The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-11 00:00:00

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.

„Thu pica fills up an hiatus which the Crystal Palace leaves
wanting. Vocal and instrumental mcsic of the first order, and a
display of fireworks which exceeds ail
llatiOn, are a fitting
close to a day at the Crystal Palace,”

DAMSON'S COLOSSAL PANORAMA of CHUSAN.
splendid and Extensive Menagerie and Marine Aquarium—Una
cased military Band.

VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT,
•
in which Miss Poole, Miss Ransford, and Mr. Manvers sing
several National and Patriotic Songs—Ml the Amusing Novelties
of the Gardens in succession, concluding with the." Feast of Lan-
terns," and a most magnificent display of Fireworks by Southby.
Admission One Shfillng. A splendid Pavilion for Dancing has been
erected. Full Quadrille Band, &c.

ASTLETS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.

Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke.

Appearance of Mr. CAMFBELL, formerly of the Theatre Royal
Sadlers' Wells.
THIS EVENING,

An interesting Mppodrama, called THE WOODMAN'S HORSE
or, THE FALSE KNIGHT.

After which, the Chef d'otEavre of Funambulism, the performance
of HEEL CHRIS TOFF on tae Tight Rope.
The Matchless Stud of the Amphitheatre In the SCENES in the
CIRCLE, invented ani conducted by Mr. William Cooke.
• • To conclude with the Burlesque, called THE SIEGE Or TROY ;
' or, THE GIANT HORSE. Compressed into One Act.
Box-Otlic.. ow, from Eleven till Four. Atage Mgli..ver,
West Acting Manager, Mr. Campbell. Equestrian Director, Mr.
Wm. Cooke, Jun.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIT)( 46.
Vas DAT —Morning 36 min.after 4 f Evening 53 rain.aft. 4
,foaltoll,- -Mornini: 12 min.aftel Evening 29 atirl.sit 5

THE WEATHER.—Sue Onics, &pr. 10.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
65 —highest since noon yesterday.
49 --lowest this morning and during the night.
66 —this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 30'22.
WIND, E.—Light breeze and fine sunshiny weather.

arrzmßEß 11.
66 highest since noon on Saturday.
s(f —lowest this morning and during the night.
67—this day, at noon.

BABoMrrzß, 30.24.
WIND, S.W.—Light, with fine weather.

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LONDON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1854.

It is by no means improbable that a sharp con-
flict may already have taken place in the Crimea
between the Allied forces and the Russians, and
that preparations have been made for the attack
on Sebastopol. It is, indeed, high time that
something decisive should be accomplished to re-
move the stain that would otherwise attach to the
leaders of the Allied forces, the Generals and
Admirals of France and England. Hitherto we
have witnessed an inactive and inglorious, al-
though a very destructive, campaign. More men
perished under the fearful pestilence that for a
time raged through our fleets and camps than
could have fallen in open war face to face with
their opponents. It was indeed a disheartening
apathy that prevailed, which added bitterness to
death itself.

The men clearly perceived that they had been
made the victims of diplomatic humbug, that
• though eager for the fray, standing
'Like greyhounds in the slips
Straining upon the start,"
they were restrained by the insidious councils of
a nation devoted to their adversary, and only
desirous of extricating him without damage from

the dangerous position in which he had been

placed by his arrogance and cupidity. While thus
• detained in the pestilential localities, and almost
decimated by " Russia's only true ally, the
cholera," with depressed spirits and abated ener-
gies, the condemned soldiers did,
" Like sacrificers, Ly their watchful fires,
Sit patiently, and only ruminate "

on the folly, or worse than folly, of those who
suffered themselves to be bamboozled by the
scarcely concealed wiles of the so-called 'Neutral
Powers.

These Powers have, however, at length cast
aside the flimsy disguises they had for a time as-
sumed. Prussia became the avowed advocate of
the CZAR. " Cliquot " thought more of the inte-
rests of his " big brother" than of his own
honour or his people's welfare. Professing neu-
trality, he was manifestly ready at any moment,
when the slightest prospects of success were
afforded, to assume arms, not merely in defence
of his sister's husband, but in promotion of his
nefarious projects. Though better concealing his
real objects, the designs of FLIA:s-cis JOSEPH have
been at length rendered no less clearly perceptible
than those of FREDERICK WILLIAM. They had
long been so to disinterested and unprejudiced
persons, notwithstanding that the Boy-Emperor
cc utter'd as prave ords at the pridge as you shall
see in a summer's day." But they were readily
swallowed by the wilfully blind—by those who,
in their unbounded confidence in Germanism, would
believe any specious or plausible pretext which its
chief expounder thought proper to put forward.
Relying on these " prave ords," vaunting the
good faith, energy,
and firmness of the EMPEROR,
they suffered him to gain peaceful possession of the
Principalities, the seizure whereof by open force
had occasioned the war against
permitted him to oc NICHOLAS. They
p cupy the fortified towns and
strongholds from which the Russian invaders had
been expelled by the valour of the
unaided
Moslems.

They did this, conceiving that some degree of
reliance might be placed in the bold and appa-
rently honest professions of Austria. Now at
length they are awakened to the deplorable, and,
we may add, "unpardonable," error into Which
they allowed themselves to be betray-ed. They
see that in place of a straightforward, and honour-
able, and consistent ally, they have to deal with
"an arrant counterfeit rascal, a gull, a fool, a
rogue, that now and then goes to the wars to
grace himself on his . return under the form of a
soldier." They also see that they have unwittingly
allowed him to obtain "a van.tagy ground," from
whence, in the event of any reverse, he may assail
themselves with every passible adjunct. Nothing
can extenuate them from the disgrace they have
so amply merited by this fatuity but some bril-
liant exploit that will at once terminate the
vacillation of Germany, humiliate the pride and
break the power of NicaoLAs. Such an attempt
will therefore be made, and the valour of British
„Rues" will ouce puge, 84 ill days. of yore, re-
wee/. vat.estre