The Sun. — 1867-12-06 (London, England)

ROULATD.  SMITING INTELLIGENCE. —This Day.  (By Telegraph.) UMAYESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Dec. 5.—L00, steamer, from Rotterdam.  Arrived, Dec. 6.—Victoria, steamer, from Brussels ; Hoo Poe, from Oporto; Alice, from St. Brieux ; Postboy, from Torceira ; BtAgium, steamer, from Ostend; Gosforth, steamer, from Marianople. Sailed, Dec. s.—West Derby, for Calcutta. Sailed, Dec. 6.—Crawshaw Bailey, for Adelaide ; Wooloomooloo, for Sydney.  DEAL, Friday Morning. Anchored.—Jeddo, for Colombo; Witch, for Cape of Good Hope; Sophia, for Nantes—all from London. Passed, Dec. s.—Ocean Bride, from London, for Brigham; H.M.S. Dee, from Woolwich, for the west.  LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKEZ —This Day.  Market firm. Sales probably 12,000 or 15,000 bales. Sales of the week, 73,500 bales ; speculation, 4,375 ; export, 11,873; importation, 29,500 ; stock, 431,750. Mid.-Upland, 7-1 ; Orleans, 7i ; Mobile, 7` ; Egyptian, 6.  eyes of his betrothed he speculates extensively, loses everything, and resolves to commit suicide. Ile writes to all his friends declaring his intention to that effect, and is on his way to the river to drown himself, when he saves the life of Mr. Colburn, an old attorney, who takes his preserver home with him and inducts him into his domicile. Here he meets an old schoolfellow, Richard Wise, the attorney's managing clerk. He falls in love with the attorney's daughter Constance, although he is aware that Richard Wise has a strong attachment towards her. Things are in this state in Old Colburn's house when Lady Diver Kidd pays a professional visit to the attorney touching the purchase of Betchley Manor, of which he has the sale. Edward Armitage, who passes under the name of John Smith, dreads his discovery by his old affianced ; but as his father-has died and ho is the heir to Betchley Manor, it is necessary he should put in au appearance. The awkwardness of having to explain the circumstances of his supr osed suicide to Lady Kidd, the embarrassment of revealing his right name to the attorney's daughter, and the predicament in which he is placed by the death of Sir Peter Armitage leaving him the heir to an estate for which another claimant arises, who stoutly maintains the death of Edward Armitage may be easily imagined. He is extricated, however, eventually from all the humi liating difficulties of his position by the friendly intervention of the ever-ready and sagacious Richard Wise. Lady Kidd, who regrets the return to life of her admirer, chiefly because she loses the bargain of Betchley Manor, on which she had set her heart, reconciles herself with a husband in the person of the unsuccessful claimant. Edward Armitage marries Constance Colburn, and the good-tempered Richard Wise is left to cousolu himself with the happiness ho has secured for his friend. The acting of the piece was perfect in every respect. Mrs. Stirling, as the fast go-a-head widow, ever anxious to turn her capital and increase her percentage, a lady familiar with the " Course of the Exchange" and the " Racing Calendar," although not a loveable personage, yet withal a very interesting one, was one of the great supporters of the play. She went through the piece with a spirit and exhilaration only equalled by that of the inimitable Charles Mathews, who, by the way, seems to grow younger every day. As Richard Wise he was as lively and effervescent as champagne, and good temper and self-abnegation personified. Mr. Addison, as the hearty Old Attorney, was another prefect representation ; and Mr. H. Wigan, as the Irish claimant to the Betchley property, came out remarkably well in a new line of business. Mr. Neville  we have seen better fitted with a part than Edward Armitage alias Smith, but he did his best with it, and if it was not as interesting as those which usually fall to his lot, the fault was not his own. Miss _ _  Louisa Moore, as Constance Colburo, completed a cast which it would be. very difficult to improve. The piece has been very carefully put upon the stage, and from the favour with which it was received it will hold its place and prove an attraction to the Olympic.