The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-03 00:00:00

ITAL OPERA, DRURYJANE.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
THIS EVENING,

1 be performed THE SLAVE. Characters by Messrs, J. R.
Anderson and Stuart; Misses Forrest and Dyer.
To conclude with the 2d and 3d acts of DER FREESCIIL TZ.
Character.; by Messrs. Herberte and H. Braham, &c.

Prices of admission :—To the two galleries, 6d.; second circle of
boxes and pit, Is.; dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; stela, 45. • private boxes to
'admit two persons, 10s. 6d.; four persons, one guinea. Box-office
Open from 10 to 6 daily.

THEA.TBE ROYAL HAYMARKET.
Under the management of Mr. Buckstens.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed THE MAN OF MANY FRIENDS.
After which, LE GEGARRERA. DE SEVILLE. Pera Nene.
Followed by COURT FAVOUR.
After which, THE SPANISH DANCERS.
To be followed by OLYMPUS IN A MUDDLE ; or, Wrote
People in Wrong Places.

KOYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. CaAIX.O STAY.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed HOW STOUT YOU'RE GETTING.
After which, KING HENRY THE EIGHTH. Queen Katha-
rine, Mrg. C. Kean; Cardinal Wolsey, Mr. C. Kean.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.
Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Colette.

THIS EVENING,
Will be performed VICTORINE.
After which, HOW'S YOUR UNCLE ?
To conclude with NORMA.

SOYA. STRAND THEATRE.
Under the direction of Mr: Payne,
THIS EVENING,

Will be performed VICTORINE. Characters by Messrs.
loch, Ashley, Shalde,s, Re. ; Mesdames Stunners and Balmer.
Followed by EL TONADOR,
After which, FOUNDED ON FACTS.
To which will be added UNA NOCHE DE FIESTA EN
SEVILIA.
To conclude with the WATER WITCHES.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke.
THIS EVENING,
Lord Boron's MAZEPPA and the WILD HORSE, with all its
original effects and splendid spectacle arrangements.
After which, the Equestrian EXERCISES in the ARENA, In-
Vented by Mr. William Cooke.
To conclude with a favourite Afterpiece.
Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West. Acting Manager, Mr. Nelson Lee. Equestrian Director,
Mr. W. Cooke, Jun.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY—Morn. 22min.aft. 6—Evening 45 min. aft. 6
To-MORROW—Morn. 10 min. aft. 7—Evening 41 min. aft. 7

112 WEATHER.—Sum Omen, Sept. 3.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHAD&
OS—highest since noon yesterday.
58—lowest this morning and during the night.
61—this day, at noon.
BAROMETER, 30'17—falling.
WIND. N.N.E.—Light, with cloudy weather, sunshine,
and partial rain.

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LONDON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1855.

The month of September, 1854, inaugurate d
the triumph of the Allied Armies in the Crimea.
Scarcely had the debarkation been completed, and
the forward movement against Sebastopol corn'
menced, than the invading troops were subjected
to an ordeal of the most stringent character. A
position selected by the enemy was strongly forti-
fied, so strongly indeed that the General vaun-
tingly reported to his Imperial Master that "he
could hold it for three weeks against 80,000
men." Fifty thousand Russian soldiers wore
quartered on the heights of the Alma, protected
by a numerous park of artillery of heavy calibre.
" The beauty and fashion" of Sebastopol were in-
vited to witness the discomfiture of the assailants.
The delusion was, however, speedily dispelled.
In three short hours, the work intended to occupy
three weeks,- was accomplished. The brilliancy
of the triumph excited the spirits of the army and
of the nation to the highest point, while the Rus-
sians! were proportionately depressed. A com-
plete panic took posseSsion of the discomfited
troops, and it is more than probable that had
the first advantage been rapidly followed up
Sebastopol might have been ours, the
fleet and fortress demolished, and the
objects of the campaign accomplished within less
than the period assigned by Prince MENSCHIKOFF
to the defence of the heights of the Alma. But
" prudent counsels" prevailed. A different course
was pursued. The flank movement on Balaklava
took place, and the siege was commenced selon les
regles, according to long-established principles as it
Was asserted.

But, unfortunately, a formidable, although we
trust not an irreparable, mistake was committed
in the very commencement of the siege operations.
There was no complete investment. The garrison
was permitted to maintain undisturbed communi-
cation with the relieving army, It could obtain
constant reinforcements of men, and almost inex-
haustible supplies of ammunition and provisions
were forwarded daily from Kertch and the vari-
ous storehouses on the Sea of Aaoff, while
Odessa—so unaccountably spared— Nicolaieff, and
other towns west of Perekop, contributed ample
stores of every description in aid of the beleaguered
fortress, nay, more, were enabled through the
treachery of Austria to send armies that hoped to
drive the besiegers into the sea, and to free the
" standing menace to Constantinople and to
Europe" from their assaults. ,
The siege then totally changed its character ;
it was not with Sebastopol alone, its garrison
and resources, that the Allies had to deal with,
but the entire of the Crimea—of the Russian
Empire itself. It was no longer a mere siege.
The result of the War depended on the fate of
the town. The Russians by the energy and de-
termination of the defence showed that they had
staked everything on the cast. The most despe-
rate measures were resorted to in order to relieve
the fortress, while the Allies showed the stuff of
which they were made, by the zeal and gallantry
displayed in pushing on their operations, and foil-
ing the most vigorous efforts of the enemy.
Balaklava, Inkerman, the Tchernaya attest
the unsurpassed bravery with which they fought
on the defensive, while the capture of the
niamelon and the Rifle pits and a series of similar
operations, even the failure on the Malakhoff,
bore witness that they were as efficient on the
offensive as the defensive, and that their fierce
onslaught was only paralleled by the stubborn re-
solution with which they held every inch of
ground against even overwhelming odds.
But, notwithstanding all these uiequalled exer-
tions, the Russian flag still floats over SebastopoL.
The Malakhoff is still manned by Russian troops,,
and we have not yet effected a permanent footing
on the south side of the town, the object of ceur
earliest attack. There are men experienced and
well qualified to form
a judgment who put for-
ward sinister auguries, declaring that we never
can achieve a complete or decisive success until
of operations be changed,
the whole plan
and that we repair the original blunder
by taking the field with our entire force against;
the Russian army, and then after disposing of
them, and cutting off all supplies, allowing famine
to do our work, and patiently awaiting the
inevitable surrender of the starving garrison.
might
This
Itave been an exceedingly judicious
course in the first instance, and might possibl y
have led to more • important results than any yet
accomplished. But •we fear that it would now be
altogether inapplicable--a far greater error than I
that already committed— d
an one which would
prove deeply injuricus to the best interests of the
Western Powers and of Europe.

'We cannot lightly relinquish the works con-