The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-16 00:00:00

Commence at half-past Seven.

STLET S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE
AND OPERA HOUSE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke.
Under the patronage of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness
Prince Albert.
THIS EVENING (Tuesday, Jane 16), will be produced,
for the 2,1 time at this theatre, Wallace's admired •pera of
MARITANA, with Equestrian Illustrations.
On SATURDAY, June 20 (first time), &Bird's celebrated
oper t of LA SONNA MBULA.
Miss Rebecca Isaacs, Mr. Augustus Br tham
Miss M. Somers, Mr. Brookhouse Bowler,
and Mr. Francis Kirby, and
Miss Ellen Thirlwall. Mr. Borrani.
Conductor and Composer--Herr Meyer Lutz.
With a powerful Band and Chorus.

Manager and Director of the Opera Company-31r. Augustus
Braham.

To conclude with Mr. W. Cooke's incomparable SCENES in
the ARENA.
CommeLce at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper
Boxes, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from 215., no charge for booking;
Pit, 2s ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery. 6d.

Notice—During the Opera Season Half-price will take place
at 9 o'clock.
Box office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager,
Mr, W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun.

The One Test of the Session of 1857 is about
be applied, Meaning—Mr. HENRY BERKELEY'S
motion on the Ballot. Everything else coolly
helved and quietly cushioned until 1858—The
Ballot at leapt, thanks to the Hon. Member for
Bristol, will still, according to annual wont, be
ventilated in the popular branch of the Legisla-
ture. The re-distribution of the Electoral Districts
,nay be set aside, for the time, as superfluous. The
xtension of the Franchise, whether among the
borough or county electors, may be once more for
AD interval conveniently ignored. The Church-
Rate Problem may be again shut up hastily in its
)Icl cupboard, like Mr. THACKERAY'S grimly
lotion of the Family Skeleton—a thing, to the
Nation at large, not to be talked of, or looked at,
or scarcely even thought about ! And so with
All the rest of the barely numerable Hydra-heads
requiring to be lopped off with the sword of Re-
form. All these Liberal Measures, the commu-
nity have been so long dreaming about, are placed
under a taboo. A year is indeed to be " wasted"
—Mr. DISRAELI was right after all in his sar-
lonic prophecy—and it is to be wasted thus
lesignedly. Everything, in short, is to be
4iven the go-by—everything affecting in the
. --
remotest degree the complex question of Re-
form
everything but TEE BALLOT. And
The Oaths Bill has passed through Committee ; for this solitary exception we have (of cours.) to-
' every division taken being in favour of Minister. thank Mr. BERKELEY. That we say "of course"
by' a large and decisive majority. It will, there- —for he is to it what CHARLES VILLIERS was to
to -e, go to the Upper House under the mos Free Trade, and what ROWLAND HILL has been
'favourable auspices, and we earnestly hope the t to the Penny Postage. Long its solitary champion,
even during the present Suasion one of the few ,ed, let us hope, iu the end, like them, the wit-
remaining marks of bigotry and intolerance may aess of its ulterior realisation. Year after year
g ~be completely , erased from the national statute. BERSELEY has brought The Ballot, resolutely
to:k. Tue hereJitary legislators will naturall y apd F er,s g'-y, the e3i*Lrati,,mi of

CANTERBURY HALL. Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
-111. company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance o
'elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses
Glees, Duets, &c., viz. : Miss E Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield
Miss Brunell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta ; Mr. J
ranlfield, Derr F. fonghmans, B. Grover, T. Farrant, S
"r°'ns. J. Barker, W. Melling, P. rorri Senor Antonio M
'ems lla, and E. L. Mine ; Masters Bennett and Corri
Mr•
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u:.:','• Sun Collins, and E. Mackney. Pianofort”,
cell Hicks harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun• ' • lirector.
Mr. .1. canin
(dd. Commence at Seven o'clock •pre,dsely.
Sappers, tEc.,nntil twelve o'clock.

11(itti WA.TP,R, AT LONDON BRIDGE.
T Ty DAT—Morn. 0 rain. set. B—Ever., 31 min. aft. 8
To osnnw—Morn. 8 min. aft. 9—Even. 3G rain. aft 9

T E WEATHER—Sun Ozams, JurrE 16.
THMSOURTER, IN TRIC SHADE.
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5- 1 west that noon.iis morn ng and durlhig the night.
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BAROMETER, 29.99.
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LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1857