The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-10 00:00:00

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THEATRE ROYAL COVENT GARDEN.
UNDER TIIE 'MANESTRIS.AGEMENT OF MADAME
V
THIS EVENING, JAN. 10,
Will be performed Colman's Comedy of
JOHN BULL.
Sir Syron Rochdale, Mr. E. Matthews ; Hon. Tom Shuf-
fleton, Mr. Charles Mathews; Frank Rochdale, Mr. J. Vin-
ing-; Peregrine, Mr. Cooper ; Job Thornberry, Mr. Bartley ;
Dennis Brulgrud 'ery, Mr. Brougham ; Lady Caroline Bray-
inure, Mrs. Nisbett ; Mrs. Brulgruddery, Mrs. C. Jones ;
Mary Thernberry, Miss Lee.
To conclude with the New Grand Comic Christmas Panto.
mime, entiiled
HARLEQUIN AND THE MERRIF. DEVIL OF ED.
MONTON ; OR, THE GREAT BED OF WARE.
Wi on irely Nevr Scenery. Machinery, Dres-..3, and De.
eorations.

Har.equin, Mr. C. J. Sroith7Clown. Mr. T. Ridgway ;
Pzntaloon, Mr. Morelli ; Merrie Devil, Mr. Gibson ; and Go-
uinbine, Miss Fairbrother.
Dress Boxes, 7s; Second Price, 3s. Gd. ; First and Second
Circles, is. ; Second Price, 2s. lld. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Priro,
25.; Gallery, Is.
Doors to he opened at Lialf-past, Six—the performances to
commence at Seven o'C:rick. _

Ticket-3 and paces for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Notter,
st the Pox-oMre, from Ton till Fonr, wh re Season 'rickets
dlay be ba:l upon application.
Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews. bookseller,
167, New Bond-street.

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
The Grand Comic Pantomime, univcrEalle allowed to be the
Lest in London. is atteaming the most brilliant overflows
ever witnessed, hundrels, are nightly disappointed of obtain-
ing admission. The splendour of the Scenery and appoint-
ments snrpass every other production.
THIS EVENING, 3.5. t.. 10,
Will be repeLted, an entirely new Lecendasy Drama, called '
THE LAPIDARY LEYDE.N.
After whieh, the New Romantic Drama, call,d
MICIIA!7i... EARL':, THE MANIAC LOVER.
Charleturs by )le4srs. Saville, H. lln.hes, Neville, John-
son, and Smith ; 31:s. Vining, .Mrs. Daly, and Miss Martin.
To onnelit 'e with the NCI4 Grand Christmas Pantomime, ealled
THE QUEEN BEE, OR HARLEQUIN AND GOODY
TWO SHOES.
The splendid Scenery by Mr. Brunning,—The magnificent
Diorama by Mr. P. Phillips.
Columbine, Miss Sharpe ; Har:equin, Clown, Pantaloon, awl
Sprite, by the Bolero Family.
Messrs. Sams of St. James's-street ; Andrews, Ehers. and
Mitchell, Bond-street; and Seguin of Regent-street, I3ook-
,sellers, are appointed to let Private and Public Bozos during
' the run of the Pantomime.

WIWI WATER AT LONDON TIIIS DAY.
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LONDON:
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1640.

We canna allow the occasion of Mr. FROST'S
conviction to pass without directing public attention
to some of the inconsistencies of the law under
which his life is forfeited. What society requires
is to have violence of every kir.d suppressed. What
injures society is violence. Now all the Counsel on
both sides, and the Judge, agree in saving
that all the violence either committed by Mr.
FROST and his partizans, or imputed to them—
the forcing humble men out of their beds and com-
pelling them to risk their lives—the marching into
Newport—the assault on the Westgate—the con-
flict with the military—and all the rest of their
proceedings, only amounted to a grievous misde-
meanour, unless there was an intention to levy war
within the meaning of the Statute against the
QUEEN'S crown and dignity. As the Souct-
TOR-GENERA L expressed it, 'the purpose
imputed" to Mr. FROST constituted the grave
offence, and the outrageous violence is, ac-
cording to law, a matter of secondary importance
But the violence is not only that which society re-
quires to be protected from ; it is the one thing
which constitutes the act criminal per se ; and the
intention of combining, or, as it is called, levying
war to overturn an authority which may be vicious
and usurped, is net of itself criminal. To us it is
a startling inconsequence of the law, that the vio-
lence does not constitute the legal offence of trea-
son, but the intention to alter the Constitution or
redress a public grievance.
So far do the Judges carry this doctrine, that
the SOLICITOR-GENERAL was able to quote as
law an opinion of Lord TENTERDEN—and
no one contradicted him—which puts aside
violence altogether as essential to treason, and
makes the essence of the crime, for which life may
be taken, consist in merely organizing, as the Anti-
Corn-law League is now organizing, a general re-
sistance or insurrection, to effect an innovation of a
public nature, and for the redress of public
arievances. Thus the law of treason is not directed
sgainst violence, which society abhors, and requires
to be protected from, but against the subjects com-
bining to effect changes in the law which may
be most beneficial, though contrary to the
wish of those who are in power and authority.
The change contemplated, like the abolition of the
Corn-laws, may be most beneficial ; the authority
to be overthrown, most selfish and most ruinous,
like that of the landlords ; and it may be accom-.
plished by the most peaceable means ; still the at-
tempt, according to the Judges, is treason. Now, to
our humble apprehension, the law which takes a
life, not to punish violence, but for attempting to
change the Government, which may be required
for the safety of society, is a most erroneous law,
and must fail to give society that security, to obtain