The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-22 00:00:00

On Thursday will be published,
WILL HE DO WITH IT ?
By PISISTRATUS CAXTON,
Author of "My Novel," &c.
Originally published in " Blackwood's Magazine."
Four Volumes, Post Octavo, price £2 2s.
William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London.

WHAT

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT
GARDEN, wider the sole Manacrement of Miss Louisa
Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison.—The public are respectfully in-
formed that this new and el,gant Theatre IS :\(./W OPEN
for the first ENGLISH OPERA SEASON THIS EVENING
Dec. 22, when will be presented an entirely new and original
Opera, by Mr. W. Halfe, entitled SATANELLA ; or, THE
rowER OF LOVE.
Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon.
After which the National Anthem.
Commence at Seven,

OYAL -PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
) Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean.
T if IS HVENING will be presented Shalcspere's Tragedy of
MAC BETH.
Macbeth, Mr. C. Kean ; Lady Macbeth, Mrs. C. Kean.
Preceded by a now Farce, in one act, entitled
THIRTY-THREE NEXT BIRTHDAY.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lesvee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
Ting EVENING will be performed a new Comedy,
THE TIDE OF TIME. Messrs. Buckstone, Chippendale
; Mesdatlll23 Reynolds and Poynter.
A new Spanish Ballet, THE INFLUENCE OF GRACE.
In which Perea Nena will appear.
THE TOODLES. Sir Wni. Don, Bart.
And A DAUGHTER TO MARRY.
Commenic at 7.

OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer,
Will be Opened for the season on CHRISTMAS EVE, Fri-
day, Dec. 24, when will be produced a new Burlesque, written
expressly for the Lyceum Company by Robert B. Brough,
and entitled THE SIEGE OF TROY. The new and zor-
geous scenery by Mr. William Callcott. The principal cha-
racters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Julia St. George, Mrs. Weston,
Miss Portman, Miss Talbot, Miss Kate Saxon, Miss E. Romer,
; Mr. Emery, Mr. Charles Young, Mr. Ellerton, Mr. J.
Rocrors, Mr. Barrett, &c. ; Miss Rosina Wright, Miss M.
Charles, Miss Harriet Dalton, and a numerous Corps de Bal-
let will also appear.
After the Burlesque a new Comic Pantomime, replete with
new'tricks and mechanical devices, entitled HARLEQUIN
TOY HORSE ; or, The Cremorne Fete. Clown, Mr Charles
Lauri ; Itarlaquin, Mr. John Lauri ; l'antaloon, Mr. Henry
Lauri ; Columbine, Miss Jenny Lauri.
The Performances will commence on Friday, Monday, and
Tuesday with the Comedietta of TOO MUCH FOR. GOOD
NATURE.
A Morning Performance of the Burlesque and Pantomime
on Boxing-day, to commence at two o'clocky precise' ; doors
open at half-past one.
Reduced Prices—Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit,
2s. ; Stalls, ss. ; Gallery, ls.
Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at hall-past
6, to commence at 7 every evening.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Lessee and Directress, Misa Swanboronh.
THIS EVENING, THE RULE OF THREE. '
After which THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE.
THE LITTLE SAVAGE.
And THE BONNIE FISH WIFE.
Commence at 7 o'clock.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Westminster-road.
Sole Lessee ...Mr. William Cooke.
THIS EVENING, the great Eastern Spectacle of THE
REVOLT IN INDIA ; sr, The Fugitives and their Faith-
ful Steed.
After which SCENES IN THE ARENA, introducing Mr.
W. Cooke, and his beautiful horses, Mr. Runnels, Madame
Blanche, Miss Emily Cooke, Madame Fleurette, and the finest
troupe of equestrians in the kingdom.
To conclude with the Farce of SHOOTING THE MOON.
A famous, magnificent, and matchless Christmas Panto-
mime on Boxing-night, entitled HARLEQUIN BARON
MUNCHAUSEN ; or, The King of the Pumpkins, unprece-
dented for comicality and splendour.
Two Performances of the Pantomime on Boxing-day, viz.,
at Two and Seven o'clock.
Dress Circle, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is, ; Galleries, 6d.
Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road,—
Proprietor --C. MORTON.
The public is most respectfully informed that the FINE
ARTS GALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS NOW
OPEN DAT AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12
o'clock p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec-
tion of Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Masters •and is also
devoted to Art productions generally. The Proprietor feels
he may confidently assert that, viewed altogether, the exist-
ing Music Ball, the New Fine Arta Gallery, and the recently
added Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether
as regards the architectural beauty of the structures them-
selves, or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations
within, will be found to be wholly without parallel in the
Kingdom.
The MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT commences as usual at
Seven o'clock. •
TR addition to the usual entertainment, the SAUVLET
FAMILY, of Amsterdam, Eight in number, whose varied
instrumental performances have created so marked a sensa-
tion in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, will
perform every Evening at Nine and Eleven o'clock.

THE WEATHER.-SUN OPFICI% DEC. 22,

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.

55—highest since noon yesterday.
48—lowest this morning and during the night.
52—this day at noon.

BAROMETER-29.20.
WIND, Westerly ; rather fresh, with sunshine, and
showery weather.

THE SUN.

WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 22, 1858.

The appeal of M. DE MONTALEMBEUT to the
Imperial Court has been duly heard and disposed
of. No question can now remain as to his right to
reject the pardon tendered to him with such extra-
ordinary rapidity before the question of his guilt
or innocence was legally determined. It is only, in
Great Britain that persons, proved to have been
improperly convicted, are compelled to accept a
pardon for the gross injury inflicted on them, and
to have the brand of criminality for ever affixed to
their names.

M. DE MONTALEMBERT, conscious of having com•
mittcd no wrong, refused to rest under the unme-
rited accusation. He stood on his constitutional
rights as a French citizen, and it is something to
show that there are still men of that Spar-
tan resolution who prefer the vindication
of their honour to exemption from unme-
rited punishment. The result of the appeal
is, that the decision of the inferior court has been
modified, although not altogether annulled, as it
ought to have been. He has been acquitted of by
ar the most serious of the three charges preferred
gainst him, viz., of having made an attack upon
the principle of universal suffrage, and the rights
which the EMPEROR held of the State. Thesevere
castigation of the back-stairs influence, and of the
servile sycophants who infest the precincts of the
Court, was, however, deemed to be " exciting
hatred and contempt of the Government." And
the praise of British institutions was " violating
the respect due to the laws and the sacredness of
the rights sanctioned by them." Nalf the term of
imprisonment has been remitted, and the illustrious
convict will only be liable to three months' in-
carceration, in place of six. The pecuniary penalty,
however, remains the same, and 3,000 francs, or
£l2O sterling, must be paid for the grave offence
of praising England and the English.
IVe regret to find that there are British journals
which have thought .proper to censure the manly
and straightforward course adopted by the French
patriot. The Times considers that " his persistence
was evidently a false step." That it " simply re-
established the Emperor's line of attack, and
compelled him, against his will, to adhere to his
original intention." Now this is the very reason
that. M. DE MOITTALEMBERT was not only justified
but " imperatively required to adept the course
which he pursued. For once arbitrary power was
at fault. Despotism was exposed in all its hi4ous
deformity; and the sole question was, whether it
should be permitted to retrace its footsteps, to
wriggle out of the trap into which it had deli-
berately entered, or to endure the full effect of the
moral pillory which it had so fully deserved. We con-
ceive that it was essential on M. DE MONTALEMBERT
to contend for the small balance of constitutional
freedom remaining to his countrymen, and which
was grievously imperilled in his person. So far as
.
his convenience was concerned, it might have been
impolitic. It would have saved him- trouble and
expense if he had consented to hug his chains or kids

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