The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-11 00:00:00

Conductor, Mr Alfred Mellon.

To concluxle with the Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime,
entitled CaNDERELLA ; or, Harlequin and the Magic
rumpkin, and the Great Fairy of the Little Glass Slipper,
wfiich the celebrated Donato will appear.
Commence at Seven.
A MORNING PERI. ORMANCE of CINDERELLA neat
lONDAY, Ja.u. 16, at Two o'clock, and every Monday, till
to rther notice.

TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
THIS EVENING, the new Operetta, in one act, en-
%i Lied PUNCIIINELLO.
Followed by the new Grand Christmas Pan+opArtileq:hif
I lON AND THE UNICORN FIGHTING Yt)
CROWN.

E E-R O AL, DRURY-LANE,
..a. Managers. Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Ch A
aYOUNG
tterton.
THIS EVENING, and during the F.
LAD FRO3I THE COUNTRY.
Alter which, the Grand Christmas Pantomime, HOP O'MY
THUMB AND HIS Seven-Le BROT HERS; or, Harlequin
nd the Ogre of the gue Boots : Messrs. G. Bel-
a ore, Tom Matthews, Weston, Master Percy Roselle, las.
saes Lydia Thompson. It. Lecleicq, atc. ; Messrs. Boleno,
Di.
C. ".suri, W. A. Barne,., T. Morris, Cormack, Saville ; Mdme.
no, the Misses Gunniss, and Signor Tescano.
Bole

T EAT R. E-R
sseeo Y
Mr A L,
ckstoneHAYMARKET.
Le. . Bu.
ais EVENING, Jan. 11, DAVID GARRICK. Messrs.
Chippendale, Sothern, Snowdon,g Clark, Coe, Wee-
Mesdames Moore, ritzwilliare, ,te,
therein,
which, LORD DUNDREA.RY MARRIED AND
After
poNN FOR Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Braid, Gordon,
Coe, Weathersby, &c.; Mesdames Snowdon,
Clark, White,
W&c.
ith PRINCESS SPRINGTIME. Mr. Compton, Miss L.
IKeeAley.
nd MRS. WHITE.
To commence at 7.

OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Mr. FECHTER will perform his univenally allowed
great impersonation of ICU Y BLAS EVEUY EVENING
until further notice.
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THIS EVENING, to commence with MY WIFE'S OUT. I
essrs. Widdicomb, Charles; Miss B. ,Pcrcy and Miss E.
Jbavenu.
After which, at 8 o'alock, RUY BLAS. Buy Blas, Mr.
yechter. Messrs. Ryder, leitzpatrick, F. Charles, M'lntyre,
Garden, Raymond, Uollett, C ifford, Moreland; Misses Car-
Leclercq, B. Percy, and Mrs. Winstaraey.
To conclude with a Farcical Oriental Extravaganza, en-
titled BEARFACED IMPOSTORS. Schahabaham (a pasha
of three tails, Mr. Raymond; Mustapha, Ws vizier, Mr.
garden; Bill Stumps and Jack Hocus, quondam proprietors
of the original united happy family, Messrs. Moreland and
"iriddicomb ; Ali, chief guardian of the ladies of the Harem,
Mr. Collett; Osman Khan, chief executioner, Mr. Bunch;
Achmet Aga, an officer of the Sultan, Mr. Kelly; Mirzs
Bajji Baba, chief keeper of the monkeys, Mr. Regan; Ayesha,
formerly Jemima Stumps, but no first favourite ot the
v. she, Miss Lavenu ; Fatima, second favourite ot the pashi,
111,.9 B. Percy ; Shekerleb, third favourite of the pasha, Miss
Tracers; Beda, fourth favourite of the pasha, Mis, Watson ;
Zeno Via, formerly banou of the harem, chief wife of the
pasha, but now discarded for Ayesha, Miss Hatch. Various
choice specimens of zoology, guards, slaves, and attendants,
by the numerous and talented Smith family. Divertissement
die Odalisques.
Doors open at Half -past Six.
Tile Box-office open daily from Elev,n till Five.

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.—
.ale arm Manager, 311. tS.
THIS EVENING, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAII. Mr.
J. L. Toole.
At er which, at 8, LEAH. Miss Bateman, supported by
Messrs. George Jordan, Swinbourne, R. l'niilips, Stuart,
,Stephenson. Eburne ; Miss IL Simms and Mrs. Bildng-ton.
To conclude with DARK DOINGS IN THE Cue-
BoAnD BY THE KNOT rINWE BRO THERS. Messrs.
J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, R. Yhill ps, Billington; Mrs. A.
Mellon. Miss A. Seaman.
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Commence at 7.

a-3 CYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
RA, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.__

71:11IS EVENING, a new Extravaganza, entitled THE
MAGIC HORSE AND THE ICE MAIDEN I IIINCESS.
Alter which, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs.
Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fisher, D. Murray, J. Nelson, H.
Forrester. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Mies Emma
ilarnett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne.

OsoYleA,
el.......SaTxßanAageNre.D.
Mrs. THEATRE.swanbor .
T. 1113 EVENING, at 7, LAWRENCE'S LOVE STMT.
Mesas. Parselle and Thorne; Mesdames Palmer, Carson,
and Hughes. _ . -

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After-
which, the Grand Christmas Burlesque, THE
" GRIN" 81.1611 ES ; or, the Mrs. Brown of the Missis-sippi.
Dlessrs. Stoyle, Thorne, James, Fenton, &c.; Mesdames Ada
swanborough, Raynham, Simpson, Johnstone, &c.
To conclude with THE WILFUL WARD. Miss Palmer.

COALS.—The LTLLTESHALL COMPANY'S
COALS.
Direct from their own Collieries.
Marquis'. 26i. per ton. I Double.. 211. per ton.
Top 255. „ f Deep 22s. „
well screened and delivered within five miles of their De-
pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf,
'addington, W., and Maiden-lane, N.
Best Coke
Terms cash.
JOAN bCOTT, Sole Lgent.

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 11, 1865;

There is nothing more difficult than to reply to that the opposing General openly announces the
an impertinent communication with dignity and yet impregnability of the fort, and retires with his
with decision ; one is very apt either to lose army to Fort Monroe, leaving his naval coadjutor
temper, or else to temporise too much. It must be to follow him or not as he may think proper. This
confessed, however, that the juste milieu has been is a great gain to the South. The retention of Wil-
followed with surprising success by the Bavarian mington is of the greatest importance to them, and
Government in their reply to the Prussian despatch. had it fallen into the hands of the enemy the loss of
It is refreshing to find that a minor State can sum- Savannah would indeed have been overshadowed by
mon such energy and speak with such boldness and the worst disaster. The expedition has been long
spirit, determined to keep within the bounds of planned, and the preparations for it were made as
prudence and reserve, and yet resolved not to allow usual regardless of expense. It is remarkable that
the principles cf the Constitution to be infringed the tide of war should have been turned by a single
even by se' formidable and puissant a kingdom as fort against which the whole efforts of the fleet and
Prussia. The sarcasm which breathes in every line troops were directed in vain. Fort Fisher may here-
of this reply must be very bitter to Herr VON BIS- after rank by the side of Fort Sumter, as a tower of
MARK. Doubtless he thought that he should corn- strength, for General BRAGG'S official despatch from
pletely overwhelm them by his wrath and threats, Wilmington, dated the 28th, reports that the fort is
while equally apparent is the firmness which is re- uninjured, the enemy repulsed at all points, and the
called in every passage of this
communication. The Confederate loss 50. It is difficult to understand
first
thing taken into account is the attempt of the how so little damage Can have been done, if we are to
Prussian Government to criticise the votes by I accept Admiral PORTER'S account of having
the hostile minority at the time the resolution of the exploded a powder ship with three hundred
Diet was passed concerning the cessation of Federal tons of gunpowder under the very walls of
execution in Holstein and Lauenburg. Now the the fort. The explosion, says another report, failed
Bavarian Minister very properly declines to discuss.
of success, and certainly if 300 tons of powder left
this matter, rightly remarking that to do Bo would no more
disable-
be admitting the right of Prussia to trace of their explosion than the
criticise the meat of two guns and slight damage to unimportant
votes given at that period, which is quite au un_ buildings, the effect was scarcely what might have
precedented thing to do. When he says that been expected. The Admiral appears to have been
the KING'S Government denies the right by far the most energetic of the two commanders,
to any 44 other Federal Government to call it to and, in fact, plainly intimates that he thinks his
account for its votes," he isputting the case in its coadjutor showed little perseverance. On Saturday,
true light before us, and all independent men and the 21th, the whole fleet bombarded Fort Fisher
constitutional Governments will applaud alike his and kept up their fire, steadily firing altogether
zeal and discretion. It
is, in truth, a piece of un- during the attack 26,000 rounds of
havea silenced
on effrontery for the Cabinet of Berlin to go Admiral PORTER, indeed, claim,
on in this fashion ; but the fact is that they are Fort Fisher, exploded two magazines,
and fired
the
sPc'ilecl by success, which in a bad, cause exercises a fortin severalplaces. Onthe Sunday 3,oootroops un_
very demoralising influence upon people, whether in der WEITZEL effected alanding, and entered the out-
a private or public capacity. It is doubly fortunate works, capturing two batteries: He soon found, bow_
that at this critical un l• cture the Bavarian • Govern- ever, that an assault was impracticable, though he
went should have spoken out so strongl for there advanced within 50 yards of the fort. He therefore
y,
is not only this point ,
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Z:eantore-embarked the same evening, and General
also it is very nec,essary,
ebxaemtreplaetedof, but
should be BUTLER informed the Admiral that the assault was
set to the other States, 4
upon the manner in which a first attack -0, great deal often de ends hopeless, and that nothing but a regular siege
would reduce the fort, which was substantially un_
is met, for it frequently occurs. thatek* of this kind
vacillating reply is given others fif timid or injured by. the navy fire. When a fort remains
and thus incalculable harm is done ein the comparatively unhurt by 26,000 rounds of anunu-
wake,cause of freedom, while the principles of justice
the union and the explosion of 300 tons of powder there
invalidated. Still better, however, is the steyel are
. Admiral asserted that he could
i''' certainly not much to hope from an assault.
PORTER, indeed, .
which Herr VON DER PFORDTEN treats the secondin 1.
part of Herr VON BISMARK'S despatch. Hisre.
duringkeep the Confederates from showing themselves
marks are quite unanswerable in their acuteness and the
ability, and he is really to be envied the opportu- than
nit he
advance of the assaulting column, and
thought it would be easier to manage
nity afforded him of putting down extraordinary was less
811PWsed.
General BUTLER, however,
assumption, and also of exhibiting his perspicacity and to trust venturesome,
foresight. He declares that he is quite willing to join he therefore
self
and was less inclined
possibleprepared for his return to Fort Monroe
too near the Confederate gallows ;
with the Prussians in examining into any danger with allexpedied tion.
that may assail the Diet, and goes so far as to the fleet has ret One account says that
concur in the observation that the existence of the another that it remainst° Beaufort
to await orders,
vet, little use.
Confederation was certainly threatened upon the the ammunition is exh aat Wilmingt'cn' which, if
referred to of the sth of December last, Naturally enough, great vexation'ls
occasion
but that a different decision must be taken as to North at this fail the • failure, is felt in the
. e journah freely admit