The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-13 00:00:00

IiVIADAME JENNY GOLDSCHMIDT-LIND.
EXETER-HALL, Monday Evening, Dec 17.
Mr. MITCHELL respectfully announces that Mendclssohn's Ora-
orio of ELIJAh will be performed on Monday next, Dcc. 17.
Principal Singers

Ms; Dolby,
21r. Lockey,

Madame GOLDSCIIMIDT,
Miss Biesser.t,
Mr. Lawler, and

Mr. H. Braham.
Doors open at Seven, to commence at Eight o'clock.
Haydn's Oratorio of TEII CREATION will be repeated on Thurs-
day, Dec. 27, in which Madame Goldschmidt will sing the principal
Soprano part.
The Chorus and Orchestra for these performances will consist of
more than 600 performers. Conductor, M. Benedict.
Prices of admission.—Seats i❑ the Area, Seven Shillings ; West
Gallery and Body of the Ball, Ten Shillings and Sixpence; Reserved
and Numbered Seats, Cl. Is.
All applications in reference to Mr. and Madame Goldschmidt's
intended Concerts, either In London or the Provinces, to be addressed
to Mr. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street, London.

MJULLIEN'S CONCERTS.
~, ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.
HERR KCENIG'S BENEFIT—THIS EVENING.
Most positively the Last Night but Two.
Herr Koenig has the honour to announce that his Benefit will take
; place, THIS EVENING (Thursday Dec., 13), on which occasion the
following most attractive Programme will be performed :—Overture,
It 11 into Magico ; Le Comte Ory Quadrille ; the Andante from
Beethoven's Symphony In C minor ; La Prima Donna Valse ; 0 luce
di quest' anima, and The Forest Fairy, sung by Madame Gassier;
The Rataelan Polka ; Solo, Cornet-a-pistons, The Exile's Lament,
by Herr Koenig (Ills last appearance th's season) ; Grand Quadrille,
the Fall of Sebastopol, assisted by the Military Bands; grand Selec-
ti m from Verdi's Opera, II Trovatore (last time); the PeUssier March ;
Irish Melody, The Last Rose of Summer, sung by Miss Ellen
Williams; Solo, nate, by Herr Reichert; and Vive l'Empereur
Gator).
Commcnce at 8. Promenade and boxes, Is. ; dress circle, 2s. 6d. ;
private boxes, 125., 11.15., and I'. Its 6(1.
Jullien's Grand Annual Bal Masque will take place on Mon-
day next, Dec. 17, 1855.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY•LANE.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
THIS EVENING,
Will he performed KATHERINE AND PETRUCHIO. Katha-
rine, Miss Glyn ; Petruchlo, Mr. Barry Sul ivaa.
Attar which, TAKE THAT GAr, AWAY, in which Mr. Chas
Matliews will appea-.
F 'rowed by PAT TEE VERSUS CLATTER. Captain Patter,
Mr. C. Mathews;
To conclude with a Ballet Divertissement.

THE 4.TRE ROYAL, YMARKET.
trader the Management of Mr. Buckstone.
TUTS EVENING,

Will be performed 'HIE MAN OF MANY FRIENDS. Princi-
pal characters by Mesira. Buck tone, Compton, W. Farren, Rowe,
ant Chaplin, ant Mrs. Poynter.
After which, the Spanish Dancers.
Followet by THE 'LITTLE TREASURE.
After which, a BALLET, by the Spanish Dancers.
To concluic with FESII OCT OF WATER.

4./Y NCEIB'3 FIFIATRE, OXFOILD-SrRENT.
Under the Management of Mr. Crwmai Kum.
THIS EVENING
Mill be perfumed the TUstorical Play of Lours xr. loui,
of-France). by Mr. C. Kean.
To conclude with TILE Amu: rEER OF TOLEDO. Prlnelpa,
characters by Messri. W. Lacy, Malley, Everett, Raymond, and
Cooke ; 'lll3s C. Lelerc,i, Mrs. W. Daly, and Mies Murray.

TUEATRE ROYAL ADELNIT.
Pnprietor, Ur. B. Wesster.--15irectres3, Madame Celeste.
Tll TS EVENING.

"1:1 Porrorme,l SA.NE P P ZIDE Charalters by Niessrs. B
We)st,r, P. Pe Iford, Se Mond, M0r.11.,n,i, (larder', C. J. Smith,
and (n ; Madame Cel,ste, Mie Diary Kedey.
Tn e:rn't ate with VALENTINE AND ORSON.

R /TAT. 01.1iVPIC THEATRE.

Tflll EVIV.TING.

ir Iw. per:own'l STILL IVATi.:IIA DEEP.
TorowA by £5 'RETARD.

To ..,)1(.1.!,1,?, CATCHIG A IiERIIAIO.

ROYAT. TXCEIJII THEATRE.
f.eisec, Mr. J. ti. Anderson, 18, Norfolk-street, Strand.

LAST FEW DAY:,,

Tr,,_.,reased AttracConl, an,l 911,_!C233 in equal ratio
T:11.1, AND EVERY EVENING, at Eight o'clock,

'e•oreientel, with entire y New ant Nfa,Tailleant Appaint-
mnt;, if drat; is twelve acts, arranged in two
parts, by Professor Anderson.

Aft,* the startlinT ililatrations of Soirit-RAppin7,. HALF-
AX- WICII T tiPtiti b2iog the roost surprlling anl
i -ttsr^,ting series of experiments ever given within the walla of any
theatro.

11,177,11, in art itunrovel form, of the vtomylini: noveay which
s'%vit,l Lo•tiott It) yeArs no, the UItEAT GUN TRICK!

of U. 113. 51. ald U. Is. ;
0,- c; Ataill, 43.: Dr,-,53 Poxst, 33.; Uppor MOXI4, 23.; Pit.
s. ; arp, 61. Na ilair-prioa. Box-olTic open from 11 to h

?error ',lance on Satn-lay Next at Two o'Clock.
Door: ojen at Ilaif-past One.

tSTLEY'S ROYAf. AMPHITUFATRZ.
7.3 ea and Mana:cr, Mr. Wm. Cooke.
Imamle Sil7,Ce33 of Rockwood
Tiffs spirited a:id exeitinz Hippodrome (with Turidn's Ride to
York) enOra;es the principal events of Ainsworth's Ilookwool.
THIS EVENING,
TURPIN'S RIDE to YORK; or, the Heir of Rookwoad. Hair-
brall V: escapes of Turpin. Terrific leap over a five-barred gate by
the mare Black " Bes+," tralnel by Mr. William Cooke.
L-st Week of Mlle. Clementine Soullier in the SCENES of the
CIRCLE.
Mr. J H. Cooke's FLIGHT of the BRIDGE, &c.
To conclude with a number of Amuslng Entertain:mists.
Gigantic preparations are makin3 for the Grand Christmas Panto-
mime, wzitten by Mr. Nelson Lee.
open from Eleven till Four. Stale Manager, Mr. W.
West. Equestrian Director, &fr. W. Cooke. tun.

WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

T:118 DAY—Morn. 17 min. aft. 4—Evening 39 min. aft. 4
T.)-310BROW—Morn. 3 min. aft. s—Evening 29 min. aft. 5

THE ITLITHER.—SuN OFFIOE, Dec. 13.
• THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
33 - highest since noon yestertlay.
30 -Zowest this morning and during the night.
36 -this day at noon.
BAROMETER, 30.10.
Wn.rt, N.W.—Moderato, with sharp frost.

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LONDON, THIIRSDA.Y, DECEMBER 13, 1855.

THE RUMOURED FALL OF KARS.

SUN OFFICE, 771-ee o'Clock.

Even as yet nothing certain is known as to the
Fall of Kars. No official intimation upon the
subject has yet appeared. Something positive one
way or the other may transpire during the course
of the evening. A Cabinet Council, it may be
observed, is now sitting, at the Foreign-office, and
we shall, of eourse, be vigilantly watchful for the
earliest authentic information vouchsafed by the
Government.

We C3nnot affect to regret the acquittal of
Father VLADIMIR PECHERINE ; in fact we are
glad of it. The folly of Bible burning was only
surpassed by the folly of prosecuting it, and the
greater folly has got its reward. No one will
suppose we defend the insensate fanaticism of the
Redemptorists ; respectable Catholics disown it as
much as we do ; it was degrading for any man of
education and good breeding to do or to coun-
tenance the doing of such a thing. We may add
that, in this case, where the offenders knew that
the volumes burnt were to a great extent a faith-
ful translation of originals held sacred by all
Christian churches, the transaction, even in the
most Catholic view of it, has an offensive bravado
of impiety about it which must disgust all serious-
minded men. Every one who has read the two
must be aware that no honest admirer of the
Douay version can regard the authorised version
with contempt ; just as no admirer of the autho-
rised version, which, with every minor defect, is
the most exact version of the originals in exist-
ence, can yet despise the frequently felicitous ren-
derings of the Douay translation. None but the
illiterate rabble, and those
who woo the rabble,
C;3111d be guilty of so irreverent and wanton an act
as to burn either. The infamy sought to be at-
tached to the book can only attach to those who
insult it.

All this, however, is rather a reason for lettino,
the self-degraded alone. Their acts carry their
own punishment with them. But, more than this,
we maintain that no other punishment is appro-
priate to the offence. We have no faith in help-
ing the ALMIGHTY by judges' charges, juries' ver-
dicts, and civil penalties. Does any one believe
that the Author of our Nth approves of such
aid ? Had PONTIUS PrrATE not only followed up
lips conviction 3 and acquitted Him, but offered to
imprison all who insulted him, does Judge CRAMr-
TON believe he would have accepted his services ?
Had Yaw proposed to • • imprison these who burnt
PAUL'S Epistles or the Gospels, had they then
existed, would PAUL have thanked him ?
we
must think that all prosecutions in defence of
worse than useless :
Christianity or the Bible ar©