The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-09 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION.

THE NEW NOVEL.
TNow ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. post Byo.,
HE HISTORY OF A FLIRT.
Narrated by HERSELF.
A capital novel."—Weekly Chronicle.
bed" An admirable novel—a portraiture of character, and
viour,' a sort of Daguerreotye reflection of society, its
es, manners, successes, and disappointments.—Dispateb.
" Displays a profound knowledge of the human heart, the
secret recesses and workings of which it probes, and lays bare
With a master-hand. "—Courier.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13 • G at Marlborough-street.

SAM SLICK.
Just ready, Third Series, in post Svo.,
A NEW VOLUME OF
E CLOCK MAKER;
Or, The SAYINGS and DOINGS of SAM SLICK,

of SLICKVILLE.
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIS.
THIS EVENING, OCT. 9.
- repeated the New Play, in Five Acts, written by James

iav, in
Sheridan Knowiei, Esq., entitled
'l.'llE BRIDE OF MESSINA.
'hilt' di Procida, Mr. Moore ; Fernando, Mr. Anderson ;
uiseardo, Mr. Cooper; Isoline, Miss Ellen Tree.
Thelnterval between the Play and the Afterpiece will be oc-
A (In ciyied by
31IC SCENE betwgen Mr. CHARLES MATHEWS
and Mr. KEELEY, entitled
TWO IN THE MORNING.
aftlt' Which will he repeated a New Musical Drama, entitled
h I THE GREEK BOY.
co as, Madame Vestris ; Doge of Venice, Mr. S Jones ;
/2,44 t, Nlalveggio, Mr. Diddear ; Silvio, Mr. Keeley ; Claudio,
e,4,0 ; Bernardo, Mr. F. Matthews ; Benedetta, Miss
; Constanza, Miss A. Taylor.
thie'e Three New Pieces of the Bride of Messina, Two in
ijiornin and the Greek Boy, every Evening.
Ci—terius' Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 35..6d.; First and Second
Is, es. ss. ; Second Price, 2.5. 6d. ; 3s. ; Second Price,
Gallery, Is.
tr Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the performances to
n,.,!eence at Seven e'Clock.
'l,ieltets and plat es for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Grogan,
it
rititt''? Box-office from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets
oe had upon application.
V7iv.ate Boxes to be had so'.ely of Mr. Andrews, bookseller,
e w' Bond-street.

insl, ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
RuX THE MANAGEMENT OF Mr. BUTLER.
Du •
del the recess tho Theatre has been re-painted and re-
rk
% Nt•td and every attention paid to the comfort cf the au-

THIS EVENING, OCT. 9,
Will be acted, a Burletta from the French, entitled
MAISON A VENDRE.,
Cl:ler*" c. Mr, St. John Horton ; Madame Dorval, Mrs. H.
alrains; Liss, Miss Crisp.
A Drama, in Three Acts, will succeed, entitled
STOP HIM WHO CAN!
ILVaPid (a. Dramatic Author), Mr. Balls ; Marianne, Mrs. H.
After which will be repeated a New Piece, entitled the
tr,
AITINGS OF MY GRANDMOTHER'S ESTATE.
Lady Emily Bouchier, Miss J. Mordaunt,
A Pas Seul by the youthful Zetella.
The whole to conclude with a New Burletta, named
RAILROAD STATION.
Sampson 4.4 • Jones, Mr. Samuel_Roxby ; Mrs. W. Smith,
1. Garrick.
,Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Olympian Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s.
Pi`alf-priee—Dress Circle, 2s. ; Olympian Boxes, Is. 6d ;

to ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
eumbined attraction of Mr. Kenney's New Tragedy, en
titled " The Sicilian Vespers," and Ainsworth's Original
:Jack Sheppard," nightly fills this Theatre to an overflow,
the
audiences literally crammed to the ceiling loudly demand
e repetition of these popular pieces.
THIS EVENING, OCT. 9,
Will he acted a New Tragedy, entitled
THE SICILIAN VESPERS.
uPPurted by Messrs. Elton, Saville, Hughes, Neville, Hes-
' aUd Johnson, Miss Grant, and Mrs. Vining.
To conclude with
JACK SHEPPARD.
=ing all Cruikshanks' inimitable Tableaux Vivans.

dt9,YAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
k.„'"N DAILY, from Ten till Dusk, with the Unequalled
t agerie in their commodious and elegant habitations. The
brent additions include a rare species of Leopard entirely
111406c$ te Mignon Elephant, the
W smallest ever imported, the
4ter Boa, the Bush Cow, The ombat, Sze., &e.
ptrAei!sion One Shilling. Feeding Hour of the Carnivora
leans Four o'Clock.

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LONDON:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1840.

oPerhaps the Livery of London are hardly aware
tithe new character they have been compelled by
censBlt eontroversy to assume. They have become
li:rs of the public press. They have ousted Mr.
eil.--11'MER from the Mayoralty, because of the mis-
biev°43 tendency, as is said, of the opinions of the
thesvealch• If they mean, therefore, to be consistent,
chtl,4lust take care, on all occasions, equally to
perse:rililischieyous opinions.i They must allow no
e to be elected a Common Councilman,.. m. Lich
a Sheriff' an Alderman, whose opinions are
tc)tt free from taint. .At present it can be pro
gat the opinions of the Church of. England
1;11) enforcing Church-rates, claiming supre-
ktitteY in Ireland, resisting education, proposing
rtlietension of the Church, etc., are pregnant with
telinief to the commonwealth. They foster in-
-4111 a lee, strenathen hatred, and nourish strife.
to the' Priesthood,
is done for the sake of giving more wealth
ext'e' Priesthood, or of securing that they already
bee°ll from the people. Since the Livery have
tie the judges of opinion, we do not see
pre theY -,an refuse to examine the opinions of the
how-sth°°6., and their effects ; and we do not see
if they are consistent, and convinced of the
toehief (:ause2d by such opinions, they can refuse
excluCle eveTy Churchman from civic offices.
atel a conclusion may not be immediately arrived
Nviitit,
'ut it will h e by and by, and the priest party
tilerl find that the arrows they have hurled
f!4-4t Mr. HARMER will rebound with deadly
agaiust themselves.
4e he press, which has sided with the priest party,
th 414,t0 us to have been as foolish as the priest party
rnsf'l"s• It is a general complaint that the press
iltod.4.lre‘ iy, too many difficulties to contend with,
vis Under too many restraints. Liable to prose-
or,dee an infamous libel law, exposed to ma-
-10 —dimpo.ditnent.s in the performance of its duties
i11:460,Y, considered by many persons, who are
tie Lo its value, something degrading and
pos'4le(l) th e Tory journalists, with a suicidal
tv ti,
"ave nutainoned the public to exclude those
shad are conr:ected with it, on account of some
of c';°''7Y .difference of opinion, from their fair share
litila-vic offices and public honours. They have
jeafce4 t 0 keep it degraded. Their personal
to \‘-‘4Y surpasses their class interest, and, in order
an individual, they have given a heavy
of -t° rhea; order- That the embittered feelings
suolthe Tinzes should have led it to commit
char a grievous. fault, is consistent with the
the %ter of tl tat journal ; but when its rivals,
lead '°s/ and the Herald, followed its
Irt tia inflict alt injury on the press, they de-
rated their own complete subserviency to the
Ivernderer. He domineers over them ; and how-
reluctant the pooy things are to confess their
irideerY' even when they boast most loudly of their
Pendeoce, they are obliged to do him suit and
service,

b ;St: e
edo not object, on principle, to the press
rhea --2. exposed to the most rigid censorship on
Part of the public. We wish, on the
nc° Part
that this principle were fully carried
0
that the public- would closely scrutinize every
Pt l?lie
Journal, and punish or reward it according
s° its merits. But the public already does this to
lire extent, by purchasing journals ; and the new
:ler brought to operate against the press by the
zines, is one exclusively of punishment. It is
le enacting of a new penal law. Besides the
kthgtd punishments t o which a journalist is liable,
ee Times inflicts smother. Let the journals be
oePt, wholly in order by means of public opinion,
bY means of the law ; but when the law
readY bears heavily upon them, let no: public
°I/1111°n be invoked to inflict on those who
conduct or own them an additional penalty.
Follow one principle or the other, but do not when
we have a stringent law punish a journalist for
that of which the law takes no notice. It was the