The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-25 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
tinder the management of Mr. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, Jona 25,

Will- be performed MARRIED LIFE. Characters by Messrs.
Buckstone, Howe, and Farren ; Mrs. L. S. Buckingham.
After which, MR. BUCKSTONE'S ASCENT OF MOUNT PAR-
sAssue.
To be followed by RAPPINGS AND TABLE MOVINGS.
To conclude with THE BOARDING SCHOOL BALL.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S TILEATEE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean.

THIS EVENING, Jura 25,
Wilt be performed. THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Sup-
ported by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacy.
After which, will be presented Lord Byron's Tragedy of BAR.
DANAFALUX. Principal characters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean.
To conclude with TURNING THE TABLES.

ROYAL LYCEUM TREATRE.

under the Management of Madame Vestris.
Last Six Nights of the Season.
THIS EVENING, JUNE 25,

Will be performed TRYING IT ON. Principal character by Mr.
C. Mathews.

After which, A WONDERFUL WOMAN. Characters by Mews
C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Madame Vestris, &c.

To be followed by THE LAWYERS. Characters by Messrs. C
Mathews, F. Matthews, R. Rosby, and Cooper; Mrs. F. Matthews,
Miss Robertson, &c.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL

proprietoro ➢ir. B. Webstat —Directress, Madame Celeste.
TEIS EVENING, JUNE 25,

Will be performed GENEVIEVE. Characters by Messrs. Ben
Webster, A. Wigan, Leigh Murray, Keeley, Paul Bedford, and 0,
smith; Madame Celeste and Mrs. Keeley.
After which, NORMA.
To be followed by BETSY BAKER.
To conclude 'with THE DANCING SCOTCHMAN.

ASTLRY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Sole Lessee and 't eager, Mr. W. Cooke.
Immense Attraction. Celebration of the Anniversary of the glorious
18th of June, by the production of the grand Spectacle of the
Battle of Waterloo, in commi!moration of the great national
victory.

THIS EVENING, Awl! 25,
As daring the week, will be performed for the Seventh Time these
Three Years, the popular Spectacle of THE BATTLE OF WATER-
LOO, reproduced with all its original dramatic, scenic, equestrian,
and military effects.

To be followed by an incomparable display of Mr. W. Cooke's
Scenes in the Circle, supported by the most talented Artistes of the
day,—introducing the Equestrian Wonder, Miss Emily Cooke, in
her unparalleled Feat of Leaping through 16 balloons, both forward
and backward, which is nightly received with deafening applause.
To conclude with the successful Hippo Drama of THE CHASE,
er LIFE ON THE TURF—Plustrating a Sporting Man's Career.
By express desire of several Families of distinction, and in accord-
ance with the flattering request, Mr. W. Cooke has made arrange-
ments to give a Series of Two more Grand Juvenile Morning Per-
formances during the Midsummer Holidays, namely, on WEDNES-
DAY, June 29, And WEDNESDAY, JULY 6. An entire change
of Performance, commencing at Two o'clock.
Box-ortice open daily from .Eleven to Four. Stage Manager, Mr.
W. West.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
THIS EVENING, JUNE 25,
CHUSAN and the FEAST OF LANTERNS.
Splendid MENAGERIE, containing a vast number of Specimens of
Natural History, including an Orang-Outan, the only one exhibiting
in this country.
GODFREY'S unrivalled MILITARY BAND. Vocal and Instrumental
Concert. At Dusk a most brilliant display of Fireworks.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tam DAT —Morning 41 min. after 4 Evening 5 min.aft. 5
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To-Meaaow—Morning 29 min. after 5 Evening 52 min.aft. 5

THE WEATHER.—Sou OFFICE, JUNE 25.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
78—highest since noon yesterday.
60—lowest this morning and during the night.
67 this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 39.81.
WIND, S.W.—Light breeze, and rainy weather.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1853.

Resolutely as Turkey has rejected for the fourth
time compliance with the arrogant demands of
Russia, the former has, nevertheless, evinced
throughout the most amiable readiness to adopt a
course at once of candour and conciliation. It is
true that the Divan has successively refused the
Convention, the Sened, the Note, and the I7lti-
reatun ; but, while doing so, it has clearly ex-
pressed its willingness to despatch forthwith to
St. Petersburgh an envoy extraordinary for the
purpose, if possible, of opening new and more
amicable negotiations. Meanwhile, moreover, the
SULTAN, in conclusive testimony of his good-
feeling towards the Christian population in his
empire, has issued a remarkable and humane
series of firmans, according to them a perfect
equality in all the national rights, pri-
vileges, and immunities. By these memorable
documents, not only have the Rayahs
been formally emancipated, but all classes of
Christians without distinction—Latins, Greeks,
and Armenians—have been placed upon precisely
the same footing with the mass of their Mahome-
tan fellow-countrymen. Nothing, therefore, re-
mains to be conceded by the Sublime Porte in
regard to that grievance which the CZAR, in
reference at least to the Greek Church, resolved
to vindicate by his arbitrary acts of spoliation
and encroachment. Absolutely no pretext
whatsoever is left to the Cabinet of St.
Petersburgh, now that the firmans here speci-
fied have been decreed by the SULTAN, and
communicated through the agency of his Ambassa-
dors to the majority of the European Governments.
Under ordinary circumstances, of course, we should
be disposed, naturally enough, to anticipate after
this the close of all further anxiety upon the sub-
ject—counting with confidence upon the certainty
of a speedy and satisfactory settlement. Under
ordinary circumstances we should—but certainly
not under circumstances like these, altogether un-
paralleled. It signifies nothing at this moment
that no shadow of reason for hostilities remains
to the Russian Government that Govern-
ment having evinced of late a total dis-
regard to the dictates of truth and of
justice. It has followed too long a line of policy
distinguished by its tortuosity and its turpitude,
to leave us any hope of its displaying at this, the
eleventh hour, any disposition to enter upon a
manly and chivalrous course of negotiation. Be-
sides which, the circular nate transmitted by
NESSELRODE to the different Russian Ambassadors
throughout Christendom has spoken out too
plainly upon this point to admit of one
instant's misapprehension. That sophistical
document, it will be remembered, conveys,
among all its ingenious casuistries, several bold
and insolent announcements. It declares that,
" after having exhausted the last possible conces-
sions; the EMPEROR is now compelled to insist on
the unconditional acceptance of the draft of the
note"—it grants to the Porte " a reprieve of eight
days "—and, it insists that, before the expiration
of that interval, the Divan shall yield entirely to
the demands of the ultimatum. Now that the
eight days have expired, and that " the draft
of the note " has been formally and finally
rejected, it can hardly be supposed that
Russia will allow of any modulated compro-
mise, especially after solemnly declaring that the
Cabinet of St. Petersburgh has " exhausted the
last possible concessions," and, particularly after
stating yet further, that " Russia cannot yield
another step, unless it be at the cost of her politi-
cal importance." No : the Gordian knot has
now to be severed by the edge of the sword—the
CZAR having, according to his own showing, vainly
endeavoured to have it loosened amicably !

Honesty has nothing whatever to do' with the
policy of the Russian Government. The princi-
ples of truth and justice have been expunged from
the tablets of its diplomacy. Hypocrisy and dou-
ble-dealing have long been the main-springs of its
intricate and elaborate policy. And now that the base-
ness of its scheme has at length been brought to light,
it were insanity to calculate upon its adoption in
the moment of disgrace of a more honourable
bearing towardsgronve of its
Governments. It
is in the evil destiny---a groove of its
own construction _a
egroove from which it were
ridiculous to lookana forsi f its easy extrication.
Prudence
AUTOCRAT,
alone can actuate
the councils of the
TOCRAT, and it remains
these
to be seen whether
sufficiently influential to induce him to allow
of Austrian intermediation.
to his recent declarations, we Lclokin
should g
besoldeilsy-
ga,r e
posed to cry out—alea jacta est—re di; g matters
as at this juncture beyond the reach-
Inept Nevertheless, we should be inclined,
other hand, to augur differently, from our on
re-
membrance of his past reputation. A potentate
hitherto so wily and cautious, cannot be expected
to plunge blindly or unthinkingly into a War with
Turkey, in which the Sublime Porte would be aided
by the maritime, and possibly also by the military,
armaments of both the French and English Govern-
ments. however this may be, the two countries,