The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-18 00:00:00

OYAL ITALIAN OPERA, English statesman ! After this long silence to
It
Covent-garden. which all through this session (until now)
There will In next week be five opera nights, viz.. Monday,
Tuesday. Thursday, Friday, and .:•aterday. the Lords and Commons have alike con-
Mdlle. Adelina Patti, Madame Didiee ; M. Faure, Signor
Graziani, and signor 314ri0. strained themselves—the utterance of even
THIS EVENING (Saturday), June 18, will be performed ,hesye few e
Go,nod's Opera, FAUST E MARGHERITA. Mdr. herita, '''' y llables by Lord DERBY comes to us,
Mdi. e. Adelina Patti, being her third appearance in that one and all, as an inexpressible relief. Uttered at
character in Encrland ; Siebe , Madame Didiee ; Marta,
Mdlle. Anese ; Mefisto ee, M. Faure; Vale tino, Signor length, as the plain truth has now been, and uttered
Gr. ztanl ; Wagner. signor Tagliafice ; and Faust, Signor
Mario. thus for us all at last trumpet-tongued—it seems

Conductor, Mr. Costa.
Commence at half past Eight.

as if we could, with some sense of comfort, at length
breathe again. Far, these words of Lord DERBY'S,
are they not expression of the thoughts that have been
burning in our hearts almost uninterruptedly ever
since the meeting ofParliament ? And now, at length,
not only are they uttered, but they are uttered as
the Earl of DERBY alone could so have uttered
them. What was the view taken by the noble
Earl, even we may go so far as to say expressly and
pointedly in his capacity as Leader of the Opposi-
tion—What even expressly, in that capacity, was
the I
view taken by Lord DERBY of the claim
hitherto belonging to the Government, the
distinct and positive claim of Ministers to the
discretionary silence of the Lords and Commons, to
the patient postponement of debate by the Oppo-
sition ? It was no less generous, frank, and manly
than the following :--" I conceive," said the noble
Earl last evening, "that the principle is, that while
matters are in progress—while the Govern-
ment are engaged in negotiations, it is not the
duty of Parliament to interfere, with imper-
fect information, by advice or vote." Nay, yet
further, he remarked, "I am of opinion that her
MAJESTY'S Government must be left in all matters
of this kind with the exclusive responsibility for the
course and issue of that negotiation ; and I hope I
may take this opportunity of stating, with earnest
anxiety, that if I have refrained during the whole
of the session, as I have refrained, from expressing
any opinion or putting any question, from raising
any partial discussion—a course which I think is
greatly to be deprecated—that abstinence on my
part has not been, nor must it be supposed to pro-
ceed, from indifference, or still less from approval of
the course pursued by the Government." Plain
words! Bat, plainerstill were those that followed:—
"Whatever temptations I may have felt toenter upon
a partial discussion of the state of Europe, and more
especially of that connected with the Danish ques-
tion, which keeps this country in a state of feverish
anxiety from day to day, I have laid down for my-
self a rule from which I have not shrunk and will
not shrink—namely, that while matters are in the
present state I will not afford the slightest excuse
for any man to say that by ar ',thing I leave said or
done I have in the slightest degree embarrassed or
impeded the action of the Government." Pretty
nearly what we ourselves had remarked in other
words, as recently as the evening before last, in
regard to the course pursued by the Conservative
Opposition. "I will leave to them"—said Lord
DERBY, that is, to the Government—" as I
apprehend it is the constitutional duty of Parlia-
ment to do—the whole and undivided responsi.
bility of the course which they have pursued, and
the condition to which they have brought the hon-
our of the country. But"--mark this !—" at the
same time I will say it appears to me that the time
mast be approaching when this transition state
must be brought to a close. It cannot be long—a
few days must decide whether the Conference will
succeed in promoting peace, and above all an hon-
ourable peace, for this country, FOR DEARLY AS
I LOVE PEACE I LOVE HONOUR MORE." It was
not simply that "cheering" followed these words—
the effect produced by them was that of profound
sensation. Heart-moving in themselves, they were
delivered by the Earl of DERBY in his very
weightiest—with an emphasis of the most impres-
sive description. Yes !—peace if yon will, peace if
you can, peace if in any way passible. But—beyond
all things—Honour! The feeble echo of these sen-
timents by Earl RUSSELL, in half-a-dczsn words,
later on in the evening, will be of no avail, we
take it, towards mixigating in the slightest
imaginable degree the general estimate of the
latter's policy in regard to Denmark. That policy
has notoriously from first to last, all through these
miserable negotiations, had no reference
whatever to the supreme responsibility de-
volving upon the Foreign Secretary at such
crises the supreme responsibility, that is,
of holding sacred, at all hazards, the chastity
of the national honour ! It is sufficiently
startling and certainly very suggestive, the
contrast thrust upon the national consideration
by, on the one hand, the haughty and patriotic
sentiments uttered last evening by Lord DERBY,
and on the other, this wavering, fluctuating,
chameleon policy of Earl RUSSELL'S, a policy of
concession, of hesitation, of weakness, apparently
of timidity, certainly of compromise.

Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre sta Is, 10s. 6d., 75., and ss. ;
iimphitheatre,:2o. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had
at the box-offic under the portico of the theatre, which is
open from ten to five, and at the principal musicsellers' and
librarians'.

ifHE ATRE ROYAL HA YM ARKET.-
sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone.
THIS EVENING. THE BALANCE OF CO3IFORT.
Mr. Howe and Miss L. Angel.
After which, DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Sothern,
Chippendale, Buckstone, Rogers, Clark, %V eathersby, &c. ;
Mesdames Snowden, Nelly Moore, Fitzwilliam.
Followed by (for the 6th time) LORD DUNDREARY
3IARRIED AND DONE FOR.
To coneude with AN UNLUCKY MORTAL. Mr. Wm.
Farren and Miss M. Harris.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter.
Last 7 Nights of Hamlet and the present Season.
Mr. FECHTER will perform HAMLET THIS EVENING
(Saturday). Claudius, Mr. Emery; Polonius, Mr. John
Brougham; Ghost, Mr. G. Jordan: Laertes, Mr. C. Vanden-
hefl Horatio, Mr. J. G. Shore ; First Gravedigger, Mr. H.
Widdicomb ; Osric, Mr. F. Charles ; Messrs. W. M'lntyre,
F. Morton, Raymond, Moreland, Clifford, Edmonds, yVall-
bank, Collett ; Ophelia, Miss Kate Terry ; Actress, Miss M
Henrade ; and Gertruie, Miss Elaworthy.
The Scenery painted by Mr. W. Telbin.
Notice.—The doors open at half-past 7, and Hamlet COM-
liences at 8.
Box Office open daily from Eleven o'clock till Five.

iItOYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.--
Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.
THIS EVENING will be
.performed a new and original
Drama, by t. Slous, Esq., entitled LIGHT AND SHADOW.
31r. D. Muray, D. Fisher, J. W. Ray, J. Nelson, &c.; Miss
Stafford and ),ilss Caroline Carson.
After which, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Louis
and Fabien dei Franchi, Mr. Vining; Chateau Renaud,
Walter Lacy.

NW THEA PRE-KO YAL, ADELPIII.
SJle Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING, THE DEAD HEART: Robert Landry
(his original character), Mr. Benjamin Webster, ,uppo ted by
Messrs. A. Stirling, J. L. Toole, T. Stuart, eaul Bedford,
Bdlington ; Miss Woolgar (Mrs. Alfred Mellon), Miss Kelly,
Lc.

To emaclude with TETE AREA BELLE : Messrs. J. L. Toole,
P. Bedford, K. Itonier, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. H. Lewis.

Commence at 7.

110YAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the
Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER.
Crowded with rank and fashion.— The highly successful new

Comedy, by Dien Boncicault ,lisq., every Evening.

Ea- engagement of those ce ebrated and popular artistes, Mr,

ant Mrs. Charles Mathews.

Amongst the artists engaged will be found the popular
names of Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr.
Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. P4ul
Bedford, Mr. F. Kobinson, Mr. Ashley ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews,
Miss Herbert, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss H. Simms, Miss
A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss
Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirring.
EVERY EVENING, at 7, A DAY AFTER THE
WEDDING. Miss Herbert.

At a quarter before 8, an entirely new and oritzinal Comeiy,
in 5 acts, by Dion Boucicault, entitled THE FOX CHACE.
Characters by Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Frank Matthews,
Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ash ey, Mr. W. Cbam er-
laine ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss
Henrietta:Simms.
At 10, by particular desire, COOL AS A CUCUMBER.
Mr. Charles Mathews.
To conclude with SHAKE HANDS : Mr. J. Clarke; Miss
Fanny Josephs. . _

It is said, on the high authority of the unknown
philosopher, to whom we owe oar proverbs, that
" no news is good newt," and there is undoubtedly
a good deal of truth in that sententious statement.
11l news travels fast and generally lcses nothing in
the journey, so that, if we do not hear of any parti-
cular news from a distant quarter, we may conclude
that there is at least no great catastrophe to tell.
Nu one would forget to mention a conflagration or
an earthquake, and it would be quite impossible to
overlook an Invasion or a mutiny, so that if dullness
be the chief complaint we may reasonably congratu-
late ourselves and the grumblers on having no worse
evil to contend against. On these grounds it is
satisfactory to find so dull a budget of intelligence
"tiling to us from India. It speaks well for the
prospects of trade, for the progress of improvement,
for the
Pacification of the frontier and the content
of the native Population. A thermometer at 105
degrees Fahrenheit in the shade is certainly not
conducive to mental or physical activity ; but never-
theless had there been
grounds for uneasiness or '
dissatisfaction we should probably have heard of
them, despite the weather. Notwithstanding all
that has been done and is doing in India, there is
still enough accumulation of neglected work to
occupy all the seasons, and we are not surprised to
find the Viceroy directing his attention to a work,
of all others, the most needed in the hot season.
Sir JOHN LAWRENCE has occupying himself,
been
in his journey up to the hills, with the condition of
the Ganges canal. He has been holding consulta-
tions with the principal engineers engaged in it,
and it has been decided not to turn the water off
until after the rains—a decision which has given
general satisfaction, and certainly
appears to be the
wisest during the summer months. The d.ifficulty
was the fear of the masonry being undermined by
the rapidity of the current, but this can be avoided
by the construction of new locks--a course
which
will put some obstacles in the way of navigation,
bat irrigation is the first necessity in a famine
parched land like India. It is quite consistent with
Sir JOHN LAWRENCE'S character that he should at
once apply himself to the supervision of this matter.
It is a painful rt flection that thousands of lives have
been Sacrificed to the famine produced by drought
and scarcity in parts of India since our rule, which
might have been saved had we earlier applied our
resources to the improvement of the means of cm-
munication and the extension of water-works. The
surprising results of the works et the delta of the
Godavery more than confirmed the meat sanguine
expectations, but the same fatal spirit of routine
and indifference which has so long clogged the