The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-20 00:00:00

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THIS EVENT:NG' to commence with THE HONEYMOON.
Juliana, Mies Jane Coombs ; Jacques, Mr. Buckstone.
After which, a Comic 'Christmas Pantomime, LITTLE
MISS • MUFFET AND LITTLE BOY BLUE ; or, Harle-
quin and Old Daddy Long-lcgs. Louise Leclercq, Charles
Le-
clercq, licru Cole, G. He and Miss -Rosine.
• Commence a 7.

OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Manager—Mr. Edmund Falconer.
THIS EVENING, Jan. 20,3 the new and original Drama,
entitled PEEP O'DAY ; or, Savourneen Deelish. Messrs.
Walter Lacy, 'Hermann Vezin, Charles Selby, Edmund „teal-
eonei Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Miss Clara Weston.
After which, a new and original Burlesque Extrava.ganza,
theißed LITTLE RED RIDING lIOOD ; or, lh , Fairies of
Ro , the Thistle, and the Shamrcck. Principal charac-
ters by Mr. ow,. Selby, Mr'
Warlow, Miss Cicely Nott, and
Miss Lydia Thompson

Acting Manager—Mr. F. B. Chitterton.
Prices as usual. Doors open at half-past 8, to CO
Box-office open daily from
f. 1111115. mmence at

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JANUARY 19, 1862.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE,
28 —4tighest since noon yesterday.
20—lowest this morning and during the night—lowest
yet, 12 degrees below freezing.
25 —this day at noon.
BAROMETER-29.93 ; a fall of 20 degrees.
WlND—South-South-Easterly ; rather fresh, with dull,
bitter, frosty weather.

JAN. 20.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADB,
27—highest since noon yesterday.
24—lowest this morning and during the night.
26—this day at noon.
BAROMETER-29.72; falling.
WIND South-Easterly to E S.E. ; rather fresh, with
dull frosty weather.

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THE SUN.

LONDON, MONDAY, JAN, 20, 1862.

As we are not of her MAJESTY'S Cabinet we
cannot profess to be so certain as some of our
contemporaries respecting the asserted co operation
of France and England to bring about a cessation
of arms in America. That France, though she
consumes so much less cotton, feels the depriva-
tion of it more than we do, is certain ; that the
EMPEROR, who has always shown not only a poli-
tical, but a kind of socialistic interest in the
working classes, feels more than we should do,
inclined to governmental action to relieve the
pressure on the operatives, is but natural ;
and he might probably enough think that he was
doing the Americans service by any act which
would hasten the settlement of their bloody
quarrel. Hence we are disposed to be-
lieve that the understanding which he
would seem to have encouraged, that he is in favour
of prompt recognition of the South and of breaking
the blockade in the interest of humanity, is likely
to be founded on facts. But whether it has got so
far as a settled plan of action, in which he is to
make the first move, while England is to give him
moral support, we really do not know. We only
know that so one of our contemporaries writes,
whose information we conjecture to be conjecture.
One thing is certain, that America has been guilty
of an act worse than Vandalism—it were even a I
mild epithet to call it commercial Vandalism. The
destruction commonly so designated, is of works of
art and beauty which could sometimes be replaced,
and even when they could not, it does not amount
to ruining for ever the CREATOR'S provision for the
welfare of a country and the advantage of the civilised
world ; the blocking up of Charleston harbour, so
far as Northern intentions are concerned, does this,
The North actually wishes to destroy a great com-
mercial port, one which, in the hands of spirited
men, might rival New York or Boston, and pro-
bably, the object is to prevent the rivalry from ever
taking place. France was the first Government
officially and publicly to denounce the act. When
information arrived that it was actually carried out,
the Moniteur spoke so strongly on the subject as
seriously to affect the French funds. France de-
serves credit for thus openly resenting this inex-
cusable proceeding ; and we may be sure that M.
MERCIER had instructions at Washington to re-
monstrate with the Government in corresponding
terms. One channel, not, however, the princi.
pal one, is still open, probably this was saved
through the representations of the French ambas-
sador, and it may partly neutralise the machief
already done.

The North is vEry ready to stigmatise the
Southern fleet, regularly comnJis,iuned though it
seems to be, as hostes humani gencris ; but the
South has done nothing so outrageous as the de-
struction of Charleston harbour. The wanton
burning of harmless merchant-ships at sea is bad
enough in ali conscience, and only to ba paralleled
by the useless destruction of private property on
shore, but it cannot compare with blocking ,gyp a
harbour. The former losses are but temporary,
they
can soon be made good; but the loss of a grand
entrance to a harbour on the eastern coast of
Am IV ica, a coast where harbours of refuge are few,