The Sun. — London, England, 1857-09-24 00:00:00

WA MAJESTY'S THEATRE.I One More Night only, at Reduced Prices, on Saturday Evening next, September 26, with Piccolo-mini, Ginglini, Beneventano. Rossi, Vialetti, and Belletti. In consequence of the great demand, and to accommodone ate those who have found it impossible t o obtain places, more night will be given On SATURDAY EVENING, when will be repeated LA TRAVIATA. After which, THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, by Mmille. liccolomini To conclude with the Last Scene of LUCIA DI LAMMER. MOOR, by Sig. Giuglini. PRICES : Boxes to accommodate four persons, Grand Tier, Pit Tier, and One Pair £2 2. 0 Two Pair 1 1 0 0 15 0 Three Pair Pit Stalls 0 10 6 0 3 6 Pit G a ll er y Stalls 0 3 6 Gallery a share of the profits, in place of an usurious rate of intarest for the money he had invested in the concern. Before trans ferring their property they strictly scrutinise the prospects of the concern, and the chances of payment. And, we believe that, in the event of failure, they have a far better chance of a tolera ble dividend, than in that of an ordinary bank• ruptcy. They are not tempted into speculative litigation in the vain hope of rendering some per son, as innocent as themselves, liable for the losses they have foolishly sustained, and thus avoid the chances of a lottery, which seldom, indeed, returns a prize to the ticket-holders. When we consider the millions, aye, tens of mil lions, annually lost by creditors in bankruptcy proceedings, and in windings up under inspec tion, we may cordially congratulate the commer cial community on the comparatively trifling amounts forfeited under the recent law of " limited liability." The smash is by no means so com plete as is generally the case, and if it comes sooner it leaves at least something to be diß tributed. _ _ ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. Dillon.—Under the joint management of Miss LOUISA PYNE and Mr. W. ITARRISON.—Open for an OPERA SEASON of THREE MONTHS, with the fol lowing Distinguished Artistes :—Madame Caradori, Miss Co relli, Miss Susan Pyne, Miss Marian Prescott, Miss Cuthbert, Mrs. H. Manley, and Miss Louisa Pyne ; Mr. Augustus Braham, Mr. PA St. Albyn, Mr. Edmunds, Mr. Hamilton Braham, Mr. Ferdinand Glover, Mr.' Bernard, Mr. Kerby, Mr. Wallworth, Mr. G. Honey. Mr. Weiss, and Mr.W. Harrison. Conductor, M. Alfred Mellon. The Orchestra selected from the Royal Italian Opera, Jullien's Bend, and the Orches tral Union. The Chorus selected entirely from the Royal Italian Opera. Stage Manager, Mr. E. Stirling. Assistant Acting Manager, Mr. William Brough. Ballet Master, Mr. Frampton. Chorus Master, Mr. G. Smythson. THIS EVENING, THURS DAY, Meyrbeer's opera, THE HUGUENOTS. To conclude with - BuclEstonc's farce, entitled A ROUGH DIAMOND. Private Boxes, £2 12s. 64., £2 25., and £1 lle. 64. ; stalls, 6s. ; Dress Circle, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit. 25.; Gallery, ls.—The Box Office is now open daily, from 11 to 5, under the direction of Mr. Chatterton, jun. The sharehold.era too, are, far better off. Men look, or ought to look, before them. If not con tented with the low interest and " elegant sim plicity" of the 3 per Cent. Consols, if anxious to put out their available capital on more specula tive, and probably more remunerative, invest ments, they too must look closely to the character of the companies and of its managers. It is not for the encouragement of wild and reckless gam bling that:the new law has been framed. If men want to make 20 or 30 per cent. for their money, and not only fail in doing so, but lose the original subscription, they have no right to complain. They may think themselves truly fortunate in knowing that they cannot be called on for more than they themselves deliberately determined to embark in the speculation. Their persons and the residue of their fortunes are free. How happy would many of the shareholders in the Tipperary or Royal British Bank be, under similar cir cumstances, to know that they could not be made targets for sharp practitioners to quadruple the original loss, and sacrifice the unfortunate victims by unnecessary costs. In every such case there should be a stringent examination into the proceedings of the managers. They should be answerable for their conduct. The recent act will sufficiently punish every instance of malafides or deliberate dishonesty. There may, however, be a degree of carelessness and ineffi ciency, which, while it may not be sufficient to render the parties criminally responsible, should make them pecuniarily so. Men who undertake duties for which they are not duly qualified, or to which they will not devote the time and trouble essential to the inadequate discharge, should be liable for the consequences of their own laches. Such strictness may render it more dif ficult to obtain a Board of Directors, but it will render a Board far more efficient and more ener getic. We must remember that the principle of partnership en command:te, or limited liability, is but in its infancy, and not abrogate its manifest ; advantages because abuses are still possible, and it has not attained perfection at its very com mencement. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. PHIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with Sheridan's comedy of THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Sir Peter Teazle, Mr. Chippendale ; Sir Benjamin Backbite, Mr. Buckstone; Joseph Surface, Mr. Howe; Charles Surface (3d time), Mr. W. Farren ; Moses, Mr. Clark ; Sir Oliver, Mr. Rogers ; Crabtree, Mr. Compton ; Lady Teazle, Mrs. Cathe rine Sinclair (her 3d appearance in that character in this country) ; Lady Saierwell, Mrs. Poynter ; Ma.tia, Miss Emma Xing : and Mrs. C IndOnr, Miss Talbot. After which, A CURE FOR LOVE. To conclude with THE SWISS COTTAGE. - -•- -- --- Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes '3 0 Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 tt... . . ........ 2 0 Pit. 1 0 over Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 fNo half-price to Upper Gallery. THEATRE ROYAL, A DEL PHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new Comic piece, called URGENT PRIVATE AFFAIRS. After which, will be revived the celebrated nautical drama •f THE PILOT, a Tale of the Sea. Long Tom Cofth, Mr. T. P. Cooke ; Captain Barrougheliffe, Mr. Wright ; The Pilot, XL C. Selby ; Kate Plowden, Miss Mary Keeley. Followed by MY PRECIOUS BETSEY. Mr. Wright, P. Bedford, Mary Keeley, Sze. STRAND THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. T. Payne. —THIS EVENING will be performed A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. Mr. J. Kinloch and Miss Harriet Gordon. A CHEAP EXCURSION. After which, the highly-successful and original burlesque, written by Leicester Buckingham ' entitled LA TRAVIATA; er, THE LADY CAMELEON. Miss Craven, Mis 4 Victor, Mr. F. Charles, Mr. O. Bolton, Mr. J. Howard, and Mr. J. Clarke. Yellowed by BA.^HELOR'S BUTTONS. Miss M. A. Tic`or and Mr. Clarke. Commence at Seven. Stalls. 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, 1%; Gallery 6d. ; Private Boxes, 1/. ls. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Rob=on and Emden. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama of THE LIGHTHOUSE. After which, the comedietta, entitled A SUBTERFUGE Mrs. Stirling, Mr. G. Vining, and Mr. G. Murray. To conclude with the original Extrava.ganzl, by R 43.eit 13. Brongh, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob !on, Cooke, Danvers, Am ; Misses Swanborough, Thirlwall, Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont. Commence at half-past Seven. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. THIS EVENING, will be performed R/RD IN THE 311 ND WORTH TWO IN THE DU H. Messrs. Shepherd, W. IL Eburne, B. Potter, Widdicomb, Vollairo, W. Smith ; Miss Chalmers, and Miss M. Eburno After which, CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS will appear. Pollowed by OOR TRAVIATA. To conclude with the Christy Minstrels. " India for the Indians," is a cry which some my wise philanthropists have ventured to sug gest ; half in a whisper it is true, being quite con scious that in their sense of this parody of the Irish folly, it soul I meet with no response from the majority of their countrymen. In its better sense we cordially accept it. By all means let India be for the Indians;—for the Indians generally, not assuredly for such fiends as the mutineers, or for such Arch-fiends as NANA SAHIB. Let India be governed and administered, not to enrich a com pany, or to funish patronage, civil and military, for a Board of Directors and a Board of Control ; but to raise the social, commercial, and ultimately the political condition of the natives. The most perverted humanitariaism can hardly pretend that the faithless and cruel wretches who have plunged the country into all the horrors of anarchy, who have plundered natives as well as Europeans, and butchered, and far worse than butchered, the unarmed and the innocent, are the pretorians on whom we ought to devolve the task of electing an Emperor for India, and giving it a code of laws and a civil administration. We by no means approve of appealing to Pro vidence as our guide, and pretending we can interpret its decrees ; but surely, so far as belief in Providence ought to influence our judgment, the most rigid Puritan could see but ono inte)- petation of our duty in the events which Heaven has permitted to take place in India. A Righteous Providence cannot have intended that wretches who have combined to perform atrocities which demand the ex`ermination of the perpe trators, should succeed us as the Governors of C&NTERBURY HALL. Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow inz company of Vocalists aro engaged for the performance of uele.- , ions from all the popnler OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES DUETS, &c., via.: Mrs. Palmyre, Miss E. Scott, Liss Brunel, Mrs. Le Jenne, Miss Lcslio, and Madame Marietta; Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Far rant, S. Yo ., en, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor An tonio, E. L. lime, and Nfr. St. Albyti ; Master Corri ; Messrs Sam. Collins, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock Precisely. Sap pers, tic., until twelve o'clock.—Signor PICCO will perform, At ha f-past Eight and half-past I'en, every Evening. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY —Morn., 59 min. aft. 4—Even., 16 min aft. 5 To-Molt/tow—Morn., 34 min. aft. 6---Even., 52 min. aft. b THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 21. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 66—highest since noon yesterday. 51--lowest this morning and during the night 70 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 21.92. WIND, S.W. ; light, with heavy clouds. A slight shower in the morning, with indications of more rain. t--. , 0 ' ; ' ,-- C ‘ - ;:fif - 1. : •-•:-.. A Sn'tll t.r, ),e,,!-4-4-_-`,-:;',4,,L2-i-,Y----f:k2,_4. i LONDON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 1857. An outcry has been raised against the Limited India. England can conceive, readily enough, Liability Act, because there have already been of a patriotic insurrection ; popular sympathies in some instances of failure. The resolution for the this country have always been in favour of insur winding-up of the London, Manchester, and gents who have risen only to assert the rights Foreign Warehouse Company has been referred of oppressed nationality. Had the Sepoys shown to as exhibiting a strong il'u:tration of the anything of this spirit, the Peace Party here dangers to which the public are thereby exposed, would have had a very numerous band of sympa in the double capacity of creditors and share- thisere, and might even materially have impeded holders. It is by no moans fair, however, to the energies of the Government. And, had In charge the system with these untoward results ; dians generally but made peaceful efforts to ac- As well might it be said that joint-stock banking quire a share iu the administration of their coun• should be abolished because the Directors of the try's affairs, there has been of late a disposition Tipperary Joint-Stock, the Royal British, or the but too prematurely to place natives in office. The Eastern Banking Oorporation abused the powers oemy, on the contrary, not the natives generally, confided to their charge. There may be bad has mutinied against its benefactors, has chosen management las :well las foul play ; and the palpably mere pretexts for doing so, has assigned most enthusiastic advocate of freedom of no motive whatever to justify even its rebellion, trade, and liberation from partnership liabili- and certainly not the shadow of a pretext for its ties, never for a moment contended that murdering officers, civilians, women and children. prosperity and efficient control, could be ensured It was to their interest, if they had any reason by the liberation of Commerce from the trammels able or oven any colourable excuse for mutiny, to by which it had been fettered and restricted, and preserve all these as hostages. NANA SATED the opening of new fields of competition. For- with the thousand Europeans, whom he has tune is a capricious Deity, and some lose wealth slaughtered in cold blood, safe in his custody, by the very means by which others acquire it. would have been a far more formidable antagonist panici n the Money Market, an exorbitant rate than he now is. No, these wretches have of Interest, may paralyse the energies of many done deeds of unreasoning yet malignant eats bliellraents, and produce heavy losses to the madness, which if permitted by PROV* parties interested. All commercial men, even DENCE for any purpose, were surely per those who h ave • ac neved the highest positio*, witted in order to rouse England to their utter have, particularly in the commencement of their annihilation. It has been made our duty to ex career, had to encounter • periods of pressure and terminate these rebels—rebels, not against English difficulty that have driven them to their wits end, dominion merely, but against every holy instinct and compelled them to strain every nerve to avoid of our common nature ; these fiends, whose war . and social degredeti on bankruptcy :Limited is less with us than with innocence, with good hope to pro ve exceptions good- Companies panics can not ness, with purity, with helplessness, and with all the general rule, or to be exempt e d from the that demands the respect and protection of man. common lot. Some will fail, while many ati , oced s HEAVEN, at least, cannot mean India for those, and the great desideratam is to ascertain w hi ch whom, by th© light of reason and of revelation, will be most beneficial for all pa rties concerned, h e equally, we are b oun d t o d es t ro y. be event of any untoward resulte. If, indeed, there be any rebuke from HEAVEN Now, we are - prepared to conten d that, even supposing for we should think it England i u th ese under the most adverse circumstances,to be for our excessive tenderness even a total failure, the present state of af f a irs is would seem horrors, over what w e know t) be deb as i ng an d d egra di ng far bette r than that formerly in operation. Per- superstition. Here, indeed, we have the best sons will no longer recklessly give credit, particu- authorities for our Op i n i ons. The names of lady when made fully aware of the terms on NAri - Ea and of JACOB are proof enough that ire which they are dealing. There is no longer a have foolish l y and want only, because i n j ur i ous l y vague notion of some Citazsus behind the scenes, to ourselves, patronised the f o lli es of Ma who may, by some ES ute. W e species of legal legerdemain, hommedanism, Ilindooism, and of c be rendered responsible to the last shilling and have taught the native soldier to think m ore the last acre, for having been induced to accept of his superstitious fooleries than even of military rtiE sUIN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SIEPTEM BEIM 24 3 1857 obedience. We have at the same time taught him to regard these things as of equal worth with our Christianity, ani to believe that we feared to slight them. The two great Indian authorities we have just mentioned insist that, while not per secuting the superstitions of the Sepoy, we should yet let him seo our contempt for them, and our consciousness of the superiority of our own faith. We have tried, however, to make native soldiers believe that we respected what we could but in wardly despise ; and, when our pity might have made them blush, our hypocritical delicacy has rather made them exacting and vain. Neither NAPIER or JACOB would have us perform a - single act of religious compulsion, but they believe that the superiority of Christianity destines it to be the supplanter of Idolatry and Mahommedanism ; and they would have nothing to do with men who prefer the honours of their caste and the like, to the honours of good soldiership. We are taught now, by an awfully instructive lesson, what is the real character of the supersti tions we have so nursed and petted. Mahommc danism, Idolatry, and Caste have been the watch words of the insurrection , and granting that they have been but pretexts, so far as relates to the exist ence of any reasonable cause of complaint against us, yet their moral effect on their votaries is hor ribly apparent. England will henceforth shudder at the very mention of systems of religion which made or left the worshippers such incarnate fiends. Hindooism and Mahometanism will long recal the atrocities of Cawnpore and of Delhi, and will b 9 dealt with by us now, as answerable for them. We shall hear no more of the slightest regard paid to these impostures, in the selection of such native troops and officials as we need. No more of putting them on a level with our own faith in the homage rendered to them. Persecute we cannot ; but we shall .130 longer caress and honour what is worthy only of the bottomless pit. The manly and sensible views of the NAMES and JACOBS, not the time-serving notions of East India Direc tors and a Governor in Council, must adjust the future relations of Superstition and Christianity. A dastardly use of the knife appears latterly to have become very prevalent. It is really worth while considering whether some judicious effort might not be made to " pat down" at once and effectually this atrocious and peculiarly un-English crime. It is one in no way indigenous. It is essentially a foreign importation. But so was the Cholera—so in its time was the Plague—so, moreover, at an earlier date, was the Sweating Sickness. The newly imported abomination appears of llte in some of our back slums, and occasionally even in some of our garish, gas-lit London thoroughfares, to be frightfully contagious. It has spread from the moustached refugee, with the braided surtout, who falls foul of his Comrade in Adversity over a game of dominoes in the little back room of a seedy coffee•shop near Leicester-square—to hulk ing Boa the coalheaver, who has taken a pot of ale too much down at Whitechapel, and who (so) has whipped his clasp-blade up to the buck-handle haft while tussling with the, barman of the beer shop : or, again, it has extended to infuriated PAT, in the lime-splashed corduroys, down at Clerkenwell, who has got into a row with a po- liceman somehow in the small hours of the morn ing, and who (so), heated with rage and whisky, has stabbed the poor Peeler as they rol over each other on the pavement. The villainous use of the knife in this manner is really becoming an ordi nary incident in the records of the police-offices. Foreigners still figure at intervals, of course, con spicuously upon the black list : now it is a Lascar, now an now a Spaniard, and so forth— BUT, of late, with shame we have noted it, Eng- lishmen ard Irishmen (we don't remember to have remarked anywhere the name of a Scotchman among the delinquents) have rather frequently appeared among these foreigners. Occasionally the blow administered proves fatal, and then, of course, the miscreant who has drawn the knife against his unarmed antagonist is dragged, not t Bow-street, but to the Old Bailey—the charge against him being, not one of assault merely, but of Murder or of Manslaughter. The punishment then, of course, is—in the event of the crime being proved simple, rigorous, and decisive. But—supposing the victim ou these occasions only to be maimed, and not quite assassinated—would it not be advisable, in every such instance, t have the assault with the knife expiated, not aim- ply by imprisonment with hard labour, but by the administration of some additional punishment —some punishment peculiarly degrading and ig nominious? Suppose, in future, in every case whore the knife is used in a quarrel, but not fatally—suppose that the dastard who uses it is henceforth invariably sentenced to be whipped at the cart's tail ! THE INDIAN MUTINIES-RELIEF FUND. THE SULTAN'S DONATION. We are hippy to be able to announce that the Sultan has instructed the Ambassador of the Sublime Porte in London to forward to the Right Hon. the Lorl Mayor the sum of 1,0001. ai his donation to the fund for the relief of the sufferers by the mutinies in India. The importance of this expression of sympathy from the acknowledged head of the Mahomedan religion will be at once per ceivel. The London committee, for taking steps for affording relief to the sufferers in India met yeitcr day, in the E / sptian-hall, Mansion-hon=e. Tlvy formed themselves into a relief committee, a finance committee, and a correspondence committee, for carrying out a scheme for the distribution of the fund. The Queen of Spain has cunferred on the Prince of Orange the Cross of Charles 111. The Princes of Piedmont left Nice on the 18th for Sospello. His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador arrived in town on Tuesday, from St. Leonerds-on-Sea. His Ex cellency returns in a few days to join his family, who have been staying at St. Leonards for, some weeks pact. His Excellency Count Kielmaneme has arrived at Hanover, from visitin g his estates in Holstein. His Exeel!ency will resume his diplou atic d uties next month, or early in November, His Excellency the Prussian Minister and Count Brandenburgh came to town yesterday morning from Brighton, and paid a visit to the Comte de Brunsvik, at the Brunswick Hotel, .7,rmyn-street. His Excellency the Russian Ambassador at the French Court, Count Kisseleff, accompanied by the Countess Kisseleff, the Count St. Clair, and the Count Herman Potocki, and suite, have arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn street, from P.irie. The Duke of Newcastle and Lady Susan Pelham Clinton have left Clumber Park, on a visiting tour in Scotland. The noble duke and Lady Susan arrived at Dunrobin Castle, yesterday, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess; of Sutherland. Thu Countess of Clarrndon and Lady CJustance Villiers are expected at The Grove, near Watford, on Tuesday next, from a visiting tour in Scotland. The Eirl and Countess of Gainsborou.gh lett St. Leu• cards-on-Sea, a few dap since, for their seat, Exton Park, Rutlandshire. Lady Lyndhurst and the Hon. Miss Copley have left St. Leonard's-uu-Sea, on a visit to Lady Marian Alfor.l, at Ashbridge, near Berkhanupstead. The noble aed learned lord still remains at St. Leonard's. Lord and Lady CAlthorpe will shortly leave Choi mondeley Castle, for Perry Hall, Birmingham. Her ladyship, who has been very much indisposed for some weeks past, is now much better. Lord Arthur flay has left Cheater-square for the Earl Howe's seat, Gopsall Hall, Leicestershire. Lady Ar thur Hay arrived at Gopsall Hall on Tuesday, from visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Tweeddale at Tester House, N.B. Lord and Lady Harriet Ashley leave Broadlsnds, where the noble lord and lady are visiting Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, early in the ensuing week, for the Continent, to meet the Earl and Countess of Shaftes bury. Sir Thomas and Lady Whichcote have arrived a% Fr.r ranee's Hotel, Belgravia, from their seat in Lincolnshire. COMMERCIAL, vy --- QUEBEC, September 12. We have Ealtlora seen a fortnight during which the transactions in our port in.the great staple of Our trade have been on such a limited scale. In red pine, oak, and elm, we have no change to remark. Standard staves aro accumulating, and may be quoted at 52/. 103., while West India are in demand at 16/. 10a. to 17/. Deals are rather declining, floated having been sold in the raft at 121. 10 , . for Ists, with a proportionate price for 2nds and 3rde. Bright are not much inquired for unless for good specifications in consequence of the unsatHactory state of the market in England. Freights are duller than they were, and a good many vessels aro offering. 283. for Liverpool, 344. for London, - 303. for the Clyde, 34e. for Belfast, and 333. for Fleetwood, may be consi dered as the rates. Sir George and Lady flou,.toau-.Boowall Lave arrived Naurigy 8 Hotel, from a tour. LxTET NE W S VIENNA, *WEDNESDAY. The Emperors of Austria and of Russia are to meet at Weimar. The Emperor Francis Joseph leaves Vienna on the 29th inst. STUrTGARDT, SEPT. 23. The Czar Alexander is expccted here on Thurs day evening ; the Emperor Napoleon on Friday morning. They will give a grand banquet on that day, and an evening party at the Prince Royal's country seat near Cannstadt. On Saturday the august visitors will pay a visit to the royal breeding stud at Hohenheim, and will attend an evening party at Wilhelmschloss, the gardens of which regal palace will be illumi n lted. The Minister of Foreign Affairs will have an assembly the same evening of all the members of the diplomatic corps. The festivities will terminate on Sunday by a grand banquet at Court, and a gala spectacle at the theatre. The Emperors will take their de parture on Monday morning. FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. The Emperor left the Camp of Chalons at two o'clock this afternoon for Luneville, where he will review the Cavalry. He will be at Strasburg to-morrow, and will arrive the day after at Stuttgart. H. R. H. the Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by Lord Burghersh and Colonels Clifton and Maude, arrived in Paris yesterday from the Camp of Chalons, and alighted at the Hotel Vouille mont. Count Walewski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, arrived yesterday at Paris from Biarritz, and has since left for the camp of Chalons. Count de Kisseleff, Russian ambassador at the court of the Tuileries, has left Paris for Stuttgard. The quarterly drawing of the bonds of the Credit Foncier took place yesterday at the offices o fthe company : —No. 146,289 gained 100,000 fr. ; No. 182,774, 50,000 fr. ; No. 1,914, 20,000 fr. The Univers contains tk following trashy prognostications :—" England is at this mo ment passing through one of those moments of crisis which decide the fate of nations. In order to reconquer and preserve India, she must employ far more troops and civil officials than hitherto. As her revenue will be diminished, she will be compelled to reduce, to a eonsiderable extent, the salaries paid to Europeans in India, and this will lead to an alteration in the manner of living of many English families. Should the State at the same time size on a portion of the Church pro perty, the aristocracy, the commercial classes, and the middling class in general will be deprived of the lucrative resources which now permit them to confer advantageous positions on their children. Will not those changes, this con gregation of discontented persons, contribute to lend activity to the revolutionary spirit which has fermented for a long time past in the lower classes of English society, and which extends daily to the middling class, and even to the upper class? In a word, is not England ap proaching that period when, in her turn, she will be victim to the agitations and convulsions so common to the States of Europe since the com mencement of this century ?" BOURSE, Sept. 23.—The following were the las quota ions Cash. End of Month. ii per Cents 3 per Cents 67 67 25 Bank Shares 2,800 Credit Foncier 550 Credit Mobilier B7O - Roman Do. Account B7O Austrian Belgian 4i — -- Spanish Threes 39 Pied moutese (5) 9O Home Debt RAILWAYS-FOR CASU. ft' c. Western Ortemns 1,360 Horthern Lyons and Med.-- f. 65 New Ditto .. , Tew Ditto Bl5 Grand Central Geneva - Sardinian . 493 Ilidi letter from Melilla of the 12th says that the Moors of the tribe of Benisidel had after nine months' peace recommenced hostilities against the place, though at the time several of their body were in the town. The Spaniards generously allowed the latter to leave before returning the fire. The result is not stated. The chief of the tribe had, however, expressed his regret to the Spanish governor that he was not able to restrain his men. TUNIS. We have been favoured with the following ex tract from a letter dated Tunis, Sept. 12 : " The Bey, convinced by the earnest r.=presenta tions and persuasive arguments of the British and French agents, after numerous consultations with his Ministers, determined to make the improve ments in his system of government which were pro posed to him, and on the morning of the 9th Sept., having invited the fireign agents and some of the principal European residents to wait upon him at his Palace of the Bardo, in their presence he gave a constitution to his country, swearing to observe its provisions, and causing his priests, mmisters, and people to do the same. " The constitution consists of 11 articles, which would be too long to set out in extenso, and I there fore only give the substance of them, viz. "1. Security of life and property. " 2. Equal taxation. "3. Equality before the law of all classes and denominationp. "4. Religious liberty. " 5. Limitation of the period of military service. "6. Admission of non-Mussulman assessors in the criminal tribunals. "7. Establishment of a mixed commercial tri- bunal. " 8. Abolition of all immunities and privileges now enjoyed by Mussulmans. " 9. Liberty of commerce, abolition of monopo lies, and.interdiction to the Government to trade. " 10. Permission to foreigners to exercise all professions, trades, and callings, and to introduce foreign enterprise, &c. "11. Right for foreigners t) purchase and pos sess houses, landed property, &c. " The importance of this reform cannot be too highly estfmate3." A letter from Stuttgart of the 10th says that foreigners, especially French and Russians, were already flocking into the city in considerable num bers. All the departments in' hotels had been taken in advance, and it was impossible to satisfy anything like the demands made for accommoda tion. The King of Bavaria and the Grand Duke of Hesse were expected. A Vienna letter says that the negotiations be tween France and Austria for a postal treaty have been brought to a satisfactory conclusion, and that M. de Lowenthal, the Austrian negotiator, had returned to tbat city from Paris. The Deutschland of Vienna says :—" Wo learn from good authority that the directors of banks in Central Germany will shortly hell a conference in Frankfort, in order to come to an understanding respecting the reprisals t) be adopted against Prussia for her prohibition of the circulation of their bank-notes within her ter ritory. Up to the present moment these banks have decided that as long as the decree of the Prussian Minister of Commerce is in force, they will not advance any money for transactions in the kingdom of Prussia, and will even close the credits now open." The Emancipation of Brussels denies that there is any truth in a rumour current in that city to the effect that the negotiations between Belgium and. Holland for a treaty of commerce have been broken off, and affirms, on the contrary, that they are going on favourably, and are lik(ly to result in arrangements of a very liberal spirit. steam gun-vessel Vigilant arrived at Malta on the 13th from the fl , :et under the com mand of Lord Lyons, which she left at Algiers. The fleet was Expected uff Malta harbour about the 20:13, on its way to the lonian Islands. Thi Vigilant is placed at the disposal of the Rear- Admiral Superintendent for the conveyance of Indian despatches. INDIA, CHINA. AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY, 10 1. M. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Co!min, Captain Field, has just arrived, with the India, China, and Australian mails. She made the Needles at 10 o'clock last night, but was detained for a pilot, and anchored there all night. The Colombo left Alexandria, Sept. 12th ; Malta, 15th ; and Gibraltar, 19th. She has 184 passengers, of whom 56 are children. Among them are Col. Lennox, wife, and daughter. The Colonel belonged to the 22d Regiment at Fyzebad, in Oude ; only a sergeant of Artillery and the Colonel escaped. The pwsergers include a large number of late residents in India. The Colombo also brings 4,8001. in specie, and cargo of gum, silks, shawls, d;c. Among the pass , engers is a lady who escaped from Delhi with four children and a dog. The fugitives report being all well treated by the merchants at Calcutta, and suppliel with money to send them on immediately on the Colombo's arrival. Captain Field received a letter from the Relief Fund Com mittee, through the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany, authoritdng him to render the passengers every relief and w-sistance. CANADA. LIVE ',,POOL, WRISNESDAY. The steam=hip Nrr h American, Captain Grange, belonging to the Montreal Ocean Steamship Com pany, arrived in the river this afternoon from Q 11.3. bee, which port she left on the 12th inst., with the usual mails and 106 passengers. The Chicago Press, speaking of the Hudson's Bay monopoly, says : " Let the Canadian govern ment be extended over its territories, and they NTH be at once opened to a large immigration, thus fur nishing homes to hundreds of thousands of the peo ple of the United Kingdom who are longing to bet ter their condition, and adding immensely to the prosperity and importance of Canada." A requisition is in course of signature in -London, C. W., calling a meeting for the purpose of consi dering the propriety of urging the annexation- of the Hudson's Bay territory to Canada, and for the expression of opinion as to the most suitable lee?, lity for the future seat of government. Complaints of the failure of the potato crop are becoming very general, and there is little prospect of the yield being so good as was anticipated. The Toronto Leader says :—" Wo believe it is true that the speedy return of Sir Edmund Head to Canada may be looked for. It is probable that Attorney-General Macdonald has already sailed for Canada. The return of the Hon. J. Ross may, we presume, be looked for before the end of this month." It is raid that the Hon. Mr. Filmore, late Presi dent of the United States, is about to marry a lady of Montreal. The Toronto Colonist says the investments in un productive real estates in Upper Canada, during the last four years, have absorbed seven millions of pounds. James Stewart, one of the seamen on board the Elizabeth Anne Bright, from Liverpool, died from cruelties received on board the vessel on her out ward passage to Quebec. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of " manslaughter" against Michael Keenan, the boatsvtain, and declared "that John Olive, the commander of the Elizabeth Anne Bright, is highly censurable for neglecting to provide • the deceased James Stewart with the necessary care during his illness, and in not sen ling him to hospital imme diately on arriving in the port of Quebec. A return of the number of immigrants arrived at the Fort of Quebec to the 11th September, 1856 and 1857, has been published, from which it ap pears that 8,914 more immigrants arrived at Que be:: in 1857 than in 1856. . TURKEY. Constantinople journals and letters to the 11th have arrived, via Trieste, tut their contents are singularly devoid of interest. The Sultan was to have been present at a grand council the day be fore, but when all the great functionaries were assembled, an officer came to announce that his M a j es t y was prevented from attending. The cause was said to be the illness of one of the young however, whi c h wa s not con sideredpris—nceanls' dangerous. incs The Government of Bagdad, vacant for a short time by the death of Mohemed Rechid Paella, has been given to 111thmoud some months back Governor of Smyrna, and previously of Damascus. He is an energetic man, well acquainted with the country, and is consi dered an excellent choice. It is thought that with B t gdad and Kia m ili P ac h a , a t Al e pp o , the present disturbed state o f Sy r i a may b e him at remedied. The financial embarrassments of tho Porte are described as not likely to cease for some time, as, iu the present state of the money markets in Europe, a loan is becoming more and more difficult. ITALY. The Gazzetta del Popolo of Turin says :—" The judicial inquiry into the affair of the 29th of June at Genoa is closed, and its results fill three enor mous volumes. The number of prisoners under trial is 39, of whom about 20 are defaulters. Their case has been consid_rably aggravated by the discovery of five letters in Mazzini's handwriting, and by his allegations pu bl i s hed in his organ, in whic jeopardises those who be• h wholiare now in the hands of d above letters was found on l e e svt m ei cd o e most t n p nn uoadf the I e y the person of a workman, who had sewed it under the lining of his coat, and was arrested by the Custom-house offic , rs at Arona at the moment he was about to cross the lake in a boat. The cap ture of this letter led to the arrest of several per sons at Turin and Genoa, and to the banishment of some refugees. Another letter was directed to A. M., a member of the committee of action, and contained orders proving the existence of a secret government. But Maazini's article entitle] Situazione' has seriously compromised the prison ers; had it not been for that, there would have been no legal proofs of high treason, and the whole affair might have ended in a few condom nations en the count of being iu possession or prohibited a: WP.' ...... ...1.01•4 DENMARK. A Copenhagen letter, in the ,Spectateur, says " The hostile attitude assumed by the Diets of the two German Duchi©s of Holstein and Lauen burg towards Denmark has produced a remark able impression on public opinion in this capital. The moment that the public has considered the general organisation of the monarchy to be menaced by Germany, the Danish national spirit has been roused to support the present ministry, which is looked upon as the energetic representative of na tional ideas. Nobody believes hero in the possi bility of an arnicabl.) arrangement on the Holstein question with the two great German power s. More notes may doubtless b 3 written, but Vie government of Copenhagen is dnided, I am tw sured, on awaiting with calm the decisions of the Frankfort Diet, bef.)re which the qnestion will to dtfiuiti rely brought by P ..:11.133_a and AttAi.i3•" SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 19th have arrived, but do not contain any news of politicAl interest, fa expectation of a visit from the Empress of the French, the inhabitants of Arteaga, the place in which her Majesty's chateau is situated, had on the 14th erected a triumphal arch bearing the inscription. " Arteaga to the Empress Eugenie, its protectress," and all the authorities of the neighbouring towns and villages had assembled ; but finding that her Majesty did not arrive, the authorities pattoek of a splendid banquet at the house of the French Consul of Gaernica. OUR INDIAN DIFFICULTY AND THE POLICY, INTELLIGENCE. (This Day. FRENCH PRESS. It, is not very unusual, says the Paris correspon dent of the Times (second edition), for persons of , a sanguine and imaginative temperament to Isvell upon an hypothesis until they fancy it proved, and proceed to reason upon it as ear nestly as if it were an established and incontro vertible fact. An instance .of this sort has lately occurred in the cage 'of a portion of the French press, which, while dOn , idering, and per haps exaggerating, the extiirtisof our Indi in difficu'- t:e3, and at the same timeciiiiderrating our means of surmounting them, has came to the hasty con clusion that, sooner or later, we shall have to seek aid from France, and has even got so far as tri speculate on the terms upon which it may be granted. On the part of the Legitimist papers there was nothing astonishing in this unfriendly haste to profit by a neighbiur's misfortunes to drive a good bargain, but it may well excite surprise when the friendly Siecle out-Ilsrads our habitual foes in its desire to make of England's difficulty France's opportunity. The most rabid of our opponents, when anticipating, without the slightest grounds, an application from England for succour, stipulated terms usurious enough, and at one stroke of its catholic quill, swept us out of the Mediterranean ; but at least it gave us something in return for Malta, Gibraltar, and the rest. A French' army was to go and re-establish us in our Oriental possessions. oN course we felt a proper amount of gratitude. We by no means underrate the value of the proffered aid, nor doubt that in Hin dostan, as in the Crimea, and wherever they have fought, the French would prove themselvesmost gal lant and useful sAdiers. But there is such a thing as waiting till you are asked, and of this we 'may re mind those who appear to forget the history of the present century, and the power and resources dis ployed by Great Britain when opposed to Europe combined against her by one master-mind and seemingly resistless hand. They may be quite sure that the British nation, since then enormously increased in numbers and wealth, has lost none of its energy or patriotiim, and that by the exertion of these it is well able, without seeking foreign assistance, to vanquish even greater difficult.e. than the very serious ones that have arisen in the East. THAMES. THE POPLAR BOARD OF WORKS.—In this case the complainants were the Board of Works for Poplar, which sought to recover a sum of 421 is. 6d. from Messr4. Wedrel and Knight, highly respectable licensed victual!ers ' Millwall, and the proprietors of the Iron monger's Arms, that which were costs arising from works done by the Board, for repairing and restoring a ~ea, wall, which bad been cut through by the defendants, who were building several homes adjoining. The ques tion resolved itself into one of jurisdiction. Mr. Yardley, who bad given a most patient hearing to the case, and which had been several times adjourned, wished the case to be stlibmit,ted to a superior court. Mr. Morris, clerk to the Board, contended that the magistrate bad jurisdiction; and Mr. Beck, solicitor for the Ironmonger's Company, on whose estate the wall was, asserted that the Metropolitan Commissioners were the parties who alone had jurisdiction. After bearing the arguments of the solicitors on both siles, Mr. Yardley took down the main points in the case, for the purpose of submitting them to the Court el Queen's Bench, observing that it was a case of mach importance to all hawkers. He would give ever! facility to the case being decided. Mr. Morris remarked he should have to serve a I notice upon him, Mr. Yardley, if be dismissed the summons. Mr. Yardley replied that he should do so, and asked what was the amount of coot claimed by the Board. Mr. Morris replied 421. Ist 61 Mr. Beck replied that the cost included legal expense! and counsels fees which he thought the Biard ought not to claim. The actual cost was 261. 193. Bd. Mr. Yardley said he should only allow that amount• Mr. Beck then asked for costs for the defendant wh;ch, were allowed. The parties then left the court. BOAT ACCIDENT AT LYTHAM-INQUEST. It is now quite certain that five persons have lost their lives by the accident on the Sands Bank, situated between Lytham and Southport, on Sunday nigh t ; Their names are T. Green, J. Morrow, R. Forshavrol• Holden, and A. Whittle. Up to Sunday night only on° body, that of Holden, had been found ; but yesterday Afternoon a jacket worn by Morrow at the time of the casualty was washed ashore on the beach at Lythare• The boat has not been raised, but at present remains ern' bedded in sand. An attempt will be made to get her off t'.3-day. On Tuesday night the inquest was held on the body of Holden, at the Talbot Inn, Lytham, by g r Myres, coroner. Four witnesses were examined. Alice Holden said the deceased, Joan Holden, wa g her husband, and left Preston for Rackpool, on Satur• day afternoon, to return the following day. He was weaver, and-was twenty-three years of age. Mr. John Pearson, landlord of the Coffee-house Toot Marton, near Blackpool, said the deceased John Holden, accompanied by three other men, went to his house on Saturday night, and staid there until eight o'clock the following morning, when they left to take the boa t ' which they said was lying in charge of a compani B P,' near the Lytham Lighthou-e. They did not take SIV drink with them. Witness had not seen them since. John Bonny, fi3herrnan,.proved finding the boat 0 1 °' taming the body of Holden, on a sand-back, about nine o'clock on Monday morning. Jie did ni , t find any oher, body. The boat's mast was broken in the centre, ana consequently she could not have been upset by a storm: He believed the accident had been caused by the boa l ' coming in contact with one of the flukes of her ation°,!' by which means her bottom had been - stove in, and su e filled and sunk. This was only a supposition, made ire pi r the fact of the boat being at present lying on he anchor. Alice Gabutt, the wife of a weaver at Blackburn, de' posed to going down by the boat with the deceased t° Lytham on Saturday, and to there being five men ° o board at the time. This being the whole of the evidence, the inquiry vi : adjourned till Friday, Oct. 2 ; the jury, however, are,lhe be called together before that time, in case any of 're missing bodies are found. It is believed that they washed out to sea. ,Green has left a widow an¢ le children ; Morrow a widow and two children ; a widow and child(; Hoiden a widow and child; Shaw was a single man. LLOYD'S SUIPPIIIG.—(TiziI Dsy.) LONDON, Sept. 21.—Wind this day at noon, P ... "" light airs and fine. COWES, Sept. 23.—Wind E. by E.—Arrived—Cat,_ll: rine, from Pesagna for Hamburg; Carl Emile, frau P Croix. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 23.—Wind ton (a), for New York. vs 8. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 23.—Wind Emery, from Ricbebucto for Hull. Sailed —Lady Gr'' fur Cape of Good Hope, CARDIFF, Sept. 23.—Wind E for Bahia. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 22.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived" Westmoreland, from Quebec, 00 10, SUNDERLAND, Sept. 23.—Wind S.—Sailed. —Agri for Singapore. HULL, Sept. 23.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Sea,SerPeli t, from Bird Island; George, Quebec. Sailed—Daunt lemh for Bombay. OFF DUMOSE, Sept. 23.--Arrived—Lady Macnaughteot from Moulmein. SWANSEA, Sept. 23.—Wind N.—Sailed—Balgoarri et for Coquimbo. ETIIO2eINESS, Sept. 21.—The Brazilian, from Liverpo ol to Narva, put in here, liith inst., leaky; has been laid 03 the ground. and will discharge. VIGO, Sept. 20.—The Eliza (brig), of Sunderland, fro°. Shields for Lisbon, sunk at sea, Sept. 12, off Rived& ' crew saved. NEW YORK, Sept. 12.—The stern of a large vessel, wit li t "John Westley" painted on it, came ashore, 23d July, a' Mayaguam. QUEBEC, Sept. 11.—The City of Toronto, from lii v i e e r i pool for Montreal, is ashore in the Stra its of Belle To' has been condemned ; cargo discharging. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday, 10.3 0 A• l4 Wind W. by S. fool Arrived— John Wesley, Gulnare, and ]Slartha, -_, a , S u nder; Courier, steamer, Jersey ; Havre, Martha Sailed—Charlotte, for Gueroaey ; Daspatch, steal° Jersey ; Alliance, steamer, Havre, Wind S. LivEnrooL, Thursday Morniok Con' Arrived—Wildfire, and Malakhoff, from BornbaY; fucius, London ; Alfredo, Bilboa ; Nathalie, BordeW" Off—St. Simon Seal, Buenos Ayres ; Union, 04001 Sept Vi WATERFORD, Wind E.S.E. Arrived —Mine, from Constantinople. t, 2 5 . DuBLIN, Sep Wind S.W. p rteli l4 Arrived—Vry Handle, from Taganrog ; Bella -- ° Barbadoes ; Thomas, Antwerp. Se pt. BEAIIMAR IS, we. Wind, S.E. 01l The Pandora, from Liverpool to Carbonear, c'//33° shoo in Red Wharf-bay this morning. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAVO GRA.VESEND, Thursday, 9.30 Wind E. by N. tide first hour's ebb • weather o'. Arrived, Sept. 23 Seisermandes, from Havannsl.lople, Sailed, Sept. 24 — Aleppo, steamer , for Constant° Sailed—Emperor, for Sunderland. '9 ' 133. DEAL, Thursday, Wind S.W. ; moderate. for Passed, Sept. 22 and 23 — Kenny , from Nederes"'rto; Valentia ; Rossu, for Trinidad ; Maria Jose, for OP° Hyalmer, fo Rio Jneiro—all fro London. no bt Passed off Dover, a Sept. 23—801 m ogna, from 05/A-Lor, for Bremen; Traskermandez, from Hamburg, f or 1 30 quil ; W. S. Lindsay, from Cronstadt ; Athens, fro'' men--both for New York ; Ambrosia. o boe Passed, Sept. 21—Balder, and Secret, from Eagle, from Manilla — all for London , Ju n Report of the ship Bugle, from Manilla : —Sails 3 ; passed Angier, July 3, St. Helena, Aug. 1 0 ,; sion, Aug. 15, Equator, Aug. 19, St. Michael'sfra, oersiegs; spoke, in Straits of Sunda, barque Elizabeth, il „ t ee pore, for L'.nion 15 days out; off St. Helena ecli a g ior signals with English ship Shooting Star, from Bomb Liverpool, 53 days out ; Aug. 23, spoke schooner DP,t'edi days from Lapos, for Loudnn, wished to be reP°'o.oo Aug. 25, lat. 10753 N., spoke brig Reward, 32 clg s a siC Loudon, wished to be reported ; Aug. 6, exchaug°t.lr, nals with the ship Joseph Farrant, bound N.B. ; 6 °Pof exchanged signals with ship Beloochie, standing •L''' June 4, John Collins, seaman , fell thr ou g h the rot411:010 in the chain locker into lower hold , and before he colt, ex t r icated was dead; Scilly; Sept. 13 ; easterly WO the time in the channel. MARKET fil&Wki.—(ll.l.s Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. C O GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITIS II For the week ended Sept. 24, 1857, made up froro turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and 0"" England and Wars, per Imperial Quarter. 0 1 1(1 WHEAT I BARLEY I OATS I RYE BEANS 1 425 1 563 9d 42s 3d 26s 5d 37s Od 45s 401 THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. POO WITEAT BARLEY I OATS I RYE BILANO 1 413 58s 4d 141 s 8d 27s id 39s Od 46s 9d ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WKEL OS; Wheat, 135,214; barley, 28,275; oats, 8 , 257 ; 1 1 ° ' beans 4,680 ; peas, 1,709 quarters. - - ____ MEAT MARKETS. a nd fog (1 011 2,i to NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. — We had a 3s ts , , i ; for each kind of meat, at full prices :—Beef, fr 4 0 O' 4s Gd ; Mutton, 3s 4a to 4s 10d; Veal, 4s Od t ° Pork, 4s Od to 55 4d per 81bs, by the carcase. ca d a for 4 0 SOUTHALL, Sept. 23.—We had a steady denial!, t o t° k , kind of stock, at very tall 8d ; Mutton, 3s tid to 5s 4,1 ; ,Veal, 48 Od to 48 0.; -ts Od to 4s 1d per Sibs, to sink the offal. , 0 10: IiONFOUD, Sept. 23.— P T r h i e c r e e s: w — a -B s eoenfl,yfreDmiv, 5 : o: 40 ....AOO ,.- p a , ~ Si ness doing here to-day : —Beef, from 2s 10d t ° RI 1 7 C 1 0 6 Mutton, 4s 4d to 5s 4d ; V ea l, 4 s 01 to 5s Oak,. to Od to 5s Od per 81bs ; Qu ar t er - o ld store pigs, '''' each. HAY ,MARKETS. loaf 4/ 5s to 51 53; SMITIWIELD.—Meadow ha , 2/ 10 3 to 4/ 48; of 10 0. A fair average supply, and a moderate demand• dovoil.' and straw, y ll N to 1 / 100 Pe- CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 21 153 to 4/ So; ; low' 41 03 to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 103 fo" 14 06 Supply tolerably goad, and trade firm. , . 0 ,.. o i WHITEOHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 120 to 4/ ',. 10 0 41 03 to 51 5s ; and straw, 11 53 to 1/ 103 pe` Trade grad A WHALE ASHORE.—The carcase of an en e 47 iv. c whale, 42 feet long, was towed to Grimsby IV t`t e tho °- oerdazt, and is now on shore there, astonish', lo wao go to see it by ita va , ,t proportions. DRURY-L AN E THEATRE. Mr. Roberta, the American tragedian, last night es. payed the arduous character of "King Lear," and more than c infirrned the favourable impression he had made in " Sir Giles Overreach." The version played was Nahum Tate's, which we believe is generally used on .he American stage—a poor compliment, by the way, to the genius .of Shakespeare ! It has, however, the merit, for a star actor, of throwing almost the whole interest of the play into the character of the old King, whose impetuous and irritable temper was admirably portrayed by Mr. Roberts, who appears not to aim so much at making startling points as to give truth ful and intelligent rendering of his author. He played last nigla with greater ease and confidence, and his voice seemeFrnuch stronger and more sonorous than ou his first appearance. The madness of Lear was, howeirer, _too studied to be natural ; it lacked the grandeur of distraught majesty ; and the scene on the heath in the storm fell rather tamely. In the subee qiient scenes, especially that with Edgar—who speaks a portion of the language of the Fool, whom Tate has taken out of the play—Mr. Roberts was eminently suc cessful, his scene over the dead body of Cordelia was ao pathetic as anything we have for a long time witnessed on the stage. He was recalled three times during the performance—at the end of the fine; and second acts, and finally by acclamation on the fall of the curtain. Mr. Belton, who played Edgar, ren dered the part very credi , ably, and was cleserved:y applauded throughout. Mr. Stuart gave a rough and vigorous portraiture of the vi;lain Edmund. Mr. Bar rett played the Duke of Kent with excellent effect ; the part had been cast to Mr. A. Young°, but o.ving to that gentleman's indisposition, the part was taken at a very short notice by Mr. Barrett. The female charac ters are not very prominent, but they were adequately sustained by Miss Portman, Miss Morrell, and Mrs. Vickery, in the characters of Cordelia, Goneril, and Regan. The entertainments concluded with the farce of Bamboez'ing. THE IM PE RIAL MEETING AT STUTTGARDT. (From the ,Siecie of yesterday.) "We conceive the anxiety manifested by Austria at the apprcaching interview of the two sovereigns ; she experiences the fate of those who having attempted to intrigue with everybody are suddenly umasked. Aus tria, after having been ungrateful to Russia and scarce;y loyal to France, can iuspire no sympathy. When w e observe the petty obstacles raised by her in the Moldo- Waliachian question, which thanks to the energyy, of our Government, has been solved by the inhabitants in a sense favoxrable to the ideas of good policy, we are no less surprised at the pretensions of Austria than at th• forbearance of France. What will be the nature of the satisfaction given to France ? What will be toe extent of the lesion inflic:ei on the fallacious policy of Austria ? It would be bold to reply to the: e questioni. If we thought that our voice would be hearkened to, we should gladly express our views, which coincide with those entertained by a'l who hare . patriotism in their heart and a sincere sympathy for op pressed nations. We can appreciate the difficulties that may oppose the firmest will in questions of so delicate a nature ; but France has recovered her influence in the councils of Europe, and the chief of the State is not ignorant of the desire of the na tion. We sincenly believe that a better opportunity has never existed for demanding the desired atonement The young Emperor of Russia must wish to see the destinies of Europe regulated in a lasting manner ; he cannot accomplish his grand and noble mission of civi lising his subjects unless Europe is in.peace, unless the conditions of its equilibrium are regulated in an equi table and exculpatory manner. Timid minds may ac cuse us of seeking t 3 set Europe in flames. We care not for such accusations. We have the most cove► eign disdain for - an egotistical policy, which lives from hand to mouth, and can anticipate nothing. We cannot ad mit the existence of peopls who are not passionate for the grandeur of their country. We avow that no sacri fices exist that we are not prepared to make in favour of the increased influence of France ; and we shall never oppose an obstacle to any measure calculated to assure her preponderance." The Siecle continues to speak in the highest terms of the English alliance. - A VERY BARD CASE. TO THE. EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sm,—" A very hard case." Two of my neighbours, Morley v. Andrews quarrel and proceed to law.- I am suhrce'laed by the plaintiff, for what reason I do not know. I attend at Guildhall seven or eight days. The matter is referred to arbitration and settled. I send in my bill to pl tintiff'a attorney for 101. ; he tenders me 1/ 195.. I, paying a rental of 2001. a-year, and about 701. taxes, cot.sider the tender not sufficient for leaving my business for those days, so refuse it ; finding after wards I could get no mere, I agree to take it. Plaintiff's solictor then refuses, and 1 summon him for the amount, 1/ 19s. Now comes the hardship of the matter. lam charged for entering plaint, ss. 10d. ; hearing, 14s. ; am told by his Honour I have no right to summons him or any one else, and am mulcted in 15s. defendant's ex penses, the first two charges, I am told, being decidedly wrong. So, for a matter I have nothing to do with, I am taken for eight days out ,of my business, and am 1/. 14s. 10 I. out of pocket. Surely there is some remedy. Can you inform me how to act I I beg to forward you particulars of the plaint, and am, Sir, yours, &0., J. C. BARRATT. 369, Strand, three doors East of Exeter-hall, Sept. 22, 1857. The North British Mail reports that the annual match of the Glasgow and Mid-Lothian Rifle Clubs was shot on Saturday last, near Falkirk, by eight members from each of the respective club.. The number of shots was 20 each, 10 at 100 and 10 at 200 yards, fair off shoulder. After a keen contest, in which the chants of success frequently varied. the Glasgow Club were ul timately successful. The strong sunshine that prevailed during the match prevented the shooting being so close as would otherwise have been the case. MDLLE. RACHEL DllMB.—Mdlle. Rachel (says the Pays) haqinetalled herself in the house which has been prepared for her near Cannes, in which she is to pass the winter. A celebrated physician whom she has con sulted at Paris before her departure has prescribed a regimen for her, which he declares will infallibly restore her to health. 0170 of the rules laid down by him is t het she 1.3 not to speak during the whole time of her treat ment, and the patient is stated to have accepted this condition, writing her questions and answers on a slate. In a letter which Mdlle. Rachel has written to one of her friends, she declares her intention of conforming to the prescription, and of - not uttering a word until the month of May next.— fialignani. APPLICATION OF CHLOROFORBI TO BEES.—The John. O'Groat Journal says :—Last week a successful applica tion of this powerful agency was made by Dr. Sinclair to a hive of bees which were about to swarm at the, gar den of Berrogill Castle, Mey. The process was very simple and effective. It was a complished by merely placing a handkerchief, sprinkled with chloroform, on the hive, when in a short time the whole swarm dropt into the new scape, leaving behind them no less than 501 b. of honey. We believe the process is not new, as it had been tried in the southern part of th!s county bef, r but in that case the dose was too strong, and most of the bees were destroyed. PENINSULAR MAIL. —Yesterday the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-packet Euxine, Captain J. Weeks, Admiralty agent, Lieut. Cashman, R.N., arrived at Southampton with the Peninsular mails. Iler dates are—Gibraltar, Sept. 16 ; Cadiz, 17 ; Lisbon, 19 ; Oporto, 20 ; Vigo, 20. She brought 2ssengers, amongst whom were Judge Haliburton an B d pa Mr. W. s Lindsay, M.P. (out and bona-) and three distres2ei British subjects from Cadiz. Yellow fever was reported to have broken out at Lisbon. Supposed to have been brought from Rio in a vessel laden with hides. The weather continued dry and sultry. 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