The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-20 00:00:00

Commence at 7o'clock.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Westminster-road.
Extraordinary Attraction for Passion Week.
THIS EVENING, the performances will consist of novel
and unequalled Equestrian Entertainments.
First Appearance of Mr. Henry Cooke, from the Cirque
Napoleon in Paris, with the astonnding Quadrupedical Won-
ders, consisting of Pantomimic Degs and Monkeys, as ex-
hibited before the Emperor and Empress of France.
After which, the matchless and unrivalled SCENES. IN
THE CIRCLE, introducing the great Star Riders and Miss
Emily Cooke, Madame Blanche, Madame Bridges, Madlle.
Fleurette, and Madame Francisco, being the greatest amount
of female equestrian talent ever seen in one night in any
theatre. Grotesques—Messrs. Hemming and Thorne.
Mr. W. Cooke's stupendous Elephant Ajax, with all his
highly trained stud of beautiful Horses.
In addition to this galaxy of attraction the renowned rider
Jahn Henry Cooke, the greatest equestrian the
world ever
produced, will appear.
Lessee and Manager Mr. William Cooke.
The splendid romance of IVANFIOE ; cr, The Knights
Templars, is in active preparation, and will be produced on
Easter Monday wtth extraordinary magnificence.
Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, is. ; Upper
Gallery, 6d.
Private Boxes , £4 4s £2 2s and 1-1 1s
Commence at Seven, : Carriages at 11..
Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.--•
Proprietor —C. MORTON.
The public is most respectfully informed that the Frfftz
ARTS GALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS NOW
OPEN DAT AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12
)'clock p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec-
aon of Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Masters :and is also
devoted to Art productions generally. The Proprietor feels
he may confidently assert that, viewed altogether, the exist-
ing Music Hall, the New Fine
Arts Gallery, and the recently
as
ded Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether
as ryards the architectural beauty of the structures them
selves, or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations
withidon, will be found to be wholly without parallel in the King,"m.
The liteareAL ENTERTNMENT commences as usual at
Seven o'clock.
In addition to the usual entertainment, the SAUVLET
'PARTLY, of Amsterdam Eight in number, whose varied
Enstrumental.performan s have created so marked a sense-
don in the principal citiesc and towns of the Continent, wi 'll
'perform even' Evening at Nine and Eleven o'clock.
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THE WEATHER.—Surr OFFICE, APRIL 19.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
51—highest since noon yesterday.
39—lowest this morning and during the night.
51—this day at noon.

BAROMETER-29'51—falling.
WIND, Easterly; light, with fine weather,

It is Positively asserted that Piedmont, even at
the eleventh hour, has consented to the general and
simultaneous disarmament preliminary to the meet-
ing og the Congress. To this course she had been
invited by England, and subsequently by France ;
and it is believed that in consequence her represen-
tative is to be admitted to a seat in the anticipated
Congress. Should this be so—and we see no reason
to doubt the fact—it seems more than probable that
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done so, on the understanding that, although
her anxious hopes may be deferred, they will not
be defeated.

" A hint in tender cases is enough ;"
and that VICTOR. EMMANUEL has received such a
~ hint," seems certain. But let it not be supposed that this quasi con-
cession will even ensure the conference. There are
many preliminaries to be settled respecting the
time and manner of the disarmament that may
"Rcaeiell considerable delay, and produce the effect
43That eliPPling the pecuniary resources of Austria.
, these Points will be worked to the utmost,
Laat
a "Fabian" Policy will be resorted to by those
whose
seriously
aggressions led to the complications so
imPerilling the peace of Europe, seems
Stchareelr doubtful. They are now ready to bide
their time until . prepared to strike a decisive
131" - But they
on.—,will not let slip any favourable
arise.— ;7,1,..n0p throw away any chance that may
she could not disa'
not
that Prance lately declared that
armed; and th .
dorm' inasmuch as she had never
e notions of the Cabinets of Paris,
Vienna, and Turin, on this very important subject,
may be widelv
But J different.
supposino
all
factorily arran,
athne d preliminaries to be satis-
mble
really asse d o
that the Congress had
could be fairly and° some neutral ground, what
result of its labours ?
re y asonabi_
anticipated as the
one that did We have never known
any of
not leave many open ques-
tions,
illeh might be made a
cams Belli at any vg .
vague generalities
adoptedtim by diplomatists are cal-
e deemed expedient. The
culated to occasion fresh
Congress, under de. culties. In fact, a
better than "a mos:lke
existing circumstances, is nothing
a matter of
rY, a delusion, and a snare"—
pure and unmitigated humbus•
will be six nations represented, and There
consequently
no possibility of a casting
vote be given where
there should be three on one side
other. and three on the
If the mediation of England, • •
as originally
agreed on, had been accepted, the (New.
on would
already have been finally and satisfactorily de-
cided, and the untoward state of aff • •
has • airs which
'eeasioned so much consternation throughout
Europe, such -
eh ruinous expense, and such serious
injury to the trade
and commerce of all nations,
would have been got '
rid of. But Russia came for-
ward just at the moment when the mission of COWLEY to Vienna ha d
Lord
completely succeeded, and
the expressed wishes
fully and Completely acceded
to. It was a very
convenient interposition for those who wished that
complications should still exist, and any suggestion
from any quarter would be sufficient to induce
Russia to carry out her traditional
by keeping Europe in policy,
perpetual hot
water, and thus exhausting the resources
of many of her most formidable rivals.
She well knew that the game pursued in such
assemblies is, that the several diplomatists
should strive to deceive and outwit each other, and
endeavour to obtain
peculiar advantages for the
nations they respectively represented. It was
that very reason, possibly strengthened by
perhaps
from the Tuileries, that she brought
an application
tune and ill-omened proposition,
forward the inopportune
so promptly and eagerly
with which NiiroixoN .
R the assurances he had
complied, A notwithstanding
just before given to Lord that it would
CowLEY,

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THE SUN.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1859.