The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-08 00:00:00

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ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
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THIS EVENING, QUIET LODGINGS.
After whiTh, at a quarter to Eight, IT IS NEVER TOO
LATE TO MEND. characters by Messrs. Vining, T. Mel-
ville, T. Mead, D. Murray, n. Calhaern, F. Vibiers, J. G.
shore, O. Murray, B. Mellon, C. Seytun, R. Cathcart; Miss
L. Moore and Miss Katherine Rodgers.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs t wanborough.
THIS EVENING, at 7 ,first time), NELLIE'S TRIALS.
Messrs. Par6elle, Belford, Pried: Atisse, Swanborough and
Ranoe.
After which be troduced a new oera Burlese
L'AFRICAINE will
or, The Queen of the Canpnibtl Islan ,qus.,
Messrs. Stoyle, James, Thorne; Mesdames Swanborough,
Raynham, Johnstone, Jzo.
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LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1866.

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The Cattle Plague has now assumed such for-
midable dimensions that a letter from so influential
a personage as Mr. GLADSTONE cannot fail to
attract attention. The Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer has addressed a letter to Sir T. D. LLOYD
on the subject. The right hon. gentleman is against
the proposal for the Government to treat the
insurance of cattle as a State concern by a guaran-
tee from the Exchequer, and adduces several
reasons against it. In the first place, the difficulty,
amounting to impossibility, of preventing waste and
fraud is mentioned, and no doubt would form an
insuperable obstacle in the way of the success of
the scheme. In the next place, confusion would
arise in those places where landlords and others
have already made their own arrangements, and if
Government moves into the field the consequence
would be that these efforts must be neutralised,
and those " who have met their own losses would
be called as taxpayers to assist in meeting the losses
of other people too." The third reason is, perhaps,
one of the best of all, for it declares that great
harm would ensue from a measure like a " State
Guarantee," because its adoption would cause
people to relax their vigilance, and the stimulus of
self-interest being removed, we should lose the
advantages of those preventive measures by which
alone can we indulge in a reasonable hope of cure,
or a speedy mitigation of the evil at all events. At
the same time, as Mr. GLADSTONE mentions, there
is nothing to say against any schemes of a volun-
tary nature, and therefore the public need not be
precluded from the benefits of such schemes. The
fourth argument is not so good, and displays Mr.
GLADSTONE'S well-known prejudice against agri-
culturists in general, In the first place,
he says, "If the cattle-plague should not
extend itself on a large scale, and so the losses
of a severe character should be confined to a small

portion of the farming class," landlords, neighbours,
• and rateable property should not be relieved from
. the duty of aKsisting them, and the precedent would
be an evil one. Now, it must seem to many that
this is rather a harsh decision, because those who
depend on the assistance of landlords and others are
very likely to come to grief, and besides there is
ever: prospect of the losses resulting from the
cattle
_plague growing very severe. If, on the
other hand, the cattld plague should extend,
the price of meat would increase greatly, and thus
Mr. GLADSTONE thinks that the community would
.have to - pay twice, first for extra prices
in meat, and next for the cattle lost.
This is plausible enough, although the landlords and
cultivators of the soil are doubtless not so sanguine
as the right hon. gentleman appears to be, when he
'says that they would probably, as a class, have their
loss as in a bad corn year counterbalanced by a cor-
responding or greater benefit.

• When he hacisoneluded this official declaration,
.as it may be termed, Mr. GLADSTONE goes on to
offer some further opinions, which are well worthy
of consideration, although, as he states, they are
Oil a subject via; .
mats change iu character

THIS EVENING (MONDAY), Mr. Charles Di&lli's
new opera, in one act, CHRISTMAS EVE. Madame IP.
Lancia, Madame E. Heywood; Mr. A. Cook, and Mr. D
Miranda.

After which, at 8, the grand comic, spectacular, and ope-
ratic Christ mas Pantomime, entitled A LAD DIN AND THE
WONDERFUL LAMP; or, Harlequin and the Flying
Palace. (See other advertisements).

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.--
Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton.
THIS EVENING, the Farce of HUSBANDS, BEWARE.
Mr. G. Belmore, Miss Hazlewood. &c..
After which, the Pantomime, LITTLE KING PIPPIN;
or, Harlequin Fortunatus and the Magic Purse and Wishing
Cap. Messrs. G. Belmore, H. Drayton, G. Weston. Master
Percy Roselli ; Misses 11 azle wood, A. Thomson, E. Falconer,
Pantomimists, Messrs. H. Boleno. C. Lauri, Cormacr,
Savia, Miss Morgan, and Madame Boleno.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.-
Sole Lessee and Mansger, Mr. Buekstone.
THIS EVENING, BROTHER SANI : Messrs. Sothern,
Backstone, Compton ; Mesdames IN elly Moore, Snowden,

To be followed by ORPHEUS IN THE HAYMARKET.
Messrs. IV. Farren, Father, Bartleman, Wealhersby, dre ;
Mesdames Keeley, Snowden, Moore, Lindley, Woolgar.
.Howard, Wright, Coleman, Lovell, Prey:A, &c.
To conclude with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST.

ROYAL LYCEUM T EIEATRE.-
Under the sole Management t,t Mr. Fechter.
THIS EVENING, THE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER.
31r. H. Widdicomb.
After which, THE MASTER OF RAVENSWOOD.
Mr. Fechter; Messrs. Jordan, Emery, Widdicomb, Vezin,
J. H. FitzpatricK, D. Evans ; kesdames Ternan, Eisworthy,
Lavenu,hnd L'.Leclercq.

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.

THIS EVENING, at Seven, anew farce called LEHIND
TIM 6. Messrs. J. L. Toole, U. Poißine. Eburne, C. J. Smith;
Miss A. t.,eaman, &c.
Alter which, at 8, RIP VAN WINKLE. Rip (his 108th
appearance), Mr. .h.fferson, supported by Messrs. Billington,
P. Bedford, It Phillips, k elix Itogirs, Ashley, liburne, C. J.
Smith ; Mrs. Billingtor, &c.