The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-22 00:00:00

trHE' OPERA-COLONNADE HOTEL (late
Feuillade's), Charles-street, Haymarket, IS SOW
OPEN. •

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, DRURY-LANE•
Lessee and Director, Mr. E. T. Smith.
The Lessee and Director has the honour to announce to the
nobility, gentry, subscribers, and public, that the SEASON
will COMMENCE on MONDAY, April 25, on which occasion
will be produced Bellini's grand Opera
LA SONNAMBULA.
Amina Madlle. Victoire Balfe.
Conte Rodolfo (on this occasion) Signor Badialdi.
Lisa
Madame Heinrich.
Signor Bellini.
. Signor Castelli.
Signor Mongini.

Teresa .................
JINot aro ................
A1e55i0..................

. .... . ............ . .
(His Eivino.... appearance in this country).
After the Opera, the National Anthem.
Musical Director and Conductor, M. Benedict.
• To conclude with a Divertissement, entitled
ARIADNE.

The Ballet by M. Petit. The Music by Adolphe Adam.
bldlte. Y,tefanska, Mdlle. Corilla, Madlle. Morlacchi, 3ladlle.
Madlle. Pasqua% Madlle. Maraquita, Madlle. Rosa,
Mathet,
Madlle. Amina Boschetti. And the corps de ballet.
On TUESDAY, LA FAVORITA : Leonora, Madame Guar-
ducci (her first appearance in this country); Inez, Madlle.
Elena ; Baldassare, Signor Lanzoni (his first appearance) ;
Don Gasparo, Signor Corsi ; Alfonso, Signor Fagotti (his first
appearance); and Fernando, Signor Guiglini (his first appear-
ance at this theatre).
Dress circle, 7s.
r; second circle, ss. • pit, 3s. 6d. • lower
gallery', 2s. ; upper gallery, Is. ; 10s. 6d. BOx-office
open daily from eleven to six, under the direction of Mr.
Chatterton.
There will be Three Grand Morning Performances : on
Friday, May 27 ; Friday, June 17 ; and Friday', July 8.

OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean:
On EAS PER MONDAY, will be produced Shakspeare's
historical play of KING HENRY V.
King Henry V., Mr. C. Kean ; Chorus, Mrs. C. Kean.

NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster.
On EASTER 3IONDAY, THE SERIOUS FAMILY.
Messrs. B. Webster, &c.
After which, THE DEEIL ON TWO STICKS. Mr. J.
L. Toole, P. Bedford, Misses Woolgar, Keeley, Arden, and
Kate KeUy.
Followed by THE PRETTY GIRLS OF STILBERG.
Mr. B. Webster, Billington, Eburne, Misses Woolgar, Keeley,
and Arden.

'Acting liranager—Mr. WM. Smith.
Doors open at a quarter-past six—Commence at seven. Box
office open from 10 to 5• no charge for booking. No fees to
servants permitted. A registry kept of all articles found.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborongh
On Easter Monday will be produced a new Comedietta, by
J. N. Morton, Esq., supported by the company.
After which, THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE.
To conclude with VANDYKE BROWN. Mr. J. Clark,
and Miss M. Ternan.

Commence at ;o'clock.

•
ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Westminster-road.
Lessee and Manager Mr. William Cooke.
On Easter Monday, with extraordinary magnificence, the
splendid romance of IVAN HOE ; cr, The Lists of Ashby.
Ivanhoe, Mr. R. Phillips ; Isaac of York, Mr. Jas. Holloway.
After which, the matchless and unrivalled SCENES IN
THE CIRCLE, introducing the great star Riders and Miss
Emily Cooke, Madame Blanche, Madame Bridges, Madlle.
Fleurette, and Madame Francisco, being the greatest amount
of female equestrian talent ever seen in one night in any
theatre. Grotesques—Messrs. Hemming and Thorne.
To conclude with a Farce.
Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, Ir; Upper
Gallery, 6d. •
Private Boxes, £4 4s, £2 2s, and £1 ls.
Commence at Seven : Carriages at 11.
Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips

(lANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS
k.) GALLERY, Westminster-road.—Open at Seven.
On and after MONIIAY, the 25th inst., will appear
THE DI LEPIERRE FAMILY,
oonsisting of three Juvenile Violinists, viz., Jules, Juliette,
and Julia Delepierre, aged, respectively, FOUR, SIX, and
EIGHT years.
The perfect execution by these Lilliputian Artistes of some
of the most difficult and brilliant Solos, Duets, and Trios ever
written for the violin, has excited mingled wonder and admi-
ration in Continental Musical Circles, and drawn forth enthu-
siastic tributes of praise from the Public Journals of France
and Belgium.
They will perform EVERY EVENING, at NINE and
ELEVEN o'clock, in addition to the usual Entertainments. -

THE ROYAL ACADEMY OVER THE WATER.
Vide "Porton."
CANTERBURY HALL, West minster-road.
OPEN EVERY EVENING.
The Musical Entertainments commence at Seven.
Comic Vocalists :—Mr. E. W. Hackney, J. G. Forde, and
Miss Kate Harley. The Fine Arts Gallery is open from 11
in the morning until 12 at night.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, APRIL 22.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
53—high est since noon yesterday.
4T—lowest this morning and during the night.
52—this day at noon.

BARoltErmu-29.76.
WIND, Northerly; light, with fine weather.

The hopes that had been entertained respecting a
pacific solution of the existing complications have
been greatly diminished, if not destroyed. Austria
is, in the present instance, unquestionably the
aggressor, having thought fit not only to reject the
propositions put forward by the English Govern-
ment, and acceded to by France, Russia, and
Prussia, but to send an ultimatum to Sardinia, to
the 'effect that unless she consented to dis-

arm, and to send away those volunteers
who bad rallied under her standard, war would

VT
be proclaimed within three days. The term will
expire on Easter Sunday. The great festival,
commemorative of the resurrection of the SAVIOUR

of mankind, is to be thus desecrated by a Power
professing to be actuated by Christian principles,
and, beyond all others, subservient to the Papal

authority.
Austria could not, by any possibility, have
supposed that its arrogant demand would have

been accepted, or that Sardinia should consent to

her 'own humiliation.

The brief period allowed for a categorical answer,
for it appears that an " evasive reply will be
considered as a refusal," proves beyond doubt that

she has resolved upon war, and is determined to

precipitate the crisis, so that she may take Sardinia
at a great disadvantage, destroy her forces, and
ravage the country, before French aid can be
rendered available. Eighty thousand Aus-
trian troops have been ordered to the
banks of the Ticino, in addition to those
already there, making up two hundred thou-
sand in all, which it is supposed will be suffi-
cient to sack Turin, and devastate the intermediate
country before adeqilate assistance can be obtained.
It is also rather significant that Prussia has
ordered three corps d'armee amounting to 70,000
men to be placid on a war footing, and although it
is stated that " these measures are merely of a
defensive character, and without any aggressive in-
tention ,"we cannot altogether accept the statement by
a Semi•official journal as completely satisfactory,
or one in which implicit credence can be reposed.
• It seems, therefore, more than probable that the
Cabinet of Vienna has received assurances of sup-
port, which induced it to suppose that it can
gratify its vindictive feelings against Piedmont
with impunity. We do not by any means desire
to justify the conduct of VICTOR EM3fANITEL. Tha
it was highly irritating and calculated to produci
strife is beyond dispute. But he was merely the
tool in the hands of a more powerful monarch,
and he may have bitter cause to deplore the part
he has been induced to act.
however, manifestly
FRANCIS JOSEPH is now,

the aggressor, and has thereby forfeited any sym-
pathies that might have been entertained on his
behalf. Ile has cast the firebrand that
must create a conflagration throughout Europe
which cannot be quenched so easily as
FRANCIS JOSEPH may fondly imagine. That
thcre -will be indignant remonstrances from
the British Cabinet may be readily conceived, and
it is barely possible that they may be of such a
character as to induce the Cabinet of Vienna to
pause in the reckless course on which it has so
unwisely entered. Telegrams, however, cannot
enter into such matters as fully as more deliberate
written communications. Nor will they be accepted
as of equal authenticity by a Power apparently
resolved on war. We fear, therefore, that hostili-
ties will be commenced on Sunday next, of which

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THE SUN.
FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1859.