The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-20 00:00:00

STOCKS.

1854'
Articles. Sept. 1, 1856. Sept. 1, 1855. zel•.,...____.. l'
Cotton, in U.K., bales 799,000 637,700 )89,000
Su;ar, tons
Tea, 1b5............ • •
27,
Indigo, in London, chests 25,637 19,434 19,935
Nice, t0n5..... 45,920 11,399 35,218
Silk, bales .......
Coffee, tons . ... .. • •
maltpetre, tons.. • • .. • • • • • • 6,337 7,700
Hides, No. 92,100 90,000 15„000
4°
Tallow, cask; .... • • .... •• 8,450 35,566 31,3 1
Cocoanut Oil, tons • • • ... • • 4,021 5,640 3,7:,
Rum, puncheon5... .....
Pepper, black, tons
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A considerable increase is here presented in maul
important articles over September, 1855, while as
contrasted with 1854 there is still a large deficiency.
In money value, at present prices, the amount nor
held of the above articles would perhaps show an •
excess of about 1,000,0001. over what was held
last year, while it would fall short of 1854 by nearly
5,000,0001., but this calculation would be much
less favourable than that we are entitled to malce,
since the great deficiency is in silk, and the vror
of the stocks of that article held in 1854 and 1851'
must not be reckoned from present quotations`
Taking this and some other analogous features jilt°
account, it would probably be more correct to re-
gard the increase upon last year as nearly
2,000,0001., and the diminution from 1844 as eei
tween 3,000,0001. and 4,000,0001. Ali these must
be regarded, however, as little better than
tural figures. Even in the above list the m:lJe,r,l
tl
of the totals comprise merely the stocks he'''.
London, and not in the United Kingdom b'3 :
utmost that can be said is that so far as they` il()
they support the deductions which a general retro-
spect of the business of the country and the course
of the discount-market would appear to warrant
on the subject, and that these deductions are su°
as fully to sustain the reliance on our conliner.ca'
and monetary prospects which every other conside-
ration has already tended to inspire.

MR. AND MRS. SIMS REEVES AT TEL
'STANDARD THEATRE, SHOREDITOR•

Those who have not visited this splendid thei—tre
Hilt
be agreeably surprised to find a beautifully•decoratea.
house, well lighted and ventilated, and comfortable Pad
vete bqxes, which some of the theatres at the Wee"ll4o
cannot boast of. Last night we made a pilgrimage to
the East to hear our favourite tenor, and well were
repaid, for we never heard him in better voice, nor ell;
saw him act with greater spirit. Sims Reeves certainolif
is a great artiste. He knows well the best means
pleasing the audience he is performing to. This w d
manifest in his admirable singing, acting, dancing, a°
quaint humour, when he gave the popular ecat
`•Auld Lang Syne," which was listened to with breat. e
less attention by a house crowded to the ceiling, the
delight of the audience to a man (the ladies, of cours
were in extacies) was so great that Mr. Sims Beevess
repeated it—and, if possible, with increased effect.
Sims Reeves was, as she always is, the pink of fa?blelti
and perfect to a nicety. Her charming singing °,
" Within a Mile of Edinboro' Town" will long be re..
membered by her eastern admirers, who applauded be'
to the echo ; and the truly artistic manner in which she
seconded her talented better•half, in the duets, "I."
you leave me now in sorrow," and " Forlorn and broken-
hearted," delighted their enraptured audience to the
greatest extent
But what shall we say of the gem of the evening, gt Good
bye, sweetheart; good bye 7" We can say but one word
(as sung by the prince of tenors, Sims Reeves), and that
word is perfection. To hear this sweet ballad, as We
heard it sung last night, is alone worth a visit to Mr.
Douglas's theatre; and we congratulate the spirited
lessee on the success that has attended his theatrical
career, but more particularly on the present occasion.
In rendering homage to our favourite vocalists we must
not forget to mention the excellent acting of Miss Ade-
laide Cooke as Helen Macgregor, of Mr. James John-
stone as Rob Roy, of Mr. C. W. Bernard as Major
Galbraith, of Mr. John Mordaunt as the Dou. al crea-
ture, and the very humorous and quaint perform-. ance of
Mr. J. Gates as Bailie Nicol Jarvie, which afforded
considerable amusement, not only to the audience, but to
his companions on the stage. The evening's entertain-
ment concluded with "The Mysterious Lady," in which
two established favourites at this theatre, Mrs. R.
Homer and Miss Eliza Terry performed the principal
parts with their accustomed success. Various attrac-
tions are in preparation for the ensuing week,
which we are sure will afford the highest gratification
to our eastern friends.

THE GOLDEN-SQUARE DISTRICT, LONDON.—WiII 9°,11,
allow me, through the medium of the Builder, to call
the attention of the vestry to the " pest-house" in Mar"
shall street, at the present time, as I hear application. i 8
made for a licence to carry on the business ! One blood-
bole, two bullock-pounds, one dung-hole, three slaughter-
houses, two cow-houses, one grain-hole, several stables,
a tripe-boiling establishment, with large coppers, Ice.,
from one huge " factory" to emit nauseous smells, poi'
sonons vapours, and foul air to the inhabitants of a
closely-packed and as closely confined neighbourhood"
Notwithstanding the vigilance that has been taken by the
sanitary officers, under Dr. Lancaster, these smells, &Q.?
still continue. During the hot weather the door of the
tripe-house
is left open, to let out the effluvia, which
joined i
with what proceeds from the grain-hole, and
slaughter-houses, &c., make a delightful relish for the
neighbours when they open the windows in the earl',
morning. So confined is ibis "hot-bed of malaria,"
that
some beasts were this summer in a state of putrefac-
tion before the flesh could get cold, which I am
told on authority I can believe, would not have been the
case had a proper amount of air, unpolluted, surrounded
them. All that is asked of the vestry is, to do justice
to the poor who surround this "precious place" by re;
fusing the licence, and rooting out the far if
dissatisfaction that is so loudly proclaimed by
working and justly complaining people. I had forgotten
to state two new gullies were made just above the outle t
of the drain in Marshall-street, some 12 months since,
to cleanse the main sewer perfectly.—The Ruikkr•

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