The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-19 00:00:00

ItOTAL ITAL!AN OPERA, cOVENT-GARDEN..

Tqe Plrectors of the Royal Italian Opera beg most re•pectfally to
Inform the 2Cobility, Gentry, Subscribers, and the l'eblio that
TIMIS EVENING, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY,
Will be prem. nteel Webcr's Grand Opera or

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DER FREISCHUTZ,:
With entirely new Seenery, (iostutneo3, awl Appointments.

A.gata, Madame Castel an (her 2a appearance these two years) ;
Annetta, Wile. Vera (her 2d appearance at the Royal Italian
Opera) ; lina Paraninfa, Jidlle. Cotti ; Giulio, Signor Enrico Maralti
( his Id appearance in England) ; Mons. 3lassol ; Cuno,
Signor Ronuni ; trgo, Signor Luigi Yet ; Eremita, Signor Gregorie
( his 2d appearance at the Royal Italian Opera); Zamiel, M.Diier-
ing (his 2d appearance at the Royal Italian Opera); Gaspar, iffe: r
Formes (his ad appearance at the Royal Italian Opera).
Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa.

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The Scenery I y Messrs. Grieve and Telbia tha Dresses by
Mrs Bailey and Mme. :demi° ; the Appointments by Mr. Dia-
lairs be Mac:.inery by Mr. Allen ; the Spectacle arranged by Mr.
A. 'Janis.

The Deors will be opened at llalf-past Seven, and the performani
commence at Eight o'clock precisely.

Ticks ts or Rosa:, Stalls, or the Pit, maybe taken for the nighl
er season.

N.M. Subscribers for the Season will have the option of plying
their Subscriptions in advance (as heretofore), or by monthly in-
talments.

The terms may be obtained at the Box-offlee of the Theatre (ear.
e r of Hart-street and Bow-street), which is open IremTea til.
Ivo o'clock.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRUILY-LANE.
Lessee anti Manager, Mr. JAMES .iNDERSON.
THIS N
Wril be presented, by her A.lnjesty's Servant/6

The Comedy of THE ELDER BROTHER ; or, Love at First
Sight. Lord Lewis, Ur. Diddear ; Miramount, Mr. Emery: Brisac,
Mr. Davldge ; Charles, Mr. James Anderson ; Eustace, Mr. Mon.
tague ; Angelina, Miss TandenhoiT ; Sylvia, Miss A. Lensdnle.
To be followed by

FAMILY JAPS.
To conclude with (second time lucre)
MARY STUART.
FriTata boxes, SI. 35., 21. 12s. 6d., 21. 25., 11. lls. 6d., and 1/. Is
Stalls, ss. each.
s. d.

9. d.

FIRST PUCE.
Poxes - - 4 0
Pit - - - 2 0
Lower Gallery - 1 0 .
Upper Gallery - 0 6
Box-book-keeper

SECOND PRICE.
roue - - 2 0
Pit - - - 1 0
Lower Gallery - 0 6
No Half-price to Upper Gallery.
Mr. J. Pony.

TiIF.ATRE ROYAL, DAYMAUKET.
Mr. B. WebsVr, :eels Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton.
THIS EVENING,
Will be revived Douglas Jerrold's popular Comedy of
TIME WORKS WONDERS.
Characters by Mesrs. Webster, Bucizstone, Keeley, Stuart, Howe
Mrs, Keeley, Miss Reynolds, Miss I'. Horton, &.
To conclude with THE SERIOUS FAMILY.
The Box-ofdse Is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer.

TIIEATRF 'LOYAL, ADELPHL
Vitier dlrk,atinn of Madame etteect.
TIIIS EVENING,

Virlll be performed a new domestic Drama, called THE MOTHER'S
DRISAII. Principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, Wright, P. Bad-
t ard. O. Smith; Worrell ; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woolgar.
After which MY PRECIOUS BETSY. Characters by Messrs.
Wright, Bedford, Worrell; Miss llsriling, and Mrs. F. 'Matthews.
To be followed by GOING TO THE DERBY.
Te conclude with 'PH2 DANCING BARBER.

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
FRENCH PLAYS AND OPERA CO VIQUE.
Last Night but One of the Operatic Performances.

Mr. MITCHELI. begs respectfully to announce that the French
Performances at th; St. James's Theatre will commence

TO-MORROW EVENING
at Half-past Sever, precisely, with
LE DOMINO NOIR.

Lord Elfort, M. Chateaufort ; Juliano, M. Soyer ; Horace, M. Lac;
(i 1 Perez, M. Buguct ; Angele, Madlla. Charton ; Brigitte, Madlle,
GAB ; Ursule, Madlle. Danhausser ; Jacinthe, Madame Mancini ;
Gertrude, Madlle. Vigny.
To conclude with Nicolo's Opera, entitled
LE% RENDEZVOUS BOURGEOIS.

The Box-office of the Theatre Ls open daily from Eleven till
Five

Boxes and Stalls at Mr. Mltehell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond•
14 eet.

YRINCESS'S 1nk:A.166
' Mr. .7. M. lkiwidox. Sole Lessee and Manager.
THIS EVENING,
Will he perthoxv,l the Opera of LUCIA DI LIM3tARNIO3E.
To coholude with a new Opera, entitled KING CHARLES TIIE
SEC ON D.

At TEAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Vr.der the Management of Madame Vends.
polo Lessee. Mr. Charles M rho 'tts.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed CHARLES THE TWELFTH.
To be followed by THE ISLAND OF JEWELS. •
To conclude with BOX AND COX.
Dress Boxes Upper Boxex, 4s. ; Pit, 4a. ; Gallery, ts., 1:c
half-price to any part of the house.
Alt applications for friTate Boxes must be made to Mr. Aileron, lb
New Bond-street.

ASTLEI'. '.)YAL AMPHITIIEA":/16.
Fra,trietcr, Mr. W. Batty.
An entire change In the Scenes of the Arena.
New Grand Spectacle.
TlllB EVENING
The performance will commence at a Quarter to Seven, with a
aew Grand Spectacle of THE CORSE DE LEON; er, the Brigand
of Savoy.
To be followed by a brilliant display of Batty's peerless scenes of
the Circle, supported by the accomplished artistes of the establish-
ment.
To eencluide with a favourite Afterpleoe.
IlSoz-oftlee open from Eleven till Fotlr.
'age Manager, Mr. W. West.

rutin WATER AT LONDON BEUJ(E.
TAN DAY —.51 n-ning. II min. niter 5 i Evening, 35 min. after &
To-Mosnow—Merging, 56 min. after & I Evening. 18 mtn. after 6

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICB, MARCEL 19.
TIIERMOMETER, Lowest, 31; Highest, 42 Noon, 43,
BAROMETER. 30.17.

WIND W.N.W.—dull weather, with occasional rain.

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LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1830.

The suggestion made last night by the Hon. Gen-
tleman the Member for the county of Limerick, dur-
ing the discussion on the Parliamentary Voters
(Ireland) Bill, is of a very valuable character. If
fully and fairly carried out, not only on the other
side of St. George's Channel, but in this country
also, it would go far to place the borough constituen-
cies on a sounder foundation than is the case at pre-
sent, and to remove one of the chief existing griev-
ances which the Reform Act left unprovided for,
the nomination boroughs, which are still subject
to improper and unconstitutional influences in
the selection of their representatives. From the
manner in_which the suggestion was received by the
~rovPlacnier, and by the House generally, there is every
SE" n,to hope that it may be carried into practical
In during the present session, and that 1850
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is no great or startling innovation contained

in Mr. MONSELL's proposition. The experiment has •
already been tried, and the results have been
most satisfactory. It cannot be asserted
that the system, which is found to work well
in Scotland and Wales, would be unsuccessful
if extended throughout the United Kingdoms. Mr.
MONSELL, it is true, only spoke of Ireland. He
alluded to ten boroughs in Ireland with less than 300
voters in each, and he recommended that neighbour-
ing towns should be added, so as to form respectable
constituencies, not so liable to be affected by bribery
and corruption, or by local influence, as at present.
But wby should every beneficial change be restricted
to Ireland ? Are there not cases as glaring in this
country also ? If Mallow, Dundalk, Athlone,
Ennis, Portarlington, New ROSF, Kinsale,
Cashel, Wexford, and similarly circumstanced
boroughs are to be found in Ireland, has
not England its Bridgnorth, Calne, Chippenham,
Devizes, Honiton, Harwich, Lymington, Marl borough,
Richmond (Yorkshire), Totnes, Thetford, Wilton,
&c., &c.? And can it be said that the infusion of new
blood into these constituencies is not as urgently
required as in any of the Irish boroughs above
alluded to? There are no less than twenty-two
towns in England returning forty-two repre-
sentatives to Parliament, the aggregate popula-
tion of which barely exceeds one hundred taousand
souls, which weigh as much in the political scale as
the twenty chief cities and towns in this mighty empire.
Although the latter have nearly four millions of inha-
bitants, the former have one member for every 2,390
persons, while in the latter the average amounts to
no less than 90,000 who are similarly favoured.
Thus, the opinions of a single individual, in the
mailer towns, will neutralize those of 37 persons in
the larger.
The chief feature in the suggestion is, that there
could be no practical difficulty in carrying it into
execution. The examples of Scotland and of Wales
show how the votes may be taken and the elections
conducted, and experience has shown that no reason-
able objection can be taken to its operation.
There is no necessity for in any degree altering the
relative proportions of county and borough members,
for depriving any persons now entitled to the fran-
chise of their privileges. All that would be required
is that towns at present practically unrepresented
should be added to existing small boroughs, which
would then form the centres of enlarged consti-
tuencies. If the principle were once recognised, it
would probably be so far acted on as to make up a
population of at least 20,000 or 30,000 inhabitants in
every district entitled to return a member or members
to Parliament. In anything like an equal
representation, there would be about one member for
every 41,000 persons ; and it is surely not too much
to say, that the absurd anomaly which, in certain
cases, permits 2,000 or 3,000 individuals to return
two representatives, should be abolished with all con-
venient speed.
It is unhappily but too notorious that, at the pre-
sent moment, no less than 69 gentlemen have
seats in the House of Commons, who cannot
he looked upon or considered as popular repre-
sentatives. To all intents and purposes, they
merely express the wishes of their aristocratic patrons,
or what is perhaps even more objectionable, they have
purchased their seats, and consider themselves fully
entitled to make the best bargains for their votes, for
hick they have paid the stipulated price. Those
who buy will sell whenever an opportunity may
arise. And the Commons House of Parliament can
never possess the authority to which it is justly en-
titled, or enjoy the entire confidence of the people, so
long as a system so impolitic and indefensible is
sanctioned and tolerated.
To all who desire full and accurate information on
the subject above referred to, we would earnestly
commend the able pamphlet of Mr. DIACSAY,*
work to which we have referred in our columns,
and which may be regarded as constituting the basis
of the chief reforms now insisted on by the veteran
Member for Montrose and his patriotic coadjutors.
Mr. MACSAT has exhibited the question in its true
light, and exposed all its ludicrous absurdity. lie
has shown that a majority of members are returned
by about one-sixth of tke persons entitled to the
elective franchise; that 180,000 electors send 330 repre-
sentatives,while the remaining 900,000 have but 328 ;
so that, in fact, the third-class towns and small bo-
roughs, including cf course all the boroughs in which
undue influences are in operation, can outweigh and
overrule the electors in all the counties and in the
great industrial towns. This is not as it should be,
or as, considering the extraordinary unanimity exhi
bited by persons of all shades and varieties of political
opinion on the suggestion of Mr. Moetsann, we think
we are justified in saying it will be. No time should
be lost in carrying it into effect. The approaching
Easter recess will give Ministers ample leisure to
mature the project, and the time should not be
wasted or misapplied if they desire to have an op-
portunity of achieving this reform, an honour that
may otherwise fall to the lot of a private Member.
Whatever may be the result, Mr. MONSELL, who has
long been one of the most useful representatives from
the sister kingdom, will have earned for himself the
thanks and gratitude of the community in general.

Now-a-days the conviction is becoming so power-
ful and prevalent as to the necessity of emigration
from the mother country to her colonial possessions,
that the advocacy of this method of national advance.
ment has extended from the provinces of the journal-
ist and the pamphleteer to those of the novelist and
the mercantile speculator. Hence it happens, that
while we find the best and the most beautiful of the
fictions penned by Sir BULWER LYTTON, adorned with
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attractive delineations of the settlers' life in Austra

lie, we simultaneously observe the formation of one
company after another—associations projected for
the purpose cf facilitating the movement from Eng-
' land towards her more remote dominions. When-
ever among those societies we are enabled to recognise
any that appear to us calcalatei to advance the cause
all of us have so much at heart, whenever we detect
the benefits likely to accrue to emigrants guided
under judicious management, and whenever,
moreover, we perceive that those various
benefits and advantages are guaranteed by the
substantial excellence of the names enrolled
upon the directory, and prefixed to the prospectuses,
we are eager to recommend the examination cf the
plans advanced by the originators to such as are
seriously solicitous to try their fortunes in our fruit-
ful but uncultivated colonies. In commending al
such projects, nevertheless, to the consideration of
these adventurers, it becomes to us a matter of con-
scientious responsibility to abstain from doing so in
all cases but those in which we discover the soundest
calculations and the most indubitable securities. Re-
cently we have had occasion to express our approval
of one or two such undertakings, in no instance,
however, before we have subjected them to the most
scrutinising investigation. While expressing our
earnest sympathy in the benevolent scheme of Mr.
SIDISBY HBRBEItT, and entertaining a kindred regard
for the philanthropic project of Mrs. CHISHOLM, we
have not overlooked the necessity of witnessing the
accompaniment of all such humane enterprises with
others established upon a strictly mercantile, though
at the same time also a similarly beneficent principle
—whereby the persons conveyed to our distant
colonial possessions might be enabled after their ar-
rival there to prosecute their agricultural and other
labours with a probability of reaping reasonable and
rapid advantages. With this intention—with the in-
tention of demonstrating the feasibility of such appa-
rently incongruous associations, working in unison
not only without detriment to each other, but with
the certainty of mutually promoting the interests
of each other—we have, as already intimated,
referred from time to time to the esta-
blishment now of a charitable fund, now of
a commercial association, each and all of them
undertaken equally with a view to promote the
general cause of emigration.
Among other undertakings of the above-mentioned
character which appear to have sprung very recently
into existence, one, entitled " The Colonization As-
surance Company," seems to us to be eminently cal-
culated to advance the interests of the mother
country and cf her Australian possessions. Of course,
while accomplishing this twofold achievement, the
company will look sedulously to the simultaneous
advancement of those interests which come nearer

* E'ectoral Districts. An Inquiry into the workirg
of the Reform Bill." By Alexander Mackay, EN.,
Barrister•at-Law. London: Charles Gilpin, 1348.

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