The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-01 00:00:00

THE SUN,

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LAMIA.—A CONFESSION.
votes, obtained through the ballot, and under the
2 vols., post Bvo. "
Dieu a inis sur la term deux porter qui menent au del :it les regime of universal suffrage, the French people volun-
a placees aux dens extra-mites de la vie, Tune a la entree, l'autre a
la sorte. La premiere est eelle de I'innocence, la derniare eat cells tarily placed their new-born democracy under the
tiu repentir.'' —Saint Pierre—Harmonies de In Nature.
Henry Col' urn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. shelter of the mcst august name in their annals, the
imperial and royal name of NAPOLEON. Consequently,
almost half of the al,iotted period of the Presidential
power has already elapsed. Two out of the
prescribed:four years' tenor of office have wit-
nessed the direction of the affairs of the
Republic under the guidance of Louis NAPOLEON
and throughout the whole of that momentous period
the heir to the fortunes and the glory of the Elll-.
pnaoa has shown himself not unworthy of the
confidence reposed in his integrity by his
countrymen. His actions from the first mo-
ment of his entrance into the Elysee have been
those of allegiance to the Republican institutions, for
the completion and maintenance of which he was
suddenly called from more than thirty years' exile to
the curule chair of the chief magistracy. He has ex-
pressly avowed again and again, in so many words,
his loyalty to the present form of goverment. Again
and again he has had the most tempting opportuni-
ties afforded him of adventuring upon a coup cr ditat,
which might not improbably have encircled his brows
with the imperial diadem. Yet again and again
has he allowed those opportunities to pass by un-
heeded, again and again has he resisted and van-
quished those temptations. With an army devoted
to the reminiscences of glory surrounding the me-
mory of the great EMPEROR, with the rural
population blindly, and even fanatically, de-
voted to his cause, with the prestige ac-
quired for himself during the last two years
as a man of intellect and probity, and with the
authority devolving upon him continually from the
remembrance of his being the elected of two millions
of the population—Louis NAPOLEON might assuredly
long since have set at open defiance all the antagonism
of parties, all the animosity of intriguing adventurers,
and above all and beyond all the personal pride and
arrogance of General CHANGARNIER. None of these
things has the PRESIDENT adventured upon. His
policy has been that of systematic conciliation. He
has extended the hand of friendship to all classes and
to all factions as cordially as he did on the first
moment of his assumption of power, when he de-
scended from the tribune of the National As-
sembly, and, crossing the floor of the Chamber,
proffered the fraternal grasp to that of his rival
General CATAIGNAC. While other statesmen,
statesmen too of resplendent genius and of irre-
proachable integrity, found themselves rapidly de-
prived of popularity after the exercise of an evanescent
dictatorship, Louis NAPOLEON has found his popu-
larity only increasing among the masses, among the
soldiers, and among the peasantry ,during,the two
years'wthich. have foll Owed his abrupt and
elevation. From thin it any,,
rate it in* jle :aig9ed
that he has acted judiciousli, and that toe; udder the
pressure of the most embarrassing and complicated
difficulties. Hence, moreover, it mustbe acknowledged,
even by his most prejndiced sad virulent opponents,.
that he is a man of good if" not splendid abilities, of
sound if not comprehensive judgment, of unimpeach-
able honour, and of indisputable magnanimity. Of
any individual who could thus maintain a position of
such extraordinary peril and delicacy, this at least
must have been said in approbation, but more espe-
cially of one whose entrance upon office was the i
subject of almost universal ridicule_and caricature.
Against the prestige, theepow,er, and the popularity
of Louis NAPOLEON his enemies are endeavOuring
then to raise up the egotism of the arrogant CHAN-
GARNIER. But for the pertinacity with which the
influence of the latter is being continually magnified,
the mere notion would be altogether too ridiculous
to demand from us any serious consideration. As it
Is, however, all lovers of truth, all admirers of honesty,
all opponents of sham and illusion, should avow boldly
their contempt for this pretended omnipotence of a
subaltern in the administration of the French Republic
—one whose continuance in the post of Commander-
in-Chief is solely one of sufferance, and who is conse-
quently incapable of dictating in any manner to a
chieftain of whom he is simply, as it were, one of the

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The author, we are convinced. is young, otherwise we could
hardly see displayed such fresh and enthusiastic sympathy in be-
half of his heroes and heroines. He is a writer of genius, inspired
by a high standard of morality and religion, and by a laudable love
of the purest sort of fame. We gather this from the glowing lan-
guage i which he expresses his feelings, sentiments, and opinions
on the subjects just mentioned. There are several chapters, in
which links of the story are dropped, containing most eloquent essays
on matters that are the prima mobilia of the actions which cha-
racterise nature's nobility. The writer evidently belongs, though he
has marked per se peculiarities, to the school of the Disiaelis, Man-
series, and Smythes."—Observer.
" Silwood' is no ordiaary work ; it contains passages of exceed-
ing beauty, and is written in pure and forcible language, with great
good taste and power. It is one of the most interesting and en-
gaging novels which the present season has produced. Of the cha-
racter g Amelia Ross we have already spoken, and the extract we
have given above is the surest voucher of the truth if what we have
said. The other ladies who play conspicuous parts in the tale are
Florence Howard, an intellectual beauty; Jessie Cicrilon, a wild and
impulsive genius, passionately fond of music and poetry; and Jolla
Maitland, the noblest and best of them all."—Morning Poet.
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE,
THE GRAND NATIONAL CONCERTS.

TIIIS EVENING.

First appearance of the celebrated BERLIN CHOIR, under the
direction of Herr Keppelmeister Neidhardt.

Promenade (admitting to the Hall-Circles, Gallery} 1 6
and Pit Stalls) .. . • • ••3
Thee Doors open at Half-past Seven, and the Concerts will corn
mence at Eight, and terminate about Eleven.

Mr. Thomas Masters of the Polytechnic Institution, the Colose=
and Royal Botanic and Zoological Gardens, will supply the Refresh.
ments and Wines, &c., &c.

THEATRE ROYAL, IIAYMAIOCE'I'.
Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton.
The Public Is respectfully informed that this Theatre is OPEN
for the Season.

THIS EVENING,
Will be performed an entirely new Comedy called THE HITS-
BAND OF MY HEART. The Viscount de Belletulippe, Mr. C.
Selby ; Brioche, Mr. Buckstone ; Eugenie, Mrs. Fitzwilliam.
To be followed by THE IRISH DIAMOND.
After which MY FRIEND IN TIIE STRAPS.
To conclude with MRS. WHITE. Peter White, Mr. H. Bedford.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. •
Ender the direction of Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed a Terpsicorian Burlesque called ESMERALDA.
Characters by Messars. 0. Smith, Wright, P. Bedford ; Madame
Celeste, Miss Woolgar, and Miss K. Fitzwilliam.
. After which a new Farce called THE SCHOOL FOR TIGERS ;
or, The Shilling Hop. Captain Kitcflyer, Mr. Boyce; Major Stiff,
Mr. Worrell ; Mr. Panell, Mr. Wright ; Alexander Panels, Miss
Chaplin.

After which, MY PRECIOUS BETSY. Principal Characters by
Messer. W:•" h:, Bedford. Worrell; and Miss Harding.
To conelude with THE MARRIED BACHELOR.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
•The Public is respectfully informed that this Theatre is open for
the season, under the Management of Mr. C. Seas and Mr. Keeley.

THIS EVENING,
Will be performed TIIE WIFE'S SECRET, In which Mr. and
Mrs. C. Kean, Mr. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley will appear.
After which SI§NT TO TUE TOWER.

To be followed by a new Farce, jalled PLATONIC ATTACH.
MENTS, in which Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley will
appear. .„

To conclude with a Ballet Divestissement called THE CALIPH'S
CHOICE:

Private lirxes, &c., to be; had of all the Booksellers, and of Mr.
Massingharn4- of whom also places may be taken at the Box-office,
Oxford-street, from Eleven till Four o'clock.

• ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Great success of the New Comedy.
THIS EVENING;
• Will be performed. anew Clomedyi, entitled MT
D,AIIGHTER, In which Messrs H. Farree, W. .Farren, tompton,
NOrton, Mesdames Stirlirr, 'L. Murray Louisa Howard, and Ellett
Turner will appear. -
•To ed by ALLOW ,ME TO APOLOGISF,
After,whicit FAINT HEART NEVER WON FAIR L A.DY.
conclude with a new BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT.

• -* • ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. ••
Under thit 3lanagetheit 0 Madaihe Ve,stris. • , ••
Sole Lease°, Mr—Charles Mathews.
In comWfplersee of the 'severe accident which ins befallen Mr.
Charles Mathews, the Theatre will be CLOSED THIS EVENING.
,

asTLEY's BOYA.I, AMPUITHEATHE
tinder tha Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness
Prince Albert.
Proprietor and Manager, 14...1214., Salty.,
In consequence of the crowded houses to witness the attractive and
magnificent Snectacie of Mazeppa, which, with brilliant novelties
in the Wonders of the Arena, form the most varied and attractive
Entertainments in theMetropolls, it will be continued for a few
more nights.

THIS EVENING,
Will be produced Lord Byron's gorgeous Spectacle of MAZEPPA
and the WILD HORSE. Mazeppa, Mr. N. T. Hicks.
To be succeeded by an inimitable Display of Batty's Feats of
roultation in the Cirque Olympique, by the male and female Eques-
trians of the Establishment, Vaulters, &c.
To conclude with the last new laughable Farce.
Box-office open from Eleven till Four.
Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson.

HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE.
Tins DAT —Morning 42 min. eta 11 Evening b adm.after 0
To-Moalaw— Morning 11 min. after 12 I Evening, 35 Jain. after 12

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, NOVIMOM 1.
THERMOMETER, DT THE SHADE. 4.0:
51—highest since noon yesterday.
45—lowest this morning and-during the night.'
57—this day, at noon.
BAROMETER, 80,02.
WIND W.— cloudy, with occasional sunshine.
134avy rain during the flight.

•

lieutenants. •
Whatever may be the course of events in 'France,
we are satisfied at any rate of this much, namely,
that England will regard, those events with interest,
of course—with a profound and'absorbing interest—
but without any disposition whatever to revive the
old, blundering, and iniquitous policy of foreign in-
terposition. Our Government now-a-days is happily
resolved upon those principles which, in 1848, were
expressed so nobly and liberally by Lord PALMERS••
TON—those principles of sympathy which will hence-
forth be extended to our neighbours in France, no
matter whether they choose fur their ruler a Presi-
dent or a Consul, a King or an Emperor.

Unfortunately for Ireland, the prejudices and
passions of Archbishop M'lla.r.s, to which we briefly
alluded yesterday, found a response at Rome. That
Prelate, whose mischievous advice was rejected
through the milder influence of the late lamented
Roman Catholic Primate, Archbishop C&OLLY, and
of the equally amiable and much respected Arch-
bishop MURRAY, whose inestimable services are still
preserved for the benefit of his country and his creed,
did not rest easy under his defeat. What " Join.; of
Tuam" was unable to accomplish openly be endeavoured
to promote by underhand and surreptitious means.
He proceeded to Rome, and stimulated the Papal Go-
vernment to the adoption of an aggressive policy very
different from that which had formerly been pursued
by the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland, and which
(as we have recently stated) secured for the profes-
sors of that religion the esteem and sympathy of their
fellow-subjects of every creed and class throughout
the British dominions ; he was no longer satisfied
with " toleration," his - aspirations were after
" domination ; not contented with "equality,"
he sought " superiority," and endeavoured to carry
forward a Papal propagandism in place of that which
had been abandoned by the Protestant ministers of
England. Unhappily his insidious suggestions were
received with but too much attention at the Papal
Court. The advanced age and increasing infirmities
of the pious and excellent prelates who had so long
and so judiciously presided over the destinies of the
Hibernian branch of the Roman Catholic Church
afforded him great advantages in forwarding his views
in Italy, and he let slip no opportunity of ad-
vancing his projects. From time to time he
obtained new adherents on the Episcopal bench and
among the inferior clergy of the western province.
His opposition to the mild and sagacious principles of
his archiepiscopal brethren of Armagh and Dublin be-
came more energetic. His vituperative powers were
freely and unsparingly exerted, and fierce denuncia-
tions were hurled against all who ventured to oppose
his views. The " National Education " had been too
firmly established to afford any reasonable hope of
directly overturning a system which had brought
forth such fruits, but it might be indirectly assailed.
Its further progress was to be checked, before the re-
trograde movement could be commenced, and the
first assault was made upon the new colleges estab-
lished in the cilia towns of the different provinces by
the authority of our most Gracious SOVEREIGN, with
the sanction and approbation of the Imperial Parlia-
ment.

Never was there- a boon that should have been
received with more cordial unanimity than the estab-
lishment of the new seminaries. They supplied
a want that had long been painfully felt in Ireland,
a mode by which the middle and wealthier classes of
Roman Catholics could be enabled to receive a sound
practical education, qualifying them for the learned
professions and every species of intellectual pursuit,
without their being compelled to feel a painful sense
of degradation by being disqualified by their religion
from seeking or obtaining the highest collegiate dis-
tinctions to which their attainments might otherwise
entitle them. It is true that Roman Catholics might
study and obtain degrees in the University of
Dublin, that honours in classics and science, gold
medals and moderatorships, were open to general
competition—and among those who achieved those
honourable rewards of merit we might adduce the
honoured names of Chief Ju►tice MONAITAN, of Mr.
Muurny, Master in Chancery ; of Sergeant O'BRIEN,
Sergeant MURPHY, of the Honourable Gentlemen
the Members for Kerry (county) and Athlone, and
many others who have since risen to eminence in va-
rious pursuits—but the fellowships and scholarships,
which gave emolument as well as honour to the
holders, were restricted to the members of the Es.