The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-03 00:00:00

KING'S LYNN.

The following is a copy of a requisition most flume-
rously signed by the electors of this borough, to the Hon.
E. 11. Stanley, the eldest son of Lord Stanley, requesting
him to come forward as a candidate to represent that
place in Parliament, in the place of the late Lord George
Bentinck.

"October 25, 1848.

"We, the undersigned electors of the borough of
King's Lynn, do hereby earnestly request that you will
allow yourself to be put in nomination as a candidate to
supply the vacancy in the representation of this borough
caused by the lamented death of the late Lord George
Bentinck, and in the event of your acceding to this re-
quest, we pledge ourselves to give you our most
strenuous support, with a view to secure your return to
Parliament.

" To the Hon. Edward Henry Stanley."
To this requisition the names of 187 electors for the
borough are annexed. The following communication
from Lord Stanley has been addressed t') the gentlemen
who signed this paper:—
" St. James's square, October 30, 1848.
" Gentlemen—l regret that, not having returned to
London until late on Saturday evening, I was unable, by
return of post, to express my grateful sense of the high
compliment you have been pleased to pay my son, in for-
warding to him, through me, a requisition signed by
nearly two hundred electors, inviting him to become a
candidate for the seat unhappily vacant by the untimely
death of your late admirable representative, and my
dear and valued friend, Lord George Bentinck. The
satisfaction which I naturally feel that one bearing my
name, and in whom I take so deep an interest, should be
thought by you worthy of so high an honour, is greatly
increased by perceiving that the requisition is signed
indiscriminately by electors of all shades of opinion
in that great Conservative party which recent events
have unfortunately divided, but whose harmony and
combined action, as far as may be found practicable,
appear to me to be all important to the best interests of
the country. You are aware that my son is absent on
a distant tour, which will make it impossible for me to
communicate with him on the subject, or for him person-
ally to pay his respects and explain his views to the
constituency of Lynn ; but while I regret the circum-
stance on this account, I am sure you will not blame a

young man who, with no immediate prospect of being
called into public life, seeks to add to his stock of infor-
mation by making himself prsonally acquainted with
the condition of our North American colonies, and of
those great and rising states which are connected with
us by so many ties of mutual interest, of common origin,
and even of civil and political institutions. Ot my sou's
opinions, so far as be had an opportunity of forming
them, on public affairs, I confidently believe that on all
essential points they coincide with mine; but it would
be unjust alike to him and to you were I, in his absence,
to bind him by specific pledges, on particular questions
which may arise ; and I think I am right in assuming
that the constituency of Lynn is too wise, even were he
present, to desire so to fetter the judgment of their re-
presentative. Should you, on further reflection, be b,a-
tisfied to overlook the accident of his absence (which,
however, the knowledge of your kind intentions will, I
am persuaded, lead him to curtail as much as possible),
and to take him upon trust as the candidate of your
seleeti at, I may vi nture, in his name, gratefully to ac-
cept the honour you propose to confer en him ; end to
promise, (malls part, not indeed that he will adequately
replica him whom 3 ou have lost, but that he will at least
endt avour to show his sense of the confidence you repose
in him by emulating the sedulous attention to public
business, and the anxiety to promote the local interests
of his constituents, which eminently distinguished him
by whom you were so long and so ably represented.
" I have the honour to be, gentlemen,
• " Your obliged and faithful servant,
"STANLEY."

THE RAILWAY CONFERENCES.
. The conferences which have been going on for some
time past between the chairmen of the North-Western,
the Great Western, and the South-Western Railway
Companies, have, we are glad to hear, been brought to a
successful termination. The conclusion which has been
come to is, that it is desirable, with reference both to
the interests of the public and of the shareholders, to
put an end to the wasteful expenditure which the com-
petition of these companies has led them to incur, by a
union. With a view to this object, we have reason to
believe that notice will be given, on an early day, of an
application to be made to Parliament, in the emirse of
the next session, for a Bill to sanction an amalgamation i
of the three companies, provided that, after a mutual n.:5-
vestigation of the affairs and prospects of each, the direc-
tors are enabled to agree upon an estimate of the relative
value of the several lines. The scope of the Bill will,
we understand, be permissive merely; and it will, there-
fore, rest with the shareholders to determine whether
they choose to avail themselves of its provisions or
not. Accordingly the first step taken will be, to con-
vene a general meeting of the proprietors of each com-
pany, with a view to lay before them the draft of the
Bill, and to give them an opportunity of expressing their
opinions thereon. And as we believe that the share-
holders of each have, in general, but a limited know-
ledge of the actual state and prospects of the other two
it will clearly be the duty of the directors to allow ampl
time and information for enabling them to form a cor-
rect judgment on a matter of such deep importance to
their respective interests. To the shareholders the
pro-
posed arrangement presents obvious advantages,b enabling the companies to curtail or postpone all en-
necessary expenditure; and in these beneficial results,
as well as in those which may be expected to arise im-
mediately from a diminution of the pressure on the
money market, and ultimately from the introduction of a
uniform system of management, the public also will
have its share. On the other hand, the prospective
amalgamation of three such powerful companies is not
altogether without danger to the interests of the public;
but we are satisfied that, if the Bill should eventually
come before Parliament, due precautions will be taken
to prevent those interests from being prejudiced by an
arrangement which, properly guarded, must prove con-
ducive to the general benefit.

BOMBAY, OCT. 3.—The Right Honourable the
Governor, Lord Falkland, was expected to have quitted
the Deccan yesterday ,and to have been here to-morrow,
but the arrangement seems for the present to have been
broken through; he may be expected at the Presidency
in the course of the week. Captain Harrison, of her
Majesty's 10th Hussars, has resigned his appointment as
Aide-dc-Camp, and will, it is said, be succeeded by
Captain Murray, of the same corps. Lieutenant Henry,
late Aide-de-Camp to the Governor, goes as extra Aide-
de•Camp to General Auchmuty; he will be succeeded
by Captain Fyfe, of the 22d Native Infantry. Captain
M`Mahon, who after proceeding to join his corps (the
14th Dragoons, now at Lahore) was permitted to return
to his appointment as Aide-de-Camp, is now with her
Majesty's 32d before Moultan. The Commander-in-
Chief and General Auchmuty were expected at the
Presidency on Friday or Saturday; they continue in the
Deccan; no time appears at present to be fixed for their
r departure for Bombay. Major Brooke, military secre-
tary to his Excellency Sir W. Cotton, bas obtained
the rank of lieutenant-colonel by the death of Colonel
Pattoun, and now commands her Majesty's 32d; it is not
supposed that he will resume his appointment on the
Commander-in-Chief's staff. Doctors Patch and Burns
have taken their seats in the Medical Board as second
and third members respectively. We mentioned in our
issue of the 15th ultimo, that we had been assured that
the report that Colonel Woodburn proposed joining the
invalids was wholly without foundation; we have since
heard that nothing could more have astonished the gal-
lant officer himself than the rumour in question, scarcely
anything in the world being farther from his thoughts.
It has, we learn, been determined to have a monument
erected by public subscription to the memory of the late
Colonel Sutherland; and there are assuredly few who
more deserve or less require a memorial to be remem-
bered by.

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HELEN CHARTERIS.
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Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN.
Manager, Mr. BUNN.
TO-MORROW ,
The Raiertaianients will commenceEVENING with a Grand Opera, entitled
HATDEE! or, the Secret.
Loredane, Mr. Sims Reeves ; Maigenio, Mr. Whitworth ; Andrea
Donato, Mr. Heraerte; Heyde°, Miss Lacombe.
THE AMAZONS.
Josifa, Mdlle. Louise ; Nisida, Mdlle. Plunkett ; Don Ethur, M.
Petipa ; Don Oscar, Mr. W. H. Payne ; supported by Wiles. Celeste
Stephan, Moncelet, Arnal, Annie Payne, Therese Cnshnie, Borne,
Sophie, Annie Cushale, Le Vete, Lowe, and Fenton; Messrs. Paul
end Jules.
Mr. BUNN, by an arrangement made with the Directors of the
Royal Italian Opera, is enabled to avail himself ache vast resources of
that celebrated Establishment, the Entertainments will be supported
by a mise en scene never yet given on the English stage. With e
view of representing the Performances submitted to public patronage
in an equally efficient manner, he submits the names of the principal
Artistes with whom he has entered into eugagements :
FOR GRAND OPERA.
SOPRANI AND CONTRALTI.-31,111e. Nissen (principal singer from
the Imperial Theatres of Italy and St. Petersburgh), Miss homer,
Miss Bassano. Miss Wallace (sister of the composer, her first appear-
ance), Miss Nelson (her first appearance on any stage), Miss Mcseent,
and Madame Steitz (the renowned singer from the Grand Opera at
Paris).
BAssas AND BAILITONES.—Mr. Borrani, Mr. Whitworth, Mr. Bur-
dint, Mr. li. Corti (principal buff* from the Theatre Royal, Dublin),
Mr. S. Jones, and Mr. H. Phillips.
TENONS.—Mr. W. Harrison, Mr. Herberte (his first appearance en
the London stage), Mr. Barker, and Mr. Sims Reeves.
The Orchestra has been entirely re-arranged, and selected free'
the first talent, on a greatly increased scale. Musical Director,
Signor Schira.
The Chorus will be augmented to an unusual extent, and will com-
prise the best voices in the country. Chorus Master, Mr. Land.
FOR GRAND BALLET AND SPECTACLE.
Mdlles. Plunkett and Sophie Fuoce (both from the Grand Opera
de la Nation, Paris), Mdlle. Celeste Stephan, Mdlle. Grand
Opera
Gaillot, and Mdlle. Arnal (all from the principal Theatres of Paris),
Mlle. Louise, and Mdlle. Maywood (principal danseuse from the San
Carlos. Naples) ; M. Petipa and M. Desplaces (both teem the Theatre
de la Nation, Path), M. Jules (from the Grand Opera La Scala, at
Milan), M. Paul, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mr. T. Matthews, Mr. Cennaek
(from the Theatre Royal, Liverpool, his first appearance), M. meet-
lier (his first appearance these eight years). and the most renowned
Dancer now on the Continent, M. Durand ; with a mere numerous
and effective body of Corps de Ballet, Fignrantes, and Prereeneases,
than has ever yet been engaged in an English Theatre.
A grand Opera, in three acts, composed expressly for this Theatre
by Mr. W. Y. Wallace.
" The First Wulpurgis Night" (the Poem by Goethe, and the Ma-
xie by the late Dr. Mendelssohn), will be given in a dramatis firm
by all the immense resources of the Theatre.
A celebrated Musical Work (dramatised for the first time by J. P.
Venetia) is in preparation, and will be produced as speedily as the
magnitude of the subject will permit.
A new grand Opera, entitled "Kenilworth," by Signor Schira ; and
a grand semi-ser:a Opera, composed expressly by Mr. W. Balfe.
An entirely new Ballet will be produced for the debit of Mdlle.
Maywood.
Numerous treaties are pending, and amongst others, an answer is
daily expected from the celebrated Herr Pischek.
Principal Scene-painters—Messrs. Grieve and Telbin.
Property Maker—Mr. Blamire.
Ballet Masters—MM. Barrez and Mazilier.
Under Ballet Master—Mr. B. Barnett.
Stage Director—Mr. G. Ellis.
ENTRANCES AND PRICES OF ADMISSION.
Grand Entrance, Bow-street.—Grand Tier Boxes, 31. 3s. ; First
Tier Boxes, 21. 2s. and 11. Us. 6d. ; Pit Boxes, 21. 2a. ; Stalls, 10s.
6d, ; Single Admissions to a Private Box on the First Tier, 7s.
Bow-street Entrance.—Pit, Is. 6d.
Piazza Entrance.—Publie Boxes, as.; Gallery Amphitheatre,
2s. 6d. ; Gallery, ls. 6(1.
Half-price to take place, as usual, at Nine.—Te the Public Boxes,
Bs.; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre Gallery, is. 6d ; Gallery, is.
Doors open at Half-past Six, performanee to commence at Seven.
The Box-office is open :rum Ten tail Five, n ider the directiea of •
Mr. John Parsons.

TifEA TR E ROYAL, iIAYMA it.F. ET.
Mr. B. Webster, Sole T,essee and Manner, Old Erempten.
The public is respectfully informed that this Theatre has, during
the recess, undergone very extensive repairs and alterations, and the
whole re-decorated.

THIS EVENING.
Will be performed a new Tragedy carted THE PATRICIAN'S
DAUGHTER.
After which, the new Comic Drama, called THE ROUSED
LION. Characters by Messrs. Webster, Howe, Wigan, 11. Vanden-
hoff ; Mrs. Keeley, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Seymour, and Mrs. Stanley.

After which, WHO'S YOUR FRIEND?
Tp conclude with the comic Drama, entitled THE IRISH POST.
„'llracters by Messrs. Tilbury, Bratd, Hudson, J. Bland, W. Sauter,
A. Bendal ; Mrs. Humby, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, and Miss Woulds.

TTIEATRIC ROYAL, ADELPIII.
"nd e r the direction of Madame Celeste
During the Recess this Theatre has been entirely re-decorated, tke
original designs by Di4by Wyatt, Esq , executed by Mr. Sang. A
new Stage, Curtain, Act Drop, and Chandelier. An approved sys-
tem of Ventilation, /to., &c. The Private Boxes enlarged, Backs
added to the Seats, and Stalls rendered more comfortable.

TII IS EVENING
When will he performed the original Drama, called HARVEST
HOME. Principal characters by Messrs. 11. Hughes, Lambert,
Wright, P. Bedford, 0. Smith, Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Mrs.
Frank Matthews, Miss Turner, Sec.
After which TIIE DANCE OF THE SHIRT.
To conclude with the Farce of THE DANCING BARBER. Lord
Mincington, Mr. Boyce ; Lady Flitterly, Miss E. Harding.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Management of Madame Yestris.
Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews.
THIS EVENING.

Will be performed COURT— BEAUTIES. Principal characters
Messrs. Selby, C. Mathews, It. Itoxisy, F. Matthews, Granby, Par-
selle, Miss 'Howard, and Miss Marshall.
After which, MY FATHER DID SO BEFORII ME, in which
Mr. John Reeves will appear.
To conclude with THIS CRITIC ; or, a Tragedy Rehearsed. Sir
Fretitil Plagiary and Puff, Mr. C. Mathews ; Tilburina, Mrs. Yates.
Ores. Boxes, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. lie
half-prico to any part of the house.
The New Box-office, No. 2, Wellington-street, la open to the
public every day, from Ten till Six.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager.
During the Recess this Theatre has been re-decorated and cmbel-
.ished In a superb and costly manner by Mr. Hurwitz. A new Chan-
delier has been fitted, and the best arrangements hays been isade for
the due Ventilation of the Theatre, and the comfort and convenience
of the audience.

THIS EVENING,
Will be performed the Opera of NORMA.
After which, a new Farce, entitled HIS FIRST PECCADILLO.
To conclude with the Ballet LE DIABLE A QUATRE.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
No communication can be attended to unless authenti-
cated by the name and address of the writer.
Rejected communications cannot be returned.

THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, NOTXEBER 3.
THERMOMETER, Lowest, 38; Highest, 48; soon, 52
BAEOMETEH, 29 G4.—WIND S.S.W.; cloudy.

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