The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-23 00:00:00

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Tinder the Management of Mr. Charles Kean.
Last Week but One of the Present Season, and Last Nights of
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" The Merchant of Venice."
THIS EVENING will be presented Sliakspere's Play of THE
MERCHANT OF VENICE : Shylock, by Mr. C. Kean ; Portia, by
Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by the Farce of LIVLNG TOO :PAST.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Lessee and Directress, Miss swanborough.
Last Six Nights of the Present Season.
THIS ETENING, the Comedy of COURT FAVOUR : characters by
Messrs. Emery, Belford, Poynter, Misses M. Wilton, Hughes, and
Mrs. C. Melville. After which, the Farce of KING'S GARDENER:
Messrs. J. Clarke, Poynter, Burt, and Miss M. Wilton. To conclude
with DEAF AS A POST : Messrs. Belford, J. Clarke, Poynter, Misses
M. Wilton, E. Wilton, Hughes, and Mrs. C. Melville.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The following company of Vo-
calists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the
popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS , CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETSada, &c.,
viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badsey, Miss Brune% Miss Ray, Mme
Bartolettl, Miss Montague, .llrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson;
Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. ilenshaw, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling,
enor Antonio, E. L. Hume. Mr. Badzey, Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens,
Mr. Bell, Mr. Barnard, and Mr. St. Albyn. Mr. John G. Forde,
and E. W. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium,
Mr. Courtnay ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at seven
'clock precisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock.

THE WEATHER—Sun OFFICE, AUGUST 22.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
63—highest since noon yesterday.
60—lowest this morning and during the night.
68—this day at noon.
BAROMETER, 29.94.
Winn, S.E., ; light and fine.
AUGUST 2S.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
69—highest since noon yesterday.
58—lowest this morning and during the night.
68—this day at noon.
BAROMETER, 30.11.
WIND, Easterly; light, with dull weather.

The first messages transmitted through the At-
lantic telegraph are of a peculiarly appropriate de-
scription. They are the expressions of amity and
good will between the heads of the respective execu-
tives of the two great nations of the Anglo-Saxon

race, and afford strong evidence that the magical
chains will really prove to be a bond of perpetual

peace and friendship between the kindred nations.
Her Majesty Queen VICTORIA, with characteristic
taste and kindly feeling, took the initiative—she
seized on the golden opportunity to congratulate the
PRESIDENT on the successful completion of the
great internatinnal work, in which she had
taken the deepest interest ; fervently hoping
that it will prove an additional link between the
two nations, whose friendship is founded upon their
common interests and reciprocal esteem. The
answer of the PRESIDENT is manly and straightfor-
ward. He ♦ery felicitously adverts to the skill,
science, and indomitable energy displayed by the
two countries, in the completion of the miraculous
enterprise, by which was achieved " a triumph more
glorious, because far more useful to mankind, than ever '
won by a conqaest on the battle-field." Emphatically
adding—" May the Atlantic telegraph, under the
blessing of HEAVEN, prove to be a bond of perpetual
peace and friendship between the kindred nations,
and an instrument destined by DIVINE PROVIDENCE
to diffuse religion, civilisation, liberty, and law
throughout the world."
These are generous sentiments, expressed with
republican simplicity, but which will nevertheless
find an echo throughout the civilised world. Every
true-hearted man, no matter what his creed or na-
tion, will cordially :reciprocate the aspiration of the
First Magistrate of the United States, will pray that
it may be a bond of perpetual peace and friendship
between those sprung from a common stock, in
whose veins the same blood vigorously circulates,
speaking the same language, and worshipping the
lame Deity.
" Ccelum, non animam, mutant, qui transmare currunt."
They merely change the climate and locality, not
the natural instincts and dispositions belonging to
those who ought to be brethren. Any contest be-
tween them must assume an " internecine aspect."
It will virtually be
‘, Civil dissension with its vip'rous tooth
That gnaws the bowels of the common weal."
United England and America might defy the world
in arms. The empire of the ocean would be unques-
tionable. None could stand before them. Their
standards would sweep every sea, creek, and inlet
wherever vessel could ride, or boat could float.
But there is something even still stronger than
these political objects to cement the alliance. We
are mutually the best customers of each other, and
we find a mutual profit in so being. It would be far
from the interests of either to destroy the property
of their debtors, or to prevent the receipt of raw
materials that are absolutely required for the deve-
lopment of the national industry. The consequence
of extensive orders will appease any temporary irri-

tation that may arise, and a conciliatory word in due
season, before the grievance has been expatiated on,
or, like the Fame of VIRGIL, " gathered strength
in going," will smooth down difficulties and
arrange differences. Before the completion of
the telegraph it would have required at least 24 day?
before an answer could have been received to any

despatch forwarded from London to Washington, m
vice versa. During that time angry feelings might
be excited which it would be difficult to appease, and
words and threats hastily—and, we may add, reck-
lessly—uttered, would rankle in the hearts of those
against whom they were fulminated, until matters
were-greatly complicated, and additional and almost
insurmountable impediments opposed to a satisfactory
arrangement. These evils will all be removed b 3
the establishment of the Atlantic telegraph, which
may therefore be justly regarded as the greatest
blessing to mankind, of all the wondrous works of the
present century.
But there is one point in the PRESIDENT'S admi-
rable message worthy of especial notice. He says—
" In this view will not all the nations of Christendom
spontaneously unite in the declaration that it shall
be for ever neutral, and that its communications shall
be held sacred in passing to the place of their desti-
nation, even in the midst of their hostilities." This
is a suggestion worthy of immediate acceptation, and
which, we believe, would be ratified by every
State in the civilised world. No amount of
bitterness could induce seamen to damage light-
houses. An injury to any submarine or even over-
land telegraph would be worse than the most atro-
cious act of iconoclastic Vandalism ever perpetrated.
There should be forthwith a general agreement,
rendering any deliberate injury to the Atlantic
or any other submarine telegraph an act of piracy of
the worst class. Such an agreement would preserve
the mighty work, and we believe that it would be
arrived at 'without difficulty.

Many observations have been offered on the un-
fortunate collision that took place, a fortnight since,
between Lieutenant CLAVERING, RN., and Mr.
EDWARD Jour' GATES, in which the latter unfortu-
nately met his death. Notwithstanding the plain,
straightforward, and candid statements of Lieutenant
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with :silt
fully corroborated anßd.Nsu:.
CLAvERING,
of his friend, Captain MILLER,
him on the deplorable occasion—notwithstanding the
full and complete exoneration by the magistrate who
closely investigated the case, very unfair attempts have
been made to cast odium on these gallant officers,
to represent them as men reckless of human life,
who went forth armed with deadly weapons, utterly
indifferent to the fatal consequences that might result
from their use. We are totally unacquainted with
all the parties, and the few brief observations which
we now offer are conceived in a spirit of fair-play, to
prevent innocent persons from being unduly pre-
pliliced by what is opposed to the leading principle
of the English law.
It must be remembered that Lieutenant CLAVER-
ING was his own accuser—not the slightest suspicion
rested on him in any quarter, and it was not until he
read an account of the very melancholy transaction
in a Sunday paper that he suspected the truth, viz..
that he bad inflicted a fatal injury on one whom he
believed to be a drunken man who bad merely

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MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1858.