The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-16 00:00:00

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EVERYEviI:EN
,;LGOaNt'ESightCONCERTS
_ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE, COVENT-GARDEN.
A MEYERBEER NIGHT THIS EVENING.
Mdlle. C. Patti, Mdlle. Krebs ; Mr. Levy, Mr. G. Perren,
and Mr. Doyle. Orchestra of One Hundred Performers, nnd
the Band of he Coldstream Guards, &c.
Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON.
Promenade, Amphitheatre Stalls, and Amp Shilling hithe,a+re, One
; Dress Circle, 2s. ed. ; Private BoS1Stol; ls. and
10s. 6
To-morrow (S.,turdar, a VOLUNTEER NIGHT. Mr.
Weiss, for that night only.
On Monday next, a GOUNOD NIGHT. The Band of the
Cr, enadier Guards, in adcition to the Orchestra of
un-
dredPerformers and the Band ot the Coldstream Guards

THEATRE ROYAL, HAY NIARKET.—
Mr. BUCKSTONE respectfully informs his friends
and the public that this The tre will o,,en on MONDAY
next, Sept. 19, to commence at 7 w.th a Ballet, entitled
„11ACCII US AND A itIADN E, in which the Messrs. Arthur
vs-id Charles Leclereq, with Miss Caroli e Adams and Miss
Fanny Wright, will appear.
f;er wtxic i, at halt-past 7, O'Keefe's revived Comic Opera
of 'TUE CAST 1.1.1 OF ANDALUSIA. Don Cxsar, Mr.
lveis who will sing the original songs, "Flow thou real
purple str,:aan," "On by the spur ot valour gcaded," and
•• The Wolf ;" Don Alphonso, Mr. Arthur Mathison, with the
'original. song, " she hardy sailor brive t the ocean" and " The
bat ~t the rose ;" Dort Scipio, Mr. Chippendale; D.in Fer-
jaw, do, Mr. W. Farron ; Spado (a robber), Mr. Buckstone ;
redr.'llo, with "A master I have, and I am his man," Mr.
Comp.'ion ; Don Juan. Mr. Rogers ; Sanguine, Mr. Braid ;
vietori.i„ Miss telly _Moore; Catalina, with "Two strin,-s to
" Miss Louise Keeley ; Donna Is abel'a,Mrs.Griffitlas ;
Donna Lcrenzo, Madame Weiss, who wills n; " Ali ,wowdo
we love ?" (Hatton), "Love is a gentle thing" (rdst"
Gl,Prei", and " The lark n,w leaves her watery ne
(Hatton).
To be followed by (first time at this Theatre, Morton's
Farce of FRIEND WAG3LES. Horatio Waggles (his
original character), Mr. Compton.
After " Friend Waggles," " God save the Queen" will be
sun; by Mr. Weiss, Mr. A. Matthison, Miss Louise Keeley,
Miss Fosbroke, Madame Weiss, and the entire comp any.
Concluding with A KISS IN T aE DAR
version of Alexander
K.
On Monday, Oct. 3, will be produced a
.Dumas's play of "Mademoiselle de Belle Isle," the Engli h
version by Frances Anne Kemble, in which Mane. Beatrice
Lacchesin., ot the Odeon and Vaudeville, Paris, will make
her .first appearance in England.
In rehearsal, a new Farce, by the Author of "Box and
Cox," in which Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Wal:er
Gordon, Miss Snowdon, and Mrs. E. Fitzwiliam will appear.
The box-office will be opened on Saturday next, Sept, 17.
and daily fro 10 till 5, under the direction of M. G. Turpin.

ROYAL RINCESS'S THEATRID-.
Sole Lessee .and Manager, Mr. Geo. 'Vining.
THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. I addy
O'ltafferty, Mr. Dominick Alurray.
After which, THE STREI:T3 OF LONDON. Messrs.
Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fi her. D. Murray, J. Nelson, H.
Forre,ter. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma
Barnett, and Miss FAnny Gwynne.

/NTEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.-
Sale Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING, A WOMAN OF BUSINESS. Messrs.
Toole and Billing,ton.
After whih, 3rd time, STEPEN DIG GES. Messrs. J.
L. 'Toole, R. c
Phillips, Billington, H
Stephenson ; Mrs. Billing-
ton, Miss H. Simms, and Ars. Alfred Mellon.
And THE BA.BEi IN THE WOOD. Messrs. J. L.Toole,
P. Bedford, C. J. Smith ; Mrs. A. Mellon, &c.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster.
EMIN EN r TALENT AND COMEDY.
This popular Theatre is now Open for the Winter Season.
highly EVENING, (for the sth time)' Mr. Arthur Sketchly's
-successful and original CJinedy of HOW WILL
TilEir GET OUT OF IT. After which, F. C. Burnand's
Laughable Travestie of FAUST AND MA.RGUERITE.
To conclude with UNDEK THE ROSE. Those cele-
brated artists Mr. and Mrs. Char es Mathews are re-engaged.
Mr-. Stirling, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matthews, Mr. F. Robin-
son, Mr, Asnley, Mr. J. Clark, Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. John-
stone, Mr, H. Montague, Miss Cottarel , Miss Fanny Joseph
Miss Patti Josephs, &c. &c. Scenic Artists, Mr. Gates and
his pupil. Acting Manager, Mr. J. Kintoch. Musical Con-
ductor, Mr. Wallenstiene. Stage Director, Mr. F. Webster.

eipIJNTRY and SEASIDE DRESSES.
lJ Messrs. JAI, of Regent-street, have now in stock a
variety of WASHING SILK DRESSES, suitatle for the
country and seaside, and at the clearing out price of only
.£1 lls. ed. the dress.

J A.Y ' S,
247, 249, and 251, Regent-street.

BLACK SILKS.—The price of Silks in the raw
material has already r' sen 15 per cent., and it will soon
re.acli a far greater per-centage. Messrs. JAY, therefore,
lavite their numerous patrons to take advantage of the stock
they have on hand, which they can now dispose of on favour-
able terms
the price of silk fluctuates to a higher average
JAY'S,
217, 249, and 2M, Regent-street.

COALS.—The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S
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Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De-
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L'addington, W., and Maiden-lane, N.
Best Coke
Terms cash.
JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent.

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LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPT. 16, 1864.

The yearly meeting of the British Association is
always looked for with interest by all who have
knowledge or inte.igence enough to profit by its
discussions. Men of the highest rank in their
various lines of study each bring their contribution
of experience gnu atauu, eau
no twelvemonth passes without adding something
to tha stores coliected by their study and mental
application. The pursuit of science now occupies
a very different position in public estimation from
that in which it was held. Formerly the scientific
philosopher was looked upon as a sort of visionary,
a scholar whose only place was his study, and
whose theories of gases and compounds, and deal-
ings with test and analysis, were suspiciously akin
to the remnants of the black art. Science, however,
has asserted her pre-eminence long since, and no
class of men are now looked upon with more respect,
even by the unlearned and ignorent, than the
natural philosopher. 'Cue study of natural science
is indeed at the bottom of all our great inventions,
and more than one important practical revolution
has been suggested by a man of science. Every
year enlarges our knowledge, if only by enlarging
Our experience, by new combinations of matter,
new applications of received theories, new tests
of those about which the scientific world is
still in doubt. It is, therefore, commonly the
custom of the eminent philosopher who is
selected to fill the presidential chair at
the annual autumnal gathering to devote his
opening discourse principally to a recapitulation of
the progress of discovery and knowledge up to the
date of the assembly. The distinguished geologist
who was this year elected to the presidency, adopted
a somewhat different ccurse, and his hearers must
have deemed the exception a fortunate one. The
place of meeting this season is the famous watering
place of Bath, and considering the high authority
With which Sir CHARLES LYELL'S observations On
any subject connected with his favourite science are
inacste, no happier coincidence could have occurred
than that ao,ich converted the inaugural address
into a lucid exposition of the nature and history of
mineral waters and hot springs. The gaily tressed
crowds who throng the Pump-room, and the en.
feebled invalids who creep thither in search of
health, would certainly be puzzled if they were
closely catechised as to the origin nod nature of
their favourite waters. The least scientific among
the audience of the other evening, however, must
have fillowad Sir CHkRLES'S luminous discourse
with interest and delight, and the least attentive
mast have derived from its ample illustrations a
bitter idea of the qualities and peculiari-
ties of a hot spring than they had previ-
ously formed. The Bath waters, though less
famous than their Continental rivals, possess
517113 claims to notice, being remarkable
fir their v)lame and high temperature, consider-
in; th;ir distance from volcanoes or the regions of
earthquakes. In the matter of antiquity, not of
existence, but of discovery, they may also claim
some interest, as in the days of the Romans they
were in active demand. The modern Bath, like
many another city, owes its prosperity and its