The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-06 00:00:00

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean.
THIS EVENING, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS.
Fabien and Louis dei Franchi. By Mr. C. Kean.
To conclude with A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.

Commence at 7.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckatone.
THIS EVENING, SHOCKING EVENTS.
THE CONTESTED ELECTION.
After which, OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND.
To conclude with HALLOWE'EN.
Commence at 7.

NTW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Beni. Webster.
Mr. B. Webster's Benefit.
THIS EVENING, 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.
After which, the first time, ONE TOUCH OF NATURE.
Messrs. B. Webster, Billington, Eburne, 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.
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, CAPTAIN CHARLOTTE. Mies M.
lton.
After whisk, 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 MACBETII. The
whole of the first Act of this Opera, now
_the CAN-
produced
for the first time in this country (the remaining three acts
being in course of rehearsal), is sung nightly at
TERBURY HALL CONCERTS.
THE DELEPIERRE FAMILY,
Consisting of three Juvenile Violinists, , Jules, Juliette,
FOUR, SIX, and
and Julia Delepierre, aged, respectively,
EIGHT years.
The perfect execution by these Lilliputian Artistes of some
of the most difficult and brilliant Solos, Duets, and Trios eve;
written for the elan, 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, Avetrwr 6.
THZAHOMITER, IN THZ BIWA.
72—highest since noon yesterday.
67-lowest this morning and during the night.
68—this day at noon.
BAnotairruu--30.13.
WIND, South-Westerly ; light, with dull cloudy wee.
ther, and slight rain.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tins DAY.—Morning, 7h. lm.—Afternoon, 7h. 26m.
To-Mop-Morning, 7h. 64m.—Afternoon, Bh. 27m.

THE SUN.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1859.

Well, it would seem, if we may believe the
Moniteur, that we are to have peace in right good
earnest. We shall be truly glad to find it prove

so. But to make assurance doubly sure we cannot
sufficiently express our thanks to the Government
for their unceasing determination to strengthen
our defences both by land and water. We are not
only to have an army of reserve but a navy also.
This is as it should have been long long ago. It
was in vain that we pointed out the suicidal prac-
tice of not only dismantling our ships on their re-
turn to port, with their rigging well seasoned, and
their whole equipage very little the worse for wear
and tear ; but the greatest folly of all was in the
discharge of the men. The insanity, for we cannot
call it policy or economy, of discharging the very
heart and soul of our national safety is beyond or-

dinary comprehension. But so it was, and dearly
bought has been oar experience of its utter folly.
No wonder that our naval estimates have been
swollen to such magnitude with very little to show
tor it. It is said that the life of a ship averages
about twelve years ; but this is absurd. We
know many, very many ships, which have lasted
twenty, nay, even thirty years, and are still
British hearts of oak, fit to do duty on salt water,
and able to give a good account of an " ugly cus-
tomer" in double quick time. But all that sort of
economy was against the " system" of dockyard
jobbery, and the nation had to pay dearly for in-
competency, sheer extravagance, and shameful
waste. Nobody was right but the Jack in office ;
and the poor Jack, cast adrift after having perfected
his knowledge as a gallant seaman, was sent to the
right about to bestow his well-trained abilities on
a foreign country! If ever there was madness in
the mismanagement of our best defenders this caps
it all.

Such has been the disgust created in the minds of
seamen at this sort of conduct that many thousands
have left the Navy from sheer aversion to rt. country
which could tolerate such ungrateful conduct. And
to talk of patriotism to a man who is left to otarve,
or to wait till State necessity finds it imperative to
seek his services, is only adding insult to injury.
For what reliance can be placed on the faith of
those who only condescend to be civil when they

want your services ? People in power may talk of
one's duty to his country ; but what avails patriot-
ism to a starving man ? His first duty is to him-
self; it is the law of nature, and the cherished sense
of embittered wrong only tends to make more sour
instead of sweetening the moody anguish of his
forlorn hopes. Aristocratic pride and official pre-
sumption, added to unquenchable selfishness, have
lost England the good hearty services of many ex•
cellent men.

" My country's blind ; corruption veils her eyes,
Or paints her heroes in a strange disguise.
Her tars are brave, intrepid, and so forth,
But mourn the bar opposed to friendless worth."

This it is that rankles in the heart of many a
gallant sailor, and will continue so until a better
system be adopted in our naval administration.
And now we really think that the eyes of the coun-
try are opened to the long continued system of
abuse which has been practiced with such disre-
gard to the welfare of the service.
While we wish to be just to the present advisers

of the Crown—let us also be just to the Emperor
NAPOLEON. It is to him that we owe this sudden con.
version in our rulers to the absolute necessity of put-
ting the country in order, for fear of invasion and
the loss of our dearly cherished prestige of being
Lords Paramount on the wide waters that guard our
native isle. The forlorn state of our navy in the
face of such extravagant outlay was only arrested
the other day by the fearless intrepidity of Sir
jogN PAKINQTON—a mere civilian—but a true-
hearted Briton, who boldly took the bull by the
horns, and set about the restoration of the navy in
a spirit of chivalry worthy of a NELSON. And he
having set the example, his successors are now com-
pelled to follow out:his patriotic exertions. The
only marvel is that things should have been
allowed to have drifted so utterly—so ruinously
to leeward. Of course, no one is to blame
when once the murder is out ; but if it were a
matter of praise instead of one of censure, we should
have had a hundred claimants for the laurel ! This
comes of Whig hypocrisy and Tory make-shift, for
ravenous aristocratic pride and grasping greedinws
are at the bottom of it all. Again we thank Louis
NAPOLEON for having shown us our weak point and
so having touched up our metal, that we shall be in
better condition hereafter to give him a warmer
reception.

The honourable gentleman, the member for Bod-
isin-.Dt. MICHELL—has vindicated his character
triumphantly. He stands before the House, and

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