The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-08 00:00:00

of the last two or three weeks has suefpoparlbtihoeudets.tthaeclalkn
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THEATRE ROYAL DRURY - LA.NE„. -7- •
just . now with something to
Managers, Messrs. Edmund Falconer and F. B
Yorkshire the sheaves have beengrrueandbyl
Chatterton.—e Public is respectfully intormed th
above (the Naational) 'theatre will be OP
,EN ED far lle .
t thi ee.
three or four times during the past week, and every
WINTER SEASOIS, on SATURDAY NETT,
12th, when will be produced an entirely new.Septemabn s.
time, the rain has compelled th postponement of
original Comedy, by Edmund Fal over, AuAuthor u
exdf
o'DaY,'' S;
e gathering. The thunderstorms and heavy rains
" Extremes," " Woman," " Peep
NATURE'S ABOVE ART : A Romance ode‘e'rl4:3urrsreertyt,
Gin
th
in this quarter have entirely prevented the loading,
which Messrs. Walter Lacy, Addison, Ry. a
,: •
lielmore, F. Charles,
Neville; MissmCelhvairuleottaendS3aiurrts.,le,rds2
and there is unfortunately a good deal of grown
Miss Murray, Miss It. Leclereq, Mrs.
rnund Falconer. assisted by other ar_tiostus,ll:7l,,lalrepee,rf.perriurnt..
Alter the Comedy will be presented a r p
cipal characters by favouritel members of the Company.
grain in low and damp Darts, so that the thrashing
aisshing
Box-office open from Ten till ive daily.
will have to be deferred for some time.
sin-
gular in such an abundant season to find the
northern millers are compelled to purchase stock in
1 the south, where the harvest has been gathered in.
Still the turn of the north will come presently, as
the quality of the crops appears to be everywhere
highly spoken of. Wheat, in particular, is first
rata s. Several farmers in the eastern counties have
the Ashed out seven to eight quarters per acre ; and
in :Northumberland and in same of the better culti-
vat ed of the Scottish counties the wheat crop has
never been excelled. Although not yet thrashed
out, the colour and general appearance of the crops
promise the most satisfactory produce. Oats are
lee s favourably spoken of, but barley, although defi-
ci( nt in some quarters, is in others very promising.
Much depands on the weather we may have during
the next few weeks, and we must, therefore,
trust that so fortunate a summer will have an
equally welcome ending. The appearance of the
potatoes is another matter for rejoicing. Since
the deadly blight first appeared that carried such
desolation to Ireland, and has made itself felt more
or less ever since, there has never been so little
disease as there is this season. The two staple com-
modities of the poor will therefore be good, cheap,
and plentiful, a fact which at any time is a nations,
blessing, and will, we may hope, go far towards
averting any feeling of discontent that might arise
at the continued deficiency of the Cotton supply,
and will also serve in some measure to lessen the
distress still weighing heavily on the energies of

ROYAL
LPRINCES geS'S THEATRE.
oseee, Mr. Geor Vining.
Open under, the Management of Mr. Walter Montgomery.
lIIS EVENING, Sbakespere'‘ 'Tragedy of RICHARD
111. Eichard, Duke of GlI iter, Mr. Walter Montgomery.
Hv
'lO be followed by FAMLY JAttS.
Commence at 7.

E E-Ito VAL, ADEL
solo Proprietor and Manatrer. Mr. H. Webster.
•-•-,r "Is (?d week), at 7, a new comic drama, TIT%
I 1 EN AND CHICKENS ; or, A Sign of Affeltion. Messrs.
Billitrlon, R. Phillips, Stephenson ; Mrs. Stirling and Miss
Simms.
• - •

After which, at a quar'er-past 8, the new drama of THE
fIAUNTED MAN; uti, T E GHOST'S LIARGAIN, in
which will be exhibited Professor Pepper's adaptation of
'he Great Spectral illusion. Messrs. J. L. Toole, R. Phialps,
elton C. J. Smith; Mrs. Alfred Mellon and Miss 13. Simms.

Followed by a new Burlesque, ent fled ILL-TREATED
IL TRO VATORE. 31(ssrs. Toole. P. Bedtord, R. Phillips,
14.bnrne, C. J. Smith, Romer; the Sisters Nelson, Carry and
Sara, and Miss K. Kelly.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Manager, Mr. W. 11. Swanborough.
THIS EVENING, lIIS FIRST CHAMPAGNE. Mr.
Leigh Murray.
Followed by (44th time) THE MOTTO, " I'M ALL
THERE." Messrs. Honey, Turner, E. Danvers, Collier,
Clifton; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, F. Josephs, Maria
himpson, Wallace, and Jenny White.
To conclude with TURN HIM OUT. Mr. Turner, Miss
Thorne.

the North.

On Saturday an aide-de-camp of the Emperor of
AUSTRIA delivered to the King of PRUSSIA the pro•
tocol of the deliberation of the Frankfort Congress,
and the invitation of the princes to his MAJESTY to
give it his approval. It is said that the KING re-
plied that he had nothing further to say than he
already intimated to the Emperor of AUSTRIA.
This is a very likely answer to be given by his MA-
JESTY, but rather an uncourteous one. He could
not besides be certain beforehand of events, and
thus ,what he said to the EMPEROR durlng their
brief interview at Gastein could not be taken as a
full and fair reply to the propositions that have
since been made. It shows, moreover, a dogged
determination not to be persuaded into any con-

cession whatever. In short, the present ruler o;

Prussia might well express himself in the words of
the man whom no argument could affect—"Pm
open to conviction—but convince me if you can."
One thing is certain, that every possible token of
respect has been shown to him by all those who
attended the Congress ; and hence it is not just or
reasonable on his part to complain that he has bee❑
neglected or treated with disrespect, or that these
late measures have been taken with a view to de-
preciate Prussia, and injure her position among
States. From the first that took place relating to
this affair, when the EMPEROR went in person lo
solicit his co-operation ; farther on, when the King
of SAXONY endeavoured to persuade him to honour
the deliberations of the assembly with his presence;
till now, when a special messenger has been des-
patched to him from the EMPEROR—every available
means has been taken to demonstrate attention. 1.
is always easy, however, for people to make these
shuffling excuses when they have no valid ground
for their objections, or aro ashamed or afraid to
tell the truth. Thus we fiad the King of PaussiA
taking refuge in obscure or vague reasons that he
gave long ago for his refusal, taking no heed of the
chances and changes that had been wrought since
by circumstances, and his Ministers openly assert-
ing, in their address concerning the electors, that
the object of all the proposals of the Congress is to
stultify Prussia, and to injure her interests. The
assurance that is requisite to carry out some inten-

tions is really surprising ; but the last exploits of
a political nature in Prussia are almost incredible.
It is astonishing to find rulers and statesmen
doing their utmost to suppress all liberty, and
professing such virtuous indignation against those
who are inviting them to carry out reforms for
not going far enough, when they really abhor an y
progress.

The revised report on Fire Insurance Duties calls
attention to a subject of great importance, and that
ought not to be trifled with any longer. It is true
that Mr. GEORGE COODE, in his elaborate calcula-
tion, has endeavoured to prove that the tax is a fair
and equitable one, but it must appear to many
observers that he has made out a one-sided state-
menhtis, andrem athrkast.Mr. muchcan be said contradictioninthat i
t is
a ta:
of
COODE denies
on prudence, or opposed to morality or public
policy ; but it is strange how he can make this out
when nothing prevents small householders, or em-
barrassed holders of property, from insuring but the
heavy sum that is charged. On the lowest premium
that is taken for the lowest risk against fire, for
instance, there is 200 per cent. charged, the duty
being 3s. on ls. 61 Surely this is a monstrous over-
charge, and because it is only to Landon that this
rate is confined it does not improve matters, because
of course the chief extent of insurances on a small
scale would be in the metropolis and its environs.
This real arrangement of the burden makes the act
of insuring
almost impossible to those of impove-
rished means; hence when any casualty takes place
by fire of course the unhappy holders of small pro-
perties are ruined altogether. Had the law been
equitably arranged, they might have been possessed
of sufficient means, by their timely forethought, to
start again in business, or, at all events, to support
themselves and their families until some other
occupation was ready. The state of things is evi-
dently wrong which thus necessitates hardship,
risk, and even sometimes ruin, on many deserving
members of the community. There are many more
just taxes which might with advantage be imposed
rather than this harsh and inconvenient duty should
be retained. Like many other burdens imposed
by the State it does not matter to the
wealthy or the man of large property, but
it •
presses heavily on the humbler ranks, and causes
tahlseornthgarteattheannoyance. It must bes borne in mind
axamaner
is often
amount of duty imposed by an
Insur-
ance officee of
chants, and others of l
burg and other faro
a country, for many
paying the tax here. Thus, -
port an undesirable one.
Ottitio_n a Per io us loss to the
arge
thepltroisperty'
sible, since it induces persons to
to temptation. It would oft of our mer-
chants,
in Ham-
burg towns in order to avoid
make m o r
excuses
x rc
tesois reinsureim-
portand
field
en be difficult for
small beginners, and moderate capitalists
at the outset of their careers. The apparent hope-
lessnoes of the case, as it at present stands, offers a
reasonable excuse, and thus the matter is left in
abeyance. That fatal error of procrastination if,
f Wen into, and too late, when the evil has occurred
does the luckless loser realise the truth
ortuthdeofe.,
frt,h leatdis.
vice, "Be wise to-day, ':is nldaiae6
AL. GLADSIon
to be trusted that gnat bession