The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-25 00:00:00

Commence at half-past 7.

AS TLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—
Enthusiastic reception of Young GUNERIUS and
Madame HALVERSON. The Great Norwegian Wonders will
appear each Evening until further notice, together with a
host of Equestrian Novelties.
THE COLLEEN BAWN EVERY EVENING.
To be followed with the most daring Riders in the World,
Young Gunerius, Madlle. Halvorsen, and Mons. Goldkette.
Clown, Tom Fillis.
Concluding with the Grand Comic Pantomime of
JOHNNY GILPIN'S RIDE TO EDMONTON.

A MORNING PERFORMANCE, commencing with the
Pantomime, every Saturday, at Two o'clock, during which
the Norwegian Wonders will appear.
In consequence of' numerous applications, and the approach-
ing termination of the holidays, Mr. BATTY has the honour
to announce a Morning Performance of THE COLLEEN
BAWN (by special desire), which will take place on TUES-
DAY next, Jan. 28, commencing at Two o'clock, with the
marvellous feats of the Norwegian Wonders ; also intro-
ducing the Infant Perks and his beautiful Pony Fire Fly.
Stage Manager, Mr. W. Searle.

CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE
ARTS GALLERY.

"THE ENCHANTED HASH " (SECOND EDITION)
by Mr. E. Marshall, with Eleven Wonderful Transformations
(the most talented performance ever attempted by a single
person), at a quarter-past ten. Also the following extraor-
dinary combination of Comic talent, viz.: Mr. Randall, Mr.
Frederick French, Mr. J. G. Forde, Miss Harriet Coveney,
and Miss Greene.

Grand Selections from LA TRAVIATA, by Mdlle. Negri,
Mr. Herbert, Signor Tivoli, and a powerful Chorus, at Ten
o'clock.

Musical Director, Mr. Jonghmans.
Admission—Hall, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, is.

VICTOR JULIEN, " THE FLYING MAN,"
at CANTERBURY HALL, Every Evening at half-
past Nine o'clock.

THE 0 X F O RD,
6, OXFORD-STREET,

OPEN EVERY EVENING AT 7 O'CLOCK.

Selections alternately from " Ernani," " Lucrezia Borgia,"
"La Circassienne," "La Traviata," "Simon lioccanegra,"
ac., by the entire Company, Full Band and Chorus.—Conduc-
tor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Solos by Mr. Viotti Collins (the
great English violinist). And other attractive Entertain-
ments, the Comic portion by Miss Harriet Coveney, Messrs.
Sam Collins, E. Marshall, M. P. Foster, and W. Randall

Hall, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, ls. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
MIS DAY.—Morning, Bh. 34m.—Afternoon, 9h. 15m
TO-monnow.-Morning, 9h. 58m.—Afternoon, 10h. 41m.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JANuARY,2S, 1862,
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
50—highest since noon yesterday.
42—lowest this morning and during the night.
45—this day at noon.
BAROMETER-29,72.
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THE SUN.

LONDON, SATURDAY, JAN. 25, 1862.

it is pleasant, when we must condemn, to take
commendation for our text. We have but too fre-
quently had occosion to censure the form which
game preserving has taken of late years, and its
fearful consequences in the increase of rural crime—
we must not, therefore, pass over a happy example
of the policy we have always recommended, and in
many eases known to be adopted with success, that
of leaving the matter in the hands of the tenants.
The Earl of ABERDEEN has given his adhesion to
this better game-law policy; and we shall be
certain, therefore, to hear of no " game murders,"
" poaching affrays," " desperate and deadly
assaults on gamekeepers" on the Earl's estates.
The example cannot be too publicly made
known at a time when social reformers like
Sir JOHN PAKINGTON are calling for un-English
powers to be confided to the police in the interest
of the effeminate, and as the result proves, the
demoralising sport of battue shooting.
When one, not over large county, counts a
thousand poachers known to the police by name—
when eight thousand convictions of trespassing on
the sports of the battue gentry occur in one year,
the -Warwick magistrates have no better remedy
than to ask for greater police power ! If battues
were a source of profit to the country generally, and
if they formed a part of our honest industry, of
course they must somehow be protected. They
are nothing of the kind—they are but a
kind of SARDANAPALTJS
,imitation of field-
sport—as little like to r( al sport as were the
hanging gardens to the mountains of Media. The
country thinks game is far too much protected now.
A code of laws of shameful stringency is admini-
stered by the very men who, as a class, sustain this
carpet sport; the poacher is always convicted by
magistrates, who are either game preservers, or
who dine with game preservers, perhaps an hour or
two after the conviction. The convictions are in
half the cases hot on evidence, but on rumoured
character, evidence that certainly would not "hang
a dog ;" and the unlucky accused quits for a gaol, or
a treadmill, and a discredited future life, a bench of
gentlemen who too frequently administer not justice,
but game-preserving revenge. Our j edges would stop
half way for want of evidence, half the cases, on
which game preserving Justices of the Peace, ex-
ultingly found a conviction.
Only yesterday we had, as usual, to record
another murder of a gamekeeper—who was with
others protecting " extensive preserves." But why
call this murder? We used not to call duellirg
murder—we do not call the conflicts in Missouri,
or on the Potomac, or between the Sumter and
her pursuers, murder. And looked at in their fair
light, these gamekeeper murders are loss of life in
battle, not murders. Where game is largely preserved
a class of adventurers who like living by the chase
as much as their betters like amusement by it, are
sure to arise. Between the hired retainers of the
Amusement party and the Livelihood party, a
deadly feud arises. We do not justify either party;
least of all the latter. We simply note the fact.
Preservers invariably raise up two armies, one of
poachers, the other watchers, officered by game-
keepers, and commanded in chief by the Squire or
the Lord. The poacher does not steal upon the
gamekeeper in his cottage, murder him, and run
away with his money, he meets him in open field—
the gamekeeper generally commences the attack
in which he is so often slain. The result is so many
killed, wounded, and missing on each side. But as j