The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-14 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. —The most interesting
feature in the lyrical entertainments for the present
week will be the reopening of her Majesty's Theatre,
on Friday evening, for Italian operatic performances,
at reduced prices, with Piccolomini, Spezzia,
and the other popular artistes, who have been recently
performing in the provinces.

MEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.—The formation of a
dramatic company to support Mr. Roberts, the cele-
brated American tragedian, who is to make his first ap-
pearance in England on the boards of Old Drury, will
shortly be completed, and the public will have an oppor-
tunity of witnessing his debut, on the 21st inst., in the
arduous character of Sir Giles Overreach.
Mrs. Sinclair will repeat her performance of Beatrice
at the Haymarket, the first three evenings of the present
week, and will undertake the character of Lady Teazle
on the three concluding nights. The comedy of "The
Victims" will be given every evening as second piece.
The veteran T. P. Cooke will appear this evening and
during the week at the A delphi, in the nautical drama of
" The Pi!ot ;" it will be preceded, every evening, by the
farce of " Urgent Private Affairs," and followed by
" My Precious Betsy."

LYCEU3I.-ENGLISII OPERA.—The opera performances
commence on Monday, the 21st inst. In addition
to Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison, who will
make their first appearance since their return from the
United States, we find the names of Madame Caradori,
Miss Corelli, Susan Pyne, Mrs. H. Manley, Mr. Angus.
tus Draham, Mr. Hamilton Braham, Mr. Weiss, Mr.
St. Auhyn, Mr. Ferdinand Glover, and other artists of
I. repute, The musical directorship is confided to Mr.
'Alfred Mellon.

Mr. F. Belton has arrived from New York, and will
shortly make his appearance in one of our theatres. The
object. however, for which Mr. Belton has undertaken
this Icing and somewhat sudden journey relates to some
private affairs connected with the death of a relative,
from whom he had large pecuniary expectations, and
which, from some circumstances that have occurred,
will probably lead to legal proceedings.
CLOSE OF THE ART TREASURES EXHIBITION.—The
Committee of the Art Treasures Exhibition at Manches-
ter have resolved to close it on the 15th Oct. next.
ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S,INN-ROAD. The
number of patients relieved at this hospital during the
week ending Sept, 12, is 1,954, of which 674 were new
cases.

Tin RIOTS IR BELFAST.—AII is quiet at Belfast. The
Riot Act was read on Sunday night, after which the
crowd dispersed. No serious casualty had occurred.
The c'ointnissiikp opens to-day.

The accounts from the South of Russia represent the
harvest round the Sea of Azoff as wonderful, and that
Berdiansk is likely to take away much of the trade of
Odessa.

The weather (says the Aberdeen correspondent of the
Edinburgh, Express) continues very unfavourable for the
harvest. Not a fourth part is yet secured in the stack-
yard, and sprouting has commenced extensively.
-Mr. M'Corthy, a member of the Geographical. So-
ciety of Paris., has just started on a journey to Tim-
buctoo, He speaks Arab and various African dialects
with great fluency. He travels alone.
THE WEATHER AND CROPS IN SCOTLAND.—Most un-
seasonable weather for cutting and gathering in the
crops of Scotland now prevails, and great fears are en-
tertained for the results. About one-third of the crop
only is.secured. The rainy weather has also increased
the potato disease, and one of our correspondents who
has just travelled over the greater part of the north of
Scotland says, " The loss may he estimated at one-third ;
but as the potatoes are a very heavy crop this season,
the total quantity saved will, after all, be little short of
an average crop."

We (llerapath) have heard, but hope it is not true,
that a new cause of dissension has sprung up between
the London and North-Western and Great Western
companies, arising, it is said; out of one of the companies
departing, by underselling the other, from an agreement
mutually entered into by them to run at equal fares to
certain towns. If there be any truth in this, we hope
the good sense of the two boards will put an end to it,
by coming to a prompt understanding. If not, we trust
the shareholders will do it for them ; they have had
enough, one would think, of competition.
SHOALS OF SALMON.—During several days in the
beginning of last week, the river Boon, near its mouth,
was altnoit choked up with salmon endeavouring,
apparently, to ascend the river for the purpose of spawn-
ing. The water in the river was so low that several of
the fish stranded themselves in shallow pools. —A yr
Advertiser.

TWEED SALMON FISHING.—The fishing has been
rather unproductive so far as the lower fisheries in the
river is concerned, with the exception of some of the
stations at its mouth, where a good many fish have bean
got. The fresh on Sunday allowed some fish to pace
upward, and there were a few got in the Coldstream
district on Monday and Tues3ay. The flood on Wednes-
day brought away a good many fish. We heard of a
water near Horneliff where nearly 50 salmon weretaken,
and all the middle had-more or less.. The condition of
the fish is upon the whole good.—Berwick Advertiser.
Durts.ut HERRING FISHING, Sept. 10.—Above 100
boats entered the harbours this morning, all having fish,
and generally of excellent quality ; the hiehest boat was
over 20 craw, and a great many from 10 to 15 crane.
Prices : The best qualities ranged from 30s. to 345. di.
per cran ; some boats having mixed herring sold from
21s. to 28s. per crau. The fishing as yet hils been all
on the float and at the mouth of the Firth, where the
herring are evidently making for the spawning ground, ;
and, it the weather keep good, great quantities are likely
to be got when the ground fishing begins. There was
no fishing yesterday owing to the boisterous weather.
DEATH OF A CHARACTER.—Mr. Robert Floekhart, the
well-kno mu street preacher, died on Tuesday morning,
in his 80th year. In season and out of season—on Sun-
days and on week-days, and in every variety of weather
--his bent, little figure was seldom to be missed, up to
a recent period, from his post at the corner of West St.
Giles Church. Here he used to hold forth from a chair
to large crowds with a simplicity, earnestness, and
.quaintness that never failed to arrest attention. Having
served in the army, he used to sustain the interest of
his hearers and illustrate his appeals by graphic tales of
his adventures by flood r nd field, told with much effect
in racy, idiomatic Scotch.—Scotsman.
Extract of a letter from her Majesty's ship Indefati-
gable, Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 14, 1857.—" A slaver has
been reported outside the harbour ; we have sent two
boats out manned and armed to look for her, the launch
and the second barge ; they carry three guns. We have
been looking out for the Cumberland these six weeks
they tell us she left England 49 days since, and several
ships have seen her at Madeira and other places. The
Admiral has written an order to tell us that he is going
to Plymouth to be paid off if he has not got other
orders ; we expect to sail in a week after the Cumber-
land arrives."

INSTABILITY Or FORTIINE.--Mr. Beeston, a timber
merchant of Bristol, some years ago, retired on a for-
tune of nearly 4,000/. a year, the proceeds of a landed
estate which be had bought in Herefordshire. Unfortu-
nately for Mr. Beestor, tie did not spend all his income,
and wanting more money, he put a few thousands into
the firm of Bruford, Dyer and Co., a mercantile house,by which ho became a sleeping partner, though his
name
notappear before the public. The week
before this firm broke, Mr. Beeston was summoned
to Bristol on Monday week, and then found that every
shilling of his fortune was swallowed up in the debts of
the house.—Bristol Mercury.
THE NEW BILL YOE ESIIGRATION TO VICTORIA.—
Tbe Government had laid on the table of the Legisla-
tive Council the amended Emigration A consider-
able part of Mr. Childer's scheme is abandoned. The
bill introduced by that gentleman, and which passed the
lower house, contained 21 clauses. Of these the first four
only are retained, and they are materially altered. The
measure, as it now stands, leaves the existing immigra-
tion arrangement substantially untouched, and proposes
simply to substitute a new selecting machinery in Eng-
land for the presentcommissioners. With this olject it
authorises the appointment of " an agent in the United
Kiegdoni," and sub-agents or their officers, " not ex-
ceeding three in number." The functions of the agent
aro to be confined strictly to the "superintendence of
emigration to Victoria,, ' the selection er approval of
sui-able persons, and the charteringof ships.—Australian
and Nets Zealand Gazette.

THE MOORS AND FOREETS.—Grcuse shooting has
almost ceased except on tl.e low grounds. Wherever
they have had it in their poeer, sportsmen have turned
to the deer forests, which seem to be well stocked with
deer of excellent quality. Lord Lovat's party, consist-
ing of his lordship, the Master of Lorat, and the Hon.
11. Fraser, the Earl of &afield, the Hon. Colonel Char-
teris, and Mr. Lindsay, brought down no I..es than 17
stags and 4 hinds lest week, and 12 stags the week be-
fore. We have heard it reported that, on the 23th of
August, Lady Meex brought down a deer to her own
gun, and shot from the shoulder at a distance of eighty
yards. The stags are in high condition at Strathvaich
Forest this season. Mr. Watson shot a stag on Monday
last at Glendale, but the party are sparing of the grouse,
which are scarce, and of the black-game, 'which though
much more numerous than last year, should be encau-
raged.—lnverness Courier.
SEIZURE OF CORPORATION EFFECTS FOR DOUBLE
INCOME TAX,—TYNESIOUTII, Sept. 12.—The collectors
of income tax for the Tynemouth in district have seized
upon the baths and wash-houses belonging to the cor-
poration of this borough for their share of a re-assessment
of double income-tax to make up a defalcation of T.
Brigge, a tobacconist, who collected 1,7001., for which
he has not accounted. The seizure has been made under
instructions from the authorities at Somerset-house ;
but the corporation has already given notice that they
intend to proceed against the collectors for trespass.
The re-assessment for which they have seized was made
upon the debentures on the new cemetery, which were
entered into subsequent to Briggs' defalcation and bank-
ruptcy. As there arc many parties in the borough who
refu:e to pay the re-assessment, and as the collectors
have received instructions to seize upon all defaulters,
more distraints are expected to b.; made in a few days.
CATTLE PROS THE NORTH OF EUROPE.—The gross
imports of cattle into Lowestoft; harbour last week from
Husum, Frederickstadt, and 'Penning (Duchy of Schles-
wig) amounted to 4,024 beasts and 1,293 oxen. The
North of Europe Steam Navigation Company's steamer,
the City of Norwich, Captain Oliver, and the founing,
Captain Russell, arrived on Friday ; and the Cumber-
land, Ca;)tain Rivers, followed on Saturday. The Cum-
berland brought 221 boasts and 220 sheep, and the other
vessels having equally largo cargoes, the stock was
despatched to town in five special trains, as they had
been monsigned as usual to metropolitan firms. A tele-
graphic message received on Saturday from Lowestoft
states that a fourth steamer,
the Royal Victoria, Capt.
Rese, was also expected to arrive in time to enable her
cargo to be despatched to the metropolitan market. It
is probable, therefore, that the total arrivals will be as
heavy as last week. The importations will continue for
about Eix ks or longer, but they will bo suspended
during the winter months.