The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-20 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI,
Proprietor, Mr. D. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING, JAN. 20,

Will be presented the highly Popular New Nautical Melo-drama,
in Ave taoleaux,
with new scenery, the Sea of Ice, Sac., new
dresses and aoPointraents.
called THE THIRST OF (SOLD; or,
THE LOST gaff' AND THE WILD FLOWER OF MEXICO.
principal characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Keeley, Paul Bedford,
0, Selby, Parselle, Marsden, &c. ; Madame Celeste, Mrs. Leigh
Murray, Miss F. Haskell, &c.
To be followed by the popular and entirely New Grand Specta-
attar legendary Christmas piece, in two acts, with new scenery,
dresom machinery, and appointments, called NUMBER NIP, or
TILE SPIRIT BRIDE. Priacipal characters by Madame Celeste,
Mrs. Keeley, Miss Woolgar, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Cuthbert, Miss
c. Harding ; Messrs. Paul Bedford, J. Rogers, Romer, G. Lee, &c.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan.
THIS EVENING, JAN. 20,
Will be performed THE FIRST NIGHT. Characters by Messrs
Alfred Wigan, I"...itc, Linton, II•irwool Coops", and Vincent ; Miss
P. Horton, and Miss Wyndham.

To be followed by THE CAMP AT THE OLYMPIC. Charac-
ters by Messrs. A. Wiyan, F. ttohgon, Morton, and Gal; Mes-
dames A. Wigan, Stirlimt, P. Ifortii, Chatterley, &c.
Followed by THE W S.NDERINO. MISSTREL.

STRAND THEATRE.

Sole Lessee, Mr. F. W. Allcroft.—Direztrces, MIS 3 Rebecca Isaacs.

THIS EVENING, JAN. 20,

Will be performed LI SO NNAMIIULA.
To be followed by THE IRISII TUT',)R.
Atte- which, a new grand Comic Christmas Pantomime. entitle,/
Iti.EQUEN AND KING N U !TRACKER ; or, The World of
Toys. Clown, by he inimitable Flexmore ; ELtrlequin, Mr. Bologna ;
Pantaloon, Mr. Griffiths; Columbine, Miss Goward.

Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 35.; Pitt, Is.; iallery, fkl.; Private Boxes,
I/. Is., to be nad Oi Mr. Alleroft, 15, New Bond-street.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke.
Crowded Houses nightly greet the Grand Spectacle, the Wondrous
Performing Elephants, and the most gorgeous and successful Panto-
mime of the Season.

THIS EVENING, JAN. 20,
(And during the week)
To commence with the Grand Chinese Spectacle, THE WIAE
ELEPHAN N OF TILE EAST, or TILE NIAGIL: GONG, it which
Mr. William Cooke's extraordinary Tra'ned Elephants appear.
Followed by a Riche -che Routine of Scenes of Eque3triansm in
THE ARENA, supported by the Elite of Europe's Equestrian
Artistes.

Concluding with Mr. W. Cooke's immensely successful COMIC
PAN ro AIME, written expressly for this Theatre, by Mr. NELSON
LEE, entitled BILLY BU r rON'S JOURNEY TO BRENTFORD ;
or, Harlequin and the Ladies' Favourite.

New scenery, dre,ses, decorations, and appointments, magnificent
Car of Industry, &c. i Harlequin, Mr. H. llmmings ; Columbine,
Mdlle. Christine; Pantaloon, Mr. Lehman; and Two CIOWRS, Mr.
C. Adams and Mr. Croucste ; Sprites, Masters Gee and Bradbury.

ft.)x-oillee open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West.

DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

FRIDAY, JAN. 20, 1854.

State of the wind and weather at each of the following
places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations
are arranged in order of latitude.
FOLKESTONE—E., calm—foggy.
T UNBRIDGE—N.E., calm—foggy.
REENWlCH—Calm—foggy.
ST ROOD—E., calm—foggy.
SWINDON—S.E., light breeze—cloudy.
'AMBRIDGE—S., gentle breeze —partially cloudy.
Y ARIIOUTH—S.W , gentle breeze—foggy.

The returns from the following places indicate the state
of tile weather on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock
FOLKESTONE—S.W., gentle breeze—overcast.
TUN BRIDGE—S.W., gentle breeze—overcast.
STROOD—S,W., calm—partially cloudy.
SWINDON—S.W., fresh breeze—cloudy.
CAMBRIDGE—S., gentle breeze—cloudy.
B[ILMINGHAM—S., gentle breeze—overcast.
YARMOUTH—S., strong breeze—overcast.
Ho r. HBAD—S. W., hard wind—overcast—rain.
WHITBY--S., gentle breeze—overcast.
DARLINGTON—S.S.E., gentle breeze— overcast—mild,
with a rapid thaw—Snow nearly all disappeared.
SHAP— S., strong breeze—rain.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tins DAY —Morning 36 min.after 5 I Evening 56 min.aft. 5
To-Moaitow—Morning 17 min.after 6 svening 39 min.art. 6

THE WEATHER.-SIIN OFFIc3, JAN. 20.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
53 —highest since noon yesterday.
41—Lowest this morning and during the night.
51—this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 30.03.
WIND, S.W.—Light breeze, with a sprinkling of rain.

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LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1854.

One moral at least the operatives may learn
from their strike—how much they can deny
themselves if they will. The present struggle for
the mastery teaches them, at least, the way to be-
come masters. Week after week they have sub-
sisted at best upon half-pay, and, unprecedented
as the present prices of the necessaries of life are
to most of them, they have procured enough of
them. Enough, of course we mean, to satisfy
them if they can but attain their object. The
privation they now endure, and it must be fearful
to some of them, they glory in, as an honour in
such a cause, as triumphing over their masters ;
but surely the more sensible of them must begin
to see that, whether they can triumph or not,
much less self-denial than they now practise would
ere this time have made them as independent as
they can wish, perhaps masters themselves. They
must now perceive that they can do without the
publican and the gin-shop—the dram and ferry
shops, which COWELL speaks of as their necessary
consolation. Little can they now have to spare
for those devourers of working men's wages.
Their females can dress comfortably and
respectably without emulating the wife and
daughters of their employer, and the whole
family can live without meat three times a
say, and other condiments in proportion. Now
we, in perfect goodwill, in sincere and earnest
desire to advance the social standing of the ope-
ratives, invite their attention to these homely
facts. We have been deeply pained to witness
with our own eyes the effect of increased ea • gs
upon our manufacturing hands. Of course,
we
have seen many most creditable exceptions ; but
we have observed that increased
.wages, and in-
creased animal indulgences, or follies in dress, too
generally go together. Let us not be suspected,
for a moment, of wishing to deprive the workman
of his comfort, but the public-house is his curse,
not his comfort ; gormandising is no advantage to
health, and he and his family are none the warmer
for dressing like persons of fortune. Benevolent
individuals have found, however, that on no sub-
ject are the working class more touchy than that
of self-denial for their own advancement. A
minister of religion who hints at such a thing
may calculate upon being deemed hard-hearted,
and losing many of his flock. The kindest advice
is confounded with cheap charity. Teaching real
independence is ascribed to penuriousness or an
unfeeling heart.

Well, our workmen have now taught themselves.
They have voluntarily sacrificed half their wages
and more to have, if possible, their own mind.
Suppose, now, their leader had taken another
course, for another course was open to the same
object. He might have told them to get 10 per
cent. if they could, and if not to strike, not
against their masters, but against every penny of
unnecessary expenditure —to pinch themselves
almost as mnoh as they would have to do by a:
strike, and to hoard the difference in the Savings