The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-15 00:00:00

THE ARMY AND NAVY GAZETTE,
and Journal of the MILITIA. and VOLUNTEER FORCES.
—On Saturday, January 7, will be published, price 6d., the
First Number of a New Weekly Paper, under the above title,
devoted to the discussion of questions relating to the Mili-
tary Services and National Defence, and the diffusion of
authentic information upon these subjects. The Army and
Navy Gazette will be edited by Mr. W. H. RUSSELL, LL,D.,
Special Correspondent of " The Times." Temporary Office,
11, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street.

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS
for; ORPHAN AND NECESSITOUS CHILDREN,
Pinner.

Patron—llls Royal Highness the Prince Consort.
The anniversary dinner, fo celebrate the foundation of this
Institution, will be held a, the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-
street, on Thursday, the 22d instant.
Charles Dickens, Esq., in the Chair.
The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex have kindly con-
sented to attend.
Tickets, One Guinea each, to be obtained from any of the
Stewards, or at the office of the Institution, 81, Cheapside.
ALFRED LENCII SAUL, Secretary.
Dec. 13, 1859.

ROYAL EN GLISH OPERA,
COVENT -GA RDEN.
Under the management of Miss L. Pyne and M.W.r Harrison.
THIS EVENING, DINO R A H. Messrs. Santley, H.
Corr!, St. Albyn, and W. Harrison ; Miss Pilling,shliss
wall, and Miss Louisa Pyne.
Conductor, Alfred Mellon.

Ballet, LA FIANCEE. Messrs. W. H. Payne, H. Payne,
F, Payne, Mdlle. Lequine, Pasquale, Pierron, Clara Morgan,
and Mons. Vandris.

Doors open at half-past 7—Commence at 8 o'clock.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
TATS EVENING the performances will commence with
A CURE FOR THE HEARTACHE.
After which, by desire, THE CONTESTED ELECTION,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mr. Buckstone,
And A KISS IN THE DARK.

Commence at 7.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
Lessee, Mr. A. Harris.

THIS EVENING, the new drama. entitled HOME
TRUTHS. Messrs. G. Melville, J. G. Shore, F. Matthews,
Miss C. Lec'ercq and Mrs. Charles Young.
To be followed by the new Petite Comedy, entitled
GOSSIP. Messrs. Ryder, Meadows, 11. Bland, J. G. Shore;
and Mrs. C. Young.
After which, Mons, Espanosa (Premier Danseur Comique),
will appear, with Madlle. Nariquita, assisted by the Ladies of
the Corps de Ballet, in Le Grand Pas du Dervish de Faust, as
danced by him 150 consecutive nights at the Theatre de la
Porte St. Martin, Paris.

To conclude with NURSE Y CHICKWE ED. Messrs. H.
Widdicomb, Meadows, H. Saker ; Miss L. Keeley and Mrs.
Weston.

EW THEATRE - ROYAL, AD ELPHL
N Sole rroprietor and Manarrer, Mr. Bent. Webster.
THIS EVENING. THE DEAD HEART. Messrs
B. Webster. J. L. Toole, David Fisher, Paul Bedford. Stuart,
Bill-W.lon, C. J. Smith, Eburne, Moreland; Miss Woolgar,
and Miss K. Kelly.
Followed by the successful piece of extravagance, called
DINORAH UNDER DIFFICULTIES. Messrs. J. L. Toole,
P. Bedford, C. J. Smith, Eburne, and Miss K. Kelly.
Doors open at hall-past six—Commence at seven. Box-
- Office open from 10 to 5. No charge for securing seats,
nor for bills of performance. All fees to servants of this
establishment are strictly prohibited.
Acting Manager—Mr. Win. Smith.'

THEATRE-ROYAL LYCEUM.-
Sole Lessee and Directress, Madame Celeste.
THIS*EVENING, a new Vaudeville CornedJetta, called
THE KEY UNDER THE DOOR-MAT. Messrs. James
Jno Rouse, &c. ; Mesdames A, H. Hatton and Julia
St. George.
To be followed by the new Drama Fantas+ique, entitled
PARIS AND pr,F,AsTIRE ; or, Home and Happiness.
Principal characters by Messrs. W. Lacy. J. Vining, J. John-
stone, F. Villiers ; 3lisses Julia St. George, Hudspeth, Kate
Saville, A. Burdett, and Madame !'eleste.
Po conclude with ST. MARY'S EVE. Madame Celeste
and Mr. Rouse.

ROYAL ST. :TAMES'S THEATRE,
King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter-
ton. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and West-
minster, the Park being open to carriages and foot passen-
gers all hours of the night.
THIS EVENING, A DEAD SHOT.
"-With A DAY AT PARIS. Miss L. Thompson and Mr. C
Young.
After which TH CHATTER-BOX. Messrs. Barret, Bra-
zier ; Mesdames F. 31atthews, Murray, and Eliza Arden.
Followed by MAGIC TOYS, support.d by Miss Lydia
Thompson, Clara: St. Cassc, &c.
Reduced Prices—Gallery, 6d; Pit, Is. The BoK-ofnce open
from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past six ; perform
ance commences at 7.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Westminster-road.

Sole Lessee—Mr.William Cook, his Farewell Season.

THIS EVENING. the grand melo-dramatic production,
by Tom Taylor, Esq., called GAR I lULDI ; illustrating the
pri,cipal events in the Life of the Great Italian General.
To be followed by New and 'rranscendant Equestrian Talent
of Young Menoni, supereminent in his somersaults and inap-
proachable—The brilliant Lady Rider, Miss Emily Cookr
Toe Wonderfully-schooled Dogs and Monkeys, and Into li-
gent Elephant—Amazing, Rondines by John henry
Cooke, the first horseman in the Universe—EqUestri an Blind
Man's Buff—Vaulting Ambition, by the treble-headed Won-
ders—Sig. Dela.vanti and his admirable Protegees. varied by
those heralds of fun, the Clowns, Mimes, and Drolls.

To commence at 7.
Stage Manager, Mr. IL Phillips

fIANTERBUR v HALL CONCERTS.-
EVERY 3Tusic of Verdi's Opera of
MACBETH (now first made public in England at these Con-
certs).
And a Grand Se ection from Meyerbeer's new opera of
DINORATI.

Comic Vocalists -Messrs. Oeorre unison (the Irish Come-
dian and Mimic), W. T. Critchtiold, and E. W. Hackney.
Several interesting Pictures are added to the Fine Arts
Gallery. The suite of Halls have hen re-decorated and
beautified, and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant
sights of the metropolis.
ROSA BONIIEUR'S celebrated PICTURE of the HORSE
FAIR is now added to the already magnificent Collection of
Paintings in the Canterbury Hall Fine Arts Gallery. The
gallery is open from 9 a.m. till 12 p.m. Admission, Six-
pence.

THE WEATHEIL—SuN OFFICE, DECEMBER 15
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
40—highest since noon yesterday.
29 —lowest this morning and during the night.
32—this day at noon.

BAROMETWit-29.98.
WIND, Northerly; light, but cold and frosty. Some
snow in the night.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tuts DAY.—Morning, sh. 2-Im.—Afternoon, sh. 49m,
To-moßßow.-Morning, 6h. 11m.—Afternoon, Ch. 40m,

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THE SUN.

LONDON, THURSDAY, DEC. 15, 1859.

The Congress seems to be the leading feature of
French opinion just now. What is the Congress
to do? It is a mockery on a large scale, for in
reality nothing good for the interests of humanity

will result from a meeting of parties each pre-deter-
mined to outdo his fellow-congregationist. The
Emperors of France and Austria have had a
sudden, and, as it would seem, an unpremeditated
meeting at which they talked—shook hands and
parted—each thinking himself the cleverest of the
two. That meeting at Villafranca was only a sort
of decoy duck to lure either or both of them to their
doom. There was no sincerity in the compact—
it was merely a " sell " to gain time—and now that
some months have been wasted with the same
•
purpose, they affect,to get the stamp of Europe to
seal the folly of their Imperial doings. Sorry are
we that England should have been caught in the
foreigners' snare, but judging from the past of
Lord. PALMERSTON'S pliability, we cannot be much
surprised at anything from his clever, thimble=
rigging hands. He is professedly one of the best
political jokers, and possibly one of the slyest poli-
tical rogues in Europe, or out of it. None but
himself could be his parallel sate a gentleman who
finds abundance of work for clerical denunciation.
It was but yesterday that the representative of the
Emperor FRANCIS JOSEPH drove up in affected
state to present his credentials to the
Emperor of
the FRENCH, accrediting him to the Congress, for
the supposed purpose of settling the affairs of Eu-
rope. Why, it was but last January
that the Emperor of the Fr.ENcn thought
it suitable to his plans to unsettle the then existing
state of affairs; and. now, finding that in his Im-
perial wisdom he had not only unsettled other
people, but himself to boot, lie is trying hard to
" hark back" with a view of trying his hand
again: But it won't do: A man may bo
too clever by half, and Emperors are
not exempt from the frailties of humanity,
nor can they plead immunity from their conse-
quences. The Prince DE METTERNICH made a
formal speech on delivering his, letters of cre-
dence, . and the Emperor NAPOLEON made a
.rigmarole reply equally insincere but equally