The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-05 00:00:00

In addition to the usual entertainment, the SAUVLET
FAMILY, of Amsterdam, Eight in number, whose varied
instrumental performances have created so marked a sensa-
tion in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, will
perform every Evening at Nine and Eleven o'clock.

THE WEATHER.-Sux OFFICE, MARCH 5.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.

63—highest since noon yesterday.
53—lowest this morning and during the night.
62—,this,day at noon.

BAROMETER-30.35.
WIND, N.W. ; fine sunshiny weather.

The explanation given by the Prime Minister
last evening in respect to the encouragement of
submarine telegraphs by her MAJESTY'S Govern-
ment was really, we cannot but think, both very rea-
sonable and very satisfactory. The principles guid-
ing the counsels of the Administration in this matter
appear to combine a rational amount of caution.
with no lack whatever of the very liveliest appre-
ciation of the enormous, of the really incalculable
importance of these scientific enterprises.
There is evidently no reluctance on the
Part of the Treasury to afford aid
to the submarine telegraphic companies either
by subsidy or by guarantee—upon conditions
which would effectually guard the Government
from being dragged into anything like
mere experiment or speculation. The Atlantic
Telegraph—Lord DERBY regards as of such para-
mount importance, of such extraordinary value,
that he appears to covet its retention, if
possible, within the grasp, of the Government.
Malta, again, the Premier `considers to
be the natural central point for all the
submarine lines in the Mediterranean. Beyond
this the Head of the Government has an avowed
predilection for those lines Which may be
secured entirely under British control, and
an equally strong preference for entering
into no compact with any company that
would preclude the Government from negotiating
elsewhere future arrangements under more favour-
able circumstances.

Mr. DISRAELI promised us a bill "to facilitate
the registration and voting of electors." He has
kept his promise. It will be easier than it was for
county voters. to get registered ; they wills under
his bill, not have to make a claim to be registered.
The overseer is to place on the registry the names
of all parishioners whom he conceives to be entitled
to be the 4; and it will be left to objectors, as now,
to expunge names if they can, and for all qualified
Persons to see that their names are not omitted.
Payment of assessed taws by a certain day is to be
no longer required, but the rate paling clauses of the
old bill are retained, and these arc one of the most I
fertile causes of annoyance, and even of uninten-
tional disfranchisement ; sometimes also partisan
overseers have actually obstructed intentionally the
payment of rates by an elector of the opposite
party. Lord Join; RUSSELL'S Bill of 1854, by its
16th clause, repealed not only the demand for pay-
ment of 'assessed taxes, but also for payment of
rates. Mr. DIsTUELI must surely have been
aware of this. It can hardly be doubted that Lord
JOHN, by this repealing clause, did more to "
facili-
tate" registration than Mr. DISRAELI
now proposes
to do. Where there is no registration committee to
look after the business, the rate-paying clauses

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THE SUN.
SATURDAY. MARCH 5, 1859.