The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-29 00:00:00

TREATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.

Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, 'Maritime Celeste.
Rare Christmas Amusements—The Great Attraction of London—
". One of the Sights of London"—The Sea of Ice and Marvellous
Adelphi Effects in the exciting new Nautical Drama of " THE
THIRST OF GOLD," every Evening—A new Grand Fairy Spec-
tacle, NUMBER NIP.

THIS EVENJNG, Dze. 29.

And during the Week, the Popular New Nautical Melo-drama,
In five tableaux, with new scenery, the Sea of' Ice, &c., new
dresses and appointments,- called THE THIRST OF GOLD ; or,
THE LOST SHIP 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. Maskell, &c. ; with an entirely new grand specta-
cular legendary Christmas piece, in two act., with new scenery,
• dresses, machinery, and appointment., called NUMBEIt NIP, or
THE SPIRIT BRIDE. Principal characters by Madame Celeste,
Mrs. Keeley, Miss Woolgar, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Cuthbert, Miss
C. Hardtng ; Messrs. Paul Bedford, J. Roger'. Romer, G. Lee, &c

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan.
THIS EYENECG, DEC. 29,

(And during the week),
Will be performed PLOT AND PASSION. Principal characters
by Mr. F. Robson and Mrs. Stirling,
After whi .h, a new historico-geographical CHRISTMAS PAN-
TOM ME, called HARLEQUIN COLUMBUS; or, The Old World
and the New. • Harlequin, Mr. F. Moreland; Pantaloon, Mr. W.
Rechez ; and Columbine, Miss Wyndham.

STRAND THEATRE.

Sole Lessee, Mr. F. W. Allcroft.—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs

THIS EVENING, DEC. 29,

The Performances will commence with the Opera of THE IRISH
EMIGRANT'S DREAM. Principal characters by Miss G. Hodson,
Mr. 11. Manley, Miss R. Isaacs, Miss Fanny Reeves, &c
After which, a new grand Comic Christmas Pantomime entitled
HARLEQUIN AND KING NUTCRACKER; or, The World of
Toys. Clown, by the inimitable Flexmore ; Harlequin, Mr. Bologna;
Pantaloon, Mr. Griffiths; Columbine, Miss Goward.

After which, THE PET OF TEIE PUBLIC. Principal characters
by 2dademoise:le de Laney and Miss Rebecca Isaacs.

Stalls, 55.; Boxes, is.; Pitt, 25.; Gallery, Is.; Private Boxes,
U. Is , to be Lad of Mr. Aileron, 15, New 13°nd-street.

ASTLEY'S EUROPE'3 NATIONAL AMPRITLIELTRE.

Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke.

Grand combination of attraction for the Holidays. The only Eques-
trian Pantomime iu the Metropolis, and the wonderful Performing
Elephants.

THIS EVENING, DEc. 22,

(And during the week.)

The New Grand Equestrian Chinese Spectacle, entitled " THE
WISE ELEPHANTS OF THE FAST; or, THE MAGIC GONG--
in which Mr. W. Cooke's wondro is Elephants will appear.

Followed by a series of Mr. Wm. Cooke'a matchless scenes of
Equestrianism in THE CIRCLE, by the talented artistes of this
establishment.

After which, a New Grand Equestrian CHRISTMAS COMIC
PANTOMIME, written expressly for this Theatre, by Mr. NELSON
LEE, entitled BILLY BUT CON'S jOURNEY TO BRENTFORD ;
or, Harlequin and the Ladles' Favourite.
New scenery, dresses, decorations. and appointments, magnificent
Car of Industry, &c. Harlequin, Mr. H. Hemmings; Columbine,
Mdlle. Christine; Pantaloon, Mr. Lehman; and Two Clowns, Mr.
C. Adams and Mr. Croueste ; Sprites; Masters Gee and Bradbury.
A MORNING PERFORMANCE on Jeri. 2, commencing at two.
Juvenile Niglit on THURSD JAN. 5, when the Comic Panto-
mime will commence the Performance*.

Box-ofliee open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West.

DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

THURSDAY, DEC. 29, 1853.

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.
TUNBRIDGE—N.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
GREENWICH—N., strong breeze—cloudless.
STnOOD—N., strong breeze—partially cloudy.

The returns from the following places indicate the state
of the weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock :
LIMERICK—N.E., calm—cloudless—frost.
MIILLINGAR—N., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
FOLKESTONE—N.W., gentle breeze -overcast.
GREENWICH—N.W., gentle breeze—cloudless.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY —Morning 27 min.after 12 I Evening 52 min.aft. 12
To-Nolutow—Morning 20 min.after 1 I Evening 46 min.aft. 1

TILE WEATIIER.—Sus Omen, Dso. 29.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
'33—highest since noon yesterday.
26—lowest this morning and during the night.
34—this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 30.25—risen half au inch since yesterday.
WIND, N.E.—Moderate breeze, and fine, clear, sharp
frosty weather.

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LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1853.

Some of our Liberal contemporaries appear to
us to place themselves in a false position ; they
practically argue for Government by a minority,
and they do so through fear that the majority of
the country, though Liberal, is officered, like the
Wallachian militia just.now, by the enemy it would
rather fight. Boroughs are to be disfranchised,
spare Members are to be allotted afresh, of course
they must be allotted, say the Manchester Libe-
rals, and many others too, to fresh boroughs.
They are Borough Members, and the boroughs
ought not to lose the proportion they have always
enjoyed. The unavowed reason for this argu-
ment is, that the Liberal and Free-trade party
would be great losers by increasing the number
of County Members ; an avowed reason, and one,
on a certain hypothesis, of great weight, is that
the towns contain the intelligence, the education,
and the life of the country, and ought, therefore,
to have the large predominance of Members which
they at present enjoy.

Now, it is pure Conservatism, rather high
Toryism, to appeal to prescription. The very
same principle which demands that the numbers
of borough members should be unaltered, might
with equal consistency have demanded that old
Sarum and Castlerising should return their two
members a-piece as of old, or that Evesham and
Thetford should continue to enjoy their Parlia-
mentary honours. Our Conservatives, on the
other hand, open the door to the widest of all
reforms, when they demand more members for
the counties (small towns included), on the score
Of their population. Both Liberals and Conser-
vatives, however, in thus exchanging weapons,
have a
good present and practical reason
for doing so. Liberals think they should
c't e more
0 votes in Parliament by, an appeal
to prescription Tories by an appeal to the new
principle of representation being squared with
population. This is, however, really unworthy of
both parties.
Nor is any stress to be laid
on the fact of the
superior intelligence and education of the towns,
unless it be admitted that a Reform Bill really
should undertake to secure a representation of the
wisdom of the country, or of all the classes into
which its population may be divided. We think
any such attempts perfectly chimerical. press the
former, and it would resolve itself into a search
for the wisest individual, who, if he could be found,
would, on the principle of wisdom being the °nettling
politically needful, be better than a whole lions,
of representatives. It unfortunately happens,
however, that the very condition of our nature,
which chiefly necessitates government, deprives us
of all guarantees that the possessor of wisdom
will always use it. England can never forget that
the wisest of her sons has been equally iminor-
:.;' "talised. for his meanness. It would also, we think,
.-" tibe aTtiheer impossibility to represent classes. How
e..we I°,.classify. Is property or nature of pr0„...t.„..
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