The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-15 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—
M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. Last
Night but Five.—Tnis Evening, a Mendelssohn Night—Miss
Dolby, and Miss Arabella Goddard, the celebrated Pianist.-
32d time of the 'New Grand French Quadrille.
Programme for THIS EVENING (Monday, Dec. 15):—
Part I.—Overture, Ruy Blas—Mendelssohn ; Song, " The
Song of Night," Miss Dolby (accompanied on the pianoforte
by Mr. Land)—Mendelssohn ; Concerto, in G minor, Piano-
forte, Miss A. Goddard—Mendelssohn; Symphony in A
minor —Mendelssohn ; Song, " The First Violet," Miss Dolby
—Mendelssohn ; Concerto, Violin, M. Le lion—Mendels-
sohn ; March, Wedding March, from A Midsummer Night's
ream—Mendelssohn. .

years. He, however, takes a very one-sided
view, regarding matters with coloured glasses,
which have been framed in accordance with an
exclusively Southern aspect. Like NELSON, when
the signal of recall was displayed, the telescope
when directed northwards wag placed to the
damaged eye—while to the opposite point of the
compass every appearance was minutely in•
spected.

Part 2.—The French Quadrille (12c1 tirae), with varia-
tions for flute, flageolet, oboe, clarinet, ophiclei,ie, and
cornet, performed by MM De Folley, DeYong, Collinet,
Pratten, Lavigne, Hughes, and Koenig ; Finale : Partant
pour la Syrie, Vive l'Empereur—Jullien ; Fantasia, Pianoforte,
Les Patineurs (Le Prophete), Miss Arabella Goddard (by
desire)—Liszt ; Polka, The Minnie Polka (by desire) --Jul-
lien ; Song, Come ferry me o'er, Mi.s Dolby—Mrs. Groom ;
Polka, My Mary Ann (by desire)—Jullien ; Solo, Cornet,
the River and the Star, written expressly for and per-
formed by Herr Koenig Angelina ; Galop, Atlantic—
Jullien.
Conductor—M. Jullien. To commence at 8 o'clock. Prices
of admission :—Promenade, ls. ; Dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; private
boxes, 10s. 6d., £1 ls., and upwards. Private boxes to be
secured of Mr. Nugent, at the box-office of the theatre ;
at all the principal libraries and musicsellers'; and at Jullien
and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street.

He also speaks of the People having empha-
tically condemned the idea of organising in the
United States any mere geographical parties."
Is he oblivious of the fact that every Southern
vote was given to BucnANAN, and that it was to
the differences of the Northerns that the new
President is indebted for his election ? It was
the favoured district that recognised the " Geo-
graphical" distiketion, and had the Freesoilers
been similarly united, the Planters would not
have had a chance, despite their well-disciplined
organisation. Had he directed his attention to
the other side of the picture, he might much mere
graphically have depicted the formidable conse-
quences of such an "organisation." But, while
dwelling forcibly on the Northern " mote," he is
apparently insensible of the beam that obstructs
the Southern vision.
But he does not even rest there. He himself
enters into tke " geographical" point with a keen
gusto, making it completely his own. He feelingly
dwells on Southern wrongs (!), or what he is
Pleased to term " the long series of aggressions
against the rights of one-half the States-Ist, In
reference to negro emancipation ; 2d, the proceed-
ings relative to the extradition of fugitive slaves ;
and 3d, the proceedings relative to the organisa-
tion of the territorial Government. On this latter
point- he rides off on the Kansas difficulty, vindi-
cating so far as possible his own partiality on that
interesting subject. This, however, will scarcely
bear the test of unprejudiced examination to
which it may be safely left.
The other matters referred to are of compara-
tively trivial importance. Financial affairs are
stated to be in a satisfactory condition. The
Central American difficulty has been happily got
rid of, so far as Great Britain is concerned. He
should indeed have been fastidious, if discon-
tented with the concessions already made. But
there is a little cloud displayed in reference to the
Sound Dues that may lead to a future tempest in
the political atmosphere. On the whole the Mes•
s Ige is what might have been anticipated, consi-
dering the antecedents of the outgoing Presi-
dent. He does all he can for his party, but
fortunately on the present occasion the power is
by no means equal to the will. It is a display of
petty spites and impotent malevolence.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
THIS EVENING, will ba performed
Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton's comedy of MONEY. The cha-
racter of Evelyn by Mr. Murdoch ; Sir John Vesey,
Mr. Chippendale ; Mr. B. Stout, M.P., Mr. Buckstone ; Sir
Frederick Blount, Mr. W. Farren ; Graves, Mr. Compton ;
Lady Franklyn, Miss Talbot ; Georgiana, Mrs. E. Fitzwil-
liam ; Clara Douglas, Miss Reynolds.
After which, the successful new farce, A FAMILY
FAILING, in which Mr. Bnckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. Chip-
pendale, and Miss Blanche Fane will appear.
With Perea Nena and her umivalle I Company of Spanish
Dancers, in THE ALHAMBRA, being the last week of their
final engagement.
To conclude with MY LITTLE ADOPTED.

THEATRE ROYAL, A D ELPFIL
Genuine Success.—llnpreeedented. Attrae-
tion.—Re-appearance of Mr. Benjamin Webster, and re-
vival of the Great Adelphi drama of Janet Pride.—The grand
New Fairy Ballet Extravaganza, THE ELVES, in which
Madame Celeste will appear as the Statue Bride every night.
THIS EVENING will be performed the celebrated drama
of. JANET PRIDE. Messrs. B. Webster, Wright, Paul
Bedford, C. S'elby, Pal-sell; Garden, Bland; Mesdames Celeste
and M. Keeley.
After which, with new scenery and appointments, the new
fairy ballet extravaganza, nailed THE ELVES, or the Statue
Bride, founded on the grand ballet spectacle, now perform-
ing with unexampled success at the Theatre Imperiale de
]'Opera at Paris, under the title of Les Elfes. Principal cha-
racters by Madame Celeste, Misses Wyndham, Mary Keeley,
Kate Kelly, Chatterly, Arden, Messrs. Weght, Paul Bedford,
C. Selby, Le Barr, die.

OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
THIS EVENING and clarinet the week
will he presented Shakspeare's play of A MIDSUMMER
NIGHT'S DREAM.

After which, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Fabien and
Louis dei Franchi, Mr. C. Kean.
Mendelssohn's celebrated overture to A Midsummer
Night's Dream will commence at 5 minutes before 7.

THEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS.
Under thr+ Mari ,cf,ement of Mr. Phelpg.
THIS EVENING, MACBETH. Macbeth, Mr. Phelps ;
Macduff, Mr. H. Marston ; Banquo, Mr. A. Rayner ; Lady
Macbeth, Miss Atkinson.
To conclude with POOR PILLICODDY.

ROYAL OLYMPIC TH.EATRE.
T.44FIA, Mr. Alfred Wigan.
THIS EVENING, WIVES AS THEY WERE AND
MAIDS AS THEY ARE. Messrs, Addison, G. Vining ;

Mrs. Stirling, Misses Svranborongh and Herbert.
And the new farce, JONES THE AVENGER. Messr4,
F. Robson, J. Rogers, and Miss Marston
Commence at half-past Seven.

ROYAL SURRNIY THEATRE.
Lesseos, Messrs. Sheph.ri an'i erPswiek.
THIS EVENING, ROMEO IND JIiLIET. Romeo,
Mr. Creswick ; Mercutio, Mr. Shepherd.
To conclude with THE OUTCAST BROTHER.

Whatever advantages may attend the possession
of duplicate copies of any given work of literature,
it would be difficult, we imagine, to point out any
in having two streets with but one name between
them. On the other hand, the disadvantages of
such possession are so obvious and so great that
the most ordinary understanding must readily
perceive them, and concur in the propriety of
'greater liberality of nomenclature, and consequently
variety in our streets. You have business to tran-
sact with some one in George-street—naturally
you enquire where George-street is, and having
the locality pointed out, and being provided with
the required number, you set about your task as
the easiest in the world. So much time you
allot in your arrangements for the interview, and
any possible disturbance of these arrangements is
probably the last thing in your thoughts. You
arrive at the number in the street pointed
out to you, and to your chagrin, no such
person is to be met with. In the course of
inquiry it is suggested that there is another
street. bearing the same name, and probably you
will find him there. Off you start, and after a
mile or more walking you reach the given number
in George-street No. 2. To your intense sur-
prise the individual you are in search of is not to
be found there either. To add to your provoca
tion, if not to your bewilderment, you are informed
the George-street you want is probably at some
distance from either of the streets you have been
beguiled into visiting. Who shall picture your
indignation if on reaching George-street No. 3 you
are as much at a nonplus as ever, and ascertain
of streets bearing the time-honoured name of the
champion of England there are not less than
sixty. You have wearied yourself and spent
your valuable time so far in rain, and the chances
are greatly in favour of your giving up your task
as hopeless, and with it all intention of prose-
cuting a business transaction which might have
turned out profitable to both parties had it been
carried out, as it would have been but for this
unexpected multiplication of George-streets.
General PIERCE has delivered another message Again--imagine a country cousin, confident
to Congress as President--positively his last ap- in the possession of your address, on arriving at a
pearance in that character on any political stare, late hour at the railway terminus being informed
or, considering the locality, we should say "plat- there are a dozen streets of the same name as that
form." He uses the power conferred on him by he seeks for—how painful must he his perplexity ;
the Constitution with an unsparing hand—striv- if a female, her position under these circumstances
jug to the beat of his ability to elevate the party would be such that the very porters themselves
by whom he was repudiated without any scruple would pity her ! Again, imagine a letter ad-
as to the facts of the case. Bat, unfortunately, dressed to an individual residing in a duplicate
the " glory has departed from his house." It is street. The chances are greatly in favour of its be-
the tendency of mankind to look chiefly to the inn carried to the wrong street, in which case it
rising sun. Political gratitude has been very ac will be carried bask to the distributing office, and
defined. tocurately consist of " a lively sense of much delay and needless labour and loss of time
favours to come," and our transatlantic brethren will be the consequence. Possibly there may be
form no exception to the
general rule. He is no an individual of the same name in the street the
more thought of than a Lord Mayor of London CD letter is first carried to, in which case he may in-
the eve of the fatal 9th of Nov., when his last advertently open it, and thereby become ac-
banquet has been given, the turtle duly digested, qrtainted with circumstances of a private and con-
and the fumes of the last champagne and curious fidential nature most unpleasant to have revealed.
old wines completely evaporated. A single It is all very well to say more precise information
speech may be tolerated,twaddlingbut that is should have been sought for—these are events
all ; while every hint from his successor will be which will happen under such arrangements, and
examined and dwelt on with the most flattering the obvious course is to have them altered. Were
consideration. it only for the sake of the authorities at the Post-
He has, however, remained " faithful to the office whose efforts to facilitate rapid and certain
end." He speaks of the late Presidential election
communication are most praiseworthy, this course
as "the explicit and sole act of the popular will,
cannot anywhere be too soon adopted. Well, in
the sole sovereign authority of the Union." For the metropolis alone—the evil we know to have
hi own purposes he chooses to ignore the powerful,
existed elsewhere—there are upwards of sixty
although unconstitutional, influences that have
George streets, and no fewer of each known as
been brought into operation, and to disregard Charles John, King, Queen, Church, New,
the unquestionable fact that, notwithstanding all William,
High, Union, North, Duke, James,
these notorious transactions, Colonel FREMONT, i York street ; while the same fact is predicable of
the Republican " standard-bearer," had a very Park and York places. What an infinity of con-
! fusion
considerable majority over the successful ca , . annoyance, waste of valuable time, and
despite the FILLMORE decision in his favour ;
tionvaried injury to individuals, does not this revela-
adding,"lt is impossible to misapprehend the great
;things
suggest The wonder is that this state of
ings has
principle which the votes of the people have sane-been allowed to continue so long as it
. Years a
has
tioned and sustained. They have asserted the g Viscount CANNING; when at the
head of the Post
-office
equality of the States, and of th©. -office, called attention to the
citizens in • dwell, or evil, and now we find his
, whatever region they present able successor
ssor
doing the same thin
wherever they received their birth ; and they g. Surely this time the ;
have proclaimed their determination to maintain recommendation of the post-office will be attended
the rights of t
to. So far the Metropolitan Board of Works
all the different sections of the
Union !" manifests an inclination to do sorn
ething, if it be
Now, with all deference to Mr. PIERCE• , this IS only to get rid of duplicate names
of streets in
precisely what has not the same districts. More, perha • been accomplished. Were perhaps, is not to be
it so, the vote of a Northern freeman would be looked for at its hands, but there t.
be DO
equivalent to that of a Southern slaveowner But difficulty about this—the Board possessing
ample
such has not been the case—or FREMONT, who powers to effect the required change. Unfortus
received the votes of the absolute majority, nately, between talking about a thing and doing
would be " the coming man"—the future Presi- it, there is a wide interval—and no public body
dent, tohavedirecte.d and controlled theaffsars of the has stretched that interval further than the Board
It public for the next Presidential term of feur —but, having done-nothine, and the present task

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke.
THIS EVENING, Shakspeare's Tragedy of MACBETH,
with Equestrian Illustrations by Mr. W. Cooke's highly-
trained Horses, &e. Macbeth, Mr. James Holloway.
After which, the Equestrian ACTS in the ARENA, in-
troducing Miss Kate Cooke and Miss Emily Cooke.
To conclude with AN AMUSING FINALE.
Doors open at half-past six ; commence at seven o'clock.
Pox•oflice open from Eleven till Four Stage Manager, Mr.
W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun.

CA NTERI3I7 RY HALL. Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of
Selections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses,
Glees, Duets, dtc., viz. —Miss E Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield,
Miss Brunel], and Miss Summers ; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F.
Jonghmana, R. Grover, T. Rodno T. Farrant, S. Jones, J.
Barker, W. Melling, and P. Cowie ; Masters Austin, Ben-
nett, and Corri; Mr. Sam Correll and E. Mackney. Piano-
forte, J. Hapreway, R. A. ; armonium, J. Caulfield, jun. ;
director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pro
&gels,. Suppers, drc.. until twelve o'clock. In addition tr,
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 favourite selec-
tions..

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TII-M:mmow—Morn. 45 min. aft. 4—Evrning 10 'nil, aft. 5

Trig WEA:I7IIFIR—SurN OFFICE, DECEMBER It.
THETIMOMETER, IN Tf-T.P4
52 --,!f!!iert sinet noon resteriay.
46 -lowest this morning and during the night.
48 coif; fink *t noon.
BAROMETER, 29 65-3 rise of nearly three-quarters of an
inch since yesterday.
WIND, N. to N.N.W.—Light, with fine, cold weather,
inclining to.frost.

DECEMBER 15.
4R hieteat sincf, noon yesterday.
39 - 'DV/Ott this morning arid clurin4 the night.
43 day at DOOTT.
FARO 4fZT FTR. 30•31—a very great rise.
WIND, N. Light, with very fine, cold we.ither.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Alpha a anggeation will be attended to.

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L'-)v MONDAY, DECENTBER 15, 1856

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