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The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-17

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

On Saturday night the opera of "Don Giovanni"
was played to a house crammed to the ceiling, and the
opera fully merited the audience. Signor Lorini ac
quitted himself so well that, but for the .recollec-
tion of the prince of tenors, no one would have thought
a better Ottavio essential to complete success. The
opera was beautifully put upon the stage, in every
respect, no expense having been spared, either in
dresses or scenery. Grisi was the Donna Anna, and
almost surpassed herself. Madame Rudersdorff's Donna
Elvira is one of the best, if not the best, we have seen.
Herr Fot saes acted with his nHual scrupulous care, and sang
as few can sing the mole of Mozart. Madame Gas-
sier's Zerlina is a complete success, and, if M. Gassier is far
behind the unequalled Tamburini in his Don Giovanni, he '
at least, one of the very best Dons now to be found nn
the Italian stage. The clioroue was excellent through-
out, and the orchestra all that could be desired. " Don
Giovanni" is to be repeated next Thursday, previous to
whicb,that is, on Monday, and Tuesday, the "Trovatore"
will be presented, with Grisi as Leonora, and Signor
Graziani as the Count di Luna, for which he comes ex-
pressly from Paris. In fact, the lessee evinces every de•
terminal ion to leave nothing wanting that can tend to
the completeness of these operatic representations:, It
is announced, also, that Meyerbeer's opera of the Hu-
guenots " is in rehearsal, and that the splendid lyric
drama of "Le Prophets" is to be given shortly on a
scale of unequalled grandeur, for which all the ample
resources of this theatre will be employed.
London, England, 1856-11-17

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan.
THIS EVENING, STAY A T HOME.
MEDEA— Creon, Mr. Addison ; Jason, Miss Thirlwall ;
sOrp'ions. Mss 3faskell ; Cream, Miss M. Stanley ; Medea,
Mr. F. Robson.
A CONJUGAL LESSON. Lullaby, Mr. F. Robson ; Mrs.
Lullaby, Mrs. Stirling.
Commence at ha'f-past Seven.
London, England, 1856-11-17

EFFECTS OF THE SCARCITY OP GOLD.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Ssa,---I am an English ni rchant likely to be ruined
by the scarcity of gold. Yes, sir, likely to be ruined by
the disgraceful way with which those who are selected to
watch over the interests of the community allow them-
selves to become the tools of the bankers and money
lenders. Of course the circulating medium of the coun-
try should be increased with the increase of trade. The
wants of a nation are precisely the waive of an individual.
As our customer increases his business he necessarily
requires more credit and always obtains it. It
is perfectly legitimate that as the trade of
the country is developed there should be a simul- '
tancous addition to the circulating medium, and
if the precious metals cannot be obtained, then
bank notes, which are the best substitute, should take
their place. If gold and silver are warted at any price •
by the continent, and we find ourselves being drained of
all we possess, we should instantly issue hank notes for
domestic purposes. Are the ccills of England—those
gigantic sources of employment to the people—to close ?
Are thousands of families to starve Are the mighty
throes( of commerce, which are spreading life and civili-
sation over the world, and reflecting grandeur to Eng-
land, to be bound and fettered by such a trumpery cause
as an absence of circulating medium ? Am I to sit down
famished with hunger before a roasted capon, and allow
myself to starve becatve I cannot borrow a knife and fork,
except at an exorbitant price, to carve it en regle ?
This is too ridiculous, and it is wonderful that the in-
telligent members of the mercantile community should
allow themselves to be inconvenienced in this way by 'a
few selfish capitalists.
The trading class have not forgotten how the bill to
limit the liability of a partner to the amount of capital
actually invested in the concern was emasculated in the
House of Lords by Lord Overetone and the neble money
lenders to suit their own purposes, at the ex-
pense of the industrious young men and of the
smaller capitalists. The alteration referred to has had
the effect that was expected—it has started a number of
bubble companies in Eieg!and, and as p iwerlese to pre•
vent the large investments of English capital in foreig❑
railroads, which, I believe, if not checked, will at the
first appearance of general revolution, which is hourly
expected, be a terrible loss, not only to the holders of
shares, but to the nation at large. In 1847 the loss of
one Englishman was a gain to another, but a panic on
the continent will be like the 70,0011. lost by Messrs.
fox, Henderson, and Co. by a Danish Railway—a dead
loss to this country. In conolusion, sir, I hope you will
persevere in urging the immediate necessity of an in-
creased paper currency, and an alteration as soon as
possible in the Law of Partnership.—Yours, &c.,
C. W. S.
London, England, 1856-11-17

EGYPT.

ALEXANDRIA, Nov. s.—The transit trade through
Egypt, with an apparent tendency to greater deve-
lopment, has already attained proportions which at
one time were looked upon as highly improbable.
The cargo in transit to and fro by the last mail,
although rather under the average, amounts to
4,150 packages and 2,054 cases, containing about
557,0001. in specie ; and, when it is considered that
camels as yet constitute the only means of transport
for heavy goods across the desert bet ween Cairo any
Suez, but little room is left for surprise at the de-
tention of the steamers almost invariably amounting
to the full time allowed by the mail contracts. We
may, however, soon look for improvement in this
respect, as the Viceroy appears determined to urga
the speedy completion of the Cairo and Suez Rail-
way. He has signified his intention of having half
the line from Cairo completed and opened for
traffic in January next, when, therefore, passen-
gers may hope to bo conveyed by rail across that
portion of the Desert. In order to avoid inter
veiling high ground, the lino passe:; to the north
of the existing road, but a short temporary
branch will connect it with the half-way house
long known to overland travellers as the " cen-
tre station," whence the remaining portion of
the journey will still have to be performed in
vans until
he sp the entire line of railway he com-
ted. Teedy realisation of this event will
be looked upon as highly desirable, not only by
those directly concerned in every improvement
tending to facilitate or shorten communication be-
tween Great Britain and her Indian empire, but
also by all who feel an interest in viewing the on-
ward progress of this country towards the attain-
ment of the arta and civilisation of the 'West, for
although the mere commercial advantages accruing
to Egypt from the transit trade are, perhaps, fre-
quently overrated, still when the numerous collate
ral benefits it confers are taken into consideration
there can be none to question the high importance
of promoting and encouraging it by every possible
means.
London, England, 1856-11-17

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Curwen-street, Workington, 16th Nov., 1856.
Sia,—l perceive in The Sun, of the 13th inst., under
the head of "Limited Liability Companies as entered
and registered up to Oct. 31," the Harrington and
Workington Shipbuilding and Ropemaking Company.
A. mistake has occurred somewhere in placing this com-
pany under the class of limited liability companies, as
the documents which were presented to the Registrar of
Joint-Stock Companies for registration were applicable
to the plan of the UNlimited liability, and as such this
company must be incorporated, though they have not
yet received the certificate of incorporation.
I beg that you will he so good as to insert this expla-
nation in your next publication.
I aaa, sir, your most obedt. servant,
/OS. THOMPSON,
Solicitor to the Harrington and Shipbuilding
and Rgpemalgag Company.
London, England, 1856-11-17

ESSRS. lIUR ST

(Socemors to Mr. Colburn)

Have lately published the following New Works:—
ART and NATORE at HOME and ABROAD.
By G. W. TrautNnur,v, Esq. 2 Vols. 21s.
MEMOIRS of the COURT of the REGENCY.
By the Duke of BUCKINGHAM 2 Vo's. Bvo. Portraits. 30s.
LAKE NGAMI ; or Explorations and Discoveries
in Sou•h Western Africa. By CHARLES JOHN ANDERSSON.
With upwards of Fifty Illustrations. 30s.
THE OXONIAN IN NORWAY ; or, Notes of
Excursions in that Country. By the Rev. F. METCALFE, J.A.I
2 Vole Illustralions. 21s.
REVELATIONS of PRISON LIFE, with an
Enquiry into Pr!son Discip:ine Pnd Secondary Punishment. By
G. L. CHESTERTON. Second Edition. 21s.
LIFE of MARGUERITE D'ANGOULEME,
Queen of France, and Sister of Francis I By Mess FREER.
Second Edition. 2 Vols. Fine Portraits. 2's.
LIVES of the QUEENS of ENGLAND. By
AGNES STRICKLAND. Chek) Edition, with Portraits of every
Queen. Bvo. 7s. 6.d. each.
PEPYS'S DIARY. • Cheap Edition. With Por-
traits. 4 Vols Cis. each,

The CRESCENT and the CROSS. By ELIOT
WAailuaToN. Cheap Edition, 15 Illustrations. 6s.
•
PEN and PENCIL PICTURES. By THOMAS
WooD. With Illustrations by the Author. 10s. 6d. (Just
ready.)
ADVENTURES with the BRITISH ARMY
from 'the Commenc.;earnt or the War to the Fall of sobastopol.
By G. C. TAyLoa, late 95t11 egt 2 Vols. 21s.
The WANDERER •in ARABIA. By, _G. T.
! OWTH, Esq '2 Vols. illustrations. 21s.
The OLD COURT SUBURB. By LEIGH RUNT: Second. Edition. 2 Vols. 21s.
SCOTTIS[ HEROES in the DAYS of WAL-
LACE and 13ItUC51. Ily th 3 Rev. A. Cow. 2 Vols. 213.
London, England, 1856-11-17

LINP-oN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1P66

The vast interests at stake, and the unusual
amount of partisan feeling brought into pla.Y in
the recent election of President of the *United
states will dispose our readers to receive with
caution the announcement made by a morning
COHteMpOrarY of the result. Mr. BUCHANAN

may be. the successful candidate ; the balance of
- probabilities was) 011 the whole, in favour' of his
• election, but the intelligence has been communi-
cated by no reliable authority, and is entitled io
no more belief tbau pertains to a credible guess,
London, England, 1856-11-17

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Ctirwen-street, Workington, 16th Nov,, 1856.
SIB,—I perceive in The Sun, of the 13th inst., under
the head of "Limited Liability Companies as entered
and registered up to Oct. 31," the Harrington and
Workington Shipbuilding and Ropemaking Company.
A iu1t4.1.14.0 h ucuurred nurno-rviacro in planing this com-
pany under the class of limited liability companies, as
the documents which were presented to the Registrar of
Joint-Stock Companies for registration were applicable
to the plan of the uNlimited liability, and as such this
company mu-it be incorporated, though they have not
yet received the certificate of incorporation.
I beg that ynu will he so good as to insert this expla-
nation in your next publication.
I am, sir, your most ohedt, servant,
30S. THOMPSON,
Solicitor to the Harrington and Shipbuilding
and Ropemaling Company.
London, England, 1856-11-17

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

On Saturday night the opera of "Don Giovanni"
was played to a house crammed to the ceiling, and the
opera fully merited the audience. Signor Lorini ac
quitted himself so well that, but for the recollec-
tion of the prince of tenors, no one would have thought
a better Ottavio essential to complete success. The
opera was beautifully put upon the stage, in every
respect, no expense having been spared, either in
dresses or scenery. Grisi was the Donna Anna, and
almost surpassed herself. Madame Rudersdorff's Donna
Elvira is one of the best, if not the best, we have seen.
Herr Fur nes acted with his usual scrupulous care, and sang
as few can sing the mud° of Mozart. Madame Ga-i-
Bier's Zerlina is a complete success, and, if M. Gassier is far
behind the unequallei Tamburini in his Don Giovanni, he
at least, one of the ♦ery best Dons now to be found on
the Italian stage. The cnorous was excellent through-
out, and the orchestra all that could be desired. " Don
Giovanni" is to be repeated next Thursday, previous to
which,that is, on Monday, and Tuesday, the "Trovatore"
will be presented, with Grisi as Leonora, and Signor
Graziani as the Count di Luna, for which he comes ex-
pressly from Paris. In fact, the lessee evinces every de-
termination to leave nothing wanting that can tend to
the completeness of these operatic reprdsentations. It
is announced, also, that Meyerbeer'a opera of the "Hu-
guenots " is in rehearsal, and that the splendid lyric
drama of "Le Prophete " is to be given shortly on a
scale of unequalled grandeur, for which all the ample
resources of this theatre will be employed.
London, England, 1856-11-17

SPAIN.

MADRID, Nov. 13.—8 y a royal decree the state
of siege throughout Spain has been raised. In the
Council of Ministers to-day extraordinary credits
for divers services have been granted to the Mi-
nister of Finances.
The Madrid journals of the 11th state that the
Archbishop of Toledo had ordered prayers to be
offered up in all the churches of his diocese for the
cessation of drought. The Epoca says that the
Government was about to order the construction
of two ships of the line, three frigates, and three
corvettes on the screw principle.
The Epoca says that the salary of members of
the Royal Council is to be 60,000 reads. It is now
said that M. Pacheco has sent in his resignation
as Ambassador at London, and that it has been
accepted.
The intelligence from Madrid is not cheering.
Espartero is completely decried, and the Glamor
Publico, the oldest Progresista organ, has published
lan article against him, which, under all circum-
stances, is positively cruel. There is no doubt that
Narvaez and Pidal wish to keep up at least the ap-
pearance of free government, but they are opposed
by their colleague Nocedal (a renegade Liberal),
and the Court faction. The English Ambassador is
supposed by the Court to be promoting this con-
stitutional march, and the result is that the ultra
journals are furious against him, and actually re-
commend that he should be sent out of the country.
Herewith is a specimen of the manner in which
Lord Howden is treated by an absolutist journal
called La Regeneracion:—

" We should like to find a patriotic explanation of the
satisfaction with which some persons hear of the manoeu-
vres of England with the view of bringing back among us
anarchy and disorder by means of a parliamentary system
The patriotism which we recognise in Gen. Narvaez in-
spires ns with the certainty that he will know how to reject
with all the indignation of his Spanish heart every foreign
intrusion in what belongs to ourselves only to settle. The
Duke of Valencia has not forgotten the great and impor-
tant act of 1848.
,Such is the line that ought to be fol-
lowed, and which will be followed, however distasteful
it may be to bad Spaniards."

The meaning of the foregoing is that Lord How-
den should be treated by General Narvaez as Sir
Henry Bulwer was in 1848 by the same person.
This, if carried into effect, would make three expul-
sions within eight years. Civis Romanue sum
might with advantage be proposed as a subject for
an essay in the next competitive examination.
London, England, 1856-11-17

EGYPT.

ALEXANDRIA) Nov. s.—The transit trade through
Egypt, with an apparent tendency to greater deve-
lopment, has already attained proportions which at
one time were looked upon as highly improbable.
The cargo in transit to and fro by the last mail,
although rather tinder the average, amounts to
4,150 packages and 2,054 cases, containing about
557,0001. in specie ; and, when it is considered that
camels as yet constitute the only means of transport
for heavy goods across the desert between Cairo and
Suez, but little room is left for surprise at the de-
tention of the steamers almost invariably amounting
to the full time allowed by the mail contracts. We
may, however, soon look for improvement in this
respect, as the Viceroy appears determined to urge
the speedy completion of the Cairo and Suez Rail-
way. He has signified his intention of having half
the line from Cairo completed and opened for
traffic in January next, when, therefore, passen-
gers may hope to be conveyed by rail across that
portion of the Desert. In order to avoid inter
vening high ground, the line pas-;es to the north
of th existing road, but a short temporary
branch will connect it with the half-way house
long known to overland travellers as the " cen-
tre station," whence the remaining portion of
the journey will still have to be performed in
vans until the entire line of railway be com-
pleted. The speedy realisation of this event will
be looked upon as highly desirable, not only by
those directly concerned iu every improvement
tending to facilitate or shorten communication be-
tween Great iiritain and her Isdian empire, but
also by all .who feel an interest in viewing the on-
ward progress of this.country towards the attain-
ment of the arts and civilisation of the West, for
although the mere commercial advantages accruing
to Egypt from the transit trade are, perhaps, fre
quently overrated, still when the numerous collate
red benefits it confers are taken into consideration
there can be none to question the high importance
of promoting and encouraging it b y every possible
means.
London, England, 1856-11-17

A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lesqee Awl M:inager, Mr. W. dqoke.
THIS EVENING an entirely new Equestrian Spectacle,
founded upon Mrs. Beecher Stowe's popular work, called
BRED, in which will he developed its graphic Equestrian
Sketches of Negro Life, by Mr. W. Cooke's Horses, expressly
trained by hint.

After which, Miss Kate Cooke in the SCENES of the
CIRCLE. Also Mr, James Cooke.
To conclude with OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS.
Doors open at half-na9t sir • commence at seven o'clock.
Ws-office open from Elevm till Four. Stage Manager, Mr.
W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, inn. •

saIGLI WA.TEB. AT LONDON BRI
THIS DAY--Morn. 5G min. aft. 4—Evening 31 min. aft. 5
Tn-Moßßow-,—Morn 45 min. sift. 5 —emming 12 min *ft. 6

THE WEATtiEtt—SUN ()MOO, NOVEIIIIER 16.
TEIRMOXETRR, I i Tqa &EARL
4g —Melon stnee noon yesterday.
37 -lowest this morning Ind dining the night.
39 --this day at noon:
PAROMETtit, 30.24.
When, S.W.—Light, with hazy woailler, inclining to
fog. There was some slight rain last night, bat the wind
wont round to N. and changed to frost in the morning.
NOVEMBER 17.
41—highest since uotai yesterday.
35 _Tewest this morning anri 411611: the night.
div at noon.
BAROMETER, All—falling.
Won, South-easterly. Light, with hazy weather.
Heavy ••• f all the morning and sharp frost.

STAMPED EDITION OF " THE 311. I."

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time for Post, may 31w b 4 "4 fro n

past t till o'clo,* 'every evening.

Subicribers in the Country will plemo to
observe that the heading " TIERD

is always to be seen on the papers containing
the latest news. If any difficulty be experienced

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Sun Office, 112, Strand.

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is lid per lb. Several parcels of foreign wool have like-
wise changed hands. In the private market very little is
doing. The imports last week were 161 bales from Shang-
hai, 58 from Hambro', 1,317 from Algoa Bay, 642 from
Sydney, and 477 from Mogadore.
The following are the cturrent rates of English wool :
Down tegs, is 5d to is 53d ; Down ewes, is 3d to is 4d .
half-bred hogs, is 4d to la 5d ; half-bred wethers, is 3d to
is ; Kent fleeces, is 3id to Is 4d ; Leicester do., is 3d
to 18 4d ; flannel wool, lid to is 4d ; blanket wool, 9d to
is 2d ; combing skins, lid to is 21 ; and old skin, la 4d
to la 6d psr lb.
London, England, 1856-11-17

THE Mill, RECORDER OF LONDON.

The Hon. S. Wortley having accepted the office of
Solicitor-General, the Recordership of the City of Lon-
don becomes vacant as a matter of course. The hon.
and learned gentleman will in a few days officially no•
tify his resignation to the city authorities, and there is
every reason to believe that Mr. Bodkin, the well-known
criminal practitioner, will be his successor. Such an
appointment will no doubt give universal satisfaction to
the bar and the public.

Queen Christina of Spain has arrived at Marseilles.
There were rumours in Paris on Saturday of a Minis-
terial crisis at Naples.
Gonzales Bravo is definitively appointed Spanish Am-
bassador to London;
On Saturday night the barque Lee, lying in St.
George's-dock, Liverpool, was nearly destroyed by fire.
A convict, named Butler, effected his escape on Friday
afternoon last from Portsmouth Dockyard.
Colonel Crabbe was on Friday last elected chief con-
stable of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
The retail dealers of tobacco this morning increased
the prices a halfpenny the ounce.
The Christmas Cattle Show will take place at the
Baker-street Bazaar this year on the 9th, 10th, 11th, and
12th December.
The Hull Packet says that some expectation is enter-
tained that the Rev. Dr. Whiteside, of Scarbro, will
be elevated to the see of Ripon.
The specie by the West India steamer La Plata yest( r •
day is 156,5007., of which 108,0007. is gold. The Alham-
bra, from Lisbon, has brought 8,8221.
The Portuguese financial agent in London has issued
a fresh notice, detailing the progress of the conversior.
The total amount converted up to the 30th of June last
was 6,320,8917., and since that date 2,519,519/.
DEATH OF ADMIRAL FREDERICK WATKINS.—We
regret to announce the death of the above venerable admi-
ral, the oldest admiral in the navy, his commission as
lieutenant bearing date as far back as November, 1790.
Rear-admiral Sir Houston Stewart is to be Com-
mander-in-Chief of tLe North American and West India
station, in room of Rear-Admiral Fansbawe, whose term
of servics: expires on the 23d.
THE Loss OP TAB ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP TAY.
The report of Mr. Train, the Greenwich Police-court
magistrate, who was recently appointed to inquire iiito
the loss of tha royal mail steamship Tay, near Cape
Roxo, in the Gulf of Mexico, was presented to the Lords'
Committee of the Privy Council for Trade on Saturday.
It sta'es that the loss of the ship is to be attributed to
as extraordinary current which retarded her progress
after her departure from Vera Cruz, and was not within
the meaning of the act of Parliament, caused by the
wrongful act or default of Cip:ain Strutt, and that the
conduc-, of Captain Strutt at, and subsequent t the
time of the wreck, both in the attempts he made to get
the ship off, and the means he used for the safety of the
passengers, orew, ak vas, was marked by judgment,
skill, and self-pOSsee 0!?:
London, England, 1856-11-17

LONDON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 18"

The vast interests at sake, and the unusual
amount of partisan feeling brought into play in
the recent election of ~
Prement of the United
States will dispose our readers to receive with
caution the announcement made by a morning
contemporary of the result. Mr. %GHANA;
may. be, the successful candidate; the balance
fanocehoisf
probabilities was, on the whole, in favour
election, but. the intelligence has been communi-
cated by no reliable authority, and is entitled to
no more belief than pertains to a credible guess.
London, England, 1856-11-17

tervention for the tottering despots of the mal-
treated nations, was cordially cheered. Non-in-
tervention was not objected to if the hoary oppres-
sors were bound to observo it also. But with
Russia in Warsaw, Austria in Milan, and oven in
Parma. and Ancona, and France in Rome, the
cant of non-intervention is perceived to be the
mere cuckoo cry of forbearance with despots.
Surely England has as much right at Syracuse as
France at Rome ; and order is no less wanted at
Naples than in the Papal States.
The people of Manchester and Sheffield are
eager enough for non-intervention, but they de-
mand that the principle shall be enforced on all.
We think nothing would tend so much to bring
France and Austria, rather FRANCIS JOSEPH
and Louis NAPOLEON, to their senses,
as for England to act in Sicily the part
which France and Austria are acting in
Continental Italy. We owe it, as we are sorrow-
fully aware, to Sicily, but we owe it to the cause
of non-intervention. If the despots found that
England would intervene as much in the cause of
liberty as they do in that of oppression, we should
soon hear no more of intervention. BOMEA. and
the Porn, and the young tyrant of Vienna, would
be left to square it with their subjects as they
best might, and. interventions of this kind on ous.
part, which none could complain of or resist,
would thus be the surest guarantee of the nations
getting their rights.
London, England, 1856-11-17

THEAtRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
THIS EVENING (MONDAY), and
every evening during the week, THE SCHOOL
FOR SCANDAL, in which Mr. Murdoch will appear as
Charles Surface ; Sir Peter Teazle, Mr. Chippendale ; Sir
Benjamin Backbite, Mr. Buekstone ; Crabtree, Mr. Compton;
Joseph Surface, Ir. Howe ; Sir Oliver Surface, Mr. Rogers;
Moses, Mr. Clark ; Sir Harry (with a song), Mr. W. Farreu ;
Lady Teazle, Miss Reynolds ; Mrs. Candour, Miss Talbot ;
Lady Sneerwell, Mrs. Poynter ; Maria, Miss E. Sabine. After
which Perea Sena and the Spanish Dancers. With (first
time) an entirely new farce, entitled A FAMILY FAILING,
in which Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. Chippendale, and
Miss Blanche Fane will appeaar. To conclude with THE
POSTMAN'S KNOCK. ,
London, England, 1856-11-17

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
LescieP4. Mestirs. Si%.n)llPril Aryl Creswick.

THIS EVENING, THE FLOWER GIRL; or, Convict
Marquis. Cranonllr. Creswick ; Louis Barcnne, Mr. Cal-
vert ; Launay, Mr. Charles ; Baptiste, Mr. Widdicomb ; Le
Beau, Mr, Vollaire ; Madeline, Miss Biddies.
To conclude with DRED.

THEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS.
Under the Manav,erneut of Mr. Phelps.
TIIIs - EVENING, OTHELLO. Othello, Mr. Phelps ;
Ingo. Mr. 11. Marston ; Cassio, Mr. F. Robinson ;. Roderigo,
Mr. Belford ; BrAbantio, Mr. A. Rayner ; Montano, Mr. T.
C. Harris ; Duke, Mr. Meagreson ; Desdentona, Miss M.
Eburne ; Emilia, Miss Atkinson
Tc conclude with FRIEND WAGGLES.
London, England, 1856-11-17

EFFECTS OF THE SCARCITY OF GOLD,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

am an English ni-rchant likely to -be ruined
by the scarcity of gold. Yes, sir, likely to be ruined by
the disgraceful way with which those wh ) are selected to
watch over the interests of the community allow them-
selves to become the tools of the bankers and money
lenders. Of course the circulating medium of the coun-
try should be increased with the increase of trade. The
want,s of a nation are precisely the wants of an individual,
As our customer increases his business he necessarily
requires more credit and always obtains it. It
is perfectly legitimate that as the trade of
the country is developed there should be a simul-
taneous addition to the circulating medium, and
'if the precious metals cannot be obtained, then
bank notes, which are the best substitute, should take
their plane. If gold and silver are wanted at any price
by the continent, and we find ourselves being drained of
all we possess, we should instaotly issue bank notes for
domestic purposes. Are the mills of England—those
gigantic sources of employment to the people—to close ?
Are thousands of families to starve I Are the mighty
throes of commerce, which are spreading life and civili-
sation over the world, and reflecting grandeur to Eng-
land, to be bound and fettered by such a trumpery cause
as an absence of circulating medium ? Am I to sit down
famished with hunger before a roasted capon, and allo
myself to starve becauie I cannot borrow a knife and fork,
except at an exorbitant price, to carve it en regle ?
This is too ridiculous, and it is wonderful that the in-
telligent members of the mercantile community should
allow themselves to be inconvenienced in this way by a
few selfish capitalists.
The trading class have not forgotten how the bill to
limit the liability of a partner to the amount of capital
actually in►ested in the concern was emasculated in the
House of Lords by Lord Overstone and the noble money
lenders to suit their own purposes, at the ex-
pense of the industrious young men and of the
smaller capitalists. The alteration referred to has had
the effect that was expected—it has started a number of
bubble companies in England, and as p )werless to pre•
vent the large investments of English capital in foreign
railroads, which, I believe, if not checked, will at the
first appearance of general revolution, which is hourly
expected, be a terrible loss, not only to the holders of
shares, but to the nation at large. In 1847 the loss of
one Englishman was a gain to another, but a panic on
the continent will be like the 70,000/. lost by Messrs.
Fox, Henderson, and Co. by a Danish Railway—a dead
loss to this country. In conclusion, sir, I hope you will
persevere in urging the immediate necessity of wan in-
creased paper currency, and an alteration as soon as
possible in the Law of Partnership.—Yours, &c.,
C. W. S.
London, England, 1856-11-17

LYCEIIM THEATRE ROYA L.
Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon.
FABIAN, or " Lti Mesallianee." every Evening.
Burlesque every Evening.

THIS EVENING (Monday. Nov. 17): a Romantic Play,
in four acts, entitled, FABIAN, or " La Mesalliauce," with
new scenic and mechanical eTects, &c. Fabian, Mr. Chas.
Dillon ; Pauline, Mrs. C. Dillon.
Concluding. with the Burlesque of THE WINTER'S
TALE. Misses Woolgar, Wilton, Mrs. B. White, Messrs.
Toole, Calhaem, Barrett, Brough, &c., Miss Rosiva Wright,
and the Ballet.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
THIS EVENING and during the week
will be presented Shakspeare's play of A MIDSUMMER.
NIGHT'S DREAM. To conclude with Sheridan's tragic
play of PIZARRO (compressed into three acti). Mendels-
sohn's celebrated overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream
will commence at 5 minutes before 7.
London, England, 1856-11-17

THEATRE ROYAL, AD EL PHI.
Return of Madame Celeste.—First Nigbt of
a Grand New Fairy Ballet Extravaganza. - Third week this
season of Madame Celeste. The successful new comic drama
of A Border Marriage, with Mr. Wright and Mr. Leigh Mur-
ray every evening.—Good Night, Sig. Pantalon.—THlS
EVENING, the comic opera of GOOD NIGH r, SIG. PAN-
TALON ; by Messrs. P. Bedford and J. Bland, Misses Mary
Keeley, Kate Kelly, Arden, &c. After which, with new sce-
nery, dresses, machinery, and appointments, a new grand
fairy ballet extravaganza, called THE ELVES, or the Statue
Bride, founded on the grand ballet spectacle, now perform-
ing with unexampled success at the Theatre Imperiale de
I'Opera at Paris, under the title of Las Elfes. Principal cha-
racters by Madame Celeste, Misses Wyndham, Mary Keeley,
Kate Kelly, Chatterly, Arden, Messrs. Wrght, Paul Bedford,
C Selby, Le Darr, &c. Concluding with A BORDER MAR-
RIAGE. Sir Walterßaebnrn, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Dandie,
Mr. Wright ; Mistress Willoughby, Miss Wyndhasn.
London, England, 1856-11-17

THE NEW BECORDER OF LONDON.

The Hon. S. Wortley having accepted the office of
Solicitor-General, the Recorlership of the City of Lon-
don becomes vacant as a matter of course. The hon.
and learned gentleman will in a few days officially no•
tify his resignation to the city authorities, and there is
every reason to believe that Mr. Bodkin, the well-known
criminal practitioner, will be his successor. Such an
appointment will no doubt give universal satisfaction to
the bar and the public.

Queen Christina of Spain has arrived at Marseilles.

There were rumours in Paris on Saturday of a Minis
terial crisis at Naples.
Gonzales Bravo is definitively appointed Spanish Am,
bassador to London.

On Saturday night the barque Lee, lying in St,
George's•dock, Liverpool, was nearly destroyed by fire.

A. conrot, named Butler, effected his escape on Friday
;Afternoon last hum Portsmouth Dockyard.

Colonel Crabbe was on Friday last elected chief con.
stable of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Tho retail dealers of tobacco this morning increased
the prices a halfpenny the ounce.

The Christmas Cattle tihow will take place at the
Baker-street Bazaar tilts year on the 9th, 10th, 11th, and
12th December.

The Ilall Packet says that' some expectation is enter•
tained that the Rev. Dr. Whiteside, of Scarbro', wil]
be elevated to the see of Ripon.

The specie by the West India steamer La Plata yestt r•
day is 156,500/, of which 108,000/. is gold. The Alham-
bra, from Lisb9u, has brought 8,8221.

The Portuguese financial agent in London has issued
a fresh notide, detailing the progress of the eonversior.
The total amount converted up to the 30 h of June last
was 6,320,8911., and since that date 2,510,519/.
DEATH OF ADMIRAL FREDICKICK WATKINS.—We
regret to announce the death of the above venerable admi-
ral, the oldest admiral in the navy, his commission as
lieute;ant bearing date as far back as November, 1790.
Rear-Admiral Sir Houston Stewart is to be Corn-
mander-in-Chief of the North American and West India.
station, in room of Rear-Admiral Fara,,hawe, whose tetra
of servic,:, expires on the 23(1.
THE LOSS OF THE R.JYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP TAT.—
The report of Mr. Traill, the Greenwich Police-court
magistrate, who was recently appointed to inquire into
the loss of the royal mail steamship Tay, near Cape
Roxo, in the Gulf of Mexico, was presented to the Lords
Committee of the Privy Council for Trade on Saturday,
It atwes that the 1098 of the ship is to be attributed to
an extraordinary current which retarded her progress
after her departure from Vera Cruz, and was not within
the msaning of the act of Parliament, caused by the
wrongful act or default of Cap ain Strutt, and that the
conduct of Captain Strutt at, and subsequent to, the
time of the wreck, both iu the attempts he made to get
the sLip off, and the means he used for the safety of the
passengers, crew, and mails, was !marked by ja-3gment,
skill, and self-possession.
London, England, 1856-11-17

SPAIN.

MADRID, Nov. 13.—8 y a royal decree the state
of siege throughout Spain has been raised. In the
Council of Ministers to-day extraordinary credits
for dicers services have been granted to the Mi-
nister of Finances.

The Madrid journals of the 11th state that the
Archbishop of Toledo had ordered prayers to be
offered up in all the churches of his diocese for the
cessation of drought. Tho Epoca says that the
Government was about to order the construction
of two ships of the line, three frigates, and three
corvettes on the screw principle.
The Epoca says that the salary of members of
the Royal Council is to be 60,000 reals. It is now
said that M. Pacheco has sent in his resignation
as Ambassador at London, and that. I,t has been
accepted.
The intelligence from Madrid is not cheering.
Lpartero is completely decried, and the Clamor
Publico, the oldest Progresista organ, has published
an article against him, which, under all circum-
stances, is positively cruel. There is no doubt that
Narvaez and Pidal wish to keep up at least the ap-
pearance of free government, but they are opposed
by their colleague Nocedal (a renegade Libera!),
and the Court faction. The English Ambassador is
supposed by the Court to be promoting this con-
stitutional march, and the result is that the ultra
journals are furious against him, and actually re-
commend that he should be sent out of the country.
Herewith is a specimen of the manner in which
Lard Howden is treated by an absolutist journal
called La liegeneracion
"We should like to find a patriotic,explanation of the
satisfaction with which some persons hearslifthe manoeu-
vres of England with the view of bringing back among us
anarchy and disorder by means of a parliamentary system
The patriotism which we recognise in Gen. Narvaez in•
spires us with the certainty that he win knew how to reject
with all the indignation of his Spanish heart every foreign
intrusion in what belongs to ourselves only to settle. The
Duke of Valencia has not forgotten the great and impor-
tant act of 1848. Such is the line that ought to be fol•
!owed, and which will be followed, however distasteful
it may be to bad Spaniards."

The meaning of the foregoing is that Lord How-
den should be treated by General Narvaez as Sir
Henry Bulwer was in 1848 by the samo person.
This, if carried into effect, would make three expul
sions within eight years. Civis .Romanue sum
might with advantage be proposed as a subject for
an essay in the next competitive examination.
London, England, 1856-11-17

jnrity ......
ROTHSEIANA. *********
Sir E. 13. Lytton .............
Lord Stanley .......

............ 62
............ 22

Majority ............... 40
Total votes for Sir E. B. Lytt0n............ 242
Total votes for Lord Stanley ............... 134

Total majority for Sir E. B. Lytton ...-1-08

the rate of 45f
' 'rhe forthcoming dividend of the Western of France
Railway Company, it is stated,
per ',hare, being sf. less than thawtipllaii)delaatst year..
THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—PLYMOUTII, . y.
Saturda
l' n Auxi
On the occa-,ion of the departure of the first ship of the
'inf., the Istniiiboul, belonging to the Austra.iisaite _
liary Steam Clipper Company, the directors visited thislast
port and were entertained at an impromptu di
evening by the directors of the Plymouth Great Western
Doct, Company, at the Globe Hotel, when the usualtoa,ts wero given. Among the guests were Mr. B 1
who sailed from Plymouth
11. 1838 as eurgem, of the
c ttnigtant ship Alfred, and who is now returning to the
olony. This gentlemen settled at Geelong, where he
amassed a fortune, and has twice filled the civic chair ;
he spoke in confident terms of the intention of the colo-
nists now to devote their labours more especially to the
cultivation of the soil, and expressed himself satisfied
with the beneficial results that will accrue both to the
"ny and the parent country. Mr. G.mch, the chair-
limn of the company, stated in the course of his speech
that the Istairthlul has 1 600 tons of cargo, which, at
I.he rate of 3/., would give 4,8001 and that the receipts
tr"rti Paaset,gers amounted to 1,800/. ; these autos are
4thi.Petet.d to defray the expense of the v,yage, and leave
after''"n"ward receipts for !,r fit. The Istamboul sailed
next !,:eltick this evening direct for Melbourne. The
TharaZoP, the Indomitable, is appointed to leave the
l 014: the 316 t of December, and Plymouth on the
Ilary.
London, England, 1856-11-28

LYCEUM THEATRE.

A troupe of Bedouin Arabs made their first appearance
last night, and to judge by the applause they received
their success may be deemed certain. Their perform-
ance consists of a variety of somenaults, contortions,
and extibitions of agility, in which they have certainly
not been surpassed by any other performers in the same
line we have witnessed.
London, England, 1856-11-28

COLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY
MAGAZINE.

Edited by W. HARRISON AINSWORTII, rsry.
CONTENTS FOR DECEMBER. No. CCCCXXXII.
Adventare in the Arctic Regions.
Jane Dixon. By the Author of "Ashley."
Anne of Brittany.. By Sir Nattundel.,
New-Year Prospects and Party Politics. By Cyrns Redding.
Joshua Tubbs. By E. I'. Rowsell.
History of the Newspaper Press. By Alexander Andrews.
Our Butcher's Bill.
A Swedish Voyage. Round the World. Translated by Mrs. Bushby.
Eutrapelia.
Social Life in Past Centuries.
•
An Italian Sketch. By Florentia.

_
Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly.
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London, England, 1856-11-28

(No. 20,107.)

PUBLICATIONS.

MRS. GORE'S NEW NOVEL.

Now re,nly at all the libraries, in 3 vols.,

LIFE'S LESSONS
By Mrs. GORE.

Hirst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13,
Great Marlborough-street.

On Saturday will be published, price Is.,
1 R. VERDANT GREEN MARRIED AND
X. DONE h OR; being the Third and Concluding Part of the
Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, an Oxford Freshman.
By 4 UPFIBERT BEDE, B.A.
"A college joke to cure the damps."
London: James Blackwood, Paternoster row.
London, England, 1856-11-28

1856. -

Beer and Ale Bl 598
,

Coals and calm...

276.,475

Cotton manufactures. 2,761,134
Cotton yarn
Earthenware 135,354

Haberdashery and millinery... 273,626
Hardwares and cutlery
Linen manufactures
Linen yarn
Machinery and millwork
Silk manufactures
Silk Thrown 80,934

235,901
272,551
409,546
73,494
233,937
88,070
23,101

Woollen manufactures
Woollen yarn
The total declared value of all the merchandise
exported during the month is 9,481,6741., against
7,723,6301., at the corresponding period of 1855, show-
ing an increase of 1,758,044/.
London, England, 1856-11-28

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals of the 23d have arrived.
The Espana says that there was no truth in a re-
port which was current that the Government was
about to banish from the capital some generals and
other persons of distinction, or that it had caused
some persons of note to be arrested. The Revista
Militar had ceased to appear, in consequence of
the Minister of War having issued an order of the
day declaring that the Queen did not think it a fit
journal to bo read by the army. This makes the
fourth paper that has disappeared within a month,
the other three being the. Nacion, the Cortes,
andethe Asociacion. The arms of the national
guard of Madrid, which had been deposited in
the barracks of San Francesco, had been removed
to the artillery stores. Accounts from Malaga to
the 19th say that a number of domiciliary visits
had been made in different parts of the town,
and that they had led to the seizure of arms,
some of them secreted iu wells, and of important
papers. The municipality was causing bread to be
sold cheap, and there was plenty of work to be had
at good wages. In the neighbourhood of the river
Gurar, near Malaga, a detachment of carbineers
had had an engagement which lasted upwards of
an hour with a band of smugglers, and in the
course of it three of the carbineers were woundeb
It ended by the smugglers being dispersed, y
a quantity of their goods, a horse, and a ban
being seized. The municipality of Segovia
had resolved on raising a loan of between 7,000,000
and 8,000,000 reals, to be employed in providing
cheap food for the poor. The Gazette publishes a
royal ordonnance conceding to M. Salamanca the
railway from Ahmansa to Alieant.

A letter from Turin of the 23d, in the Constitu-
tionnel, says :—" I have just read in some of the
Belgian journals that the Duke do Grammont,
French minister at this court, and all the members
of the French legation have ceased to be members
of the Turin Whist Club. As this announcement
might give rise to unfounded suppositions, I hasten
to inform you that this fact dates as far as two
years back. About that time M. de Meyronnet,
an attache to the French legation at Turin, having
had some difference with the managers of the club,
the Duke de Grammont requested all the staff of
the legation to abstain from visiting the club, which
request has from that time been rigorously complied
•
with. A report has been for some time in circu-
lation of the truth of which you can judge better
than I. It is that the Duke do Grammont will
probably leave his post before the end of the year
in consequence of some considerable changes in
contemplation in the French diplomatic body."
London, England, 1856-11-28

THE RATE OF DISCOUNT.

Although the Banknfof England have abstained
anyhav
have
reductionaai
n be
been
fun
at a further ad their rate of discount the
which
ofn
lveefrt yo
fffi rl ma s
ty
ee svteenr
idnagy ,a
tc closing
i nto
g
a quarter per cent. Con-
solsce for money,
k, opened at 941 to L. From this they temporarily
advises
fdtrrath
to 94k,
pblaitriaßon o
the market, supported by the
on resumed its firm-
ness, and the last operations were at 90 to g for
money, and 94g to i for the 4th of December. For
the new account on the Bth of January the final
price was 95 to 1g . During the day the Bank gave
notice that they would be prepared to advance
money on Government securities till the January
account at their current rate of 7 per cent., and this
removal of the recent resolution against making
advances upon stock on any terms was accepted as
a favourable indication. The proceeding, however,
has always been customary during the shuttings for
the dividends. For some time past exaggerated re-
ports have been circulated of the Bank having taken
loans on stock ; and, although the amounts so with-
drawn from the market are believed really to haw,
been insignificant, the assumption that they will
now be repaid may, probably, have operated to in-
crease the tendency to confidence. The amount of
business during the day was unimportant. Money,
although obtainable on short loans at 5 i per c eunt t s
was not freely offered, and for loans till January
the rate was 61 per cent. Tbhiamentelegraphic
impression
rate
astseioonthat eoc under
uof
nt is
accounts
from China, announcing a decline in the demand
for silver, exercised a favourable influence) and
d discount
existing
cicircumstances
mthe t prevailinganeesh
t e
needlessly high.—Times' City Article.

CHINA.—The telegraphic accounts from China yester•
day are to the 15th Oct., being 16 days later than those
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 favourable, since the
exportation of silver as an ordinary exchange operatiea
would now, it is calculated, result in loss. To meet the
payments for produce, however, it must of course still
be sent. The quotation at Canton was 4s. Sid., being
a decline of lid. At Shanghai it was 75- 7d.
—a decline
of ld. The exports of tea to date were 22,700,0001 b.
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 dots. per picul higher.
The settlements amounted to 43,000 bales against 20,000
last year. The tea duties at Foo-Chow were being paid
by bonds pending a demand on the part of the United
States' officials for satisfaction for the murder of 1114
Cunningham.
London, England, 1856-11-28

ARGYLL ROOMS.-LAIIRENT'S CASINO,
Great Windmill-street, St. James's.—The above clegan
1?ooms are now open every evening for the winter season, with
Laurent's celebrated Orchestra. Principal. Dornet-a-piston, M.
ouleourt. The Proprietor begs to inform the public that this
fashionable p'aCe of resort htv been entirely redecorated during the
recess. Doors open at half-past eight, commence at nine. Admis-
sion One

• • •
DR.. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM,
4, Coventry-street, Leicester-square.—Open (for Gentlemen
nIY) front 10 till 10, containing upwards of one thousand models
'rid preparations, illustrating every part of the human frame in
bealth and disease, the race of men, &c. Lectures delivered at 12,
2,4, and half-past 7, by Dr. G. SEXTON, F.R.G.S. ; and a new and
lighly-interesting series of Lectures Is now in course of delivery
by Dr. KAIIN, at a quarter past 8 p.m. precisely. Admission, One
Shilling. .