The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-16 00:00:00

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the storms
of the past twenty months the National Liteboat
liistitution, by its cite boats and other means, contributed to
the savin: of 1,25') persons from different wrecks on our
coasts. The Institution also expended .042,420 In the same
perl.4 on its lifeboat ettablishmedts, in audition to granthig
£3,362 as tewarde.
The Committee of the Institution earnestly A ?PEAL to
the public for ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the
continued heavy demands on the Institution's 172 lifeboat
establishments.
Contributions are received country
In• ns
and by the Secretaryby the London and
, Richard Lewis, Esq., at he
tution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London.

TfiEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.
boo Lcss,e and alanager, Mr. I:. Chatterion
EVENING wll be performed haksperc s
'Tragedy
of AIN,JIIOIII Mr. 11. Tainot ; Mcfir6. btuclair, ad,
W. MA ntyi e, Icm i yton ; ct d ane Amy bud,wick,
Jenny Bauer, -Rebecca
Isa4cy. :C
10 conciude with Tti.r, 1;1,6G AILS' OPERA. Captain
IlaJleath, Mr. IV...Harris .n.

-3,,uilnence at Seven.

I:IIEATRE IIOYAL, HAYMARKET,
Sole Let see and mana4er, Mr. Bucks
TIIIS F.Vo:N IN , 111% OV .1% RI, ‘L'i ItOU Messri.
Chu tee Ma hews, Buckst ,ne, Cotni ton, Clinipelca!e,
Clara, Braid. (Jordon, White, ; Mesdauns Mathews, Chie-
pentiale, II right, &e.
Aller which, the BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. The
Misses Healy.
To be tollowed by THE cram. Me srs. C. Mathews,
Compton, hogers ; Mrs. titzwilham,
To conclude with MY. HUSBAND'S 4iIIOST.
Commence at Seven.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.-
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. lechter.
EVENING, BRUTUS AND CXSAR. Miss
Ilenrade.
At a Quarter before 8, the new Drama. in Four Ac's, THE
LONG STRIKE, written by Dion Boucicault. The New
Scenery by Mr. 'I. Greive and assistants. Mess's. S Emery,
H. Wid itzpatOck, Daion, D. Evans, Anderson,
bewbound, Stanley. Lomas, Moreland, Andrews, Reynoids,
and J. C. Cowper.
To conclude with TWEEDLETON'S TAIL COAT. Toby
Tweedleton, Mr. IL Widdicomb ; and Miss Uratton
Acting Manager, Mr. IL Barnett. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West.
Box-office open daily from Ten till Five.

yalIE LONG STRIKE.-ROYAL LYCEUM
Tu E A.T a.E,— John r, y Reilly (an Irish Sailur), Mr. D.
cieault ; Jane Learoyd (a Factory Girl), Mrs. D. Bouci-
cault. At 7 o'ciock,

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining,.
WINTER SEASON.

N.B.—Doors open at Half-past ;ilk, performances to Com-
mence at Seven.
THIS EVENING, a Comedy, in Three Acts, by John
Oxenford, Esq, entitled THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE sir.
Vining, air. J. G. shore; Miss K. Rogers, Miss Neilson, and
Dirs. Buckingham White.
Atter which, at 9 o'clock, THE HUGUENOT CAPTAIN,
by Watts Phiiiips, Esq. Mrs. Stirling, Miss Neilson, Miss A.
Thomson; Mr. Forrester, Mr. G. Honey, and Mr. J. G. Shore.
Grand itallet 01 ito:ienti.ns, in which MM. lelageo,et, clo-
doehe, Comete, and Normande, will appear. Scenery by Mr.
F. Lloyds.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
TEETS EVENING, at 7 precisely (3d time), E MEL ; er,
OLNEY A LIFE. Miss Ka e Terry, Mrs. Allred Mellon,
Miss Furtado, Miss Emily Pitt ; Messrs. Billington, Steklieh-
son, Ashley, Kom2r, C. J. Smith, &c.
To conclude with HELEN ; or. TAKEN FROM
TILE
GREEK. Mrs. A. Mellon. Miss Furtado, 31iss Emily Pitt ;
Messrs. Paul Bedford, K. F. A. Shaw, Ashley,
Eburne.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Airs. bwanborougli.
THIS EVENING, MARRIED B.A.CIIELOR.
Messrs. Thorne and Price; 3lisses Johnstone and llabhes.
To be followed by IN THE WRONG BOX.
After which, will be produced a Grand ilarlesque of
DER FitEISCRUTZ ; or, A Guod Cat tor
ames a Piece -
bowers. horne, Jame, and Robson; esd Swan
borough, Raynham, Johnstone, and du,hes.
To conclude with WAIBING FOIL THE UNDER-
GROUND.

Commence at Seven.

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LONDON, TUESDAI, OCT. 16, 1866.

There is one advantage attending the quiet
autumn months, which are usually characterised as
" the dull time of the year." Subjects of what may
be called chronic importance, which vitally affect
and influence the well-being of the population and
the destinies of the country, are likely to obtain a
fair share of attention. In the whirl and hurry of
the Parliamentary session, the excitement of the
political campaign, there is not much hope that
time or thought will be given to the solution of
those social problems which, after all, belong of right
to the province of the statesman and the legislator.
National education is undoubtedly a matter of the
very highest importance, and it is one which it is
most disastrous to neglect or postpone. While we
are wasting time in careless and occasional discus-
sion, in fierce polemical contentions, and in the
indulgence of party feeling or local jealousies, the
precious mouths are slipping by which are turning
children into men and women. Politicians may be
indifferent, or, if not indifferent, more eager
for the success of their own particular schemes
than for the eventual gain of the country, but the
consequences of the delay are becoming every
day more serious. Oar population is rapidly in-
creasing, and in spite of all that schools of various
denominations have done and are doing the members
growing up in absolute ignorance and heathenism
are reckoned by hundreds of thousands. We talk a
great deal about the elevation of the masses, and
Peculate as to the best mode of raising
them in the scale of intelligence and civilisation, but
there are two most important means of elevation
ready to Our hands which we have hitherto scarcely
heeded. These are the improvement of their dwell-
ings and the education of their children. As it is,
in spite of all drawbacks,
the working clazses of our
day are immeasurably
superior to men and women
of the samerauk thirty or to t
yearssc ago ; and this
is due to the increase:
popular education. invidious comparisons
given to
comparisons
ale often made, unhappily,
without reason
between this county and others. Amer-
Ica and Prus-
sia are both in advance of us in this respect, but
then circumstances it must be admitted are different.
America is not so thickly peopled, and from the pec,_
liar circumstances of her history she has been able
to frame her Government more upon theory than
older and more complex nations. In Prussia a
certain amount of education is compulsory, and
some enthusiasts advocate the adoption of the
inter-
same system here. But to Englishmen any
ference with individual freedom and independence
would be simply intolerable to the people, who
hold, and rightly, the blessings and advantages of
civil freedom and independene'3 to be above any
other boon which the Government can been On