The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-09 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Baokstone.
THII EVENING, the performances will commenae with
A DUKE IN DIFFICULTIES. Mrs. Stirling, Miss F.
Baydon, Mrs. Wilkins, Miss Fanny Stirling, Mr. Buckstone,
Mr. Compton, Mr. Howe, Ito.
Alter which, will tre revived, with entirely new scenery
and effects, and all the original music by the late Sir Henry
Bishop, the melodrama of THE MILLER AND HIS MEN.
Commence at 7.

THEATRE - ROYAL LYCEUM.
sow Lessee and Directress, Madame CELESTE.

Decided Success of the Two New Dramas.
THIS EVENING, LOVERS' QUARRELS.

Alter which, a new original comic drama, written by Sam].
Lover, Esq., entitled MAC CARTHY MORE ; or, Possession
Nine Points of the Law. John Drew, J. Johnston, Forrester,
J. Rouse, Medlin ; Misses Rawlings, Hudspeth, &o.
To conclude with a new drama, NEW YEAR'S EVE ; or,
The Belle of the Season. Messrs. H. Neville, Villiers, Jas.
Johnstone, J. Rouse; Mrs. Winstanley, Miss Matilda Heron,
Miss Willard, Jo.

itOYA I, PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Harris.
THIS EVENING, THRICE MARRIED. Messrs. Shore,
Meadows, Garden, and Miss C. Leclercq.
Followed by HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. Pechter. Sup-
ported by Messrs. Ryder, Hermann Vezin, Graham, Shore,
Meadows, dm. ; Misses Heath, R. Leclercq, apd Elsworthy.

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.—
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING, AN IJGLY CUSTOMER. Messrs. J.
L. Toole, C. Selby, and Warde ; Mies K. Kelly, and Miss E.
Thorne.
To be followed by the new drama, MAGLIORE, THE
PRESTIDIGITATOR. Messrs. B. Webster, J. L. Toole,
D. Fisher, dr,c.; Miss K. Kelly, Miss EL Simms, ttc.
After which, 01:111 GAL. Miss Julia Daly, Mr. Bonier,
Mr. Eburne, and Mr. Warde.
Doors open at half past B—Commence at P.

CANTERBURY-HALL CONCERTS!!
Westminster-road.
Proprietor ........C. Morton.
A Grand Selection from Verdi's new Opera,
IL CORSARO,

this opera has never been produced in this or any other
country,
except at these Concerts), having met with that de-
aided success which charactise; the most popular works of
this great Master, will be performed EVERY EVENING ;
to with a Selection from LA FIGLIA DEL REGGI-
mENTO, by Donizetti,
Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Madame Maria, Miss
Tyrrell. Mr. H. Herbert, Signor Tivoli, H. Drummond, and
C. W. Bernard. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. '
The Comic Department comprises Messrs. E. Marshall, A.
B. Hollingsworth, J. Blanchard, F. Bell, W. H. Welland, and
the Brothers Conrad.

John Martin's il;ree celebrated Pictures will remain on
view a short time longer in the Fine Arts Gallery of the
Establishment

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS7.DAY.—Morning, lh. 38m.—Afternoon, lh. 54m.
To-molutow.-Morning, 2h. Bm.—Afternoen, 2h. 24m.

TEM WEATHER.—Strx Oman, APRIL 9, 1 61.
TRZILMOMRTBR, IN TIER MAIM.
47—highest since soon yesterday.
33—lowest:this morning and during the night.
47—this day at noon.
Banomwrza-30.68 the highest this year as yet.
Wurn--South-Easterly—light; with very fine weather.

After two divisions, and after considerable dis-
cussion, the London Coal and Wine Dues Bill was
read a second time last evening in the House of
Commons, upon the motion of the Right Hen. the
Home Secretary. Both of these unsuccessful divi-
sions were consequent upon amendments moved
and seconded by metropolitan members. Mr
ROUPELL, M.P. for Lambeth, moved the first of
these amendments, namely, one to the effect that
the debate should be adjourned—only 20, however,
voting for, as and many as 135 against, that amend-
ment. Mr. AYRTON, M.P. for the Tower Hamlets,
moved still later and still more ineffectually the
second and final amendment, namely, one to the
effect, "that in the opinion of this house the Coal
Tax and the London Bridge Approaches Fund
should be continued until the 31st July, 1862"
—for one year, that is instead of ten, the period
of prolongation for the Coal Tax marked out in
the terms of the Bill now read a second time in
the Commons House of Parliament. Mr. AYR-
TON, we say, moved his amendment still less
successfully than his predecessor in these
ineffectual efforts to oppose the progress of the
bill through the Legislature—only 10 instead of 20
voting for, and 119 against, that amendment. So
that the former (Mr. ROUPELL'S) amendment was
defeated by a clear majority of 115 in a house of
160 members altogether—and the second (Mr.
AYRTON'S) amendment was rejected in its turn by
a clear majority of 109 in a house of 134 represen-
tatives. The overwhelming rejection of these
attempts to obstruct the progress of the bill through
the Legislature, is in itself, we cannot but think, of
some significance. It is because we regard it as
such that we have been thus designedly explicit in
the particularity with which we have related
how, in defiance of the arguments of
the metropolitan members, and of their
amendments pushed, each in turn, to a division—
[the hon. baronet the member for Westminster, Sir
JOHN SHELLEY, by the way, seconded last evening
both of these abortive amendments]--how in spite
of all attempts to oppose its advance the Bill was
nevertheless read a second time last evening; and
how it may now consequently be regarded as in a
fair way enough of being, before the session is much
older, ripened into a perfected enactment.
How is this, however, that we are thus evidencing
a disposition to sympathise positively in the efforts
now making (with every prospect of success before
them) for the prolongation of dues—we will take
the coal tax alone for the nonce here for a while
into our consideration—that we are actually
sympathising in an endeavour to prolong, for an-
other ten years, the duties levied upon all coals
coming into this metropolis, instead of sympathis-
ing, on the contrary, in the efforts made to set those
duties aside, at once and altogether, by the little
energetic minority led by some of our principal
metropolitan representatives ? Wait a while, how-
evetr—those who may marvel at such an apparent
anomaly in our mode of reasoning upon this
matter—wait a while, and consider what it is that
is now actually proposed to be done through this
Bill,, read a second time in the House of Commons
last evening—what it really and truly is that is
Proposed to be done through this Bill by the
Government. It is not that we contemn these
duties less, but that we do very much more
desire to witness the commencement, in real ear-
nest, of that long-hoped for project of metropolitan
improvement, known as the Thames Embankment.
And now to explain how it is that the prolongation
of the coal duties for another ten years, affects the
Prospects a' this popular scheme of a Thames Em-
bankment.
Recollect, then, in thg first instance, that the
duties
levied upon coals are of three different kinds,
and that they are levied upon all coal imported into
the city of London, or within a radius of 20 miles
from 8°13113 _
such central point as St. Paul's Cathe-
dral, ere .is a duty of 4d. per ton levied for
purely
"IPQrittion purposes—there is another duty
of Bd., anti
115te is yet another of ld per ton
levied, each of the
-qduties last mentioned, under
the:authorit:r of yet uuttb,o
a_..ea-kpd acts of Parliament.
The last rim
, the ak
the duty of hl. per to, being approp.-...fpd
exclusively t 0 purposes
of
Lit. Now utility
and improveme these im-
posts themselvi they are as a matter of
of course duties that we would gladly "e swept
be heard of
away summarily, ne, ver toagain.
And so far we, wither,t doubt, are perfectly in
agreement with Mr. 11,:'UPEL f, and Mr. Alivrow,
e tion to
and Sir. JoHN SRELL AT; in 4"-ir opposi

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THE SUN.
LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1881.