The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-24 00:00:00

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. J. H. Anderson, 18, Norfolk-street, Strand.
THIS EVENING,

Will be presented, with entirely New and Magnificent Appoint-
mmts, MAGIC and MYSTERY, in twelve acts, arranged in two
parts, by Professor Anderson.

Prices of admission:—Private Boxes, IL Ils. 6d. and 11. Is. ;
Orchestra Stalls, 45.; Dress Boxes, 35.; Upper Boxes, 2s. ; Pit,
15. ; Gallery, 6d. No Half-price. Box-office open from 11 to 5
daily.

ROYAL OPERA, DRURY-LANE.
Leases, Mr. E. T. Smith.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed Handel's Serenata ACTS AND GAL ATEA
Characters by Messrs. Elliot Galer, and H. Braham; and Miss F
Huddart and Lucy Escott.
After which, a BALLET.
To be followed by THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Characters by
Messrs. H. Braham, J. Halford, Farquharson, and Elliot Galer ;
and Lucy Escott.
Prices of admission:—To the two galleries, 6d.; second circle of
B 'zee and pit, ls.; dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; stalls, 4s. ; private boxes to
frunit two persons, 10s. 6d.; four persons, one guinea. Box-office
0 ,en from 10 to 6 daily.
Doors open at Half-past Seven. Commence at Eight.

rtvAATEE ROYAL HAYMARKET.
Under the management of Mr. Bucket One.

THIS EVENING.
Will be performed THE MAN OF MANY FRIENDS.
After which, THE PRETTY GIPSEY AND THE BULL-
FIGHTER.
Followed by COURT FAVOUR.
To which will be added a Ballet Divertissement.
To cmclude with A DALTGHTER TO MARRY.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPRL
Pro2rietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Ceeete.

THIS EVENING,

Will be performed VICTORINE. Characters by Messrs. L: Mur.
ray, C. Selby, P. Bedford, Wright, Parselle, &c.; Miss Wools/.
Mrs. L. Murray. &e.
After which, HOW'S YOUR UNCLE ?
To conclude with SEEING WRIGEIT.

emulated each other in bravery for the common
cause."

This is the more satisfactory, as it may be re-
garded as an eloquent and correct expression of
the Imperial sentiments. There is no prospect
under such circumstances of any interruption of
our amicable relations with such a People and such
a Government. The delicacy of the compli-
ment enhances its value, and of that which
is no fictitious entente cordiale, but honest
and heartfelt good feeling of La Belle
France and Sterling England, we may exclaim,
" Quis seperabit." It will certainly be beyond
the power of any German neutral, or philo-Musco-
vita to sow dissension between those who are now,
and we earnestly trust will ever remain, firm and
faithful friends at all times, through good report
and through evil report, in -adversity, should it
unhappily arise, as in the brightest hour of
prosperity and triumph.

A few days ago we noticed the remark in a
morning contemporary, that the Crimea would
soon be forbidden ground to Russians till the
Cum should accept terms of peace satisfactory to
the Allies. We may hope that no member of
the Press, none, at least, which professes to repre-
sent national opinions, conceives, for a moment,
the possibility of ever surrendering this all-im-
portant conquest. Satisfactory terms of peace
must include the retention of the Crimea. On no
point, we are confident, is the public more unani-
mous than that the Crimea shall, under no stipu-
'ations whatever, revert to Russia. Who shall
hold it may be fair matter of discussion, though
we think the choice can only well lie between the
two less powerful Allies ; but the negative side of
-he question every Englishman and Frenchman
,ins already settled. Were the two countries
,lolled to-morrow, with the exception of Messrs.
:74LADSTONE, COBDEN, and their Cliques, not a
yot6 would be given for Russia. If asked to
:hoose a master' for that country—even those
whose information was most imperfect, would at
once reply, any of you Allies who may suit best,
T)ut on no account Russia.
As we had but lately occasion to observe, no
'ountry could less complain cf the victors' retain-
no their conquests. Wherever she has been sue-
r3essful, she has uniformly seized and retained ter-
ritory. Sweden, Turkey, Persia, not to mention
oland, have all been successively mulcted of
minable provinces on the conclusion of a peace.
indemnity and injurious political concessions were
-arely sufficient ; "material guarantees" have been
,he constant demand from the times of PETER to
those of NICHOLAS, and his MENSCUIKOFF. Why,
hen, scruple for a moment to insist on dealing
tut to her with her own measure ? Peace,
vith territorial and pecuniary indemnity, have
)een the uniferm condition of these varnished
;avages—let them feel that civilised men are not
heir inferiors in policy. Let them not hope that
ur superiority as soldiers will be neutralised by
heir superiority in diplomatic cunning. Indeed,
a the case of the Crimea, the very pretext which
CATHERINE assigned for seizing it in flagrant viola-
ion of the treaty of Kainardji, which explicitly
maranteed its independence, becomes a real rea-
on for banishing Russian authority from it for
ver. With unblushing falsehood she proclaimed,
a the edict of annexation in 1783, that the inde-
)endence of the quiet Tartars cost her millions of
•oubles and heavy losses of soldiers, the truth
)eing that she had suffered only from attacks on
lie independence she had sworn to uphold. The
lilies can now assert with manifest truth that the
lependenee of the Crimea on Russia has cost
hem millions of money and torrents of blood in
;apturing the veritable pandemonium she had
treated on its coasts. She annexed the Crimea
uld all the Kuban, to secure, as she pretended,
'ler empire—in reality, to make Russia mistress
)f all the East. We must now dissever the Crimea
tnd all Asia from the Kuban southwards from
Russia, to secure Turkey and all the East against
this ever restless and unprincipled aggressor.
If we look to the political results of allowing
Russia to re-enter the Crimea, or the contrary, it
seems sheer infatuation, or rather treachery, to
restore it. Nothing could prevent her making
Sebastopol again more formidable than ever. She
need not rebuild the huge forts of stone. It has
been rendered but too plain that earthworks can
be rendered more formidable than even granite
itself. She might easily and secretly replace her
immense stores of guns and ammunition, she
might accumulate vast stores of provisions, she
could then with an adequate number of troops
erect in a few months, and ere au army could
land on her shores, such works as could never be
reduced again. Thus, even supposing she did not
openly rebuild her pirate's bold, which Europe
would not at all times go to war to prevent, sh
could gradually and privately make all requisite
preparations, and complete the more conspicuous
part of the work at any time. As to a navy, it
could not be difficult to build any number of the
most formidable gun-boats in her rivers, nor would
it be easy to go to war with her for three deckers
on the stocks.

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

ASTLEY'S ROFAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooks.
First Week of a New Military Spectacle.
THIS EVENING,
The FALL of SEBASTOPOL ! written by J. H. STOCQUELEB, Esq ,
fulls' rea:ising that glorious event. Mr. William Cooke's matchless
stial of horses. The ring and stage in one vast battle-field a host
of auxili4rces , the Storming the Malakhoff, and every important
cvait carefully represented.
Aller wh:ch the SCENES in the CIRCLE, with the Champion
Vaulter and the Prelnkra Voltigeurs du Monde.
open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
Wj,t, Acting Manager, Mr. Nelson Lee. Equestrian Director,
31:. W. Cooke, jun.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Taic Dar—Morn. 15 min. aft. 12 —Evening 43 min. aft.l2
To- al oußow—Morn. 7 min. aft. 1 —EveniLg 21 min. aft. 1

THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, Sept. 24.
THERTIETER, IN THE SHADE.
74 h. _hest since noon yesterday.
,J,,vest this morning and during the night.
6$ -OAF day, at noon.

BAROMETER, 30.50—rising.
WIND, N.—Slight breeze, with fine weather.

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LONDON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1855.

Of the many important results springing from
the Russian aggression, and the subsequent core
plications of "the Eastern question," none wil;
be more beneficial to the cause of freedom and of
civilisation than the thorough and complete un-
derstanding--the cordial friendship that has
arisen between the two great Powers of the West.
It is an alliance not merely of Governments, but of
nations—of dynasties, but of peoples—and ce-
mented by the blood of the best and bravest of
either country. The petty jealousies that so long
prevailed are happily extinguished. The troops
who fought side by side in the same glorious
cause, who invariably supported each other
wherever aid was required, and who were there-
fore competent to speak of the vigour and un-
swerving fidelity of each other—on which impli-
cit reliance might be placed in the hour of
trial, could not nourish any bitterness
of feeling. There was a noble emulation,
a magnanimous desire to obtain the post of
honour and of danger—but there was no attempt
to derogate from the exertions or the successes
of their friendly and highly-prized rivals. Those
who bare the chief honours of the day have always
been willing to render full justice to their
" brothers-in-arms," who were not as fortunate
themselves in bearing the brunt of the encounter.
There was no part of General SIMPSON'S De-
spatch more creditable to the Gallant Commander
than
.that relating to our brave Allies, which
spoke of their having " entered and carried the
apparently impregnable defences of the Malakhofl
with that impetuous valour which characterises
the French attack, and from whence, having once
obtained possession, they were never dislodged."
Ile truly assigned the honours of that glorious
day to those by whom they had fairly and justly
been ,carved ; and while he simply related our
own failure to hold the Redan, which had been
so nobly entered, he put forward no needless
excuses for that which required none—the fear-
Woodshed amongst the assailants of the
Man, supplying the most conclusive evidence of
the desperate and unflinching gallantry and self-
devotion both of officers and men during the
sanguinary conflict which was maintained nearly
an hour under the most untoward circumstances.
But General, or rather Marshal, PELISSIEIL was
not equally silent. He spoke of the English
having carried the salient of the Redan " with
their usual vigour," but fully accounted for their
inability to retain their dearly-acquired position ;
adding, " But, as was the case at the Redan of
Careening Bay, they were obliged to give
way before the enemy's artillery and powerful
reserves !" Thus showing that there was a French
as well as an English failure on that ever-memor-
able day.

Limitation of her navy by treaty has, however,
been thoroughly exploded as a piece of Vienna
humbug—our readers must pardon the only word
in our language which befits the combined mean-
ness and roguery of Vienna doings. Without
Sebastopol Russia never can be mistress of the
Black Sea. Even if Nicolaieff and Odessa were
left her, which ought not to be, the possessor of
Sebastopol could always scour the seas of all she
could send into them. As has been long re-
marked, a fleet without Sebastopol, or Sebastopol
,vithout a fleet, would be useless for aggression.
While such a spirit prevails between the gallant ,
Commandere=a spirit which is fully shared by
It is the two which place the Turks and Circas-
the troops under their command—there can be ;fans so much at her mercy. But if Sebastopol
but little danger of any misunderstanding between be in the hands of a party necessarily interested
the nations. We cannot, however, refrain from in the independence of Turkey, Russia is helpless
expressing our intense gratification at the article for mischief. The remarks we have made on the
which has just appeared in the Moniteur, and Crimea apply with secondary force to all the
which will be found in another part of this day's ports of the Sea of Azoff and the brave Circas-
impression. We earnestly commend it to the sians. It would be inhumanity as well as im-
perusal and attentive consideration of the British policy to alloW Russia ever again to exclude them
public. It shows how true-hearted and high- by a girdle of marine fortresses from their
minded Frenchmen speak of England and the
ewn coast and from the commerce of Europe. It
English, how desirous they are of rendering is free intercourse with the civilised world by
full justice to the bravery of our troops and the
which the brave mountaineers will be socially
sacrifices of our people,
It would but weaken th© effect of this truly raised, not by being cooped up by the artillery
Y and musquets of Russian serfs.
admirable article to comment upon any particular There is an additional reason why the Crimea
nart (hereof, where all is equally worthy of the should be occupied by an Anti-Russian power,
iiihest praise. Its object is to show that "after and that is, to punish Austria more effectually.
havieg shared in the dangers and the sacrifices of For this purpose the selection of Sardinia as the
the War the two peoples should take an equal
that each sentinel of Eastern and European liberties in this
share in the glory of the triumph,"
quarter would be peculiarly desirable and just.
country has provided according to its resources, Austria has proved herself coward, traitor, and
the means of assuring success—that if France
swindler; She was first afraid to face Russia in
could send out more soldiers, England provided a the Principalities, then emboldened Russia to at-
greater number of ships, and from her maritime tack us at Inkerman, meantime she had swindled
resources was enabled to supply the means of the Turks and the Allies out of the Provinces,
transport to many French soldiers, whose ines- and 0151 ER PACHA out of a thorough rout of the
tillable services might not otherwise have been 1 Russians. This meanest of powers then showed
,
so speedily made available. 1
her ill-will at Sardinia's bravery and love of free-
le tvery respect and on every point it renders dom in joining the Allies, and would now if she
full justice to our efforts and exertions, showing dare invade her territories ; most righteously will
that `,'in all the phases of the War—at Alma and iit reward Austria to be walked out of the
at Inleerman, as at Bomarsund and at Sr. ea- Provinces, while Sardinia was placed just where
borg—lhe armies and fleets of England and 1 a small navy would command the mouths of the
of France have minded their blood together; and I panoe, A is not yet; however; the hour for