The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-03 00:00:00

THE OPERA FLORAL ARCADE.

The idea of a great central metropolitan market for
flowers has always been a favourite one with Mr. Gye, and
which that gentleman has before prsposed, though unsuc-
cessfully, to bring into use. The only good opportunity
which offered of carrying out the plan was to erect the
Arcade on the south of the new Opera, on that space of
ground where a pile of building materials so long offered an
unpleasant contrast to the Opera-house itself. This chance
has now been taken aslvantage of, and the improvement has
at last been perfected. From its proximity to the theatre,
and the general style of the design, most people were led to
imagine that the new building was chiefly intended to form
an ornamental accessory to the Opera-house. This, how-
ever, is quite a mistake. On a few of the State Opera
nights during the season the Arcade may be closed earlier
than usual to allow of its being swept, illuminated, and
thrown open to the frequenters o the Opera ; but beyond
three or four such gala nights in the year, the Arcade will
be nothing more or less than a flower-mart, the want of
whin, it is stated, has long been felt among the floricul-
turist. of the metropolis. Some twelve months since a de-
tail of the chief dimensions of this building apeared in our
columns ; but, both from the fact that it has since been
entireli completed and ecorated, and is now about to be
formally inaugurated by the Volunteer Ball of Wednesday
next, a general dpscription of the whole structure will be of
interest to our readers. -
The greatest and most important fault of all our glass
and iron buildings has generally been their deficiency in
anything like ornamental details, or, to speak plainly, their
extreme ugliness. The building. of 1851 was bald and un-
artistic in the extreme ; while that of Manchester, not hav-
ing its size to redeem it, was even worse. So with the
New York edifice ; so with that of Dublin. Nothing was
ever attempted in the way of ornament. All these buildings
have, in fact, been mere smith's work—artists have bad
very little to do with them. From this great fault the
Floral Arcade has been redeemed by Mr. Gye's wishing to
have a tasteful structure, and fiading an architect like Mr.
Edward Barry, capable of carrying out his wishes. The
ground-plan and shape of the building may be best described
as resembling the letter L, the largest and principal entrance
being by the side of .the Italian Opera, at the end of the
longer arm of the letter, while the other entrance opens
upon Covent-garden Market, by the side of the Piazza, at
the end of the shorter arm. In a direct line from these two
entrances run the main arcades, and over the point formed
by their junction at right angles rises a lofty dome—the first
time that anything of the kind has been attempted in glass
and iron. The extreme length of the Arcade from the
Bow-street entrance to the west wall is no less than 228
feet, and the short arm from Covent-garden Market to the
theatre wall 100 feet. The width of each of the main ar-
cades is 75 feet, of which the light semicircular arched roof
occupies 50 feet, with two side aisles between the main
columns and the walls, each nearly 13 feet wide. The
springing of the arches for the roof is just 29 feet from the
ground, and on to the top of the arched roof is 57 feet; the
roof is thus almost a perfect semicircle. The dome is also
nearly a complete hemisphere, 50 feet in diameter at the
base and 25 feet high, making the total height to the circu-
lar lantern it supports a little over 90 feef in all.
The Bow-street entrance—and of course that at Covent-
garden is similar to it—is exceedingly pretty and simple.
The doorways aro deeply recessed, so as to do away en-
tirely with the flat, boxy, hard appearance which the en-
trances to such glass and iron buildings have generally con-
trived to monopolise. The raised iron arches which give
admission to the interior also aid considerably in removing
this flat effect, while the handsome cast iron cornice, or
moulding, passing across the base of the arched roof gives
lightness the whole. The radii of the lofty roof, seen
from the outside, are highly ornamented, and spread out
like an elaborate fan ; and the outermost curve of the roof
over the entrance is surmounted with a kind of corona of
cast-iron work, which gives a very graceful effect to the
whole. Glass and iron buildings are, of course, eminently
light in their construction, and this peculiarity, with the
ornamental features we have mentioned, is more noticeable
in the Floral Arcade than in any other building of the
same sort. Of course the principle of light and elegant
design is fully carried out in the interior. The east-iron
columns supporting the nave roof; instead of being, as is
usually the case, mere iron cylinders, rough and unadorned
as csntract lamp-posts, are all cast of a handsome pattern,
with ornamental bases and rich capitals, the latter per-
forated to ventilate the basement story beneath the market,
with which the hollow columns communicate.
All round the interior, at the springing of the arches,
is a gilt cast-iron moulding or cornice, of a very pretty
design. The aisles are, as we have stated, nearly 13 feet
wide and 30 high, the theatre wall forming the wall of the
north aisle, and the wall of the Arcade the south. The
latter is pierced with recessed windows to correspond in ap-
pearance with that of the theatre. The arches which carry
the roof of the nave are trellissed, and apparently of the
very lightest possible construction, though, slender as they
are in appearance, they are eminently strong in fact, and
have been tested with a strain far exceeding anything that
can ever coins upon then, as in reality they have nothing
but themselves to support. Between the main arched ribs
or " principals" as they are termed, transverse bars of
" deck' iron, T shaped, stretch along the whole length of
each arcade, at intervals of about six feet apart, and are ri-
vetted to the arched principals in such a manner as to
give the whole roof the rigidity of one piece. The dome is
composed of 22 semicircular ribs, braced round with
wrought-iron horizontal supports. These ribs are not com-
pletely semicircular, but rather form a quarter of a circle,
all resting upon an iron collar in the centre, which carries
the lantern. The Covent-garden entrance continues the
public way of the Piazza along its front by a !wise] glass
and iron gallery, 60 feet long by 25 feet broad. The base-
ment floor under the Arcade is one of the most extensive
apartments, if we may so term it, which has been excavated
anywhere in London, except in the regions of the docks. It
has the same large area as the building above it, and is no
no less than 10 feet high; 48 10. inch cast-iron columns
carrying the floor of the Arcade above on wrought-iron
girders, the spaces between which latter are filled in with
tiled arches, so as to make the whole place fireproof.
Through all parts of the building hot-water pipes pass for
keeping up the temperature during winter, and gas is of
course laid on to every, part, so that in case of night fetes,
as with tho Volunteer Ball next week, the whole structure
can be illuminated in the most brilliant manner.
In this sketch we have merely given an outline
of the chief architectural features of this handsome
building. The purpose for which it has been per-
manently erected is, as its name implies, that of a
flower-market, intended to bring together under one roof,
specially adapted for the purpose, the immense trade which
is now scattered all over the suburbs of London in the hot-
houses and grounds of our great florists and nurserymen.
Few that are at all acquainted with the statistics of the
flower market,. the distance to which amateurs are now
obliged to drive in search of plants, and the many difficul-
ties caused by the chief growers having their grounds so
far removed, will doubt the large trade to which this mar-
ket will give a general centre. The whole area will, of ,
course, be divided among the principal growers, and all the '
flowers will be arranged in large raised banks in the centre
nave, with smaller ones in the aisles. Seeds, cuttings, tools,
and ornamental garden furniture of all kinds will be sold
only in the aisles, the centre being reserved exclusively for
flowers. Neither fruit nor vegetables will be sold there. So
much for the aver-market. But general attention is just
now more directed to its inaugural opening by the Volun-
teer Ball next Wednesday than to any part of its floricul-
tural future. No effort, apparently, is being neglected to
make this ball one of the best of its kind. All the columns,
capitals, cornices, archee,.and, in short, all the ornamental

We republish to-day, verbatim front The Moniteur,
the original of the Speech delivered by the Emperor
at the opening of the French Legislature on Thurs-
day last. It will be found on reference that the
version we had received ty telegraph, and pub-
lished yesterday was tntirely accurate in the two
points impeacher. by Sir R. Peel last night. The
whole Speech was indeed transmitted with sur-
prising, 'accuracy.
MESSIEURS LES SENATEUR3,
MESSIEURS LES DEPUTES,
A l'ouverture de la derniere session, con fian t dans
le patriotisme de la FraNce, je tenais a premnoir
vos esprits contre les apprehensions exagerEes
d'une guerre probable. Aujourd'hui j'ai a eseur
de vous rassurer contre les inquietudes
suscitees par la pail meme. Cet te pair je la veux
sincerament at je ne negligerai rien pour la main-
tenir.

Je n'ai qu'a me feliciter de mes relations amicales
avec toutes les Puissances de l'Europe. Les seuls
points du globe ou nos armes soient encore
engagees soot dans l'extreme Orient ; mais 1.
courage de nos marina et de nos soldats, aide du
loyal contours de l'Espagne amenera bientilt sans
doute un traite de pair avec le Cochinchine.
Quant a la Chine une expedition seri euse
combinee avec les forces de a Grande Bretagne,
lui infligera le chatiment de sa perfidie.
En Europe des difficultes touchent je l'espere
a leur terrne ; et l'ltalie est a la veille
de ce constituer librement. Sans revenir
sur les longues negocia.tions qui se trainent depuis
tant de mois je me borncrai a quelques points
principaux.
_ _ _

La pensee dominante du traite de Villafranca
etait d'obtenir l'independance presque complete de
it Wilkie au prix de la restaural ion des Archiducs
Cette transaction, avant echoue. malgre mes plus
wives instances j'en ai exprime mes regrets a
Vienne comme a Turin ' • cit la situation, en
se prolongeant menagait de demenrer sans issue.
Pendant qu'elle etait l'objet d'explications loyales
entre mon Gouvernement et celui de l'Autriche,
elle inspirait a l'Angleterre, a la Prusse et aht
Russie, des .demarches dont Pensenable atteste
clairement de la part des grandes Puissances le
deiir d'arriver a la conciliation de tousles interets.
Pour seconder ces dispositions it importait a la
France, de piesmtcr la combinaison dont l'adoF-
tion avait le plus de chance d'être, aceeptee
par l'Europe. Garantissant par mon armed
contre l'intervention etrangere, j'ai-
vais le droit de marquer les limiter de ectte garan-
tie. Aussi n'ai-je pas hesite a declarer an Roi de
Sardaignd que tout en lui laissant l'entierc
liberte de ses actes je ne pourrais pas le
suivre dans une politique qui avait
le tort de paraitro aux yeux de l'Europe
vouloir absorber tousles etats de l'ltalie,
et ntenacait de nouvelles conflagrations. Je
lui ai conseille de repondre favorablement aux
vceux des provinceo qui s'offraient a lui' main
de maintenir I'autonomie de la To,c ine
et de respecter en principo les di oit
du Saint-Siege. Si cet arrangement ne satisfait pas
tout le monde it a l'avantage de reserver les principes
de calmer des apprehensions, et it fait ou Piemont
en royaume de plus de neuf millions (Patties.
En presence de cette transformation de
du Nord qui donne a un kat puissant tous
les passages des Alpeeil etait demon devoir, pour
la suretede mos frontier ei de reclamer les versants
Francais des montagnes. Cette revendication
d'un territoire de peu d'etendue n'a rien qui doive
alarmer l'Europe et donner un dementi a la poll
tique de desenteressment que j'ai proclamee
plus d'une fois, car la France ne veut proceder a cet
agrandissement, quelque faible soit ni par une
occupation militaire, ni par une insurrection pro-
voquee, ni par des sourdes manoeuvres, mais
en exposant franchement la question aux
grandes Puissances. Elles comprendront sans
deute, dans leur equite comtne la France
le comprendrait certainement pour chacune
d'elles en parcille circonstance, que 'important
remainement territorial qui va avoir lieu nous
donne droit a une garantie indiquee par la nature
ellememe.

Je ne puis passer sans silence remotion d'une
partie du monde Catholique: elle a cede subitement
a des impressions si irreflechies, elle s'est jetee
dans des alarmes si passionees ; le passe,
qui devait etre une garaatie de ravenir, a ete
tellement meconu, les services rendus tellement
oublies, qu'il m'a fella une conviction
bien profonde, UT • confiance bien al s):w
dans la raison publique, poir conserver, au
milieu des agitations qu'on cherchait a exciter, le
ealme qui seul nous maintient dans le vrai.
Les faits cependant parlaient hautemcnt d'eux-
metne depuis onze ens je soutiers seul a Rome le
pouvoir du St. Pere sans avoir un seul jour cesse
de reverer en lui le caractcre sacre du chef
de notre religion. D'un autre cote, les populations
de la Romagne, abandonnes tout a coup a tiles-
memos, ont subi un entrainement natural et cherche
a faire dans la guerre cause commune avec nous.
D'evais-je les oublier a la pair, et les
livrer de nouveau, pour un temps illimite,
aux chances de i'occupation etrangere. Mes premiers
efforts ont ete de les reconcilier avec leur Souverain,
ct,n'ayant pas reussi, j'ai tache du moires de sauvc -
garder dans les provinces soulevees le plincipe du
pouvoir temporal du Pape.
D'apres ce qui precede, vous voyez quo,
si tout n'est pas encore termine, comment it
est permis, du moins,d'esperer rnaintenant une solu-
tion prochaine ; le moment semble done venu de
mettre un terme a de trop longues preoccupations
et de recherchcr les moyens d'inaugurer hardi-
inent en France une nouvelle ere de paix.
Deja rartnee a ete reduite de 150,000 hommes,
et cette reduction eut ete plus considerable sans la
guerre de Chine, l'occupation de Rome et de la
Lombardie.
Mon Gouvernement va immediatement vous
soumettre tin ensemble de mesures qui ont pour
but de faciliter la production, d'accroitre, par la
vie a bon marehe, le bienetre de ceux qui travail-
lent,:et de multiplier nos rapports commerciaux.
Le premier pas a faire dans cette voie emit
de fixer l'epoque de la suppression de ces barriercs.
infranchissables qui, sous le nom de prohibitions,
en excluant de nos marches beaucoup de produits
etrangets,contraignaient les autres nations a une
reciprocite facheuse pour nous. Mais quelque chose
de plus difficile nous arretait encore, c'etait le
peu de penchent pour une traite de com-
merce avec l'An gleterre, Aussi ai-je
prig resolument sur moi la responsabilite de cette
gran de mesure. Une refiexion bien simple en demon-
tre ravantage pour les deux pays : I'un et l'autre
n'auraint pas manque certainetnent, au bout de
quelque minces, de prendre, chacun dans
son propre interet, 1' initiative des mesures
proposees ; mais alors, rtabaissetnent des
tarifs n'etant pas simultane, it aurait cu lieu de
part et d'autre suns compensation immediate. Le
traite n'a done fait qu'avancer repoque de modifica-
tienssalutairesetdonner a des reformes indispensa-
bles le caractere de concessions:reciproques, dest:.
nets a fortifier ?alliance de deux grandes peuples.
Afin que:ce traite puisseproduire ses meilleurs effets
je reclame votre concours.le plus energique pour
l'adoption des lois qui doivent en faciliter 14 mise
en'pratique. J'appelle surtout votre attention sur les
voles de communication, qui seuls, par leur devel-
loppement, pouvent nous permettre de lutter avec
rindustrie etrangere ; mais, comme les moments
de transition sont toujours penibles, ct

MANSION-HOV'SE.—Cbarles Stanmore, 18,
was charged with eznbezzling monies to the amount -
of £75, received by him on account of ,his employer,
Mr. W. Williams, of Gutter-lane, manufacturer, in
whose eel vice he had been collector.
Mr. P. Macdonald, philter, Sutton-street Clerk-•
enwell, deposed that he dealt with Mr. .Williams,:"
ana that on -the Oth of Noyet4ber. kit Wilpma to`
the-prisoner acOunt•eflbocliseeutor £3 9s. 3d.,
and received—the' receipt produced. Also that he
paid to the prisoner the sum' of £6 Gs. iu the same
way on the 4th of February last.
Miss A. Poulson said she lived with her brother,
a fancy box maker, in 13unhill-row, and that on the
17th of January last she paid to the pzisoner, on
account of Mr. Williams, the sum of • .1:5 165., for
which the prisoner gave her the receipt produced.
Mr. L. Collingridge, of 117, Aldcrsgate street,
printer, produced a receipt for £2 17s. Gil., paid by
him to the prisoner on account of Williams, on the
21st of December last.
After some other evidence as to similar payments,
Mr. G. Alce, clerk to the prosecutor, said the
prisoner had been in the employ of Mr. Williams,
who is a collar manufacturer, as collector, and should
have accounted to witness for all sums of mo:ley
received by him ou the same day on which he re-
ceived them. The receipts produced were all iu
his handwriting; but he had never accounted to
witness for any of the sums to which they referred,
nor was there any entry to the credit of the diffe.
rent parties for those amounts in the books of the
firm. When spoken to about these sums, the pri-
soner made a variety of excuses, saying that he had
applied from time to time without being able to
get them.
Police-constable 348 said he took the prisoner
into custody at the house of a friend, and on ask-
ing him w'y he had absented himself from his
business that day, he said be was ashamed to show
his face. He said he had spent the various sums
of money which he had embezzled, in the Hay-
market, with other lads of his own age.
The prisoner, who said nothing when called upon
for his defence, was fully committed for trial.

GUILD
HALL.—Wm. Ft ancis Vandervel, a mer-
chant, was brought up on a warrant about a fort-
night ago, charged with fraudulently appropriating
to his own use certain securities in the shape of
bank and railway shares, of the value of £7,000,
belonging to Anne Bruc3 Borland and others, was
again placed at the bar for examination relative to
that charge.

The prisoner, who reserved his defence, was com-
mitted for trial.

WESTMINSTER.-4-Miss Martha Augusta Ar-
thur Richards, of 13, Chester-street, Grosvenor-
place, was charged with fraudulently obtaining
£ll.

Mr. James Phipps, of 36, Belgrave.street, Pim-
lico, butcher, stated that short -y before the 17th of
January the accused's servant brought him a
cheque for £ll on the London and County Bank,
which he cashed. He paid the cheque into his
bank( rs, Messrs. Cooks, Biddulph, and Co.,
and it was returned to him with a statement that
there were no effects to meet it. lie sent to the
accused repeatedly about the matter, but. could get
no satisfaction, and on his sending her the cheque
he was informed she burnt it. She had endea-
voured to obtain cash of him for a £5O cheque, but
finding the first dishonoured he of course refused to
take the second.

In cross-examination by Mr. Lewis, jun., prose-
cutor could not say whether the £ll chique was
postdated one day. Could not say that £l3O was
paid into her account at the London and County
Bank next day. To the best of his belief the manager
told him she had closed her account. Directly after
he bad sent the cheque to his bankers, accused
sent to him to say he could have the £ll ; but as
he had sent the cheque away he said he could not
take it—she must pay it into her bank to meet the
cheque. Prosecutor had heard she had purchased
the lease of her house in Chester-street and its costly
furniture at an outlay of X 5,000.
It having been stated that prosecutor was not
prepared with evidence from the London and County
Bank, Mr. Arnold said he must adjourn the ease.
3Nlr. Lewis pointed out the pitiable condition of
his client, who had been supported in fainting fits
during the bearing. A warrant had been obtained
against her by Mr. Phipps, as though she were a com-
mon swindler. She was a lady of very good family,
who had not the slightest intention to defraud any-
one, and he could prove that shehad. paid in £l3O the
next day after Mr. Phipps had cashed the cheque,
to meet that and other liabilitie, besides which it
was quite clear she had sent Mr. Phipps the money,
which he had refused to take.

111 Iry one of the accused's servants,
r l
baring
offered to pay Mr. Phipps the ill.
ts
g t e n,
Mr. Arnold said that Mr. Phipps's conduct had
been most disingenuous, in keeping back from his
knowledge when he applied for the warrant the
fact that the .£ll had been offered. He (Mr.
Arnold) must, however, further investigate the
charge, but would take the accused's own recog-
nisance to appear again in a week.
A second charge of fraud against her for obtain-
ing a silk dress was also postponed.

SINGULAR ACCIDENT.—At the late collision on
the North British Railway at Linton, several fog signals
which were in the guard's van were thrown into some coal
trucks, and there lost sight of. The coals were disposed of
to several persons in Linton, and among others a quantity
was supplied to Mr. Mason, banker. While placing sOlllO
of them on the fire, the attention of a servant was attracted
by one of the fog signals in question, which was lying
among the coals ; but not being aware of the character of
the object, she threw it on the fire. Here it lay for some
time, until Miss Mason, observing the peculiar appearance
of the signal, took it out. Mi. Christie, of Over Hailes,
happening to call at tho time, found Miss MiAmsi inspecting
the strange-looking mineral; and when thee' plicatiou of the
lady's scissors filled to give any satisfaction, Mr. Christie
determined to test its qualities by breaking it. Laying the
signal on the hearthrug, he gave it a smart blow with the
poker, and the result which followed may be easily imagined.
With a deafening concussion the signal imme ,iately ex-
ploded, spreading alarm all around. Fortunately Miss Mason
escaped without injury; but a portion of the signal shell
struck Mr. Christie on the head, laying bare a portion of
his scalp, while the head of the poker, which was blown off,
struck him on the wrist, and inflicted a severe wound.
Medical aid was immediately procured, and Mr. Christie is
recovering favourably from the effects of the untoward oc-
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ROY AL VOLUNTEER BAL L.-i
WEDNESDAY NEXT, MARCH 7.
The number of Applications for Tickets has been so great
that, in order to afford additional accommodation, the Opera
Rouse will be made available, Mr Harrison and Miss Pyne
having kindly ceded the use of the Theatre on the occasion.
The time for Exchanging Vouchers for Tickets has been
extended to Tuesday evening, at half-past five o'clock.

ROYAL

ENGLISH ()PEI,
COVENT-GARDEN.
nder the management of Miss L. Pyne and Mr.W.
Harrison.
THIS EVENING (Satuiday), will be produced the grand
Opera, eutitled LURLINE, i v W. Vincent Wallace. Messrs.
W. Harrison, Santley, Corri, ari d G. Honey ; Misses Louisa
Fyne, Pilling, and F. Cruise,
Conductor, Alfred Mellon.
To conclude with the new grand pantomime, called PUSS
IN BOOTS ; or, Harlequin and the Fairy of the Golden
Palms. Messrs. W. H. Payne, H. Payne, F. Payne, Barnes,
Tallien, infants Lauri, and Miss Clara Moilgen ee at 7.
an.
Doors open at half-past 6—Comm

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMA:IIKET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and orijinal
Comedy, in three acts, entitled THE OVERLAND
ROUTE. Messrs. C. Mathews, Buckstone, Compton, Chip-
pendale, Mrs. C. Mathews, Miss Weekes, and Mrs. Wilkins.
Folkwed by the new Haymarket Comic Christmas Panto-
mime, VALENTINE'S DAY; or, Harlequin and the Faii7
of the True Lovers' Knot. The pantomimists the unrivalled
Leclereqs.

THEATRE-ROYAL LYCEUM.-
Sole Lessee and Directress, Madame Celeste.
Brilliant and Increased Success of the new Drama—Colette
Dubois and Therese Defarge, by Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING, the new Drama of A TALE OF
TWO CITIES, by Tom Taylor, Esq., from the story of that
name by Charles Dickens, Esq. Principal characters by Mr.
James Vining, Walter Lacy, Villiers, House, Forrester, J.
Johnstone, T. Lyon. Morton, Palmer, White, H. Butler,
Clifford, and Fredericks ; Misses Kate Saville, Stuart, Turner,
Mrs. Campbell, and Madame Celeste.
After which, will be produced the Grand Christmas Ex-
travaganza and Pantomime, KING THRUSHBE &BD, the
LITTLE PET and the GREAT PASSION, in which is pre-
sented one of the most novel, costly, d
an brilliant effects ever
witnessed -designed and painted by Mr. William Callcott.—
Xing Thrushbeard, Miss Julia St. George.
Commence at T.

LOYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
Lessee, Mr. A. Harris.
THIS EVENING, the Comedy of MONEY. Messrs. Geo.
Melville, Ryder Frank Mathews, Widdicomb, H. Bland, H.
Saker, Garden, 'Graham ; Misses Carlotta Leclercq, Clifford,
and Mrs Charles Young
After which, a new Christmas burlesque pantomime, by
J. Byron, called JACK Tub: GIANT KILLR ; or, llarle-
quin King Arnur and the Knights of the Round Table.
Jack, Blies Louise Keeley—Harlequin, Mr. Cormack • Panta-
loon, Mr. Paulo—Columbine, Miss Caroline Adams—Clown,
Mr. A. F. Forrest.

NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster.
Sixth Night cf a New and Original Comedy, by Watts
Phillips, entitled PAPER WINGS.
THIS EVENING, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS, Mr. J.
L. Toole, Chas. Selby, Billington, Mrs. Chatterlev, Mrs. Bil-
lington, Miss Kate Kelly, and Laidlaw.
After which, PAPER WINGS, Mr Alfred Wigan, J. L.
Toole, D. Fisher, Billington, P. Bedford, Stuart, C. Selby,
kburne, C. J. Smith, Powell, Romer, Mrs Alfred Wigan,
Miss H. Simms, Miss Kate Kelly, and Mrs Chatterley.
Followed by DINORAH UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Eburnc, C. J. Smith, Miss
K. Kay.
Doors open at half-past six—Commence at seven. Box-
Office open from 10 to 5. No h
carge fo
servants of thir securing seats,
nor far bills of performance. All fees to s
establishment are strictly prohibited.
Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.

ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE,
King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter-
ton. Directress, Miss Wyndham. The nearest Theatre to
Chelsea, Pimlico, and Westminster, the Park being open to
carriages and foot passengers all hours of the night.
ft 3 EVENING the performances will commence with
I WILL, IF YOU WILL.
After which, FIRST AFFECTIONS. Messrs. H. T.
Craven, G. Spencer, and Miss iVyndham.
Followed by a new burlesque called DIDO. Mr. Charles
Young, Mesdames Wyndham, Clara St. Casse, Murray, Eliza
Arden, C. Rance, A. Evans, and Corps de Ballet.
To conclude with MAGIC TOYS. Miss Lydia Thompson.

Reduced Prices—Gallery, 8d ; Pit, ls. The Box-office open
from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past six; perform
ante commences at 7.

CONCERTS.-

CANTERBURY HALL
THIS EVENING,
LUCREZIA BORGIA,
(Danizetti).
Donna Lucreala Miss Russell
Maffio Orsini Mrs. Anderson.
Gennaro Mr. Henry Herbert.
Don Altonzo Signor Tivoli.
Conductor—Mr. Jong,hmans.
Comic Vocalists—Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come-
dian and Mimic), W. T. Critchfield, and E. W. Mackney.
Several interesting Pictures are added to the Fine Arts
Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and
beautified, and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant
sights of the metropolis.
The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening.

THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, MARCH 3, 1860.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
50—highest since noon yesterday.
41—lowest this morning and during the night.
51—this day at noon.

BAROMETER-30.10.
WIND, South-Westerly ; light, with fine mild weather.

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THIS DAY.—Morning, 9h. 16m.—Afternoon, 10h. 7m.
To-moßßow.-Morning, 10h. 55m.—Afternoon, 11h. 40m.

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THE SUN.
LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1860.

The " Imperial" question of the annexation of
Savoy was again brought forward in the House of
Commons last night, when Lord JOIIN RUSSELL
explained the views of the Government in a very
satisfactory spirit. From the first we expressed
our opinion that the Ministry had acted on the
whole as the country had a right to ex-
pect, and their proceedings, as detailed
in the debate, have confirmed that belief.
Indeed, the " Correspondence respecting the
Proposed Annexation of Savoy and Nice to
France," a copy of which is now before us, bears
ample testimony to the credit of our Government
in its endeavours to vindicate our national cha-
racter for fair play to the weak in its appeals to the
strong. That appeal seems to have had a partial
effect only as yet, for the Emperor of the FRENCH
has clearly blurted out his wish, if not his inten-
tions, that Savoy should be annexed to France in
order to protect her frontier from invasion by a
State comprising some nine millions of souls,
while France has upwards of 36,000,000 ! The
mere pretension is of itself only calculated to excite
derision or contempt. It is the old story of the
Wolf and the Lamb. Yet Lord JOUN RUSSELL
puts the case very fairly with a viow of giving no
offence. His despatches are worthy of his charac-
ter as a statesman and an Englishman, and we
heartily wish that he had displayed the same spirit
of dealing as fairly in his Reform Bill. But there
the twist of faction perverts his judgment, and his
bias to aristocracy still rules in the ascendant.
The debate was rather startled from its propriety
by the strange and perhaps not unexpected singu-
larity of Mr. BRIGHT, who seems now to be the
representative of " soft sawder" rather than hard
steel. He boldly vindicates the propriety of Savoy
being annexed to France for reasons best known
to himself. It is strange how soon the principle of
" free trade" in commerce has extended to politics.
Our peace-at-any-price enthusiasts seem to be in-
fected with a sort of universal leprosy in the body
constitutional.

France, he says, has her social population as con-
tradistinguished from our political and Parliamen-
tary freedom and institutions. And the people over
the water may be as happy as ours on this side. A
new light seems to have broken in on Mr. BRIGHT'S
mind, and he is not slow in giving utterance to the
spirit that heaves within. In fact such was his
haste that he took upon himself the task of answer-
ing Sir 110BED.T PEEL'S question before the Fo-
reign Minister, whose duty it was, could open his
official lips.

Well might Lord JOHN have exclaimed " Save
me from my friends!" for they defend me with a
two-edged sword, which damages more than it
protects, and the wounds are not likely to heal.
Altogether the spirit of the debate will well repay
perusal. Lord JOHN RUSSELL expressed a hope,
if not an opinion, that the Emperor NAPOLEON
would consult the great Powers of Europe with
re.ipect to the question of annexation, to which he
(Lo..d JOHN) stated that the Government of this
coup, Vy was decidedly opposed.
Tin to will show how the course of events will
run, v, 'hick we much suspect will be after the
fashion of true love which never did run