The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-31 00:00:00

THE SPANISH SERJEANT.

ROYAL THEATRE ADELPHI.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
Directress, Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING,
PAUL PRY.

Followed by
OUR GAL.

To conclude with
BORN TO GOOD LUCK.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the If anErernent of Tar. CIIAILLEB REAM.
THIS EVENING,
MUSIC 11 k.Tn CHARMS.

After whicn,
TUE WINTER'A TALE.

STRAND TISEATRE.
Manager, Mr, T. Payne.
THIS EVENING,
THAT HOUSE IN HIGI STREET.
Eapported by Messrs. Stuart, G. Cook'', Khdoch, and Ha3ll totter;
Dirs. Wollidge, and Miss I. Adams.

Bnckstone's Farce of
23, JOHY-qTREEr, ADFLPHI.
Tomkins, Mr. Van Buren.

And the successful Burlesque on
LA SON'S %.,IBUL.I.
Elvin°, Miee Thirlwall ; APefsila, Miss Somers; Amina, Mr. W
Shalders.
Commence at half-past 7.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.

Lowe and Manager, Mr. Alfre i wigfta.

TIIIR EVENING
A FASCINATING INDIVIDUAL.

After which,
RETRIBUTION'.

loncludo with
MEDEA.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPUTTHEATRE.
Lessee and Nfana:er. Mr. Wm, Cooke.
THIS EVF,NINO,
The grand military spectacle, VIE BATTLE OF TIE ALMA
Extraordinary scene of excitement. Th Guards inv ted, and ti,!-
holding their comrades fighting o,„er ar3in the memorable Battle.
After which,
The EQUESTRT t N SCENES in the CIi'CLE. Mr. W. Cooke's
hieily-trained and docile horses, &e., with a variety of other enter-
tainments.
Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr:W.
West. Equestrian Director, Mr. vs% Cooke, in.

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has come to pass. The QUEEN not proroguing Parlia-
ment on Tuesday the 29th, but the very day after-
wards, Wednesday the 30th, reviewing her
soldiers at Aldershott. Tier Most Gracious
MAJESTY upon the latter occasion, wearing
over her riding habit the gold-braided
scarlet jacket of a general officer, crossed
by the blue ribbon of the Garter and
by a gold embroidered scarf, wearing also
a Melton-hat with pendant golden tassels,
and, floating over the brim of it, a red and white
cock's feather—having on one hand the Prince
ALERT, Field-Marshal, and on the other the Duke
of CAMBRIDGE, General in the Army and General
Commanding-in-Chief ! Well—after all, honestly,
we cannot for the life of us but admire her
MAJESTY'S taste. Granted that a review like that
of yesterday all ends like an exploded firework—
with a mere sense of a smell of gunpowder ! Is
it not a vast deal better than proroguing
such a Parliament at the tail of such a
session ? Mr. BlmL—{we hear him distinctly]

with his hands still in his breeches'
pockets, and .his brows still puckered, and his
lips still pursed—growls out a gruff—" Rather!"
And so Honour to the choice, say we, of our
good QUEEN-Glory go with her and GOD bless
her, as she rides down the perspective of those
20,000 men at Aldershot, with her gold-braided
scarlet jacket glittering in the sunshine, and the
red and white plumes in her Melton beaver
fluttering in the breeze.

The unequivocal sympathy expressed for
O'DoNNELL and the reactionary party in Spain,
in the article of the 212orvitcur—an article, which

it is more than hinted was written by the Em-

PEROR himself, or under his direct inspiration,
proves but too clearly what would be his course of
policy in the event of any coup d'etat, we beg
pardon, "any change of a nature to consolidate"
the English throne. Loins NAPOLEON is no
in-
different observer of the progress of events. He
is thoroughly ail fait in the more important mat-
ters reported in, or commented on, by the leading

ournals of England. He must have been aware

of the remarkable speech made at a certain Trinity
House Banquet, iu which a very influential person-
age thought proper to declare that " the British Con-

stitution wason its trial!" However idly these words

may have been spoken, they could not have beer

unobserved by the Imperial Ruler of France—
and may possibly have attracted greater attention
than they merited. They were delivered ver,
shortly after the confidential intercourse whit'
had taken place between the EMPEROR and the
Prince Cjnsort, and when the German Legion
leas in course of formation. The Trinity
House Speech, and the official pronouncement in
the Moniteur, seem to have a significant
coincidence, which it would be well that
every Englishman should bear in mind.
Credit is given to Marshal O'DONNELL foi
having attempted to restore " order" to Spelt?•
without a coup d'etat, and for having devoted all
his care to the reform of the Spanish Army. We
have already explained the Imperial notions re-
specting " order," and the abuse of that dese-
crated word. We may easily conceive what
would be his views on the same point in England,
and how muchcredit would be given to the Field-
Marshal for his attempts to reform the English
Army by the introduction of German merce-
naries to insure that "order" so greatly
esteemed in the Tuileries.
"Ivory expression contained in the article would,
be equally applicable to England, just as the on-
slaught on the freedom of journalism in. Belgium
might have been direetid against the English
PLe3s, if ‘,71-ettiliticauCes r:AVOUL•uI. the At 6411.4 .
The experiment was in each instance tried in
quarters where the results would be less formid
able ; but in either case he might have said to
England, "de to fabula narratur." What may bi
considered instructive lessons have been given te
English Constitutionalists byH.R. H. at the Trinity
House, and by the EMPEROR, through his repre-
sentative, at the Conferences, and through the
Ministerial organs, although the latter have
nominally related to Belgium and Spain.
Those extraordinary coincidences will induce us,
to watch, with even greater anxiety, the progress
of events in Spain. It is neither our duty nor
our desire to interfere unnecessarily in the pro-
ceedings now taking place. Spaniards are the
only fitting parties to defend their own rights and
privileges. But it is also incumbent on us to
prevent these liberties from being crushed by
any foreign intervention, or the establishment
of a precedent which may speedily be made
available against ourselves. The army of " ob-
servation " cannot, under any circumstances, be
ohanged into an army of " occupation," whatever
temporary success may have attended or may still
attend the conspirators. It cannot be of a per-
manent character, unless they once more
restore the Constitution they have so reck-
lessly destroyed. However artful the plans,
and well-contrived the preparations, to meet
the first burst of indignation on the part of
the betrayed people, they only met the exigency
of the moment. The Liberals cannot trust in a
man who so recklessly shed the blood of their
brethren, however plausible may be his professions
or specious his pretexts. They cannot feel any
great devotion for a sovereign who has deliberately
uprooted the foundation of her throne, and can-
celled the title by which she wielded the
sceptre. The time will come, and perhaps
sooner than may be anticipated, when they
can obtain justice. It is our duty to see
that they shall receive perfectly fair play, and
that the fate of Spain and the nature of the Go-
vernment to be established therein, shall be
solely decided by Spaniards, the only parties
entitled to have a voice therein. Above all
things, we must take care that no precedents
shall be created that may be turned against our-
selves when a different Sovereign occupies the
British Throne, and it may be considered desirable
to substitute German for British institutions.

As a general rule it cannot be a good policy for
a great and powerful nation to put up with any
affront short of direct insult that may be offered
to it. Magnanimity undoubtedly should be the
characteristic of a country like ours—but so ex-
ercised as net to be mistaken for any other quality.
If it is so mistaken, the danger will become ex-
ceedingly
great of its being frequently and severely
tried, until at last, goaded beyond endurance,
a bitter and sanguinary war more than reproduces
the evils from which we had congratulated our-
selves on having been mercifully spared.

Fortunately, in the settlement of the Enlist-
ment difficulty with America, circumstances ex-
isted well calculated to prevent any mistake being
made by the great body of the American people
as to the nature of the moderation displayed by
our Government. The conclusion of the War
saw us in possession of the greatest naval arma-
ment that ever swam the seas ; while the only re-
presentatives of the maritime greatness of America
were to be found in a few paltry vessels of war,
and her commercial mariue. England, in short,
never presented so terrible a capacity for instant
offence, or America stood in a state of such utter
defencelessness. Not only, therefore, was there