The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-26 00:00:00

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ILITARY LIFE.I
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Mejor-General Sir CHARLES NAPIER, G.C.8., &c.
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A NEW }ALENDAR.
Now ready, 'in a pocket volume. with twelve Illustrations y
R. Cruickshank, price ss. 6d. bound.
COLBITIIN's
KALENDAR OF AMUSEMENTS
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY,
for 1840.

Comprising London Seasons and Sights, Balls, Yasquerades,
Theatres, Concerts, Public Exhibitions ' • Winter, Summer,
and Harvest sports; Cricket, Wrestling, Swimming, Skating,
Rowing and Sailing Matches; Races, Hunts, and Steeple-
chases ; Shooting Seasons ; Fishing and Watering-place
Seasons ; Fairs and other Sports.
Henry Colburn. Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

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Xi._ AUSTRIA having AUTHORISED and GUA-
RANTEED several DISTRIBUTIONS of MONEY
PREMIUMS, which (though they are NO LOTTERIES)
offer many possibilities of obtaining
LARGE FORTUNES,
HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH,
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TIONS. Persons desirous to purchase, may receive, PRE-
VIOUS to giving any order, the PROSPECTUS and PAR-
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Bessing WITHOUT DELAY, a line
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P. B.—THE NEXT DISTRIBUTION contains Portions of
'TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND,
FIVE THOUSAND,
TWO THOUSAND,
ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED,
ONE 'THOUSAND,
EIGHT HUNDRED, SIX HUNDRED, FIVE HUN-
DRED, THREE HUNDRED, TWO HUNDRED AND
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FIFTY, ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY, ONE HUN-
DRED AND TEN, and ONE HUNDRED POUNDS,
&c. &c., amounting, to £134,990 Sterlin.

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
UNDER THE AIAV NA
E GEM NET OF MADAME
STRIS.
THIS EVENING, MARCH 26.
Will be performed Shakspere's Tragedy of
ROMEO AND JULIET.
The Part o Mercutio by MR. CHARLES KEMBLE.
Rom eo, Mr .
Anderson ; Benvolio, Mr. James Vining
Friar Lawrence, Mr. Cooper; Peter, Mr. Keeley; Juliet,
bliss EmmAne Montague; Nurse, Mrs. C. Jones.
After which
ONE HOUR ! OR, A CARNIVAL BALL !
Mr. Charles Swiftly, Mr. Charles Mathews; Miss Dalton,
Madame Vestris.
Dress Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 3s. 6d.; First and Second
Circles, ss. ; Second Price, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price,
2s._; Gallery, ls.
Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the perfurmances to
commence at Seven o'Clock.
Tickets and pia( 03 for the Boxes to be taken at the Box-of-
ce, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had
upon application.
Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews, bookseller,
167, New Bond-street.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MR. BUTLER.
THIS EVENING the Entertainment! will commence with
THE MUSE AND THE MERCHANT.
Edmund Bian, Mr. Holl ; Rosa, Miss Fitawalter.
Fourth Week of THE LADIES' CLUB, established at this
Theatre.
Open every night at half-past 7. and close proceedings at 9.
Mrs. Fitzsmith (the Chairwoman), Mrs. Stirling.
Immediately after the Business of the Club, the New Burtette,
by the Author of " His Last Legs," entitled
THE HAPPIEST MAN ALIVE.
Charles Euston, Mr. F. Vining.
To be followed by
ANGELINE.
Angeline Le Lis, Mrs. Stirling.
To conclude with
TFIE GENTLEMAN IN BLACK.
Peter Punctilio, Mr. Jones.
In consequence of the success of the above selection, the
production of " The Bald Head" must be delayed,
Boxes, 4s. Pit, 2s. Gallery, Is.
Second Price immediately after the Ladies' Club.

----ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Last Threee Nights of Mr. Fraser, and Mr. and Mrs. Alban
Croft, and their first appearance at this Theatre in The
Beggar; Opera.
THIS EVENING, MARert 96.
Will be performed Gay's
BEGGAR'S OPERA.
Polly, Nil. Alban Croft; Captain itlacheath, Mr. Fraser.
A Song by Mr. Alban Croft.
After which the new Dra.na entieed
THE POCKL'T BOOK; OR, THE TWO FAMILIES.
Supported b r the entire strength of the Company.
To conclude with the Historical Drama depicting England in
1664, Baibadoes in ltilis, O'd London in 1t66. with a re-
presentation of the C;r:•at Fire of London, entitled
THE CITY APPRENTi:';E; or, THE THREE LILIES.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON
BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
Morning "0 minutes after 41 (Ev erring 4 minutes after 9

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LONDON:
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1840.

The Peers did not meet yesterday.
The Commons met as usual. A considerable number
of petitions were presented for and against the Corn.
laws ; one of the latter, presented by Mr. BROTHER-
TON, deserves honourable mention. The widows and
starving mothers of starving families in Salford ear-
nestly implored the House to abolish the cruel Corn-
law. There are other widows and other mothers
starving, and compelled to behold their families starving,
all of wheat ought to petition the Legislature to put an
end to the cruel Corn-law. It is a mother's question,
and if the mothers of England so put it to the law-
makers, it is impossible they can resist. Should
the women mob the law-makers, we should

not be surprised. Indeed, we are now surprised,
knowing their intense affection for their off-
spring, that they have not already actively taken
the parts of their husbands, sons, and brothers. Their
voices properly raised might command cheap bread for
themselves and their families.

Mr. ELLIS postponed his motion concerning Cracow
till after Easter.

On Lord STANLEY moving the second reading of a
Registration of Voters (Ireland) Bill, Mr. F. FRENCH
said the Bill would curtail the elective franchise when
it ought to be extended. It would throw on the elec-
tors the onus of defending their franchise twice every
year, and subject them to heavy costs. The Hon.
Member also objected to the increase of duties which
the Bill would throw en the Judges, and on
these accounts he moved that it be postponed for
six months. Mr. HANVE3 seconded the motion.

Mr. StIAW supported the Bill, and adverted to the
similar Bills which had been brought in and supported
by the Members who now opposed this Bill. The present
registration continued a man on the registry for eight
years, and gave rise to a great deal of fraud, and pro-
duced a number of fictitious votes. The Learned Gen-
tleman employed, as usual, the principal part of his
oration in attacking Mr. O'CoNNEt.r. and what he had
recently said at the Corn Exchange, Dublin, on this
subject.
Mr. S. O'BRIEN could not support this Bill, though
he had introduced a Bill on the same subject, but his
Bill gave facilities for acquiring the franchise, which
this Bill would deny. The English system was one
of great vexation and oppression, and he did not
wish to see it adopted in Ireland. He recommended
the Noble Lord first to grapple with the English ,ys-
tem of registration, relieve h:s own constituency, and
then to try his hand on Leland.

Lord G. SOIEERSET said English Members had
been reproached for not taking an interest in Irish
affairs, and, when they did so, they were told to look
first at home. The present stage of the Bill did not
involve its details, and all parties were agreed that the
system of fictitious votes ought to be put an end to. He
supported the Bill.
Mr. BELLEW opposed it. The Tory landlords now re-
fused leases to those who registered their votes, and this
Bill would add to their power and their tyranny.
Mr. REDINGTON also opposed it, on the ground that
it would restilet the franchise.
A debate ensued, which lasted the whole evening,
the Tories speaking in favour of the second reading
the Bill, and the Liberals opposing it, all of whom it
would be useless to enumerate.
Mr. PIGoT, the Solicitor-General for Ireland,
showed, by the example of Middlesex, that the Bill
would be a source of much vexation.
Sir W. FOLLETT thought they ought to read the Bill a
second time, unless they were prepared to say that the
annual revision was bad in principle. At least the re-
turns just laid on the table of the :House show that it
is very expensive.
Mr. SHEIL spoke at considerable length, with great
force, against the Bill.
It, was then found, and stated by Mr. O'CoNNELL,
that the debate could not be concluded that night ; and
whet. Lord STANLEY had made a pathetic appeal to
the House to allow the debate to close, as he had
left unfulfilled, perhaps, his last duty to his parent, had
hastened to town, and dare not be absent for above
twenty-four hours, the debate was adjourned, with an
understanding that it is to be resumed the first thing this
evening.
The House adjourned at Twelve o'Clock.