The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-11 00:00:00

SIR IIOWARD DOUGLAS ON THEATTACK

OF BOHARSUND.

General Sir H. Douglas deems it an act of justice to
Vice• Admiral Sir Charles Napier to tender to the editor
of The Sun the accompanying paper, extracted from the
new edition of the "Naval Gunnery," on the attack of
Bomarsund :

• "The capture and destruction of Domarsund, with
little loss, and in a very short time, by the skilful man-
ner in which the military and naval forces co-operated
with each other in those operations, are satisfactory
illustrations—may they prove happy omens !—of the
success which, as stated in Art. 332, p. 347, and Art.
332 c., p. 335.* will usually attend all such well-con-
certed undertakings. The forts were breached, and the
fortress reduced to the necessity of surrendering, by a
few powerful solid-shot guns landed from the ships of
the combined fleet. Shell-guns and hollow shot could
not have effected this, whether fired from the land or
from ships' batteries. It is no disparagement to the
naval forces to assert that they alone could not have de-
molished the defences of Bemarsund in so short a time,
and not without much damage to the shins. The firing
of shot and shells from the French and English ships
at long ranges caused no serious iejury ; but the breaching
of the forts, and the skilful establishment of a breaching-
batter:,- within 400 yards of the rear of the fortress ren-
dered all further resistance vain. General Jones states,
in his official despatch, that the interior of the place
showed that the fire of the ships did such trifling in•
jury, that the governor with so strong a garrison in
well-casernated work, and without a breach having
been formed, ought not to have surrendered ; but
the batteries, armed with 32-pounder British guns,
blank; ready to open, and the forts destroyed, Domarsund
was no longer defensible. The British Admiral exer-
cisecla wise discretion in not exposing the ships of the
combined fleet to the severe damage they would have sus-
tained by recklessly advancing under the fire of the
enemy's seaward batteries ; and, having conducted with
admirable skill the whole fleet through the intricacies of
the channels leading to the point of attack, and arranged
with his gallant Allies and associatestheplanofaonpdertao-
tions, he did right to leave to the land batteries to do
what they so well and skilfully accomplished,
keep the fleet in reserve, upon the principle that the sea•
ward fronts of such forts being always thicker and
stronger than the works, if any, which enclose them in
the rear, should never be attacked in front if by any
means they can be turned and battered in the reverse.
Thus there can be no question that the place was taken
by the land attack under Marshal Baraguay d'Hilliers
and the skilful engineers General Harry Jones and Gene-
ral Niel, and by means so effectual that without any other
assistance from the naval forces than the loan of a few of
their solid shot guns, and that of investing the place by
sea, to prevent succours from being thrown in, Bomar-
sund must have fallin. Authentic information, for the
accuracy of which the author vouches, enables him to
state that, with respect to the effects of the solid shot on
the granite with which the walls were faced, the French
guns made no impression on the blocks when they
were struck perpeadieularly in the middle of their
faces ; nor did the shot fired from the more powerful
32-pounder British guns split the granite when so struck ;
but when the blocks were hit by the latter near the edge,
or on a joint of the masonry, theyiwere displaced, the
joints penetrated, the wall shaken ; and this not being
backed with solid masonry, but filled in with rubble,
the mass was thrown down and a practicable breach
formed. This successful operation is very generally but
erroneously stated to have been effected by the fire of
the ships, and is even strongly held up as a proof of
what ships can do and ought to attempt alone elsewhere.
But the results of the experimental firing at the remnant
of the fort, which, unless the previous firing of the ships
during the attack was perfectly harmless, must have
been somewhat damaged, and moreover shaken by the
blowing up of the contiguous portions, do not warrant
this conclusion, even should the attacking ships be
permitted, like the Edinburgh, to take up, quietly
and coolly, positions within 500 yards, and then de-
liberately commence and continue their firing, with-
out being fired at ! (Pp. 35, 338, at top.) The
firing of the Edinburgh at 1,060 yards was unsatisfac-
tory. 390 shot and shells were fired from the largest
and most powerful guns in the British navy (viz., from
the Lancaster gun of 95 cwt., with an elongated shell of
1001 h. ; from 68-pounders of 95 cwt., and 32-pounders
of 56 cwt., solid shot guns ; from 10-inch shell guns of
84 cwt., with hollow shot of 841 b. ; and 8-inch shell
guns of 65 cwt. and 60 cwt., with hollow shot of 561 b.),
but did little injury to the work. At 480 yards 250
shot, shells, and hollow shot were fired ; a small
breach was formed in the facing of the outer wall,
of extremely bad masonry, and considerable damage
(lone to the embrasures and other portions of the wall ;
but no decisive result was obtained, no practicable
breach formed by which the work might be assaulted,
taken, and effectually destroyed (p. 353, line 12),
although 640 shot and shells (40,0001 b of metal)
were fired into the place, first at 1,060 yards, and
then at 480 yards. Several casemates had fallen in,
the embrasures not having been mado high enough to
admit ' of giving the guns sufficient elevation for very
distant firing, in attempting which the keystones were
actually blown out, the casemates ruined, and their guns
rendered useless. The Lancaster shells, of which such
high expectations were entertained, failed signally in
precision of fire, even at 480 yards, and evidently cannot
be depended upon, even when fired from a large and
steady ship. (Pp. 358-363.) What, then, can be ex-
pected from those guns and projectiles, at 5,000 yards,
when fired from the side of a crank despatch gunboat 1
(P. 363.) Shells, whether percussion or time-fused, and
hollow shot broke on striking the granite (pp. 334,
345) , and it was found that percussion shells could be
of no use in such a case (p. 296, line 11 ; p. 313, line
20), whereas time-fused shells might produce their effects
upon the persound in the interior of the fort, by enter.
• • • semate through the embrasure and then explod-
lag a ca. .
explod-
ing. It is of very great importance that the facts of the
case should be rightly understood, lest wrong notions
should induce the attack of more formidable places
which do not admit of military co-operation, with ships
alone; and which the author repeats, now more confi-
dently than ever, would be a desperate and perilous ex-
periment."

* In tho articles to which theso figures refer, these results
are fully predicated.

THE CASE OF ARCHDEACON DENISON.

VERDICT OF THE COMMISSIONERS.

CLEVEDON, Wednesday.—The Commission in this in.
quiry resumed its sittings this afternoon at Wason's
Royal Hotel, Clevedon. The attendance was by no
means so numerous as on the preceding days. •
Dr. Haggard having stated that the Commissioners
were now prepared to declare their opinion,
Bishop Carr read the following :
The Commissioners, after due consideration of the de-
positions taken before them, and of certain printed ser-
mons numbered 1,2, and 3, and of the documents an.
flexed, declare their unanimous opinion.
First, that as respects the preaching and publication,
or making known and public the above sermons by the
Ven. the Archdeacon of Taunton within the diocese of
Bath and Wells, there are sufficient prima facie grounds
for instituting further proceedings.
Secondly, the Commissioners having carefully ex-
amined the aforesaid sermons and the charges specified
in this commission, declare their unanimous opinion
that the proposition of the ven. archdeacon, that to all
who come to the Lord's Table, and to those who eat
and drink worthily, and to those whO eat and drink un-
worthily, the body and blood of Christ are given ; and
that by all who come to the Lord's Table, by those who
eat and drink worthily, and by those who eat and drink
unworthily, the body and blood of Christ are received,
is directly contrary or repugnant to the doctrine of the
Church of England, and especially to the articles of re-
ligion ; and that the doctrines as set forth in the afore.
said sermons with reference to the real presence of the
holy eucharist, are unsupported by the articles in their
literal and grammatical sense, are contrary to the doc-
trines and teaching of the Church of England, and have
a very dangerous tendency.
The Commissioners are therefore of opinion—secondly,
that there is sufficient prima facie ground for institut-
ing further proceedings.
The Commissioners at the same time think it due to
the venerable the archdeacon to state that, in the ser-
mons under consideration, he has expressed his full
assent and consent to the articles of religion, and that he
has, ex anirao, condemned the doctrines of the Church
of Rome, and particularly of the Roman doctrine of
transubstantion.
Bishop Carr added that the commissioners having
fully considered the subject, and now delivered their
opinion, begged to state that the commission was now
closed, and that copies of their decision would be given
to either party if they should wish it, on application to
Mr. George Burchell, of Doctors'-cummons, who offi-
ciated as registrar during the inquiry.
Dr. Phillimore was not in attendance to-day, being,
we were informed, engaged in the Admiralty Court. Dr.
Bay ford was present, on the part of the promoter of the
suit.
The whole proceedings were concluded in less than a
quarter of an hour.

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MJIILLIEN'S CONCERTS.
0 113TAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.
LAST WEEK BUT TWO.
Last Night but Two of tha Allied Armies Quadrille.
The PROGRAMME for THIS EVENING, Thursday,
Jaz. 11,
will include Solo, Pianoforte, performed by Madame pi
innieeyel;n Air
from Anber's Opera, "Emma," and the new song
" M," sug by
Madame Anna Thillon ; Overture to Oberon The Pietro ii Grande
Quadrille; Scherzo in G Minor, from Mendelssohn's Midsummer
Night's Dream ; grand selection from Mozart's celebrated Opera,
Don Giovanni (last the Moldavian Schottische; the new
Comic Pantomime Quadrille; Solos, Violin, on Hungarian airs, per-
formed by Herr Ernst (his last appearance but seven) ; Violoncello,
Mr. Collins ; the Valse d'AdieuAtlantic Galop ; and the grand
Allied Armies Quadrille (last time but two), assisted by the three
Bands of her Majesty's Guards; God Save the Queen, Partant pour
la Syria, &c.

PRICES OF ADMISSION'.
Fremenade, Upper Boxes, Amphitheatre Stalls, and Am-
phitheatre . • • • . . .. . • • ..... .. • • • •
Dress Circle
' Private BOXeS for SIX. Pe/10111 on the Grand Tier . •
Ditto ditto First Tier .. • 21s. M.
Ditto Four Persons on the Second Tier..
Commence at Eight. Places and Private Boxes may he engaged
at the Boa-office of the Theatre, and Private Boxes of the principal
rausicsellers and librarians.
M. Jullien begs most respectfully to state that his Concerts will
terminate on Friday, Februtry 2, with a Grand Bal Masque, to be
given on a scale of unprecedented splendour.

PRURY-LANE.—Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.—
Reduced Prices m nsual.—A Morning Performance every
Wednesday, at Two o'clock.
THIS EVENING. JAN. 11,

- - -
Will be performed THE REGENT. Characters by Messrs. T.
Mead, Belton, Younge, and Worrell ; Misses Marriott, Arden, Love,
and Johnson, and Mrs. Selby.
To be followed by the entirely original, extraordinary, fie-
rary. traditionary, comical, gastronomical, and peculiarly culinary
and fantastic domestic grand comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled
JACK AND JILL; or, Harlequin King Mustard and the Four-
and-Twenty Blackbirds Baked in a Pie. The extensive scenery, en-
tirely new, by Messrs. Nicholls, Cuthbert, Cooper. Gordon, Wilson,
and Moore. The machinery by Messrs. Tucker. The extraordinas y
properties, decorations, tricks, changes, and transformations by Mr.
Needham. The choregraphic arrangements by Madame Louise.
The overture and music composed and selected by J. H. Tully.
Leader,Mr. Hayward. The whole of the designs, models . and sketches
furnished from the studio of Dikwynkyn, who for many weeks past
bas been personally supervising their execution. The novel grotesque
burlesque opening invented and written by E. L. Blanchard ; and
the whole arranged and produced under the immediate superin-
tendence of Mr. Edward Stirling. Principal Ingredients in the
Christmas Bill of Fare : -The Hall of Hypochondria in the Domains
of Dulness.-Misanthropy (Genius of Gloom), Mrs. Raiford. Fog,
Drizzle, Taxes, Spleen, Indigestion, Quarter-day .
his Ministers of
Melancholy), Messrs. E. V. Dent, E. V. Wet, E. V. Load, E. V.
Day, E. V. Weight, and E. V. Bills. Azure Diabolicals in attend-
ance, Messrs. Croak. Quake, Fret. Fidget, Worry, Flurry, Fume,
Vex, Groan, Growl, Grumble, and Grizzle. Apparition of Misan-
thropy on her favourite Nightmare, and Magical Appearance of
Good Humour in her Christmas Car. Good Humour, Miss Alder ;
jaghtheart and Sunshine (her Attendants), Misses Honey and
Browns Mrs. Glasse (the original " Cook's Oracle," an .1 the well-
known adviser of the " First catch your hare," &c.), Miss Rosins.
Collins. The receipt given to snake a good pantomime, and its con-
coction accordingly. Cottage of Jill on the borders of Fairyland (by
Sunrise), with Enchanted Kitchen, Garden, and Region of Preserves
"Sing a song of Sixpence,
" Pocket full of rye,
"Four-and-twenty blackbirds,
" Baked in a ple."-Ancient Nursery Legend.
Jack (the interesting hero of the olden story, who went up the hill
to fetch, Roc ), afterwards Harlequin, M. Milano ; Jill (the heroine of
the adventure, in love with Jack), afterwards Columbine, Wile.
Bolen ; Marmalade (the Fairy Queen of the Preserves), Miss K.
Warrington ; Pineapple, Raspberry, Lemon, Cherry, Apple, and
Greengage (her Assistants), 3fisseg Clifford, Gower, Johnson, Love,
Laois, and Richardson; Strawberry, Cranberry, Gooseberry, Cur-
rant, Apricot, Damson, Quince, &c. (Fancy Preserves), Misses Grace
Honey, Ellen Honey, Laurance, Louise, Therese, Charles, Kim's,
Sidney, Gordon, Barnes. Emily Barnes, Richardson, Eliza Richard-
son, Rose, Sidney, Emily Moore, Elizabeth Smith, Lila Ellis, Rosa
garrison, E. Box, Tayler, Matilda Chenley, Martiney, St. Clare,
EV4119, John Levines, S. Johnson, and Roberts ; Preserved Ginger
their warm ally), Master Pungent; Fruit Blossoms by a Blooming
Selection of Coryphees. The Will and the Way-the Talismanic
Sixpence-The Change. Grand Ballet. Principal Dancers, Mdlle.
Therese and Annie Cushnie, Therese, Smith, &c. The Four-and-
Twenty Blackbirds, Masters Tweet Tweet, Toot Too, Loodle Loodle,
&o. The Reading of the Will-
" Jill must not a husband take,
Till she a pie can make and bake."
_ _

Interior of Jill's Cottage (by Moonlight).—Coal, Mr. Nobbs ; Lundle
of Wood. Mr. Halfpenny ; Congreve Box, Mr. FizZer ; Bellows, Mr.
Leathertongue Dutch Oven, Mynheer Von Tan ; Rolling Pin, Mr.
smoothpaste ; Gridiron, Mr. De Bar; Frying Pan, Mr. Broadrirn ;
Soyer's Three-legged Iron Pot, Herr Potluck. Cruet Castle in the
Table Cloth Territory (by Moonlight), and Golden Palace of King
Mustard.—King Mustard (afterwards Clown), Harry Bolen° ; the
empress Vinegar (afterwards Pantaloon), Herr Kohl ; Black Pepper
and White Pepper (.4entinels on duty at Cruet Castle), Mr. Husky
and Mr. Sneezums ; Sweet Oil, Miss Florence: Cayenne, Mr. Capsi-
cum ; Harvey's Sauce (attendant in waiting), Mr. Savoury ; the Army
of Zests, Messrs. Indian Soy, Curry, Capers, Ketchup, Mushrooms,
, Garlic, Shalot, Sweet Herbs, Potted Tongue ; Potted Beef, Potted
Bloaters, Potted Anchovies, Potted Shrimps, &c. ; Horse Radish
(from the King's stable), by a Racing Nat. Grand lteview —Ter-
rifle Attack upon the Appetite, and Rally of the Relishes—Great
Progress of Jill in her Culinary Career. The Abode of Chutnee in
the Province of Pickles (Hy Sunset).—Chatnee (Chief of the Pickles),
Mr. Fiery Fad , s ; the Pickle Army, Messrs. Onions, Walnut, Gher-
kins, Cauliflower, Red Cabbage, &c.; Small Jar, Master Piccalilli.
_ _

Great demand for Pickles and determination of the Door to Stand a
Jar. Interior of he Stupendous Salt Mine (by Moonlight). —Salt
Rock (a bright White Sprite), Herr Willikind Moleno. Imminent
danger of Jill in splitting upon a Rock of Salt— Treachery of Vinegar
—Upsetting the Pail above, and Evaporation of the Saline Ftalactite
Columns, disclosing The Emerald Temple of Salad.—Magical
Union of the Sweets and Sours, and " a Pie" termination of the
Loves of Jack and Jill. The Transformation. -Harlequin, M.
Milano; Columbines, Mdlle. Boleno and Miss Ellen Honey;
Pantaloon, Mr. Cole; Sprite, Herr Wlllikind Moleno; Clown, the
celebrated Harry Boleno (his first appearance in London for
many years) ; Aerial Evolutionists, by the inimitable Italian
Brothers. The Turk's Head Public-house and Hairdresser's
Shop.—Hairdresser, Mons. Pomade: Publican, Mr. Billy Williams;
Customers, Messrs. Rednob, Smockface, Owen Swift, Beardless,
Whisker Want, Baron Nicholson, and Tom Steed; the British Pub-
lic by themselves; Policeman A I, Mr. Vigilant. Approach of tho
Great Rugged Russian Bear—How he Whines after the Porte, which,
being rather old, turns out somewhat crusty—A Dose of Turkey
Rhubarb—A Don-e Cossack—Pure circassian Cream—How one
Sham 11l makes all well—The Great Bear turns out a Great Boar
...-Russian Attachment be Grease—Clown Cuts his Customer's Hare
and afterwards Dresses it a la Soyer—The Great Moustache Move-
ment—A Close Shave —Clown shows his high attachment to the
Pole—Sudden Rise in Porter—An M.T.M.P.—A Patten Leek at 10
o'clock—A Bona Fide Traveller—Ginger Beer and Gin without ger
—A MIII, a light, a Regular Row, and Station-house for Two.
Great American Baby Show.—Arrival of the Infantry—sudden
Squall—Ma's upon the Eve of Battle—General Attack—Awarding
the Prizes—Clown and Pantaloon's Offsprings— The Prettiest Baby
in the World—A Model Baby and a Spirit Child —The Wonderful
Effects of Dr. De Jongh's Cod Liver Oil—Clown's Great Prize Baby
—Fresh Arrival of 300 more Babies—The Judge Confounded - Great
Uproar—An Unwelcome Visitor to a Ladies' and Juvenile Party—
and Extraordinary case of Suspended Animation by the Ita-
lian Sprites. Scott's Oyster Shop, Newspaper-office, and Pursell's
Biscuit Baking and Confectionery Establishment, Cornhill.—" Up-
rouse ye then, my merry men, it is our opening day"—A Roister
for one and a Lobster for two—A Mussulmen and a Man for a
Muscle—Duty and Crtstom—A. Bride Cake and a Wedding Cake—
First Edition and Second Edition—Left Out for Want of Room
Press of the Prilqege and Privileges of the Press —" Oh, what a
row, a rumpus, what a rioting." Raker, Mr. Crusty; Fishmonger,
Mr. Scales; Master Newsboy. Christmas-box; Printers, Messrs.
Typo and Chapel ; Editor, Mr. Cutemdoven ; Critic, Cutemup ; Pas-
sengers,'Messrs. Trot, Cosey, Strutalong, Lounge, Loiter, and Walk-
about; Boardman, Mr. Bobaday. Hosier's Shop and New Wing of
Somerset-house.—Here we are—Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year—High Prices and Low Prices—Manchester Stuff—Eng-
lish Comforters—Stocks on Hand and Handsome Stocks—Ford's
Eureka Shirts--Reform in the Civil List and Uncivil Treatment 01
the Clerks—Transfer-day at the Bank, and General Holyday at
Somerset-houee. --Hosier, Mr. Stocken ; Shopman, Mr. Early-
. bird ; Boy, Master Toddles. Soyer's Magic Kitchen.—Chef de
Cuisine, Mons. Soyer; Kitchenmaids, Misses Basteaway and
Drippingsell; Guardsman, Corporal Longshanks ; Policeman,
Sergeant Podger. Cupboard Lovers—Soyer's Last Soup
Where's the Knives and Forks ?—Bolled and Unboiled Lob-
sters—Headless Swains—Lobster Patty and Giblet Soup—Clown
Gone all to Pot—Harlequin Gets well Towelled and afterwards
Mangled—Clown and Pantaloon In a Stew—A Regular Broil—
Thou comest In such an unquestionable shape, that I will speak
to thee (Boyer, or rather Shakspeare)--Teo Many Cooks Spell the
(Clown's) Broth—Tbe scene finishes in a very spirited manner.
An Illuminated Page of the History of England.—Grand Allegorical
Tableau with Panoramic Effects, illustrative of the Triumphs of the
Allied Forces. Young Jullien's " Allied Army Quadrille," by the
doable bands of the English and French. "God save the Queen,"
" Partant pour la Syrie," and " Rule Britannia." Daughter of the
Regiment, Miss Rebecca Collins, in which character she will sing
the enirited patriotic effusion, published in Blackwood'a Magazine"
for December, and written by Corporal John Brown, of the Grena-
dier Guards, when the men got some drink for the first time at
Balaklava, Sept. 28th
:
"Come all you gallant British hearts that love the red and blue,
And drink the health of those brave lads who made the Russians rue.
Then fill the glass, and let it pass, three times three, and one more,
. For the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four "
Vestibule of the Temple of Victory. The Tribute of England to
the Brave Patriots. Distribution of Laurel Wreaths, Gorgeous and
Electric Scenic Climax, with Revolving Columns and Variegated
Illuminations. Terrific Flight •f. the Italian Brothers. The whole
scene presenting a coup d'ceil never before witnessed on the English
stage. Admission :—Stalls, 55.; dress circle, 4s. ; second price, 25.;
smeer circle, 3s: ; second price, Is. 6c1.; pit, 2s. ; second price, Is ;
lower gallery, Is.; second price, Ed.; upper gallery, Gd.; private
boxes, les. Gd., 155., 215., and upwards. Doors open at half-past 6,
performance at 7 o'clock. Half-price at 9 o'clock. The box-office
open daily, trom 11 till 5 o'clock, under the direction of Mr. Edward
Chatterton. Notice.--The following pi- ces are approved and in
preparation, and will shortly be produced :—The Grand Christmas
cault
Pantomime, by E. L. Blanchard,Fsq. ; a Drama, by Dion Bourci-
,
; Two Dram's- by A. Harris Esq. • an Adaptation from
Meyerhser's Opera, L'Etoile du Nord, with new' scenery, properties,
and effects ; to he succeeded by an English version (by Mr. Reynold-
son) of Gluck's Iphigenia in Tauride. The Grand Historical Egyp-
tian Drama, many months in preparation, will also shortly appear.

THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.
Under the management of Mr. Buckstone
THIS EVENING, JAN. 11.
Will be performed the Drama of THE KNIGHTS OF THE
ROUND TABLE. Characters by Messrs. Chippendale, we
W. Farren, Compton, and Buckstone; Misses Reynolds and E. Chaplin.

Followed by a new grand Christmas Pantomime. entitled LITTLE
)30-PEEP; or, Harlequin an•l the Girl who Lost her Sheep. Little
80-Peep, Miss L. Thompson; Harlequin, Mr. Chapino ; Pantaloon,
Mr. W. Barnes; Clown, Mr. Appleby; Columbine, Miss M. Brown,

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE,
tinder the Management of Mr. CIIARLES KEAN.
Will be
THIS EVENING, JAx. 11,
Mr. C. K THIS
THE STRANGER Principal character by
ean.
After which will be produced a New Grand Christmas Pantomime.
entitled. HARLEQUIN BLUE-BEARD; or, The Great Bashaw.
Harlequin, Mr. Connack; Cloyrn. Mr. Hanna ; Pantaloon. Mr. Paulo ;
and Columbine, Miss Desborough.

ROYAL LYCEUM TEIRATRZ
Under the management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee Ur.
C. Mathews.

•
THIS EVENING, JAN. 11,
by Mr.
Will beC. M perfo
athews.rmed AGGRAVATING SAM. Principal character
WM. be produced a new and original FBUTTERFLY
BUTTERFLY. ' ee.
To be followed by TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE.
Box-office epee from 10 until G.
Sole agent for Private Boxes, Mr. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.
proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING. JAN. 11.
Will be performed the Drama entitled TII3 MYSTERIOUS
STRANGER.

liter which, a new grand Eccentric Extravaganza, ailed Z.
zA.G ; or, Travels at' Messrs. Danube and Pruth.

ROYAL OLYMPIC, THEA,TRE.
Lessee and Manager. Mr. A. Wigan.
THIS EVENING, JAN. 11.

Will he presented a new Comedletta, called A WIFE'S JOURNAL.
Characters by Messrs. Brown, Emery, Harcourt, and Leslie; and
trown, and Miss Maskell.
Atter which, a new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE YELLOW
DWARF AND THE KING OF TIIE GOLD MINES. Charac-
ters by Mr. F. Robson, Miss Julia St. George, Miss E. Ormonde,
To „sa larlton. Miss Bromley, and Mrs. Fitzallan.
which-RZ ,u" With the Farce, called A ELIGI'ITED BEING, in
--14" "I appear.

SVLEY'S ROYAL AMP—PI/THEATRE*
Lem"' and Manager. Mr. William Cooke.
The meet varied round or entertainment in London
at this vast Establishment.
Tremendous success of the Comic Pantomime !
is to be found
A MORNING PERFORMANCE vrl/1 be given on MONDAY,
the 15th, at Two o'clock,
The new Comic Pantomime and the Scenes of the Circle.
Eleventh Week of the BATTLE of the ALMA! which will be
acted every evening with its glorious and vivid representation of the
liattle-tie'd.
After which the unrivalled SCENES In the CIRCLE 1 '
app TO conclude wi
the th
pub the
lic new Co
themic Pantomime <stamped by the
robation of and press), called the LILLIPUTIANS ; or, Harlequin-and Britannia IGULLIVER or
Welt.Box-ernes open from Eleven till Four. Stage manager, w.
Acting Manager, Mr. W. 11. Cooke. LT1001414, Dillow
qcsar,lll.2k, - -

FRENCH LOAN.--The Public are informed
that arrangements have been made by our house to receive
applications for any amount of Stock in the above Loan, producing
30 francs or more per annum in Three per Cents., or 45 francs in
Four-and-a-Half per Cents. Deposit 10 per cent., payable on appli-
cation. Exchange 25 francs for the £ sterling.
26, Lombard-street. SC WARZSCHILD an 1 CO.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S. THEATRE.—On
SATURDAY NEXT, Jan. 13, will be produced an original
adaptation of Casimir Delavigne's celebrated Historical Play of
LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. Louis the Eleventh. King of France,
Mr. C. Kean. ,

4V
HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
fins DAY —Morning. 46 min.after 6 I Evening 7 mh. aft. 7
To-]loaaoW-•Morning 32 min.after 7 I Evening 2 min.ift- 8

THE WEATHER.—Sent OPEC; Jan. ii.
TanutomETEß, IN THE SHADE.
44—highest since noon yesterday.
41—lowest this morning and daring the night.
42—this day, at noon.

BAROMETER, 30.56.
WIND, S.E.—Light, with hazy weather. There was a
very dense fog last night and this morning.

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.§AIII.

LOI4DON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1855,

Suppose we toss up ; Does NICHOLAS lie or not
this time ? Is the CZAR for a Four-Point Peace ?
Much may be said on both sides ; a capital thing
for him, no doubt, to swallow whole, pure et sim-
ple used to be the phrase, any peace which the
four Allies would give him. His own sense
might teach him that ; for he'll never get such
offers next winter. Still, it's an even toss whe-
ther he have the sense, or whether, as phrenolo-
gists might say, self-esteem has not overpowered
it. A capital thing he may also think it to jilt
the Allies again, to make a boggle (we beg pardon,
of diplomatists—" complication" is what we meant)
of the famous Treaty of December 2d, and to
spin Austria once more like a tee-totum for some
months to come in mid-Europe, expecting some
luckier number to turn up next fall, and if not,
why spin her again. Russia knows how to do that ;
she has done it cleverly for one twelve months ;
she may well hope to do it for another.
Russia could not do a more sensible thing than
press on peace rapidly. Suppose the Allies to
demand that they shall blow up Sebastopol ; the
odds are they will have done it before prelimi-
naries can be signed. Suppose they demanded
the Crimea, not, we fear, a very likely thing
while Lord ABERDEEN clings to office ; they can
have it if they choose next summer, whether he
will or no. Suppose they ask anything whatever
on the Black Sea coasts and the Danube, NICHO-
LAS could hinder them from nothing. As to Po-
land and Scandinavia, for all that our Ministry cares
they may bide their time, and another Sebastopol
rise on the ruins of Bomarsund. So of all other
matters. The Allies will not, as an alliance, ask
more than is now either certainly theirs, or certain
very quickly to be theirs. Well if they asked as
much. A little mortifying, to be sure, to see his
MENSOHIKOFF mountain bring forth at last such a
ridiculous mouse ; but better that for his ambi-
tion than a liberated Poland, and the Baltic Se-
bastopols all dismantled next summer or the fol-
lowing one. Moreover, the War has borne hard
upon his people. Their taxes are raised, and
their means of paying them diminished. Their
trade is woefully crippled—their nobles feel the
cost of comforts and luxuries, and the drain of
their serfs ; while the cruel conscription carries
untold agonies amongst the peasants into every
district. Add to all this, he has already lost
everything for which MENSCHIKOFF blustered and
bullied at Constantinople, or for which his armies
crossed the Pruth, and his great robber fortress
nods to its fall. His war ships are sank or im-
pounded in their own harbours—his mercantile
navy has vanished. Hard has war hit him the
first year—he may well shrink from the blows of
the second. The miseries of his army in the
Crimea no mortal is permitted to know ; perhaps
he does know. His two sons were glad enough, at
any rate, to escape from them, and to take refuge
in their mother's sick room.
On the other hand, if his Romanoff temper is
master of his judgment—if he has resolved to
dare his utmost both in the Crimea and against
Austria—what better could he do thin accept
with all apparent frankness the Four Points of
the Allies ? They probably even leave the razing
of Sebastopol an open question, or one vested in
pliable language, and to a certainty furnish plenty
of disputable matter for the GORTSCHAKOFFS
and Buom to pervert as they please ; and either
to befool the Western Allies if they persist in ne-
gotiation, or to drive them to war again just at
the moment most convenient to, the CZAR. Sup-
pose the Crimea taken, he can be, invisibly, con-
centrating such a force in Poland and the adjoin-
ing territories, that the very day on which he
orders Prince GOETSCHAKOFF to demand his pass-
ports he can advance on Gailicia, and march on
to Olmutz and Vienna, despite all his base quon-
dam protegee could do in the field to hinder him.
We believe that this is well known or believed
among all the great parties concerned. The
rumours about a Russian king of Hungary were
not set afloat without a purpose, and they serve
at least to show where Russia will apply for aid if
driven to desperation. If she cannot persuade
the Magyars to become a principality of Russia,
she would not perhaps scruple to make them a re-
public, with Lours KOSSUTH for President, provided
it became needful to the prostration of her insolent
subordinate, Austria. The Allies could not per-
haps render Austria much direct help. To master
Bessarabia, and distrait attention in the Baltic,
would be the aid they would probably furnish.
Should, however, the CZAR really take this course,
then would become apparent the suicidal folly of
having overlooked in an earlier stage the rights of
Poland. Austria can never be independent till
Poland is so.

NICHOLAS has certainly read to some purpose
the BRIGHT and COBDEN speeches and letters, with
the comment of the equally divided meeting at
Manchester. He understands that these gentlemen
are the great platform and Parliamentary orators
of the middle classes oPEngland. He knows full
well, also,
Well,so,thleanings of the larger half of our
the refsotephere,mna,sy, lie calculate on
good support in St. an
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himself. With a fast friend they
head, with a Chancellor of the Exchequer
above all things to see the funds
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at par again,
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and with a people's orator ready to
War as the wickedest of all modern
wars, sowonder if he expects, by peace thrown amon
all as an apple of discord, to paralyse the nationgst
al
councils, as well as its military and-naval vigour.
We trust any such cunning will be signally de-
feated by the plain good sense of the people, and
that any symptom of relaxation before the first
preliminary of peace, the fate of Sebastopol, is
sealed, would be met with an immediate storm of
irresistible indignation. Whatever else be left
undone, Sebastopol delenda est! ABERDEEN might,
but England will not, consent to do her task by
halves. She deprecates, above all things, a hasty
termination of the War ; she would make solid
our Crimean
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port and :Black Sea navy at Sinop°, would bring,
and justly , the lasting wrath of an offended
nation on heads of those who dared to listen