The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-19 00:00:00

ROYAL ENGLISH CJPERA,
COVENT-GARDEN.
Under the Management of Miss Lou' sa Pyne and
Mr. W. Harrison.
T FIN EVENING (Bth time) a new Opera, founded on
Goldsmith's Comedy, and to be called SH STOOPS TO
CONQU'i:R. Miss Louisa Pyne and Yin W. Harrison.
Atter which, the Burlesque Opening of the Grand National
yantomime,
HARLEQUIN ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON.
Doors open at half-past Six —Commence at Seven.

pfIEATRE ROYAL DR U R Y-L AN E.
Managers, Messrs. Edrnc nd Falconer and
F. B. Cha'Aexton.
THIS EVENING, the Per furm.snces will commence with
the 'N'ew Serio-Comic Drama, by Edmund Falconer, entitled
/GUT AN D MO RN. Pri ncipat characters by Mr. Phelps,
supported by Messrs. Ryder, Raynor, FP zjames, and Misses
R. i.eclercq, At ~tins on, awl Fleat h.
fo conclude with the ntivr Grand Christmas Comic Panto-
rnitn,• i.f SIN BAD THE SAILOR.; or. The Seven Wonders
of th World. Clowns. Niessrs. K. Boleno and C. Lauri ;
Itar;equins, vessrs. J. Ccxmacx and S. z•aville ; Pantaloons,
Messis. W A. Barnes an d J. ,orris ; Columbines, madame
boielio and Missee Gunn
Prices as usual. Box 'Office open from 10 till 5 daitY.

OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
wo Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter.
A'IEL DEMONIO (a T riumphant Success) will be repeated
Evcry Evening during the Week.
THIS EVENING, the performance will commence with a
F. :,sew and Original Farce, entitled THE LOST CHILD:
!Aess-s. H. Widdiconthe, Shore, Ga-deu, C
Alireland; Misses Pet cy, Pauline Le.:lercq, Wood, Mrs. Lee,
and Miss E. LaTenu.
ter which, at Eigh t o'clock, BEL DEMONIO, a Love
story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Ito fan
Chronicle ," by Mr. John Brouzham. Principal carao
ter by Mr. Fecir:er, supported by Messrs. Jordan,
Clifford,
Charles,
me ry, Kay mend, airs. Lee
:Sloreland, Smith,
;:oilett, Si Ems ; Miss Bate ferry, Miss E. Lavenu,,
a,ad hiss Elsworthy.
.The Public are entreated to take notice that No Charge is
:alas le to the occupants of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either
to: May bill. or tor the safe keeping, of hat 4 an i cloaks, and
tnat the attendan ts in all parts of the house are forbidden to
receive any gratuities whatever.
Box-office opera daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7.

IfHE THE ROYAL HAY NI ARKET._
Sole Les see and ManaTer, Mr, Buckstone.
THIS EVENE iG, THE LITTLE DAISY. Miss Maria
Barris.
To be followed by (by desire) THE RIVALS. Bob Acres,
Mr. Buckstone; Si r Anthony Absolute, Mr. Chippendale ;
Nes,rs. Howe, Braid, Rogers. Clark, Coe; Miss Angel, Miss
B. Lindley, flies S nowslea. Mrs. Fitzwilliam.
Atter which, Kr iG ARTHUR ; or The Days and Knights
of the Round i'sble. Messrs. Cllipoendate, Compton, Braid,
ClArk, Rogers, T l niry, &c. ; Mesdames L. Keeley, Brough,
Wight, Terry, Lindley, Rogers,
Commence at 7.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—
Sole Lettee and Hanarer, Mr. Geo. Vining.
THIS EVENIr7G, PAUL'S EFTURN.
After which, 11/1-RLEQUI LITTLE TOM TUCKER;
or The Fine Lady e Banbury Cross, and the Old Woman
who Lived in a Shoo and Had so Many Children she didn't
snow what to do.

EW TEE k'TRE-R0 It AL, ADELPHI.—
.`g 5010 Prooriß ;or and ninianger, M. B. Webster.
2:st Week of Miss Bateman.
THIS EVENING, THE PRETTY HORSEBitEAKER.
Mikis Woolg,ar and *:r. J. L. Toole.
kt to E ight, the New Drama of LEAH MISS Bate-
ran, support dby Miessrs.Arthur Stirling, R. Phillips, Bil-
:ngton, Stuart, Stephenson, Eburne ; Miss 11. Simms, and
Mrs. Billingtc n.
To e,•neltule. with LADY BELLE BELLE. or, Fortunio
and his Seveu Men. AI essrs. .J. Clarke, It. PhiPatllipti
s,
Stephenson ; Miss Woolgar, Miss K. Kelly, Miss
Josephs, nisi L. Laidlaw, Miss Seaman.
Commence at 7.

EAII.-EIVSSERY NIGHT.
M BATEMAN.

ISS BA_TEMAN.—LEAH.—Tnis EVENING,
the 120th appearance of the greatTragtc Actress, Miss
BA.TEM AN, in the character of LEAH. In consequence of
.the unbounded success with which Miss Bateman's imperso-
t, ation of the prit:cipai character in the new Five Act Drama
ot LEAH has been attended. Mr Webste. begs to announce
that it wilt be performed EVERY EVENING until further

ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. under the
Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER.
Cro.,•ded with rank and fashion. - The New Comedy of THE
SILVER LINING every Evening.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Mathews, Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Mr. J.
L. Toole every evening. The following eminent artistes are
engaged :—Mr. Benjamin Webster. Mr. J. L. Toule, Mr. Paul
yt,dford, Mr. Frederic Robinson. Mr. Ashley, and Mr. Chas.
M lthew4 ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Herbert. Mrs, Frank Mat-
thk'ws9 Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Went-
wol•th, and Mrs. Charles Mat'news.
THIS sIVENING, and during the Week, at 7 o'c'ock,
eatirely new Comedy, in 3 Acts, Ly Leicester Buckinn•-
m ,Esq., entitled THE SILVER • : Mr. Charles
Mathews. Mr. Frederic Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr, John-
s.one. Mr. Montague ; Mrs. harles Mathews, Mrs. Frank
Matthews, Miss Cottrell, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling.
To be hollowed by Mr. Charles Mathews just translated
irom the ;?rench)in his characteristic character of Un Anglais
Timide, entitled COOL AS A CUCUMBER.
To conclude w,th 1861 ; or, TIIE SENSATIONS OF
PASY.r SON • Mr J. L. Tonle. Mr. Paul Bedford,
Mr. A. Cottrell, and 'Miss Fanny Josephs.

TIOYAL STRAND THEATRE.
:lianazer, Mr. W. ff. Swanborough.
THIS EVENING, ON AND OFF.
To be followed by UNI.I3IITED CONFIDENCE. Mr.
,leiford, Mr. Yars,:dle ; liis9 Marie Wilton, Miss Thorne.
After which, the Grand Christmas Bnrlesqne, 0 ItrIIEUS
I.ND EURYDICE : Messrs. Honey, Wood, James Fenton,
Mesdames Swarlborough, Marie Wilton, Huglics, &c.
Concluding- with MARGATE ;lAN DS.
Commence at 7.

1--1 RACE EGERTON (Mrs. G)nrize Case),
vr at the POLYGR A ?MC HALL, King William-
street (her THIRD SEASON in London), EVERY
EVYNING, at Eight (except Saturday).
alurday 31ornings at Three.
Stalls 34. ; unreserved seats, 2s. ; area, Is. Will continue
posittvely for a month only.

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The Weather—Sun Office, Feb, 19, 1864,

THERMOMETER.
This day at Two o'clock

Barometer-30.04.
Wind—N.W. ; strong breeze, with snow.

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in a minority.

The Conservative Cheers which greeted Mr.
MOOR, the tiewly-elected member for Brighton, last
evenuig, upon his taking his seat for the first time
in the House of Commons, have (we may be quite
certain of that) their
especial significance. They
moan. mischief. They point the moral of what is
calle I.—(it matters little, by the way, what the
thing is called, seeing that its existence, term it
is quite visible and manifest all
what you will,
around us)—" the Conservative Reaction." It
adorns the tale of a long increasing, and now tole-
rably clear and perfectly secure _ thalorr,y
it on the
aide of the Opposition. :Never, perhaps, in the
annals of Parliament, has an Opposition been so
deliberately bent upon biding its time—upon hus-
banding its resources with all care, but, bel,ond
everything else, upon "biding its time." The turn
in tlie balance of members has long been passed.
At any time during the last twelvemonth the Con-
servatives in the House of Commons might, upon a
selected opportunity, have put Ministers
It is within the recollection

of tha country that, during these two last sessions of

Ministers have in truth been defeated
Partiment,
upon divisions over and over again. The year be-
fore jest, that is 1862, came to be known jecu-
lsrly as the seesion of Wednesday ])feats for the
liberal side of the House, the side of the Govern-
men.;. And this, moreover, upon all kinds of Re-
form. qui=stions of more or less importance. And this
was ao far back in the history of the present Ad-
ministration, that it will be remembered,now
as
ng having occurred, time and again, when Sir
GEORGE CORNEWALL LEWIS was apparentls in the
full vigour of his career both as scholar and ad,
ministrator, both as statesman and as man of letters,
tend when there was no suspicion whatever of any
probably sudden collapse of those remarkable in •
tcllectual powers, which were, nevertheless, all the
while, being overwrought so pitilessly. Then it was
that that Entzlish Minister, with others of his col-