The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-26 00:00:00

SALES BY AUCTION.

A very LARGE ASSEMBLAGE of HOUSEHOLD FURNI-
TURE, from various parts of town and the suburbs, a few
Books, Lamps and Chandeliers for Oil, Gas, and Candles, a
Church Stove and Pulpit, &c., removed for convenience of
Sale.

:NIESSRS. BULLOCK will SELL, TO-MOR-
ROW, at 11 at their Great Rooms, 211,
High Holborn, handsome MODERN FURNITURE, includ-
ing brilliant plate glasses, large carpets, marble-top and
marqueterie commodes, drawing and dining room chairs,
couches, tables, and fancy items in great variety, library
bookcases, Arabian, four-post, and other bedsteads and bed-
ding, wardrobes, drawers, marble wash-stands and glasses,
glass, china, superior plated table requisites, and an infinity
of furnishing appendages.—May be viewed, and catalogues
had.

Freehold and Copyhold Houses and Lands, in the village of
East Barnet, Herts, half a mile from the railway station ;
at upper Northileet and Gravesend, Kent ; Four Life Poli-
cies, with Bonuses, in the University Life Assurance
Society ; a Post Obit Bond, payable on decease of a gentle-
man, aged 79 ; and a Leasehold House (44 years unex-
pired), in Great Coram-street.

MESSRS. BULLOCK are directed, by the
- Mortgage, to SELL by AUCTION, at the
Mart, knabout at month, in lots, a MOIETY or HALF
SHARE of the FRIFEHOLD GRASS FARM, Layfields, with
residence, garden, orchard, yard, out-buildings, and 43 acres
of land, let on lease at 1061. per annum ; and of the
Freehold Alehouse, Prince of Wales, let at 19 guineas
per annum ; also a Moiety of a Copyhold Baker's Shop,
dwelling-house, yard, and buildings, with large front garden ;
thre4 Cottages and Gardens ; and the entirety of Two
oadside Plots of Land, held of the Manor of Chipi3ing Barnet
and. East Barnet, at trifling annual quit rents. A Freehold
Residence and Garden, on the high road, at Upper North-
fleet, Kent ; Eight Freehold Houses, in and adjoining the
Darnley-road, Gravesend ; a Leasehold House, 24, Great
Coram-street, held for the remainder of a term of 96 years,
and underlet to a highly respectable tenant ; a Post Obit
Bond for 3001., and four valuable Policies, for sums amount-
ing to 1,4501., to which bonuses equal to nearly 3001. have
been declared as additions. Particulars are preparing, and
may be had in duo time of A. R. Steele, Esq., solicitor, 1,
Lincoln's-inn-fields, and of the auctioneers, 211 High Hol-
born,

To TIIE ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK.
GENTLEMEN,—I have received within the
last few hours the melancholy announcement of the death
of sir William Molesworth. I assure you that I receive this intelli-
gence with deep and sincere regret, not only for the loss of one to
whorls I, with many other of his constituents, was indebted for in-
valuable. services to the commercial interests of the borough, but
for* the loss that must be of importance to a Govommeat in which he
held so high an office, the onerous duties of which he was pre-emi-
nently qualified by his talents, his chamter, and his industry to
fulfil.

Had I not been absent from England, and unavoidably detained
for some days longer, I should not thus early add-ees you; but in
order that mynumerous friends may n t remain In doubt as to my
intentions, while at a distance from them, and encouraged by your
reception of me on a former occasion, I take this early opportunity
to solicit your suffrages, to fill the vacancy that has so unexpectedly
occurred in the representation of our borough in the Commons
House of Parliament.

I am well known to many of my brother electors in the several
districts of the borough, as having taken part in efforts for its
prosperity and improvement; and I continue to enjoy an identity
of interest therein with all its inhabitants.
The Political penciples I profess are the same as those I had the
honour to lay before you when I addressed you at the General Elec%
tion of 1852 ; I am an advocate for an Extension of the Suffrage, for
the protection of the Voter by the Ballot, for every step towards the
perfecting of Religious Liberty and Equality, and the oft endow-
ment by the State of any Religious Sect whatever, for a Reform of
the defective system of Administration in our Public Departments ;
and, in common with the great bulk of the Nation, I feel that no Go-
vernment should be supported that does not unflinchingly, unequivo-
cally, and by every means that it can command, prosecute the present
legitimate War to such a termination as shall leave no doubt of the
Security and future progress of Civilisation.
As a large Employer I am always anxious for the well-doing of
the Working Clas.fes, whether as regards their Religious, Educa-
tional, or Material improvement. . . .

If these principles and sentiments be such as to justify you in re-
turning me as your Representative, you may confidently rely upon
my acting up to them upon all occasions, and upon my untiring zeal
in promoting. and w.itching over, the Local Interests of our Borough.
I am, Gentlemen, your most obedient humble servant,

Paris, October 24, 1855.

G. SCOVELL.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY -LA.NE.
Lessee. Mr. E. T. Smith.
THIS EVENING,

Will be performed M RRIED FOR MONEY. Characters by
Mr. Charles Mathews, Messrs. Yohert Rosby and A. Younge ; Mrs.
F. liatthews. bliss M. Oliver, and Miss mason will appear.
To be followed by NITOCRES. Characters by Messrs. E. F. Ed-
gar, Stuart, B. Sullivan. G. Wild, C. Vincent, &c. ; Miss Glyn, Mrs.
Selby, sites De Vere, Miss Anderton, Miss Cleveland. &c.

THEATRE ROYAL, HXYMARKET.

Under the Management of Mr. Buckitone.

THIS EVENDTG.
Will be performed THE MAN OF M ANY FRIENDS.
After which, a New SPANISH BALLET, by the Spanish Dancers
Followed by THE LITTLE TREASURE.
After which, a Popular BALLET, by the Spanish Dancers.
To fionzlude with SHOCKING EVENTS.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. CIIAZLIS KEAN.
THIS EVENING
Will be pregented JUDGE NOT BY APPEARANCEi.
After which, KING HENRY VIII. Queen Katharine, Mrs. C.
Kean ; Cardinal Wolsey, Mr. C. Kean.
To conclude with GAME OF ROMPS.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPWL

Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Direetrem, Madame Celesta.
THIS EVENING.

Will be performed RORY O'M(RE. Characters by Messrs. Rod.
inn. P. lledford, • Selby, Parselle, J. Maud, Garden, &c. ; !disk*
Mary Keeley, Kate Kelly, Wyndhatn, &c.
After which, A MORNING CALL.
To conelude with OPEN SESAME.

R)YAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
THIS EVENING.

W,ll he presented, TO OBLIGE BENSON, in which Messrs.
.Emery, F. Robson, Leslie, Mrs. Stirling, and Miss Ternan will api,ear.
After which, S f ILL WATERS RUN DEEP.
To conclude with CATCHING A MER WAIT).

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. J. IL Anderson, IS, Norfolk-street, Strand.
Increased .Attractions, and success in equal ratio '
THIS, AND EVERY EVENING, at Eight o'clock,

Will %,,e °resented, with entirely New and Magnificent Appoint-
lients, MAGIC and MYSTERY, in twelve acts, arranged in two
parts, by Professor Anderson.

After which, the startling Illustrations of Spirit-Rapping. HALF-
AN-HOUR wirti THE s' PIRET!I, being ths most surprising and
interacting series of experiments ever given within the walls of any
theatre.

100,000 persons kayo visited the Lyceum already to i.e the Great
Wizard of the North.

Prices of admission:—Private Rues, H. 1 is. Gi. and 11. Is.;
Orchestra stalls, Dress Boxes, 35.; Upper Boxes, 2s. ;
Is.; Gallery, 6d. No Half-price. Box-ollice open from 11 to 5

()rand Morning; Performance on Saturday Next at Two o'Clock.
Doors open at Half-past One.

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswtck.

FLEXMORE'S (le Dansour Cominnej BENEFIT, and Last
Armeara.nce at this Theatre ; also of that celebrated D inseuse, Mdlle
AITRIOL, will take place on THURSDAY, Nov. Ist, 1855.

Drama, Rallet flomlque, Concert, Farce, Ballet Ex traordinalre,
Melo-drama, &c., &e.
Tickets to be had of Mr. Flexmoro, 6, Hercules-Buildings, Lam-
beth, and at the Cox Office of the Theatre. Box °Oleo open daily,
from 10 until 3 o'clock.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
under file direction of Mr. Payne.
THIS xvErnrra,
WM be performed SIMPSON' AIM CO.
After which, SAM PATCH.,
To conclude with NITOCHIS.

ASTLErS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke.
Vivid delineation of the daring deeds of the Allies.
THIS EVENING,
The triumphantly successful Military Spectacle, The FALL of
ASTOPOL ! Capture of the Malakhoff —Cavalry. Infantry,
Artillery, with magnificent materiel of war—Stud of Trained Horses
—4OO Auxiliaries. Stage and ring combined!
After which the WONDERS OF THE CIRCLE, with Mr. J.ll,
Cooke's " saaut du Pont."
To conclude with the farce of JONATHAN.
1;ox-ottIce oven from Eleven till Four. -Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West. Equestrian Director, Sfr. W. Cooke, Jun.

RIGA WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tatq 1)A-Y—Iforn 7 min.aft. 2—Evening 25 min. aft. 2
0-9ioaßow—Morn. 46 min.aft. 2 —Evening 7 min. aft. 3

THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, Oct. 26.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHAD%
59—highest since noon yesterday.
56—lowest this morning and during the sight.
55—this day at noon.
BAROMETER, 29.22—a fall of nearly an inch since yes.
terday.
WIND. S.W.—Moderate, with cloudy, dull weather, and
heavy rain all the morning.

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LONDON, FRID4Y, OCTOBER 26, 1855.

While the secret plans of the Crimean Generals
fill us with mingled curiosity, fear, and hope, and
while we are willing parties to the ignorance, when
our knowledge might endanger their success, there
are other secrets which we do wish to know, and
the knowledge of which might give us at home
something to do. Certain diplomatic secrets,
"Icealed professedly for the advantage of the
public service, would, there is reason to think, serve
the country better by being made public. We haver
not a shadow of doubt that the Allied Generals,
if unshackled, will
give the best possible account
of GORTSCHAKOFF and
his army, also of Kherson,
Nicolaieff, and Odess
a • We should not even
despair of their making Ismail and Bessarabia
uncomfortable winter quarters for the foe.
Much less, indeed, than tl • 118 may be all
they will be able at this season to accom-
plish, but with unlimited orders they will do
all that courage and skill can do. The soldiers

of the Malakhoff and the Redan, and the corn-
nanders at Kinbourn, are equal to anything.

What we need is political combinations worthy
of the hour. Several factions a combining to
force on the present Premier ani:.abrupt termina-
tion of the War, or to eject him from office. To
Conservatives they allege that the War, if con-
tinued, must soon become a War of princiPl
We must have a " Conservative peace, or a Demo,'
eratic war," as they are pleased to phrase it. To
the people they say, despite fifty glaring pro.is to
the contrary, that dear bread, and six per cent:
for money, are the fruits of the
The latter
we cannot now stay
to -refute, if„refutation
can be needed by those who re.tnaraber. inte-
rest as high and higher .without-war not_ quite
ten years ago ; or by thbse who know that
a deficient continental harvest, ,witt one not
more than an average of on-s.' own, are suffi-
cient to account for the price of bread ; that
in America it is nearly as high as it is here, and
that even sugar, which, so far as Russian con-
sumption goes, ought to be cheapened by the war,
is rising as well as tallow itself. As to the awful
threat held in terrorem over the heads of all good
Conservatives, our only fear is lest it should
prove a threat merely. We can but wish for a
Democratic war—for a war of principles. Un-
principled war, or, to use the mildest term, war
inspired by poor and low principles, by a tempo-
rising expediency rather, can issue in no elevating
and stable results. Let us ask every reasonable
.man in England and France whether a war
for the Princes and Courts of Europe, or
for the peoples of Europe, is most needed ?
Which of the two classes, the mien; or the ruled,
most need an intervention in their favour ? From
BOMBA in the South, to his brethren at Vienna
and Berlin, who will say that any of them are
worth—may we say, " powder and shot ?" Will
any one, on the other band, disgrace his British
name by denying that the groaning Italians, the
down-trodden Hungarians, the almost murdered
Poles, nay, even the cheated Prussians, are wor-
thy of some help at least ? Our only fear, how-
ever, is, that Lord PALMERSTON is too Conserva-
e by far to allow the War to become, if he can
pit it, the liberator of the nations. Splen-
didly,- indeed, would his reputation and that of
our Imperial' Ally go down to posterity could
they have the courage to burst the bonds of dy-
nasticism, and reinstate the peoples of Europe in
their natural rights.

Paltry as have been the wets of Sir CHARLES
WOOD'S costly addition to the Baltic mismanage-
ment of the previous year, yet -the country is so
far satisfied with achievements iii the East that
it will not discontinue the War from.vant of suc-
...
cess. It understands, too, that the means of de-
cided success in the Baltic, as well as the Euxine,
are so clear now, that even Sir CHARLES D
dares not, under peril of losing (awful fd
Whig) his place, betray the country anot '
$ t,
year. He must smash the forts and burn the
ships to which he has given another winter and
spring, we suppose, lest the work of conquest should
be too easy. What the country now.syets for ita-,
encouragement is effectiveolitiell combinations.
Another campaign' must be commenced with
greatly improved administration of the army and
with a vastly improved adaptation of our navy to
the nature of the war. That is settled ; we
want to see (he campaign commence also
with the aid of nations who long to join us,
but whom' we have hitherto not used ; and with
the casting off those who have been " Allies to a
certain extent"—the alliance,' to wit, of the drag-
chain with the wheel.

We refer especially just now to Sweden and
Norway. Their KING has no such guilty reasons
as Austria and Prussia for a traitorous and mali-
cious leaning to Russia ; the Western Powers can
serve his purposes much better. His people are
openly enthusiastic in the cause of the Allies.
They regard Russia as their subtle and sworn
enemy. They remember how she has wrested the
Baltic Provinces and Islands successively from
Sweden, partly by force, partly by fraud. They
have not forgotten Bomarsund. What they want is
some adequate " material guarantee that when
the War closes, and when Sweden shall be
left to confront Russia as an independent
nation, she shall be, in a territorial and
military sense, in a fair condition to bid
defiance to anything Russia could do. It
was said at ono time that Sweden demanded a
Polish campaign on the part of the Allies, as the
surest means of reducing Russia to be no more
than a fair match for her. If so, it was the
soundest wisdom. Stript of Poland, as is all
reason and conscience Russia should be, she would
be no longer a terror to Sweden any more than
to Germany. It would seem likely that Sweden
might also ask a permanent treaty, offensive and
defensive, as against' Russia, with the Allies ; it
would be but prudence to grant it. She could
hardly fail to require the restoration of Finland
and the islands of the Baltic, with the destruc-
tion of the forts in the Gulf of Finland which
were not placed in her hands ; and this would be
but justice to her, and to the Finns and islanders.
To put Sweden into this position would be to
secure the brave and free Scandinavians as a last-
ing bulwark against -the cupidity of the CZARS.
They have been as stealthily advancing, even in
Lapland itself, against Sweden, as in the provinces
against Turkey. They covet an unfrozen port
in Norway, and the territory of both Sweden
and Norway too. They would thus become
troublesome naval neighbours to us, or to France,
according as events might dispose then to aid
either of us against the other. They would ac-
quire, too, the services of a large number of real
sailors to man the fleet, instead of the land-
lubbers who have never yet dared to meet a
French or English ship. Now Sweden can easily
enable us to place her in the position indicated.
She has an army which could more than threaten
Finland ; but she has, especially, that splendid
fleet gun-boats, of which we have heard so
much, of
adapted to the navigation, and navigated
by sailors who are familiar with the waters. She
at an hour's notice, what
would
could supply,
take our Admiralty a sad long while to prepare.
Supported by our huge floating batteries these
naval light cavalry
could render Sweaborg and
to the broadsides of the
Cronstadt an easy prey
former. The return of the Swedish envoy from
Paris, the asserted mission of another thither, the
visit of our A. dmiral to Stockholm, suggests hopes we
should be gla ,d to cherish.
We are confident that
a hearty alb; tnce with Sweden would be
hailed
by this natioLt as a guarantee of a bolder policy, a
more ellectives war, and, therefore, •of a
more
speedy, honourable, and lasting peace.

, People can the Continent, who see by our papers
1
the Duke of CAMBRIDGE and Lord CARDIGAN
going about England receiving honours for their
bravery, ar,,d. for the excellence of their leadership,
ask with su /7 wise, ".13IIT WRY ARE THEY AT HOME ?
Do they not eontinue to receive pay ? If they
. ivere privates would they be allowed to continue
(
to receive pa y without doing duty ? You Eng-
lishmen are complaining, and justly, that the
genera lship of your army does not do justice to
the qualities . of the men in the ranks. Good
leadership is n( it, according to your own accounts,

so common that you have any of this precious
quality to spare. Then why are not these good
leaders in the field ? See the great and good
example set to the ranks of the army by
Miss NIGHTINGALE and your ladies. She and
some of them have suffered by fever, and have
been reduced in strength ; but immediately she
at least,,was convalescent, instead of returning
home and gathering incense, she returned to
her' post—one of more real danger than the
trenches ; in hospital wards crowded with fever
and dysentery patients, amidst the groans of the
suffering and the dying ?
' " And your leading military men keep at home
amidst luxury ?
" Can these laudations of them be real or true,
or are they the mere outcries of weak and igno-
rant people, and must not the truth be that your
War Department is glad to have them away ?"
These are natural suggestions. In either case
what a display does it make for the Administra-
tive Reform of our army. At a time when the
country is heavily pressed by its War taxation,
here is either valuable service wasted, or the hard-
earned resources of the country paid for services
not given ! Why, first and last, the country can
scarcely have expended less than twenty thousand
pounds on Lord CARDIGAN to bring him up to his
position, for which the return is one half hour's
charge ! Did BONAPARTE let MunlT, his first
cavalry officer, go about the country receiving
Mayors' addresses and Corporation adulation
after a single charge, whilst the war was going on,
and the Russians were in force in the field 7 Yet
we are in all probability paying to these two
officers, who are doing nothing, twice as much as
was refused to the Royal Society for the Advance-
ment of Science, on the plea of the necessities of
the War ? On that plea Sir GEORGE LEWIS and
Messrs. ELAYTER and WILSON, of the Treasury,
are making candidates for clerkships pay fees, the
wretched expenses of the examinations, by which
the majority of them, the rejected, will be made
to feel that they have thrown their money away.
Real and economical service is depressed, whilst
vast sums are expended on what the Administra-
tion itself treats as outrageous shams. These are
Isurely cases, amongst others, for the Adminis-
trative Reform Association.

It is time for the Currency Reformers to be up
mid doing 1 There is consternation in the ranks
of the Bullionists ! It is seen that the Act of
1844 cannot possibly be maintained—that it is
to all intents and purposes inconsistent with the
vigorous and energetic conduct of the just and
necessary War in which we are engaged, and that
we must either submit to a dishonourable and
temporary peace on any conditions which Austria
pleases to suggest and Russia to accept, or enter
into a complete revision of our monetary system.
f we seek to " maintain the integrity" of the
bullionist standard we must inevitably submit to
the degradation of the national standard. " The
flag that braved a thousand years the battle and
the breeze" must be tarnished in order to save
the prejudices of the Currency quacks, and to
gratify. whgt--iveCare told is the Englishman's
" liking " to have geld fan -7` 'pocket,
although the smaller denominations of bank
notes would be for all practical purposes. much
more convenient, as a circulating medium;ff'for
conducting the domestic) trade and comnegell of
the country.

Never, perhaps, was there a time when .
tion on this all-important question was
urgently required, when public opinion could be
more effectually brought to bear on the Govern-
ment and both Houses of Parliament. The Act
of 1844 will, virtually, expire next year, and
due provision must he made for an adequate sub-
stitute. Even tho great organ of the bullionists
has been compelled to acknowledge that there are
points in which it requires alteration. What,
then, shall be the nature and extent of these
much-required changes ? Are all promises to
pay on demand less than 5/. sterling to be
peremptorily eschewed ; or, may we be allowed a
small-note currency, similar to that in opera-
tion in the Sister Kingdoms ? Are we to
have a really national note issued by the
Government, under the control and direc-
tion of Parliament, receivable in payment
of all fiscal charges, or to confer a monopoly on a
trading corporation which has shown itself to be
far more concerned for its own profits, than for
the safety, honour, and welfare of the SOVEREIGN
and her dominions ? And is one of the most valu-
able prerogatives of Royalty—one of the brightest
jewels in the British Crown—to be permanently
surrendered to a by no means worthy substitute ?
We can scarcely doubt the nature of the responses
which will be returned from all parts of the
country, and which must penetrate to the most
secret recesses of Downing-street. The manage-
ment of the monetary concerns of the country
must be transferred from the Bank Parlour to a
Board responsible to Parliament and the country
for its proceedings.

The Times, in its City Article of this day,
sounds the note of preparation for the rapidly-
approaching contest. It is already setting its
shoulders to the wheel to obtain the best terms
for the moneyooracy. "Fas est ab hoste doceri."
The Currency Reformers should follow the example
of their most euergetic and most powerful oppo-
nent. If they wish for a smcessful termination
of the conflict, they should lose no time in acting
on the public mind. Agitate ! agitate ! agitate !
That is indispet tsable under existing circumstances
if they would not see the golden opportunity lost
for a long succe: ision of years, or possibly for ever,
and a substitute' for the Act of 1844 foisted on
the country, w hich would operate as seriously
to the detrim, mt of the industrious classes
as that which& is now happily approaching
to its termina' ion. Let the people remember
that it has be e n proved by an unexceptionable
witness that the last great war in which England
was engaged con Id not possibly have been carried
on but for thi ) suspension of cash payments.
The Minister of the day persevered too long before
he adopted the% necessary step. Great loss was
thereby occasio tned to the country. But that
would be altog ether averted if timely measures
were taken, bef 'ore all the bullion had left our
shores. The ob vious course to he adopted in the
present instance would be to obtain an issue of
11. and 21. not ,es, which _would relieve a large
proportion of the sovereigns now in daily use.
Their reception
by the community would furnish
a useful guide for the legislation that must ensue.
With that and t Ite suspension of the Bank Charter
Act, similar to t ;:ittat authorised by the celebrated
letter of the 2't sth October, 1847, we could
manage to await ; without difficulty the Parlia-
mentary investigation that must ensue, and the
rate of interest might be reduced within limits
consistent Yritlx the prosperity of the trade and
commerce of the country, and the welfare and
happina ,s of the industrial portion of the com-
munity

some may say, earl? I "to enter on a considera-
nat about the costs of the War ? "Rather
tirA of the subject. When the pride of Russia is
~"
ef.6 :dually humbled, and her power is reduced to
Sr' x h dimensions as are compatible with the safety