with assaulting police-constable H 1/30. The constable stated that last night he heard the most discordant noises proceeding from Rosemary lane, Whitechapel, and on going to the spot he found the prisoner and about twenty other boys, who all had their faces blackened, and with tin saucepans, kettles, bones and cleavers, were annoying all the peaceable inhabitants, and creating a savage noise, the wedding of a Jew marine store-dealer not very popular in the neighbourhood. He ordered them to go home, but the prisoner, with a tin kettle, struck him on the head, knocking his hat into the gutter, exclaiming, " Take that, Blue bottle."—(Laughter.) In answer to the magistrate he said he was not much hurt, but his bead felt a little soreish. The prisoner, whimpering, said he didn't see no harm in having a lark on a weddin'-day. I wasn't him that struck the policeman. It was a bigger boy. How could I reach up to a tall policeman's head ? Mr. YARDLEY said boys must be taught to con duct themselves properly. He should fine him as., or three days' imprisonment. Locked up in default. ACCIDENT AT BRADEIELD CHURCH", BERIS.—The ancient church of this parish, which is now being exten sively repaired, and receiving great additions, under the superintendence of Mr. Scott, the well-known architect, was the scene of a destructive accident on Sunday morning, the 10th instant. Between the naive and the south aisle are three new arches, surmounted by a wall; these had just been finished, and covered by an oaken roof, upon which the tiles had not yet been laid. In consequence, the heavy rains which fell on Saturday night and Sunday morning last were conducted on to the rafters between the wall plates. The pressure, acting on the new and unfinished work, caused the wall to give way; and with a loud crash it fell, the materials de scending and injuring the pulpit. After the conclusion of Divine service, which has lately been celebrated in the school-room, assistance was given by the workmen, who shored up the walls under the wall plates, which had sunk several feet, and would soon have given way entirely. Further damage was thus prevented, and we are glad to learn that although the falling of the wall and arches will necessarily occasion some delay, the damage is much less than could have been expected from such a formidable accident. Had it occurred on any other day than Sunday, it would probably have oc casioned loss of life among the numerous workmen em ployed in the building.—Berkshire Chronicle. WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH.—About eight o'clock on Wednesday evening, a woman, named Margaret Ross or Simpson, was found burned to death on the floor of her own house in Greenside-row. The discovery of this melancholy accident was first made by her husband. It is stated by the neighbours that the woman was seen in an inebriated state a few hours previously; and it is supposed that, going too close to the fire, her clothes became ignited, when she became a victim to her own imprudence.—Scotsman. •••••• 11 2 t/ - 54 , 1 0 6 /4 .. 2 dia. •• - • 102 72 1 / 2 224 10 1 / 2 35's % dis 22 1 IA 28% 134 13 1 4 14% - % 10% 4' * ; 3 1 4 19 sth : 2 LYCEUM THEATRE. This theatre opened last evening for the season, under the management of Madame Vestris. The interior of the house has been completely tran3forineol, under the directi on o f M r . Bradwell, and instead 0 ' the dingy and uncomfortable place that our readers have heretofore remembered it, the Lyceum is now, far and away, the most exquisitely beautiful theatre in London. The Builder, of last week, g ives th e following offici a l account o f t h e alterations w hie`; have been made in th e i n t er i or o f t hi s most e l s gani theatre :—" The central chandelier is taken away' and in the place it o ccu pi e d i s pa i nte d the fi gur e °f Genius, surrounded by a b or d er o f f ru i t. A ro und this are flying C u pid s , connecte d b y wreaths, w hich , they bear, and enclo se d b y a secon d c i rcular b o rder (this time of flowers) w ithi n g il t b an d s. The l o wer and principal p o rti on o f th e ceiling, all aroun d ' occupied by fi gures o f t h e M uses, the Seasons, and m yth o l og i ca l groups, enc losed by a third border of flowers within bands' The members of the corn i ce , f rom which sprint the coved c e ili ng ( c i rcu l ar i n plan), are very full' gilt, and below is a frieze of rich Italian foliage, with mask-centres, and birds in high relief, taking the appearance o f w hit e c hi na, as do all the apP lie ornaments throughout the house, each gilt, on a ros e ' coloured ground. The columns which support th e e gallery remain as they were, and are gilt, but th gallery front is en ti re l y c h ange d ; the imitative 10t1; lustrade, before-menti one d, h as di sappeared, an d In its stead are panels, sho w i ng c l usters of fruit s.n. flowers, painted on a whit e groun d. O n t h e co rnice from which the front rises are nine groups of sitting t boys, entwined with foliage, holding branches f n d lights, and producing a play of outline novel 3 . 1 ' 4 effective. The frieze h ere a l so i s fill ed with Tied foliage, as above, but on a blue ground, and a lters in character by th e i n t ro d uct i on of birds in h i gh relief, which, apparently, hold up in their bills, by strings of eggs, the drapery of the boxes beneath' The first tier of b oxes s h ows an entirely a l b , 0 ferent treatment. On th e f ace o f eac h o f columns at this level, encrusting them, as it wef,l is a well-arran ge d group o f t h ree b oys, associm; with foliage, an d t erm i nat i ng i n a bracket fr°, which hangs a c h an d e li er . Th e canopy of what W"' the balcony i s remove d, an d on the front o f t he boxes, midway b e t ween eac h co l umn, are groups f boys in relief, representing music, war, bundl surrounded by orna men t a l f rames, and made (like the light-bearing boys and freizes above, as hal mentioned) to repr esen t w hi te china sparingly In intervening spaces are oval medallions containi l l birds and squirrels, with twinings of holly, oak, an laurel. These are surrounded by borders of flowe rs ' and birds are introduced between them, to hold uP the drapery of the dress circle in the same vi's):, above. The front of th e d ress c i rc l e is new and made to swell ou t f or th e f eet, as at they Itt4 p "h Opera House. The d ecora ti on h ere consists of 3 I'll scroll of china flowers, heightened with gold 011 o f rose-coloured ground, The draperies are all t„ India crimso n d amas k w i t h gold fringe, and present ' in addition to the device of looping them uP the birds, a departure from the usual arrangenl: in respect of the private boxes. Fearing a, heaviness that might result from the superahon o f ante of the crimson drapery in this particular par t se the house, Mr. Bradwell, by whom the whole of a1 t. .% decorations have been arranged and carried out, An omitted it in the smaller sub-divisions, and lo w :, duced Swiss white curtains to each box as a seP ar ,„j tion. The proscenium is exceedingly elegant effective. The royal arms, also in white china, liantly heightened with gold; on a rose-coloi n ground, which (with a bl ue border, to connect it do tone with the front o f th e s li ps and gallery), are raile, to occupy the wh o le o f th e upper part of the pr os In nium, by an extension of very elaborate foliage. t o the angles, reaching from the front of the slips t° cornice of the ceiling, are rays of gold mould% with drops of painted flowers between them. r e soffit around the op en i ng to t h e stage and the Oche beneath, have chi na ornaments on a blue ground. of proscenium boxes on the dress tier have group s ts , boys in relief. The whole of the applied ornsw en d ,.. friezes, groups, a n d pane l s, are of carton pierretnis signed bAiMessrs. Jackson, of Rathbone-place. cis material, from the degree of relief and undercut v0 1 .,, s can be obtained i n it, an d i ts greater sharpness, se e s much superior to papier mache." The coup diced, on entering the theatre is beau,t i e ; ful exceedingly. Th e su b st i tut i on o f the snlsl`„o, chandeliers, suspend e d roun d t h e f ronts o f t h e h°l`o, • for the great ce n t ra l c h an d e li er , i s a great inipr°°_., ment. It adds to th e li g ht ness o f th e h ouse i n eve ry r oil spect. The contr as t b e t ween th e w hi te musl i n curt of the boxes and the crimson drapery is very bea u , . a ful. Each box i s an e l egan t b ou d o i r, Th e ne W r e gulations, too, ar e a d m i ra bl e . Th ere i s ao half grits to any part of the hou se . Th e purcha s e o f ticked for the dress circle at the box -office will ensure the places for the whole evening, without the usual eO O . tion of an extra shilling. Those taken in the ss'• way for the upper circle will ensure the pl a ces : a ° the end of the fir s t ac t. N o money will be allow a to be received by th e b ox -k eepers on any pretell". whatever. The doing away with half price is a great s te la towards " purifying" the audience, and will be fct i e more effectual than the ostentatious " barring ° ,4 adopted by Macr ea dy a t D rury -l ane. The thanks of the public are due t o M a d ame V estr i s for defends., them from the extortionate practices of box-keep e ; and this reform, we t rus t, w ill b e adopted i n every theatre in the kingdom. fin e The company is perhaps the strongest vaude, oo company ever collected together; besides MIS+ Vestris and Mr. Charles Matthews, it includes •'' es , Stirling, Mrs. Fitzwillilm, Miss Lee, Mrs. C. 5°1 ,1y, Mr. Harley, Mr. Buckatone, Mr. Leigh Acu r .: - . o li Mr. Meadows, Mr. Robert Roxby, Mr. ' r h o - d Matthews, Mr. Selby, Mr. Granby, • divers provincial aspirants for metropolitan 'IS Mr. R. Roxby is the stage manager, Mr. R. llug tb e the leader of the band, Mr. Edward Fitzwillitunter musical director, M r . Oscar Byrn the ballet-0w s aj and Mr. W. Beverley the scene painter. The n o. act drop, pai n t e d b y thi s l ast gentleman, is sup er A new piece, en titl e d Th e Pride of the Marheit en adaptation by the indefatigable Planche from me, French, was chosen as the opening piece. Allea Vestris was of c ourse th e h ero i ne, and her real ) t he was perhaps th e grea t es t ever w i tnessed within ere walls of a theatre. Hats and handkerchiefs W or waved from all parts of the house, and_ the nn t , oc t siastic shouts of welcome with which she was gre`.` oe lasted for several minutes. The scene of the.„.l i g ir, is laid in Paris during the reign of Louis -x•ibe Marton (Madame Vestris) the pride of the ?P r ow des Innocens, is a bouquetiere who has attracted 00 attention of the libertine Marquis de Volange• on e is engaged to an honest baker in the market , Isidore Farine (most quaintly represented by Bu ° j stone), whose jealou s y o f th e P r id e o f the Mark°t is excessively amusin g . Th e M arqu i s, disguising hst servants as officers of justice, orders them to q es , , Marton, and carry her t o hi s c h ateau at V e rsa The indignation of th e mar k et women at th i s o ut knows no bounds. They assembled together, under 01, command of the mother of the market, Javotte ( ~ tally acted by Mrs. C. Jones), and proceed to 'roe a formal complaint to the King of the conduct ,°`,. to Marquis. The King orders the Marquis ei,„t ne ive. marry Marton or to go to the i ds es He promises to marry Marton, who re "me to release him from his promise unless he Otter, consent to the immediat e marr i age of his 8: the. Mademoiselle de V o l ange (Mi ss H . Gilbert) With Chevalier de Belleri ve (Mr. Parsell e ) w ho had r o d cued Marton from th e cas tl e o f the Marquis/ °ltc. whose suit had b een re j ec t e d b y the Marqu i s °n count of his poverty. The Marquis consents, . n.ci Marton releasing him t from his promise, be e° the Madame Farine. The piece is put upon f o e stage with all the refinement and elegance 1 8 , which the management of Madame Vestris has cl op been celebrated. She was called for at the conclus„ l • and led on by Mr. Robert Roxby. Th e second Ptt also a new one, is entitled Th e Light Drarw;,; This, however, is a misnom e r : it s h ould have called the " Heavies," f or even t h e buoyant Y°l ll bi ;t0 lity of Charles Matthews was crushed beneath to ' , weight. He look e d exceed i ngly well, and was O ceived as an old favourite should be received. . 0( 1 farce of Brother Ben, with Harley as Snuflisto_,l 4 - tbe . Charles Matthews as Ben Bowles, conclude% af evening's entertainment at the reasonable hour eleven eleven o'clock. The national anthem was sung at the conclusion of the first piece. The house was croi:rvta.o in every part. Long before the rising of the Curt it was impossible to procure standing room. STANDARD THEATRE. of Johnson and Lee, the enterprising proprieto tl a ,bt this natty but favourit e pl ace o f amusement, 1 : 1°11 ' of out last night what they called their own vers ioo o.6 the inimitable Cruikshank's Bottle; or the Pl'° l ; e t of a Drunkard; a n d we are b ound to con f es s, 6 0 , witnessing its first prod uc ti on , th at i t i s a Inc e ih t e i % t cellent version, and one lik e l y to b r i ng gr i s t to I'm 6 , mill. The different characters were excellentii tained by Howard, Bird, Reynold, T. Lee, ( 1 Eliza Clayton, Mi ss M ar ti n , an d M rs. Lovedayt a n d the piece was announce d f or repetit i on and( Iv plaudits from a house crowded to the ceiling. , t he Bottle was foll owe d b y Th e J ac k et of B l ue, an d the entertainment s o f th e even i ng concluded wit', t he Scenes of th e Circle, introducing the whole 0 ' of French company, together with the performan ce the Numidian Arabs. DREADFUL ACCIDENT IN A HAT MAPTITIAC".O. —As Thomas Martin and James Sullivan, who ore acid larking in a h a t manu f actory near Southwark- b r idgeLl°,oo larking with eac h other close to a vat of boiling=titt used in the fact or y, on S atur d ay, Sullivan gave "„ocrt' a shove, which pitched him into the vat. Th e r o of fellow was t a k en out o f the b oiling liquid w i t h ou t 1°,, - ou s time, and conv e y e d t o th e h osp i ta l , where h e lies Om the slightest hope of recovery. Zi