The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-13 00:00:00

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ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVEN T
GARDE N, under the sole Management of Miss Louisa
Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison.—The public are respectfully fu-
formed that thi 5 new and elgrant Theatre will be OPENE D
for the first E:' ZGLISIT OPERA SEASON on MONDA 17,
Dec. 20, when A f ill be presented an entirely new and original
Opera. by Mr. 'V J. Balfe, entitled SATANELLA ; or, THE
rOWER OF IiOVE. Playhouse prices.
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OYAL rRINCESS'S THEATRE.
it,- Under t he Management of Mr. Charles Kean.
THIS NVENn :G will be presented Shakspere's Tragedy of
3IACBET H.
Macbeth, Mr. C. Kean ; Lady Macbeth, Mrs. C. Kean,
Followed by a riew Farce, in one act, entitled
T lIIRTY-T EIREE NEXT BIRTHDAY.

THEATItE ess-ROY AI„B. Buck H
stone.AYMARKET.
Lee, Mr. J
THIS ETE'SING will be performed a new Comedy,
THE TTIAI OF TIME. Messrs. Buckstone, Chippendale,
,ste. ; Mesdames Reynolds and Poynter.
A new Spanish Ballet, THE INFLUENCE OF GRACE,
in which PereaNena will appear.
With WHITEBAIT AT GREENWICH. John Small, by
Sir Wm. Dow, Bart.
And A DAUGHTER TO MARRY.
Commena at 7.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Lees•ee and Directress, Miss Swanborough.
THIS EV,T.NING, THE LITTLE SAVAGE.
After which THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE.
WOOING IN JEST AND LOVING IN EARNEST :
Miss Swanborough.
And THE BONNIE FISH WIFE.
Commence at 7 o'clock.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Westminster-road.
Sole Lessee Mr. William Cooke.
THIS EVENING the performances will commence with
the successful gorgeous Spectacle of THE REVOLT IN
THE NAST; or, The Fugitives and their Faithful Steed:
concluding with a Grand National and Allegorical Tableaux.
After which SCENES IN THE ARENA, introducing Mr.
W. Cooke, and his beautiful horses, Mr. Runnels, Madam•
Blanche, Miss Emily Cooke, Madame Fleurette, and the first
m.Ale and female equestrians in the world.
Dress Circle, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. Pit, is, ; Galleries, 6d.
Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
Proprietor —C. MORTON.
Use public is most respectfully informed that the FINE
ARTS GALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS NOW
OPEN DAT AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12
o'clock p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Coßee,
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.
In addition to the usual entertainment, the SAUVLET
FAMILY, of Amsterdam, Eight in number, whose varied
instrumental performances have created so marked a sensa-
tion in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, will
perform every Evening at Nine and Eleven o'clock.

THE WEATHER.—Sux Orrlcr, DEC. 12.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.

42—highest since noon yesterday.
40—lowest this morning and during the night.
41—this day at noon.
BAROMETER-30.12—falling.
WIND, Southerly ; fresh, with dull weather. Rain in
the night.

Dec. 13.

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

BAROMETER-29.92.
WIND, Westerly ; moderate, with dull rainy weather.

THE SUN.

MONDAY. DECEMBER 13, 1858.

M. MAGNE has a task of no ordinary difficulty
to discharge. It is not merely the finances of the
current year for which he is responsible—he must
look two years a-head, and give a financial scheme
for the year 1860. It is true that he gives merely
the elements of a budget—only an outline of what
may be anticipated; and inasmuch as great latitude
must necessarily be allowed, very favourable anti-
cipations may be indulged in.

There must, of course, be compliments to
the EMPEROR. Every felicitous result must
be ascribed to his prudence and sagacity,
—not anything on the other side as to untoward
events which no foresight could discern, no pre-
caution avert ; but we are told that he has given the
rare example of a prudence which avoids excesses,
and knows where to stop at the right moment. In
this country we do not consider the SOVEREIGN in
any degree responsible for the budget. That is a
matter which rather concerns the tax-paying com-
munity. They do these things, however, very
differently in France, and inasmuch as the EM-
PEROR is . not limited, either in private or
personal expenditure, by any constitutional
check, great credit may be due to him for the
economy that leaves a surplus in the national ex-
chequer, or, according to the terms of the report,
confining himself within the means at his disposal.

The French financier does not confine himself to
the prospects looming in the future. He also ex-
amines the accounts of bygone years, to show that
they had fully verified the expectations indulged
in. He declares that the budgets of 1855, 6, and 7,
despite the difficult circumstances of the time, in
place of showing a deficit, did not even exhaust the
means placed at the disposal of the Government.
He, however, maintains a discreet silence as to the
mode by which these " means" were realised. He
says nothing of loans or future liabilities contracted
—nothing of any additional burden to be sustained
in future years. It is, however, notorious that the
public debt was considerably increased during the
war, and that the addition must be provided for,
and will call for larger receipts from the tax-
paying community.

It appears that the budget of 1855 showed a
surplus of 394,000,000 f., or £15,860,000 sterling; that
in the following year it amounted to 112,000,000 f , or
£4,480,000 ; and that in 1857 it was 36,000,000 f., or
£1,440,000. This is certainiy redeeming the avail-
able balance pretty quickly, It is drawing pretty
sharply on the funds in hand, and would scarcely
be considered as a source of congratulation by a
prudent trader, or a cautious banker with whom
he kept his account. But matters get still worse
as they go on.

The budget of 1858—the first of peace—was
voted with an anticipated excess of receipts of
20,000,000 f., but they have really exceeded that
amount by 75,000,000 f., or £3,000,000. M.
MAGNE declares that "everything tends to show
that the balance will be an excellent one ;"
but still the accounts of 1859 are started with a
surplus of £8,000,000 only, a great reduction from
the 394,000,000 f. that inaugurated the commence-
ment of the financial year of 1856.

We come, however, to something startling. We
hear of the deficit of many years which has
swelled the floating debt to such extraordinary
proportions, and of the large amounts required to
pay off the necessary bonds and the savings' banks
funds. These are matters that must be attended to,
and although the wisdom of the Emperor
may not have produced such heavy de-
mands, we shall be very happy, indeed, if
the promise shadowed forth in the financial scheme
can be faithfully redeemed. We are too closely con-
nected with France in monetary concerns to be
indifferent in anything that may lead to a finan-
cial difficulty. We can purchase the gold in our
own markets when it is required, but we cannot
hope for pecuniary ease while she is in difficulties.;

We trust that M. MAGNE may be fully justified in
his estimates by the result, although we fear that
it may be " too good news to be true."

Nearly a year has elapsed since the announce-
ment-27th January, 's7—of the plan prepared by
H. J. YEAT3IAN, C.E., for the junction of the
various metropolitan railways. The concentration
at one convenient site of all the different lines of
railroad branching from the capital to the different
extremities of England has long been recognised
as one of the most desirable, and sooner or later a
perfectly inevitable metropolitan improvement. It
is an improvement that must obviously come even-
tually. The only problems now remaining to be
solved in its regard, indeed, are—when and where
the projected change is to be accomplished.
According to the suggestions recently thrown
out by Mr. CHARLES PEARSON, City soli-
citor, the project might readily enough be
rendered subservient, in a peculiar way, to the
interests of the labouring population—to the best
workmen in the world, the workmen of London
and Westminster. Upon the possibility of this
humane enterprise we have ourselves descanted at
some length, and that too pretty frequently. The
chief difficulty yet to be vanquished appears still
to be the selection of the spot most suitable for
being the core of all the complicated network of
our railway system, the centre of all the marvel-
lous Web of the iron roads of England.
The favourite site of all, with the majority of
speculators upon this great project, is the one to
which we have frequently before now pointed, as
precisely the locality best suited in every respect
for this central terminus—the vacant site of the
old Fleet prison in Farringdon-street, one of the
widest of our London thoroughfares. There, at
that particular spot, there is no necessity for a
clearance ; the clearance is made already. The
ground waits only for the builders, the old encum-
brance having long since been removed. Thither,
towards that central point, all the great leading
highways of London tend—Oxford-street and
Holborn—Piccadilly, Long Acre, and Drury-lane--
the Strand and Fleet-street, Gray's-Inn-lane
—St. John's-road—Blackfriar's-road—Hackney •
road—Mile-end-road : from the north, from the
south, from the east, from the west, all the great
highways lead directly to that one great point of
convergence. And it is about the most central
point upon the map of London in relation to the
existing termini of the different metropolitan rail-
ways. Continue the line of those railways to one
common focus, and the site naturally pointed
out would be this very site of the old
Fleet Prison. Draw a line as the crow
flies from the Great Northern Station at King'-cross
to the London-bridge Station, and another line as

the crow flies from the latter station to the North-
Western Terminus at Euston-square! Afterwards
draw another line, at right angles to these, from
the Eastern Counties Station to the Waterloo-
bridge Station—bending this new junction line
slightly so as to cut through the two previous ima-
ginary lines of junction midway ! Cross these
again (with the same regard to a central point)
with another crow-flight line connecting the ter-
minus of the Great Eastern with the terminus
of the railway to Blackwall—and the one central
point will be found to be precisely that very
spot—the site of the old Fleet Prison. Added to

this, it is about the nearest point that could wel
be chosen to the General Post-office in St. Martin's.

le-Grand. Nay, the two localities are so contigu-
ous to each other that it would certainly not be
very extravagant to count upon some direct
communication being contrived between the two
—if by no other means by subterranean engineer-
ing.

But, while all these combined advantages, (the
vacant site, the central position, the contiguity to
the General Post-office, &c.), point directly to that
tempting plot of ground in Farringdon-street—
Mr. YEATMAN'S plan certainly has in its way also
a very extraordinary attractiveness. The allure-
ments here are comparative cheapness and sim-
plicity. Less engineering difficulties would require
to be vanquished according to Mr. YEATMAN'S
proposal—and altogether much less expense would
have to be incurred. The projector of this remark-
able plan proposes that Lincoln's-inn-Fields, and not
Farringdon-street sho-ald be the site of the Central
Terminus. He suggests that by the one simple
device of constructing, in a line of two or three
miles' length, connecting the South-Western and
the Great Northern Railways, everything would be
accomplished. The intended junction railway
along the channel of the Grand Surrey Canal -would
connect the South-Western with the South-Eastern
and all itt: branches. The North London railway could
absorb the traffic of the Eastern Counties. The Great
Western and South-Western would remain
united at present, at Brentford. And thus,
according to Mr. YEATMAN'S ingenious proposition
by means simply of the junction of the three miles
of railroad having its terminus in Lincoln's-inn-
fields, the metropolitan railroads would be at once
united. The suggestion, to say the very least of it,
is startling by reason of its simplicity, its feasi-
bility, and its economy. It is certainly entitled to
serious and deliberate consideration.

MINISTERIAL AND POLITICAL

MOVEMENTS.:

The Earl of Derby, accompanied by the Countess and
Lady Emma Stanley, left town on Friday for Knowsley-
park, near Prescott, to receive a succession of distinguished
friends during the Christmas holidays.
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The Earl of Malmeslyury will leave town early this week
on a tour of visits. The Countess will go to Heron Court
near Christchurch, for the Christmas.
The. Right Hon. the First Lord of the Admiralty and
Lady Pakington left the Admiralty on Saturday for West-
wood-park, near -Droitwich, where the right hon. baronet
will remain until the second week in the ensuing month.

, -
The Marquis of Salisbury has gone to his seat, Hatfield-
house, Herts, where the noble Lord President and the
Marchioness of Salisbury will receive a large party during
the week.

The Earl and Countess of Hardwicke and the Ladies
Yorke have arrived at Wimpole-hall, Cambridgeshire, from
town, and are about to have a succession of visitors.
The Right Hon. J. W. Henley left town on Friday.
The Right Hon. Sir Bulwer Lytton will leave town to:
day for his seat, Knebworth-hall, Herts.
The Right Hon. Spencer Walpole, the Lord Chancellor,
and Lord Stanley, remain in town.
Major-General the'Right Hon. J. Peel; has left town.

Lord John Manners has left town for a few weeks.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Disraeli leave
town this day for the right hon. gentleman's seat in Bucks.
It is stated in political circles that Sir John Pakington,
the First Lord of the Admiralty, will be selected to fill the
vacant place in the Trinity Corporation, by the death of
the Earl of Haddington.

FUNERAL OF THE LATE LADY
CLEMENTINA VILLIERS.

The funeral of this much-esteemed lady took place on
Saturday afternoon, at Middleton-park, the seat of the Earl
01 Jersey, in the presence of a large number of relations
and friends. The mournful cortege left the hall shortly
after one o'clock, and proceeded slowly to the village
church, situate in the park, where several hundreds of per-
sons were assembled to pay the last tribute of respect to the
deceased lady. Among those present were—Lord Villiers,
the Hon. 1' . Villiers, Mr. lV m. Russell, Mr. Hedworth
Lambton, Mr. Charles Bayley, Captain H. Bagot, Lord
Burghersh, the Hon. Gerald Ponsonby-, Mr. August Paget,
the Rev. Lord Wriothesley Russell, Lord Enfield, Lord
Templemore, the Earl of March, Lord Alexander Lennox,
the Hon. Edward Russell, Mr. George Russell, Mr. Henry
Lambton, the Hon. George Byng, Lord Churchill, Mr. W.
H. T. Cavendish, Dr. Wadham, Dr. Acland, the Rev.
Canon Clifton, the Rev. H. Fortescue, and Mr. Godfrey.
The Rev. Mr. Prettyman read the funeral service.
Lord Henry Lennox would have been present at the
mournful ceremony, but did not receive the intimation in
time, and arrived in London too lAte to obey it.

LATEST NEWS

AMERICA.

(Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING.
The Canada has arrived with the mails from
Boston of the Ist inst., and telegraph advices from
New York to the 2d.

She has brought 59,781 dols. on freight.

Among the passengers is General Williams.
The Africa, Europa, Arago, Himmonia, North
Briton, Bavaria, and Prince Albert had arrived
out.

Mr. Worrall, who has recently been expelled
from Mexico, had been introduced to the President.
The English, French, and Spanish Ministers had
called upon him.
The Illinois, with the California mails and
1,800,000 dols. had reached New York.
Advices from Vera Cruz to the 21st ult., report
that three Spanish and two French vessels-of-war
had anchored at Sacrificios, and Admiral Renaud
was daily expected with the rest of the French
squadron.

General Trezos surrendered the Castle of Perote
on the 16th, after being reduced to starvation. His
remnant of troops had arrived at Vera Cruz.
The dates from the city of Mexico are to the 18th.
General Miramon had arrived there. The Liberals
occupied Zacatecas, and elsewhere had been suc-
cessful. Zuloaga was levying contributions to
repair the fortifications.
It is stated a number of adventurers had landed
about 40 miles from San Juan del Sur.
At New York, on the 29th, sterling bills were
done by leading houses at 109 i. Money was with-
out change. Brokers were refusing money at 31
per cent. The rate for short prime bills was 4 per
cent.

The Bank statement exhibited an increase of coin
and a decrease in circulation. The net deposits
reduced 1,200,000 dof3 without any reduction in

he loan.

Cotton had advanced, middling uplands 121 c.
By telegraph via Boston we have advices from
New York to the evening of the 30th.
The following were the quotations at the Stock
Board :—Missouri Sixes, 90 dols.; Lacrosse Grants,
26 N dols.; Canton Company, 21 dols. ; Pacific
Mail Steam-ship Company, 931 dols. ; Delaware
and Hudson Canal, 99 dols. ; Cleveland and Toledo
Railroad, 311 dols. ; Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad, 601- dols. ; Galena and Chicago Railroad,
711 dols. ; New York Central Railroad, 83 dols. ;
Erie Railroad, 17/ dols. ; Hudson River Railroad,
33 dols. ; Harlem Railroad, pref., 29 dols. ; Read-
ing Railroad, 501 dols.
Ashes dull ; State and Western flour heavy ;
unsound, 3 dols. 50c. to 4 dols. 10c. ; superfine
State, 4 dols. 20c. to 4 dols. 40c. ; extra States,
4 dols. 65c., 4 dols. 90c. to 5 dols. 50c. ; common ro
good extra western, 4 dols. 75c. to 5 dols. ; Southern
mixed to good, 5 dols. 15c. to 5 dols. 40c. ; wheat
dull and heavy for common parcels, but steady for
prime Western, 1 dol. 20c. to 1 dol. 45c. ; Southern
red, 1 dol. 12c. to 1 dol. 25c. ; beef active,
but lower—country mess, 8 dols. to 9 dols. 75c. ;
prime, 6 dols. •to 6 dols. 75e. ; mess pork, 17 dols.
40c. for old; sugars steady—Muscovado, 61c. to
71c. ; Molasses firm ; New Orleans new, 42c.
Spirits of turpentine, 47c. to 48c. per gallon.
Scotch pig iron, 25 dols. to 26 dols. Tobacco quie
Tallow firm at 10c.

Freights to Liverpool.—For cotton, ad. ; mitt
dling upland cotton, 121 c.

(BY TELEGRAPH TO HALIFAX.)

NEW YORK, DEC. 2.
Navigation at Montreal has closed on account of

The stock market is firm, but prices have under-
gone no material alteration since the closing of the

mail.

Our cotton market has been quiet during yester-
day and to-day, and prices close with a downward
tendency. Flour is firm, and slightly dearer—say
10c. per, barrel. Wheat is very dull. Indian corn
steady at the rates advised per mail. Pork is firm,
and 25c. per barrel dearer.
At New Orleans yesterday cotton was active at
Mc. to 11 e., closing firm.
Sterling exchange, 1071.

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