The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-13 00:00:00

Commence at Seven.

OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.-
..IL Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. I•'eeliter.

TIIIS EVENING, ROUGE E NoIR. Maurice D'Arbel
a Gambler), Mr. Fechter ; Messrs. Emery, Evans, Moreland,
Fitzpatrict, Dalton. Reynolds, Lomas, Newbound, Andrews,
Anderson, Vivian, Bennett. and Edward Price; Miss Ilea-
rade, Mrs. Leigh Murray, Miss Grattan, and Miss Carlotta
Lecicrcq.

Precede I by THE TWO POLTS. Mr. H. Widdicomb.

lIEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.
Sole Proprietor and Manag.cr, Mr. B. Webster.

THIS EVENING, lab. 12, at Seven, A SISTER'S
.PENANCE. bliss Kate Terry, bliss Hughes, Miss Emily
Pict ; Messrs. H. Vczin, Billingtou, Ashley, Eburne, Romer,
stephenson.
To conclude with the Nov Grand Burlesque of TIE:
MOUNTAIN DHU; or, THE KNIGHT, THE LADY,
AND THE LAKE. Messrs, J. L. Toole, I'4lll Bedford,
Ashley, It. Romer, and C. J. Smith ; Mrs. Alfred Mellon,
Miss Furtado, Miss Hughes, bliss Emily Pitt, &c.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
New Management.
Sole Lessee, fir. B. Webster ; Manager, Mr. U. R igan.
T IiIS EVENING, LO.NDON ASSURA:s.iCE. Messrs.
G. Vincent, Addison, D. Murray, and Mr. Charles Mathews;
Mesdames E. Farren, Milly Palmer, and Charles Mathews.
After whi.;ll, ROMANTIC IDEA. Messrs. G. Vincent,
Addison, D. Murray, and Charles Mathews; Mesdames E.
Farren and Charles Mathews.
To conclude with A QUIET FAMILY. Mr. D. Murray.
Doors open at half-past Six; commence at Seven.

HOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry.

'
Tills EVENING, a new Farce, MY TL LIN NEXT. Mr.
Delmore, Miss Foote, kliss Lennox.
After which, Doucicault's drama of FLYING SCUD.
Messrs. Neville, Delmore, Make, (iarden,Vollaire ; Mesdames
F. Josephs, C. Saunders, B. Foote, Raymond.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
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IS EVEN ING, lIIS LAS U LEGS. Mr. C. Verner,
M. C. 11. Fenton ; Mrs. BuLkingliam White alai Miss Went-

Followed by, at half-Taat 8 o'clock, a T ew and original
Drama, by T. W. Koli.rtson, entitled 811.1.110 W TitEE
811. AF r. Cl“ir.i.eter, by Messrs. .T. lr, tihore, C. Vcr-
bur, F. Villiers, 11. Forrester, IL. Makin. a, d Cathcart;
.\llBio,l Moutagu, Minnie r.omonds, cud Katherine ituogera.

OY..A.L STRAND THEATRE.
LI) Sole Lessee and Manageress, 3lrm. Swanborough.
Tll IS EVEN ING, NEIG HBOU RS. Neesrs. ratrselle,
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and Hughes.
Alter which, will be produced a Grand Burlesque, entitled
GUY FAWKES Messrs. t horne ame,, Robson, and
Fenton ; Mesdames Swanboruugh, Itaynham, Johnstone,
Ltu;,lies, Newton, &o.
To conclude with A SUIT OF TWEEDS.
Commence at Seven.

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13, 1867.

Notwithstanding some uneasy anticipations re-
garding, the possible results of Monday's deinonstra-
tion, the general belief, which has been happily
verified by the facts, was that all would pass off
quietly. So long as the professional " roughs"
could be kept out of the line of march there was
little reason to fear that the actual members of the
League would disgrace themselves by any unseemly
conduct, and large mixed bodies of Englishmen can
always be trusted to preserve public order and to
keep within bounds. So far then as showing
us that English working men can bo trusted
to walk, through the streets without special
supervision the Reform League have only
demonstrated what we knew before, and what has
been exemplified half a dozen times in the last 20
years—on the occasion, in fact, of every grand
public spectacle, whether it be the arrival of a

Princess, the funeral of a hero, cr the reception of
a distinguished visitor. No one thinks of following
the Continental plan of lining the streets with gem
cr (trines, or of setting certain gentlemen to mingle
with the crowd and discover the prevailing topic of
conversation. So far, then, as the physical demon-
stration is concerned, we are not surprised that the
Reform League has been able to carry out its de-
signs without let or hindrance either from the inter-
ference of the authorities or from the misbehaviour of
the people. But we must confess to a little surprise
at the absolute intolerance and manifest prejudice
which these gentlemen thought fit to manifest, and
which is certainly not in accordance with the general
views of English working men. " Fair play" is
their favourite watchword ; "It's not fair," their
conclusive argument against any thing great or
small. What then must they think of condemning
a cause unheard? We are sorry to confess
that tho conduct of the League on Monday
looks very much as if they began to feel that
a successful and satisfactory Reform Bill would
be the death-warrant of their Association ; that
with a reformed Parliament and a largely
enfranchised people " OTHELLO'S occupation" would
be gone, and the pleasant excitement of denouncing
the Tories and parading through the streets of
London—in short of talking and being talked about
—would be over. How else are we to explain the
awkward fact that, some hours before Mr. DISRAELI
got up in the House of Commons to explain the
Ministerial intentions, the last resolution proposed
at the Agricultural Hall was printed with a blank I
as follows :—" That in the opinion of this meeting
the proposition made in the House of Com-
mons this evening * * * * is eminently
unsatisfactory, and completes the proof of the
present Government being unworthy of the
confidence of the country." Mr. DISRAELI may
have the satisfaction of knowing that he perplexed
these prophets not a little. A Bill it would have
been so easy to denounce, the main features of a
particular measure could have been so quickly
caught up and criticised, but what as to general
principles and wholesale resolutions which the
whole House and the public might amend or
add to ? What could be said in regard to
those ? The M.P.'s who left that insignificant as-
sembly at St. Stephen's, which was so absurdly in-
sensible of its loss, to adorn the far more important
and appreciative gathering at Islington, were really
puzzled what to say. The 011ThsoGimE indeed was
able to produce an effect by telling the meeting
that Mr. DISRAELI had not introduced a Reform
Bill, and he further assured his hearers that the
millions of Irish people were with the English
people, and "would go forward with their English
brethren in this cause until the people of these
kingdoms were in possession of their political
rights." We presume it is the first detachment of
our Hibernian allies that has just arrived at
Chester.

Of course, gentlemen who possess so largely the
gift of second sight need not hesitate to discover
the thoughts and intentions of other men, and
accordingly Mr. POTTER, M.P., was able to affirm
that the House had been obliged to listen for two
hours and a quarter to a gentleman speaking upon
a subject he had no desire to see carried out. We
fear the House of Commons is not the only scene
for such oratorical displays. The Leaguers seem
to forget they are paying their fellow-countrymen
a very poor compliment by their constant denuncia-
tions of the House of Commons ; because, setting
I aside the nominees of peers, landlords, or any other
influential class, and even eliminating the regular
Tory county members, there remains a goodly
show of representatives of our great cities and large '
boroughs. Are we to believe that there is
no such thing as a bona fide representative in
the House of Commons? The real subject for
complaint is not that the House of Commons does
not, on the whole, fairly represent the views and
feelings common among all classes, but that so large
a number arc excluded from giving a vote, and con-
tributing to the representation. The legislation of
Parliament is, generally speaking, before rather than
behind the public, and every strong public feeling is
certain to
.find expression. For instance, in the
treatment of the sick poor it was quite as much the
indifference of the people as the incapacity of offi-
cials that so long delayed any improved legislation.
No sooner is the public conviction deeply moved
than a really excellent measure is brought
forward in the Commons with every prospect of
success. In America, which is to be, according to
THE O'DoNoGuuE, the :model representative go-
vernment, legislation is going backwards. The
new tariff there is beyond anything the wildest
English Protectionists ever dreamed of, yet it is
unchecked through passing a Congress elected by
manhood suffrage. It is this free assembly in this
free nation which sat the other day for 20 conse-
cutive hours beeause the majority would not allow
the minority so much as one hour's de-
bate on an important measure, and the
minority resisted the tyranny by a
series of frivolous motions. We may wonder that
any intelligent man should seriously prefer such a
system to the grave and temperate discussions of
our own Commons but we cannot doubt that such
is really the goal at which the Reform League
aims, because their practice supports their prin-
ciples, and they show themselves mercilessly in-
tolerant of the smallest opposition, and absolutely
sceptical of the possibility of honest difference of
opinion. On Monday night a solitary dissentient
to the first resolution was threatened with
condign punishment. At yesterday's meeting a
resolution which Mr. TROUP had the honesty to
propose, to the effect that any opinion on the Go-
vernment measures should be delayed until the
actual terms were'placed before Parliament, was lost
by a large majority. Yesterday's meeting brought
up another point—the direct representation of
labour—which tends, of course, to paid representa-
tion—the source of half the political evils of America.
There is Ito fear of the working men of England
being unrepresented, but there is great fear of their
being misrepresented, as they are at present by too
many loud professors.

Itais no more than we expected to find Mr. BRIGHT
telegraphing to Birmingham that " The proposals
of Government are only calculated to disappoint,
to insult, and to irritate those who ask for an
honest reform in the representation." There arc
occasions in which success is blame as well as mis-
fortune, and a genuine measure of Reform carried
by any hands but his own must, we fear, come under
that category in the opinion of JOHN BRIGHT.

As if there was not already enough to occupy all
parties in the political world just now the new
attempt at Fenianism had last night to be consi-
dered, and inquiries on the subject were made iu
both Houses. Mr. WALPOLE, in reply to Colonel
FRENctr, stated that he had received information on
the subject, and had despatched a messenger to
Liverpool on Sunday. Ile heard from the Mayor
of Chester on Monday to the effect that a large
body of strangers were in the town and neighbour-
hood of Chester, and it was supposed that they
were Fenians. The notion prevalent iu that
place vas that they wished to attack the
Castle of Chester for the purpose of taking
possession of the arms and ammunition. Upon re-
ceipt of this intelligence Mr. WALPOLE directed

that a company of soldiers should be sent from Man-
chester to Chester. As for the person who went
down to Liverpool he reported that a meeting of
Fenians had been held there, and that it had been
resolved by them that the town of Chester should
be attacked on Monday morning. So far these
accounts tallied ; and, as the Home Secretary re-
marked, a serious aspect was imparted to the affair
in consequence of the preconcerted nature of the
movement. During the course of the day Mr.
WALPOLE received two more telegrams : a general
one, relating haw they should act ; and another with
reference to calling out the Volunteers in the event of
the troops in the Castle requiring additional sup-
port. Mr. WALPOLE very prudently decided that
the Volunteers should not be called out in a military
capacity, but that they should render all the assist-
ance in their power to preserve the public peace,
and" in case of emergency they would be justified
in using their arms, but not in a military capacity."
The right hon. gentleman also decided that a com-
munication should be established between the Mayor
and General GORDON', who commands the troops in
the North of England.
Until Monday evening nothing more transpired,
but while in his place in the House Mr. WALPOLE
received a telegram to the effect that the town of
Chester was in a state of great excitement, and that
four hundred more had arrived, making in all about
one thousand two hundred. An intimation was also
given that more troops were required. No one can say
that Mr. WALPOLE was too precipitate in the mat-
ter of sending troops, for he again cuuarounicated
to the effect that it was necessary to know if the
strangers were armed. Upon receiving a commu-
nication from the Mayor to the effect that he should
desire more assistance, Mr. WALPOLE wisely deter-
mined not to withdraw more troops from Man-
chester, because the step might prove a mistake,
in case of disturbances arising there ; but he
sent down 500 Guards, trusting that a great effect
might thus be produced upon the inhabitants, re-
assuring the doubtful and also intimidating the
suspicious characters. Lord ELCIIO informed the
House that. he had heard from Lord GROS-
VENOR to the effect that the matter had
been so serious, but that timely informa-
tion had saved the town, and all was then
right. We do not think that, under the circum-
stances, Mr. WALPOLE could could have managed
better, and we hope that the effect of the decided
measures he adopted will conduce, as he thinks they
will, to show those who wish to renew in England
the outbreaks that have been prevailing in Ireland
that " they will be sure to be expelled without pro-
moting the mischief they intend." It will certainly
never do to allow such suspicious goings-on as
those )vhich took place in Chester to pass unnoticed,
or dangerous consequences to the peace and pros-
perity of the inhabitants might ensue there and
elsewhere.

Had any doubts been entertained a 3 to the mean-
ing of the affair in Chester, they are, in a manner,
dispelled by the receipt of the latest intelligence
from Dublin. It appears that yesterday morning
sixty-seven men, supposed to be Fenians, were
arrested on board the steamers from Liverpool and
Holyhead. It is supposed that they are part of the
body of men who entered Chester on Monday. They
' belong for the most part to the working classes, but
they cannot give a satisfactory account of them-
selves. It is thought that the object of their
voyage was to create a disturbance in the court
where the Fenian prisoners were to be examined
yesterday. In consequence of intelligence re-
ceived from Liverpool active preparations were made
last night in Dublin, and several hundred police
well armed were in readiness to await the arrival of
the steamers. True bills were found against
STEPHEN MEANT, Dr. POWER, and other Fenian
prisoners in the Commission Court yesterday. It
seems a strange thing that so much disaffection
should continue to exist, notwithstanding all that
has been done to suppress these riotous exhibitions
in all directions. No censure can be too strong
against the conduct of those who persist in keeping
up the excitement, and use whatever influence
they may unfortunately possess for the purpose of
deluding the ignorant and misguided into acts that
are against the law, and are sure to bring them into
trouble. A k .tal, rate_ it is satisfactory that, so far
at least, none of these suspicious and uncertain
characters have found the authorities off their
guard ; and hence it may be concluded that timely
vigilance will servo to avert what danger there may
be without our running the risk either in this
country or in Ireland of having any very serious
result take place. The only way to prevent the
matter from assuming a serious aspect will be to put
down all unwarrantable attempts and unexplained
proceedings at once and in a decided manner.