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

T 1113 THEATRES.

ApEr.rHr.—A new farce was performed at this theatre
last evening., entitled "Bona Fide 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
1-'lo:produced in this theatre under the name of Honour
biflre Titles. In tone and sentiment it is so decidedly
Gallic, that even if uninformed of its being an adaptation
of La Paissarde, 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 puhlic 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 panorancqis 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 part last• night by M. Jullien's ad-
mirers, who hailed theif idol iaid hili• extraordinary
music with a vociferous, tanciful,-and exuberant enthu-
siasm peculiar to promenade concert audiences. " God
Save the Queen" and " I'artant 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..PROM
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 CoMitantinOple, which requires nine or
ten .days-; whilst intelligence reaches Vienna and Berlin
in five or six days, via St. Petersburg and Warsaw.
Thii is to be lamented, arid the mare so's-ince the public
areileft during four or five days. to the.mercy of tele-
graphic scraps notoriously transmitted from the Em-
perces own Cabinet, or to the coheoctions of the Vienna
fabOcers, of news: This might be remedied in a great mea-
sure by daily communication between• Balaklava and
Varna, thence by Tatars to Bucharest, from thence to
lleplianstadt or Cr:onstadf by couriers,` and finally, to
Ibe !British or Frerich legations at Vienna. It has been
calciulatecl by our consul-general-at Bucharest that 90
hours would suffice for the whOle passage by water,
courier, and wire, ofiltspafcbesfromßalakiava to Vienna ;
so that the French and-English Governments might
issule bulletins,every 'day with news not More than four
days old; The public May wait for :details, but no
effort,, or even expeose, ought -to be spared, during
the .present crisis,• to enable the- Gevernrnent to com-
municate: a few %Turd§ of outline,- and thereby correct
the !evil eff-:ets of tlie St. Petersburg,- and in some eases
Vienna ans.nufactories. In consequence of the new
telegraphic Jine, established Aiteet between Konigsberg
and; St. Petersburg,: via Mariapeb.despaiclkes now come
from the former capital to this place within a few hours,
and' not more than- five days are required between St.
Pe4rsbii,rg and .Sebastopol), when, weather is fayeurable.
Thus the. RU,sian legation..here rapidly obtains such in-
forMati,n as the •Emperor thinks fit to forward, and
communicates it to the Ittissian:Orga,n at this place, so
as to appear on. the 'following evening. .

CRYSTAL PALACE; Oet.::3o.—Shilling Day.—Admis-
pion at the doors, 3,234;- admission by season tickets
313 ; total, 3,547. •
PARIS BOURSE.—.-The closing aecounta 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 distruht.
REvEV.--Trom Revel the mercantile letters mention
that the blockade vas corisidered."to haie been removed
by the departdre ;tlre ships of the allied fleets from
before that port. • • • •
PRODUCE MARKETS.—The weekly reviews from the
Amsterdam and 11.4-iterdain produce-markets state that,
although operations had not been extensive, quotations
were well supported. Rice, owing to continuous pur-
chases, had further improved. There was also a dispo-
sition to speculatel;in .indigo; :and the late advance had
been supported. Business •in cotton and
_tobacco had
been limited. ••

dpESSA.—TiIe advices from iOdessa mention that
ships continued' to be chartered to load seed" from the
Rusisian ports in the Black• Sea. They also refer to the
commencement of the bombardment of Sebastopol, and
claim great advaniages fur the Russians as the result
of the operations for the first day.
DEPARTURES FROM Tint PORY OF koNDoN.,--,The
departures from the: port .Qf Lorikion for the Australian
colonies during the. week have comprised 15 vessels, of
whi4h six were for Port Philip, with an aggregate bur-
den .of 4,896 tons ; three for Sydney, with an aggregate
burden of 2,822 tans ; three for Adelaide, with au ag-
gregate burden of 1,454 tons ; one for New Zealand, of
597 tons ; one for Portland Bay, of 535 tons ; and one
for Robart Town, of 418 tons. Their total capacity was
consequently 10,722 tons. The rates of freight con-
tinue to exhibit heaviness.

FATAL SCAFFOLD ACClDENT.—Yesterday Mr. Bed-
ford held an inquest' on James Watkins, a mason, who
died in King's College Hospital from a fracture 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 be judged desirable.
THREE ALAR3IINGFIRES.— During Sunday night three
alarming fires took place. in tbe. 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 consNerables; but fortunately Mr.
Washington was insured in the Leeds and Yorkshire
Fire Office, and MrsTomlinson 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 beat of the
stove, which ignited. the bond timbers near the place.
Another fire, caused•by atrescape•of gas,- took place on
the premises belonging to 'Mr. G; Key, it licensed vic-
tualler, and proprietor of the Horse and Groom Tavern,
Winiley-street, Oxford-street. • •
A MAD BULL IN PENTUNVILLE.—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, Pentouville; as it'had evidently
become unmanageable by the droVer in charge.
FATAL RAILWAY ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning, at
the Ai loa junction of the Scottish Central. Railway, the
guards of a goods train, named P6ter Robertson, fell ac-
cidentally from a carriage, :and the. wheels of, the train
passing over his neck literally severed his- -head from his
body.—Edinbur:gh, Courant: • •
DEATH OF A PUBLIC CHARACTER,IIN THIWORKHOUSE.
—On Wednesday the well-known. dwarf, " Welshman
Jones," who.has been exhibited and formed an object of
popuirtr interest throughout' Great Britain and Ireland
for the past 30 yea 6;, 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 fouth, 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 a.S well as comfort, and
letting them out in apartments at rents as low, or even
lower, than are now charged to those who inhabit them.
EXCHEQUER CHAMBER (Monday)—TIDSLAN 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.Css 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 meeting of thVinhabitants of Cordwainers'
Ward, on Friday last, a subscription was commenced by
Alderman Salomonei who contributed 1001., and Mr.
Moore, who, upon the part of Messrs. Groucock, Cepe-
ston, and Moore, contributed to the same amount ; and
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 in their character.
Some of the injuries which the patients had received are
"such as had scarcely ever been known or heard of
before."
SCHOOLS OF MINES FOR CORNWALL.—The important
scheme which was seton foot a short time since for the
establishment of Government schools of mines in Corn-
wall is likely to be shortly litoughtto a successful issue.
The greatest interest has been manifested in 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
Jerinyn-street have been brought down to Cornwall,
and planed the Agnes and rerran Mines, where they
work with the " pick" and. " gad," and are now able
to earn wages. In accordance with the suggestion of
Sir Henry ,de la Beche, the teachers, immediately after
appointment, will be sent to the institution in Jermyn-
street, and will subsequently make a tour through the
mining districts in Cornwall. Arrangements will also be
made: tor sending exhibitioners to Jermytt,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. • -

LATEST NEWS.

BOMBARDMENT
OF SEBASTOPOL.

BERLIN, OCT. 30.

A Russian despatch, dated St. Petersburg, 28th
October, and purporting to bring • news from Se-
bastopol to the 23d, has been received here.

It states that the siege still continued ; that

Le fortifications had received little damage ; that

the attack by sea had not been renewed.
The despatch states that a sortie against the
French batteries had been completely successful ;

hat eleven guns and eight mortars had been

spiked.

It adds that Lord Dunkelliu, son of Lord
Clanricarde, had been made prisoner.

The date of the sortie is not given.

[We give this Russian despatch as we have re-
ceived it, without vouching for its authenticity.]

THE BALTIC FLEET.

Captain Hall, of her Majesty's ship Hecla, left
Admiral Plumridge's squadron all well, consisting
of the Neptune, Prince Regent, Monarch, and St.
George, on the 28th instant., in lat. 53.59 N.,
long. 3.30 E., making the best of their way against
a strong head-wind.

Her Majesty's ship Hecla passed Folkestone at
2 p.m. for Portsmouth.

THE CRIMEA.

PRINCE PASKIEWITCH IN TROUBLE.

A letter from Vienna this morning says :—" It
is now affirmed that displeasure has been expressed
by the Emperor to Prince Parkiewitch for having
communicated the loss of the 500 on the first day's
bombardment, that part of the communication
being intended as confidential. The result has
been that efforts are being made here to declare
the assertion to be an exaggeration, or at all events
a proof of Russian candour and veracity. It has,
however, had a totally opposite effect on the
public.

The Trieste Observer states from Constantinople
that the Russian war• steamer, which some time
ago destroyed some Turkish trading vessels, has
again made her appearance in the Black Sea under
British colours, and burnt, off Kilia, a Turkish yes-
sal laden with coals. _

The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa states that
the British troops at Sebastopol have some heavy
guns of a peculiar contrivance there for trial, in-
vented by Lieut.-Col. Cavalli, one of the Sardinian
army. These guns were tried some mouths ago at
the camp of San Maurizio, and were ascertained
to have a range of 5,000 yards, with a deviation of
little more than three feet.. The projectile is of a
conical form.