The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-18 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Lieut. IT. Vaughan and Lieut. H. B. Woolleombe
to the Wasp ; Robt. Jackson, Master's-Assistant, to th•
Camilla ; Robt. Bone, Paymaster, to the Wmp ; George
H. Walker, Assistant-Paymaster, to the Ajax.
Mr. .T. R. Taylor, C. 8., Deputy Inspector• General
of Hospitals. has been appointed principal medical offi-
cer at Fort Pitt, Chatham, in the room of Mr. G. R .
Dartnell.

Sir Charles Wood had a levee yesterday at the Admi-
ralty, when the following officers attended :—Vice-
Admiral Sir George Sartoriu3, Rear-A.dmiraL O'Brien,
Capt. Sir Cornwallis Ricketts, C3pt. G. Spong, Capt.
W. F. Hopkins, Royal Marines; Capt. J. Elliott, Royal
Marines ; Capt. J. Pollard, Capt. T. S. Thompson,
Capt. G. Ogle, Capt. J. N. Strange, Capt. G. G. Rae-
dolpb, Capt. Creagh, Commander W. Heath, Commander
Burgoyne, Commander F. D. Stewart, Commander
B.
Do%yee, Commander C. T. Bench, Commander J. Don.
gins, Commander J. C. kreaslop, Commander H. Cave,
Commander Pecheii, Lieut. E. B. Kennett, Lieut. H.
Seaward, Lieut. R. E. Bulletin, Lieut. J. H. Gloiver,
Lieut. M. Poole, and Lieut. 11* 8in11402,

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ROYAL SURREY GARDENS. - THIS
EVENING (FRIDAY), will be performediMendelssohn's
Oratorio, ELIJAH. Solo Parts by Madame Clara Novell°, Madame
Radersdorff, Miss Dolby, Mr. Weiss, and Mr. Sims Reeves. Band
and Chorus, 1,000 Performers. Conducted by M. Jullien. Ad-
miss en, 2s. 6d. Stalls and reserved seats, extra, to be had at Jallien
Ad-
and Co 's, 214, Regent-street. To commence at 7 o'clock.

ELIJA.H, at the ROYAL SURREY GAR-
DENS, THIS EVENING. Admission, 2s. id. To com-
mence at 7 o'clock. Season Tickets, admitting to this and all per-
fortinnces np to May 1, 1857, to be had at the Royal Surrey Gar-
dens. price 21s.

MADAME ALBONI, Mme. Gassier, Mme.
Clara Novell°, Miss Dolby, Miss Biddalph, and Signor
80060111 will appear at the ROYAL SURREY GARDENS. TO-
MORROW BYENLNG, Saturday, the Last Festival Concert. To
conimeace at r 7
o'clock. Admission, 2s. 6d. Fireworks after the
Concert:

ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
The Last Night but Four of the Subscription.
Mdlle. PICCOLOMINI,
LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO.
TO-MORROW EVENING (Saturday, July 19), will be
peifornied Donizetti's Opera,
LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO.
Marie, Madlle. Piccolomini ; La Marchesa, Madle. Borgaro ;
Tonio, Signor Calzolari ; °demi°, Sig. Baillou ; and Sergente
Srdpizio, Sig. Belletti.
To conclude with the highly successful new Ballet,
entitled

LE CORSAIRE.
With new Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations.
M.
Conrad, Signor Ronzani ; Se d, M, Dauty ; Yussuff,
Venafra ; Birbauto, M. Vaudris ; Sulmea, Millie. Clara ;
Gul-
Rosa ; Dilare, Mdlle. Lizereux ; Medora, Madame

Rosati.
The Opera will commence at Half-past Seven o'elock.
-Aplations for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made al
theßopx-ic office of the Theatre, Colonnade, Haymarket.

VIEATILE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
ENGLISH OPERA.
THIS EVENING,
ESMERALDA.

To coudnde with
A BALLET DIVER rISSEMENI.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYIdARSET.
Under bite Management at Mr. BucketOn%

THIS EVENING,
TIVELF ni NIG T.
After which
The Spanish Dancers.
Followed by
UR HUGHES AT HOME.
To conclude with
FISH OUT OF WATER.

ROYAL OLT Mcne THEATRE.
Lessee and Mane.Ter, Mr. Alfred Wigan.

Tnia EVENING
DELICATE GROUND.

After which,
MEI)EA•

To conclude w•it'i
A CONJUGI IL LES ;OIL

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X)T lL PRINICESN3 THF.A.Tqr., OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Manacement of It'. CLIMES KEAN.
THIS. EvZSINO,
MUSIC 111TH CHARMS.

After whin,

VIE WINTER'S TALE.

ROYAL TWEATRE
Prop.-later and linnastr, Mr. B. Webster.

Directress, Madame Celeste.
THIR
TARTUFFE.

Followea by
MEDE A.

After which,
THE CUATIUS OF Tar, CIUNTRY.

To =dual wits
TIIE IRBIL LIO g.

ASI'LF.Y'S ROYIL AMPITITIIEATRE.
• Lessee and Van.ztr, IT.u. Cooke.
TEN EVE.I.VG,
Last pig it but one of t'le Romantic Equestrian Sheefaoe TIIE
FIEMNE OF THE CAVERN', or Ufa Mounted Brigands of the Abruzzi.
The saTacions quadrupeds trained by Mr. Cooke.
• After wbielf,
The German Brothers (tipir last wee's) will eihiisit their astound-
iajs performanee. The EQUES rEt s ELEG `..SCIE.3 in the
CIRCLE.

To •7:onclude with
THr FESTIVAL OF emAcE; or, 'Honour tO the 'Crave.
Ites4v)3.l, Monday, 21st, of the great sporttacle of the. Battle of the
Alma, in binnwAr of the return of the (lairds from the Crimes. Who
have hem invited to witness the mimic display of their glorious deeds.
flOx..,otlics open fr)ni t cvrn tin Four. Sts to Manager, Mr. W .
*est. Eqqestrian Director, Mr. W. Co ike, Jun.

WATER.: AT LONDON 13E,IDGE.
Tai DA.T—Mont. 1 min. aft. '2 —Evening 23 min. aft. 2
1:1-Sionr.Co7-31ora. 46 min. aft. 2—Evening 6 nin. aft. 3

THE WEATHER-SUN OFFICE, JULY 13,
THERIfOIfETER, IN' VIE &UDE.

70 --rldghest since noon yestardty.
57 —lowest this morning and during the night.
63 -,-this day at noon.
BAROMETER-30.69—falling.
Wom. S.W.—Light, with slight rain, and dull weather,

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LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1856,

Already Australia has been brought " within
two months" of England. We are j ustified iu using
the expression, for time is certainly a far snore
important element in mercantile calculations than
distance. The responsibilities of mercantile men
are all in accordance with the pace of old
" Chronos," who never lags in his course. The
payments are to be made so many months after
date, and it would be of vital importance not only
to the well-being of our colonies at the Antipodes,
but also to the manufacturing and commercial
interests, to which they ore such extensive cus-
tomer?, to secure speed and certainty for our
postal communications.
" The Royal Charter" is the vessel that has
aceomplished the shortest passage on record,
having arrived in Hobson's Bey within 59 days
after her departure from Plymouth. The great
fact has been achieved entirely by individual eater-
prise ; and Government will have no excuse for
failure, when they have received so valuable a
lesson from a private source. In such a case
there can be nulia vestigia reirorsuot—We may,
Eand do, look forward to a further improvement.
We may reasonably anticipate a further reduction
of a month in the course of post, so that answers
may be received within the significant period of
" three months after date." But there can be
no retrograde movement—nothing to require
three-quarters, or even a half-year before a reply
can reasonably be anticipated.
The mode by which the Royal Charter has
performed this important duty is the judicious
combination of sailing and steaming. Her screw,
as has been well remarked, is literally "auxiliary."
It was only resorted to during 14 days of her
remarkable passage, the remaining 45 being per-
formed as a sailing vessel. She is, in fact, a first-
class clipper-built iron vessel, of 3,000 tons bur-
den ; and the "screw" is so arranged that it can
be shipped or unshipped in a very short time, so
that in any calm or adverse wind she can trust to
her steaming powere, while every " favouring
' - gale" will be turned to the best advantage. The
total consumption of coals was under 200 tons,
so that no extraordinary portion of her space was
required for the means of going ou ; and even if
the fuel totally failed, she would be able to com-
plete her voyage without danger to crew, passon-
gers, or cargo.
But the Australian colonies are entitled to far
=ore at the hands of the English Government,
and it must be given, if we desire to maintain
and render permanent the valuable connection.
There are two routes by which the time may be
further economised, so as to bring it within 50,
if not 45, days—indeed in one instance the parties
lave undertaken to pay 501. penalty for the first
day's delay, increasing 501. for every subsequent
day. This proposal has been very properly ac-
cepted by the Government, and the contract core.
vleted. It is vies Suez, but it will only be a
monthly journey, and it is obvious that the loss
of a few days may delay the communication a full
calendar moat, Now, WO A4les why should there

not be a second despatch, and by a different route,
so as, by sending duplicate advices, to prevent
the possibility of serious damage from any local
disturbances or possible accident. As we have
stated, the Australian colonies deserve this at-
tention at our hands. But they have "set their
own shoulders to the wheel," and have already
appropriated to the purpose more than sufficient
to pay the full amount required by the contrac-
tors for a monthly mail. Mr. WILSON declared,
within the last three weeks, that the Treasury
would willingly meet a moiety of the expenses.
Why, then, should the route by Panama not be
inaugurated. It would probably not require a
greater outlay than the Government had offered,
and we are convinced that if any additional ex-
penditure were required, our Australian brethren
would willingly pay their fair share. When
this is the case, how can the British
Government hesitate ? Should they do so,
it may furni3ll anothar illustration of the
fatal consequences of " a penny-wise and pouni-
foolish policy." We trust, however, that Minis-
ters may adopt a wiser and more statesman-
like course, and that having already secured a
monthly communication via Suez, they may lose
no time in establishing one of a similar character
via Panama, so that there may be a fortnightly
mail to and from Australia, and by means
hereof with New Zealand.

We earnestly commend to public attention an
article on the subject of the then contemplated
peace, which we have extracted from the columns
of our respected contemporary, the Sydney Empire,
of the 19th April, and which will be found in an-
other part of this day's impression. It clearly
and distinctly exhibits the views and feelings of
our intelligent brethren in another hemisphere as
to the duty of Great Britain in reference to the
conflict in which we bad been so wantonly involved,
and the imperative necessity, so far as the honour
and interests of England were concerned, of turning
to the best advantage the golden opportunity that
was afforded. Considering the p3riod at which this
admirable article was published, and the scanty
infor►nation that was then available to our Ans-
i tralian contemporary, it speaks trumpet-tongued

in favour of his political sagacity and inflexible
patriotism. He shows beyond the possibility
of doubt or dispute, that if the propositions—
which have, unfortunately, since been carried into
practical execution—should be acted on, " Eng-
land would have spent her blood and treasure in

vain."
We cannot conclude without adopting the
remarkable and spirit-stirring concluiion of this
powerful article. We have repeatedly enun-
ziated similar opinions while the subject
was yet under discussion, and when it was
brought to such an inauspicious termination,
and it is with pride that we feel that
the Editor of the Sydney Empire should at a
distance of many thousands of miles have so com-
pletely shared in the sentiments which we have
unceasingly put forward to the best and utter-
most of our ability. Might not the fol-
lowing spirited address be published in
the British metropolis even this very day ?

"No true Englishman can feel exalted or
cheerfully satisfie 1 with such an impotent, conclu-
sion to all the fervour and glorious enthusiasm
which was still animating the whole nation to see
justice done to oppressed Turkey. This is the
result—before the object has been attained
of all our mighty preparations to paralyse, for
Half-a-century at least, the means in the
hands of the CzAr. to profit by hie neighbour's
.vaaliness. Tue came of Poland is shelved. We
shall hear little more of Italy. If Hungary move,
it will henceforth be by the assistance of the CZAR.
And what of Sweden ? Will her alliance with the
Western Powers be forgotten by the Russian Cabi-
net ? Is she to be betrayed, and in the next
European embroilment lose Norway for that
anticipated interference.? Thera is something un-
holy about this contemplated peace which makes
it rather prophetic of pernicious than of fortunate
! results to the nations concerned. It holds forth
no prospect of genial durability. It seems but
as an apology for shifting the scenes of bloodshed,
and changing the role which each of the great
actors has hitherto unsuccessfully performed."

Some six months since, and before the accop,
ante by Russia of the peace propositions put for•
ward by Austria with the concurrence of the
Western Powers, a decided and general improv'
ment was perceptible in the Money Market. All
the quotations of approved securities on the Stock
Exchange had within a few days increased nearly
2 per cent. The market, which had been in a
very depressed condition, completely recovered
its buoyancy, and great animation was displayed
not only among the habitual jobbers, but on the
part of the general public. The Bulls were sti-
mulated to the highest degree of joyous excite-
ment—they looked as if a glorious victory had
been obtained, as if another Sebastopol had fallen,
and that the Allies had exhibited an unflinching

resolution to follow up the triumph to its leg
mate results. The Bears, on the other hand,
seemed completely chop-fallen. Previously they
had it all their own way, and. had succeeded in
working clown the 3 par Cent. Consols to 851,
but a rapid rise to 87; repressed. their unpatriotic
exultation, and made them regard the existing
state of affairs with a "green and. yellow
melancholy." Had the nationality of Poland
been recognised, and. its independence and
integrity guaranteed by the Western Powers, they
could xot have been more completely dispirited
and humiliated.
A stranger to the operations of the Stock Ex-
change would have been completely astounded at
the excitement prevailing on every side. Nothing
was known respecting the progress of the War.
There was no reason to suppose that Russia would
abate a particle cf her unreasonable pretensions,
and the AUTOCRAT was, according to the Ameri-
can dialect, as " bumptious" as at any former
time. Nor was it any apparent liberality on the
part of the venerable old Lady of Threadneedle-
street—any anticipated reduction of the minimum,
rate of discount below the 7 per cent. which she
demanded for pecuniary accommodation, even on
first-class paper. Far from it ! The AUTOCRAT
was more bellicose, the Old Lady more exacting
than ever. But there was a rumour in circulation
that fully accounted for the auspicious change !
It was positively asserted, and generally credited,
that Government contemplated, on the suggestion
of the honourable gentleman the member for
Westbury, the issue of no less than twenty mil-
lions of really national notes of convenient deno-
minations, not convertible into gold on demand,
but which would be received. in payment of all
duties and taxes into the national Exchequer.
The suggestion was received with enthusiasm,
and it received that starling and unquestionable
proof of public approbation, a rise of 2 per
cent. in the quotations. If the mere hint
produced so great an effect, what would
the reality have Lee.omplished ? It is not
too much to say that the improvement in
prices would. have been more than quadrupled,
and that °Tory description of investment would'