The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-27 00:00:00

ASTLErS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.

- Lessee and Manager, Mr.. William Cooke.

THIS D&Y, Sept. 27th, and during the week, will be presented
the higbly successful Equestrian Spectacle entitled, THE WOOD-
MAN'S HORSE; or, THE FALSE KNIGHT, abounding in novel
and startling effects.

Succeeded by an unrivalled phalanx of talent, and Mr. William
Cooke's SCENES in the CIRCLE, including the graceful equitation
of Miss Emily Cooke, the wonder of the World; the surprising Act
of X. Palmer on a single Horse, without saddle or bridle; the In-
' 'credible feats of the Brothers Francisco, &c.
Boa-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr.
West. Acting Manager, Mr. W H. Cooke. Equestrian Director,
Mr. Wm. Cooke, jun.

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1854.

In the -absence of authentic intelligence from
the East a variety of canards- are circulated
which scarcely require refutation. In some the
speculations of interested parties aro invested with
the garb of reality, and guesseS are treated as
distinct and unquestionable facts, while in one at
least of the others " the wish is father to the
thought," and we are treated to a ridiculous in-
vention as a piece of " startling news." It would
indeed be " startling" but for the simple cir-
cumstance that it is not merely improbable, but
absolutely impossible, and that it may therefore
be regarded as one of the most unblushing speci-
mens of mendacity that has as yet proceeded
from philo-Muscovite sources—albeit that some
of these ingenious inventions have already en-
titled themselves to rank with the AltnicnAusr.,.Ns
and LONGDOWS of former generations, and cast
even FERDINAND MENDEZ Rurro himself into the
shade.

The first of these audacious flaws comes to us
in the Cassel Gazette, which, on the authority of
a letter from Bucharest, dated the 14th instant,
announces that " the corps of General LUDERS,
60,000, had crossed the Danube and entered the
Dobrthischa !" It adds its belief that " the Rus-
sian army intends to march on Varna, whilst the
Turkish army is encamped in Wallachia, and the
Allied Army is operating in the Crimea !!" To
maintain an appearance of impartiality, it gravely
declares that, "as regards Varna, it is to be re-
marked that there are in its neighbourhood two
French divisions, and between 7,000 and 8,000
English and Turkish troops. There is, then, a
very imposing army of 30,000 men, which ren-
ders a coup de main against Varna impossible ! -11"
We venture to add that the army, albeit 30,000
strong, is not by any means so "imposing" as the
announcement in the Cassel Gazette, which
was probably intended to delay the operations
of the reserve, and prevent them from
co-operating with their brethren in the Crimea as
soon as might otherwise be the case. The fabri-
cator of this brilliant tale was not, however, satis-
fied with playing on the credulity or Russian
tendencies of the Cassel Gazette. A letter from
the same town, of the same date, and manifestly
from the same hand, appeared in the Presse of
Vienna, by which the author declared that "he
was enabled to announce positively that General
Llamas had crossed the Danube with large forces,
and was advancing on the Dobrudscha ; that, ac-
cording to the last news, Russian troops had been
seen at Matschin, near Ibraila." With a pleasing
display of candour, which shows that the arrow
thus shot forth was drawn from the same quiver
as that above referred to, the writer adds—" I
mention this fact to you without sharing the
opinion generally credited here, that General
LUDERS intends to march. on Varna, where there
is a very large force of Allied Troops!'" Now,
without entering into any arguments to prove the
insuperable difficulties that would attend so reckless
a step, which,
if practicable, would neee •
ssarily be
followed by the destruction of the
entire corps,
without proving, as we might easily
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the
physical impossibility of such a movement, it is
sufficient to say, that we have authentic account,
• from Bucharest up to the 22d inst., eight days
• later than the letters aforesaid, in which not the
slightest allusion is made to the important
1" facts" so kindly communicated to the Editors of
the Cassel Ga:Ttle, and the Press of Vienna.
Another story of a similar class is, that the
Russian fleet had actually sailed from Sebastopol,
with the intention of cutting off the "reserve,
on its passage from Varna to the Crimea." This
tatory comes from Berlin. The authority on which
it is founded is an alleged despatch from Prince
MENSCFIIKOFF t 0 the CZAR. • The amiable
journalist, however, adds —" We are afraid
that t • his last piece of intelligence is too good to be
true." So are we--although our fears rest on
a very different foundation from those of the
friend to Russia, who has given expression
thereto, as above stated. Another author gives
Morelli version of the affair, ar hints that

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