The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-26 00:00:00

&IDLER'S WELLS THEATRE.

Shakapere's Henry the Firth was produced last even-
ing. The play as edited by Mr. Phelps, has been subjected
to considerable reduction, yet it moves somewhat
heavily. As a spectacle, however, it is highly brilliant.
The siege or liarflenr in the third act, with all its war-
like accessories, had a peculiarly admirable effect. The
general performance was worthy of the peculiar reputa-
tion of the theatre. Care and intelligence were the
characteristics of the interpretation. Mr. Phelps de-
livered the speeches of the amiable, chivalric monarch
with his accustomed ability ; and in all those passages
in which Macready was wont to create a sensation—such
as the speech before the battle of Agincourt, and the
bluff, cpen•bearted address to Katherine—his frank,
manly tone was quite in accordance with the spirit of
the character, and suffered little by comparison with his
great contemporary. The fine monologues of the
" Chorus"
were bestowed on Mr. 11. Marston, who, ha-
bited as Time, recited his premonitions with due and
emphatic solemnity. The house was completely
crowded.

sIiERIFF'S COURT.—(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr Ogle.)
WEBB v. BRAMWELL.

This was an action to recover the sum of 15/. for
wages as a porter, at I/. a week.
Mr. W. It. Buchanan, Basinghall-street, appeared for
the defendant, and denied the claim ire tete, The plain-
tiff charged the defendant, as one of the partners in the
firm of Maitland, Hatch, & Co. Defendant, in his exa-
mination, denied that he was a partner in the firm, or
had any interest in it,
except that his brother was a
said teat he was nephew
partner, and he (defendant). was frequently. on the pre-
mises. Defendant, in addition,
and. received 3,000/ a year;
to Alderman Thompson, and was mragfr of the busi-
ness of Thompson & Co ,
and since he had left that firm, he had been a metal
broker, and during the present year had sold a million
of tons of iron, &c.
The plaintiff was nonsuited.

BETTING-liousEs.—lt is very probable, from what
occurred last week at a private meeting which took place of
some of the leading members of the turf, that a committee
of inquiry will be appointed to take evidence before any
legislative measure is proceeded with in reference to betting-
lists. Should such committee be appointed, some very inte-
resting evidence will be taken.—Racing Tutus.
REDUCED OMNIBUS FABES.—The reduced fares
of fourpence for the whole distance to and from the extre-
mity of Paddington and Bayswater to the City, and the
termini of the different railways in that direction, and of two-
pence for half the distance, either way to and from Totten-
ham-court road, which were recently adopted by the Pad-
dington Conveyance and Association Companies have been
abandoned, and the previous fares of sixpence for the whole
and three. pence for half the distance substituted, with two
fourpenny fares for intermediate distances. The numerous
omnibuses, however, which run on this important line of
road to and from the Marble Arch and the bottom of Holborn-
hill, for twopenny fares, with the fare of one penny for half
the distance to or from Tottenham•court-road, are continued
without any alteration, and therefore the public have still
the option of riding through the main part of the town on
,this road for a very low fare at frequent intervals, and the
facility thus afforded for cheap conveyance is availed of to a
very great extent. The omnibuses on the other lines of
road through the metropolis continue to run at very mode-
rate fares, including those from Pimlico, Chelsea, Brompton,
B'e., en the Piccadilly line to the City, and !which afford
every possible and necessary convenience to the very large
uutnber of residents on the south-western districts of the
metropolis.

ORDINATION OF A CLERGYMAN FOR PITCAIRN'S
ISLAND,—A3 early as eight o'clock on Sunday morning last
Mr. G. IL Nobbs, who has for 2a years gratuitously per-
formed the offices of pastor, surgeon, and schoolmaster among
the interesting community, consisting of 170 persons, at Pit-
cairn's Island, was admitted into holy orders, at Islington,
by the Bishop of Sierra Leone, under letters dismissory from
the Lord Bishop of London. Upwards of 70 persons remained
to receive the sacrament of the Lord's supper. Mr. Nobbs
had arrived in London a few days previous from Valparaiso,
whither he had been brought in the ship Portland, by Bear
Admiral Moresby, who bad been four days on Pitcairn's Is-
ladd, and has confirmed the favourable accounts of the con-
dition of the people. They are, as is generally known,
descendants of the mutineers of the Botta
1789. y, who lauded there

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK,

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 12,000 bales, of which 1,000 American
were taken for export, 2,500 American and 500
Egyptian on speculation. The market closed with a
hardening tendency, and all kinds of American and
Surat were a shade dearer. The sales comprised
10,000 American, 150 Pernam and Maranham at
6d to 71d, 30 Bahia at 6id to 7d, 1,200 Egyptian at
62d to 131 d, and 500 Surat at 40 to s,lid. Railway
Shares were firm.

There are two vessels in from Australia, one with
dates of June 15 from Sydney, another June 12 from
Port Philip. The dates are not later, but there
are a few intermediate items. The news read out of
the accession to power of Lord Derby and his col-
leagues, excited much interest and surprise. There
is gold on board the Ganges, but the amount is not
ascertained.

Upon gold mining in the northern districts, the
writer of one Sydney circular remarks :
" Near the spot where Dr. Kerr's hundred-weight of
gold was found, a water- worn pump was taken out by
two men working Mr. Want's claim, weighing 157
ounces, and another weighing 71 ounces was obtained
from Mr. Gideon Lang's claim; the latter is reported to
have been a splendid specimen, mixed with white,
red, and black quartz; it was unfortunately broken
up to ascertain its value. At the Dirt Hole and Tam-
baroora Creek, 141. worth of gold per man per week is
not considered at all an uncommon circumstance,
whilst a " lucky party " will earn from 281. to 381.;
and no man is thought to be doing well who earns
less than 1/. per day, while 255. to 3/. is gene-
rally procured. The gold in this neighbourhood is
found in pipeclay, to which the diggers usually sink
before they commence washing, and then tunnel in
preference to throwing off the top soil. Water is still
scarce at these diggings. At a short distance from the
Green Valley, a party of three wore making with a tin
dish, 3oz of gold per day, but this was not enough, while
they heard that more prolific yields were being obtained
at Mount Alexander; they therefore left for that locality.
Another party of threa made 25/, worth each in three
days. Many think that a large mining population
would find this neighbourhood and the banks of the Mac-
quarie to repay them well for the labour expended.
Our Northern Mines continuo to improve. A party
of five having obtained at the Hanging Hock an average
of 16i ounces per week for ten weeks, and their earn-
ings during the week previous to this report were over
six ounces per day, whilst some have done even better—
six to nine ounces to a party per day are not uncom-
mon; and three miners took out eight ounces in less
than ten minutes. It appears that the gold in this dis-
trict lies deep, and the rich deposits have not hitherto
been found, from the diggers not going low enough
down.

The trial of Sir Thomas Mitchell's Bomareng pro-
peller seems to have proved very successful. The
description given is very interesting :
"Sir Thomas Mitchell's invention of the Bomareng
propeller, as applied for the purpose of propelling a ves-
sel through the water, was tried on Saturday, and the
result, we are happy to say, has exceeded all expectations.
By the permission of Messrs. Smith & Croft, the owners
of the Keera screw steamer, an iron bomareng propeller,
formed as nearly to the required proportions as the
peculiarities of the vessel would permit, was fitted to
the Keera, when on the Patent Slip during the last two
or three days. Sir Thomas Mitchell's rule for the
construction of the Bomareng Propeller depend on its
having a diameter equal to the pitch. The diameter of
the screw of the Keen :is only 5 feet 8 inches, and the
pitch is 8 feet, so that the propeller fitted to her necess-
arily differed materially from what it should be to give
it a fair and complete trial. However, under every dis-
advantage, the experiment has met with complete suc-
cess, and we heartily congratulate the inventor
of this triumph of skill and perseverance, honour-
able to himself and to the Colony at large. The
Keera left the wharf adjoining the Patent Slip, at
two o'clock, on this trial trip, and proceeded to North
Harbour. Sir Thomas Mitchell, Messrs. Smith and
Croft, and a considerable number of influential and in-
telligent gentlemen were on board to witness the result.
We fear we cannot give our readers, who may be
engineers. such an account as may satisfy professional
men ; but we can state results:—" When the Keera
started from the patent slip we perceived not a ripple
under her stern ; but when she got into full speed, it
was evident that she was impelled by a new kind of pro-
peller, from the tranquil appearance of the water astern,
the curl at the bow, and increased speed—so much so,
that a friend of ours, who observed her from Woolloo-
mooloo, inquired what was the matter with the Keera
that she had set off like a race-horse.
" The distances given in an almanack of Baker's, ena-
bled us to keep a reckoning of the speed, and in running
from Blue's Point to Pinchegut, she took 6m. 103., de-
ducting 4m. 20s. for stoppages, during which she took
parties on board. As this must have retarded the re-
mainder of that part of the run to Pincbgut, a distance
given as 2117 yards, her rate then may Oe fairly com-
puted at 10 knots an hour. In returning, she got over
the same distance in 5 minutes, when steaming on the
expaubive principle, which rate gives rather more than
12 knots an hour."

Large vessels, it is said, may attain a speed of 20
mil on hour wica the propeller is properly fitted.
There is not any intelligence of interest from the
Continent, except the important news from Constan-
tinople of the repudiation of the Turkish Loan, and
the intention to raise it at home. Such a sensation
has not been excited fur years, and the character of
all parties concerned, including the contractors, Prince
Kallimuchi, the Agent of the Bank, and the Ottoman
Porte, is damaged until full explanations are given.
The payment of the next instalment is deferred, and
there has been a talk ;of repudiating the bargain en-
tered into. This, we presume, can hardly be done,
though there may be good ground of action against
the contractors for premiums paid by those who now
bold the Stock.

English Securities are heavy, with but little doing;
Consols, 100*1 for Transfer, and 1001 for Account.
The New 31 per Cents. have been 100 k to 1, and the
3 per Cents. 99* *.
Bank Stock Las been at 222 to 2231 ; East India
Stock is at 276 ; Exchequer Bills have realised 75s
to 78s prem.
The foreign market has been very quiet. Swedish
Loan is a to 1 discount; Turkish have been 3 to :3/
discount ; Buenos Ayres have improved to 80 and
81 ; Spanish Certificates have been buoyant at 34 to
4 ; Dutch 4 per Cents have been marked 95:1 to 96 ;
Spanish Deferred are nominally 25* to *; and Mexi-
can flat at 241 to 4.
Railway shares are looking up, and some of the
Bears are closing accounts prior to the settling day.
South-Eastern are up to 11, and Caledonian 1.
Brighton are very good. French shares are quiet,
but firm.
Gold mines are duller.
The allotment of shares in the Australian Inland
Carrying and Conveyance Comp. tookplace last Sa-
turday.

BRITISH FUNDS
rom the AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY.
(F Official List.)

Business done.
Bank Stock ... 222 3%
3 per Cert. Reduced Arusuities...... ..... 99N 14
3 per Cent. Consols Anns. lOO% 14
New 34 per Cont. Anna.
i,,ong Annuities. 14.xp. Jan. sth, 1860 6 7-16 1,4
Ditto 30 years, Exp., sth Jan., 1860
India Stock ... .. 276
uitso under 1.0001.
Consols for Account looi
Exchequer Bills. I%d. March June.
1,0001.
75 8
5001.
Small — 75
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Buenos Ayres Bonds 6 per Cent.
Danish Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent B3 ...
Peruvian Bonds, 1819, 6 I.er Cent ......
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent.
Spanish Coin. Cert. Coup.not funded 4 33/, 4
Swedish Loan
Dutch 4 per Cent. Certificates 9614 5:5(1

TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols ... no%
Ihtto Account. Nov. 11 ...

THE COBRA•DI• CAPELL9 SNAKE.—Reading an account
of the fatal issue that ieefel one of the keepers at the
Zoological Gardens establishment, a day or two since,
from the bite of a serpent of the above description, it
may be interesting to observe that the Indian snake charm-
ers handle and suffer themselves to be bitten by these
reptiles with comparative impunity." The mongoose or
snake weasel will also attack the hideous serpent when-
ever it meets with his presence,and although in the conflict
it oftentimes sustains vulnerisation, yet the bite has
never been known to prove fatal to this little animal.
This is a physiological point which wants clearing up.
Why should the mongoose be the only creature that
can entertain the venom of tho cobra-di-capello in its
system without any injurious effects. The natives assert
and sustain a belief that this weasel, upon being
bitten, immediately retreats to some garden or wood,
and medicates itself with a particular herb, which it
instinctively covets. But then, again, this herb has
never been recognised by the most accurate observers of
nature; and, in instances, the mongoose, after having been
bitten by its scaly enemy, has been confined in a chamber
from which it has not had the means of escaping, but
suffered no serious inconvenience from the colubrine
assault. Query—Might not this fact be ascribed to the
mucuons secretions with which the above little creature
is physically endowed? Musk is a very powerful anti-
septic, and might operate effectually in neutralizing the
agency of the ophitic poison in the animal inoculated
with it. If such should prove the case, then the appli-
cation of this useful anodyne in ewes of the above de-
scription might be turned to good account.
DEATH FROM THE BITE OF A FERRET.--A few da)
a: o a rate lecher was bitten by one of the ferrets em-
ployed by bim in hi 3 profesiion. Ho was conveyed on
Tuesday to the Perth Infirmary, end died on Wednesday
inornitur, after suffering much agony. His name was
Mitchell, and he was well known throughout the county
of Perth as a celebrated ratoatcher,—Edinburgh Courant.

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