The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-10 00:00:00

'IiIE..kTRE ROYAL, DRURY - LANE.-
Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton.
THIS EVENING, TOO MUCH FOR GOOD NATURE.
Messrs. G. belmore, Fitzjames. G-. Wes'on ; Misses Helen
Howard and R. Leclercq, Mrs. liandenhoff, Mrs. C. Melville,

43m.
After which, Shaltsnere's Tragedy of M XCBETIT. Mr.
Creswick; Messrs.Marston, R. ltoxby, a Belmore, A Rayner,
a. F. Neville, Edmund Phelps, J. Neville, Bartleman, ,te ;
Misses Rebecca Isaacs, Emma Heywood, and Miss Alden
leawait,
Doors open at ha f-past Six—Commence at Seven.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET,-
Lessee, Mr. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, THE SUN AND TIIE WIND.
After c hich, TIIE STRANGER. Messrs.we, Chi
oore Gordon,
ale, Farren, Compton, Rogers, Br
,aid, &c.
iesdarnes Beatrice, Keeley, Fitzwildam, M, &C.
Followed 1.,y ON THE SLY. Messrs
itzwk . Buckstone
&c., Rogers,
Gordon, &C. ; Mesdames Snowdon, F l
And OUR MARY A H
NNE. Miss A. Lindley, Mr Clarke.
o commence at 7.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the sole management of Mr. Fechter.
THIS EVENING, THE KING'S BUTTERFLY. Fan-
fan, tr.e Icing's Butterfly, Mr. Icechter. Messrs. Ryder,Wid-
dicomb, Ch rle 4, 31.'intyre, Garden, Raymond, Moreland,
C ifford, Collett; Misses Carlot a Lezlercq, 31. Henradc, E.
"..avenue, and B. Lavenue.
Preceded, at 7, by NURSEY CHICKWEED. Messrs. IL
Widdicomb, Garden, Moreland, Collett ; Miss Lavenue, Mi s.
Lee.
Doors open at half-past 6 ; commence at 7.
The Box-office open daily from Eleven till Five.

IZING'S BUTTERFLY.-LYCEUM
R. THEATRE.—Fanfan, the King's Butterfly, Mr.
EuIEITER.—The most E uccessi ul Drama produced for
years.
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ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Yining.
THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. I addy
O'Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray.
Atter which, THE sTEET3 OFM Nelson, LONDON. MessrsH.
Vining, J. W. Ray, D. FiR her, D. Murray, J.
Forrester. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma
Barnett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne.

Ni.,w THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.--
Solo Proprietor and Manazer. M. R. Webster.
THIS EVENING, A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING.
Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Stuart, and Mrs. Stirling.
After which, THE COLLEEN BAWN. Myles (with
songs), Mr. John Collins. Messrs. Billington, tt. Phillips,
Stephenson, Eburne, C. J. Smith, R. Romer; Miss Woolgar,
Miss H. Simms, Mrs. Biding-ton, and Mrs. H. Lewis.
To conclue with DOING RANTING. Messrs. J. Clarke
Stephenson ;Mrs. H Lewis and Miss A. Seaman.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster.
EMINFN r TALENT AND COMEDY DRAMA.
This Popular Theatre is now Open.
THIS EVENING, a new Musical Drama, entitled THE
BARON-ET ABROAD ANA TIIE RUSTIC PItIMA
L ONNA : Mr. Fi ank Matthe A s ; Miss Constance Roden.
After which, at a quarter to Eight, a new and original
Comedy Drama, in three acts, by .1. ralgrave Simpson. enti-
tled SY RILL& ; or, STEP BY STET. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Mathews.
To conclude with Mr. Maddison Morton's New Comedy
Farce ofWroo OCS LITTLE GAME. Mr. Charles
Mathews, Mrs. F rank K'Matthews.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lcsme and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough.
PHIS EVENING, DELICATE GROUND. Messrs Par-
selle and Belford ; Miss Palmer.
Followed by, at Eight, MIL KY WHITE. Messrs. Craven,
Stoyle, James ; Mesdames Swanbor ugh and Mandes.
To conclude with MAZEPPA. Mesdames Raynham,
Simpson, &c.

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sion. He remarked that although he had numbered
80 winters, the noble lord united in a remarkable
degree the freshness of youth with the maturity of
a green old age ; he also informed his hearers of an
interesting fact, that he had in the year 1811 heard
the noble lord make a speech in the House of Com-
mons which was a promise that his after perfor-
mances had fulfilled. A little incident recorded
like this, in the midst of a festive scene, imparts
an interest to it. It is not probable that these two
men believed on that evening that half a century
afterwards they should thus meet, one the Premier
of this country, and the other the magnate of the
City of London. It was not likely that Lord
PALMERSTON should go so much into detail upon
an occasion like that before him, but he touched
briefly upon some of the leading affairs of the day.
He referred with great regret to the dark spot in
the affairs of without, which is the war raging on
the other side of the Atlantic, but he speedily
passed from such a painful topic to other themes
more in unison with the scene before him, and
congenial to the tastes of his hearers. He congra-
tulated the Lord Mayor upon the presence of his
most distinguished guests, men who have reflected
glory upon the two chief countries of the world.
The first was Lord BROUGHAM, truly depicted by
the Premier as a man who has "distinguished him-
self in every career of intellectual display," an elo-
quent advocate, a powerful Parliamentary orator,
or as having " trodden successfully all the various
paths of science, anxious to spread the blessings of
knowledge through the land." In terms hardly
less flattering did the noble lord allude to the other
man of mark, M. BERRYER, 33 one who had ate
tained great "eminence in his; own country, whose
name was known throughout all the nations of
Europe, unrivalled in eloquence at the Bar." He
further added that he was glad to possess such an
opportunity of doing homage to the talent
and ability of France. It is always for-
tunate when there is anything out of the
common to impart vivacity to the proceedings of
an annual entertafnment, and the good folks who
are always at the feast could not go back and
say that what they did with yesterday they e'en
did with to-day, for it was quite an era in the
records of civic feasts, to entertain a Frenchman of
note, and so remarkably conspicuous as M.
BERRYER. It is very satisfactory that the learned
advocate was enabled to be present at thia enter-
tainment, for it afforded him a glimpse of Eeglish
life that is characteristic and peculiar, and must be
very interesting at al! times to foreigners. He may
say that the fearful month of November is enlivened
by festive scenes in the city which is supposed by
some abroad to lie under a cloud during that dreary
season. The learned gentleman in his short speech
was very effective, and made some happy allusions
to the state of English society, and expressed his
admiration for the scenes which he witnessed
around him. He declared that he appreciated fully
the rigid observance then selected of adhering to
old national customs, and that the nation was a
happy one which thus held in respect the institue
tions of its ancestors. It was a very interesting
passage in which he referred to the Constitution of
England; the subject was a painful one to the
speaker, but he fully explained his meaning,
He saw still existing the elements of power in
this country, in the uajesty of an hereditary
monarchy, honoured and respected, the power of
the peerage :maintained, and the liberties of the
people protected by the representatives of the
House of Commons. When the more trivial inci-
dents of the Lord Mayor's day have passed from
the minds of those present at the entertainment,
they will doubtless long bear in mind this address
from a di.'ingu6hed foreigner who put his heart
into his expressions of enthusiasm, and evident:
the warmth acd sincerity of his admiration for
what he saw, no less than he gave proofs of his
earnest sympathy and intense regrets for the " days
that were o'er." In every respect the Lord Mayor's
day passed off happily, but perhars this ineEent of
the visit and speech of M. BERRYER may be ranked
among its most striking and successful events,
bringing before us, as it does, the reflections of the
past, the hopes of the present, and the prospects of
the future. In no better manner can the festivals
of either nation be celebrated than when the people
of the first countries in the world pay homage to
the great men, who have ennobled their own land
more especially, but also conferred some lustre upon
he inhabitants of every clime inhabited by the race

adorn.

The close of Alderman LAWRENCE'S Mayoralty

was signalised by an event of some importance. It
is not often that the departing dignitary divides

public interest with the new corner on the scene,

but the last day of the late Lord Mayor's tenure o

office witnessed a proceeding in whicrl the comfort
and convenience of the good citizens of London are

very closely concerned. The condition of our me•
tropolitan thoroughfares has long been a matter o

comment, and in spite of new streets and improve

meats, in defiance of railways in almost every pos-
sible direction, things seem to be getting worse
rather than better. One need not be an inexperi,-

enoed rustic to look with some alarm on a City
crossing, and the number of serious and even

fatal accidents recorded by the Registrar
prove that the danger exists somewhere else
than in the imagination of nervous ladies

and timorous old gentlemen.

A great many

schemes, large and small, have been propounded
with a view to amending this state of things, but as
yet little has been effected in the way of amelioraa
tion. We may holie a good deal from the Thames
Embankment when finished, but that is a work of
time, and in the meanwhile the necessity is pressing.
The opening of Southwark Bridge free of toll,
which was the event of the Bth of November, will

give a sensible relief to the traffic north and south
of the Thames. The gap between London Bridge
and Blackfriars includes some of the busiest parts of
the City, and the number of vehicles that went
out of their way in order to go over one of these

free bridges, instead of crossing by Southwark,
added very considerably, and unnecessarily, to the
daily entanglement of wheels. No one accustomed
to City traffic is rash enough to expect to get over
London Bridge in a hurry; and, indeed, if a travel-
ler is wise he will amplify Lotel NELSON'S maxim,
and allow a considerable amount of spare time for
his appointment or his train. In spite of the con.
scant watchfulness of the police, and the exertions
made to keep the passage clear, We can rarely hope
to attain more than a snail's pr,..ce over London
Bridge in the busy months of the year. It is just
those months when every one is in a hurry—and
it is certainly aggravating to have the grand
highway to so many different places blocked up by
a brewer's dray, a carrier's van, or a string of
tradesmen's carts, that are bound possibly for some
quarter of the town to which Southwark Bridge
would have offered the most direct route. The time,
which is money to the professional class, is very
secondary to the toll expenses in other quarters, so
that all the inevitable difficulties attending the
passage of London and Blackfriars Bridges were
enhanced by such cumbrous and tardy additions.
The opening of the intermediate thoroughfare, fi ee
of toll, to the public is therefore a general boon ;
and although it is professedly only I% tEmpori.ry

measure, there is very little probability of its ever
being closed again. When the public have once
enjoyed the convenience, it is not very likely that
they will willingly relinquish it, and if the share-
holders are anxious to get the bridge off their
hands, they could not have adopted a wiser mea-
sure. Toll•keepers are not at the best of times a
very popular race, and their reputation would not
improve if they were to reappear upon the scene
after a prolonged absence, with the ungracious
office of barring the way which had once been free,
and of demanding the toll which every one, from
the highest to the lowest, begrudges, after a period
of happy immunity from the annoyance. The
shareholders have not demanded exorbitant terms;
on the contrary, they have been fair and reasonable
in the proposed arrangements. The bridge, which

has not proved a profitable property, was con-
structed some 50 years ago, having been opened at
midnight on the 24th March, 1819, after being six
years building. It is the oldest of our metropolis
tan bridges, with the exception of Vauxhall, and
was considered, when constructed, a marvel of
engineering skill. It consists of three arches, the
centre one being one of the largest spans known.
For many years Southwark's iron aides looked
strange among the stone buttresses and arches of
its neighbours, but of late iron bridges have grown
more plentiful, and it is no longer singular. It is
a fine bridge, though as yet it has not been a
useful one, owing to the abaence of traffic and the
vicinity of the free bridges. Whether it will
prove capable of meeting the increased de-
mands upon it remains to be seen, but for the
present it is likely to serve its purpose. The Cor-
poration are looking with some uneasiness to their
funds, and the number of extensive works which
they have already in hand made them reluctant to
undertake the immediate purchase of the bridge,
although the shareholders offered it to them for the
moderate sum of £200,000, not a third part of its
original cost. The shareholders, therefore, agreed
to a compromise, by which the Corporation have the
free use of the bridge for six months for the sum of
eighteen hundred pounds, or for a twelvemonth on
the payment of about another thousand, the com-
pany undertaking all necessary repairs. On these
terms the bridge was opened on Tuesday with all
due form and ceremony by Lord Mayor LAWRENCE,
with a goodly company of those immediately con•
cerned, and although the public have Lardly yet
had time to realise to the full the benefits resulting
from the movement, it is extremely improbable that
the unwelcome barriers will again be thrown across
Southwark Bridge, The temper of the public mind
Ls growing more and more averse to the toll and
turnpike system, and the abolition of the turnpike
trusts has been hailed as a general boon, even where
the increased rates have pressed heavily on the
householders. The system is vexatious and inter-
fering, and is opposed to the whole spirit of our
English ways. We like our freedom to be visible
and practical, and object to the QUEEN'S highway
being blocked by a man clothed in cfficia: garb, who
bids us stand and deliver even if it be but a half•
penny. The evil within the precincts of the Ci y
has, however, grown to a very serious height, and
has been productive, as we have seen, of worse
results than any mere fanciful annoyance, so that
the abolition of the toll may be regarded as a gene.
ral benefit, and the opening of Southwark Bridge
will certainly prove too practically advantageous
'or the public to submit to the reimposition of the

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