The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-15 00:00:00

• H OpRR A, love, this unbounded reverence and admiration for
OYAL EN GL I S
COVENT-GARDE. his Royal Highness the late PRINCE CONSORT
Under the 'Management ot Miss Louisa
Fyne
and
Mr. W. Harrison. than by the foundation of this very order of merit,
Wallace's Romantic Opera, THE this most appropriate and characteristic symbol of
THIS EVENING,
honour—this
E Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Susan Pyne ;
DES' ETTIA H• Corri, A. Cook,and W. Harrison. L
companion order, even in name, to
Messrs. • e__s, • Doors open at half-past Seven.
Conductor, 31r. A. Mellon.—
' at Eight.
Commence
order of peaceful merit to be known and
aspired after, and cherished when won,
as The Albert Cross? An order of merit
of this particular kind has often been thought of,
has occasionally been suggested—but never under
this name, never as thus distinctly associated wi.h
the memory of his Royal Highness, never coupled
with a title so signally and resplendently signifi-
cant. And this radiant symbol of " The Albert
Cross," if but once called into existence by the man-
date of our beloved QUEEN, would infallibly become
an enduring commemoration of the peculiar
glory won by her MAJESTY'S princely husband in
the annals of England as the patron and promoter
of the arts and the sciences, of that literature and
of that philanthropy, the wondrous combination
and co-operation of which are every day tending
more and more visibly and appreciably to aid the
steady and rapid advancement of modern civili-
sation. What The Victoria Cross is as the reward ot
Heroism upon the Battlefield—lhe Albert Cross
would at once become as the recompense of the
beneficent achievements of the artist and the
philanthropist, of the man of science and
of the man of letters. As among the gallant
hearts rewarded by the bestowal of The Victoria
Cross, that symbol might be regarded as equivalent
to the crowning of the brave man's brow with a
wreath of laurel—so among the recipients of the
Albert Cross, that new symbol might, in its turn,
come to be regarded typically as an equivalent to
a garland of oak. A few simple words of Norman
French, spoken in the name of her MAJESTY, la
Reim le Veut, can, any session, transform an inani-
mate Bill into a living Enactment. One single
word written by the hand of her MAJESTY—the
sign manual of the Sovereign—can, any day, im-
part supreme authority throughout the realm to a
mere scrap of parchment. May we not hope that
in the interests of those arts and sciences, of that
literature anil of that philosophy which were
throughout his pure and noble life so dear to the
heart of his Royal Highness the late PRINCE
CON-
SORT—may we not hope that, in commemoration of
their having been so dear to his heart, and in com-
memoration, also, of his own elevated and beautiful
reputation—the QUEEN'S gracious mandate may be
pronounced, the QUEEN'S Royal signature may be
penned, calling this new order of The Albert Cross
into existence ?

rgIITEATRE ROYAL DRURY - LANE. --
1 31:anagers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton.
THI;S EVENING, GONE TO TEXAS. Mr. Walter Lacy
and MI ss Murray.
Afim r which, Lord Byron's Choral Tragedy, MANFRED.
Messr 4. t helps, Ryder. Rayner, M:agreson, N'ard, Spencer ;
hiss Meath. 'Miss E. Atkinson, Miss Leclercq, and Mrs. E.
Falconer. vocalists—Miss Poole, Miss Litter, Miss Cicely
Notr, Miss Heywood, and Mr. Swift.
To conclude with THE DEAL BOATMAN: Messrs. G.
nein tore, F. Charles ; Miss R. Leclercq, and Mrs. Edmundund
Yale over.

FIRINCESS'S THEATRR.—Great Success of
ITERR:II4NN, PRESTIDIGITATETTR. HERR.
Ii e:IIt2MANN has the Inno.r to announce that, in conse-
quer,c,-, ,t the great success and flatierira recept".on he 114 N
met with, he will continue his Performances, EVERY
EVIDilNii, until further notice.

Commencing at Eight.

THEATRE ROYAL HAY NI ARKET.—
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone.
T EIS EVE ING, FINESSE ; or, Spy and t ounter Spy:
:Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Buckstone, Chippe,,dale, Howe, W.
Farren. Braid, and Gordon ; Nlrs. Dowton, Miss L. Angel,
Mrs. Alfred Wigan, Miss Wright, dm
After which, CHARLEi THE TWELFTH : Messrs. A
Wigan, Buckstone, Compton, Howe, and Miss L Keeley.
Concluding with THE GALLICIAN FETE.

Commence at 7.

NEW THEATRE-R0 YAL, ADELPILI.-
801 e Pronriator and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING, at 7, THE TRAGEDY QUEEN : Mrs.
At 8, the New Drama of LEAH : Miss Bateman, supported
by Messrs. Arthur Stirling* It. Phillips, Billinizton, Stuart,
A. Wood, Eburne, Miss ll:Simms and Mrs. Billington.
To conclude with CATCHING- AN 11E111E" Miss
Woolgar and Mr. A. Wood.

HISS BATEMAN.—LE 11.—The celebrated
young American Actress, Miss BATEMAN, having
an her first appearance in the New Drama of LEAH ob-
tained the most triumphant and enthusiastic success that has
been wi•nessed for many years, and the profound impression
created by her impersonation of the character 01 LEAH upon
a c,owded audience hsving: been completely ratified by th
unanimous verdict and critical approval of the entire Dail
ye
Press, the Atlanager of the NEW ADELPIII THEATRE has
the honour to announce that M,ss BAT EMAN will appe 8
in the New Drama of LEAH EVERY EVENING till furthearr
notice.

Tio
~LLOyAL STRAND THEATRE.
➢tanager, Mr. W. H. Swanborougrh.

Tr
- --in EVENIgG, MIRIAW -.4 CRIME. Messrs. Honey,
Belford, Turner, Miss K. Saville, and Miss Handers.
Follower
P as e 1 1c ,
by THE MOTTO, "I'M ALL THERE." Messrs.
honey,
ey
'Turner, 14]. Danvers, Collier, Mesdames Ada Swan-
aornou,4.li, F. Hughes, Weston, Thorne, Wallace, and Jenny
White.
To conclude with WHERE'S YOUR WIFE. Mr. Belford.
Commence at 7.

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HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY.—Morning, 3h. 21m.—Afternoon, 3h. 40m.
To-moitßow.-Morning, 3h. 58m.—Afternoon, 4b. 16m.

The Weather—Sun Office, Oct. 15, 1863.

THERMOMETER.
This day at Two o'clock

Barometer-29.63.
Wind—North ; light, and hazy, with rain.

It has been truly said that people never know
when they are safe, and the accounts that have
been recently received regarding sea-side lodgings
go far to exemplify the fact. Nothing can be more
reprehensible than the practice that has prevailed
in some quarters of allowing persons to enter into
houses from whence those afflicted with contagious
diseases have only just departed. A letter to the
limes of yesterday fully exposes this nefarious sys-
tem. A medical gentleman in practice at a fashion.
able watering-place has disclosed three cases, in
each of which great blame must be attached to the
parties concerned. A family went down for change
of air, hut were lodged in a house where the scarlet
fever had been raging some time before they came.
The children fell ill, and subsequently the mother
also caught the malady, and died. Here
was a !Lid affliction befalling a family from
want of common care and due precaution.
The next incident mentioned might have prc-
duced effects still more disastrous, and have
given rise to a wider spread disease. A friend
was on the point of engaging apartments for a re-
lative, when, on returning to see the bedrooms,
that were not vacant before, he came upon a hearse,
which was taking away a coffin that had been re-
moved from one of the bedrooms that were about
being let. It seems almost incredible that people
should go on in this way, and endanger health, and
risk life for the sake of a little extra gain. Their
wanton negligence is rendered the more inexcus
able when it is remembered that it is precisely those
who come to the seaside for change of air who are
the most liable to catch the infectious diseases
hovering about, from the fact of their being
exhausted with the heat of the weather,
the fatigues of business, and the oppressiveness
of town life. Those who constantly reside
at the watering-place would not be in nearly
so much danger, even if they were exposed to the
risk, which they are not. A gentleman, who
was just recovering from the small-pox, went
down to the seaside, and in the even-
ing proceeded to an hotel, from whence
he took lodgings. Ho returned " all right," but,
says the narrator very truly, " will it be all right
with those who, succeeding him in his rooms, have
to use his blankets and bedding." Doubtless, from
this known case of dereliction of duty, there
have arisen numerous cases of severe illness, dis-
figurement, and even death. Now it seems time that
this anomaly should be checked, and that some sani-
tary regulations should be enforced without delay.
The fact is, that lodging-house keepers, as a rule
(there are of course exceptions), are too greedy for
money, and in pursuance of this object they forget
that the society which supports them has a claim
on their consideration, and that they make immense
profits during the season, which cannot even
afford them the excuse of need for their over-
reaching conduct. Without imposing any irksome
restraint on the liberty of the subject, or adopting
undue interference with business, it must be pos-
sible for the local authorities to make some altera-
tions in the present system. In all cases where a
serious neglect of due precautions has arisen, let a
heavy fine be exacted, and the lodging-house keeper
be forbidden to re-let for a stated time—say a month
—during which all purifying processes can take
place.
One of the chief causes that produce these
disastrous
casualties is the indifference that reigns
in so many quarters; people think it is no
affair of theirs, and •
lf changes are proposed they
tey
are afraid of giving offence, and hence all is left to
jog on in the old routine.
diency are apt to for
Thesea
r e lovers
neglecting of
xp ea-
get that
solemn duty and ignoring a sacred trust. It is not
always wise, right, or kind to a •
t is at times
void annoying or
irritating others; on the contrar
es
y, i
incumbent upon us to do so, if the needs of society
require it; and the demands of health or
propriety
call for interference. The fault is not alt
with the lodging-house keepers, for
the
convalescents themselves are often seriously to
blame. Ocie case is cited by Mr. JEFFERY, a surgeon
at Eastbourne, in which a lady, whose husband had

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LONDON, THURSDAY, ocr. 15, 1863.

THE ALBERT CROSS.

The Noblest Monument of all has yet to be raised

under the above title to the memory of the "great

and beloved husband" of our revered and most

gracious SOVEREIGN. The foundation of an Order

of Merit so entitled would, beyond all doubt, serve

in the most effectual manner to commemorate to

after times the peculiar lustre appertaining to the

reputation of his Royal Highness. Already within

the last few years of her MAJEsTY's
,reign two

glorious orders have been establisbed—The Star o

India and The Victoria Cross. It is as a companion

to the one last-mentioned, to The Victoria Cross,

that we would now see The Albert Cross founded,

organised, and distributed. The Victoria Cross

has already become the most dearly prized and the
most ardently coveted among all the rewards of
valour that could by possibility be bestowed by the

SOVEREIGN of these realms upon an English-
man. Let The Albert Cross be so founded,

so organised, and so distributed that, in its turn,

it shall come to be thus regarded among

all the loyal and patriotic subjects of the Crown, as
the symbolical recompence of peaceful merit of all

kinds—moral, social, and intellectual. An English

Legion of Honour, designed to evidence— the

national recognition of distinguished ability, of
good work done, of noble achievements. A ribbon

died of the fever, and one of whose daughters had

been very ill, came direct to Eastbourne on her re-

covert', and took rooms without having told the

landlady of the case.

" Two children, who came

after, went into their rooms and died." The secret
was disclosed by the lady's nurse mentioning it to
the servants when too late. The proper remedy for
this cruel state of things would be for the magis-
trates to
ctual cheek upon the careless, ill-advised proceed-
ings now taking place, and in the course of investi-
gation it would be easy to determin • which parties