The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-15 00:00:00

STRAND TIIEATRE.

This neat little theatre re-opened for the season on
Monday last. It is still under the management of Mr.
F. W. Allcroft, the lessee, and the same class of enter-
tainments which were so successful during the preceding
season, is continued. The company is somewhat small,
but two artistes on the roll present a host in themselves,
and are sufficient to draw a goodly audience, taking the
size of the house into account. These are, Miss
Marshall, from the Lyceum and Princess's Theatres—a
very pretty actress and a general favourite with the
public ; and Mr. J. W. Sharp, who holds no insignifi-
cant place, in the eyes of Londoners, among the vocalists
who delight in the comic strain. The performances
during the present week consist of Captain Charlotte,
Rinks the Bagman, An Unprotected Female, the travestie
of Othello, and an excellent ballet, in which Maddle.
Palser takes the principal part. As " Captain Char-
lotte," Miss Marshall displayed much vivacity and dra-
matic skill, and Mr. Sharp made the character of
" Binks" as comical and amusing as it is capable to do.
On the whole, there is no place where an evening can be
spent more agreeably just now in the metropolis than at
the Strand Theatre.

THE TOMB OF THE LATE DUKE OF WELLINGTON IN
ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.—During the last few days
several men have been at work in preparing the space
in the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral for the sarcophagus
or tomb which is to receive the mortal remains of the
illustrious hero. At present, the coffin remains in the
same spot it was lowered into at the funeral ceremony,
on the 18th of November last, but it is expected that
early next week the tomb will be finished, and closed
for ever.

ACCIDENT TO SIR EDWARD COLEBROOKE, BART.—
Sir Edward met with a serious accident on Saturday,
his gun having gone off while he was in the act of load-
ing it, shattering his right hand so severely as to render
amputation necessary ; is now doing well.
THE CHOBHAM CAMP AT THE TOWER OF LONDON.—
Since the breaking up of the camp at Chobham, the
tents, mattresses, &c., have been sent to the Tower to
be returned into store for the ensuing encampment
next year. The Guards have struck a regular encamp-
ment round the dry ditch of the Tower, so as to
thoroughly dry the tents previous to being placed in
store.

THE NEW DECIMAL COINAGE.—During the last week
the employes at the Royal Mint, Tower-hill, have been
actively at' work in striking off the new decimal silver
coinage, which, it was stated yesterday, will be issued
for public circulation as a currency of the realm at the
commencement of the next year, as they are stamped
1854, when the present old silver coinage will be called
in. The sovereigns, half-sovereigns, and florins, or tenth
of a sovereign, will remain without any alteration.

THE HACKNEY CARRIAGE FARE TABLES.—III conse-
quence of the Commissioners of Police issuing peremp-
tory orders to summon the proprietors and drivers of
all hackney carriages found plying for hire unprovided
with the approved fare tables ordered by the commis-
sioners to be adopted so far back as the 22d of August
last, these have begun generally to make their appear-
ance. The plates are eight inches by six ; the ground
colour being a deep brown, and the letters of gold. In
the Hansom cabs they are placed in the inside of the
vehicle, on the off side, close to the roof, and near the
front glass blind, and clear of the same when drawn up;
out, on the off side of the back panel. In Clarence and
other cabs, inside, in the centre of the off door, imme-
diately under the window ; and outside, on the back
panel, in the centre, close to the roof. The table gives
a concise statement of the charge to be made by distance
and by time, for extra passengers, waiting, and luggage.
It has received the sanction of the law officers of the
Crown, and may be taken as a just interpretation of the
provisions of the New Hackney Carriage Act.
FOREIGN GOODS—BONDING PRIVILEGES.—The Com-
missioners of Customs have directed their principal
officers at the several ports throughout the kingdom to
be referred to the Consolidation Act, 16 and 17 Vic.,
cap. 107, with instructions to call upon the proprietot
of the warehouses at their respective port (not being
warehouses of special security, or for which general bond
has already been given) forthwith to enter into security
as required by the 11th section of the act, and in order
to avoid delay, and to facilitate the carrying ont of this
regulation, the commissioners have authorised them, on
their being satisfied of the sufficiency of the sureties
named, to allow the bonds to be perfected, subject to the
board's final approval. A new form of bond, which has
been approved for the purpose, has been forwarded to
the several ports for their information, with instructions
to transmit, for the board's approval, the bonds as exe-
cuted. accompanied by a certificate of the sufficiency of
the sureties. The officers have, at the same time, been
acquainted that should any unavoidable obstacle occur
in perfecting the bond, they are not to refuse the ware-
housing of the goods, but are to allow them to be de-
posited temporarily in any approved premises, reporting
their proceedings to the board in each case.
ACCIDENT THROUGH MlSTAKE.—Yesterday morning,
between seven and eight o'clock, a man named Campion
was conveyed to King's College Hospital, under the
most serious apprehensions of not long surviving. He
had, it appeared, been at the residence of Mr. Hicks, a
druggist, in Drury-lane, where he remained last evening,
but, during the night, from having drank rather freely,
he awoke thirsty, and proceeding down to the sh_2j),
drank off a quantity of laudanum by mistake. The
patient was kept walking up and down the hospital yard,
and serious apprehensions are entertained as to his re-
, covert'.