The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-04 00:00:00

HAYMARKET THEATRE.

The Queen and the Prince Consort honoured the Hay-
market Theatre with their presence yesterday evening,
when the entertainments consisted of Sheridan's brilliant
comedy of "The Rivals," and the very attractive panto-
mime of "The Sleeping Beauty." With the exception of
the part of Julia, which was last night assigned to Miss
Chalmers, the cast of characters was precisely the same
as on the occasion of the festival performances at her
Majesty's Theatre.

The Luse was crowded, and the performances passed
off with eclat.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Princess Mary, Prince Arthur, and the Prin-
cesses Helena and Louisa, visited her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Clarence House, St.
James.

The Duke and Duchess of Athole have left the St.
Georgb's Hotel, for Dunkeld, N.B.

The Earl of Stradbroke has arrived at the Brunswick
Hotel, St. James's, from Benham Hall, Norfolk.
The Earl of Derby entertained at dinner, last evening,
at his mansion in St. James's-square, the Duke of
Montrose, the Duke of Rutland, the Marquis of Salle-
bury, the Marquis of Exeter, the Marquis of Downsbire,
the Earl of Carnarvon, the Earl of Sandwich, the Earl
Talbot, the Earl Delawarr, the Earl of Cardigan, the
Earl of Hardwicke, the Earl of Eglinton, the Earl of
Verulam, the Earl of Lucan, the Earl of Stradbroke,
the Earl of Malmeebury, the Earl of Wilton, Lord
Southampton, Lord Forester, Lord St. Leonards, Lord
Redesdale, and Lord Colville.
Lord Brougham was expected in town last evening
from his chateau at Cannes, and it is said, intends im-
mediately to introduce a measure for the Reform of the
Bankruptcy Courts, the abuses in which are, it appears
becoming daily more and more intolerable. The rumours
that reach us from time to time regarding these establish-
ments are truly alarming, and if even a tithe of them be
true, it is high time his lordship sets himself to work fir
their removal. We are told the official assignees are
receiving from two to five thousand pounds a year each,
and that during the last year one of their number netted
upwards of six thousand pounds. after paying clerks'
salaries, rent, and office expenses ! !
TUB ROYAL SQUADROIt—The Vivid steamvessel,
Master-Commander H. W. Allen, arrived at Sheerness
at 5.30 p.m., on Tuesday, with a despatch from the
Royal yacht for the Commander-in-Chief. The Vivid
left the Royal squadron at anchor on the Warp, where
they were to remain until daylight the next morning, the
weather being hazy, with constant thick snow. At
10.30 a.m. yesterday a steam tugvessel, belonging to the
Shipowners' Towing Company, arrived at Sheerness
with despatches from the screw steamvessel Alacrity,
Commander A. Wolehouse, for the Commander-in-Chief.
The Alacrity was reported to be left on the Shingles,
where she got on high water on Tuesday. The steamers
Lizard, Lieutenan`-Commander L. Maunsell, and the
African, Second Master Reuben Harvey, were ordered
to get up steam immediately and proceed to the assist-
ance of the Alacrity.
At the close of the proceedings at the Court of Pro.
prietors at the India House, on Wednesday, the chair-
man announced the completion of the New Indian
Museum in Leadenhall-street, which will enable the
manufacturers of England to learn what are the raw
products and what are the textile fabrics of India.
The Queen's Reraembrancer in the Exchequer, Mr.
Henry William Vincent, has resigned his office, it being
intended by the Government to abolish it, and inertia
its duties in the General C sort of Exchequer. Mr.
Vincent has been uninterruptedly in the public service
for 45 years.

t The Petropolis has arrived from Brazil with 71,0001.
in specie.

THE REFORMERS OF OLDHAM AND PARLIAMENTARY
REPRESENTATION.—A. petition was sent last night to
W. J. Fox, Esq., M.P. for Oldham, for presentation to
Parliament on its opening on Thnreday. The petition,
which is from the Oldham Reform Association, and
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which is signed on behalf of the society by Mr. Conn•
cllor Kaott, president of the association, the vice-presi-
dents, secretary, and committee, states that the peti-
tioners "are deeply impressed with the justice and neces-
sity of a thorough Parliamentary reform," considering it
"a needful preliminary" to good government either in
domestic or colonial matters, and the petition prays that
Parliament will " take the state of the representation
into prompt considt ration, and thus give the subject
precedence in point of time, as it is paramount in im-
portance." The Reform Association meet 3 on Thursday
evening, when it is expected that a requisition will be
prepared to the mayor, to call a public meeting to con-
sider the question of Parliamentary reform. A large
number of signatures have been affixed to the petition
agreed upon at the reform meeting held at Royton
on Wednesday last, many of them being those of the
influential inhabitants of the township.—Manchester
Guardian.
The commercial advice from Australia on the present
occasion possesses considerable interest. Although at
the departure of the mail the commencement of the
English panic was not known, a general conviction
seems to have been entertained of the nature of the
trade carried on by our principal exporters. It was plain
to every one that for months and menthe goods had been
recklessly consigned to the Australian markets on
English and Scotch account, and that a revulsion of
some kind could not fail to occur. There was conse-
quently great distrust and a cry of a scarcity of money,
although, as on the other tide, it was confidence, not
money, that was scarce, laud being readily bongLt
at high rates, just as Commis were bought in London
during the worst of the pressure. Nameroue suspen-
sions had taken place, 15 firms having recently broken
at Melbourne alone for sums ranging from 9,000/ to
90,0001., and which represent an aggregate of 470,0001.
A. run upon the Union Bank had happily soon subsided,
but it is a point to be remarked that while this was the
only banking institution sutjected to such a movement,
it is also the only one in Victoria based upon the pr,n•
ciple of unlimited liabilay. With regard to railway
projects, there were increasing signs that the capitalists
of London were expected to furnish abundant subscrip-
tions. At Melbourne the Government of Victoria had
called for tenders for the construction of more than 200
miles. In New South Wales the policy adopted is in
direct opposition to that of Victoria, it having been re-
solved to leave such works entirely to private enterprise
and that the American plan should be practised of giving
a bonus of land to encourage the formation of indepen-
dent companies. The illiberal measures at one time
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