The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-14 00:00:00

13 ON NE T' S SILS S a 1: irON.—Every Article of
commerce takes ~its title either from the inventor or
-nanufacturer, and the more perfect the production the
grater is the credit which atta ales to the originator.
BONNET'S SILKS ar 'e sal dto be incapable of identifica-
tion in England ; but the i alb icy of such an assertion is ex-
poscd by the very trade ma et; of the firm, as exhibited by
Messrs. JAY of Regent-street.
The following interwov en mark may be seen at the end
pf each piece :—" Manutact are de C. J. Bonnet et Cie., it Lyon
Injurieux." Wear gi taranteed.

TaE MODERN A UGUSTUS, or The Lie of a
Lifetime, in FM 1 This Week.—One Penny.

ROYAL EN .GLISH OPERA,
COVE.NI .-GARDEN.
Under the Itariaizemeni of Miss Louisa Pyne and
Mr. V.. Harrison.
THIS EVENING, to cols mence with (10th time) an en-
tirely new Operetta, entit'ed FA.NCHETTE. Miss Louisa
ryne and ,:tr. W. Harrison.
After which, a Grand Chris tmas Pantomime, on a s.)ale of
unprecedented ma,,nifieence, ntitled
HA _LI.EQUIN ST. GEO R GE AND THE DRAGON.
D9ors open at half-pas t -ommence at Seven.

TFRE ROY kL I) U R Y-L AN E.
Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and
F. B. .7;hatterton.
THIS EVENING, the I 'erformances will commence with
the Ntw Serio-Comic Draw a, by Edmund Falconer, entitled
.I.I!.GHT AND MORN. F
rincipal characters by Mr. Phelps,
supported by Messrs. Ryd ar, Raynor, Filzjames, and Misses
li. Leclercq, Atainson, an 3 Heath.
To conclude with the new Grand Christmas Comic Panto-
mime of SINI3AD TUE SAILOR ; or, The Seven Wonders
of. the World.. Clowns, alessrs. H. Bolen° and C. I.auri ;
Harlequins, Messrs. J. Cormack and S. Saville ; Pantaloons.
Messrs. W. A. Barnes and J. morris ; Columbines, Madame
Boleno and 31:Lsses Gunniss.
Prices as us aal. Box Office open from 10 till 5 daily.

LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter.
BEL DEA, 7.,N10 (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated
very Evenin g during the Week.
T HIS EVE:SING, the performance will commence with a
New and Ori“inal Farce, entitled TIIE LOST CHIL
ll et D:
Messrs. IL Wi ddicombe, Shore, Garden, F. Charles Co t,
Messrs. Moreland; NJ saes Percy, Pauline LeJlercq, Wood, Mrs. Lee,
and Miss E. L avenu.
Iter which., at Eight o'clock, BEL DEMONIO, a Love
eot f, in Twl lye Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian
Chmnicle -," lby Mr. John Brougham. Principal charac-
, 17 I y Mr. IN chter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles,
:I`i,soughNm, mery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford,
c,...rlett, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, E. Lavenu, Airs. Lee, and
Miss Elswor
The Public. are entreated to take notice that No Charge is
made to the occupants of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either
for play bills. or for the safe keeping of hats and cloaks, and
at the atter tdants in all parts of the house are forbidden to
Oceive any gratuities whatever.
Box-office open daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7.

/11HEATTE ROYAL HAY NIARKET.—
Sol e Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone.
THIS EV ENING, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN: Messrs.
Sothern, Bu ekstone, Chippendale, Braid, Gordon, Rogers,
Clark, Guile 'ford, &c ; Mesdames Angel, Snowden, Terry,
Lindley, Hi 11, &c
After whi, 111, KING ARTHUR ; or The Days and Knights
of the Roun LI Table. Messrs. Chippendale, Compton. Braid,
Clark, Roge re, Tilbury, &c. ; Mesdames L. Keeley, Brough,
Wright, Tel ry, Lindley, Rogers, &c.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE-
S c le Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining,.

THIS EVENING, DONNA DIANA.
After whilch, HARLEQIJIA LITTLE TOM TUCKER;
or The Fii le Lady of Banbury Cross, and the Old Woman
who Lived in a Shoe and Had so Many Children she didn't
snow what to do.

THEATRE-RC) AL, ADELPHI.--
dole Proprietor and Manager, M. B. Webster.
THIS E VENING, THE MOTHER AND CHILD
AltE DOING WELL : Mr. J. L. Toole,
t to Eight, the New Drama of LEAH : Miss Bate-
man, supparLed by Messrs. Arthur Stirling, R. Phillips, Bil-
ington, Stiart, Stephenson, Eburne; Miss H. Simms, and
Mrs. Billin;
To c,neluide with LADY BELLE BELLE; or, Fortunlo
and his Sevt n I,en. Alessrs. J. Garke, it. Phillips,
Stephenson. ; Miss Woolgar, Miss K. Kelly, Miss Patti
Jose,hs, Miss L. Laidlaw, Miss Seaman.

Commence at 7.

EA. H.-EVER Y NIGHT.

1114 ISS :BATEMAN.—LEAH.—Tnis EVENING,
the 90th appearance of the great Tragic Actress, Miss
BA l'E NIA: q, in the character of LEAH. In c_msequence of
the unbounded success with which Miss Bateman's imperso-
nation of Cle principal character in the new Five Act Drama
of LEAH has been attenied. Mr Webster begs to announce
that it will be performed EVERY EVENING until further
notice.

ItOYAI ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. under the
Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER.
GREAT ATTRACTION.—First Week of Mr. and Mrs.
CHARLES MAT HEws.—Mr. J. L. Toole as Mrs. Brown,
Mr. Phell s, Mr. Fechter, and Lady Audley every evening.
1833; or, the Sensations of the Past Season, until further
notice. Among the artistes who will appear here are Mr.
Benjamin Webster, Mr. J. L. Tale, Mr. Paul Bedford, and
Mr. Charles Mathews ; Mrs. Stirling.
_Mrs, Frank Mat-
thews, Miss Cottrell, Miss Wentworth, Miss Fanny Josephs,
and Mrs. Charles Matthews.

THIS lIITENING. and during the Week, at 7, THE
ADVENTUKES OF A LOVE LETTER; COOL AS A
CUCUMBER; and 18M; or, THE SENSATIONS OF
THE PAST SEASON.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Manager, Mr. W. 11. Swanhorow,,h.
THIS EVENING, ORANGE BLOSSOMS : Miss K.
Carson.
Atter which, the Grand Christmas Burlesque, ORPHEUS
AND EURY OWE : Messrs. Honey, Wood, Jstmes Fenton,
3lesdames Swanborough, Marie Wilton, Hughes, &c.
Followed by MARGATE SANDS.
To conclude with TURN HI3I our.
Commence at 7.

THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN,".
Containing- the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,
zati Ix had Every Evening, of

G. R. GLP.NIE, NEWS AGENT,
No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park.

lIIGi WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tins DA.Y.—Morsing, oh. 40m.—Afternoon, 6'a. 3m,
l'o-voßEow.-Morning, Gb.. 25m.—Afternoon, 6h. 43m

The Weather—Sun Office, ;Can. 14, 1864.

THERMOMETER.
This day at Two o'clock 42
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Barometer-30.32.
Wind—N..E.; moderate, and hazy.

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LONDON, THURSDAY, JAN. 14, 1864.

The Moniteur is M. TRIERS' justification. That
is—if he needs justification. Such, however, we our-
selves do not conceive to have become in any way
necessary. And, if for no other reason, for this—
that his Majesty the EMPEROR was himself the one
to take the initiative in the revival of the agitation
of the grand constitutional question of Reform.
NAPOLEON 111, and no other than NAPOLEON 111.
took the initiative thus—tt is only fair to remember
it—quite spontaneously. He voluntarily—in obedi-
ence to no pressure from without—of his own free
will—of course in the interests of his dynasty, but
from whatever motive, we repeat, it was the French
EMPEROR himself who quite spontaneously revived,
about a year ago, in the stagnant political atmo-
sphere which Frenchmen had been doomed, until
then, to breathe ever since the date of the coup d'etat,
the first refreshing gusts of returning Freedom.
That Freedom of some kind has already, indeed,
returned to France at the bidding of the EM-
PEROR, ie proved by a variety of facts, facts visible
on all hands, facts beyond the reach of con-
tradiction. Why, it is, for that matter,
proved to absolute demonstration by the very speech
just now deliVered from the Legislative tribune
by M. TRIERS, as the mouthpiece of the Op-
position. That noble and, in many respects,
dauntless oration is demonstrative of itself that
freedom of discussion to no inconsiderable ex-
tent has, even now, been assured to France,
by the will, at the instance, in compliance
with the personal suggestion, of the despotic
ruler who holds, the while, within his single grasp,
within the vigorous and delicate grasp, of his strong
right hand, the whole of the accumulated reins of
the Imperial Government. Thanks to his common,
sense regard for his own dynastic interests, if for
no other loftier or less selfish reason, Franca is

already tasting the reinvigorating sweets of return
in g Liberty of various kinds. Liberty of Represen-
tation—proved by the result of the elections, more
especially by the return of the Opposition candi-
dates throughout the arrondissements of Paris,
without one solitary exception I Liberty of Speech—
proved by this very Oration of M. TRIERS, an oration
delivered by him even from the tribune of the Corps
Legislatif, under the Presidency of a high official
as imperially fastidious as M. Le Due DE MORNY !
Freedom of the Press—ex. gr. the verbatim rpport
of that bold, manly, thoroughly outspoken harangue
of M. TRIERS, as given, ipsissinta versa, in the
columns of the Moniteur! Let it be borne in mind
that this speech of M. TRIERS is one characterised