The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-18 00:00:00

Commence at 7.

ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the
Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER.
Crowded with rank and fashion.
Re-engagement of those ce:ebraced and popular artistes, Mr.
an't Mrs. Charles Mathews.
Production of an entirelV new original Travestie of a very
popular subject, by F C. purnand, Esq., entitled FAUST
AMID • in which Mr. and MrB Charles
MAIWISERITE.
Mathews will appear. The new scenery by the celebrated
artists, Messrs. Dans= and Sons ; the incidental Badet by
Oscar Byrne.
Amongst the artists engaged will be found the ropular
names of 3lr. BeDjaraill Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr.
Frank 3latthews, Mr. J. L. Toole. Mr. d. Clarke, Mr. Paul
,Bedford, 31r. 'F. Robinson, Ildr. Ashley, Mr. J. Johnstone;
iss Ilerbert,-3lrs. Frank Matthews, Miss 11. Simms, 3liss
A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss
Wet, twortn, Mrs. Stirling, ana Mrs. Chas. Mathews.
EVENING, at 7, A SIIEEP IN WOLF'S
CLOT.LIING. Mrs. Stirling, Mr. J. Clarke, and Mr. F.
Itobinsoo.
At a quarter-past 8, a new Travestie, entitled FAUST
AND MA&GUERITE : lr. Chas. Mathews, Mr. J. Clarke,
31r. Ashley, 131 r. Montague, Mr. W. IL Eburne, Mr. W.
Chamberiaine, and Mrs, C. 'Mathews.
At 10, LITTLE TODDLEKLNS, Mr. Charles Mathews,
Mr. and Mrs. F. Matthews.
To conclude with BRISTOL DIAMONDS. Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Mathews, Mr. Ash ey, Miss Wentworth.

GOODWOOD.—RACE GLASSES, the best at
CALLAGHAN'S, 23A, New Bond-street, W., corner
of Conduit-street. N.B.—Sole agent to Voigtlander, Vienna.

OPERA. and B, ACE GLASSES, Field and Yacht
Glasses, in every varie' y of size, form, and mounting,
matchless for their great magnifying power and sharpness
of definition. Frice, from 30s. each, at CALLAGHAN'S,
23A, New Bond-street, IV., corner of Conduit-street. Sole
agent for the celebrated race and field glasses and photo-
graphic lenses mane by Veigtlander, Vienna. Field glasses
mace expressly for India. warranted to withstand the greatest
tropical heat. The new aluminium mounted glasses (as re-
cently made for ELR.H. the Prince cf Wales:, though of the
largest size, weigh but a iew ounce,.

COUNTRY and SEASIDE DRESSES.
Messrs. JAY, of !Regent-street, have now in stock a
variety of
seas SILK isDtE•;SES, suitatle tor the
country anide, and at the .earing-out pace of only
£1 11s. 6d. tile dress.

JAY'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
re4ch a far greater per-centage. Alessrs. JAY, thereio,•e,
invite their numerous patrons to take advantage of the stock
they have on hand, which they can now dispose of on favour-
able terms ; but the same qualities will natur illy b, more
CO,tly a 3 the price of silk fluctuates to a higher average
JAY'S,
217, 219, and 251, Regent-street.

COALS.—The LIi,LESHALL COMPANY'S
COALS.
Direct from their own Collieries.
Marquis' 235. per ton. I Double.. ....... 205.. per ton.
Top ‘,253. „ Deep ...... .....21s
Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De-
pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf,
raddins,rton, W., and Maiden-lane, N.
Best Coke lss. per chaldron.
'Terms cash.

JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent

111 E THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN,"
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The Weather—Sun Office, July 18, 1861.

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Barometer-30.04.
WIND —N.B. ; light breeze and very warm.

HIGH. WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY.—Morning, 12h. 503:I.—Afternoon, lh. 20m,
ro-molutow.-Morning, Ih. 45m.—Afternoon, 2h. Stn.

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LONDON, MONDAY, JULY 18, 1864.

The doonothing system in politics turns out, after
all, to be by far the best. Never mind what you came
in for. Forget it. Undertake, when once you are in,

to do anything but that. Supposing, for example,
just by way of argument, that you came into office
distinctly for the purpose of carrying triumphantly
through both houses a really good Reform Bill.
Shelve it—put it aside altogether—that is, the
notion of any Reform Bill at all. Supposing even
(agaio, of course, purely for the sake of argument)
that you have ousted your predecessors in office
from power because the Reform Bill they could
have carried, through Goth Houses, if you would
only have let them, was, when you came to look at

it, really not by any means good enough. For your
selveso—when once you are comfortably settled down
into your places—quietly cushion the whole subject,
by submitting no-Reform Bill whatsoever to either
Lords or Commons, no reform of any kind, partial or
comprehensive, good, bad, or indifferent. Supposing
the man of men amongst the whole of you had con-
trived to persuade people of all parties.both in Portia-
ment and out of it, that he at least, if nooneelseamong
our public men, was staunch to the backbone, to
the core of his heart, through every fibre of his
being, as the greatest of all living Leaders as a
Reformer. Supposing this arch advocate among
the champions of Reform had himself been the
one to place your opponents as mere would*
be 3,eforrnees in a minority by moving a series
of cjecerly contrived Abstract Resolutions. Let
hira as the sequel to those Resolutions—on the ex-
puibi.ort from of fize of your before-mentioned worsted
pretlecese.o
rs..—let him, this arch-Champion of Re-
forna, the staunchest of all staunch Reformers, be
raised from the Commons to the Lords, be re-
-warded with a bran new Earldom, be invested
witty the George of Diamonds and the blue•silk-
rib'bon of the most noble Order of the Garter.
And then, when his own career has been
thus satisfactorily accomplished—let him dry
those eyes of his, for once and for all, those eyes
that were wont to shed tears at the failure of his
is at abortive efforts as a Reformer. And let him
hush up the babble of all those who would fain
pro'bably follow steadily in his footsteps (as a Re-
forint.i.) by that last charming little axiom of his,
e, Rest and be thankful!" No matter what inv.!'
din as constructions may be Put _ upon such
pro eeeedings as these by some vexatious mal-
conients—pay no heed to theta whatsoever. The
cc,a,:e you have chosen may be mean—but it will
sucged. Thus much in regard to your rule of con-
duct internally—that is, in respect to your wisest
sch srne for carrying on safely the affairs of the
Home Government. Now for the best plan among
all conceivable plans upon which to construct the
foreign policy of the country, in regard
to that—start, first of all, upon the diEs
tiot:t understanding that you shall eerutinize
and generally estimate all foreign questions from a
purely commercial point of view. Never mind
troubling yourself about, the honour of the country
—see what will pay—and what wont. The honour
will take cars of itaelf—rear perfectly well satisfied