The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-28 00:00:00

POSTMASTER

This was a writ of inquiry in an action brought to re.
cover damages for a breach of promise of marriage, the
defendant having suffered judgment to go by default,
thereby admitting that he had made the eroinise and had
not performel it.
The plaintiff was a young woman, about 25 years of age.
now residing with a relative at Bedforffrand—who, at the
time she became acquainted with the defendant, the poet-
master of the town of Bedford, some throe years ago, was
residing with her parents at Leighton Buzzard, and assist-
ing them in the business of pastry-cook and confectioner.'
On the 18th November, 1855, he wrote a letter to her, in
which he acquainted her with the fact that his affections
were centred upon her, and offering to pay his addresses to
her, which offer, it would appear from the tenor of the
next letter, she accepted, for the letter of the 18th Nov.
began, "My dear Jane;" the next began " My very dear
Jenny," awl contained this passage :—" My dear Jane,
the scenes which present themselves to our notice here are
fluctuating and uncertain; our life is like the vessel cast
upon the unsettled ocean, disturbed by the waves and bil-
lows which are ever and anon throwing themselves
abent her, impeding her progress, and disappointing ex-
pectations. Such, any dear Jane, is life. How often we
are not permitted to enjoy our fondest desires; what checks
there are placed upon us. I feel that lam myself deprived
of a great boon, in the absence of your so.dety and counsel,
which I should find soothing and comforting to me ; but
such, my dear Jane, is the arrangement of things, that it
unmet be at present." In another letter he congratulated
himself on having obtained possession of her heart, and in
another he alluded to the conduct of her mother when she
became aware that his attentions bad been accepted, and
said, if the plaintiff was disposed, he could take her away
at once, "as I have got plenty of room for you, my dear,
a beautiful home, and no one but myself to enjoy it." He
further appealed to her to acquaint him with her feelings
upon the subject of marriage; and a subsequent letter,
which was very lengthy, as indeed most of them were,
contained the following :—" I promise you, if you have
me, to make the best of my position I can. I'll make
the best postmaster lam able to make. I'll stick close
to my official duties. I'll make you 'as good a com-
panion in a home as I am able to make. I'll look after
you, if you'll look after me, as long as the thread of life
holds out, whether it be long or short." In another he
said, " I eat and drink pretty well, and that, you know, is
a great thing, considering my other deficiencies in your
mother's estimation." Again—" I fancy we would make
things tolerably comfortable in my comfortable little par-
lour, where I am writing to you, my dear, nearly under a
mistletoe-bough." In another passage he spoke rapturously
of the time when the plaintiff would be post-mistress of
Bedford, and hoped "they might drink from the fountains
of the pure streams of love," and so on, in the Most :ap-
proved strain of an ardent lover. The brief, of seventeen
sheets, containing alone copies of his letters, was handed
in, most of them of a nonsensical description.
The defendant, a young-looking man, addressed the jury,
and caused some amusement in the court by his simplicity
of manner. He said it was true that he had paid his ad-
dresses to Miss Partridge, which be had discontinued for
some time—that was also true ; but he had not refused to
marry her ; on the contrary, he was ready and willing to
marry her now if she was willing to have him.—(Laughter.)
The Under-Sheriff told the jury that it was admitted
on the face of the record, by which the parties were bound
that the defendant made the promise but did not perform

t.
The jury gave a verdict for 201.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Bef ire Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN BE THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK.
in nil?' lull rP9•
Bank, if your Honour please a petition was presented,
which has been answered this morning, the object of
which was' to annul the bankruptcy at the instance of
Mr. Marcus, a shareholder, so that an order might
be made transferring the proceedings under the
bankruptcy to the chambers of the judge who hae
the conduct of the order for winding up the affairs of
the Royal British I am happy to say that
shall not have occasio.7e I think, to trouble your
uch upon the subjee't to-day, subject to your
Honour :a
;,.1253 course which has i;
nen suggested. There
sanctioning
very great anxiety .on the part of both
has been natura,ii;
the official assignee at:
d the official manag,sr that the cre-
ditors of the Royal British Bank should be as soon as
possible placed in receipt of the funds which a:e now
ready for division; and although no one can eomp2ain
that the official manager should have felt it his duty
take the opinion of the Vice-Chancellor upon the ques-
tion of the rights of the parties, yet that judgment hav-
ing been pronounced in favour of the official assignee
(althosgh upon the instant a notice of appeal to the
Lords Justices was given), communications have subse-
quently taken place which it is hoped will have the effect
of the withdrawal of that appeal and such an arrange-
ment being made as will be most conducive to the inte-
rests of the creditors and also the interest of the share-
holders. So far as the creditors are concerned, undoubt-
edly it is to their interest that the proceedings in bank-
ruptcy should be upheld, and if the appeal should be
witbdtawn those proceedings will stand not only unitn-
peached, but unimpeachable. The effectofthe proceedings
in bankruptcy will be to prevent any creditor obtaining
any preference by any judgment which he may have
registered against the company, and the creditors also
will he deprived of that opportunity which they otherwise
would have had of attaching the debts due to the bank,
and also of taking possession of the property which is
now in the hands of the official manager. So far it is
manifestly an advantage to the creditors, and secures to
them an equal and comparatively a cheap distribution of
the property. With reference to the shareholders the
official manager is the most solicitous for their interests,
and although he considered it his duty in the first
instance to have the question judicially determined by
the tribunal under which he holds his appointment, yet
he feels that the bankruptcy is most beneficial to the
creditors, because, actions having been brought against
the company, executions have been applied for, and in
one instance, that of Mr. Ald. Kennedy, the Court of
Common Pleas has permitted a creditor to issue an exe-
cution against Mr. Alderman Kennedy. There is no
doubt that when the shareholders find they are exposed
to the proceedings of individual shareholders, it will
have the effect of very seriously prejudicing, not only
the general interests of that body, but also the interests
of the creditor, whose interests would be best consulted
by'such a course as will secure for the shareholders mu-
tual, just, and fair contribution. Now, the bankruptcy
laws give the shareholders that opportunity, because ,
under the 10th section of the act of Parliament under
which this bankruptcy has been originated, as they are
now conducted by the official assignee under the direc-
tion of this Court no execution can issue against an indi-
vidual shareholder without leave of the Court of Chan-
cery. It seems that the object was that if the Court of
Chancery saw that those shareholders on whew calls
were made were willing to pay their lair contribution no
execution should issne, mid that no individual share-
holder should be hara.s,led by the proceedings of a credi-
tor, when the proceedin ge taken were for the benefit of
the whole body of the cr editors and for the protection of
shareholders—in fact, the et all might pay their fair con-
tribution. The official m. wager was desirous that the
object' he had in view in w:thdrawing the appeal should
be publicly known, because, of course, he represents the
interests of the shareholders- —the official assignee repre-
senting the interests of the ci7editers. I have no doubt
that from what has transpired' 'the communications that
have passed will result Le an emrangement d
the by which all
parties will be immediate ly nefited,
rous expenses and delays of an
coot inued litigation will be
prevented. Your Honour wXII irobably sanction that
course—that under the circums.`an cos the hearing of this
petition may stand over indefiniitel. v at present, with li-
berty to the parties to apply to get- aday named,t un•
themselves. to carry
happily the efforts of those devoting-,
Under
out this arrangement should not be UCCeSSfill•
'aylor, who repre
these circumstances my friend, Mr. T.
robably feel that
seas the petitioning creditor, will p.
my own, and we
I have expressed his views as well as sn, that this Ise,
are both content, subject to your sane .xi
of course, hav
e
tition should stand over. The directorsdirectors,.su
been served by my friend, and ail parties .
judicppose have
et ed, as it
been duly served, and no person can be p
seems to me by the course suggested.
icte, Teylor—Representing the petitions, "?
I may state
ii,•at I coincide with the view taken by M r,
Linklater
and desire that the petition should stand eve r.
ll!,have no
h.able ar-
doubt, from ;That has transpired, that an a
, share-
retiement will be. come to, which veill benefi, t
se eircum-
heiders. and also Oat: creditors. Under the
for
t' the
etences I apply for au aojeurnment, with libel
Y
• to appl.
PaTrlle:oomissyioner --The Court can have no b
esitation
It in obvious that any
sanctioned, the
in acquiescing in that course.
arrangements that can L'e legitimately
divide th, a present
effect of which will be immediately tv e
and must be wisl ted for, I
aseete, most be most desirable
should think, by all partiesb.
served on beb all of the
Purpose of op posing the
~141% F3(11i':°11—I have
eenetition. I have come her,'
(erectors with a copy of threes
this morning for the proceeded
eeded with an,' I
+cay ex-
prayer of the petition if pro

press the grati flea, ion I feel on hearing the announcement
which has now, unexpectedly on my part, been made on
behalf of the directors, and most sincerely do I hope that_
the arrangement which is in contemplation will be car-
ried out, a duty not merely on the ground; adverted to
by Mr. Link later- -namely, With reference to the-interest
which the creditors, the peculiar objects of this Court,
and the sharehold. re, also the peculiar of jests of the
Court of Chancery, have in the success of that contem-
plated arrangement, but more especially upon a ground
which it was not so competent, not so 111116 within
the province of Air. Linklater or of Mr. Taylor to ad-
vert to as it is within my own province to call your atten•
tion to it. I refer particularly to that. inquiry into
the abuses in the - formation or management of the
Royal British Bank, and into the causes of the failure of
that bank, to which your Honour, in the decision you
pronounced confirming the adjudication in bankruptcy,
called so prominently and emphatically the attention of
the directors themselves in that part of your decision
which I will take the liberty of quoting—" I would
further ob,erve that the duty of inquiry which is thrown
upon the Court of Benkruptcy, relating to the cause of
failure of cempanies which may be brought udder the
act, and to the formation and management of such com-
panies, and the onus which by the act is cast upon the
Geveriansnt of instituting any prosecution or other pro-
ceeding, if directed by the Attorney-General against the
directors or other officers of the company, seems to
render these statutes of the 7th and Bth Victoria, chap.
111, as peculiarly fitted for commercial companies unable
to meet their pecuniary engagements, and this, whether
considered with reference to the accusalion or esculpa•
tion of the s fficers of the company." When that sen-
tence was uttered by your Honour—`t struck me with
peculiar force an l appropriateness, and with reference to
e observation by which your decision was followed up
y Mr. Onnsmissioner Goulhurn, expressing not only his
eistireeeenetsrreecesaa what.you ,saide lent expr46Bl4.oi.se.
" earnest wish that all parties won d give their le at-
tention to all" that has fallen from him, because I am
persuaded that if they do so calmly and dispassionately,
they can arrive but at one conclusion, that is, that the
present course of proceedings is one in all respectslnost
beneficial to the creditors, and that it ought to be sus-
tained for the benefit of all parties ;"—when I read that
observation coupled with what had fallen from your
honour, I was at once -induced to pause in the
course which up to that time the directors had pur-
sued under my advice—namely, in showing cause
against the original adjudicatiou. I did so, and
within two days from that time I addressed to the
directors a letter, convening them to consider the im-
portant question of whether or not they should appeal
against the adjudication, expressly on the ground that
their own honour was personally concerned in the issue
as to the determination they should cotne to, and that
not merely with reference to the inquiry referred to in
those observations of your Honour, but also with refer-
ence to the duties which it was incumbent on them as
directors of the bank to discharge towards creditors in
the present emergency as well as towards those share-
holders whose interests, so long as the bank was con-
sidered by them flourishing and carrying on its affairs
prosperously, were peculiarly confided to them. They
did so, and within 21 days took place that argument in
the Court of Chancery which developes still more fully
to their minds and to my own all the arguments appli•
cable to establish the position upon which your judgment
was founded, and it was peculiarly the interest of credi-
tors, but that it was not less the interest of the share-
holders that the jurisdiction of the two courts should be
wait t tined. In addition to these observations came
with full force that peculiar one to wnich I am now re-
ferring—namely, that it was only through the instru-
mentality of this Court that the directors and officers of
the back, who at present are undoubtedly, naturally,
arid necessarily under a cloud of suspicion in the public
mind, could find in this court an opportunity of publicly
exculpating themselves, and submitting to an inquiry
which will enable them to bring forward all those facts
upon which their exculpation depends. You will per-
haps allow me to add, with reference to the peculiar ex-
pression in the passage—namely, the officers as well as
directors of the establishment, I, as one of those officers
(having been secretary as well as solicitor to the bank) did
most anxiously second the spirit of those observations,
which were no doubt intended to weigh upon the direc-
tors themselves, feeling, as I do, that I am myself person-
ally interested in having that inquiry, and that oppor- '
tunity of exculpation which this Court alone can
afford, and that I hope that such an opportunity will '
be afforded if the arrangement that has been referred to '
has been, carried out, as I most sincerely trust it
will be. It must be borne in mind that there are in con-
nection with the parties referred to both the directors
and officers of the establishment, individuals upon whom
the misfortune that has befallen to this bank will have
an effect not less deplorable thanthat which itis calculated
to have upon shareholders as well as upon creditors ;
that many of them will be placed in a position in which
they will have to begin the world anew ; and that the
Tenure a the na, k now suojeum Lunn s-- ,
could be more appropriate to the objects of their pre-
sent desires and ends than that the inquiry should take
place which should give an opportunity of establishing,
if they can, their innocence in the eyes of the world. ,
With these observations you will permit me to express
my acquiescence in the course suggested, and I hope the
arrangements referred to will be successfully carried out,
and that promptly.
The Comnissioner —I quite concur with the observa-
tions made so far as relates to the course taken by the
directors and officers of the company ; and, as I said in
thejudgment I delivered, I felt that, as the opportunity
was given to the directors and officers by the 7 and 8
Viet., e. 111, an inquiry into the formation and manage-
ment of the company was quite as much for the benefit
of the directors and officers of the company themselves

„s for any parties interested in winding up the affairs of
th,s7,cornpany, because it immediately gave tbem an op-
porti2nity of explaining, if they could do so, any suspi-
cions tLat may be casqupon them in the management of
the company, and they will then have a formal judg-
ment of a court of justice exculpating them ; or if unfor-
tunately the reverse should turn out to be the case, they
must, of °aurae, submit to the proceedings referred to by
the act of Parliament. But the great thing is this, that,
in all cases of failure, in the absence of inquiry, suspi-
cions necessarily attach to various persons, and reports
get about, probably without any foundation, and persons
therefore may suffer most materially in their future pros-
pects, when, perhaps, the whole might be removed in a
few hours by a little inquiry. Under these circumstances
I think that what I said was quite as much to the advan-
tage of directors and officers of the company as with refer-
ence to the present shareholders and creditors themselves.
Mr. Paddison—So it has been felt.
The petition to annul was ordered to stand over ac-
cordingly.
(Beim:A Mr. Commissioner Evans.)
iN
.10 WM. J. ROBSON.
This bankrupt was ai; antimony smelter, of Bowling-
green-mews, Kennington, but is better known for his for-
geries of Crystal Palace scrip.. He was brought up in
custody to pass his last examination. The curiosity to
see a person who has rendered himself so notorious
was great, and the court was crowded at an early hour.
Being removed from the open court, after the lapse of a
few minutes, to a private room, many remained to a late
hour to witness his departure. By the kindness of an
officer of the court the bankrupt was permitted to see
his wife—the last time, it was said, that he would be
enabled to do s during the 20 years over which his
sentence of transportation extends.
The accounts not having been filed an adjournment
was orderer accordingly; Mr. Mount appearing for the
assignees.
Proofs were admitted during the day to the amount of
about 5001. It is stated that the assets (about 2,0001.)
will suffice to pay the creditors in full, excepting, f
course, the claims on the forged scrip. It is supposed
that these proofs may be tendered. On the other hand,
it is said a question will be raised whether the directors
of the Crystal Palace, having availed themselves of the
criminal law, can be permitted to prove as creditors,
except in respect to any surplus assets that may
accrue
beyond the payment of 20s. in the pound to the other
creditors. Some idea of the style in which the bankrupt
had furnished his residence maybe gathered from the
fact that one account for furniture was tendered on a
balance, the original amount being upwards of 2,0001.,
and on account of which about 1,6001. had been paid by
the bankrupt. The bill includes au item of 157 guineas
for drawing-room curtains. The cost of furnishing ” the
Priory" altogether exceeded 5,0001., and a considerable
sum has been derived from that source for his estate.
The furniture, for which upwards of 2,0001. was paid or
charged, has produced about 8001. The bankrupt would
appear to have kept two books—a cash-book and a rough
day-book, both of which are very much mutilated.
The adjournment was to the Bth of January next, at
12 o'clock.

,The Grand Council of Fribourg has just granted an
amnesty to the persons arrested during the late riots
relative to the dearness of potatoes. The Bund ex-
pressed its disapprobation of that course, declaring that
those persons, although not political insurgents, merited
some punishment as a warning to them for the future.
SALE OF A WRECK.—On Saturday, the wreck of the ,
packet-ship Samuel M. Fox was sold by auction at the
office of Messrs. Percival, Campbell, and Co., brokers,
Exchange-street, east. The vessel was offered as she
now lies stranded on Burbo Bank, together with any
stores or materials that may be found on board. She
is 1,215 tons measurement, and was built in 1850 by
Mr. W. H. Webb, of New York. The cargo consists
of iron rails, pig and sheet iron, tin plates, bale goods,
hardware, &c., a portion of which has been saved. By
the conditions of sale the purchaser will receive a sal-
vage of 50 per cent. on all such cargo as may be saved
and landed at Liverpool. The sale was largely attended
by brokers and others who speculate in property of this
Iles ciription. The vessel was put up at the sum of 1001.,t
and after some small advances had been madilion
rice
amo, tint the bidding became very spirited. The.
avPanCe
ultit ,lately reached 8,000/. ; and there being no a_r
J.
thel iessel was knocked down for that sum to
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tßudjon ,mciiiasrtionfe
csotuorrseeddeeapleern.d
upon The success
whether of the
us
rpeembc:uaslyae
sum, eds in recovering the vessel and saving they
;ial portion of the cargo.—:Ltverposi Courter. Liu
,111- o x has since gone to pieces.

INSTITUTION 01? VIVIL ENGINEE.R4WEWSPAPF p
Nov. 25.
17-"*-Tysta...let.—..:\
',ay.., • . -'l7-.. - t'f,;\s,tr,
THE LATE J. M. RENDEL, ESQ. i,V`t44l, - i ''... \
On taking the chair Mr. Brunel announek t;'01,41/5:
of
-the meeting The decease, on the 21st instatit,‘‘ 47";,---s„i- 447,(--4
Mr. Jam?sMeadows Rendel, past president olike-'-."1404,,, pi 4,4:
institution, and proposed, as a mark of respects. 4, sakks
_
the memory of the late distinguished member, to; -
adjourn the meeting. This proposition was unani="l" 11 S
_ mously agreed to, several members availing them-
' selves of the opportunity of expressing' their 're=.
spect and esteem for their late friend, and their
sympathy with his family for the heavy loss they
had sustained.
The late Mr. J. M. Reudell was a native of the
west of England, where he was practically instruct-
ed in the executive part of the profession, and was
early selected by that acute observer of talent, Mr.
Telford, for laying out and constructing consider-
able lengths of turnpike roads in Devonshire
and Cornwall ; and the difficulties he there era-
countered and overcame tended much to give him
that self-reliance so useful to him in his subse-
quent career.
After being engaged in several large works in his
native district, he undertook the construction of
the cast-iron bridge over the river Lary, near Ply-
mouth, at the express desire of the Eariof2M2 Morley,
who had the discrimination to discover the latent
talents of the young engineer, then only
of age, and to his exclusive direction, with the ap-
proval of Mr. Telford, was intrusted the execution
of that important work. It was commenced in the
year 1824, and was completed in 1827, as described
in the first volume of the Transactions of the Insti-
tution. This was soon followed by the construction
of the floating steam bridge for crossing the estuary
of the Dart, near Dartmouth, somewhat on the
same principle as those subsequently established
by him for crossing the Hamoaze between Torpoint
and Devonport, as described in the second volume
of the Transactions ; and, later still, those at Salt-
ash, at Southampton, and at Portsmouth.
He was engaged also in the distribution of the
water-mains at her Majesty's dockyard, Plymouth,
and on the water works at Edinburgh.
In the year 1838 he removed from Plymouth. to
London, and soon became extensively occuplikt-on '
important-works, and was engaged in the Parlia-
mentary contests of that remarkable period in the
history of engineering. Among the numerous
works upon which he was occupied way be men-
tioned the Montrose Suspension Bridge; the In-
verness Bridge ; the Leith, and the East and West
India and Laudon Dacks, where he designed and
executed extensive improvements, amounting to
partial reconstruction.
The design for the construction of docks at Bir.
kenhead, in Cheshire, of such an extent as to create
a formidable rival to Liverpool, brought Mr. Ren-
del very prominently before the world, and the
protracted contests on this subject will not only be
long remembered in the history of Parliamentary
committees, but the evidence given by the projector
and other engineers, as now collected, forms a va-
luable record of the state of engineering practice.
The almost incessant labour, and the mental
anxiety inseparable from this undertaking, were
more than even his powerful constitution could
support, and it is feared that they tended to
shorten his valuable life.
The daring project of constructing a dock at
Great Grimsby, by projecting the works far out
upon the mud banks of the river Humber, was
next successfully accomplished ; and he commenced
the.two great works which alone suffice to hand
down his name to posterity beside those of Smea-
ton, Rennie, arid Telford,—the harbours of refuge
of Holyhead and Portland ; both these works were
conceived with the largest views, and have been
carried on with great rapidity. In both cases the
system was adopted of establishing timber stages
over the line of the- jetties, and depositing the
masses of stone of all dimensions, by dropping
them vertically from railway waggons into their
positions; thus bringing up the mass simultane-
ously to above the level of the sea. In this man-
ner, as much as 24,000 tons of stone have been
deposited in one week, and to supply this vast de-
mand monster blasts of five or Fix tons of gun-
powder were frequently employed. These two
great works are progressing very satisfactorily,
and it is worthy of remark, that although the
severe storms which have repeatedly occurred on
the exposed coasts where they are situated have
done some injury to portions of the stages and
of the temporary works, not a stone would appear '
to have been carried away from the jetties ; and -
the succes, of the system may be said to be coin. -
plete, in spite of the sinister predictions which
prevailed before the system was tried.
Among the other works upon which Mr. Ronda
was engaged should also be mentioned the con-
structions on the River Lea and the improvements
of the Nene River—the latter a work of consider-
.z.lalei ainieults,and not vet completed. He was
works in Ireland.
He was less engaged in railways than in hydrau-
lic works, but in England he executed thB Birken-
head, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction - line ;
and in India he had the direction of the East
Indian and the Madras Railways, the former pro-
jected by Mr. Macdonald Stephenson, as the first
of the vast system now being formed, and which
will work such a revolution in the destiny of the
Indian empire. The Ceylon and the Pernambuco
lines were also under his charge.
The limits of this short sketch preclude the pos-
sibility of enumerating mere of the works upon
which Mr. Rendel was engaged, and it would
appear extraordinary how he could find time for
such varied occupation, as, in addition to these .
active duties, he was very frequently called upon
by the Government to report on large works, the
most implicit confidence being repose' in his truth-
fulness, the correctness of his views, and the
fearless expression of his opinions.
He was a man of great energy, clear perception,
and correct judgment ; his practical knowledge was
well directed, and he knew how to make good use
of the scientific acquirements and skill of all whose
services he engaged. His evidence before com-
mittees of the house was clear and convincing—
seldom failing in carrying his point—and his re-
ports on engineering works are so well conceived
and drawn up that it may be hoped that they will
be given to the world for the benefii of the profes-
sion. With these qualities, which were fully ap-
preciated, it need scarcely be mentioned that he
rose rapidly to a very high position in his profes-
sion. He became a fellow of the Royal Society,
and was elected on the council ; he was, a very
early member of the Institution of Civil Engineers,
having joined it in 1824. He had been for the
last 16 years upon the council, and held the post of
president during the years 1852 and 1853.
He was as amiable and kind in private life as he
was energetic and firm in public, and his decease,
which occurred on the 21st of November, cast a
gloom over the whole of the profession of which he
was a brilliant ornament.

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THE BATE OF DISCOUNT.

Although the Bank of England have abstained
from any reduction of their rate of discount the
funds have again been very firm yesterday, closing
at a further advance of a quarter per cent. Con-
sols for money, which left off last evening at 94 to
i, opened at 941 to i. From this they temporarily
receded to 941, but the market, supported by the
advices from the Paris Bourse, soon resumed its firm-
ness, and the last operations were at 94i to i for
money, and 94i to 1 for the 4th of December. For
the new account on the Bth of January the final
price was 95 to L. During the day the Bank gave
andoe
a this
notice that they would be prepared to a_dni.ruanaly
money on Government securities till the J
account at their current rate of 7 per cent.,
removal of the recent resolution ,against
eeepted as
advances upon stock on any terms was a
however,
a favourable indication. The proceeht g making
sn'uttin MI for
has always been customary during t
the dividends. For some time pastßank having taken
exaggerated re-
ports have been circulated of the
loans on stock • and, although t
d really to have
with-
drawn from the market are belie'athe amouniits so
that they will
been insignificant, the aseini
assumption that they will.
been insignificant, the
now be repaid may, probabIY have operated to in-
Puce. The amount of
crease the tendency to coons
unimportant. Money,
now be repaid may, probably,
business during the day
for loans till January
was not freely offereent.
The telegraphic accounts
:ahnodrt loans at cent.,
1 pere
announcing a
atlhtehoruatgehwoabsta6inable oud
decline in the demand
from China,
exercised
a favourable influence, and
for silver,
hrevailing impression that under
strengthened t
s' City Article.
needlessly high.— tme
existing circumseticnc.es the bank rate of discount is

CIIINA.—The telegraphic acclunta from China yester-
day are to the 15th Oct,, being 16 days later than three
received a short time back via Bombay. As regards the
probability of a diminution of the drain of specie from
this side they are in some degree favourabTe, since the
exportation of silver as an ordinary exchange operation
would now, it is calculated, result in loss. To meet the
however, it must of course-still
paymentsbe fo
sent. The Prn
eqUiotelon at Canton was 4s. Sid., being
a decline of lid. At Shanghai it was 7s. 7d.—a decline
of ld. The exports of tea to date were 22,700
against 27,500,0001 b. last year. Of silk, they were
28,000 bales against 15,500. There was no tea at
Shanghai. Silk was scarce and 15 dole. per peal higher.
,000113.
The settlements amounted to 43,000 bales aggunat 20,000
last year. The tea duties at Foo.Chow were being paid
by bents pending a demand on the part of the United
States' officials for satisfaction for the murder of M.
Cunningham.

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS.—
Wanted for a Lady and her Servant, a
SITTING-ROOM, Three BED ROOMS, and separate KIT-
CHEN, where there are no other lodger,, near a chief
thoroughfare ; between Charing-cross and Hyde-park-corner
preferred. Any party unused to letting would find the
advertiser a desirable occupant. References exchanged.
Address, with full particulars, T, 104, Strand.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—
M. JIILLIEN'S CONCERTS. Last
Week but Two—The New Grand French Quadrille.—The
last time but One of the Grand Selection from La Traviata.
—Miss Juliana May.—Madame Elisa Poma(prima donna from
the principal theatres in Italy), will shortly have the honour
of making her first appearance in England.—Third appear-
ance this season of the celebrated Pianist, Miss Arabella
Goddard, on Monday next.
Programme for VHS EVENING (Friday, Nev. TO:—
Part I. Overture, Leonora—Beethoven ; Quadrille, Horton
—Jullien ; Symphony, Andante from Mendelssohn's Sym-
phony in C minor—Mendelssohn; Ballata, " Questa o quella"
(Bigeletto), Signor Millardi— Verdi ; Polka, My Mary Inn
(17th time)—Jullien ; Concerto for Four Violins, MM. Ket-
tenus, Demunck, Schmidt, and Le Hon—Kettenus ; Varso-
vienne the Warsaw (the fifth time this season)—Jullien ;
Grand Aria, Ernani ! involami (Erna/1i), Miss Juliana May
(her fourth appearance)—Verdi ; the new Grand French
Quadrille (the 18th time) with variations for flute, flageolet,
oboe, clarinet, ophiclei.le, and cornet, performed by MM. De
Folley, De Yong, Collinet, Lavigne, Sonnenberg, Hughes, and
Keeniv, ; Finale : Partant pour la Syrie, Vive l'Empereur—
Jullien.
Part 2. Opera, Grand Operatic Selection from Verdi's opera
of " La Traviata" (lfor the last time but one) with solos for
violin, oboe, flute, clarinet, trumpet, ophicleide, and cornet,
by Messrs. Le Hon, Lavigne, De Folley, Sonnenberg, Duhem,
Hughes, and Kcenig ; Solo, Violoncello, M. Demunck, Jun.
—Servais ; Tyrolienne, In questo semplice (Betly), iss
Juliana May—Donizetti ; Polka, Flirtation—Jullien ; Air,
" Una furtiva Lagrima" (Elixir d'Amore), Signor MillaMi—
Donizetti ; Valse, Victory—Kcenig ; Galop, Pelissier—

D'Albert.
Conductor—M. Jullien. To commence at 8 o'clock. Prices
of admission :—Promenade, ls. ; Dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; private
boxes, 10s. 6d., 21.1.5., and upwards. Private boxes to be
secured of Mr. Nugent, at the box-office of the theatre
st all the principal libraries and musiesellers'; and at Jullien
and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street.

•••••
THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE.—
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
Acting Manager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R.
Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley.
ITALIAN OPERAS, COMEDY, and BALLET, every Evening

during the Week, at Old Play-house Prices.
Upper Gallery, Is. ; Gallery, is. 6cl. ; Pit, 3s. ; Upper
Boxes, 3s. 6d. ; First Circle, ss. ; Dress Circle, 75.; Stalls,
10s. ed. ; Private Boxes, one, two, three, and four guineas.
In consequence of the extraordinary and unprecedented
success that has attended the introduction of ITALIAN
OPERAS at Drury-lane, the Lessee begs to announce that
he has re-entered into arrangements with Messrs. Cramer,
Beale, and Co., who have succeeded in prevailing upon the
eminent Italian Artistes to forego their Continental engage-
ments, in order to appear fora Few Nights Longer in the
most celebrated operas of the great composers :----Madame
Grisi Madame Rudersdorff, Madame Amadei, Madame Sed-
lazek, and Madame Gassier ; Herr Reichardt, Signor Volpini,
Mons. Gassier, Signor Lorini, Signor Albicini, Signor Rovere,
Mr. Teniant, and Herr Formes. Powerful band and corn.
pieta chorus, under the direction of Signor Li Calzi.
THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform
(for tho last time) Bellini's popular Opera of NORMA.
Madame Grisi, Mdlle. Sedlatzek, Signor Lorini, and Herr
Formes.
After which, COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Plumper (his
original character), Mr. Charles Mathews. Other characters
by Mr. A. Yonne, Mr. Templeton, Miss Bulmer, and Miss
E. Wadhara.
To conclude with a Ballet, in which Mdlles. Osmont will
appear.
Boxes, stalls, and places can be secured of Messrs.
Cramer, Beale, and Co., Regent-street, and at the box-office
of the theatre, from 10 till 6. To prevent disappointment
an early application is solicited. The Free List will
be entirely suspended.
Doors open at half-past 7, commence at S.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
THIS EVENING, and To-morrow (Satur-
day), in consequence of its great success, THE SCHOOL
FOR SCANDAL, in which Mr. Murdoch will appear as
Charles Surface; Sir Peter Teazle, Mr. Chippendale ; Sir
Benjamin Backbite, Mr. Buckstone ; Crabtree, Mr. Compton;
Joseph Surface, Mr. Howe ; Sir Oliver Surface, Mr. Rogers;
Noses, Mr. Clark ; Sir Harry (with a song), Mr. W. Farren ;
Lady Teazle, Miss Reynolds ; Mrs. Candour, Miss Talbot ;
Lady Sneerwell, Mrs. Poynter ; Maria, Miss E. Sabine. After
which, the ssccessful new farce, A FAMILY FAILING,
in which Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. Chippendale, and
Miss Blanche Fane will appear. With (for positively the
last two nights), the ballet of EL GAMBUSINO, by Perea
Nena and her unrivalled Company of Spanish Dancers. To
conclude with MY LITTLE ADOPTED.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Real Success. Great Adelphi Hit !
THE ELVES, a Grand New Fairy Ballet Extravaganza, in
which Madame Celeste will appear as the Statue Bride every
evening.—Urgent Private Affairs and Good Night, Signor
Pantalon.—TßlS EVENING will be performed URGENT
PRIVATE AFFAIRS. Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, Selby;
Misses M. Keeley, Kelly, Arden, kc. After which, with new
scenery, dresses, machinery, and appointments, a new grand
fairy ballet extravaganza, 'Ailed THE ELVES, or the Statue
Bride, founded on the grand ballet spectacle, now perferm-
lug unexampled success at the Theatra Imperiale de
I'Opera at Paris, under the title of Les Elfes. Principal cha-
racters by Madame Celeste, Misses Wyndham, Mary Keeley,
!Sally, Chatterly, Arden, Messrs. Wt.' ght, Paul Bedford,
Ott, ttie nnirn:n nru.e.a. wif

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
THIS EVENING and during the week
will be presented Shakspeare's play of A MIDSUMMER
NIGHT'S DREAM.
After which will be produced a new petite comedy, in two
acts, called OUR WIFE ; or, The Rose of Amiens. Princi-
pal characters by Messrs. Ryder, Harley, Fisher ; Misses
Murray and C. Leclercq.
Mendelssohn's celebrated overture to A Midsummer
Night's Dream will commence at 5 minutes before 7.

LYCEUM THEATRE ROYAL.
Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon.
THIS EVENING (Friday), the highly successful Play
of FABIAN, or "La Mesalliance." Fabian, Mr. C. Dillon ;
Pauline, Mrs. C. Dillon.
♦fter which the extraordinary Troupe of Bedouin Arabs
will go through their surprising performances.
Concluding with the Burlesque of THE WINTER'S
TALE. Misses Woolgar, Wilton, Mesdames B. White,
Wiston, Messrs. Toole, Calhaem, Barrett, &c.

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick.
THIS EVENING, ROB ROY. Rob Roy, Mr. Creswick ;
Rashleigh, Mr. Potter ; Francis, Mr. Charles ; Bailie Nicol
Jarvie, Mr. Vollaire ; Dougal, Mr. Tapping ; Major Gal•
braith, Mr. S. Smith ; Helen Macgregor, Mrs. Brookes ;
Diana Vernon, Miss Ellis.
To conclude with DRED.

TRAND TFIEA.TRE.—Manager, Mr. T.
171 Pavnft.—THlS EVENING will be performed
LITTLE DORRIT. Messrs. Howard, G. Lee, Fitzgerald.
THE QUEEN'S MUSKETEERS. Mesdames Cuthbert, Fitz.
inman. &c. And THE CAPTAIN'S NOT A MISS.
Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, is.
Gallery, 6d.

-ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan.
THIS EVENING, WIVES AS TEIEY WERE AND
MAIDS AS THEY ARE. Messrs. Addison, G. Vining ;
Mrs. Stirling, Misses Swanborongh and Herbert.
And (fifth time), a new farce, JONES THE AVENGER.
Messrs. F. Robson, J. Rogers, and. Miss Marston.
Commence at ho.'f-past Seven.

THEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS.
Under the Mann
THIS EVENING, gernent of Mr. Phelps.
FAZIO. Duke, Mr. T. C. Harris ;
Fazio. Mr. H. Marston ; Bartolo, Mr. J. N. Ray ; Philario,
Mr. Haywell ; Bianca, Miss Atkinson.
To conclude with THE COMEDY OF ERitORS.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee Anti Nlvisger, Mr. W. Cooke.
THIS EVENING (First Week), MACBETH, with Eques-
trian Illustrations by Mr. W. Coke's Horses, trained by
him, Macbeth, Mr. James Holloway.
After which, the SCENES in the CIRCLE ;Miss Kate
Cooke in her elegant act of inandge, &c.
To conclude with OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS.
Doors open at half-past six ; commence at seven o'clock.
Boz-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr.
W. West. Ecoestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun.

Westminster-road.:
C ANTERBURY HALL,
OPEN EVERY EVENING ,_The follow-
ing company of Vocalists are engaged for th.
Selections from all the popular Operas, maie•performance of
Glees, Duets, &c., viz. : —Miss E. Pearce, Ninrgsais' Choruses,
Miss Brunell, and Miss Summers ; Mr. J. Caulfield, Caulfield,
esld, Herr F.
Jonghatanc, R. Grover, T. Raino, T. Farrant,
Barker, W. Melling, and P. Corrie ; Masters Austin, 'On,es' ',IT'
nett, and Corn i ; Mr. Sam Cowell and E. Macknev, pi Be
-o-
forte, .T. Fla rro way, R. A. ; harmonium, J. Caulfieldj"'
an-;
director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock -
cisely. Suppers, dze., until twelve o'clock. In additiofireto-
the usual Vocal Entertainment, the celebrated SPANISH
MINSTRELS will appear in costume at Nine and Eleven
o'clock Every evening, and sing some of their favourite selec-
tions.

THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, NOVEKBIR n
THERMOMETER, IN TOE SHADE.
50—highest since noon yesterday.
40 this morning and during the night.
43 —this day at noon.

BARON rrau, 2917.
WIND, N.W. to W.—Light, with dull, hazy weathor.

WATER AT LONDON BATDC4K.
THIS Dot—Morn. 5 min. aft. 2—'Evening 22 min. aft. 2
Tn-sioßEow—liorn. 41 min. aft. f!—Evening 56 min. aft. 2

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