The Week.

guilty of robbing Rosetta Susan Clemmerson of a purse and money . The prisoners were of the class of unfortunates , as was also the prosecutrix . Former convictions having been proved against them , but more frequently with respect to Henley , the Court sentenced her to four years' penal servitude , and Denny to twelve months' hard labour . John Edward Jenkins , clerk to the Foreign Vineyard Association , was examined at the -Mansion House on a charge of forging a cheque for £ 101 4 s . M . The prisonerwho had been apprehended at Broadstairs

, , was remanded for further evidence . Jlr . David Hughes , lately carrying on business as an attorney iu the city , who absconded from his creditors in July , 1 S 5 S , leaving behind him liabilities to the extent of about £ 200 , 000 , was brought up at Guildhall , on a warrant , having been captured in Australia by Brett , a Serjeant of the city force , aud placed at the bar for examination , before Alderman Lawrence the presiding magistrate , charged with non-surrender to the fiat issued against him in The

bankruptcy . prisoner was remanded for a week . A shocking occurrence took place yesterday at tho Lewes sheep fair , by which four persons lost their lives , and others were seriously injured , and a number of horses and sheep killed . The disaster was caused by the bursting of the boiler of an engine which was brought on to the ground for the purpose of testing the capabilities of a chaff cutting machine . Instantly on the explosion the engine was seen to rise in the air , and was shot a clear distance of thirty yards . A disgraceful outrage has occurred at Hereford , where a brute of a labourer has thrown some vitriol over a yomi <> - girl because she refused to marry him . AVednesday being St .

Matthew ' s day , the lord mayor , lady mayoress , aldermen , sheriffs , and governors of the several royal hospitals , attended Divine service at Christ Church , Newgate-street , after which they repaired to the great ball of the hospital to hear the speeches of the Grecians , which were of the most creditable description , and elicited much applause . The funds yesterday wore maintained with firmness , ancl consols for money and the account left off Oaf to ; 'J . There was greater activity in foreign stocks and railway shares , Mexican especially having advanced . The prices from the Paris

Bourse again showed an improvement of - > per cent ., and hence the bargains after hours were once more at a fractional improvement . Only £ 6000 gold was sent into the bank , and the demand for Mexican dollars , ivhieh advanced to 60 . W . per ounce , induced a belief that the remittances to India and China will steadily increase . There was no feature in the produce markets , except that rice sold more freely on rather easier terms . COMMERCIAL . —The weekly commercial reviews of thc

manufacturing districts are not altogether satisfactory . The intelligence of the disturbance of mercantile relations with China , together with the advices of the fall in prices at Calcutta , have created much heaviness at . Manchester . In Leeds thc influence of the same accounts has been experienced , but at Nottingham and Birmingham a goocl general trade has been transacted . At Bradford and . Halifax the manufacturers were proceeding steadily , but no large orders have recently come to hand . In the neighbourhood of Sheffield and AVolverhampton the course of affairs has been tranquil , ancl the general prospects of business have not suffered any decided reverse .

Public Amusements.

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .

COVENT GAUBEX THEATRE . —The English opera season is announced tn begin on Jlonday , the 3 rd of October , under the Pyne ancl Harrison management . In addition to Jliss Louisa Pyne ( who we are happy to say hat quite recovered her health ) , the programme includes the names of many distinguished singers , some of whom are new to the stage . Among these we find JIdlles . Pilling , Fanny Cruise ( her first appearance in London ) . Jliss Thirlwall , and Jliss Parcpa ( her first appearance at the Royal English Opera ); Jlr . Santley ( his first ) JlrHen Haih

appearance , . ry g . Jlr . H . Corri , Jlr . G . Honey , Jlr . St . Albyn , Jlr . Jfcngis , Jlr . Lyall , Jlr ! AA'allworth , Jlr . Bartleman . Jlr . Terrott , Jlr . JIauriee ' de Solla , and Jlr . AV . Harrison . An excellent ballet company is engaged , including our old favourites , the Paynes , JIdlle . Rosalia Loquine , JIdlle . . Pierron . JIdlle . Pasquale , and Jlons . Vandris . DnuiiY LAME THEATRE . —JIr . E . T . Smith , and his operatic company , have returned to London , and the former has definitively secured Drury

Lane Tlieatre for a new term . In consideration of £ -1 , 500 rent , instead of £ 1 , 000 , he has no iv the liberty to open the house every night in the year , without thc extra payment of five pounds , to which , under the old agreement , he was subject for each and every one after the two liundrctb . HAYIIARKET THEATRE . —Last Saturday Jlr . and Jlrs . Charles Jlathews concluded their engagement with a benefit , to do honour to which one of the most crowded audiences assembled that we have ever seen in this or any other house . Jlr . Jlathews had selected ' - ' The Road to Ruin "

and " Paul Pry " for the occasion , sustaining in the former comedy the character of Goldfinch , ancl in the latter that of Paul Pry . Greatly as ive admire Jlr . Jlathews , and well-wishers as we arc to him , we arc " constrained to say that we have never seen him act so ill before . The offensive character of Goldfinch , contrary to our expectations , received no new treatment at his hands ; and the feeble way in which ho played Paul Pry was perfectly astonishing to his friends who were present . In

addition , the whole of the gentlemen and ladies in the comedy , with one or two exceptions , were shamefully imperfect iu their parts—Mr . Jlathews most conspicuously so ; and altogether a more unsatisfactory performance wc never assisted at . The audience , however , were

Public Amusements.

very indulgent and goocl natured , ancl took great pains to be pleased without a cause . On Jlonday last , Jliss Amy Sedgwick made her appear ance for the first time this season in the character of Rosalind , in " As You Like It , " with great success . Jliss Sedgwick , throughout , realized the highest conception of her character . The playful humour and the exquisite grace ancl tenderness which she exhibits during the period of her disguise , and while testing the love and trying the heart of Orlando , are a perfect embodiment of the poet ' s ideaJlrHowe made admirable

. . an Jaques , and Jlr . Compton ( it is scarcely necessary to inform old playgoers ) in the part of Touchstone , interpreted the humour of Shakespeare with that true taste and perfect conception of the author in which he is unequalled by any living actor with the exception of Mr . Phelps . Jlrs " AVilkins played Audrey in an unctuous and satisfactory manner . On Thursday , a new farce was produced by Mr . John Bridgman , a prom . of the Rifle Movement .

NEW ADEEM : THEATRE . —On Jlonday Bro . AA ' ebster is to open this elegant and most comfortable theatre with Adelphi dramas , comedies farces , and burlesques . The pieces selected for opening are " Ono Touch of Nature , " a new farce , by J . JI . Morton , Esq ., called " Love and Hunger , " and the popular burlesque of " The Babes in the AA ' ood " PRINCESS ' THEATRE . —Jlr . Augustus Harris , ci-devant right-hand man to Jlr . Gye at Covent Garden , opens this theatre to-night with a new comed ( translatedof course ) bJlrJohn Oxenfordentitled

y , , y . , " Ivy Hall ; " and so far , if the talo be true , the new management ivould seem to be treading in the footsteps of the old one . Jlrs . aud Jliss Louise Keeley , and a Mr . George Melville as first stock actor , are to form part ofthe company . If the latter justify tho fame that has been his advanced guard , he will be found a first-rate artist in tragedy , comedy and melodrama .

OLYJIEIC THEATRE . —To-night this theatre will be re-opened , and Jlessrs . Robson and Emden have novelty in store for their patrons—a comedietta , by Jlr . Charles Dance , entitled " Morning Calls , " with parts for Jlrs . Stirling and Jlr . G . Vining . ST . JAMES ' THEATRE . —Under the auspices of Jlr . Chatterton , this house begins its season on Saturday , the 1 st proximo . Mr . Lendi Murray will appear in a new comedy , and a burlesque by Jlr . Leicester Buckingham is also announced .

SADLER ' WELLS THEATRE . —The winter season commenced at this house with the tragedy of "Romeo and Juliet , " introducing Jlisi Caroline Heath , late of the Princess ' s Theatre , to an Islington audience tho character of Mercntio being sustained by Jlr . Phelps . The house was crowded to the ceiling . The play was judiciously cast , and acted throughout with good taste and artistic feeling . Jliss Ifeath , who has for some time been favourably known to London playgoers ' as a pleasiimactress in light comedy , surpassed the expectations of her best wishers bthe ability she disp in the

y layed part of Juliet —so different to anything she has hitherto clone upon the metropolitan stage . In the earlier scenes her grace and the modest expression of her deep love were fully appreciated and admired by an audience which carefully noted every word and gesture ; but the fire and energy she put forth in the last two acts fairly took the house by storm , and a more completely successful de / jill we have rarely witnessed . Jlr . Phelps ' s conception of the wittv and fiery Mercntio was perfect . "King Lear" has also been produced " . Jliss Heath playing Cordelia with much grace and sweetness .

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

Bno . BESWICK —In reply to your inquiry as to tho price of Mr . Papworth ' s Alphabetical Dictionary of Goals of Arms , reviewed in the last number of the Freemasons' Magazine , we soe it is published b y Jlr . Papworth , MA , Great Jlarlborough-street , London , and is issued to annual subscribers of one guinea each . AVe have communicated with Mr . Papworth , who will sendwhat we have nota prospectus to Bro

, , , Beswick , with whose address , for that purpose , we have furnished him . " A . "—See thc above answer to Bro . Beswick . AA ' e will take care that the communication from "A . " shall reach Jlr . Papworth , aud , will forward to him the address of our correspondent , in order that ho may receive a prospectus . No . 206 . —In our notice of the proceedings of this Iod"last le

_ c wa , we omitted to mention that Bro . Baker , AV . JI ., has consented to serve as steward at the next festival of the Royal Benevolent Institution of Aged JIasons and their AVidows . No . 90 r . —AVe consider that seven days ' notice should always be » iven prior to holding a Lodge of Emergency , though not specially provided for in the Book of Constitutions .

« AV . B . "—AA ' e have repeatedly answered the question . A AA ' arden should not occupy tho JIasters chair , whilst ruling the I . oih'c BRO . B ,. L ,..-There are many Lodges whose members number over fifty . AA o look upon the model number as from twenty-five to thirty . A BROTHER WA ^ Trxo . PRE ,-E ,.. ii __ ,- _ aVy and get an introduction to thc Caveac . AA e hear it has onl y nine members