The Press.
London, England, 1858-11-06 00:00:00

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THE PRINCESIVS.—The trage4 of Macbeth was
reproduced at this theatre on SL-Inday, with all the
effects which rendered its performance in 1853 by the
same enterprising manager an epoch in dramatic his•
tory. In none of his great revivak has the antiqua-
rian knowledge and archteological taste of Mr. Charles
Kean been more powerfully devebped than in Mac •
beth, although, as serving to exemplify the primitive
manners of the age , it naturally owes less of its
success to gorgeous decorations than many
which succeeded it. Mr. Charhs Kean's acting
on Monday evinced a thorough appreciation of the
remarkable character portrayed by the great drama.
tist ; and never was Mrs. Kean seen to greater advan•
tage than as the ambitious woman plotting for a
throne, and prompting her lord in the moments of
his hesitation and doubt to commit the crime which
was to crown her efforts with triuuph. The whole
east was most powerful, and the acing throughout
wao so admirable that the cortiin fell amidst the
enthusiastic applause of a crow •e l audience.

Miss AMY SEDGWICIE' the popular actress of the
Haymarket Theatre, whose recovery from serious
illness we announced last week, has recently be-
stowed her hand on Dr. Parkes, her medical
attendant.

THE HEREFORD MUSICAL FESTIVAL proves to have
been more successful, as far as concerns the charity
which it was intended to benefit, than any which has
p^ecedeti it in the eintury and a half of the exist
Lice of these meetings. 'rule contributions to the
Clergymen's Widows' and Orphans' Charity of the
Dioceses of Worcester, Hereford, and Gloucester,
which have come in since the meeting, have swelled
the total amount to 1,063/. 3s. 4tl. The largest col-
lection realized prior to this year at Hereford was in
1840, when 1,0611. 2s. Id. was received. Arrange-
ments are also in progress for the next Hereford
meeting in 1861, and twenty-four out of the twenty.
five stewards required have already been obtained.

THE MEETINCt or THE THREE CHOIRS for 1859
will be at Gloucester,

giont2 glitnet anb dtt ]ntelligente.

FRIDAY EVENING.
THE relm it of the BAnk of England for the week
ending Wednevday la4t, the 3rd inst., shows the
following changes comparel with that for the week
preceding :
Increase in Circulation £138,284
Increase in Public Deposits 446,176
Deems*. in Other Deposits 1,084,266
Increase in Securities
Decrease in Bullion
Increase in Hest

Decrease in Reserve
Bullion in both Depari ruents
Circulation, including Bank Post
Bills .

3,222,108
This comparison is unfavourable in sil essential
respects. The large decrease in the " Other
Deposits" is the most striking feature in it. Part of
the diminution is owing to withdrawals on acc,aint of
the transmission of coin to Constantinople, in connec-
tion with the recent Turkish Loan, and to some by the
India-house; but it is mainly caused by bankers and
others having reduced their balances in order to meet
the demand for money out of doors, and by payments
in connection with extensive bullion operations. The
Public Deposits continue to enlarge ; but though a
considerable sum has been received on this account,
the effect upon the Reserve of the withdrawal of pri-
vate deposits has been the heavy diminution of
1157,000/. The Bullion is more than halt a million
1 es; and in the absence of Australian arrivals, it can
hardly be expected that the stock will remain at its
present amount. The Bank has increased its pri-
vate securities by an immaterial amount, showing