The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-25 00:00:00

IFIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE,
LAST NIGHT BUT ONE.
riccolornini, Spezia, Sannier, Belletti, Vialetti,
Luchesi, and Giuglini.
THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, February 25 (the Last
Night but One), LA ZINGARI, being the Italian version of
Balfe's Opera of The Bohemian Girl, by Madlles. Piccolomini
and Sannier ; Signori Belletti, Violetta, and Ginglini.
SATURDAY, Feb. 27 (Last Night), IL TROVATORE.
To be followed by the National Anthem,. To conclude with
L'HYMENBE.
Prices :—Fit Stalls, 12s 6d; boxes (to hold four persons),
pit and one pair, 21. 2s ; grand tier, 3/. 3s ; two pair, U. 55.;
three pair, 15s ; gallery boxes, 103 ; gallery stalls, 3s 6d ;
plt. 3s 6d; gallery,
Doors open at half-past 7—commence at 8.
Appliations for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at
the Box-office at the Theatre.

TREA TRE-ROYA L, DRURY-LANE.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
THIS EVENING, will be performed CLOUD AND
SUNSHINE. Mr. James Anderson and Miss Elsworthy.
Followed by the new grand pantomime, LITTLE JACK
'KORNER.
Commence at 7.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee—Mr. J. B. Bucketone.
THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Beatrice, Miss Amy
Sedgwick ; Benedick, Mr. Howe.
After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled
THE BLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD; or, Harle-
quin and the Spiteful Fairy. Harlequin, Mr. A. Leclercq ;
Columbine, Miss Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ;
Clown, Mr. Charles Leclercq.
Ordinates Stalls (whioh may be retained the whole of the

evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.)
First Price. e. d. Second price. e. d
Dress Boxes 5 0 Drees Boxee .. 3 0
Upper Boxes ....... ........ 3 0 Upper 80xe5............... 2 0 0
Pit 2 0 Pit 1
Gallery 1 0 Gallery .......... ....... 0 6
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ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEA.TRE.
Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean.
THIS EVENING; will be performed Skakspere's Play of
MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'Snd DREA.M.
After which, a new gra comic Christmas Pantomime
entitled HARLEQUIN WHITE CAT ;or The , Princess
Blanche Flower and her Fairy Godmothers. The
Mr. PrincCor.ess
Blanche (White Cat), Miss Kate Terry ; Harlequin,
znaek ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paule ; and
Columbine, Miss C. Adams.

TELE A.TRE ROYAL, A DELPHI.
Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster.
THIS EVENING will be performed THE FAIRY
lIIRCLE. Mr. and Ifrs, Barney Williams.
After which, YANKEE COURTSHIP.
To conclude with LATEST FROM NEW YORK.
Commence at Seven.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—soIe Lessee
and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon.
THIS EVENING, Feb. 25, Shakespere's Tragedy of
MACBETH. Lady Macbeth, Miss Helen Faucit ; Macbeth,
Mr. Charles Dillon. With Locke's celebrated Music.
To conclude with the Burlesque and Pantomime, LALLAH
BOOKH, and the PRINCESS, the PERI, and the TROU-
BADOUR ; or, Harlequin and 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 Sons ; 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.
lox-dice open from 11 to 5 daily.

OPAL SIIRREY THEATRE.
Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Crsswick.
JUL,
THIS EVENING, will be performed an original English
Play, RIGHT AND WRONG.
Te conclude with PERILS BY LAND AND WAVE
Messrs, Shepherd, Potter, Widdicomb, dtc.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
ing company of Vocalists aro engaged for the performance of
Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS,
CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, dm, viz. :—Miss Russell,
Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, ifiss Brunel, Miss Ray,
Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madame Marietta ;
Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, S. Jones, J.
Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Hime, Mr.
Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bernard; Messrs.
T. Maclagan, W. T. Critchfield and E. Mackney. Piano-
forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ;
Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock
precisely. Suppers, &s., until twelve o'clock.
Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY—Morn., 0 min. aft. o—Even., 9 rain. aft. 12
To-Moußow —Morn., 41 min. aft. 12—Even., 8 min. aft. 1

THE WEATHER—SUN Ornov, FEBRUARY 25.
TRWRMOMETIR, IN THE BRAME.
44—highest 'Mae noon yesterday.
32—lowest this morning and during the night.
39 —this day at noon.
BABONICTIM. 30.33—rising rapidly.
WIND, N.B. to E.N.E. ; fresh, frosty, fine, and cold.

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LONDON, THURSDAY, FEB. 25, 1858.

The composition of the new Cabinet, and the
filling up of the comparatively subordinate offices,
form now the great question of the day. Many sup •
posed that because Lord DERBY failed in obtaining
the co-operation of Mr. GLADSTONE and the Aber-
deenites, or of Lord GREY, to whom he also offered
a place in the new Government, that he would
withdraw in disgust from the duty imposed on him
by his Sovereign. But he bad no intention of so
doing. His list has been already all but completed,
and will doubtless be presented to both Houses to-
morrow afternoon, and he is entitled to demand,
and will probably receive, a fair trial both from
Parliament and the country.
As we have already stated, we look "to mea-
sures rather than to men." We care not whether
one party or another hold the reins of power,
provided the people can obtain tuholesome and
salutary enactments, calculated to promote their
welfare, happiness, and prosperity. They care
nothing whether one noble lord or another holds
office, but they greatly care about being enabled
to exercise the elective franchise, and to have
ample protection against intimidation, dictation,
and other undue influences ; and they desire that
there shall be a circulating medium, the
very life-blood of industry, adequate to their
exigencies, and by means whereof they may
obtain that great desideratum—a fair day's
wages for a fair day's work. The refusal by
Mr. GLADSTONE of his co-operation may prove
the safety. of the new Government. His antece-
dents warrant us in believing that he would not
relinquish a single crotchet to avert the overthrow
of his friends, and he has already given sufficient
proof of his quality in respect to the Income-tax
and the Bank Charter Act, to show that the
popular views on these all-important subjects will
receive from hint the most strenuous and uncom-
promising Opposition. He it was who declared
that there could be no modification of the
assessment—that the hard earnings of industry
should contribute as largely as the dividends
of the fundholder or the ground rents of the landed
proprietor. He also advocated increased restric-
tions on the issue of bank-notes at the time that the
industrial community were groaning under a mini-
mum rate of 10 per cent. We heartily congratulate
Lord DERBY on his alliance being so Peremptorily
rejected by that impracticable politician,
The proposal to Lord GREY affords an auspici • •
ous
augury of the intention of Lord DERBY to inau-
gurate %comprehensive measure of Reform. Unless
such a proposition were contemplated, or at least
under consideration, he never would have sought
the son of the Prime Minister by y whom the modern
Magna Carta was carried—who had h
Reform Leader from the early part of the cenntutrhye.
Unless Lord DERBY could show some substantial
reason for obtaining his aid, the application would
have been worse than useless, and would never
have been made.
And whyshould not Lord DERBY do so ? He was
together with Lord PALMERSXON, a member of the
Government by whom it was introduced and
that his predilections
oarried. We cannot suppose
are less liberal than those of the ex-Premier, who
would not give a single
particle of Reform that was
not foroed by the pressure from without Lord
PALMERSTON had promised a Reform Bill, but he
took especial care to prevent theslightest intimation