The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-13 00:00:00

Commence at 7.

TREAT RE-KO Y Al,, HAY MARKET.
Lessee. Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, will be performed
OUR AMERICAN COUSIN. Asa Trenchard, Mr. Buck-
atone Lord Dundreary, Mr. Sothern.
After which, a new and original Extrayartanza, entitled
RASSELAS, PRINCE OF ABYSSINIA; or, The Happy
Valley. Rasselas, Miss Louise Keeley.
Concluding with MRS. WHITE.

THEATRE-ROYAL LYCEUM OPEN, under
the Sole Management of Mr. PECHTER.

THIS EVENING (TUESDAY), January 12th, and /every
evening during the week, to commence with an Original
Sketch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore,
Garden, H. Widdicomb, Miss Henrade, and Mrs. Lee.

After which, at a Quarter to Eight, a New Romantic
Drama, in Three Acts, and Pr3logue, entitled THE
DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul Feval and John Brougham.
The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Pechter,
supported by Messrs. G. Vining, J. Brougham, H. Widdi-
combe, W. M'lntyre, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, tf,-
Butler, Dawson ; Misses Carlotta Leclercq, Kate Terry.
Lavenue. and Elsworthy.
Mr. Phelps and Mr. W. Montgomery are engaged,
shortly appear.
to commence
and will
Doors open at half-past Six, performalle2x2 28. Places
at Seven. Private Boxes, £2 12s. 5d., sans, gd.; Upper
registered. Stalls, 6e. ed. ; Dress C
Circle, 4s. 6d. Prices at doors—Stalls,
6140 half-price. Box-
ir°l_:!'Dress Circle, 55. ;
U . per Circle, is.; Pit, 2s. ,• üblic are entreated to
. ice open daily from 11 till 5. 'r
he occupants of boxes,
take notice that no charge is play bills or for the sate
box places, or stalls, either for
and that the attendants in all parts
keep-
ing of hats and cloaks
in Acting-Manager, Mr. H.
of the house are forniddennto receive any gratuities whatever
mx. G. Vin g.
Stage-Manager.
Barnett.

yAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Lindus.
THIS EVENING, THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE. Mr. H.
Isiarston, Mr. Wallace ; Miss Constance Aylmer, Miss M.
°Byer, and Mrs. B. White.
After which, the New Grand CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME,
RIQUET WITH THE TUFT ; or, Harlequin and Mother
Shipton." Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. C. Seyton, Misses Gray and
Hudspeth, Mr. Milano, Mr. R. Power, Miss A. Collinson, and
Jr.r Raiford.

NEW THEATRE-R0 YAL,
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING, THE LITTLE TREASURE. Mr
Billington, Mr. R. Phillips, and Miss Marie Wilton.
After which, A TICKET OF LEAVE : Messrs. J. L.Toole,
p. Bedford, and Mrs. Billlngton.
To conclude with " GEORGE DE BARNWELL :
or, Harlequin Follyin the Realms of Fancy." Miss Woolgar,
Miss K. Kelly, Miss Seaman ; Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bed-
ford, Slephenson, C. J. Smith. Harlequin, Mr. John Lauri ;
Columbine, Miss Caroline Adams ; Clown, Mr. W. Hildyard ;
Pantaloon, Mr. J. Paulo. The celebrated Arthur and
Bertrand.

Commence at 7.

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The WEATHEB•"Sun Office, Jan. 13, 1863.

THERMOYETZR.
Ilighest since Noon yesterday. .. 42
Lowest during the night ... 35
This day at Noon 4O
Barometer-30.90.
Wind—North.W, ; moderate, with fine weather. Fog
in the morning,.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Ting DAY.—Morning, 7h. 9m.—Afternoon, 7h. 30m
Tamonso-w.-Morning, 7h. 59m.—Afternoon, Bh. 32m,

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LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1863.

The EMPEROR'S Speech, on opening the Imperial
Chambers yesterday, has at any rate this obvious
advantage—it is pacific. Peace in Europe, his
Majesty declares, in the very midst of his
harangue, is guaranteed. The strength of the
guarantee he attributes to the personal inter-
views that have taken place between the Sove-
reigns :—" During the years recently passed,"
he says, " I have been enabled to have personal
interviews with most of the reigning Sovereigns,
and from those interviews friendly relations have
arisen which are so many guarantees for the peace
of Europe." Ignoring in this, altogether, the in-
fluence of the amicable relations which facilitated
intercourse has caused to spring up between the
peoples of Christendom. The above is a truly auto-
cratic view, as will be observed. A por-
tion of the truth there is, no doubt, is the EM-
PEROR'S remark—but the whole truth there is not.
Having spoken thus, however, of the peace, his
MAJESTY adds,—" This peace cannot be disturbed
by the events which have just taken place in
Greece." Greece at this moment affording the
only imminent difficulty to the European Govern-
ments. Yet, by the events now transpiring in
Greece, NAPOLEON 111. declares emphatically
Peace cannot be disturbed ! If only because of its
containing that one formal and emphatic declara-
tion, the EmPzuon's inaugural harangue would be
deserving of note, and more than simply of note, of
commendation as eminently, nay, as pre-eminently

Pacific.
It is in the enumeration of his achievements,
however, that he addresses himself the most effec-
tively to his subjects—flattering their pride—kind-
ling their patriotism. This enumeration is, to
say the least of it, remarkable. It is worthy of a
French Sovereign. It is an appeal throughout
to tke national sense of La Gloire. Oddly, almost
whimsically at the outset of this extraordinary
enumeration, the EMPEROR says—" It is a usual
thing to suspect in the acts of Sovereigns some,
secret motive or some mysterious combination.'
Adding in the very longest sentence we can re-
member, his usually laconic MAJESTY to have in-
dulged in :—" Yet my policy has always been
simply to increase the prosperity of France and
her moral preponderance without abusing and
without weakening the power placed in my hands;
to maintain abroad within the limits of right and
of treaties, the legitimate aspiration of nations
towards a better position ; to develope our com-
mercial relations with those countries towards
which we are drawn closer by a greater community
of interests; to erase from diplomatic parch.
ments the old questions of litigation, so as to
obviate all pretexts of misunderstanding; to insist,
finally, upon a full reparation for any insult offered
to our flag, for any prejudice against our country-
men." A grand programme certainly ! Yet one
that the reigning EMPEROR immediately goes on
to maintain that
he has scrupulously carried out,
as it were, seriatim.
" It is thus,' be says,
according to circumstances, "that'
Ihave been enabled to
carry out these
principles. In the East," par
exemple, quoth his Majesty, "the
national wish of
the Danubian Principalities to form
only one
people could not find us unconcerned, any ou
port has contributed to cement their union:' Adding
sup
dding
furthermore, in regard to this, We have given our
support to what we thought justifiable in the griev-
ances of Syria and of Montenegro, and of the
Christians of Syria, without disavowing the rights
of the Ottoman Porte." It is in referenen
to Italy, however, and to his tortuous Ita-
lian policy that the EMPEROR speaks—who
cau wonder at it ?—the most ambiguously. "Our
arms," he sap, "have defended the independence of
Italy without tanipEriog with revolution—without
altering after the day of battle our friendly relations
with our adversaries even for a day—without aban-
doning the Holy Father, whom our honour and our
past
engagements bound us to support." Language,
this, that
satisfy no one—unwelcome alike to
General GARIBALDI
at Caprera, and to Cardinal
ANTONELLI in the Vatican. So is it,
in regard to
the other States—so is it in ici,•
-13....AJEsTY'S allusions,
now to Spain, now to Switzerland. In striving to
satisfy everyone, NAPOLEON runs the hazard of
pleasing no one—except the glory-loving French-
man. For throughout, there is no doubt but that