The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-17 00:00:00

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dlleT EptieA T R E.
E appearance of
SECOND APPEARANCE OF MADLLE. POCCHINI,
LES HUGUENOTS.
THIS EVENING (SATURDAY), April 17, will be re.
pealed Meyerbeer's Grand pera,
GLI UCIONOTTI.

DRAMATIS PERSONA:.
II Conte di San Bris (Governer
of the Luvre)
II Conte di Nevers
DeCowl ............... . ......
TaVAUIICS
De Retz

Signor BELLETTI.
Signor ALDIGHIERI.
Signor MERCURIAL'.
Signor ANNONI.
Signor BORCHARDT.
Signor CASTELLI.
Signor ALBELDA.

Meru . . —.—. .
Head of Night
Watch
Saul di Narigis (a Huguenot
Gentleman)' Signor GIUGLINI.
Marcell° (his Servant)
Xargaritta di Valois (betrothed
to Henry IV.) Madlle. ORTOLAN'.
telaano (her Page) Mdme. LUCIONI LANDI.
Dain.l. d'Onore
'Valentina (daughter of San Brie) Madlle. TITIENS.
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, Pages, Citizens, Soldiers,
Students, Night Watch, Monks, Musicians, &c.

Conductor, Signor ADRITI.
With scenery, entirely new and original, by Mr. Marshall ;
dreaies, entirely new and taken from the best authorities, by
W
awa Copere, and executed by . Laureys and Mrs.
Masterman ; principal machinist, Mr. Sloman ;
head of the
property department, Mr. Bradwell ; the miss-en-scene and
incidental ballet, by M. Massot.
To conclude w!tli a new Ballet Divertissement, by M.
Massot, entitled
OU, LE RENVOI DE L'AMOUR.
MUST r;
by Mlles. Pocehini, Annetta, Pas.
The principal parts
ti, F., Brown, La Petite Philipe,
quale, Morlaechi, Biolet
and M. Caron.
On TUESDAY, A.pril 20, Mdlle. PICCOLOMINI will make
/her first appearance this season as fforina, in Donizetti's
Opera of DON PASQUALE, and shortly afterwards in
LUISA. MILLER.
A limited number of Boxes have been secured to the public.
Price 21a and 31s 6d each.
The full prospectus of the season arrangements may be had
at the Box Office.
To commence at half-past 7 o'clock.

THEATRE ROYAL, HA.YMARICET.
Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, April 16, will be performed AN
UNEQUAL MATCH. Characters by Messrs. Buckstone,
Chipendale, Compton, W. Farren, Rogers, Clark, and Miss
A. Sedgwick, Mrs. B. White, Miss Lavine, and Mrs. J. Fitz-
wilham.
Alter which a Classical Extravaganza, entitled PLUTO
AND PROSERPINE.
Concluding with MY Hu SBAND'S GHOST.
Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the
evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.)
First Price. a. d. Second price. 0. d.
Dress Boxes 5 0 Drees Boxes 3 0
Upper Boxes ... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0
Pit . 2 0 Pit 1 0
Gallery
to at Seven.

Commend

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean.
THIS EVENING, will be performed Sitakspere's Tragedy
of KING LEAR. King Lear, Mr. C. Kean.
Preceded by SAMUEL IN SEARCH OF HIMSELF.

rpHEA.TRE ROYAL, AD ELPHI.
Lessee--Mr. Ben. Webster.
THIS EVENING will bo presented the drama of
VIE POOR STROLLERS, in which Madame Celeste, Mr.
B. Webstlr, Paul Bedford, and Mr. Wright will perform.
After which, a new operatic spectacle. TEIE CA.LIPII
OF BAGDAD. Me characters by Mr. Rolfe," Paul Bedford,
J. Bland, and Misses Rod3u, Keeley, and Arden.

STRAND THEA.TRE. —Lessee awl Directress,
Miss S vianborough. —This Evening will be
produced the new comedy, by Stirling Coyne, Esi., called
NOTHING VENTURE, NOTHING WIN. Supported by
Messrs. Belton, Ray, Belfort, Kiuloch, and Miss M. Oliver.
After which, the new burlesque of FBA. DIAVOLO ; or,
The Beauty and the Brigands. Fra D avolo, Miss Swan-
borough ; Beppo, Mr C. Young.
To conclude with CITY FRIENDS.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
In; company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of
Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS,
CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs.
Badzey, %fiss Brucell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, and
Miss Montague; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. denshaw, S. fonec,
J. Barker. W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. /lime, Mr.
Badzey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bernard Messrs. T.
Maclagan, W. T. Critchfield, John G. Forde, and E. Hackney.
Piaco:orte, 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.
Mr. WOODHOUSE (by permission of Chirles Kean, Esq.)
will have the honour of introducing, every evening, his
highly successful Performance on the new REGULATION
DRUM.

THE WEATHER—Sum Orrws, Aram 17.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
70—highest since noon yesterday,
51—lowest this morning and during the night,
53 —this day at noon.
BAROMETER, down to 29.90—n0w up to 30.07.
WIND, North-Easterly ; light, with fair weather. A
heavy storm of rain, lightning, and thunder came on about
ten last night.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

Tars DAY—Morn., 53 min. aft. 3 —Even., 13 mm aft 9
To-Sionsow —Morn., 3 i min. aft. 4 —Even., 57 min. aft. 4

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LONDON', SA.TD'EDA.Y, APRIL 16, 1858.

On Monday evening, the financial scheme w
be fully developed. The Chancellor of the Et
chequer will explain " the ways and means" by
which he hopes t) bo enablei to provide for
every demand on the Treasury, and to maintain
the national character for prompt payment of
every just demand. As we have already stated,
he has peculiar difficulties to encounter—difficul-
ties not of his own creation, but bequeathed to
him by his predecessors. "The Oxford pet,"
Mr. GLADSTONE, laid the foundation. He had a
handsome balance to his credit, when he conceived
thenotion,sincesignalisedas "the GLADSTONE abor-
tion," of converting a considerable portion of the
national debt into stocks paying less interest, and
thus effecting a considerable saving in interest. It
was a good idea, but very badly executed. The
most seedy "punter" at a German gambling house
would be ashamed of the total absence of calcula-
tion displayed by the " heaven-sent" financial
Minister. Had he been guilty of so grave a mistake
he would have abandoned his vocation, confessing
with shame and regret his total unfitness for the
occupation. But as there is a difference between
murder on a large and a small scale, so there is in
financial blundering. Aclerk wholost his employers
1,0001. by a gross and palpable error of judgment
would be dismissed with ignominy from his situa-
tion. But one who has cost the nation a thou-
sand times a thousand pounds is a model financier,
and has a right to criticise projects which do not
enter into such dashing speculations, and have no
concern with gambling of any description.
We have already pointed out that it
is the imperative duty of the Chancellor of
the Exchequer—as a matter of common justice to
the overburdened tax-payers, at least, to renew
the six millions of Exchequer Bonds created by
Mr. GLADSTONE, and which, as we have explained,
will not by any means " destroy the beauty of the
Invention." Parliament only sanctioned the sub-
stitution of one description of stock for another.
it never contemplated that ten millions of debt
were to 'be annihilated, and that the Exchequer
was to be denuded of its balances and compelled
to Sue " with bated breath and deep humility"
for advances from " the Ohl Lady" to enable it
meet the irresistible demands. It may be very
well to pay off the debt, but the reduction was
purchased at too high a price. The nation suf-
fered severely from the process. But it was not
mutely the ten millions thus paid away without
tha slightest neeessity or even pressure, that
represents the amount for which the existing tax-
payer has been victimised for the sake of pos..
teprity. There is, besides, the Sardinian Loan
of two millions sterling, the interest whereof
Is duly paid, with a sinking fund for the
reduction of the principal. Now, we unhesi-
tatingly say that this two millions is an
available credit, of which the Financial Minister