The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-26 00:00:00

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
Lessee, Mr. A. Harris.
Re-eng,agement of the Wonderful Dancer, Mons. Espinosa.
First appearance of Mdlle. Marietta Rosetta, Principal Dan-
sense of La Scala, Milan ; and the Delapierre Family.
These highly-talented Children will appear every night.
The Royal Princess's Rifles on parade every evening.
THIS EVENING, THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH.
After which, a new Christmas burlesque pantomime, by H.
J. Byron, called SACK THE GIANT KILLER ; or, Harle-
quin King Art:iur and the Knights of the Round Table.
Jack, Miss Louise Keeley—Harlequin, Mr. Cormack*- Panta-
_oon, Mr. Paulo—Columbine, Miss Caroline Adams—Clown,
Ur. A. F. Forrest.

NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, AD ELPHI.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster.
Reproduction of THE DEAD HEART, with all its power-
ful effects.

THIS EVENING, TIIE DEAD HEART. Messrs. B.
Webster, J. L. Toole, David Fisher, P. Bedford, C. J. Smith,
Billington, Powell, Romer, Miss Woolgar, K. Kelly.

After which THE NYMPHS OF THE LURLkYBERG ;
or, The Knight and the Naiades. Messrs. Toole, Bedford,
Eburne, Smith, Powell, Romer, Miss Woolgar, C. Webb, K.
Keay, Laidlaw.

Doors open at half-past six—Commence at seven. Box-
Office open from 10 to 5. No charge for securing seats,
nor for bills of performance. All fees to servants of this
establishment are strictly prohibited.
Aotinz Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.

ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE,
King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter-
ton. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and West-
minster, the Park being open to carriages and foot passen-
gers all hours of the night.

THI3 EVENING the performances will eommenee with
PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. Messrs. 11. T. Craven an&
J. Francis, Mesdames Murray and Eliza Arden.
After which, a new Tragic Ballet, entitled MY NAME IS
NORVAL. Supported by C. Young, Barrett, Miss Lydia
Thompson, Clara St. Casse,
Followed by a new sketch, A HOUSEHOLD FAIRY.
Miss Wyndham and Mr. H. T. Craven.
To conclude with the new pantomime of PUNCH AND
JUDY. Introducing Miss Lydia Thompson and the Corps
de Ballet. Clown, Harlequin, Columbine, and Pantaloon, and
the wonderful Performing Dogs.
Reduced Prices—Gallery, 6d ; Pit, Is. The Box-oMce open
from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past six ; perform
ante commences at 7.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Westminster-road.

Last Five Weeks of Mr. W. Cooke's Season.

TII IS EVEN ING, the New Spectacular Drama by Mr. R.
Phillips, TIIF, EMPEROR'S DECREE, with full stud of
Horses and great effects.—Scenes in the Circle by Astley's
world-renowned Equstrians, terminating with the Eques-
trian, Operatical, and Comic Pantomime of HARLEQUIN
TOM MOODY ; or, Old Towler thelluntsman and the God-
dess Diana ; Diana, with Songs, Miss Jacobs.—Costly and
dazzling Transi ormation Scene.—harlequin, M. Richarde ;
Columbine, Mdlle. Mazoni ; Clown, M. Ililderbrandt ; Pan-
taloon, Mr. I'. Abbot -A family of Sprites - Epsom Races by
Living Jockies and real Ponies, with ring and Stage com-
bined.
Commence at 7.

Grand Morning. Performances of the Pantomime on Satur-
day, Jan. 28, and Saturdays, Feb. 4 and 11, at Two o'clock
each day.
Mr. uo4 Ice respectfully intimates his Farewell Benefit will
take place on Monday, Jan. 80.

CANTERB UR Y HALL CONCERTS.-
EVERY EVENING. Sterndale Bennett's MAY

QUEEN.
And a Grand Selection from Meyerbeer's new opera of
DINO RA 11.

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 Pine 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.
-ROSA BON FIFER'S celebrated PICTURE of the HORSE
FAI It is now added to the already magnificent Collection of
Paintings in the Canterbury Hall Fine Arts Gallery. The
gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening.

THE WEATIIER.—SUN OFFICE, JAN. 26, 1860.:f
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
45—highest since noon yesterday.
35—lowest this morning and during the night.
40—this day at noon.
BAROMETER-20.85; rising rapidly.
WIND, Morning N.W., now South-Westerly ; light,
with dull frosty weather.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY.—Morning, 3h. 59m.—Afternoon, 4h. 15m.
To-MORROW.-Morning, 4h. 30m.—Afternoon, 4b. 45m.

On Monday, then, the 20th of February, the
Bedford Architect is to lay the first stone of his

" broader and firmer basis " for the Parliamentary

representation of the people. There will, no doubt,
be an ample attendance to witness the ceremony ;
though we fear it will be very much like a Queen's
Speech, telling us merely what we have all long
anticipated. There is, however, something of the
wonder-loving even about us sober Englishmen ;
and when a great matter has long been kept a pro-
found secret, it seems as if we could hardly help
half-hoping to the last that some little and agree-
able surprise is in reserve for us. In the present
case, we well know that the greatest surprise
would be, not so much the marvel itself, as to have
Lord Jous RUSSELL for the wonder-worker.
However excellent any quite untried scheme might
demonstrably be, it would be a positive objection
with him that it had not a side blacked or mossy
with time, which he could turn outside to make it
look as like as possible to the rest.

." Broad and firm," these are to be the watchwords
tlll the 20th ; and what, our readers will say, can
a jaurnalist find to comment on in these two adjec-
. tires. Lord SouN, we are sure (for of course he
drew up the clause), must have chuckled with de-
light to think how he had put the
subject into her
Majesty's mouth without giving the tiresome
P gen-
tlemen of the press opportunity for
cculatio or
for criticism. All turns, however, on' t 1
whether he
used the word; r s " honourable," and 4, learned,"
and " gallant," and " noble," are applied in Parlia-
ment to memo ers, to lawyers, to soldiers, or to
peers' sons, or whether he meant bona fide to pre-
sent the real characteristics of his forthcoming
bill. Our Rep resentation ought to have a "broad
and firm basic;." Any Reform Bill ought to make
it so ; there fo re, as all lawyers are learned, ani all
soldiers aro gallant, so all Reform Bills must be
assumed to o bserve the laws of political architec-
ture, and to make a representation " broad and
firm."

We incl however, to the view that Lord

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THE SUN,
LONDON, THURSDAY, JAN. 26, 1860.