The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-07 00:00:00

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THEATRE-ROYAL, I.IAIUNIARRET.
Lame, Mr. J. B. Blackstone.
THIS EVENING the perforances will commence with
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HALLOWEEN. By the Leclercqs.
And THE OVERLAND ROUTE. Messrs. C.
Charles
Mathews,
Buckstone, Compton, Chippendale, Rogers, Mrs.
Mathews, Miss Weekes, and Ars. Wilkins.
After which, the new comedietta, HIS EXCELLENCY,
in which Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews will appear.
To conclnde with THE RECG'S GARDETER.
Commence at 7.

-ROYAL P INCES S'S THEATRE.-
Losee, Mr. A. Harris.
1 iTHIS EVENING, wlll be performed THE LADY OF
LXONS. Mr. G. Melville and Miss Heath.
After which, UNE FILLE TERRIBLE. Characters by
the Zouaves.
To conclude with THRICE MARRIED.
Commence at 7.

A DELPHI, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL.
£ Sole proprietor and Manager, Mr. Ben, . Webster.
THIS r:VENING, THE HARVEST HOME. Messrs. J
L. Took, P. Bedford, D. Fisher, Billington, Stuart, Eburne,
C. J. Smith, Powell, Romer ; Miss Woolgar, Miss H. Simms,
Miss K. Kelly, and Miss Laidlaw.
After which, OUR FEMALE AMERICAN COUSIN.
Messrs. Stuart, C. Selby, Billington, Eburne, Miss Julia
Daly, K. Kelly, Laidlaw, and Mrs. Billing-ton.
Commence at 7.
Box-office open from 10 tills.
Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes, £l.
Orchestra Stalls, 55. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, ss. ;
pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, is. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery, 6d.
A.oting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.

A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Wm. BATTY.
Immense Success of “Mazeppa."
A. Grand MID-DAY PERFORMANCE will take place on
SATURDAY next, Aug 11, commencing at Two o'clock.
This Evening, Lord Byron's splendid Hippo-drama of
MAZEPPA AND THE WILD HORSE, with entirelyents,
new
and beautiful scenery, costly costumes, and appointm
introducing the largest stud of highly-trained Horses, Po-
nies, Buffaloes, and Camels in the World.
To be followed by Scenes in the Arena by the Star Riders
of the day.
Doors open at half-past ti, performance commence at 7.
Box-office open dai from 11 till 4.
Stage Manager Mr. W. WEST.
Director of the Arena—M. Felix Revolt'.

CONCERTS.-

(.1 A NTERBURY 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 Miss Russell.
Conductor Mr. Jonghmans.
And selections from
Dinorah, Trovatore, Macbeth, and numerous other
Entertainments.
Balcony, ls, ............ 6d.
'Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come-
dian and Mimic), and C. Marshall.
The ETHIOPIANS, consisting of 17 performers (organised
expressly for this Establishment). for the performance of
Vocal and Instrumental Music, Comic and Sentimto the, usuental, with
Negro delineations, anecdotes, kc., in addition al
(mtertainments.
The gallery is open from 5 tillll on Sunday Evening.

THB WEATHER.—Svx OFFICE, AUGUST 7, 1860.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
64—highest since noon yesterday.
48—lowest this morning and during the night.
63—this day at noon.
BAROMETER-20.88 ; a sudden rise.
WIND—Westerly ; fresh, and fine.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY.—Morning, sh. Om.—Afternoon, sh. 15m,
To-MORROW.-Morning, sh. 30m.--Afternoon, sh. 47m

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THE SUN.
LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1860.

We have now a fair measure of Lord PALMER-
STON'S power in this Parliament, when he is deter.
mined. On the 6th of August, five hundred mem•
bers and more could be summoned together, the
majority to vote that they would not revisit their
constituents, and the minority to show that they
were a formidable body, and also, it may well be,
to inflict retribution, if they could, upon the arch-
offender, Mr. GLADSTONE. But Lord PALMERSTON
saw fit this time to stake his reputation on a vic-
tory. The usual hints were circulated. Of course
the indecorum of open threats was not resorted to,
but there are intimations which can easily be given,
which arouse no resentment, but appeal irresistibly
to fears, and of these it is notorious that they cir-
culated freely. We do not blame Lord PALMER-
STON. He cannot dispense with Mr. GLADSTONE.
Mr. HORSMAN is enough, it would not do to compel
Mr. GLADSTONE to sit by his side. Then, Lord
PALMERSTON has plenty of the fairness, the give
and take of the Englishman, in his composition, and
he felt that he owed Mr. GLADSTONE some compen-
sation for encouraging the Lords to checkmate him
on the paper duty repeal; and also for demanding
£2,000,000 this year, and no one knows how much
hereafter, for fortifications. Lord PALMERSTON
was all right, therefore, as a politician in not driving
Mr. GLADSTONE into " Independent Membership,"
and as a gentleman in resolving to deal fairly with a
colleague.
But if his lordship has such power in his hands,
what can we say of his not using it on other occa-
sions ? In the present case there is not the least
doubt that the unbiassed votes of the House would
have been two to one against the Government reso-

lutions. The matter was confessedly a small one ;
no class: of the community could have suffered by
taking a year for further investigation—unless, in-
deed., Mr. GLADSTONE were right, and that the
trado which asked the delay would have been
suffe rem, that however was surely their business ;
no consideration of revenue was at stake ; there
was no danger of a quarrel with France,
whew France, Mr. GLADSTONE said, was willing to
leave the matter as it stands for the present. Even
if Mr. GLADSTONE'S construction of the treaty
were right, for the reason just mentioned, acting
on it was not a matter of urgency for this year ;
the thing itself was a mere bagatelle in the com-
merce and revenue of the country ; and, under these
circumstances, all the most respectable firms be-
longing tc► the trade in the country unite to ask,
through Mr. PULLER, a year's grace for considera-
tion and further inquiry. It really seems as if
Lord PALMERSTON selected a question to test the
obedience of his supporters, which should have the
merit of b( ling purely a test—almost the trial of our
species in the days of its innocency. We do not
make the allusion irreverently, but he appears to

have given the -house license to do what they
pleased with all other Government proposals, but
the resolutio•as to repeal the Customs extra penny
on paper they might not touch, or—they must go
to their constituents. The further parallel is very
tempting, but one side of it ip too sacred to be dese
crated in honour of our Prime Minister.
thus? 0 ?'7 8 sic owinia "—Had but all been done
I Can this' be the same Lord PALMER-
STON 'Who meekly sold the right of modifying
OUT budget to the
Lords ! The same Reform-
ing Lord Who did not put do wn the factious
del' iYing of the Reform Bill by the means he used
yo efficiently on Monday ?—or even the same Lord
who allowed the Bankruptcy Bill s-o be dropped, in
submission to Mr. lIENLEvs deter.mination to fight
the battle of gentlemen who, having fixed incomes,
choose to live in debt. Surely the
,men of salaries,
landed incomes, and annuitants haki not so much
title to a year's grace as the paper manufacturers
trembling for their trade itself. Yet the Commons'
great privilege, the Reform Bill, the Bankruptcy
Bill, all were gi yen up, arid very m,?.rr fly, too, by
our merry Premier. At last, however, one of his own