The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-24 00:00:00

Commence at 7.

ROYAL PRINCE SS'S THEATRE.-
Lessee, Mr. A. Harris.
THIS EVENING, will be performed lIOME TRUTHS.
ET
After which, the Frcnch vaudeville, MILITAIRE
PENSIONAIRE. Characters by the Zouaves.
Followed by BOWLED OUT.
And LA CORDE SENSIBLE.
To conclude with AN AMBUSCADE AT INKERMAN.
Commence at 7.

A DELPHI', NEW THEATRE-ROYAL.
rx, Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster.
Mr. B. Webster will make his first appearance (since his re-
turn from hia provincial tour) in the course of the present
month, at his Annual Benefit, particulars of which will be
duly announced.
I?th week of the favourite American Actress, Miss Julia Daly
T r:VE'NING, THE HARVES V HOME. Messrs. J.
L. Toole, P. Bedford, D. Fisher, Billington, Stuart, Eburne,
C. J. Smith, Powell, Romer ; Miss Woolp-ar, Miss ii. Simms,
Miss K. Kelly, and Miss Laidlaw.
After which, THE FOOL OF THE FAMILY. Mr. Paul
Bedford and Miss Julia Daly.
To conclude with OUR GAL. Miss Julia Daly, Messrs.
Eburne, Ward, and Romer.

Commence a' 7.
Box-office open from 10 till 5.
Private boxes, £2 28.; Family Boxes, £l.
Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, as. •
Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, ls. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery, 6d:
Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.

J"RENCH PLAYS-ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Directeur, M. Talexy.—Lessee, Mr. F. B. Chatterton.
EVERY EVENING.
Positively the last Night but Five of the season, and last
night but two of Madlle. Delphine Fix.
TO -N IGHT,
CHEZ UNE PETITE DAME.
And LES DEMOISELLES DE ST. CYR. Madlle.
Delphine Fix.
Orchestra Stalls, 7s. 6d. ; Balcony Stalls, ss. ; Pit, 28. ;
Gallery, is.
Private Boxes, from Two Guineas.
Commence at 8.
Box-office open daily from 11 till 5
M. Talexy has the honour to announce that his Benefit wiY
take place To-morrow (Wednesday), on which occasion Mdle
Roche will make her first and only appearance this season
also Mdle. Fix, M. Paid Devanx, M. Gravier, Mdle. Borp.:hi-
Mdle. Brunetti, M. Belart, M. Gassier, Ciampi, and Mdle.
Ferraris.

A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.-
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. WM. BATTY.
An Extra Grand MID-DAY PERFORMANCE will take
place on SATURDAY next, July 28, commencing at Two
o'clock.
This Evening, the Vistorical Spectacle, entitled FAIR
ROSAMOND, or the AMAZON CRUSADERS. To be followed by
Scenes in the Arena. To conduce with TILE SPOILED
CHILD. Little Pickle, Miss Amelia Smith.
Doors open at half-past 6, performance commence at 7.
Box-office open daily from 11 till 4.
Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST.
Director of the Arena—M. Felix Revolti.

CONCERTS.-

CA NTERBUR Y' 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
Conductor Mr. Jonghmans.
And selections from
Dinorah, Trovatore, Macbeth, and numerous other
Entertainments.
Balcony, ls , Hall. lid.
Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come,
dian and Mimic), and C. Marshall.
The ET EI 10 I' I ANS, consisting of 17 performers (organised
expressly for this Establishment). for the performance of
Vocal and Instrumental Music, Comic and Sentimental, with
Negro delineations, anecdotes, &c., in addition to the usual
entertainments.
The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening.

fIIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tara DAY.—=Morning, sh. 50m.—Afternoon, 6h. 13m,
To-mORROw.-111orning, 6h. 36m.—Afternoon, 7h. lm.

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THE SUN.
LOIVDON, TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1860,

The question ofourNational Defences was brought
forward last night by Lord PAL3IERSTON, in a

speech worthy of his best days. He did not mince

the matter a bit—that our nearest neighbour is our
nearest enemy. -Whatever LOUIS NAPOLEON may
say—avow—or even take his solemn oath to is all
mere moonshine. A man, be he sovereign or burglar,
who breaks his word as he breaks into Men's houses,
cannot expect to be believed in Heaven above or in
hell below, however much he may preach about his
altered conduct, and all that sort of " bash." You
have deceived not once, but often, and if you "take
me in" once more "the consequence be on my head,
not on yours." That is but the true aspect of our
position with respect to the mock professions
of the present Emperor of the FRENCH—our most

august, but little trusted " Ally."
Lord PALMERSTON, in his speech, plain and
patriotic, seems to imply much more than meets
the ear. We rather suspect that his Lordship's
private opinion of his Imperial Majesty does not
altogether accord with the fascinations practised
upon him some time ago at Compeigne. No. Events
have opened his eyes, as well as those of other
people who were fain to believe more than
they hoped. And time, the great Reformer, has
opened their eyes, even to bitter disappointment.
They have found that there is no faith in princes,
but where it is to their own advantage—no matter
who suffers.

The statement of Lord PALMERSTON amounts to
this—a summary of which we extract :
"lie observed that, after the conclusion of the great

war, in which our supremacy at sea had been established, a
long continuance of peace was calculated upon, and the
Government had thought it unnecessary to call upon the
country to secure our dockyards against the distant con-
tingency of a war, and as long as our fleet depended upon
the wind and the weather alone we did right to
rest upon the strength we possessed. Gradually, however,
steam became the moving power, which altered the cha-
racter of naval warfare and impaired the advantages of
our insular position by bridging the Channel. Referring
to the well-known warning given by Sir JOHN BuEGOYNE
in his letter to the Duke of WELLINGTON, he observed
that this appeal fell upon deaf ears; but when Lord DERBY
came into power his Government took an important step
to repair our means of defence, and that was followed
up by the succeeding Government, though some of our
most important establishments still remained imperfectly
defended.. A commission was at length appointed to in-
quire into the facts, and the results had been laid upon the
table of the house. The commissioners' recommendations

would require a total outlay of £11,000,000, including
about £1,500,000 for armaments ; ann be proposed, for the
safet,, of the country, that these recommendations should
subs tantially be carried out. To supply the funds two
cov.rses were available, either to vote annually such por-
ticos of the sum as the country would liko to spend upon
Cris object, or, as he felt it his duty to recommend,
to endeavour to complete the works at the earliest
possible period, without laying on the country a larger
burden than was absolutely necessary, by raising by means
of terminable annuities a sum sufficient t 9 effect the object
in three or four years. His opinion was that, if these works
were no cessary, they were necessary as soon as they could
be got. The course he proposed was a departure from
principle ; ; but Parliament had encouraged the raising of
money 1 w loan for the improvement of landed estates, and
that policy which was good for individuals could not be
unwise for the country. By raising the money by means
of term inable annuities there would not be a permanent

burden, upon the country. It was impossible for any
olio 'to say that the future, charged as the horizon was
wigs cl onds, was free from danger. We bad recently eon •
tiv.eted with our immediate neighbour across the Channel
loonint ercial treaty, and experience had proved that com-
Zial intercourse between nations contributed to the
treajy4 Lion of peace, and he hoped much from this
But the treaty alone would be frail security for a
great eat ion like this, so open to attack. France had an
army at 800
,000
men, 400,000 actually in arms, a far
greater fol. te ti,
He didanFrance required for the purpose of defence.
nog, ruaa, tA
el
plirp,„e )gay that her army was raised for the
upon the t ~rlmainc,,,fe:ggression, but we ought not to rely
strengtheniii. 1,
g -emu of any Power, and France was not
land alone; the utmost exer-
tions' had be en made al:117
wale making to create a navy al-
most equal t) our own,
urnoould not be required for the
f .
defence of Prance, but which hed the means of tran-
sporting in a few hours a large military
shores.
He pointed out the dangers to which hi force
t°
our
°
utt.ttry would be
expos ed by such an attempt; large oontrieb
levied upon the metropolis, or a sudden attack
sby might be
sea and
land upon our naval arsenals might destroy the ve
of our naval power, and the operation most likelyZ ebread lte
at-
tempted would be the landing of a considerable fore, for
the destruction of our dockyards. If London should be in
danger, what would be wanted was the means of fighting