The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-09 00:00:00

OLYMPIC THEATRE.

The polite drama of Hush Money, which was first pro-
duced some twenty years ago, under the management of
Mum. Vestris, at the Olympic Theatre, has been revived,
to afford Mr. Robson a new field for the exhibition of his
peculiar taleuts. Sir Jasper Touchwood suits Mr. Robson
well, who is never seen to such advantage as when he has
a comic character to sustain with a dash of the tragic in
it. Liston, it may be remembered, was famous in the
part of Sir Jasper Touchwood ; but we doubt if in this
character ho equalled Mr. Robson, who is a more skilful
actor in the earnest line than his renowned predecessor.
Mr. Wigen could hardly have selected a better drama than
Ruda Money for Mr. Robson, who has proved so great a
trump card for the establishment thai it is worth while to
study the direction of his abilities on all occasions.

MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS.—Lord. John Russell
having declined to accept the Colonial Department, Sir
George Grey is to be the new Secretary for the Colonies,
in the room of the Duke of Newcastle, who, as we stated
yesterday, will hold the appointment of Secretary of
State for the Affairs of War.—Morning Post.
SUPERINTENDENTSHIP OF CHATHAM DOCKYARD.
—Amongst other officers we hear that Captain Sir
Thomas Sabine Pasley, late of Sheerness Dockyard, is
a candidate for succeedinc, Captain Peter Richards, C. 8.,
now one of the Lords of the Admiralty, and that he is
at present the " favourite."
FALL IN TRH PRICE Cr BREAD.—Yesterday there was
a general fall in the price of bread in the metropolis of
a halfpenny a loaf, the best wheaten bread being B.lcl.
the 41b.
EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN ELECTRIC PRINTING TELE-
GRAPH COMPANY.—This company are laying down in
Deptford yard the electric wire which is to connect that
establishment with Somerset House and Whitehall.
THE CRYSTAL PALACE MEDALS.—The following in-
scription appears on the medals struck to commemorate
the opening of the Crystal Palace, to be presented to her
Majesty to-morrow (Saturday) : "Ornator propriis
Industria donio." Industry is adorned with her own
works.
FORGERY BY A SOLICITOR'S CLERK.—Yesterday
morning information was forwarded to all our London
and metropolitan police stations of a most extensive for-
gery having been committed in Edinburgh by a solici-
tor's clerk, named Greig Mason, who, it appears, is
about 20 years old, about five feet six or seven inches
high, of very juvenile appearanoa, light blue eyes, red
cheeks, teeth set regular, of a very sickly complexion,
and has not been seen or heard of since the 19th ult.,
when it is supposed that he obtained, by means of for-
gery, the sum of 5001., and then left England for
abroad. A handsome reward is offered for his appre-
hension.

MAILS FOR AUSTRALIA AND THE Cam—Ship letter
mails will be made up this evening, Friday, the 9th
inst. to be forwarded by the Great Britain steamer, ap-
pointed to sail from Liverpool to-morrow, Saturday, the
10th inst. All letters intended to go by this vessel
must be specially addressed, "By the Great Britain, via
Liverpool," the postage being paid in advance. News-
papers must have a penny stamp affixed. On the 20th
inst. ship letters will be made up and forwarded to the
Cape of Good Hope by the General Screw Steam Navi-
gation Company's vessel, the Cape of Good Hope.
WATERWORK COMPANIES.—Reports have lately been
sent to the Government by each of the nine metropo-
litan waterwork companies of the steps taken for adapt-
ing their future arrangements to the requirements of the
act of last session regarding the London supply. The
New River Company state that all the necessary works
for the covering of reservoirs, the completion of filtering
beds, and insuring 'constant supply and high service,
will be efficiently completed by the period named in the
act, and that a bill fo r the diversion of the sewerage
the town of Hertford, which was last year thrown out by
the Lords on the opposition of local interests, is now
again before Parliament. These undertakings, how-
ever, will involve an aggregate outlay of 700,000/. The
Grand Junction Company state that their works for
drawing water from Hampton, and bringing it to their
former reservoirs at Kew, although they have not
made the progress expected, will be completed with-
in the prescribed time—namely, the 31st of August,
1855. At present the water delivered by this com-
pany amounts to 5,518,342 gallons, and they will
then be capable of delivering 20,000,000. The West
Middlesex Company and the Southwark and
Vauxhall Company are also constructing works
at Hampton, which may possibly be completed by the
beginning of next yes r. The delivery of the latter com-
pany is at present 3,000,000 gallons, and their power
will be increased to 20,000,000. The Lambeth Com-
pany and the Chelsea Company have both selected a
point above :Kingston as the sources of their fresh
supply, arid the new works of the former are already in
full operation. The Kent Company derive their supply
from the Rave nshourne, and their existing system is in
harmony with all the requirements of the act. They
have, however, purchased additional land, and are ex-
tending their works to meet the growing wants of the
district. The East London Company merely report
that they wilt be ready with their alterations at the
proper time. 'The Hampstead Company state that they
are making a n artesian well at Kentish-town, that a
total depth boa been reached of 886 feet, and that there
is every reaso n to believe the original estimate of the
thickness of the chalk stratum will be entirely verified,
and that the, green sand will be found within 200 feet of
the depth 'vow attained.