The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-27 00:00:00

ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
LAST NIGHT.
Ficeolomini, Spezia, Sannier, Belletti, Vialetti, Aldighieri,
Luchesi, and Giuglim.
THIS EN-ENING, SATURDAY. Feb. 27( Last Night),
IL TROVATORE.
To be followed by the National Anthem, by Hadlle,
Ficcolomini.
To conclude with L'HYMENEE.
Prices :—Pit Stalls, 12s 6d; boxes (to hold four persons),
'4 and one pair, 21. 2s; grand tier, 31. 3s ; two pair, 11. 55.;
' •ee pair, 155; gallery boxes, 10s ; gallery stalls, 3s 6d ;
pit, 3s 6d; gallery, 2s.
Doors open at half-past 7—commence at S.
Applications for Boxes, Stalls, an Tickets to be made at
the Box-office at the Theatre.

11 is: T R E-R OYA L, DRURY-LANE,
T Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
THIS EVENING, will be performed CLOUD AND
SUNSHINE. Mr. James Anderson and Miss Elswortlay.
Followed by the new grand pantomime, LITTLE JACK
JORNER.
Commence at 7.

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THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMA.RIKET.
Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, to commence at Sevens o'clock, with
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Beatrce, Miss Amy
M
sedgwick ; Benedick, r. Howe.
After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD; or, Harle-
quin and the Spiteful Fairy. Harlequin, Mr. A. Leclercq ;
Columbine, Mica Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ;
Clown, Mr, Charles Leclercq.
Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the
evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.)
First Price. s. d. Second price. 0. d
Dress Boxes 5 0 Drees Boxes ................ 3 0
Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes ...... ... ...... 2 0
Pit 11044.11
Gallery
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R OYAL PRINCESS'S TIEEA.T
Proprietor, lAr. Charles -Kean.
THIS EVENING, will be performed Shakspere's Play of
A MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAM.
After which, a new 'rand eonale Christmas
The Pantom
Prins
cess
llle
entitled HARLEQUIN WHITE CAT ;
or,
Blanche Flower and her Fairy Godmothers. The Princess
Blanche (White Cat), Miss Kate Terry ; Harlequin. Mr. Cor.
'slack ; Clown, Mr. Hulinl ; I".:r.ta!on, Mr. Paula ;
Columbine, Miss C. Adams.

TREAT RE RO
Ben. YA, A DELPHI.
Lessee—Mr. LWebster.
THIS EVENING, will be performed THE FAIRY
CIRCLE. Mr. and Virs. Barney Williams.
After which, YANKEE COURTSHIP.
To conclude with LATEST FRONT NEW YORK.
Commence at Seven.

ROYAL LYCEUM THE A.TRE. —Sole Lessee
and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon.
THIS EVENING, will be revived the popular drama of
BELPHEGOR. Messrs. C. Dillon, Stuart, Barrett, J. G
Shoro, and J. L. Toole ; Mesdames C. Dillon, Conquest, Go-
mersal , and Eliza Webb.
To conclude with the Burlesque and Pantomime, LALLAH
ROOKH. and the PRIN ESS, the PERI, and the TROU-
BADOUR ' • or, Harlequin awl the Ghebers of the Desert.
Supported by Mesdames Charles Dillon, Buckingham White,
Eliza Webb, Maria Ternan, Esther Jacobs, and Woolgar ;
Messrs. Barrett, Calhaem, Holston, Poynter, and J L.
Toole. Clowns, Messrs. T. Matthews and R. Stilt ;
Harlequin, Mr. J. Ricketts; Pantaloon, Mr. A. Stilt ; Sprites,
Herr Zeleski and ions ; Columbines, Misses Malcolm and
Lees. Gorgeous Feast of Lanterns.—Fenton's Grand Trans-
formation Scene.
Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7.
3ox-office open from 11 to 5 daily.

OYA.L SITRR4.II/ THEATRE.
IL Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek.
THIS EVENING, will bo performed an original English
Play, RIGHT AND WRONG.
To concludo with PERILS BY LAND AND WAVE
Messrs. Shepherd, Potter, Widdicomb, &c.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance o
Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS,
CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, ?cc., viz. :—Miss Russell,
Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, qiss Bru iell, Miss Ray,
Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madame Marietta ,
Harr F. Jonghmans, Mr. rienshaw, S. 'ogee, J.
Barker, W. Melling, Senor A.n,onio, E. L. Rime, Mr.
Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bev-lard ; Messrs.
T. Maclagan, W. 1, Critchleld and E. Ma,ckoey, Piano-
forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ;
Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. • ommence at Seven o'clock
precisely. Sappers, die,, until twelve o'clock.
Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening.

HIGH WATER A.T LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAT—Morn., 36 min. aft. I—Even., 57 min. aft. 1
To-Moanow —Morn., 19 min. aft. 2 —Even., 39 min. aft. 2

THE WEATHER—Staci OFFICE, FEBRIWIT 27.
IHEILUOMETEE, 117 THE SEEDS.
38—bigheat since noon yesterday.
34—lowest this morning and during the night.
41 —this day at noon.
BABOMICTEIt. 30.90.
WI ND, Easterly ; fresh, fine, and cold.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, FEB, 27, 1853.

We yesterday published in extenso the admi
table account given by the Times' correspondent
of the capture of Canton, and the subsequent
events up to the departure of the mail. It now
remains to be seen what steps will be taken to
"improve the 0ckn0...t., „„impt
to the best advantage, not only at Canton, but
also with "11 is Celestiality" in his comfortable
quarters at Pekin. We already have had suffi-
cient experience of the Chinese character to know
that nothing can be accomplished by moderation.
Any temporising or undue leniency will be en-
tirely misinterpreted and ascribed to fear,
rather than to any better motive.
We must deal with the existing materials,
and it is only by a resolute manifestation of
energy and inflexible determination that the
Chinese authorities and the Chinese mob can be
brought to what the Hibernian bard termed " a
sense of their situation."
Although the city is now in our hands, and the
chief functionaries prisoners, they are still striving
to maintain an affectation of independence. YEE
is still as insolent and impracticable as when he
still retained power, and cut off " heads and
tails" without let or hindrance. He is not dis-
posed to abate a particle of his pretensions, and
although in "durance vile," on board the
Inflexible, holds his head as high as ever.
" Passive resistance is his game," and he
plays it with as great determination as an Irish
tithe defaulter in the olden time.
But it is not merely with YEH or PETI-KWEI,
or the Tartar Genera], that the British Plenipo-
tentiary and his coadjutors have to deal. They
must also consider the effect of their proceedings
on the great body of the people. If by any
extraordinary, and we may add, uncalled-for
courtesy the inhabitants are induced to suppose
that the old rigime will still be continued, they
will carry out their tactics to the last, will still
hope to weary us out by formal difficulties and
red-tapist impediments. So far as we can form
an opinion, the reinstatement of the Lieutenant_
Governor, Pitil-KwEt, and the Tartar Ge-
neral, was a very infelicitous move. It may
have induced the native population to suppose
that the " foreign devils" were still trembling
before these dignitaries, and that we would
still be prepared to make submission. Even the
semblance of authority on their part may occasion
a general dread of untoward consequences to any
who may yield obedience to the barbarian
intruders.

There is now a golden
customs
of insisting on
rus °I
and trade is
theintroduction of the civilised nations,
so far as freedom of intercourse
concerned. Me EMFEROP.i% seld al to
know the real facts of the case—neverietarit,t,eid
truth cat no lon,Yer ho vrithhell, the
er,nev
are thundering at his very thresbhold.
the victim of habitual misrepresentation,
stringent
and
nothing can be hoped for until suoh
measures are adopted, that concealment 13 no
longer possible. Under such circum3tances pr
u-
o-
crastination of any kind would be
eminently inj
dicious. We have already been seriously injure d,
so far as China is concerned, by the delays neces-
-sarily occasioned by the diversion of the• forces
intended for " the itowery laud" to India. To
e really valuable our successes must be prompJy