The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-03 00:00:00

After which, THE PETS OF THE BILLET.
The Performances will conclude with the Farce of LUCKY
STABS. Characters by Messrs Herbert, Jones, and Sidney; 3liss
F. Beaumont, &c.
talla. 55.; Boxes, 35.; Pit, Is. Gd; Gallery, 6d.; Private Box. s,
£1 Its. 6.1., to behad of Mr. Allcroft. 15, New Bond-street.

ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL ANIPIIITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke.
THIS EVENING, Juror 3,

Will be presented the new Grand Histor:cal Ilidtary spectacle, en•
titled THE ; or, Vive is France.

Followed by a series of Chef d'Ouvres of Art, or Equitation DE
LA HAUTE ECOLE deve'oped in the Scenes in the CIRCLE:, the
whole arranged and conducted by lII*. William Cooke.

'To conclude with RUSSIA AGAINST TURKEY, NOW ON
TRIAL.
-Boa-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL, GARDENS.
Open for the Season.
THIS EVENING, JULY 3,
Will be repeated the entirely NEW and BRILLIANT PIECE
t.f FIREWORK on a gigantic scale, representing the British Lion
and Gallic Cock Trampling on the Russian Eagle. All the numerous
attractions of the gardens as usual, including the beautiful Panorama
of Cilium, by Damon—the extensive and interesting Menagerie—
Vocal and Instrumental Concert : Miss Poole, Miss Ransford, and
Mr. Manvers, &c. Conelilding with the attack of the British Fleet
ort Chusan—Explosion of the Batteries and Ships, and final Grand
Display of Fireworks, by Southhy. Feeding the animals, Half-past
Five. Concert, Half-past Six. Fireworks, Quarter to Ten. Ad-
mission to the whole, Is.

MGT! WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tuts DAT —Morning 52 min.after 6 Evening 18 mln.aft. 7
To .Nreuitou—Mornin 44 min.after 7 Evening 11 min. ft 8

THE WEATHER.--Sus OFFICR, JULY 2.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
66 - highest since noon yesterday.
—lo west this morning and during the night.
69—this day, at noon.
BAROMETER, 30.02.
Wncn, S.W.—Fresh breeze, with passing showers.

JULY 3.
70—highest since noon yesterday.
58 —lowest this morning and during the night.
69—this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 29.85—a sudden fall.
WIND, S.S.W. to S.W.---Light breeze, and fine weather

Tbx, SAM

LONDON, MONDAY, JULY 3, 1854.

Exactly a year after the passage of the river
Pruth by the Russians, the CZAR rejects, alto-
gether and peremptorily rejects, the final and, it
must be admitted, the sufficiently courteous de-
mand made by Austria and Prussia for the evacua-
tion of the Principalities. The oircumstance of
this last insensate proceeding on the part of the
Emperor NICHOLAS is of particular importance,
and one the more entitled to observation, if pos-
sible, occurring upon so memorable an anniver-
sary. It must not be supposed, of course, that
the intelligence of the AVTOCRAT'S reply to the I
Imperial and Royal communication recently
tiSnstnitted from Vienna to St. Peters-
burg is iuconsis.tent in any way, or clashes
either directly or indirectly, with the accounts
previously received from the Seat of War to the
effect that the defeated Muscovites were making
a retrograde movement from, Wallachia, through
Moldavia, towards Beasarskaa. There is no ques-
tion whatever about the fact of that retrograde
movement. There is no doxii,t,
of the aggressor having metas to the forces
withtt:traordinary
discomfiture all along the banks
of the Danube
from the vicinity of Kalafat to the border%
of the Dobrudscha. Not the smallest amount of
•ao.
tainty exists as to the reality of the trinte,
e;-.
achieved by the soldiers of the SULTAN, unaided on
the field of battle by any auxiliary force beyond
that furnished by the Egyptian Contingent—not
the slightest uncertainty exists as to the value of the
victories won by the Turkish army over the legions
of the AUTOCRAT, whether at Citate or at °He-
nan,. Any more than there is room for incredu-
lity in regard to the severity of the losses expe-
rienced by Russia in the course of these memorable
encounters. In surveying the record kept of the
events which have transpired during the lapse of
the past twelve months, betweeen the passage of the
Pruth and the rejection of the Austrian summons
.for evacuation—the Emperor NICHOLAS can only
find occasion to peruse a long catalogue of enor-
mous and indisputable misfortunes.
During that ono terrible year, his principal
generals have been either killed or wounded,
While his army itself has been in a manner
decimated. General SCHILDERS is dead. General
LUDERS is dead. Prince GORTSCHA KOFF is dis-
abled. Prine3 PASKIEWITCH is so severely
wounded that it is still matter of uncertainty
whether he can possibly continue loeger iu his
responsible post as Generalissimo. The cannon-
balls and the musketry of the Turks have mean-
while done such havoc in the ranks of the unfor-
tunate army under the rule of these luckless Com-
manders, that 50,000 men are said to have fallen
on the side of the Russians during the campaign
of 1853-18541 according to a generally
receiyal,