The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-29 00:00:00

W THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPIII.
SEW
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Ben j. Webster.
THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with
NEVER DESPAIR. Mr, and Mrs. Henri Drayton.
And (Bth time) a new comic drama, in two acts, entitled
AN OLD OFFENDER. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. C. Selby, Mr.
Billington, Mr. C. J. Smith, Mr. Eburne, and Miss H. Simms.
Followed by the new burlesque, THE BABES IN THE
WOOD. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, C. J. Smith,
Eburne ; Miss Woolgar and Miss K. Kelly.
And a Grand Ballet by the Celebrated Spanish Dancers.
Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.
Doors open at a quarter-past six—Commence at seven. Box
Office open from 10 to 5 —no charge for booking. No fees to
servants permitted. A registry kept of all articles found.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough
THIS EVENING, QUIXOTE, JUNIOR. Mr. J. Clarke.
After which, A SCHOOL FOR COQUETTES. Misses
Swanborough, Oliver, and Lavine.
Followed by THE VERY LATEST EDITION OF THE
LADY OF LYONS.
Commence at 7 o'clock.

VERDI'S OPERA OF . MACBETH. The
whole of the first Act of this Opera, now produced
for the first time in this country (the remaining three acts
being in course of rehearsal), is sung nightly at the CAN-
TERBURY HALL CONCERTS.
THE DELEPIERRE FAMILY,

consisting of three Juvenile Violinists, viz., Jules, Juliette,
and Julia Delepierre, aged, respectively, FOUR, SIX, and
EIGHT years. _ _ _

The perfect execution by these Lilliputian Artistes of some
of the most difficult and brilliant Solos, Duets, and Trios ever
written for the violin, has excited mingled wonder and admi-
ration in Continental Musical Circles, and drawn forth enthu-
siastic tributes of praise from the Public Journals of France
and Belgium.
They will perform TWICE EACH EVENING, in addi-
tion to the usual Entertainments.

THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, JULY 29.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
78—highest since soon yesterday.
72—lowest this morning and during the night.
73—this day at noon.
BAnomETER-30.08.
WIND, Westerly; light, with dull weather. Rain in
the morning.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY.—Morning, 12h. 53m.—Afternoon, lh. 22m.
To-Moußow-Morning, lh. 49m.—Afternoon, 14h. 2m.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S motion, or statement,
last night, on Foreign Affairs, left matters just
as they were. His lordship entered into a general
argument as to the affairs of unhappy Italy, and
criticised the relations between the various ele-
ments of which that divided country is composed.
Indeed, he expressed an opinion that Italy would
never be settled while the POPE exercised any
temporal power in that forlorn Peninsula. It was
the compound character in which His Holiness
had acted that kept Italy in hot water for cen-
turies back. And now, to put the Cap of eternal
Slavery on the Italians, the two Emperors pro-
posed, or rather had decided that the POPE
- - '----..rare President of the several
Italian Republics, or Dukedoms, or by whatever
other title they delight in. This is making con-
fusion worse confounded with a vengeance, but
to Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S credit be it said, that
he disavowed any accordance with such an
anomalous settlement, or pretended settlement of
such heterogeneous compounds. No, all that his
lordship argued for was, that the House of Commons
would not by any expression of opinien tie up
the hands of the Government in their present
dilemma, but leave them unfettered in the exercise
of their discretion. Lord PALMERSTON argued in
the same vein, as did also the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, who laboured hard, but, we think, un-
successfully, in his endeavours to whitewash Lord
PALMERSTON from certain sins of omission, and
others of commission, during his tenure of the
Foreign-office in the memorable struggle of 1848
for European independence. From the whole tenor
of the debate it is quite clear that Ministers intend to
join the Congress or Conference, and that they do
not like to be trammelled in their movements by
any prospective decision on the part of the House
of Commons. Indeed, this was quite evident from
their desire to put off Lord ELCHO'S motion on that
very difficult question.
For our own part, we think that Ministers feel
themselves to be in a very awkward fix. We be-
lieve they would do right if they could, but they
are so hampered by Courtly necessities here, and
Imperial predilections elsewhere, that they can
hardly see their way. Indeed they have admitted
as much, for they begged for time and free agency,
in order to see " how the wind blew"—that they
had not made up their minds as to the future, for
the simple reason that they could not see into the
dark hereafter of the fate of Italy.

The sudden peace of Villafranca seemed only to
make matters worse than they were, for one
party, wishing to have all the honour, acted
for himself alone, ignoring the right of his ally
as if he had "no brother near the throne," while
his Imperial antagonist jumped at every unlooked-
for concession, in the very light of a pure Godsend,
as enabling him to do without the aid of his "neu-
tral" friends, who were only endeavouring to en-
cumber him with their help. Hence the suddenness
with which the peace of Villafranca was cooked up
—to make things pleasant for the time being, and
to let the future take of itself.
And our Ministers now find themselves in the
mazes of doubt, with as many horns in their
dilemma as there are Members in their bewildered
Cabinet? We heartily wish them well out of it :
but when ?--Aye ! there's the rub. Italy may
prove a restless annuity for them, for there's no
daylight to dawn upon their councils for years to
come, as Lord JonN RUSSELL confessed last

evening.

It seems now to be admitted that the other sudden
announcement of the Emperor NAPOLEON was only
a clap-trap to beguile the hearers of Lord JOHN
RUSSELL'S statement on Foreign Affairs. And so
it seems to have answered its imperial purpose. But
the wiseacres on the Bourse, or our Stock Ex_
change were not to be caught with chaff this time.
They were misled before, and now they would hesi-
tate even in believing the truth from such a
quarter. " There is no sincerity in it," was
the general feeling, and hence the mistake !
Jugglers, be they Indian pr Imperial, are sure to
find their level when their dupes are made wide-
awake to the fallacies attempted to be imposed on
them as they have been inflicted before. So, the
clap-trap of reducing the army and navy of France
has missed its purpose. No. Let France reduce
or augment as .she pleases, England will not
abate one shilling of her expenses or slacken a
muscle of her energy in being all prepared
for whatever may come—be it from any or from all

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THE SUN.
FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1859.