The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-10 00:00:00

NOTICE.

ORLEANS and BORDEAUX RAILWAY
COMPANY (COMPAGNIE D'ANTHOUARD).
Notice.—The SHARE LIST of this COMPANY will be
CLOSED on SATURDAY, the 14th September instant, after
which no application for Shares can be entertained
By Order of the Committee.
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NEW WORK BY EUGENE SUE.
Part 1., price Sixpence, with Ten splendid Engravings,
HE FEMALE BLUEBEARD;
Or, THE ADVENTURER.
By the Author of the " Mysteries of Paris," " Wandering Jew," &c.

In Numbers, One Penny each.
No. 2, published this day, contains a Portrait of the Author, printed
on tinted paper.
2. A complete Novel, by Cooper, for Sixpence ; sent post free Six-

pence extra,
THE GOVERNESS; or, the FRENCH POCKET-HANDKER-
CHIEF. By J. F. COOPER, Author of the " Pilot," " Spy," &c., &c,
London : W. Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; and all Booksellers.

THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM, I ATE ENGLISH OPERA..
HOUSE.

Under the Management of Mrs. KEELEY.
Another great Achievement Successfully Triumphant 2! I
To attempt to eulogise the gorgeous splendour of the New Extrava-
ganza of 4' Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, or New Lamps for
Old Ones," would be a work of supererogation ; the Manage-
ment, therefore, contents itself by simply stating that it wilt be
repeated every Evening !
THIS EVENING, SEPT. 10,
Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled MARTIN CHUZZLE.
WIT. Principal characters by Messrs. K Younge, F. Vining,
Emery, F. qathews, A. Wigan, Meadows, Kinloch, Turner,
Stanton, J. W. Collier, Yarnold, Sanders, and Keeley • Miss For.
tescue. Miss Woolgar, Mrs. A. Wigan, Mrs. Woeflidge, Miss
Wort's, Mrs. Usher, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley.
To conclude with an entirely Original, and much better than
New, Grand Operatic, Romantic, Melo-Dramatic, Burlesque Extra-
vaganza, founded on the celebrated Eastern Pale, in the Arabian
Nights' Entertainment, entitled ALADDIN AND THE WON-
DERFUL LAMP; or, New Lamps for Old Ones. With very
extensive New Scenery, Machinery, Dresses, &c. Principal cha-
tacters by Mrs. Keeley, Messrs. F. Matthews, Turner, A. Wigan,
J. W. Collier, and Keeley ; Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Woolli Ige, Miss
E. Chaplin, Mrs. A. Wigan, Miss Turner, Mt s James, Miss Carson,
Miss Hunt, Miss Reede, &c., &c.
PRICES OP A D 1111Ss I ON.—Balcony Foxes. 4i.; Upper
Boxes, 35.; Pit, 28.'4 Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Balcony Boxes, 2s. ;
Upper Boxes, la 6d.; Pit Is. Private Boxes on the Balcony Tier
eight persons). Tao Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second
Tier (holding eight persons), One Guinea and a-Half. Private
Boxes on the Pit Tier (holding six persons), One Guinea.
The Box. ghee is open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the di ree.
non of Mr. Grogan, late of Covent-garden Theatre.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. BATTY.
THis EAENING, SEPT. IC,
Nightly overflows, and Re-engagement of the wonders of Mr. Carter,
the American Lioo King.
To conclude with the new Equestrian, Military and Naval
Spectacle, entitled THE CHINESE WAR; or, The Conquests of
Amoy by British Arms. New Scenery, Dimes, Appointments, le.,
to realise the recent triumphs of England's Army and Navy. Feast
of 250 Lanterns.
kcting and stage..m inager, Mr. W. I). Broadfoot.
Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Lessons in the Art of Riding
by Mr. R. Smith.

DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATZE.
IMMENSE ATTRACTION.
MADAME VESTRIS AND MR. CHARLES MATHEWS.
FOR THIS WEEK ONLY.
THIS EVENING, SEP I . 10,
Will be performed WHO'S YOYR FRIEND. Giles Furce.ard,
Mr. C. Mathews; Co antess Rosedale, Madame Vestris.
To be succeeded by PATTER versus CLATTER Captain Patter,
Mr. C. Mathews.
Af er which, a New Comic Drama, entitled GRIST TO THE
ILL. Marquis de Richeville, Mr. Charles Mathews ; , Francine
Madame Vestris.
To be followed by WHY DON'T SHE MARRY. Natzk Tieck,
Mr. C. Mathews; Usette Gierestein, Madame Vestris.
To conclu le with the RENT DAY.
Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Boxs
dllee, from Eleven to Four.

ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE.
THIS EVENING, SEPT. 10,
Will be performed Shaksixare's 'tragedy of HAMLET. Hamlet,
Mr. J. Hudson Kirby; Gertrude, Mrs. W. West; Ophelia, Miss
Vincent.
Mier which, JACK AND THE BBAN-STA LK ; or, The
Lad that knew how many Beans made Five. Jollibuffa, Mr John
Herbert ; Jack, Miss Vincent.
To conclude with the favourite burletta called MAI `1 or WIFE
Rakewell, Mr. Seaman; Ready, Mr. John Herbert; Lidy Rake
well, Miss Hamilton ; Fanny (with Songs), Miss Louisa Lyons.
Private Family Boxes, £1 Is. Od. and Al lls. 61.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
EXTRAORDINARY AND NOVEL ATTRACTIONS.

On MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and TTII/IiST)AY,
throughout the Season, the Gardens will open with the following
attractive Novelties :

THE PICTURESQUE GROUNDS-FEEDING OF THE
ANIMALS-UNRIVALLED MENAGERIE.

MODELS of VENICE and LONDON in the OLDEN TIME,

Painted by Denson and Telbia.
The sensation caused by this unrivalled production is beyond ai
former precedent; the artist, the amateur, the casual observer
are all struck with its extraordinay beauty and fidelity of delinea-
tion, and are unanimous in proriouncing it the most wonderful ex-
hibition ever witnessed. To view it only as a vehicle fnr the terrific
isplay at Dusk is unjust ; it should be seen in the calm stillness of
the quiet Evening, with its Towers and Steeples reflected in the spa-
cious Lake, to be Billy appreciated.
Beethoven's celebrated Battle Sinfonia, descriptive of an En-
gagemeiit between the French and Englisi Armies.
The Evaning PROMENADE CONCERTS on Mondays, Tues-
days, Wednesdays, and Thursdays conGucted uy Mr. Godfrey,
are up n a scale of more than usual excellence; fait words fail in
going justice to the awful representation of
THE GREAT FIRE ON LONDON.
Its fearful :b.iracteristics are truthfully pourtrayed, but at the same
time so beautifully blended with the Wonders of the Pyrotechnic
Art, 'viae delight is predominant over terror; and the thousands
who nightly crowd the Gardens hail it with acclamations, and admit
that :Joutliby, :he Unrivalled Pyrotechnist has achieved a matchless
riumpty
The Gardens and Zoological Collection are in the most perfect
state, .0,4 combining so many and interesting features, are by far
the most attswitlve lounge in or near the 'retro soli+.
Doors open at Nine—Feeding of the Animals 'at Half-past Four—
Concert at Half-past Five.—Conflagration at Dusk. Admittance,
One Shilling.

EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
v 2.1 El SHILLING Admission to THE NAPOLEON 3113 -
SEU5f, the most magnificent and extensive Collaeticn of Histo-
rical Curiosities and Works of Art ever known to have been formed
by Ono Person, during Twenty-five years of elaborate research, at a
cost of guineas, and to compleLely ill rate, in the most in-
'tractive and interesting manner, the most important part of Euro-
pean history, viz.—CHARLES 1., OLIVER CROMWELL, and
LOUIS XIV., to the deaths of GEORGE lII.' and the EMPEROR
II'OLEON. in 1821. This unique Museum has been visited often,
during the last and present year, by the Royal Family, the Duke of
Wellington, ;he Foreign l'rinces, Ambassadors, and their Ladies,
also, many Chousands or the Nobility and Public; ani the Pro-
rrletor has recently been able to Inci ease, by several very tine
pictures, Scc., his previous alwost Inarellble number and variety of
MSS., Works of Art, and e multitude 11 valuable Relief. and other
mriositics, In this most wstructive and, as hundreds have said it
ought to be, a National Masenm. M iry thousand have inspected it,
and THIRTY PRINCIPAL EDITORS 11 the PUBLIC PRESS
have statcd that it cugh to be seen by everyone. The price of adults-
tiou is reduced t) ONE SHILLING.

Tho NAI'OI.KON MUSEUM Is to lie seen only at the " Egyptian
Ball." PiceaAlly, dolly h om Tea till Dusk.

THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, SEPT. 10.
TagratomEmit, Lowest, 56 ; Highest, 63 ; Noon, 65
&momETEE, 29 94.—VTLND, N.W.

Norm—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the
freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is
trnally placed opposite AO. and rain at. 29.

WATER AT L NDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY.
""n"'s •-• 6 minutes after 0 Evening ... 29 minutes after 0

that had previously existed between her subjects,
I represented by a small junto of her merchants in one
only of her ports on her southern shores, and the
subjects of Great Britain trading with them through
a small junto of British merchants, exclusively as-
sociated for that among other purposes of Eastern
traffic, as a Chartered Company—the more extended
arrangement for commercial intercourse between the
two nations, established by the admirable diplomacy
of Sir HENRY POTTINGER, improving the signal suc-
cesses of our fleet and army, may be reckoned
among the most remarkable and established
triumphs of European civilisation over Asiatic
prejudice. It is not to be doubted that our trade
with China has been, accordingly, to a vast extent in-
creased, since the official establishment of our spirited
Plenipotentiary as the Governor of Hong-Kong, and
the Superintendent of Trade, &c., in China. But we
may be allowed to express our fears that the apathy
of the Government and the people here have not
kept pace with the exertions of that able public ser-
vant, nor been, as yet, fully commensurate with the
magnificent opportunities for extending and im-
proving the outlets of our commerce, which have
been thus afforded to us. This is a very important
question, and we are anxious to direct public attention
to it. Sensible, as we are, that the development of
new commercial resources, on a great scale, is not the
work of a few months, but of many years, we may yet
take the liberty of urging that such a work should be
commenced as speedily as possible in a right direc-
tion. Has this been the case hitherto adopted by our
resident authorities and merchants, in availing them-
selves of the new and expanded base of operations
which has been laid down for our trade in China, by
the events of the last three or four years ? We really
apprehend that it has not been. We fear that ar.
admirable occasion for carrying out into profitable
practice sound theoretical principles of an Eastern
trade have been deplorably neglected. We are in-
clined to believe that the rare and fortunate facilities
for such a purpose which Europe had watched for,
with disappointed hope, during nearly six previous
centuries, and from an era immediately preceding the
adventurous pilgrimage of MASCO POLO and his kins-
men—have been dealt with since our occupation of
Chusan, in July, 1840, on no principles at
all. In the case of a removal of ancient restriction:
on, and the dawn of new freedom and evolution to,
one of the most profitable branches of trade, under
certain conditions, that the West has ever driven with
the East, no pains has been taken to avoid the error:,
of ignorance or misapprehension which were unavoid-
abl? under the former system of exclusions and re-
straints. Our exporters have poured goods am:
merchandise of many kinds, which the highest au-
thorities were already aware were not acceptable, into
the markets of China, and therefore abstained, them-
selves, from exporting. They have, on the other
hand, forborne to ship those which from accident or
other causes we had formerly withheld, but are nov%
notoriously in most active demand. The consequences
are, that the market is glutted with merchandise for
which there is a dull demand, with unremunerative
prices ; and other manufactures—Saxon and American
—in the classes which our own people have either
overlooked or neglected to improve in a ratio cor-
responding to the quality of these rival fabrics, are
eagerly sought for, and disposed of at a considerable
profit.

As a general rule, we are most unfriendly to all
superfluous interference, legislative or other, with the
action of our commerce. But there are instances—
that before us is one of them—in which it were well
if some competent Commission, composed of the most
j practical, best-informed, and most responsible autho-
rities, were to report, previously to the inception of a
new channel of foreign commerce, on the physical
wants, the social prejudices, customs, and luxuries, the
natural and artificial productions of the country and
people, with which we are about to establish such
connexions of amity and trade. With such a guide,
sanctioned by the authority and promulgation of the
Board of Trade, for example, as the report of such
a Commission, we reply, the benefits of the pro-
posed enlarged intercourse might be realised to their
fullest extent ; the drawbacks and difficulties reduced
to their lowest possible ratio. For want of some
such preliminary as we thus advert to, there has been
no limit to the absurdities committed by our country-
men in their overboiling haste to supply new markets.
We think it was under Mr. Jouw WILSON CROKER'S
memorable Secretaryship to the Admiralty, that our
tanks for fresh water were manufactured, and sent
out at a vast expense to be fitted in our men-of-war
and cruizers afloat on the fresh waters of the Ameri-
can States. But their's were works, surely, of still
more decided supererogation, who, on what was
called " the opening of the trade with South
America," sent out large shipments of hearth-
rugs and side-saddles for the Brazils and
Mexico—feather beds and cotton counterpanes to
Demerara and Trinidad. -We have reason to believe
that the " carrying of coals to Newcastle" has been
pursued to fully as wild an extent by some of the
shippers to Hong-Kong and the other Anglo-Chinese
emporium of the Celestial Empire. In a day or two
we shall pursue this subject, in offering some re-
marks on an important Parliamentary Paper of the
present session, entitled " Statement of the Foreign
Trade with China," containing some remarks thereon,
drawn up coincidently with the preparation of the
now established tariff, by Mr. Thom, and forwarded
to our Government by Sir HENRY POTTINGER.

In giving insertion, in another column, to a copy
of the petition of 1,240 inhabitants of Reading, in-
cluding ministers of all denominations, freeholders,
&c., " against sending out British soldiers to foreign
and colonial countries," we are anxious to disclaim,
distinctly, any concurrence in the views of the peti-
tioners, or the prayer which is founded on those
views. Whilst we have, by republishing this docu-
ment, rendered a well-merited homage to the purity
and benevolence of the motives which have dictated
its preparation, we must be allowed to express an
opinion that it proceeds upon assumptions the most illo-
gical, facts the most perverted, and a policy the most in-
sane which Parliament was ever appealed to to sanction.
The " objection" these petitioners take to be con-
sistent should have been taken in limine. They
should have denounced the profession of the soldier
altogether, and in the first instance. It might then
have been competent to them to adduce this incidental
liability of the service, as a cumulative argument, to
illustrate the inherent or inevitable tendencies of a
soldier's occupation to subject him, in their own
words, " to services so dreadful, and attended with
such a frightful sacrifice of human life." But the
petitioners, afraid to propound this doctrine of original
iniquity in the soldier's trade, turn round upon his
employers, and challenge as an intolerable cruelty
that which we shall demonstrate to be an inseparable
necessary, unavoidable liability of his professional
existence. We, for our parts, detest war in
the abstract, and therefore deplore the dire neces-
sity which requires, for the preservation of states, of
the civil liberties and privileges of their subjects, and
of their political rank among nations, the maintenance
and encouragement of those public servants whom
social theorists and pseudo-philanthropists delight to
designate as "legalised homicides." But practical
sufferings and physical injury, national degradation
and individual bondage—the loss of property, and the
mockery and repudiation of all the laws, usages, and
immunities which may be pleaded—vainly pleaded--
against its violation—these are experiences more
sharp, bitter, and potential, than the finest abstract
principles that ever were announced, can be consola-
tory to those who are made to pass under the yoke of
a conquering enemy. It may be a source of honest
pride to certain denominations of Christians, con-
sistently to uphold the doctrine of peace
and universal harmony among all classes of
men. And when the bad passions of our
nature shall have been eradicated by centuries of
ameliorated institutions, and the wider diffusion of
all the lights of morals and religion;—when Kings
shall acquit themselves, as faithful trustees for the
interests of their people, and their people shall fulfil
the reciprocal condition of the great contract of go-
vernment by devoting themselves with disinterested
good faith to their duties to Kings ;—when one
nation shall respect the rights of another without
speculating on any conditions of weakness or decay
for chances of its own aggrandizement at the expense
or the ruin of its compeer; then—and not till then—.
war may cease with the necessity for guarding
against treason or violence, fraud or perfidy.

But, alas ! this golden age is yet far distant we
fear. In the meantime, we must be content to
maintain armies and navies, as well as legislatures and

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