The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-24 00:00:00

M and CO. have now on Sho w
ESSRS. JAY
the most unique and perfect assortment of
BONNETS,
which their Mana,er has selected In Paris, and brought
back with her to this stdblishment. •
217, 2E49, 251, Regent-street.

intimately and notoriously. Russia and Russian-
Poland are at daggers, scythes, swords, pistols, re-
volvers drawn with each other—old and young,
men and:women, young girls and little children, are,
there, the v-ictims of Autocratic brutality. The sound
of the scourge, or knout, rings in our ears from the
other side of Europe, through all the tumult of
growing Ins urrection. And yet—the parrot cry of
diplomacy is, still, Non-intervention. So, now, in
a more generalised way, in reference to the
French 7 e,MPEROR'S proposition of a Congress, it is
intimate d at last, after a good deal of bewildered
hesitati, 3a as to what reply ought to be sent in--
%Vell, y 'es, if it could be done, it would be very de-
light! t LI, very admirable, and so forth —but it can't
—limit , therefore, with many thanks, No ! In other
words, we must stick to it—that is, to our delibe.
vac' y chosen policy of Non _intervention. Certainly,
Lora MELBOURNE'S whimsical remonstrance with
'
his over-zealous colleague—" -Why can't you leave
it illone !" is being acted upon by our Administra-
tors—with a vengeance.

BONNET'S SILKS a LYON.--Every Article of
commerce takes its title either from the inventor 01 •
manufacturer, and the more perfect the production thi
grater is the credit which attaches to the originator.
BONET'S SILKS are said to be incapable of identifier& -
tion in England ; but the fallacy of such an assertion is ex -
pos .d by the very trade mark of the firm, as exhibited by
Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street.
The following interwoven mark may be seen at the end
of each piece :--" Manufacture de C. J. Bonnet et Cie., it Lyon
et a Injurieux." Wear guaranteed.

UN " ADIA.NACK, 1864. One Penny.
ju on Thursday.

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ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA,
COVENT-GARDEN.
Under the Management of Miss Louisa Fyne and
Mr. W. Harrison.
THIS EVENING, for the 3d time, B ilte's new Opera,
BLANCH r. DE NEVE RS : Miss Louisa Miss Aana
Biles, Miss Emma Heywood ; Nlessrs.W. 11. Weiss, H. Corri,
A. Cook, A. ztt. Albyn, C. Ly.. 11, .I. Rouse, and W. Harrison.
To conclude with THE al ARR lAGE OF GEORGETTE.
Thiriwall and Mr. H. Corri.
Conductor, Mr. A. Mellon.
Doors open at half-past Six— Jommence at Seven.

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY - LANE. -
Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton.
'PHIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform
the Farce of BEAUTY OR THE BEAST. Principal cha-
racters by Messrs. Addison, G. F. Neville, Barret,
L Spencer,
and G. Weston ; Mrs Edmund Falconer and Miss kt. eclerq.
After which, Lord Byron's Choral Tragedy, MAN ;
FRED.
Messrs. t helps, Ryder, Rayner, M,agreson, Ward,
Miss Eburne, Miss E. Atkinson, Miss Leclercq, and Mrs. E.
Falconer. Vocalists—Miss Poole, Miss nitter, Miss Cicely
Nott, Miss Heywood, and Mr. Swift.
To conclude with an Original Farce, by 07 Brough and A
Halliday, entitled MY ZiNART'S IN THE lIIG,IILANDdS
ctiaracters by Mr. j. Neville, Mr,G. Weston, Ar. War e
Mr. J. Marris ; Mrs. C. 3%.lelville, and Miss Rarfleur.

'The work of metropolitan communication is cer-
tainly going on as rapidly as the most enterprising
spirit could wish. In every direction the lines are
beginning to traverse our streets, and plans for the
enlargement, extension, and junction meet us on
every side. Within a very few years the whole
face of the metropolis will have been changed, and
the engines go puffing and screaming over busy
high-roads and quiet sqaares, where the inhabitants
once certainly deemed themselves perfectly secure
from any such intrusion. Great as are the dangers,
however, those to come promiso to be still greater,
for it is said that no less than 36 schemes for metro-
politan alterations are included in the notices for the
forthcoming session. As may be expected, these
include a very wide range and effect most of our
metropolitan lines. The Underground Railway, as
it is generally termed, is, it seems, to be consider-
ably enlarged, if the necessary powers can be ob-
tained by the directors, who have given notice of
an application to Parliament for additional powers
for compulsory purchase of lands, for raising addi-
tional capital, and extending the time for complet-
ing the works of the Finsbury-circus extension. A
good many other plans regarding the Metropolitan
Railway are also under consideration, one of the
foremost of which is its connection with the Victoria
Station, by which means it would be in communi-
cation with the Brighton and Dover Railways.
Other lines are no less active; the Tottenham and
Hampstead Junction, the Great Northern, Midland,
and North Western lines are busily mapping out
the northern districts of London, and propose to
bring the northern suburbs within easy reach of
the further ends of the city. Oao of the most
striking of all the various schemes, however, is that
of the East London, which proposes to avail itself
of the long neglected and unused Thames Tunnel,
thus at length bringing BRUNEL'S great achieve-
ment to a directly practical use. It is certain that
when that gifted, though occasionally erratic, man
matured his bold design, and watched it carried
gradually into effect in the face of tremendous diffi-
culties, he did not anticipate that the great work
would be put to so little purpose during
the years that followed its opening, or that it
would remain nothing but au empty show,
a profitless marvel. Still less did he con-
template the possibility of such a scheme
as we have referred to being gravely proponnded,
by whose means the wonderful submeiged tunnel
will really become, as he intended it to be, one of
the great highways of London. Theory and prac•
tice will have met at last, and both will prove to have
existed. in a greater degree than was supposed in
the design of the first BRUNEL. It is to be hoped

T ana
ELE AT RE
ndM ROY AL HAY M A RKET.-
Sole Lessee ag,er, Mr, Buckstone.
THIS EVEMNG, SILKEN VETTE ttS : Measrs. Chas.
Mathews, Chippendale, W. Farrell, AO Are, &C ; 3lesdames
C. Mathews and M. Harris.
Followed by THE GOLDEN FLEF.CE. Messrs. Charles
Mathew, Compton,Weathersby,,tc.; Mesdames C. Mathews,
L Keeley. Griffith, &C•
S A CUCUMBER. Mr. C. Mathews.
Followed by COOL A
And LIT rLE DAISY.
Commence at 7.

LYCEUM THEATRE,
R ° Under'the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter.
EN NIIOO (a
furtherriuphant Success) will be repeated
E‘,lTry-'IK -Dvening until notice.
THIS EVENING, the Comedietta, by W. Gilbert, entitled
-UNCLE BABY Mess s. Wid
tadicombe,
c J. G. Shore, Charles ;
bliss F. Lezlercg, and Carlot Lecler%
After which, at Eight o'clock, BEL DEMONIO, a Love
Story, in T
Twelve abieaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian
Chronicle,'' by Mr. John Brougmarn. Principal charac-
ter by Fechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Chart
13rluvham, Emery, Moreland, Smith, Clifford,,
Collett,
_Andrews,
,bliss hate Terry, E. Lavenue, ii rs.
Lee, and suss Elsworthy.
Doors open at half-past 6—commence at 7.

LEAH.-EVERY NIGHT.

MISS BATEMAN.-LEAH.-THIS EVENING,
the 48th appearance of the ;teat Tragic Actress, Miss
BA I'EMAN, in the character of L'EAII. In c)nsequence of
the unbounded success with which Miss Bateman's imperso-
nation of the prircipal character in the new Five Act Drama
of LEAH has been attenced, Mr Webster begs to iionounce
that it will be performed EVERY EVENING, until further
notice.

TikTEW THE ATRE-RO VAL, ADELPHI,-
Sole Pronri4tor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING, at 7, THE TRAGEDY QUEEN: Mrs.
&t 8, the New Drama of LEAH : Bth NVCCA of Miss Bate-
man, supported by Messrs. Arthur Stirling, R. Phillips, 1111-
lington, Stuart, Stephenson, Eburne ; Miss 11. Simms, and
Mrs. Billie ton.
To conclude with THE IRISH TIGER : Miss K. Kelly
and Mr. Stephenson.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough.
THIS EVENING, MIRIAM'S CRIME. Messrs. Geo.
Honey, Parselle, Belford, Turner, Miss K. Saville, and Miss
Manders.
After which, MT NEW PLACE. Mr. A. Wood.
To conclude with FAINT HEART NEVER WON FAIR
LADY. Mr. Leigh Murray, Miss Button,
Commence at 7.

T" THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN,'
Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE
;an be had Every Evening of
G. R. GLKNIE, NEWS AGENT,
No. 4, Connaught-terrace, llyde-park.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tins Dmr.—Morning, lh. 2m.—Afternoon, lh. 27m,
0-MORROW:Monaing, Ih. 50m.—Afternoon. 2h. 10m

The Weather—Sun Office, Nov. 21, 1863.

THERMOMETER.
This day:at Two o'clock 5l

Barometer-29.51.
Wind—South'; moderate, with rain.

that the bills for these different extensions will re-
ceive careful consideration, and that the comfort
and convenience of the public may be duly con-
sidered. It will not do for the interests of com-
panies, and the schemes and jealousies of rival ex-
perimentalists, to weigh too heavily in the scale. It
will be necessary to keep a jealous eye upon some
of their movements, and to consult, despite all other
influences, the general good alone. Another point
worthy of notice is the expense and difficulty which
now attend the efforts of the companies to get the
land they require in the vicinity of the metropolis.
This is in a great measure owing to the obstinate
opposition which any attempts to bring the lines
into the streets occasioned some years ago, when

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LONDON, TUESDAY, NOV. 24, 1863.

Yesterday we gave from the Spectator, and
also from the Morning Herald, certain flying
rumours of the clubs as to Earl RUSSELL'S

abrupt resignation (again! for he has before
now resigned in that way quite suddenly)
—the flying rumours, we repeat, of tho clubs as

to Earl RUSSELL'S resignation. To-day we transfer
to our columns the formal contradiction given to

the ground, every rood of which is now so precious,
might have been had at an almost nominal rent.
The angry and determined opposition which was
sure to meet such plans, kept the railways to the
suburbs, but the precaution was in vain. Little
towns sprang up around the much dreaded stations,
and directors and shareholders are left to deplore
that the public shortsightedness should have en-
tailed so much unnecessary expense and labour i❑
the carrying out of their adventurous schemes. We

those rumours by our official contemporary, the
Morning Post, the recognised organ, not of the
Government, but of the noble lord the Chief of the
Government. The breakers ahead, we are to under-
Stand, therefore, altherefore, though undoubtedly very serious,
(irate so serious, are not so absolutely unavoid-
able, that the Man at the Wheel of Foreign Affairs
is driven by the instinct of self-preservation (as he
has, time and
again, been driven before) to drop
suddenly his
grasp. upon the spokes of that wheel,
to unlash
the ger, slip into it, and drift astern
into a position
parative safety, at any rate of
relief from respo:m.h
need'UbtY
phlegmatically as —thence to observe, as
his doomed and tibet,da:,dthe direr fates awaiting The meeting at Stroud last week was disti:a,.
colleagues. " Not to guished for'its hilarity at all events. There eves no
put too fine a Point
upon it," the official gloomy foreboding nor lugubrious retrospectfLon in.
contradiction to the rumour
of
Lord RUSSELL'S dulged in ; but all was replete with hearty
resignation--once more leaving his
lurch—means simplygoodwill
in
the
very
plain
in the and earnest endeavours to make the best of things.
ha,o
eaPid. n words this— The remarks made at the evening
Not Yet. Things, as we
doThe not, as yet, were conspicuous for their originality. entertainment
look quiet bad enough for that? ality. Earl DUCIE
Etch may be and Mr. HORSMAN vied with each other in humor-
going down hill it is true—and
the
"°!/ pacehae of its ous remarks, that were yet not without their signi-
descent down romantic Ashburn
been ficance in a higher poirat of view. When Lord
latterly rather accelerated by
t 5 circumstances,it in. DuceE said that he would willingly go back to his
spite of the stubborn skid slipped on
the
old position as meonber for Stroud, he doubtless
the shape of the do-nothing Policy of
while running sown might m. ight have felt ev teat he said. In one sense, a mem-
Government. But, bier
then of the Comr.dorlB holds a higher position than one
very heavy incline at rather an alarming pate._
the Upper House, for he more directly represents
things, we repeat, don't look so entirely hopeless,
wounds
of the people. Also, there was some solid
that JOHNNY is tempted to upset the coach, again
pportunit
as if out of a pure love of mischief. But for its beet
vd, '.or the assertion of the noble lord, that the
course being, latterly, very much like the uncom. hraue.44 to prepare the members of the higher
daeirrathe Legislature for the right fulfilment
fortable title of one of Captain WerYTE `TELL of
yrdourous duties was to give them the
latest novels, "All Dawn Hill "—the wheels of the o
practising in the trying ordeal of
State coach, the ribbons of which are handled from i the popular ease
bly. Certainly they would there
and
they might not believe if it
his box-seat with such a jaunty air by the veterten see for thernaele:l
whip perched up there, in that place of honour and was told to theta, what
responsibility would hardly, we e'riould and stirring 1
priecipiezltiear solemn truths expressed
to
the
mind
anciated that may years
suppose, have been doing better than cra.,vl, even after come back
the
sioehawith irresistible force,
if they had not come—as they have 'eat inter- and speak as with
v. als occasionally—to a dead stand a trumpet to carry
bro. f
intervention, that is the order of tike still. Non- conviction to the mind, auti
e day—except eyes. Mr. HoesetAN, as usual, truth before their
, was most entertain-
-0 JapaA, or, in another outofthe. like "andmade a good hit -
way place, tug,
1N.,....iv uendo that he
Zealand. But in any matter. of itn orta ed Lord Duca: would change
though
blood is flowin., pnce—
hof
did llandhim . Places in reality,
abundantly, blood that if he so at a.., give Insestate. Of course
might be starched by ."
interpcvlitton of some kind, at the more bueiness n ffeiragraver tone characterised 7 ,
diplomatic or
otherwise—Non-intervention v • ' '
r ention . Non- the proceedings. SrSir J. P _ AKINGTON seconds
intervention ie 8, iusis the re
should begin to
look tea upon, in fact, that we solution, which must have given him very great
discovered political -
cis nupon it as some newly satisfaction, for it contained the cheering announce.
for one thing, as
Qid
as
eth h
ea, only for this, that it is, ment that the cause he has so much at heart Was
that it is no panacea
at
all. Tills, and for another progressing in the right direction. Prominent
The belligerents in as the right hon. baronet has been in instituting
America are slaughtering one another
by wholesale reforms in our navy, conspicuous as ho took the
—ninntlis roll on and they
are still
at it. In lead in some of those improvements which stand out
Heaven's :lame, says the French ENtptnoet let us as landmarks of the age and beacons of the nation's
at least try to put a stop to this hideous
destruction progress, he has also attained an honourable, if a
of human life, which besides being useless
threatens intervention_non. lesser, glory in the more sequestered but less stormy
also to be interminable. Non
walks of peaceful life. His efforts have not been
tervention—non-intervention—is the parrot replyof 8
our wise aod enlightened Government! It is no affair ctzlecnor few, neither have his successes been cir-
of ours they argue; when, on the contrary, it i--._, and
the force
Ie lending the weight of his position
of his abilities to 'Lis important 1

rust, as we have before said, that the interests of

the public will be the primary object, and that all
other considerations and influences will be made
subservient to that one great end.