The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-21 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL R.AY2EIRKMT.

Under the management of Mr. Buckstone.
TO-MORROW EVENING, FEB. 22,
Will be performed the Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET.
Romeo, Mi-s Cushman ; Juliet, Miss Swanborough.
Followed by the new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled LITTLE
80-PEEP; or, Harlequin and the Girl who Lost her Sheep. Little
80-Peep, Miss L. Thompson ; Harlequin, Mr. Chanino ; Pantaloon,
Mr. W. Barnes; Clown, Mr. Appleby ; Columbine, Misi M. Brown.

;OYAL PRUSICESS'S TfIEATIZE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEAN.

TO MORROW EVENING, FEB. 22,
Will be presented the original adaptation of Casimir Delavigne's
Historical Play, entitled LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. Principal
character by Mr. C. Kean.
After which will be produced a New Grand Christmas Pantomime.
entitled, HARLEQUIN BLUE-BEARD; or, The Great Bashaw.
Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Heinle ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ;
and Columbine, Miss Desborough.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Management of Madame Vestris.
TO-MORROW EVENING, FEB. 22,
Will be performed AGGRAVATING SAM. Principal character
by Mr. C. Mathews.
To be followed by (first time) a new Comic Drama, called TOO
MUCH OF A GOOD THING.
After which will be produced the new and original Fairy Extra-
vaganza, entitled PRINCE PRETTYPET and THE BUTTERFLY.
Box-office open from 10 until G.

Sole agent for Private Boxes. Mr. Allcroft, 15, New-Bond-street.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII.

Proprietor. Mr. B. Webstor.--Directreas, Madame Celeste.
TO-MORROW EVENING, FEB. 22,

trill be perfbrrned a n,.w and riginal Drama, preceded by a Pro-
logue, and called JANET PRIDE.
To he fol'owed by THE UNKNOWN' AND THE BAYADERE.
Characters by 1iC831"5. P. Bedford and G. Lee ; Misses Woolgar and
Keeley, and Mdlles. Maraquita and renoni.

t/OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.

Lessee and Mstnagcr, Mr. A. Wigan.
TO-MORROW EVi-;ICING, Fru. 22,

Will he presented the new Cornedietta, called TIT FOE, TAT, in
which Messrs. P. Robsc,n, A. Wigan, and Miss Maskell will app:ar.

Followed by A LUCKY FRIDAY.

Ater which, a new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE YELLOW
DWARF AN D THE KING CF THE GOLD MINES. Characters
by %f r. F. Robson, Miss Julia St. George, Misi E. Ormonde, Miss
Marston, Miss Bromley, and Mrs. Fitzallari.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.

Lessee and :liana: Tr, lir. Wm. Cooke.
THIS EVENING,

106th time, the BATTLE of the ALMA ! to which will shortly be
added, the Battles of Balaklava and of Inkenna )4.

After which, the Brilliant SCENES of EQUITATION in the
CIRCLE.

To conclude with (the last week) the Grand Comic Pantomime
called GULLIVER and the LILLIPUTLINs ; or, Harlequin and
Britannia.

On FRIDAY, a FP.EE BENEFIT in aid of the " Times' " Fund for
the Relief of the Sick and wounded Soldiers.

Box-office open from Eleven till Fcur. Stage Manager, Mr. W
West. Acting Manger, Yr. W. :11. Cooke. Equestrian Director
Ur. W. Cooke, jun.

ItOYAL `?TEAN)
Under the direction of Miss IZebecca Isaacs.
THIS EVENING

A MUSICAL and GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT, introducing
the French Chanteurs Montagnards. A CONCERT. Professor
Tanner and his Trained Troupe of Animals.
Illustrations of the War. Dissolving Views, &c., &c.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON FRIDO?,
I).Ay —Mornmg 6 rei,.after 5 I Evening 24 rabLaft. 5
To-lb:allow—Morning 45 min.after 5 1 Evening 3 min.aft. 6

!BE WEATHER.—Sap 0/1101, Feb. 21.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
36—highest since noon yesterday.
26—lowest this morning and during the night.
31—this day, at noon.
BAROMETER, 29'92—rising again.
WIND, N.N.W.—Light, AV ith hazy, frosty weather.

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1855.

Mr. COLLIER has on many occasions rendered
important services to the country. Never, how-
ever, did he introduce a subject of deeper inte-
rest than when, last night, he directed attention
to the state of our trade with Russia, and the
grave mistakes committed by the " Elder DROMIO"
at the commencement of the War, and strove in
the mildest manner to elicit the intentions of the
younger twin, so as to obviate the necessity of a
more decided resolution. The moderation of the
Hon. Gentleman should be duly appreciated. The
castigation was administered with regret. It was
given rather in sorrow than in anger—the act
of a faithful but outraged friend, not of a
vengeful adversary. If, therefore, even at
the eleventh hour, there be any manifestations of
improvement—if even a promise be given 'to
amend the obnoxious practice and inaugurate a
sounder policy, the Hon. Gentleman will rest
contented. He is willing to proclaim an act of
amnesty if we only profit by former errors, and
show a just appreciation of the painful though
salutary lesson taught to us at so high a price.
The time-honoured apophthegm informs us that
" once bought is better than twice taught." Our
experience extends to both points ; and, if we are
not prepared to profit either by instruction or
loss, there should be an absolute change of ma-
nagement—the introduction of a mere judicious
system, where the lessons of the past may guide
the operations of the future.

The " Ministerial mouthpiece " on the question
—Mr. CARDWELL--was certainly not sufficiently
explicit or candid in the expression of his inten-
tions. He may mean what is right, but he must
show more earnestness of intention, more energy
of conduct, before we can place confidence in his
measures. Hitherto they have totally failed, and
they have probably tempted Prussia, by the op-
portunities offered, into the course which has been
so injurious to this eountiY, anc s° prejudicial to
her own position as one of the leading European
Powers. We practically offered a bribe to induce
her to prolong hostilities by avoiding the decided
action that would speedily bring Russia to a due
sense of her situation, and induce the CZAR to
swallow his leek with all due humiliation.

These are not opinions put on to suit the
fashion of the day. we have long held these,
aye, and urged them. Nearly twelve months
since we pointed out that the only
way in which
we could hope to terminate the untoward state
of affairs then existing was, by making the evils
incidental to war as painfully perceptible as
practicable, by making the hostilities forced
on us bring with them their own fearful
consequences to those with whom we wey,
en-
gaged. We then enunciated the principle, which
has since been established beyond the possibility
of dispute, that it " was not by the destruction
of men so much as by cutting off the supplies
that we could hope to bring the AUTOCRAT to
reason." He might easily find new conscripts—
men pressed into his ranks, and compelled
to fight under a flag they detested, in a
cause tiley abhorred. But he has no such
moans of maintaining Russian trade—of compell-
ing foreign merchants to bring in their capital,
for the purpose of advancing his interests, and
supplying him with the sinews of war to use, pro-
bably, against their own countrymen. We still
assert the propriety of the doctrine which we pro-
mulgated in the latter eud of March or beginning
of April in last year, namely, " that the destruc-
tion of commerce •
14 better than, the destruction