The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-03 00:00:00

A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.-
.31L. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Was. BATTY.
Entire Change.—Powerful Attraction.
This Evening, Lord Byron's splendid Hippo-drama of
MAZEPPA AND THE WILD HORSE, with entirely new
and beautiful scenery, costly costumes, and appointments,
introducing the largest stud of highly-trained Horses, Po-
nies, Buffaloes, and Camels in the World.
To be followed by Scenes in the Arena.
A Grand MID-DAY PERFORMANCE will take place on
SATURDAY (To-morrow), commencing at Two o'clock.
Doors open at half-past 6, performance commence at 7.
Box-office open daily from 11 till 4.
Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST.
Director of the Arena—M. Felix Revoltl.

CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.-
THIS EVENING.
C. H. GOITNOD'S OPERA.
FAUST.
First Time in this Country.

Faust Mr. Henry Herbert.
Mephistopheles Mr. C. Bernard.
Siobel Mrs. Anderson.
Marguerite
Conductor....-. Mr. Jonghmans.
And selections from
Dittorah, Trovatore, Macbeth, and numerous other
Entertainments.
Balcony, ls, Hall, 6d.
Comic Vocalists—Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come-
dian and Mimic), and C. Marshall.
The ETHIOPIANS, consisting of 17 performers (organised
expressly for this Establishment). for the performance of
Vocal and Instrumental Music, Comic and Sentimental, with
Negro delineations, anecdotes, &c., in addition to the usual
entertainments.
The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening.

THE WEATHER.—Strx OFFICE, AZOUST 3, 1260.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADB.
65—highest since noon yesterday.
54—lowest this morning and during the night.
69—this day at noon.

BAROMETER-29.72—falling.
WlND—South-westerly; light, with fine weather.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DA'.—Morning, 2h. 59m.—Afternoon, 3h. 15m,
To-monßow.-Morning, 3h. 30m.—Afternoon, :3h. 45m,

LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1880.

Mr. BRIGHT, like Mr. PICKWICK, has had his
say, and doubtless feels relieved ; and we must do
him the credit, and it is some credit after what we
have seen this session, of acknowledging that he
took his defeat like a man. Others have been de-
feated by majorities as conclusive as that of last
night (268 to 39), but they have not taken it in the
same temper. Now, as we know that Mr. JOHN
BRIGHT is about the last man in the world to be
convinced, we owe him all the more thanks for
putting up with such a flogging as he did. His
little dialogues on branches of the subject after-
wards only showed that he was not soured by his
position, and we hope that other opponents of the
Government will take the hint. And if the very
unconvinceable member for Birmingham can thus
make his speech and have done with it, and abstain
from factious amendments and " instructions" af-
terwards, we are sure the country and the House
will be only too thankful if the HORSMANS, and
the old Indians, and all who have adopted their
tactics, will follow his example. Mr. BRIGHT even
declined to have his own amendment put, though
very different to Mr. LINDSAY'S, because the
effect of both would be the same—the sub-
ject would have a fair discussion. What a
deal of time would have been saved if others this
session had acted on this fair principle. Let hon.
members know also that one speech, if a good one,
in opposition to their views, persons are disposed to
read—they turn with disgust from mere spleen and
repetition.

The grand point is, however, that the question
is now settled. We are to have an internal depot,
which, should Woolwich be destroyed by an enemy
or by accident, will save us from asking how are
our armaments to be kept up. This appears to us
to be one of the most important of the recommenda-
tions of the commissioners ; and though there is no
need of haste in the matter, their report at least
shows that Cannock Chase is admirably situated
for the purpose. It is not near enough to the sea
to be exposed to the attacks of an enemy. The land
must be cheap, for it is nearly worthless, and it is
so situated that it can be connected easily with the
railways which lead to every port of importance in
the kingdom. It will probably be thought
desirable that any new manufactories should
be added as far as possible to the great
central depot. It would seem that it ought
to be not a storehouse merely, but to have the

power of reproduction.
But, at any rate, our dockyards are to be placed
in a position of safety ; and Portsmouth and Dover
are to form, with Aldershott, the triangle which
will be as formidable to Louis NAPOLEON as the
Quadrangle of Venetia was. He is not to be per-
mitted to go on doing his best to make Cherbourg,
Brest, and Toulon impregnable, and not satisfied
with that, hanging such mantlets as letters and
commercial treaties before his embrasures, without
our having our share of embrasures also. It may
costr a good deal. Yes, we know it will. But,
aremarks,
all, there is something in the old laughed at
, " all good for trade," and " the money
all spent in the country." It really is
even s°. The men employed by our en-
gineers, the navvies,
and the masons, and
the men employed by Sir WILLIAM ARMSTRONG,
and by our iron foundries,
all, at the worst, circu-
late the money whi,th
r. GLADSTONE takes from
us. They spend it instead of our doing it. We
are the power, we know, and it makes us cry out a
bit sometimes—but after all we have
a little of the
old-fashioned feeling which finds .
no consola-
tion from its being all spent in the country, We
confess we are not so well pleased when our silver
and gold is sown broa deast in foreign countries as
in the Crimean war, though it is wonderful how
much of that came baak in the purchase of British
manufactures. Nor do we like that John China-

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