The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-20 00:00:00

JOYAL ENGLISH OPERA,
COVENT-GARDEN.
Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W.
Harrison, Sole Lessees.
THIS EVENTNO, the First Act of BIANCA, THE
BRAVO'S BRIDi: : Mr. W. Harrison, dm
Followed by Auber's LE DOMINO NOIR. Miss Louisa
Fyne, Miss Thirlwall, Miss Leffler ; Messrs. H. Haigh, H.
Corr!, A. St. Albyn, and Horncastle.
To conclude with a Divertissement.
Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon. Commence at Seven.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessiee, Mr. J. B. Backstone.
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THIS EVEN iNG,- the performances will nonunosoe with
the Comedy of THE BABES IN THE WOOD. Messrs. E.
Villiers, Bnckstone, W. Farren, Mrs. Wilkins, and Miss F.
After which, a new Pantomime, QUEEN LADYBIRD
AND HER CHILDREN. The Pantomimists by the un-
rivalled Leclercqs, Herr Cole, and Fanny Wright.

Commence at 7.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE...-.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Harris.

THIS EVENING, the Farce of A.S.S.
To be followed by DON C/ES Aft DE BAZAN. Don
Caesar, Mr. Fechter. Supported by Messrs. Basil Potter,
F. Matthews, J. G. Shore, Miss M. Harris, Miss C. Leclercq
and Mrs . Weston.
After which, a new Christmas comical pantomime, entitled
ROBINSON CRUSOE ; or, Harlequin Friday, and the King
of the Caribbe Islands : in which Monsieur Espinosa and
Mdlle. Marie Dumilatro, of the principal cantinental theatres
will appear. Clown, Mr. A. F. Forrest.

THEATRE-ROYAL LYCEUM.
Soie Lessee and Directress, Madame CELESTE.
THIS EVENING the new drama, THE HOUSE ON THE
BRIDGE OF NOTRI DAME. Principal characters by
Mr. 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.
Alter which, the Lyceum Christmas Comic itxtrayaganza,
CRYSTABELLE ; or, The Rose without a Thorn, showing
nix VISION OF A ROSE, ITS FADING AT EVE,
-AND THE MAY OF THE WILD BRIAR.
To conclude with a new Divertissement. Miss Lydia
TDompson, dm.

4,T)F,1.PH1, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL,
sole Proprietor and Manarer, Mr. Ben). Webster.
Tlll EVENING, AN UGLY CUSTOMER. 3ressrs. J.
Tow, C. Selby, and Warde ; Miss K. Kelly, and Miss E.

Atter which, THE COLLEEN BAWN D. Roue(milt, D.
Fisher, Millington, Falconer, Stephenson. C. 3r. Smith, Romer.
Miss Agneo Robertson, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. 13111Ingtuu, and
Mrs. Chatterley.

To conclude with a new Burleague Extravazanza. entitled
BLUE BEARD FROM A NEW POINT OF HUE.
Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford. C. J. Smith ; Miss Woolgar,
K. Kelly, Laidlaw, and R. Thorne.
Doors open at half past 6—Commence at 7.
Box-office open from 10 till 5.
No charge for booking. •
Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes, LI.
Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, :S. ;
Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, is. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 1s ; Gallery, ed.
Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.

A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.-
La- Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Wm. BATTY. •
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Immense success of " Turpin's Ride to York."
The Last Morning Performance will take place on Friday,
Feb. 22, when the Boys of the Duke of York's School will
attend with their splendid Brass Band, commencing at two
o'clock with the Pantomime and Scenes in the Arena.

THIS EVENING. will be reproduced TURPIN'S RIDE
TO YORK, AriD THE DEATH OF BLACK BESS, in
which the Brothers Edwin will appear with their celebrated
Steed Black Bess.

To be succeeded by Scenes in the Arena, supported by
talented Parisian and British Artistes.

Concluding with Batty's Prize Equestian Comic Panto-
mime, for Good Little Boys and Girls, by T. L. Greenwood,
'entitled HARLEQUIN' AND THE WONDERFUL
HORSE ; or, Percinet and Grociosa, the Ugly Duchess and
the Greedy King, produced with Gorgeous Scenery, by Mr.
.Cuthbert, new Costumes and Appointments, and introducing
in the comic scenes Ratty's Prize Equestrian Harlequinade,
awl the celebrated Old Bob Ridley.
L'Ox-office open daily from 11 till 4
Stage Manager—Mr. W. WERT.
Director of the Arena—Mr. Pearson;
Commence at 7.

CANTERBURY-HALL CONCERTS!!
A Grand Selection from Verdi's Opera,

IL CORSARO, _
consisting of the following Morceaux :
Preludio.
Coro Seena ed Aria. "Tutto parca Sorridere"
Coro di Odalische "Oh qual perenne"
Cavatina ...
Coro ed inn.
Scena ed Aria. "Cento leggiadre Vergini"
Terzetto ]finale "Vol tacete lo non"
will be performed EVERY EVENING, in the original key
and Italian language—in addition to the usual attractions.

Mr. F. JONGHMANS, Musical Director.
Also, in preparation, Selections from Verdi's New Operas,
Un Ballo in Maschera," "Simon Boccanegra ;" and Flo-
tow's celebrated Opera of "Stradella."

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS % DAT.—Morning, Bh. 54m.—Afternoon, 9h. 38m.
To-monßow.-Morning, 10h. 22m.—Afternoon, 11h. 9m.

TRH WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, FEB. 20, 1561. IA
THEILMOYETEB., IN TRH BHADII.
54—highest since noon yesterday.
39 —lowest this morning and during:the night.
48—thi.4 day at noon.

BLItOMETII3-29.63.
WlND—South-Westerly—light ; with doubtful weather,
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THE SUN.
LONDOri, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20, 1801.

There were " cheers " last night in the House of
Commons at the close of a division, in which the
ex-Governer of the Bank of England defeated the
right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer. Those " cheers" were auditble because
that defeat was the first discomfiture sustained this
session by her MAJESTY'S Government. They were
all the more heartily given, those " cheers," because
the blow struck was one aimed, not directly or in-
directly, at any of fifteen ministerial colleagues,
but point blank at our Financial Administrator.
They were " cheers" given out " with a will" by
the majority told off against Mr. GLADSTONE, be-
cause the particular motion thus carried, in spite of
all Mr. GLADSTONE'S arguments (many of them
most specious and ingenious arguments, indeed,
some of them being put to the House last night with
consummate rhetorical adroitness) because, we
say, the particular motion thus carried in spite of
Mr. GLADSTNE'B reasoning, and of his own vote
and of the votes of so many of his ministerial
colleagues and their supporters, was a motion
for a different assessment of Schedule D, and in
fact, for a better adjustment of the iniquitous
and detested Income Tax No wonder the House
cheered, or rather the majority of the House
cheered, under these circumstances. It was the
glimmering, at last, of the first auspicious break in
those dull leaden clouds, which have so long covered
the whole political welkin, down to the entire cir-
cumference of the horizon, under the evil influence
—a malign influence like that said to have been
exercised by the storm-brewing necromancers of
old—under the evil influence of that unlucky, and
in effect, though not, we believe, in design, most
malignant Magician of Finance, our present Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer.
The defeat sustained last evening by Mr. GLAD-
STONE, and through him by the Government, was
the result of no policy of party—it was the pro-
duce of no factious movement. To recognise this
fact upon the instant, it is only necessary to note
the nature of the motion upon which the House
divided, to mark the quarter from which it ema-
ciated, and to scan the names given in the Division
Lat. It is especially noticeable in regard to the
last point, namely, in reference to the Division
List, that while so many leading members of the
Government appear in the melancholy catalogue of
the minority, including among them Viscount
PAL-11ERSTON, Lord JOHN MT
-s"ELL, Sir GEORGE
lEWI N, Sir CHARLES WOOD, Mr. MILNER GIBSON,
and Mr. GLADSTONE—the Leader of the Oppo-
sition was not there to take any part at all in the
divisit)n ; Mr. SOTHERON ESTCOURT, Sir ;roux
TAKIM.GTON, and Lord JOHN MANNERS alone, of
the la( • Ministry, being there to add a few units
to the 'total number of voters rendering Mr. HUB-
BARD' 5 motion (simply a motion for a Committee
of Jug .airy) triumphant. It was a division observe,
in th( first instance, which, in a House of no
less than 258—(not by any means, for an
ordinary night, a small House !)—which, in
a Ho use of no less than 258, yielded a
Clear ), zajorify of FOUR against the strong Coalition
Coven trcient ! This adverse division moreover
COming immediately after the successive Meats