The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-06 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.

Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
THIS EVENING, Ocr. 6,

Will be performed THE STRANGER. Supported by Messrs.
G. V. Brooke, A. Younge, Morgan, and G. Burt; Mesdames An-
derton„ 'Vickery, and Belton.
To conclude with THE FOUNTAIN OF BEAUTY, in which
lass Featherstone and Miss E. Ormond will appear. Reduced prices
us usual.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.

Under the Management of Mr. Charles Xas.n;

This Theatre will OPEN for the Season on MONDAY NExr,
the 10th October, when will be performed Lord Byron L.TrageLly of
itiAIiDANAPALUS, wit . other Ilatertairanents
Fall Particulars in future Almouncements.
open on Thursday, the 6th instant.

The Box-of:Hoe wil

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII.

Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster —Directress. Madame Celeste.

THIS EVENINGS OCT, 6,

Will be performed GENE VIEVE. Characters by Messrs. Fortelle,
O. Lee, Leigh Murray, C. S'elhy, 11.!dford, Keeley, 0. Smith, &c. ;
lass. Woolgar, and lars. Keeley.
Atter which, will be presented SARDANAPALIY.
To be followed by THE CAMP AT CHOU/IAM,
To conclude with COMING OF AGE.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.

Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke.

The new and Classical Burlesque the greatest triumph ever achieved.
Crowded audiences nightly prove it; powerful attraction, while
enthusiastic approbation greets its gorgeous effects, The Fall of
Phaeton, and his destruction on the banks of the River Po, are
pronounced by the Press and the Public the most perfect and beau-
Ulla Tableaux ever witnessed in this Theatre.

Re-engagement of those wondrous Artistes, Signor CARLO and
Signor FRANCOIS, whose extraordinary perl.rmances on LA
PERCHE surpass those of all other Artistes who have appeared.
• THIS EVEN MG, OCT. 6,

And during the week, will be prevented (the 22d time) the New
Classical Burlesque, entitled JUPITER'S DECREE, AND THE
FALL OF PHATON; or, THE FIERY COURSERS OF THE SUN,
supported by the entire strength of the Company.

New and original Scenes in the Circle, introducing Signor CAR.
LO and Signor FRANCOIS.

Concluding with (95:h time) THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO.
Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W
W eat.

DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

THURSDAY, OCT. 6, 1853

State of the wind and weather at each of the following
p)a►cea at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are
arranged in order of latitude.

SOUTHAMPTON— S., strong breeze—rain.
TUNBRIDGE—S., gentle breeze—scud—rain.
GRF,ENwiett—S.E., gentle breeze—overcast.
STBOOD—S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
SWINDON—S.W., fresh breeze--cloudy.
CAMBRIDGE—S., fresh breeze—cloudy.
YARMOUTH—S., hard wind—rain.

The return from the following places indicates the state
of the weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock :
MtrixiNGAR—S.W. hard wind—rain.
FOLKESTONE—S.W., strong breeze—overcast.
BIRMINGHAM—S.W., stormy—rain.
CREWE—S.W.. strong breeze—cloudy.
HOLYHEAD—W.S.W., heavy gale—overcast—rain.
DARLINGTON—S.E., strong breeze—overcast—rain.
BRAT—S., strong breeze—rain.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tate DAT —Morning 50 min.after 3 Evening 8 min.aft. 4
To•Moaaow—Morning 29 min.after 4 I Evening 50 min.aft. 4

THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, OCT. 6.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
58—highest since noon yesterday.
50—lowest this morning and during the night.
51—this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 29'45.
WIND, N.W. Light airs, and thick, hazy weather.

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LONDON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1853.

We are now gravely told by the ABERDEEN
organ that " the EMPEROR of Russia has declared
for peace." It acknowledges that " the announce-
ment may probably appear incredible, after what
has been proved respecting the nature of the ori-
ginal aggression," but adds that it " can state,
upon undoubted authority, that the sentiments of
the CZAR, as expressed at Olmiitz by his own lips,
are not only in favour of a pacific settlement, but are
reconcilable to a great extent with the conditions
proposed by ourselves." It may be so. The
Times should be good authority on anything
emanating from Russia just at present. It has
well merited the confidence of its Imperial Mas-
ter, and is entitled to the most unreserved dis-
closures from the party on whose behalf it has
made such energetic exertions and incurred such
an enormous amount of obloquy. It has evinced,
too, unquestionable discretion on behalf of the
cause which it had undertaken to advance. For
what stone did it leave unturned to promote
the interests of the AUTOCRAT and damage
those of the SULTAN f What portion of
information did it not apply to the same
Purpose, twisting and turning it in every
possible form, now bringing it forward in
the shape of foreign correspondence, again of in-
telligence gleaned and collected from well-informed
continental journals, accompanied by notes and
comments—at one time in the shape of editorial
remarks, at another, of elaborate letters from con-
venient correspondents, who were ready to predict
the inevitable downfall of the Ottoman Empire,
and to prove that England should make the best
of that which could not by any possibility be
averted, or even long postponed. At intervals
the blessings of peace were chaunted in dulcet
strain; befitting an Arcadian bard, save that, in
place of green fields and lowing herds, it sung of
unnumbered bales of cotton, and power-looms
worked two-and-twenty hours per day, the human
machines attached being allowed the odd two
hours for rest, refreshment, and recreation—
all, in fact, that could please the smooth ma-
nufacturer, who thought the Government of the
world, and the position of England in the scale of
nations of but trivial importance, when compared
with the supply of additional calico to the banks
of the Don or the Dnieper, or the clothing of the
hordes of Cossacks and Calmucks, who owed fealty
to the benignant and gentle NICHOLAS. Anon,
it struck the lyre with bolder and more vigorous
hand, when it dwelt on the honours of war in
terms that might have sufficed to harrow up the
soul of every member of the Peace Congress, and
made the broad-brims quiver on hairs standing
erect like " quills on the fretful porcupine."
Surely after such unwavering fidelity, such
efficient services, bestowed, toe, with such total
disregard of characters, the obedient journal is
at least entitled to the meed of early and authen-
tic intelligence, as the least return for all it has
performed, and all the serious risks it has en-
countered.

That the ordinary penny receipt stamp, which
will come into operation from and after the 10th
instant, is destined to exercise a material influence
in the every-day transactions of life, is certain.
Every person of moderate means will require to
keep a stock by him ; and it is by no means im-
possible that they may constitute a new paper
currency of small denomination, that would prove
exceedingly convenient to the community, more
especially during the comparative deficiency of
the copper coinage that must arise during the state
of transition to the decimal system, and which
indeed is already spoken of. When every transac-
tion amounting to 2/. or upwards will render
necessary the use of one of these stamps, it is
scarcely necessary to say that they will generally
be accepted. The humblest person will thank-
fully receive that for which, although he may
have no use of it himself, he is certain of obtaining
full value from any tradesman or shopkeeper with
whom he deals. They will also afford opportu-
nities of liquidating small accounts by post that
are now frequently obliged to stand over, greatly
to the annoyance of the creditors. Indeed, there
will henceforward be no plausible excuse for the
neglect of such claims. The postage-stamps par-
tially performed this duty ; and we read in the
pages of our amusing contemporary, Household
Words, an interesting narrative of a tour, during
the course of which the writer was rescued from
a very embarrassing and unpleasant position in
a small village in North Wales, by the possession
of a few postage stamps, and finding a person,
even in that remote district, who understood their
use, and was willing to give money in exchange.
Their exchangeable value was, however, greatly
impaired by the regulation which imposed a
penalty on any person who sold or disposed of
them without a license, and the consequent limi-
tation of the demand to those that might be re-
quired for the personal use of the individual who
might accept them in payment of any demand.
No prosecution was ever instituted for the sale of
these substitutes for money, and a similar right,
or at least immunity, will no doubt be afforded to
persons dealing in the new receipt stamps. In-
deed it appears by the New Stamp Act that such
an exemption was contemplated by Parliament,
as it expressly provided that " Persons authorised
by the Postmaster-General may sell postage
stamps, or carry about the same for sale, without
being subject to any penalty." The use, therefore,
of such stamps would be materially promoted, and
the public convenience provided for, by the power
thus virtually conferred upon any person of re-
ceiving money in exchange, and everything that
could be desired would be achieved if the postage
and receipt stamps were convertible, so that either
would free a letter, or justify the acknowledg-
ment of payment of a sum exceeding 2/. sterling, or
a cheque made payable to order, or at a distance
exceeding ten miles from the place where it is
made payable.

. There is no earthly reason why this should not
be the case, or why one should not answer the
purpose of the other in every case. And yet we
find by an unaccountable instance of perversity
that such is not to be the case ; but that a stamp
specially prepared must be used for receipts, while
the old postage stamp must be resorted to for the
transmission of letters through post. Now, we
ask what can be the meaning of this most absurd
and vexatious regulation I The object of the
Legislature was to ensure the payment of a cer-
tain duty on the transmission of every letter, and
the signing of every receipt. The duty was the
same in each case, and surely that object would
be accomplished under whatever name the money
was paid. The receipt into the Exchequer would
be as useful, whether it went under the head of
" Post-office," or of " Stamps." The money
should be paid in each instance. What then can
be the purpose of maintaining an absurd distinc-
tion where there is no real difference?

Nor is the matter itself so very, improbable as
to induce us to doubt the statement thus put for-
ward on "undoubted authority." We have seen
and heard enough of the professions of mode-
ration on the part of the CZAR, not to feel
any degree of surprise or astonishment at any
assertions he inay choose to put forward. Like
his great prototype, " the wolf in the fable," he
had ample justification for any extremities to which
he might please to proceed, and any indulgence
which he might feel disposed to show was owing,
not to the merits of his adversary, but to the
unbounded benignity and clemency of his own
disposition. When such claims were put forward
by a servile herd " the God of the Russians," as
by a refinement of blasphemy he was termed,
might surely speak of his own kindly disposition,
and of his pacific inclinations. Besides, the Great
Nortlaern Despot possibly finds that matters do
not run quite so smoothly as he had anticipated.
Be did not perfectly understand the dispositions
of the Anglo-Saxon race when he imagined that
bt)cause ho had secured the co-operation of the _

It may be asserted that the distinction is re-
quired in order that the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer may be enabled to state exactly the pro-
ceeds of each branch of the revenue—that he
may have the additional element to guide his cal-
culations, as to future fiscal changes. Never was
there a more ridiculous reason assigned, a more
untenable argument put forward. It is one only
worthy of the philosopher who thought the cat
and her kittens required different modes of

entrance, and that the latter could not make

their way through the same passage as their parent.
It is quite clear that if the entire quantity of
stamps sold were known, and the number that
were applied to postal purposes also ascertained
(as it would be without difficulty), the balance

IVOTICE —ln consequence of a misapprehen- i "good and excellent" First Lord of the Treasury,
Ilion, Mr..
BENTLEY ends it necesss7. to state, that his rew I
plan for publishing New Novels at one third of the price usually and of " the leading journal," he could- do as he
charged for them, refers only to works of fah) , liatrAFTLlt to be
thought proper in all respects. He has at length
published by him, and not to those already published.
" MARGAR ET ; or, P ttEJUDICE at HOME, and its VICTIMS."
2 vole , 75., will be the first new work published upon the new plan, I
made the discovery that Englishmen are not quite
and will be ready on THURSDAY, October 13.
that the voice of public opinion in the Western
Isles will penetrate into the inmost recesses of the
Cabinet, and that no Minister can venture long to
resist " the pressure from without"—more potent
than even the hug of his own bear. He has also
made the unwelcome discovery that Turkey is
even better prepared for the contest than he had
supposed possible ; and that with such assistance
as she can and will receive from the Maritime
Powers, she may defy his utmost exertions, and
possibly retaliate by carrying the war into his own
country—that the co-operation 'of the Times and
ABERDEEN, coupled even with the tergiversation
and treachery of Austria, are inadequate to the
complete carrying out his nefarious projects. He
' has never been very scrupulous as to the complete
correspondence of his " sayings and doings," and
a slight concealment of his intentions—nay, even
a postponement to a more convenient season, of the
partition of Turkey—may possibly suit his pre-
sent views. It is therefore very probable that he
would now thankfully accept the original Vienna
Note, coupled with an interpretation or ex-
planation of its provisions, which would go
far to remove its objectionable character, and
to place it in a very different light from that
in which it was viewed at Constantinople and St.
Petersburgh by REDSCHID PACUA and Count NES-
I
SELRODE--MS high sense of " dignity " alone pre-
venting him from receiving it with all the modifi-
cations. But he threw off the disguise too soon
for this purpose. Any future negotiations must
be based on a document complete in itself, which
may be read, and its meaning understood, with-
out any reflected or borrowed light from collateral
" explanations." Any such compromise would
be worse than useless—it would merely postpone
the evil day, and allow the unscrupulous and un-
conscien tious invader to carry out his plans on
the first favourable opportunity, which would but
too soon arise. In such case " the snake would
be but scotched, not killed." The elements of
disturbance would remain with undiminished
force, to burst into flame at an untoward
time. We cannot think so much of the dig-
nity of the man who thought so lightly of the
dignity of others. He has got himself into the
scrape, let him wriggle out of it as he best can.
He may rest assured that, under any circum-
stances, he cannot be more disgraced than he has
already been through his insolent and domineer-
ing manifestoes, his unwarrantable aggressions,
and his grasping cupidity. These may leave in-
delible brands on his character, notwithstanding
the submissions he may now make. Pity it is
that the indomitable pride of a single human
being should be capable of inflicting such calami-
ties on the whole family of mankind—that all
must suffer for the faults and perversity of one.
But such is the necessary consequence of des-
potism, which must be banished from the world
before we can hope for permanent tranquillity or
the realisation of the aspiration that,
' When kings assert their right,
The men who make the quarrel be the only men to fight."