The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-23 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, A D
Genuine Success.—Unprecedented At trae-
tion. —Last Two Nights before the Holidays of Janet Pride
and'the grand New Fairy Ballet Extravaganza, THE ELVES,
in which Madame Celeste will appear as the Statue Bride.—
Mr. B. Webster as Richard Pride and Mr. Wright as Dickey
Trotter.
THIS EVENING will be performed the celebrated d:ama
of JANET PRIDE. Messrs. B. Webster, Wright, Paul
Bedford; C. Selby, Tarsal), Garden, Bland; Mesdames Celeste
and M. Keeley.
After which, with new scenery and appointments, the new
fairy ballet extravaganza, °ailed THE ELVES, or the Statue
Bride, founded on the grand ballet spectacle, now perform.
ing with unexampled success at the Theatre Inveriale de
!'Opera at Paris, under the title of Les Blies. Principal cha-
racters by Madame Celeste, Misses Wyndham, Mary Keeley,
Kate Kelly, Chatterly, Arden, Messrs. Weght, Paul Bedford,
O. Selby, Le Barr, &c.
Commence at Seven.

4 STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
JAL Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke.
A NEW GRAND EQUESTRIAN PANTOMIME FOR
BOXING NIGHT.
THIS EVENING, Shakspeare's Tragedy of MACBETH,
with Mr. W. Cooke's Equestrian Illustrations. Macbeth, Mr.
James Holloway.
After which, the inimitable Equestrian SCENES in the
CIRCLE.
To conclude with Fntertainments of Novelty and Variety.
Doors open at half-past six; commenee at seven o'clock.
Pox-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr.
W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of
-elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses,
Glees, Duets, &c. viz. • —Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield,
Miss Brunell, and Miss Summers ; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F.
Jonghmans,
R. Grover, T. Raino, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J.
Barker, W. Melling, and P. Corrie ; Masters Austin, Ben-
nett, and Corri; Mr. Sam Cowell and E. Mackney. Piano-
forte, J. Harrow-ay, R. A. ; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun. ;
lirector, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre
2:sel3r- Suppers, dec., until twelve o'clock. In addition t'
the usual Vocal Entertainment, the celebrated SPANISH
MINSTRELS will appear in costume at Nine and Eleven
o'clock Every Evening, and sing some of their favourit selec-
tions.

MGR WATBR AT LONDON BRTDra.
Ting DAT—Morn. 57 min. aft.lo—Evening 27 rain. aft. 11
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Ti:I.6,WEA l'HEß—Stis OFFICE, DECEMBER 23.
THERMOMETER, IN Tam SHADE.
-,,tk..test singe noon yesterday.
41 —lowest this morning and during the night
41 —this day at noon.
RARoMETER, 30'14—rising.
471 Ni), N.—Rather sharp, with fine, cold, seasonable
weather, inclining to frost.

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LIOTDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 185 e,

Louis NAPOLEON has received a significant
hint from the Minister of Fin ance. He is told
that he must be a little more economical—or, in
the euphonious language of Courts, must " put
a limit to his' munificence !" In 1816 there was,
according to M. ACHILLS FouLD, "an excess of
receipts, which acts of liberality have nearly
cancelled." The extra and unforeseen claims
upon the Civil List arising from these " acts"
have amounted, within the ye ar, to no less thou
6,300,000 francs. (252,0001. sterling). Ii
is unquestionably pleasant to display great
and profuse generosity. Economy is by no means
A popular virtue. It is much more agreeable to
give, than to hold what our Scottish brethren
designate as " a tight grip on the world's gear.'
But men must be just before they can be generous,
and in these respects even Emperors are assimi
fated to ordinary mortals. When the people are
compelled to submit to serious privations any-
thingapproaching to extravagance at head-quarters
will be severely criticised, and such " little bills"
as a quarter of a million sterling for un-
foreseen items, although arising from the
great "liberality" of the Sovereign, may
lead to very unpleasant comparisons between the
expenditure of an Empire and a Republic.
If Louis NAPOLEON desires to indulge in these
,tiaplays of Imperial munificenc% he should be
prepared to concede measures by which the
national revenue may be so greatly enhanced as
to justify the extraordinary outlay. But he seems
to entertain profound objections to the only means
by which this great desideratum can be achieved.
He still clings to " Protection," and if not abso-
lutely refusing any approximation to Free Trade,
at all events procrastinates the period when the
public finances may be ameliorated by its
salutary aid. In place_ of realising large
sums to the Imperial Treasury by duties
charged for the purposes of revenue, be
still sanctions a tariff in many respects absolutely
prohibitory, and abides by a system of currency
by no means calculated to develope the national
resources. He has not profited in these
respects by his English lessons. Although
he has received salutary lessons in the
school of industry, he still abides by the
fallacies of monopoly and the mischievous
theories of the PEEL-OYERSTONE currency quacks.
Could he make up his mind to deal boldly and
wisely in respect to these all-important questions,
he might still indulge his " munificence," since
that is the phrase, without injury to the great
nation over which he presides, or loss of that
popularity which he is so anxious to maintain.
He has great power either for evil or for good,
and his future will greatly, if not altogether, de-
pend on the mode in which it is exercised. Let
him at once and for ever discard the incubus,
Monopoly. Let him even send with it the minor
demon of Protection. He may safely trust to the
skill, ingenuity, and industry of the noble people
of France. With the qualities they possess, they
need not shrink from the ordeal of " unrestricted
competition."

Let him further supply a circulating medium
adequate to the wants and exigencies of the na-
tion, that will give fair play to industry, and dis-
courage one of the gravest errors of the French
disposition—a tendency to secret hoarding. The
use of a well-devised system of small national
notes for 20, 30, 40, and 50 francs, receivable in
payment of every public impost, would liberate
a quantity of gold sufficient to place the national
finances in a truly satisfactory condition, and to
enable him to indulge his munificence without
remonstrance from the most cautious Minister,
He cannot, however, at the same time, main

enactments that lead to great tightness in the
Money Market, and display a lavish and unli-
mited expenditure in matters where his own
caprice or "generosity," to give it the best name,
i 5 concerned.

he Bank Returns for the week ending the 12th
instant are very satisfactory, so far as the Cor-
psration itself is concerned. The bullion and
he notes
unemployed are again largely increased,
while the notes in
circulation and the " other
greatly diminished. The effects
of the stringent
application of the screw are thus
clearly exhibited ; slid were it a private establish-
rn,ent there would be ample grounds for rejoicing
at the changes exhibited. But we cannot forget
that it
is a quasi national
institution, or th.:3
deplorable effects produced on the trade and
manufactures of the country by the reduction of
legitimate accommodation, and the comparative
scarcity or the circulating 'tedium the very life •
blood of industry—=Produced by these operations.
The industrial community have received a heavy
blow and great discouragement ; and although the
minimum rate of discount has been reduced to
6 per cent., the alteration by no means compen-
sates for the diminished facilities afforded to the

trading population.
Within tho week the bullion in both depart•