The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-30 00:00:00

THE MESSIAH.

It having been suggested by numerous patrons of the Floral
Hall Concerts that the performance of a Sacred Oratorio in
this unique building would be acceptable to the general public,
it is respectfully announced that Handel's MESSIAH (the
entire work), with Mozart's Accompaniments, will be given
on FRIDAY EVENING next. Aug. 31.
Principal Vocalists—Miss Parepa, Miss Augusta Thomson,
Madame Laura Baxter, Miss Leffler, Mr. Wilbye Cooper, and
Mr. Lewis Thomas. Band and Chorus of the Royal Italian
Opera. Solo Trumpet, Mr. Thomas Harper. Conductor, Mr.
Alfred Mellon. _ _

Unreserved seats, Is. ; reserved seats, 21. 6d. ; stalls, ss.
private boxes, to hold four persons, .£1 lls. 6d.
The Box-office is open from 10 till 5. No charge for book
I ng. Commence at 8.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lesime, Mr. J. B. Bnekstone.
THIS EVENING the performances will commence with
THE OVERLAND ROUTE. Messrs. Charles Mathews,
ittickstone, Compton, Chippendale, Rogers, Mrs. Charles
Mathews, Miss Weekes, and Mrs. Wilkins.
After which, PAUL PRY. Mr. and Mrs.:C. Mathews.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
Lessee, Mr. A. Harris.
THIS EVENING, will be performed MACBETH. Mr.
James Anderson and Miss Elsworthy.
After which, THE FIRST NIGHT. Mr. A. Harris and
Miss Maria Harris.

Commence at 7.

A DELPHI, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL.
.rx Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster.
Last nights of the popular Adelphi Drama of Janet Pride.
THIS EVENING, JANET PRIDE. Messrs. B. Webster.
3. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Stuart, C. Selby; Miss Woolgar and
Miss Laidlaw.

To conclude with THE ENCHANTED ISLE ; or Raising
the Wind under the most approved Principles. Messrs. J.
L. Toole, P. Bedford, C. J. Smith, C. Selby, Powell, Romer,
Misses Woolgar, K. Kelly, and Emily Thorne.

Doors open at half-past 6—Commence at 7.
box-aloe open from 10 till 6.
No charge for booking.
Private boxes, £2 se. ; Family Boxes, XL
Orchestra Stalls, 6s. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, is. •
Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, is. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, le ; Gallery, 6cf.
Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.

A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Wm. Berm
Continued Success of "Maseppa."
A Grand MID-DAY PERFORMANCE will take place on
SATURDAY next, Sept 1, commencing at Two o'clock.
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 by the Star Riders
of the day, including the greatest Equestrienne in the world,
Madlle. de Bere', whose wonderful Leap through the body of
a Mail Coach (a teat never before attempted by any other
female) has been nightly received with enthusiasm.
Doors open at half-past 6, performance commence at 7.
Box-office open daily from 11 till 4.
Stage Manager—Mr. W. Wm..
Director of the Arena—M. Felix Revolti.

CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.-
EVERY EVENING,
A Grand Selection from
MARTHA,
And Selections from
DINORAH, TROVATORE, MACBETH,
And numerous other Entertainments.
Balcony, le , ...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
Segro delineations, anecdotes, dm, in addition to the usual
entertainments.
The Fine Arts Gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday
Evening.

THE WEATHER.--SUN OFFICE, AUGUST 30, 1860.
THERMOMETER, TN THE SHADS.
69—highest since noon yesterday.
56—loweat this morning and during the night.
67—this day at noon.
BAROMETER-29.3$ ; still falling.
WlND—Westerly; blowing a gale, with fine dry weather
It blew very strong yesterday afternoon.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Txte DAY.—Morning, lh. 24m.—Afternoon, lh. 42m.
To-moanow.-Morning, 2h. Om.—Afternoon, 2h. 18m.

LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1880,

The telegraphic summary of Count PERSI6NY'S
speech was so far complete, that our readers would
hardly thank us if we occupied a couple of columns
in giving it to them in extenso; we shall only
therefore make such remarks as a second perusal of
it in this form suggest. It is a very clever speech ;
no doubt of that. If both master and servant
revised it carefully several times, it could not have
been better done, either in regard to omissions, bold
assertions, and plausible shadings and colourings.
Who, for instance, could have dreamed beforehand
of the bold appeal to the Bourdeaux programme,
" 'Empire s'est la pain." One would have thought
that that notoriously falsified declaration would not
have been raised from the dead, with whom it was
supposed to be numbered, for the purpose of prov-
ing that it had been living, at least in spirit,
through the two great wars of the second
Empire. M. PERSIGNY has the couragep to do this
with the most pleasant and assured countenance. He
gives it to be sure a new definition ; that " When
the EMPEROR uttered those grand words, he could
not pretend to the power of suppressing war
amongst the nations of the earth, or of introducing
to the world a new process for the pacific solution of
all the problems of European society. But the
serious signification of the programme is this, that
the new Empire, only accepting the succession of
the first under the conditions of an inventory, re-
pudiated the inheritance of strife and vengeance,
to enter for the future into relations of peace and
concord with all the Powers. This programme
has been faithfully followed." From such an
after-the-event interpretation of words intended to
convey so different a meaning before it, the speaker
easily enough showed that circumstances forced the
peace-loving Empire into war against its will.
We might, perhaps, be disposed to suggest to the
speaker—may not this lamblike, this olive-branch
Empire, yet again prove to have more in it of the
fox or the wolf than the lamb, and to prefer the
laurel to the olive-branch again ? But we are
told .to be quite at ease in that respect, for " the
military role of France in Europe is finished," she
has established, outside of her, the state o

things which it was her mission to found ;
Russia cannot, now that Sebastopol is no
more, seize suddenly on Constantinople; nor
can Austria domineer again over Italy ;

therefore in Europe, the military work of France is
finished; whether it is finished elsewhere, this de-

ponent saith not. But it is clearly proted that the

Empire is peace, for it found two wars wanted; it
made them ; they have done their work ; there is

no more war wanted—and therefore the Quaker

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Empire is now as truly pacific as our pugnacious
friend. JOHN BRIGHT himself.

One curious proof of this is really too good
to Pun over. It was supposed till now
that prance
gave in in, the Crimean war,
for two very conspicuous reasons ; it was
exhausted ; while it saw England stronger
than ever. It had made a lucky hit at the cost of
England, by appropriating- the glory of the
Malakoff while we had done the work—of another
campaign all the " glory',
would be England's.
That would not do ; glory, not completed work, was
quite enough for the exhausted Empire. A second
reason was soon perceived to be that Prance wanted
to make a friend of Russia, and the price was—
giving up the war. So again of Italy, the terrors of
the Quadrangle were always supposed to have made,
so far as Louis NAPOLEON was concerned, the peace

of Villafranca, he himself added the unreasonable

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