The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-15 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING the performances will commence with
THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE.
With THE CONTESTED ELECTION.
After which, OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND.
And LIJALLOWE'EN.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Leases and Directress, Miss Swanborough
THIS EVENING, THE GOOSE WITH THE GOLDEN
EGGS.
And TO PAIIEN IS AND GUARDIANS.
After which, TRYING IT ON.
Followed by THE VERY LATEST EDITION OF THE
LADY OF LYONS.
Commence at 7 o'clock.

CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.—
EVERY EVENING.—The Music of Verdi's Opera of
MACBETH (now first made public in England at these Con-
certs), the extraorainary Violin Performances of the cele-
brate n
d Ifant DELEPIERRE FAMILY, and the usual
Vocal Conceit
_Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come-
gay. and Mimic), W. T. Critchfield, and E. W. Mackney.
Seceral interesting Pictures are added to the Fine Aits
Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and
beautified, and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant
sights of the metropolis.
Will shortly be produced, a Grand Selection from Meyer-
beer's new opera of DINHORA.

TH.3 WEATHER.-SIIN OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 15.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
60—higf.;.est since noon yesterday.
51—lowest this morning and during the night.
62—this day at noon.
Basnmrrmt-29, .63.
WIND, Northerly ; light, with dull cloudy weather,
inclining to

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
TRIG DAYMorning, 3h. 27m.—Afternoo, 3h. 42m.
.
To-Idol/mow-Morning, 3h. 57m.—Aftermon, 4h. 12m.

There is no doubt that the Emperor NAPOLEON is
the most adept of political conjurors. He continues
to mystify everybody by his double-doubting
oracular proceedings. The determination to allow
of no foreign intervention in the affairs of Central
Italy had given great offence at Vienna, when
presto appears the article in the Itloniteur re-
buking the leaders of the patriots, and the
wise men of Vienna are almost beside them-
selves with joy. But they reckon rather too fast.
The Emperor NAPOLEON has a policy of his own,
and means to stick to it, at least for the present.
Meanwhile the consolidation of Italian Indepen-
dence is making steady progress—calm as it is
dignified. This is reassuring to the friends of
liberty. The number of French troops in Lom-
bardy and places adjacent is stated to be nearer
100,000 than 50,000, as originally given out.
There may be good reason 2 for this. If the
Emperor NAPOLEON really means to prevent the
Austrians from any further interference in the
affairs of Italy, the presence of such a force may be
necessary, for the knowledge of such power being
on the ispot will discourage the Austrians from
making any attempt to reinstate the renegade
Dukes on the thrones they have forfeited, as much by
their breaking their oaths and promises as by their
recent acts in fighting against their own subjects.
Thus the day of retribution comes with redoubled
anguish on those who have, as it were, contrived to
dig their awn graves ! They first pandered to the
bigotted cupidity of Austria as the slave of Rome ;
—betrayed their sacred trust as princes, and de-
graded themselves, as men, by turning traitors to
humanity, by the infamy of their conduct. Having
so acted, let them now take their reward, and thank
Providence that their lives are yet spared for days
of penitence and nights of remorse.
The reign of Bourbonism is coming to an end.
It has profited little by experience, and misfortune
seems only to have hardened its stony heart. Well,
like the Stuarts, they have :had their day, and
failed to improve it as they might. Time tra-
velled too fast for them, and they are now left in
the lurch solely by their own too clever con-

trivance.
It would appear that the perfidy of the Chinese
Government tends to strengthen the alliance
with France, and may yet be productive of mere
solid benefit to Italy. We sincerely hope so. If
the Emperor NAPOLEON would but eschew
any predilection for setting his cousin on an
Italian throne, if but even for the present, and
cordially seeond the liberal intentions of Eng-
land, he would find not only France, but all
the enlightened people throughout Europe
applaud his conduct. Despotism is only
tolerable to a good end, as the Dictatorship
of the Romans was submitted to for the
salvation of the State, and the sooner NAPOLEON
can get out of his present trammels the better will
it be for his dynasty, and the welfare of the French
people.

The atrocity of the Chinese Outrage glares upon
Christendom. It not only justifies by anticipation
—it imperatively demands a terrible, instant, and
overwhelming retribution. The occurrence is a
Crime, and a Crime of the most heinous character.
It is not only an infringement of the Law of Nations
—it is an infamous and flagrant violation of the
Laws of Humanity. The guilt is the supreme
guilt of leze inajeste, of high treason to the sanctity
of civilisation. Here was a Treaty of Peace
solemnly agreed between the Plenipotentiaries,
not of two, not of three, but of four great empires
—the British, the French, the Russian, the Chinese.
The compact was sacred and binding. The ink
upon the documents was scarcely yet dry, the seals
were yet warm from the confirmatory, or rather'
we might even say (by reason of their symbolical
character), from the consecrating impress ! The
oaths of fraternal reconciliation were yet vibrating
in our remembrance—when this monstrous act at
once of cowardice and ruffianism proved definitively,
for once and for all—between the Chinese and the
rest of the human race—who have the best right
and title to the designation of Barbarians !

The memorable and contumelious outrage perpe-
trated three years ago by the creatures of Commis •
sioner YEE, upon the British flag then flying on
board the lorcha " Arrow" while afloat upon the
waters of Canton, England recognished at the time
as a perfectly adequate reason for severe and
summary chastisement. But what was the insult
to the sacred symbol of our Sovereignty on board
the lorcha " Arrow" to the brutal and bloody
crime accomplished under circumstances of peculiar
and, in some respects, we believe, of un?aralleled
atrocity, upon Saturday, the 25th of June—the mas-
sacre upon the 19eiho of nearlyfre hundred, killed
and \ wounded, B ritish and French, seamen and
marines? Recollect the nature of the circumstances
under which this massacre took place. Remember
that tb.e little expeditionary, oresther purely corn-
-
plimen t ary, force which was t attacked unex
pectedl3 by an execrable ambush—daring « time of
proforma "peace—comprised altogether no more than
1,300 me nof both nations, and of all arms, who were
there on board the small allied squadron in a man-
ner as t'Abo pnrsaivants of the newly-arrived Mini-
sters of E: ais7l.and and France, the Hon. F. W. BRUCE
and M. 1); E B4OURBOULON, then on their way, with
their .resp ecti vo, suites, to the imperial city of Pekin
—the ratter .orr. board the Du Chayla, theforrner on
board tile C 4 TromaNdel. Altogether, we say, the

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THE SUN.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1859.