The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-31 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

ADELPHL—A new farce was performed at this theatre
last evening, entitled "Bona Ride Travellers," written
by Mr. Brough, in which, according to the bill, a new
point of law, arising out of the new Beer Bill, would be
tried. The farce was given out for repetition every
evening, and will no doubt continue for some time to
furnish food for laughter.
ST. JAMES'S.—Last night a new drama in three acts
was produced in this theatre under the name of Honour
before Titles. In tone and sentiment it is so decidedly
Gallic, that even if uninformed of its being an adaptation
of Lee Poissarde, we should unhesitatingly fix on its
birth-place. The piece was eminently successful. Mrs.
Seymour received the congratulations of the audience at
the end of the second act, and also at the conclusion.

SURREY.—The Surrey Theatre has not been long be-
hind Astley'S in producing its startling war drama,
which was introduced to the public last night under the
title of Brothers in Arms ; or, the Angel's Whisper and
the Bond of Love. The piece added to its attractions
two admirable panoramas and plenty of excellent
scenery, and it was received with the loudest demon-
strations of patriotism and amusement. Its repetition
until further notice was announced amidst unbounded
applause. The piece went off well.
M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS.—Drury-lane Theatre was
crowded in every nart last night by M. Jullien's ad-
mirers, who hailed their idol and his extraordinary
music with a vociferous, fanciful, and exuberant enthu-
siasm peculiar to promenade concert audiences. " God
Save the Queen" and " Partant pour la Syria" were
called for twice in the course of the evening, and en-
cored with extraordinary enthusiasm—the audience
standing and singing the airs with the band on each
occasion.

TRANSMISSION OF NEWS FROM

SEBASTOPOL.

We find the following in a letter from Berlin
this morning :
" People complain that the allied Governments have
not adopted measures for the conveyance of intelligence
from Sebastopol by more direct means than the circui-
tous route of Constantinople, which requires nine or
ten days ; whilst intelligence reaches Vienna and Berlin
in five or six days, via St. Petersburg and Warsaw.
This is to be lamented, and the more so since the public
are left during four or five days to the mercy of tele-
graphic scraps notoriously transmitted from the Em-
peror's own Cabinet, or to the concoctions of the Vienna
fabricers of news. This might he remedied in a great mea-
sure by daily communication between Balaklava and
Varna, thence by Tatars to Bucharest, from thence to
Hermanstadt or Cronstadt by couriers, and finally, to
the British or French legations at Vienna. It has been
calculated by our consul-general at Bucharest that 90
hours would suffice for the whole passage by water,
courier, and wire, ofde spatches from Balaklava to Vienna ;
so that the French and English Governments might
issue bulletins every day with news not more than four
days old. The public may wait for details, but no
efforts, or even expel se, ought to be spared, during
the present crisis, to enable the Government to com-
municate a few words of outline, and thereby correct
the evil effects of the St. Petersburg, and in some cases
Vienna manufactories. In consequence of the new
telegraphic line, established direct between Konigsberg
and St. Petersburg, via Mariapel, despatches now come
from the former capital to this place within a few hours,
and not more than five days are required between St.
Petersburg and Sebastopol, when weather is favourable.
Thus the Russian legation here rapidly obtains such in-
formation as the Emperor thinks fit to forward, and
communicates it to the Russian organ at this place, so
as to appear on the following evening.

CRYSTAL PALACE, Oct. 30.—Shilling Day.—Admis-
sion at the doors, 3,234 ; admission by season tickets
313 ; total, 3,547.
PARIS BOURSE.—The closing accounts from the Paris
Bourse yesterday evening present no important variation,
but prices were rather less firm. At Vienna the money-
market still experiences much agitation, and the last
quotations indicate renewed distrust.
REVEL.— From Revel the mercantile letters mention
that the blockade was considered to have been removed
by the departure of the ships of the allied fleets from
before that port.
PRODUCE MARKETS.—The weekly reviews from the
A.aisterdam and Ronterdam produce-markets state that,
although operations had not been extensive, quotations
were well supported. Rice, swing to contitiuout pur-
chases, had further improved. There was also a dispo-
sition to speculate in indigo, and the late advance had
been supported. Business in cotton and tobacco had
been limited.
ODESSA.—The advices from Odessa mention that
ships continued to be chartered to load seed from the
Russian ports iu the Black Sea. They also refer to the
commencement of the bombardment of Sebastopol, and
claim great advantages for the Russians as the result
of the operations for the first day.
DEPARTURES FROM THE PORT OF LONDON.—The
departures from the port of London for the Australian
colonies during the week have comprised 15 vessels, of
which six were for Port Phillip, with an aggregate bur-
den of 4,896 tons ; three for Sydney, with an aggregate
burden of 2,822 tons ; three for Adelaide, with an ag-
gregate burden of 1,454 tens ; one fn- New Zealand, if
597 tons ; one for Portland BAY, of 535 tens ; and one
for Hobart Town, of 418 tons. Their total capacity was
consequently 10,722 tons. The rates of freight con-
tinue to exhibit heavint es.
FATAL SCAf'FOLD ACClDENT.—Yesterday Mr. Bed-
ford held an inquest on James Watkins, a mason, who
died in King's College Hospital from a fractu-e of the
spine, caused by his falling from a scaffold 40 feet high,
on which he was at work, at Mousley, in Surrey. There
being no clear evidence as to the cause of the accident
the jury returned an open verdict, leaving Opportunity for
future investigation. should it he judged desirable.
THREE ALARMING FIRES.— During Sunday night three
alarming fires took place in the metropolitan district.
One fire happened in the extensive premises belonging
to Mr. M. Washington, wholesale and retail sta-
tioner, carrying on business at 2, Queen's-road, Dalston.
The total loss is very considerable ; but fortunately Mr.
Washington was insured in the Leeds and Yorkshire

Fire Office, and Mr. Tomlinson was also insured in the
Guardian Fire Office. The origin of the disaster could
not be ascertained. About the same time as the above
fire broke out, another took place in the lodging-house
belonging to Mr. J. Cooke, No. 781, Queen street,
Cheapside, City. It was caused from the heat of the
stove, which ignited the bond timbers near the place.
Another fire, caused by an escape of gas, took place on
the premises belonging to Mr. G. Key, a licensed vic-
tualler, and proprietor of the Horse and Groom Tavern,
Winsley•street, Oxford-street.

A MAD BULL IN PENTONVILLE.—Last evening, be-
tween seven and eight o'clock, an infuriated bullock
was the cause of considerable alarm in the neighbour.
hood of Penton-place, Pentonville, as it had evidently
become unmanageable by the drover in charge.
FATAL RAILWAY ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning, at
the Alloa junction of the Scottish Central Railway, the
guards of a goods train, named Peter Robertson, fell ac-
cidentally from a carriage, and the wheels of the train
passing over his neck literally severed his head from his
body.—Edinburgh. Courant.

DEATH OF A PUBLIC CHARACTER IN THE WORKHOUSE.
—On Wednesday the well-known dwarf, " Welshman
Jones," who has been exhibited and formed an object of
popular interest throughout Great Britain and Ireland
for the past 30 years, died in the infirmary of the Kil-
kenny Union Workhouse.

IMPROVEMENT OF THE DWELLINGS OF THE WORKING
CLASSES.—Yesterday a number of gentlemen interested
in the general object of improving the condition of the
working classes met together at the residence of Mr.
Stevens, in Finsbury-place south, on that gentleman's in-
vitation, to take the preliminary steps for forming an as-
sociation for the purpose of acquiring old dilapidated and
unhealthy houses, such as those which at present form
the dwellings of the great majority of the poor, repair-
ing them, introducing such alterations as experience has
shown to be necessary for health as well as comfort, and
letting them out it, apartments at rents as low, or even
lower, than are now charged_ to those who inhabit them.
EXCHEQUER CHAMBER (Monday)—TIDMAN V. AINSLIE.
—The hearing of the evidence in this case was renewed
in the Exchequer Chamber, at 10 o'clock to-day, before
Mr. Whateley, Q C., in his capacity of arbitrator. Dr.
Tidman again appeared as a witness, and was 're-
examined by Mr. Serjeant Wilkins. The evidence of
this witness having been brought to a close a few mi-
nutes before four o'clock, the further hearing of the case
was adjourned till a quarter past 10 o'clock to-morrow
(this day).
CORDWAINERS' WARD. —PATRIOTIC FUND.—lmmedi-
ately after the nesting of the inhabitants of Cordwainers'
Ward, on Friday last, a subscription was commenced by
Alderman Salomons, who contributed 1001., and Mr.
Moore, who, upon the part of Messrs. Groucock, Cope-
ston, and Moore, contributed to the same amount ; arid
the local committee promised to take immediate steps to
invite the co-operation of the other large firms, and of
the inhabitants of the ward generally.
THE NEWCASTLE FlRE.—Five more deaths have- oc-
curred in the Newcastle Infirmary from injuries received
during the late explosion. There are still 80 patients on
the books of the dispensary at Gateshead, and two or
three of the cases are very critical iu their character.
Some of the injuries which the patients had received are
"such as hid scarcely ever been known or heard of
before."
SCHOOLS OF MINES FOR CORNWALL.—The important
scheme which was set on foot a short time since for the
establishment of Government schools of mines in Corn-
wall is likely to be shortly brought to a successful issue.
The greatest interest has been manifested its the under-
taking by the members and the principal noblemen and
gentlemen of the county, and everything is so far ar-
ranged on their part that they only await the answer
of the Department of Science and Art. It is proposed
that the central schools shall be at Truro, where facili-
ties are afforded by the laboratory and lecture-room of
the Cornwall Institution. There will be three teachers

—one for mineralogy and chemistry, another for mathe-
matics, mechanics, and mining machinery, and a third
for practical mining. As an instance of the good which
may be effected by the teaching in these schools, we
may state that two young Turks who have received in-
struction in the Government Schools of Mines in
Jermyn-street have been brought down to Cornwall,
and placed in the Agnes and Perran Mines, where they
work with the " pick" and " gad," and are now able
to earn wages. In accordance with the suggestion of
Sir Ilenryde la, Bache, the teachers, immediately after
appointment, will be sent to the institution in Jerinyn-
street, and will subsequently make a tour through the
mining districts in Cornwall. Arrangements will also be
made for sending exhibitioners to Jermyn.street, and it
is hoped that his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales,
who is Duke of Cornwall, will found two exhibitions for
that purpose.