The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-24 00:00:00

Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.

ROY AL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE,
King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter-
ton. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and West-
minster, the Park being open to carriages and foot passel-
gers all hours of the night.
THIS EVENING, Poole's comedy, THEY'RE BOTH TO
BLAAM Messrs. Leigh Murray, Barrett, Walter Carle ;
Mesdames Frank Matthews, Murray, Catharine Hickson.

After which the successful Ballet Farce, by John Oxen-
ford, Esq., entitled MAGIC TOYS, support:d by Miss Lydia
Thompson, Miss Clara St. Cease, and a numerous Corps de
Ballet.
To conclude with the New and Original Burlesque, by L.
Buckingham, Esq., of VIRGINIUS ; or the Trials of a Fond
Papa.
Reduced Prices—Gallery, 6d; Pit, Is. The Box-office open
from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past six; perform-
ance commences at 7.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough
THIS EVENING, THE GOOSE WITH THE GOLDEN
EGGS.
At ter which THE GREAT RUSSIAN BEAR; or, An-
other Retreat from Moscow.
Followed by THE VERY LATEST EDITION OF THE
LADY Ole LYONS.
And CAUGHT BY THE EARS.
Commence at 7 o'clock.

Asm E Y'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Westminster-road.
Sole Lessee ...Mr. William Cooke.
Brilliant reception of the New Historical Drama, by Tom
Taylor, Esq., called GARIBALDI, sustained by a New Dra-
matic Company, full Stud of beautiful Horses, Characteristic
Costumes and Picturesque Scenery. Engagement for a
limited period of the Great Delavanti troupe, Gvmnasists
par excellence ; also, Little Menda, the most Wonderful
Juvenile Equestrian in the World. Scenes in the Circle by
Star Riders and talented Equestrians. Terminating with a
Laughable Farce.
Stage Manager. Mr. R. Phillips

CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.-
EVERY EVENING.—The Music of Verdi's Opera of
MACBETH (now first made public in England at these Con-
certs).

And a Grand Selection from Meyerbeer's new opera of
DINORAH•

Combo Vocalists -Messrs. Georze Hodson (the Irish Come-
dian and Mimic), W. r. Critchfleld, and E. W. Mackney.
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Several interesting Pictures are added to the Fine Arts
Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and
beautified, and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant
sights of the metropolis.

THE WEATHER.—Strx OFFICE, OCTOBER 23.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
48—highest since noon yesterday.
38—lowest this morning and during the tight.
42—this day at noon.
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BAROMETKEtr-29.42.
WIND, Northerly.
OCT. 24.
THERMOMETER, TN THEI SHADE.
42—highest since noon yesterday.
34—lowest this morning and during the night.
41—this day at noon.

BAnomwrzu- -29.43.
WIND, North-Westerly ; light. Sharp frost in the
night. The thermometer was down to 27 at Islington.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tins DAY.—Morning, 12h. 4m.—Afternoon, 12h. 27m,
To-Monnow-Morning, 12h. 49m.—Afternoon, 1. 11m,

The territorial demarcations upon the map of the
world are still being revised industriously as they
have been modified now continually from time
immemorial. MERCATOR'S Chart perpetually re-

quires republication. It presents to view an ever-
changing series of outlines. And, if there are no
longer nowadays those wholsale transformations
which in past ages have, at intervals, startled not
simply this island from its propriety, but a whole
continent, or even a whole hemisphere—the changes
still are hardly less frequent, less distinct, or less
appreciable. An entire kingdom no longer dis-
appears from the surface of Europe, as in that

memorable instance when Poland was clean obli
terated at one fell swoop from amongst the Brea'

powers of Christendom. New states no longer
start into existence, like those ruled for a
brief period, now scarcely half a century since, by
the mushroom Kings of Etruria and Westphalia.
But changes there are, nevertheless—alterations
in the frontier lines of Europe, of Asia, of Africa, of
America, very recently either actually effected,
boldly attempted, resolutely threatened, or ener-
getically in preparation. It was only the other
day, for example, that the boundaries of the king-
dom of Sardinia-were suddenly stretched in an
easterly direction so as to embrace the whole of the
fair'and beautiful plains of Lombardy—the boun-
daries of Austrian Italy thereupon of course con-
tracting proportionately to the borders of Venetia,
or, at any rate, to the immediate vicinity of the
Quadrilateral. It was only a month or two
back that we learnt, by our advices from British
Columbia, that the United States' troops had posi-

tively made a flagrant incursion upon the disputed
territory of the island of San Juan ; and erecting
fortifications there, had summoned around them, by
way of additional security for the retention of the
spot of ground seized, the lawless complicity
of a squatter population. From the opposite
extremity of the globe there comes to us
again, but very recently, disastrous tidings
of that outrage perpetrated by the flagitious
Chinese at the mouth of the Peiho, which
necessitates a new expedition on the part of

England and France. An expedition certain to re-
sult in the occupation either permanent or tempo-
rary (more likely the former), of new tracks of land
hitherto belonging to the Chinese Government,
but henceforth particularly likely to apper-
tain to our already vast and scattered colonial
empire. And now from the fourth quarter—
(for Europe, Asia, and America have already
as will be seen furnished us with vivid illus-
trations enough of the subject upon which we
are here descanting)—from Africa there now comes
to us the long looked for news that war is no longer
simply imminent, but that it is by this time abso-
lutely declared, between Spain and Morocco. The
grievances long rankling between the two last
mentioned powers have been at last brought
to what has for months past been suspected would
prove the one inevitable crisis—resulting in, what it
has now resulted in, namely the throwing away of
the pen and the drawing of the sword, or in other
-words the open declaration of hostilities. The sig-
nal for this has been the death of the late Sultan
or Emperor of Monocco, and the advent to

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THE SUN.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1859.