The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-24 00:00:00

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TIELIS EVENING, the perform:ea will commznas with
new end °eerie] Comedy, entitled BLACK SHEEP.
Mr. Ituckstone, Mr. Compton, Mr. Howe, ere. ; Mrs. waking,
Mrs. Charles Young, Miss Lovell, &c.

After which, will be 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.

Commenoe at 7.

ROYAL P R INCE SS'S THEATRE.--
Lessee and 3lanager, Mr. A. Harris.
THIS EVENING, THRICE MARRIED. Messrs, Shore,
ieadows, Garden, and Miss C. Leclercq.
Followed by HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. Feehter. Sup-
ported by Flermann Vezln, Ryder, Meadows, etc. ; Misses
Heath, Alsworthy, and It. Leclercq.

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.-
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
Reprodit:tion of "The Colleen Bawn. " The Adelphi
"Census" every Evening*.

TFTIS EVENING, the successful new Farce, entitled A
TURKISH BATH. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. P. Bedford.

After which' (IRBth time), THE COLLEEN BAWN. 3lr.
D. Bouelcault, D. eisher, Bißinge-Jon, Falconer, Stephenson,
C. J. Smith, Romer, Howard, Ward ; Mrs. Boudcault, Miss
Woolz,ar, Mrs. Billington, and Mrs. Chatterley.
To be followed by a new apropos Sketch, TIIE CENSUS.
waxy'. T. 1.. Toole, Eburne, Romer, C. J. Smith ; Miss
Kate Kelly, Miss E. t'horne, and Mrs. Chatterley.
Doors open at hall past 6—Commence at 7.

A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.-
THIS EVENING, Grand Equestrian performance by
M. Boorne's Troupe—Davis Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer,
&O.—Three Clowns—Three Original Rocky Mountain Won-
ders, comprising their wonderful performance on the Flying
Trapez and Ladder Feat—M. Lauri's New Ballet Troupe.—
Reduced Prices.—Commence at half-past 7. Box-office open
daily. Private Boxes from 10s. Bd. Day Performance on
Saturday at 2 o'clock.

CONCERTSRY.
CANTERBURY -HALL
AND FINE ARTS GALLE
EVERY EVENING,
A Grand Selection from Verdi's new Opera,
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA,
(First produced in England at this Establishment),
With a Chorus of Forty Voices.
Also, Verdi's IL CORSARO, never performed at any
other Concerts.
Solos on the Cornet-a-piston, by Mr. Levy.
The Comic Department comprises the Brothers Conrad (in
their new and inimitable entertainments), Mr. Wood and his
talented little Son, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Blanchard, Mr. Ho
lingsworth, and Miss Rose Howard.
Musical Director, Mr. F. JONGIIMANS.
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F 0 R D,

6, OXFORD-STREET.

Mr. LEVY, undoubtedly the best performer of the day on
the Cornet-a-Piston—Grand Selections (on the most complete
scale) from Dinorah, Martha, Stradella, (tc., and other vocal
and instrumental music, by Miss Russell, the Misses Stuart,
and Miss Ernst, Messrs. Charles Greville, Fornari, Kimber-
ley, Bernard, Beaumont, Bervon, Huish, Signor Tivoli, and
Mr. Henry Herbert, with full band and powerful and selected
chorus, conducted by Mr. F. Jonghmans.—The following
Comic talent, Messrs. W. Randall, J. Blanchard, W. H. Wie-
land, Hollingsworth, E. Marshall, Harvey, and French, and
the Brothers Conrad in their latest and best entertainment,
every evening. Admission, Hall, sixpence; Balcony and
Stalls, one shilling. Private Boxes, 108. ed.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tits DAY.—Morning, Ih. 20m.—Afternoon, lh. 48m.
To-ston.Row.-Morning, 2h. 14m.—Afternoon, 2h. 38m.

THS WEATHER.—Sux OFFICE, MA.Y 24, 1861.
THERMOMETER, TN THE SHAMS.
78—highest since noon yesterday.
61—lowest this morning and during the night.
61—this day at noon.

BAROMETER-30,08.
WlND—North-We4terly—light and_variable; with fine
weather.

The " Essays and Reviews" seem not likely to be
soon forgotten. Almost every week, printed matter
appears to keep them before the public, and that
printed matter is usually in the shape of wholesale
clerical protest and denunciation, or the narrow
and bigoted opinion of prejudiced laymen. Now,
temperate discussions on both sides of the vital
subjects in question are not only fair bat desirable,
and however hostile, if not rancorous and vitupe-
rative, are doubtless what the highly liberal writers
of the Essays desired. We judge. indeed, from the
character of these Essays, that their object
was to stimulate earnest inquiry and sound
reasoning rather than to teach any "new doc-
trines," or advance any "dangerous scepticism."
As might be expected, almost all the Revieves of the
Reviewers have been on one side ; and on that side
the public have seen so many, that we have trans-
ferred to our columns several very able lectures
which have appeared in the Brz:gliton Observer,
and which were delivered by the Rev. ROBERT
AINSLIE, at Christ Church, New Road—in that
town. Perhaps the most masterly treatment and
the most unbiassed reception which this decried
volume has experienced, may be found to have
been afforded by this gentleman. He appears to
have given the closest application of his powerful
talent and extensive learning to the thorough
analization of each separate Essay,—not carelessly
asserting an opinion, nor pronouncing a belief in-
dividually his own, in connection with them ; not
indulging in the license of free thought and rash
utterance which may sometimes offend and shock,
rather than convince a doubting or dissentient
hearer ; but calmly and dispassionately he has
tested the truth, intelligence, and intention of each
distinctive author, not sparing their incidental
errors nor propitiating their occasional prejudices ;
and has proved himself competent in every degree
to exercise the onerous duty of a critic who pre-
sumes to sit in judgment on such a volume.
The moderation and ability displayed in the
Lectures must have ben recognised by all our
readers who perused them, and candid thinkers
must admit they eontain the fairest represents
tion of the contents and character of the book yel
given.

The lecture on the Rev. B. JOWETT'S Essay " On
the Intrepretation of the Scriptures," which we
transferred from our Brighton contemporary, is one
of much interest to us, for we read the long Essay
of which it treats, with deeper attention than any
of the others. Reading for information, and with
literary views, we failed to dwell especially on the
passages singled out by a jealous orthodoxy as
" objectionable ;" but, taking the whole tenour of
the Essay, so completely did it exalt the Scriptures,
as well as point out the correct mode of interpret-
ing them, that we arose from the perusal with
increased reverence for their superlative value.
Who can read the beautiful passages quoted
in Mr. AINSLIE's lecture, now alluded to, and
not feel that he had -probably never before
seen the vast superiority of the Sacred Scriptures
to all other writings placed in so powerful a
light. They would indeed form an admirable
circular for me Bible Society if it wanted one, in
seeking contributions. It is, obviously, mere scandal
or malice to speak of such a writer as atheis-
tical in his tendencies. Lest our readers should
have overlooked them we quote again these
Passages
Speaking of Christ and his revelation, the
Essayist says
" In contrast with wild fanaticism, as well as with the
proud Pharisee, came One, most unlike all that had been
before, as the kings
or rulers of mankind. In an age which
was the victim ofits
own
passions, the creature of its own
circumstances, the slave of its own degenerate religion, our
Saviour taught a lesson absolutely free from all the in-
fluences of a surrounding World ; he made the last perfect
revelation of God to man—a revelation not indeed imme-
diately applicable to the state of Society,
or the world, bat

ERRATUM.—By a singular mistake of the printer,
&turflay was inserted, instead of Sunday, at the head of
Mr, Ainslie's Discourse which we inserted in Monday's
Paper, copied from the Brighton Observer. The error was
cltscovered too late for correction.

FRENCH PLAYS.—ROYAL ST. JAMES'S
THEATRE.—Under the Direction of Mons. Lambert
Dennery.—THlS EVENING, LE SERMENT D'HORACE,
Ilona. A. Mau and and Mdlle. Alice Theric. To conclude
with LE VOYAGE DE MONS. PERRICHON : Messrs.
Geoffrey, Gravier, Leduc, Fabrien ; Madame Leduc and
Mdlle. Delphini.—Commence at 8 o'clock.

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THE SUN.
LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1861.