The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-09 00:00:00

STRA3SD THEATRE.

Sole Lessee, Mr. F. W. Al!croft—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs
• THIS EVENING, M.Ascu 9,
Will be performed THE HEART OF AN IRISHMAN. Princi-
pal characters by Messrs. G. Hodson, Herbert, and Miss Noel.
Followed by the ANONYMOUS LETTER.
After which, THE WATER lAN. The principal character by
Miss G. Hodson.

conclude with THE CORK() WIAN BRIM ERS. Paddy and
Tim Mulligan (the Brothers), Mr. G. Hodson.
Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 31.; Pit, h. 6d; Gallery, td. ; Private Boxes,
It. 1 is. 6d., to be had of Mr. Alleroft, 15, New Bond-street.

ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and 3lanager, Mr. William Cooke.
THIS EVENING, Mann 9,
And during the week, will be presented the new, grand, and
romantic spectacle entitled THE WOOD VIA 'S HORSE; or, The
False Knight—the Woodman's Horse by the pet steed, Beauty,
expressly trained by Mr. William Cooke.
After which, scenes of the ARENA.
To conclude with the Domestic Drama of THE WHITE FARM'.
Box-office open from E.even tiil Four. Stage Mana;er, Mr. W.
West.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tax DAT —Morning 22 min.atter 9 I Evening 6 min.art, 10
To-Mosnow—Morning 51 min.after 10 1 Evening 32 min.ett. 11

THE WEATHER.—Sts s OFFICE, MA.B.CII 9.
THERMOMETER, fl THE SEEADE.
56 —highest since noon yesterday.
62 —lowest this morning and during the night.
60 —this day at noon.
BAROSIETER, 30'37.
WIND, W.—Fresh breeze, and very fine, warm, sun-
shiny weather. A very great change sinco Tuesday.

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LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1854.

THE BALTIC FLEET. 1 77,:

We understand that such is the determination
of the Government to proceed without an instant's
further delay in the warlike demonstrations of
the allies of Turkey against Russia, that it is
no longer intended that the Baltic Fleet shall
moor in the Downs—but that orders have already
been transmitted for it to proceed forthwith to its
destination. The secret of this alteration in
the general arrangements in regard to the Fleet,
may be discovered, we believe, in the fact that in-
dications of the early approach of spring have
already become perceptible even in those north-
ern regions—the snows and ice at Revel
having begun to give way under the influence in-
dicated by an appreciable rise in the thermo-
meter. There are tokens, moreover, of the solici-
tude of .the CZAR to concentrate his maritime
forces in the Baltic at as early a period as
possible, with a view to the protection of
Cronstadt, and through Cronstadt, of course,
of St. Petersburgh. England, however, is at last
awakened in earnest to the necessity of prompt
and energetic action—as manifest now very
markedly in this sudden and peremptory order
for the Baltic Fleet to hasten without any

further delay northwards. Remember, also, with
this—that Sir CHARLES NAPIER has promised,
directly he gets his fleet into the Baltic, to declare
war against the Russian AUTOCRAT ! And

remember, likewise, that that promise of the
naval commander-in-chief of the expedition was fol-
lowed by an assnrance from the First Lord of the

Admiraltythat Sir CHARLES NAPIER had his entire
permission so to declare war, or, in other words,
that he had the permission of her Britannic
MAJESTY'S Government ! Wherefore— is it
not manifest that we are really now in earnest
witnessing " the beginning of the end ?
With Ad.miral NAPIER in the Baltic, there will be
hot Work enough, we promise him, for the Russian
AITTOOLier.

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Everyth . is still simply in preparation in re-
gard to this longa-etthrariY toned war with Russia--
nothing as yet u
partaking of the commenced. Nothing
character even of a preliminary
skirmish. Hitherto •
, In -fact the fighting has
been entirely restricted' to the Turks and Mus-
covites. Possibly the advance
effect a decided change in this of Spring will
Particular—bring-
ing the French and English amongth e number
of the belligerents. As indications that the two
great countries of Western Europe
are at length
really in earnest in this determination to maintain,
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at all hazard and all cost, the integrityof
Turkish Empire, there may now be accepted as
decisive, the munificent sums voted, without one
dissentient voice, by both Legislatures, and
placed unconditionally by them at the disposal
of their respective Governments. An enormous
loan of 250,000,000 francs, namely, of about
10,000,0001. sterling, we find decided upon.
at once by the representatives of the
71-7 :‘,Trench multitude, and decided upon by them,
r --Y,:43lQTROYer—how ?—unanimously ! Nay, with such
, ' ity and with such fervour, that the whole
, ~,... ..-r,.•-1101dy .of them, headed by their President, pro-
,,c-,—,;.:' •I*Aeed,.: forthwith to the Tuileries, for the purpose
teilWrf :..'..:: --PoaYing their instant decision before the SOVE-
N--4-=r2L6ll
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it has been equally manifest in the Eug-
airiVar,l-I,q 3 idil House of Commons that no difficulty what.

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