The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-18 00:00:00

OUSES.—Messrs. TOPLIS and ROBERTS
have numerous furnished and untarnished TOWN,
utturban, and Country ILEbIDie. OkIS to Lta or SEIL f..
rar,ionlara forwarded tor three stamps, upon stating exact
requirements and rental. Offices, 2. Lunduit-street,Regent-
street, and South Rensington, lacing the Museum.

SOUTH I(ENS GT ON, HYDE-PARK,
Queen's, and Rutland Gates, Queen's-gate and Peters-
ham Terraces, Queen's-gate, Cornwall, and Princes Gardens,
Elvaston-place, Cromwell-road, Onslow and Thurloe Squares,
Boltons. Sze. Messrs TOPLI4 and RO 'ITS have RE ,I-
and to SELL and LET in these and surrounding
localities. Oftlces, 2, Conduit-street, Re,gent-street, and
south Kensington, lacing the Bluseum.

ITER AJ E STY' S THEATRE.
Signor ARDITI'B CONCERTS.
LAST NIGHT.
These Concerts will positively terminate TIII3 EVENING
(Monday), December IS.
VOCALISTS.
Laura Harris. Mdlle. Coast nee Georg", lad le. Emilie
Georgi, and Sign aT
Ferranti.
Violin, Mdllc. Emilia Arditi. Pianoforte, Mr. Charles Hall 6.
The Orchestra of if er 3lnjesty's Theatre.
Conductor, Signor ARDIII.
Commence at Eight. Promenade, One Shilling.

THE ATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.-
,Aanagers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton.
THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with
Shak tpere's Tragedy of OT HEL LO. Mea.rs
Mrs Phelps, James
Anderson, R. itoxby, Rayner, E. Phelps . Hermann
Vez.n ant Miss Atkinson, re.
After which, GAL 11' AY-GO-BRAGH ; or,
Love. Fun,
and Fighting : Messrs. Edmund Falc mer,
F.
ose Leclerc q.
Barsby, C.
Harcourt ; Misses Hazlewoed, E. Falconer, i..
Commence at 7.
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THEATRE ROYAL, FIAYMA.RKET.--
Sole Lessee and Mang ger, Mr. Buckstone.
TEus EVENING, THE OVERLAND ROUTE : Messrs
Chas. Mathews, Buckstone, Chippendale, Compton, Rog. rs,
Clark, Gordon, Braid, Coe, Mt ; Mesdames Mathews, SIIO
dev, Hill. Wright, Coleman, Lovell, C.
To be followed by WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN
Mr. Chippendale, Mr. C. Mathews ; Mrs. Charles Mathews,
kirs. Fitzwilliam. &c
To conclude with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST.
Commence at Seven.

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI,
Sole Proprietor and blanager, Mr. B. Webster.
TIII3 EVENING. at 7, MOTHER AND CHILD ARE
DOING WELL. Messrs. Felix Rogers, P. Bedford, &e
Alter which, at 8, RIP VAN WINKLE. Rip (his 91st
appearance). Mr. Jefferson. supported by Messrs. Billington
-}.. Redford, R Phillips, r elix Rogers, Ashley, hburne, C. J.
smith; Dir®, Biliingtor, &o.
To
F oonclude with A PAS DE FASCINATION. Miss
urtado and Mr. Felix Rogers.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.
TIIfS EVENING, QUIET LODGINGS.
After whiJi, at a quarter to Eight, IT IS NEVER TOO
LATE TO MEND. characters by Messrs. Vining, T. Mel-
ville, T. Mead, D. Murray, b. Caihaem. F. Vil:iers, J. G.
Shore, U. Murray, 11. Mellon, C. Seyton, R. Cathcart; Miss
L. Moore and Miss Katherine Rodgers.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
bole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. twanborough.
THIS • EVENING, at Seven, NOTHING VENTURE
NOTHING WIN.
Alter which will be produced a new Opera Burlesque,
L'AFRIUAINE or, The Queen of the Cannibil Islan ts.
Mesors. Stoyle, James, Thorne; Mesdames Swanborough,
Raynham. Johnstone, &c.
To conclude with MRS. GREEN'S SNUG BUSINESS.

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LONDON, MONDAY, DEC. 18, 1865.

The funeral of the King of the BELGIANS took
place on Saturday, and all was conducted in the
most satisfactory and suitable manner. All that
could be done to testify respect for the departed

Monarch, and sympathy with the surviving mem-

bers of his family was done, and a royal and noble
cortege attended his remains to the grave, such as
is rarely witnessed even at the funerals of Kings.
The King of PORTUGAL was there, also the heirs to
the thrones of England and Prussia, and the ex-
royal family of France, besides many distinguished
personages representing the different Courts of
Europe. King LEOPOLD deserved these tokens of
honour and tributes of regard, for he was a constitu-
tional king in thebest sense of the word, and displayed
vigour, firmness, and discretion under very trying
circumstances. His part on the busy stage of life is
over ; and, as usually occurs when a " prince to the
fate of the peasant has yielded," we turn our atten-
tion to the new representative of royalty. The Duke
of BRABANT was yesterday inaugurated as King
LEOPOLD the Second, and took the oath to the Con-
stitution before both houses of the Belgian Parlia-

ment. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed, and the
new King made a short speech, which was very well
adapted to the occasion. He stated that Belgium,
as well as himself, had lost a father, and that
he thanked all the Foreign Powers who had contri-
buted to show homage to his memory. He con-
cluded by saying that he should always " religiously
follow the example of his father and his precepts,
and rightly regard his precious inheritance."
Finally, he repeated the words uttered by his late
father when he ascended the throne, "My heart
knows no other ambition than to see you happy."
This speech was received with great applause, and the
QUEEN having presented him to the Chambers,
their MAJESTIES took leave amid cries of " Vive
le Roi.v The best wishes of all lovers of freedom
will attend the young KING in his efforts to estab-
lish his supremacy, and it is earnestly to be hoped
that he will be able to carry on his government with
as much success as his late lamented father did. In
consequence of the encroachments made upon
national rights and inroads upon constitutional
privileges by the great Powers of Germany, it is of
the utmost consequence that all states and kingdoms
which are yet free and unfettered should remain so.
Belgium now assumes a position of importance ; and
if at a future time the effort is made to interfere
with her integrity and independence, it will be the
bounden duty of the two leading Powers of Europe to
come forward and protect her privileges from wrong
and injury.

The full text of President JOHNSON'S Message is
now before us, and it entirely confirms the favour-
able impression made by the telegraphic summary.
It is remarkable for good sense, moderation, and
enlightened statesmanship, which America at this
moment especially needs. The disturbed condition
of public feeling which must necessarily follow the
sudden and unexpected termination of a civil war,
the virulence of political parties, and the great moral
and social antagonism of races, all combine to re-
quire at the hands of the Executive the utmost tact
and caution. America is, besides, undergoing the
long-dreamt-of
crisis of a change in her constitu-
tion, and although the abolition of slavery is less
felt in the midst of the general convulsion than it
would have been in the older days of tranquil pros-
perity, yet it naturally brings
upfolerms. lh immediate'When
solution a number of perplexing problems.
these are disposed of the future will feel the benefit
of their settlement, and, as President JOHNSON
observes, the element which has so long perplexed
and divided will be removed, but the task of de-
ciding them is no light one. The relations of the
freed slaves to the Government and the commu-
nity naturally occupied a good part of the Message.
The FRLSIDZIIT, abore all things, deprecates