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The Purifying of Old Father Thames—The Invasion of
London—The Russians sot the Thames on fire—Foreign Fruits
and British Stuffs—Odd Importation of Bear's Grease—Sar-
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Humours of Good Humour.

THE APOTHEOSIS OF YE BELLE ALLIANCE,
Designed by M. Guerin.
ENGLAND AND FRANCE.

Mourners at One Altar—Victors on One Throne. The Coro-
nation with the Coronals of Valour by the Genius of Victory.
To conclude with the Grand Operatic Drama of ROB ROY,
with all the original Songs, Choruses, and Dances, including
the whole of Sir H. Bishol)'s celebrated Music. The Drama
will be represented as it is played in Glasgow. Rob Roy,
Professor Anderson ; Rashleigh Osbaldiston, Mr. Stuart ;
Francis Osbaldiston, Mr. George Perren ; Major Galbraith,
Mr. S. Cowell ; Bailie Nicol Jarvie, Mr. Gourlay ; The Dougal
Mr. Harry Pearson ; Helen Macgregor, Mrs. J. W. Wallack
Diana Vernon, Miss Harriet Gordon.

Grand Fashionable MORNING REPRESENTATION of
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Treasurer, Mr. Hingston, to whom the Superintendence of
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The Box-office is now open, under the direction of Mr.
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GEORGE BAIN, Esq., 18, Parliament-street.
JAMES COPPOCK, Esq., 3, Cleveland-row, St. James's.
JAMES WYLn, Esq., Charing-cross.
Director of Music and Conductor. MONS. JULLIEN.
Architect.- HORACE JONES, Esq., 16, Furnival's-inn.
The object of this Company is to supply a place of amuse-
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access.

It is proposed to erect a Music Hall for the performance
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY.
TRIESEMAR.—On the 29th of May, 1855, an
injunction was granted by the High Court of Chancery, and
on the 11th of June following was made perpetual, against Joseph
Franklin and others, to restrain them, under a penalty of one thou-
sand pounds, from imitating this Medicine, which is protected by
Royal Letters Patent of lingland, and secured by the Seals of the
Ecole de Phirmacie do Paris, and the Imperial College of Medicine,
Vienna.
TRIESEMAR, No. 1,
is s remedy for Relaxation, Roermatorrhcea, and all the distressing
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errors it is invaluable.

TRIESEMAR, No. 2,
a factually, to the short spats of three days, completely and entirely
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rive so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health
,f a vest port ion of the population.
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unfortunately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in-
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3.ifsapatilla in the world cannot remove.
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0, all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet table
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A
By Mrs. OLIPHANT.
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VOTES on the late EXPEDITION against the
RUSSIAN SETTLEMENTS in EASTERN SIBERIA ; and
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the SEA of OKIIOTSK. By Captain BERNARD WiiirrinoilaX,
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that the next ORDINARY
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' WILLIAM- LONG, Secretary.

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NEW PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-JAN. 23.

IN RE HENRY WYLDE-THE NEW 'PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

The bankrupt was described as a musicseller, of No. 9,
New Cavendish-street, Portland-place. This was the cer-
tificate reeetieg. The bankruptcy was on the petition of
Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co., who are creditors for 2741.
At the first meeting Mr. T. F. Beale was appointed trade
assignee, and an allowance was made the bankrapt of W.
a week.

Mr. Pennell, the official assignee, thus reports on the
case :—The petition bears date the 7th Nov., 1855. The
balance-sheet commences on the Ist Jan., 1852, and em-
braces a period of three years and 10 months, showing the
following results :
Amount owing to unsecured creditors £932 19 10
Liabilities arising from the bankrupt's con-
nection with the New Philharmonic Society 1,278 0 0
Capital, Ist Jan., 1852 469 4 6
Profits
Legacy received lOO 0 .0

Total debit £5,025 7 9
In discharging himself of this amount, the bankrupt re-
turns :

Book debts, good ' £3B 17 3
Ditto, doubtful ... 286 4 7
Ditto, bad 9B 13 10
Property surrendered lOB 0 0
Losses arising from the New Philharmonic
society ' 1,583 11 6
Expenses of trade .O 772 9 1
Household expenses 856 17 11
Liabilities, per contra 1,278 0 0
Differences in balancing . 2 13 7

£5,025 7 9
Upon investigating these accounts it appears the bankrupt
commences his balance-sheet with a capital of 4691. 4s. 6d.
The account showing that result is corroborated, with the
exception of a sum of 2001. stated to be due by Sir Charles
Fox. I also find Sir Charles Fox is returned as a doubtful
debtor to the estate in the sum of 286/. 45. 7d. ; but Sir
Charles having obtained a judgment against the bankrupt
in respect of a promissory note for 1,2101., entered in the
liabilities, the assignees are not in a position to make any
demand for such debt. In preparing his balance-sheet the
bankrupt has confined himself to his books and papers,
without having recourse to assumption or estimate, and
the accounts must therefore be considered satisfactory.
The books consist of ledger, cash book, banker's book, and
day books, and appear to have been regularly kept.
The liability to Sir Charles Fox is thus stated by the
bankrupt in his balance-sheet :—" Sir Charles Fox in 1853,
1,2581. This claim is for an acceptance given to Sir Chas.
Fox in renewal of one for 1,2001., with interest, given to
him in 1853, when carrying on the Philharmonic Conoerts.
This bill is in the hands of Sir C. Fox, who has sued me
upon it, but I dispute my liability to it. I have, however,
entered it in my balance-sheet, that the question may be
decided by this court."

Sir Charles is also entered in the list of doubtful and bad
debtors in the following form :
" Fox, Sir Charles—
To balance of account £B6 4 7
To cash deposited with him in 1846 for
purchase of shares 2OO 0 0

£286 4 7"
The principal item in the losses is the following :—" By
tho Philharmonic Society, from 1852 to 1855, 1,5231. 10e.
6d." _ _

Mr. Chappell appeared for the assignees, and stated that
they did not offer any opposition.
Mr. Bagley supported the bankrupt's application.
Mr. Pennell, in answer to the Commissioner, stated that
the whole of the good debts had been realised, but none of
the bad or doubtful ones.

The Commissioner—How did the profits arise ?
Mr. Bagley—He was a teacher of music.
Mr. Chappell—And also a composer.
The Commissioner---What was the nature of this trans-
action with Sir Charles Fox ?

Mr. Chappell—lt appears that the bankrupt put his
hand to this Millar 1;4200I. on account of the liabilities of
the Philharmonic Society, with the understanding that
Charles Fox was to provide for it.
The Commissioner—What do the assignees say as to the
certificate in this ease ?

Mr. Chappell—ln behalf of the assignees, I am instructed
to say that they have the greatest confidence in the state-
ment which the bankrupt has laid before the court ; and
they have no objection whatever to offer to his receiving
his certificate. The creditors' assignee, Mr. Beale, happens
to have peculiar opportunities of judging of the accuracy
of the bankrupt's statements, because he was himself one
of the managers of the New Philharmonic Society : he was
associated with Sir Charles Fox in the commencement of
the undertaking.
The Commissioner—There will be nothing, I fear, for
the creditors.
Mr. Pennell—A. small dividend.

The Commissioner—Some fraction of a farthing, I sup
pose. What strikes one is the very small amount of debts
due to the bankrupt.
➢lr. Bagley—His receipts chiefly arose from musical
tuition ; but when he became the manager of this New
Philharmonic Society, whieh was very highly supported,
and was expected to be advantageous in the cultivation of
the acience of music, ho discontinued giving lessons.
The Commissioner—What was the professed object of
that society ?
Mr. Chappell—lt aimed at cultivating a taste for a
higher class of music.
Mr. Bagley—And a portion of the proceeds was, in fact,
applied for a truly charitable purpose.
The Commissioner—l don't see what charity there could
be in it. To advance the science of music is an object
which one may understand ; but what charity was there
in it ?

Mr. Bagley—ln point of fact, a portion of the proceeds
went to the relief of distressed musicians. On that account
persons in the first rank subscribed to the society ; but the
subscriptions fell off very unexpectedly. It so happened, by
an accident to which public entertainments aro peculiarly
liable, that one or two of the evenings appointed for the
concerts of the society were extremely unfavourable; and
the result was a great falling off in the subscriptions after-
wards. However, this circumstance would not have
brought Dr. Wylde to bankruptcy.
The Commissioner—Did you say Dr. Wylde?
Mr. Bagley— Yes. He is a doctor of music. He has taken
his degree, and he is a person who has done a great deal
to amuse, enlighten, and improve the public, as far as the
science is concerned with which ho was connected. The
circumstances I have referred to would not have brought
him here ; but there was an unfortunate disagreement with
a gentleman with whom the bankrupt is connected by re-
lationship—l mean Sir Chas. Fox. I wish not to speak
disrespectfully of that gentleman, but that disagreement
has been the cause of Mr. Wylde coming here. Mr. Beale,
who was ono of the projectors of the society, retired from
it at an earlier period • bat Sir Chas. Fox urged Mr. Wylie
to go on with it, and offered to supply him with money.
After a certain time, for reasons which it is not necessary
to enter into, Sir Charles asked Mr. Wylie to put his
name to a bill, in order to raise money to pay the expenses
of tha society. Ho did so, but he had no idea that he would
ever be called upon to meet that bill. He never had the
slightest idea of being so called upon. Unfortunately,
Sir Charles Fox took a view of the matter which in-
duced him to press Mr. Wylde; and an Mr. Wylde was
not in a position to enter into a protracted litigation, a
judgment was obtained against him. An investigation of
the accounts has taken place, and the assignees are satis-
fied that, so far from Mr. Wylde owing his brother-in-law
anything, Sir Charles Fox is really indebted to him.
The Commissioner—l am sorry to observe a large num-
ber of tradespeople amongst the creditors. However, they
are not here to complain.
Mr. Bagley—They are all for very small amounts.
The Commissioner —Not so very small. Here is one for
2871., Cramer and Beale.
Mr. Bagley—That is the trade assignee.
The Commissioner—There are many of a class which I
don't like to see, butchers, bakers, and so on ; there is also
a printer's bill.
Mr. Chappell—That is for printing in connection with
the society.
The Commissioner—l see also a wine merchant, boot-
makers, butchers, bakers, and other tradesmen. Some of
these people may very possibly be brought here by this
man's not paying them ; for it seems he has not a farthing
to give anybody.
Mr. Bagley—Those debts only amount to 4001., excluding
Mr. Beale's and another.
Mr. Chappell—lt is not at all clear that the printer will
not get his bill from another quarter.
Mr. Bagley—Your Honour will remark that the profits
aro large in this case.
The Commissioner—Yes, I observe that; and also that
the expenses, which are not very large, are properly
vouched. Bat what I cannot understand is, that he should
have only 301. of debts owing to him.
Mr. Bagley—lt arises from his having ceased to occupy
himself with teaching as soon as he became connected with
this society.
The Commissioner—That is to say, as soon as this Phil-
harmonic Society got into his head he ceased doing that
which had brought him a good profit, in order to run after
something else. Let him take a certificate of the second
class.
Mr. Bagley—Does not your Honour think that this is a
ease in which a first-class certificate might be granted?
The Commissioner—No. It is not unavoidable loss and
misfortune for a man to rush into a society calling itself
by a hard name, and then to come here with nothing to
pay anybody. There is no imputation at all on his honesty,
therefore he takes an immediate certificate, and it will be
of the second class, which certifies that his failure has
arisen partly, but not wholly, from unavoidable loss and
misfortune.
Mr. Pennell inquired if there were any more debts to
prove.
Mr. Chappell—None at all.
This was also a dividend meeting. It appears that the
auaouut in the hands of the official assignee available for
I dividend ix 654 4e,104

1.: •

Yesterday the iron roadway, under General Knapp's
patent, laid down under the superintendence of Mr.
Josiah Crook, of the firm of Messrs. Crook and Co.,
builders; paviors, and City contractors, of Tower Royal,
Watlintetreet,' was completed, and will shortly be
opened, at the east end of Leadenhall-street, for public
traffic.

Hunareds of persons have ♦isited the spot since the
commencement of the work, which was authorised some
time'ago by -the Commissioners of •Sewers for the City
of London. r

'Upon a careful examination of the details of this sin-
gular species of roadway, we find that tho invention
consists in covering the surface of a street with peculiar-
shaped boxes; made of iron, and divided into sections, so
as not to admit the hoof of a horse, and the compart-
ments, of iron,.appear to be so arranged as to strengthen
one another, and to give solidity to the entire pavement.
These boxes appear ,to be grooved in .a manner so as
effectually to yrevent the feet Of horses and the wheels of
carriages fropi•slipping, even in frosty weather. The
boxes are keyed together, and the interstices are filled
with 'ballast of a very fine character. The ribs and rime
extend to the bottom of. each box, ae alsO do the inter-
stices to which we have alluded.. Each of the boxes has
outside flanges of a peculiar construction, for the purpose
of "keying " one into the other, so as to render the
whole immovable. Each block is- about five inches in
depth, and about a foot in diameter. The thickness of
the rime and ribs in each block is about one inch at the
top, and this thickness extends about one inch down,
then tapers to a thin rim at the bottom.
The keys or " flanges " 'are so arranged around the
outside of each box, that each key rests in a eornatispra
of the neighbouring box, and thus each box reek
the ground, and is altib supported by three bides, which
it also aids in supporting. Thus, as we observed, the
whole Of the pavement is firmly linked together, so that
it is impossible, apparently, for any one box to move, or
rise above, or settle lower than those around it. In the
case of the necessity for the removal of the pavement for
water, gas, or any other purpose, there appears to be no
difficulty whatever, as the raising of one of them can be
easily done, and the surrounding ones liberated at an
expense, it is said, much lower than the cost entailed by
the prekent system, and without in the slightest manner
injuring the rest of the pavement."
The grooves and interstices radiate from the centre of
each box, and in consequence it is very likely that the
possibility of slipping may be avoided. Forming angles
over which the wheels of vehicles must roll diagonally,
no more jarring noise than their going over a plain sur-
face may be apprehended.
The patentee, at the Court of Sewers, claimed a su-
periority for this pavement, over all other kinds, "in
its comparative freedom from dust, mud, noise, and
slipperiness, and in its durability, and expense, and also
in the ease with which carriages may be drawn over it."

These assertions, of course, have to be proved in this
experiment, now first submitted for we in the English
metropolis. In Boston (U.S.) and New York, it has
long been tried, and highly approved of. How it may
answer in the constantly traversed street of Leadenhall,
remains yet to be seen. The work appears to be firmly
laid, and excellently fitted, and, if it does answer for th•
purposes of metropolitan traffic, and proves to be as
useful here as in the United States, there can be no
doubt but that a vast saving to the public will be the
necessary consequence. •

PORTUGUESE AND SPANISH BOND-

HOLDERS.

The subjoined letter, which emanates from the
pen of a practical and intelligent writer, has refe-
rence to Peninsular claims, and will be found
worthy of an attentive perusal :

" TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING POST.

" Sir,—Your remarks in this day's Post, upon the
subject of Portuguese and Spanish confiscatory laws,'
and the address obtained at last through Mr.Thornten's
zeal and exertions, have occasioned a great deal of dig•
cussion amongst parties interested. Would such redress
have been obtained without constant agitation ? Cer-
tainly not. The Spanish caso is, as you observe, infi-
nitely the worse of the two.' But, sir, there is no agita-
tion, and, from all I can collect, there is no committee
to agitate, and follow the example of the Portuguese
bondholders. Portugal has cut down her 5 and 4 per
cents, to 3 per cent., but the Spanish 5 per cents. are
cut down to a contemptible and miserable 1 per cent.,
which, allowing for Toreno's 33 per cent. paring away
in 1834, leaves an active Spanish 5 per cent. bond to
represent not 1 per cent, but a mere 1 per cent. bond,
to increase to 1 j some eighteen years hence. Such cut-
ting down was surely enough without robbing the cou-
pon-holder of 50 per cent. of his more privileged class of
stock. Let the bondholders then apply through the Earl
of Clarendon that their coupons may be placed on the
same footing' az.; the Active Bonds— miserable, indeed,
as even that footing' is, and as I fully proved by the
above statement, Senor Mon's usurious dealings are not
forgotten in either London or Madrid. I have heard
that there is not a committee in existence. It is certain
Mr. Cassell, the chairman, resigned ; Mr. Wm. Hender-
son died on the sth inst. at Dunkerque ; Mr. Tatker
retired years ago ; and, when I called on him lately, to
ask if he would call a meeting, he replied-4 It was no
fault of his that such wretched terms were agreed to,'
and said—' There ought to havo been no confiscation
of either coupons or of bonds,' and added that his
resolution to divide the money fairly would, if sup-
ported, not only have rendered such confiscation need.
less, and obviated the sacrifice to the coupon-holder
altogether, but what was, if anything, of greater
importance still,' added Mr. Tacker, 'it would
have saved Spanish honour and credit.' Others did not,
or would not, see it in the same light, and thus, to se-
cure a dirty, contemptible one-eighth, or 2s. 6d. per
cent. per annum to holders of bonds—ex-coupons—the
more deserving clams of coupon-holders were mulcted to
the extent of 50 per cent.' I find now that this view of
the case is generally admitted. Mr. Tacker also states
that Senor Isturitz strongly supported that view, as a
matter both of sound policy and common justice and
fair dealing. Mr. Capel and Baron Rothschild advo-
cated the acceptance of the unjust scale. Prrhaps, sir,
cool reflection and the little confidence. manifested still
in Spanish bonds, the refusal of all quotations on the
Exchange of local 3 per cent. bonds,' of railway
shares,' and other schemes,' may have induced them
by this time to think Senor Isturitz and Mr. Tacker were
right. At present (I repeat it) there is no committee,
for two members cannot form a quorum, much less a
committee ; so the sooner the coupon-holders call
a public meeting the better. All I can make out is,
that Baron Rothschild and Mr. L. Samson, of the
Stock Exchange, are the only members that remain of
the old committee.--I remain, sir, your obedient servant,
" A SPANISH BONDHOLDER,
" City, Jan. 21, 1856."