The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-22 00:00:00

Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon. Commence at Seven.

TITEATRI3-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lssmee, Mr. J, B. Bnokstone.
THIS EVENING the rtertortnotwee. will Ampule/1.0 with
Irby desiriSHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. Miss Nardcastle,
Miss Fanny Stirling; Tony Lumpkin, Mr. Buckstone.
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.

RO YAL PRINCE S S'S THEATRE.--,
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Harris.
TUTS EVENING, the, performance% will commence with
RUY BLAS. Messrs. Fechter, Basil Potter, Garden, Ray
nond. Graham, Cathcart, and A. Harris.
After which, a new Christmas comical pantomime, entitled
ROBINSON CRITSOE ; or, Harlequin Friday. and the King.
of the Caribbe Islands : in which Monsieur Espinosa and
Mdlle. Marie Dumilatre, of the principal cantinental theatres,
will appear. Clown, Mr. A. F. Forrest

THEATRE - ROYAL LYCEUM.
Soie Lessee andt Directress, Madame CELESTE.
TM'S EVENING, a new Drama, entitled THE IRISH
'EMIGRANT. Messrs. G. Vinintr. J. Johnstone, T. Lyon.
Forrester, and John Drew; Miss Kate Saville, Miss Stuart,
and Mrs..T. Rouse.
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.

To conclude with MORE BLUNDERS THAN ONE,
Larry Hoolagan, Mr:John Drew.

A DELPHI, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL,
„F`k Sole Proorletor and Manaver, Mr. Bent Webster.

THIS EVENING, AN UGLY CUSTOMER. Messrs. J.
L. Toole, C. Selby, and Warde ; Miss K. Kelly, and Hiss E.
Thorne.

After which, THE COLLEEN BAWN. D. Beneicault, D.
'Fisher, Billington, Falconer, Stephenson. C. J. Smith, Romer.
Miss Agnes Robertson, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billington, and
Mrs. Chatterley.
To conclude with a new Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled
BLUE BEARD FROM A NEW POINT OF HUE.
14ie...1m J. L. Toole. P. Bedford, C. J. Smith; Miss Woolgar,
K. Kelly, Laidlaw, and V. Thorne.
Doors open at half past 6—Commence at 7.
Box-office open from 10 till 6.
No charge for booking.
Private boxes, £2 Is. ; Family Boxes, Al.
Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, ;
Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, is. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery, 6d.
Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.

A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
-FA- Proprietor and Manaeer, Mr. Wm. BATTY.

Immense success of the Pantomime.

Re-engagement of Mr. J. Crockett and the Trained Lions.
A Grand Juvenile Fete will take place on Fridap, Jan. 25,
rommencinz at two o'clock with the Pantomime, concluding
with the Lions.'
This Evening, a new Spectacle, entitled THE LION
CONQUEROR; or, The Death Jungle, expressly for the
introduction of the Wonders of the World. " The Groupe
of Performing Lions." The Lion Conqueror, Mr, J. Crockett.
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 Kim produced with Gorgeous Scenery, by Mr.
Cuthbert, new Costumes and Appointments, and introducing
in the comae scenes Ratty's Prize Equestrian Hsrlequinade,
and the celebrated Old Bob Ridley, and Brandon Ledger.
Doors open at half-past 6, performance commence at T.

CANTERBURY-HALL PANTOMIME,
" THE ENCHANTED HASH,"
EVERY EVENING.
ENTERTAINING PEOPLE.
Mr. MARSTI*L and Mr. BELL.
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GOOD TEOPLE.
Wildrose,l Fairies, with the usual accom- j 1 Mr. Marshall
Primrose, j plishments. Mr. Bell.
COMMON PEOPLE.
Farmer Thickhead (a husbandman, with a Wife
and Child, who make a fool of him) 'fir. Bell.
Giles Gosling (the mysterious Orphan, who runs
after every Miss, and afterwards Harlequin)Mr. Marshall.
Dame Thickhead (who. having worn out the
breeches, takes to Pantaloons) .. „Mr. Bell.
Dolly (the bell of the village, which Giles in-
tends to ring the—changes to Columbine)..Mr. Marshall.
BAD PEOPLE,.
ITowleygrowley,l Demons of the blackest dye Mr. Marshall
Growleyhowley, 5 and brightest Magenta. j Mr. BalL
COMIC PEOPLE.

harlequin Mr. F. BELL.
Columbine Mr. E. MARSHALL.
Clown •. • .. •
Pantaloon
Seene, CANTERBURY (that's) HALL !—Time A.D. 1881, a 1
half-past nine.
Mr. B. A pack of nonsense !
Mr. M. What we want—
Mr. B. Pooh ! pooh !
The idea! a Pantomime played by two !

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY.—Morning, 9h. 53m.—Afternoon, 10h. 30m.
To-MORROW.-Morning, 11h. !9m.—Afternoon, 11h. 46m.

THE WEATHER.—Surr OFFICM, JAN. 22, 1561.
THZ/LMOMETEIt, IN TUN SHADE.
44—highest since noon yesterday.
33—lowest this morning and during the night.
40—this day at noon. _

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BAROMETER-30.43.
WlND—Viresterly—rather fresh ; with cold, dull weather,

LONDON, TUESDAY, lAN. 22, 1861.

We learn from a long report in the Northern
Whig that the town of Derry has been the scene of
another of those disgraceful disturbances for which
the Orangemen have become so notorious, and so
infamous. The occasion was as inexcusable an
one as could well be conceived ; but, nothing seems
to come amiss to these semi-barbarians, if they can
but make it the opportunity for the most brutal
and violent displays of their party zeal. Mr. PEEL
DAWSON, the county member, had kindly consented
to deliver a lecture at the Mechanics' Institute in the
place, on " The Historical and Antiquarian Remini-
scenees of the city and county of Londonderry," and
it will appear surprising that a topic so congenial
with the locality, and the non-party character of
mechanics' institutes, should not have secured a
hearing, and a grateful one to any man.
Bat Mr. DAWSON had, it seems, committed the
unpardonable sin. After the sad affair at Derry-
mace* Mr. DAWSON, we are told, had spoken in
Parliament, now some five months ago, "in al-
verse, though very temperate, terms of Orange
societies and their irritating party displays." From
that time he seems to have become a marked man
pith the Orangemen. As they did not re-
-0 pect the rank and position of the heir-
apparent to the Crown in Canada, nor of a Bishop
in Ireland, we cannot be much surprised that
a county M.P. who had been guilty of uttering
a word of truth respecting the maniacal fraternity,
ekould be dealt with in the approved Orange style.
But certainly these hypocritical shouters for the
Bible made very summary work of one of its
plainest precepts—for, instead of not " letting the
sun go down on their wrath," they have had no
difficulty in "keeping it warm," through five months
of sun-sets, and not only warm, but boiling.

No sooner, it seems, was Mr. DAWSON'S inten-
tion to deliver the lecture known, than the leaders
of the Orange mob began to devise measures to in-
vade and take possession of the hall in which the
lecture was to be delivered; and partly by means
of forged orders, partly by means of a crush,
they succeeded in packing the hall with apprentice
boys and Orangemen. When the Mayor, who
presided, and the lecturer entered, they found the
place already well filled with an audience evidently
bent on mischief. "As soon," we arc told, "as
the front door opened, the building was almost
immediately filled by a crowd, of whom the most

prorrcinent were well-known apprentice boys and
Orangemen. Their excited looks gave promise of
comiag disturbances as they pressed up close to the
platform. Some confusion took place at the
door, it having been discovered that some of the
admi3sion tickets were forgeries. At eight o'clock
the hall was literally crammed, the audience
being principally composed of Orangemen,
the apprentice boys, and their sympathisers.

They generally stood on the seats, and

Ittausttd themselves by shouting, clapping

hands,' &c. A local celebrity, Paddy
Gaol,' a poor, half-witted lad who runs about the
streets, was got on his legs to make a speech, and
for some time harangued the audience, amid great
cheering and laughter."
Such were the promising auspices under which
the business of the meeting began; it was only to
be expected that when the offender himself made
his appearance, the disturbance should become
' " fast and furious." Several ladies were with him
as well as gentlemen, but the report says, in pro-
ceeding up to the platform, the honourable mem-
ber was received with cheers and counter cheers,
and tremendous groaning, mingled with cries of
" Lift him, lift him!" meaning to carry him bodily
off his feet. " Take Governor WALKER'S coat off
him," and " put him out," were also liberally
shouted, with cheers, groans, catcalls, cock-crow-
ing, cries of order, and noises of every descrip-
tion—stamping of feet, rapping of sticks, ringing
of bells, and the shrieks of a railway whistle.
Most of the " audience" got up on the chairs.
But how shall we describe the meeting itself dur-
ing the lecture; perhaps it might be su'fficient to
say that the beginning, middle, and end were alto-
gether in keeping, for sheer senseless noise and
vulgar cries of every description were continued
with ever renewed vigour; and all in spite of
attempts to soothe, to provoke to laughter, to enlist
their sense of propriety, if they had anything of
that quality, or, on the part of the Mayor, to
threaten them with his civic displeasure. One
person endeavoured to persuade them that they
were respectable and gentlemen, bat they
well knew better than that, and only
laughed :at the courteous untruth. Others
appealed to the fair fame of Derry, but they
thought their conduct quite worthy of Derry boys;
wherein they assuredly formed a perfectly correct
estimate of themselves. The Mayor singled out
one prominent disturber, and informed him that he
recognised him as Mr. JOHN ROULSTONE, but Mr.
ROULSTONE seemed to have no objection to being
recognised as the fugleman to the apprentice boys.
The Lecturer, who kept his temper admirably
throughout,—and who conquered in so far as, that,
without any show of perturbation, he read the
whole lecture—tried various tricks on his part to
coax them into quietness; now he had a funny
story or two, he said, to read ; now a
lady's name to dwell on ; now the great
siege of Derry itself to describe ;—but
tales, and ladies, and the exploits of WALKER
himself were all the same to these stupid madmen ;
they were enlisted to make a disturbance, to hoot,
to call the hon. member all the ill names their low,
but not very inventive, fancy could suggest, and
never did any regiment more faithfully discharge
the duties for which it was enlisted. Not
satisfied indeed with hall duty, they waited and
watched till the ladies, whom their fury had
frightened from the platform, rejoined Mr. DAW-
SON, and all went together to a friend's house.
These fellows, the cream of Protestantism, actually
hustled and hooted the party all the way, and were
with no little difficulty kept by; the police off the
persons of the objects of their wrath.
What strikes us first in reading such accounts
as these coming so thickly on each other, is, that
bad as the mobs are they are not the worst. That
a set of illiterate apprentice boys and men of the
I lowest order can be easily inspired to create any
amount of disturbance required, unfortunately
needs no proof. We have had GORDON Riots here,
and but the other day BRYAN KING riots, and any
man who will lend himself to such things may
easily multiply such feats in any populous place.
But to us it seems a most unfortunate state of
society, in which persons whom we are accus-
tomed to speak of as respectable, and gentlemen,
clergymen even, and members of Parliament, and
' county squires, and well-to-do tradesmen, can per-
mit themselves to belong to an institution whose
actions have now become so utterly disgraceful.
These persons are the life of the social nui-
sance of Orangeism. If they refused any
longer to lend their names to it, the penniless and
illiterate would soon cease to trouble themselves
about the glorious memory of the founder of our Na-
tional Debt. It is really time that the nuisance of
Orangeism were got rid of. Mr. WHITESIDE himself
must think so. Law probably can do little more than
it has done—the remedy is now in the hands of the
noble lords and gentlemen who still hold connec-
tion with this social abomination. Can it need
any longer time to open their eyes to the evil they
are doing ? Are not half-a-dozen outrages, all
within a few months, enough to warn off
all persons, who have any respect for their
character, from such associations ? We beg
to suggest that some steps should be taken
to withdraw from Orangeism all who have any
position to sustain, and thus to leave the evil to
die out of itself.

Theoretically nothing can be better than the pre-

ference of Direct for Indirect Taxation. An
equitably assessed Property-tax, for example, is the
very ideal perfection of the most just among all
just taxes. But—the Income-tax! Particularly
the Income-tax, according to its present mode of
assessment ! Nothing can be more inequitable,
nothing can be more unjust, nothing can be more
cruel, more harsh, more injudicious, or more de-
moralising, than the substitution of this kind of
direct taxation for that old-fashioned system of
indirect taxation drawing the chief part of

Ithe national revenues from Customs and
Excise, or, in other words, from inappreciable
imposts placed upon an immense variety of articles
of more or less general consumption.
Conscious of this, Mr. M'Crixocrt, one of the
greatest among our recognised mercantile authori-
ties, has very recently—through no less conspicuous
a medium than through the latest (revised) edition
of that noble standard book of reference, his world-
famous Commercial Dictionary—Mr. M'CuLLocu
(of all men !) has put forward authoritatively (recol-
lect it is in the last edition of his " Commercial
Dictionary l" ) the following startling, and
emphatic opinion of his upon—shall we say the
efficacy?—no, We ought rather to say the absolute
and imperative necessity for the maintenance of
Indirect Taxation—rather than the substitution for
it of an Income-tax as cruelly unjust as it is
grindingly oppressive and flagrantly and most
lamentably demoralizing. Speaking of Indirect
Taxation as preferable, Mr. M'Cruoca has
said—" UNLESS IT BE MAINTAINED, AND TO A

VERY GREAT EXTENT TOO, A FINANCIAL

CONVULSION, INVOLVING THE MOST SERIOUS

CONSEQUENCES, CANNOT BE VERY FAR DISTANT !"
The House of Commons will do well to bear in
mind this deliberate judgment, pronounced upon a
matter of the most vital importance, by no tyro in
the science of political economy, but by a great
master of that science, by a worthy successor of
ADAM SMITH, such as TORRENS M'CULLOCH, the
author of the " Commercial Dictionary."

In justification of his argument, the great
political economist goes on to analyse a few
of the items, furnishing their quota to that aggre-
gate of more than half a million, the duties upon
which have been repealed in the recent treaty
with France—duties yielding altogether in 1859--
£573,447 ! He recalls to mind—very pleasantly of

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