The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-23 00:00:00

STRAND THEATRE.

A now and original farce in one at, called
" Your Likeness for a Shilling," was performed at
this theatre last night. It is the joint production
of Messrs. Harrington and Yates, the authors of
several pieces of a similar kind—" A Night at
Notting-hill," " Double Dummy," and others,
which have been attended with success. Like them
it has been succ ssiul ; for, though it has no dra-
matic construction that deserves the name, nor
anything like an intelligible plot, it is brimful of
broad fun and humour, which the audience found
irresistibly ludicrous, for they laughed from the
beginning to the end of the piece, and applauded
it lie irtily when it was done. It was acted with
spirit by Mr. C. Young, Mr. Ray, Miss F. Ternan,
and Mrs. Selby, and we have no doubt will make
the Strand audiences merry for a good many nights
to come.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

A new 22-gun steam screw corvette, to be called
the °Thetis, is ordered to be laid down at Chat
ham dockyard. on the same slip as that from which
the Racoon, 22, was recently launched. A large
line-of-battle screw steamer will also be laid down
on No. 2 slip, lately occupied by the Hero, 91.
The Mersey, screw steamer, now being built at
Chatham, is pierced for 40 wavy guns, at d from
her immense length and the great power of hem
engines-1,000 horse—a high rate of speed is anti-
cipated. She is expected to be launched in June.
The damage sustained by the monster mortar
during the last experiments in November, 1857,
having been again repaired, the divisions were yes-
terday replaced, and the mortar once more placed
in service position in Woolwich marsh. It is in-
ferred that a third course of experiments will
shortly be made.
A couple of engines of 400-horse power having
been fitted to the now steam corvette Ceallenger
by Me,srs. Penn, the engineers yesterday got up
s! earn for the purpose of trying the new ma-
chinery, which was kept working in Woolwich
basin above five hours, the order of which
was reported to be—five revolutions with 201 b.
of steam and 261 vacuum, and exhibiting no indi.
cations of heat. The Challenger, it is expected,
will be ready to steam down to Sheerness early in
the first week of May next, to be prepared for
the pennant.
The Lisbon squadron, under the command of
Rear-Admiral Sir Henry Ducie Chads,
lit fires at Sptthead yesterday morning, won after
daylight, and at six a.m. were under weigh, stand-
iug towards the Nab light vessel. The Renown,
91, screw, flag-ship, Captain Arthur Forbes,
was followed by the Diadem, Racoon, and
Curacoa. After having rounded the Nab,
the squadron formed two columns, and prepared
to set canvas, the wind being E.S.E. which
would enable the ships to get down Channel under
sail with their fires banked up. The good folks at
Ventnor must have enjoyed a rich treat in viewing
those four mighty engines of war paired off in the
following order Renown, Diadem, Racoon,
Curacoa, preserving the distance of three cables'
lengths apart ; and to give our readers an idea of
the power and armament of this comparatively
small squadron, we will state that in tonnage the
Reno wn, a two-decker, of 91 guns, is nearly double
that of the Victory, a three-decker, of 100 guns ;
that the Diadem, a frigate, of 32 guns, is 700 tons
larger than the Victory ; and that Curagoa, of 31,
and Racoon, of 22 guns, are neatly equal in ton-
nage to the Victory. Their armament is nearly
wholly 8-inch guns, besides long and powerful
pivot guns on the upper deck. Each ship is equal
to 11 knots an hour under steam alone, and they are
fitted with the modern improvements of the day,
including life-boats rigged with Clifford's patent
lowering gear.

MARKET NEW B.—{This Day.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

Notwithstanding that the supply of English wheat re-
ceived fresh up to-day, coastwise and Ly land ca►riage, was
very moderate, the demand for all kinds was in a most
inactive state, at Monday's decline in the quotations.
The imports of foreign wheat continue limited; never-
theless, the show of samples was tolerably good, and sales
progressed slowly, at barely stationary prices.
We were well supplied with foreign barley, and all de-
scriptions, met a slow inquiry, at late rates.
Fine malt sold to a fair extent, at full prices, but in-
ferior qualities ruled dull.
Oats, the supply of which was only moderate, moved off
steadily, at very full prices.
Beans and peas were firm, and quite as dear as on Mon-
day ; but flour ruled heavy, at barely late rates.

ARRIVALS TATS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats.
Englich I 2,950 1,010 2,930 860
Irish — 890

Flour
1,660

Foreign I 4,515 I 19,380

1170 Bk..
4,260
brle

NEWGATE AND LEADENITALL.

I s .t 1 P.

TII tiARAIYAK COLONY IN BORNEO.

DINNER AT MANCHESTER TO SIR JAMES
BROOKE.
On Wednesday evening a public dinner was
given to Sir James Brooke, K. C. 8., at the Queen's
Hotel, Manchester, Ivie Mackie, Esq., Mayor,
presided ; and at the principal table were Sir James
Brooke, Colonel Servante, RE., Alderman Sir J.
Watts, Mr. Thomas Bazley, Admiral the Hon. Sir
H. Keppel, K.C.8., the Hon. Mr. Howard, Al-
derman Sir Elkanch Armitage, and Colonel Ken-
nedy. The vice-chair was occupied by Mr. Tam
Fa;rbairn.
Sir JAMES BROOKE, in responding to the toast in
his honour, reviewed the chief points of his career
in connection with Sarawak, and after enlarging on
the great commercial importance of the place, said
—Your kind reception of me to-day induces me to
seek your support in obtaining objects to which I
have devoted life and fortune for many years past,
objects politically and commercially important, and
deeply affecting the character and the position of
this nation in the Eastern Archipelago ; objects
which by timely arrangement, might be gained
without risk and without expense—which may be
lost from continued neglect and indifference—and
which must, I am convino,d, be regretted when
too late. (Hear, hear.) For the nation which to
this day deplores the cession, through ignorance,
of ties fair Island of Java, cannot fail to regret,
when it is aware of its value, the loss of the north-
west coast of Borneo—vainly to regret the oppor-
tunities wasted and the advantages cast away.
(Applause.) Let it not be so, gentlemen. I im-
plore you to weigh this subject well—to regard the
claims of justice and the rights of humanity—to
decide, and induce otbe-s to act, so that you may
establish a policy and a position in those seas
worthy of a great nation. (Hear, hear.) The
simple question before 3ou is, " Shall Sarawak in
future be supported, as it once was, or be aban-
doned, as it now is ?" (Hear, hear.) The British
policy centres around this question ; it is the
touchstone of progress or of re'rogression ; and
after 15 years' suspense—suspense more hard to
bear than misfortune—(hear, hear)—is it not rea-
sonable to seek an answer to it ? (Hear, hear.) Is
it not just and right to beg for the final settlement
of affairs which will no longer brook delay ?—to
ask whether a petty state, ruled by an Englishman,
and fostered so long, is now to be abandoned, with
all the British interests in it ? At any rate, let us
know our fate. Ask yourselves whether a policy
has been built up for years only to be cast down
agaiu ? Ask yourselves whether British subjects
were encouraged to embark their lives and fottunts
in a new country with a view only to their ruin ?
(Hear, hear.) Actions are the proofs of intention,
and action and intention combined eneeuder obli-
gations not lightly to be violated. (Hear, hear,
and applause.) Judge, then, gentlemen. should
Sarawak be abandoned now? (Hear, hear.) Theme
are, however, irrespective of this question, pruden-
tial calculations which must ever eutar into the
consideration of political subjects ; and in the
present case the inquiries will naturally wise,
" Was this policy wisely commenced Should it he
renewed I What are the advantages to be gained
from it ? And what may be the probable cost ?
To answer these inquiries we must glance at the
geography of those countries. Imagine stretched
out before you our vast possessions in India and
Australia on the one hand, and on the other the
vaster empire of China. Between them lies the
Ea-tern Archipelago, with its thousand islands,
politically important, as being the key to China,
and the connecting link between the two oceans.
Now, gentlemen, if you share with me the cmvic-
, tion that the progress of our commerce with China,
our trade with that vast and peopled region, is to
be developed by our;energy and our enterprise, you
must require from the government of this country
that the means should be apportioned to the end ;
that they should establish British influence on the
shores of this eastern Mediterranean ; and that t hey
should provide in due time for the ever-increasing
demands of our steam communication. Sarawak
holds a position on the southern shore of the China
Sea, important alike for navigation and electric
intercourse. Let any man of intelligence consult
his chart, and declare the value of that position,
present and future, to England, and also the sore
hindrance, it mght become, if permit.ed to pass
into the hands of a fur,:ign power. (Hear, hear.)
Already, I may say, therepreseutatives of the great
nations of Europe have congregated in China ;
already a European policy has been developed 1
there—already the fleets of England and of France,
of Russia and of America, guard the interests of
their respective nations. Already Russia possesses
settlem-nts of some importance on the northern
shore of the China Sea ; let England retain her
hold upon the southern shore ; and let her, in doing
so, secure the advantages, neither few nor unim-
portant, which Sarawak has to offer. Sarawak
possesses a population which has evinced its respect
for good government, and its fidelity to this coun-
try, and it is a proud thing to say, referring to the
recent occurrences in India, that there the eative
and the European have lived for 20 years past in
friendly intimacy and in mutual respect. She has
a fertile soil, calculated for the growth of many
valuable tropical productions ; she is rich in
minerals, but richest in that most valuable of
minerals, coal, and her trade increases with the
development of her resources. A political position,
an increasing trade, the development of one of the
fairest countries, and an ample supply of coal,
are the advantages! which Sarawak offers in ex-
change for permanency and a slight support.
(Hear.) I need not expatiate upon this subject,
for the possession of a coal field in those seas can-
wit be overvalued. Year by year it increases in
value, year by year will the want of it lower our
dower in those regions—(hear, hear)—and I must
say that any Minister who would not secure it upon
reasonable terms can be no statesman. (Hoar.)
Here, then, are the advantages offered. The cost
—if cost it CAII be called—l will briefly mention.
To advance the interests of my own country, and
to obtain permanency for Sarawak, I would wil-
lingly have conceded the country, with the consent
of its inhabitants, to the Crown ; but there were
serious objections to this concession, the most
serious, probably, being the expense which a new
colony would have entailed. The proposition,
then, which I have made as the basis of a future
arr ,ngement is, that England should grant a pro-
tf and that she should stand in the posi-
tion of a public creditor to Sarawak ; with a stipu-
lation that, on certain terms, she might take pos-
session of the country, whenever her interests re-
quired it. (Hear, hear, and applause.) This pro-
position appears to me to combine all the advan-
tages of possession, with none of its liabilities. The
native government, which is su ted to the people,
and in which they largely thauselves administer,
might be advantageously continued ; while the
possession de facto would rest with the Crown.
(Hear.) There are not wanting precedents, if pre-
cedents be needed for a protectorate. And for the
loan which is proposed, it is too small almost to be
mentioned in this great city of Manchester, and it
would be secured, principal and interest, upon the
country itsel. These are the terms on which I
should desire to make a final arrangement with this
country, and by which the greatest of all perma-
nent blessings would be secured for Sarawak.
(Hear.) But if it was required of me, I would sa-
crifice this sum of 40,0001. or 50,0001.—though it
was the fortune which I have inherited, and which
I have expended to bring Sarawak to its present
prosperous condition. (Applause.) No obstacle
shall be raised on my part. I would not allow any
selfish consideration to stand in the way of attain-
ing a great public object—(applau,e)—for 1 can
stand before you to-night, and always before my
corm ry, with a conscious pride that my hands are
unsullied by the love of lucre—(applause)—• hat I
hive give', all, and received nothing. (Hear, hear,
and applause.) My tale is told. I will only say
that, for myself I am as nothing ; for what is a
handful of dust compared to the destiny of a
people? (Hear, hear.) And the subject which
occupies us does involve the destiny of a noble
lace. (Hear.)
Mr. 0. HEYWOOD proposed "The Army and
Navy," which was responded to by Cal. SERVANTS
and Admiral Sr H. KEPPEL.
The subsequent speakers were Mr. Bazley, Mr.
Mr. M. ROBB, Mr. T. A. Barlo-v, and Mr. sender.

Major-General the Hon. Sir James Yorke Ssarle
.
K.C.8., commanding the South-West District, brigaded
the whole of the available troops in Port
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field battery of Artillery from Ililiea was dd a
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Infantry, numbering bet veen 2,000 a
His Royal Highness Prince Alfred
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Gaol on the charge ob
(Thursday), when he explained his
Liverpool yesterday of wilful murder.
to upwards of 60 gentlemen in Lucas'-rootus,
Great
Charlotte-street. Air. Rarey first experimented
upon a three-year oil stallion colt, belonging to Mr. Hope Jones.
system
This stallion, which had never been bridlt d
or saddled, and had frequently behaved very viciously
was quickly arid effectually tamed by Mr. Rarey, who
afterwards rode it up and down Great Charlotte-street,
amidst a large crowd of spectators. Mr. Rarey next
completely subdued a -iicious kicking omnibus horse,
which would previously never permit any person to ge 't
on her back. Mr. Rarey's success was most decided,
and he was highly complimented upon the result of his
humane and satisfactory system of educating and taming
horses,