The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-12 00:00:00

T'
rATRE r.,oYAL, DRUM LANE.— prolonged tenure of office. He had watched the
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. registries, and was fully aware that " the pear was
acting manager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R
not yet ripe —that an appeal to the country
rtoxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley,
Cho eminent Comedian, Mr. Charles Mathews, every evening. would not have terminated according to his wishes.
Great Success of the Grand Christmas Pantomime, the
The deep-laid scheme succeeded, and he was
nost magnificent ever produced on the English stage.
THIS EVENING, her majesty's Servants will perform an placed at the head of a powerful party—which
entirely new three-act Drama, encitled gave the he.m of St A.) into his hands. It was
THE BLACK BOOK.
Characters by Mr. C. Mathews, A. Younge, G. Honey, ",fr. an instructive lesson, by which not only States-
Vincent, Mr. Tilbury, Mr. Lingham; Misses Cleveland and
SI. Oliver, and Mrs, Selby,
After which will be produced
SEE, SAW, MARGERY DAW ;
Or, Harlequin Holiday, and the Island of Ups and Downs.
The reduced prices as follows, varying throughout the
house to suit every one :—Galleries, 6d. and is. • Second
Circle of Boxes, I.s. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. ; First Circle of Boxes,
2s- 6d. • Dress Boxes, 3s. • Stalls, Ss. ; Private Boxes,
10s. 6d., V. ls., 11. lls. 6d., and 2/. 25.!
A Morning Performance of the Great Pantomime every
Wednesday, at Two o'clock.

men, but all persons feeling an interest in the
welfare and happiness of the nation, may profit.
It proved that the struggle should commence at
the very earliest stage, that a trifling exertion
in the first instance will save tenfold labour in
the ultimate struggle !

We now tell the nation that the question o
monetary reform is to be decided this evening.
It depends on the nomination of the Select Com-
mittee to be appointed this day, whether the na-
tion shall obtain a circulating medium adequate
to its wants and exigencies, or be subjected to
severe trials, under which earnest men will
succumb, and many tender females will see their
future hopes blighted, and themselves consigned to
all the horrors of pinching poverty ! Who can
look forward to ten years of incessant struggling
semi-penal servitude—without a shudder ?
Who could patiently submit to see the fruits of
his labours for that period transferred into
the pockets of usurers and money-lenders,
while his family are enduring bitter privations,
from which they might have been exempted by
timely precautions ? But all this, and more,
must be endured, if the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer be permitted to appoint the packed Commit-
tee of which he has given notice. There are good
men and true on that Csmmittee-men thoroughly
conversant with the subject, but they will be left in a
decided minority unless some changes be
effected. In 1848 Lord GEORGE BEranrcK
struggled earnestly for a better Committee—but
in vain. Sir CHARLES WOOD achieved his object,
and packed the Committee with the avowed
partisans of the unjust and impolitic
Act. He had even the hardihood to boast
of that which would have covered with
shrme any one less strongly imbued with the
principles of red-tapism. We trust some inde-
pendent member will be found with sufficient
courage to protest against the palpable trick, and
endeavour to improve the constitution of the Com-
mittee. On that simple point the ultimate decision
of the question will mainly, if not altogether de-
pend. If, as in 1848, the report be
framed without regard to the weight of
evidence adduced, its recommendations, although
merely emanating from a bare majority of
the Committee, will be acted on, and the nation
will be condemned to a deficient currency for a
further term of ten yearn. Industry may starve
under an Extravagant rate of interest, that will
check production and paralyse the trade and com-
merce of the country. The contest has begun
in earnest, and the first and most important
position must not be abandoned without an ear-
nest and determined resistance. Let a division
be taken on every objectionable name. By that
means, if the obnoxious member cannot be re-
moved, the nation will at least be apprised of the
mode in which the Committee has been appointed,
so as to take away the weight that would other-
wise be attached to its recommendations.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
1. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven,
with (fifth time) a new Comedy, in three acts, entitled,
DOUBLE-FACED PEOPLE. Characters by Mr. Buckstone,
Mr. Chippendale, Mr. Compton, Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Rogers,
Mr. Clark, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Poynter, and Mrs. E. Fitz-
Followed by THE IRISH ATTORNEY. Pierce O'Hara,
by Mr. Charles Dawson, his first appearance.
After which (48th time) the new comic pantomime, entitled
THE BABES IN THE WOOD, or Harlequin and the Cruel
Uncle. The scenery of the opening story painted by Mr. W.
Callcott. The pantomime produced under the direction of
M. Milano. Harlequin, M. Milano ; Columbine, Fanny
Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; and Clown, Mr. Driver

We again tell the Times, and ita patron and
friend, that the extra war tax is not 9d., but I ld.
But for the legislative mistake in adopting the
word ratification of the Treaty, in place of conclusion
of the War, the tax would be but 51 in the
nniind and that h all that the nannln will enn-

The Navy Estimates for the ensuing year were
yesterday presented to the House of Commons, in
pursuance of the pledges to that effect given by
Sir G. C. LEWIS. A vigorous economy is clearly
perceptible in every line, and that, we rejoice to
say, without any material abatement of the effi-
ciency of that very important branch of the na-
tional service. More than a moiety of the total
cost has been shuck off at one fell swoop. The
full amount of the reduction is not perceptible in
the first instance, the present demand being
8,109,1681. against 15,812,12 V., the sum
claimed last year. But in the present estimate
the coast-guard service and naval coast volunteers
are included, for which last year there was a sepa-
rate charge, amounting to 486,0281. ; so that the
actual sum provided by the Exchequer was
16,298,0551., about a quarter of a million more
than the gross receipts from the obnoxious Income
Tax. The total saving will be no less than
8,188,98 V. ; so that, as every penny in the pound
produces a million sterling per annum, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer can afford to relin-
quish half of the unjust and oppressive impost on
account of the navy savings alone. And when
t'us reduction, even on the amended estimates, in
the military and ordnance departments are taken
into account, the entire saving 'in the national
armaments will amount to nearly 18,000,0001.
This comparison, be it remembered, is made with
a year of peace, and, therefore, the entire Income
Tax may be given up without any demand for a
substitute ; and, if the Financial Minister be
closely pressed, there is no doubt that he can, at
all events, gracefully yield to the popular demand,
and consent to the total repeal of the War Income
Tax Acts, and fall back on the sd. in the pound
provided by Mr. GLADSTONE'S Act of 1853. This
is the only possible way in which he can vindicate
his reputation from the stain of the "pettifogging
quibble," and prove that he did not seek to take
advantage of a mere oversight, which any man in
private life would be ashamed to avail himself of.
The Times now tells us, with an affectation of
gracious condescension, that it " believes that the
just wishes of the public are to be gratified, and
that the Chancellor of the Exchequer will announce
to-morrow that he is prepared to relinquish the
9d. (!) in the pound of extra Income Tax, which
was imposed to meet the exigencies of the war
" Thank you for nothing, said the Gallipot." We
are not indebted either to Sir G. C. LEWIS, or to
his trusty henchman of Printing-house-square, for
the concession. Had we adopted the disinterested
advice of the leading journal, and considered it
" scarcely worth while to talk very strongly about
the Income Tax before we knew the extent of the
necessary evil, and how much money was wanted,"
or believed that "it was equally useless to protest
against any tax that happened to be galling us,"
we should have been complimented by Sir G. C.
LEWIS, and permitted to pay the full 16d. in the
ponnd, which would doubtless have been applied
to pay off a portion of the public debt, or in some
other way exceedingly gratifying to the Money-
°creep. But the People, thoroughly aroused, took
the matter into their own hands. They would
not believe that " the oscillations of the needle of
the War Income Tax were beginning to yield to the
strong attraction of 1858, and to show evidentsigns
of settling down at that point in the compass."
They thought it well worth their while to fight
against what they were assured was their inevit•
able destiny. And thus, having put forth their
mighty and irresistible power, and given the
Chancellor of the Exchequer a hint almost as sig-
nificant as that given to the intruding Irishman,
who was " kicked down stairs," they have re-
versed their destiny, and obtained an adequate
reward for their exertions.