The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-19 00:00:00

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USES.—Messrs. TOPLIS and ROBERTS \ down all attempts at free expression and liberal
if
JER_ have numerous furnished and
exact
unturteN•otrTNlNL: proceedings. A festival was announced as intended
auourban, a id t_ ountry it.E.IDENCES
t
Par iculari forwarded for three stamps.
du, Regent-
to take place on the Janks of the Rhine, and
P on stating' !
requiremen, si•ni I rental. Offices, 2. onuit-street
the Nluseum. no untoward motives actuated those who planned
aria
street, South Kensingtsn, tsonli,(,.-
it, but they merely sought to do honour to the
"much-abused Prussian representatives." This,
however, was quite enough to set the Govern-
ment in a rage, and forthwith the most extraor-
dinary steps were taken to put down the
scheme, and insult, as far as possible,
those who presumed to think of it. The particulars
of these transactions are, of course, still fresh in the
minds of our readers, but the President did right to
call the attention of the Chambers to this lamentable
event, which showed how far the authorities were from
recognising their true position and the rights of
1 the community. Putting down, by "armed force,"
an innocuous attempt made on the part of the
citizens of a free country to testify their respect
for men who had faithfully served their interests,
and done service to their fellow-countrymen,
was indeed a strange and rare occurrence. Very
emphatic was that passage in which Mr. GnABOW
referred to the disputes arising out of the illegally-
arraigned organisation of the army, and also at the
unwarrantable manner in which the financial affairs
are conducted. Notwithstanding that in 1862 in the
Royal decree a promise was made to the effect that
legislation and administration "should be conducted
upon Liberal principles, the political part of the
legislation has been brought to an entire standstill."
Such is a true picture of the state of affairs in
Prussia at present, and earnest well-wishers
to their country still look in vain for the
appearance of any laws respecting Ministerial re-
sponsibility and other matters, without the settle-
ment of which the carrying on of the administra-
tion and legislation of the country in a satisfactory
manner is impossible. If any remnant of respect
for the good opinion of others yet lingered in the
minds of the rulers of Prussia they would be
ashamed to hear themselves spoken of, and their
acts described, as they were done in this clear and
comprehensive speech. " The Administration of the
State is altogether devoid of Liberal principles;
proof of which is afforded by the measures taken
against Liberal newspapers, associations, and meet-
ings ; against Liberal officials and citizens." In
point of fact, ever since he took office, Herr VON
BISMARCK has carried on a crusade against free
institutions, and all the established usages of con-
stitutional States. Success has so far attended his
efforts, but so long as any public spirit survives in
Prussia, his mean purposes and mischievous designs
cannot fail to be recognised and denounced by the
independent men who represent their country in the
Legislature. More hard work remains for the
Berlin statesman; and bold and unscrupulous as
he is, even he must recognise the magnitude of
his task, when he finds the President of
the Chamber of Deputies declaring, in his inaugu-
ral address, that all authority not based upon the
sworn public rights of the State is " wrong and
immoral." If the KING and his zealous agent, in
remodelling the Constitution, thought they had,
by this time, pretty well crushed out all hope of
liberty, or, at any rate, put down any expecta-
tion that might be entertained of preserv-
ing national rights, they will find themselves
mistaken, when they dwell upon the manner in
which the Session has commenced. There seems
no reason to expect a speedy fulfilment of the hopes
expressed by the President, at the conclusion of his
speech, that Prussia may fulfil her German mission
and develope a liberal cause, before she "is over-
taken by a turn perhaps favourable to freedom in
the present constitutional crisis in Austria, and be-
fore it becomes altogether too late." The present
epoch, with its significant occurrences in Prus-
sia, affords a very favourable chance to Austria, if
she only knows how to take advantage of it.
By giving up Venetia, and making satisfactory
terms with Hungary by granting freedom and popu-
lar rights, she may step into the place which Prussia
has forfeited through the misconduct of her rulers,
and take the lead in the march of German politics.
No one will be surprised, however, if this opportu-
nity be lost, as the two great German Powers appear
to be quite infatuated when it comes to the point
when a decision must be made between advancing
the cause of freedom or following a course of abso-
lutism which is more consistent with old feudal
times than with the present advanced times.

SOUTII KENSINGTON, HYDE-PARK,
Queen's, and Rutland Gates, Queen's-te and Peters-
ham Terraces, Queen'tt-gate, Cornwall, and winces Gardens,
Ely tston-place, Cromwell-rotd, Onslow and Thurloe Squares,
Boltons. &c. 3lebsrs TOPLI 4 and ROBE KTS have RE -I-
DENC.ES to SELL an LET in these and surrounding
localities. Offices, 2, Conduit-street, Regent-street, and
South Exnsington, facing the Museum.

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.--During the storms
of the past year the National Lifeb sat Institution, by
its Lifeboats and oilier means, contributed to the savin; of
;07 persons from different wrecks on our coasts. The Insti-
tution also expended £21,t4 in the same peris,d on its itte-
boat er tablishineiits, in addition to grants..;; £1,930 for re-
wards for saving life and exercising, the lifeboats.
The Committee of the Institution etrncstly A i'PEAL to
the public for ASSISTA NcE to enable them to meet the
continued heavy demands en the Institution's 150 lifeboat
stations.
Contributions are received y
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~ at counthe
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bankPrs ; and by the hecretarv,b It, t.sq
nsti tutioH, 14, John-strtet, A-delphi, London.

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London, January 18, 1866.
W. GRAIN, Notary Public.

It 0 YAL ENGLISHR
DEONPERA, COVENT-

(Opera Company, Limited.)
THIS EVENING (FRIDAY). Mr. Charles 'Deffelli's
new opera, in one act, CIIRIsTMAS EVE. Madame F.
Lancia, Madame E. Ihywood ; Mr. A. Cook, and Mr. D.
Miranda.

Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon.
After which. at 8, the grand comic, syeztacular, and ope-
ratic Christmas Pantomime, entitled ALADDIN AND THE
WONDERFUL LAMP; or, Harlequin and the Flying
Palace. (See other advertisements).

ROVAL STRAND THEATRE.
tiole Lessee and Manag,erLss, Sirs. twanborough.

THIS EVENING. at 7 (11th time), NELLIE'S TRIALS.
Messrs. l'arbelle, Behold, Price: Aliase, Swanborough and
Ranee.

After which will be produced a new Opera IlurleEque,
L'AFRIGAINE ; or, The Queen of ,he Cannibtl Islan ,s.
Messrs. Stoyle, James, Thorne; Mesdames Swanborough,
Raynham, Johnstone, ..tc.
To conclude with TURN HIM OUT.

aIFIE LAST EDITION OF " TIIE SUN,'
evataining the Latest SVOILTINti INTELLWEAC
ilan be had Every Evening of
G. R. GLifiNIE, News AGENT,
No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park.

The Wise Men of the East appear to have found
themselves involved in a very serious difficulty, and
it will be a little amusement to the unbusiness-like
folks who reside west of Temple Bar to see how
they will extricate themselves from it. Our present
generation of Councillors and sages of the City
proper have manifested for some time past a deter-
mination to contradict the old belief that citizens of
London were absolutely indifferent to anything
beyond the list of market prices and the state of the
funds. If they cannot exactly modernise the
achievement of that CESAR who found Rome brick
and left it marble, they will certainly be able to say
that the City of the next generation will be very
different from that of the last. What with the
invasion of railway lines, the new streets, and the
City share of the great embankment, there will
certainly be a very great alteration in the aspect of
that busy focus of London life. But, sad to relate,
in the midst of the energetic improvements of the
day, there is one of the most important undertakings
which has come to a deadlock. Citizens are rich
enough, and sufficiently accustomed to venerable
abuses to be prepared for a good deal, but a differ-
ence of two hundred thousand pounds between the
Parliamentary estimate and the contractors' tenders
proved a little too much even for the equanimity of
a Common Council Committee. This difference, it
must be remembered, was not between half and
three-quarters of a million, but between £53,000
and £249,700 ! Such is the startling fact which
was yesterday announced at the meeting of the
Common Council, when the report of the Improve-
ment Committee relative to the Holborn Valley
Viaduct was read by the Town Clerk. The Com-
mittee reported that they had already acquired the
principal part of the property on the south side of
Holborn Valley, and that a good deal of the ground
had been cleared. Of course it was then necessary
to decide upon a tender for the actual construction
of the viaduct, and the committee having applied
to twelve of the first contractors of the day had re-
ceived six answers. The Parliamentary estimate,
as we have said, was £53,000 ; but the horror and
amazement of the Committee may be imagined
when, on examining the tenders, they found the
lowest to be for £239,507, the highest for some
£lO,OOO more. There was evidently something very
wrong somewhere, though whether the mistake was
in the estimate or the tenders was not easilydiscover-
sitp them able. They accordingly appointed a special committee
t
out of the difficulty, bnt the labour
oof getsy
was about equally hopeful. We have
all heard of the difficulty of c, making both ends
meet," and probably most of us have experienced
it on a large or small scale, but to effect a junction
between £50,000 and a
i) quartersei
fo. f
accordingly,
ccmillionor d
ing mightly
a s
puzzle Mr. GLADSTONE h
j
the ease was desperate, and << 14s:clans were in
vain," a special authority was consulted, and plans,
estimates, papers, and tenders were aid in despair
I;,efon Ur, Jo,sEill CUM, with entteatie4 that he