The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-24 00:00:00

T, H Sla N, LO NDO N WEDNESDAY! VEIN( NG,

HE R MAJESTY'S THEATRE,
LAST NIGHTS. -
Plecoloraini, Spezia, Sannier, Belletti, Vialetti, Aldighieri,
Luchesi, and Giuglini, _ _

siderable curiosity, and with a fervent desire that
" the best man may win." We have already
announced the instruments by which a triumph
may be obtained. " The Ballot" will be the
enchanter's wand that will give victory to its
possessor. It will be like the lance celebrated
i by
ARIOSTO, against which no opponent could main-
tain his seat. Other matters must of course be
alluded to, but that is the charm to render its
bearer absolutely irresistible.
It is delightful to witness the new pledged zeal
of some of our contemporaries in the good cause.
The Times has quite changed its views. A few
months ago, commencing on the 18th of Novem-
ber, it announced authoritatively that the country
did not require a Reform Bill, and that it
should be postponed. By a strange coincidence
the Morning Post enunciated a similar opinion at
the same time. It was manifest that so far as
either of these journals were concerned, they
would not pour the vials of wrath on the head of
Lord PALMERSTON had he chosen to delay his
promise. Now, we rejoice to find that these
views have been greatly modified, and that the
vast importance of the measure is clearly percep-
tible to both journals. The Times declares that,
" as for this Reform Bill, there seems no escaping
it." And exhibiting the pertinent interrogatory,
" What will Lord DERBY do ?" Reform
is palpably to be the political watchword
of the Times and Post. The Standard, under
which the discomfited Palmerstonians are to rally
their forces, and win the disputed possession of
the Treasury benches. This beneficial change
has already resulted from the acceptance of office by
Lord DRURY i Need we point out how valuable
it has been to independent Liberals—who advo-
cate "measures, not men," and desire the intro-
duction of matters which are calculated to pro-
mote the interests of the million, and to confer
the greatest good on the greatest number.
The other appointments are such as we indi-
cated on Monday. There has been a little shuf-
fling of the cards, bat the materiel is unchanged.
Sir FREDZRICH THESIGER is to be Lord-Chancellor
of course, with a Peerage. Lord ELLENBOROUGH
takes the India Board instead of the War-office,
and Lord STANLEY has not yet been appointed to
a post, it being hinted that he will be made
Governor-General of India in the event of Lord
CANNING'S retirement. Lord ELLENDOROVGH
will certainly be a vast improvement on either
Mr. VERNON SMITH or Sir CHARLES WOOD. He
has already proved himself thoroughly acquainted
with the duties of the office, and will be tested
to the utmost under existing circumstances.
Sir J. PAIINGTON is to be first Lord of the Ad-
miralty, and Sir E. BULWER LYTTON will find in
the Colonial-office a position better befitting his
talents than the almost sinecure position of Chan-
cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Mr. WaLroLz,
as might be expected, goes back to the Home
Department ; and Lord MALmEssuRY accepts the
Foreign Portfolio. It is possible that this may
be of a temporary character, until Lord STRATFORD
DE RRDCLIFFE can be substituted, and that the
new Foreign Minister may become Ambassador at
Paris.

TO-MORROW EVENIN.G, Italian 25 (Last
Night but One), LA ZINGARI, being the version of
Balfe's Opera of The Bohemian Girl, by Madlles. Piecolomini
and Sannier ; Signori Belleiti, Violetta, and Giuglini.
- -

SATURDAY, Feb. 27 (Last Night), IL TROVA.TORE.
To be followed by the National Anthem. To conclude with
VRYMENEE.
Prices :—Pit Stalls, 121 6d; boxes (to hold four persons),
pit and one pair, 2/. 2s; grand tier, 31. 3s ; two pair, 11. 55.;
three pair, 15s ; gallery boxes, 105; gallery stalls, 3s 6d ;
pit. 3s 6d; gallery, 2s.
Doors open at half•past 7—commence at 8.
Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at
the Bovofilce at the Theatre.

THRA T R 0Y A f 4, 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
NORNER.
Commence at 7.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone.

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 SLEETING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD; or, Harle-
quin and the Spiteful Fairy. Harlequin, Mr. A. Leclercq ;
Columbine, Mimi- Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ;
Clown, Mr. Charles Leclercq.
Orchestra Stalls" (which may be retained the whole of the
**ening). 611. each. (No charge for booking.)
First Price. s. d. Second price. a. d
Brigs Boxes 5 0 Drees Boxes ................ 3 0
Upper Boxes ... 3 0 Upper Boxes ............... 2 0
1 0
Pit 2 0 Pit
Gallery 0 6
1 0 Gallery ......... ..........

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean.
THIS EVENING, will be revived the historical Play of
LOUIS XI. Louis, King of France, Mr. Charles Keil'.
After which, a new grand comic Christmas Pantomime
entitled HARLEQUIN WHITE CAT ; or, The Princess
Blanche Flower and her Fairy Godmothers. The Princess
Blanche (White Cat), Miss Kate Terry ; Harlequin, Mr. Cor-
mack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and
Columbine, Miss C. Adams.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster.
THIS EVENING, will be performed THE FAIRY
txRCLE. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams.
After which, YANKEE COURTSHIP.
To conclude with LATEST FROM NEW YORK.
Commence at Seven.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. —Sole Lessee
and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon.—
THIS EVENING, will be presented Sir E. L. Bulafer s
play of MONET.
To conclude with GOOD FOR NOTHING. Nan, Miss
Woolgar ; Tom Dibbles, Mr. J. L. Toole.
Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7.
lox-aloe open from 11 to 5 daily.

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Cr9swick.
THIS EVENING, will be performed an original English
Play, RIGHT AND WRONG.
To conclude with PERILS BY LAND AND WAVE
Messrs. Shepherd, Potter, Widdicomb, &c.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of
S)lections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS,
CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., :—Miss Russell,
Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, Miss Brunell, Miss Pay,
Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madame Marietta ;
Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, S. Jones, J.
Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime, Mr.
Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Beraard ; 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. Sappers, die., until twelve o'clock.
Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAN AM will appear every Evening.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
TIM DAY—Morn., 32 min. aft. 10—Even., 25 min. aft. 11
To-MOuitow—Morn., 0 mi. aft. o—Even., 9 min. aft. 12

THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, FEBRUARY 24.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SIIAMI.
44—highest since noon yesterday.
38—lowest this morning and daring the night.
42 —this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 30.08.
WIND, S.E. ;I light, with fine weather. It rained a
little last evening.

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24, 1858.

The Ministerial arrangements have been com-
pleted, and the list duly presented to her MAJESTY
by the Earl of DERBY. It will be found in
another part of our impression, and nearly coin-
cides with what we stated to be the probable ap-
pointments oa Monday last. Fortunately for
Lord DERBY and the community, Mr. GLADSTONE
has not been included in the Cabinet. There is

We cannot say that the appointment of the
whitewasher General to the head of the War De-
partment affords very auspicious auguries with
respect to military reforms. He will, however,
be in his place whenever there is a blunder to be
excused, or an incompetent officer to be pro-
tected.

As we have already stated, we shall give the I
new Ministry fair play. We shall not condemn
them without affording a full hearing, and allow-
big them to defend themselves. A Reform Bill
, will be the test of their fitness for office, and of
their acceptance by the community, with a large
and comprehensive measure (including the Ballot),
a modification of the Currency Laws, and a new
apportionment of the Income Tax. They will do
very well for the time being, when satisfied that
to retain the popular favour they must be pre-
pared to act in accordance with public opinion.

no infusion of the Aberdeenite element in the The importance of the last intelligence received
Ministerial cauldron. The Right Hon. Gentleman from the seat of war in China ought not to be
will still be enabled to cultivate his peculiar trot- overlooked in the midst of the very natural ca-
chets on the Opposition or neutral benches. His citement produced amongst us by the nearer
talents are unquestionably great, but his services interests involved in the recent change of Admi-
would be double-edged—as likely to damage nistration.
friends as enemies. The capture of YEH, as well as the Tartar
?&r. Drszazu is to be the financial Minister, General—now prisoners on board H. M. S.
with the uncontrolled leadership of the House of Inflexible—are occurrences in the very last degree
Commons. Although he very disinterestedly extraordinary. Comparing the Chinese with the
offered to waive his powerful claims to that British Empire—it is as if some hostile power had
position, the sacrifice was not required, and Mr. descended upon the shores of Hindostan, had bom-
DISRA.ZLI can now bring forward his own views barded Calcutta, and in one daring raid had seized
without being embarrassed by the equivocal aid simultaneously upon my Lord CANNING and Sir
of the Right Hon. Member for the University COLIN CAMIBELL. So that the information suit-
of Oxford. Even within the present month denly brought home to our Pekin here of London
he strongly deprecated any further delays on the resolved itself into the startling announcement
Bank Charter question, and emphatically declared that both the Governor-General and Commander-
that there were ample materials for immediate in-Chief were prisoners of war now on board one
legislation. He will be required to act in strict of the enemy's ships, riding triumphantly at anchor
accordance with his professions, to show that his near the mouths of the Ganges and the Bur-
" sayiage and doings" duly correspond, and that hampootra.
he will not be changed by the possession Recollect that this Yuri is no merely insiguifi •
of office. A large and comprehensive cant Proconsul. He was lately the ruler of one
measure of monetary reform is expected at his of the most flourishing, one of the most fertile,
hands, and he should not disappoint the natural one of the most wealthy, and one of the most
anticipations of the people, or suffer himself to be densely-populated of all the vast provinces of the
hoodwinked by the " hard calculators," or their Celestial Empire. He was Viceroy of a gigantic
organs in the Fourth Estate. Nor will it be the country, having as its chief city one of the five
currency question alone that must be attended to. noblest capitals in all China. Canton being re-
He has already shown a disposition to improve garded in importance as the third or central one
the iniquitous Income Tax, to relieve to some among these five principal capitals : having only
small extent those who earn their daily bread by Pekin and Nankin superior to it, and having both
their daily labour, and who are now oppressed Amoy and Ningpo rated as its subordinates.
i
and ground down by the unfair and unequal Remember, moreover, that the province of
assessment that draws as much from the hard- which YELL was up to the sth ultimo Viceroy—
working clerk at 1501. per annuls], as from the the enormous province of Kwang-tung—is in one
fortunate possessor of 5,0001. Three per Cent. sense the most important of all the 18 provinces
Consols. He will now have an opportunity of of China, so far as the relations of China with the
submitting his views for the consideration of the rest of the nations of the earth are in any way
popular branch of the legislature, and should the affected. For through the capital of Kwang-tung
Derbyites decide on an appeal to the country it will —the city known amongst us as Canton, but
be utterly futile, unless they can conciliate the amongst the Chinese themselves designated
middle classes, and obtain the assistance and Kwang-choo-foe—the commerce of China, more
support of which they stand greatly in need, and I than through any other of her seaports, is carried
which would not be conceded unless they proved on with the tea-consumers and the silk-purchasers
themselves worthy hereof.
among the other inhabitants of the globe, the
Besides there is the Reform Bill, without which " barbarian" races of both hemispheres I
the nation will not be satisfied. The people wan,,l\
great Let
reform, and it must be granted without furtherb e
of forgotten,K wan g_
pirtovninoctetuntgoo,ocetuhpaites thisthe
procrastination or equivocation. Lord pALILER_ , prominent position among all the eighteen pro-
STON promised Something, although he carefully vincea of the Celestial Empire by reason of its
withheld the details of his contemplated measure, superiority
v
We must say that we do not believe that ' along the coastoer all
nteh the
fo other
China. It
provincesl t presenitysinga
its prospects will be in any degree deteriorated wider coast r
by his abdicatims. We shall look to the different other provinces 'u°
ion the
isethteclf thhinesaensaeanbyooafrdt—ho-asefite
coast-
competitors—to the ex-leader and the new leader line more extended than that of either Foo-keen,
of the House of Commons, and to the veteran who \ or Che-kiang, or Kiangnan,
or Shan-tung, or Pe-
inaugurated the modern Magna Charta. Between chili a continuous seaboard extending from the
Lord PALMERSTON, Lord JOHN' RUSSELL, and Mr. Gulf of Tong-quin to that of Leo-tong, from a point
be hard indeed if the nation confronting the western extremity of the island of
DISRARLI, it will
cannot obtain that which it so greatly requires. Haivan to a point far to the north of the southern
Mr. DISRAELI will be permitted to open the ball, extremity of the peninsula of the Korea.
and put forward the first tender. But he cannot
\ Bear in mind, likewise, that the province over
' hich Commissioner YELL has h't hetto been pro-
rest on his oars, nor will he be permitted to let w
What he is to siding as the vice-regal representative of the
the grass grow under his feet. having an area
do must be done quickly. His comp
of EMPEROR—is a province
0 000 square miles, comprising within
titora
wwiillil
be impatient for his decision, and the people souls as the number of its
it about 20,000,000 sou
of some 8 ,
not sanction the shelving of the important dues
-
tion. We shall witness the contest with COD-
population, Reckoning those square miles in

English acreswe have a total of about 60,000,000 I "
Distributing those 20,000,000 of people over
those 80,000 square miles we have no less than
200 and odd of inhabitants for each of those square
milei; a population surely sufficiently dense, all
things considered.
Recollect, also, in regard to YEn's province, that
its wealth is such that the land tax alone yields
somewhere about a million and a half in taels of
silver—the salt revenue producing something not
far short of 50,060—sundry duties bringing in
about 70,000—the total fixed revenue of the
province not falling very far short in taels of sil-
ver of 1,700,000 ! Out of which total Kwang-
tung is enabled, by the fecundity of its re-
sources, to transmit annually to the EMPEROR
nearly 800,000 taels in hard cash—the residue
remaining in the provincial treasury, to defray
the expenses of the local administration.
Remember, likewise, that such is the import-
ance of the splendid province, of which this pri-
soner of war was Viceroy up to the sth of Jan-
uary, that, out of the aggregate of the vast
Chinese army, of nearly 1,300,000 soldiers and
militia, Canton contributed, as its quota, a com-
pact body of 100,000 fighting men. And it is
the generalissimo of this immense army of 100,000
men that we have now captured, simultaneously
with the Viceroy of the province, the military
defence of which had been entrusted to the
Tartar soldier's generalship.
The capital of the province in our hands, the
Governor of the province a prisoner of war on
board the Inflexible, the Commander-in-Chief of
the province YEn's companion in durtince—we
may surely regard intelligence of events of this
magnitude, coming to us from the seat of war, in
the self-same despatches as what we have already
pronounced them to be—namely, in the very last
degree extraordinary.
Already our first campaign in this new war
with China has had, assuredly, a magnificent con-
summation. As rapidly as we are suppressing
the Sepoy revolt in Hindostan are we carving out
for ourselves, in another quarter of Asia, securities
for a new and more lasting pacification with the
Chinese Government. A few more of these gigan-
tic steps onwards in Bengal and Kwang-tung—
and the news brought to us, alike from China
and from India, will soon, please GOD, be tidings
L of rapidly and permanently restored tranquillity !

L &TEST NEWS.

murder on political grounds. The bill, at the
same time, punishes the defence of political as-
sassination, whether it be made directly or indi-
rectly by the reproduction of documents already
published. Bat the most important part of the
measure is that which constitutes judges of the
fact 200 electors of the
_town in which the Court
of

__ Appeal is established, such 200 electors to be
designated by a commission composed of the mayor,
a municipal councillor, and a councillor dele-
gated by the intendant. These judges of the fact
are to be nominated for six months, and can-
not be reappointed for the six months following.
The jury charged to try offences of the kind re-
ferred to is to be selected from the 200. In the
report explaining the reasons for bringing in the
bill, the Cabinet, after showing that the cause of
justice and a regard for the public interest render
the measure necessary, dwells on the guarantees
which will be found in a commission composed of
magistrates who have been elected by the people ;
and it expresses the opinion that it will be safe to
abandon to their impartiality and independence
the task of forming the list of 200 names. The
Ministers, at the conclusion of the document, re-
present that the object of the law is to give to the
Sardinian Government the means of efficaciously
fulfilling its international duties,

The Madrid journals of the 18th, like those of
some proceeding days, contain no political news of
interest. The strength of the garrison of Madrid
was about 14,000 men. It was said that the French
police on the frontier had discovered a Carlist plot.
The Congress had resumed its sittings, but nothing
of importance had taken place.

The latest accounts from Montenegro, received
at Vienna, state that the Turkish villages of Sevra
and Kernice, near the lake of Scutari, have recog
nised the authority of that principality, and have
been taken possession of by Senator Filipon. with
20 men. It was thought that the insurrection
would spread over all Albania. The Vienna semi-
official journals deny that Austria has the intention
of occupying Montenegro in a military manner.