The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-02 00:00:00

IL TROVAToR.

Desdemona, Madame Geisi ; Emilia, Madame Tagliafico ;
!ago, Sig. Ronconi ; Elmiro, Sig. Tagliafico ; Roderigo, Sig.
Neri-Baraldi ; Doge, Sig. Poionini ; and Otello, Sig, Tam-
berlik (his second appearance these two years).

LOYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean.
THIS EVENING,':wiII be presented the new farce, en-
titled DYING FOR LO
After which, Shakspere's Play of THE MERCHANT OF
VENICE. Sbylock, Mr. C. Kean Portia, Mrs. C. Kean.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock. with
A DAUGHTER TO MARRY.
After which AN UNEQUAL MATCH. Messrs. Bnckstone,
Chippendale, Compton, W. Farren, Rogers, Clark, and Miss
A. Sedgwick Mrs. B. White, Miss Lavine, and Mrs. J. Fitz.
wilham.
Followed by A STRIKING WIDOW.
Concluding with JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON,
Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the
evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.)
Fret Price. s. d.j Second price. s, d.
Dress , r I 1-N-roct P.riToq 3 0
Upper Bores... ........... 3 0 U pher Eu.tuz
2 ()Tit 1 o
Gallery

STRAND THEATRE. —Lessee and Directress,
Miss Swanborou.uh.—Tbis Evening will be
performed A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING.
Followed by THE YOUNG WIDOW.
After which, a new Burlesque, entitled THE BRIDE OF
ARYDOS, Messrs. Charles Young, Turner, drc.; Misses If.
Oliver, Swanborough, drc.
To conclude with THE L3TTERY TICKET.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of
Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS,
CHORUSES, GLEES, D VETS, dec., viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs.
Badzey, Miss Brunell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti,
Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ;
Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Henshaw, S. loner, J. Barker,
W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Hime, Mr. Badzey,
Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens, Mr. Dell, and Mr. Bernard ;
Messrs. John G. Porde, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr.
Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Mr. Courtnay ; Director, Herr
F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely.
uppers, 'dze., until twelve o'clock.
Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening
in a Selection from "LA DAME BLANCHE" (THE WHITE
LADY), first produced at the Canterbury Hall. English
words by Desmond Ryan, Esq.

THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, JULY 2.
1 HEE3IOIIIETER, IN THE SHADE.
66—highest since noon yesterday.
56—lowest this morning and during the night.
65—this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 30.05.
WIND, North• Westerly : rather fresh, with cloudy cool
weather, and some slight showers.

HIGH WATER, AT LONDON BRIDGE.

THIS DAY—Morn., 30 min. aft. 5 —Even., 49 min. aft. 5
ro-MOBROW—Morn., 10 min. aft. 6—Even., 3:1 min. aft.

0. A.

LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1858.

Lord DERBY was fortunately so far recovered
from the painful malady under which he has been
suffering, as to be enabled, last night, to express
his views and opinions respecting the rival Oaths
Bills before the House. The Noble Lord ex-
pressed a preference for the measure introduced

by Lord LUCAN ; and the veteran LYNDHURST at

once gracefully yielded priority to the proposi-
tion which would receive Ministerial support, and
postponed his own proposition until the fate of
the other had been determined, one way or the
other.

Lord DERBY made a graceful concession to
public opinion and the feeling of the other House.
He naturally was grateful for the respect and
deference exhibited for him personally by his bro-
ther Peers, an instance of forbearance and courtesy
that would not be bestowed on r.n ordinary man.
But it was particulaily desirable that the senti•
ments of the Premier should be ascertained, so
that useless, and possibly irritating discussions
might be avoided. He was virtually the master
of the position, and could induce a certain propor-
tion of the opponents of Jewish Emancipation to
acknowledge the propriety of sacriacing their own
convictions and wishes on the altar of public
utility and convenience.

This may be termed " xpediency," but that
word is not always to be used as a term cf re-
proach. If a man abandons a cherished principle
of vital importance—if he connive; at that which
in his heart and soul he believes to be radically
wrong, for the sake of obtaining some personal
advantage, then the concession might properly be
questioned. But it is otherwise when be
only yields up his private predilections for the
purpose of obtaining a great public benefit. He
may yield on a point of what ho considers
" expediency" to a still greater " expediency."
Were he to act otherwise, his conduct
would not be " firmnem," but " obsti-
nacy," not " unflinching determination," but
" wilful perversity."
As the head of the Government, Lord DERBY
1743 bOiad tQ looks not only to his individual

N.B.—ln consequence of the shortness of the present sea-
son, only two more Extra Nights can be given.
Second Appearance of Signor TAMBERLIK.
On Tuesday next, July 6, Rossini's celebrated Opera,
OTELLO.

wishes or antipathies, but to the public welfare.
He must be sensible of the magnitude of the exist-
ing evil. The co-ordinateebianehes of the Legis-
lature are strongly opposed to each other on a
point which mainly affects the privileges of the
House of Commons. A collision which might
lead to very deplorable consequences was immi-
nent. And that Lord DERBY has averted by the
judicious course pursued, albeit with some degree
of reluctance. Ho candidly declared that he had
not altered his views as to the policy or expediency
of admitting Jews to be members of a Christian
Legislature, but having carefully, and anxiously
considered the question, he saw in the propositions
of Lords LYNDHURST and LuoAN the only possible
solutions of a difficulty which had lasted for ten
years, and the only chances of bringing the Houses

to an agreement.
Lord LIICAN was the Deus e 3 machina, who re-
moved the dead fix, and suggested a safe and
easy compromise. We confess that we should
ourselves have preferred the bill of Lord LYND.
BURST, but, like the distinguished author of
that measure, we willingly accept that of
the Gallant Ear], which enables each house
to judge for itself, and removes all
doubt as to the legality of the resolution, which
would certainly have been carried if their lord-
ships had remained obdurate.

On the accession of Lord DERBY to office, we
declared that. a much greater prospect was thereby
afforded of obtaining a satisfactory solution of the
Jewish difficulty. That prediction has been veri-
fied, and there is another cause for rejoicing at
the termination of the PALMERSTON Dictatorship.
Nothing but the personal weight and authority of
the Premier in the Upper House could have
settled the question, and that authority has been
wisely and judiciously exorcised. We may see
similar attention to the voice of public opinion in
other matters, which the public have deeply at
heart, and a great addition t) he strength of
real Liberals, through the ejection from power
of those who advanced spurious claims to their
support.

Lord LucAx's Bill was reid a second time by
a majority of 46, which ensures its ultimate adop-
tion by the Upper House, and, as a natural conse-
quence, by the entire Legislature.

Considerable progress was made with the
Government of India Bill in committee, last night,
and there is every reason to anticipate that it may
be brought before the Lords early next
week, so that ample time may be afforded for
considering all its details without protracting the
Session beyond the present month, or subjecting
the members of either the hereditary or represen-
tative branch of the Legislature to the pestilential
atmosphere created by the horrible exhalations of
the foetid ditch, which was once "The silver-
winding Thames."
The party element has happily been eliminated.
Factious opposition has been got rid of, and the
interesting and important topic on which the wel-
fare and happiness of one hundred and fifty mil-

lions of British subjects so greatly depend, will be

disposed of on its real merits. This is all that
could be desired. Every point has received due
attention ; and their Lordships, notwithstanding
the Parliamentary fiction which ignores every-
thing that occurs in another place, are thoroughly
cognisant of the opinions and views put forward,
and qualified to pronounce judgment thereon.
Each disputed point was decided in favour of
the Government, either without a division or by
large Lk. iCS. Mr. GLADSTONE did not test
the feelings of the House on his proposition—till:lt
the first Members of the Council should be
named in the bill. Mr. VER,NoN SMITH'S
amendment was rejected by 146 to 71. Sir JAMES
GRAHAM was satisfied with bringing forward his
proposition without taking the sense of the House
in reference thereto. The only other points on
which divisions were taken, were carried in favour
of the Government by 154 to 118, and 245 to
121 respectively.

Lord PALMERSTON led the Opposition in the
first instance. He desired that the limit of ser-
vice should be ten years, and that the Members
should not be re-eligible or capable of being
reappointed. It might so happen that the most
efficient Member would thus be consigned to
private life at the very moment when
his services would be peculiarly valuable.
The Noble Lord has himself been in harness for
more than half a century, and he would think it
very hard, if he could not again hold office while
he was still in the enjoyment of a green old age.
The House concurred in this view, and thought
that "during good behaviour," was a better

principle.
The 12th clause which disqualified Members of
Council from sitting in Parliament was discussed
at greater length, but was ultimately affirmed by
a majority of 124. Progress was then reported,
and leave was granted to sit again this day, and
we hope to-morrow also to forward the bill.

As we Lave stated there is everyieason to hope
that the remaining points may be speedily dis-
posed of, and that before the end of the session
the Royal Assent will be given to sound and well-
considered enactments for th'e better government
of India.

held in the grave yards of London during the
Plague for the.purpose of arriving at some definite
notion as to its peculiarities—as this sagacious
committee now holding its sittings on the banks of
the Thames, under what circumstances Y Why
actually under such circumstances as the follow-
ing : that the air directly entering the House of
Peers and the House of Commons through proper
ventilating channels has to be purified from the
effluvia of the river by passing through " spray
jets"—that the surface of the river immediately
in the vicinity of the Houses has to be plentifully
and periodically sprinkled with the contents of
sundry barge loads of linae—ilime. being spread
also abundantly on the couclu ous mud banks
along shore—that beyond 'all these pre-
cautionary measure 3 the air coming in
through the open windows of the now Palace at
Westminster has to be passed through canvas
screens, moistened with a weak solution of
chloride of zinc and lime ! Yet, while these
things have to be done all round the House of
Commons for the actual protection of the health
and lives of its frequenters—for their protection
from the deadly atmosphere reeking from the
polluted river—a Committee of Inquiry (duly
sheltered from immediate harm, of course, by
spray jets at the door, and saturated canvas screens
at the windows) daily assembles down yonder on
the banks of the filthy stream at Westminster to
enomine into the state of the River Thames. It
needs so much inquiry, to be sure ! It is an evil
so very dubious in its character ! It has only so
very recently been heard of ! Nobody imagined
until yesterday that the river was anything but
salubrious and translucent. It is so very difficult
a matter to decide whether the water of that broad
current is clear as crystal or yellower than the
contents of the muck cart of a scavenger ! Let
us have an inquiry by all means, there are se,
many extraordinary misapprehensions to be dissi-
pated as to the exquisite and delicious salubrity of
the river. Thames—so many people have to be
convinced that a noonday stroll to and fro across
the bridges of London is not quite as exhilarating
and purifying to the system as a ramble about
sunrise on the heights of Malvern. Success,
therefore, to this extremely novel inquiry, and
Vice he Bagatelle !