The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-05 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

The privileges, in the shape of admissions, which will
be conferred on the shareholders in " Err Majesty's
Theatre Association" have been officially set forth. The
proprietor of 50 shares will be entitled to a personal
entrée for all representations ; a holder of double that
number will be entitled to a reserved seat in the pit ;
while 150 and 200 shares will respectively ei,title the
proprietor to a pit-stall for two nights a week, or for
every representatior. The actual oweors on the let of
February in every year will bo the proprietors entitled
to the proportionate priviliges daring the ensuing season,
such privileges to be totally independent of the divi-
dend receivable on the shares. The reserved seats under
tbrso regulations will be so far transferable nightly
that the proprietor's nominee will be admitted to the
oat on raying half the ordinary prico of entranco.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, Two o'CLocx.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday
amounted to 7,000 bales. The market was heavy,
and the prices of those kinds of American at 6,1 and
under, declined id, while other kinds were without
any material alteration. Of American, 500 bales
were taken for exportation, and 1,000 ditto and 500
Surat on speculation. The sales included 5,500
American, 60 Pernam and Maranham, at 6il to

610; 500 Egyptian at 61,-(1 to 15d ; and 1,000 Surat
at 43d to 5.11. Railway Shires were steady, and an
improving market was perceptible.
In the Produce Markets this week, a fair business
has been transacted. Tea has been less dealt in, but

Tallow has been taken freely on speculation, owing to
the short shipment from St. Petersburgb, and the
®losing of the navigation. The Silk Market is
steadier. Cotton is rather drooping, and for hemp
there is less demand. Sugar and Coffee have been
firm, but not active. Dice has been dull. spices
have been at full prices.
There are further arrivals from Australia, but not
bringing later dates. A meeting had been held at
Mount Alexander to protest against transportation,
and seeing that within the last few days there has
been a further cargo of transports sent with tickets of
leave to Van Diemen's Land, the subject is of most
serious and pressing interest. The petition is as
follows :

To the Honourable the House of Commons of Greal
Britain and Ireland, in Parlilment assembled.

" The Petition of the Gold Diggers and other Inhabi-
.ants of Mount Alexander, Colony of Victoria, Australia
Felix, in public meeting assembled,
" Humbly Showeth,—That a large number of your
petitioners, both British and foreign, have been induced
to make the Australian colonies their adopted country,
from the promises held out by Earl Grey in the name of
Great Britain, that the system of sending criminals to
these colonies was to be discontinued.

" That your petitioners have struggled on in hopes
.hat those promises would, before this, have beentul-

tilled, and On the discovery cf large gold fields in New
South Wales, end also in Victoria, fully believed that
the Home Government would see the inducement held
out to crime by the continuation of sending convicts to
the immediate neighbourhood of productive gold mines.
" That your Petitioners learn, with feelings of deep
rigrct, that the Home Government, by Earl Grey, in
reply to John King, Esq., the And-Trauipc,rtation Delo-
gat-) from this Colony, Lava no intention of discontinuing
the present practioe of sending convicted criminals to
Van Divmfm's Land.

That your Petitioners would in; to remind your
:onourable House, that while Van Memen's Land con-

tinues to receive convicted criminals, these Colonies will
never receive the full benefit the gold mines otherwise
would cause to extensive free emigration.
"That your Petitioners would further call the attention
of your Honourable House to the fact, that about tiro
thousand of the working population aro likely to alter,
annually, their position in life, from the Gold Mines, by
becoiniug employers, and may be induced with their
capital to seek for a more appropriate home for their
tamilies than those colonies are likely to give when
transportation to Van Diemen's Land is allowed to con-
tinue.
"Your Petitioners, therefore, pray your Honourable
House to address her Most Gracious Ma-
jesty the Queen, to rescind the Order in
Council that allows convicted criminals to
be sent out to Van Diemen's Land, or auy
other of the Australian Colonies, and your
petitioners will ever pray, 8.,,e."
The following letter being addressed to us by a
party of high respectability, who furnishes his name,
we think it desirable to give it, remarking that the
complaint might be made of numerous other new
undertakings, though perhaps in a less direct form :
"TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

" Sir,—ln your number of the 3d November, are ad-
vertisement inviting the public to take shares in the
Western Railway of Switzerland, in which the names of
most respectable men are given as a body of Directors ;
and notice is given in the advertisement that no further
application for Shares will be received after Saturday
❑ext, the 6th of November, applications for the shares
to be made to the Secretary of the Company, and to
Messrs. George Burnand and Co., and Messrs. Sparing
and Son, the Sharebrokers of the Company.
" This morning I proceeded with my application, duly
signed with the requisite references, to the office of
Messrs. George Burnand and Co., 12, Cornhill, where I
saw the representative of the house, who told me that
they declined receiving applications for shares, because
they had been all allotted on the evening of the 4th, but
that I might be accommodated with them by paying
12s. 6d. premium per share in the market ; and this, he
admitted, had been done without any meeting of the
board of directors, who to this hour have not met.
" this be the boginning of the management of the
Western Railway of Switzerland Company, I think I
would be desirable to call attention thereto. Does no
this savour strongly of stock-jobbing?
" London, Nov. 5, 1852."

" VICRITAS,

The Stock Market is very buoyant, and there is a
marked increase in the money business doing. Con-
sols have been quoted 1001 to for Transfer ; and
1001 to for Account. The New 31 per Cents. have
been 1031 to ; and the 3 per Cents. 99i to 8. Re-
duced 3 per Cents. have been at 991 to 8. Bank
Stock is worth 2231 to 2241. India Stock is at
2741 to 2751. Exchequer Bills are firm; and India
Bonds realiz3 84i, premium. The news from Paris
of the initiatory proceedings for the declaration of
the Empire, is apparently but little heeded here.
Tne Foreign Securities have been neglected, and
the Turkish Scrip is further depressed, being only 2'i
to 21 premium, or say at present 21 to 3 premium.
Buenos Ayres Stock is at 81k. Sardinian Bonds are
worth 98. Dutch 4 per Cents. realized 96/ ; Mexi-
can are higher, being 24/ to 25. Spanish Deferred
have been quoted 25* to 1, and the 3 per Cents. 511
to 52-1. Toe news from Constantinople regarding
the Loan does not up to the present time con-
firm the assertion that an indemnity will be
offered, although it is admitted in an official com-
munication that the Ambassador of the Porte at Paris,
and the agent of the Bank exceeded their instructions.
Such being the case, the Government must be held
responsible; but the question then remaining is, what
compensation shall be offered ?
The Railway Share Market is not so good as

was yesterday; and there is loss doing in the English
lincY. Still it cannot be said that there is any marked
depression. French Shares do not quite support the
material rise of yesterday, but arc buoyant.
The Gold Mine Shares are firm.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
(From the Official List )
Business done,

Bank Stock
8 r4er Cent. Reduced Annuities ...... ~...
3 per Cent Consols Anne. 01 ' i 3 2 1
8 8 2
New 3r,,4 per Cent. Anu., •• • . 10314 A %
'Long AllTlllitieS, Exp. Jan. sth, 1:!:;10.. -16 -I/,) 7-16
Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5,1860 .. 63%
Inlia Stock 275 4,1.2- p.
Do. Bonds, 10001
South Sea Old Annuities
Ditto New Annuities ... .. ........ ..... 998
3 per cent. Annuities, 1751
Consols for Account
E xch,wer Bills. 1 %,d. March June.
1,000/. .
5001.
Small . - 77 4
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cont
Ditto Small
Buenos Ayres Bonds 6 per Cent Bl7
8
Danish 5 per Cent. ..... lO5 i i
e.quador Bonds
Mexican 3 per Cent • .... 25 47A 51/s
Peruvian Bunds, 1849, 6 ncr Cent., ...... .. 1033 e
Ditto Deferred 3 per Cent. ...
Portuguese 5 per ()Ants.
Ditto Converted 5 per Cent. . ..
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent..... IIBM,
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Spanish Builds. 3 por Cent. ..
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Passive (Converted)
Swedish Loan
Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 2- i P.
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Dutch Excha., 2;2 per Cent., 12 Guil —
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
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