The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-26
entitled aperrev WAS produced for the rst Ii ne a.

ing for Italian opera. II is needless to say tnat the
house was densely crowded With rank and fashion.
Grihi Mario, and Daria most enthusiastically
received. The new cries of Wednesday concerts q.
Exeter Hall are tolerably well attended.
Drury Lane, with the French, AuericaD aud Eng.
lish equestrian troupe, continues TO drive roaring
trade. Mr.. Il. 4. SGith, the lessee, has reached
fame ard is the nigh road T. fortune. Oa tue
23d Of next month he promises grand bal masque,
q la Julien.
who would know, short Of Musard can replace
our fayorte Maestro, unfortunately for his English
admirers, nos in the Safes? Suburban distaste is
no dehiment to Sadler's Wells and the Maryebooe
theatres, for both houses are nightly crowded. At
the former establishment, Wits Mdsu nmer
Nights Dream" has proved a most extraordinary
card The tragedian, Mr.. Phelps, never before had
such a run OF luck.
Mrs. Wallack, at the Maryleb1ne is an established
fayorite. Her husband and Mr.. IL. Vandenhoif ably
entertainment at the Soho theatre for the benefit of
Mr.. Bob Morrison, alluded to in my last i, to come
of ON Saturday, the Sd of December. The pieces to
be played are mile De Belle Ise,' "Chares the
XII" and "Box and Cox Macy of our town
authors have rendered their services to tn sir old
iriend-Alderson and Messent and Madame Younge,
that is, should the lacy have returned from Italy.
All regret the absence from town Of DR.. John joy,
whose services would have been SO valuable and so
well appreciated on this interesting occasion 1t is
reported in the theatrical eutourage here, that Mr.
Douglas, the lessee OF the Royal Standard theatre,
has offered Mr. James Anderson, an eminent
tragedan, most auriferous engagement fJr the first
three months after that gentlemans return from the
States.
The celebrated Casino in Argyle street, Piccadl.
ly having been during the recess entirely redecorat
ed, is now one OF our metropolitan attr actions. New
ly arrived Americans are nightly attendants, and
even our Continental neg admit that they have
nothing superior to it, the orchestra is (under the
alternate condnctorshp of the two young Lawrents)
in first rate condition. aud all the other arrangements
A real Adelphi drama, from the pen Of Mr.. Dion
B0urcicault, is IN rehearsal at that theatre. Green
room dts report favorably Of it. There never
and Alfred Wigans' ode Neuville," in Mr.. Tom
Taylor's admirable and original drama of "Plot and
Passion. DoN CESAR.
The Revolution In China.
WHAT DOES THE GEAR OF RUSSIA THINK OF IT?
From the London News
What does the Gar think Of the instruction in
China? AT the very moment that he is striving to
carry out the traditional dream Of his dynasty, the
annexation Of Turkey, and thus closing up the East
Of Europe and the West OF Asia by an impermeable
barrier, through which light shall not penetrate
from side to the other-at this very moment the
most ancient society in the world is resolving itself
into ts eleme nts and no one kno ws how much light
and freedom and civilization may result At the
very time that the model despot hoping to draw the
folds Of darkness gradually but completely over the
Vert Of Europe, dense population Of three hun
dred millions IL the East are beginning to reve in
the illumination that is pouring through tse vast
craft and priestcratt in which they have been i'm
prsoned for centuries. The largest, the most COM
pact the most cvilised the most intellectual empire
in the Eastern woiIo, is sprnging up from its long
paralysis, and Is about to take its position amongst
the active forces Of tue world. II may be some time
before order comes out OF this disorder before regu
lsr relations can be established between China and
foreign nations but this detracts nothing from the
magnitude OF the fact that an oppressive weight has
been taken OH the energies OF the most ancient and
most popul0us empire in the world; that compli-
Gated network Of political and religious ordinances,
which reduced the life Of the nation to something
little more dignifed than the movements OF a ma
chine, has been swept away, and that the introduce
ton Of religious dogma imperectly enunci
ated, has given an impulse to freedom OF thought.
What does the Gar think of this! How does he
reconcile the news of the last mail with the fulfil
ment Of his dream Of shutting out light from the old
c0ntiLent The Yang tsc-<iang Is crossed. The
indonitable Tartars the last hope of the Mantchou
Dynasty, have suffered one defeat at least. The
revOlnti snists have held their own in all the pro-
vinces they have conquered. There Is rumOr that
Pekin Is taken. II this is confirmed, there is no
longer any doubt that the revolution is established
and IL at China will henceorh be open to the opera
ton Of those civilizng forces that have made the
Western world what 1t is. 1t Is impossible for the
widest fancy to predict what effect this will have
upon the dcstinies OF Asia in particular, and the
word in general. The nomadlc tribes in The centre
OF Asia bear too much similarity to the red Indians
Of America i'll the want of sufficient sympathy with
European forms Of tn ,ught to lender them capable
OF receiving European civilization. This discrcpan
cy does not exist amongst the Chinese. There are
intellectual moral idiosyncracies in China to
prevent The Inhabitants beeoning perusated with
the results or European cvlzati Here is nu: for
the ropbeeed despjt to crack Asia a. II stood, In
part Intellectually and morally incapable Of pro-
gress, in part crushed under the rule OF barbaric
0y nastes or European vceroyalties, could give him
no trouble. But Asia, with three hundred millions
Of intelligent people on its eastern frontier, thirs
ing for knowledge eager to enter into the career OF
m offer ohafaces the 0f re-
pressing freedom, both intel estual and political,
which the Car, were he twenty times Gar, would
be unable to overcome.
Light is then breaking in upon the world, morally
as well as geographically, from the East; and again
it is asked, what DIES the Gar think Of it? 1t is
well known that he follows the dictates OF the ia
stinct which leads him to crush all efforts to obtain
political freedom, with the fury of o fanatic. He
believes that he has mission to destroy the effects
which the great liberty allowed t, the development
of modern thought in almost all countries in
Europe. before ls4S, has produced. He it is who
is to save the world from the consequences Of
that terrible revolution. He overwhelmed Hun.
gary in order to allow Au,tria time and opportu
nifty to extnguish liberty in Italy. He it was
to whom all the trembling German soveregns
looked at the time when the storm Of insurrection
had blown their 1ns offther heads. Heit is who,
by deeds and promises and the prestige of his power,
aided by the faults of the democratic party them
selves, has re established despotism throughout
the greater rar. OF Europe. The twaddling King Of
II mare, the boy Emperor OF Austria the barbaric
arstocracies Of most of the kingdoms Of Europe,
England included, who have settled down amid the
peoples ruling them, but not of them, all look to
the Gar Avaar Of the despotic principle They
all look towards him who IL to solve the diff.
culties Of modern civilization by putting it under
lock and key, and governing Its motions. What was
to prevent the work being accomplished? Hungary
can scarcely be called nation throughout the
whole Of Austria people act and speak, and worship
after one rigid unalferable law Prussia has lost all
its constitutional privileges, and submits to the
miserable vaporipes of the most middle headed
Of monarcts; Italy is politically dead Span
oscillates bttween two despotisms- that of SOL
der and that OF royal iavorite France has
no press, no parliament; there are, in fact, but
two or three spots the whole surface of the CONT
peLt Of Europe where the expression Of thought is
even M minally free and over shesc strong super
vision is exercised. Was there not great nope for
strong governments? Were not tstacrncies looking
up? quarter Of century Of peace under the pre-
cent conditions and political life might have
been gradually rolled back on 10 the grooves from
which It was so violently icrked at the time Of the
rprClUtign. EurOnp might r0turlllv "a M