The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-07 00:00:00

AN AMIISLY(I PRESENT FOR THE NEW YEAR. In portions of the Metropolitan Counties, them cse. Ives,
:sow ready, in small Bvo., price 105. 6d., elegantly bound, gilt
edges, with a Portrait of t author, an.' an Illustration by Phiz, especially in parts of Middlesex, Kent, and Surrey,
TH E COMIC MIS C E L LAN Y a system of slovenly farming, which would scarcely
FOR 1545.
have discredited the primitive practice that may have
By JOHN POOLE, Esq.
" Author of " Paul pry.- prevailed under the Heptarchy, still attests the
" This is a book of the season, tasteful to the eye, inviting to the
hand. It is filled with comicality, displaying keen perception, ori- baneful influence of this "as you were" principle.
ow humour, and a deep knowledge of the human heart."—Court A better and a brighter day dawns upon us. Geo-
Journal.
" All who love mirth, served up with a neatness which is becom- logical chemistry opens an inexhaustible treasury of
lag rarer and rarer in these superficial times, and seasoned with
more sense than is to be found in many an oration, cannot do better , really " useful knowledge" to the practical agricul-
than buy ' The Comic Miscellany' by way of board and fire-side pro- turist. Chemical anal sis detects and develos new
vision for the year just come in."—Atheneum. ype
Henry Colburn, publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. principles of fermentation, new combinations of gases,
and new modes of extracting ammoniacal salts from
various substances hitherto unapplied or unknown for
the important purposes of manure. In the foremost
rank of those illustrious contemporaries, foreigners and
Englishmen, to whom agriculture is most largely in-
debted for its improving prospects, we recognise the
admirable LIEBIG. He has approved himself the
chemist of the soil. But let us be just to our own
countrymen. If COBDEN had not " read " his poli-
tical lectures to our landowners, the land would have
derived no benefit from the chemical experiments and
discoveries of LIEBIG. The political economist first
wrought the conviction in our agriculturists, that
they must devise securer bases to rely on for their
future incomes than the average yield of the land, under
the existing system of tillage and dressing, and exist-
ing and burdens prices of produce, would continue to
give. When they had once been induced seriously
to ponder on this conviction, the chemist of the soil
demonstrated by what means that yield might be
so largely and econoraically increased as to go near
satisfactorily to achieve the desired object. But in other
quarters, Mr. L. Fox, of Yorkshire, Mr. W. PITT, of
Lymington, Sze., have shown how enormous a saving
may be accomplished in the aggregate of seed wheat
annually sown in England and Wales, and how in-
conceivable an increase may certainly be derived from
dibbling the corn at given and regular distances.
We entreat the agriculturists to persevere in the
wise course of careful observation and experiment
upon which so great a body among them appear to
have embarked in good earnest. But they will greatly
err if they stop short at these improvements of system
and processes. Let them be up and doing for the re-
moval of such substantial grievances as they endure
from the game-laws, and the preservation of game'
Let them learn to see through the one-sided conces-
sions of selfish landlords—who offer, like Sir R. PEEL,
to abandon their high " taboo" upon hares and rabbits
on the express understanding, however, that the phea-
sants and partridges shall still be maintained, like
the Prxterian cohorts of old, in a sort of fortified
camp—by the insolence or legalised impunity of a
particular body of men, who care nothing for the
sacrifice of human life and liberty which follows on
the practice of poaching—poaching being the inevita-
ble consequence of game-preserving. Let the agri-
culturists look to the county Members, and insist on
their procuring the repeal of those obnoxious laws,
under cover of which, as a Wiltshire correspondent of
the Times has lately proved, a farmer may be sub-
jected,iay pheasants alone, to the destruction of grow-
ing crops to the extent of 250/. or 3001. a year. We
would fain hope that if the tenant farmers succeed in
pushing these social as well as professional improve-
ments, we shall hear no more of their emulating, in
their turn, the tyranny of some great landowners
(who are also game preservers), towards them, in
straining the law to its utmost severity of tension
against the wayfaring pauper, or the wandering men-
dicant for purloining a turnip or burning a faggot.
These are moral ameliorations in which we feel at
least as much interested as in those material ones,
upon which they will soon have so much reason to
congratulate themselves.

This day is published, small 4t0., with a Portrait of Napoleon and (,f
the Dute of Wellington, price Two Guineas, handsomely bound,
NAPOLEON : an Epic Poem, in Twelve Books.
By WILLIAM RICHARD HARRIA.
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
THIS EVENING
Will be repeated a Grand Opera Serla, called THE DAUGHTER
OF ST. MARK. Lusignano, Mr. Burdini ; Andrea Cornaro, Mr.
Borrani ; Moncemgo, Mr. Weiss • Adolphe de Courcy, Mr. W.
Harrison ; Catarina Cornaro, Miss ftainfortb.
To conclude with a Grand Comic Christmas Harlequirude, call. d
PUCK'S PANTOMIME; or, HARLEQUIN AND ROBINSON
CRUSOK. Robinson Crusoe. Mr. W. H. Payne; Harlequin, Mr.
Wieland; Clown , Mr. 'P. Matthews; Pantaloon, Mr. Howell ;
Columbine, Miss Carson.
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The Box:othce is open daily, from Ten in the Morning until Six
an the Evening, where Private and Family Boxes Stalls, Places,
aad Tukets may be had on application to Mr. John Parsons.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. B. WEBSTER.

EVENING
Will be performed a New and Original Comedy, in Five Acts,
called OLD BEADS AND YOUNG HEART& Colonel Rocket
Mr. S; rickland ; Littleton Coke, Mr. Charles Mathe- s ; Tom Coke
Mr. Webster; Bob, Mr Buckstone; Jesse Rural, Mr. W. Farren;
The Countess of I oirpion, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Lady Alice Hawthori,
Madame Vestris; Miss Rocket, Miss Julia ilennett.
After which, a New Grand Musical Fairy Extravaganza,
entitled GRACIOSA AND PERCINET. King Uxorious, Mr. J.
Bland ; Princess Graciosa, Miss Julia Bennett ; Percinet, Miss P.
Horton ; Duchess Grognon, Mrs. Stanley.
To conclude with a (Iran,/ MOVING DIORAMA; or, PIC.
TOR IA L TOUR 1N S WITZERLA ND.
Private Boxes, Two Guineas and Ono Guinea and a.rialf each.
tickets and Places to be had of Mr. I. T. Ar cher, at the Box-office,
frim Ten till Five o'Clock.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL
Under the Direttion of Madame CELESTE.
THIS EVENING
Will be repeated 'by special permission of Charles Dickens, Eaq.)
a New Drama, entitled THE CHIMES. A Goblin Story of Some
Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In. Toby Veck,
Mr. 0. Smith; Alderman Cute, Mr. Wright; Tugby, Mr. Wilkin-
son ; S.r Joseph Bowley, Bart Mr. Paul Redford ; Will Fern, Mr.
Huthon ; Richard, Mr. Selby; Meggy Veck, Miss Fortescue; Mrs.
Chickenstalker, Mrs. Frank Matthews.

After which: NORMA, in which Miss Woolgar, Mr. Paul Bed-
ford, Mr. Wright, and Miss Reynolds will perform.
To conclude with a New Grand Military and Comic Christmas
Pantomime, called CAT'S CASTLE ; or, Harlequin and the King
of the Rats. Harlequin, Mr T. Ireland; Columbine, Miss Lons-
dale ; Clown. :Ur C. J. Smith ; Pantaloon, Mr. San.sers.
Prompter, Mr. Gallot ; Principal Paintor, /Ir. Pitt; Leader of the
Mr. Mellon.—Box-chrice open from Elevon till Four. Private
B ',cos to be had at the Theatre. and at all the principal Libraries.

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

Will be repeated THE RENT DAY. Martin Heywood, Mr.
Wallack ; Bullfrog, Mr. Compton ; Rachel Heywood, Mrs. Stirling
To be followed by a new Divertissement. called LE SALON
DE BAL Principal characters by Mdlle. Caroline Rousset, Miss
Marshall, Mdle. 'feresine, M. J. Rou set, Mr. Marshall, and Mr.
Gilbert.

To b.! sirceeded by a New Comedietta, entitled THE WIDOW.
BEWITCHED. Mr. Clement Furnival, Mr. Walter Lacy; Mrs.
Lorimer, Mrs. Stirling
After which will be repeated a New Grand Romantic, and rather
Operatic Burlesque Extravaginza, called JOE MILLER AND HIS
MEN. Otindotf, Mr Compton ; Lothair, Mr. Oxberry; Kelmar,
Mr liranby; Riber, Mr. Corri , Golotz, Mr. Walton; Claudine,
Miss E. Stanley ; Ravina, Mrs. Fosbroke.

stage Manager, Mr, Hi I. Wallack. Stage Director, Mr. Emden,
Machinist, Mr. Edmund BradwelL

Dress Circle, ss. ; Boxes, is. ; Pit, c...!5.; Galle Is. Half-price at
Nine o'clock—Dress Circle, 2s. tid. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, Bd.
Private Boxes, rwo Guineas and One Guinea and a-Half ; Prosce.
Ilium Boxes, Two Butneas and a-Half. Doors to be opened at Half-
pist Six and the Performances to commence at Seven o'clock.
"fhe Box-office, under the direction of Mr. W. Massingh am
Private poxes and Foe Admissions for the Season to be had at the
Tleatre.

HKATRE ROYAL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA-
HOUSE.
Under the Management of Mrs. KEELEY.
THIS Will be repeated THE CHIMES EVENING
A Goblin Story. Principal
Characters by Messrs. F. Vining, Meadows, Diddear, Matthews,
Collier' Emery, Turner, and Keeley; Miss Walcott, Miss Arden,
Bliss Grove, and 'irs. Keeley.
After which, a New Farce, called TO PERSONS ABOUT TO
AAA RR v, Supported by Messrs. F. Matthews, Meadows, and Stoker
M•ss Arden. and Mrs. Wigan.
To conclude with a New Grand Operatic, Histaricil, Romantic
Pantomimical, Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled VALENTINE
AND ORSON. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews;
Meadows, Wigan, Collier, furner, Kinloch, Yarnold, and Keeley ,
Mr+. Wigan, Miss Arden, Miss Fairbrother, Miss Grove, Mrs
Usher, :Miss James, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley.
PRICES OF ADM ISSlON.—Baicouy rsoxes. 4i.; Upper
Boxes, :is. ; Pit, 2s. Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Balcony IRxes, ;
Upper Boxes, Is. 6d.; Pit, lg. Private Boxes on the Balcony Tier
!'t,olding eight persons), Two Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second
['ler (holding eight persons), One Guinea and a-HalL Private
Jinxes on the Pit Tier (holding six persons), One Guinea,
Tne Eox.oficei s open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the direc-
tiim of Mr. Grogan, late of Covent garden Theatre.

Nightly Overflows t, the Grand Christmas Holiday Noveltie<, and
I reble Rotation of Entertainments at
ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. BATTY.
Brilliant Success of the New Pantomime
THIS EVENING
Will be repeated a New Spectacle, entitled THE ROYAL FOX
HUNT; or, The Race_ Horse and Life's Course of Man and Steed ;
introducing unequalled Natimal Fetes. Real Fox-chase on the Stag(
and in the Circle by living Fox and real Pack of Hounds, purchased
by Mr. Batty of Mr Tattersall, to realise this novel production.
EpsOm Races and other Sporting Features.
New Scenes of the Circle, and entire change in the Feats of Horse-
niansh ip.
To conclude with a Grand Comic Christmas Equestrian Pantomime,
c lied HARLEQUIN AND JOHNNY GILPIN'S RIDE; or, the
Slack Witch of Edmonton. Harlequin, Mr. H. Lewis ; Columbine,
Mrs. J. W. Colyer ; Clown, Mr. T. Barry ; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradloury.
lcting and stage..m.inager, Mr. W U. iltoadfoot.
lux-office open from Eleven till Five. Lessons in the Art of Riding
by Mr. R. Smith daily.

The intolerable injustice and oppression of the
game-laws are at length—as we hinted the other day
—beginning to be acknowledged even by the great
landowners of the country, the majority of whom,
thinking of not Ling but their own selfish amusements,
have hitherto maintained them in all their rigour.
"In addition," says the Aylesbury News, " to the
names of Dr. LEE, Sir H. VERNEY, and the Duke of
BEDFORD, we have now to add that of Sir THOMAS
COTTON SHEPPARD to the list of those common-sense
landlords who have taken the only proper step to-
wards putting an end to the game nuisance. One
(lay lately upwards of six hundred hares were shot in
some fields on the latter gentleman's estate at Thorn-
borough in this county ; and the worthy Baronet has
given his tenants unlimited permission to defend
their property in any manner they may think proper
from the ravages of the game. There will be no
more preserves in the neighbourhood of Thorn-
borough." This is a good beginning, and the example
of these liberal landlords will, WO trust, be promptly
followed up by others of the nobility and squire-
archy. Sir R. PEEL, to his credit be it spoken, was
among the foremost to set the fashion of this dis-
interested line of conduct by publicly stating, a few
months since, at an agricultural dinner which he at-
tended at Tamworth, that if any of his tenants
could prove that their crops were injured by the ravages
of the various game in his preserves, he would that
instant give orders for them to be destroyed whole-
sale. As this was quite a volunteer declaration, which
none of the neighbouring farmers called for, and, ap-
parently, none of them expected, we doubt not that
the Right Hon. Baronet will be ready and willing to
put it into practice whenever its necessity is made
manifest to him. Probably, indeed, the destruction
of his game has already commenced, for hares and
pheasants are notoriously active and diligent foragers,
and it cannot be but that they must have inflicted a
world of mischief on the crops in the neighbour-
hood, since the Premier, with a considerate regard
for his tenants' interests, made his gracious declara-
tion in their favour. Few people, except the initiated,
are aware of the enormous amount of damage that is
annually done to the farmer by the game in the ad-
jacent preserves of the squire or the lord of the
manor. Scarcely are the seeds deposited in long
parallel lines in the prepared soil, than the pheasant,
with that keen instinct which a healthy appetite im-
parts to the brute creation, artfully scratches up the
earth, and gorges to repletion on the seed from which
the farmer—unconscious, perhaps, till too late, of his
loss—hopes to derive an abundant crop in due season.
Not less active are the hares and rabbits among the
tender young shrubs and turnip-fields, so that the
luckless farmer has not only to contend against the
Proverbial fickleness and vicissitudes of our change-
able climate, but he has also to make head, as best he
may, against the certain annual losses inflicted
on him by the crowded game in his landlord's adjacent
preserves. Should he indignantly remonstrate
against this last visitation, his remonstrances are, in
too many instances, treated with aristocratic indiffe

l) AV i DOE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
As usual, the best Pantomime of the Season ! A more brilliant
triumph than ever before achieved ! ! Laughter, Wonder, and
Delight!! ! Toe First Pantomimic Performers of the Age, and
Everything New!!!!
THiR EVENINiI
Witt be repented THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN; or. The End
of Crime. Principal Characters by Mr Henry Corri (from the
Theatre Royal Edinburgh), Messrs. H Hughes, Neville, It Hoarier,
Lewis, Heston, and Seaman, Mrs. R Honner, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. W.
Daly, and Miss Martin

Alter which, Herr Joseph Gouldsmith and Marie Gouldsmith,
from the Teatre Berlin, will perform most wonderful Gymnastique
Feats on the horizontal corde and miraculous evolutions, suspended
by a double rope.
To conclude with an Original Worldly Comic Pantomime, called
POUNDS, ,HILLINGS, AND PENCE; or, HARLEQUIN
Z. S. D. Harlequin, Mr. H. Harvey; Clown, Mr. T. Ridgway;
Pantaloon, Mr. Henry Corri; Columbine, Miss Slaiter.
Places a Pri vat, Soxes to Le had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box.
4Ece, from Eleven , Four.

ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE.
Extraordinary Success of " Marianne; or, The Child of Crime," and
the New Comic Pantomime.
THIS EVENING
Will be repeated MARIANNE; or, the Child of Charity. Su,
rortvd by Mr. Osbaldiston, Henry Howard, J. T. Johnson, T. H.
Higgie, J. Herbert, E. Jones, W. Searle, Miss Vincent, Miss E
Terrey, and Mks Treble.
After which, the laughable Drama. entitled WILFUL MURDER.
To conclude with a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled
HARLEQUIN HOT COD LANS • or, The Little Old Woman and
the Demon of the Metal Mine. 'Harlequin, M. Chapiqo ; Clown,
Mr. Blanchard ; Pantaloon. Mr. Coney ; ColumbiMe, Mdlle
Le cite

renee ; and nothing is left him but the humiliating
conviction that he must continue to submit without a
murmur to his losses, should he desire to retain pos-
session of his lands. But if the game-laws are in-
jurious to the farmer, to the poor defenceless la-
bourer they are absolute destruction; both in a moral
sense, and as regards his prospects in life. Let us
take an individual case in support of our assertion.
Suppose—and the supposition is no improbable one—
a young, industriously-disposed, married day la-
bourer unable for weeks together to obtain regular
work, from the distressed state of the farmers in his
neighbourhood. For some time he continues to pick
up a precarious subsistence by doing such odd jobs
as chance may throw in his way ; but at length even
this scanty resource fails him, and he has nothing but
a hateful, soul-degrading workhouse standing between
him and absolute starvation. Meantime the fading
cheek of his wife and the increasing cries of his chil-

dren for food drive him, into: a fierce frenzy of
despair ; the proud, manly sense of right by which he
was up to this moment distinguished breaks down
beneath the heavy pressure of misery; and after a
bitter, protracted struggle between his conscience and
his necessities, he sullenly betakes himself to the
poacher's hazardous trade; and if he escape being
shot in: a conflict with the squire's gamekeepers
is—almost as a matter of course—discovered, tried,
and committed to prison, there to herd with the very
dre bof society. Adieu from this fatal moment to
all sense of pride, self-respect, and justice in the
breast of the doomed labourer 1 The fallen humanity
within him is never again uplifted. Constantly
haunted with a bitter feeling of degradation, this
very feeling plunges him still deeper into error—
all the nobler instincts of his nature, one
by one, give way—he becomes reckless—
desperate—abandoned ; and, most probably, finishes
his brief career in a penal colony or on the scaffold.
Yet this man—but for the cruel temptation which the
game-laws throw in the way of poverty—might still
have continued a worthy member of society ; ley