The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-06 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.

Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
THIS EYENLNG, OCT. 6,

Will be performed THE STRANGER. Supported by Messrs.
G. V. Brooke, A. Younge, Morgan, and G. Burt ; Mesdames An-
derton„ Vickery, and Belton.
To conclude with TrIE FOUNTAIN OF• BEAUTY, in which
Miss Featherstone and Miss E. Ormond will appear. Reduced prices
tis usual.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.

Under the Management of Mr. Charlea Kelm:

This Theatre will OPEN for the Season on MONDAY NEXP,
the 10th October, when will be performed Lord Byron s Tragedy of
BAILDANAPALUS, with other Entertainments.

Full Particulars In future Announcements. The Box-office wil'
open on Thursday, the 6th instant.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPRI.

Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster —Directress, Madame Celeste.

THIS EVENING. OCT. G.

Will be performed GENE VI EVE. Characters by Messrs. Parser°,
G. Lee, Leigh Murray, C. Selby, Bedfortr, Keeley, 0. Smitb, &c. ;
Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. Keeley.
After wtieb, will be presented SA.RDANAPALIT°.
To be followed by THE CAMP AT CIIOBIIAM.
To conclude with COMING OF AGE.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.

Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke.

The new and Classical Burlesque the greatest triumph ever achieved.
Crowded audiences nightly prove its powerful attraction, while
enthusiastic approbation greets its gorgeous effects The Fall of
phaeton, and his destruction on the banks of the River Po, are
pronounced by the Press and the Public the most perfect and beau-
tiful Tableaux ever witnessed in this Theatre.

Re-engagement of those wondrous Artistes, Signor CARLO and
Signor FRANCOIS, whose extraordinaTy perf.rmances on LA
PERCHE surpass those of all other Artistes who have appeared.

THIS EVENING, OCT. 6,

And during the week, will be presented (the 22d time) the New
Classical Burlesque, entitled JUPITER'S DECREE, AND THE
FALL OF PHAETON; or, THE FIERY COURSERS OF THE SUN,
supported by the entire strength of the CompanY-
New and original Scenes in the Circle, introducing Signor CAR-
LO and Signor FRANCOIS.

Concluding with (95th time) THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO.
Box-dace open from Eleven till. Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West.

DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

THURSDAY, OCT. 6, 1853.

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.
SOUTHAMPTON--S., strong breeze—rain.
TUNBRIDGE—S., gentle breeze—scud—rain.
GREENWICH—S.B., gentle breeze—overcast.
STRooD—S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
SWINDON—S.W., fresh breeze--cloudy.
CAMBRIDGE—S., fresh breeze—cloudy.
YARMOUTH—S., hard wind—rain.
The return from the following places indicates the state
of the weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock :-
MULLINGAR—S.W. hard wind—rain.
FOLKESTONE—S.W., strong breeze—overcast.
BIRMINGHAM—S.W., stormy—rain.
CREWE—S.W.. strong breeze—cloudy.
HOLYHEAD--W.S.W., heavy gale—overcast--rain.
DARLINGTON--S.E., strong breeze—overcast—rain.
SHAP—S., strong breeze—rain.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Pais DAY —Morning 50 min.after 3 Evening 8 min.aft. 4
To-Moaaow—Morning 29 min.after 4' Evening 50 min.aft. 4

THE WEATHER.—Smc ()prim, OCT. 6.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
58—highest since noon yesterday.
50—lowest this morning and during the night.
54—this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 29.45.
WIND, N.W. - Light airs, and thick, hazy weather.

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LONDON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1853.

We are now gravely told by the ABERDEEN
organ that " the EMPEROR of Russia has declared
for peace." It acknowledges that " the announce-
ment may probably appear incredible, after what
has 'been proved respecting the nature of the ori-
ginal aggression," but adds that it " can state,
-upon undoubted authority, that the sentiments of
the CZAR, as expressed at Olmiltz by his own lips,
are not only in favour of a pacific settlement, but are
reconcilable to a great extent with the conditions
proposed by ourselves." It may be so. The
Times should be good authority on anything
emanating from Russia just at present. It has
well merited the confidence of its Imperial Mas-
ter, and is entitled to the most unreserved dis-
closures from the party on whose behalf it has
made such energetic exertions and incurred such
an enormous amount of obloquy. It has evinced,
too, -unquestionable discretion on behalf of the
cause which it had undertaken to advance. For
what stone did it leave unturned to promote
the interests of the AUTOCRAT and damage
Lhose of the SULTAN? What portion of
information did it not apply to the same
purpose, twisting and turning it in every
possible form, now bringing it forward in
the shape of foreign correspondence, again of in-
telligence gleaned and collected from well-informed
continental journals, accompanied by notes and
oomments—at one time in the shape of editorial
remarks, at another, of elaborate letters from con-
venient correspondents, who were ready to predict
the inevitable downfall of the Ottoman Empire,
and to prove that England should make the best
of that which could not by any possibility be
averted, or even long postponed. At intervals
tite blessings of peace were chaunted in dulcet
%trains, befitting an Arcadian bard, save that, in
place of green fields and lowing herds, it sung of
unnumbered bales of cotton, and power-looms
worked two-and-twenty hours per day, the human
machines attached being allowed the odd two
hours for rest, refreshment, and recreation—
all, in fact, that could please the smooth ma-
nufacturer, who thought the Government of the
world, and the position of England in the scale of
nations of but trivial importance, when compared
with the supply of additional calico to the banks
of the Don or the Dnieper, or the clothing of the
hordes of Cossacks and Calmucks, who owed fealty
to the benignant and gentle NICHOLAS. Anon,
it struck the lyre with bolder and more -vigorous
hand, when it dwelt on the honours of war in
terms that might have sufficed to harrow up the
soul of every member of the Peace Congress, and
made the .broad-brims quiver on hairs standing
erect like " quills on the fretful porcupine."
Surely after such unwavering fidelity, such
efficient services, bestowed, tcc, with such total
disregard of characters, the obedient journal is
at least entitled to the meed of early and authen-
tic intelligence, as the least return for all it has
performed, and all the serious risks it has en-
countered.

Nor is the matter itself so very improbable as
to induce us to doubt the statement thus put for-
ward on "undoubted authority." We have seen
and heard enough of the professions of mode-
ration on the part of the CZAR, not to feel
any degree of surprise or astonishment at any
assertions he may choose to put forward. Like
his gfeat prototype, " the wolf in the fable," he
had. ample jUstification for any extremities to which
he, might please to proceed, and any indulgence
Trhich he might feel disposed to show was owing,
not to the merits of his adversary, but to the
unbounded benignity and clemency Of his own
disposition. When such claims were put forward
by a servile herd " the God of the Russians," as
by a refinement of blasphemy he was termed,
might surely speak of his own kindly disposition,
and of his pacific inclinations. Besides, the Great
.I%.lorthern Despot possibly finds that matters do
not run quite so smoothly as ho had anticipated.
lie did not perfectly understand the dispositions
of the Anglo-Saxon race when he imagined that
because he had secured the co-operation of the