The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-14 00:00:00

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nER MAJESTY'S THEATRE•
Sole Manager and Director, Mr. W. Harrison.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
THIS EVENING, and during the week, the performances
will commence with YOU KNOW WHO.
This Evening (Monday), Wednesday, and Friday, Verdi's
Grand Opera, TRAVIATA. Violetta, Madame lienneth ;
Vermont, Mr. Santley.
To-morrow (Tuesda.v), Thursday, aud Saturday, Gounod's
Grand Opera, FAUST. Miss Louisa Pync and Mr. Sims
Reeves.

Conductor, Signor ARDITI.
Private Boxe, from 10s. Ed. ; Stalls, 7s. Dress Circle, ss. ;
First Circle, 45. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; it, 2s. 6.1. ; Gallery, Is.
Box Office c pen from Ten till Five. No charge for booking
places, nor fees to box-keepers.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE,—
Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton.
THIS EVENING, a new and original Farce, by Edmund
Falconer, entitled THE O'FLAHERTY S. Mr. Edmund
Falconer; Messrs. G. Belmore, Barrett. Fitzjarnes, &c.; Miss
Hudspeth, Miss E. Falconer, Mrs. H. Vandenhoff, &c.
After which, Shaksnere's Tragedy of MACBETH. Mr.
Phelps ; Messrs. Creswick, R. ltoxby, G. Belmore, A Rayner,
a. F. Neville, Edmund Phelps, J. Neville, Bartleraan, (to
Misses Rebecca Isaacs, Emma Heywood, and Miss nelen
Yanait,
Boors open at ha f-past Six—Commence at Seven.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.—
Lessee. Mr. Bnckstone.
THIS EVENING, THE SUN AND THE WIND.
After v hich, THE STRANGER Messrs. Howe, Chip-
;
pendale, Farren, Compton, Rogers, Gordon, Braid, &c.
Mesdames Beatrice, Keeley, Fitzwilliam, Moore, &c.
Followed by ON THE SLY. Messrs. Buckstone, Rogers.
Gordon, &c. ; Mesdames Snowdon, Fitzwilliam, &c.
And OUR MARY ANNE. Miss H. Lindley, Mr Clarke.
To commence at 7.

UOYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the sole management of Mr. Fechter.
THIS EVENING, TUE KING'S BUTTERFLY. Fan-
fan, the Kl.lg's Butterfly, Mr. Fechter. Messrs. Ryder,Wid-
dicomb, Chyrles,M'lntyre, Garden, Raymond, Moreland,
C iiford, Collect; Misses Carlot a Leclereq, M. Ilenrade, E.
"[Avenue, and B. Lavenue.
Preceded, at 7, kir NURSEY CHICKWEED. Messrs. H.
Widdicomb, Garden, Moreland, Col.ett ; Miss Lavenue, Mi s.

Lee.
Doors open at half-patit 6 ; commence at 7.
The Box-office open daily from ElevLn till Five.

JiING'S BUTTERFLY.-LYCEUM
THEATRE.—Fanfan, the King's Butterfly, Mr.
Eu.HTER.—The most successful Drama produced for
years.

fto IC AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.
Tins EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. I addy
Oltafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray.
After which, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs.
Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fi her, D. Murray, J. Nelson, H.
Forremter. 11. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma
parnett, and Miss Fenny Gwynne.

NItiEA fltE-IC.O Y AL, ADELI-11±1.—
Sale Pronrietor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster.
.;,HIS EVEICING, DOING BANTING. Mr. J. Clarke,
Mr. iStephenson; Mrs. Lewis and Miss A. Seaman.
After which, MASKS AND FACES. Triplet, Mr. B.
Webster ; Peg Wofflogton. Mrs. Stirling (their original cha-
racters); Messrs. Biliington, IL Phillips, P. Bedford, Stuart,
Eburne, C. J. Smith, and Miss 11. Simms.
To conclude with THE COLLEEN BAWN. Myles (with
songs), Mr. John Collins. Messrs. Billingto,, it. Phillips,
Stephenson, Eburne, Mss Simms, Smith ; Mrs. Allred
Mellon (Miss Woolgar), Mrs. Billington, and
Mrs. U. Lewis.

Commence at 7.

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 u THE RUSTIC PRIMA
lONNA Mr. Frank Matthe 8 ; Miss Constance Roden.
After which, at a quarter to Eight, a new and original
Comedy Drama, in three acts, by J. Palgrave Simpson. enti-
tled SYIIILLA ; or, STEP BY STEP. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Mathews.
To conclude with Mr. Maddison Morton's New Comedy
Vane O
WODLOCK'S LITTLE GAME. Mr. Charles
31,1 thews, Mrs. Frank Matthews.

ISSwhose A
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trionic power, and heroic amazonian courage, form the
Delphic tripod from which the inspiration of her genius
throws a new spell even on Byron's MAZ I,:PPA, and who
delights and enchhins the Old World as she has astounded
and enthralled the New, appears in her great impersonation
of MAZEPPA EVERY NIGHT at ASTLEY'S.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborough.
T EIIA EVENING, WILFUL WARD. Messrs Parselle
and Belford ; Miss Palmer.
Followed by, at Eight, MILKY WHITE. Messrs. Craven,
Moyle, James ; Mesdames Swanbor _ugh and Mande, s.
To conclude with M.A.ZEPPA. Mesdames Raynham,
Simpson, &c.

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LONDON, MONDAY, NOV. 14, 1864.

The public will read with interest the eloqusn
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
and rEfiaed 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 ()eminences
that took place, and the influence which they exer-
cised upon mankind for good and fort: evil. A
learned eddress 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 ho considered it as within the "usual
scope of his labours." In some respects hid 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
iog over the true sources of strength and the real
cauees of decay. 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 great
a height of prosperity, it may be wise occasionally
to d cell upon the history of those mighty States
which fell in the period of wealth and seeming
btscegth, and did not fade away gradually from the
influence of adverse causes. Lord RUSSELL'S de-
scription 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 in the Augus-
tan age. He said that it was the previous struggle
rhich occasioned such greatness, and not the
voluptuous age in which it appeared that was the
p imary cause of the great display. "It was the
previous liberty 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 inttoduct4 a fine meta-