The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-24 00:00:00

THIS EVENING, Szrr. 22,

Ant during the week, will be presented (the 11th time) the New
Classical Burlesque, entitled JUPITER'4 DECREE, AND THE
FALL OF PHIETON; or, `f HE FIERY COURSERS OF THE SUN,
with its magnificent Tsblesux, military evolutions, and grand ballet.

To be followed by Mr. W. Cooke's Scenes in the CIRCLE, in
which that matchless wonder, Miss Emily Cooke, will appear on
her rapid Courser and Marvellous Flight through 16 Balloons.
Concluding with (84th time) THE BATTL OF WATERLOO.
Box-office open from Eleven till Four, Stage Manager, Mr. W
West.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tai, DAY —Morning 41 min. after 5 I Evening 58 min.aft. 5
To•Moaßow—Morning 19 min. after 6 l Evening 41 min.aft. 6

THE WEATHER.--Sus OPTION, &Pr. 24.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
64—highest since noon yesterday.
48—lowest this morning and during the night.
60—this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 29.81.

WIND, W.N.W. Fiue weather—sunshine and cloudy.
Half-past Two—Heavy storm of rain and hail. Wind,
N.W., but variable.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1853.

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Jaeta est area. The (lie is cast, the rubicon
crossed, and France and England fairly committed
to the impending struggle. There seems to be no
doubt that some vessels of the combined squadron,
two or three of each nation, have passed the Dar-
danelles, and it is more probable that the entire
fleet is now riding in the Sea of Marmora, pre-
pared for any emergency that may arise. Had
this decisive and energetic step been adopted on
the first aggression—had England and France
proved themselves to he really in earnest, deter-
mined to enforce the existing treaties, and to pro-
tect their ancient ally from insult and spoliation—
had they declared that intention in explicit and
unequivocal terms—we should have been spared
all the annoyance and injury resulting from a con-
tinued perseverance in the outrageous and un-
warrantable course adopted by the AUTOCRAT, and
which nothing but the arrival of a crisis, such as
that which has at length occurred, could bring to
a conclusion.

The views we have so frequently put forward
have now been fully confirmed. The Turks, who
so long submitted patiently to the invasion of
their territoties, have been stimulated beyond
human endurance; and are resolved to take the
bull by the horns, and rather die with honour than
live disgraced ; while Austria, having by its pre-
tended co-operation, neutralised the action of France
and England, is at length showing its true colours,
and withdrawing from the alliance. We fully
anticipated front the time of the invasion that
NICHOLAS would raise every possible objection to
the pending negotiations—that he would strain
every nerve to obtain the greatest advantages for
himself, and also to injure and humiliate his
opponent—that be would resort to every artifice
for the purpose of retaining his occupation of the
Danubian Principalities—and that he would not
yield a single particle of the ground he had taken
until he received clear and unequivocal intima-
tion that he should complete an amicable arrange-
ment, and cease to disturb the peace of Europe ;
pr that a perseverance in the iniquitous course on
which he had entered would ensure a heavy retri-
bution from the justly indignant nations whom
he had outraged and insulted.
The participation of Austria in the remon-
strances addressed to the CZAR did not in any
degree add to the prospects of a speedy or satis-
factory solution of the important problem. The
Statesmen of Vienna were notoriously subservient
to the AUTOCRAT, desirous of promoting his
objects and acquiring his favour; while even the
youthful EMPEROR was known to be greatly influ-
enced by his older and more energetic brother
Despot. It was absurd, then, to suppose
that Austria would, under any possible com-
bination of circumstances, oppose itself to Russia,
or endeavour, seriously and bona fide, to coun-
teract its schemes. Its joining with England
and France in endeavouring to settle matters
amicably could only have the effect of deterio-
rating, if not of paralysing, their energies, of ex-
posing their intentions, and playing the game of
Russia in every particular. Had it not been for
the impediments and obstructions interposed by
Austria, we believe that the matter would never
have become so seriously complicated, but that
the troops under Prince GORTSCHAKOFF would
.ere this have retraced their footsteps, and the
evacuation of Moldo-Wallachia by the Russiian
forces would have been completed.
Our diplomatists, however, once more, as on
wiany former occasions, suffered themselves to be
bamboozled by their more cunning associates, and
to be misled by the insidious advice of those alto-
gether devoted to the interests of Russia. This
it was that made the Russian agents art, fail as to
the deliberations of the Conference, that enabled
the CZAR to declare his prompt acquiscence in the
note, of the terms whereof he was previously
well-informed ; while the party chiefly interested,
ly -whom it was to be signed, was studiously- kept
in complete ignorance. This it was that qualified
him to assume the air of virtuous indignation, to
declare that what he was pleased to term " the
ultimatum drawn up at Vienna, was the work of
Austria and
oh r te
e Pte hinting that they were
the
parties tany modifications in its text,
and directly intimating that the Powers should
"declare to the Porte, frankly and „
firmly-, that
opened they, after having m vain
up to it the
only road that could lead to
an immediate
ediate resto-
ration of its relations with Russia, would thence-
forth leave the task to itself alone."
Although this is what NICHOLAS affects to de..
sire, we very much doubt whether the withdrawal
of all other parties from the contest, leaving to
the SULTAN and himself "a clear stage and no
favour," would be so very acceptable as he pre-.
tends. Turkey may not prove to be such very
tender picking, after all. He must not judge of
its present power or resources, or of the resistance
is at length it may be enabled to offer, from the experience of
1829. The Mussalman
aroused. He is once more imbued with the
ancient spirit which rendered him so formidable
to his opponents. He is not merely ready, but
eager for the fray, only requiring to be let loose
on his opponents to be permitted to drive the in-
vader from his soil. NICHOLAS is not pre-
pared for such an exhibition of determined
courage. It was not merely by force of
arms, but, still more,by fraud and cunning,
that he hoped to succeed. He knows too
well the cost of the struggle, to embark in it wil-
lingly, where final success, even if it were certain,
might be too clearly purchased. No ; his object
Was to sow dissension amongst his intended victims
—to excite civil commotions, so that the Turkish
arms might be turned against themselves—and
that the resources which might check his progress
and defeat his objects should be expended and
wasted in domestic broils. When he finds him-
o point—when he finds that
0 rr"iiself deceived on this
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_i..}-•_.;,171.9red Turkey, after having offered to make
reasonable sacrifice to preserve peace, is
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.`,.. ~liell. prepared for war—when he also finds
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will be sustained and supported in its
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V; ' -. 1 resolution by
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