The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-10 00:00:00

THE kTRE ROYAL, D RITRY.LANE,
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
ENGLISH OPERA.

THIS EVENING) will be produced

IL TROVATORE.
To coiclude with
THE YANKEE HOUSEKEEPER.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
the Management of Mr. BuckstOUS.
THIS EVENING,
THE EVIL GENIUS.
Followed by
EL (lAMBI:MN° ; or, The Mexican Goldseeker.
Io which PEREA NENA and the Spanish Dancers will appear,

After which,
GRI3IBIIAW, 13AG311AVV, AND BRA.DSFIAW.

To conclude with
THE POSTMAN'S KNOCK.

11/YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
'Under fhe Itmagement of Mr. CaAafxs Ez.tx.
THIS EVENING,
THE VECTOR VANQUISHED.

To conclude with
THE WINTER'S TALE.

Principal characters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean.

ROYAL THEATRE ADELPHL
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
Directress, Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING,
LIKE AND UNLIKE.
Messrs. B. Webster, Wright, P. Be Vora. C. Selby, Garden;
Madame Celeste, Miss Wyndham.

After which,
URGENT PRIVATE AFFAIRS.
To conclude with
ROW'S TOUR UNCLE ?

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Alfred Wigan.

THIS EVENING
STILL WATERS RUN DEEP.
Followed by
CATOLIING A MERMAID.

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Lessees, Mews. Shepherd and Crawlei.
THIS EVENING,
RICHELIEI7.

After which,
TUFFLEHATISEN; or, The Lawyer's Legend.

To conclude with
IHE TWO POLTS.

ASTLErS ROYAL AMPERTHEATRE.

Lessee and Maurer, Mr. Wm. Cooke.
There will he produced, on Whit-Monday. a New and Guild
Equestrian Spectacle, with many other novelties.
THIS EVENING (its Last Week),
Lord Byron's MAZEPPA and the WILD HORSE.

After which,
LES JEUX A BRIDE ABA.TTUE, or Equestrian Acts in the
Arena.

To conclude with

ENGLAND'S HARVEST HOME and NATIONAL STEEPLE
CHASE (its last week).
B Is-office oven >in Elewn till Four. State Manager, Mr. W.
West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, Jun.

HIGH WATER, AT LONDON BRIDGE.

Tare Dar—Morn. 36 min. aft. s—Evening 1 min. aft. 6
T )-11onuow—Morn. 28 min. aft. 6 —Evening 57 min. aft. 6

THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MAY 10.
THERMOMETER, IN TEE SHADE.
64—highest since noon yesterday.
48 —lowest this morning and during the night.
65 —Colo day at noon.
BAROMETER, 30; now 29'97.
WIND, N.E. to E.—Fresh, with fine sunshiny weather.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1856.

Sardinia has formally appealed to France and
England on the important question of the condi-
tion of Italy. As the only State which offers a
barrier to revolution, she has called on the Western
Powers to assist in obtaining efficacious remedies
for the existing evils. Her claims to respectful
attention on• this, or indeed on any point, are irre-
sistible. Bravely and nobly she stood forward as
the ally of the Western Powers in the hour of
danger and difficulty. She paused not for nice
calculations as to the most politic course, or tha
by which her own interests might be promoted.
She looked only to that which her own honour
and the interests of civilisation demanded, and
once being satisfied as to what was right,
she unhesitatingly pursued the straight path,
setting a brilliant example to despicable neu-
trals and pretended friends. Heart and soul
she flung herself into the contest, and the
aid which she so nobly afforded had no
trifling effect on the operations in the Crimea.
The jealousy of Austria was greatly excited by
proceedings which so strongly contrasted with
her own. An attempt was made to force a
quarrel, which was only averted by the extra-
ordinary forbearance of the Cabinet of Turin, anc:
she has since availed herself of every possible
occasion to display her petty animosity.
At the Conferences of Paris Austria pertinaci
ously refused even to discuss the condition of
Italy. She well knew the extent of the influ-
ences operating in her favour, and availed herself
thereof to the utmost. Louis NAPOLEON, while
occupying the Roman States, could scarcely pro-
test against Austrian occupations. He should
first extract ". the beam from his own eye," or, as
our factitious contemporary Punch bath it, " draw
his own foot from the boot." Besides, the sinister
argument that the affairs of Italy should be left to
the separate disposal of the two great Roman
Catholic Powers had great weight with the Em-
PEROR of 1856—" Quantum mutates ab illo
ifectore," who bravely stood forward two years
before in the sacred cause of right against might
—of justice against expediency.
Of the Coburg influence there was no doubt.
The matrimonial alliance with the family of Uncle
LEOPOLD, and the spirit of Germanism unhappily
so prevalent in England, prevented the adoption
of the course which honour and justice indicated.
The inconvenient topic was therefore disposed of
by a side wind, and the Congress broke up, with-
out arriving at any decided result oa the all-im-
portant question.

It new remains to be seen how the present
application will be received. There ought to be
no doubt en the point. But we have long since
ceased to place any faith in Princes,
or Emperors,
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or their Governments, and wes a therefore await
the result with considerable anxiety. It is need-
less to say that the evils of Austrian (aye, and of
French) occupation are opposed to the interests
of Italy and of Europe, and contrary to treaty,
humanity, and justice. These are truths that
cannot be controverted. But, unfortuuately,
we cannot, therefore, feel any degree
of confidence that " right will be done."
According to the regulations recently established,
Parliament will hear nothing of the matter until
it has been finally disposed of, and when it is
futile to raise a discussion on what can no longer
be helped. If the spirit of toadyism and servility
be so strong that none can be found to protest
against these unconstitutional principles, we must
submit patiently for the present, and await a new
appeal to the country, in the hope that some few
independent members may be returned—men who
will not shrink from introducing and discussing
an unpalatable proposition. We trust, however,
that some one may still be found with sufficient
pluck to hazard an interrogatory, and to bear the
snubbing and the rebukes of the Premier, accom-
panied with " the cheers and laughter" of the
House.

The state of Italy at this moment is a serious
blot on the escutcheons of all those who arro-
gate to themselves the titles of " the Great
Powers of Europa." In almost every State....