The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-09 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Bucketone.
• THIS EVENING will be performed MUCH ADO ABOUT
NOTHING.
After which, THE DAUGHTER OF THE GUADAL -
QUIVER. Perea Nena.
With GRIMSHAW, BAGSHAW, AND BRADSHAW.
And ANY PORT IN A STORM.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE,
➢Tanager, ➢ir. Edmund Falconer.

THIS EVENING, the New Comedy of EXTREMES ;
or, Alex of the Day. Supported by Messrs. H. Vandenhoff,
Emery, .1. Rogers, and Barrett ; Mrs. A. Mellon (late Miss
Woolgar), Mrs. Weston, Miss Kate Saxon.
After which the Ballet of THE RENDEZVOUS, in which
the Lauri Family will appear.
Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. Box-office
open from 11 to 5 daily.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE
Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborounh.g
THIS EVENING, MY AUNT'S HUSBAND ; Mr. Swan
borough, Mrs. Selby, Miss Ternan.
After which THE LAST OF THE PIGTAILS ; Messrs
C. Selby, J. Bland, and J. Clarke, &c.
Followed by THE BONNIE FISH WIFE.
And I'LL WRITE TO THE TIMES.
Commence at 7 o'clock.
ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE

Sole Lessee, Mr. William Cooke.
This Grand Hippodramatic Temple WILL OPEN, at
Prices commensurate with the times, and superbly re-
decorated, on MONDAY, Oct. 11.
Dress Circle, 3s. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, is. ; Galleries, 6d.
New Act Drop—New Company-c--And the largest Stud of
beautifully trained Horses in Europe.
To commence with a Drama, called THE COVENANTERS,
dramatised from the Waverley Novels by Mr. T. Townsend.
Grand Illustrations of all Nations by English, American, and
Continental Professors in the Arena nightly.
Box-office now open. No fees.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-rOad.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The following Company
of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections
from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES,
GLEES, D'SETS, &c., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badsey,
Miss Brunell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague,
Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; Herr F. Jonghmans,
Mr. H'nshaw, S Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio,
E. L Mime, Mr. Badsey, Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bell,
Mr. Barnard, and Mr. St. Albyn. Mr. John G. Forde and E.
W. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks—Harmonium,
Mr. Courtnay -Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at
7 precisely. Suppers, &c., until 12 o'clock.

NOTICE.—The Proprietor begs respectfully ,to announce
tnat in the present month
' A FINE ARTS GALLERY,
now in course of construction, will be thrown open in con-
nexion with the above Hall.

THE IVEATHER.—Strs Orme; °cr. 9.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
55—highest since noon yesterday.
41—lowest this morning and during the night—the
coldest yet.
57—this day at noon.

BAROMETER-29.96.
WIND, South-Westerly ; light, with heavy clouds.

THE SUN.

SATURDAY. OCTOBER 9, 1858.

Although party politics are carefully eschewed
at the meetings of the Waltham Agricultural
Association—and Lord JOHN MANNERS certainly
paid more attention to the regulation than has
been exhibited at the assembly of other bodies—
yet certain valuable hints were given worthy of
serious consideration, not only by agriculturists,
but by men of all classes and grades in society,
from the peer to the peasant. From what fell from
the noble Chief Commissioner of Works, it may
safely be assumed that the Government have pre-
pared, or are preparing, a new Reform Bill, such
as they may fairly•present for popular acceptance.
They carefully abstained from giving any positive
pledge last session, save that they would take the
entire subject into their consideration. They de-
sired, in fact, rather to improve on, than to fall
short of, the anticipations that may be formed—
the hopes that may be excited—not to discount
any portion of the popularity they might hope to
obtain by premature revelations.
But they did not restrict themselves to mere
words. They abandoned the property qualification
without a struggle. They did not avail them-
selves of the plausible pretext that the ques-
tion of Reform should be discussed as a whole,
and that no amelioration, however desirable, should
be effected until the entire subject was before the
House and country.
The abolition of the property qualification was
not the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and
ending of all that they intended to give. Lord
PALMERSTON had certainly promised a Reform
Bill, but its provisions were studiously concealed,
and it eventually appeared that there was no
preparation in any respect. All that oozed out
merely tended to show that, like Lord JOHN
RUSSELL, he was a thorough and unflinching op-
ponent of the ballot, and was resolved that all
undue influences, so loudly and so justly complained
of, should be maintained with unabated force.
Lord JOHN MANNERS thought that it was 'more
than probable that the question most likely to
interest an agricultural assemblage in the next
session of Parliament will be the much-
discussed question of Parliamentary Reform,;"
emphatically adding, " Upon that question, of
course, my lips are sealed; and I can only say
that, by one of those curious turns of the wheel
which mechanises modern politics, it seems to be
reserved for a Tory Government to render less

anomalous, and to make better adapted to the
growing intelligence, property, and numbers of the
community, the Whig Reform Act of 1832 ! I can
only say that her MAJESTY'S Government will enter
upon that most serious task with the single and earnest
endeavour so to mend the representation of the
people in Parliament, as to secure the best electoral

body and the best representative body which can
be obtained for the Reoje of this country."

This, considering tlDire.aj,,nstances, is tolerably
plain speaking, and proves, bed the possibility

of doubt, that a tolerably exteilst measure, at
least as good as could have been expee from
Lord PALMERSTON or Lord JOHN RUSSE LOS-

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" looming in the future." We shall look forward

with considerable anxiety to its provisions, because

on that will depend the future position of the pre-
sent Government. They have shown that they
listen to the voice of public opinion, and bow to

the wishes of the people. It is true that they may

yield with regret, but they do so fairly and above

board, without anything in the background. They

act while the Whigs talk, and it has at length been

noticed that the most important concessions, the
most valuable enactments, have been obtained from

Lord DERBY and the party with whom he has
for some time been acting. The true Liberals have
learned this truth, and they can no longer be
cajoled or wheedled into giving a thick•and-thin
support either to Lord PALNIERTON or Lord JOIN

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RUSSELL, or lending their aid to constitute either

the one or the other the virtual dictator of the

popular branch of the Legislature. They now look
to measures, not men—to doings rather than say-
ings ; and they will bestow fair consideration on

the bill of the present Government, and challenge
Lord PALMERSTON to produce his long-promised
measure, in order, calmly and temperately, to coin-

pare the two, and bestow the meed on the best.

One thing is certain, viz., that the great body
of the people will not be contented with any bill
which does not afford I\lll and complete protection

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean.
THIS EVENING will be presented Shakspere's Play of
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE.
Preceded by the Farce of
DYING FOR LOVE.

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