The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-16 00:00:00

itODYAL
coVEENGLISH. OPERA,
Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W.
Harrison, Sole Lessees.
THIS EVENING, THE SONG OF HIAWATHA,
MIS R Matilda geron, Madame Palmieri, Mr. St. Albyn, Mr.
Corri, Mr. Wallworth.
To be followed by BIANCA, THE BRAVO'S BRIDE;
Illsl4 Louisa Fyne, Miss Thirlwall ; Messrs. A. Lawrence,
B. Wharton, Corri, St. Albyn, Wallworth, Lyall, Distin,
And Mr. Wm. Harrison.
Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon. Commence at Seven.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lemee, Mr. J. B. Backstone.
THIS EVENIN(4, the performances will sommenee with
THE RIVALS. Sir Lulus O'Tricre,rer, Mr. John Brougham;
'Lydia Languish, Miss Fanny Stirling.
After which, a new Pantomime, QUEEN LADYBIRD
p.NI) HER CHILDREN. The Pantomimists by the un-
rivalled Leclercqs, Herr Cole, and Fanny Wright.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—
Lessee and Manager. Mr. A. Harris.
THIS EVENING, DON CIESAR DE BAZAN. Don
Caesar, Mr. Fechter. Supported by Messrs. Basil Potter,
F. Matthews, J. G. Shore, Miss M. Harris, Miss C. Leclercq,
and Mrs. Weston.
After which, a new Christmas comical pantomime, entitled
:ROBINSON CRUSOE ; or, Harlequin Friday, and the Ring
of the Caribbe Islands : in which Monsieur Espinosa and
Mille. Marie Dumilatre, of the principal eantinent,ltheatres
will appear. Clown, Mr. A. F. Forrest

THEATRE - ROYAL LYCEUM.
Soie Lessee and Directress, Madame CELESTE.
THIS EVENING the new drama, THE HOUSE ON THE
BRIDGE OF NOTRE DAME. Principal characters by
Mr. G. Vining, Mr. J. Johnstone, Mr. Villiers, Mr. Clifford,
Mr.. John Rouse, Mr. Forrester, Mr. Morris ; Miss M.Ternan,
Miss K. Saville, Miss L. Thompson, and Madame Celeste.
Atter which, the Lyceum Christmas Comic Extravaganza,
ragVISIOLNT sTABELE ; or, The
ROSE, ITS Rose withoutFADING a Thorn, showinz
OF A AT EVE
AND THE MAY-BLOOM OF THE WILD BRIAR.
To conclude with a new Divertissement. Miss Lydia
Thompson, dzc.

ADELPHI, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Beni. Webster.
THIS EVENING, AN UGLY CUSTOMER. Messrs. J.
L. Toole, C. Selby, and Warde ; Miss K. Kelly, and Miss E.
Thorne.
After which, THE COLLEEN BAWN. D. Bousicault, D.
Fisher, Billington, Falconer, Stephenson. C. J. Smith, Romer.
Miss Agnes Robertson, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billington, and
Mrs. Chatterley.
To conclude with a new Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled
BLUE BEARD FROM A NEW POINT OF HUE.
Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford. C. J. Smith ; Miss Woolgar,
K. Kelly, La do and K. Thorne.
Doors open at half past 6—Commence at 7.
Box-office open from 10 till 5.
No charge for booking.
Private boxes, £2 25.; Family Boxes, It
Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, is.;
Pit Stalls, 2. ; Pit, le. ed. ; Amphitheat Smith. Gallery, 6d.
Acting Manager—Mr. Wm.

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A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.--
Proprietor and Manager. Mr. W2ll. BATTY.
Immense auccess of " Tnrpin's Ride to York"
The Last Morning Performance will take place on Friday,
Feb. 22, when the Boys. of the Duke of York's School will
attend with their splendid Brass Band, commencing at two
o'clock with the Pantomime and Scenes in the Arena.
THIS EVENING. will be reproduced TURPIN'S RIDE
TO YORK, AftlD THE DEATH OF BLACK BESS, in
which the Brothers Edwin will appear with their celebrated
Steed Black Bess.
To be succeeded by Scenes in the Arena, supported by
talented Parisian and British Artistes.
Concluding,. with Batty's Prize EqUeStian Comic Panto-
mime, for Good Little Bois and Girls, by T. L. Greenwood,
entitled HARLF.QUDT AND THE WONDERFUL
HORSE ; or, Percinet and Grociosa, the Ugly Duchess and
the Greedy King, produced with Gorgeous Scenery. by Mr.
Cu
thethert, new Costumes and Appointments Equestrian Harlequinade,
and the celebrated Old Bob Ridley.
Box-office open daily trom 11 till 4
Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST.
Director of
Commence the Arena—
atMr. Pearson.
7.

CANTERBURY-HALL CONCERTS !!
A Grand Selection from Verdi's Opera,
IL CORSARO,
consisting of the following Morceaux:—
Preludio.
Coro Scena ed Aria. "Tutto parca Sorridere"
Coro di Odalische. " Oh qual perenne"
Cavatina "Vola talor dal Carcere"
Coro ed inno
Scena ed Aria. " Cento leggiadre Vergini"
Terzetto Finale "Vol tacete to non"
will shortly be produced, in the orignal key and Italian
law:maze—the first time of performance in this country—in
addition to the usual attractions.
Mr. F. JONGTIMANS, Musical Director.
Also, in preparation, Selections from Verdi's New Operas,
'Un Ballo in Maschera," " Simon Boccanegra ;" and Flo-
tow's celebrated Opera of "Stradella."

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Taw Dey.—Morning, sh. 36m.—Afternoon, sh. 54m.
To-moßßow.-Morning, 6h. Bm.—Afternoon, 6h. 24m.

THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, FEB. 16, 1561.
THEEMOYETER, IN THE SHADE.
48—highe since noon yesterday.
42—10 w this morning and during the night.
50—this day at noon.
BAROMETER--29.65.
WlND—West ; light airs and fine.

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THE SUN.
LONDON, SATURDAY, FEB. 16, 1881.

After all the rumours, then, of better promise
The French intervention at Rome is to be continued.
such, we, understand, to be the drift of the new
pamphlet written professedly by M. DE LA GIJER-
110NIERE, and published with the sanction of the
Ilinister who defends his severity towards another
-writer who went, in his judgment, too far. Of
course, under such a regime the views of the new
pamphlet " France, Rome, and Italy," must be con-
sidered 47 second to columns in the official por-
tion of the lifoniteur itself. This country will
read the pamphlet, of which, indeed, a few extracts
contain all that is essential, with regret. It had
been hoped that on the fall of Gaeta, Imperial am-
bition itself would be ashamed to perpetuate
the oft condemned intervention at Rome.
But the pamphlet looks like the vindication of
a policy at Rome closely resembling that of pre-
venting so long the capture of Gaeta, and we have
little doubt that whatever the alleged reasons, the
real reasons are the same.

It were useless to follow all the rhetoric of the
pamphlet. What is the result, is the only inquiry
of importance ; this it is: " The EMPEROR will
leave his sword at Rome in order to protect the
security of the Holy Father. He cannot sacrifice
Italy to the Court of Rome, neither can he deliver
up the Papacy to the revolution. Impassible, he
will patiently await the hour when the Pontifical
Government, at last disabused in regard to the
dangerous allies who have imposed their support
upon it, shall be able to distinguish between those
who have done everything to bring about its ruin,
and those who have done everything for its preser-

cation."
Of course a show of reasoning is produced for
such a policy ; indeed, the declarations, which we
may well suppose to be almost verbally those of the
EMPEROR himself, are intended to convey their own
reasons, however—reasons as little likely to be satis-
factory to other countries as they are to be the EM-
PEROR'S private opinions. They err at least griev-
ously by defect. He likes, it is true, neither the
Court of Rome, nor the Revolution which is making
the King of a Italy a Monarch only second to an
Emperor of FRANCE ; he has done his best, as our
last Blue Book on Italy shows, to prevent such a
consummation. He' fretted and chafed under the
revolution which was giving Italy Union and In-
dependence, till he could not refrain from harassing
at Gaeta the cause which England would not allow
him to obstruct when GARIBALDI was waiting to
cross the straits of Messina, but over and above all
this, the great intermeddler likes meddling for its
own sake. He acknowledges in explicit language
in this pamphlet that he is guilty of " intervention"
at Rome, and calls it generous intervention !"
Generous, it may well be asked, to whom ? To
the Roman people, on -whom he forced it at the point
of the bayonet ? or to VICTOR EMMANUEL, to
whose Government they make every effort to unite
themselves ? To the Court of Ronse, with whom
he declares himself at variance ? To Italy, 'which
desires the completion of its unity and the restora-
tion of its historic capital, as much as the poor
Romans themselves de,i,ire the same thing ?—Ro,
there is but one being. on eartli to whom LOMB