The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-15 00:00:00

Commence at Seven.

THEATRE ROYAL AI)ELPHI.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING. a new Musical Drama, GARALDI
IN SICILY. Miss Roden, Miss Emily Pitt MlBessrs. R.
Phillips, J. G. Taylor, and Ashley.
Afrer which , at 8, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Messrs. Nevil p, Billington, Stuart, Ashley. J. Clarke, J. G.
Taylor, C. 11. Stephenson. Romer; Misses Kate Terry, E
Pitt Hughes. and A. Seaman.
To conclude with A SLICE OF LUCK. Messrs J.
Clarke, J. G. Taylor, C. H. Stephenson, C. J. Smith ; Miss
A. Seaman and Miss E. Pitt.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
New Management.
Sole Lessee, Mr. B. Webster; Manager, Mr. 11. Wigan.
TO-NIGHT, SIX MONTHS AGO. Mr. Clayton, Mr. H.
J. Montazue, Miss 31. Palmer.
Atter which, THE GRASSHOPPER. Messrs. H.Wigan,
D. Murray, and J. Clayton; Mt sdames Ada and Emma
Webb, and Sheridan.
To conclude with BETTY MARTIN. Mr. G. Vincent
and Miss E. Farren.
Doors open at half-past Six; commence at Seven.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee, Mr. Vining..
Under the Management of Mr. Hermann Vezin.
THIS EVENING, the nerformanc' will commence with
THE DAY AFTER TEE WEDDING. Mr. E. Price and
Miss Nelly Moore.
After which, at S, THE 3I 1N 0' AIRL lE. .T 'meg Hare-
bell, Mr. Hermann Vezin: Messrs. E. Price, 11. Forrester.
; Misses E. Stuart and Nelly Moore.
To conclude with AN UNPROTECTED FEMALE. Miss
Polly Marshall.
Doors open at 7 ; commenc3 at half-past.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress. Stirs. Swanborouql.
TIII3 EVENING, REVERSES. Messri. S. Emery. Par
selle, F. Robson. W. Swanborongh Mts•lames Ada Swan-
borough, JohnAo. e, snit Manders.
After which, KENILWORTH. Messrs. Thorne and
James; Mesdames Swanborou rh, Holt, Owynne, tc.
To oonclude with T II E LITTLE SAVAGE.
Commence at halt-past Seven.

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS,
HIGH HOLBORN.

BRILLIANT AND UNABATED SUCCESS.

THIS EVENING. an almeet Entire Change of Pro-
Rramme. M. VIDAL in his Wonderful Performance on the
HOMBOID. Immensely Exciting VAN I-II IN G ACT,' '
by the Eccentric ABBO t I'. The BROTHERS BRAD-
BURY, in a new and daring Double Act of Horsemanship.
The BROTHERS DANIELS. the Musical Clowns. Re-
appearance of the Wonderful FIRE HORSE "Zamor,"
are.

Doors open at Ilalf-pasl Seven.

" rrIIIE Feats are of the Most Varied Kind, and
J_ every one of them is executed to perfection."—Tlmes,

May 27.

GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE every
SATURDAY at 2.30. Carriages may be ordered for a
Quarter to live.
Box-office open daily from Ten till Five.

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and in many parts of the Country at a comparatively early
hour the same evenine. say 40 miles by 9 o'clock.
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E • Bespoke Tailors, Habit Makers, Woollen Drapers,
Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, and Ge-
neral Outfitters for all Glasses.
MOSES and SON respectfully invite an
Inspection of their Stock of Ready-made Clothing,
which in magnitude, variety, lowness of price, and general
excellence surpasses any that has ever been placed before
the public.
The Bespoke Clothing or Order Department is furnished
with a very large assortment of materials, selected with
iarticular care from the principal Home and Foreign
.narkets. Only First-class Cutters are employed, and
therefore the best styles and a perfect fit can be depended
upon.
The Hosiery and Drapery, Hat and Cap, and Boot and
Shoo Departments, are also supplied with a large and
varied stock.
The Outfitting Department contains every requisite for
Sea or Shore, including tin-ware and Cabin Furniture of
every description.
All articles for Charitable Objects supplied at Wholesale
Prices ' • estimates promptly furnished.
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FRIDAY EVENING at sunset till SATURDAY EVENING at
sunset, when business is resumed until Eleven o'clock.
Every article is marked the lowest price in plain figures,
from which no abatement can be made.
Any article not approved of will be exchanged, or the
money will be returned.
List of prices, with rules for self-measurement, patterns,
and fashion-sheet, and "History of Londos" (second part)
gratis and post free.
TO TOURISTS AND EXCURSIONISTS.—
E. MOSES and SON have made preparatious on a
large scale in all departments of their business for Tourists
anti Excursionists, and respectfully invite an inspection.
The following are the London addresses of E. Moses
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SPECIAL NOTICE. —ln consequence of frequent mis-
representations, E. MOSES and SON find it necessary to
state that they do not employ any travellers or agents,
and that their only Establishments are the above-men-
tioned,

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
CRIS DAY.--Morning, 2h. Om.—Afternoon, 2h. 92m.
ra-Mosaow.-Morning, 2h. 38m.—Afternoon, 2h. 53m.

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Ll4f SUM

LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUS7 15, 1867.

We hope that the bill for regulating the traffic in
the metropolis may yet be passed this session. It
was read a second time yesterday despite great
opposition, and the most determined efforts on the
part of Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE to keep it back.
He spoke for two hours, and took every possible
argument up to show the inconsistency of bringing
in a bill of this sort so late in the session.
This was very idle reasoning, because it is
very unfitting that the streets of the metropo-
lis should be left in their present dangerous
condition during the months that must elapse
before the Parliament again assembles. The Lill
in question was introduced into the House of Lords
six months ago, and it is therefore ridiculous to say
that the city has not had time to consider the
details of it. The truth is that no change of this
kind can ever be carried out without running
counter to the prejudices of many, and the
only way is to go on in a determined
spirit, and to resolve not to be daunted
by private opposition and unmeaning censure. As
Sir J. FERGUSSON said, all the trades affected by
this bill have been heard before the Committee in
the Lords, and the measure has been greatly modi-
fied in accordance with their representations. On
behalf of the Home Secretary he gave assurance
that in Committee any very unpopular clauses
should be altered, and some of them might, upon
reasons being stated, be postponed until next year,
and more could hardly have bees expected.

The announcement made last evening in the
House of Commons by Lord R. MONTAGU respect-
ing the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Bill was
received with general satisfaction. The course de-
termined upon by the Government is, in fact, the
only rational one under the existing circumstances.
We cannot yet feel ourselves by any means secure
against the inroads of the cattle plague. It is not
very long since the disease subsided among our
herds, and latterly it has made its reappearance in
a manner that alarmed many, because it seemed to
indicate the necessity of those stringent regulations
being maintained which have doubtless occasioned
much loss and inconvenience. The plague is known
to be still actively at work in some parts of the
continent, and the continual importation of cattle
opens a ready channel for the communication of
infection to our English herds. The rapid decrease
of the disease so soon as the restrictions were
vigorously acted upon, the markets given up, and all
transit of cattle abandoned, seem to show that the
disease is far from being indigenous to this country.
It is a serious thing to stop the importation of cattle
and diminish the source of supply. Already there
are loud complaints of the high price of provisions,
and if any obstacle was put in the way of the im-
portation of beasts, the difficulties of the poorer
classes would be tenfold increased, because other
provisions would naturally be also dearer. Under
these circumstances it is undoubtedly the most
reasonable course to permit cattle to be brought
over, but slaughtered at the ports of landing, and
none allowed to leave the ports alive. The bill is
only to be in operation for one year, but we
should be glad to see its main principle generally
adopted hereafter. The advantages of slaughtering
cattle intended for immediate use at the port of
landing are very great, and the risk of reimport-
ing the cattle plague will be very much lessened by
such a practice. As Mr. CORTIANCE observed the
bill is only a temporary one ; but before its
expiration we shall have obtained valuable
data for permanent legislation. At present there is
an abundance of troublesome and intricate orders
respecting the management of cattle, but the con-
sequence is that, at the earliest opportunity, every
one connected with the trade is clamorous for
their total repeal. We have learned a lesson, it
may be hoped, from the losses entailed upon us
by the epidemic. We must have henceforth some
better system of supervision over our imported
cattle, and over the whole management of the
transit of animals by land and water. The un-
necessary hardships to which they are exposed
must injure the healthiest beasts, and should their
be any predisposition to disease must inevitably
develope it. In this, es in most other cases,
humanity is the best policy, and if there had not
been so much culpable indifference to the sufferings
of beasts we should not very probably have so
much loss and annoyance to complain of.

All that concerns the Abyssiuian captives is sure
to interest the public, who have long eagerly
watched for tidings of their safety, and regretted
the sad fate of the unfortunate victims of King
THEODORE'S caprice and cruelty. A letter has
been received from ROSENTHAL, which is anything
but reassuring, and, indeed, as Mr. P URD AY says,
in forwarding the communication, the account is
a " heartrending " one. There are two letters,
one being from STERN, received prior to ROSEN-
THAL'S, and it is difficult to say which is the
least encouraging in its tale. STERN'S is dated
June the 19th, and is enough to awaken the
greatest indignation at the treatment received by
these wretched captives. lle states that their
strange history, like the " thrilling scenes of a
drama," is becoming more complicated and terrific
as they approach the close of the last act. For some
time hopes and fears have alternated in their
lives, but now the crisis is come, and it is expected
that not far distant is the crash which will bury
" the abominable tyrant beneath the ruins of his
tottering empire and,exhausted power." It appears
that the King THEODORE is almost mad with rage
and excitement, and is making bad worse by his
senseless actions. At last he became so wild that
he ordered a slaughter of hundreds of his adhe-
rents, and the consequence was that a great
defection took place in the ranks of his
troops. At last the tyrant seems frightened, and
the position of the European artisans, who are in
prison about his camp, must be indeed dreadful.
It seems that an order of THEODORE'S fell into the
hands of the rebels, which gave directions that the
prisoners at Magdala were to be executed and we
can well believe what is stated in this letter, that
to be torn from one's friends and incarcerated in
an African prison, " under the continual drea I
of a remorseless savage, guarded I )) a Sc
of base and abject slaves, is a trial that
metaphor cannot paint nor words depict." The
fate of the captives at Magdala seems to depend in
a great measure upon the chance of the tyrant's
reaching them before the rebels are strong enough
to cut him off from a long march.
ROSENTHAL is much to be pitied, for his wife is
in the tyrant's camp at Debra Tabor, and he is in
a state of uncertainty concerning her. The greatest
fears are entertained for the fate of these hapless
individuals at the camp ; for it is said,
on good authority, that if the KING be-
lieves his fall near he will massacre every prisoner,
native or European ; their only hope of deliverance

seems to rest in the chance of the tyrant dying
suddenly. It is indeed disheartening to dwell upon
these strange details, and to ponder upon what
horrors will have taken place before any further ac-
counts can reach us, or indeed what may now be
occurring. The whole history of these Abyssinian
captives has been most distressing from the
outset until now, and we can only hope and trust
that it may not wind up with a dreadful catas-
trophe. It seems really time that some decisive
steps were taken by the Government to avert the
sad fate that impends over these captives.

We are very glad to find that the Commander-in-
Chief has had the good sense to adopt a suggestion
which has very often been made in vain at the Horse
Guards. Ile has given permission to the command-
ing officers at the home stations to permit a certain
number of their men to assist in getting in the har-
vest, provided that the employment of the popula-
tion is not thereby interfered with. This is a step
in the right direction, breaking through the hopeless
red-tapeism which keeps hundreds of men idle, long-
ing for something to pass away the time, while the
national property is wasting for want of a few days
vigorous work. Very often has it been proposed
that the services of the military should be turned to
account, and the men themselves would have gladly
helped in the harvesting, with the prospect, of
course, of being paid for their labour ; but year
after year has gore by, and valuable property lost
for want of promptitude in harvesting. In our climate
we cannot afford to play tricks with the weather.
Indeed, the last twenty-four hours have taught us
that the old saying, Bis dat giti ciao dat, applies
with full force to him who would help the farmer to
get in his corn. A thunderstorm, a tempest of
wind, a wet day like the memorable 26th of July,
way come upon the country unexpectedly, and
destroy the promise of the finest fields. There
are so many trades and town employments
calling men away from the agricultural
districts that there is a constant complaint of
scarcity of hands at the harvest, and the Com-
mander-in-Chief has done a wise and public-spi-
rited act in giving his permission for the employ-
ment of the forces under his control in so useful
and ready a manner. The troops are on the spot,
and are trained to disciplined action. Their help
is well worth having, and it has by this time been
no doubt productive of important results.