The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-08 00:00:00

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Westminster-road.
Sole Lessee, Mr. William Cooke.
Astounding and Expensive Parisian Engagement.
•TH IS EVENING, and during the week, will be presented
THE WOODMAN'S HORSE, introducing a trebly company
of•equestrians and the finest Stud of Horses in the world.
Characters by Messrs. Holloway, W. Cooke, Anson, Francis,
Mark Howard, Anderson.
Followed by the inimitable SCENES OF THE ARENA,
in-which Mr. W. Cooke, Mr. Runnels, Miss Kate Cooke, and
Madlle. Blanche will appear.
After which, 3ladame Amilie Maurice, from Paris, will make
her Terrific Ascent from the Stage to the back of the Galleries.
Mons. Maurice will also have the honour to introduce his
extraordinary Dogs.
To conclude with A MISTAKEN STORY.
Dress Circle, 3s. ; Upper Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. • Galleries, 6d.
Private Boxes from £1 Is. to £2 2s. andupwards.
Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.--•
Proprietor—C. MORTON.
The public is most respectfully informed that 'the FINE
ARTS GALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS NOW
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12
o'clock p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec-
tion of Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Masters, and is also
devoted to Art productions generally. The Proprietor feels
he may confidently assert that, viewed altogether, the exist-
ing Music Hall, the New Fine Arts Gallery, and the recently
added Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether
as' regards the architectural beauty of the structures them-
selves, or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations
within, will be found to be wholly without parallel in the
Kingdom.
The MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT commences as usual at
Seven o'clock.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, Nov. 7.

^ THERNIVIIETER, IN THE SHADE.
- 50—highest since noon yesterday.
- 42—lowest this morning and during the night.
- 47—this day at noon.
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BABoMETETt-30'42.
WIND, North-Eastorly ; light but cold, with fine sum:
shiny weather.

Nov. 8.
48—highest since noon yesterday.
46—lowest this morning and during the night.
48—this day at noon.

BAROMETER-30.33.
Northerly; light, with dull weather, and some
rain in the night and this morning.

It is, when there is an absence of excitement on
any matter, that great and important ameliorations
can be effected. It will then receive the calm and
attentive consideration in all its details which can-
not-possibly be given when the public mind is in
a feverish state, and the people smarting under
some real or imaginary hardship. Personal feeling
may then influence the legislation, and the dictates
of reason and prudence be for a time forgotten.
There cannot be a more convenient time for
entering into a discussion on the banking and mone-
tary laws of the country than the session now
rapidly approaching. Nothing can be more unsa-
tisfactory than the present state of affairs. The Bank
holds but a precarious existence—its charter may at
any moment be set aside at twelve months' notice
to the Directors. Surely this is not a proper position
for a quasi National Bank, whose notes constitute
a legal tender, and must be accepted by all classes
throughout the length and breadth of the land.
During the two last sessions it was announced that
this
.all-important subject would be brought before
Parliament. Sir G. C. LEWIS, however, preferred
appointing a judiciously arranged committee, whose
deciSion was a foregone conclusion, and the nature
and effect of whose report might have been confi-
dently predicted, even before the examination of a
single witness.
The late Chancellor of the Exchequer, although
moving the appointment of this Committee, took
care to give full expression to his views, which
were to support the Act of 1844 in every point,
without change or variation of any kind. He would
not sanction any addition to the amount now issued
on securities which should be maintained at the same
fixed sum, although the trade and commerce of the
country had far more than doubled in the interval,
and there had been a very decided increase of
population. He would not even grant a relaxing
power to the Government, although the act had
been necessarily suspended twice during ten years,
in order to save the Bank itself from suspending
payment, and the nation from the most fearful
misery and wide-spread ruin. In vain Mr; DISRAELI
pressed him to bring forward a bill, declaring that
the question was fully ripe for legislation, and the
country had ample information on the subject. The
right hon. Gentleman clearly perceived that the
proposed inquiry was merely a solemn farce,
a mockery, and a delusion. Sir G. C. LEWIS
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could not, however, be moved. He saw
a mode' of frittering away another
,session
and shelving the matter, until the losses
and sufferings of November, 1857; should
have passed from the public mind, and the public
should resume the
apathy and indifference, which
alone enabled " the hard calculators" to carry out
their designs. Could the
people be once awakened
to the ,magnitude and importance of .the questions
at issue, could they be made to understand hew
completely the welfare, happiness, and prosperity of
themselves and their families depend on a proper
solution of this interesting problem, the present
code could not stand a Single month. There would
a
be a universal demand for its repeal--
pressure
from without, which it would be utterly impossible
for any Government or any Parliament to resist.
We hope and believe that the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer will approach this great subject in an en_
li (+toned; a comprehensive and impartial spirit. He
had ample opportunities to weigh and maturely con-
sider the evident? of allrthe witnesses—to balance
the various theories that have been promulgated—
and to ascertain the extent of the evils occasioned,
or, at all events, greatly aggravated by the in-
auspicious law. Ho has also the admirable Report
of the Select Committee of the House of Lords
1848, which exhausted the• subject, and was quite
sufficient, not merely to justify, but to imperatively
demand, a total alteration in the system. He will
not waate these valuable materials, or. permit the
golden opportunity to be neglected or misapplied.
Should he bring in a bill satisfactory to the nation,
he will acquire the great est popularity for the Go-
vernment of which he is al prominent and influen-

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THE SUN.
MONDAY. NOVEMBER 8, 1858.