The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-03 00:00:00

iupO.YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean.
'PHIS EVENING will be presented Shakspeare's historical
play of KING HENRY V.
King Henry V., Mr. C. Kean ; Chorus, Mrs. C. Kean.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING will be performed the new and original
Comedy, entitled THE WORLD AND THE STAGE. The
characters by Messrs. Compton, Buckstone, Howe, W. Far-
ren, Rogers; Miss Amy Sedg-,wick, &c.
After which, a new Classical Extravaganza, entitled
ELECTRA IN A NEW ELECTRIC LIGHT. Messrs.
Compton, ,Clark, Mrs. Wilkins, Misses Fanny Wright,
Eliza Weekes,i and Lollisa LOCierCq.
And 'TWAS I.
Commence at 7.

- x-rEw THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster.
TTIIS EVENING, THE SERIOUS FAMILY. Messrs.
B. Webster, Billington, Toole; Miss Woolgar, Miss Sims.
After which, THE DEVIL ON TWO STICKS. Mr. J.
L. Toole, P. Bedford, Misses Woolgar, Keeley, Arden, and
Kate Kelly.
Followed by THE PRETTY GIRLS OF STILBERG.
Mr. B. Webster, Billington, Eburne, Misses Woolgar, Keeley,
and Arden.

Acting Tanager—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.

P OYAL STRAND THEATRE.
XIV Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough
THIS EVENING will be produced a new Comedietta TWO? by
J. M. Morton, Esq., entitled WHICH OF THE
supported by the company.
After which, THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE.
To conclude with VANDYKE BROWN. . Mr. J. Clark.
Commence at 7o'clock.

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Westminster-road.
Lessee and manager Mr. William Cooke.
Immense success of INNigANHOE.—Overflowing Houses
htly.
THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with
a new grand- spectacle, founded on Sir Walter Scott's popular
work, entitled IVANHOE; or, The Lists of Ashby, intro-
ducing among the vast resources of this great Hippodramatic
Temple,Tournaments, Processions, Banners, Combats, Tilts,
Victories, and Achievemests in extraordinary magnificence.
Ivanhoe, Mr. R Phillips ; Isaac of York, Mr. Jas. Holloway;
Richard of England, Mr. Herbert ; Robin Hood, Mr. Wm.
Cooke, jun. ; Rebecca, Miss Bathurst ; Lady Rowena, Miss
Dowton.
After which, the matchless and unrivalled SCENES IN
THE CIRCLE, introducing. Mr. John Henry Cooke, the
greatest equestrian in the world : together with Miss
Emily Cooke, Madame Blanche, Madame Bridges, Madlle.
Flenrette, 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 the Farce of BATHING.
:Oren Circle, 48. ; Boxes, 35.; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, ls.; Upper
Gallery, 6d.
Private Boxes, £4 4s, £2 2s, and £1 is.
Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips

(IANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS
k.) GALLERY. Westminster-road.--Open at Seven.
EVERY EVENING during the week will appear
THE DELEPIERRE FAMILY,
consisting; of three Juvenile Violinisp, 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 WEATHER.--Strx OFFICE, MAY 3.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
55—highest since noon yesterday.
48—lowest this morning and during the night.
55—this day at noon.

BAROMETEU-29.94.
WIND, Easterly, fresh, with fine cloudy weather, and a
►rinkling of passing showers.

We have at length obtained an authoritative, and,
we may add, an admirable exposition of the policy
of England, in reference to the untoward state of
affairs in Europe. The Chancellor of the Exche-
quer has boldly spoken out ! He has explained the
policy of the Government of which he is a very
influential member, and that in a manner which must
be satisfactoryto every un prejudiced an d true-hearte d
Englishman. As he has truly declared, our policy
is eminently one of peace. There is no desire to
interfere with the internal affairs of any other
nation ! We may tender valuable advice, but
there our mission ends. We cannot hope to change
by force their domestic institutions. Their feelings
and opinions are different from ours in many respects,
and too many are unprepared for the rational
and constitutional freedom which is the happy
privilege of our countrymen.

We must, however, be prepared to mediate when
the golden opportunity arises ; and to do so with
any hope of success we must be fully and cora-
pleteiy prepared for war. Our condition must be that
of an " armed neutrality," ready to enforce our coun-
sels, should such a contingency unfortunately arise,
as that we should be compelled to do so for the
preservation of our honour, our dignity, our
interests, or safety. We must, as we stated yes-
terday, be "ready, aye ready for the field," enabled
to work at a moment's notice. There has, however,
been no failure on the part of the Government.
Never was England in a better position. We
have a hundred thousand tried and gallant
soldiers in India—men who have proved themselves
equal to any the world ever saw. Many of these
must return home, in consequence of the happy
termination of the Indian Rebellion, for which
public Thanksgiving was returned on Sunday
last ! In addition we have a hundred thousand in
the tinitedKingdom. They may not have been sub-
jected to the same stringent ordeals, nor be so well
disciplined as those who have defeated ten times
their numbers on many occasions ; but they are
our own countrymen—men who have never been
found wanting on any occasion, and on whose in-
vincible courage, and unflinching prowess we may
place implicit reliance.

We have already noticed the judicious proclama-
tion for increasing the number of our sailors, and
Mr. DISRAELI now tells us that long before six
weeks have passed we shall not only have a power-
ful fleet in the Channel, but also a powerful fleet in
the Mediterranean.

This is as it should be. It will maintain the
position which .Great Britain ought always to
occupy, and cause her to be respected by those who
might otherwise be disposed to disregard her sug-
gestions. We may, therefore, repeat the pertinent
interrogatory of the Right Hon. Member for
Buckinghamshire, " What nation in the world,
then, can compare with England ?" It was not in
a spirit of vain boasting that he asked the question,
or that we repeat it. It is merely to show
that we are entitled to become the arbi-
trator and mediator, even between first-
rate Powers, who, under a different state of affairs,
might not be disposed to listen quite so favour-
ably to our proposals.
But there is another, and no less
.important
matter alluded to by the right hon. gentleman
in his admirable and interesting oration. Wars are
not now decided by mere physical strength. What
has been emphatically termed the "sinews" thereof
are indispensable. Without money or credit the
strongest armaments must fail. They cannot al-
ways meetthe necessary expenditure at the expense
of their a.dve„aries. One side or the other must
speedily fail!
And the scene of action—the
cockpit in 1,
which the contest is to .be decided—
will be exhausted within a few weeks.
We find both Prance and Austria already
asking for loans of twenty millions sterling each,
while more economical Itussia, limits the demand
to six-tenths of the amount, or twelve millions
sterling. It is quite clear thaj they will not get
what they require in this country. There may be
forced loans and compulsory contributions, but such
contrivances cannot be long continued.
money
borrowed for warlike purpose:; is virtually cast
into the sea, or, as Mr. DISRAELI declared, « goes
—no future benefit
like water." There is no return'

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THE SUN.
TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1859.