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OY A L ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster.
EMINENT TALENT AND COMEDY DRAMA.
This Popular Theatre is now Open.
THIS EVENING, a new Musical Drama, entitled THE
BARONET ABROAD AN L) THE
Constance RUSTIC
Roden. PRIMA
LONNA : Mr. Frank Matthe s I Miss
After which, at a quarter to Eight, a new and original
Comedy Drama, in three acts, by J. t'alg-rave Simpson. enti-
tled ST BILLA ; or, STEP BY STE I'. Mr.
and Mrs.
Charles Mathews.
To conclude with Mr. Maddison Morton's New Comedy
Farce of WOODt_OCK'S LITTLE GAME. Mr. Charles
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THU. EVENING, WILFUL WARD. Messrs Parselle
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Followed by, at Eight, MILKY WHITE. Messrs. Craven,
Stoyle, James ; Mesdames Swanbor .ugh and Mande: s.
To conclude with MAZEPPA. Mesdames Ra.ynham,
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LONDON, MONDAY, NOV. 14, 1864.

The public will read with interest the eloquen
address of Earl RUSSELL to the assembly at Aber
deen. It was replete with the varied information
in which the noble lord is so great a proficient, and
thus peculiarly adapted and appropriate to a learned
ar.cl refined audience. It was besides a refreshing
change from the mere surface politics of the day to
follow the course of a speaker who dived into the
depths of the past, and analysed the occurrences
that took place, and the influence which they exer-
cised upon mankind for good and for evil. A
learned address like this is one which the noble
lord is well fitted to deliver, and for which his his-
torical knowledge eminently qualifies him. He said
himself that he considered it as within the " usual
'scope of his labours." In some respects his obser-
vations partake of the character of the philosophy
of history, always an instructive and interesting
branch of study to a contemplative and thoughtful
audience. The questions which formed the basis of
the argument were significant ones, and well calcu-
lated to develop the full force of the idea. First—
"ls there any law or general rule by which the
decline of States is governed; and, secondly, what
is the general aspect of the world at present, and
doth it teach us to hope or to despond ?" In allud-
ing to the first of these subjects the noble lord very
wisely pointed out that many persons were too apt
to consider that there was a kind of fate or destiny
which caused the rise and fall of States, thus passe
lug over the true sources of strength and the real
causes of decry. Certainly a more dangerous
notion can hardly gain ground, and it is the duty
of all influential men to put a stop to the
spread of such a deteriorating view. At the pre-
sent time, when our country has attained to so
na greatly
l
a, height of prosperity, it may bo wise occasionally
to d yeti upon the history of those :nighty States
which fell in the period of wealth and seeming
strength, and did not fade away gradually from the
influence of adverse causes. Lord RUSSELL'S de,.
seription of the events that produced the decline of
the great Roman Empire was very forcible, and in
especial it was an impressive passage in which he
alluded to the triumph of literature is the Augus-
tan age. He said that it was the previous struggle'
which occasioned such greatness, end not the
voluptuous ege in which it appeared that was the
p imary cause of the great display. "It was the
previous litierty which for a time in the midst of
security enabled those great writers to flourish, who
made Roman literature famous through all time."
In explanation of this he introduced a fine meta-