The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-02 00:00:00

THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT,

The Rat, Master Longwhisker ; The Cat, Miss Mouser;
The Deg, By Himself; The Cow, Madame Brindle ; The
Priest (" All shaven and shorn"), Mr. Jollyman; The
Cook (" That crowed in the Morn") Master Cocky-doodle-
doo.

Realisation of the famous Picture in the National Gal-
lery of Little Britain, taken (by permission) for Boys, from
a rare work in the collection of Master Smith, London.
FROGP OOL IN THE MARSHES (Twilight).
Song, " Will o' the Wisp," composed by J. H. Tully, Esq.
How the Squire goes Hunting and loss his way and his
temper, and what follows in consequence—Another curious
instance of Canine sagacity—Bull-frogs, Masters Hop,
Skip, Jump, Creak, &c.
SQUASH-HOLLOW SWAMP AND BED OF
BULRUSHES.

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How the Squire comes to grief and afterwards to repent-
ance, and how Jack is recognised as the rightful heir—The
reward and harmonious movements of the Fairies on a
Grand Chromatic Scale towards
WILL 0' WISP'S HOME BENEATH THE
WATERFALL.
The Transformation.
Harlequins Messrs. CORMACK and ST. MAINE.
Columbines The Misses GUNNISS.
Pantaloons Messrs. G. TANNER and MORLEY.
Clowns
Grotesque
1861-1862

SPRITES by the RIDGWAYS and SUWELL
FAMILY.
I.—EXTERIOR OF TWO SHOPS IN " UP-OR-
DOWN" STREET.
Messrs. Hulino, St. Maine, Tanner, and Miss S. Gunniss.
Christmas Presents—every Man (and Boy) to his Post,
oven the Post-Man—Clown rides the high horse, which
proves his rock a-head—Two Young Men from the Country,
and Clown gets over them—a Sewing Machine (not a poor
Needlewoman)—a thorough Blow out—a Man in very re-
duced circumstance—Clown finds the Fruits of stealing
Apples in an elephantine way—a Band of Brothers—the
Police in Great and Small Force—Clown gets into a row
and blows up a policeman—the end of this scene is all
Bwitle--N.B. Not Crinoline.
2.—TIIE GREAT SENSATION KITCHEN.
Messrs. Forrest, Corroack, Morley, and Miss Gunniss.
Harlequin seeks Protection, although a Free-trader—
The Cook's Guide—Clown tries to take the chair—the head
dish of the table—Harlequin goes through a Deal, and
Clown becomes a Board-er—Silence those dreadful Bells—
Clown and Pantaloon make an ap-Peal to the Audience on
the Merry Musical Bells—Pantaloon rather hard pressed—
arrival of a distinguished Foreigner—Clown falls into his
own trap, and kills a Blue-bottle, which proves a bad
Buzz-ness for him—a Lecture on the Gorilla, by a well-
known character—Clown meets with a few Friends (not
Quakers)—this Scene ends at the finish of it.
3.—THE INTERIOR OF A RAILWAY STATION.
Eight hours at the Sea-side for 2s 6d—Duty off Paper—
" The Times" reduced and the Times on the rise—a book
that takes leafe of Clown—Harlequin gets his horse from a
Stall and sets up a trap. No Smoking a-Loud, only on
the Quiet—Clown makes a Tremendous Christmas Tree—
late arrivals—Messrs. Neverintime, Toolate, Dearme, and
Blessme—Clown burns his fingers (not the only person
that has done so)—Clown gives Good Bail and finds a Bale
of goods, .

4.—The SEA-SIDE.
The Sands I The Sands The Sands I I

Come unto these yellow sands.

A Sailor telling a Yarn and a boat Lying too—the Pier
Master's ap-Pierance—Clown makes a Man's hair turn
sandy and proves himself in the wrong box—by a slight
Miss-Take, which a certain Miss won't Take—Pantaloon
gets some shell-fish in a very Selfish manner—Clown asto-
nishes the Natives—Sailors that use their Cut-Lasses but
don't Cut Lasses when they can join with them in a
National Hornpipe—Clown gets a Sensation Leader—The
Great Donkey Stir St. Leger—Clown and Pantaloon's
Concert—fine ears for Music—they fish in troubled waters
—a Divided Interest—a sudden Squall (Children and all)
—The latest Novelty in Parrchutes.

Scene—A DISMAL SWAMP—After a storm a calm
appears, a HARLEQUIN'S HOME ON HIS THRONE
OF SPLENDOUR.

Doors open at half-past Six, to commence at Seven
o'clock. Tickets for Boxes, Pit, and Galleries, may be
had at the Box Office before the opening.

O YAL ENGLISH U
OPERA,
COVENT GARDEN.
Under the management of Miss Louisa Fyne and Mr. W.

Harrison.

THIS EVENING, THE PURITAN'S DAUGHTER. Miss
Louisa Pyne, Miss Susan Tyne ; Mr. Santley, Mr. H. Corri,
Mr. Geor,e Honey, Mr. Patey, Mr. A. St. Albyn, Mr. T.
Distill, Mr. Wallworth, Mr. Eugene Dussek, Mr. C. Lyall,
and Mr. W. Harrison.

Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON.
After which will be produced (written expressly by J. M.
Morton), a Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled
HARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, A Trip to Brobdignag, a
Peep at Lilliput, and a Flying Visit to Laputa.
Gulliver, Mr. W. H. Payne ; Mrs. Gubiver, Mr. F. Payne.
Principal danseuse, Mdlle. Lamoureux, supported by the
Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. The Harlequmsde sustained
by the eminent Pantomimists, Messrs. H. Payne, F. Payne,
H. Lauri, E.
Lauri, S. Lauri, and Miss Jenny Lauri.

Commence At Seven.

ft EA TR rt. It y AL, HAYAIARKET,
Legsee, Mr. J. B. 8ccr,5t0!..,..
THIS EVENING, Jan. 2 Sterling Coyne's Comedy,
BLACK SHP:EP. Messrs. 'lluckstone, Compton, Howe,
Villiers, Mrs. C. Young, Mrs. ilkins &c.
After which, a Comic Christmas Pantomime,
LITTLE
MISS MUFFET AND LITTLE BOY BLUE ; or, Harle-
quin and Old Daddy Longlegs. Louise Leclercq, Charles Le-
clercq, Herr Cole, G. Becket, and Miss Rosine.
Commence a 7

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Ma/sager—Mr. Edmund Falconer.
THIS EVENING, Jan. 2, the new and original Drama,
entitled PEEP O'DAY ; or, Savourneen Deelish Messrs.
Walter Lacy, Hermann Vezin, Charles Selbdmund Fal-
coner ; Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Miss Clara Weston
After which, a new and original Burlesque Extravaganza,
entitled LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD; or, The Fairies of
the Rose, the Thistle, and the Shamrock. Principal charac-
ters by Mr. Chas. Selby, Mr. Warlow, Miss Cicely Nott, and
Miss Lydia Thompson.

Acting Manager—Mr. F. B. Chatterton.
Prices as usual. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at
7. Box-office open daily from 11 till 6.

LL
YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE,
Lessee, Mr A. Harris.

NEW ROYALTY THEATRE,
Dean-street, Oxford-street.
Under the Direction of Mdlle. Albina di Rhona.
:THIS EVENING, A LESSON FOR HUSBANDS %
characters by Mr. Sinclair, Meads. Clifford and Terry. After
which, CAMELIA ; Camelia, Mdlle. Albina di Rhona. Fol-
lowed by a New Operatic Burlesque, entitled THE VERY
LATEST EDITION OF IL TROVATORE ; or, Who
Killed Ihe —; Messrs. Graham, Robins, James, Warren,
W. Worboys ; ➢lesds. Mason, Craven, and Hodson. To
conlude with new and original Farce, A NICE QUIET
DAY.—Commence at half-past 7.

CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS,
AND FINE ARTS GALLERY.
Triumphant Success of Mr. Marshall's Grand Christmas
Entertainment, "THE ENCHANTED HASH " (SECOND
EDlTlON)—Wonderful Transformations—Every Evening
at a quarter-past ten—in addition to the following Comic
talent : Mr. Frederick French, the great Shakesperian Bur-
lesque Vocalist, Mr. Wood and Son, Mr. J. G. Forde, Miss
Marriet Coveney, and Miss Greene.
Grand Selections from
LA TRAVIATA and TROVATORE,
at ten o'clock,
By Miss Russell, Mr. Herbert, Signor Tivoli, and full Chorus.
Musical Director, Mr. Jonghmans.
Admission—Hall, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, is.

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

THE O X F O RD,
6, OXFORD-STREET,
OPEN EVERY EVENING.
Grand Selections from " ERNANI," " Macbeth," and
"La Circassienne," by Madame Enderssohn, Miss Ernst,
and Miss Russell ; Messrs. Albert, W. Morley, Greene, and
C. Greville. Full Band and Chorus.—Conductor, Mr. F.
Jonghmans. Solos by Mr. Viotti Collins (the great English
violinist). And other Vocal and Instrumental Entertain-
ments, the Comic portion by Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Mar-
shall, M. P. Foster, W. Randall. and Miss Harriet Coveney.:
Hall, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, is. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY.—Morning, 2h. 57m.—Afternoon, 3h. 20m.
TO.MORROW. -Morning, 3h. 45m.—Afternoon, 4h. 2m.

THE WEATHER —SUN OFFICE, JANUARY 2, 1862.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
37—Itighest since noon yesterday.
32—lowest this morning and during the night.
37—this day at noon.
BAROMETER-30.45; rising again.
WlND—North-Easterly; rather fresh, with cloudy
weather.

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THE SUN.
LONDON, THURSDAY, JAN. 2, 1862.

The Federals tell the world that their army is
going South to liberate the Union sentiment there
from its repression by mere selfish politicians; they
are going there to free respectable, intelligent,
moderate men from the bondage of Secession, to em-
power them to speak out freely, and to act, on their
attachment to the Uniop- It might well be wished,
however, that an army, or some other means, could
liberate the intelligence and the moderate sentiment
of the North. Whatever may be the case in the
South, it is quite certain that in the North the
merely physical wealth of large numbers of the
people ensures a correspondingly large amount of
education and caution, and indisposition to extreme
measures. We much question if the inhabitants of
the North possessing from £5OO a year, perhaps
from £2OO a year and upwards to the millionnaire,
could ballot freely their opinions on the present
state of things, whether they would not promptly 11
dismiss the vast and ruinously costly army, make
terms with the Border States, be content with the
separation which has been de facto accomplished,
and return but too gladly to peace and its welcome
gains. That all this portion of the inhabitants,
freed from mob surveillance, would scout the
thought of sustaining Captain WILKES, and would
repudiate war with America's best customer, there
can be no doubt whatever. Indeed we have little
doubt that even the pert Mr. SEWARD himself,
not to speak of the President, left to his
own better judgment, would be a very
different man. As, however, we know of
no feasible means of liberating the men of sense
in the North from the mastery of the multitude,
we have nothing for it but to deal with those whom
we find in power there.

Happily for the interests of peace, even the mul-
titude itself can be frightened enough when it sees
danger at the door. It was all very well to require
their Government to insult Great Britain to the
uttermost while it was seen that Great Britain sub-
mitted rather than fight. It was something dif-
ferent when the British Lion actually showed his
teeth. The American many had not intended to
fight England, especially with the South on hand,
it only meant to have the pleasure of bullying to
the very verge of war, just to show what spirited
fellows they were at squaring and threatening
while no danger was imminent of their
being taken in earnest, and receiving a
first blow. The fuller accounts of this morning
all corroborate the impression that the North is
frightened at the idea of a war with England. Of
course no one says so. Of course the Federal
Government did not deliver up the Commissioners
on receipt of the intelligence from England. It lost
the grand chance of surrendering them with credit
when it did notembrace the first opportunity of dis-
owning the act of Capt. WILKES. It will now hang
back probably to the last; it will cover its retreat
in the most plausible way it can. It may prompt
a decision of the Supreme Court in our favour
after laying our demands before it ; or it may try
a little more flattering of France, and make a merit
of listening to the advice of a friendly Power while
retaining its own opinion. We have no doubt that
the surrender will be made as ingeniously, and per-
haps as haughtily as possible ; that it will be done
we may be pretty sure, but done in the worst
possible taste.

As Lord LYONS had not on the 20th delivered
his despatches, but must have delivered them by
the 23d, we cannot with any certainty expect that
the answer would be given to him before the 30th,
which of course points to about the 10th instant
as the earliest date on which we are likely to
hear its purport. The Cabinet has had time, if
it choose to use it, to do the thing handsomely.
For several days it knew the decision of the Eng-
-I:sh Government; it oven know unofficially from
Lord LYONS two days before the Africa passed
Cape Race, the exact terms of the demand; but as
no telegram from thence was brought by the
Africa, it seems next to certain that the Cabinet
meant to hold out till the last. This accords best,
perhaps, with Northern notions of dignity, and

THIS EVENING, Thursday, Jan. 2, THE CRICKET
ON THE HEARTH. After which will be produced, a
Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled WHITTING-
TON AND HIS CAT ; or, Harlequin King Kollywobbol
and the Genius of Good Humour. The grotesque opening
invented and written by Henry J. Byron, Esq., author of the
Princess's Pantomime of " Jack the Giant Killer." The
Scenery by Mr. James Gates, Mr. H. Cuthbert, and numerous
assistants. Good Humour, Miss Helen Howard ; Princess
Popsiwopsi, Miss Rose Leclercq ; Alice, Miss Pauline Le-
clercq ; Messrs. Garden, Cathcart, Morland, Collett, Hast-
ings, Raymond ; Dick Whittington, Miss Maria Harris
Robin Goodfellow and the Cat, Master John Haslem, (pupil
of the celebrated Gabriel Ravel; Clown, Mr. Hildyard ;
Harlequin, Mr. John Lauri ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; Colum-
bine, Miss Caroline Adams. Morning Performances will
take place at Two o'clock every Monday till further notice.

EW THEATRE-RO YAL, ADELPHL-
i Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING, and durg the great rama,
entitled THE OCTOROON ; o inr, LlFEweek INthe LOUISIDANA
Messrs. Grace, Billington, Emery, Phillip=, Jamison, Smith,
Stephenson, Romer, Lewis ; Mrs. Billington, Mrs. H. Mar-
ston, Miss C. Denvil, Miss Latimer, and Mrs. H. Lewis.
After which, at 20 minutes past 9, the great Irish Dram
of THE COLLEEN BAWN. Mr.D. Boucicault, Missßanoe,
Mr. Fisher, Miss Woolgar,
Box Office open from 10 till 5.