The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-29 00:00:00

Commence at 7.

I.V) YA T, PRTNCFS S'S TAFATRE.—
Lesgpe and Manager, Mr. A. Farris.
THIS EVENING. the performances will commence with
PITY P,LAS. Messrs. Fechter, Basil Potter, Garden, Ray
mond, Graham, Cathcart, and A. 'Harris.
After which, a new rdiristmas comical pantomime. entitled
ROBINSON CRTJSOE ; or, llarleauin Friday, and Kind
the Kaills!
of the Caribbe Islands : in which Monsienr To:spinosa
Mdlle. Marie Tunilatre, of the principal cantinental theatres,
will apnear. Clown. Mir. A. F. Forrest.

ITEATRE -ROYAL LYCEUM.
Tsoie Lessee and Directress. Madame CELESTE..
THIS EVENING, a new Drama. entitled THE IRISH
EMIGRANT. Messrs. G. Vininfr. J. .Tohnstone, T. Lyon.
Forrester, and John Drew; Miss Rate Saville, Miss Stuart,
and Mrs. .T. Rouse.
After which, the Lyceum Christmas Comic Extravao•anza,
CRYSTABEL LE- or, The Rose withont Thorn, showinfr
THE VIsIONT OF A ROST:. ITS FADING AT EVE,
AND THE MAY-BLOOM OF THE. WILD BRIAR.
To conclude with MORE BLUNDERS THAN ONE.
Larry Tioolag,an, Mr. John Drew.

A DFL P NT. NFIV THEATRK-ROYAL.
sni PrOrriptor and Mar. afrer. Mr. Beni. Webster.
•
TITTS EVENING, AN UGLY CUsTOMER. Messrs. J.
L. Toole, C. Selby, and Warde ; Miss K. Kelly, and Miss E.
Thorne.
After which, THE COLLEEN PAWN. D. Rancicanlk D.
Fisher, Billimiton, Falconer, Stephenson. C. J. Smith. Rom,"T.
Miss An-nes Robertson. Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billing-ton, anil
Mrs. Chatterley.
Tn couclude with a new Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled
TIT,TTE REAR!) FROM A NEW POINT OF HUE.
Messrs. J. L. Toole. P. Bedford. C. J. Smith; Miss Woolgar,
K. Kelly, Laidlaw, and Thorne.
Doors open at half past s—Commence at 7.
Box-office oven from 10 till 5.
No chartfe for booking.
Private boxes, .£2 25.; Family Boxes, XI.
Orchestra Stalls, 55. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, 25.;
Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit. is. Ed. ; Amphitheatre, Is ; Gallery, ecl.
Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.

A STT,EY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Pronrfetor and NTana,yer. Mr. War. BATTY.
Last week of Mr. J. Crockett and the Trained Lions.
A Grand Juvenile Fete will take plade on Friday, Feb. 1,
commencing at two o'clock with the Pantomime, concluding
with the7Lions.
'rhis Evening, a new Spectacle, entitled THE LION
CONQUEROR ; or, The Death .Tungle, expressly for the
introduction of the Wonders of the World. " The Groupe
of Performing Lions." The Lion Conqueror, Mr. J. Crockett.
Tn be succeeded by Scenes in the Arena, supported by
talented Parisian and BrPish Artistes.
Concluding with Batty's Prize Equestian Comic Panto-
mime, for Good Little Boys and Girls, by T. T,. Greenwood,
entitled HART,EQUIN AND THE WONDERFUL
TTOR SE ; or. Percinet and Grociosa, the Ucrly Duchess and
the Greedy King, produced with Gorgeous -SCenery. by Mr.
Cuthbert, new Costumes and Appointments, and introducing
in the comie scenes Ratty's Prize Equestrian Harleouinade,
and the celebrated Old Bob Ridley, and Brandon Ledger.
Doors open at halt-cast 6, performance commence at 7.

VANTERBURY-HALL CONCERTS!!!
N---) A Grand Selection from Verdi's Opera,

IL CORSARO,
consisting of the following. Morceauxs:—
Prelndio
Aria "Tutto parca Sorridere"
Coro di Odallische " Oh qual perenne"
Cavat;na "Vola talor dal Carcere"
Coro ed inno
Scena ed Aria
Ter7etto Finale e Grand
Coro "Voi tacete io nol"
will be produced in a few days, in the Orignal Key and
Italian lannia -e—the first time of 9erformance in this
country—in addition to JOANtual attractions.
Mr. F. GHMANS, Musical Director.
Also in preparation, Selections from Verdi's New Operas,
p Ballo in Mnschera," "Simon Rocianegras ;" and Flo-
tow's celebratel Opera of "Stradella."

HIGH WATER AT T,ONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY.—Morning, 3h. 46m.—Afternoon, 4b. sm.
To-monnow.-Morning, 4h. 26m.—Afternoon. 411. 46m.

THE WEATHER.—Svg OFFICE, JAN. 29, 1861
THEEMOMETEIt, IN TUE SHADE.
50 —highest since noon yesterday.
33—lowest this morning and during the night.
39—this tiny at noon.

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WIND--South-West—light • a dense fog overspread the
metropolis all the morning, and partially cleared up about
half-past 12 o'clock.
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riflE SUN.
LONDON, TUESDAY, JAN. 29, 1881.

Bigamy appears to have been a pastime alike
of the BOURBONS and of the BONAPARTES. In
proof of which very edifying historic fact, there
is that great trial which has recently been occu-
pying the attention of all Paris ! Never has
there been a more shameful exposure—the whole
investigation having gone clearly to demonstrate
beyond the reach of contradiction the bastardy of
their Imperial Highnesses the Prince NAPOLEON
and his sister, the Princess MATIIILDA DE
! And while the illegitimacy of those
first cousins of the reigning Emperor of France
has been proved thus clearly, as we have inti-
mated, to demonstration, the counsel for the de-
fendant—that is to say, M. ALLOU, the chosen
advocate of the Prince NAPOLEON—has in the
course of his elaborate address in support of the
claims of his client, as opposed to those of the
plaintiff, M. BONAPARTE, of Baltimore, in the dis-
U❑ited States—M. ALLOU quite incidentally in the
course of his reply to the opening speech of M.
BE RRYER, bas proved quite as clearly to demon-
stration the bastardy of the representative of the
ancient dynasty, the illegitimacy of the BOURBON
Preiender, the Count de Chambord, HENRI CINQ,
clalming to be Roi de France with its 36,000,000
Frenchmen !

Ix is exemplary all this. It is calculated so ob-
viously to raise in the public estimation both
Royalty and Imperialism. Surely nothing, in
sober seriousness, could well come more • inoppor-
tumely for either. What is it OTHELLO says to
lAG':O in that great tragedy ?—" Be sure you
prove"—anyone who lists may finish the quota-
thni. But here, it is on the one hand a Prince of
the :House of BONAPARTE, and on the other a Prince
of t he House of BOURBON, who each in turn being
put Upon the defensive, is driven to exclaim defiantly
precisely the same thing—each of them not in re-
gar ato his wife, but iri regard to his mother. In
eac'a instance the fact is stated—it is upon record.
The tie is the prior marriage of the Father of Prince
NA:eOLEON, the prior marriage of the youngest of
the Great NAPOLEON'S brothers, the prior marriage
of 1; he late ex-King JEROME, to—Miss PATERSON.
As 1, companion picture to which [illustrative of "ye
mallners and ye customs" alike of Royal and Im-
periA dynasties], there is the prior marriage of the
Fat her of the Count DE CHAMBORD, the prior
marriage of the father of the living claimant to the
crown of France as King HENRY V., the prior
marriage of the late Duke DE BERRI, to—Miss
BROWN. The marriage of SERONIEBONAPARTE when
En rigii Vaissaux, to the beautiful Miss PATER-
SON., of Baltimore, has for years and years past, in
fa-at ever since it was infamously set aside by the
arbitrary will of NAPOLEON 1., been matter of
Eampean notoriety. Not so has it been with
reference to 'the marriage of the Duke de BERRI
with his first wife, a certain charming Miss BROWN
of . England. Yet that, too, when facts and dates
COMP to be examined a little more closely, turns
out to have been an event equally undeniable. The
par ;iculars in regard to the first mentioned of these
two precipitate marriages we have already and
but -very recently given in detail in the columns
of he Sun—so that a recapitulation of the facts
here ,'.might run the hazard of proving as tedious as