The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-26 00:00:00

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.

Under the direction of Mr. Payne.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed THE CROWN PRINCE ; or, The Buckle of
Brilliants.
After which, the Spanish Dancers.
To be followed by TUE BUMP OF BENEVOLENCE.
To which will be added LES ALLIES.
Followed by THE GALICIAN FETE.
To conclude with STAGE STRUCK.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke.
Pint Week of a New Military Spectacle.
THIS EVENING,
The FALL of SEBASTOPOL ! written by J. 11. STOCQUELER,
fully realising that glorious event. Mr. W liam ('coke's matchless
stud of horses. The ring and stage in one vast battle-field : a host
of auxiliaries ; the Storming the Malakhoff, and every important
event carefully represented.
After which the SCENES in the CHIC! E, with the Champion
Vaulter and the Premiers Voitlgeurs du Monde.
open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
Wait. Acting ?Imager. Mr. Nelson Lee. Equestrian Director,
M. W. Cooke,
ohm.

MGR WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
TiHg DAY—Morn. 50 min. aft. I.—Evening 11 min. aft. "..!
TO-MOTtRoW-3i0rn.32 min. aft. 2—Evening 52 min. aft. !_*?

THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, Sept. 26.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
6:3 h'ghest since noon yesterday.
48 —lowect this -.limning, and during the night.
GO—this day, at noon.

BAROMETER, 30.33.
WIND, S.E.—Light, with fine weather. The tempera-
ure has become colder for the last day or two.

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 185►5.

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The full particulars of the terrible conflict o f
the Bth inst., which terminated in the evacuatioi I
of the south side, and the virtual capture of till;
entire of Sebastopol, have at length been re.
cefvecl. It is not, however, from official sourcfmt
that we are enabled to communicate the graphic
and brilliant description of the striking events
of that glorious day. It is to private enterprise
and private genius that we are indebted for the►
admirable account which we have transferred into
our columns from those of our great contemporary
the Times. It would indeed be a matter of the,
greatest interest to the community in general if'
our Generals, who have quite enough to do in.
directing the operations of the War, were•
allowed to have literary assistants, whose espe
cial duty it should be to " chronicle" great;
events, and to forward early narratives
thereof, worthy a place in the national archives.
Mr. WILLIAM RUSSELL, the well known Time.''
Correspondent, would certainly make an excellent,
laureate, whose rapid delineations of these event-
ful transactions would require little, if any, re-
vision. Wily is there not a Military Secretary.
to describe great contests, and transmit the intel-
ligence without any unnecessary delay ? Thu
Commander-in-Chief is too busily engaged in
planning the operations which the results of the
clay render advisable to devote the necessary
time and attention to the task. He has other
and more important du ties than those of the
mere scribe to look to, and other qualifications
than those of a talented author should be Sought
for lit the selection of a General. But, under
existing circumstances, we are compelled to put up.
with meagre accounts of matters, respecting which.
the public interest is greatly excited, because Wel
require persons selected for arduous and impor-
tant duties to discharge so many varied function
—for some of which they may be perfectly in-
competent, although possessing the highest quali-
fications for the others.

"Brave men lived before Agamemnon, although: 11
they had not poets to sing them." It is an in—
vidious task to impose on any General the nar—,