The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-18 00:00:00

PIRINCIPAL DANCER, MADEMOISELLE LAMOUREUX.
POKE g or ADmiSsrON:—Private Boxes, from 10s. 6d. to
t is.; Stalls, FPven ; Dress Circle, Five Shillinfre ;
Iftwr Circle, Four Shilling ; Pit, Two Shillings and Six-
perce ; Amphitheatre Stalls, Two Shillings ; Amphitheatre,
One Sif [Hinz. The Box-office will be open from Ten to Five
on snd each day after, Thursday, October 17. No charge for
hoLskintr, nor fees to 13,x-keepers. Doors open at Half-past
Si x. Commence at Seven o'clock.

Stim-Manager, Mr. Leigh Murray. Acting-
llfiward Murray. liianager, Mr.

R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE,
Manager -Mr. Edmund Falconer.
THIS EVENING, MY AUNT'S HUSBAND.
Age• which, at Eight o'clock, the new and success-
Tit oomedy of WOMAN ; or, Love against the World.
(Ai rseters by Messrs. Walter Lacy, Addison, Herman Vezin,
J. Robins, Mrs. Charles Young, Mrs. Weston, Miss Murray,
and MISS Lydia Thomson.
conclude with AN UNPROTECTED FEMALE, in
which Miss Lydia Thompson will danee a New Volunteer
Quick Step.
Prices as usual. Doors open athall.past 6, to commence at
7 Box-office open daily from 11 till d

Now that the last quarter of 1861 is beginning
to run out very rapidly, it is gratifying to know
that every reasonable effort is being made so that
the Exhibition Building for 1862 may be finished
in time. We all recollect the sinister predictions
that were afloat in the winter of 1850-51 in respect
to the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park. It could not
possibly, it was said, be any thing like completed
by May ! And certainly, those who strolled down
by Knightsbridge and Kensington Gore long after
spring time had begun in that year of the Great
Exhibition, must have felt disposed to believe that
the prophets of disappointment were only too much
in the right. Valentine's day passed by—the
March winds blew—April sunshine and April
showers chequered whatever of green turf there
was left in Hyde Park : but alas ! May
Was already approaching when the Crystal
Palace was still a chaos of iron girders, and
glass, and tarpaulin—the purlieus, within and with-
out, were littered with an appalling confusion of
packing cases containing the treasures brought from
all parts of the world for exhibition. To complete
every element of distraction and almost of despair,
there was added to all the rest of these chaotic in-
fluences—a Confusion of such as had not
been heard since the dispersion of mankind at the
Tower of Babel !
Yet—we all know it, we all remember it with
delight—(it was among not the least of the wonders
crowded into that really wonderful year)—the
work was really done and finished quite up to
time ! The contractors daly fulfilled their engage-
ment ! The beautiful daydream of the designer
of the edifice, Sir JOSEPH PAXTON, was magnifi-
cently realised upon May Day ! There—according
to promise—upon that Ist of May, 1851—glittering
in the sunlight, fluttering all over, from end to end,
with the Flags of all Nations, resounding with
music, filled with the productions of human art,
and science, and industry, appeared THE CRYSTAL
PALACE—literally—
" One entire and perfect chrysolite!"

-Tx gATR g. it Y AL, HAYMARKET,
Le,mee., Mr. J. B. Buillitone.
T vIVEN't htfl, the nertortnanees will commence with
I'A I NT HEART NEVER WON FAIR LADY.
litter which, a new Comedy, entitled THE SOFT SEX
Mr, (j. Mathews. Mr. Buckatone. Mr. Compton, Mr. E.Villiers
Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Wilkins, &c.
With PAUL PRY MARRIED AND SETTLED. Paul
pry (in a new position), Mr. C. Mathews.
To conclude with FISH OUT OF WATER.
Commence a 7

Ito yA L PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—
Leamee and Ifanazer, Mr. A. Harris.
'P HIS EVENING, IFANETTE'S WEDDING. Miss M.
Harris and Mr. H. Widdicomb.
A iter which, a new and oriclnal comedy, in five acts, writ-
ten by John Brougham, entitled PLAYING WITH FIRE ;
characters b Mr. John Brougham (his 113th appearance), Mr.
Ryder, Mr. H. Widdicombe, Mr. n. Jordan (of the principal
theatres of the United States, his 19th appearance in Eng•
lin I), Mies C. Lelclercq, and Mrs. Weston.
To conclude with LOVE AND MURDER. Mr. John
Brougham.

EW TFT UATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
for the Season.
Turs EVENING, MUSlCWinter HATFI CHARMS. Messrs.
D. Wisher, Romer, Warde, Misses K. Kelly and Laidlaw.
titer which (254th time), T LIE COLLEEN BAWN.I73Ir,
D loucicanit. D. Fisher, Billing:ton, S. Emery, Stephenson,
C.,./. Smith, Romer, Howard, Ward; Mrs. Boncicault, Miss
Woolgar. Mrs. Billing:Jon, and Mrs. 11. Lewis.
Toconclnde with LOVE AND HUNGER. Messrs. Fisher,
Emery, C. J. Smith, Mrs. H. Marston, and Miss K. Kelly.
Doors onen at half-past 6—Commence at 7.

CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS,
AND FINE ARTS GALLERY.
r. SAM COWELL every evening at Nine and a quarter
to Eleven.

Also, Grand Selections from

TROVATORE, TRAVIATA, NORMA, MARTHA, &c.,
By Miss Russell, Migs Ernst, Mr. Herbert, Signor Tivoli,
Mr. Morley, and a powerful Chorus.

The Comic department comprises Messrs. Harvey and
French. " The Nerves "—Mr. Marshall—Mr. Wood and his
talented Son—and Miss Harriet Coveney.
Musical Director, Mr. Jonzhmans.
Admission —Hall, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, ls.

T H E
0 X F OR D,
6, OXFORD-STREET.

EVERY EVENING,

SELECTIONS from Auber's New Comic Opera, "LA
CIRCASSIENNE," by Miss Ernst, Messrs. Greene, H.
Herbert, and the Company. And from Verdi's new Grand
opera, "Simon Boncancgra," by Miss Russell, Messrs.
C. Geville, Morley, Greene, and the Company. Full band and
chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jont,rhmans. Varied Comic
Entertainments by Mr. and Master Wood, Harvey and
French (The Nerves), Mr. E. Marshall, and Mr.W. Randall.
Hall, Od. ; Balcony and Stalls, is ; Private Boxes, 10s. Bd.

After that remarkable experience, we can have
AO return here in London of the old fears as to the
impossibility of finishing the Exhibition Building
in time. True, we have already passed the middle
of the month of October. True, that to any chance
observer of what is now going on at South Ken-
sington, the work there really appears to be little
better than only just commenced. Still, when
the facts are looked into a little more closely—
when dates are compared and statistics are put
together, the probabilities begin to look not simply
far from hopeless, but absolutely full of encourage-
ment. Recollect, for one thing—there are at the
present moment nearly one thousand workmen ac-
tively employed upon the very site of the Exhibi-
tion, to say nothing of those who are engaged in
its behalf elsewhere. At one part of the structure
the scaffolding has already risen to the height of
five stories. Not only, again, are all the huge
iron columns supporting the Picture Galleries raised
and secured, but even many of the compartments
marked out for the top-lights are being rapidly
glazed in. As many as ten, moreover, of the gigan-
tic ribs of the roof for the nave have bean slung up
each to its appointed place—two have been raised in
the north-eastern aisle—eight in the south-eastern.
The designing and nomenclature of the edifice
appearing in many respects to be quite of an eccle-
siastical character, we are not much surprised to
learn after this, that eight of the clerestory win-
dows already adorn the nave, where much even of
the roofing has been done or commenced.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
This. DAY.—Morning, lh. 34m.—Afternoon, lh. 50m.
To-MORROW.-Morning, 2h. bm.—Afternoon, 2h. 20m.

THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, OCTOBER 18, 1861.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
66—highest since noon yesterday.
46—lowest this morning and during the night.
56—this day at noon.

BAROMETER-3020..
Wnim—Easterly, but variable; and rather fresh, with
cloudy weather.

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FRIDAY, OCT. 18, 1861.

Ltt;DON

The German fleet is now to become a reality.
The money is proffered. Bremen, at least, offering to
take its share, proposes the ratio and amount which
all Germans, exterior to Austria, are to pay. A poll
tax is suggested for such a glorious national object ;
but lest its amount should frighten at first, the
Bremen folks are rather moderate in their demands.
The midland States of Germany are to contribute
two Silber-groschen per head ; the States bordering
on the sea three silber-groschen ; and the Hanse
towns, whose commerce is so vital to them, twelve
silber-groschen—which is about equal to 21d., 31-d.,
and ls. 3d. per head respectively. If this contri-
bution would raise half a million sterling, it would
probably be the outside of what it would amount to.
Oar German friends do not intend, therefore, com-
peting with our Warrior—which will cost, we fear,
before she is quite fit for an engagement, not much
short of what they are to raise for their whole fleet.

Apart from the building itself the arrangements
for the Exhibition of 1862 appear to be making
very satisfactory progress. In testimony of which,
it is now stated that very recently there have been
added to the local committees at home those of
Arbroath, Aylesbury, Carnarvon, Dublin, Dun-
fermline, Elgin, Exeter, Leeds, Leek, Macclesfield,
Neath, Newton-Abbot, Redruth, and others: to
the colonial list, Prince Edward's Island, Bermuda,
Barbadoes, Jamaica, St. Helena, Ceylon, Mauritius,
and Hong Kong: to the catalogue of foreign Com-
missioners, those of Costa Rica, Ecuador, Holstein,
Uruguay, and Venezuela. The applications for
space still flowing in wonderfully, from all
classes of would-be exhibitors. Here, in 1862,
as formerly in 1851, there is likely to be rather
an embarras des richesses than an insufficiency.
Already the toil is more one of selection than of
accumulation. It is amusing to learn that among
the crowd of miscellaneous applicants for space are
many who would appear to be ambitious of rivelling
the renowned American Showman, Mr. BARNUM.
Individuals who are desirous, that is, of " being
allowed to exhibit monsters real or sham, and
more or less disgusting." So that the end would
be—were notions like these carried out—that
under the same roof-tree would probably have to
be displayed to the astonishment of nations—
specimens from Madame TUSSAUD'S Waxworks
side by side with the pick of the
ELGIN marbles, horrid exemplars from Dr.
KAHN'S Musuem cheek by jowl with
bottled curiosities of morbid anatomy from
the Hunterian Collection, one or two of M. DU
CHAILLU'S stuffed gorillas, and a few of the choicest

It, appears, however, that the new nautical power
does not propose to run a race, as we are doing
with the EMPEROR who lives somewhere on the
left bank of the Rhine. In two parts of
the world the safety or the honour of "Father-
land" seem to be threatened. The German
coasts are open to the naval attacks of
Denmark, and Eastern Asia is threatened by
some one, we can't tell who, perhaps by this same
little Denmark. That the German flag does some-
times flutter in the far East, we know, for it was a
German ship, owned, we cannot recollect in which
of the little States, but Oldenburg webelieve, which
was the worst offender in the infamous villanies
detected in conneetion, with kidnapping coolies
in China. Germany is naturally very desirous
that the honour of the Oldenburg flag should
not be insulted by the exposure and stoppage of
the profitable piracies for which it was employed.
A cargo of coolies, if got fairly off, would bring a
good many Silber-groschen into the hands of Ger-
man merchants. And while the French drive such
a thriving emigration trade on the coasts of eastern
Africa, and if M. Dr CHAILLU be not mistaken, on
that of western Africa too, it is hard that German
merchants should not have their share of the spoil.
They must therefore be protected against the insults
of the arrogant British, who assume the odiously
and costly philanthropic task
of putting down
nautical kidnapping, wherever they can.
To match Denmark is, however, a still more
cporuelss-
ing business. If the little Scandinavian army a
as we believe it could, easily thrash to their hearts:
cont,ant, a German army outnumbering it two or
three to one, yet there is a limit even to thepeN,,ers
of a SAMPSON, and the numbers alone of the Ger-
man army with the brave Prussians at its
head would enable it to Mallow up any
army Denmark could raise. But Denmark
is almost as much an Island Kingdom as
Its defensive strength, at least, depends on
its islands, and its capital is on the chief of them.
The Danes, like us, are largely a sea-faring popula-
tion, and how well they can fight from their island
batteries and ships Lord NELSON was a willing
witness. All Germany most certainly could not do
what Lord NELSON did at Copenhagen, not even
with the splendid navy of Austria combined with
the new silber-groschen navy. Nay more, we do not
believe that the new silber-groscheners could pre-
vent ~,he marine attacks of the Danes, if the Ger-
mans Mould be tso unjust as to declare war against
them. The Danes would long be the smartest

spotted boys, and pink-eyed Albinos, culled from
the wandering booths from the country fairs—the

restless ghosts, or troubled spirits, we presume,
haunting the world since the destruction of
Old Bartlemy ! Steadily and resolutely, out of all
these busy efforts, good, bad, and indifferent in the
way of preparation for the Exhibition of 1862,
there are rising brighter and brighter hopes,
hopes both of pleasure and of profit, for a very
considerable mass of our industrious population of
3,000,000 Londoners!

' For 'what we know, a good large-winged butterfly
may serve as well to tell which way the wind blows
as the old test—straws. A Papillonr at least, must
serve our purpose to
Elbow the direction of the Con-
servative gale, in the Borough of Colchester and
the County of Essex—in regard to the latter,indeed
our old friend--W. B. at Derby--Major BERESFORD
in Essex—promises something more explicit, in a
day or two. We must be on our guard, however,
OR that occasion, for he means to play the Apollo of
Essex Conservatism,
,a,is quiver."
of Colchester indicated the direc-
The Papillon hn d threatens us with the

we at e

tion of the Conservative breeze at present, chiefly by
its direction last session. He exulted beyond

Li YA L ENGL I S H OPERA, and most enterprising mariners, and, despite
L COVENT GARDEN. any Beef raised by the proposed penny
Under the management of Miss Louisa Fyne and Mt. Win.
Harrison, Sole Lessees. farthing rate, would sweep the seas of their timid
Will OPEN for the Sixth Operatic Season on MONDAY, _
Oct 21, 1861, when will be produced (first time) an entirely enemies, and indemnify themselves there for losses
New Grand Opera, in Four Acts, by Howard Glover, to be
wholly beyond their power to prevent on land.
entitled RUY-BLAS.
Toe Company :—Sopranos: Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Third- The Danes, however, may think fit not lo wait for
wall, And Madame Guerra lla (her first appearance on the
Eng ilshr stage). Contraltos Miss Susan Pyne, Miss Topham,
and Miss Jessie M‘Lean (her first appearance on the English Germany to build a fleet. They may insist on a
t,,,4-2[ Baritones and Basses: Mr. Santley, Mr. Henry final and satisfactory settlement at ones, or war at
irri, Mr. Patey, Mr. T. Distin, Mr. Eugene Dussek, Mr. T.
warmorth, and Mr. George Honey. Tenors: Mr. Henry once. They have a perfect right to do so. They
sigh, Mr. A. St. Albyn, Mr. C. Lyall, and Mr. W. Harrison
Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON. have borne the bullying of Prussia and her satellites
long enough ; and they may, if they think it best,
tell the German Confederation that unless it will
come to terms, and agrse to leave their King and
his Schleswig-Holsteiners to themselves, they shall
declare war on the Confederation, and take their
chance. Woe be then to the German commeacial
marine ; and, as to the present German navy, we
do not know of a single vessel worth notice beyond
the old frigate which we sold so cheap to Prussia.