The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-21 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.

proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame C eteste.
THIS EVENING, JAN. 21,

will be presented the highly Popular New Nautical H:elo-drama,
In five taoleatu, with new scenery, the Sea of Ice, &43., new
dresses and appointments, called THE THIRST OF GOILD ; or,
THE LOST SHIP AND THE WILD FLOWER OF MEXICO.
Principal characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Keeley, Paul Tedford,
O. Selby, Parselle, Marsden, &c. ; Madame Celeste, Mrs,. Leigh
Murray, Miss F. Haskell, &c.

To be followed by the popular and entirely New Gram' Specta-
cular legendary Christmas piece, in two act., with new •scenery,
dresses, machinery, and appointments, called NUABER. NIP, or
THE APIRIT BRIDE. Principal characters by Madame Celeste,
Mrs. Keeley, Miss Woolzar, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Cathbef t, Miss
C. Harding ; Messrs. Paul Bedford, J. Rogers, Romer, G. Lee, &c.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan.
THIS EVENING, JAL 21.

Will he perf3rrne3 THE FIRST NIGHT. Characters by 'Messrs.
Allred Wigan, Le%llc, Lindon, Harwood Cooper, and Vincent ; Miss
P. Horton, and Miss Wyndham.

To be followed by THE CAMP AT THE OLYMPIC. Charae-
ten by Messrs. A. Wigan, F. Robson, Morton, and Galli ; Mes-
dames A. Wigan, Stirling, P. Hortln, Chatterley, Ste.
yollowed by THE WANDERING MINStREL.

STRAND THESTRE,

Sole Lessee, Mr. F. W. Alleraft.—Directress, Min Rebecca Isaacs.

THIS EVENING, JAN, 21,
Will be performed LA SONNAMBULA..
To be followed by THE IRISH 'CU OR.
Afte • which, a new grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled
HARLEQUIN AND KING NUTCRACKER; or, The World of
Toys. Clown, by he inimitable Flexmore ; Harlequin, Mr. Bologna ;
Pantaloon, Mr. Griffiths ; Columbine, Miss Goward.
Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 35.; Pitt, 1, ; Gallery, 4;d.; Private Boxes,
U. Is., to be nal oz Mr. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street.

A.STLEY'S ROYAL A.MPITITIIE kTRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke.

Crowded Houses nightly greet the Grand Spectacle, the Wondrous
Performing Elephants, and the most gorgeous and successful Panto-
mime of the Season.

THIS EVENING, JAN. 21,

To commence with the Grand Chinese Spectacle, TIIE WISE
ELEPHANT'S OF THE EAST, or THE MAGIC GONG, in which
Mr, William Cooke's extraordinary framed Elephants appear.

Followed by a R.elte-ehe Routine of Scenes of Equestrianism in
TILE ARENA, supported by the Elite of Europe's Equestrian
Artistes.

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Concluding with Mr. W. Cooke's immensely successful COMIC
PANTOMIME. written expressly for this Theatre. by Mr. NEL3ON
LEE, entitled BI LT BUT CON'S JOURNEY TO BRENTFORD ;
or, Harlequin and the Ladies' Favourite.

New scenery, dre=ses, decorations, and appointments, magnificent
Car of Industry, &c. Harlequin, Mr. 11. Hemmings ; Columbine,
Mdllt. Christine; Pantaloon, Mr. Leh nan; and Two Clowns, Mr.
C. Adams and Mr. Croueste ; Sprites, Masters Gee and Bra !bury.

Boa-offlce open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
This DAY —Morning 17 inin.aftet 6 I Evening 39 min.aft.
To-Moaftow— Morning 2 min.after 7 Evening 28 min.aft.

TITZ Orptca, J. 21.
TFIERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
52 —highest since noon yesterday.
45 —lowest this morning and during the night.
51—this day at noon.
BAROMETER, 30'33—risen three points.
WIND, S.W.—Light breeze, with fine, mild, and clear
weather.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1854.

Everything justified us in regarding with sus-
picion the nature of the instructions transmitted

from. Downing-street to Admiral DIINDIS, for the
guidance of his conduct in the direction of the

naval armament under his command immediately
on emerging from the Bosphorus. Everything,
we repeat, might have justified us in regarding
those mysterious instructions without confidence

in their sufficiency under the perilous circum-
stances of the moment as the utterance of a power-

ful and independent Government. The whole of the

deplorable antecedents of the Coalition in reference

to this Eastern difficulty, could not do otherwise

than prepare the mind of an intelligent and im-
partial observer for some further and crowning
evidence of that same miserable pusillanimity
which has been the bane of British diplomacy ever
since the advent to power of the present Admini-

stration. Nevertheless, with the Ministerial blun-
ders of the past indelibly imprinted on our me-
mory, we threw aside for once our very reasonable
doubts as to their energy, their capacity, and even
their integrity, and yielded them the full adv an-
tage of the credit redounding to them as a Cabi-
net, for the last and most decisive (apparently)
of their proceedings as opposed to the Russian
AUTOCRAT. The combined fleets had at last en-
tered the Black Sea--othat was unquestionable.
The instructions with which they had proceeded on-
wards into the Engine in the depth of winter from
their Beyoos anchorage could only yet. awhile, of
course, be vaguely conjectured. Patience must still
further be exercised before the precise nature of the
orders transmitted from Paris and London could

be learnt with anything like accuracy or authentic

explicitness. Meanwhile, we were prepared to
waive the suspicions which were inevitably pro-
voked by the bygone shortcomings of the
Allies of Turkey. vir
Western e accorded to
Ministers the benefit of every generous con-
jecture that could be built upon the simple
fact of the combined fleets having at length actu-
ally emerged from their prolonged seclusion in
the Bosphorus. Well—the requisite interval has
elapsed—the mystery is solved—the instructions
forwarded to Admirals DI7NDAS and HAMELIN are
known, known in all their more important par-
ticulars. And are they, let us now ask--worthy
of the mighty Powers, capable, when once cor-
dially united (as at present), of ruling the destinies
of Christendom ? Are they calculated by their
display of energy to redeem the character
of the Coalition ? Are they in any respect
befitting a military power like France, or a mari-
time power like England ? Let it be decided by
an examination of those instructions one by one
as they are now categorically acknowledged.
Firstly, then, be it remarked, that the combined
fleets are ordered on entering the Black Sea to
salute the Russian ships-of-war ! Secondly, to
restrict their movements to conduct Turkish vessels
to the ports of Turkey, and afterwards to cruise
off the coasts off the Ottoman Empire ! Thirdly,
to avoid sedulously anything like a collision,
and to prevent the same, if possible, be-
tween the belligerents !! ! Fourthly, to keep
as far all practicable from the coasts of the Rus-
sian territories !1 . Fifthly, if attacked by the
Russians, to act on the defensive ! !! ! ! Now