The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-19 00:00:00

THE PROPOSED ILLUMINATIONS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—For what are we about to expend a large sulil
of money in illuminations ? As we are not properly re-
presented in the House tf Commons, there is th,
necessity that you should listen to the apreeai of,
greater
and
assist those who, notwithstanding the 'reayinent of such
an enormous income tax, are otherw;.ee unable to make
their voices heard. Do not, sir, ',et the public be blinded
by Kiel' trumperies, for it is emisiderel by the cla,s to
which I belong, that it is. more necessary to hide our
diminished heads for ye,:y shame. Now, what with the
thi.e4 9t a dowry t'.i our Princess, the prospect of a
larger army than. •wmal, the income tax remaining at
sixteeuPerlee, usual,
on all hands, and reform
nowhere, It is high time we should look about us, as a
people, bad create " a pressure from without."

NOT A GERMAN,

HAYMARKET THEATRE. The laughable farce of
" Gritn,haw, Bilsha.v, and Bradshaw " was revived
last evening, for the purpose of introducing Miss Talbot
to a Haymarket audience. Her finished manners and
elegant appearance have been so often eulogised during
her engagement at the Lyceum Theitre as to render
any repetition of them unnecessary. The reception was
most flattering, and we hope to see her soon in'a cha-
raCter more suited to her lady-like acting. Mr. Buck-
stone played his original character of Urimshau, and
produced so endless a variety of comic points and
effects
as kept the audience convulsed with laughter from the
beginning to the end of the piece. The house was'ex-
trertiely well attended.
There is some reason to believe that the Emperor of
the French will be present at the great naval review at
Spithead on Wednesday next, and that our Admiralty
have placed three steamers at the disposal of his Impe-
rial Majesty and his suite.
Among the great fetes which will distinguish the year
1856 will be that of the coronation of the Emperor of
Russia, at the end of the. month of August, perhaps on
the 30th, the day of the patron saint of the Emperor
Alexander. This solemnity, which is to take place at
Moscow, will, it is calculated,cost 3A million of silver
roubles' or 14 million francs.
THE RECENT ESCAPE FROM THE SOUTHWARK POLICE
COURT.--Up to the closing of the Southwark Police-
' court yesterday no clue had been obtained to the where.
abouts of Mary Leonard, although very active exertions
had been made by the police.
A STRIKE.—The ship-painters of Liverpool have been
on strike since the 7th inst., claiming wages at ss. in-
stead of 4s. 4d. a-day. Some of the masters have given
the advance.
We (Plymouth Journal) regret to state that during the
past week our learned and respected representative, R.
P. Collier, Eq., has been prevented from attending the
House of Commons by indisposition.
ALICE GREY'S VICTIUS.--Randall and Perry, the two
boys convicted on the testimony of Alice Grey, having
been-released, are now working at the Shrubbery Iron
Works, Wolverhampton, Mr. Hartley having given them
employment with the view, if possible, to lead to their
reclamation.—Birmieglram, Gazette.

, APOTHECARIES' HALL.—The following are the names
of gentlemen who passed their examination in the science
and practice of medicine, and received certificates to
practise, on Thursday, April 17 : —M. Cockcroft, Heb-
den Bridge, near Halifax; R. H. Wood, Wood House,
Eaves, Leicestershire ; M. E. B. Nicholson, Cambridge ;
G. D. Hunt, Preston, Lancashire.
GREAT SCULLRRS' RACE..—The attention of rowing
men will shortly be directed to the great match in per-
spective between Henry Kelly, of Fulham, and John
Mackinney, of Richmond, for 2001., which is to take
place on Thursday, May 22, from Putney to Mortlake.
Both men are in sharp training, Kelly at Mr. H. Salter's,
at Wandsworth ; and Mackinney at Richmond. The
seen were pitted against each other last autumn, when
Mackinney capsized before he had rowed a hundred
yards, and his opponent of course won. They are both
fine Powerful young men, and complete masters of the
art of sculling.
BANKRUPTCY COURT, April 18. The bankrupts Strahan, Paul, and Bates, the bankers and navy agents
of the Stralid and Norfolk-street, were again brought
up in
.custody from Millbank Penitentiary to to exa-
bdit the meeting was so strictly "private," that
the object of the examination .could not be ascertained
At the close of the inquiry the ba4Joipte again
reamed paxli to quit old cparterg.