The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-19 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, OLYMPIC.

Tim EVENING, at 7, SL A SHER & CRASHER: Messrs Atkins,
Vaughan, G. Vincent, &c.: Miss Lennox Grey and Mrs Caulfield.
After which, at 7.45, THE YELLOW PASSPORT : Messrs. H.
Ne • ille, G. Vincent, E. Atkins, H. Vaughan, H. Cooper, and H.
Wigan; Mesdames Furtado, Lennox Grey, and Caulfield

ROYALTY THEATRE.
Under the Management of Miss M.Oliver.
THIS EVENING, at 7.30, A EOVING CUP. Mr. Dewar, Miss
M. Oliver. To be followed by THE RISE AND FALL OF
ITCH ARD III.; or, A New Front to an Old Dicky: Mr. Dewar
Mr. Danvers: Miss Collinson, and Miss M. Oliver. To con-
ziude with THE ULOCKMAKER'S HAT.

PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE.
tinder the Management of Miss Marie Wilton!
THIS EVENING, TAME CATS: Mess's. Hare, H. J. Montagne,
Blakeley, Montgomery, and Bancroft; Mrs. Buckingham White,
Miss C. Addison, and Miss Marie Wilton. After which, WHO
SPEAKS FIRST Messrs. Montague and Blakeley ; Miss C.
Addison.

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Lessees. 1T essrs. Shepherd and Creswick.
furs EVENING, HAMLET, Mr. Creswick: Ophelia, Miss G.
Pauneefort After which, THE STRANGER. The Stranger,
Mr. Henry Marston.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. THREE BALLETS,
Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at 8. is. Box-office
open from 11 to 4.

CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at
Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park, OPEN daily (ex
eept Sundays). Admission, ls.; on Mondays, Gd.; Children
under twelve, 6d.

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LONDON, BA7URDAY, DEC. 19, 1868.

The change of Ministry in France is opportune,
occuriug as it has done immediately after the change
of Ministry in England. The two Governments
start afresh, start as it were abreast of each other.
They are in no way hampered by their predecessors.
They will have the advantage of being from the
outset contemporaneous. The ono does not lap over
the other, so to speak, in the interchange of diplo-
matic communications for the development of a har-
monious policy between the two Governments. It
must be remembered, of course, at the same
time that, whereas amongst ourselves the trans-
formation of the Cabinet has been sweeping
and comprehensive it has been partial only, though
it must be allowed very considerable also, in re-
spect to the Cabinet of the neighbouring Sovereign.
Whereas Mr. GLADSTONE replaces Mr. DISRAELI
here in England, yonder in France the most vigo-
rous and gifted Statesman the Emperor NAPOLEON
111. has ever called to power at his right hand, as his
principal administrative adviser, is there still,
and, if possible, more than ever, predominant
over the Emperor's Government. M. ROLTIIER
LS still Minister of State. lie, at any
rate, makes way for no successor. On
the contrary, his influence is confirmed, and ex-
panded, and intensified. It is understood now--by
reason of these changes which have within the last
few hours occurred at Paris—to be more than ever
the animating spirit of the imperial Administration.
Hitherto, but more particularly of late, there has been
a want of, harmony, or at any rate a lack of complete
coincidence of ideas between M. ROVHER and two or