The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-12 00:00:00

RER AESTY'S THEATRE.
IL TROVATORE.
Piecolomini, Spezia, Giaglini, Belletti, Rossi, Vialetti,
and Aldighieri.
THIS EVENING (Tuesday, Jan. 12),
IL TROVATORE.

Prices :—Pit Stalls, 12s 6d; boxes (to hold four persons),
it and one pair, 2/. 2s ; grand tier, X as ; two pair, 1/. 55.;
jhree pair, 15s ; gallery boxes, 10s ; gallery stalls, 3$ 6d ;
pit, 3s 6d; gallery, 2s.

TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—
Her MAJESTY the QUEEN has graci-
ously signified her intention of HONOURING with her
PRESENCE a SERIES of FOUR FESTIVAL P ER,Fhe apORM
-
ANCES, intended to be presented at the period of t
proaching Nuptials of her Royal Highness the PRINCESS
ILOYAL with his Royal Highness the Prince FREDERICK
WILLIAM of PRUSSIA.
The general arrangements are under the direction of Mr.
Mitchell, in co-operation with Mr. Lumley, and favoured by
the assistance of the following Ma na em ley,
of the Metropolitan

Theatres;
Mr. Smith. Theatre Royal, Drury.lane.
Mr. Backstone Haymarket Theatre.
Mr. Webster Adelphi Theatre.
Mr. Harrison and Miss Pyne Lyceum Theatre.
Mr. litobson and Mr. Emden Olympic Theatre.
Mr. Phelps Sadler's Wells Theatre.
The programme will comprise the following Entertain-
'onto :

On TUESDAY, January 19,
MACBETH.
Produced under the direction of Mr. Phelps.
Macbeth, Mr. Phelps ; Lady Macbeth, Miss Helen Faucit.
With Locke's Incidental Music, under the direction of
Mr. Benedict.
And Mr. Oxenford's Farce of
TWICE KILLED.
In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will perform.

THURSDAY, January 21.
Balfe's New Opera,
THE ROSE OF CASTILLE,
By Miss Pyne, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Weiss, and the Operatis
Company of the Lyceum Theatre ; conductor,
Mr. A. Mellon.
With a COMIC AFTERPIECE.

SATURDAY, January 23,
AN ITALIAN OPERA,
By Mane. Piccolomini, Signor Giuglini, and the Principal
Artistes of Mr. Lumley's Theatre.
And a FESTIVAL CANTATA composed by
Mr. Howard Glover.
With a BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT.

Fourth Performance,
AN ENGLISH CO WEDY,
By Mr. Bnckstone's Company of the Haymarket Theatre.
And an AFTERPIECE, in which Mr. Wright and Members
of the Adelphi Company will perform.

Admission to the pit (for which a limited
number of tickets will be issued. 10s. 6d.
Gallery stalls (reserved and numbered) 6s. Od.
Gallery
3s. Od.
Applications for boxes, orchestra stalls, and tickets to
be unlade at the Box-office f the Theatre, and at Mr. Mitchell's
Royal Pbrary, 33, Old Boond-street.

THZA TR E-R YA L, DRURY-LANE.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
THIS EVENING, will be performed THE LADIES'
BATTLE, in which Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Murray and Miss M.
Oliver will perform.
After which, the new grand pantomime, LITTLE JACK
HORNER.
Commence at 7.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMA.RKET.
Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with
A CURE FOR THE HEARTACHE, in which Mr. Buck-
stone will appear.
After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD ; or, Harle-
quin and the Spiteful Fairy. Harlequin, Mr. A. Leclercq ;
Columbine, Miss Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ;
Clown, Mr. Charles Leclercq.
Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the
evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.)
First Ace. s. d. Second price. s. d
Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0
tipper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0
Pt .
Gallery

LOYAL rRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean.
THIS EVENING, will be performed Makspere's Tragedy
of HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. C. Kean.
After which, a new grand comic Christmas Pantomime,
entitled HARLEQUIN WHITE GAT; 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, A DELPHI.
Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster.
THIS EVENING, will be performed the second and
third acts of THE GREEN BUSHES, in which Madame
Celeste, and Mr. Wright, will perform.
After which, a Mythologi,ml Extravaganza, entitled
HARLEQUIN, Oft THE LOVES OF CUPID AND
PSYCHE. Jupiter, Mr. Paul Belford ; Mars,. Mr. Frank
Hall; Venus, Mrs. Billinzton ; Cupid, Miss Marie Wilton ;
Psyche, Miss Mary Keeley.

ROYAL LYCEUM THE A.TRE. —Sole Lessee
and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon.
THIS EVENING, will be presented Sir E. L. Bulwer's
play of RICHELIEU. Principal characters by Messrs.
Charles Dillon, Stuart, Barrett, J. G. Shore, Poynter ;
Itesdames Charles Dillon and Woalgar.
To conclude with the Burlesque and Pantomime, LA LLAH
ROOK'', and the PRINI;ESS, the PERI, and the TROLT-
BADUUR ' • or, Harlequin atri the Ghebers of the Desert.
Supported by Mesdames Charles Dillon, Buckingham White,
Eliza Webb, Maria Ternan, Esther Jacobs, and Woolgar ;
Messrs. Barrett, Calhaem, Holston, Poynter, and J. L.
'fools. Clowns, Messrs. T. Matthews and R. Stilt ;
Harlequin, Mr. J. Ricketts; Pantaloon, Mr. A. Stilt ; Sprites,
Herr Zaleski and Sons ; Columbines, Misses Malcolm and
Lees. Gorgeous Feast of Lanterns.—Fenton's Grand Trans-
formation Scene.
Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7.
A Morning Performance on Saturday next, Jan. 16, to com-
mence at half-past 2, on which occasion the Boys of the Duke
of York's School will attend.
On Monday next, a new and original Comedy, by Leigh
• Hunt, Bag,
Sox-office open from 11 to 5 daily.

OYAL SURREY THEATRE,
iL Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick.

THIS EVENING, will be performed PERILS BY LAND
All D WAVE.
After which, QUEEN NAB ; or Harlequin Romeo and
J ulliet. Clown, by the Surrey Buck ; Pantaloon, Mr. Brad.
bury.

STRAND THEA.TRE.—Lessee, Mr. T. Payne.
—THIS EVENING, will be performed
HARLEQUIN NOVELTY AND THE PRINCESS WHO
LOST HER HEART. Harlequin, Miss Craven ; Colurnbina,
Deulin ; Sprite, Herr Kirt. The Lamtnert Family
and the Red Man of Agar in their wonderful performance,
dm.
Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls.;
Gallery Bd.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of
fihiections from all the popular OPERAS MADRIGALS,
CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., Tiz:t —Miss Russell,
Mrs. Badgey, Madlle. Marietta, Miss Brunel', Miss Bay
Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madame Marietta ;
Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, R. Grover, T. Farrant,
S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L.
Rime, Mr. Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. sell, and Mr. Ber-
nard ; Messrs. S. Collins, W. 1. Critchfield, and E. Mack-
ney. Pianororte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master
Williams; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at
Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, duo., until twelve o'clock.
Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAS AM will make his first appearance on
Monday, the 25th inst.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
TEM DAY —Morn., 0 min. aft. 0 —Even., 30 min. aft. 12
TO•MOREOW—Morn., 35 min. aft. 12 —Even., 15 min aft 1

IHE WEATHER—SUN OFFiax, JAnIIA.RY 12
lataxoslETS% IN THE MEADE.
50 highest since noon yesterday.
35—lowest this morning and during the night.
4.l—this day at noon.
Bautournit. 30.58---a rise of half an inch.
gWria, S.W.; light, with tine frosty weather.

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LONDON, TITESDAY, JAN. 12, 1858.

Imperfect as the information yet is, which has
been received of the movements of Sir Comx CAMP. I
)ELL, and the brave troops under his command,
enough has already transpired to show that what
they have done has already been of the most im-
portant description, and such as to place both the
General and his soldiers on a level with any which
this age, so fertile in military glory, has produced.
The task which lay before Sir CoLIN, when he
landed in India, on the 13th of August last, was
of the most difficult description. 100,000
admirably disciplined troops, in full re-
volt, occupied all the important military

stations in the North-Western Provinces of Bengal,
while at Caleatta itself the confidence in these
troops before the revolt had been so great, that
there was neither any reserved force to direct

against them, nor any military stores in 01(31
arsenal, nor any troops to be expected from Eng- ;
land till the middle of November. Worse than
all, there were uo means of tranzpAt to convey
any that might arril-e to the Salle of action, the

whole noble transport train which formerly con-
veyed our troops to victory in India having been
disbanded during the preceding Governor-Gene-
ral's reign, and the whole kingdom of Oude
from which a prize of that sort had formerly
been drawn, being now in the hands of the
enemy. The first two months and a half of Sir
COLIN'S residence at Calcutta was entirely occupied
with the endeavour to supply these defects, and
above all to establish a post train upon the Great
Trunk Road, which might furnish the means of
rapid conveyance of troops from Calcutta to the
scene of action. But such was the difficulty of
getting draught animals in the southern provinces
of Bengal, and such the total want of warlike pre-
paration which existed in Calcutta when the mu-
tiny broke out, that when Sir CoLrN left Calcutta,
on the 27th of October, for Cawnpore, he and
his staff were the first European soldiers
that had arrived at Allahabad since the
mutiny was known, from England, and the troops
that could be taken up daily by the Great Trunk
Road amounted only at that time to 95 a day, and
in the end of November had risen only to 250.
No one need be told by what herculean and
heroin efforts on the part of LAWRENCE, WHEELER,
NEILL, NICHOLSON, OITTRAM, HAVELOCK, and WIL-
soN, the horrible disasters in the North-Western
Provinces were at first arrested, and at length in
some degree surmounted, Cawnpore and Delhi re-
gained for the British arms, and the suffering and
enduring garrison in Lucknow by an almost super-
human effort of courage and determination reinforced
by the little band of heroes under B,AVELOCK and
OUTRAN. But even after this had been done,
and GREATH.ED'S avenging column had joined the
General at Alumbagb, and the Commander-in-
Chief bad brought up with him every gun and
sabre he could collect from the southern pro-
vinces, the whole force tha't he could collect for
the relief of the beleagured garrison of the Luck-
now Residency was barely 8,000 men, with 48
guns. Two thousand had been left under WIND-
HAM at Cawupore to make head against 8,000 of
the Gwalior Contingent—the best disciplined and
bravest troops of central India, and 18,000 of
whom had maintained a desperate struggle with
14,000 British under Lord GOUGH is 1843. Sir
Coms's line of communication from Alumbagh to
Allahabad was 192 miles—protected only against
this large and dangerous force by WINDHAM'S
weak column, whilst Sir COLIN charged himself
with the onerous duty of forcing his way through
the entrenched camp of the besiegers into the
Lucknow Residency, defended though the enemy's
position was, strongly fortified and defended by
60,000 men, with an immense train of artillery.
Here was an undertaking, apparently desperate,
which required all the fortitude of FREDERICK the
GREAT to undertake, and the eagle eye and iron
arm of a NAPOLEON to execute. But Sir COLIN
CAMPBELL was equal to the task. Massing his
little army together at Alumbagh, and skilfully
avoiding the tedious and narrow streets of Luck-
now, quickset with guns and bayonets, he made
a skilful circuit of the town, and struck the deci-
sive blow in that quarter where the attack was
least expected, and access to the Residency
through the town was shortest. After four days'
fighting and struggles, in severity never before
surpassed in war, he succeeded in forcing his way
into the Residency, with a loss of 7,000 to the
enemy, and delivering the garrison, whom he
has conveyed in safety to Allahabad, a place
of security, 200 miles in the rear. But hardly,
by the aid of his invincible followers, was this
duty accomplished, when imminent danger
threatened him on the other side. The Gwalior
contingent, by their immense superiority in force,
had overwhelmed the little corps opposed to them,
and the Hero of the Redan had been driven back
with serious loss to the neighbourhood of Cawn
pore. But then was seen with what consummate
genius and skill Sir COLIN'S field of action had
been chosen, and how qualified he was to make
the most of it. Instantly abandoning the post he
held at Lucknow, and taking advantage of his
interior line of communication, he hastened back
to Cawnpore, fell like a thunderbolt on the
Gwalior contingent—emboldened by their previous
success—and totally rcuted them, with the loss
of eighteen guns and their whole ammunition
and baggage. It may be truly said of him, as it
was of NAPOLEON by his soldiers in the Italian
campaign, that "he made more use of the legs
than the arms of his soldiers ;" and the military
student will recognise in the skilful use thus made
of an interior line of communication the same
admirable skill by which the Consul NERO dis-
comfited both HANNIBAL in Apulia, and HAS-
DRUBAL on the Metanous, in Roman stDry, and
by which NAPOLEON gained immortal fame in his
campaign on the Olonna in 1796, on the Elbe
in 1813, and in Champaigne in 1814. There is
only this difference in favour of the British hero,
that his force was infiuitely smaller than that of
either the Consul NERO or the Emperor Nero-
LBON, and the odds against which he had to con-
tend three times greater.
Victorious over bath his enemies by these re-
doubtable blows to the right and left, Sir CoLus
will now probably take up a central position in
or near Cawnpore, and quietly remain there,
gathering np his renewed reinforcements from the
South and North, until he is able to resume the
offensive, and complete the conquest of Oude.
Possibly it may be several weeks before he is able
to commence his final campaign, as his reinforce-
ments, coming up at the rate of only 250 a-day,
will, for long, only do little more than compen-
sate the loss of life in this bloody warfare.
When we reflect that the Baron, and the other
sailing vessels which left England in the first
week of July, only reached Calcutta in the middle
of November, while the steamers which left in
August began to arrive in the end of October, ant
that a battery of artillery, which recently left
England by the overland route for India, was
actually in the field in, India within six weeks after
its departure front the British shores, one is filled
with the utmost regret that so much hazard as
has actually been incurred should have been in-
curred in India by this extraordinary hallucination
as to the mode of conveyance. But perhaps pos-
terity will have cause to rejoice that this immense
mistake was committed, as it has brought forward,
in such brilliant colours, the transcendent merits
of the Commander-in-Chief, and his brave
generals and soldiers ; and, by showing the world
what they could effect with a handful of men,
giving the best earnest of what may be expectti
of them when they enter the field with forces at
all proportioned to those of their antagonists.

All honour to Commodore PAuLnirra 1 He, at
least, acted vigorously and energetically in refe-
rence to the so-called General WALKER, and his
He fearlessly aswirned all the
piratical gang.
responsibilityvain of of suppressing the unwarrantable
n
a friendly country, naturally iso
con-
ceiving that President BUCHANAN was sincere in
his denunciations of Filibusterism—that he really
desired to suppress these atrocious outrages against
international law and the first principles of huma-
nity. With this view he r.cted effectually, and,
sent WALKER and a largo proportion of his fol-
lowers back to New York, to answer for the
palalties incurred by
offences, and endure tha

their contumelious violation of the laws of their
country. WALKER himself was a fugitive from

justice—an outlaw who had broken his bail bond,

and was liable to be arrested by any officer of the
United States, wherever he could be found, more
especially when he was adding to his previous
offences by his proceedings at the very time.

But the gallant officer reckoned without his
host. He did not understand the secret workings
of the official mind, or that the denunciation was
vox et preterea nihii, never intended to be acted
on. The sincerity of the Government was sub-
jected to a stringent and peculiarly inconvenient
test. By fulminating threats against Filibusterism,
they might create an impression that they were no

parties to, and unequivocally condemned the atro-

cious practice, and thus conciliate the numerous
parties who had some regard for the principles of

law, justice, and national honour, while by virtu-
ally conniving at it they satisfied the pro-slavery
men, ,who, provided another " black star" were
added to the national standard, cared but litt!e by
what means it was obtained. The result has been
that WALKER was discharged from custody,
Gee. CASs declaring that "the Executive Depart-
ment did not recognise him a 3 a prisoner, and
that it was only through the action of the judi-
ciary that he could be lawfully held to answer
any charge against him."
This would alone be sufficient to supply the
necessary stimulus to Filibusterism. But it did
not suit the executive to permit the matter to
remain in doubt. Accordingly, Commodore
PAULDING, one of the most active, experienced,
and meritorous officers of the United States Navy
has been ordered home to abide his trial by
court-martial—while WALKER, seeing the unex-
pected change in the state of affairs has assumed
the airs of an independent potentate, and has had
the unblushing audacity to make formal demands
that the United States Government should convey
him back to Nicaragua in a national vessel, and
" salute his flag." We are also told that he is
about to proceed to New Orleans, where the ex-
citement in his favour is immense. Need we be
surprised after that in hearing " that the enlist-
ment of Filibusters for Nicaragua is progressing
with much spirit in various places," or that
" eight hundred men have already left Texas for
Nicaragua," and that " there are about fourteen
more awaiting shipment."
The proceedings of Commodore PAULDING were
taken with so much ability and judgment that it
was impossible for the buccaneers to make effec-
tual resistance, and his admirable letters more
than justified the course he adopted. In fact, as
a faithful and judicious officer, having the honour
and interests of his country at heart, he could not
have acted otherwise. It was, perhaps, as well
that he should have declined the offer of co-
operation, freely tendered by Captain ONIAIANNEY,
R.N. As the wrongdoers were without exception
from the States,it was as well that the officers of that
government should vindicate its authority. Of
course Captain OMMANNEY would have been ready
to have rendered any assistance that might be
required, or to have acted on his account, against
the buccaneers, if there were not a superior force
of his own countrymen. There was, however, no
necessity for his acting, and he therefore remained
in readiness to adopt any proceeding that might
seem advisable.
Previously to the capture, WALKER had dis-
played a little of the Yankee " bounce and bun-
kum," for which he is notorious. He had com-
plained in abusive terms of Captain CHATARD'S
treatment of " the President and Commander-in-
Chief of the Army of Nicaragua." The following
reply must have shown the folly of his preten
siona :

"United States' Flag-ship Wahash, off
San Juan del Norte, Dec. 7.
"Sir,—Your letter of Nov. 3d was received at
Aspinwall, and sent with my despatches to the Go-
vernment. That Of Dec. 2 came to hand yesterday.
"These letters surprised me by their tone of au-
dacity and falsificatiAi of fact.
" Your rude di-courtesy in speaking of Captain
Chatard, of the SaratogA, I pass without comuient.
The mist tke he in%de was in not driving you from
Punta Arenas when you lauded there in defiance of

his guns.
" lu occupying the Punta Arenas, and assuming
it to be the head-quarters of the army of Nicaragu',
and you its C,mmatider in-Cnief, you and your
associates, being lawless adventurers, deceive no

one by their absurdity.
" Lieutenant Cilly, of the Saratoga, informs me
that he was in uniform, and you say he was in

plain clothes when you threatened to shoot hlm.
While you use such threats it will be of some im-
portance for you to know that if any person
belonging to my command shallreeeiveinjury frotx.
your lawleSs violence, the penalty to you shall be a
tribute to humanity.
"Now, Sir, you and your fellows are here in
violation of the laws of the United States, and
greatly to its dishonour, making war upon a pe 'pie
with whom we are at peace ; and, for the sake of
humanity, public and private justice, as well as
what is due to the honour and integrity of the
Government of the United States, I command you,
and the people associated here with you, to sur-
render yo-sr arms without delay, and embark in
such vessels as I may provide for that purpose.—
I am, Sir, very respectfully, your obedient
servant,
" H. PAULDING, Flag-Officer,

Commanding United S'S:l t e me Squadron.
"To Geu. Wm. Walker, Punta Arenas."
Nor was the report of the gallant 0 )mmodore to
the Secretary of the Navy loss decided. In part
of it he says :

" The Department being in possession of all the
facts in relation to Gen. Walker's escape with his
followers from the United States, the letters of
Capt. Chat trd and Gen. Walker to nee, after he
landed at Punta Arenas, will, I presume, be fully
comprehended. 1 could not regard Gen. Walker
and his followers in any other light than as outlaws
who had escaped from the vigilance of the officers
of the Government, and left our shores for the
purpose of rapine and murder, and I saw no other
way to vindicate the law and redeem the honour of
our country than by disarming and sending them
home. In doing so lam sensible of the responsi-
bility I have incurred, and confidently look to the
Gerernment for my justfficatiorie Regarded in its
true light the case appears to me a clear one, and
the points few and wrong.
" Walker came to Punta Arenas from the United
States, having, in violation of law, set on foot a
military organisation to make war upon a people
with whom we are at peace. He landed there
with armed men and munitions of war in defiance
of the guard of a ship-of-vvar placed there to pre-
vent his lauding. V 1 ith nothing to show that he
acted lay authority, he formed a camp, hoisted
the Nicaraguan flag, called it the head quarters
of the army of Nicaragua, and signed himself the
Commander-in-Chief. With this pretension he
claimed the right of a lawful government over all
persons and things within sight of his flag. With-
out right or authority he lauded 50 men at the
mouth of the River Colorado, seized the port
of Castillo on the San Juan River, captut ed
steamers and' 'goods of merchants in transit to the
interior ; killed men awl made prisoners of she
peaceful inhabitants, sending to The harbour of San
ehi,l,dirnendoonintghtehsetseeamtheirnAgisowrgirgo.
jean del Norte some 30 or 413 men, women, and
ut the show of au-
thority they were guilty of rrqaine and murder, and
must be regarded as outlaws; and pirates. They can
have no claim to be regardaed in any other light.
Hum inity as well as law, justice, and national
honour ,
dispersion of these lawless
m
remnantie hof the miserable beings who
u
ire conveyed in this ship last
surrendered
nd e The dreeid n a
a nt de
Rivas
summer to New York,, and their sufferings are yet
fresh iu the tueeo.ory c f all on board.
"Besides the self iriLgs that must necesarily be
inflicted upon au in noceut and unoffending people,
these lawless folio/were of General Walker, mis-
guided and deceived into a course of crime, would
doubtless have pe,rished in Central America, or their
mutilated and fostered bodies would have been
brought back 'co Cueir friends at the expense of their
country.
" For the atceve reasons, which appeared to my
mind quite sufficieni, I have disarmed and sent to
the United States General W. Walker and his out-
law-O. arld.pira,tical followers fo; trial, or whatever