The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-01 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.

Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.

THIS EVEN-LNG, FEB. It

Will be performed the Tragedy of BRUTUS. Characters by
Messrs• G. V. Brooke, G. Bennett, Lee, Belton, and Pearson ; Miss
Fanny Cathcart, Mesdames Lewis and Vickery.
To conclude with KING HUALMLNGTOP ; or, Harlequin and the
Land of Toys.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Under the management of Mr. Enekstone.

Tlll3 EVENING, JAN. 31,

Will be performed FAZIO. Characters by Messrs. Rogers, naive,
and Chippendale; Miss Cushman, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, and
Miss Hollingsworth.
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After which, the Grand CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME, called
HARLEQUIN AND THE THREE BEAR, ; or, Little Silverhair
and the Fairies. Columbine, Miss M. Brown; Harlequin, Mr. J.
Marshall: Pantaloon, Mr. W. A. Barnes; Clown, Mr. H. Marshall.
To be followed by A PRETTY PIECE OF BUSINESS.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEAN.
THIS EVENING, FEB. 1,

Will be performed the Tragedy of HAMLET. Principal charac-
er by Mr. C. Kean.
After which will be presented the new Grand CHRISTMAS PAN-
TOMIME, entitled HARLEQUIN AND THE MILLER AND
HIS MEN; or, King Salamandar and the Fairy of the Azure
Lake. Harlequin. Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Huline; Pantaloon,
Mr. Paulo; and Columbine, Miss Desborough.

LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Management of Madame Ye stria.
THIS EVENING, Fan. 1,
Will be performed A BACHELOR OF ARTS. Characters by
Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Baker; Miss F. Hughes.
After which, the original Fairy Extravaganza, called ONCE
UPON A TIME THERE WERE TWO KINGS. Principal cha-
racters by Mr. Wright and Madame Vestrts.
To conclude with PATTER VERSUS CLATTER.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII.
Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Direetress, Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING, FEB. 1,

Will be presented the highly Popular New Nautical Melo-drama,
in five taoleanx, with new scenery, the Sea of Ice, &c., new
Aressea 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,
n sew,. yarselle, Marsden, &c. ; Madame Celeste, Mrs. Leigh
May. Miss F. Maskell, &c.

To be followed by the popular and entirely New Grand Specta-
cular legendag Christmas piece, in two acts, with new scenery,
dresses, machinery, and appointments, called NUMBER NIP, or
TEIF, SPIRIT BRIDE. Principal characters by Madame Celeste,
pis. Keeley, Miss Woolzar, Miss M. Keeley, Mlss Cuthbert, Miss
C. narding ; Messrs. Paul Bedford, J. Rogers, Romer, G. Lee, &c.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan.

THIS EVENING, FEB. 1,
Will he performed THE FIRST NIGHT. Characters by Messrs.
Alfred Wigan, Leslie, Lindon, Harwood Cooper, and Vincent ; Miss
P. Horton, and Miss Wyadham.

After which, THE BENGAL TIGER. Principal characters by
Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Leslie, and F. Robson ; and" Mrs. A. Wigan.
Followed by THE WANDERING MINSTREL.

STRAND THEATRE.

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

THIS EVENING, FEB. 1,
Will be performed THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Princ!pal charac-
ter by MiS3 Rebecca Isaacs.
To 'ee followed by THE OMNIBUS.

After which, a new grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled
HARLEQUIN AND KING ; or, The World of
Toys. Clown, by The inimitable Flexmore ; Harlequin, Mr. Bologna ;
Pantaloon, Mr. Griffiths ; Columbine, Miss Goward.

Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 35.; Pit, Is. 6d; Gallery, ; Private Boxes
I/. lie. 6d., to be had of Mr. Alleroft, 15, New Bond-street.

ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE.

Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke.

_ .
Ninth Appearance of Hiss KATE COOKE since her return from the
Continent. The Theatre nightly crowded to overflowing attests
its matchless attractions.

THIS EVENING, FEB. 1,
To commence with the Grand Chinese Spectacle, THE WISE
ELEPHANTS OF THE EAST, or THE MAGIC GONG, in which
Mr. William Cooke's extraordinary Trained Elephants appear.
Followed by a Recherche Routine of Scenes of Equestrlan;sm in
THE ARENA, supported by the Elite of Europe's Equestrian
Artistes.

Concluding with Mr. W. Cooke's immensely successful r.',OMIC
PANTOMINIE, written expressly for this Theatre, by Mr. NEL?ON
LEE, entitled BILLY BUT ros's JOURNEY TO. BRENTFORD ;
or, Harlequin and the Ladles' Favourite.
New scenery, dresses, decorations. and appointments, mairnificent
Car of Industry, &c. Harlequin, Mr. 11. Hemmings ; Columbine,
Mdlle. Christine; Pantaloon, Mr. Lehman; and Two Clowns, Mr.
C. Adams and Mr. Croueste ; Sprites, Masters Gee and Bradbury.
SAL-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tins DAY —Morning 27 min.after 4 I Evening 48 min.aft. 4
To-Moaaow—Morning 9 min.after 5 I Evening 28 min.aft. 5

THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, FEB. 1.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
57—highest since noon yesterday.
49—lowest this morning and during the night.
53—this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 30-02.
WIND, S.W.—Light breeze, and dull, cloudy weather,

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1854.

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An honest delusion was yesterday completely
and triumphantly dissipated. That " honest
delusion," as the Leader of the House of Com-
mons happily called it, as to the supposed
.uncon-
stitutional interference of H.R.H. the Prince
ALBERT in the working and the policy of her
MAJESTY'S Government. Nothing could by pos-
sibility have been more manly or more chivalrous
than Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S detailed vindication.
It was altogether conclusive. It dealt categori-
cally with the various calumnies disseminated by
anonymous writers to the prejudice of the Royal
CONSORT of our beloved SOVEREIGN. It met those
calumnies, one by one, with proofs of their utter
fallacy, with facts constituting for each an explicit
and positive refutation. All this in reference to
the charge directed against the Prince of anything
like " unconstitutional" interference in the affairs
of Government. An interference of some sort
was at once boldly admitted. An interference
that was already, indeed, notorious from
the clay of the Royal marriage. Tliat
allowed to the PRINCE CONSORT in right
of his position as the husband of the QUEEN, still
more, perhaps, than by right of his admitted pre-
rogative as Privy Councillor. It was simply pro-
tested by the Minister of the Crown, on behalf,
we had almost said in the name of, H.R.H., that
that reasonable and acknowledged privilege of in-
terference had never been exaggerated beyond the
limits of what was manifestly constitutional. It
was clearly demonstrated by Lord JOHN RUSSELL
that the authority accorded to the PRINCE CONSORT
by virtue of which he may be present during the
interviews between the Ministers and the SOVE-
BRIGS, was accorded to H.R.H. not as had
been erroneously intimated, for the first time by
Sir ROBERT PEEL, but long before the accession
to supreme power of that illustrious states-
man, by his eminent predecessor, Vis-
count MELBOURNE. It was shown, moreover,
that the original concession of that privilege to
H.R.H. Was only
decided upon by the then Prime
Minister of England, after it had received the
approval/ of his Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON.
Not restricting himself, however, to this candid
avowal, the Leader of the Rouse of Commons
proceeded to lay before Parliament a yet more
rema'kable series of revelations. Revelations, be
it observed, in every way creditable to the judg-
ment, and we might venture to add, lik.miae to
the patriotism, of the CONSORT of the SOVEREIGN.
It was explained by Lord JOHN RUSSELL, among
Other notable circumstanc es, how strongly and
urgently the advisability of H.R.H. being ulti-
mately placed at the head of the Horse Guards
was impressed upon the PRINCE CONSORT by the
late Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, the Duke
of WELLINGTON. It was yet more pointedly and
significantly explained to the House by the Noble
Lord, its present Leader, how, and for what rea-
sons, the PRINCE almost immediately decided upon
rejecting those urgent and powerful recommenda-
tions. Not without evident emotion did the
House of Commons, last night, listen to its
Leader's catalogue of those reasons—reasons so

peculiarly honourable to the good sense and the
good heart of the Prince, to his prudence and to
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'on that Lord JON RUSSELL subsequently
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