The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-12 00:00:00

fl,ll-IEATRE-ROYAI., HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Baokatone.
THIS EVENING, the neriormances will oommenee with
THE SUN AND THE WIND. The Leclercqs,
After which, a new and original comedy, A DUKE IN
DIFFICULTIES. Mrs. Stirling, Miss Fanny Stirling, Mr.
Buckstone,
And MY WIFE'S DAUGHTER.
Commence at 7.!

iIOYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Harris.
THIS EVENING, THE LADY OF: LYONS. Mr. G.
Melville, Miss Heath, &c.
After which, THRICE MARRIED.
To conelnde with a comic ballet, THE JOLLY MILLER.
M. Espinosa, Mr. Garden, &c.

HEATRE- ROYAL LY.CEUM.
Sore Lessee and Directress, Madame CELESTE.
Last Six Nights of the Winter Season.
THIS EVENING the Butietta of T IAT RASCAL,
JACK.

Followed by the new drama, THE HOUSE ON THE
BRIDGE OF NOTRI DAME. Principal charasters by
31r. G. Vining, Mr. J. Johnstone, Mr. Villiers, Mr. Clifford,
Mr. John Rouse, Mr. Forrester, Mr. Morris ; Miss M.Ternan,
Miss K. Saville, Miss L. Thompson, and Madame Celeste.
After which, the Lyceum Christmas Comis Extravaganza,
CRYSTABELLEA or, The Rose without a Thorn, showing'
THE VISION (31` A ROSE, ITS FADING AT FVE
AND THE MAY-BLOOM OF THE WILD BRIAR. 4

A DELPHI, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL.
.f.k Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster.
T' HIS EVENING, AN UGLY CUSTOMER. Messrs. J.
L. Toole, C. Selby, and Warde; Miss K. Kelly, and Miss E.
Thorne.
Attcrr which, THE COLLEEN BAWN. D. lloncicault, D.
Fisher, Billington, Falconer, Stephenson, C. J. Smith, Romer.
Miss Agnes Robertson, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billington, and
ars. Chatterley.
To conclude with a new Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled
'AMIE BEARD FROM A NEW POINT OF HUE.
Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, C. J. Smith; Miss Woolgar,
K. Kelly, Laidlaw, and J. Thorne.
Doors open at hall past B—Commence at 7.
Box-office open from 10 till 5.
No charge for booking.
Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes, £l.
Orahestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stelae, is. ;
Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, ls. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, Is ; Gallery, ed.
Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.

CANTERBURY-HALL CONCERTS!!!
Westminster-road.

Proprietor ........C. Morton.
A Grand Selection from Verdi's new Opeja,
IL CORSARO,

(This opera has never been produced in this or any other
country, except at these Concerts), having met with that de-
cided success which charactise the most popular werks of
this great Master, will be performed EVERY EVENING ;
together with a Selection from LA FIGLIA DEL REGGI-
MENTO, by Donizetti,
Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Madame Maria, Miss
Tyrrell, Mr. H. Herbert, Signor Tivoli, H. Drummond, and
C.W.Bernard. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans.

—The Comic Department comprises Messrs. E. Marshall, A.
B. Hollingsworth, J. Blanchard, F. Bell, W. H. Welland, and
the Brothers Conrad.
John Martin's Three celebrated Pictures will remain on
view a short time longer in the Fine Arts Gallery of the
Establishment.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THis DAY.—Morning,. 2h. 40m.—Afternoon, 2h. 54m.
To-MORROW. -Morning, 3h. 12m.—Afternoon, 3h. 26m.

THE WE LITHEV..—Svx OFFICE, MARCH 12, 1861.
THERMOMETER, IN THE sluing.
48—highest since noon yesterday.
31 —lowest this morning and during the night.
46—this day at noon.

BARomwrza-29.38.
WIND--N.-N.-West—fresh; with fine weather.

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E SUN.
LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1861.

The Secretary to the Admiralty last evening,
according to arrangement, brought forward the
Naval Estimates. And to-night the Prime Minister
will move that the Order which was carried in the
House of Commons, on the sth instant, by a sur-
prise, which unexpectedly placed the Government
at that sitting in a minority of four, be discharged.
The Order, that is, for the appointment of a select
committee to consider the present system of pro-
motion and retirement in the Royal Navy, as well
as the present pay and position of the several classes
of naval officers, to the end that the changes that
might then be considered desirable as the result of
such an investigation, might be decided upon with a
view to the increased efficiency of the Naval Service
generally. From the words of the Premier's
Notice of Motion for this evening it will be

seen, that there is appeaded to this proposal of

Lord PALMERSTON'S that the order referred to be
discharged, the suggestion explicitly defined in the
following terms :—" That it be an instruction to the
Select Committee appointed to inquire into the
constitution of the Board of Admiralty, and the
various duties devolving thereon, also as to the gene-
ral effect of such a system on the Navy, to con-
sider the present system of Promotion and
Retirement in the Royal Navy, and to report
their opinion thereon." So that Lord PAL-
MERSTON'S proposition is simply this that

the responsibility which it was originally

proposed should be placed in the hands
of the Select Committee of Inquiry appointed
for the purpose in this matter of our naval
system of promotion and retirement, should be de-
volved upon that other and more comprehensive
committee deputed to examine into the whole
coin taution of the Board of Admiralty : with a
view, that is, to its thorough reform, and, if
need be, and as in all probability will be the
case, with a view, in like manner, to its corn-
plete reconstruction. By this ingenious proposal
of ;Lord PALMERSTON'S a little difficulty will be
agreeably got over—the Ministry will
be consoled for the temporary vexation of
having been startled into that annoying little mi-
nority of four, the interests of the naval officers will,
at the same time, be duly cared for, while the whole
structure of the Admiralty administration will be
brolught under the consideration at once, and as it
wen 3 simultaueously This after-thought we cannot
in auty way regret, upon calm consideration. Dis-
pasisionately regarded, it appears to us in many
respeLlts, eminently judicious. That the
First Lord of the Treasury will, as a
matter of course, carry his motion this
evening, there cannot remain a moment's doubt
—and when carried, the object of the Select Cora-
mit te e of Inquiry, thus apparently set aside so very
cavalierly, may be readily enough realised by the
more daring Committee appointed to investigate
the aatire constitution of the Board of Admiralty,
to the end that its formal and elaborated recon-
struction may be accomplished.

Meanwhile, the Naval Estimates are being
Passed without any serious effort being made,
after all even (except in words) by Mr. LINDSAY,
an 7 very determined effort at reducing, below the
Ministerial standard, the current years' expendi-
ture n
-Pon the maritime department. Altogether
these estates it will be seen, from Lord
CLARENCZ PAGE'r's sufficient lucid explanation last
evening, amount
to the good round sum total of
X 12,029,475. i
A
ggantic sum, compared with
what the •esuai
estimates have been
during the majority of the years of peace
last pasrsed—yet actually no less than the best
part of a million sterling (to be plain, exactly
£806,e)25) below what the usual estimates were
last twelvemonth. Yet, as the noble lord the
Admiralty Secretarytakes occasionhiraselftoremark
in the course of his speech yesterday, the actual
decrease upon the present year is less by more than
£200,000 than the apparent decrease--X208,000
harino been down in Ihe naval estimates for 189,
a a sort of exceptional expenditure or kind of