The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON. SATURDAY EVENING-, JULY 12, Isst;

shops, the inn-bars, and the suburban tea-gar-
dens at certain intervals on the Sundays—and
you may have—you actually do have drunken-
ness as an inevitable consequence ! Whereas
in regard to the " other places "—say for example
the Crystal Palace—you do not have, you cannot
in reason expect to have, intoxication visible there,
not on the Sundays alone (supposing the heathen-
ish " taboo" to be removed in HEAVEN'S good
time), but on the whole of the six previous work-
ing-days in every successive week ! Tu contra-
diction of this—let anybody, if he can, produce
substantial statistical evidence to the contrary.
It is notorious, we believe, that on the Monday
the Metropolitan Magistrates find brought before
them in their respective police courts on an
average the immense proportion of " drunken-
and-disorderly" cases, for fine and deliverance !
While we fancy Mr. GROVE the excellent and
ingenious Secretary to the Crystal Palace Com-
pany at Sydenham, would be rather puzzled to
find for the malcontents in search of such
exceedingly pleasant information, the num-
ber of people daily, weekly, monthly, an-
nually, intoxicated within the precincts of
our beautiful Penge Fairyland. Why, the con-
trast presented is nothing short of a monstrous
absurdity—the contrast of our open public-
houses and our closed galleries of Art : both in
the sacred but outraged name of Religion. In

that holy and desecrated name, in the awful name
of Religion, in the name of our common Chris-
tianity, let us, for once and for all, have an end
of this !

It is only rich folks, we are told, can afford to
be ostentatiously shabby ; and perhaps this ac-
counts for the scurvy manner in which the
helpless population of London are treated.
The spirited members of •a corporation
or Board of Health, in no matter how
small a provincial town, would be ashamed
of being so backward in drainage, and would
kick up a bobbery, would make the Council Cham•
ber decidedly unpleasant, if any one dared strenu-
ously to oppose the removal of tolls from the
local bridges, that is, if we can conceive any
provincial town being so belated as to have bridges
so burdened. The local papers to a man (ought
we to use that expression ?) would fulminate fiery
bolts unceasingly in their support, and there
would be no peace for any public func-
tionary, or newspaper reader, till the
obnoxious impost was removed. Yet here
in London, in this great metropolis of ours—this
more than Italian duchy—this kingdom of itself—
this capital of the mercantile world---only two or
three of our bridges are to be crossed without the
payment of a halfpenny toll ! Do you know this,
gentle reader ? Have the newspapers bored you
about it ? Has ever an alderman of your acquaint-
ance lost an ounce of flesh with talking about it,
or gone• wineless and turtleless to bed through
thinking of it ? Has ever a member of the Me-
tropolitan Board got warm about it to your know-
ledge, or diminished his refrigerating powers one
iota in relation to it ? The apathy in all influen-
tial quarters on the subject is really astonishing,
and the population bear the infliction to a mira-
cle. Bad to have new, but you have but to keep
the old one in and we Londoners may be de-
pended on to keep our course and show our paces.
As much ostentatious charity, gentlemen, as
you please ; but, in HEAVHN'S name, a little more
quiet, serviceable justice to the labouring poor !
Men who have a hard day's work before them, or
who carry the penalty of a hard day's work on
their weary legs and drooping shoulders, really
do not feel it a luxury to walk two-and-a-
half miles instead of one-and-a-half
So far from it they would rather pay a penny a
day (if they could afford it) than do so. And
what's a penny a day ? Nothing to one who has
his hundreds or thousands a-year, but so much to
a poor labouring man who has half-a-dozen mouths
to fill and backs to clothe at home that he don't
cross your bridges, butt wearily trudges round, los-
ing much of the little time alloted him for the cul-
tivation of the domestic charities and somewhat
of the gratification the hugging of his little ones
affords him. If his bones were broken he could
get them mended for nothing ; but as they only
ache from toil there can be no harm in letting
them ache a little more and a little longer. Even

vigorous young fellows come to feel the infliction,

and as for poor weak sempstresses, &c., nobody
seoms to mind them. Better perhaps keep off
the bridges, lest they should it take into their
heads to leap over into the foul and mirky tor-
rent below.

There is no class, however, having to cross the
river in the locality of these bridges, but suffers
feelingly in some way from them. We may be
fanciful, but the payment of a bridge toll is a
grievance to which an hour's chucking of half-
pence into the Thames at our own cost would be
a positive gratification. It is, at the best, of the
nature of an infringement on the liberty of
the subject, and to some men the enforced
passage of the wicket is thorns and briars, pins
and needles, irritating to the flesh and grievous
to the spirit. The mere delay and bother of dip-
ping into your pockets for "only a halfpenny" on
a winter's day, with a keen' northeaster blowing
round your neckcloth, are far from doing
you spiritual good. But beyond the ques-
tion of personal convenience, or, rather, be-
yond the personal inconvenience, these
tolls occasion, they aro found decidedly inju-
rious to trade. In plod of 'this we would
appeal to house agents, and ask whether property
on the respective streets leading to these bridges
would not be almost doubled in value if the tolls

were removed ?—and their reply, we are quite

sure, must be in the affirmative.
Much more may be said of the evils occasioned
by these toll-traps, but really their wounding the

feel of industry, and causing it to limp, as they

do, ought to suffice for their being thrown open.

It is not, as we have said before, as if we had free
bridges enough without the toll bridges—we have

not a sufficient *umber putting free and toll toge-

tiler. One at Charing-cross, for instance, is greatly

needed. The world moves—how long will our
local governors stand still ?

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.-July

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE

At a general meeting of the members of the Royal
Yacht Squadron, at the Squadron-house, this day—
Present : The Earl of Wilton (the Commodore, in the
chair), the Marquis Conyngbatn, G. H. Ackers, E-q.,
Rear-Admiral C. Hamlyn Williams, Spencer de Horsey,
Esq., E. N. Harvey, Eeq., L. Shedden, Esq., Earl Vane,
J. Gee, Esq., Lord Colville, H. B. Baring, Eeq., W. B.
Ponsonby, sq., and about 20 other members—the fol-
lowing noblemen and gentlemen were elected members,
viz. :—Sir Henry Beecher, Bart., cutter Spider, 45 tons ;
the Marquis of Drogheda, schooner Fancy, 120 tons ;
the Earl of Giff.ir4, M.P., schooner Fair Rosamond, 123
tons ; the Hon. Hercules Rowley, schooner Claymore,
130 tons ; Charles Liddell, Esq., cutter Maritana, 57
tons ; Captain Phillimore, schooner Anaconda, 101 tons ;
George Tomline, Esq., cutter Lark, 65 tons; the Earl
of Yarborough, schooner Zoe; 161 tons. An honour.
able exception to the general rule was made with the
Earl of Yarborough, out of respect to the name of the
"Good old Commodore." His lordship was not elected
by ballot, as all other members are, but by acclamation.
The following yachts are in the roadstead :—Alarm,
J. Weld, Eq., 248 tons ' • Amazon, Sir J. B. Walsh,
Bart., 75 tons ; Aurora, La Marchant Thomas, Esq.,
60 tons ; Brilliant, G. C. Ackers, Esq., 480 tons; Ca-
price, Col. Charles Baring, 58 tons ; Claymore ; Colum-
bine, Capt. R. H. Smith-Barry, 74 tons ; Genevera, Sir
Edward Colebrook, Bart., 142 tons ; Gloriana, J. Gee,
Esq., 134 tons; lone, Sir H. Oglander, Bart., 75 tons ;
Lotus, Earl Vane, 188 tons ; Miranda' J. Gray, Esq., 94
tons; Nautilus, Geo. Bateson, Esq., 45 tons ; Stella, R.
Frankland, Esq., 65 tons ; Viking, Col. A. C. Stirling,
110 tons ; and the Urania. In the harbour fitting :
Lavrock, Admiral C. Hamlyn Williams, 72 tons ; Sul-
tana, Lord Colville, 130 tons ; Cecile, Marquis Conyng-
barn, 190 ; Constance, R. C. Naylor, Esq., 249 tons ;
Zara, Earl of Wilton, 150 tons.

The Court is expected at Osborne on Tuesday next.

Advices from St. Petersburg state that the Emperor's
departure for Moscow has been fixed for the 16th Ariz.
A canonry residentiary in Worcester Cathedral has
become vacant. It is worth 8001. a year. and is in the
gift of the Crown.
The Prince Dhuleep Singh and suite are now at Castle
Menzies. His highness goes out fishing and shooting as
keenly as any native sportsman, and seems particularly
fond of these manly recreations.
REVIEW OF THE ARTILLERY.—We have authority to
state that is the intention of her Majesty to review the
Artillery lately returned from the Crimea, at Woolnicb,
on Monday next, att 11 o'clock.
It is stated that 600,000/. in sovereigns may be ex-
pected from Constantinople during the present month•
100,0001. of the amount was delivered at the Bank ef
England yesterday.
According to a statement in the Pays, founded on
official documents, the losses of the Russians in the late
war by sword and disease amounted to 277,000 men.
It is probable that the greater part of this immense loss
occurred in forced marches.
Major-General W. C. Cochrane, who has for some
time commanded the Dublin district, will, we believe,
have the colonelcy of the 11th Regiment, vacant by the
death of General Sir John Wilson.
Sir Colin Campbell's commission as Lieut.-General
has been antedated the 4th of June, 1856, thus placing
the gallant officer in his proper position as senior of Sir
Wm. Codrington, who was promoted to be Lieutenant-
General on the 6th of June.
COLONEL LAKE.—on Monday evening next, a grand
banquet is to be given to Colonel Lake, C. 8., in the
Music-hall of his native town, Ramsgate, when a pre-
sentation will take place of a sword, valued at 100 gui-
neas, and a handsome salver.
The Earl of Shelburne arrived in town on Tuesday
night from Bowood, Wilts. On the following day the
noble earl entered on his official duties as Under Secre-
tary of State for the Foreign Department, at the Foreign-
office, in Downing-street.
THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—Mr. David Wad-
dington has announced his intention, immediately after
the approaching half-yearly general meeting of the com-
pany, to retire from the seat in the direction to which
he was recently re-elected.
THE WEST INDIES.—The steamer Prince arrived at
Falmouth yesterday morning, with dates from Jamaica,
June 7 ; Bermuda, 20th ; Fayal, July 2. She left her
Majesty's ships Powerful, Pembroke, Malacca, and Ter-
magant at Bermuda. She reports 50 cases of fever on
board the two latter. Bermuda is healthy.
THE FRIDAY CONCERTS AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—
The attractions of Grisi, Bosio, Didide, Marai, Mario,
Formes, and Tagliafico, at the Crystal Palace Concerts
are undiminished. The programme embraces selections
from Mozart, Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti. The
operatic gems were rendered with the usual excellence.
LYCEUM THEATRE.—Madame Ristori appeared last
night, for the first time in comedy, in the character of
Mirandolina, in the Locandiera of Goldoni. Her per-
formance, partaking more of the breadth of farce than
of the refinement of comedy, was not exactly what
might have been expected by those who were only ac-
quainted with her as a tragedian. It was, however,
eminently successful, and appeared to give the highest
satisfaction to one of the most fashionable audiences of
the season.
The specie by the Arago yesterday from New York
is 30,0001., and the private letters mention that con-
giderable sums will be sent by the next two or three
steamers. The decision of the English Government re-
garding the course to be adopted with Mr. Dallas had
not yet been received, and the stock-markets were with-
out material alt barion. The rate of discount was 7 per
cent. Erie Railway was quoted 59 ; Reading, 911 ;
Panama, 105 ; Illinois Central Bonds, 871 ; and Nica-
ragua, 10f.
RIGA RAILWAY COMPANY.--The Riga Railway Com-
pany have officially notified the ratification of their con-
vention by the Russian Government, and that a compe-
tent staff have been despatched to test the accuracy of the
plans and estimates prepared by the Riga Exchange
committee, after which the directors will proceed to
complete the statutes of the company with the Russian ,
Government. It is also stated that the first call of 41.
per share is not expected to be required before the
middle of August.
COLLISION IN PLYMOUTH SOUND.—Plymouth, Friday
Evening.—The merchant brigantine Ketrurah of Ply-
mouth, from Newcastle to Naples, having sustained
some injuries in the heavy gale a Portland, on Thurs-
day, put in here for repairs, and while coming to an
anchor in the Sound, this forenoon, was run into by her
Majesty's paddle-wheel steamer, Rhadartanthue on her
way out of port, and cat down to the water's edge, with
very considerable damage. The steamer, which was
bound to Portsmouth with seamen, carried away her
bowsprit and cutwater, and was compelled to put back.
Letters from the agricultural and wine districts in
France mention that the return of fine weather has
dissipated all fears of an unfavourable result to the
crops and vintage during the approaching harvest. The
change has come at a time when the vines are in flower,
and the wheat getting into ear, and should the weather
coatinue even moderately fine there is every probability
of the harvest being remarkable for quality as well as
quantity. From the inundated districts the accounts j
state that the grain destroyed is happily less than was
calculated upon ; and the crops untouched by the floods
are in fine condition.
The prospectuses has been issued of another Indian
railway, to be called the Calcutta and South-Eastern,
with a capital of 1,000,000/. in 201. shares. The ob-
ject is to connect Calcutta with a new seaport on the
Mutlah river, by a line of about 26 miles, and thus to
escape the rapidly increasing difficulties of the Hooghly
navigation. Wet docks are also to be constructed.
Sub,equently it is contemplated to extend the line to
Chittagong, Arracan, and the principal places in the
Burmese territory. The Indian authorities are stated
to regard the work with favour, but the directors, rely-
ing upon the natural profits of the traffic, have refrained
from soliciting a guarantee, and propose to commence
the undertaking on its own merits.

The returns of the Bank of France for the past month
are very unsatisfactory, and, together with the alarm
caused by the inundations, are fully sufficient to account
for the distrust lately prevalent on the Bourse. The
stock of bullion has experienced a diminution of
1,800,0001., and stands now at about 9,300,000/, At
the same time the pressure for money has led to an in-
crease of 3,530,060/. in the discounts, while in the ad-
vances to sustain the Bourse there has also been an au z-
mentation of 180,0001. ou Government Securities and of
212,0001. on railway etooks. There has likewise been

au increase of 804,0001. iu the note circulatiou. The
balance to the credit of the Government has decreased

560,0001., and• tits, depo•iits show an addition of
1,060,0001. Notwithstanding the rapid eflitux of the
bullion, it appears that 13,3001. was paid during the
month to meet the loss from purchases of gold on this
aide.—Tinges City Article,
THE REBUILDING OF COVENT GARDEN THEATRE, AND
GRAND CONCERT-ROOII.--The rebuilding of this noble

lyrical and dramatic temple having now been fully de•
tided upon, and, in fact, actually commenced, the
houses in Prince's-place are all to be taken down, in-
eluding the residence of Mr. Simian, the master car-
penter, in order to secure space for the whole intended
area of the concert-room, which will run the entire
length of the present theatre, parallel with the Bow-
street front. It is stated that the saving of expense in
re-construction, in consequence of the outer walls hav-
ing been declared safe, will not be less than 60,0001.
The contractors are Messrs. Fox and Henderson. The
principal capitalists engaged in the undertaking are the
Duke of Buccleuch and Miss Bardett Coutts. Several
noble donations have also been made in aid of the
restoration and completion of the building, and
amongst them is a sum of 1,000/. contributed by her
Majesty.
THE BISHOPS OF LONDON AND DURHAM RETIREMENT
BILL.—We have received a copy of this important mea-
sure, which was introduced into the House of Lords on

raursday evening and read a first time. It is entitled

"An Act to provide for the retirement of the present
Bishops of London and Durham," and contains four
causes. The preamble recites that the Right Hon. and
Right Rev. Charles James, Lord Bishop of London,
and the Right Hun. and Right Rev. Edward, Lord
Bishop of Durham, have severally represented to her
Majesty their inability, from their state of health, to
discharge the duties of their office, and their desire on
that account to vacate their respective sees, the preamble
adding that the said bishops, on relinquishing the in-
cmies to which they are now entitled in respect of their
sees, are " willing to accept" the annual sums by this
act provided. The present Bishop of London will be
allowed to retain during his life the episcopal palace at
Fulham, subject to the usual obligation to maintain the
same, and will receive a pension of 6,0001. a year for
life, and the Bishop of Durham one of 4,5001. a year, to
commence from the Ist of September, 1856, The bill
steeds fora second reading on Monday night,

LATEST NEWS.

BERLIN, JULY 11.

M. de Richthosen, the Prussian Representative
in the Commission for reorganising the Principali-

ties, has set out. He will pass some time at one
of the Bohemian baths, and aril then repair to

his post.

It is considered probable that Sardinia will be

admitted to the same Commission.

FRANCE.

PARIS, FRIDAY.
The Emperor, by decree dated Plombieres yes-
terday, has decided that, in consideration of the
late M. Fortoul's eminent services a Minister of
Public Instruction, his funeral shall take place at
the public expense. The mortal remains of the
deceased arrived in Paris yesterday, and were de-
posited in a chapelle ardente at the Hotel of the
Ministry of Public Instruction. To-morrow (Sa-
turday) a cannon is to be fired every hour at the
Invalides from seven o'clock in the morning until
the starting of the funeral procession to the church
of St. Thomas d'Aquin, at noon ; at that moment
a salvo of 15 guns is to be fired from the Invalides,
and another salvo of 15 guns is to announce the
conclusion of the ceremony.
Count de Morny will not stay more than a fort-
night at Wildbad. Thence he will proceed to
Berlin, where the principal persons attached to his
embassy will be waiting for him. His carriages,
servants, &c., are to leave in a day or two for St.
Petersburg.
The evacuation of the Crimea by the French
troops having been completely terminated on the
sth, and the landing of the allied army having
taken place on Sept. 14, 1854, it follows that the
French occupation lasted 21 months and 20 days.
As however the adhesion, given on Feb. 1, 1856,
by Russia to the preliminaries of peace, was fol-
lowed by a suspension of arms, transformed on the
25th of the same month into an armistice, lasting
to the conclusion of peace on March 30, the real
duration of hostilities in the Crimea was about 17
months.

BOURSE, July 11.—Two o'clock.—No business
doing, but prices are maintained. Threes are 71f.
55c. to 71f. 65c. A slight improvement in most of
the railroad shares.