The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-30 00:00:00

To conclude with the new Pantomime of LITTLE RED
RIDING HOOD ; or, Harlequin and the Wolf in Granny's
Clothing.

Commence at Seven,

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—Opera Comique.—
TO-MORROW EVENING, FRIDAY, December 31,
Auber's celebrated opera, LA PART DU DLABLE, in which
Madame Faure, Madlle. Celine Mathieu, M. Fougeres, and
M. Emon, from the Theatre-Lyrique and Opora Comique de
Paris, &c.,
&e., will make their second appearance in Eng-
land. Full Chorus and complete Orchestra, under the direc-
tion of Mons. Remusat, of theticademie Imperiale and Opera
Comique de Paris. Nightly Admission—Stalls, 10s. 6d. ;
Box Seats (reserved), 4s. ; Pit, 2s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre Stalls,
Ss. ed. ; Gallery, ls; Private Boxes, £4 45., £3 35., and £2 28.
subscriptions and Tickets to be obtained at Mitchell's Royal
Library, 33, Old Bond-street. City Agent, Mr. Alvey Turner,
19, Poultry. Box-office open daily from 11 till 5, under the
direction of Mr. C. Nugent. Acting Manager—Mr. B. Barnett.
Doors open at half-past 7; commenca at 8.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean.
THIS EVENING will be presented Shakspere's Tragedy 01

MACBETH.
Macbeth, Mr. C. Kean ; Lady Macbeth, Mrs. C. Kean,

After which, a new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled
THE KING OF THE CASTLE ; or, Harlequin Prince
Diamond and Princess Brighteyes.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Bnckstone.
THIS EVENING, will be performed SHE STOOPS TO
CONQUER. Messrs. Buckstone, Chippendale; Mesdames
Reynolds and Poynter.
After which, a new grand Comic Pantomime, entitled
UNDINE ; or, Harlequin and the Spirit of the Waters.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer,
This Evening, will be produced a new Burlesque, written
expressly for the Lyocum Company by Robert B. Brough,
and entitled THE SIEGE OF TROY. The new and gor-
eous scenery by Mr. William Callcott. -The principol cha-
acters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Julia St. George, Mrs. Weston,
DiiBB Portman, Miss Talbot, Miss Kate Saxon. Miss E. Romer,
; Mr. Emery, Mr. Charles Young, Mr. Ellerton, Mr. J.
Rogers, 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 ; Harlequin, Mr. John Lauri ; Pantaloon, Mr. Henry
Laud ; Columbine, Miss Jenny Laud.

The Performances will commence the Comedietta of TOO
MUCH FOR GOOD NATURE.

Reduced Prices—Dress Boxes, 40. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit
2s. ; Stalls, ss. ; Gallery, Is.
Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doers open at half-pace
6, to commence at 7 every evening..

NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHL
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster.
THIS EVENING, MR. WEBSTER'S COMPANY IS
REQUESTED AT A PHOTOGRAPHIC SOIREE.
Manager, Mr. B. Webster; Photographer, Mr. J: L. Toole;
Memory, Miss Woolgar; Everybody, by Everybody else.
After the'first piece the New Act Drop by Clarkson Stan-
field, Esq., R.A., and painted by Mr. Wm. Telbin. With the
Occasional Address, spoken by Miss Woolgar, and presented
to Mr. Ben. Webster by Shirley Brooks, Esq.
GOOD FOR NOTHING. Mr. Toole and Miss Woolgar. . .

To conclude with the grand Christmas Pantomime, en-titled
MOTHER RED CAP ; or, Harlequin Johnny Gilpin's Ride
to Edmonton.7Clown, Mr. Croueste ' • Harlequin, Mr. Hilde-
brand; Columbine, Miss Hayman ; Pantaloon, Mr. Lupino ;
Sprite, Mr. Le Barr.

OYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough.
THIS EVENING. THE RULE OF THREE.
After which, the new Extravaganza, KENILWORTH ; or
Ye Qeen, ye Carle, and ye Maydenne.
And THE LITTLE SAVAGE.
Commence at 7 o'clock.

ASTLEY'S ' ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Westminster-road.
Sole Lessee Mr. William Cooke.
Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, 35.; Pit, 28, ; Gallery, is. ; Upper
Gallery, 6d.
During the week, the great Eastern Spectacle of THE
REVOLT IN INDIA; or, The Fugitives and their Faith-
ful Steed.
After which SCENES IN THE CIRCLE by the Star
Riders of Europe.
To conclude with the great Operatic and Burlesque Eques-
trian Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN BARON MUN-
CHAUSEN, AND HIS COMICAL CREAM COB
CRUISER. Harlequin, Mr. H. Hemmings; Sprite, Mr.
Thorne ; Pantaloon, Mr. H. Morley ; Clown, by the inimitable
grotesque, Mr. A. F. Forrest. The gorgeous Transformation
Scene the perfection of modern art.
Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
Proprietor --C. MORTON.
The üblic is most respectfully informed that the FINE
ARTSGALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS NOW
OPEN DAT AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12
o'elock 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 Hall, the New Fine Arts 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 Musreat ENTERTAINMENI commences as usual at
Seven o'clock.

In addition to the usual entertainment, the SALTVLET
FAMILY, of Amsterdam, Eight in number, whose ♦aried
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 OFFICE, DEC. 30.

THERMOMETER, TN THE SHADE.

45—highest since noon yesterday.
40—lowest this morning and during the night.
41—this day at noon.
BAROMETEtt-30.16--rising rapidly.
WIND, S.W. j light, with dull hazy weather, and misty
rain.

THE SUN.

THURSDAY. DECEMBER 30, 18.iS.

T,lere is an end now, we should hope, to the
lonian hallucination. The Secretary of State for
tho Colonies has written as plainly as words could
possibly be written—the Lord High Commissioner
Extraordinary has spoken as plainly as words
could possibly be spoken—that it is a mere phan-
tasy, a sheer absurdity, a thing quite impossible
and preposterous, to dream about the absorption of
the septinsular republic into the Greek sovereignty.
Nothing could well be more clearly put than this
announcement, as conveyed to the people of the
lonian Islands through the despatch addressed to
Sir JOHN YOUNG on the Bth of December, 1858,
by Sir EDWARD LYTTON. Towards the close
of this important document the Right Honourable
Baronet says distinctly--" In the mission of Mr.
GLADSTONE to the lonian Islands there occurs an
opportunity from which, I trust, the lonians will
not allow themselves to be diverted by visionary
and impracticable schemes :" adding,--explicitly—
" It is not within Mr. GLADSTONE'S power to con-
sider the abrogation of the Treaty of 1815, or the
cession of the lonian Islands to any State in
Europe." Beyond which the Colonial Minister
says yet more emphatically—" Her Majesty's
Governnient cannot invest him with such

power 8, NOR WOULD THEY IF THEY COULD."
Than this, certainly, no declaration could
in any way be more decisive. Such was the written
intimation of the Colonial Secretary—an intimation
penned, as we have seen, by the Right Hon. Baro-
net on the Bth of December. Now for the spoken
intimation—a week later—addressed to the Greek
Archbishop and his attendant clergy on the 15th of
December, at Zante, by his Excellency the Lord
High Commissioner Extraordinary. Mr. GLAD-
STONE'S repudiation of the notion of this sug-
gested annexation of the lonian Islands to the

Greek Kingdom, was altogether as positive and
• definitive as that previously written by Sir
E. B. LYrrox in the despatch but just now quoted.
Upon the occasion referred to, his Excellency ob-
served to the Archimandrate :---" Despite the
solemn and formal declaration made to the Most
High Senate, it appears that many persons enter-
tain the opinion that at this epoch, and under the
present circumstances, of Europe and of the Eastern
question, the idea of the union of "the seven
islands, not with the whole Greek race but with
the actual Kingdom of Greece, might be
effected, and that this idea might be the

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