The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-10 00:00:00

STRAND THEATRE.

ole Lessee Mr. F. W. Allcroft.—Dtfectress, Miss Rebnca Isaacs.
THIS EVENINO, JCNE 10,
Will be performed THE LADY OF LYONS.
To be followed by the New Badet Divertissement, entitled THE
SEA NYMPH'S CAVE.
To be followed y IHE WATER AIA.N,
After which, THE MARBLE LOVER.
',ails, 55.; 11J:Cefi, 3..; I'it, 1.. tid; M.; Private lioxrs,
LI Its. 6(1., to be nal of Mr. Alleroft. 15. New lloill-street.

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ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL TILE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke.
THIS EVENING, JUNE 10,
Will be produced the new Grand Historic-11 MI itary spectacle, en-
titled THE COSSACKS; or, Vive la Francs.
Followed by a total change of the Scenes in the CIRCLE.
To conclude with a new Grotesque Extravaganza, c. it THIS
HORSE SILL BE AMA) 0 PAY EXPENSES IF NOT
CLAIMED WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS.
Roc-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Msnager, Mr. W.
West.

HIGH WATZR AT LONDON MU D(4K.
7,its DAT —Morning 48 min.after 12 I Svening 13 min.aft. 1
ra-Mbaaow—Morning 36 min.after 1 Evening 59 min.aft. 1

WEATLIElt.—guy OFFM, Jt NE 10.
Tatcasiougrua, IN THE SHADE
68 - highest since noon yesterday.
&I—lowest this morning and during the night.
65—this day, at noon.
BAROMETER, 29 98.
WTND, W.N.W.—Light breeze, and fine, sunshiny,
warm weather. • It rained a little early this morning, but
the day has cleared up Right Royally (as usual !), and most
auspiciously for the opening of the Crystal Palace.

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LONDON, SA.TURDA3E- 41.TNE 10 1854.
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England to-day, in the midst of War, celebrates
the triumph of Peace. Having despatched her
land forces to the seat of war on the Danube,
having sent forth her mighty fleets into the Baltic
and into the Euxine, having unfurled her banner
and drawn her sword in defence of the weak, and
for the punishment of the oppressor—England
commemorates to-day the benignant glory of the
cause for the vindication of which she has risen
in arms against the legions of the Northern AUTO-
GRAZ. That cause, the twofold cause of the tri-
umph of industry and the progress of civilisation.
lt. is sufficiently indicative of the conscious
strength of the British Empire, that at the very
period when the country has but just accepted the
challenge of the CZAR and entered upon a struggle
with all the enormous resources of his gigantic
and irresponsible despotism—an event should
take place like tile opening of the Crystal Palace
at Sydenham. The incident is a fitting precursor
of the inauguration next year at Paris of the
Great International and Industrial Exhibition.
Everything in the way of preparation for the
latter occurrence i 4 steadily advancing at the very
moment when the allied contingents are pushing
forward to the battle plains at Bulgaria—at the
very moment when the combined fleets are medi-
tating here the seizure of Cronstadt and there the
capture of Sebastopol. Everything in the way of
preparation for the former occurrence, namely,
for our own pac4c jubilee, for our own
industrial and artistic festivity, has not
only been hastened forward satisfactorily, but
has already attained the hour of triumphant
completion. For, during the forenoon of
this 10th of June, 1854, the Palace of the
People was solemnly opened by the dignitaries of
the State, assembled together for that purpose in
the presence of the SOVEREIGN.
- It had already been remarked as somewhat
significant, at this period of general warfare, that,
during an interval of such formidable and pro-
tracted anxiety, the funds should have continued
so high, both on the Bourse of Paris and the Ex-
change of London. It has been felt from the out-
set that there has been good promise enough in-
ternally for both countries, seeing that, at a time
externaliy SO tempestuous, the great political ba-
rometer betrayed such exceedingly slight, and,
indeed, scarcely perceptible, fluctuations. Another
circumstance, moreover, has been noted in England,
scarcely less propitious, wemean the steady develop-
ment through every obstacle of the mercantile enter-
prise of the entire community. While another
likewise has been remarked among our Gallic
neighbours as replete with the happiest auspices
—reference being here made, of course, to the
astonishing rapidity with which the voluntary
loan of 250,000,000 francs was contributed to
the imperial coffers by all classes of the popula-
tion. Is it not equally propitious, is it not
equally significant, that the war should have in
no way impeded at Paris the vast and magnifi-
cent works for the completion of the Louvre, and
that it should have in no way interrupted, near
London, the enormous and splendid project
of the opening by the QUEEN and for the People,
of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham ? We cannot
but conjecture that the progress in France of the
Palace of the Louvre, and of the completion in Eng-
land of the Palace of the People, will be regarded
by the rest of Europe as incidents expressive of
the calm self-possession, and the perfect self-reli-
ance with which the two mighty allies of Turkey
can continue to cultivate the arts of peace, while
driven to participate in the horrors of war—reso-
lutely advancing, while valiantly defending,
Civilisation !

It is when considered in this point of view that
the event of to-day assumes, we cannot but think,
a really national importance. Regarded in this light
it will be recalled, we believe, years and years
hence, not without peculiar emotion to the popular
remembrance, insomuch that we cannot deem it
improbable that the future historian of our
country will record the occurrence of to-day in
complacent terms of gratulation, as not the least
remarkable incident in the national annals, as
certainly not the least gratifying event in the
reign of our beloved SOVEREIGN.
Hereafter it will be remembered that at the very
time when England was engaged in a terrible
struggle with the forces of Barbarism, her QUEEN
and her People assembled among the green mea-