The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-13 00:00:00

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Westminster-road.

Sole Lessee-31r. William Cooke, his Farewell Season.

The Great Christmas Novelty, "Harlequin Tom Moody,"

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triumphant.

THIS EVENING, the entertainments will commence at
7 o'clock with the droll drama of DOMINIQUE THE DE-
SERTER. Dominique, Mr. G. Belmore. After which, fine
and exquisite Riding Evolutions by the Star Artistes, Miss
Emily Cooke, Mr. John -Henry Cooke, and other first-rate
professors. Concluding with the really successful holiday
piece and Sporting Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN TOM
MOODY ; or, Old Towler the Huntsman and' the Goddess
Diana, introducing, among numerous new and splendid
effects, the Derby Day of MO, by the Astlean Racing Stud
and clever jockeys ; also the wonderful Salamander Horse,
enveloped in a body of real fire. A Grand Day performance
of the N'ew Comic Pantomime, and very superior novelties in
the ring, every Saturday, at Two o'clock, during the Holidays.
Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips

CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.-
EVERY EVENING. Sterndale Bennett's MAY

QUEEN.
And a Grand Selection from Meyerbeer's new opera of
DINORA 11.

Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George 'Tolson (the Irish Come-
dian and Mimic), \V. T. Critchfleld, and Fl W. Maekney.

Several interesting' Pictures arc added to the Fine Arts
Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and
beautified, and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant
sights of the metropolis.
ROSA BON HEU It' S celebrated PICTURE of the HORSE
FAIR is now added to the already magnificent Collection of
Paintings in the Canterbury Hall Fine Arta Gallery. The
gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFIC-E, JAN. 13, 1860.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
48—highest since noon yesterday.
39—lowest this morning and during tho night.
42—this day at noon.

BAROMETEA-30.18.
IVlND,:Easterly ; light, with dull weather.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY.—Morning, 3h. Ilm.—Afternoon, sh. 33m.
To-moratow.-Morning, sh. 55m.—Afternoon, 6h. 17m.

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THE SUN.

LONDON, FRIDAY, JAN. 13, 1860.

The Legislative Session of Prussia has been once
more inaugurated immediately prior to the re-as-
sembling of our own Parliament. And the Royal
Speech delivered by the PRINCE REGENT proves, as
-usual, to be wonderfully vague, sonorous, oracular,
and enigmatical. There is much grandiose talk
there, as of yore, about the strengthening of the
Federal Union and the reform of the Federal Con-
stitution, and about Prussia always considerinr,
herself " the natural representative of the effort
(streben) for increasing the strength of the nation,
and efficaciously promoting German interests in ge-
neral." All this we have long since known by
heart—it is the cuckoo cry, the parrot
gabble of that European sovereign, residing,
by a sort of ironical arrangement, in a
Palace called Sans Sottei—who is always " going"
to prove himself the national representative of
the effort for increasing the strength of the great
Germanic nationality—and never doing it! One
marvels how the vapid, empty, meaningless
phrases can be repeated coolly, and with a grave
aspect over and over again with such " damnable
iteration !" Yet they do it—quite, as a thing of
course—these rulers of Prussia. No matter whether
the Chief be styled in the linanach de Gotha,
King or Prince Regent, it is all the same—
there, when the Prussian Chambers assemble
according to annual custom to hear once
more the Speech from the Throne inaugu-
rating their Legislative proceedings—there,
no matter whether the royal orator be dubbed his
Majesty or his Royal Highness, the inevitable
words chime upon the hearing of the Prussian
patriots—there, once more, they are glibly and
complacently reminded that "Prussia will always
consider herself the representative of the effort "
[never made] for increasing the strength of the Ger-
manic Nationality, and for promoting the Reform
of the Germanic Confederation.
Have we nothing parallel to all this, however
amongst ourselves ? Well—let us consider for a
moment. Is there not even one of the very words
last uttered echoed back to us with painful and
derisive distinctness ? Shall we not hear it once
more within this next fortnight ringing through
the hushed attention of that gorgeous Rouse of
Lords in the silvery tones of that well-known, ell-
Jc ,ved voice of oar gracious Sovereign—that dole-
ft •1, ine:itable, inexorable " word of promise to the
" that word always of late, ses,iou after session,
"l.r. 7oken to the hope"—Reform. Every successive
yt er recently when the political cards have been
df ult out between the two houses—that has
be a'-' the invariable trump turned up and
te "'ed on the table of Parliament with a
fiou. rich. During four out of the last five years',
too, that delusive trump card of Reform has
bees e---Pam. And hitherto of late the game has

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