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

TiIEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII.

Proprietor, Ur. B. Webster.—D:reetress, Madame Celeste.
TIIIS EVENING, Ccr. 6,

Hill he performed the popular Drama of TILE DTSCAIDED
S,)N. Prlucfdat characters ty Messrs. Selby, Murray. Bedford. and
Keeley. Sirs. Keeley. and Miss Woolgar.
Atte,. which, MOSSIEUIt JACQUE4.
To eAutchule with I•TORMA. Principal character by Mr. Paul
Itediord.

STRAND TURATRE.

5.1 e Lesseo Mr. F. W. Al'croft.
THIS EVENING. Oar. 6,

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Will be performed THE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER. Princi-
pal character by Mr. P. Honey.
To be followed by 'TWAS L
Aftei which, THE NEW WAGS OF WINDSOR.
To conclude with THE MERRY MILLERS.
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Stalls, 4g.; Boxes, 2s. 6d.; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d.; Private Rose s
XI Is , oe bad of Mr. Alleroft. 15, New Bond-street.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke.
The SIEGE of SILISTRIA, with an additional Stud and Pour
HUNDRED SITPERNUME RABIES, is in active preparation.

THIS EVENING,
The very interesting Eque=trian Spectacle celled. THE WOOD-
MAN'S HOUSE; or, THE FALSE KNIGHT.
After which, a series of those brilliant and unique SCENES in the
CI ItCLE, the invention and arrangement of Mr. William Cooke.
The whole to conclude with a Laughable Farce, called THE IRISH
TUTOR.
Boa-offle, open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager. Mr. W.
Weet.' Acting Manager, Mr. W H. Cooke. Equestrian Director,
Mr. Win. Cooke, j un.

TCM WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS —Morning 44 rnin.after 1 Evening 59 min.aft. 1
T 6 Mozzow - Morning 20 anin.after 2 I Evening 37 nain.att. 2

Tait WEATHER.--Sus 077101, Ocr. 6.

THIERNONETEB, IN THE SHADE.
GS - highest since noon on Saturday.
55 —lowest this morning and during the night.
58—this day, at noon.

BAROMETER, 29'59.
WIND, E.N.E.—Light, with dull weather and some
slight rain.
Two o'CLOCE.—Wind, E., with continuous thick rain.

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,§ATIAL

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LONDON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1854.

The Fall of Sebastopol has not been confirmed,

Nay, more, it has been distinctly and positively
,;ast
„contraclicted. The public disappointment is as
intense as the joy and exultation had been un-
bounded. But the regret is largely mingled with
indignation at the infamous hoax, the perpetra-
tors whereof may yet be discovered. Never was
so atrocious a falsehood so craftily planned, or
deliberately carried into execution. Many parties
must have combined to obtain for these menda-
cious statements the circulation and credence
which they received, and which deceived even
the best-informed persons, who, from their posi-
tions, had ample opportunities of detecting
any inaccuracies. The Turkish Ambassador
at Vienna was one of the deluded, and even
FRANCIS JOSEPH was numbered among the
victims. The former transmitted a telegraphic
despatch to the Turkish Minister in London,
stating that "the. French Embassy and Austrian
Government had received from Bucharest a tele-
graphic despatch, announcing the arrival of a
Tatar from Constantinople with despatches for
OMER Pacira, which had been forwarded after his
Highness to Silistria, but the purport whereof
had been communicated by the bearer, who also
announced the intended illumination of Constanti-
nople for ten days." A copy of this despatch was
forwarded with a polite note from the Minister to
a Morning Contemporary, in which it was stated
that it afforded " an unquestionable confirmation
of the fall of Sebastopol." There could be no
doubt after this of the complete belief of the re-
presentatives of Turkey at Vienna and London
in the too flattering tale. The Minister of
Austria, too, was induced to cast aside
his cautious policy, and to order M. DE
HUBNER to congratulate the French Govern-
ment, in the name of the Emperor of AUSTRIA,
on the " glorious successes that had attended the
French arms in the Crimea." It may be said
that .this applied only to the victory of Alma.
But, in the first place, it will be observed that
the " plural" is used, and "successes" spoken of.
But far beyond that waa the intrinsic evidence
supplied by the decided conduct of FRANCIS
JOSEPH, who cast aside the mask and brought
upon himself the permanent animosity of NICHO-
LAS—a matter which his previous conduct proves
he would never have ventured on, unless confident
that the power of Russia in the East had been
effectually paralysed. The Austrian EMPEROR
was therefore palpably hoaxed, and the deception
may therefore prove in one respect productive of
useful results, as it may induce him to aban-
don the treacherous and disgraceful neutrality
which he has so perseveringly displayed hitherto.
We need only add that the entire population of
Vienna, save the concocters and parties to the
scandalous fraud, were likewise gulled, and that
all the intelligence transmitted to France and
England from friends and correspondents lent
additional corroboration to the glad tidings.
It is certain that parties at Bucharest must have
"been concerned in the vile- scheme. We trust,
however, that a careful and searching investiga-
tion will bring the names of the real criminals to
light, so that condign punishment may be in-
flicted where it has been so richly merited,
and also that stringent regulations may be
adopted to prevent the electric telegraph from
becoming worse than useless—the means of propa-
gating the most infamous lies, in place of giving
reliable intelligence. From remote antiquity, the
"spreading false rumours," in time of war, has
been accounted a very serious offence, and public
consternation was frequently allayed by the sum-
mary punishment of the bearer of unpalatable
tidings, even though they afterwards turned out
perfectly accurate.
Let us turn, then, from these pleasing illusions,
which have been so completely
dispelled, that,
"Like the baseless fabric of a vision,
They leave no trace behind," •

and now look to the simple facts, so far as we
can gather them from the rather meagre despatch
of Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLTFFE. This we pub-
lished in our impression of yesterday ; but as we
were then unable to accompany it with editorial
comments, from the lateness of the hour at which
it was received, we here repeat it :
Translation of the exact copy of a telegraphic
despatch, received October 5, 10 a.m., and
transmitted by the agent of England in Wal-
lachia, at Bucharest, the 30th of September;
1854, 3 p.m.
Lord Stratford, Constantinople, to Lord Claren-
':' don, Minister of Foreign Affairs, London,
September 30, at 9i p.m. •
The Allied Armies established their basis of