The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-17 00:00:00

Commence at 7.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET._
sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, A ROMANTIC ATTACHMENT.
Mr. -w. Farren, Mr. Compton ; Miss Ada Cavendish.
To be followed by BROTHER SAM : Messrs. Sothern,
Buckstone, Compton; Mesdames Nelly Moore, Snowden
&c.

After which, ORPHEUS IN THE HAYMARKET :
Messrs. W. Farren, Fisher, Bartleman, Weathersby, dm ;
Mesdames Keeley, Snowden, Moore, Lindley, Woolgar,
Howard, Wright, Coleman, Lovell, Prevot, &c.
To conclude with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST.
Commence at Seven.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the sole Management of Mr. Fechter.

THIS EVENING, TEE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER.
Alr. H. Widdicomb.

After which, THE MASTER OF RAVENSWOOD.
Mr. Fechter; Messrs. Jordan, Emery, Widdicomb, Vezin,
J. H. FitzpatricT, D. Evans ; Mesdames Ternan, Eisworthy,
Lavenu, and C. Leclercq.
Box Office open daily from Eleven till Five.

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING, at 7, a new farce called PIPKIN'S
WSTIC RETREAT, Messrs. J. L. Toole and P. Beatord.
After which, at 8, RIP VAN WINKLE. 'Rip (his 142 d
appearance), Mr. Jefferson, supported by Messrs. Billing ton,
P. Bedford, It Phillips, Yelix 'toga's, Ashley, hburne, C. J.
Smith; Mrs. Billingtcr, &c.
To conclude with LEHIND TIME. Messrs. J. L. Toole, R.
Phillips, Eburne, C. J. Smith ; Miss A. seaman, Sic.

'ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.
THIS EVENING, QUIET LODGINGS.
Atter which, at a quarter to Eight, IT IS NEVER TOO
LATE TO MEND. Characters by Messrs. Vining. T. Mel-
ville, T. Mead, D. Murray, b. Calhaem, F. Villiers, J. G.
Shore, G. Murray, H. Mellon, C. Seytun, R. Cathcart; Miss
L. Moore and Miss Katherine Rodgers.

ROYAL SIRAND THEATRE
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. bwanborough.

THIS EVENING, at Seven (11th time), a new and origi-
nal Comedy, THE FLY AND THE WEB. Messrs. rar-
selle and Price; Misses Swanborough and Raynham.
After which will be produced a new Opera Burlesque,
L'AFRICAINE; or, The Queen of the Cannibal Islan
Messrs. Stoyle, James, 'Thorne; Mesdames Swanborough,
Raynham, Johnstone, ‘tc.
To conclude wfth LENDING A HAND. Messrs. Belford
and Turner; Misses Simpson and Hughes.

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appears to be
Fenianiara than certain that there is more in
was at first supposed, and those
who thought of it
be a little naty as a subject for ridicule will
pthe height to which it has
startled
Since the temporary
the first arrests excitement created by
and trials an - d h STEPHENS has subsided, very little t-e escape of
taken of it in this country, The notice has been
Senate and the O'MAnoxy in America
of the stately National Establishtneiat •
, the collapse
n
have raised a smile perhaps as an it", New York,
s-ln of the A
rioan news. llowever, there have during
last few days been certain significant iiathe
tions that the Government were not altogether
satisfied with the position of Irish affairs,
and last night both Houses were startled by
the request, made by Earl RUSSELL in the one,
and by Sir G. GREY in the other, for leave to bring
in a bill to suspend the Habeas Corpus Act in
Ireland. Such a demand is so very rare in this
country, where constitutional privileges are guarded
with the utmost jealousy, that it is quite certain it
would not be lightly made by any English Minis-
try ; and the manner in which it is proposed to
introduce the bill does not tend to allay the natural
anxiety created by it. Earl RUSSELL thought it
desirable
. to ask their Lordships to sit to-day,
urging, very justly, that if the Bill were neces-
sary at .
all, W that AO time

should
be lost about it, and he ,itecl,
as a precedent the last time when such a 'bill
was passed. It was then introduced on a Sattrfday
and passed through all its stages in one day, a course
which it is evidently intended to follow on the pre-
sent occasion. The Earl of DERBY remarked that
such a proposal indicated a very serious state of
things ; but that while the entire responsibility of
the proceeding must rest upon Her MAJESTY'S Go-
vernment, he felt it would be inconsistent with
their duty if their lordships interposed any unneces-
sary delay. Should the House of Commons think
fit to suspend its standing orders for the sake of
passing the bill in one process, he would himself
offer no opposition to the measure. We may, •
therefore, presume that the bill will be carried
through all its stages to-day ; and indeed it is to be
hoped that such will be the case, since it is not
likely that the Lord-Lieutenant would have asked
for such an extreme measure, or that Earl RUSSELL
would have sanctioned it, without some very de-
cided and urgent reason. Under such circum-
stances, all that can be done is to strengthen the
hands of the Executive by every possible means until
the crisis is past, when there will be ample oppor-
tunity to examine into the origin of the disturbance,
and to criticise the means and manner of its sup-
pression.

The unnecessary or excessive interference of
Government in matters of private enterprise is
always very much to be regretted, and we, in
this country, have a strong antipathy to it in any
We hold the belief that it checks enter-
prise and fetters industry, and certainly the mar-
vellous successes achieved by the uncontrolled action
of private energy and spirit go far to confirm us in
that faith. There are, however, limits which inter-
pose themselves with regard to the too wide exten-
sion of this principle, and a Government must not
altogether abrogate its functions because the
general course of business goes on better without
its direction. Thus it is manifestly part
of the duties of the Executive to protect, as far
as possible, the lives of her MAJESTY'S subjects,
and no one can hesitate to affirm that the gales
which visit our coasts expose our maritime popu-
lation to verygreat and continual dangers. The storms
of the present season have been unusually severe
and lasting, even for an English winter, and the loss
of life has unfortunately been correspondingly great.

'orm.

- - -
In spite of all efforts, numbers of lives have been

sacrificed, and a good deal of property lost, though
what the result would have been had there been a
less admirable fleet of lifeboats stationed on our
coasts through the exertions of the National Life-
boat Institution, we may shudder to think. The
Earl of MALMESBURY last evening drew the atten-
tion of the Upper House to the great danger of our
coasts, and while cordially expressing his admira-
tion of the services rendered by that valuable insti-
tution, he asked whether it would not be possible
for the Government to do something in the matter.
There were still, he said, many dangerous places
on our shores unprovided with lifeboat stations, and
he instanced the case of Christchurch, near South-
ampton, where he hadhimself witnessed a wreck last
Sunday, in which three men perished. The Duke of
SOMERSET, from his reply, appeared to be well satisfied
that other persons should undertake the responsi-
bility, and said he thought that any interference
with an institution which worked so well would be
very much to be deplored. If the Government in-
terfered they might ruin the institution, which
was now in so perfect a condition that the
French Government were desirous of imitat-
ing it. This is all very well, and no
one would wish for a moment that the control of
the Lifeboat Institution should be transferred from
the hands of those gentlemen who have administered
its affairs with so much energy, prudence, and
public spirit for a long period of years ; but there
can be no possible reason why the Government
should not contribute to its means with a liberal
hand. Why can they not give twenty or fifty
boats to the Institution, to be built on the recog-
nised plan, and to be under their management ? it
is idle to say that official recognition of the merits
of the establishment would diminish the voluntary
supplies. Every one knows that such a fleet as is even
now stationed round our coasts cannot be maintained
in efficiency without a very serious and continual
outlay ; and certainly the melancholy record of the
past few months has not tended to diminish the sym-
pathy for the shipwrecked or the interest in the
lifeboat.

It is a national question, involving great public in-
terests—not a local or exceptional charity which
appeals more especially to the wealthy and bene-
volent. The Government of this country send out
so many men upon the seas that they are especially
responsible for providing every possible means of
rescue for the imperilled sailor. All classes of the
community—the merchant who sends and receives
his goods, the consumer who relies on the constant
supply of foreign articles, the pleasure-seeker, the
emigrant, the holiday tourist, are personally con-
cerned more or less directly in the preservation of
life at sea. It is a public duty to do all in
our power to provide the proper appliances, and
while the claim on private liberality and kindness
will not be lessened by a public grant, we should
like to see so important an establishment
receive something more than a mere verbal•
compliment at the hands of the Executive.
If the public money is to be laid out for the public
good, there is certainly no reason why the national
exchequer should not promptly defray the cost of a
given number of lifeboats, to be stationed on such
portions of our coasts as may be most requisite and
advisable.

The House of Commons has made great progress
in the Bill on the Cattle Disease, and the Chancellor
of the Exchequer announced that he would, to-
day, ask the house to read it a third time. This is
very satisfactory, and must be a source of gratifi-
cation to the country at large. Considering the
short time that has elapsed since the meeting of
Parliament, it must be allowed that amazing celerity
has been used. Mr. BRIGHT, nothing daunted by
his previous failures, again set to work last night,
and was at last called to order for his pertinacious
interruptions. Mr. HUNT very wisely made a
proposal to the Government to facilitate the
progress of the bill, which was to the effect
that they should proceed, accepting the deci-
sion of the House on Thursday respecting the
prevention of the movement of cattle by railway,
and leave the consideration of cattle movement in
other ways to a future bill. Sir G. GREY acquiesced
in the suggestion, declaring that when he intro-
duced the bill he had stated that it might be ad-
visable to proceed with the most urgent provisions
at once, and to leave some minor points to
be settled
at a subsequent period. Mr. HUNT'S Bill was
committed
Pro forma,
In
might have an order that he
opportunity of inserting some
amendments to be considered by the Home.
Mr. 0. STANLEY alluded to a very im-
portant part of the subject of cattle conveyance,
namely, the necessity for giving power to inspect
the railway-trucks and canal boats by which cattle
were conveyed. At present the danger ofinspv
eree:
tion is greatly increased by the neglect which
TailE and At any tinn it pert' d9hteriou4 to the