The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-21 00:00:00

HEATRE.. which has been seriously ventilated at the
It is respectfully aa~nounced that h.r :L
EST Y'A MEAT RE
Enga•ements of great interest have l;ol)gre3S, although possibly the reports of
Wei effected both in Opera and Ballet, awl the best exertions used
n
the discussions on this ail-important topic may not
111ake the arrangements V. orthy of the occasion. e
prospedins will immediately appear..
be as complete as could be desired. Her inter-
ference in the internal government of the smaller
States is of the most insolent and unwarrantable
description. In Tuscany she objected to the re-
ception of an attache to the Sardinian Embassy,
who had been previously approved of by the
Tuscan Government, and endeavoured, with
haughty and overbearing insolence, to force
Piedmont, then the faithful and efficient ally of
France and England, into war—a war that was
only averted by the extraordinary forbearance of
the Power so wantonly assailed. More recently
she has invaded Parma—acting as if martial law
had been proclaimed, seizing the inhabitants and
incarcerating them, without the shadow of autho-
rity, in Austrian dungeons, and without even
thinking it necessary to communicate the
facts to tho local Governments treating it,
in fact, as a conquered province, towards
which not even the slightest courtesy is
required. The States of the Church and of King
BOMBA. are also treated as her own ; the authori-
ties being encouraged in their misgovernment and
in setting the voice of public opinion at defiance
by her sympathy in everything objectionable and
her opposition to everything good—while at the
same time she alienates the feelings of her own
subjects by her contemptible truckling to the
sacerdotal influence, which had so long been re-
sisted even by the different Cabinets of Vienna in
the olden time. How then, while matters are in
such a condition, and Austria is exhibiting such
unjustifiable and unwarrantable pretensions, can
any well-founded anticipations be entertained as
to the permanent tranquillity of Europe ?
Nor is this all. Her troops still occupy the
Principalities ; and there is reason to believe
that the strongest opposition was offered
at the Conferences to their withdrawal. By
their tyranny and oppression they have
earned for themselves the undying hatred of the
people, who contrast very unfavourably the con-
duct of their pretended friends with that of their
avowed enemy., who seized by force that which
the Germans were very injudiciously permitted to
occupy as friends *and allies. Difficulties may
arise on this part of the case from whence it is
impossible to see a mode of extrication.
But beyond all it is certain that the Austrian
Plenipotentiary is, or aff4cts to be, greatly dis-
satisfied with various matters that occurred during
the course of the negotiations: She has found
that her truckling and contemptible policy has
earned the contempt of all, and that she stands
in just as bad a position even as Russia. The
CZAR, who reckoned on the obedience and the
gratitude (!) of his German Satraps, is disgusted
with the time-servers—and his representative
omitted no opportunity of snubbing Austria—
testifying respect for his manly opponents, but
non© for the petty go-between, who had not
the courage to draw the sword openly, on either
side, but alternately favoured, the one or the
other, according as the chances of success seemed

IIiEATICE ROYAL, LRUKY-LANE
Les.ee. Mr. E. T. Smith.
ENGLISH OPERA.
THIS EVENING will he produced
IL TROVATORE, or the Gipsy's Vengeance. Lucy Escott, Miss
/Fanny lluddart, Mr. Augustus Braham, air. Henri Drayton, Mr.
Durand.

To c.3irlade with

♦ Grand Ballet Divertissement entitled THE ENCHANTED
GARDEN. Miss Lees, Mr. Tanner, and the numerous Corps de
Ballet.

An engagement having been formed with Mr. and Mrs. FLOTIENCE,
front the United States, these celebrated artistes will have the honour
of making their first appearance in England on Monday, April 28th,
in one of the'r moat popular national Comediettas.

TFIRATRE ROYAL, HA.YMARSET.
• under the Management of Mr. Buckstomi.
THIS EVENING,
THE EVIL GENIUS.
After which
EL G.A.MEttit4l,7o ; or, The Mexican Goldseeker.
In *htch PERE& NENA and the Spanish Dancers will appear.

Followed My
caumssew, 73ACI3HA kV, AND BRADSHAW.

To conclude.with
THE PaiT3l.ls'3 KSZOCK.

ROYAL PTUNCEPS'S TREATRE, OXFORD-STREET.

Under the Mmagement of Mr. CHARLES Kzex.
T=TS Ev;NTN(4.
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE.
To be followed by
THE VICTOR VANQUISHED.
To conclude with
A PRINCE FOR AN HOUK.

ROYAL TLIEKTRE ADF,LPHI.
Proprbstor and NEs,nager. Mr. B. Webster.
Directress, Madame Celesta.
THIS EVENING,
LIKE AND UNLIKE.
Messrs. B. Webster, Wright, P. Bedford, C. Selby, Garden;
Madame Celeste, Miss Wyndham.
To conclude with
JACK AND THE BEAN' STALK; or, Harlequin and Mother
Goose at Home Again.

ROYAL OLY'.INO THEATRE.

Lessee and Mans7,er. Mr. Alfred Wigan.

VHS EVENING
STILL WATERS RUN DEEP.

After which will he orxiacei a New and doohly-moral, thong
etcev.7vely old, Melodramatic Fairy Extravaganza, entitled

'C.FIE DISCRPIMT PRI \IC F.:33 ; or, the Three Glace DistatTe.
Ti which Meesre. gmery, F. Robcan, IL Cooper, :'•rise Marston
end Miss Maskell will appear.

ROY U. SUTIE TUEATRE.

Lessees. Meivrs. 3he!)?mrl and Cretwick.

THt4 EVENING,
IVIII ho performed a new Drama, entitled
HOW WE LIVE IN THE WORLD OF LONDON.

Followed by

S IRATIN YOUNG MAN.

To conclude with
Tin POSTMAN'S KNOCK.

ROYAL MARYLEBONE THEATRE.

THIS EVEN7LIsiG, for one night only. the great Actress, Miss
Ctr4H mAN, in her great character of Romeo. Juliet, Miss Anderton.
Miss Cushman's last appearance in London, for a lengthened period.

The performances will commence with
ROMEO AND JULIET.
After which,
THE HAUNTED INN.
Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is ; Ga'lery, 6d.
Stage Manager, Mr. E. Stirling.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and ,4 eeN-er. vir wrn. Cooke.
THIS EVENING,

(Last t(me), THE ARAB OF THE DESERT AND HIS FAITH-
FUL STEED.
Also, the skilful and varied SCENES in the CIRCLE.
10 conclude with a Drame introducing EI•TGL AND'S HARVEST
HOME an.i NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. •

To-morrow (Tuesday'. the Complimentary BENEFIT of Mr.
WTI.LTAM COIKE, under the patrenve, and honoured by the
presence, -of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor. Mazeppa and the
Wild Horse, and other entertainments.

Ws-office open fr ow. n ti 1 Fe•ir. Staze Manager, Mr. W.
West. Equestrian Director, Mr. .Y. Cake, jun.

to predominate.
With Germany in such a state (it is unneces-
sary to repeat what we have so recently put for-
ward respecting Prussia), how can grave apprehen-
ions be avoided—or how can there be real re-
joicings for a mere temporary armistice, when all
he ele.neuts of disturbance are in operation ?
We must know more within the week, for the
ratifications must be -exchanged on or before the
27th instant, at Paris, and then the text of the
iauspicious Treaty will be exposed to public criti-
-,ism, and the people will know what they have to
rejoice for or to mourn.

E1i31.1. STANLEY'S "SEVEN AGES OF WO:11,1,N."
Eveni mrperformances as asuAl, on Mom-lays, Tuesdays, Thursdays
and h'idays, at 4 ci'clock.
• ..I,dmissioli—EAel: Seats. Is. ; Contra Seats, 2s. ; Stalls, 3s.
SAINT IIARTIN'S HALL, Long-acre.

MGR WATER, AT LONT)i-v\T Barnflm.

Trnß DAY—Morn. 33 min. aft. 2—Evening 43 min. aft. 2
En-I.Joßnocv--Morn. 2 min. aft. 3 —gveniag 19 min. aft. 3

THE WEATHER—Sirg OPPICR, APRIL 20.
THRU9IO3IRTEII, IN Tnn SEIADR.
51 —hietest eirv:e noon yestents.y.
46 --•owe.t this raorniaz and durin4 the night.
51 --this day at noon.

BARO7,IIITER, 30.38.
WIND, E.Y.E.—Liv.ht, with fine weather.
APRIL 21.
sinc., noon vosterday.
45—bwe8t this morning and during the night.
57 --this day at noon.

The House of
.Commons is quick to repent
of _ disendowment. On Tuesday night it voted
the repeal of the Act for endowing Maynooth
College, but on Welnesday it refused to abolis,t
"Ministers' Money." One, night it affirnis that
Catholics shall not receive a penny by . Act
of Parliament ; the next night that the Protestant
Ainisters of 'seven Catholic towns shall be sup-
2orted at the' cost of Catholics. 15 sees no
harm in endowing Protestant clergymen directly
out of the pockets of Roman Catholics, but it
;;liinks it a great wrong to endow Catholic clergy:
men—with a little Latin, Greek, and Mathe-
matics—at the expense of the national Treasury.
We care but little about the Maynooth grant in
itself—if Catholics took- our advice they would
fling it in the face of Mr. SPOONER—but it
is. a grant which is equity itself compared
to the irritating tax which Mr. FAGAN
iesired to abolish. It is coalmen enough. to com-
plain of the factiousness of Irish .Mombers ; but-
what shall we say for the consistency or liberality
of a House which gives Mr. SPOONER a majority
for depriving Catholics of a stnall Government
grant, and Mr. HAMILTON a majority almost four
times as large for rating Catholic occupiers to the
support of ministers whose orders they deny, and
whose ministrations they necessarily deem he-
' ratical ?

is.A.,‘“rTre-30 2S.
WIND, Easterly.—Light, with cloudy weather and sup
shine.

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Ministers' Money is, as many of our readers
will remember, an impost laid on some seven
Irish towns by an act of CHARLES IT. It origi-
nated in the in'tniiKi of forming Protestant co-
lonies in Ireland, but has issued in forming only
snug incomes for Protestant clergyman by a direct
charge on professors of the tributary creed. In
1854 Sir JOHN YOUNG carried an act which aimed
Lo mitigate the pressure of, the burden without
removing a penny of it. its collection was taken
from the Ministers themselves, and intrus ted to
the Corporations, and arrears were to be consi-
dered a debt from the Corporations to the Crown.
The Corporations, hOwever, sympathise with the
oppressed, and not with the Government ; they
refuse accordingly to collect the tax. They have
no wish to
be ecctesiastieal publicani ; and Mr.
Honsmax, while, promising to try what the law
can do with the recusant Corporations, confesses
his doubts about the result. The Corporation Of
Dublin itself had waited on him, and with. the
politest negatives the green isle affords declined
entirely to enforce the tax. The Secretary could
only with equal suavity inform them that
Government must " see that the Corpora-
tion performed its duty." Most inconve-
niently, however, the act gives no definite
powers of enforcement to the Lord-Lieutenant ; but
Mr. lionsatax told the House he had handed
over the case of the refractory burghers to the
Crown lawyers, and if they could not help him he
would come again to Parliament. The whole case
is substantially the same.a,e that of Church Rates
in England, and quite similar to that of the An-
nuity Tax in Edinburgh. All three are precious
specimens of ecclesiastical taxeg, combining
minimum of advantage with a maximum of an-
noyance ; and all three are equally a
disgrace to
the meanness and bigotry which will not give
them up.
To us, we confess, it is unaccountable that a
house of English gentlemen will consent se long
to be made the mere catspaw of iatoleraut and

interested clerics. Worship paid for by angry
householders can be neither Christian nor useful.

Expediency as well as principle demands the ex-
--Pl4-*Pouts. Oatchet7 IA 0°
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