The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-06 00:00:00

OYAL ST. ;JAMES'S THEATRE. under the
AA/ Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER.
GREAT SUCCESS.

EVERY EVENING, the HEN AND CHICKENS : Mrs.
Stirling in her origt:Al character.

Alter which, a 6oix deal Congtomerative Christmas Absur-
dity, entitled 1863 ; or. THE SENSATIONS OF THE PAST
SEASON, with a Shameful Revelation of Lad/ Somebody's
Secret. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Paul Bedford, Miss Cottrell,
Miss Fanny Josephs, 3m.
With the BIRTHPI ACE OF PODGERS : Mr. J. L. Toole.
The celebrated Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES MATHEWS,
Monday, January 11.

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, A_DELPHL---
Bole Pronrdatot and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.

THIS EVENING, THE SPITALFIELDS WEAVER
Kr. J. L. Toole.

At to Eight, the New Drama of LEAH : Miss Bate-
man, supported by Messrs. Arthur Stirling, It. Phillips, Bil-
ington, Stuart, Stephenson, Eburne ; Miss H. Simms, and
Mrs. Billington.

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To conclude with LADY BELLE BELLE; or, Fortunlo
and his Seven Magi: llen. Messrs. J. Clarke, it. Phillips,
Stephenson ; Miss Woolgar, Miss K. Kelly, Miss Patti
Jose„hs, Miss L. Laid law, Miss Seaman.

Commence at 7.

LEAH.-EVERY NIGHT.

MISS BATRAIAN.-LEAH.-THIS EVENING,
the 83d appe: ',ranee of the great Tragic Actress, Miss
BATEMAN, in the character of LEAH. In consequence of
the unbounded RICO !ss with which Miss Bateman's imperso-
nation of the prii.ci-pal character in the new Five Act Drama
of LEAH has been attended. Mr Webster begs to announce
that it will be pert ormed EVERY EVENING until further
otice.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Ma nager, Mr. W. H. Swanboroulzh.
THIS EVRI SING, ORANGE BLOSSOMS : Miss K.
Carson.
After which., the Grand Christmas Burlesque, ORPHEUS
AND MIRY it ►ICE : Messrs. Honey, Wood, James Fenton,
Mesdames SNV anborough, Marie Wilton, Hughes, &c.
To conclude with TURN HIM OUP.
Commence at 7.

THE ri!IIIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN,"
Cont: &thing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGEN€E,
pm be had Every Evening of

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HIGE. WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAT. —Morning, 11h. 14m.—Afternoon, Ilh. 48m.
.DO-moluto P r.-Morning, m.—Afternoon, 1211. 20m.

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THERMO3IETER.
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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6, 1864.

The visiting magistrates of Reading Gaol have
fairly overreached themselves. By a very dexterous
and sophistical interpretation of the law,
they had ingeniously contrived to thwart
the liberal intentions of the Legislature,
and render the very enactment which
especially provided for the religious instruction of
prisoners, net only nugatory, but directly preven-
tive of an y beneficial results. The matter was
brought under the attention of the assembled
Magistrates at the Epiphany sessions, which were
held in the Town Hall of Reading on Monday last.
An unusually large mumber were drawn together
by the interest of the subjects under discussion.
The meat important of which was the consideration
of the refusal of the visiting magistrates of Reading
gaol to allow the Rev. Canon RINGROSE access to the
Catholic prisoners unless his visits were specially de-
manded by those prisoners. Mr. WALTER, MP., in a
very liberal speech had " no hesitation in saying that
he disapproved of the decision of the visiting jus-
tices." Mr. WALTER reminded his hearers that he
I-Lad taken part in the discussion in the House
when the bill was passed, and that he had paid
great attention to the whole matter. " The third
section of the Act," he said, " contemplated two
distinct things. First, the appointment by the
court, if they saw fit, of a Roman Catholic chaplain,
Lsnd the payment to him of a salary—that was, it
there was a sefficient number of Roman Catholic
prisoners in the gaol to warrant such a course ; and
the second part of that section enabled the visiting
justices, if they thought fit, without a special re-
quest being made by, but not against the will of,
any prisoner differing from the Established Church,
to permit a minister of the church or persuasion to
which such prisoner belonged to visit him at proper
and reasonable times." The second portion of the