The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-04 00:00:00

London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans,

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
THIS EVENING, DECEMBER 4,
Will be repeated a Grand Opera aria, called THE DAUGHTER
OF ST. MARK. Lusignano, Mr. Burstni ; Andrea Corner*, Mr.
Borrani ; Nonce •igo, Mt. Weiss; Adolphe de Courcy, M. W.
Harrisim ; ,atArina Lornaro, lli<s fts.,ntorth.
To conclude a ith the celebrated Ballet of THE PERI. Achmet,
N. Desplaces; The Peri, Mdlle. Plunkett; Nourmahal, aldl e.
O'Bryan ; Aysba, Mrs. Payne.
Tne Box.otrice is open daily, from Ten in the Morning until Six
in the Evening, where Private and Family Boxes, Stalls, Places,
and Tickets may be had on application to Mr. John Parsons.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. B. WEBSTER.
THIS EVENING, DECEMBER 4,
Willl3e perrormcd a Nev and Original Comedy, in Five Acts,
caked OLD HEADS AND YOUNG HE ARTS Colonel Rocket
Mr. S. rickland ; Littleton Coke, Mr. Charles Mathe s Torn Coke
Mr. Webster ; Bob, Mr Buckstone; Jesse Rural, Mr. W. Farren ;
The Count as of a 4,,• pion, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Lady Alice Hawthor,.
Madame Vestris; Miss Rocket. Miss Julia . ennett.
After which. will be produced a New Coml.- Drama, entitled
SOMEBODY ELSE. Hans Merit; M-. Charles Mathews; Minnie,
Madame Vestris.
l'o e tolLwed by a New and Original Farce, called YOUNG
ENGLAND. Major Martinet, Mr. Strickland; Mr. John James
Pooley. Mr. Buckstone; Mrs. Bliley' Mrs. Humby.
Private Boxes, Two Guineas and Oa: Guinea and a-Half each.
Tickets and Places to be had of Mr. I. T. Ar cher, at the Box.ottice,
from fen till Five o'Clock.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Under the Direction of Madame CELESTE.
THIS EVENING, DECEMBER 5,
Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled SIDONIA DI
MOLINA ; or, Ruse de Guerre. Principal Characters by Messrs.
Hudson, Selby, Wright, Paul Bedford, Madame Celeste, and Miss
Woolgar.
Atter wh ch, a New Drams, entitled THE MYSTERIOUS
STRANGER. CouLt Henry de Beausoleil, Mr. Hudson ; Count
Vanille. Mr Selby; The Mysterious Stranger, Madame Celeste ;
Crequet, Mr. Wright; Chechore, Mr. O. Smith.
To conclude with NORMA, in which Miss Woolgar, Mr. Paul
Bedford, Mr. Wright, and Miss Reynolds will perform.
Prompter, Mr. ballot; Principal Painwr, dr. Pitt; Leader of the
Band, Mr. Mellon.—Box-odiie open from Eleven till Four. Private
Boxes to be had at the Theatre, and at all the principal Libraries.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX.

THIS EVENING, DECEMBER 4,
Wi 1 repeated a New Comic Opera, entitled THE CASTLE
OF AYMON •' or, The Four Brothers. Baron de Beamanoir,
Mr. Walton ; Olivier, Mr. Allen; Allard, Mr. C Horn, Jun. ;
Richard, Mr. Hime ; Mr. Mattocks; Ivon, Mr. L6111,r ;
Hermine, Nldlle. Helen Conde] ; Gertruee, Mrs Fosbroke.
To conclude with THE RENT DAY. Martin Heywood, Mr.
Wallack ; Bullfrog, Mr. Compton ; Rachel Heywood, Mrs. Stirling.
Stage Manager Mr. H. L Wallack. Stage Di ector, Mr. Emden.
Machinist, Mr. Edmund Bradwell.

The intelligence which continues to reach us from
two European countries now sunk in the depths of
political turpitude and degradation, though they suc-
ceeded to an inheritance of historic recollections more
glorious than can be boasted by almost any other
two in the family of nations this intelligence is
calculated to excite in British bosoms the liveliest
emotions of indignation, contempt, and pity. But
the great social lesson which it teaches is one of such
infinite moment to the welfare and prosperity of
other States, who, thanks to a long enjoyment of
happier institutions, and to the salutary influence of
these upon their people, still preserve the noble pre-
eminence they have attained, that we cannot do
wrong in endeavouring to impress upon our readers
its singular force and application to a community
nearer home.
Of all the nations of antiquity, Greece may justly
claim to have transmitted to posterity the most
precious inheritance. In the divinest exercises of
pure intellect—philosophy, poetry, and metaphysics,
in logic and history—she has bequeathed exemplars
of such matchless excellence as to have served,
through the lapse of more than two thousand years,
for the models, hitherto unrivalled, of our reverential
admiration—as the guides, whom it has not yet been
permitted us to overtake, of our most ennobling
studies. If it be the just and gratifying pride of
modern times to have far surpassed our great in-
structress in the physical sciences, and the arts of
civil economy—to have measured the whole visible
field of infinite space, divined the laws and ascer-
tained the ellipses of planetary motion—to have cal-
culated the most eccentric orbits of the most remote
comet discernible from our own system, and to have
proved and established the revolutions of the satellites
that revolve around other solar centres, we must ac-
knowledge our obligations to Greece for those ele-
ments of political government under which, alone,
that ancient civilisation could have been attained by
her from whence we derive, at this day, the benefit
of her profound principles of domestic polity, and
the guarantees provided by them for the maintenance
of individual rights and public liberty. This is not
the place to speak of those all but miraculous embodi-
ments of Grecian genius, in which the Hellenic
mind almost thinks and speaks and acts to us, in
marble and in bronze ; but the refining and exalting
influences which these productions of a sublime
antiquity still exert upon our intellectual develop-
ment, must never be forgotten in any estimate
of the debt of gratitude which the Europe of our
days owes to the Greece of classical antiquity—its
generous rebublics, and their more renowned citizens. The attacks made by Mr. O'Coseaterse last week on
Let us turn to another nation. If old Greece handed Louis PHILIPPE, the French press, the University,
down to us the theory, Gothic Spain re-established M. TIMES, and other leading men in France, 'has
and vindicated to us the practice, of free institutions. excited replies from the Paris journals of a very emus-
When other European communities were humbled in ing character. The writers having had sufficient
the dust beneath the incessant aggressions of feudal provocation speak their minds rather freely, and cer-
tyranny--now vexed by the despotic cruelty of their tainly do not come off worst. The Constitutionnel
sovereign princes, now tormented still more grievously which takes up the cause of M. TRIERS, says—" The
by the insatiable rapacity of the still more powe f 1 r u conduct of O'CoNNELL sets all calculation at defiance;
nobles, the people of Spain, with indomitable per- he has an object in view which he pursues with an ad-
severance, contended for, and exacted from successive mirable perseverance; it is the great point aat,his
rulers, large and ample popular privileges. Through- character, and his life; but setting aside his stedfasi-
out the different kingdoms between which their noble ness of purpose to a sacred cause, if we examine 'the.
country was divided, the same bold and independent means set at work, we shall find, in all the acts and all
spirit asserted itself; now successful in forcing the the words of the old agitator, an absence of fixity, a
establishment of deliberate assemblies in their Cortes mobility of ideas, which despairs and alarms ;" and af-
and their Municipal Councils, now wringing humble terwards adds, "but we must pity the errors and the
reluctant heads of hereditary oppressors the fueros faults of a great man."
of the maritime provinces. To Gothic Spain must The Journal des Deka, animadverts on his speech
still be ascribed the solid glory of having success- rather in raillery than anger. " There is Mr.
fully devoted herself to become the bulwark of O'CONNELL again, who appears in the horizon decked
Christianity in Southern Europe, and of having, on in a cap of blue velvet embroidered in gold, with gar-
repeated occasions, turned back the invading tide of lands of shamrock. We are really grieved that the
French ambition and aggressiveness. The discoverer air of his mountains has not better soothed his bile ;
The disputes that have lately arisen in the Church and planter of a new world, however, can want no and if we were not aware that great men had their
of England on unimportant as well as important
other blazonry to distinguish her "escutcheon of pre- weaknesses, and that even the most accomplished
matters, and that are still in active progress, being e tenc among the powers achieved by the natural comedians cannot bear criticism patiently, we should
carried on in many places with more zeal than chivalry of Europe. be astonished at the transports of rage into which this
charity, have induced the Bishop of EXETER to IVhat is the present condition of these States, so irascible personage is thrown by the most moderate
summon a general Chapter of the cathedral of that illustrious by their past associations ? A condition observations. Mr. O'CoNNELLon that day was in
of social misery, of civil degradation, of political full vein for applying epithets. He wished to give us
diocese for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of
their united deliberations. At this Chapter, which perfidy, of civic treachery, of royal duplicity, of our share, and we do him the justice to acknowledge
was held a few days since in the Chapter-room, all Ministerial profligacy, of arrogant favouritism, of that he placed us in good company. For this reason
parties, it seems, agreed in lamenting the dissensions hopeless corruption in high places, of venal faithless- we do not bear him any malice, and to prove it to
that now prevailed, and in apprehending still more ness in low ones, of successful faction, of defeated him, we republish most accurately the abuse with
serious ones, if some timely check were not applied. patriotism, of triumphant intrigue, of pro- which he honoured us. Mr. O'CoNNELL when he
scribed integrity, of a wealthy few, and a abuses is sure to have the upper hand. He has such
They were by no means unanimous, however, in
advising what that check should be ; but pauper people ;—of unprincipled chiefs and tur- richness and fecundity of picturesque expressions,
bulent followers, under whose disorganising quarrels that unless we had at our service the catechism
at length, after an animated discussion of
nearly three hours, more than two-thirds
and rapacity agriculture decays, trade languishes, which is sold in the streets during the Carnival,
of the clergymen assembled agreed in opinion
confidence expires, and love of country sleeps the sleep and in which we are taught the manner of ro-
f death. These are conditions common t o the pre- plying to personalities without falling into a passion
that the only proper and effectual remedy appeared to °
be, at once to restrain all undue change, and look to S •
sent aspect of both -Fain and Greece. OTHO is faith . we could not reasonably endeavour to contend with'
the law as the best and surest guide of action. In less to his constitutional oath ; ISABELLA. tramples him. For this reason GOD forbid that we should
under foot, at the instigation of CHRISTINA, the con- attempt it. We might well permit him, moreover,
conformity with this opinion the Bishop of EXETER
inunediately issued a Pastoral Letter to the clergy of stitution which both have, over and again, solemnly to call us 'incredulous,' for it is certain we do not
his diocese, which faa lean just published by Mims-
sworn to uphold. ISABELLA and OTHo receive into believe one word he says, and that it is that makes
RAY, and which on the whole is more moderate andand ,
their respective councils, protection,
him so furious. Every one may have seen in the
rational in its tone—though occasionally betraying
the avowed enemies of the liberties of the coup- public squares a mountebank,who •
begins by twisting
men who the ne bird, ck of a and then tries they severally govern. The , places it on a table, say-
to. expect fi om so strict and unbending a High have laboured, and fought, and bled to
tokens of a jesuitical spirit—than- we were prepared
uphold ing, I will restore him to life i d' l '
mme late y. He
then begins to tell anecdotes, whilst he •making his
the vs his Lordship. But it is evident from those liberties, they hand over as meet sacrifices to the , .
in is his
• collection the meantime. Those among the •
the general bearing of his letter that the Bishop has , bloodthirsty hatred of the adventurers who have assassi- i
~ spec-
become weary depart, quite ta ors who.
will persuaded
at length taken alarm at the rapid progress of the , nated freedom, and set up in its stead a ghastly idol of i 1
that the bird recover; but there are others who
dissensions in the Establishment, and seeing that the tyranny attired in some of her habiliments. Is there, i
I ! have the indiscretion to remain and await the miracle.
more zealous and ardent party in the Church have then, it may be asked, no people to interfere, either in
oarried matters with so high a hand as to rouse hosti- ' Spain or in Greece, in order to vindicate their own i Those persons are the most troublesome, and it is
i those that the operators love the least. It is thus that
lity rather than induce conviction, he has come to the rights, to reconstruct their own privileges, to pre-
. Mr. O'CONNELL proceeds. He commences by promis-
wholesome conclusion, that it is expedient to practise scribe their own form of government, to control the !
the soothing system, and abate something of the pride delinquencies of those who govern ? If the aristocracy ing
and assumption of the cloth. Upon no other principle 'of the former, or the chiefs of the latter, still lack the months. He then passes to another subject. He
speaks of the four quarters of the world; of the
can we account for the altered tone that pervades the 1 energy or the means to right themselves and the laws, ;
emancipation of the g ,
ne roes • of the French journals ;
Bishop's observations, which —se far as our memory are there no true man, of the humbler classes, to inter-
of the impious university; et de quibusdam alii.f,
serves. us—are at variance with the spirit that was pose and wrest the downfal of their tottering States ? ,
.
manifested in his recent judgment in the : whilst his audience listen to him with their mouths
Alas l the long prescription of defective
Rev. WALTER BLUNT, of the
oful case
institutions, customs,
' open.somebungling spectator should But if
de-
insists on a rigid observance Holston.
ston.
He no longer or abused have so utterly abased, and so
butall the obsolete usages enfeebled these humbler, though far more numerous, mand news of repeal, he would do well to quit the
touched upon in the Rubric°
the duty of the laity as laid down in thisees " regards sections of the people, that they can accomplish ring as quickly as possible. This is nearly what has
Rubric, that nothing of themselves, although they groan and happened to us. We are unbelievers because we do
a very cautious and forbearing tone be adopted. The
writhebe of
under the bitterness of their bondage, the not believe in O'Coairseee's word. We are atheists
shame Offertory he, in a great measure, gives up ; imitating, their degradation. Then why not make because we have no faith in his miracles, But if Mr.
be
in this respect, the example of the shrewd, dis- common cause (it may * Raked) with their lords or O'Coszeem. cares so little about us as he asserts, why
erect CHARLES JAMES LONDON, who, when he their leaders, their chiefs oris -
their nobles? Shall we he so angry ? `Why does there enter so .much
found that his air of arrogance and menace produced no i venture to answer for them 2 Because nobles eaadchiefs i gall into the soul of a devotee ?' In truth, when we

We have accounts, by the Levant mail, from Con-
stantinople, to the 13th ult., Alexandria the 20th, and
Malta the 24th. The news from the Turkish capital
is without interest. MEIIEMIT ALI still remained
at Cairo in good health, and displaying great activity
in business. A telegraphic dispatch was received
at Alexandria on the 20th, announcing the arrival of
the Overland mail at Suez, on the 19th. The steamer
Liverpool, had arrived at Alexandria to convey the
mail to Marseilles.

Dress Circle, ss. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Galle Is. Half-price at
Nine o'clock—Dress Circle,2s. tid. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 641.
Private Boxes, l'wo Guineas and One Guinea and a-Half ; Prosce-
nium Boxes, Two Guineas and a-Half. Doors to be opened at Half-
pait Six, and the Performances to commence at Seven o'clock.
The Bex-ottice, under the direction of Mr. W. Massingham.
Private Boxes and Free Admissions far the Season to be had at the
Theatre.

HZATRE ROYAL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA-

HOU'SE.
Ucder the Management of Mrs. KEELEY.
THIS EVENING, DECEMBER 4,
Wig be repeate I an Original Drama, entitled HOME AGAIN;
or, The Lieutenant's Daughters. Characters by Messrs. F. Vining,
F. Mathews, Craven, and Keeley, Miss Fortescue and Mrs. Keeley.
To be followt,l by a New Farce, called A TRIP TO KISSIN GEN
Characters by Messrs. Wigan, Kin och, "taeton, Collier, Yarnold,
Turner, Stoker, and Ke ley, Mrs. Wigan and Mrs. Keeley.
In the course of the Evening A DIVERTISSEMENT, in wtich
Jull.en's Mazurka and Cellarius Valse will he danced by Alcilles.
Louise and Adele, Miss James, and Mi s Fairbrother.
To conclude with THE SEVEN CASTLES OF THE PASS.ONS
With entirely Nee Scenery, Machinery, Dresses, &c. Principal
Characters by Mr. Diddear, Mr. J. W. Collier, Mr. Gouriet, Mr.
t raven, and Mr. Keeley; Miss Fairbrother, Mrs. Woolli lire, Mrs.
A. W.gan, Miss Turner, Mi ,s James, Miss Arden, Miss Grove, and
Mrs. Keeley.
PRICES OF ADMISSION.—BaIcony Poxes. 4t.; Upper
Boxes, 35.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, 6d. Second Prico—Balcony Boxes, ;
Upper Boxes, Is 6d.; Pit, Is. Private Boxes on the It:living 'net
(raiirig eight persons). Tao Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second
Pier (bolding eight persons), One Guinea and a.HaIL Private
boxes on the Pit tier (holding six persons), One Guirea,
I'he Box-,Clice is open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the direc-
ti n of Mr. Grogan, late of Covent-garden Theatre.

We have received Madrid journals of the 25th ult:
According to some of them the Council of Ministers
have very frequent meetings, but the public are kept
in ignorance as to their objects, though they are sup
posed to have reference to the late attempts at insur-
rection. It was said that ORM!! had been dismissed
from the military command of Logrono, because he
had not taken sufficiently energetic measures against
ZURBANO'S band. A deputation from that town had
arrived in Madrid, and addressed a petition to the
QUEEN in favour of Zuariamo's son, but we feat: too
late, for accounts from Bayonne of the 28th announce
that BENITO ZURBANO, aged twenty-eight years, and
ex-Lieutenant-Colonel in the Spanish service, toge-
ther with CAYO Muao, ZURBANO'S brother-in-law,
and two other insurgents, were shot at Logrono on
the 25th.
The Funds continued to rise. On the 25th 'the
Three per Cents. closed at 344 for cash, and at 31 at
60 days; the Five per Cents. at 20/ at 60 days; and
the Floating Debt at 67, for the 11th instant.

Great attraction every Evening— Squire Batty's Hounds meet This
Evening, at
ASTI. EY'S ROYAL AMPHi'I HEATRE OF ARTS.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. BATTY.
THIS EVENING, DECEMBER 4,
Kill be repeated a New Spe:tacle, entitled THE ROYAL FOX
HUNT; or, l'he Race_l lore and Life's Course of Mau and Steed ;
introducing unequalled Natiot•al Fetes. Real Fox-chase on the Stage
and in the Circle by living Fos and real Pack of Hounds, purchased
b► Mr. Batty of Mr Tattersall, to realise this novel productim.
Epsom Races and other Sporting Features.
New Scenes of the Circle, and unequalled Feats of Horseruanship.
To conclude with THE WEAVER OF LYONS; or, The Three
Conscripts
Acting and stage.rn snager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot.
Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Lessons in the Art of Riding
iv Mr. R. Smith daily.

By the steam-packet Queen, which arrived at
Southampton on the 2d inst., we have intelligence
from Gibraltar to the 24th, and Lisbon to the 27th of
November. We regret to state that a most
lamentable fire had broken out on Wednesday last, at
Lisbon, in the Rua Magdalena, by which 13 persons had
been burnt to death. It appears there were no
ladders at hand, and neither the police nor the
authorities could render any assistance. A Bill of
Indemnity had passed the Chamber of Peers by a
majority of eight in favour of Ministers. The muni-
cipal elections were also going on in their favour.
A meeting of the English residents, for the pur-
pose of electing a British Judge Conservator in that
city, took place on the 22d inst., when Doctor SILVA
PEREIRA was elected by a large majority. The Al-
bion, 90 guns, had returned to Lisbon, after a cruise.

DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY I'IIEATRE.
THIS EVENING, DECEMBER 4,

XIII he te;eated a New 'rams, 'entalmi THE SEALED SEN-
TENCE, sup ,orted by t'essrs. Hughes, N. T. Hicks, Vale, Johnsoii,
Morrison, Mrs. tt Honner, Ma. Lewis, &c.
An Ethiopian Entertainment by the REAL AMERICAN
SOU I HER N MINSTRELS.

To be followed by CRAMOND BRIO, in which Messrs. N. T.
Hi ks, Neville, Fitzjamrs, M,s W. Daly, and M.ss Terry will
sustain the principal Characters.
After whio'i, an entirely New Drama, THE SISTERS OF CHA.
TILLON, in which Messrs. Hicks, Neville, R. Shephard, Vale,
Johnson, Heslop, Mars. R. Hoarier, Mis. Terrey, Mrs. H. Vining, &c.
will perform.
Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box.
office, from Eleven to Four.

THE WEATHER—Strw OFFICE, DEC. 3
THERMOMETER, Lowest, 31; Highest, 38; Noon, 35
BAROMETER, N.N.E.

Yors.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the
h-ezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is
ugually p!aced opposite 30, and rain at 29.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON.BRIDGE THIS DAY.
M I g 51 minutes after 7 I Evening ... 30 minutes after Q.

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