The Sun. — London, England, 1857-11-24 00:00:00

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE, Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. THIS EVENING, will be performed TM'. WIFE'S RE ENGE. After which, INDIA, 1R57. Messrs. Shepherd, Cres. wick, W. Smith, Vollairs, B. Potter, Widdicomb, Belmore, Tapping ; Miss M. Eburne, Miss Webster, Miss Chalmers, Miss Johnstone. To conclude with UP IN THE WORLD. CANTERBURY SALL, Westmin3ter-roa,l. OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ng company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of elections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs, Badacy, Madlle. Marietta, Mrs. Palmyre, Miss Bru bell, and Madame Marietta; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime, and Mr. St. Aibyn; Messrs. S. Collins, W. T. Critcli field, and E. Mack ncy. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. , „ 'll y:l 4^ l A-5) H ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. JULL [EN'S CONCERTS. The Last Night but Four. Madlle. Jetty Treffz, Herr Deek (Primo Basso from the Grand Opera at Dresden), and 31, Edouard Remenyi (Bola Violinist to her Majesty the Queen). Tam EVENING (TUESDAY, November 24), will be produced the New Grand Descriptive Composition, by M. Jullien, entitled THE INDIAN QUADRILLE, and GENERAL HAV E LOC It' S TRIUMPHAL MARCH, performed by M. Jullien's Orchestra, assisted by the drums and fifes of the Grenadier Guards, th e Coldstream Guards, and the Scots Fusilier Guards ; and a Grand Chorus, " Rule Brit annul " and " God Save the Queen." P ices of Admission—Promenade, is ; Upper lynxes, Is. ; Gallery, Is. ; Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. ; Private Boxes, 10s, dd. and upwards. Prospectases, with full particulars, may be had at the Box. office of the Theatre; of all the principal libraries; and at Jullien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. TIER. MAJESTY'S THEATRE._ M. JULLIEN'S ANNUAL BAL MASQUE, MONDAY, Nov. 30. M. JULLIEN has the honour to announce that his GRAND ANNUAL BAL MASQUE will, this year, take place at Her Majesty's Theatre, on MONDAY, Nov. 30. M. Jullien's present Bal Masque will be given with the same splendour as has been displayed in those magnificent fetes he has presented to the public on previous occasions ; fetes which have unanimously been pronounced as unsur passed in Europe. It will take place at Her Majesty's Theatre—an establishment so famous for the splendid balls which have been given within its walls under the most dis tinguished patronage. M. Jullieu is determined that this, his Nineteenth Bal Masque in England, shall equal, if not sae any of its predecessors in brilliancy and splendour. The Orchestra will comprise 110 musicians —Conductor, M. Jul lien. Is% The newest and most fashionable music will be ',lived, in chiding M, Jullieu's " Indian Quadrille," which has achieved such signal success during the present season, and several new Waltzes, Polkas, and Quadrilles, composed expressly by M. Jullien for his Concerts and for this occasion. *The dance will be regulated by 14 Maltres des Ceremonies, whose arrangements will be strictly carried out. No one will be admitted except in evening dress or fancy costume. This regulation will be strictly adhered to. The whole theatre will be ornamented with garlands and wreaths of flowers, in gold, silver, and colours. For this pur pose Messrs. Chabot and Co. ' who were charged with the decorations for the grand ball at the reception of the Empe ror Napoleon 111., Stuttgart, have been engaged at a great expense, and will arrive in England expressly to arrange, at Her Majesty's Theatre, a display, which will be seen for the first time in this country. Mr. Nathan, of Castle-street, Leicester-square, has been appointed Costumier to the Bal. Tickets for the ball, 10s. 6d. The prices of admission for spectators (for whom the audience portion of the theatre will be set apart) will be, dress circle, ss. ; gallery stalls, 2s. 6d, Private boxes from 3/. 3s. and upwards. Persons taking private boxes will have the privilege of passing to and from th) ball-room without extra charge. Ticket for the ball, places, and private boxes, may be secured at the box-office of her Majesty's Theatre ; of the principal librarians and music sellers : and at Messrs. Jullien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. The doors will be open at half-past 9, and the dancing com mence at half-past 10. Refreshments will be supplied during the evening by M. Editeaux, of the Opera Colonnade, and at 1 o'clock the supper R ill be served. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. PHIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock. with a new Comedy, entitled AN UNEQUAL MkTCH. Princi. pal characters by Messrs. Bnckstone, Compton, Chippendale, W. Farrell, Miss Amy Sedgwick, Mrs. Buckingham White, an Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam. After which, a new farce, by the author of Box and Cox, • ditled TAKE CARE OF DOWB, in which Mr, Buckstone N% ill sustain an original character. To conclude with THE SWISS COTTAGE. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), Bs. each. (No charge for booking.) -- First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 1' ppor Boxes . 3 0 Upper Boxes... 2 1' t T. ,wer Gallery 1 0 Gower• Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 eNo half-price to Upper Gallery. . 1 0 R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. LAST FIVE NIGHTS OF THE TEMPEST. THIS EVENING, will be performed Shakspore's Play of THE TEMPEST. Preceded by a new farce, in ono act, entitled A CASE OF CONSCIENCE. T HEATRE ROYAL, AD EL PHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE MIDDY ASHORE, Miss Marie Wilton. After which, a new romat tic drama, cared THE LEGEND OF THE HEADLESS MAN, and in which Mr. Benjamin Webster and Madame Celeste will perform. Pollowed by the original Apropos Sketch, entitled THE DRAPERY QUESTION ; or, Who's for India / Messrs. Wright, P. Bedford, C. Selby; Miss M. Wilton and Miss Mary Keeley. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—L essee , M r . Dillon.—Under the joint management of Miss LOUISA DYNE and Mr. W. HARRISON. THIS EVENING, will be pc formed Balle's new opera, THE ROSE OF C STILLE. Characters by Miss Louisa Tyne, Miss Susan Pyne, Miss Marian Prescott, Mr. Weiss, Mr, A_ St. Albyn, Mr. G. Honey, \lr. Wallworth, and Mr. W. Harrison. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. To conclude with the new Farce, entitled A PAIR OF PIGEONS. Mr. G. Honey an I Miss Cuthbert,. Private Boxes, £2 12s. 6d., £2 25., and £1 11s. 6(1. ; Etalls, 6s, ; Dress Cire!e, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit. 25.; Gallery, Is.—The Bqx Office is now open daily, from 11 to 5, under the direction of Mr. Chatterton, jun. OYAL OLYMPIC TFIEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Rob;on and Emden. Ala) TB'S EVENING, will bo performed a new and original comedietta, by Sterling Coyne, Esq., called WHAT WILL THEY SAY AT BROMPTON ? Mr. Robson, dze. To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by R ,beet Brongh, F..sq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rol , . 8)1, Cooke, Danvers, drc. ; Misses Swanborough, Thirlwall, Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont. Commence at half-past Seven. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY —Morn., 23 min. aft. 6 —Even., 53 min. aft. 6 TJ-31011110W—Morn., 23 min. aft. 7—Even., 58 min aft. 7 THE WEATHER—Sam OFFICE, NOVEMBER 24. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 554ighest sines noon yesterday. 411 —.lowest this morning and during the night. 47 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 2?.26. WIND, Southerly; light, with dull rainy weather. It rained heavily in the night. ONE o'CLocK.—The wind has gone round to North, with a prospect of sunshiny weather. LONDON, TUESDAY, NOV. 24, 1857. Now that the Electric cable has been safely laid and carried to Malta, we can see no real 0 1 -Ataele to its being laid on to Alexandria, and thus be wholly independent of Austria. Indeed there are two or three other routes by which it may be carried out along the Coast of Africa to Alexandria. The distance from Mita to °Ape Rassat on the south-eastern coast, or point of Bengali, is not much further than that to Corfu ; and the line could b; carried overland to Akxandril. Or again, as the lino is or will be laid on ti Corfu, it would be at easy matter to continue it on along the Gre cian coast to a point opposite the Island of C uldia, from which it conl , l ho readily carrik d to the mainland opp7:sitP, or even to A'ex andria direct. All that, in our opinion, is wanting is the will—the determination to carry oit our own enterprises with our own money, al l thus ensure a thorough inu',pendenee of such taicksters and harpies as the Austrians, who are iry Gree!zs in the worst acceptation of that odious t rtn ! The more we ount.unpllte l'stlessnes3 the unaccountable apathy of our Rulers—especial'y tloso of them who prct3nd to manage our com mercial affairs, tLe more is our wonderment. In feed, the greater w(nderment that the public who have an interest beyond the rcd t,Pist, should have so long patiently borne with such manifest imbecility. But, let us hope there's a better day coming—and the sooner, the better. Day after day the bullionist organs speak of r , turning ease in the money market. It is true that the terrible convulsion, which must have occurred, if the Act of 1844 had been continued IHE StTN, LONDON, TITESIYA V . EVENING NOVEMBER f 24, 18,`3,-*/ without relaxation, was avoided, that money did not become worth 20 or 30 per cent, as the times admitted it would have been but for the infringement of the existing law, but still the pressure was so long continued that speedy re covery was rendered impossible. The OVERSTONE theory was closely followed. Matters were al lowed "to go to the last extremity until the danger of general confusion had become immi nent." The Bank itself must have suspended' payment, but for the issue of the additional 2,000,0001. on securities. But notwithstanding the favourable auguries of the OVERSTONE journals, whose cue i 3 now to speak hopefully, we are convinced that we have not yet seen the worst of the transaction. The enormous failures that have occurred, and the continuance of the minimum rate of ten per cent. for discount, must bring on other disasters. Besides, the drain for gold still continues to India, China, the Continent, and the United States, and the stock in the Bank has been reduced to some six millions and a half, little more than a month's provision, should the drain continue at its present rate. Since the Act has been infringed, it is just as well that complete relief should be afforded. This can only be obtained by the issue of small notes for 11., and the fractional parts of 1/. upwards. By adopting this course, the use of gold would be economised, and at least twenty millions of sove reigns now circulating from hand to hand in the transactions of every-day life would become avail able for our foreign trade, or for strengthening the reserve of bullion that should always be main tained. But the quality of the note is no less important than its denomination. The 1/. note should be one so secured, that it would be acceptable to every person for domes tic use. It should be made a legal tender, and the Government should render itself, and the entire property of the nation responsible. There fore, so long as it was receivable in payment of every tax and duty, so long would it be free'y accepted by the butcher and baker ; and every fair tradesman who did not desire to excite a panic for the purpose of lending out money at usurious and exorbitant interest. This would answer every domestic purpose, and confer on the community that inestimable blessing, a sure and satisfactory circulating medium adequate to its wants and exigencies. Industry would then flourish. Working men would be enabled to re ceive remunerative prices for their only capital, "labour." The revenue returns would show con siderable improvement under the heads " Cuc toms, Excise, and Income-taxes"—all, in fact, that denoted the comfort and prosperity of the people. There would be happiness in every cottage. Even the needy housekeepers would be better off. But against all this the Times advocates the interests of the party whom it justly designates as the "hard calculator." He has worked hard to make money worth 15 or 20 per cent., heed less of the misery and suffering imposed on the great majority of the people. Anything that prevents or retards the accomplishment of this iniquitous and abominable scheme, is a hardship on "the hard calculator." It is not now " con vertibility" that is required ; that flimsy disguise has been cast aside. It wilt no longer impose on the most credulous dupe. It is scarce and dear money at 15 or 20 per cent., that is the obj-.!et. The credit notes, although redeemable in gold on demand, defeat the atrocious designs of "the hard calculator," and therefore they are to be depre cated. We could not have conceived that any journal would have had the audacity, and, we may add, the folly to promulgate such a theory. But the Times has dropped the mask, and we rej size to find that the issue is narrowed, and that the specious pretexts so long put forward have boon abandoned—that the monetary question now rests on the true foundation, and that the views and wishes of the bullionists are nog' manifested in all their unmitigated enormity. The sound principles of equity have been justly and fully carried out in the decision pronounced by the highest legal authorities in the case of HENRY versus the Great Northern Railway Com pany. The view already taken by Vice-Chancellor Sir PAGE WOOD, was affirmed by Lord ORAN - WORTH, the Lords Justices agreeing in his opinion that the preference shareholders were invested by the Legislature with a priority of right over the ordinary ones, so far as to entitle them to the full payment of their stipulated interest before the latter could make their demands on the dividends of the season. It was sought, and we are not about to attribute unworthy motives to those who raised the qu,ls tion, to throw the losses recently sust tined by the Company through the gigantic frauds of one of their subordinate officials, upon the shoulders of those who held the preference stock therein. The misdeeds of the notorious REDPATII had had the effect of creating spurious Great Northern stock to the amount of nearly a quarter of a million sterling, and he had conducted his fraudulent proceedings with so mastarly a h tud that the Directors found themselves, when his detection took place, totally unable to discr;ini nate the genuine stock from the spurious. The interposition of the Legislature was then invoked, and an Act was passed in August last, sanction ing the application of the balance up to the com mencement of the year, which equipoised the amount of the fictitious shares and stock, to meet the losses caused by the frauds and forgeries of RED PATH. The true construction of this, and the several acts of Parliament enacted relative to the Company, was the subject of dispute before the Courts of Equity, and we rejoice on every grountl, at the view taken by the learned judges to whom it was submitted, a view which, should an appeal be ill-advisedly made to the House of Lords, will indubitably be confirmed by that supreme Court of Appeal. , Had the Directors succeeded in obtaining judi'. cial sanction to their attempts, the situation of the preference shareholders would be lamentable, both with regard to their own interests, and those of persons placed in the same category as holders of railway stock. What virtue would there be in the term, what advantage in the position of the " preference shareholder," were lie t 3 be made ti suffer fur the evil fruits of circumstances, over which ho had not the slightest control, by the withholding of the stipulated rate of interest, upan the solemn assuraeu of which ho had been in duced to advance his capital to the Great Northern or any other railway, relying upon the good faith of its direct3rs ? Who would henc3forward be found ready and willing to come forward, when the completion of a line was depending upon ce:- tam advances of money, if tho compact assuring him a fixed amount of interest for his advances wasfirst plausibletobetreated as so muc h was t e paper u p rn th e opportunity ? Nothing could be really more injurious to the well-being of railway Boards of Management themselves than the success of a _movement so replete with solemn mockery as that which it has been strenuously sought to put into operation in the present case. They would forthwith be regarded in the light of faithless customers, with whom there would be no security in dealing, and, when hard pressed at the eleventh hour for the necessary sinews of work, would find the pockets of capitalists hermetically buttoned up against their solicitations. For the sake of all patties, therefore, the decision of the Court of Chancery, of which we have spoken, is matter for genuine congratulation. It was given in mani.• feat accordance with the spirit of the Legisla ture, and most assuredly in unison with those principles of common sense and honesty which are level to the capacity of even those who have little acquaintance with the province of the Legislator or the Judge. The attempt made to spoliate the preference shareholders in order to cover losses incurred through tho villainy of a servant of the directors, who certainly manifested a culpable negligence in regard to him, afforded by no means an edifying spectacle to the commu• nity ; but a lesson has been read which will, we trust, prevent any similar outrage upon just and tigbtful claims. The parties assailed have resisted the attempt unduly made to make them suffer, with becoming determination, and their triumph has been signalised by the burden of the costs of the litigation being cast upon their adversaries. The ordinary shareholders will, of course, have to rue the expense incurred by the campaign, and make themselves content . , as best they may, with the attenuation of their dividends t 3 nonentity for the nonce through this untoward proceeding of the directors. The preference shareholders are pronounced entitled to their legitimate privilege of being paid in full from the 30th of June, 1856, before any dividends are distributed among the former ; and even shculd the surplus be found insufficient for the conaummation of that object, to have their claims made good from the following half-year, before any payment be made to the rest of the shareholders. It is the unanimous opinion of the learned functionaries who sat in judgment upon the case, an opinion clearly and tenhesitatingly expressed, that their priority is fully and positively established, and that, using the words of Lord Justice KNIGHT BRUCE, " to put the construction upon the act which was contended for by the defendants, would be to do gross injustice to the preference share holders, and to carry it out would be both arbitrary and impossible." Let us hope that rights of this description may for the future be held sacred from unwarrantable trespass, and that railway directors will exercise such vigilance over all departments of their staff as may prevent the recurrence of the pernicious rogueries of a REDPATH or a ROBSON, with their costly and an noying concomitants. WIIERE ARE THEY NOW? THE THEATRES. HAYMARKET. Last evening a most amusing farce, from the pen of J. M. Morten, Esq., entitled, "Take Care of Dowb," was produced here, and met with a most triumphant succosa. The somewhat ominous title led us to expect something savouring of politics and red tape, but instead thereof we found it pourtrayed the miseries and difficul ties of an old schoolmaster named Wallop, in his endea vour of taking care of Dowb's wife during his absence from his country house at Barnet. Wallop, formerly the tutor of Mr. Dowbiggin, arrives in London on a visit to him, and there discovers, as he imagines, Mrs. Dowbiggin in clandestine correspondence; but the real fact is that Ramsey is courting Fanny, her sister. In Wallop's endeavour to "take care of D.)wb," he falls into the hot-bed, nearly breaks his leg with the garden roller, and, to crown all his miseries, he imagines he has committed a murder by shooting the disturber of Dowb's peace, whom he fancied he had discovered hidden in a tree, The "unfortunate victim," to Wallop's inex pressible delight, turns out to be nothing more than a scarecrow, and the old schoolmaster, having had his officiousness exposed, an explanation ensues, and all ends amicably. Buckstone, as Mr. Wallop, was in full force, and for nearly an hour the audience was kept in a state of convulsive laughter by the peculiar diffi culties in which he becomes involved in carrying out his resolve to "take care of Dowb." There can be no doubt that the farce will for some time to come prove highly attractive. The house was crowded to excess. play the part of Protector of Europe? Is England the Power which is always on the look-out for a diplomatic question, of which to make a matter of European im portance ? Is it the British Government which is so desirous to drag the Holstein affair before the Paris Conference ?" STANZAS FOR MUSIC. Where are they now?--the bright dreams that held us Haloed with bliss in the sunrise of youth ; The Joy that entranced—the Hope that impelled us, The warm Faith in Friendship—the impulse of Truth. Rainbows of light that illumed all our weeping, Rose leaves of Rapture that hid every thorn, — Oh ! where are those bright dreams that came without sleeping, Where arc those Life-gems—.the dew-drops of morn ? With Care in our bosom, and shade oa our brow, Who will not sigh and ask, " Where are they now 1" Where are they now ? the rich rays of glory, Gilding the dull world with beams of Romance? Where are the lips that beguiled with Love's story, Where are the hands that we pressed in the dance ? Forms that wero near, all buoyant and bounding, Fresh as the field flowers snatelfd in our way, Oh where are their glad tones, like stream-ripples sounling. Shouting aloud, " We have no mouth but May." With Care in our bosom, and shade on our brow, Who will not sigh and ask, "'Where aro they now ?" COURT CIRCULAR. WINWS'OR, Nov. 23. The Qieen rode in the riding-house this morning. The Prince Consort, with the Princess Royal and Prince Frederick William of Prussia, rode out on horse back. Princess Alice also rode in the riding-house. His Royal Hiahneqs Prince Alfred - , attended by Lieut. Cowell, R.E., left Windsor in the forenoon for Al eerbalk. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge took leave of her Majesty and returned to London, attended by Colonel Tyrwhitt. The Prussian Minister and Countess Bernstorff alio took their departure. Earl Spencer had an audience of her Majesty and re signed the office of Llrd Steward. The Earl of St. Germans kissed hands and receive d his wand of office on being appointed Lord Steward of the household. His lordship remains on a visit. His Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accom panied by the Princess of Leiningen, and attended by Lady Augusta Bruce and Sir George Couper, arrived at Clarence-house, St. James's, yesterday morning, from Frogmore. The Duchess of Kent returned to Frogmore in the afternoon, and the Prince of Leiningen left town for Portsmouth. Prince Gagar;n, the Governor-Geneial of Koutais and Mingrelia, has been assassinated by Dadeck Kliane, one of the petty sovereigns of Mingrelia. The cause which led to the act is not known. The National Gazette of Hungary announces that the Archduke Governor has.raised the state of siege in the districts of Avant, Tornia, and Zemplin. Their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe Weimar have arrived from Scotland. The Prince is doing duty with his regiment, and the Princess will stay with her relatives until the meeting of Parliameut. It is currently rumoured that a fair lady, a member of one of the most aristocratic families, is about to form a matrimonial alliance with a wealthy commoner. The reputed fiances was one of the attendants on the Queen at her Majesty's nuptials. There is a rumour of the resignation of a great officer in her Majesty's household, and we believe that it is correct. The causes of the retirement of the nobleman al)uded to are stated so differently that it is difficult to assign the true one. His lordship has but recently received a distinguished mark of the Queen's favour.— Court .Tournal. DIE CHINA MAlL—Cagliari, Nov. 43,—The China ma'l has been delayed till to-day by gales of wind. The Elba, with the cal7le fur Corfu, has also been detained. The Tamar, with the Australian mail, leaves to-day. The Liege journals state that the order for 80,00) muskets for artillery and infantry, 35,000 bayonet ,, , 3,000 cavalry carbines, and 15,0 A various accessories, which was given by the English Government some time ago i❑ that town, is now nearly executed. The sum to be paid is 6,450,000 f., and as the value of the raw ma terial employed is only 1,290,000 f., it follows that 5,160,000 f. remain in Liege and the neighbourhool for workmanship and profit. MONUMENT To GENERAL NElLL.—Colonel Blair, of Blair, has addressed a letter to the editor of the Ayr Advertiser, suggesting that a monument should be erected i❑ Ayrshire to the memory of G neral Neill. Ho offJra a subscription of 40/ , and in his letter says : " To General Null we are indebted for the first success ful advance, and for the most restlute co-operation in all the proceedings attondiog the relief cf Lucknow. lie has done his duty with admirable fortitude, and I think we ought, as a country, to acknowledge it by some fit ting memorial to his memory. Miss DOLBY,—Our celebrated Englih contralto, Miss Dolby, is, we understand, about to quit England f3r a professional tour through Germany. She is already engaged to sing at Leir,ic, Cologne, Dresden, Bremen, and Hal e, and has received very tempting offers horn several societies belonging to the principal cities of Holland, but as the fair vocalist is obliged to be back in London by the end of January it is doubtful whether she will be able to accept these. It is gratifying as rare to ficd Briti h talent so well appreciated on the Conti. neut, and certainly a worthier representative of our executive musical art than the accomi fished Miss Dolby c:ild not be found. DISTREES IN DERBY.—We regret to announce that nearly the whole of the silk manufacturers at Derby have closed their mills, in consequence of the scarcity of orders. The fe v that are open are working shot time. Several thousand, the majority of whom are females, Lava been thrown out of employ ; and the time has come .vben the parse strings of the wealchy will have to be l:osened in aid of the suffering poor. On Saturday morning Mr. Sanders, chairman of the board of guar dians, met the borough magistrates on the subject, when it was suggested to call a public meeting. After con sidereal discu, , sion, it was agreed to open soup kitchens at once, and also that the town should be canvassed for subscriptions. Oa Saturday afternoon, the foltrw ing handbill was issued :—‘' NOTICE. —BOROUGH OF DEBBY. —ln consequenca of the distress now pre vailing among some of the operatives of this town, arising from the partial suspension- if employment in different branches of trade, it is in contemplation to open several soup kitchens as early as possible, for the relief of those who, though willing to work, are unable to ob tain it. In furtherance of this object, the committee ap pointed to superintend the distribution of soup in this borough will take immediate steps for collecting sub scriptions to promote the accomplshment of this bene volent purpose.—(Sig n ed) JOHN GILBERT CROMPT.JN, Mapir. "— M“nclte4ter. Guardian of yesterday. ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE. Another of those hippe-dramatic spectacles for the production of which this theatre is so eminently re nowned, was produced last night with great success, under the attractive title of "The Storming and Cap ture of Delhi." Of course there is no attempt at a plot, the main incidents being strung together for the purpose of presenting the audience wi h a series of the most striking tableaux imaginable. We have the dis tribution of the chupattee cakes and the lotus flowers— the outbreak at Barrack pore—the execution of the rebels near Cawnpore—the defeat of the Repays under the rajah of Bithoor —the storming of Delhi, in which all the inci dents with which the public have lately become ac quainted, vividly pourtrayed—and finally the capture of the devoted city by the British troops. There is also an allusion to the unsuccessful interference of Mr. Commissioner Grant to save the villanous sepoys who were condemned to death by the military authorities, and the manner in which it was received by the audience proves that as far as the frequenters of Astley's are con cerned, there is no very great sympathy with the disciple of routine and red tape. The scenery is new and appro priate, and some of the groupings, especially those where the various arms of the military service are dis played together, are reajly excellent. The curtain fell amidst the most enthusiastic applause, during which Mr. Cooke appeared and announced the spectacle for repeti tion every evening until further notice. OLYMPIC. Under the homely and domestic title of " What Will They Say at Brompton ? " a very picturesque and ro mantic little piece was last night produced with complete success at this theatre, The fun of the piece turns upon the fears instilled into the mind of a Cockney gentleman, about to take a trip to Italy. The hero of the pieca was sustained with inimitable skill by Mr. Hobson. The main idea has been used before, but the use made of it on the preseet occasion is perfectly original, and it forms a very pleasing and effective little drama, with which the audience were highly delighted, and it was announced for repetition every evening. It is from the facile and accomplished pen of Mr. Stirling Coyne. SURREY. A new play in four acts, from the pen of Mr. W. IL Hillyard, bearing the title of "The Wife's Revenge," was produced last night at this theatre with unequivo cal success. The story is laid in the period of the civil war between Charles I. and the Parliamentarians. Tne applause at the fall of the curtain was unanirocus—Mr. Creswick and Miss Eburne being tJi ice called to the foot-lights. There are many capital situations in the piece, and these were made the most of by the fire, fires, and decision which Mr. Creswick threw into his part. Nor were the tenderer passages less discriminat ingly rendered ; indeed, as a whole, we do not know an actor who cauld present so effectively the chivalrous and loving Sir Everard Tracey of the drama. Miss Eburne, too, deservedly shared the honours of the evening. The play was most liberally and tastefully mounted, and all the minor actors exerted themselves to the utmost. " India in 1857," with its scenic effects, and the scream. log farce of " Up in the Woad," wound up the evening's entertainments. STRAND. Alta the popular little trifle entitled " Very Obl►ging," in which Mr. Tilbury sustains the principal character, an apropos sketch was produced last night, under the name of " A Telegram," written by Mr. John V. Bridgeman. The plot turns on the dispute lately carried on in the public journals, by certain learned pund►ts, as to the correctness of the new verbal combi nation " telegram." The little piece was perfectly successful, and a crowded audience seemed very much to enjoy the fun produced by Mr. Emery's, Mr. Tilbury's, and Mr. Summer's performance. A new burlesque, founded on the story of Richard produced, and me t w ith th e mos t terceiuumrpdhaniltiosenC:eas:. The Lessee of this theatre, by the engagement of such actors as Mr. Emery and Mr. Tillbury, and the con tinued production of clever novelties, deserves the success he attains. ROYAL poLyTEcHNio INSTITUTION. It is the privilege of talent to give to common-place things au air of novel - y and a flavour of interest, and in illustration of this fact Mr. J. H. Pepper has made so familiar a matter as a scuttle of coal the subject of as unique and entertaining a lecture as has ever been de lieered in the theatre of the Polytechnic Institution. The discourse is divided into two parts. In the first, the lecturer treats of coal in a mineralogical sense, de scribing the various processes of its formation, and explaining the geological circumstances connected with its discovery ; in the second he enters into a minute detail of the manner in which a coal-mine is worked, describing with interesting particularity the succ:.ssive stages through which the mineral is made to pass in its journey from the pit to the scuttle, and enlivening the story with anecdotes illustrative of the social character ' and the domestic habits of the miners. Ha analyses the "antecedents" of a block of coal with surpas sing ingenuity and research, showing that for a shilling a hundred the London costermonger can warm himself with the petrified pines of pre-Adamite forests—can burn the bones of the Mammoth to cook his chop, boil his pot with the fossil Masto don, and broil his herring with the carcases of the grandfather of the whale. The sketches of life and mauners in a coalenine are not derived from books, but have all the freshness and fidelity of personal obe rye tion, the lecturer having qualified himself for the task of description by spending a day is one of the large t Durham mines. Among many other droll stories, show ing the delight which the miners take in " astonishing ' a Cockney when they can catch one in their subterranean realms, he tells an anecdote of a London tailor who was bundled into a basket, and down into the pit while in a state of intoxication. On recovering his senses, after the lapse of some hours, he fancied himself in Tartarus, and being addressed by a tall, stern man, as black as ebony, who asked him, " Who are you ?" he fe'l upon his lenses ; and, supposing his interrogator to be Satan himself, replied, "Please your Majewy, I was a tailor up above, but I'll be anything you please down here." Mr. Pepper delivers his lecture in a forcible and im pressive winner, illustrating it very effectively as he goes along by means of diagrams and dissolving views. MR. ALBERT SMITHS ENTERTAINMENT. This very popular and amusing catrrar to public amusement commenced his season last night at the E4yptian Hall, Piccadilly, and it we are to judge from what took place o n hi s fi rst re - o p e ning, there is no doubt that be will rea p a r i c h h arves t 13( fore its termination. The stalls were crammed ; the gallery was announced to " be filled" before the doors were five minutes opea ; and as to that portion of the house which is called "the area," it uas crowded t 3 excess in a very few minutes. Mr. Smith was, as usual, lively and entertaining, but his exeassive popularity in the scenic and descriptiv e department of hi s representat i ons , i nc lines him in many re: peas to indul ge i n great exaggeration. We pass over his views of Mont therm, for, heaven knows, everybody has seen and heard enough of them ; but in his de- ecii,tion of Naples he really seeens to be inspired wore by a desire to please his audience and to amuse then, than any d es i re to g i ve a jut and corr e ct de script.. on of either th e c ity or it s inhabita n t s . It i s not our intention to enter into a hypercritical review al: his statements ; but everybody who has visited that (I , l!ghtful city, and seen its popu!asi )n, must have been , highly amused a t th e car i ca t ure p resen t e d b e f ore an English audi ence i n the E gypt i an H all last evening. Fluency of speech and a certain recklessness of asset teen do not conduce much in assisting the enquimer to arrive at the exact truth. The only novelties brought forward are this visit to Naples, and his description of the country and its inhabitants. Afe at songs are introduced, which are meant to amu se th e audience , given as they are with that exquisite d ro di ery for which Albert Smith s so remarkable. Hi e p anorama of M ount V es uvius, and the grotto in its n e i g hb ourhood, rea ll y ma gnificenle and !t certainly is no bad clinpluneet to him to say , that his descriptions are m ore c h arac t er i s tic for the wit—and,. in seine cases, reckles snes o f as sertion which characterise them—than for their accuracy of dAineation. LATEST NEWS. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. The Courrier du Bas-Rhin, of Strasburg, asserts positively, in spite of the repeated contradictions which have bean given, that the English Govern ment has resolved to raise a foraign legion for the East Indies. It even adds that one of the principal recruiting offices is to be established at Strasburg on the Ist of December, under the orders of Colonel Hudson, assisted by Major Cafe, Captain Wil kinson (paymaster), Captain Herring (deputy ditto), and Captain Wendt, who is to have the charge of the clothing department. Two of the officers, Major Cafe and Captain Wilkinson, are, says the Courrier, known iu Strasburg, from having been there for some time when the Anglo-Swiss Legion was raised. How far the Courrier die Bas Rhin is correct is unknown, but it is certain that applications on the part of Frenchmen to enlist for service in India have ben made at Marseilles, and, within the last few days, in Paris. The cash in hand in the Bank of France amounted this morning to 192,500,000, being a fresh increase of 3,000,000 since Friday. BOURSE, Nov. 23.—Tne following were the last quotations Cash. fr. End of Month. por Cants - _ _ 31er Cents CG 75 66 85 Bank Shares 2950 Credit Foncier 525 - Credit Mobilier 740 -- Roman — Do. Account 735 Austrian - Belgian 4i — Spanish Threes 4O - •Fietimontese (5) BB Home Debt - RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. fr. c. fr c. Orleans - Northern - - Western - New Ditto Lyons and Med Bo7l— Grand Central - New Ditto... ......„ 802 j— Sardinian Geneva_ sB2,i— Austrian Cora. ....„ 633 i B LIDEN. The legislative cession of the Grand Duchy of Baden hai just been opened at Carlsruhe by the Grand Duke in person. The Grand Duchesses Louise and Stephanie, and the Margrave William, were present. The Grand Duke, on entering the hall, was received by a triple round of applause. His Royal Highness addressed the assembly as follows : "Noble lords and ,Near friends,—ln opening this session I cordially bid welcome to my faithful States, and I feel confident that the same spirit of legality and patriotism will inspire this assembly as the preceding one. At all times in our country, the prince and the people have shared with close reciprocity both its welfare and adversity. Since our last meeting, that bond of union has been drawn closer by the blessings which Heaven has kindly lavished on the country, my family, and myself. Allow me, when thus sur rounded by you, to first thank the Almighty who has deigned to bless my union with my beloved wife, and to double my happiness by granting me a son and heir to the throne. May all the faithful wishes which the people of the country have addressed to that child be accomplished. I pray God to enlighten me that I may be able to make my son a wise and just prince. The alliance of my wed-beleved sister with an illustrious prince of the Imperial house of Russia has filled me with the most heartfelt joy. May they enjoy the plenitude of domestic happiness ! Making use of my right, and wishing to fulfil my duties towards the country and my family, I have taken the title of Grand Duke, and I have received on this occasion, with fresh gratitude, the warm congratulations of my people. The maintenance of pesos and of legal order and the late abundant harvests have so improved the prosperity of the country and the ficances of the State, that the latter afford the means of placing the salaries of functionaries, fix2,d in other times and under different conditions, in harmony with the increased price of articles of consump tien ; and also of effecting savings which will be devoted to institutions useful for the promotion of science and tie arts, commerce, manufactures, and agriculture. I fail particular satisfaction in stating that the increase in the public charges which eras voted last session is no longer necessary. I carefully cultivate and multiply the reletions which unite me to my Geriraa confed(xttee. It is with that idea that I entered into the convention concluded be tween the States of the German Customs Union and the empire of Austria for the improvement of the Ger man monetary regime. A communication will be made to you on t'de subject. rue state of the neotiatious which are being carried on with the Hely See allows me to hope for a result which will be in conformity with the interests of the State and of the Church. I have devoted my particular solicitude to favour the estab lishment of useful and desirable means of communica tion. Important propositions will be submitted to you relativa to the completion of our network of rail ways. I hope that in your deliberations you will equally c n,ider the necessity for those communications, and the les )urces which will be indispensable for their (locution. The euetomary reports on the public adminis tration, both in the pact and for the future, will be sub mitted to your examination. Now noble lords and deer friends, commence your labours, and complete them for t!'•ie welfare of the country." lliron de Stengel, President of the Ministry of the Interior, then declared the se.4sion to be opened. In the evening there was a ;rand reception and gala dinner at court, to which all the members of the Diet were invited. BELGIUM. The new Belgian Cabinet, says the Nord, of Brussels, has drawn up its programme. We believe that it had even done so before the manifesto of the right, but the document will not be published until it shall have been approved of by the princi pal adherents of the Ministry in the Chambers. A meeting will shortly take place, and the discussion will more particularly turn on a paragraph which we are assured will mention certain causes of com plaints on the part of the liberal party. MONTENEGRO. A letter from °Attire, in the Austrian Gazette, says ;--" Disorder is at its highest pitch in Mon tenegro. The taxes decreed by the Senate are being collected with the utmost rigour, awl those persons who remonstrate are arrested as guilty of high trea son, and shot. The collector of the Prince carries on his exactions principally on persons of property. A short time since, five landholders were arrested without any plausible motive, and they had the choice given to them of paying 133 ducats each or being shot. Similar proceedings threaten a great number of rich Montenegrins. The Pr:nce lives in hit , house as in a prison ; he dares not show himself in the midst of his pAiple, for his life would not be secure." SARDINIA. The Turin journals give the general result of the 157 elections as follows : For Ministers BO F,)r the Right 48 For the Left 12 Doubtful or double electio ns The democratic journals promise their support to the Cabinet if it pursues a boldly liberal course. Garibaldi is not elected. M. Brofferio has received an ovation at Turin. NAPLES.' A Naples latter, i n the Espero of Turin, says : " It is believed the trial of the prisoners of Sapri will not take place until January. The government wishes it to be conducted with the utmost solem nity. The police say that one of the chief charges against the two British engineers now in prison is their having been found in possession of a letter from Miss White." AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Nov. 21.—The representative of Bavaria has been nominated referendary of the Committee which about a fortnight ago was appointed by . the German Diet to examine into the Holstein- Lmenburg question, and it is understood that he will on Thursday, the 26th, communicate to the Bend the result of its deliberation% It of said that the task of drawing up the report d t: the Committee had been entrusted to asecon rate German Power in order that to England, spent i France, and Russia may have no reaso n n ii y hostile Austria and Prussia of being to Denmark. It is a well known fact that a the opi &on of the British Government i in question have regard to the merits of the Holstein-Lanen u is rg related that the undergone a great change, audit, expressed t itself to the St. Petersburg Cabinet a_ ba consider itself authorised to effect that it does not interfere in a quarrel cons; between the Duke of Rol stoin-Lanenburg and his f fcderal allies. 3 stcrday contained an The Vicnutt Press: o Ena r lish Alliance," which article enti led inasmuch as it is a direct tne: its part:cultic " notice, Til bear n' the same title which ap reply to a leader . t r i ei t e , h c ::sehe Zeitung of the 17th pe: , r_:d in the . oeste i Presse, after speaking ins'. The '''''` fer o f an alliance between England, warmly in favour Prussia, Austria, mate, G . erinany, most emphatically denies that Eit , :and is a more meddli ng power o than Franco. Vas it an English statesma n ," says the Austrian Fpublicist, g. who brought a P ropagandist programme ) efore the Paris Conference on the 14'.h April, 1856 ? Was it England who demanded a modification of the Belgian laws relative to the press ? Did she first pro pose to meddle in the internal affairs of Italy, and to establish a new Rouman State? Did England take the initiative in the naval demonstration against Naples ? Dil she support the policy of Russia in the Dalubian Principalities, and permit her Minister to imitate Menschikoff iu Constantinople ? Did England endeavour to obtrude her intervention in the Neuchatel question ; and has she ever attempted to PORTUGAL. SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY NIGHT. The Tagus, Captain Christian, Admiralty agent, Lieutenant Greville, RN., has arrived with the Peninsular mails. She lett Lisbon on the 19th inst., and has brought nineteen passengers. Amongst her cargo are specie and bullion to the value of nearly 9,0001. sterling. Her Majesty's ship Curlew was at Gibraltar. The steamer Aurora was at Oporto. The Tagus spoke the steamer Volga on the 22d. The mail packet Alhambra was at Vigo. Yellow fever was still ravaging at L'sbon ; about 80 a day die of it. The Cardinal Patriarch has died of the fever ; he is at present buried in the fever cemetery, but he will be ultimately buried in the royal vaults. It is supposed that he will be succeeded by the Bishop of Oporto. The opera and public amusements were suspended for three days on account of the death of the Cardinal Patriarch. One of the greateet capitalists of Lis bon, Sather Igressa, is dead. The Lisbon Bank is about to raise the rate of discount, which has hitherto been at live per cent. The Bank has acted most liberally to the commer cial community, and has alleviated the monetary pressure. - In foreign exchanges at Lisbon the transactions have been limited. Exchange on London, 54, at 30 days ; and 54g- at 90 days' date. The st9ck market continues stagnant. At Cadiz the inhabitants were in hourly expec tation of news of the Queen of Spain's accouch meut. At Gibraltar the exchange on London was 501 for 90 days. A Vienna letter states that the redaction of the cavalry of the Austrian army will be of about 9,000 horse, or at the rate of 30 per squadron in the light cavalry, and 20. in the heavy, whilst the depot squa drons will be entirely suppressed. The Bourse Gazette of Berlin states that the authorities of Hamburg have it in contemplation to adopt measures similar to those of Prussia, Saxony, and Bavaria, for the exclusion of foreign paper money. MONEY IS POWER. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Government has done right in extending the issue, the reservation of Government in not allow ing the Bank of England to appropriate the pro ceeds of that issue to their own excessively accu mulated wealth is good ; but such inordinate capital cm . endanger the whole State again in a very short time even with this extension. The greater the issue given to any ono body, the greater their circulating medium becomes, the greater is their power of controlling the monetary world whether for good or for evil. .Now, since money is power, as well as knowledge, both of which the Governors and Directors of the Bank of England have given us vast and ample evidence of their possessing to a dangerous degree, is it not prudent for Government to consider seriously to what extent do they endanger the whole nation by leaving any one body corporate to become so unwieldy ? It must be evident to every prudent statesman that no one company ought to possess too much in fluence over the nation, so as to make it suffer and tremble by the selfish exercise of a power that was given foe national, not selfish purposes. Money pease is powerful, but when in the hands of such subtle and acute observers as constitute the Directors of the Bank of England, with their every day's practice and long experience in the monetary world, what overwhelming power has the nation held over it in terrorunz at the mercy of crafty and cunning persons that have given U 3 enough evi dence of late that they know how to enrich them selves entirely at the nation's expense and suffer ings. It certainly answers the purpose of the Bank to have only one idea and one means only in checking the soi-disant speculation, i.e., the raising the rate of discount, the only way that has been sug gested by the wise heads in Threadneedle-street, and yet these wise heads know well that the money they let out has a given day for payment, and the refusal to renew the accom modation which they themselves originally induced, superinducei a plausible excuse for raising the rate of interest, while it more and more cripples the borrower, until he becomes dangerous to these wise heads, when they knock him up as if he were a thing not worth a mention. It must be well known that the money which is paid for high rates of discount, such as the present, is greater than the profits of trade when reduced to its net amount. Now, the monetary men have only to continue this policy of high rates long enough, and the money must be fast going out of the hands of trade and commerce, and just as fast going into the hands of Vie bankers and money-lenders; and this state of things continued will bring the whole nation ultimately to bow before the shrine of gold, as if it wore the god of the universe, instead of that which it will be found to be—the demon destroyer of all fair play. Formerly the high rate of interest was the excep tion, and the low rate the rule ; new, for these last seven years, the high rate of interest is the rule, and the low rate the exception. Is not this benefiting the inordinately rich, and crushing the rising energy of the country ? What is .Lord Palmerston doing when he recom mends to the Bank the minimum rate of 10 per cent. ? He is doing that which a leg;slator ought not to do, much less a Premier ; he need not en courage ruin faster than it will come ,in its natural course upon the victims of these wise heads.. Our Premier rhould have spoken baldly to the bankers of England, and told them they were the promoters of speculation themselves, and ',he starters of all extensive schemes, however wild, in whatever cmutry, with whoever they can find energetic enough to risk their ,a!1, and, what is much worse, more than their all. On the return of Parliament our legislators have to inquire what has been the result of the abolition of the usury laws ? Has it stopped speculation ? His it checked speculation more than the use of the usury laws did ? But, above all, has it be nefited the bankers above all others ? Lastly, does not that enhanced position of the bankers of England, arrived at by high rates of discount, endanger the whole country, and lessen the pre rorgative of the Crown ? The last remark I will trouble you with is, shall the nation through the Government govern this country, or shall the directors of the Bank of England govern, independently of either people or Government ? The power of knowle-Igo is great enough, and when unconnectel with a commensurate amount of the good intention of national advancement is dangerous enough, but the power of gold made to subserve the selfish and the sordid intention of inlividnal advancement at the exp3nso of all else, is menacing in the extreme, and will before lone destroy England, as it did Greece, as it did Rowel because that which destroys the m n-a nation destroys the nation, itself,sou'llpowerand of a body. ROYAL BRITISU BANK DiaEcrons We are requested to state that Mr. Hugh Hill, Q.C. is not one of the counsel fir the d e f ence i o this ca- e. ofe c. The Journal d e Conslapti a T n o n ( 1 ) 1 7: -.asesd Co.,3 he withs s pension a t S myrna of the house / - liabilities to the amount of about 40,0001. MAIN DRAINAGE OF TIIE METROPOLIS.—The Bard of Works met yesterday specially to resume the considera tion of this subject. fter keg discussions it was re solved by large majoritieii, on the motion of Mr. Carp limel—" That the report of the board submitted to the Cornialssioner of her Majesty's Works and Public Build ings, also the reports of Messrs. Gidtcri, Simpson, and Blackwell be referred to the engineer, together with two other civil engineers, with instructions that ,hey report to this board as to the main drainage of the ine'ropolis ; and in reporting on the expenses of the works which may be proposed, they wilt state, fire, the amount ne cessary for carrying the sewage of the metropolis to B*, and secondly, in - case funds should be provided, the further cost of carrying the sewage to points of uutfall in Sea Reach ;" and further, "That the two engineers to be associated with tlieir own engineer should be Mr, i;awhsley and Mr. George Bidder." It was also re solved to call upon the First Commissioner to furni s h the board with further plane, sections, and estimates of the plan of the referee engineers. LAW his Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sittings in Banco, before Lord Campbell, Justices Cole• ridge, Wightman, and Erie.) THE ST. PANCRAS VESTRY. The Solicitor-General moved for a rule nisi, calling upon the vestry of St. Pancras to show cause why mandamus should not issue, calling on them to elect au auditor, under the direction and order of the Poor-!avr Board, pursuant to the 4 and 5 Wm. IV., chap. 76, see. 46. The rating, &c., of the parish was ve.ted in the Vestry, and the management of the poor in the directors of the poor; and the Poor-late Board, on the 14th May last, called upon the directors to appoint an auditor of the accounts relative to the parish within two months. On the 18th July, after the expilation of the time of election, application was made by the Poor law Board to the parish authorities, and a lengthened correspondence ensued. The result was that, on the 28th Oct., the clerk to the directors communicated to the Poor-law Board, that they did not consider them selves empowered to elect an auditor, the election of the parish officers being vested in the vestry. The learned counsel contended that the election of officers under the local act bad no reference to the poor-law act, and that the auditor was a new officer appointed under the latter act. Mr. Justice Coleridge asked if the local act provided for the auditing of the parish accounts ? The Solicitor General said it did by the 83d section. Lord Campbell—You say this is an independent officer, and is to be appointed under an act superadded to the local act ? The Solicitor General—Yes. Rule granted. THE QUEEN V. KEMP-ALLEGED CRUELTY BY A HUSBAND. Mr. Power moved that Mr. Keay, the defendant in this case, should be called oa to give security. Lord Campbell—ls Mr. Kemp here I Mr. Kemp, who was brought up in ettstody of Mr- Keene, governor of Horsemonger-lane gaol, then canto forward. Lord Campbell—Have you anything to say ! Mr. Kemp—Yes, illy lord. Lord Campbell—Then the Curt will hear anything you have to say on the law. Mr. Kemp then read a written statement, from which we gathered that he stated the minor charges contained in his wife's statement to be totally untrue, and many of them greatly exaggerated. He denied that he even com mitted the acts of violence alleged, and attributed it to his wife's unfortunate malady, not being as times in her right mind. She had on frequent occasions, and before setkral persons, charged others with having attempted to smother her, as she had alleged against him. ID had tried every means to get rid of the foolish notions with which her mind was imbued, but without effect. He admitted that he had taken away her ring, but denied that he had used violence in so doing. ne was induced to do so because she had degraded him, but he was ready now to return it to her. Her statement with regard to the application to a single magistrate, and that he refused to entertain her information, was untrue. It was made in petty sessions before several, whop after hearing the facts of the case, unanimously dismissed her application. He had been lately in difficulties, and had had to pass through the Insolvent Court, and at the magistrates suggestion he consented to allow his wife 2s. 6d. per week, with a promise that when he was is employment he would allow her 101. a-year ;he had now obtaine I employment and was ready to pay her that sum in advance. He alluded to a testimonial that had been presented to him by the inhabitants of Woodbridge, observing that if his conduct had been such as that described they would not have given it to him. He charged his wife's soli• citors with having caused her to institute these proceedings against him from ill-feeling towards him, and that they knew her friends would pay their charges, and that they were perfectly aware a medical certificate had been given of his wife's insanity at certa in times. He prayed to be dismissed from custody. Lord Campbell said that if the law was to be rigidly enforced the defendant must be bound over. He, ho ever, suggested, if it was possible, fur an arrangement to be come to. Mr. Power said he had received a communication staling that the wife's statements were to be relied 00. Lord Campbell—Thedefendant's statementcontradiet g the wife's materially, especially with reference to the application to a magistrate, There was a great air of sincerity about the defendant's statement. Mr. Power—This is the first time I have heard it, awl I have no means of inquiring into it. I understand the law to be that, where articles of the peace are exhibited, the party cJmplained of must give security, whether the stacement contained in them be correct or not. Lord Campbell—That is true ; but the Court has the power of fixing the amount at which the party com• plained against shall be held in recognisancee. I think the best course will be to call upon the defendant to enter into his own recognisances in 1001. to keep the peace for twelve months. The defendant entered into the required recognisanceo and was discharged. THE QUEEN V. THE REV. H. C. OHERRY. In this COw., articl e s of pca , _lo had also been exhibited against the defendant for threats towards his wife. On the application of counsel, the attachment was ordered to stand over till next term, the defendant entering into recognisances not to take away his wife by force, as threater:ed. The recognisances were fixed at 1001. and two sureties iu 501. each. THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK.—THE QUEEN V. CAMERON. Mr. Dig by Seymour moved for a rule calling on the Attorney—General to show cause why the defendant'S trial (he being the secretary to the Royal Briti,h Ban k) s h ou ld not be postponed till next term, - on the g round that he had not bad time to prepare his defence. Rule granted. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Comruissioner Goulburn.) IN RE BYERS, WALKER, AND BYERS. To-day was app o i n t e d f or h ear i ng f ur th e r arg tun ente on the question of certificates applied for on behalf of these baukrupt4, who had carried on an extensive bug. ness in London and Liv e rp u ol a s shipowners, itc : The failure was t o a large amount, the liabilities being ul 3 ' wards of 250,0001., and the assets about 35,000/. Mr. Pook opposed on behalf of Mr. Farwig, a creditors and Mr. Lawrance for others ; Mr. Roxburgh appe ared on behalf of Messrs. Syers, and Mr. Bayley for Walker. The case was now further adjourned by consent until his day week. IN RE STEEDMAN. This bankrupt was described as of Albany-street, Regents'-park, pianoforte manufacturer, and came up to pass his last exunination, on accounts prepared by Messrs. Paul and Turner, shows a surplus, Aug., 1856 ' of 3111. ; debtor to creditors, unsecured, 1,5121, ; to dit o, holding secu►ity, 1181. ; liabilities, 413/. ; profits, 226/. ; creditor, good debts, 841. ; doubtful, 1631. ; property, 525/. ; ditto, in the hands of credi• iors. 601. ; trade expenses, 6011. ; losses, 4044., of which 3631. was on the realisation of the stook, &c. ; house expenses, 4301. The examination was ad. jourued for a month. IN BE PALMER. This bankrupt was described as of Brighton, ste., and carne up and passed his last examination on accounts prepared by Mr. Pettis, Basinghall-street. The debts are about 1,200. To creditors holding security, 1861. ; creditor, good debts, 481. ; property, 282/. ? ditto Ia the Lands of creditors, 5301. TWO IiOUBS OF ILLUSIONS. This entertainment, the peculiar features of which We noticed when fist introduced to the consideration of the public by Professor Wiljalba Frikell, at the Halle' ver-iquare Rooms, some few evenings since, was pre' sented last evening to a crowded and brilliant audience in Willis's Rooms, and was received, as it deserved to be t with unmixed satisfactian. It is, in truth, the Mot finished display of physical and natural magic that WI have ever witnessed ; and performed, as the several tricks are, without the aid of any apparatus, it is rea'lY surprising how the senses are deceived by the ingenions manipulations of this wonder-working Professor. The decapitated pigeon was again restored to animation I " The Oracle" tell its tal , , when called upon to d o so. with truthful accuracy ; the "ch a rmed bullets" were caught upon a silver kai ver by the Professor, instead of their being lodged in his forehead, and, though last not least, " Faust's Magic Cap" afforded our wizard another opporiuuity of presenting a "new California" to the audience in the shape of hundreds of glittering cups which lie drew fr..en the aforesaid cap, or rather hat for the chapeau of a gentleman iu the room was borro wed for the OCCM:31011- wit b marvellous rapidity. In the mid i-4f of the appla use e li c i te d b y t h e cleverness of thig " illus.on," the Professor made his tow to the audience. amongst th e d istinguished personages present were th e Siamese Princes, the Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord Eaue lagh, and other members of the nobility. EXPORTS or BREADSTUFFS FRO3I THE UNITED STATES. —Trie tAal exports ot breadstuffe from the United States to Great Britain from Set t. 1 to Nov. 10, 1857, inclusive, were as follow :—Flour, 209,937 barrels; , vheat, 1,739,695 LusLels ; and corn, 427,355 bushels, being an increase in the t xeurts of fl .ur, over the corre qonling period of 1856, of 30,325 barrels, but a de. crease in wheat of 1,627,338 bushels, and corn 1,140,0 29 bushels.—A civ Yo)* Skipping and Commercial Gazette.