The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-28 00:00:00

ROYAL OPERA, DRURY-LANE.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed Li SO NNA 31PITLA. Characters by Messrs.
Elliot Galer, H. Braham, and J. Halford ; and Miss Lucy Escott.
To conclude with LOVE IN A VILLAGE.
Prices of admission :—Ta the two galleries. Gd.; second circle of
boxes and pit, Is.; dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; staqs, 45.; private boxes to
admit two persons, 108. 6d.; four persons, one guinea. Box-office
open from 10 to 6 daily.

THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.
Under the management of Mr. Bnekstene.

THIS EVENING,
Wi l be performed SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER.
To be followed by OLYMPUS IN A MUDDLE ; or, Wrong
People in Wrong Places.
Followed by COURT FAVOUR.
To conclude with THE SPANISH DANCERS.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. CaAmato Kwit.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed HOW STOUT YOU'RE GETTING.
After which, KING HENRY THE EIGHTH. Queen Katha-
rine, Mrs. C. Kean ; Cardinal wolsey, Mr. C. Kean.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.
Proprietor, Mr. R. Webster.—Directress, Mi-.4.lame Celeste.
THIS EVENING,

Will be performed PAUL ritY. Characters by Messrs. C. Selby,
Parselle, and Wright. Misses Mary Keeley and Woolgar, and Mrs.
L. Murray.
After which, FRATERNISATION:
To conclude with MOW'S YOUR UNCLE':'

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Under the direction of Mr. Payne.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed MARRIED DAUGHTERS AIM youso
HUSBANDS.
Followed by FOUNDED ON FACTS.
After which, a new Ballot.
To conclude with GANEM.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke.
Unabated and triumphant attraction of 3lazeppa. —Fouith and last
week of Mr. George Wild and Miss Fanny Williams.
THIS EVENING,
Lord Byron's MAZEPPA and the WILD HORSE, designated by
the public press the Phenomenon of the Day. Mr. William Cooke
has trained his matchless stud of horses expressly for this unrivalled
and most popular spectacle.
After which, the Equestrian SCENES in the CIRCLE, arranged
by Mr. William Cooke.
To conclude with Mr. Nelson Lee's Farce, A RAFFLE for an
ELEPHANT, introducing Mr. W. Cooke's sagacious Elephant.
ttoz-ottice open troin Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West. Acting Manager, Mr. Nelson Lee. Equestrian Director,
Mr. W. Cooke, jun.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tits DAY—Morn. iiMin. aft. 2 I Evening 34 min. aft. 2
To-Moßrtow—Morn.sB min. aft. 2 I Evening 19min. aft. :;

THE WEATHE H. —Sue Onrca, Aug. 28
TENBMOVETER, IN THE SRAM
74 - highest since.-eoou yesterday.
—towest this morning and during the night.
74—this day, at moon.
BAROMETER, 29'92.
WIND, W.S.W.--Light, with cloudy, warm weather.

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LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2S, 1355.

We aie now on the eve of September. The
summer is rapidly passing away, and great anxiety
is naturally fat as to the result of the operations
in the Crimea and the Baltic. The letter from
the Emperor NAPOLEON to General PELISSIEF
which appeared in The San of yesterday, is of a I
very satisfactory character, and goes far to prove
that sooner or later complete success will attend ir
the Allied arc's in the East, and that there will
be no withdrawal from, or inactivity in, the Crimea,
until the "standing menace " to Constantinople
and to Europe is completely demolished. The ‘
EMPEROR requests his general to inform the
"biave soldier* who, for more than a year have I
supported unheard-of fatigue, that the end of their
trials is not far distant." Adding 'emphatically,
" Sebastopol, I hope, will soon fall under their-i
blows ; and should that event bci postponed, 11
know from sources, which I believe to • be sure,
fiat the Russian, army cannot maintain the straggic'!
in, the Crimea daring the winter ! " We
have, therefore, unexceptionable evidence
to show that, implicit reliance may be placed on

the eventual triumph of our arms, and that,
should the deferidera of Sebastopol be enabled to
repel the vigordue onslaughts to which they will
be snbjeCted, they must, inevitably yield to the
irresistible attacks.of famine.
The EMPEROR, indicateS a more brilliant as well
as a, more speedy termination to their labours.
He hopes that "Sebastopol will soon fall under
their blows ;" and he gives exiaression to this
feeling with the full knowledge of the contem-
plated measures for the complete reduction of
" the contemptuous city." That some energetic
effort will shortly be made
.seems certain. The
carrying of the ambuscade on the glacis of the
Malakhoff on Friday laSt, a telegraphic account
whereof appeared iu our impreseiou of yesterday,
may have been but " the beginning of the end."
,That it was regarded as. a matter of vast impor-
tance by the besieged may easily be judged from
the desperate attempt to retake it, in which they
lost no less than 300 men ; and the simple fact
that the French have established. a definitive
footing on the glacis, and that the work has been
turned against " the key of their position," must
exercise no inconsiderable influence on the result.
But the greatest certainty must depend on the
failure of the supplies. Hitherto Sebastopol has
been • exempted from the ordinary fate of a be-
leaguered fortress. It has, during the entire
period of the siege, maintained undisturbed
communications with the surrounding country
and the Russian army in the field, and received
all the stores that could be spared by them.
Until the destruction of the granaries at Kerteh
and in the Sea of ..A.zoff there was no ink of pro-
visions—no less than 1,500 waggons per diem
were despatched from these districts, for the use
of the army in the field and of the garrison, an
the blocking up of that source must have occa-
sioned considerable scarcity in both quarters. In-
deed the desperate a►,d reckless attack on the
position on the Tchernaya may be mainly attri-
buted to the deficiency of the Commissariat, and
the necessity of creating some diversion in favour
of the under-fed troops and garrison.
The operations in the Sea of Azofl' rendered
the destruction of Sebastopol inevitable. The
struggle may be protracted, but the result is cer-
tain, unless the Russians can procure fresh sup-
plies, and render them available, not only for the
besieged, but for the relieving and auxiliary
army. We have long felt that, with proper care
on the part of the Allies, this will be impossi-
ble, and the letter of the EgrEnon affords the
strongest confirmation of the view we have taken.

But now that the important cousequenees of
the expedition to Kertch and the Sea of Azoli
have been clearly ascertained, why, we ask, have
not similar operations been attempted against the
Cherson and Nicolaieff ? Why has there been
no attempt made to cut off the supplies trans•
naitted by the Isthmus of Perekop ? It has been
clearly and unequivocally demonstrated that a
resort to Russian tactics, in the way of destroying
the enemy's resources, may produce the most de-
cisive results. If we only cut off the enemy's,
supplies they must yield, and the greater their
numerical force the more speedy -will be
their fall. The taking of the town by storm
would unquestionably be a more brilliant
and glorious conclusion. But, considering the
losses we have ourselves sustained, we are not,
and cannot be, justified in disregarding any means
that way cripple the enemy and compel them to
make early submission. We had hoped that the
policy " which spared Odessa " had been long
duce abandoned by our Government, and that the