The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-02 00:00:00

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TELEGRAPH COMPANY (Limited).—The Directors
be to announce that NO APPLICATIONS for SHARES
will be received after TUESDAY next, 7th inst., for London,
and after WEDNESDAY, Bth inst., for the country.
By order, JOHN LILWALL, Secretary.

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THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
LesAee, Mr. J. Z. Buekstone.
THIS EVENING the performances will commence with
THE OVERLAND ROUTE. Messrs. Charles Mathews,
Buckstone. Compton, Chippendale. Rogers, Mrs. Charles
Mathews, Miss Weekes, and Mrs. Wilkins.
After which, the new comedietta, HIS EXCELLENCY,
iv which •Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews will appear.
To conclude with SHOCKING EVENTS.
Commence at 7.

OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
Lessee, Mr. A. Harris.
I.
THIS EVENING, will be performed THE CORSICAN
BROTHERS. G. Melville. A. Harris, Arc.
After which, UNE FILLE TERRIBLE. Characters by
the Zonaves.
Followed by AN AMBUSCADE AT INKERMAN.
To conclude with THRICE MARRIED.
Commence at 7.

A -DELPHI-, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster.
THIS EVF,NING, THE HARVEST HOME. Messrs. J
L. Toole, P. Bedford, D. Fisher, Billington, Stuart, Eburne,
C. J. Smith, Powell, Romer ; Miss Woolgar, Miss H. Simms,
Miss K. Kelly, and Miss Laidlaw.
Atter which, OUR FEMALE AMERICAN COUSIN.
Messrs. Stuart, C. Selby, 81111 mo-ton, Eburne, Miss Julia
Daly, K. Kelly, Laidlaw, and Mrs. Billington.
Commence al- 7.
P.ox-otllce open from 10 till 5.
Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes, £l.
Orchestra Stalls, Is. ; Balcony, 45.: Front Circle Stalls, is. •
Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, ls. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery, 6d.
Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.

.ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.-
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Virlt. BATTY.
Entire Change.—Powerful Attraction.
This Evening, Lord Pvron's splendid Hippo-drama of
3IAZEPPA AND TIIE 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 next, Aug. 4, commencing at Two o'clock.
Doors open at half-past 6, performance commence at 7.
Box-office open daily from 11 till 4.
Stage :ITanao-er—Mr. W. WEST.
Director of the Arena--M. Felix Revolti.

CANTERBURY HALL
TUTS EXENING.
C. H. GOUNOD'S OPERA.
FAUST.
First Time in this country.

CONCERTS.-

Faust Mr. Henry Herbert,
Mephistopheles Mr. C. Bernard.
Siobel Mrs. Anderson.
Marguerite
Conductor Mr. Jonghmans.
And selections from
Dinorah, Trovatore, Macbeth, and numerous other
Entertainments.
Balcony, Is, Hall. 6d.
"ornic Vocalists —"Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come-
:ll9n and Mimic\ and C. Marshall.
T! !e ETHIOPIANS, consisting of 17 performers (organised
expreFsly for this Establishment), for the performance of
Vocal and instrumental Music, Comic and Sentimental, with
Negro delineations, anecdotes, kc., in addition to the usual
entertainments.
The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening.

TITE WEATHEII.--SUN OFFICT, AUGUST 2, 1860.
THT.RMOMETED., IN THE SHADE.
G7—highest since noon yesterday.
•sS—lowest this morning and during the night.
63—this day at noon.

BAROMMEH-29.98.
WlND—Westerly ; light, with dull weather, and slight
rain in the morning.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

THIS DAY.—Morning, 2h. 23m.—Afternoon, 2h. 42m.
TO-MORROW.-Morning, 2h. 59m.—Afternoon, 3h. 15m.

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TII E SUN.

LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 18E0.

Yesterday was an anniversary which will never
be forgotten in the British dominions. Twenty-
seven years ago 800,000 of our fellow subjects,
slaves till the dawn of the Ist of August, became at
once masters of themselves. The Crown of Eng-
land shook off gladly what had long been an annoy-
ing and burthensorne appendage, not an ornament ;
and all England rejoiced that every portion of the
British dominions, and not merely our own island
home, became sacred to liberty. Islands, where
once slavery was the normal condition of the
coloured man, became instinct with the genius
of the mother country, and the great Slave Re-
public soon found to its mortification that some
black men, deemed " things" in its own territory,
could not be reclaimed, when the accidents of the
sea had thrown them on the Barbadoes.

But the work is not yet complete. Not only
does R.avery dominate the whole republic where
"all men are born and elual," but the slave trade
is still rampant by the good help of that republic.
Abjuring it
herself, she yet through a paltry
jealousy refuses to
co
operate in the arrangements
on the high seas necessary
the exertions zsary to give full efficiency to
of our cruisers. while Spain has
continued to this day, nothwithstanding we gave
400,000 to put down th
her 1.: e slave trade—Spain
has continued it as vigorously as ever. Indeed,
she remains now the only power
which nurses
instead of opposing the evil. The bravery and
determination of our cruisers have not been alto-
gether in vain, however. It is something to know
that while during the five years terminating
in 1840 not fewer than 13,5,000 slaves were im-
ported annually, the numbers have fallen