The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-08 00:00:00

ROYAL ENGLIBH OPERA, COVENT- '
GARDEN.—Under the Management of Miss Louisa
Fyne and Mr. W. Harrison, Sole Lessees.
THIS EVENING, Balfe's new opera. BIANCA, THE
E
BRAVO'S BRID. Supported by Miss Louisa Fyne, Miss
Thirlwall ; Mr. A. Lawrence, Mr. A. St. Albyn, Mr.
Mr.
H.
Cord, Mr. J. Wharton, Mr. T. Distill, Mr. Lyall, and
Wm. Harrison, Conductor, Mr. A. Mellon.—Orchestra of
f
Eighty Performers ; Chorus of Fifty Voices. Doors open
7 ; commence at half-past 7,

OPAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-
-IOP GARDEN—under the Manacrement of Miss LOUISA
TYNE and Mr. W. HARRISON, Sole Lessees.
THIS EVENING, BIANCA, THE BRAVO'S BRIDE.
3Tias Louisa Pyne, Miss Thirlwall; Mr. Vr. Harrison, E.
A. Lawrence, Mr. H. Corti, Mr. St. Albyn, &c.
Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon.
And a DIVERTISSEMENT.
Doors open at Seven. Commence at HaU-past.

EA TR S-ItOY AL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Lir. J. B. Baekstone.
THIS EVENING the reriornannees will °gramme with
JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON.
Followed by THE BABES IN THE WOOD.
Alter which, JENNY LIND AT LAST. Jenny (her 6th
appearance), Miss Rose Howard.
To conclude with MYCo HUSmmenBAND GHOST.
ce at 7.'S

110YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.--
to Lessee Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Harris.
THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with
SUSAN SMITH.
To be followed by BUY BLAS. Supported by Mr. Pechter,
Messrs. W. Lacy, Meadows, Garden, Graham, Raymond,
Morland, Collett, Paulo, Daly, A. Harris ; Miss Rose
Leclercq, Mrs. Weston, and Miss Heath.
To conclude with THE GARIBALDI EXCURSIONISTS

THEATRE - ROYAL LYCEUM.
Soie Lessee and Directress, Madame CELESTE.
THIS EVENING, THE PE PS OF THE PARTERRE.
Scenic Department under the direction of Mr. Wm. Callcott.
The Music by Mr. Georze Loder. Principal characters by Mr
IL Neville, Mr. John Rouse, Mr. J. Morris, Miss M. Ternan,
Miss Neville, Missfludspeth, Miss Stuart, Miss Turner, Miss
Douglas, Miss Annie Collinson, and Miss Lydia Thompson.
After which. a new Drama, entitled HANDY ANDY.
Messrs. Campbell. Johnstone, T. Lyon. Forrester, Villiers,
tntler, and John Drew (hisl2th appearance) ; Mrs. J. Rouse,
Miss Hudspeth, Miss M. Ternan, and Miss Neville.
Followed by the new drama, entitled ADRIENNE ; or
THE SECRET OF A LIFE. Principal ch
arasters by Mr.
Henry Neville, Mr. John Rouse, Mr. H. Butler, Mr. Villiers,
Mr. G. Vining:, Mr. Forrester, Mr. Campbell„ Mr. Clifford,
Mr. J. Johnstone ; Slrs. Keeley, and Madame Celeste.
To commence at a quarter to account of the length of
the entertainments.

A DELPHI-, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL.
-FAL Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Beni. Webster.
Engagement for a limited number of nights of Miss Agnes
Robertson and Mr. Dion Boucicault, who will appear
every evening in the highly successful Drama of "The
Colleen Bavvn."
THIS EVENING, AN UGLY CUSTOMER. Messrs.ss E.
J.
L. Toole, C. Selby, and Warde ; Miss K. Kelly, and Mi
Thorne.
After which, THE COLLEEN BAWN. D. Boucicault, D.
Fisher, Billin9,-ton, Falconer, Stephenson. C. J. Smith, Romer.
Miss Agnes Robertson, Miss Woolg,ar, Mrs. Billington, and
Chatterley.
After which, THAT BLESSED BABY. Mr. Billington,
3V:r. J. L Toole, and Miss K. Kelly.
Doors open at halt-past s—Commence at 7.
Box-office open from 0 till 5.
No charge for booking.
Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes, Li.
OroheOtra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, Ss ;
Pit Stalls, 25.; pit, is. Bd. ; Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery, id.
Aatthe Manager—Hr. Wm. Smith.

STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.-
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Was. BATTY.
Miss Rebecca Isaacs every Evening.
This Evening, a new Spectacle, entitled THE LION
CONQUEROR; or, The .Death Jungle, expressly for the
introduction of the Wonders of the World, " The Groupe
of Performing Lions." The Lion Conqueror, Mr. J. Croekett.
To be succeeded by Scenes in the Arena, supported by
the celebrated Madame Newsome, Mr. James Newsome
and their Troupe of uneqnalled performers, &c., Including
the incomparable Young Charles Ducrow, the Greatest
Wonder of the age.
Concluding with THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGI-
MENT. Marie, Rise Rebecca Isaacs.
Doors open at half-past 6, performance commence at 7.!
Boa-office open daily f rom 11 till I
Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST.

T HE CA TTL'E SHOW
AND
CANTERBURY HALL.
C. MORTON begs to inform visitors to London that the
above HALL, with its Magnificent Gallery of Modern Paint-
ings, by all the best masters, is OPEN EVERY EVENING
at 7 o'clock.
GRAND SELECTIONS

FROM
BELLINI'S N ORMA AND FLOTOW'S MARTHA.
PRINCIPAL ARTISTES,
MISS RUSSELL MADAME MARIA
MISS TYRREL MISS WILKINSON
Mr. HENRY HERBERT and Mr. BERNARD.
Conductor Mr. JONGIIMANS.
The COMIC Department comprises Messrs. A. B. Hollings-
Worth, W. T. Critchfiel4, J. Blanchard, G. W. Pell, Charley
Fox, and E. Marshall, in his transformation song "
tears.
DOMESTIC DRAMA," personating five different characters.

THI: WEATHER.-Sux OFFICE, DEC. 8, 1560.

THERMOMETER, IN THE EHADB.
53—highest since noon yesterday.
45—lowest this morning and during the night.
48—this day at noon.
BAROMETER-28.92; very low.
WIND--South-Westerly; fresh, with rainy weather.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
This DAT.—Morning, 9h. 31m.—Afternoon. 10h. 6m.
To-monnow.-Yloming, 10h. 41m.—Afternoon.7s11h. 13m

'At
- • 4
,' ' .4,14.1!;..VV..0-- ) r, , 'l4'
.1 ~ wy-C - , . ,
(._47.- .. , -f - - ‘..._1 '
' ' W1:-.,''.1 _ , 1...,
A., , , -rIC, 6.
~.,...,..z0..„ . ,-.:i,..1,,---"., 4,,,.-4.,,.:,,,,,;;;!,74:rrr",...1...::..,,....,„...._':-11,....'",-",,,,1-i;-,-\ '''''',.:-...,.214-----,,,,....e.
:::.4"; " :.,--- ' -.. , ~....

THE SUN.
LONDON, SATURDAY, DEC. 8, 1880.

A new coinego is an event that always
excites considerable public attention, and calls forth
a great diversity of opinion as to its merits. The
new copper coinage is an exception to the rule.
All the details of its size, appearance, " image, and
superscription," have been minutely criticised. As
far as our own opinion goes, we think the head too
large, and the reverse excellent. It is altogether
a pretty coin, and for lightness, freedom from
unpleasant odour, richness of colour, infinitely
preferable to the old copper coinage.
But these are trifling advantages compared with

the recognition which this coinage affords of the
complete absurdity of the principle that the in-
trinsic and nominal value of money should go

together.
Lord LIVERPOOL, the founder of the bullionist
currency school, laid it down as a principle that
all money is not only a medium for the exchange
of commodities, but " itself at the same time the
♦alue or equivalent for which goods are exchanged."
Acting on the principle of Lord LIVERPOOL, the
Government, in 1798, employed Mr. BOULTON to
coin copper pennies, halfpence, and farthings
of intrinsic value. A pound of copper was coined
into 18 pence, 36 halfpence, or 72 farthings. The
Soho Mint poured into circulation not less than
1,200 tons of copper. But this copper money being
of intrinsic value, it became worth the while of
dealers in copper to melt it down. This was ac-
cordingly done ; the expense of the coinage was
thrown away, and the country was again
subjected to the inconvenience of a deficiency
of copper money. In 1805 another issue of
°Pl3er money took place, and the principle of
intrinsic 'value was tampered with-24 pennies,
instead 01 18, being then formed out of a pound
of copper, On
the same relative scale of value 48

half-pence, or
'DC) farthings, were coined from a
pound of copper. These coins not being absolutely
of intrinsic value, were found to remain in circula-
tion ; they answered the purposes of money much
better than the coins of really intrinsic value had

done. They were neither melted nor exported.
As time passed on these coins, however, became
much worn and defaced. That
did not prevent
them from discharging the functions of money;
they passed for the exchange of commodities. But
the bad condition of the coinage afforded facilities
for putting fictitious coins into circulation, In the
Session of 1859, therefore, Mr. GLADSTONE intro_
duced a bill for making a new copper coinage. This
coinage has just been issued. The metal is a kind
of bronze, containing copper, 95 parts ; tin, 4 ; zinc,
1. And whereas in 1798 a pound of capper was
coined into 18 pennies, and in 1805 into 21 pennies,
a pound of bronze is now coined into 48 pennies.
A penny of 1860 is half the weight of a penny of
1805, and three-eighths of the weight of one of
1798. The new bronze coinage is, to all intents

and purposes, a mere token. The intrinsic value

of a penny of this coinage is less than a halfpenny ;
i.e., with a halfpenny's worth of copper bearing
the Mint stamp, a penny's worth of debt can be
legally discharged, or a penny's worth of taxes
Paid.

This money can be useful only for domestic cir-
; to the foreigner one bronze penny is only