The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-28 00:00:00

ROY AL ENGLISH OPERA,
COVENT-GARDEN.
Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W.
Harrison, Sole Lessees.
TMS EVE'N'ING, LE DOMINO NOIR. Miss Louisa
Pyne, Miss Thirlwall, Miss Leffler ; Messrs. H. Haigh, H.
Corti, A. St. Albyn, and Horncastle.
To conclude with a Divertissement.
Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mallon. Commence at Seven.

yr PLEA'FRK-R.O Y AL, HAYMARKET.
Lemee, Mr. J. B. Backstone.

THIS EVENING, the performances will cominenne with
the Comedy of THE BABES IN THE WOOD. Messrs. E.
Villiers, Buekstone, W. Farren, Mrs. Wilkins, and Miss F.
Stirling.
Atter which, a new Pantomime, QUEEN LADYBIRD
AND HER CHILDREN. The Pantomimists by the un-
rivalled Leclercqs, Herr Cole, and Fanny Wright.

Commence at 7.

OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
Lessee and Manager, Hr. A. Harris.

THIS EVENING, the Farce of A.S.S.
To be followed by DON GiESAR DE BAZAN. Don
Caesar. Mr. Fechter. Supported by Messrs. Basil Potter,
F. Matthews, J. G. Shore, Miss M. Harris, Ansa C. Leclercq
and Mrs. Weston.
After which, a new Christmas comical pantomime, entitled
ROBINSON CRITSOE ; or, Harlequin Friday, and the King
of the Caribbe Islands in which Monsieur Espinosa and
Mdlle. Marie Dumilatre, of the principal cantinental theatres
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 M
DAME. Principal carters by
Mr. G. Vining., Mr J. Johnstone, r. Villiers harm. Clifford,
Mr. John Rouse, Mr. Forrester, Mr. hionrris • M
aisse M.Ternan,
Miss K. Saville, Miss L. Thompson, ad Madm Celeste.
Alter which, the Lyceum Christmas Comic Extravaganza,
CRYSTABELLE ; or, The Rose without a Thorn, showing,
rilE VISION OF A ROSE, ITS FADING AT EVE,
AND THE de L,
OF THE WIL BRIAR.
To conclude with a new DivertissemenD t. Miss Annie
and Miss Marie Collinson, &c.

A DELHI, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Bent 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. Roucicault, D.
Fisher, Billington, Falconer, Stephenson, C. J. Smith, Romer.
Miss Agnes Robertson, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billington, and
Sirs. 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, Laidlaw, and 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, IL
Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, Ss.;
Pit Stalls, 2a.; Pit, 18. Bd. ; Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery, 6d.
Acting Manager—Mr. Wm Smith.

A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.--
tl and Manager, Mr. Was. BATTY.
Immense success of " Turpin's Ride to York."
4th appearance of Mons. Hillier, the Greatest 'Equestrian
of the day, who has just arrived from Lisbon.
THIS EVING. will be reproduced TUR PIN'S RIDE
TO YORK, A ENeID 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 Boys and Girls, by T. L. Greenwood,
entitle H
d ARLEQUIN AND THE WONDERFUL
NURSE ; or, Percinet and Grociosa, the Ugly Duchess and
the Greedy King, produced with Gorgeous Scenery, by Mr.
Cuthbert, new Costumes and Appointments, and introducing
in the comic scenes Ratty's Prize Equestrian Harlequivade,
and the celehrated Old Bob Ridley.
Box-office open daily from 11 till 4
Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST.
Director of the Arena—Mr. Pearson.
Commence at 7.

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CANTERBURY-HALL CONCERTS!!!
A Grand Selection from Verdi's Opera,
IL CORSARO,
consisting of the following Morceanx
Preludio.
Coro Scena ed Aria_ "Tutto parca Sorridere"
Coro di Odaßache " Oh qual perenne"
Cavatina "Vola talor dal Carcere"
Coro ed inno
Scena ed Aria " Cento leggiadre Vergini"
Terzetto Finale "Vol tacete io non"
will be performed EVERY EVENING, In the original key
and Italian language—in addition to the usual attractions.
Mr. F. JONGHMANS, Musical Director.
Also. in preparation. Selections from Verdi's New Operas,
`, Lrn Ballo in Maschera," "Simon Boccaneg,ra;" and Flo-
tow's celebrated Opera of "Stradella."

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THis DAy.—Morning, 4h. 4m.—Afternoon, 4h. 26m,
To-mointow.-Morning, 4h. 42m.—Afternoon," sh. sm,

THE WEATHER.—SUNIOYFICE, FEB. 28, 1561.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
49—highest since noon yesterday.
41—lowest this morning and during the night.
49—this day at noon.
BAROMETER--29.83; falling.
"WIND—W.-N.-Westerly ; fresh and cool. Rain in the
night.

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THE SUN.
LONDON, THURSDAY, FEB. 28, 1881

a great many Disseflters into paying too.

We confess to an agreeable surprise by the impor-
tant Liberal victory of yesterday. On Monday,
when we wrote so strongly on the subject, we had
the best reason to know that had the debate and
decision been taken that evening Sir JGHN TRE-
LAWNY might have been left in a minority, indeed
that it was most likely he would be so. What
weight our arguments may have had in high quar-
ters it is not for us to conjecture, but certain it
is that, at the eleventh hour, that is, so late as the
Tuesday, the Government " whips," before apa-
thetic, did their duty. They appear to have sud-
denly perceived that on a question, popular in every
parish, they could not afford to be beaten by the
Conservative leader. The government was wise.
No man knew better than Lord PALMERSTON that
this was not a question of twopences, but of senti-
ment; that Dissenters universally resented being
made, as they view it, to perform kotota, to the
supremacy of the Establishment, and that liberal
Churchmen, by thousands, sympathised cordially
with them, and felt ashamed of annoying
them for such a trifle. Had Sir JOIN TRELAWNY
failed through Government apathy, we deem it
certain that in every constituency where Dissenters
could turn the scale, a Palmerstonian would have
had no chance at the next election ; it is equally
certain that Representative Reform would no
longer be regarded with apathy, and a Reform Bill
would have been forced on much sooner than Lord
PALMERSTON would like.

The debate was not a bad one for so old a topic.
Sir JOHN TRELAWNY seemed to be roused by the
unusually large audience he had before him, and
Mr. GLADSTONE did his best as member for Oxford,
and as an old, or rather young, theoriser on Church
and State, as on many other things. He pleaded
very earnestly the cause of the petitioners in favour
of Church-rates—gentlemen who, we believe, gene-
rally approached the House, doubtless to avoid the
appearance of intimidation, in small batches of five,
ten, or twenty. Clergyman and churchwardens,
sextons and constables, with the Squire, perhaps,
and his farrier and blacksmith, being the chief
signatories. Be they who they may, we hope we
shall not incur an action
.for libel by saying that,
logically, they must be tools, or fools, or tyrants.
They ask for leave to tax themselves. Good
Heavens ! who can hinder them from doing it ?
What law do they want to enable them
to agree to pay to the support of the
Church in the proportions of their poor-rate ?
They can meet in the vestry of the church,
or at the Rose and Crown if they prefer the stimu-
lus to liberality of pipes and ale, and arrange what
their mutual payments shall be. But the truth is,
they, or those who use them, want to compel others
to pay who object to
doing sc. They calculate
upon a large number of dependent tradesmen
and artizans, farmers, and other persons who
are Dissenters, being afraid to decline paying,
even were Dissenters exempted by law
from payment ; and, with all their meekness of
manner, what they mean is let us tax ourselves, as
aforetime, beeause then we shall indirectly coerce

Mr. DIsRAELI, indeed, told us that the bill
aimed to deprive us of " the privilege of self-
taxation !" Had he said to deprive us of the right
of sectarian taxation, he would have hit it exactly.
The " privilege" is altogether of the kind," Heads,
I Win ; tails, you icgse." So sectarian is the pri-
vilege, that if stiff .Churchmen are in a majority