The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-26 00:00:00

PRIN CESS'S THEATRE.

The comedy of Town and Country was performed
here last evening, for the purpose of introducing a
ew candidate for metropolitan dramatic honours, in
the person of Miss Frankland, from the Edinburgh
Theatre, who sustained the character of Rosalie
Summers. Miss Frankland has evidently studied her
profession diligently, and having wisely determined
to make herself an accomplished artiste before ven-
turing to appear before a metropolitan audience, there
can be no doubt but that she will continue to maintain
the position which she attained last evening by her
admirable personation of Rosalie Summers. Miss
Frankland possesses a good figure, expressive fea-
tures, and a sweet voice—" an excellent thing i❑
women"—her acting is graceful, ladylike, and full of
intelligence. She is a decided acquisition to the
metropolitan boards. The house was very well
attended.

SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE. - BENEFIT 0! MR.

GILIENWOOD.—The benefit of Mr- Greenwood, the acting
manager of the Theatre Royal Sadler' Wells, takes place to-
morrow evening, on which occasion Mr. Phelps will sustain,
for the first time the character of Sir Pertinax Macsycophant
in Macklin's comedy of the Man of the World. The revival
of this admirable old comedy will of itself draw a
large audience, and when we consider that it is
mainly owing to the spirit, enterprise, and taste of
Mr. Greenwood that Sadler's Wells has been
devoted to the representation of the masterpieces of the
English drama, and has been rescued from the desecration
of the Newgate school of melodrama—when we compare
Sadler's Wells as it is with Sadler's Wells as it was, we can-
not but be certain that the friends of the English drama
will to-morrow night rally round Mr. Greenwood and give
him a bumper.
TESTIMONIAL TO Ma. C. P. RONEY.—The senior
officers of the Eastern Counties Railway yesterday presented
Mr. Roney, for so many years the efficient and energetic se-
cretary of this line, with his portrait, painted by Mr. Frede-
rick Gush, as a testimonial of their warm regard. The
junior officers of the line have already presented Mr. Roney
with a valuable piece of plate, upon his resigning the duties
of an office which he has discharged with so much courtesy,
affability, and gentlemanly feeling.
The letters from Liverpool yesterday state the
suspension of two firms, both connected with the American
trade—namely, Messrs. Pryde and Jones, and Messrs. Harn-
den and Co. The liabilities of the former are not mentioned,
but they are supposed to be rather large. Those of Messrs.
Hamden and Co. are understood to amount to about 60,0001.
or 80,000/., of which about 12,0001. consists of small bills
drawn at Boston and New York (where also they have
houses) for Irish and other immigrants desirous of remitting
small sums to their relatives at home. The engagements of
the firm in America, wh-re their means are said to be locked
up in securities not readily convertible, are probably larger
than in England ; but it is not positively known whether
they will suspend on that side, or if there is a possibility of
their making arrangements to meet the claims which will
now be returned from Liverpool. In the uncertainty attend-
ing this point it has been notified that the forwarding and
passenger business of the concern, which was very large, will
be carried on at Liverpool by their late agent, Mr. Baines.
Neither of the failures caused much surprise, and in Messrs.
Hamden's case the existing difficulties had been known for
several weeks.—Times.

SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.— TONI:MIDGE WELLS
AND HASTINGS LINE.—The remaining portion of this com-
pany's line, from Robertabridge to Battle and St. Leonard's,
is just completed, and is expected to be opened in the course
of next month. The line completes the coast communica-
tion, and terms have been made with the London and Brigh-
ton Company to prevent competition for the London, Has-
tings, and St. Leonard's traffic.
_

THE WINDBOUND COLLIERS.—The fleet of light
colliers which have been so long windbound in Burlington
Bay got into Hartlepool, the Tees, Wear, and Tyne on Mon-
day morning. The coal-pits and staithe are very busy, and
they will be loaded and ready for sea by the middle of the
week.

DISMISSAL or MR. RAMSHAII.—We are enabled to
state authoritatively that the Earl of Carlisle has adjudicated
upon the case of Mr. Ramshay, and that his Lordship's judg-
ment is, that the allegations against Mr. Ramshay are sub-
stantially proved, and that it is his duty to supersede that
gentleman as Judge of the Liverpool County Court.
WEYMOUTH.—Open to railway accommodation and
foremost among the requirements, is a line to cross the
Isthmus from Weymouth to the Bristol Channel, thereby
avoiding the circuitous route by sea by the Lands- end, which
it.is understood will save a month's voyage in most instances,
a subject as important as necessary in the present state of
the railway questions now so vigorously entertained. I need
not observe to you the great connexion there is between this
subject and the Portland Harbour of Refuge.
" Free from the assaults of the tempestuous tide,
That safely here may anchor'd navies ride ;
The merchant's wealth, the sailor's barque to save,
No more ingulph'd beneath the briny wave."
Western Flying Post.

- -
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.—On Wednesday,
the 7th instant the wife of a newsman named William Han-
cock , residing in Maiden-lane, Covent-garden, was taken
witYa the pains off labour, and a premature birth ensued. She
bein g in imminent danger, her husband was sent out to ob-
tain some ice for the purpose of bathing her temples, bet from
that time he has not been seen or heard of. The wife still
lies i n the greatest possible danger, aggravated by the gays-
terim is disappearance of her husband.
Os INIBUS ACCOMMODATION.—Within the last few
days t he conductors of the Islington omnibuses, travelling to
and fr om the Kennington-gate have introduced the agreeable
use of the morning papers, a practice and improvement which
will doubtless be speedily followed by the conductors of all
such i vehicles, as it is one which must prove of great utility
to t he public, particularly that portion of it whose time for
rea, ling newspapers is limited. A good-sized bracket is
placed against the top or end of the vehicle in which these
mo ruing papers are placed, and a request is printed under-
ne,i th that all passengers using the journals will, when done
with i them, replace them in the bracket, and also deposit a
pen oy for the reading in a small box affixed above.
1 'or some time past gold bad ceased to be brought
to • the Paris Mint for coinage, but it appears that importa-
tion! ; have recommenced, and the parties are now again re-
quiz: ed to wait two days for its re-delivery.
A lessrs. Thurburn and Co., one of the East India
films who suspended in
.November, 1847, have announced a
sewn 11 dividend of 2s. in the pound. It further small sum
is uiti, !lately expected!

Railways. Leasing Paid. Nominal prices. Business
Corapanies. done to-day.
licdf. k Bletch-
ley Lon. k N.W. all .•
BiT ming.: & Oa-
ford Juncion,
guaranteul .. Gt. Western all 2834 2934
Do., without a
guarantee .. DO •• all 28 —29
Wolver.,
& Dudley, gua-
ranteed .. Do .. all 8 —lO p
Do., without a
guarantee .. Do • • • • all 7 9 p
Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 17% 18%
Clvdeadale June Caledonian all 41 —43 z.n
E . Lin., Guar. 6
ear Cent. .. G. Northern all 32 3234
Gloucester and
Dean Forest Gt. Western 20 134 234 p 124 82
Hartlepl Dock f Yrk, New., j ail
•• ••
and Railway t an 1 Ber. j
Hull and Selby Yk. & N.M. all 101 105
Do. 4 Shares Do .. all 5134 5234
Do. 34 Shares Do •• all 24 —25
Leeds and Brad. Midland .. all 10034 1014 1004
Loa. and Green. S. Eastern .• all 11% 12%
Do., Pref. .. Do .. all 24 —25
Lowestoft, Gd. 4 *
per Cent. •• Norfolk .. all 14 —l5
De., 6 par cent Do all ..
Middleebro' and
Redcar, 6p. ct Stock Las Dar all •• ••
N. & East, 6
per Cent. •• E. Counties . all —• •
Do., 5 per cent. Do. .. all 54 —66
Do. New .. Do .. 43 4 6 p
Preston and S L. &N. W.}
all 42 —44
Wyro • • • • & La.& Y.
Do. )4 SharesA Do .. 11 834-934 p.
Read., Guild.,
and Reigate .. S. Eastern .. all 21 2134 11%
Roy. & Ititchin G. Northern all B 83(
110. Shep. Ex.. Do .. 53G 2 p.
Shef., Roth. and
Goole, 5 per ct. Lanc.& York 18 11 6
South Staffords. Mr. M'Clean 9)4 E 234 dic
Wear Val. 6 per
Cent. gun. Stock.& Dar. all
Do. do. .. Do .. 25 28 —29 3834
Do. do. .. Do .- .. 25 .•
Wilts &Somers. Qt. Western 100 91 —92

'REEF;

SHARES.

Asturian • • .. • • • •
Australian
tarossa Range .. • • ...
Blaenarvon Iron and Coal
Bolanos Scrip
Brazilian Imp. (is. 5/. p.)
De. Cocaes and Culaba

Do. St. John del Rey..
Cobre Copier
Copiapo
Mexican& S. American
Real Del Monte, Unreg.
Do. Black Debentures.
Do. Red Debentures ..
Santiago do Cuba ......
Tin Croft
United Mexican........
West Mariposa
JOINT
- - -

Australasia ............
British North America..
Colonial
Commercial of London..
London Joint Stock ....

London and Westminster
National Provincial Eng.
Do. New ............
National of Ireland ....
Oriental Bank Corporat.
rrevinci al of Ireland....

Union of Australia ....
Do. Now ............

Union of London ......
Union of Madrid -- -

ML

Canada . •• •
Gen. Steam Navigation .
Penin. & Oriental Steam.
Ditto ditto
Royal Mail Steam
We cannot be answera
will not be influenced by
Settling days in the moi
tered shares, 13th 1.114

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33 - 3i%
6% -7%
13% - 14
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45 —46
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18% 17%
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27 -27
42 -44

15X - 16
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27% -28 x.(11
69 - 70%
19% - 10%
79 -80

able for the errors of the Official Lists, and
interested correspondents.)
mth of November. Ticket days for regis-
id 27th. Account days. 14th and 28th.

MONEY aid COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti-
mated at 7,000 bales, of which 500 American were taken
for export and 1,000 on speculation; there was more
Cotton offering but the market closed firmly,
American nearly id. above Friday's rates, Surat
was also rather dearer. Other kinds without alteration.
The sales consist of about 5,500 American, 800 Per-
nam and Marauham, chiefly at Sid., 200 Bahia at sd.
to 5d., 300 Egyptian at sd. to 7d, and 60 Sea Islands
at la. Oid. to Is. sd. per lU.—The Share Market was not
quite so good.
At Liverpool Messrs. Pryde and Jones and Messrs.
Hamden and Co. have suspended. The liabilities are
considerable.

The first monthly meeting, or stair*, of the members
of the Bankers' Institute took place last evening, and
knowing that two hundred persons had already paid
their subscriptions, we were not surprised at the
very numerous and highly respectable attend-
ance. Mr. Gilbert occupied the chair, ever
ready to give a helping hand to undertakings
calculated to improve the moral and intellectual posi-
tion of young men engaged in mercantile pursuits. It
be especially gratifying, however, to find the chief men
in our metropolitan banking establishments aiding the
movement; for among the honorary officers we find the
names of Sir Moses Montefiore, James Wilson, Esq.,
M.P., Arthur H. Heywood, Esq., and others.
The paper read at the meeting last evening was upon
a subject of special and practical interest to bankers and
merchants—via , how far the security of bankers' locks
is affected by the picking operations of Mr. Hobbs, and
certainly it elicited on the part of Messrs. Chubb, Bra-
mah, and Hobbs, the most interesting demonstration of
the improvements made in locks that has been afforded
for a long time. Without entering into details,
we may state the impression that seemed
to prevail among the auditors, viz., that the English
locks are perfectly secure against the most accomplished
burglars; but that Mr. Hobbs can pick them, unless the
new improvements should foil him. On the other hand,
no proof is given that Mr. Hobbs's lock is capable of
being opened, and carefully attending to his explana-
tions last evening, we should say it cannot even by him-
self, if he allows a stranger to lock it. Certainly this
constitutes a great claim to the favour of the banking
interest, as if the cashier of an establishment is to be
made liable, he alone should possess the key, and with
it the power of altering the lock every night, which by
a simple adjustment of the key he could do. In fact,
as Mr. Hobbs explained the matter, it is the " key
makes the lock," for the latter adjusts itself to
all the combinations—and they amount to some millions
—of which the former is susceptible. Even the accidental
leaving out of the keys, a serious oversight, no doubt, but
probably too common, would not endanger a strong
room secured with Day and Newell's lock, for easy as
it is to take an impression, this would be useless when
there was no certainty that the key would not be
adjusted daily to a new combination. Mr. Chubb
has incorporated a new patent, viz., a moveable plate
upon his present locks, and this effectually shuts up
the key-hole and prevents examination. Mr. Bramah
employs steel for the internal finishing of his locks, and
other safeguards such as he has used for years, but which
were not in the lock made nearly half a century since,
and opened by Mr. Hobbs. We feel that great advan-
tage will result to all parties from this trial of skill.
Improvements will be made on the one hand,
perfection may not even yet have been obtained
on the other, and public attention will be espe-
cially awakQncd to the fact that three-fourths of the
locks sold as those of our best makers are not theirs.
Tho patent of Messrs. Brunel having expired, the
worth of their locks rests upon later improvements and
excellence of workmanship, not upon excessive cheap-
ness. At the monthly meeting in January there will be
a paper read on the law and practice of crossed cheques.
The Medway steamer is announced as having arrived
with the West India mail and 2,000,000 dollars.
The letters from the Continent are not of interest this
morning. _ _

The following is sent to us from the Committee of
Spanish Bondholders:—

" Madrid, Nov. 20, 1851.

"My dear Sir,—l have to thank you for the commu-
nications contained in Mr. Collett's letter of the 13th,
and hope that you will have come to a reciprocal satts-
factory agreement with Senor Borrajo respecting the
conversion, and that the issuing of the committee's
coupon certificates will, at a more or less distant period,
facilitate the definitive settlement of these sacred claims.
" I remain, my dear Sir, your most obedient Servant,
" DANIEL WLISWEILLER.
" James Capel, Esq., Chairman of the Committee of
Spanish Bondholders, London."
Bills of Exchange on the principal continental cities
were taken yesterday afternoon at full prices for the
pound sterling, 90 days, viz., Paris 25 30 to 32k, a
shade dearer, Amsterdam 11 184 to i; Ilamburgh 13
10 to and Trieste 12 50 to 54.
Stocks have gone lower, and business is conducted on
a more limited scale both for Transfer and Account.
The state of affairs at Paris is a drawback, and
although our money market should not be directly
affected by it, the political embarrassment of a
neighbouring country cannot be a matter of indifference
to us. Consols have realised for Money, anti
98i for Account. The New 'Three-and-a-Quarter
per Cents. have been 98i to 99, and the Three per Cepts.
97; Bank Stock, alter being 2144, has receded, upon
a sale made, to 212. Exchequer-bills have been 565.,
and since 525. premium.

la the Foreign Market there is scarcely anything
prices rule heavy. Spanish Five per Cents.
201 to and the Three per Cents. 391 to
have
Mexican doing,beenad
n
Bonds have been at 23i to 24. The private
accounts, by way of New York, are very unsatisfactory
concerning the position of the Republic, both financially
and politically. Sardinian Bonds are quiet at 84k.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been 59i, and
are now 59k.

Railway Shares are more buoyant, and there is en
increased business doing in Great Northern, Caledonian,
Aberdeen, Eastern Counties, and Dutch Rhenish, at
fuller prices.
. _

Gold-mine Shares are at li i prem. for Aqua Fria,
I- i prem. for Nouvea❑ Monde, par to it prem. for West
Mariposa, and par for Ave Maria.
Joint-Stock Bank Shares are firm.

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITIM FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock 214341/2 2141/Q
3 per Cent. Reduced Anna.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 984 •5 98%
New 3 per Cent. Anna...
Gang Anne. to expire Jan.lB6o 7 1-16 7 1-16
India Stock — 2641/2
Consols for Account
9: achequer Bills. I%d.
1,000/.
5001.
Small. ..
ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Mexican, 5 per Ct., ex Jan. Coupe. 23% 24 23%
Portuguese 6 per Cents.
Ditto, 4 per Cent.
Russian Bonds
Ditto, 41.4 per Cent
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 20% 20%
Ditto. 3 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in, London.
Dutch 21, per Cent. 12 Guild 59% 'Zi
Ditto 4 per Cent. CertitivAtes

59L4
901%

COURSE OF EXC
Amsterdam 11 1714

LIAN CIE.-TUESDAY.
GDraltar.. • • ...... _
Leghorn ........ •..... 80 80
deisoa ••• • •• ~, ....... 4
5 55
Milan .. -• „.........
Venice__ ..
.......
Naples ..............
Palermo, per0z.......
Messina ....... - •
Lisbon..
Oporto ..........
Rio Janeiro .•
••

Dittu, three months.. 11 184,
Rotterdam .... ••.• • • 11 184
Antwerp • • ............ 25 37
Brussels • • • • .. 25 37%
Elamburgh Q.M.B. 13 19%
Paris, 3 days'sight • 25 15
Ditto, 3 months .... 25 32'
Marseilles 25 35
Bourdeaux......• •• • •
Prankforton Maine.... 120%
Vienna, offec. fib •• •• 12 54
ditto.... ti
Petorsbm•gh, Sill. Rhin.- 37
Madrid •• •• •• •• •• •• 49%
Cadiz .• •• •••• • • 49%
Barcelona • • • • • • • • •• • • -

40%
120 X,
120%
62%
62%

_ _ -....... ••
I;uenos Ayres ••
New York, 60 days'sight
Philadelphia
PRICES OF BULLION, PEI OE
Foreign Geld inbars.. £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin u 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
New Dollars ...... 0 4 10%
Silver in bars ........ 0 5 ON,

It is stated that a compromise of the case between
the Board of Customs and the St. Katherine Dock Company
has just been effected. The particulars have not transpired,
but it is to be hoped they will prove lees objectionable than
those lately published with regard to the London Docks.
The weekly reviews of ;the Amsterdam and Rot-
terdam produce markets state that the demand for coffee was
limited to the wants of local consumption, and that in the
meantime prices had experienced no essential change. Very
little had been done in sugar, spices, rice, or indigo, business
generally remaining inactive. From Hamburgh the advices
speak of the complete absence of speculation, and the mani-
fest indisposition to increase operations before the close of
the year.
Miss Burdett Couttu, who has been making a tour
in Germany and Italy during the autumn, is not expected to
arrive in tratton-street until nut mouth, _