The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-10 00:00:00

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ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Manazer, Mr. W. H. Swanborough.
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TO-NIGHT WHILE THERE'S LIFE THERE'S HOPE.
Messrs. W. H. Swanborough, Porsche, Vollaire, G. Honey;
Misses Ada Swanborough, L. Thorne, P. Hughes, Manders,
and E. Bufton. •

Followed by (21th time) THE MOTTO, "I'M 'ALL
THEICE." Messrs. Honey, Turner, E. Danvers, Collier,
Clifton; Mesdames Ada Swanboroug,b, F. Josephs, Maria
/Simpson, Wallace, ana Jenny White.

To conclude with KEEP YOUR TEMPER.
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by many have been criticised most invidiously,
,An d to some extent not unreasonably, would it
ha• 'e been thus looked upon—that is, had General
Fe RET's sword carved au Imperial Throne out of
t hi 3 11/4residential chair in Mexico, say for his Impe-
r jai *Highness the Prince NAPOLEON! In electing
the Austrian Archduke 11..TAximiLIAN, Catholic
M 6 xico has secured for herself a Catholic Sovereign.
Ar .d an Austrian Princo has been chosen thus by
M 'xico, at the very time when the Viennese
Go vernment is beginning to be regarded with the
me st favour in Europe, among the more earnest
lot ers of, and believers in, Constitutional Monarchy
---r as the best of all forms of Government. To the
di wupted Republican institutions of North America,
a to announcement of Mexico's transformation into
a; i Empire, under the sceptre of his Majesty
LAXIMILIAN 1., cannot possibly be regarded other-
ts -.se than as "a heavy blow and great discourage-
nab snt !" Upon Austria itself the effect of this choice
of ono of her Archdukes as the future Emperor
of a State conquered by the sword of France,
Ca nnot, on the other hand, but be one tending to
El/ aw Austria and France more than ever har-
m oniously together. A result, that, obviously, very
Tpopitious, at this moment, for the Poles ! These
are among the principal reasons, though they are
by no means the only reasons, why we conceive that
we are authorised to regard with complacency the
Election, by Mexico, of the Emperor MAXIMILIAN.

au rns of theer
e
The value and importance
Registrar-General lift themoueft othfethßeertnk of m
dry figures into matter for general consideration.
The sound basis of fact which they give us affords
a foundation to most important theories, and
guards ns alike against extravagant credulity or
dangerous indifference. We are enabled to detect
the first symptoms of any
,great epidemic without
waiting till the insidious fce is already in our
midst. We can take those hygienic precautions
which are of more value than medicine, in the same
degree that prevention is better than cure. In the
case of the recent prevalence of email-pox w© were
enabled, thanks to our accurate system of registra-
tion, to remark the increasing number of deaths as
soon as the disease began to spread, and to take im-
mediate steps to enforce the practice of vaccina-
tion, to which modern society OWES so much. The
attention of the proper authorities would not have
been directed to the real evil while idle gossips and
lovers of horrible tales would have circulated fear-
ful rumours among the ignorant and timorous, thus
increasing the danger by spreading the panic. As
regards the births and marriages, too, the informa-
tion thus acquired is very useful. It affords a test
of our national welfare, which is generally tole-
rably correct; and the social economist can form a
pretty good judge of the internal state of the coun-
try from its records. In England this year there
is a considerable increase in the marriages on those
of the same quarter in the last two years. It will
be remembered that last year a considerable dimi-
nution in their number was perceptible in Lanca-
shire—a fact which it was not difficult to trace to
the prevailing distress. It is therefore satisfactory,
as vindicating at all events the prevalence
of a hope for better times coming, to find them
again increasing, the numbers for the corresponding
quarters being 5,431, 4,887, and 5,245, the figures
for this year thus nearly amounting to those for
1861. The principal increase is to be found in Liver-
pool and West Derby, which are furthest removed
from the depressing area of the cotton famine, but it
is satisfactory to notice a considerable increase in
the numbers of Manchester and Salford. According
to this evidence, Manchester, the best qualified
to judge, does not despair of the fortunes of
the county, and we trust it will not be long
before such sanguine anticipations will prove
to have been well founded. The high rate
to which the emigration statistics have risen is
doubtless due to the influence of the distress. In
the half-year ending at Midsummer no less than
121,096 quitted the country, the greater part being
bound for the United States, which, under existing
circumstances, appears to be somewhat singular.
The number for the quarter is 83,290, an amount
sufficient, one would think, to satisfy Mr. FERRAND
and the other advisers of wholesale deportation of
the unemployed masses. The birth rate is satisfac-
tory, as showing the rapid rate at which our popu-
lation is steadily increasing. The number in the
quarter was more than that of last year by nearly
4,000. In the metropolis alone there were nearly
26,000 in the thirteen weeks. It is not surprising