The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-21 00:00:00

On Thursday will be published,
WILL HE DO WITH IT ?
By PISISTRATITS 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.

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ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT
GARDEN, under the sole Management of Miss Louisa.
Fyne and Mr. W. Harrison.—The public are respectfully in-
formed that this new and ekgant Theatre IS NOW OPEN
for the first ENGLISH OPERA SEASON THIS EVENING
Dec. 21, when will be presented an entirely new and original
Opera, by Mr. W. Balk, entitled SATANELLA ; or, THE
POWER OF LOVE.
Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon.
After which the National Anthem.
Commence at Seven,

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean.
THIS EVENING, LIVING TOO FAST.
And MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Mr. and Mrs. C.
Kean.

Followed by a new Farce, in one act, entitled
THIRTY-THREE NEXT BIRTHDAY.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET..
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS ETENING will be performed a new Comedy,
THE TIDE OF TIME. Messrs. Buckstone, Chippendale
&c. ; Mesdames Reynolds and Poynter.
A new Spanish Ballet, THE INFLUENCE OF GRACE.
In which Perea Nena will appear.
THE TOODLES. Sir Win. Don, Bart.
And A DAUGIITEII TO MARRY.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE,
Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer,
Will be Opened for the season on CHRISTMAS EVE, Fri-
day, Dec. 21, 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 gor-
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.
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 ; Harlaquin, Mr. John Lauri ; Pantaloon, Mr. Henry
Lauri ' • Columbine, Miss Jenny Lauri.
The Perfornianees 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, 35. ; Pit,
2s. ; Stalls, ss. ; Gallery, is.
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, Miss Swanborough.
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, and four following nights, the great
Eastern Spectacle of THE REVOLT IN INDIA; •r, The
Fugitives and their Faithful 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 witk the above Hall, IS NOW
OPEN DAY 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 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 MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT commences as usual at
Seven o'clock.
In 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.

TILE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, DEC. 21.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.

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

BanomrrEx-29.73.
WIND, South-`Westerly; moderate breeze, and hazy,
Rain in the morning.

THE SUN.

TUESDAY. DECEMBER 21, 1858.

The President's Message, to which we referred
in The Sun of Saturday, has been duly received,
and will be found in extenso in our impression of
yesterday. The telegram, however, contained its
most prominent features—all, indeed, that would
materially interest persons on this side of the
Atlantic.

Mr. BUCHANAN is anxious to teach a salutary
lesson to the great nation of which he is chief
magistrate. He sees that they possess the elements
of greatness, but that there are many drawbacks
which may prevent the full development of the power
and prosperity which he anticipates. He there-
fore lectures in a graver manner than may be
quite agreeable to the parties ; but still the censure
is joined with a modicum of praise that sweetens
the dose, and renders it sufficiently palatable to
be swallowed without any extraordinary effort.
Our transatlantic bretlifetiare-not very willing to
accept anything that may be considered derogatory
to their dignity ; but when it is so judiciously
mixed that it can be taken without any injury to
the motel' propre it may prove highly beneficial to
the go-a-head race.
We are told that Kansas is at peace. It is time
that it should be so. Unfortunately, however, the
system of slavery forced on the inhabitants, under
the pressure of bowie knives and revolvers bran-
dished and. pointed by a set of truculent ruffians
from a neighbouring state, still exists. Kansas is
now a slave state, and must continue so for a cer-
tain period, which the inhabitants who have the
may correct,
right of voting they have not in
the interim been demoralised by the hideous prac-
tice. The "domestic institution" has been forced on
unwilling subjects, but it may be difficult to reform
an evil, to abate a social nuisance, that has once
taken root in the soil. The slave. system was most
unfairly and unconstitutionally forced on Kansas,
and now it must be. maintained against the will of
the people for a certain time. Slaves, it appears,
are considered as property in the American tribu-
nals, and they may be taken even into the Free
States, and held there without the odious claim
being in any degree weakened.
Utah has submitted. BRIGHAM YOUNG has had
sufficient wisdom to see that in a contest with the
United States his party must have failed, and he
has acted prudently before the question had become
too serious, and his party had been implicated be-

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