The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-07 00:00:00

THIS EVENING, JAN. 7,

will be presented the highly Popular New Nautical Melo-drama,
Rye tanleaux, with new scenery, the Sea of Ice, &c., new
dresses and appointments, called TfIE THIRST OF GOLD; or,
THE LOST SHIP AND THE WILD FLOWER OF MEXICO.
Principal characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Keeley, Paul Bedford,
0. Selby, Parselle, Marsden, &c. ; Madame Celeste, Mrs. Leigh
Murray, M!ss F. Maskell, &c. ; with an entirely new grand specta-
cular legendary Christmas piece, in two actz, with new scenery,
dresses, machinery, and appointments, called NITMBE it NIP, or
THE SPIRIT BRIDE. Principal characters by Madame Celeste,
Mrs. Keeley, Miss Woolgar, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Cuthbert, Miss
C. Harding; Messrs. Paul Bedford, J. Rogers, Romer, G. Lee, &c.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan.
THIS EVENING, Jam. 7,

Will be performed THE CAMP AT THE OLYMPIC. Charac-
ten by Messrs. A. Wigan, F. Robson, Morton, and Galli ; Mes-
dameis A. Wigan, Stirling, P. Horton, Chatterley, &c.
Followed by THE WANDERING MINSTREL.

After which, a new historleo-geographical CHRISTMAS PAN-
TOMIME, called HARLEQUIN COLUMBUS; or, The Old World
And the New. Harlequin, Mr. F. Moreland; eantaloon, Mr. W.
Roehez ; an I Columbine, Miss Wyndham.

STRAND THEATRE.

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Lessee, Mr. F. W. Alicroft.—Directress, 51153 Rebecca Isaacs

THIS EVENING, JAN. 7,
Will be performed L BONN N.MRULA.
To be followed by TILE IRISH TUTOR.

Afte- which, a new grand Comte Christmas Pantomime entitled
TIAItr.P.QUIN AND KIN 44 UTCRACKKR ; or, The World of
Toys. Clown, by he inimitable Flexmore ; li triequln, Sir. Bologna ;
Pantaloon, Mr. Griffiths ; Columbine, Miss Go ward.
Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 4i.; Pitt, 2,.; Gallery, 14.; Private Boxes.
11. Is , .0 be nad or Mr. Allcroft, 15, New Bond.street.

ASTLEY'S EUROPE'i NATIONAL

Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cr, ,ke,

Crowded houses nightly to witness the uneq•ialled Attractions. The
most gorgeous and successful Pantomime ever produ.:.ed in this
Theatre.

TRIG EVENING, JAN. 7,

The New Grand Equestrian Chinese Spectacle, entitled " THE
WISE ELEPEIAYTS OF THE EAST; or, THE \I AG IC GONG—
In which the wonder of wanders, :dr. W. Cooke's performing Ele-
phants will appear.

Followed by a series of novel and brilliant scenes of Equestrian•
ism in THE ARE N'A by talented artistes.

After which, a New Grand Equestrian CHRISTMAS COMIC
PANTO NI IM E. written expressly for this Theatre, by Ntr. NELSON
LEE, entitled BILLY BUT TON'S ,TOURNEY TO BRENTFORD ;
or, Harlequin and the Ladies' Favourite.

New scenery, drosses, decorations, and appointments, magnificent
Car of Industry, &c. Harlequin, Mr. H. Ilemmings ; Columbine,
34,111 e. Christine; Pantaloon, 4r. Lehrvan ; and Two Clowns, Mr.
C. Adams and Mr. Croueste ; Sprites, Masters Gee and Bra !bury.
Boz-oflice open from Eleven till Four. Stags Manager, Mr. W.
West.

DAILY TVEATHER TABLE.

SATURDAY, JAN. 7, 1854.

State of the wind and weather at each of the following
places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations
are arranged in order of latitude.
TUNBRIDGE—W., strong breeze—overcast.
GREENWICII—W., gentle breeze—overcast.
STROOD—W., gentle breeze—rain.

lIIGFI WATER AT LOND'

,ON BRIDGE,

THIS DAY —Morning 1 rnin.after 8 I Evening 31 min.aft. 8
To-Monitow—Morning 3 min.after 9 I Evening 34 min.aft. 9

THE WEATHER.—Sox Opru%, JAN. 7.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.

43 —highest since noon yesterday.
TT—lowest this morning and during the night.
45 —this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 28'97.
WIND, S.—Light breeze, and thaw.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1854

January finds events at last thickening. So
rapidly, indeed, that we have scarcely leisure to
regard otherwise than cursorily those exhilarating
but unhappily fallacious rumours of a thorough
change in the administration of affairs at the
Horse Guards—barely a moment to heave a pass-
ing sigh over the death, in his eighty-ninth year,
of the illustrious PLuNKEr—hardly more than a
fleeting opportunity to estimate as it ought to be
estimated this extraordinary rise, in the depth of
winter, simultaneously in the price of bread and
coals—matters, to a certain extent, of almost
secondary importance when weighed in the
balance against the probability of a general war
among the chief States of Christendom. Sooner or
later we have all along maintained that
that war would come inevitably. During
the last ten or eleven months we have insisted
upon this, and we have asserted again, and yet
again, and yet again that the struggle could only
be rendered more disastrous by delay, the cause
of contention being thereby deplorably compli-
cated, and the evil passions of the aggressor being
roused to an extraordinary increase
consequently
of rage and temerity by the weakness evidenced
by our prolonged diplomatic negotiat ions. Unfortu-
..vi s ~:,I.oa.tely, our warnings have all along been
re clearly justified by events as the time has
-d, and occurrences have become multiplied.
thing has failed in the way of pacific con-
-6,t04 ces for the effecting of a bloodless reconcilia-
:t-
Alay.. Russia has advanced both in the audacity
end the criminality of that monstrous policy which
1%1 wisifirkt. alinotni6ed to the world at large by the.
arrogant and lawless course pursued by the CZAZ