The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-01 00:00:00

Acting ganager—Mr. Win. Smith.

THEATRE-ROYAL LYCEUM,
so.e Lessee and Directress, Madame CELESTE.

THIS EVENING THE OMNIBUS. Pat Rooney, Mr,
John Drew.

After which, the Lyceum Christmas Comic Extravaganza,
CRYSTABELLE or, The Rose without a Thorn, showing
THE VISION OF 'A ROSE. ITS FADING AT EVE,
AND THE MAY-BLOOM OF THE WILD BRIAR.
Followed by the comic Drama, entitled HANDY ANDY.
Messrs. Campbell. Johnstone, T. Lyon. Forrester, Villiers,
Butler, and John Drew; Mrs. J. Rouse, Miss Hudspeth, Miss
11..Ternan, and Miss Neville.

A.STLEY'S ROYAL AIVIPHITITEATRE.-
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Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Wax. BATTY.
This Evening, a new Spectacle, entitled THE LION
CONOITEROI? ; or, The Death Jungle, expressly for the
introduction of the Wonders of Mt, World, " The Groupe
of Performing, Lions." The Lion Conqueror, Mr. J. Crockett.
To be succeeded by Scenes irt the Arena, supported by
talented Parisian and British Artistes.

Concluding with Batty's Prize Equestian Comic Panto-
mime, for Good Little Boys and Girlq, by T. L. Greenwood,
entitled HARLEQUIN AND THE WONDERFUL
ITOR SE ; or. Percinet P.nd Grociosa, the I:gly Duchess and
the Greedy King, produced with Gorgeous Scenery, by Mr.
Cuthbert, new Costumes and Appointments,aml introducing
in the comic scenos Batty's Prize Equestrian Harlequinade,
and the celebrated Old Bob Ridley, and Brandon Ledger.
Harlequin Mr. Sylvester.
Columbine Miss Hariet Dalton.
Pantaloon Mr. G. Perks.
Clown Mr. .James Cooke.
Sprites—Messrs. Thorne, Lockhart, and Sons.

Doers open at half-rast 01, performance commence at 7.
Box-eine open daily from 11 till 4

Statze Manager—Mr. Fl. WERT.
Director of the Arena—Mr. Pearson.

CANTERBURY HALL.
Open Every Evening at "even.
GRAND SP.T. ECTIONs (First Time) from LA EXGLIA
DEL REG TMEN TO (Donizetti), NORMA, SONNAMBULA,
and-MARTITA.
Principal Artistes Miss RCSSELL, Madame MARTA, Miss
TYRRELL, Miss WILLIAMS, Mr. HENRY RERBERT, C.
W. BERNARD, and Signor Tivott.

Musical Director.... Mr. F. JOnGTIMANS.
The Comic Department compri,es Messrs. J. 'ILA NCIIARD
A. B. liourasiGsivotrrt, Master BARAr, G. W. PELL,
CHARLEY Fox. and B. MARSHALL.

The Fine Arts Gallery has been enriched by the addition of
the late John Martin's three Grtnel Pictures—viz., `• THE
GREAT DAY of IiTS WRATP" "THE PLAINS of
EAVEN," and "THE LAST JUDG' 3IENT," on view
Until 12 o'clock at Nigtt.

lIIGII WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY.—Morniz,g, 33m.—Aftcrnoon, sh. rm.
To-monnow.-Morning, sh. 24m.—Afternoon, sh. 46m.

TIIE WEATHER.—Surr:Opvic7, J. 1, 1361,
TIMMOMETEIt, IN THIS SHADE.
45—highest since noon yesterday.
45—lowest this morning and during the night.
40—this day at noon.
BAnomETER-29.18; it is now 20.30.
WlND—South-Woqtcrly till 'ten o'clock to-day, now
North-Easterly—fresh and cold. The variation in the
weather for the last three days has been very sudden and
frequent.

LONDON, TUESDAY, JAN. 1, 1861.

New Year's Day has brought once more t• JOHN
(ILL, as a pleasant souvenir of the Flight of Time,
his "Little Bill" for the twelvemonth dead and
gone—that annual abstract of the Revenue drawn
up under the auspices of England's Ministerial
actuary and accountant, her MAJESTY'S Chancellor
of the Exchequer.

While our Imperial Ally is receiving his car.
(lintels, marshals, admirals, and all the great dig-
nitaries of France this morning in the salle du
tt"oree of the Palace of the Tuileties—Torte BULL
'is quietly turning over his ledger and day-book
for the Past year in his counting-house, like a
thorough going man of business as he is. Better
for him than all the resplendent pomps of a
court ceremonial, more agreeable to his tastes,
more delightful in everyway as a subject of con-
plation, is that wonderful array of facts and figures
year by year making up the balance of his immense
income and his magnificent expenditure. And
what other power upon earth can display to view
such a Revenue Table ds that which, with unfailing
regdriarity,4B- spread out annually and quarterly
before England by her skilled officials at the Trea-
sury ? The ceaseless industry of this enormous
hive, the astounding wealth there accumulating
increasinly, the growing and growing magnitude
of it's imperial enterprises, the expanding scope of
the operations adventured upon by its people and
by its Government—all these are typified by the
significant and suggestive items jotted down in
these periodical returns of the produce of the
Revenue and of its application.
And marvellous as these returns have been
hitherto, more and more marvellous they become as
time advances, as the population increases, as the
riches of the population increase with it, as classes
rise end rise in prosperity under the incentive of
a generous and unflagging emulation, in proportion,
in point of fact, to the diffusion more and more
t!-ronghout this great community of the elevating
and humanising irifiu2nc:; of its elaborated civilise-
.. Frequently as we have had reason before
now to recognise these and other kindred
truth; -when examining the returns of the
counqy, from time to time, under the lens
of this microscope of the revenue, we can
never, have our attention recalled to this scru-
tiny without *the array of facts, there brought
to light, leaving the mind filled with a sense, ever
fresh and ever new, of wonder and admiration.

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It i 3 something smely for even all Englishman

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