The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-23 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Madlle. JOHANNA WAGNER.
TO-MORROW EVENING (Tuesday), June 24, will be
performel Bellini's Opera, entitled
I CAPULETTI ED I MONTECCHI.
Romeo, Madlle. Johanna Wagner ; Juliet, Madlle Jenny
Baur ; Tebaldo, Signor Reichardt ; Lorenzo, Signor Bouche ;
and Capellio, Signor Beneventane.
In the Ball Scene will be introduced a Divertissement, Pas
de Deux—Mdlle. Marie Taglioni and M. Charles.
After which, a Ballet Divertissement. Pas do Quatre—
Mesdlles. Katrina, Liseroux, Galby, and Pierron. "La
Seguidilla"—Millle. Marie Taglioni and M. Charles.
Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at
the Box-office of the Theatre, Colonnade, Haymarket.

ITALIAN OPERA and BALLET.—
ROYAL SURREY TEIEATRE.—In congequence of the ex-
traordinary success of Italian Operas at this Theatre during the past
week, arrangements have been made for another series of represen-
tations, commencing THIS EVENING (Monday, June 23), when
will be performed Bellini's grand Opera,

NORMA.
Norma, Madame Lorini ; Pollio, Signer Lorini
To bo followed by the new Ballet Divertissement,
LA NYMPHE DES BOIS,
which Miss Rosina Wright will appear.

Doors open at 7 ; performances commence at half-past 7. At the
Usual Surrey prices—Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is.

TIIXATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
Lessee, Air. E. T. Smith.
ENGLISH OPERA.

THIS EVENING will be produced
DER FREISCHUTZ.

After which,
The Last Act of IL TROVATORE.
To conclude with
The Last Act of THE BOHEMIAN' GIRL.

THEATRE ROYAL, 11.tY JARKLT.

Under the Management of Mr. Bucketone.
TIM EVENING,
SINGLE LIFE.

After which PEREk NENA and the Spanish Dancers will appear.

Followed by
GRIMSHAW. BAGSHAW. AND BRADSHAW
To conclude with
THE POSTMAN'S KNOCK.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S TiIEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Ifinagement of Mr. CHARLES KLAN.
THIS EvENING,
A PRIN.7E FOR AN' HOUR.

After wttlen,

TIE WINTEWS TALE.

ROYAL THE !LTRF. AOELPIII.
Proprietor and Manazer, Mr. B. Webster.

Directress, Madame Celesta.
TTITA EVENING,
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN'.

Follow° I by
LIKE AND UNLIKE.

ROYAL OLYNEPIC THEATRE.

Lessee and Manazer. Mr. Alfred Wigan.

THIS EVENING

A FASCINATING INDIVIDUAL.

After whieh,

RETRIBU LION.
To conclude with
CATCHIgG A MERIIIID.

ROYAL SIT3REY TITEATRE.

Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd Ind Cresvvick.
THIS EVENING,
NORNA,

To conclude with

A BALLET DIVERTIASESIF,Nr.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITIIFATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. wm. Cooke.
THI3 EVENING,
The Romantic Equestrian Spectacle, THE HORSE OF THE
CAVERN, or the Mounted Brigands of the Abruzzi, with the novel
feature of the Italian Bandits on borsOack, the Neapolitan Dragoons,
and Mr. W. Cooke's stud of trained horses.
After which,
The EQITESTRIAN SCENES of ART in the CIRCLE. with
Deseret's celebrated performing Dogs and Monkeys, as exhibited
before her Majesty.

Te conclude with
THE FESTIVAL OF PEACE ; or Honour to the Brave.
A Mid-day Performance this day (Monday) at Two e'clock.
Box-mike open frsm Eleven till Fo ir. Stave Manager, Mr. W.
West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun.

HIGH WATER, AT LONDON BRIDgE.

THIS DAY—Morn. 7 rain. aft. s—Evening 31 min. aft. 5
TA-MORROW—Morn. 57 min. aft. s—Evening 23 min. aft. 6

THE WEA.THEit—Scrg OFFICE, JUNE 22.
THERSIOXETER, IN VIE SHII3II.
6g—highest since noon yosterdny.
58 —lowest this morning and during the night.
66 —this day at noon.

Ba.hom wrlt-a-30.03.
WIND, S.W.—Rather fresh, with doubtful weather.
AFTERNOON—Fine sunshiny weather.
JUNE 23.
68 —hiehest since noon yesterday.
58 —lowest this morning and durfnz the night.
64 —this day at noon.
BAROSIETER-30.27—rising rapidly.
WrNn, North-easterly.—itather flesh, with fine weather,
but dull and cloudy.

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LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1856.

A new phase of Coburgism will be exhibited
this evening in the Honse of Commons. We are
perhaps wrong in terming it altogether " new,"
for the unfortunate interference has been going
on for several years, and the decision on which
the present proceedings are based took place in
August, 1853. The harvest time has, however,
at length arrived, and we shall witness the fruition
of the seed then sown, or its summary destruction
by an independent vote of the sei disctnt guardians
of the public purse.
It appears that his Royal Highness the Prince
Consort has for some time been actuated by an
earnest desire to remove the National Gallery
from its present site, to a position where the visi-
tors may be more select, although far less nume-
rous, than those who go to study or admire its
varied collection of good, bad, and indifferent
paintings. The aristocratic connoisseurs should
not be impeded by the presence of the many, who
had no right to come " between the wind and
their nobility." Trafalgar•aquare, although at
one time asserted to be " the finest site in
Europe," had the disadvantage of being too cen-
tral. Persons who could only devote a few hours
to their amusements could get there too easily and
too cheaply. It could not he appropriated
to what are rather vulgarly but expressively
termed " carriage folk," who, having their
private vehicles available, cared not for
a few miles more or less. Besides, the
locality substituted might be made equally
convenient to " the upper ten thousand," " the
little world," whose convenience is not only the
first, but apparently the sole consideration of our
rulers. A great coup might therefore be effected,
and the opportuni4l was afforded by the hand-
some surplus which remained from the proceeds
of the Great Industrial Exhibition of 1851.
was the President of the Commissioners.
His influence was naturally very Powerful.
Few
would wish to oppose one placed in so elevated a
position, and who, from his interference in almost
all the public departments, had the opportunity
of rewarding adherents, and whose coolness would
be considered an evil of no ordinary magnitude.
He might therefore be regarded as the Dictator
of any Board over which ho presided. And we
can scarcely feel surprised that any project which
he recommended should be carried. The only
wonder, indeed, seems to be, that the other
Commissioners were equally divided, and that the
plan for the interment of the National Gallery
should only have been carried by his own casting
vote—there having been six (including H.R.H.)
for and five against the removal of the Gallery to
the intended mausoleum at Kensington-gore.
The first step in this direction was the purchase,
at an exorbitant rate, of certain property at Ken-
s'ngton-g,ore. The whole of the profits of the
Industrial Exhibition were absorbed in this im-
provident acquisition. It would perhaps have
been better for the country that they had been
cast into the sea, or expended in fireworks. The
land being obtained, something should be done
with it. If it remained unused it would
remain a perpetual monument of the folly of
those who bad unibetu,nately been chosen as true.- •