The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-08 00:00:00

THEA.TRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING will be performed THE BUSYBODY.
Messrs. Bnckstone, Farren, &c. ; Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam and
Miss Reynolds.
After which, a new grand Comic Pantomime, entitled
UNDINE ; or, Harlequin and the Spirit of the Waters.
Commen‘e at 7.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer,
THIS EVENlNG—lncreased Attraction—Production of a
new and original Drama, entitled M
adame l LORNE ;
or, The Cradle of Steam : in which Madame Celeste will ap-

pear.
After which, will be produced the new Burlesque, writ ten
•expressly for the Lyceum Company by Robert B. Broil gh,
and entitled THE SIEGE OF TROY. The principal c ha-
racters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Julia St. George, firs. 'Wes ton,
_Bliss Portman, Miss Talbot, Miss Kate Saxon. Miss E. Romer,
.kc. ; Mr. Emery, Mr. Charles Young, Mr. Ellerton, Mr. J.
Rogers, Mr. Barrett, km ; Miss Rosina Wright, Miss X.
'Charles, Miss Harriet Dalton, Arc.
To conclude with the new Comic pantomime, replete TO th
-new tricks and mechanical devices. entitled HARLEQUIN
'TOY HORSE; or, The Cremorne Fete. Clown, Mr Char,les
:Lauri ; Harlequin, Mr. John Lauri ;
•Pantaloon, Mr. Hen ry
;Lauri ; Columbine, Miss Jenny Lauri.
Reduced Prices—Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Fit,.
2 's. ; Stalls, ss. ; Gallery, is.
Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-p.ast
6 , to commence at 7 every evening.
A Morning Performance on Saturday next, at Two.

TEW THEATRE - ROYAL, AD ELM'.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster.
rr,tirs EVENING, MR. WEBSTER'S COMPANY IS
REQUESTED AT A PHOTOGRAPHIC SOIR7RE.
Mant.tger, Mr. B. Webster; Photographer, Mr. J. L. Toole;
Memory, Miss Woolgar ; Everybody, by Everybody sis e.
After which, MEPHISTOPHELES. Mr. Paul Bedford,
Mrs.. A. Mellon, Miss Keeley.
Followed by THE BIRTHPLACE OF FODGERS. 31r.
J. L. Toole, Mr. C. Selby, Mr. Billington ; Miss Kelly, Mrs.
Chatterley.
To cot tclude with the grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled
MOTH IR RED CAP ; or, Harlequin Johnny Gilpin's Ride
to Edmo nton.' Clown, Mr. Croueste ; Harlequin, Mr. HiAde-
brand ; ( 7olumbine, Miss Hayman ; Pantaloon, Mr. Lupino ;
Sprite, 2,1 r. Le Barr.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough.
THIS EVENING, THE RULE OF THREE.
After which, the new Extravaganza, KENILWORTH ; or
Ye Queene. ye Earle, and ye Maydenne.
And TILE LITTLE SAVAGE
Commence at 7 o'clock.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Westminster-road.

Sole Lessee, Mr. William Cooke.

Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper
Gallery, 6d.
During► the week, the great Eastern Spectacle of THE
REVOLT IN INDIA; •r, The Fugitives and their Faith-
ful Steed.

After which SCENES IN THE CIRCLE by the Star
Riders of Europe.
Te conclude with the great Operatic and Burlesque Eques-
trian Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN BARON MUN-
CHAUSEN, AND HIS COMICAL CREAM COB
CRUISER. Baron Munchausen, Mr. W. Anson ; Harlequin,
Mr. IL Hemmings ; Pantaloon, Herr Cole; Clown, Mr. A.
F. Forrest ; Columbine, Miss Julia Weston. The grand
Transformation Scene, introducing Mr. W. Cooke's beautirul
and highly-trained piffles, pronounced unpreeedentedly
magnificent. The new scenery. including the matchless re-
p resentation of the "New Palace of the People, at Muswell
Ifill," perfect gems of art.

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Stage Manager, Mr. It. Phillips.
A Morning Performance of the Pantomime on the Bth, 15th,
at id 22d of January, at Two o'clock.
Carriages for day performances at half-past for, and for
nivtt representation at half-past eleven,

CANTERBURY HALL, Westm;nster-road,—
Proprietor --C. MORTON.
The üblic is most respectfully informed that the FINE
ARTSGALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS NOW
OPEN DAT AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12
o'clock p.m. The Nev Gallery contains an extensive Collec-
tion of Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Rasters 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
added Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether
as regards the architectural beauty of the structures them-
selves, or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations
within, will be found to be wholly without parallel in the
Kingdom.
The MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT commences as usual at
Seven o'clock.

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.-SuN OFFICE, JAN. 8.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.

45—highest since noon yesterday.
37—lowest this morning and during the night.
40—this day at noon.

BArxmETER-30.75.
N.E.-; fresh, with hazy weather. There was a
slight fall of snow this morning.

THE SUN.

SATURDAY. JANUARY 8, 1859.

What an enormous amount of mischief and
anxiety has been occasioned by a few hasty words.
A man who can direct the movements of half a
million of disciplined troops, and a powerful navy,
should not adopt hasty language, which by any
possibility could be subject to niisconstruction.
As we have already stated, it is easy to excite, but
exceedingly difficult to allay, a panic; and neither
`the semi-official declarations, nor even the para-
graph in the Moniteur, have re-established
the confidence so rudely disturbed, nor restored
ase to the money market. There can be no doubt
ti tat there is an intense desire at head-quarters to
ert the consequences of the grave mistake of which
thc EMPEROR suffered himself to be guilty, or, at
all events, to allay the excitement thereby occa-
sioned. It is producing unexpected results, very
injurious to the trade and commerce of France, as
well as to the value of the public securities—a
matte- r on which it is notorious that Louis NAPO-
LEON is peculiarly and very properly sensitive. •
His address was not a mere impromptu, de-
livered on the spur of the moment. Far from
it. It was carefully premeditated—thrown out as
a feeler to Austria, to France, to Italy, to England,
and to Europe generally. It was desirable to know
whether Austria would succumb to the pressure,
and yield to menaces what would not be accorded
to diplomatic reasoning—whether France would
eagerly respond to the call to arms, and show its
anxiety for a new onslaught on Austria. The
state of public opinion in England was also] to be
discovered—what would the people think of the
unity and independence of that glorious nation—
and how it would be received by the other powers
of Europe. These were points worth knowing, and
perhaps the EMPEROR adopted the best mode of
obtaining information without going beyond the
exact limit, or leaving himself without " locus peni-
tentice," a position from which he could retreat,
without any sacrifice of principle, whenever he
thought proper to do so.
We may receive an instructive lesson from the
old fable of the shepherd's boy who, constantly
occasioning false alarms, was not credited when
the wolf really was devouring his flock. Might
wolf create such " false alarms,"
not a very cunning
in order to render the " watch-dogs," who might
interfere with his proceedings, less vigilant ?
It is possible, and there are some matters in the
antecedents of the quondam prisoner of Ham
which prove that it is not altogether opposed
to his system.

There were many rumours previous to the coup
d'etat of his intention to follow the example of our
own CROMWELL, and to dissolve the Legislative
Assembly in a very summary manner; to have him-
self appointed a dictator for the time being, so
long as the state of public affairs required
ouch an officer. These subjects were, however,

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