The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-01 00:00:00

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.

A farce called Hot and Cold was produced at this
theatre last night. It is as slight as it is extravagant,
turning upon the practical revenge of a pugnacious
milliner, xvho, having been required to quit her
arEtrtments against her will, takes away her landlord's
clothes while he is indulging in the luxury of a bath
behind a curtained recess. liis servant, by a similar
process, is reduced to the same predicament, and the
humour of the piece consists in the pair—the one
shivering and the other parboiled—looking out in
agony from opposite sides through the folds cf the
drapery, while the bride elect of the landlord is
awaiting her swain in front. The farce is thus of
the broadest hue, and is well calculated to elicit mer-
riment from those members of an audience who are
not over particular as to their sources of pleasure. It
is embodied by Mr. Ray, Mr. Furman, Miss Sanders,
and Miss Somers.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN PRELATES.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Siu,—Having resided several years in Italy, and so-
journed many months together in its principal cities, I
had an opportunity of making inquiries into the reve-
nues of the prelates in that country.
You will, perhaps, be surprised, as I was myself, tl
he se that all the bishoprics in the patrimony of 6t.
Peter (excepting the bhhopric of Rome), and they are
very numerous, amount to less in ialue than the single
bishopric of Lon&Je. The prelate who occupies that
see (or rather regalia}) cannot deny that in sixteen years
he bac received from it one million sterling. No incon-
siderable share of this enormous sum accrued to him
after the Reform Bill, and after the formation of the
Ecclesia3tical Cummi!sion, in which, although an inte-
rested party, he did not hesitate to take his place
Mr. Iforsman has exhibited the conduct of the Go-
vernment and cf the bishops in that affair. It is to be
regretted that he has been in some degree thwarted in
his laudable expoce.
National indignation will, however, compel the House
of Commons to make renewed and searching inquiries
into the intrigues and intricacies of a mammon-loving,
and I fear, crumbling church. Crumbling only, because
in her system she is " cf this world.
Lam, Sir, your obeitent Servant,
VER A X.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
Very few of the members having returned from Liver-
pool, no business was transacted to justify a quotation.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Feb. 28.
(London Sittings, before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE and a
Special Jury.)
SMALL V. NAIRNE.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
In this case many depositions were read and some evi-
dence given, and in the end the jury returned a verdict
for the defendant.

THE F
BRIGUTON FORGERIES.--The four men in
custody charged with uttering forged notes, purporting
to belong to the Union:Bank at Brighton, have been com-
mitted for trial.
TiE REPRESENTATION OF CANTERBURY.—The
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encouraging canvass.
REPRESENTATION OF TEWKESBURY.—We regret
to state that lit. Humphrey Brown, the Member for
Tewkesbury, has fir some time past been suanffielruiennylgoeluiunt: under
very severe and debilitating illness;plaantedstrheastiganlitnhgouhgihs
ug lea i ot°o
be is now somewhat better than in thesoeaniriys
his Hines., he is not liktly to be sufficiently restoredptca
take his seat in ParliamieTnotbfaobrilsiotymftismuceh.
already a successor to
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g(h-i:OOD3 MARKET. The market yes-
terday present
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important change since Tues-
day,terday had undergone no im
but if anything, a little more business was done.
Prices remained quit. unchanged.
STATISTICS or THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE.—The po-
pulation of the Ottoman empire amounts to 36,211,0(0
souls, v:z —Turkey in Europe, 1.5,511,000; Turkey in
Asia, 20,700,000. Tile population of Turkey in Europe
is sub:livided as fillow,. :—Routnilia and Thessalia,
2,000,000 ; Moldavia, 1,400,000 • Wallacia, 2,000,000;
Servist, 1,011 000; Bosnia and derz?gowina, 1,600,000;
Albania, 2,200,000 ; Belgaria, 2,000,000 ; There,
1,000,000; Isle of Crete, 220,000; lAD t f Cyprus, 90,000;
the other islands, 390,000. In
Tuesday
Turkey
wt beeerke,
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whoßca,rwaa
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suffering. It was found that the gullet had been divided
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TA W VALE RAILWAY.
The ordinary half-yearly general meeting of the pro-
prietors of the Taw Vale Railway was held yester-
• day, at the London Tavern; Mr. Time, chairman of the
board of directors in the chair.
The advertisement convening the meeting having
bean read, the following report of the directors was sub-
mitted to the proprietors,—
" The financial statement will show that the directors
have confined their operations since the last general
meeting of the shareholders to the collection of arrears
of calls, and the payment of outstanding claims. The
works have continued in suspension since the last general
meeting.
"Your directors and the officers of the company have
rendered such information to the committee of share-
holders, appointed by the last general meeting, as they
required. A special general meeting will be held at the
close of this meeting to receive their report.
" Mr. Cooper, Mr. Sharland, the Hon. Francis Scott,
M.P., and Mr. Woolmer retire at the ensuing general
meeting, but are eligible for re-election; and Mr. Shar-
land, the Hon. Francis Scott, M.P., and Mr. Woolmer
offer themselves accordingly.
" Mr. J. D. Williams, auditor, goes out of office by
rotation, but is eligible for re-election, and offers him-
self accordingly."
A report was also read from the committee of share-
holders appointed to investigate the affairs of the com-
pany, which complained of extravagance on the part of
the directors, but on the who:e the committee recom-
mended the proprietors to forget the past, and by future
harmonious proceedings with the directors, endeavour to
bring the undertaking into a prosperous position. The
committee entertained no doubt of its ultimate success
if the line were economically constructed, and as another
call would be necessary, even if the proprietors were de-
sirous of winding up the concern, the committee ad-
vised the shareholders to sink all dispute upon the ques-
tion of gauge, and adopt steps for the construction of the
railway.
These reports gave rise to considerable discussion, but
they were eventually adopted; and other matters re-
ferred to in the directors' report having been disposed
Of, thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting
broke tap.

NEWPORT, ABERGA VENNY, AND

HEREFORD RAILWAY.

The seventh ordinary meeting of shareholders was
held yesterday afternoon, at the London Tavern; Captain
Fitynaurice, chairman of the board of directors, in the
chair. The report stated—
" The directors having been unable, at the period of
the sixth ordinary meeting, to proceed with the business
of the comPany, in consequence of a quorum not having
assembled within the time stipulated by the Act of Par-
liament regulating Rich matters, they have directed a
reprint cf the report and statement of accounts as then
published to be again laid before the company; and
they ask the shareholders ass:-.mb!el at this, the seventh
ordinary meeting, to ratify and confirm the report and
accounts relating to the then last half-year's =junta, as
well as those now presented, relating to the last past half-
year to Ist February instent.
" Pursuing the course reverted to in the last report,
the directors have now to state, that the unsettled ac-
counts al-e reduced from 1,4581. 2s. 6d. to 2381. 2s. 6d. ;
that the loan due to the Union Bank is reduced since '
the last meeting from 34000/. to 2,5001.; to meet which,
there are arrears of call estimated to produce that
amount, and a balance in favour of the company at the
bankers of 482/. 93. 4d. _ _

" Calls in arrear have been recovere 1 since the last
general meeting, to the amount of 1 281/. 10i.
" The bill in Chancery, filed by the Rhymney Com-
pany, has 13,:eia withdrawn, and their claim to a fulfil-
ment of the agreement and a deposit of 10,0002 aban-
doned. The taxell costs of the suit, amounting to 2461.
16s. 4L, have been discharged.
" The certificate of the Commissioners of Railways
extends the powers of the special Act fir purchasing
lands on the main line of this railway to August, 1851,
and for construction of the line. to August, 1855.
The directors will carefully watch the progress of
works north of Heref Yrd, on which the ulteriur proceed-
ings of this company will mainly rest, and it will be for
the shareholders at the proper time to determine either
to complete the railway or to abandon the undertaking.
" Parties of undoutt d pecuniary means have prof-
fered snbstantial assistance, ether to complete the main
Inc as originally planned, ur n modification of it."

On the— motto; of the CHAIRMAN this report was
adopted, and the retiring directors having been re-
elected, a re ,v auditor was appointed; after which tha'ks
were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting terminated.