The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-17 00:00:00

HAYMARKET THt•ATRE

A new one act farce from the practised pen of Mr.
Bayle Bernard was produced with decided success at
this theatre last evening. Although its title is
Locomotion, it has no machinery either me-
chanical or supernatural ; but it is: propelled by
the " push along, keep moving" attempt, to get
business of Mr. Floss (Mr. W. Farren), an auctioneer
and house agent, " adapted to the age," . who,. by
continuing for some months keeping himself and
his people hard at work, doing nothing, at length
gets the reputation of doing a great deal, and
the reality, as a matter of course, speedily follows.
Next door to his warerooms, reside. Mr. Leicester
(Vining) and his lady (Miss Charles) a newly-mar-
ried couple, who, having quarreled, determine to
separate, and Floss is applied to by the husband to
sell the furniture. This he undertakes to do, and at the
same time lets the husband a chateau in France, and
the wife a cottage in Devonshire. Vernon (Brindal),
a cousin of Mrs. Leicester, interferes to bring about
a reconciliation, which is effected at length by the in-
strumentality of Floss, the "general agent" of the piece.
It ii a lively, pleasant trifle. The character of Floss,
which is evidently a sketch from life, was most
artistically acted by Farren. His advertisement
writing was the ne plus ultra of elaborate puff.
He was excellently supported by Mr. Clark, as Dot,
the auctioneer's clerk, and by Vining and Miss Charles
as Mr. and Mrs. Leicester. The piece is well got up.
The auction scene is, especially, admirably managed.
At the conclusion, Farren announced it for re-
petition every evening until further notice,
amidst the unanimous applause of the house. Loco-
motion was preceded by Douglas Jerrold's drama of
the Housekeeper, and folloWed by Webster's
admirable drama of Peter and Paul, which
increases nightly in attraction... This is one
of those sterling dramas that will more than survive
the season. It will doubtless become a.- stock piece,
and deservedly so, as it is the best domestic drama
that has been produced for years. The house was
well. filled.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.
(FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.)
CITY, TUESDAYEVRNING.

TIMES.—The Committee of the Stock Exchange
met to-day, to consider the case of one of the parties
placed in the "fourth class" by the Commissioners
on the repudiated Exchequer bills. A preliminary
resolution has been adopted, but as it as yet requires
confirmation, and another meeting is to be held to-
morrow on the subject, it has not been deemed right
at present to communicate it to the public.
The English funds rose a trifle to-day, and though
the advance was not of an important character, it was
sufficient to show the, feeling of the market in respect
to the effect the appearance of the 4r00p4 has had in
the manufacturing districts. No large plifehases were
made, but the general currency of business exceeded
any that has occurred for the last four days. Money
is quite at a low ebb in the market, and the rate cer-
tainly does not exceed one per cent. for the usual pe-
riods of accommodation.

By the official returns publishel by the Customs
the export of the precious metals to foreign and colo-
nial parts, for the week ending Thursday last, was as
under, viz. : Ounces.
Silver coin to Calcutta
Silver bars to Madras
Silver bars to Calcutta

SUN.—The accounts in our Paper of to-day, in connexion
vv!th the private letters from the manufacturing districts,
leading to the expectation that the most serious conse-
quences which might have been apprehended from the
outbreak in the North have now passed, an improve-
ment in the Funds took place, Consols leaving off at 91i
buyers for Money and for the Account ; Bank Stock, 170
171 ; India Stock, 250 251; Exchequer Bills, Old, 51 53;
New, 49 51 premium.
Foreign securities rather improved in price upon the
rates of yesterday. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents..
513. 52i•' the Five per Cents., 1014 1021; Danish, 82
83; ana Brazilian, 65 66. _

The quotation for Mexican was nominally 35 35g.
The prices of shares were—London and Birmingham,
177 179, ex dividend ; Birmingham and Gloucester, 48
49 ; Great Western, 881 891 ; the Half Shares, 63 63k;
South Western, 62 63 ; North Midland, 57 59 ; the
New Shares, 27 28 ; South Eastern and Dover, 21*
22 ; Eastern Counties, 9* 9i ; Northern and Eastern,
39* 4013 Blackwall, 8j 9* ; and Brighton 33* 344 ex
dividend.

Somewhat of a novelty was exhibited on 'Change to-
day, in the fact that American merchants choose
to remit to this country, as a medium for
paying the amounts due upon the Continent. The
result was that the amount of bills was large, and the
rates rose proportionably, Amsterdam being 12 54,
12 5 ; Hamburgh, 13 111 13 114 ; Rotterdam, 12 5-1
12 51 ; Antwerp, 12 54 12 4 ; Paris, 25 72i 25 774 ;
Frankfort, 151 151* ; Genoa, 25 80.25 85 ; Vienna,
9 531- 9 541 ; Madrid, 371; and Lisbon, 524, all at three
months.
The quotations of the Bonds were—Colombian 20'-
204 ; Peruvian, 15 16 ; Portuguese Five per Cents.. 33i
334 ; the Three per. Cents., 191 20 ; Spanish Five per
Cents., 20+ 20 ft ; the Three per Cents., 19,1- 20.
COURSE OF EXCHANGE--(YESTERDAY.I

Amsterdam CF. 12 S Gibraltar . ... '46
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam ...2 U. 12 Si Genoa , ... :15 tiO
Antweg, ...... ..:„.,. 1g -. Milan ...-......- ...... :: it
Alfons
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 60 Palermo, per oz 120
Ditto, 3 months 25 85 Lisbon
Marseilles
Bout deaux 25 90 Rio Janeiro 26
Frankfort on Maine... 151 i Bahia
Petersburgh, 3is ... 37 Buenos Ayres
8er1in............ 7 New Yerk,2ldays sight 4bl
Vienna, effec. fl. 3M. 957 Philadelphia 46
Trieste, ditto 9 58 PRICES OF BULLION, PEA 02.
Madrid
Cadiz
Bilbao
Barcelona
Seville

EXTRAOeIgNART CHEAPNESS OF THE PRICE OF
FautT.--Yesterday (Monday) in Clare-market, ripe
gooseberries of a large size were selling freely at one
penny per quart ; well-flavoured mellow pears, one
hundred for twopence. Remarkably fine fresh-gathered
Kentish cherries, retailed in full weight (avoirdupois),
eight pounds for sixpence. Green gages at fourpence,
and fine Orleans plums at threepence per gallon. Large
well-flavoured apples, fit for pies and puddings, at one
half-penny per dozen ; whilst sugar-loaf cabbages were
retailing at three for a penny. French beans and scarlet-
runners at threepence per peck ; large-sized cucumbers
two for a penny ; and water-cressas four bunches for a
half-penny. Such a scale of prices for the same edible
commodities has not been recognised by the oldest person
who attends the stalls in the above market, and some of
them are far advanced in senectitude, and have frequented
the same for upwards of forty years.
THE COAL-MINES OF LANCASHIRE.---Ii has been
calculated that the available coal-beds in Lancashire
amount, in weight, to the enormous sum of 8,400,000,000
tons ; the total annual consumption of this coal, it has
been estimated, amounts to 3,400,120 tons ; hence kis
inferred that the coal-field of Lancashire, at the present
rate of consumption, will last 2,470 years.
Mr. Baker, who is well known on the Corn Ex-
change as a large speculator in grain, regularly announ-
ced yesterday the necessity of a suspension of payments.
The cause of this is said to be that he purchased too
large a stock of foreign grain to work off in the market,
the condition of which was not such as to meet his anti-
cipations. It is generally believed that he purchased
wheat to the amount of 120,0001., and other grain to the
amount of 30,0001, on a supposition that the market was
favourable for the import of foreign grain at the prices
which he had paid, but the revulsion of prices in favour
of the market purchaser, partly caused by the appearance
of the weather for the coming crops, caused the unfortu-
nate event just described. He is not supposed to have
many connections in the London corn trade who will
suffer by his failure ; but it is thought that in some of
the prorincial towns the occurrence may be more severely
felt.— Times.

IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN CATTLE UNDER THE
NEW Lutrp-F.—The supply of cattle at Smithfield-
market yesterday was much greater than for several
weeks past. There were sixty head of cattle imported
under the new tariff from Rotterdam and Hamburgh.
They resemble very much the Lincolnshire breed, but
are far inferior to our own as regards fatness, and met
with a very dull sale. The importation of foreign cattle
offers but a poor profit, as our markets are so, plentifully
supplied from Scotland and Ireland with a much superior
quality.

DUNDEE.—On Friday last a large concourse of in-
dividuals assembled in the High-street about two o'clock,
carrying a banner plainly indicative of their purpose, and
seemingly conscious of the cause of their misery. Con-
siderable alarm having been felt for the preservation of
the peace of the town, every precaution was taken to
suppress a riot, should one take place ; and with this
view, the military, and a large force of police were in
readiness. We are happy to say, however, that the
multitude " have borne their sufferings with exemplary
patience," and quietly dispersed after the lapse of two
hours.—Dundee Advertiser.
STATE OF TRADE IN PAISLEY.—As was to be
expected at this season, a slight improvement in the
shawl trade has taken place, but, we must confess, far
below what we had expected. So far as things have yet
gone, all that is done is entirely. on speculation, and great
caution is observed on all hinds. First-rate weavers
find no difficulty in getting work ; but the ordinary
hands, and those whose poverty prevents them from put-
ting up webs, without assistance from the manufacturers,
cannot get work.—Glasgow Argus.
The friends of the abolition of slivery met at Malta
on the 30th ult., and formed a society, called the Anglo-
Maltese Auxiliary Association. The Governor, Lieut-
enant General Sir 11. Bouverie, was in the chair, and
Major Studholme Hodgson, of the 19th Regiment, was
the principal speaker. The object was to form a branch
of the parent society. Several Maltese of rank have
joined the Association.
Papers received yesterday from the Cape of Good
Hope announce the arrival of the Lord Hungerford,
East Indiaman, Captain Pigott, H. C. S.,
_at Algoa Bay,
from Bengal, on the 24th of May, and sailed again on
the 27th May, for London, having on board the late Go-
vernor-General of India, the Right Hon. Lord Auckland,
K.C.8., and the Hon. Misses Eden.
The Lord Chancellor and Lady Lyndhurst have
left town for their seat near Henley-on-Thames. ,

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