The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-04 00:00:00

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-
GARDEN.—Under the Management of Miss Louisa
Pyne and Mr. W. llarrison, Sole Lessees.
The Production of Balfe's new grand legendary opera will
take place on THURSDAY, December 0 Louisa BIANCA, THE
Pyne, Miss
BRAVO'S BRIDE. Supported by Miss
Thirlwall ; Mr. A. Lawrence, Mr. A. St. .A_lhyn, Mr. A.
Corri, Mr. J. Wharton, Mr. T. Distill, Mr. Lyall, and Mr.
Wm. arrison, Conductor, Mr. A. Mellon.—Orchestra, of
EightyH Performers ; Chorus of Fifty Voices. Doors open at
7 ; commence at half-past 7.

OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-
' h GARDEN—under the Management of Miss LOUISA
pYNE and Mr. W. HARRISON, Sole Lessees.
THIS EVENING, THE AMBUSCADE.
The new Operetta, THE MARRIAGE OF GEORGETTE,
Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. H. Corri.
To conclude with THE NIGHT DANCERS. Messrs
H.Flai,h, H. Corri, G-. Belly, Distin, and Lyall ; Madame
Palmieri, Miss Albertazzi, Miss Leffizr, Miss Thirlwall, and
Miss Huddart.
Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mallon.
Doors open at Seven. Commence at Half-past.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Leagee. Mr. J. B. Baakstone.
TriTS EVENING the nerformanoes will oommenoe with
THE BABES IN THE WOOD.
After which, BOX AND COX.
And JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON.
Commence at 7.

.OYAJ, PRINCESS'S TREATRE.—
LcsFee and Manw,er, Mr. A. Harris.
THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with
SUSAN SMITH.
To be followed by RUY BLAS. Supported by Mr. Fechter,
Messrs. W. Lacy, Meadows, Garden, Graham, Raymond,
Morland, Collett, Paulo, Daly, A. llarris ; Miss Rose
Lecicrcq, Mrs. Weston, and Miss Heath.
To conclude with THE GARIBALDI EXCURSIONISTS

THEATRE - ROYAL LYCEUM.
Solo Lessee and Directress, Madame CELESTE.
THIS EVENING-, THE PE CS OF TILE PARTERRE.
Scenic Department under the direction of Mr. Wm. Callcott.
The Music by Mr. George Loder. Principal characters by Mr
IT. Neville, Mr. :Tohn Rouse, Mr. 3. Morris. Miss M. Ternan,
Miss Neville, MissHudspeth, Miss Stuart, Miss Turner, Miss
Douglas, Miss Annie Collinson, and Miss Lydia Thompson.
After which, a new Drama, entitled HANDY ANDY.
Messrs. Campbell, Johnstone, T. Lyon. Forrester, Villiers,
Butler, and John Drew (his Bth appearance) ; Mrs. J. Rouse,
Miss Hudspeth, 11liss 31. Ternan, and Miss Neville.
Followed by the new drama, entitled ADRIENNE ; or
THE SECRET OF A LIFE. Principal characters by Mr.
Henry Neville, Mr. John Rouse, Mr. H. Butler, Mr. Villiers,
Mr. G. Vining-, Mr. Forrester, Mr. Campbell„ Mr. Clifford,
Mr. .1. Johnstone ; Mrs. Keeley, and 3rladarae Celeste.
To commence at a quarter to 7, on
account of the length of
the entertainmnts

A PT, PT-TT NWAr THEATRE-ROYAL.
Sole Proprietor and Manag Mr
er. . Beni, Webster.
Engagement for a limited number of nights of Miss Armes
Robertßon and Mr. Dion Boucica,ult, who will appear
every evening in the highly successful Drama of " The
Colleen Bawn.”
THIS EVENING, THE RIFLE BRIGADE. Messrs. W.
Smith. D. Fisher, C. Selby, Miss Woolgar, Miss Kate Kelly,
and Mrs. Billington.
After which, THE COLLEEN BAWN. D. Boucicault, D.
Fisher, Billincrton, Falconer, Stephenson. C. J. Smith, Romer.
Miss Agnes Robertson, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billing-ton, and
Mrs. Chatterley.
To conclude with ICI ON. PARLE FRANCAIS.
Messrs. J. L. Toole, C. Selby, Billington," Mrs. Chatterley,
Miss K. Kelly, &c.
Doors open at half-past 6—Commence at 7.
Box-office open from 10 till 5.
No charge for booking.
Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes, £l.
Orchestra Stalls, is. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, Ss. •
Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, ls. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 12 ; Gallery, 6d.
Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.

A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.-
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Was. BATTY.
Miss Rebecca Isaacs every Evening.
This Evening, a new Spectacle, entitled THE LION
CONQUEROR ; or, The .Death Jungle, expressly for the
introduction of the Wonders of the World, " The Groupe
of Performing Lions." The Lion Conqueror, Mr. J. Croekett.
To be succeeded by Scenes in the Arena, supported by
the celebrated Madame Newsome, Mr. James Newsome
and their Troupe of unequalled performers, Arc., Including
the incomparable Young Charles Ducrow, the Greatest
Wonder of the age.
Concluding with THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGI-
MENT. Marie, Riss Rebecca Isaacs.
Doors open at half -past 6, performance commence at 7.
Box-office open daily from 11 till 4
Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST.

THE CATTLE SHOW
AND
CANTERBURY HALL.
C. MORTON begs to inform visitors to London that the
above HALL, with its Magnificent Gallery of Modern Paint-
ings, by all the best masters, is OPEN EVERY EVENING
at 7 o'clock.
GRAND SELECTIONS

PROM
BELLINI'S NORMA AND FLOTOW'S MARTHA.
PRINCIPAL ARTISTEM,
MISS RUSSELL MADAME MARIA
MISS TYR REL MISS WILKINSON
Mr. HENRY HERBERT and Mr. BERNARD.
Conductor Mr. JONGIIMANM.
The COMIC Department comprises Messrs. A. B. Hollings-
worth, W. T. Critchfield, J. Blanchard, G. W. Fell, Charley
Fox, and E. Marshall, in his transformation song, " THE
DOMESTIC DRAMA," personating five different characters.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICX, Dec. 4, MO.

THEILMOIETEIt, IN THE SHADE.
47—highest since noon yesterday.
42 —lowest this morning and during the night.
46—this day at noon.

BA ROMETER-29.33.
WlND—South-Easterly; light airs, with rain.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
MIR DAY.—Morning, sh. 27m.—Afternoon, sh. 52m.
To-monßow.-Morning, 6h. 17m.—Afternoon, 6h. 43m.

THE SUN.
LONDON, TUESDAY, DEC. 4, 1860.

Already the disunion movement in the United
States begins to ebb, and the reason for the hot haste
of the Secessionists in Georgia and South Carolina
is becoming apparent to all. The agitators well
know that secession would not bear reflection, and
they were anxious to make what capital they
could out of the mortification of the hour. Hence
it was their object to hasten on a convention of
delegates from the Slave States at once, before men's
passions should have time to cool after their pro-
voking defeat. The South Carolina Secessionists
have prospered so far in their schemes that they
have succeeded in getting a Convention of the State
fixed for the 17th of this month instead of
January 13th, as at first proposed ;—even those
few weeks would, they feared, do much in
bringing men to reasonable counsels, a fact
which of itself shows their conscious weakness.
Had they been sure of a popular and a good cause,
they would have preferred rather to give it time
to gather irresistible strength. In some of the
counties of Georgia itself, immense "mass meetings"
have been held to oppose disunion. Similar meet-
ings have been held in Virginia, the most influen-
tial of the Southern States. And though nothing
has or can be formally determined on yet, and a
Convention will be called probably of more than
one state, yet all looks as if time and discussion
would soon calm down the excitement.
We have, moreover, by the last mail a letter of
Mr. DOUGLAS, and a speech of Senator TRUMBULL
of Illinois, a friend of Mr. LINCOLN'S, and pre-
sumed to knowapwte.a
well his policy, both of which
are equally adapted to bring to their senses
all who have not lost them for ever; also
a speech of thanks by Mr. LINCOLN himself
which, though very brief, and in quite general
language, is yet entirely conciliatory. "In all our
he says, "let us 'neither express nor
rejoicings,"
cherish any harsh feelings toward any
citizen who
by his vote has differed with us. Let us at all times
remember that all American citizens are brothers
of a common country, and should dwell together
in the bonds of fraternal feeling." The other
gentlemen, however, enter fully into the subject;
Mr. DOUGLAS, who acknowledges that no man can
regret Mr. LINCOLN'S election more than he does,
fo Yet shows, for two reasons principally, that it is
impossible to make it a ground of secession.
Nothing, he observes, illegal or unconstitutional
hes been done. The Federal compact has been no
way violated ; the election has been conducted in
all respects according to the law of the Union, and
there is therefore no shadow of a pretext at present
for separation on account of the election itself. As
a good citizen and law-abiding man, he feels bound
to declare that the mere election of any man to
the Presidency by the American people, in accord-
ance with the constitution and laws, does not of
itself furnish any ja.st or reasonable ground for
dissolving the Federal Union.
But the reason moat satisfactory to himself, and
probably to his corre Ispondents, is that by which he

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