The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-20 00:00:00

THEATR tY.w-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
ee, Mr. J. B. Bv.ekstone.
Tins EV-ENING. the performances will oommence with
the Comedy of THE OVERLA.ND ROUTE. Messrs. Chas.
Mathews, Buekstone, E. Villiers, Rogers, &c. ; Mrs. Wilkins,
Mrs. C. Mathews, and Miss E. Weekes.
Followed by THE ADVENTURES OF A LOVE
LETTER. Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews.
And THE GALICIAN FETE.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Harris.
THIS EVENING, TRUTH AND FICTION. Supported by
Messrs. F. Matthews,Widdicombe, Shore, Cathcart, Garden;
Miss C. Leclercq, Miss R. Leclercq, and Miss M. Harris.
Followed by THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR.
Messrs. Phelps, Vezin, Widdicombe, &c.

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.-
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
Reproduction of "The Colleen Bawn." The Adelphi
"Census" every Evening.
THIS EVENING, the successful new Farce, entitled A
TURKISH BATH. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. P. Bedford.
After which (211th time), THE COLLEEN BAWN. Mr.
D. Boueicault, D. fisher, Billington, Falconer, Stephenson,
'C. J. Smith, Romer, Howard, Ward ; Mrs. Boucicault, Miss
Woolgar, Mrs. Billington, and Mrs. Chatterley.
To be followed by a new apropos Sketch, THE CENSUS.
Messrs. J. Toole, Eburne, Romer, C. J. Smith ; Miss
Kate Kelly, Miss E. Chorne, and Mrs. Chatterley.
Doors open at half past B—Commence at 1.

CANTERBURY-HALL CONCERTS
CERT S
AND FINE ARTS GALLERY.
EVERY EVENING,
Two Grand Selections from celebrated Operas. including
Verdi's new Opera, THE BAL MASQUE (first produced
In England at this Establishment), with a Chorus of Forty
Voices, and upon a scale unequalled?at any:other Concerts.
Miss Russell, Miss Ernst Mr. Greville, Mr. Herbert, Signor
Tivoli, Mr. Bernard ; popular Solos on the Cornet-a-Piston,
by Mr. Levy (the first performer of the day); the Brothers
Conrad (in an entirely original entertainment on the double
rope, not to be seen elsewhere); continued success of Mr.
Wood and his talented little Son.
The Comic Department comprises the following, favourites :
—Mr. Marshall, Mr. Hollingsworth ; the NERVES, by
Messrs. Harvey and French ; and Mrs. Lawrence.
Musical Director, Mr. JONGHMANS.

CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS
GALLERY.
THE NERVES, a Comic Duet, by Messrs. Harvey and
French, EVERY EVENING.

TH E 0 XFORD,
6, OXFORD-STREET.
Mr. LEvy, undoubtedly the best performer of the day on
the Cornet-a-Piston—Grand Selections (on the most complete
scale) from Dinorah, Martha, Stradella, Aze., and other
and instrumental music, by Miss Russell, the Misses Stuart,
and Miss Ernst, Messrs. C%arles Greville, Fornarir , Kimber-
ley, Bernard, Beaumont Bervon, finish, Signo Tivoli,and
Mr. Henry Herbert, with full band and powerful and selected
chorus, conducted by Mr. F. Jonc,,;hmßlanchard, ans.—TheW. 11 foll
'me.
owing
Comic talent, Messrs. W. Randall, J. .
land, .Hollingsworth, E. Marshall. Harvey, and French, and
the Brothers Conrad in their latest and benet ;st entertainment,
every evening. Admission, Hall, mxPe Balcony and
Stalls, one shilling. Private Boxes, 10s. 6d.

HIGH. WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tins DAY.—Morning, 11h. 36m.—Afternoon, 12. M,
TO-1&011B.OW.-110111111g, 12h. 13m.—Afternoon, 12h. 38m,

TUB WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JUNE 20, 1861.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
73—highest since noon yesterday..
58—lowest this morning and during the night. -
69—this day at noon.

BAROMETER-29.98 ; falling.
WlND—Easterly—light; with dull rainy weather, and
occasional glimpses of sunshine.
HALF -PAST ONE.—Wind, S.E., with very sultry weather
and hot sunshine. Thermometer, 72 in the shade. Heavy
white clouds, portending a thunderstorm.
QUARTER TO Two.—Very heavy rain and a thunder-
storm, with vivid sheets of lightning.
2.10.—1 t is all sunshine again. The wind has gone to
S.W., and the heavy torrents of rain have washed the
streets of London E o thoroughly that they look as clean as
a man-of-war's quarter-deck.

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THE SUN.

LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1881.

PALEY tells us that one use of our House of
Commons is to furnish the people with amusement,
—he would have been willing to pay all his share
of the public taxes for the pleasure which Le re-
ceived from the public discussion of political mat-
ters. The House certainly performed that part of
its duty well last night. The debate, for a topic so
well worn, was far from an uninteresting one, and
we can hardly imagine a man of any party, not
even of that which may be regarded as the losing
_me, who was so sour by nature as not to laugh
when he read of TWO HUNDRED AND SEVEN TT-FOUR

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