The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-25 00:00:00

Prices as above.

THEA TRE-ROY AL, DRURY-LANE
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
OPEN EVERY EVENINcI.
GREAT EQUESTRIAN AMERICAN and CONTINENTAL
COMPANY.
Prices—Pit and Promenade, is ; Boxes, 2s. 6(1., 25., and Is.
6d. ; Galleries, 6d. Doors open at half-past 7. Commence
at 8.
JACK THE. GIANT KILLER, with novel effects.

ROY AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE
THIS EVENING will be performed
Shakespere's Play of
THE TEMPEST.
Preceded by LIVING TOO FAST.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET
Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buekstone.

THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with
the new and greatly successful original Comedy, entitled
VICTIMS, in which Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. William
Farren, Miss Reynolds, &e., will appear.
After which, by general desire, the late Douglas Jerrold's
comedy of THE HOUSEKEEPER.
To conclude with a new Ballet, THE GLEINERS.
Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the
evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.)
First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d
Dress Boxes
Upper Boxes ... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0
Fit 2 0 Pit 1 0
Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6
Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster.
THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama of
THE FAIRY CIR :LE; or, Con O'Carolan's Dream. Mr.
and Mrs. B. Williams.
After which, OUR GAL. Mrs. B. Williams.
Followed by THE HAPPY MAN.
Followed by a new farce, LATEST FROM NEW YORK.
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE,
Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan.

THIS EVENING, will he revived WIVES AS THEY
WERE •AND MAID 4AS THEY ARE Mr. Addison, Mr.
Mr. F. Vining, Mrs. Stirling, Miss Swanborough, (Sze.

To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by Robert
B. Brough, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob-
son; Cooke, Danvers, &c. ; Misses Swanboroagh, Thirlwall,
Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont.

Commence at half-past Seven.

J
OYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick.
Ninth appearance of the great English Tenor, Mr. Henry
quires.
THIS EVENING, (SATURDAY), will be performed
IL TROVATORE.
Mr. H. Squires, Lucy Escott, and Miss Lanais:
To cowhide with THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGI-
MENT. Mr. Manvers and Miss Dyer.

A STLETS ROYAL AMP EIMIEATRE.
, • Lessen and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke.
Under the patronage of Her Majesty and His Royal Alg

Prince Albert.
The ever popular Spectacle of MAZEPPA continues its
triumphant career.
• The renowned Parisian Equestrienne, Madile. !Alines,
nightly bailed with enthusiastic approbation.
THIS EVENING (SATURDAY), the entertainments will
commence with the superb spectacle of MAZEPPA AND
THE WILD HORSE.
Mazeppa, Mr. James Holloway.
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The" entertainments concluding with a recherche pro-
grama.) of Mr. W. Cooke's SCENES in the ARENA, intro-
dnclng the talented Equestrian and Gymnastic Artistes, and
Madlle. Winos, the grew' Parisian Equestrienne, in her daring
SCENE D'EQUITATION.
Cormnet.ce at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper
Boxes, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from 21s. no charge for booking;
Pit, 20. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Half-price at
half-past Eight.
Bot•oftice open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager,
Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
inz company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of
Felectlons from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses,
lees, Duets, &c., via.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. Palmyre, Miss
cntt, Miss 13rnnell, MisaSummers, and Madame Marietta;
Mr St.' A'hyn, Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Far-
rant, S. loom J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor An
tonio M. As Solis, and E. L. Hime ; Master Corri ; Messrs.
Sam Collins, and E. Mackney„ Pianoforte, Mr Cecil
Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F.
Jonghmans Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Sap-
pers, dm., until twelve o'clock

EMU WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

TdIS DAY—Morn. 34 min. aft. 4—Even., 50 min. aft. 4
To •401 Bow--Morn., 11 min. aft. s—Even. 29 min aft. 5

It was rather reniatkable that the advocates for
procrastination seemed to be thoroughly prepared.
They were literally " bristling with point,"
"boiling over with arguments, while in the
energyof the appeal the perspiration exuded from
every pore." No, it was merely an ingenious de-
vice to reject the measure for the time being, and
thus to get rid of the most important and interest-
ing question of legal reform ventilated during the
present year. The country has had ample time
to consider the project, and its approval has been
unequivocally displayed in favour of the
proposition, so far as it goes. The
general feeling is, that it is a step in the
right direction--a decided improvement in the
existing law, but that it does not go far enough,
and can only be received as an instalment of jus-
The mania for testimonials received a further tice. It only generalises the legislation that in-
; illustration by a discussion in the Howe of Lords, variably takes place in isolated cases every year,
)2st night, the object whereof was to obtain the and authorises a competent tribunal to grant ap-
.: aectien ,of a public monument to the late Lord plications, which are invariably conceded ex debito
RAGLAN. It is always exceedingly unpleasant to justitice, whenever the petitioners have the means
be compelled to enact the part of avocat du Diable of going through the multifarious process now re-
: and to question the claims of a deceased person to quired ; extending the remedy from those who
" the prise and gratitude of the community. But have thousands, to others who can only
the adage de mortuis nil nisi bonum does not spare hundreds, but leaving the great majority
always apply. We should not unnecessarily open of the sufferers still without a remedy, and in-
the qaestion as 6 how far the late Commander-in- flitting most grievous injustice on injured wives
Chief in the Crimea was responsible for the mis- of all classes and grades in society.
takes. and Mismangement that occasioned such We believe, however, that the present bill, de-
fearful disasters. But, when it is forced on us plorably defective as it is, may lead to further im-
by injudicious admirers, it becomes an imperative provements ere long, and therefore we desire to
duty to teeist the establishment of a vicious pre- see it carried. We believe that the arguments
ceetent,
_mad to prevent the reward that has clearly and eloquently expressed by Lords LYND-
hitherto °IIIY been bestowed on public services of HuRsT and BROUGHAM, will have full effect on the
the mostunq
uestionable merit, from being can- national mind, and that the good seed thus sown
ferred on what can, at best, be only regarded will bring forth its fruits in due season. Justiee—
as "respectable mediocrity." full, fair, and impartial justice cannot always
Save in two in,tanceß, no public monument has be denied to the gentle sex. Their glaring wrongs,
been granted to any evermilitary commander the flagrant grievances to which they are subjected
who had not perished on a field of stricken fight, will, sooner or late-, be redressed, and full re-
or died of wounds received in battle. It is un- ciprocity established. Nor will relief be restricted
necessary to speak of the exploits of the Iron to the only cause recognised by the Bill. Lord
Duke, the Hero of a hundred fights. Every
LYNDIIURST proved in a manner calculated to
Englishman recognised the propriety of the tribute carry conviction to any disinterested and unpre-
paid to his memory which could not be tortured I illaieed mind, that wilful desertion for a pro-
into a precedent, until the country could boast of traded period, or deliberate and wanton cruelty,
another WELLINGTON, aye, more, and another which would render it impossible for the parties
Btroxe.aAßTE, to test his extraordinary powers. , ever again to come together, should be sufficient
We presume the warmest admirer of Lord RAGLAN i to warrant a dissolution of the nuptial contract.
will scarcely institute a comparison between him There is one well known case, where the
and the great Captain, whose genius and gallantry i parties have been separated for no less than 38
have added
se nsany brilliant pages to the years, without the slightest Possibility of re-union,
Natiocal Archives. It will be universally felt that should carry the clause
suggested by the
that the " WELLINGTON Monuinent" is nut a Ne.tor of the House of Lords. We shall not
case in point, and that the application Can derive strive to v.ifix Wawa on either party, although,

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LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1867.

perhaps, on investigation, it may be found
that there wero faults on both sides.
Each has very ably vindicated their
own character and conduct, and the publications
that have taken place go far to prove that they
were thoroughly convinced that their own conduct
was full justified. We do not, then, allude
to this unhappy case as the advocate of
either party. We feel that each is entitled
to commiseration and sympathy. We only use
it as an example, to prove the necessity of
some adequate remedy being enacted. These noble
sufferers have, for more than half the allotted age
' of man, led joyless and solitary lives, brooding over
what they believed to be their wrongs, and with-
out the most remote prospect of ever again
coming together. Surely it would have been
better for both their sakes, and on every priu-
cipie of justice and expediency to have provided
for the complete dissolution of the inauspicious tie.
We trust that every Liberal Member will be
in his place on Thursday next, and that such
opinions may be enunciated as will lead not
merely to the passing of the present Bill, but to
its further extension, and, above all, to the
establishment of full and perfect reciprocity
between the sexes, so that the injured party,
whether male or female, may obtain complete
relief. We have already stated our reasons
for believing that the new tribunal would not
often be resorted to by female petitioners, but if
the wrong be so great, the insult so irreparable,
that there is no chance of a reconciliation, we do
not see that the victim should be chained to a dry
and sapless log during her existence, and that
every prospect of happiness and honour should
be withheld.

What a mercy that the seasons know nothing
of politics. While we are quarrelling in the
Houses of Lords and Commons ; at the King's
Arms, Palace-yard, or the London Tavern ; fum-
ing and fretting alternately, with July glaring on
bricks and mortar, or with the last provocations
and irritations of prejudice and bigotry—all out-
side our seething and frying metropolitan world,
sunshine and showers are doing what they can to
make farmers good-tempered, and to cheer us, of
the town, with the hope of a cheaper quartern loaf•
A day or two's escape through one of the best
cultivated districts of England has just forcibly
reminded us that there is something else in the
world than Indian Mutinies, Committees of Sup-
ply, Jew Bills, Divorce Bills, and the Dogged Days
of legislative bigotry. The dog-days among the
corn fields and the dog-days in London and West-
minster are, as many of our readers know—we
wish all of them did—very different things in-
deed ; and the former, beyond all comparison, the
better. To be crossed and thwarted, with the
thermometer at 80 degrees, no wonder that
senators snap and bite each other such nights
as these ! As to prejudice and bigotry
being ever cured while Fahrenheit ranges between
summer heat and blood heat, it is really out of
the question. What bigot could have patience
for it under such pressure upon mortal infirmity ?
Can't we, if ROTHSCHILD, RUSSELL, and DILLWYN
should not after all get through their business this
session, can't we contrive to send a Jew Bill to
the Lords in pleasant, genial spring weather, and
just take the chance of a smiling season? Is it
quits fair every season to heat the tempers of their
lordships just when they hardly know how to
keep them, because the sun himself shines on
them from Cancer ?
Well, as we have said, let us be thankful that
the seasons are of no politics. Whether the Jews
are kept out or get in, whether the Legislature is
Christian or unehristianised, the president of the
seasons keeps on his course ; and we are most
happy to see that he is discharging his duties
most efficiently as well as impartially. In
some parts we see straw rather short,
and barley, especially, ripening somewhat
prematurely, but respecting the wheat crop as a
whole, there can be but one opinion—that it will
be above the average. Farmers themselves, waiv-
ing their old and proverbial privilege, confirm the
testimony of our own eyes. Of course there is
the one uncertainty of a wet harvest ; for to the
last in this climate of ours, we are kept mindful of
our independence on HIM whom we do not wish to
forget. The harvesting arrangements of modern
farming do, to be sure, somewhat lesson the risk from
wet weather ; and the perfection of modern win-
nowing machines, saves us from the "soft loaf"
invariably following a wet harvest fifty years ago.
Still, one of the great agricultural desiderata is,
some plan which will allow a whole field to be
cut in wet. weather and placed under secure pro-
tection for drying. How can so much bulk be
covered from ex'prnal wet and dried, if damp--
the agriculturist will reasonably ask. True, it
does seem impossible. So did steam threshing
and reaping machines, and other machines too,
within the recollection of thousands of farmers ;
and perhaps this generation may yet see us little
concerned about a wet harvest. Let but attention
be directed to the subject, let some very
cheap mode of temporary waterproof covering for
large spaces, or for numerous small stocks be de-
vised ; and some means be invented of cheaply
drying large and bulky substances, and the thing
will be done. Our " fickle clime" will then have
little effect on Mark Lane when once the crops
have ripened.

Apropos of the country and agriculture, we ob-
serve that just now the Royal Farmer and the
loyal Farmers have been entertaining and instruc-
ting themselves at Salisbury, with the Royal
Agricultural Society's show. The display of im-
plements is very _much to the credit of both
farmers and manufacturers. The latter would
not make the costly efforts they do, were there
not a rapidly growing demani for improved
machinery among the former. The farmers are
the consumers, who stimulate the inventors.
BOYDELL'S self-acting railway, combined with
BURRELL'S Fraction engine, seems to have per-
formed splendidly ; mounting a hill of some
length, at a gradient of 1 in 12, and
even 1 in 7, with great ease, and with
a total weight of seventeen, tons All kinds of
machines for threshing and winnowing; for hoe-
ing, weeding, and even thinning turnips ; for
making hay or for making cheese ; indeed, for
almost every operation of husbandry were abun-
dantly exhibited. The two grand objects of agri-
! cultural inventors are, however, the steam plough,
and the most perfect reaping machine. The for-
mer object is every year more and more likely to
be attained. Already, in the opinion of compe-
tent judges, the different patents comprehend ad-
vantages which, if they could be combined in one,
would be likely to place the steam plough along-
side the steam threshing machinA, as an acknow-
ledged and indispensable agricultural implement.
Reaping machines, are already sufficiently perfect
for use ; but we mutt again give the palm to
America in this 'department. A machine, bear-
ing the ambitious or the patriotic name of "The
Eigle," for conibined mowing and reaping, and
which had wore a priz3 of 2001. after three days'
trial last yiear in Massachusetts, has won the prize
here for _mowing at least. Its merit appears
to be simplicity. It dispenses with all the array
Of torraed wheels which we see on similar imple.,
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