The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-26 00:00:00

• 111 '

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-1
GARDEN.—Under the Management of Miss Louisa
Pyne and Mr. IV. Harrison, role Lessees.
SPECIAL NOTlCE.—Production of a new legendary ro-
mantic op,ra, by Balfe, _Production
THE BizAvo's BRIDE.
The music composed by the popular English composer. Halle.
Miss Louisa Pyne, 7Vliss Thirlwall ; 31r.-W. Harrison, Mr. IT.
Corri, Mr. St. Alhyn, Mr. Lawrence, Mr. J. Wharton, Mr. G.
Kelly, and T. Distin. Conductor, Mellon.—DoorA
open at 7 ; commence at hall-past 7.
____..------

OY AL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-
, GARDEN—under the Manatr,ement of Miss LOUISA
FYNE and Mr. W. HARRISON, Sole Lessees.
THIS EVENING, THE AMBUSCADE.
The new Operetta, THE 3IARRIAGE OF GEORGETTE,
Miss Louisa Tyne and Mr. 11. Corti.
To conclnde with Kelly, IGHT DANCERS. Messrs
Ilah,h, Corri, G. Distin, and Lyall ; Madame
Palmieri, Miss Albertazzi, Miss Lefikr, Miss Thirlwall, and
Miss iludda.rt.
Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon.
Doors open at Seven. Commence at Hall-past.

THEATM-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Le44ee, Mr. J. B. Backstone.
THIS EVENING the nerforraanceg will commence with
THE SUN AND THE WIND. By the Leclercqs.
After which, THE BABES IN TILE WOOD.
Followed by THE LION SLATER.
To conclude with ANY PORT IN A STORM.
Commence at 7.

OYA PRINCFS S'S TUE ATRE.--
Loggpe and Manarrer. Mr. A. Harris.
THIS EVENTNG, an adaptation of Victor Titum's cele-
brated l'lay of RUY BIAS, by Edmund Falconer, Esq.
when Mr. Fechter, the favourite actor of Parisian renown.
will make his 26thapoearance on the English stag-e, suppoond,rted
by Messrs. W. Lacy, Meadows, Carden, Graham, Raym
Morland, Collett, Paulo, Daly, A. llarris ; Miss Rose
Leclercq, Mrs. Weston, and Miss Heath.
To be preceded by SUSAN SMITH.
To conclude with THE GARIBALDI EXCURSIONISTS

THEATRE.- ROYAL LYCEUM.
soie Lessee and Directress, Madame CELESTE.
THIS EVENING, THE PE rs, OF THE PARTERRE.
Scenic Department under the direction of Mr. Wm. Callcott.
The Music by Mr. George Loder. -Principal characters by Mr
H. Neville, Mr. John Rouse, Mr. .1. Morris. Miss M. Ternan,
Miss Neville, Missiludspeth, Miss Stine, Miss Turner, Miss
Douglas, Miss Annie Collinson, and Miss Lydia Thompson.
After which, a new Drama, entitled HANDY ANDY.
Messrs. Campbell, .Tolinstone, T. Lyon. Forrester, Villiers,
Butler. and John Drew (his first appearance) Mrs. J. House,
Miss Hudspftb, Miss M. Ternan, and Miss Neville.
Followed by the -Incv drama, entitled ADRIENNE ;
or
THE Neville, OF A LIFE. Principal eharasters by Mr.
Henry Mr. John Rouse, Mr. H. lintior, Mr. Villiers,
Mr. G. Vining, Mr. Forrester. Mr. Campbell„ Mr. Clifford,
Mr. J. JOllliStOne ; Mrs. Keeley, and Madame Celeste.
To commence at a quarter to 7, on account of the length of
the entertainments.

I)KT.PT-ri, N-FlAr THEATRE-ROYAL.
P-lorfe+or snci Manner. Mr. Benj. Webster.
Enzae•ement for a limited number of nights of Miss Agnes
ltobert.on and Mr. Dion Roucicault, who will appear
every evenln.- in the highly successful Drama of "The
Colleen !lawn."
THIS EVENING. THE RIFLE BRIGADE. Messrs. W.
Smith, D. Fisher, C. Selby, Miss Woolgar, Miss Kate Kelly,
and Mrs. Billhagton.

After which, TFT E COLLEEN BAWN. D. Roucicault, D.
Fisher, Billinz ..ton, alconer, Stephenson. C. J. Smith, Romer.
Miss Acrnes Robertson, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billington, and
Mrs. Chatterley.
To conclude with ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS.
Messrs. J, L. Toole, C. Selby, Billington,7 Mrs. Chatterley,
Miss K. Kelly, .Cc.
Doors open at half-past ii—Commence at 7.
Box-office open from 10 till 5.
No thane for booking.
Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes:XL
Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 45.: Front Circle Stalls, 35.;
Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, Is. Rd. ; Amphitheatre, Is ; Gallery, fid.
Actinz Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.

A STLRY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
A
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. We. BATTY.
Notice.—ln consequence of the vast preparation necessary
for the introduction of the Wonders of the ftorld, " The
Groupe of Performing: 'Lions" in the new Spectacle, their ap-
pearance is unavoidably postponed until MONDAY next,
December 3.
This Evening, the highly successful new Spectacle, in Three
Acts, by E. Fitzball, Esq., entitled ROBIN HOW) ; or. the
Merry Outlaws of Sherwood ; introdueincr, the Stud of highly-
trained Horses, Herd of real Deer, Stag Hounds, Arc, Agan-
a-Dale, Miss Rebecca Isaacs ; Robin Hood, Mr. John Prit-
chard.
To be succeeded by Scenes in the Arena, supported by
the celebrated Madame Newsome, Mr. James Newsome
and their Troupe of uneqnalled pert,rmers, Arc., including.
the incomparable Young Charles Ducrow, the Greatest
Wonder of the age.
Concluding with a laughable Farce.
Doors open at half-grist it, performance commence at T.
Box-office open daily from 11 till 4
Stage Manager—Mr. W. Wymr.
Director of the Arena—Mr. Pearson.

CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS,
EVERY EVENING.
A. Grand Selection from the opera of
NORMA.

Norma Miss RUSSELL.
Adahrisa .......• • • .......... Madame MARIA,
(Her first apnearance in this country.)
After which (for this week only) the ET II 1014 ANS, consist-
incr, of Seventeen Performers of Vocal and. Instrumental
Music, Comic and Sentimental, with Nef,,-ro Delineations,
Anecdotes, &c. Principal Negro Artistes, Messrs. Joe
Brown, G. W. Pell, H. Drummond, and Charley Fox.
Musical Director, Mr. F. JONGHMANS.

Italctony, 1. ..1-11111. ed.

TRE WY E OFFIcz, Nov. 25, 1860.

THrRMONCETER, IN THE SHADE.
43—highest sines noon yesterday.
36.—lowest this morning and during the night.
38—this day at noon.

BAROINIETP.R-29.51.
WlND—Easterly; light, with dull cold weather, with
rain in the afternoon.

Nov. 20.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
33—highest since noon yesterday.
36 —lowest this corning and during the night.
37—this day at noon.

BAROMETER-29.43.

WlND—Easterly ; with rain.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY.—Morning, 12h. 14n2.—Afternoon, 12h. 33m,
To-Moßßow.-Morning, 12h. 53m.—Afternoon, Ih. 13m.

4 A t
41.• t
•
•••
G 4-71,.. •
Sqat.' • r
oyr,
•

THE SUN.
LONDON, MONDAY, NOV. 26, 1880,

♦

The intelligence from China is certainly suffi-
ciently startling, now that the telegram has brought
us news from the allied head-quarters, only eight
miles distant from Pekin, down to the date of the
23d of September. It tells us that the Chinese had
then taken as prisoners of war, and carried off to
Pekin, not only Captain BRABAZON and two of
'!VANE'S Horse, Messrs. BENORMAN and ANDERSON,
but, with these, three civilians of no incon-
siderable importance—Mr. BOWLBY, Mr. Loci!,

and Mr. PARKES—the Times' Corresponden

the Secretary to: Lord ELGIN, and her Bri-
tannic MAJESTY'S Consul. Gladly wil: every
one learn what we earnestly trust may be the next

tidings received in regard to these gentlemen, that
they have been released by their captors in answer
to the imperative requisition of the noble Earl out
there as the Queen's Ambassador and Plenipoten-
, ti,"Y Extraordinary.

Aware- of the rumours that were flying about,
late on 'Saturday evening and throughout yes-
terday, 'to the effect that the half dozen im-
portant -1.,1„1,„ of War above named had
been barll,
'°.asly murdered by the Chinese—it
is profoundly consolatory to learn now by tele-
gram that not only
are those reports altogether
unfounded, but that
these Prisoners of War
we have just mentioned were, on the contrary,
when the last despatches
Wt, being well treated by
the Pekinese. Their speedy release, moreover, is
really and truly—so far as
we can judge from facts
indisputably now upon record_au
but a matter
of absolute certainty. And we cannot but regard
the probabilities thus hopefully for the few
simple reasons" we shall ,here in a word or two
par e were
the In the first place—there ere
the I tilled forces actually within range of the
Outp( ists of Pekin, armed with , all the re-
smut sea and weapons of modern civilization, in.
end ing among these the terrible ARMSTRONG
gun al There were those Allied Forces actually
sight but clt miles from Pekin—and within the very
0
weolf 1 of the capture of these six Eaglishn3ea the
Chin ese had suffered two successive defeats, each of
theist tof considerable magnitude. On the 18th of
Sept ember at Chang-kia-wan, and again on the
2 ll' ',t of September at Jang-chan—upon each of
the .se occasions-30,000 Tartar horsemen were
cot npletely routed by the soldiers of France and
ET igland. And while the Allies themselves in
tb ese two sharp contests had only eighteen
to ounded—Tiyo TTIOUSAND Tartars had been
X ILLED, and FIFTY Chinese guns had been taken
As trophies of victory ! It was upon the morrow of
of the second of these signal defeats, and while the
eh inese themselves were sending a flag of truce to