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

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LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1855.

We are now on the eve of September. The
summer is rapidly passing away, and great anxiety
is naturally felt as to the result of the operations
in the Crimea and the Baltic. The letter front
the Emperor NAPOLEON to General PELISSIER,
which appeared in The ,un of yesterday, is of a.
very satisfactory character, and goes far to prove
that sooner cr later complete success will attend
the Allied arms 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 .t
"brave soldiers who for more than a year have 1
.supported unheard-of fatigue, that the end of thci,•
trials is not far distant." Adding emphatically, I
"Sebastopol, I hope, will soon fall under their
blows ; and should. that
_event be postponed, I
know from sources, which I believe to be sure,
that the Russian army cannot maintain the struggle
in the Crimea dnring the winter ! "
have, therefore, unexceptionable evidence'
to show that implicit reliance may be placed on
the eventual triumph of our arms, and that,
should the defenders of Sebastopol be enabled to ceremonies, cloaking festering antipathies, but a
repel the vigorous onslaughts to which they will union of policy and inclination, characterised by a
be subjected, they must inevitably yield to the J rank reciprocation of thought and feeling, accom-
irresistible attacks of famine. partied by loyal action on the part of both
The EMPEROR indicates a more brilliant as well a monarchs and people. A union inaugurated in

A fitting termination this to centuries of mis-
understanding and rivalry, a splendid finale to
the inauguration of a union that we trust will
last for centuries to come. A union brought
about, not by dynastic, but by national and Euro-
pean necessities, and founded on the most endur-
ing basis a due appreciation of each other's
-worth, and of the high part they are unitedly
called upon to play in the civilisation s.of the
world. A union to the permanency of which we
;are happy to say the womanly virtues and graceful
klemeanour of our Queen, as to its inauguration
:and institution, the sagacity and magnanimity of
NAPOLEON, have largely contributed. A union
rue despots of the Continent already tremble at
z.trid cannot break, and to which the down-trodden
peoplo look_ as to the .star of their deliverance.
A union not of courtly protestations and hollow

as a more speedy termination to their labours. London and in Paris, in the Black Sea, the Cri-
He hopes that "Sebastopol will soon fall under f inea, and the Baltic, and consecrated by the blood
their blows ;" and he gives expression to this and devotion of heroes and patriots. A union,
feeling with the full knowledge of the contem-
a word, as perfect as the rivalry and bitterness
plated measures for the complete reduction of between the parties was previously intense, and
" the contemptuous city." That some energetic likely to be not less productive of good than that
effort will shortly be made seems certain. Th©
which it supersedes was of evil. That it may be
carrying of the ambuscade on the glacis of the so ie our ardent desire ; that it will is our confi-
Malakhoff on Friday last, a telegraphic account
dent belief.
whereof appeared in our impression 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 o/asis, 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 Azoff there was no lack of pro-
visions—no lesa than 1,500 waggons per diem
were despatched from these districts, for the use
of the army in the field and of the garrison, and
the blocking up of that source must have occa-
sioned considerable Aearcity in both quarters. In-
deed the desperate and 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 Avail* 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 EMPEROR aff.jrds the
strongest confirmation of the view we have taken.
But now that the important consequences of l‘rdinner took place in
evening the 'Tradesmen's annual
,NOR HOUSE TAVERN, WALWORTH.—On Thursday
the expedition to liertil and the Sea of Azad' the banquet-room, on which occasion a'highly respect-
have party sat down to a first-rate. entertainment,
presidedserverig
been clearly ascertained why, we ask, have
up in good style. William Williams,
not similar operations been attempted against the chairman, Mr. Taylor as vice, and were supported by
Esq., a.
Cherson and Nicolaieff 2 Why has there been several influential neighbrurs and representatives from
nu attem the firms of Messrs. Elliott and Co. Messrs. Seager and
pt made to cut off the
supplies trans•
witted by the Isthmus of Perekop ? It has been Co, Messrs. Messrs. Bass and Co. Messrs. Burnett and Co.,
Mr. Barrein, wine-merchant,' &c. After ample justice
clearly and unequivocally demonstrated that a had been done to the good things liberally provided for
the occasion, the usual loyal toasts were given and
resort to Russian tactics, in the way of destroying heartily responded to. The health of the Emperor and
may produce the most d
the enemy's resources,Empress of the French was received with great ap-
e- plause as was also the health of Mr. and Mrs. Wale.
eisive results. If we only cut off the enemy's SeVera), songs ‘were sung ; Messrs. Appleby and Cave
suppiles, they must yield, and the greater their particularly delighted the company with their Scotch
numerical force the more h_ and. Irish
.tnelodies, and the greatest conviviality pre-
speedy will
" ailed until a late hour, when the company broke up,
their fall. • The taking of time town by storm longing. for another opportunity of similar enjoyment.
would unquestionably be a more brilliant beeBneSINESS or THE PORT or LoNno-s.--There has not
;la animation in the general business of the port
and glorious conclusion. But, the of London during the past week. The number of ships
got, week
inward was 153, being 86 less than the previous
In(;,' an increase
losses we have ourselves sustainemel,":4viedearri'neg week ; and the number cleared outward was 19, slow-
and cannot be, justified in disregarding any means. in ballast. of 10. Of those clearing outward, rd, 21
werethat may cripple the enemy azid eOnsp'el them to AMAMI, OP SpECIE —The specie brought by the Asia
make early subinisaions. We had hoped that time
by the Ocean Chief iromSydney,
New York is 165,000/ , making, with the
had been long sum ;yesterday
of 90 from
00.
and
policy " which spared Odessa,'
3.0001. by the Candace front Africa, a total receipt of
since abandoned by our Gorvernruent, and that the • 263,0001.

ARRIY.4I. OF TROOPS FROM
ALDERSHOTT.

This morning, shortly after ten o'clock, the neighbour-
hood of the South-Western Railway in the Waterloo-
road was the scene of great excitement, in consequence
the arrival of the detachment of Coldstream Guards
lately quartered at the camp, A great number of per-
sons accompanied the soldiers on their march to the St.
George's Barracks, as it was supposed by the majority-
of the crowd that they were to depart immediately for
the Crimea. At half-past one the same excitement was
occasioned by the arrival of the Scots Fusiliers from the
same place. The quarters vacated by the Coldstreams
and Scots Fusiliers will be occupied by two battalions of
Grenadier Guards, who left London at about twenty
minutes to two.

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THE GREAT -WIZARD OF THE NORTH.

The public will be delighted to learn that Professor
Anderson, the unrivalled magician, who has performed
before the most of the crowned heads in Europe, has
taken the Lyceum Theatre for a limited number of
nights, previous to his retiring from public life. The
Professor has added to his store of magical illusions an
immense number of new tricks of the most wondrous
nature, and we have not the slightest doubt but the
evening levees of "his Majesty " will be attended, as
they have hitherto been, by crowded and delighted
audiences.

IIEALTH OF THE EMPRESS EUGENIF.

The public will, no doubt, have remarked that the
Empress E:ig6iiie has taken but little part in the public
festivities celebrated last week in Paris. For this care
of her Majesty's health there is every reason to believe
that there is a most satisfactory cause ; and, indeed, it
Q ❑ucen Victoria was most anxious and
kind advices to the Empress to observe
every precaution on which so important a future may
ip'4rekssnionlg vn
in tki
hert
depend.
We expect confidently that, at no distant date, the
official Moniteur, according to the etiquette of France,
will announce to the nation the pregnancy of the

cress.