The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-19 00:00:00

HAYMARKET THEATRE.

The Haymarket Theatre presented on Saturday evening
an appearance which, at this dull period of the year in
London, must have been gratifying in a very high degree
to one of the most popular—and deservedly popular—actors
of the day. It was the benefit of Mr. Charles Mathews,
and his last appearance during his present engagement at
this theatre.

The pieces selected for the occasion were Holcroft's ad-
mirable comedy, " The Road to Ruin," and Paul Pry."
In the first piece Mr. Mathews took the part of Goldfinch,
and hit off with infinite truth and gusto the character of the
" fast man," whose only ambition in life seems to be to
drire the smartest four-in-hand in town, and keep the best
horses, and finds his highest pleasure rather in the company
of the stable and betting-ring than the circles of the draw-
ing-room.

The other characters in the piece were also very effec-
tively represented. Mr. Buckstone took the part of Mr.
Silky, for the first time, and by his peculiar vis cornice
worked it up into a strking picture of the avaricious and
heartless old usurer.

In the second piece, " Paul Pry." Mr. Mathews seemed
to be more at home, if possible, even than in the previous
one. It was his first appearance in that character, and it
is not too much to say that the actor and the character are
admirably suited to each other. There was something
irresistibly comic in the manner in which Mr. Mathews de-
picted the easy impudence and insatiable inquisitiveness of
the ever wide-awake Mr. Pry ; and the hearty laughter
ead frequent applause of the audience amply testified that
Mr. Mathews made a most successful " hit" in this his first
representation of the part.
The applause throughout the whole performance was
frequent and hearty ; and at the fall of the curtain it was
renewed with additional enthusiasm, until Mr. and Mrs.
Mathews came forward and repeatedly bowed their ac-
knowledgments.

MISS AMY SEDGWICK.—The admirers of that elegant
and accomplished actress, Miss Amy Sedgwick, will bo de-
lighted to hear that this evening (Monday) she will make
her re-appearance at the Haymarket Theatre. The play
selected for the occasion is Shakespeare's ever fresh and
charming comedy of "As you Like it," in which she will
sustain the part of Rosalind, a character we imagine pecu-
liarly suited to her refined taste and natural style of acting.

ALARMING FIRE IN THE WANDSWORTH-ROAD.--
This (Monday) morning, between the hours of three and
four o'clock, a fire, well nigh attended with fatal results
to several persons, happened in the premises belonging to
Mr. Bacon, an oil, colour, and Italian warehouseman, car-
rying on business at 17, Brandley-terrace, Wandsworth-
road. The discovery was made by one of the police-officers of
the V division, who lost no time in arousing t 1 inmates,
but from the fact of Mr. Bacon being also a tallow-chandler
it was at one time feared that the residents would have been
burnt to death before they would have sufficient time to get
out of the burning building. Two engines of the London
Brigade were soon in attendance, and the police and stran-
gers, having been aided with a good supply of the South-
wark Company's water, they managed by great perseverance
to confine the flames principally to the lower part of the
premises. The damage done, however, is somewhat consi-
derable, as the whole of the stock is seriously damaged by
fire and water. The loss will fall upon the Norwich Union
Fire-office.

RED SEA TELEGRAPII.—Messrs. Newall and
Co.'s steamers Imperador and Imperatriz will be ready to
leave Liverpool at the end of the present month, with the
remainder of the cable to connect Kurrachee with Aden.
he cable to connect Alexandria with this country is now
to be laid through the Islands of Rhodes and Scio to
Constantinople, and not by way of Candia, as previously
intended. It is expected to be laid in about a month by
Messrs. Newall and Co. Captain Pullen, of the Cyclops,
has fixed on Halland, one of the Kooria Mooria islands, as
a station for the Red Sea telegraph.—China Telegraph.
THE INDIAN AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—The
Ceylon arrived at Southampton yesterday with the heavy
portion of the Indian and Australian mails. She left Alex-
andria on the sth of September, Malta on the 9th, and Gib-
raltar on the 13th. She brought home about 130 passengers.
Amongst her cargo were 1,344 bales of silk. The Ceylon
met with fine weather in the Mediterranean, and strong
north-east winds along the coast of Spain and Portugal and
up channel. Her Majesty's ships Marlborough, Centurion,
Conqueror, Renown, Cressy, Princess Royal, Euryalus,
Wanderer, Boxer, and Caradoc were at Malta ; also the Pe-
ninsular and Oriental steamer Alhambra. Her Majesty's
ship Vulture and four Spanish men-of-war wore at Gibraltar
The Ceylon passed her Majesty's ship Orion 10 miles east of
Malta. On the 7th inst. she passed the Peninsular and
Oriental steamer Orissa; on the 12th she passed the French
line-of-battle ship Ceres, steering east, and a frigate with
three gunboats in tow. The Australian mail brought home
in the Ceylon was the one from the Northam. It was very
much damaged, especially the King George's Sound and
Sydney portion. The Northam was damaged to the extent
of having one of her compartments stove in. Among the
passengers by the Ceylon were the captain and officers of
the wrecked mail packet Alma.

SIR JAMES BROOKE.—At the anniversary dinner
of the Norwich Valpeian Club, of which Sir James was the
founder, a letter was read from him, of which the following
is an extract :—" I am established on my small property,
and my house, when in order, will be very snug. I was re-
solutely bent in taking this step, feeling it was the only way
to disconnect myself from Sarawak, and thus to save my
life, and set up my staff beyond the petty cares which society
imposes. I have chosen a spot in the churchyard here where
I shall repose, or if death overtake me across the water bet-
ter still, I shall rest among my own people. My lot is a
fortunate one, for retirement such as this, the society of
friends, a competence and ease of mind ought to make me
happy. I
.can, believe, fairly say that no disappointed
ambition will poison existence ; state honours (such as men
esteem), distinction, rank, money, personal aggrandisement,
I have eve: held to be of small account. There are nobler
and more substantial things to thrive for, but for these my
day is past. I leave the people of Sarawak free and happy,
and I shall return to tell them, without fear and without
favour, how to preserve those blessings."
NI as issued I;yEthAenciTurYchaNis'taerrddena3 an
s, and announce-
mentdistributedamSonTg. tGhoEs:RwGhEo' Battended the parish church, which seems
to promise that the disturbances which have for many
years past prevailed in this parish will cease. The an-
nouncement, signed by Mr. Thompson and Mr. Dowsett,
the churchwardens, stated that the Rev. Bryan King, the
rector, had agreed with the vestry that the whole matter
should be referred to the Bishop of London for mediation,
and requested the parishioners not to interrupt the services
in any way during the progress of the arbitration. The
morning service was performed by the Rev. A. H. ?lac-
conochie, the curate of the parish, who were the ordinary
vestments and preached a sermon from the words of St.
Luke's Gospel " who is my neighbour ?" The afternoon
and evening services were noisy as usual, but not to the
same extent as on previous Sundays, the judicious conduct.
of the churchwardens having prevented a repetition of
former scandalous scenes.
A STRANGE ACCIDENT.—A melancholy accident
occurred a few days ago to M. Dufourmantelle, a litho-
graphic artist of some eminence. fie was conversing with
a friend when, in a moment of inattention, he placed a
small bit of sealing-wax, which he had in his hand, into his
mouth, and it got into his throat. The violent exertion
which he used to get rid of the obstruction caused him to
break a bloogvessel, which caused his death after some
hours' suffering.

LATEST NEWS.

INDIAN AND CHINA MAILS.

(BY THE RED SEA AND INDIA TELEGRAPH.)
We have been favoured with the following tele-

gram :

" H. GISBORNE TO CHAS. L. PEEL, ESQ., LONDON.
" ALEXANDRIA, SEPT. 11.
" The Candia, with Calcutta dates to 27th August,
arrived at Aden to-day.
" A bill had been introduced in the Legislative
Council to tax all professions and trades in India.
Cultivators of land to be exempted.

" The Special Disarming Act passed during the
mutiny is to become permanent.
" The House of Delhi has been deprived of all
titular distinctions and privileges for ever.
" The French Admiral commanding in Cochin-
China has concluded a treaty with the Anamese,
and will probably start with his fleet to China.
" The barque Neptune had been lost off Akyab.
" Five-and-a-Half per Cent. Loan, 51 to 51-
discount.

" Exchange on London, six months, for first-
class paper, 2s. 01,d."

We have received the following telegram from
the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company :
" MARSEILLES, MONDAY MORNING.
" The Nepaul, with the mails from Bombay, ar-
rived at Marseilles at 6 o'clock this morning.
" The mails left for London at 10.

" The Orissa, with the heavy portion of the mail,
left Malta, for Southampton, on the evening of the
14th inst."

The following telegrams have been received at
Mr. Reuter's office :

The Nepa al, with the mails from Bombay, arrived
at Marseilles at six o'clock this morning. Mails
left for London at 10. Letters will be delivered on
Wednesday morning.
The Orissa, with the heavy portion of the mail,
left Malta, for Southampton, on the evening of the
14th inst.

The Ottawa, with the Bombay Mail, arrived at
Suez on the 10th inst.

The Simla, from Suez, with outward Calcutta
and China mails, left Aden on the 11th inst.
The Candia, with the next homeward Calcutta
and China mails, reached Aden on the 11th inst.,
and was to leave for Suez next day.
The Valetta, wifh the outward Calcutta and
China mails, left Malta for Alexandria on the 14th
inst. at midnight.

The Alhambra left Malta at the same time for
Corfu.

PARIS, MONDAY, SEPT. 19.

The Moniteur of this morning contains a circular
of the Minister of the Interior, addressed to the
Prefects, and dated Sept. 18, concerning the regime
of the press :
" The Minister holds it necessary to remind the
Prefects of the principle upon which the late de-
cree concerning the effect of the warnings given to
newspapers was founded. He says the decree of
the 17th February, 1852, is not a law enacted on
account of a particular crisis, and which would not
be available during a time of peace and tranquillity.
Like every political law, this one also is capable of
improvement ; but the principles of the law are
closely connected with the creation of unity of
power, based on universal suffrage. The Govern-
ment does not fear the discussion of its acts in a
loyal spirit, neither does it fear any attacks, but the
general welfare of the people imposes upon the
Government the obligation of not putting aside the
lawful arms, which are guarantees and not obstruo-
tions to the right of publication of ones opinions,
which could not be taken away from an enlight-
ened people like the French. This right is not to
be confounded with the exercise of the liberty of
the press by means of newspapers. If the Govern-
ment reserves to itself the right to punish abuses,
it does not interfere with the liberty of expressing
one's thoughts, and will retain those restrictions
only which al e required out of respect for the con•
stitution, the legitimacy of the Imperial dynasty,
and the interests of order, morality, and religion.
The Government is far from imposing a servile
approbation of its measures, it will always tolerate
opposition in a serious spirit, and will not confound
the right of control with a systematic opposition
and premeditated ill will. The Government will
be only too glad to be enlightened itself, by fair
criticism and discussion, but will not permit society
to be troubled by culpable excitations of hostile

passions."

CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. 18.

A conspiracy to assassinate the Sultan has been
discovered. Two hundred persons have been ar-
rested here ; among them Djafer Dem, Pasha of
Albania, who was apparently the chief, Some of
the troops are suspected of participation.
The affair originated with a fanatical party.

PARIS, SEPT. 18.

The Ilioniteur of to-day contains the following :
"Several newspapers have alluded to a decree,
which it was supposed would appear to modify the
laws of the press. This news is without any foun-
dation. In France the press is free to discuss all
the acts of the Government, and by so doing to en-
lighten the public mind. Certain papers, in becom-
ing without their knowledge the organs of hostile
parties, claim a larger amount of freedom, which
would have no other object than facilitating their
attack against the constitution and the fundamental
laws of social order.

" The Government of the Emperor will not de-
viate from the established system, which, in allow-
ing a field sufficiently large for discussion, contro•
very, and analysis, prevents, on the other hand, the
disastrous effects of falsehood, calumny, and error."

SUNDAY, SEPT. 18.

The Constitutionnel of this evening publishes an
article in large type,:treating of theposition of Eng-
land, in reference to the Italian question, of which
the following is a summary :

" Before the war it was said that there was no
Italian question ; now everything is changed, the
reproach is made to us that we do not risk all in
order that the question may be entirely solved. But
the general state of affairs did not admit of such a
solution."

The article then alludes to the advantages the
Peace of Villafranca has obtained for Italy, and
makes much of the demonstrations which have taken
place in Central Italy, but endeavours,to prove that
the Duchies cannot become mere provincial towns
of Sardinia. " The people in the Duchies will re-
gret their Princes and their local independence."
The article continues by saying " that the increase
of the Piedmontese territory will excite the jealousy
of Naples, and will prevent the realisation of an
Italian confederation. These considerations had
weight with the Emperor at Villafranca, and ought
to impress the true friends of Italy, of which Eng-
land is now one." The article expresses the hope
that the councils of England will be joined to those
of France. "United on the banks of the Peiho to
chastise a common injury, may the two great West-
ern Powers unite their diplomatic efforts to over-

come the last difficulties of the Italian crisis, and
to make, if necessary, such modifications to the con-
ditions of peace, as may be compatible with the in-
terests and the honour of the parties therein en-
gaged. Thanks to this union, the Peninsula will
be free from the Alps to the Adriatic."

Prince Richard Metternich arrived here to-day,
and has had a conference with Count Walewski.
SEPT. 17.

Lord Cowley will leave to-day for Biarritz, and
Count Walewski will proceed there on Monday
next. Count Cavour and the Duke of Malakoff are
likewise expected at Biarritz.
Nothing definitive has yet been decided on by
Government as to the number of forces to be de-
spatched to China.

TURIN, SEPT. 17.

The King leaves tomorrow for Pavia, Crema,
Lodi, and Cremona, and will go on Wednesday to
Monza, where hunting parties will be held.
The Bolognese deputation will be received at
Monza on Saturday next.

ST. PETERSBURG, SEPT. 16.

A supplement to the Invalide Russe has just
been published, and states that, according to a
verbal report of Lieut.• Colonel Grabbe, a victorious
assault had been made on Gunib, and five cannons
had been taken by the Russians. Schamyl
was taken prisoner, and his sons and family were
captured or killed.

The Russian loss did not exceed 100 men.

FRANCE.
PARIS, SATURDAY.

A letter from Biarritz states that the Emperor,
the day after his arrival, paid a visit to Prince
Peter of Oldenburg, and that the Russian prince
went the same day to the Villa Eugenie to return
the visit. The same letter says :—" The King of
the Belgians will only remain here two days. The
sole object of his visit to this place was, as I am
iuformed on the best authority, the difficulties
which have arisen in Italy since the peace of Villa-
franca. The Prince de Chimay, who without hav-
ing any official title, has been charged with impor-
tant confidential missions by the Belgian Govern-
ment, remains here still. You are not perhaps
aware that the Prince's mother was a native of
Bayonne. The Princess of Caraman-Chimay was
daughter of Count Cabarrus, Minister of Spain and
born in this place. Her beauty and large fortune gave
her a brilliant renown under the Republic and the
Empire The Prince de Chimay found here the family
of his mother, which still reckons a number of
members, all greatly respected in this country.
Mme. de Galard, sister of Count de Cabarrus, is
still living, and although she has attaiued the age
of 100 year, retains all her faculties. The families
Labrouche, Cabarrus, and Joleri have also bonds of
close relationship with the Princess Carman-Chimay
and with her son, which the Prince has been happy
to acknowledge."
BOtRSE, Sept. 17.—The market opened steady
with an upward tendency, but it was checked by
sales for realisation. Threes, which had been done
at 69f., receded to 68f. 80c. Mobilier varied from
797 f. 50c. to 787 f. 50c.; Austrian, 543 f. 75c. to
537 f. ; Lombard, 555f.t0 550 f. ; Orleans, 1,375 f. to
1,370 f. ; Lyons, 875 f. to 872 f. 50e. The following
were the last quotations :

44 per Cents. .... 95 Credit Fonder -- --
Do. end month .. 95 I Belgian 44 —
3 per Cents
Do. end month 6B 80 Roman B5 25
Bank Shares 2780 Austrian
Credit Mobilier .. 795 Spanish Threes
Do. Account ..... 787 50 Home Debt 44a