The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-17 00:00:00

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean.
1 THIS EVENING, THE WIFE'S SECRET. Mr. and
pirs. C. Kean.
WO conclude Isith A MIDSUMMER NIGH r's DREAM.
Commence at 7.

THEATIM=RONAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. 3. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, HALLOWE'EN.
THE CONTESTED ELECTION.
After which, OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND.
To conclude with A NABOB FOR AN HOUR.
Commence at 7.

NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster.
THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with
THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST.
Followed by the new burlesque, THE BABES IN THE
WOOD. Messrs. C. Marshall, Paul Bedford, C. J. Smith,
Eburne ; Miss Woolgar and Miss K. Kelly.
Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.
On Thursday, Anzust 18, for the Benefit of Mr. W. Smith,
acting Manager, THE WRECK ASHORE : Mr. Billington,
p. Bedford, Stuart, Mr.W. Smith, Mr. Eburne, 3lissWoolgar,
And Mrs. Billino-ton. After which, THE DAUGHTER OF
THE REGIMENT. Marie, Miss Rebecca Isaacs, for this
Slight only ; assisted by Messrs. P. Bedford, Garden, More-
land, Mrs. Chatte:ley. And The Babes in the TS ood.
Doors open at a quarter-past six—Commence at seven. Box
Office open from 10 to 5 —no charge for booking. No fees to
Savants permitted. A registry kept of all articles found.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough
THIS EVENING, THE MAID WITH THE MILKING
PAIL,
After which, A SCHOOL FOR COQUETTES. Misses
Bwanborough, Oliver, and Lavine.
Followed by THE VERY LATEST EDITION OF THE
LADY OF LYONS.
Commence at 7 o'clock.

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VERDI'S OPERA OF MACBETH. The
whole of the first Act of this Opera, now produced
for the first time in this country (the remaining three acts
being in course of rehearsal), is sung nightly at the CAN-
TERBURY HALL CONCERTS.
THE DELEPIERRE FAMILY,
Mutating of three Juvenile Violinists, viz., Jules, Juliette,
and Julia Delepierre, aged, respectively, FOUR, SIX, and
ZIGHT year&
The perfect execution by these Lilliputian Artistes of some
..,„grt.cuipitasit and brilliant Bolos, Duets, and Trios evc
'oroten r e.xcited mingled wonder and admi-
ration in Containfal Musical Circles, and drawn forth enthu-
shisti,i tributes of praise from the Public Journals of France
and Belgium.
They will perform TWICE EACH EVENING, in addi-
tion to the usual Entertainments.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, AtGtST 17.
THEIMOXETER, IN THE SHADE.
70—highest since noon yesterday.
60—lowest this morning and during the night.
67—this day at noon.

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WIND, Westerly; light, with dull weather. It rained
heavily in the night, and this morning.

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THE SUN.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1859.

The fetes of Paris are now over. They have been
conducted in a style of imperial splendour,
popular sympathy, good-humour, and self-
devotion, reflecting credit, and even honour, on all.
We only wish that the actors in those brilliant
scenes could have looked back on the fair but sad
plains of Italy, and feel that they had accomplished
all they had proposed. The Austrian snake is
scotched, but not killed. Still, if we may believe
the correspondent of the Morning Post, who is sup-
posed to receive his inspiration from an imperial
source, there may yet be hope left for Italian freedom,
but to what amount time only can prove. That gentle-
man writes—" I hear the French Government has
addressed a despatch to the Cabinets of the
great Powers, in which it is declared France
will not assist the self-exiled Princes of Italy
to return to their dominions by force, nor per-
mit Austria or any other Power to afford
them military aid for so doing. Yesterday the
Moniteur said—' The Emperor having decided that
for the present an army of 50,000 men should be
kept in Lombardy, his Majesty has appointed the
3d division of the Ist, 3d, and 4th corps, and the
whole of the sth corps, to form this army.' The
uncertain state of Central Italy, and the continuance
of so many Austrian troops on a war footing in
Venetia, caused the Emperor to order the above-
named troops to remain in Italy. The King of
SARDINIA hmtd pointed out to NAPOLEON 111. the
necessity of maintaining a French force in Italy
until his OWII army was thoroughly organised
and cousideralay augmented. The news from
Central Italy is satisfactory. Parma, Modena,
and Tuscany are perfectly tranquil. The Pro-
visional Governments work admirably. The
National Guard of Florence entered upon its duties
for the first time on the 7th, having been equipped
and organised in a few weeks. Tuscan Envoys
have again left for Paxis and London. The Provi-
sional Government of Parma has decreed a volun-
tary loan of 2,400,000 f., at 5 per cent., to be called
the Parmese loan of 1850.."

Again, under date of last evening, he says—
" Before the close of the week the EMPEROR will
have left Paris in order to `pass the close of the
summer in comparative retirement. No doubt his
Majesty will be glad to get away from the Italian
Envoys, official and officious, who are continually
seeking audiences and making representations about
the affairs of Central Italy. NAPOLEON 111. must
still fell the difficult position in which the pease of
Villafranca has placed all parties. He with the
Emperor of AUSTRIA has agreed to the restoration of
the Princes of the Duchies, and the people have
decreed or are still decreeing the expulsion for ever
of their late really Austrian rulers. What is to be
done ! The French Government having failed,
through its Special Envoy, Count de REISET, to per-
suade the people of Tuscany, Modena, and Parma, to
invite their Sovereigns back from Vienna and the
Austriam camp, to govern them even with any amount
of fair promises, the Imperial Government of this
country is said to be employed more particularly in
ersuading King VICTOR EMMANUEL not to accept
the annexation vote of the people of Tuscany, the
Roman provin ?es, Modena and Parma, where it is
Pretty nearly certain that the people to a man
will ask to be placed under the protection
and incorporated in constitutional Piedmont."
And why not ? The heartburning of the
Italians was kept in a perpetual commo-
tion by the
Perfidy aud savage revenge of
the Austrians for the outbreak of 1848, and though
peace and good will were pi•oclainted in appear-
ance, the grossest tyranny and ingratitude were
continually being practiced till the day of retribu-
tion arrived. It were,
indeed, idle for Austria to
hope that she can ever regain her lost power of
misrule in Italy. But there's a secret danger
impending which it may not be so easy for the
Italians to surmount. They are counselled by
NAPOLEON Dot to amalgamate with Piedmont, and
yet they 'pray for that united blessing as an assur-
ance-of their independence, as well as of their or-
ganised frot ernity and strength.
Our read ers may recollect that some time back
we asked wh. at kept Prince NAPOLEON so long in
Florence with so large an army, when leis presence
was much want %ed on the left bank of the Po ? Did
he tarry to win golden opinions of the good Tus-
cans, and endea your to feel their pulse as the
chance of better aLviaintanee in future time ? We
much fear that som ()thing of that regal hereafter
was at the bottom of `iis thoughts. And can that
consummation be the sc. •cret spring that actuates
the EMPEROR, for he wilt not permit the exiled
tyrants to return, nor even allow Austria to help
them. What then ? Is theltalian war over, or is