The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-16 00:00:00

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E R MAJES T Y' S T H EAT RE. I its crusade against Italian liberty ? Although the
Mme. ALEONI.
TO-MORROW Evening, Saturday, May 17, will be per. name of that oppressed land may be carefully ex-
formed Rossiui's Opera,
IL BARBIERE DE SIVIGLA.
eluded from the mysterious document, opera-
Rosina, Mdme: Alboni; Il Conte, Signor Caizelari; Bartolo, tions may still be greatly affected by its
Signor Zucconi ; and Figaro, Signor Belletti.
In the Lesson Scene Madame Alboni will introduce Hum- terms. That something must be done for
tael's variations.
Italy, and that speedily, is certain. We can-
To conclude with the new Ballet Divertissement,
remain neutral in any
LES QUATRE SAISONS;
'by Mdmes. Bollon, Boschetti, Lizereux, Pierron, Katrine, not, even if so disposed,
complications that may arise, and care should be
and M. Vandris. Pas de Deus, Mdlle. Boschetti and
M.
Vandris ; Pas, Mdlle. Katrine, accompanied by Mdlle. Pierron taken that our freedom is not iu any degree cir-
and coryphees; Pas, Mdlle. Lizereux and Corps de Ballet; cumscribed by provisions of which nothing is
Pas de Bacchante, Mdlle. A. Bellon; Pas de Deux, Mdlle.
Bellon and M. Vandris; Finale, Mdlles. Bellon, Boschetti, known, and which may only be brought to light
Lizereux, Katrine, and M. Vandris, and Corps de Ballet.
Applications for boxes and stalls to be made at the Box-
when too late to supply an adequate remedy
°aloe of the Theatre, Colonnade, Haymarket.—The Opera I for the diplomatic mistakes. The question is one
will commence at 8 o'clock.
of vast importance, and we earnestly hope that
some independent member will endeavour to as-
certain whether there has been any secret treaty,
and, if so, to insist that the unconstitutional
privacy may be discarded, and the terms by which
the People of England are to be bound, fully re-
vealed to their chosen representatives.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
Lessee, Kr. r. Smith.
ENGLISH OPERA.
THIS EVEVING will be produced
CINDERELLA.
To con:lude with
THE YANKEE HOUSEKEEPER.

TREAT*& ROYAL, II XYMARICET.
the Management of Mr. Blackstone.
TIII3 EVENING,
TIM EVIL GENIUS.
Followed by
EL GIAMBUSINO; or, The Mexican Goldseeker.

Exeter Hall has overshot its mark this time.
The spirit of the London population, we have
abundant reason to believe, is fairly roused, and
once committed to the straggle they will not
withdraw from it until the domination of Exeter
Hall is broken. A grand demonstration, we
learn, is to be made in the Parks next Sunday—
a demonstration of so conclusive a nature that
Lord PALMERSTON himself will be unable to muster
a doubt as to how public opinion runs on the
matter. It is felt that the period can no longer
be delayed when unnecessary interference on any
pretext with the enjoyment of the masses must be
resented—as the offence it really is—and hypo-
critical lords, ladies, Cantwells, and Maw-worms
must be sternly taught to "keep their eyes out of
the people's cabbage garden." The displays made
on the Sabbatarian side of the question have added
materially to the feeling of contempt already so
prevalent for the party. The notion that millions of
human beings should be deprived of a vital
pleasure, merely to gratify the caprice of such
addle-brained fanatics, is everywhere exciting
more and more disgust. 83 far as our own ob-
servation has gone, wa must say the feeling has
been fairly provoked. The Sabbatarians, so far
as we can judge, represent the intelligence as little
as they do the religious views of the people.
Take up which of the Sabbatic effusions they have
had circulated you please, and you cannot but be
painfully struck with the poverty of argument,
the fertility of nonsensical assertion, and, at the
same time, the absolute faith of the writer in his
or her own infallibility. The manner, too, in
which their hypocritical pretence of anxiety for the
freewill of the Bands has been urged, contrasted
with the absolute indifference they have mani-
fested to the recreation of the poor, has contri-
buted largely to the growing feeling of indigna-
tion against them. Some go so far as to ask
whether the existence of Sunday schools is not
the greatest possible argument for the increase of
Day schools ; so worse than useless must these
schools be if conducted by individuals of such
low mental calibre and such depraved feeling.
Let Exeter Hall prate as it pleases about
Sunday finery, in the faith and hope of
which none rejoices more fervently, the finery
of its hypocrisy is exceedingly likely to be so
blown upon as to be unpreseuta,ble—in the metro-
polis at least—for many years to come.
The unwarranted interference of the Scotch
members has also contributed largely to the gene-
ral indignation. The reckless meddling of the
Archbishop of CANTERBURY, the Leeds Mercury,
and Lords GROSVENOR, BLANDFORD, SURF TES-
BURY, and Co. was sufficiently aggravating with-
out any interference from the other side of the
Tweed. The Scotch members, it is generally
thought—and we coincide in the opinion—might
confine their legislatorial influence to their own
country, and thrust down the people's throats as
much Sabbath hypocrisy as they are disposed to
carry atop of their noggins of whisky, and leave
Englishmen, brought up in another school, alone.
Have you been at Kirk ? it is known, is a ques-
tion followed among the godliest men, who would
exercise for a Highland moon on Sabbath desecra-
tion by "How's business ?" and not unfrequently
" a wee drap" on the sly ; while the more rigorous
grows the outer observance of the Sabbath in the
great Scotch cities, the greater is the drunkenness
and debauchery within. For our own part we do
not now deprecate the struggle. It has
long been impending ; and our chief feel-
ing is a desire that it should be fairly
fought. It is not merely music on Sundays in
the Parks that is at stake : all the means
of Sunday recreation are at stake also. If Lord
PALMERSTON be so mad as to yield to Exeter Hall,
by deciding finally that the bands shall not play—
railway trips and steam-boat trips will next be put
down, and HeavEN only knows whether attempts
'nay not be made to coerce the public into attend

After which,
GRIIISHAIV, DAG3IIAIV, AND BRADSHAW%

To conclude with
TONI THUMB.

R )YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Ur. CIIARLES KEAN.
THIS ErENING,
THE VICTOR VANQUISHED.

After which,
THE WINTER'S TALE.
Principal elvtracters by slr. and Mrs. C. Mean.

ROYAL THEATRE ADELPIII.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
Directress, Madame Celesta
THIS EVENING,
LIKE AND UNLIKE.
Messrs. B. Webster, Wright, P. rtelfonl. C. Selby, Garden
Madame Celeste, Miss Wyndham.

After which.
=GEN r PRIVATE AFFAIRS.
To conclude with-
MY PRECIOUS BETSY.

ROYAL OLYVHC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manner, 'fr. Alfred Wigan.

TEIIA EVENING
RETRIBU lON.

To conclude with
STAY AT 11031 E.

ROYAL SURREY TIIEATRR.
Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creawick.

THIS EVENING,
JACK SHEPPARD.
Followed by

YOI:3 LIFE'S IN DANGER.

To conclude with
BETSY BAKER.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL. ASIPEITTIIPUTRE.
Lessee and Nrana:fer, gr. Wm. Cooke.
THIS EVENING,

4th time, a New and Original Romantic 'Equestrian Spectacle,
wr,tten exoressly for this Amphitheatre, called, THE lIIRSE OF
T JP, CAVERN, or the 11 ,anted Brion is of the khruzzi, In which
',/tlliarn Cooke's Stud of Horses, trained by him, will develope
va dons novel and surprising situations and effects.

After which,
A new series of SCENE 6 in the CIRCLE, concluding with a
TABLEAU EQUESTRE.
Box•oqice open fr nn E ev‘n ti'l ro Ir. Staze Manager, Mr. W
West. Equestrian Director, Mr. CoJice, jun.