The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-10 00:00:00

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
his Evenin, LOVE . After which. THE
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TRIPLE ALLIANCE'. Tov. LAW
conclude with RAISING THE
WIND.

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ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
This Evening, IT MUST BE TRUE, 'TWAS IN THE
rxpEßs, Followed by PEEP O'DAY. To conclude with
JEILLAItNET.

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ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Hay.
market. Open every evening for Promenade and Dancing.

CANTERBURY HALL.—EVERY EVENING.—
Grand Selections from Verdi's "Boccanegra," Macfarren's
Cantata "May Day," and Locke's Music of "Macbeth."—
The Etoile Family —Unsworth, Eugene, and Duley, &o.
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THE OXFORD, 6, OXFORD-STREET, EVERY
EV F,NING.—Re-apPearance of Unsworth. the orieinal of
"Or any other man' -The Colleen Bawn, by Miss Caroline
ParKes—Mr. Maclagan's Entertainment - Drew Dean, the
great Flautist—the Nearolitan Minstrels—Selections frona
Terdi's " I.lCorsaro" and "Nabnco," Donizetti's "Don Se-
hasten," &c., with full bAnd and chorus.
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THIS NEWSPAPER,
"THE S U Nll7

Was on Thursday last, in pursuance of a decree of the
Lord Chancellor, in the cause " Chaplin v. Young,"
put up for sale by auction, by Messrs. E. and H.
Lumley, at the Auction Matt, London, when
the highest bidding for the copyright and good-
will and the leasehold premises, in addition to
£1,420, the valuation of the plant, machinery,
furniture, and effects, was the sum of
£l,OOO by Mr. Kent, the principal editor of the
newspaper, and who became the purchaser thereof,
subject to the biddings being opened on or before
the 15th inst. by an increase of the price.
ADAM RIVERS STEELE, Solicitor,
44, Bloomsbury-square, London, W.C.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
TIM DAY.—Morning, 4h. 10m.—Afternoon, 4h. 28m.
To-monnow.-Morning, 4h. 45m.—Afternoon, sh. Om.

We are wise, assuredly, intaking our own course,
and leaving our touchy cousins across the Atlantic
to blame or praise at their pleasure. Between
France and America it was not for us to exemplify
for the thousandth time the fable of the old man
and his ass; and it is well for our national dig-
nity that such has been our temper. We have
had the misfortune not to please our distinguished
ally near us, who accordingly posted his own good
deeds, in which heartless Albion had refused to
join, in the Monzteur, and told all Europe of the
magnanimity of France and the chilly selfishness
of England and Russia. So France was not
pleased with us. And now we find, when the
account of the whole affair reaches America, the
Federals also are far from pleased. Probably our
doing the demonstratably right thing annoyed
them most of all. To know we are right, while
they rack invention to find cause of blame, is, pos-
sibly, the galling thing.
What they would have said had we accepted the
proposal of France we may easily conjecture. It is,
indeed, amusing to notice how the New York press
continues to put the best aspect on the matter for
France, and the worst for England, while yet the
offensive proposal originates with the former court-

try. It will be remembered that the EMPEROR
Proposed an armistice for six months, to be pro-
longed if required; it is impossible for the
Federals not to perceive that the proposal
was about equivalent to acknowledging the
independence of the South, yet how mildly it
is dealt with. The New York Times says :—" The
fact that it is the Minister DROUYN DE LRUYS,
£0 recently taking his place in the EMPEROR'S
Cabinet, that initiates this movement, is significant,
almost sinister, as indicating the willingness of the
French Government to interpose its influence to
stop the war at a moment when all the advantages
in a military aspect are in favour of the Union—

when its armies are largest and most efficient, end
prepared to give the finishing blow to the rebel-

This disclosure is not in accordance with con
current testimony from France during the war
and UP to the present time. We had been led very
generally to believe that no Government in Europe
ala more firmly fixed in the view of the utter
in
P°lleY of meddling with the American rebellion
than that of the French."
When,
in the ever, it comes to the English share
business, notwithstanding we had declined
to share in
't Proposal SO obviously intended to
serve the south, a
Northern parer can fad room
for such snarling as this .
that English Ministers hold
In view of the fact
the opinion that the
American Union is a nuisance which ought to be
abated, the nature of the ballot
once placed in their hands, 111 not be doubted ;
while the offer of the South to both England and
France of perfect free trade on the recognition of
Ls independence would hardly leave the latter a
wholly disinterested umpire." The writer goes on,
actually attempting to prove that England was
really thinking of f...-rcib:e intervention. The • ogle
is curious. titre assigned, amongst other reasons
for not offering mediation, the holding bask of
Russia. The natural supposition that the concur-
rence of three first-class Powers in any recom-
mendation would have more weight than the con-
currence of two and the dissent of
one, would of
course be the first to occur. It will hardly be
credited that it is used as a proof that England
contemplated resort to physical force!
" The reply of Earl RUSSELL to the circular of
bROUYN DE LTIUYS discloses more than at first
strikes one. He declines to join the French Go- d

lion.

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LONDON, "WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10, 1862