The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-23 00:00:00

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THEATRE ROYAL, HATKARICET.
Farewell Season of Mr. Benjamin Welster as Lessee and Max tiger
THIS EVENING,

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Will be performed the greatly successful new and original Comedy,
entitled MASKS AIfD CRA ; or, Before and Behind the Curtain.
The highly successful Comedy of RICHELIEU IN LOVE, by
Messrs. R. Webster, Leigh Murray, Stuart, and Parselle; Mrs. 14,
S. Buckingham and Mrs. Stirling.
To conclude with the popular Farce of A CAPITAL MATCH.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Management of Madame Vestria.
THIS EVENING, Nov. 23,

Will be performed a Dramatic Story, in eight acts, entitled
A CHAIN OF EVENTS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews
Ir. Matthews, Roaby. Baker, Suter, Belton, Horncastle, Butler, Ro-
sicre, and Flonntr ; Madame Vestris, Mrs. F. Matthews, Mins St.
George, Miss M. Oliver, Miss Rosina Wright, Miss Martindale, Mrs.
Horst, Mrs. Macnamara, Mrs. Foote, and Miss Foote.

To conclude with A HOUSE OUT OF WINDOWS. Characters
by Paul Potter and Mr. Robert Roxby.
Sole Agent for the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Alleroft, 15, New
Bond•street.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.
Open for the Season.
Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Direetms, Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENLNG
(Lst3t time but One.)

Thb celebrated Drama of THE GREEN BUSHES, by Madame
Celeste, Miss Woolgar ; Messrs. Paul Bedford, Honey, Emery, &c.
After which (at second price), the Popular Drama of JACK
SHEPPARD. Jack, by Mrs. Keeley; Blueskin, Mr. Paul Bedford.

ROYAL PRINCE iS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed the new and original Play, in flee acts, by West-
land Marston, WM., entitled ANNE BLAKE. Principal characters
by Messrs. C. Kean, W. Lacy, and Addison ; Mrs. Winstanley, Mrs.
Daly, and Mrs. C. Kean.
After whieli, DEAF AS A POST. Characters by Messrs. Wright,
J. Vining, Meadows, and F. Cooke : Misses Marshall, J. Marston,
and Deaborough, and Mrs. Daly.
To conclude w,lth THE SPITALPI*,DS WEAVER, in which
Mr. Wright will appear.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.

Sole Proprietor and Manager—Mr. W. Batty.

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Second Night of the Equestrian Drama of UNCLE TOM'S CAI3IN,
and First appearance In England of the eminent Continental Artistes,
M. and Mddle. Lalande.
On TUESDAY, 23d November. and during the week, the En-
tertainments will commence with the Equestrian Drama of UNCLE
TOM'S CABIN, in two acts, written expressly for this Theatre. and
embodying all those stirring situations so graphically described
in Ars. Harriet Beecher Stowe's popular work, end which are
so peculiarly adapted to the resources of this Theatre, with new
dresses, scenery, and appointments.
To be followed by..an unusually brilliant Routine of Batty's Scenes
in the Circle.
Concluding with a popular Farce.
stage Manager. Mr. W. West. Doors open at Half-past Six
o'clock; Box-office open Sally from Eleven to to Four.

HIGH WATER AT LONDI

ON BRIDGE,

Tors DAY -Morning 0 min. after 0 Evening 1 min.aft. 12
To-Morrow Morning 21 min. after 12 I Evening 43 min.aft. 12

DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

TUESDAY, NOV. 23, 1852.

State of the wind and weather at each of the following
places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations
are arranged in order.of latitude.
tSTINGS—Calm—overcast.
UTHA MPTON—N.E.' strong breeze—overcast.
FOLKESTONE—N.W., light Mrs—overcast.
TUNBRIDGE—N.W., calm—overcast.
GREENWlCH—Calm—overcast.
STROOD—N.E., calm—foggy—rain.
SWINDON—N.E.-, gentle breeze—overcast.
LEIGHTON—E., gentle breeze—overcast.
COLCHESTER—S.W., gentle breeze—overcast.
CAMBRIDGE—N.. gentle breeze—cloudy.
YARMOUTH—N., gentle breeze—overcast.
LANCASTER—N., gentle breeze--cloudless.
The returns from the following places indicate the state
of tke weather on Saturday morning at nine o'clock :
SOUTHAMPTON—S., gentle breeze—heavy rain.
BASINGSTOKE—N.B., calm—heavy rain.
LEIGHTON—S.E., calm—overcast.
LANCASTER—W., calm—overcast.
DARLINGTON—S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
SNAP—S.E., calm—overcast.

THE WEATHER. —SUN OFFICE, Nov. 23.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
45—highest since noon yesterday.
33—lowest this morning and during the night.
40—this day, at noon.

BAROMETER, 29'65.
WIND, W.SW.

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LONDON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1852,

A remarkable estimate of the present age in
ite political significance, is advanced by Sir
ARCHIBAID ALISON, in that noble continuation of
his " History of Europe," upon which he has re-
cently adventured. However much we may differ
from the annalist in his opinions, we must per-
force concede to them the attribute of sublimity.
It were as idle to deny to them the possession of
this attribute, as it would be to gainsay the
daring of the attempt by -which the historian is
now bringing down his narrative to the time of
his immediate contemporaries. According to the
view taken by Amsorr of the nineteenth century
—the great change now going forward in human
affairs, and of which change the author reminds
us that we are the " unconscious instruments," is
thz second dispersion of mankind ! Pointing to
the emigration in one direction to California, and
in another to Australia, our annalist calls upon
all intelligent observers to reflect that there are
now advancing " over the hitherto desert and
unpeopled parts of the earth"—what?—" the
spread of civilisation," and "the extension of
Christianity." He impresses upon the attention
of the educated community the extraordinary
circumstance, that for the first time in the
annals of the human race the stream of
emigration is setting steadily eastwards—
a hundred thousand glo-Saxons annually pro-
ceeding to the pckts If, Australasia ! He calls
upon the more reflective to note the still more
surprising fact, that, while this movement is pro-
ceeding, no less than half-a-million Europeans
yearly land upon the shores of the American Con-
tinent ! And, after bidding them weigh these
occurrodneez ii& thai obp.oial romembrauce, he ob-
serves that "it is hard to say whether the pas-
sions of civilisation, the discoveries of science, or
the treasures of the wilderness, have acted most
poweriully in working out this great change."
By the passions of civilisation, he implies the
visicziary schemes of the Communists, the fantas-
tic projects of Socialism, the principles inculcated
by POURAIER, and the specious aspirations of the
St. gimonians. By the discoveries of science, he
P,ecials ly refers to the virtual annihilation of time
ana Pace by the electric telegraph, and to those
autires, twiohnischo! the steam-engine, by land and
the facilitiess
ont ive so very marvellously increased
hocomotion. By the treasures of
tthhee
;old-fields now
ewwould have us understand the
*hes, simultann- imbseing rifled of their abounding
north
IYorin the south of the eastern
and in the
western hemisphere.
Beholding these truths, atoll°.
family
ofngt_the discords agitat-
ing the ancient
withh
w.E.uropeans, and
perceiving the eagerness
so large a
pqrtion of the civilised coramt.lll.eh
y hasteni t
in all this
the remote and unpeopled regions of the globe--
SiIVAIICHIBALD ALISON asserts, that
recognises the, Second Dispersion
of Ai he
alankij
"N o such powerful causes"
(as those above
enumerated), he remarks, " producing the disper_
sion of the species, have oome into operation since
mankind were originw.lly separated upon the
Assyrian plains :" adding, "and it took place from
ait attempt, springing from the pride and ambition
of man, as vain as the building the Tower of
Babel." That attempt he immediately afterwards
defines in language of much solemnity, and of
equal explicitness. He declares that it was "the
endeavour to establish social felicity and ensure the
fortunes of the species, by the mere spread of
knowledge and the establishment of democratic
institutions, irrespective of the moral training of
idle people." Although We can by no means
acquiesce in the justice of
these ..deductions,
takiag them in the aggregate, we cannot