The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-12 00:00:00

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THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. BUilirfitolle.
For the Benefit of Mr. Bucketone.
THIS EVENING the performances will commencre with
THE OVERLAND ROUTE. Messrs. C. Mathews, Buck-
stone, Compton, Chippendale, Rogers, Mrs. C. Mathews, Miss
Weekes, and Mrs. Wilkins.
Alter which, the new comedietta, HIS EXCELLENCY,
in which Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews will appear.
And THE BOARDING SCHOOL.
Commence at 7.'

RO YAL PRINCE S S'S THEATRE.—
Lessee, Mr. A. Harris.
THIS EVENING. will be performed THE MERRY
WIVES OF WINDSOR. Sir John Falstaff; Mr. Phelps.
To conclude with BOWLED OUT.
Commence at 7.

AD gT, PFT T, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL.
Sole rroprietor and Manager, Mr. Ben,). Webster.
Reproduction of the powerful Adelphi drama, "The Flowers
of the Forest."
Eleventh week of the American Actress, Miss Julia Daly.
THIS ,;VENING, THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST.
Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Billington, Stuart, Eburne,
C. J. Smith, Powell, Romer ; Miss Woolgar, K. Kelly, Mrs.
Billington, Miss Laidlaw.
After which, THE FOOL OF THE FAMILY. Mr. Paul
Bedford and Miss Julia Daly.
And GRIMSHAW, BAGSHAW, AND BRADSHAW.

Commence at 7.
Box-office open from 10 till 5.
Private boxes, £2 28. ; Family Boxes, £l.•
Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, ; Front Circle Stalls, Ila. •
Pit Stalls, 2s. ; Pit, Is. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, Gallery, ficf.
Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.

PRENCH PLAYS—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
-JC Directeur, M. Talexy.—Lessee, Mr. F. B. Chatterton.
EVERY EVENING.
Madlle. Delphine Fix.—Positively the last Week but Three.
TO-NIGHT,
LES PROJETS DE MA TANTE.
And LES PATTES DE MOUCHE. Madlle. Delphine
Fix and M. Paul Devaux.
Orchestra Stalls, 7s. 6d. ; Balcony Stalls, ss. ; Pit, 2s.';
Gallery, ls.
Private Boxes, from Two Guineas.
Commence at 8.
Box-office open daily from 11 till 5.

A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.-
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. WM. BATTY.
In conseq_uence of the immense success of the MID-DAY
PERFORMNCE, ONE MORE will take place on Saturday,
July 14, to commence at 2 o'clock
On Monday, July 9, 1860, and during the week, to com-
mence with the Immensely successful Grand Historical
Spectacle in Three Acts, entitled "FAIR. ROSAMOND, or
the iMAZON CRUSADERS." To be followed by Scenes in
the Cirque, supported by Madlles. De Berg, Monet, and
Leontine ; Messrs. Fernando, L'Epine, F. Watson, and Herr
Christoff, &c. Ito., artistes of unequalled celebrity. Conclud-
ing with a Laughable Farce.
Doors open at half-past 6, performance commence at 7.
Box-office open daily from till 4.
Stage Manager— 11
Mr. W. WEST.
Director of the Arena—M. Felix Revolti.

CONCERTS.-

CANTERBURY HALL
THIS EVENING.
C. H. GOUNOD'S OPERA.
FAUST.
First Time in this Country.
Faust Mr. Henry Herbert.
Mephistopheles Mr. C. Bernard.
Siobel .•••• Mrs. Anderson.
Marguerite ..... Miss Russell,
Conductor. Jonghmans.
And selections from
Dinorah, Trovatore, Macbeth, and numerous other
Entertainments.
Balcony, is Hall. 6d.
dian
Comte
and Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come-
TheMc), and C. Marshall.
ETHIOPIANS, consisting of 17 performers (organised
expressly for this Establishment), for the performance of
Vocal and Instrumental Music, Comic and Sentimental, with
Negro delineations, anecdotes, ,tc., in addition to the usual
entertainments.
The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening.

THE WEATHER.—Sux OFFICE, JULY 12, ISM
THERMOMETER, TN THE SHADE.
66—highest since noon yesterday.
54—lowest this morning and during the night.
69—this day at noon.
BAROMETER-30.04.
WIND—Southerly; light, with fine warm weather.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY.—Morning, 7h. 34m.—Afternoon, 7h. 59m,
To-moßnow.-Morning, Bh. 30m.—Afternoon, 9h. 4m

According to the old story, the soldier declared
that it was " so nice to be cussed by one's own
officer"—not quite so nice it seems for a Minister
to be " cussed " by his own supporters. Lord
PALMERSTON, and more especially Sir G. C. LEWIS,
therefore resent the wrath of the members who
vote with them and the constituents who vote for
the members, and, if they do not quite " cuss" in
return, they do not "render blessing for cursing."
It has turned out precisely as we predicted from
the beginning that this little demand—" your re-
ligious profession"—would cause a very great, a
very disproportionate—if Lord PALMERSTON pre-

fers the word—irritation. We were ourselves
amongst the unreasoning beings—the creatures
moved by mere instinct, whom Sir G. C. LEWIS
satirizes—who kicked at the question. No
earthly harm could it do us, or any one
in our office that we know of, if a
list of our names and religious professions
hung on our doorposts—but we shared the vulgar
"unreasoning" sentiment, and " instinctively" felt

that we did not choose to answer, if asked by
authority, " What is your religious profession ?"
If we had replied, the answer would certainly have
been, "Pleas?. to mind your own business, and we'll
mind our's."

The only wonder to us is, that any English Mini-
sters, either smitten with the love of statistics, or
entrapped by High Churchmen, did not too quickly
sympathise with the general sentiment to yield to
the temptation. On the contrary, they seemed
quite in love with their strange blunder. Not
even the open commendations of a Tory Deputation
opened their eyes to the plain fact that they were
doing the work of their political opponents. We are
quite sure that Mr. DISRAELI cared not a straw for
a religious census, but he did care, when he saw his
rival had made a false move, to take the full benefit
of it. So, he both pleased his own party by back-
ing up a High Church move, and put Lord PAL-
MERSTON in the wrong with his party, by alluring
him to persist in a course very obnoxious to it. But
Sir GEORGE made his surrender in the worst pos-
sible style. After having provoked the House of
Commons' supporters of the Government by pro-
voking those on whom they depended for their
seats ; after having called forth such a memorial
from Liberal members to their chief as we hardly
remember before ; after compelling opponents
to organize and appeal to the country, on
a matter which could be of no possible consequence
to Ministers to carry.—What does Sir G. C. LEWIS
do, but come prepared with an unusually long
speech, to prove that he should do rightly, not to
withdraw the clause he was about to give up ! Not
l
that, but to hold such language in his speech
sa "441 Polled a staunch supporter of the Govern-
11°14 like Sir MORTON PETO to rise and declare
that he, as 4Nonconformist, felt personally insulted
by the Lotto baronet's speech !
The battle is now over, and the arguments of
the victors and the vanquished few probably will
care much about. The strength of Mr. BAINES lay
in his representing the general feeling. No one liked
the clause—that was enough, To back this fact,
in the minds of a. large number there was more than
a suspicion that the object of the clause was sec-

tarian, and intended in the way we have
already
pointed out to 1, 2agnify the number of Churchmen
in comparison with those of Dissenters—more
especially by including with the former the
5,000,000 who were proved by the last census to
attend no place of worship at all. The trick was
transparent. I for, to people of plain common

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THE SUN.
LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1860.