The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-29 00:00:00

TTIr.ATRE ROYAL iDPILPITT.

l'roprietor, 3fr. E. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING,
MOTEER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL.
After which HOW'S YOUR UNCLE ?
To conclude with a Graad Coalition of Burlesque and Pantomime,
to be called
JACK AND TEE BE CT STALK; or, Harlequin and Mother
Goose at Home Again.
In which Messrs. J. Bland, P. Bedford, Madame Colette, Mice
Wyndham, and Miss E. Arden will ap)ear.

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick.
THIS EVENING
THE FLOWER GIRL.
To conelnde with
A PRINCE OF PEARLS; or, Harlequin and lane Shore.

ROYAL STRAND TUEATRIC.
Under the direction of %fr. Payne.

TILLS EVENING,

NOE.I[E; or, he Foster Sliter.

After which,

IT lITINA IY THE FAMILY.

To conclude with
HARLEQUIN BLACK-EYED SCE; or, All in the Downs and
Davy Jones's Locker.

kiTLS:Y'S ROYAL AMPITITHEATIM
Lessoe and Menater, Mr. Wrn. Cooke.
Tremendous success of the new Equestrian Comic Pantomime'
THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING,
The successful Equidrarne called ROOKWOOD; or, .TURPIN'S
RIDE to YORK. •
After which the SCENES in the CIRCLE.
To conclude with '(third time) a Grand EquestrianCorale Panto-
mime from the pen of Mr. Nelgo I Lee. eAlled If A RI.F.Cif SI AND
ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON, or the Seven Champions of
Christendom. One hundred horses, ponies, and other qaadrupedc
trained by Mr. Wiliam Cooke, who has invented and arranged all
the equestrian effects. This astonishing production may he de.ET-
nated the " ELalth Wonder of the World." It is an exhibitioa un-
precedented and unparalleled I
ttox-53,11.ce open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West. Equestrian Director, air. W. Cooke. Jun.

HIGH. WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
nug DAT—Morn. 31 min. aft. 5 Evening 52 min. aft. 5
TO-3,IObRON-11orn. 9 min. aft. 6 —Evening 31 min. aft. 6

THE WEATHER—SON OFFICE, Dec. 29.
THERMOIIETER, IN THE SHADE•

57 highest since noon yesterday.
-iowest this morning and during the night.
51 --!.his day at noon.

BAROMETEIt, 30.
WIND, W.—Light, with dull, mild weather.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1355.

A very important " Order in Council" has
just been promulgated. The exportation of salt-
petre, nitrate of soda, sulphate of potash, and
muriate of potash (chloride of potassium), to her
MAJESTY'S Colonies and Plantations in North
America, as well as to all foreign countries, is
expressly prohibited. This is a step in the right
direction, although a tardy one, and not adopted
until the eleventh hour. It will, if fairly car-
ried out, prevent the enemy from being supplied
with some of the most important munitions of
war from our own stores, of obtaining from Bri-
tish subjects the means of destroying their own
brethren, and of protracting the existing struggle
at an enormous expense to the country. Expe-
rience has unfortunately proved that it is impos-
sible to rely on the patriotism or common sense
even of some Englishmen when opposed to their
private interests—that they will grasp at any
prospect of perspbal profit, although for every
pound gained by individuals, hundreds, if not
thousands, are lost to the nation. Foreigners
will naturally be even less scrupulous, and great
advantages have been afforded to Russia by the
ridiculous scruples of England, and the conces-
sions made to the philo-Muscovites in their desire
to wage "a rose-water war," and to place no
impediments in the way even of the enemy's
commerce, if (tarried on under the plausible pre-
text of neutral flags.
The articles above alluded to could easily, and
have repeatedly been obtained through indirect
channels, for R ussian use from British stores. There
was no unseemly curiosity manifested respecting
the ultimate destination—no surprise occasioned
by a demand which could not be accounted for,
savo by the intention that Russia should be the
ultimate consumer. Money was to be made, and
there were "no queatious asked." It wag known
that Prussia had undertaken the invidious but
money-making task of being the agent and carrier
for her distressed neighbour, and there we're
high minded (!) and sympathising Yankees and
Germans ready and willing to assist in anything
which would procure for themselves the "almighty
dollar," or the coveted " thaler." If these could
be obtained they eared not for the ultimate re-
sults, or the general condemnation that must
attend such unholy ancluncouscientious traffic. The
acquisition of money in any way that did not
involve penal consequences was all that was re-
quired by those worshippers of Mammon.
But what has already been don, in but a small
part of what is required. It may b 3 regarded as
the " insertion of the
an initiatory movement,