The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-26 00:00:00

'VOCAL and IN'STRITHENTAL CONCERT,

in which Miss Poole, Miss Ransford, and Mr. Manvers sing
several National and Patriotic Songs—Ali the Amusing Novelties
of the Gardens in succession, concluding with the " Feast of Lan-
terns," and a most magnificent display of Fireworks by ionthby.
Admission Ono Shilling. A splendid Pavilion for Dancing has been
erected. Fall Quadrille Band, &c.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITILEATKI.:.

Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Coots

In preparation. with entirely new scenery, and every necessary
requisite, a Grand EQUESTRIAN BURL KSQUE, from the pen of a
popular author. Every pains has be n taken. and the most protuie
ezpen-e has bean lavished, to render this magnificent Spectacle worthy
Of the approbation of the public!
THIS EVENING,

For a few nights more, the War Spectacle, THE COSSACKS; or,
Viva la France

Af.,.r which. the inimitable 10ENES In the ARENA, invented
arranged, and directed by Mr. William Cooke.
RKKK tiRRISTOFF, whose miraculous Feats on the Tight Rope
have absolutely electrified the audience, will appear.
The whole to conclude with the Equestrian Ballet d' Action. by
Mrs 8.13 Healey. TUE K N EGLI V AND DIE WA. ER LILY; or
Love among the Mermaids.
Boa-orrice open trent Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, la, ' .
est.

HIOD WATER AT LONDON RR!Dos
rm Dv, M wrninu 31 .nin.after 3 I Pivenin, 46 min.aft. 3
cOlogßow—Morning 2 ,niri.after 4 I Evenino.lB ,uiu..t 4

i FIE WEATHER.—Sva Ont.*, Ara. 26.
THERMOMETER, 1/4 THE SHADE
68 -highest since noon yesterday.
51 --lowest this morning and during the night.
71—this day at noon.

BARONICETER, 30'42.
WIND, N.W.—Fine, sunshiny weather.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1854.

Russia is now thoroughly unveiled. Our reluc-
tant Ministers have been compelled to declare her
a convicted liar ; her defeated armies and cap-
tured forts have proclaimed her military weak-
ness. Her moral reputation, if she ever had any,
and her military repute are alike gone, and what
has she left ? NESSELRODE and MENSCHIKOFF
have shown that her word is worse than
nothing. Silistria and Boinarsund have exposed
her incapacity for offensive or defensive warfare.
" The wave of Russian invasion dashed into spray
on a third-rate Turkish fortress," and her formids
able-looking granite fortresses smashed and
crumbled before a few small but lvell-directed
batteries, have opened the eyes of all Europe to
the real character of Russia as a military power.
The infamy of a retreat from Arab Tabia she can
never wipe off the weakness of frost-bitten
granite she can no longer conceal. Rubbish, faced
with stone softened by arctic frost, will not again
be taken for what it looks. In a word, St. Peters-
burg is open to the allies, or at least we are bound
to try whether Sweaborg and Cronstadt are of
better stuff than the towers of Bomarsund. Why
the former should be the better built we cannot
well conceive. If it was important to secure the
frozen capital, it was equally important to render
the psition chosen to overawe and finally to sub-
due Sweden as trong as possible.
What, however, will our Cabinet do ? Will
they honestly try to become masters of the Gulf
of Finland and the mouths of the Neva ? Do they
wish it ? They have not yet indicated the slightest
desire to restore the stolen province to its legiti-
mate connection, and thereby to restorej so. far the
balance of power in the Baltic,
as ohradv
having
DON'S last never even hints at it
any-
thing
to do with the conditions of p superior mind to his, DROUYN DE eaeSe,;Wealjad‘lsoa
regret to acknowledee, is guilty'. Us
the same
omission. BefOre we • blame the l tot
we should like to know how far German
feeble enough at the French Coert, abnutiefluenisce,
tent at ours, may have limited throueli Ess"ili- °-
the better aspirations of France. We must g
r:er forget that " terms of peace at St. Petersbnue
was Lord ABERDEEN'S own descriptionhoefutohteli"ti
place to negotiate. Why, then, does
on to a position where he could conclude a peace
worthy of the sacrifice of money and life already
made ?
We have no wish to prolong the war ; we are as
anxious to escape double Income Tax and to save
the lives of our soldiers and sailors as Lord ABER-
DEEN
can be ; but we do insist on the folly of ac-
cepting any peace now but a conquered one. Lost
to all shame as the CZAR has shown himself
already, his innate barbarian cunning
engf an and
dupli-
city may any day get the upper hand .
an
•
ambi-
tion void of all sense of honour and chivalry,
d
he may begin to negotiate on the faith of English
• . gullibility, and of German influence in our Cabinet.
• If he slip out with Finland, Poland, Bessarabia,
and the Crimea intact, and with no indemnity to
Turkey, well may he consider himself triumphant ;
,sn a4history will certainly record that he outwitted
auls who had him at their feet, but who choose
;,••• wilkih'ir eyes open to leave him' the fullest means
1111-" t.: 1•
7- or.cilstuibing whenever
Europe. It is now he pleased the peace of
in our power at comparatively
small cost to. conquer
an
forptseace. Ismail, Galati,
Odessa, .the, Circassi
tahnedm.
al Sebastopol,are enrsthe ce..ntraesaiaduciblas of.
may be said-fvr: the fortait