The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-14 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING will be performed LONDON ASSU
LANCE : Mr. sad Mrs. C. Matthews, Sic.
After which, TILE DAUGHTER OF TILE GUADAL
QUIVER. Per ea Nena.
With HE WOULD BE AN ACTOR.
And ANY /L'ORT IN A STORM.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer.
THIS EVENING, EXTREMES ; or, Men of the Day.
Supported by Messrs. H. Vandenhoff, Emery, Rogers, J.
G. shore, and Barrett ; Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Weston, Miss
Hate Saxon.
After which the Lauri Family.
To conclude with the Farce of TOO MUCH FOR GOOD
NATURE, Messrs. J. Rogers, Emery, Miss B. Saxon.
Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. Box-office
open from 11 to 5 daily.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborong,h.
THIS EVENING, THE LAST OF THE PIGTAILS;
Messrs.C. Selby, J. Bland, J. Clarke, &c.
After which THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE.
Followed by THE BONNIE FISH WIFE.
And MY AUNT'S HUSBAND ; Mr. Swanborough, Mrs,
Selby, Miss Ternan.

Commence at 7 o'clock.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE
Westminster-road.

Sole Lessee, Mr. William Cooke.
This Grand Hippodramatic Temple of the World IS NOW
OPEN FOR THE SEASON, elegantly re-embellished and
artistically decorated by Mr. Hurwitz, with new and ap-
propriate Act Drop, painted by Mr. F. Fenton, massive and
elaborate Chandelier by Mr. Hinckley. Powerful Dramatic
Company, comprising established favourites and additional
artistes, Gem and Star Equestrians, together with the best
and largest Stud of beautifully trained Horses in Europe.
Notwithstanding the sum expended, the following is the
scale of the reduced prices of admission :
Dress Circle, 35. ; tipper Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, is. ' • Galleries, 6d.
Private Boxes, from £1 is. to X? 25., and upwards.
The opening piece, full of striking situations and effects,
is a dramatised version of a tale in the Waverley Novels, by
Mr. T. Townsend, entitled THE COVENANTERS ; or, The
Battle of Bothwell Brig. Produced with new scenery, cos-
tumes, appointments, and properties, and in which the entire
resources of this leviathan establishment are called into
action.

The Illustrations of all Nations in the Arena include the
united strength of the First English, American, and Conti-
mental Professors of the Art of Equitation.

To conclude with THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The following Company
of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections
from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES,
GLEES, DIETS, &c., viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badsey,
Miss Brunell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague,
Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; Herr F. Jong-,hmans,
Mr. Henshaw, S Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio,
E. L Hime, Mr. Badsey, Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bell,
W. Barnard, and Mr. St. Albyn. Mr. John G. Forde and E.
W. Hackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks Harmonium,
Mr. Courtnay —Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at
7 precisely. Suppers, &c., until 12 o'clock.
NoncE.—The Proprietor begs respectfully to announce
tnat in the present month

A FINE ARTS GALLERY,
now in course of constructien, will be thrown open in con•
nezion with the above Hall.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, Ocr. 14.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
63—highest since noon yesterday.
55—lowest this m6rning and during the night.
63—this day at noon.

BAROMETER-30.22.
WIND, Westerly; light and dull, with partial rain in
the morning.

THE SUN.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1858.

" The rose by any other name will smell as sweet,"
and it signifies little to a man deprived of his
liberty whether the process be accomplished under
the designation of slavery, penal servitude, immi-
gration, or transportation. The dreadful fact is
but too clear. He is no longer his own master.
His labour is mortgaged to another, who can sub-
ject him to any amount of ill-treatment—can flog
or starve him at pleasure, ignore every social tie,
and treat him as one of an inferior class of animals.
This is serfdom, or slavery, or servitude in its worst
form ; and it is to be regretted that France, under
the name of " immigration," has adopted the atrocious
system, which it had entered into solemn obliga-
tions to discountenance.
Not only has it virtually sanctioned the iniqui-

tous traffic, but it has endeavoured to bully a
weaker Power, that perceived but too clearly the
real nature of the new scheme ; because the Portu-
guese Government, faithful to its engagements,
had taken possession of the Charles et Georges, and
liberated the unfortunate victims of the artful
dodge inaugurated by M. CHEVALIER French
ships of war have been sent to the
Tagus, and PEDRO 111. has been menaced with

war, unless he consents to make an abject

apology, where he was not in fault, and pay heavy
damages to those who were permitted to escape far
too easily. The arbitration of a friendly nation
was at first refused, although the principle was
first enunciated at the diplomatic meetings at
Paris, although it 'was there determined that a
third party should invariably be called to arbitrate
and decide on this dispute before hostilities were
commenced. M. WALEWSKI despised all such
considerations, and sent French ships of war to
threaten the capital of Portugal at the earliest
moment, without waiting for explanation or accept-
ing the good effices of a disinterested party.
The simple fact that every one of the quasi
immigrants rejoiced in their rescue, and declared
that they had not entered into any contract, ought
alone to be decisive. It is absurd to say that a
person brought up bound hand and foot, could, by
any possibility, be regarded as a free agent, or re-
garded as a voluntary emigrant. The solemn
farce might be enacted—the humbug perpetrated.
It is, however, an act of justice to those engaged
in the French slave trade to say that they did
not add hypocrisy to their other crimes. They
purchased their victims for ready money, and were
not inclined to relinquish a single particle of their
supposed rights. It is certain that those who were
said to have entered into voluntary contracts were
only too anxious to make their cscspe at any risk,
and at any hardship. They, at all events, did not
believe that they were free men about to obtain
" a fair day's wages for a fair day's work," or to be
permitted to turn their labour to the best advantage.
Look on it in whatever light we may, it is
manifest that the Charles et Georges was
a legitimate prize, and that the Portuguese
vessel was not only justified in making the capture,
but bound to do so. She had more than 100 sable
emigrants on board, not one of whom was anxious
to continue the voyage, but sought to make his
escape as the greatest possible blessing that could
be obtained. They had been dragged from their
homes as prisoners to become voluntary emigrants,
were sold at a stipulated price, and all the horrors
of the middle Passage, during the worst periods of
the slave trade, were re-enacted.
Fortunately the Emperor himself has heard of
the transaction, and M. IVALEwsici has no
longer his own way. Louis NAPOLEON will per-
ceive at once that the dodge is too transparent,
that it cannot deceive any unprejudiced person or
disinterested person, and he will probably rebuke
the unseemly and injudicious zeal of his indiscreet
Minister. Whatever may be his ulterior views, it
is not exactly convenient that they should be
forthwith developed, and the curtain lifted before
the proper period. And therefore it may be anti-
cipated that the present difficulty will be overcome,
and pacific relations re-established with Portugal

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