The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-08 00:00:00

STRAND THEATRE.

Sole Lessee Mr. F. W. Alleroft—Direetrule, Miss Rebecca Isaacs

THIS EVENING, APRIL 8,

Will be performed THE BEGGAR'S OPERA.
To be followed by BORN TO GOOD LUCK.
With THE DUMB BELLE. Eliza, Miss R. Isaacs.
After which, THE BLUE JACKETS.

'tails, 55.; Boxes, 35.; Pit, Ir. 6d; Gallery, (id.; Private Boxes
.£1 I Is. 6d., to be had of Mr. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street.

ASTLETS EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke.
THIS EVENING, APRIL 8,

The entertainments will commence with the chivalric spectacle,
THE WOODMAN'S HORSE ; or, The False Knight. Followed by
an elegant routine of scenes in the CIRCLE, introducing Miss
KATE COOKE; the Wonder of the World, Miss EMILY Cooxx; the
Premier Horseman, Mr. ALFRED COOKE; Mr. WILLIAM COOKE on
his matchless steed RAVEN, and a new Burlesque Equestrian Pari-
sian Pastoral B tLLET—the appointments expressly made in Paris.

Concluding with (6th time) an entirely new Farce, DALRY3I.
PLE VERSUS TUBBS.

Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West.

I:IGFI WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

r'''' DAY —Morning 7 inin.after 10 j Evening 51 min.aft. 10
To.lroaacw--Morning 28 min.after 11 Evening 0 min. aft 0

THE WEATHER.—Sum Orrice, APRIL 8.
TNERNONETEE, IN THE SHADE.
66 —highest since noon yesterday.
50 --lowest this morning and during the night.
66—this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 30.26—falling.
Wriao, S.W.—Light breeze, and fine, sunshiny, summer
weather.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1854.

The immediate object of the War is obvious.
It is the prevention of a great wrong. It arises
from the determination of France and England to
prevent Turkey from being molested and despoiled
by the Russian Atrrocus.r. That there is reason
for this movement on the part of the Western
Powers—that there are sufficienti grounds for the
interposition of their forces for the defence of the
SULTAN from the aggressionk of his lawless and
colossal neighbour—must be acknowledged to
have become for some time past,. and to continue
still at this moment, plainly enough attested by
the mere presence of the Russian army within
the boundary of the Principalities. The simple
fact of the struggle being all this while not on
the banks of the Pruth, but on those of the Da-
nube, must be accepted on the instant, of
course, as proof positive of tlbe reality of the
CZAR'S aggression upon the Sum :AN'S dominions.
It is for the purpose of put ting an end to
this aggression, it is with a view to preclude
the wrong-doer from the possibility of adventuring
at any future period upon the repetition of his
recent proceedings, it is to thse end that the
SULTAN may be protected and th,t tt the- AUTOCRAT
may be punished, that the assailant may be re-
pelled and the assailed defended, that war may
be effectually put an end to and peace be satis-
factorily, and promptly, and perm; anently re-estab-
lished—that the Western Powo3 cs have at last
boldly entered upon the contes it as principals,
despatching their vast armaments northwards and
eastwards for the subjugation of St. Petersburg
and the preservation of Constant nople.
England and France have ac ted thus as the
principal foes of barbarism, as till ) arbiters of the
destinies of Europe, as the rd. presentatives of
modern civilisation. Their ail ais no longer
that of selfish aggrandisement.. They adven-
ture upon the contest, not as so often
hitherto, for the satisfying of ticry e mere cravings
of their national pugnacity. 'I 'hey draw the
sword and initial the banner to secure the inno-
cent weak from being vanquished , and to disap-
point the mighty wrong-doer at ti lie very moment
when apparently about to gratii: fp his rapacious
ambition with impunity. Aust i and Prussia
hesitate—but England and Fran ;a have resolved
upon this glorious achievement. They have so
resolved upon it, that, in spite o C the rivalry of
centuries, they have established s perfect accord
between their Governments. An. alliance of such
complete cordiality, that the armii s ; which opposed
each other in deadly strife at W:v terloo, and the
navies which grappled in mortal conflict at Tra-
falgar are at last united in brothea •bood. Blended
together, their maritime armams ents enter the
Euxine under DUNDAS and Hai rELIN, and the
_
Baltic under NAPIER and DESCt EIENEs. Fight-
REPRESENTATION OF SoUTRA.UPToN The writ
.for
Southampton election, the in! side by side, their military
vacated his seat in Parliament o
Attorney Gen.eral having advance upon the common ( menay, under
n accepting the. Re-
eordership of Bristol, arrived at the former
l mentioned
town yesterday. The election win take the accordant directions of RA.( MAN and St.
nes
Opp
either')
day next. It is rumoured that the re-electioni3ace on Wed-
ivi of the :may have done
ARNAUD in vindication of the SEG, °red principles
Attorney-General will be opof justice, and no longer, as they
sittart, who has been au unsuccessful candidate rt. Van-
for hitherto, from abrutal lust of spo
ration.
Southampton, or Sir Edward Butler, of Ilarefiaeled '
Hampshire. Both of thesa gentlemen are Conservatives, All this, as we have said, that
REDUCTION OF WAGES AT STOCKPORT.---The spin.B. repelled and Turkey protected.
d manufacturers of Stockport have been :Russia may be
ners an
en-
gager in considering whether they shall. reduce pro. In order that the war may Tbf.) satisfactorily
two or three days per week, or work full terminated however,
uction by it will not 'be enough that
time for the present, taking off the ten per cent, added Russian '
the forces should be coin: p elled to retire
tellatnheedwaognes of operatives in May last, and which was
the ground of prosperity. One firm has from the invaded Principalities. More than this
has become requisite. The Atm CRAT must be
stopped altogether, and two others havte.ngone three
days per week, but the genera meeting of masterst
deprived.. of the capacity of distur k sing again in a
agreed, by a majority equal to 90 or. 5 percen .. of
notice of reverting to the prices similar manner the inestimable, ;and for nearly
horse-power, to give
forty years the almost unbroken,; tranquillity of
was accordingly
of last May. A week's notice
given on Thursday to the hands. and. a question
arises as to whether they will submit quietly or again Christendom. The Ottoman Er a pire must be
secured from its liability of 7being agitated
resort to a strike. The difference to the manufacturer
by outrages. It mu; t be secured
will be about I,ld. or 2d. per piece of cloth in the fabrics
.
most largely produced in Stockport, whilst the selling
sidt 3-against the
prices of these fabrics are reduced is. to 18. 7d. per against this liability on many
piece, with great accumulation of stock in addition. The . .„
;irritating attacks from Austria tb o:ough the price of 40 inch 66 reed India cloths per piece of 43
ma-
yards was lls. 4id. in May last, and it sells now for 9s. i rauding Montenegrins, against an: r despicable on-
9d. The cost of weaving is ls. sid. per piece. They
complain also of the increase of other-charges. Oil has slaUght from Greece through risin g s fomented by
risen from 7s. 2d. to 9s. 2d. per gallon. and flour is the treachery of the Athenian Go% re:rnment, above
nearly double the price it was in May. They have had all, of course, against further agg mssions on the
the advantage of a reduction in cotton, but it does not
exceed the difference of charge for flour and oils. The part of the Russian AUTOCRAT, whi :they directed
operatives are holding meetings and sending deputations
to the employers to induce them to reconsider their pro- upon the European frontiers of T urkey on the
posal. Pruth, on the Danube, or on the moun-

The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the
house adjourned at two o'clock.

thins, or upon -the Asiatic frontiers in the vicinity
of the Caucasus.
Now this cannot be effectually accomplished, it
is scarcelynecessary to observe, by the mere evacua-
tion of the Principalities. Speaking plainly, the war
cannot possibly be closed with credit to the Western
Powers, or with safety to the Ottoman Empire, or
with any probability of our having really secured the
subsequent conservation of the peace of Christen-
dom—unless much more shall have been first
accomplished than could possibly have been con-
templated by either France or England at the
commencement of the recent negotiations. It.
would not be difficult to intimate the chief of
these preliminaries, or rather, as we might call
them, these essential conditions for a pacification.
The evacuation of Moido-Wallachia by the Musco-
vites, is, of course, a thing understood. Besides
which, however, the Government of Montenegro
must be brought to a strict account—and though
it is scarcely necessary to add this after what was
said in the House of Commons on Thursday even-
ing by Lord JOHN RUSSELL—the same may be re-
marked in regard to the Athenian Government.
Then the Black Sea must be opened. In like
manner, in regard to the river Danube, there
must be no further restriction in the privileges
of its navigation. Moreover, it is probable that
all existing treaties between Russia and Turkey
will have not to be explained,• but to be altogether
abandoned. Such, in reference to this war, are
among a few of its chief consequences. The
Russian AUTOCRAT has now, at least, the consola-
tion of reflecting that he has to compete no longer
with Turkey alone, but with Turkey suuported
13/7 France and England, and that—defeated—he
will. have to disgorge most of the territorial rob-
beries perpetrated by himself and his predecessors,
and to behold Russia at the close of the war col-
lapsing in her dimensions, in illustration of the
reality of that memorable " slope to the East"
spoken of in 1848 by M. DE LAMARTINE.

The TestameDtary Jurisdiction Bill last night
received a third reading, and passed through the
hereditary branch of the Legislature. It had,
however, a very narrow escape. But seven
Noble Lords attended to support one of the most
important and useful measures of legal reform on
the last stage of its progress—a measure for which
the Government justly claimed considerable merit,
and had the claim allowed to the fullest extent.
It would, indeed, have been rejected, but that the
friends and supporters of the abuses that have
sprung up during successive generations were as
remiss and apathetic as the reformers, so that,
when the final division took place, there were
but twelve Peers present, of whom seven were
" content," and five " not content." Had the
result been different, a very unpleasant interrogatory
might have been received, to which it 'Would have
been difficult to frame an answer altogether re-
spectful or satisfactory to the Upper House.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY availed himself
of the opportunity to express his deep sympathy
for the snug family party, who, by the passing of
the bill, would be deprived of the lucrative mo-
nopoly they had so long enjoyed. His Grace
feelingly deplored " the grievous loss which they
would suffer from its provisions—forgetting that
their loss is the gain of the community in general,
who have for so long a period been heavily
mulcted to support their dignity. No closer cor-
poration ever existed than the highly-respectable
body of Proctors for whom his Grace was
the earnest advocate. Only thirty-four of
their number were allowed to take articled
clerks, and that privilege was conceded but
once in five years, so that not quite seven in the
year could enter on the course leading to such
high emoluments. It is needless to say, that the
fortunate few thus highly favoured scarcely did
more than replace the vacancies in the general
body, and in their own numbers that occurred
from time to time. The value of the privilege
may be judged from the fact, that on the rare
occasions, when so good a thing was suffered to
pass from the immediate family or connexions of
the persons authorised to sign articles, 1,0001.
was generally demanded, and willingly paid by
the neophyte. And as if these difficulties were
not sufficient to guard the sacred mysteries
from the vulgar gaze, stringent bye-laws
were framed, which prevented any person from
being articled after he had attained the age of
18 years, or if he had received a salary as
a clerk in the office of any proctor. No matter
how acute . the intellect, profound the learning,
and brilliant the genius of the " Pariah," he was
for ever excluded if he received even a single shil-
ling as remuneration for services rendered to any of
the initiated. It was perhaps necessary to practise
this rigorous exclusion in order to prevent those
who had obtained even a distant glimpse of the
enormous profits obtainable from straining after-
the rich prizes. The ot iroAXot must not be allowed
the remotest chance of obtaining admission.
" Odi prefanura vulgus et circes" appears to
have been the motto of each of the
thirty-four ; and though there has been
an instance of a little foot-page who succeeded in
charming one of the dragons who guarded the
golden fruit, the singularity of the exception
proves the stringency and generality of the rule.
We scarcely think that it was politic on the
part of his Grace to take any part in the proceed-

,ngs. He must have felt that the Leviathan

Sinecurist was the grandson and nominee of one
of his predecessors—that the next person who is

,o succeed, is also the grandson of another Most

Reverend personage who had achieved the highest
position in the Anglican Church, while the re-
mainder man was his own descendant and nomi-
'lee, that the anticipated profits in the one case were

iaortgaged to a wealthy Insurance Company, and
that the nomination in his own case took place after
a report which had induced his immediate prede-
cessor, Archbishop HOWLEY, to abstain from ex-
ercising the valuable privilege. He should also
have recollected that all the proctors were his own
c►eatures, admitted by himself to the positions
they occupied, and he should have remained satis-
fied with the ample concession made to his pro-
tegees, without ventilating a question by which
they could scarcely be benefitted, and which could
only serve to bring the matter more prominently
under public notice, and to occasion a general
protest against the monopoly, which, by the bill,
is to be allowed to the present practitioners for
no less than ten years to come.
No such consideration has been shown to the
other branches of the legal profession, when their
emoluments were materially curtailed by the ine-

vitable results of other legal reforms. No
Right Reverend Prelate breathed forth his heart-
felt sympathy for barristers or attozneys who

suffered grievous losses by the establishment of
County Courts, and other alterations of legal
pxocedure. Nor was any time given to

break their fall, or "to enable thena in the

interval to form other connexions which would

make the shock less felt." No ; they were

of the general public, and were deserving of no
sympathy. Their numbers were not limited, nor
was there a virtual monopoly insured as to the
highly-favoured offspring of Mother Church.
They fell, without any clerical mourners to lament
their fate. But a valuable precedent was esta-
blished, that will enable legal reformers in the
House of Commons to resist, and we hope success-
fully, the proposed monopoly about to be granted
to the present practitioners for ten years from the
passing of the Act.

Better that Austria and Prussia should openly
declare against us, than persist in this odious and
affected neutrality. Better almost, we had said,
that they should be against us than with us—for
in that event the nations of central Europe would
have more secure hope of their social and political
regeneration.

It is earnestly to be prayed that, nearer home

than Vienna and Berlin, there may be neither
complicity nor connivance in regard to this dis-
graceful policx of playing "fast or loose," which
has so long been persevered in by the German
Governments. At any rate, delays and delays
have been suspicions. Suspicious, too, have been
the results already visible in the Court of Berlin,
consequent upon the arrival cf that message from
the CZAR, conveyed thither by Prince GEORGE of ,