The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-23 00:00:00

Boxes, 29„.; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d,

ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE.
THIS EVENING
Will be presented a new Drama, entitled THE MERCHANT'S
CLERK. A Love Story.
After which, an entirely new Drama entitled THE BOTTLE, from
Cruiltshank's celebrated Work of the same name.
To conclude with the comic Ralet, entilled PUNCH ; or, the
rsherman of Naples.
Boxes, is. ; Half-price, 6d.; ?It, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d.
Doors open at Six, to commence at Half-past Six.

It has long been the fashion with those who seem
.0 consider that the paramount duty of the nation
should be to "maintain the security of the standard,"
and that every other consideration—the welfare and
prosperity of the people, their happiness and comfort
—are all of secondary importance, when compared
with the advantage of keeping gold at a fixed and
invariable price of 3/. 17s. 10Id. per ounce, when
every other commodity must be subjected to the
greatest fluctuations in value—to sneer at the "Bir-
mingham school of currency." It appears to be con-
sidered a sufficient answer to any argument opposed
to the views of the bullionists to call it an emanation
from the Birmingham school, as if its being in accord-
ance with the opinions of the great majority of the
inhabitants of that great town, the capital of
a highly important branch of our national manufac-
tures, should in itself be considered an adequate
reason for its rejection. The people of Birmingham
have, however, already rendered good service to
the nation. To their energy and decision, to
the enthusiasm with which they advocated a full and
fair representation of the people, we are chiefly in-
debted for the early success of the Reform Bill and
the abolition of the rotten boroughs, by which the
constitutional principle, that a people could only
v ery
be
startling but contradictory intelligence has lawfully taxed by and with the consent of
their representatives, was practically set aside. The
just arrived from the United States. The latest, con-
veyed hither by the S
Sands is comprised in
New York journals of Sash
the 6th inst., and recounts and industrious, but also shrewd and intelligent.
several extraordinary movements They enjoy greater comforts than persons of the same
in Mexico. From the perverse at the seat of war
and dissentient de- in
classes other. localities, because they labour harder,
scriptions of the different narrators, both American
and Mexican, it is scarcely possible h . and there is a greater degree of enlightenment
, o
of
ef
recent t o
A,aimongst them. As their excellent representative,
arrive at anything like an accurate estiAluivrz states, in an admirable letter
occurrences. According to one account, the forces
of the United States have received a terrible and dis-
been cot- which will be found' in another part of The
Sun, "Birmingham is more highly favoured
astrous reception at the capital, and have than most of our other manufacturing towns,
pelled to retreat in confusion upon Tacubaya, with a by having its population employed in a great variety
very considerable loss in killed and wounded, in-
army has ideas, and therefore gtrett:: so that it rarely happens all are depressed
eluding several of their most distinguished officers. °tot'
his neighbour." '
The variety of trades produce variety of
According to another, the invading
each mechanic helps to enlighten
fore, that such •
by its predominant prowess and irresistible au-
to, and be enabled to •
It is by no means surprising, there-
and forced an entrance into the metropolis, parties should direct a closer attention
on questions of general 1"
and is already "revelling" in the halls of the arrive at sounder conclusions,
those which are calculated to ffthecant
emthaeterrei.allTy
hei
Montezumas. From the intolerable discrepancies
Po-Icy, more art. lathe
p icur y
welfare of the industrious classesa,
and irrelevancies of the numerous informants we are
independence and comfort, the rewards of industryr,
It would
left entangled in a maze of conjectures ; but at the
mainly depend on our trade and commerce.
same time a recollection of the vain-glorious charac-
then, indeed, be strange if they did not take a deep in
ter of the citizens of the Model Republic affords usi a
clue to those facts which may be regarded as ma s- then,
in anything by which that trade and commerce-
putable. Even the biographer of WALLENSTEIN
may be reduced from a healthy and flourishing
would not have the effrontery to assert that the bulle-
condition to a state of weaknespsanained
idsecrseupbi:
tins of NAPoUoN were more remarkable for evidenc-
which distrust and.
ing brilliancy- -of imaginationthan tude, by
the accounts of any
stituted for that general. credit and confidence
militatr move meat under the American banners, as
published in the newspapers of the United so essential to the prosperity of a commercial country,

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Proprietor and Manager. Mr. William Batty.
THIS EVENING

The Grand Spectacle of THE CATARACT OF THE GANGES,
I n which Mdlle. Valentine, from Paris, will introduce her beautiful
and highly-trained leaping horses.

Entirely new Scenes in the Arena, in which Professor Candler and
brother, lately returned from the Continent, will make their appear-
ance, supported by the talented Altlstes of the Establistment, in
the •arious modes 01 equestration.
To conclude with the Farce of THE RENDEZVOUS.
Box-office open from 11 till 5.
Aetipg and stage Manager, Mr. W West.

TILE WEATHER IL—SuN OFFICE, OCT. 23.
THERM METER, Lowest, 48; Highest, 55 ; Noon, 55,
BAROMETER, 29.7.—W1ND S.S.W.; showery.

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