The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-23 00:00:00

Commence at P.

P OVAL PRINCE SS'S THEATRE.-
1_ ' Lessee, Mr. A. Harris.
THIS EVENING, to commence with the favourite comedy
of LONDON ASSURANCE.
• And TWICE KILLEI).
Followed by A PRINCE FOR AN HOUR.

'VFW 'FILEATRE - ROYAL, ADET,PIII
-IN rroprietor an.lllana;zrt, Mr. Sen.!. Web.tor.

THIS EVENING, ICE ON PARLE FRANCAIS. Mr. J.
L. Toole, Chas. Selby, Billington, Mrs. Chatterlev, Mrs.
Bil-
lington, Miss Kate Kelly, and Laidlaw.

After which, THE JEALOUS WIFE. Messrs. Alfred
NVig-an, Toole, Selby, Billington ; Mrs. A. Wigan, Mrs. Chat-
terly.
Followed by LOVE AND HUNGER. Mr. David Fisher,
Mr. Paulßedford, C. Selby, C. J. Smith, Miss K. Kelly, Miss
Laidlaw.

Doors open at half-past six—Commence at seven. Box-
Office open from 10 to K. No charge for securing seats,
nor for bills of performance. All fees to servants of this
establishment are strictly prohibited.
Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.

ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE,
King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter-
ton. Directress, Miss Wyndham. The nearest Theatre to
Chelsea, Pimlico, and Westminster, the Park being open to
Carriages and foot passengers all hours of the night.

TILTS ETENDM the perfornaanoes will commence with
"No. 49."

Followed by BLACK-EYED SUSAN.
- After which, MAGIC TOYS. Miss Lydia Thompson and
Miss Clara St. Casse.

After which the successful burlesque of DIDO. Mesdames
Wyndham, Clara St. Casse, Eliza Arden, and Mr Charles
Young.

Reduced Prices—Gallery, Rd ; Pit, ls. The Box-aloe open
from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past six; perform
ance commences at 7.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.-
Proprietor, Mr. Wm. BATTY.—In announcing the RE-
OPENING on EASTER MONDAY, April 9, of this far-famed
Amphitheatre, again under his own management, Mr. Batty
feels proud in calling to mind the widely extended and flatter-
ing patronage, including even that of her most gracious Ma-
jesty the QuF,EN ; and which patronage, during his former
period of catering for the public amusement, was at all times
so lavishly bestowed. During the recess the interior of the
Amphitheatre has been entirely redecorated and embellished,
and surrounded with costly and unique Lustres, and a new
gigantic and most beautiful Centre CrtysTAL CITANDELIER,
manufactured by Defiles and Son, of Houndsditch. The whole
energy of the proprietor has been directed to gathering to-
gether, in one body, CELEBRITIES both Dramatic and Eques-
trian, who have each achieved success. He has not hesitated
to expend immense labour and capital in its accomplishment,
and looks, with hope, the the fullest patronage of the public.
**. In active preparation. a New Grand Military Spectacle,
founded upon the French Drama, "Ulf istoire 'un Drapeau"
(now performing, with great success, in Paris), and entitled -
" iiiTouy or A FLAG."

CANTERB UR Y HALL CONCERTS,
THIS EVENING,
LUCREZIA BORGIA,
(Donizetti).

Donna Lucretia Miss Russell.
Maffio Orsini Mrs. Anderson.
Gennaro Mr. Henry Ilerbert.
' Don Alfonzo Signor Tivoli.
Conductor—Mr. .Tonglimans.
Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Trish Come-
dian and Mimic), W. T. Critchtield, and E. W. Mackney.
Several interesting Pictures are added to the Fine Arts
Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and
eautified, and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant
sights of the metropolis.
The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening.

TILE WEATIIER.—SUN OFFICE MARen 23, 10.

THERMOMETER, IN TILE SHADE.

50 --highest since noon yesterday.
42 —lowest this morning and during the night.
IS —this day at noon.

BAROPSETEn-29.50.
, WIND, South-Westerly; fresh, and cloudy, with passin,
showers. It must be stormy in the Channel.

HIGH. WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tnts DAY.—Morning, 2h. 33m.—Afternoon, 2h. 47m
To-mouttow.-Morning, 3h. lm.—Afternoon, 3h. 16m

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THE SUN.
LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1860.

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Last night the Reform Bill was heaved through
another debate; why it should have been left till
Monday to lie subjected to a repetition 9f the pro-
cess we can hardly conceive. We had the other
day to describe in our colUmns a wringing and
washing, machine ; the merit of its performance in
regard to the former operation was that by one
passage through the rollers all the water was got
out of the linen, and the fabric left dry. We are
quite sure that passing through one debate squeezed
alMost all the interest out of the Reform Bill, and
last night brought out hardly a single drop more.
We glance impatiently through the speeches, and
find nothing but the old objections and the old
answers. One side saying there is no clamour for
a bill, the other making answer that a quiet politi-
cal season is just the time to discuss so grave a
business as amending our representation. One
party telling us that the old electors are to be
swarliped by a vast homogeneous constituency of six-
pounders, the other trying toprove that theaddition
to 'the electors will be much smaller than is stated,
and that the classes lying between. £6 and £lO
rentals are the very aristocracy of working men.
Mr. MASSEY got very warm over the wrongs of
Salford. He. acknowledged that the proposals for
augmenting tlie franchise were not so bad, but the
• re-distribution of seats, he thought, a miserable
failure. Salford still had but one 'member. lle
singly had to attend to the Parliamentary affairs
of :100,000 people, whose increase only of electors
since the Reform Bill exceeded the entire electors
of four little favourite boroughs of Lord JOHN, in-
cluding the Bedford boroughs of Tavistock and
Wycombe. What 'will Lord JOHN say to the in-
discretion of naming Bedford nomination boroughs
for disfranchisement, and that, too, in order to sup-
PIY independent constituencies like Salford with
another member ? Mr. MnssEy would have pre-
ferred that the re-distribution of,seats had been
left untouched for another bill. We differ from
him in that;:.. If .we could get only a pair of
seats more honestly allotted , in any bill
we would take them.. Never refuse money is a
good maxim in business; and never refuse conces-
sion of a right, however small, is a good maxim in
politics. Mr. MASSEY need not fear that changing
two my-five seats will settle that part of the ques-
tion.. Indeed, to do him justice, he argues that it
can not, but that he shall, very reluctantly, be
obliged to turn .agitator for further reforms.
any contribution of worth was made last even-
ing , in the course of the debate, it was by Mr.
BA: INEs. Nearly all the rest of the speaking was
sin iply party speaking ; but Mr. BAINES fur-
s is hod some,. facts. which do aid us in seeing the
pr Nibable working of the bill. He had ap-
pl to the Treasurer of the Borough of
L beds, who by the aid of an experienced rent col-