The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-15 00:00:00

ROYA,L PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean.

THIS EVENING, AUGUST 15.
nill be performed THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDENG. Sup-
ed by Mr. and Mrs. W. lacy.
•qter whicb, SARDANAPALII3. Principal characters by Mr.
'1 Mrs. C. Kean.
obe followed by CHESTERFIELD THINSKIN. Characters
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Messrs: Harley, Meadows, Addison, and Miss liivash.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.
Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster —Directress, Madame Celesta.
THIS EVENING, AUGUST 15,
Will be performed GENEVIEVE. Characters by Messrs. Parsee,
.11enford, Woolgar, Leigh Murray, Hastings, A. Wigan, Paul
:dtbrd, Keeley, 0. Smith, and C. J. Smith; Miss Woolgar and
- rs. Keeley.
resented SIR DANAPALUAfter which, will be pS.
To be followed by THE CAMP AT CHOBHAM.
To conclude with WHAT 1 NO CAB ?

ROYAL OLYMPIC; THEATRE.

Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren.
THIS EVENING, AUGUST 15,

win be performed THE TIMES. Characters by Messrs. T. Farren,
Mead, William Farren, H. Marston, G. Cooke, and Shalders
.esdames Anderton, H. Gordon, E. Turner, and Bartlett.
With SHYLOCK, or, THE MERCHANT OF "VENICE PTE.
;JIVED." Shylock, Mr. so. Robson.
To conclude with THE WANDERING MINSTREL. Jem Bags,
r. F. Robson.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.

Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke.

hportant Notice t- the Public generally.—The national spectacle
of the Battle of Waterloo, which has on its revival been attended
with such brilliant success, far beyond any precedent. must neces-
sarily be withdrawn to make room fora classical novelty, which
has been for months in preparation, and will be produced on Sa-
turday, 27th inst., on a scale of grandeur and extent never before
attempted.—Miss EMILY COOKE re-appears at this theatre on
the conclusion of her continental engagements.
THIS EVENING, AUGUST 15, . _

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And during the week, will be presented (50th night) the glorious
ieetaele of THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO.
To be followed by Mr. W. Cooke's Scenes in the CIRCLE, intro-
icing his celebrated Black Charger Raven, whose performances
we elicited unbounded appliose, and the Great Equestrian, Mr.
ifred Cooke, in one of his principal acts.
Concluding with (82d time) THE CHASE ; or, LIFE ON THE
' URF, with a real Fox Chase.
" The best ventilated theatre in the world." Boa-office open from
leven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
Icond Week of Miss POOLE, the eminent Englkh Vocelitt.—First
Exhibition of the MARINE AgU 4.P.IUM, a collection of Sea
and Fresh water Fish alive, in five large glass tanks, procured
Natu-
ex-
pressly for this occasion by P. H. Goss°, E, q., author of "A
rallst's Rambles in Devonshire," &c., forming the most instructive
and amusing object ever yet presented to the public.
THIS EVENING, AuarsT 15,
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EFUSAN, Splendid MENAGERIE, Grand Military Band, Vocal
,d Instrumental Concert, Two Favourite Songs by Miss Poole,
arvellous display of THE FEAST OF LANTERNS, brilliant
I IREWORKS, and EXPLOSION of CHINESE FIRE SHIPS,
t _duties-lon, Is.
On Wednesday next, the Boys of the Royal Military Asylum'
helsea, accompanied by their Military Band, will visit the Gardens,

RIGS WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
us DAT —Morning 7 min. after 10 I Evening 49 min.aft. 10
)-Moaßow —Morning c 9 min. after 11 I Evening f 0 min.aft. 0

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, AUGUST 14.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
69—highest since noon yesterday.
56—lowest this morning and during the night.
66—this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 30°10.
Fine weather, and light breeze.
AUGUST 15.
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66 highest since noon yesterday.
56—lowest this morning and during the night.
74—this day, at noon.

BAROMETER, 30'10.
WIND, S.E.—Cloudy.

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LONDON, MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1853.

The importance of the revolutionary outbreak
'1 China can scarcely be over-rated. Whatever
.he result of the movement, it must at any rate
Taken from the torpor of centuries one-third of
;he earth's population. It must rouse nearly
600,000,000 of people to a consciousness of the
.enefits of civilisation, if not actually to a recog-
' ition of the blessings of Christianity. In speak-
ag thus we are not guilty of any exaggeration.
.'he magnitude of the insurrection is as indis-
,utable as the territorial vastness of the Celestial
tlmpire, or as the numerical strength of its in-
:tabitant3. According to the statistical chart of
he provinces it is estimated that there are, in
,Jhina Proper alone, no less than 367,632,907
'ahabitants : while in the surrounding dependen-
,ies, such as Tibet, Turkestan, Mangolia, and
tllantchooria, there are, at a moderate computa-
-1 ion, 30,000,000 additional—constituting alto-
);ether, as we have said, the enormous aggregate of
400,000,000 people hitherto owning obedience to
one Government. A wonderful division has, within
the last two years, started up in the midst of this
li,igantic multitude. An adventurer of surprising
energy, of indomitable resolution, and of irresis-
tible self-reliance, has within an incredibly short
apace of time collected together a vast army, and
conducted them heretofore in a march of uninter-
rupted triumph against the forces of the Chinese
SOVEREIGN. Already, it has been remarked, that
one half of the ancient empire has fallen into the
hands of this indomitable Leader of the Revolu-
tionists. It has been observed that he has so far
cared for the sustenance of his armed adherents
that he has even now accumulated in the " Holy
City" of Nankin alone, 150,000 tons of rice for
the Purpose of future consumption. It has been
13(x; moreover, that while thus having regard to
their bodily comfort, he has inflamed the hearts
of his disciples t
pitch of fana-
tical ardour,
by oreaveasluinigristinog thm the con-
solatory
m of Revelation and the ineffable
loveliness of Christianity. Such, up to this
moment, have been
the proceedings of the Prince
of Universal Peace redoubtable Ciro°, or
lialuEN P.sr_
" Lord,"
r
EN better known among
his followers ai the g eat
TAE-PING-WANG
Such has been the direction
policy by which he has cont
of
contrives
extraordinary
bring so many millions under
his bthus rapidly to
threaten the entire race of Mara aline; and to
ehoos with a war
of extermination.

As indicative, in an unanswerable
the scope of this revolutionary outbreak among
of
ain
the Chinese, the extent of the empire of which
w
they are the inhabitants may be regarded -a.ttT-18
time, we conceive, not altogether unprofitably. 1/t,
must beremembered that within littlemore thantwo
years, half of this same empire has been brought
under subjection by theforces of TAE-PING-WANG !
And what are the dimensions cf the territory thus
speedily conquered ? It is an old tale to tbe geo-
grapher& But to a considerable portion of even
the educated classes of the community, we doubt
not, but that some few of the particulars connected
with this inquiry may appear almost beyond the
limits of credibility. It may seem scarcely credi-
ble, for example, though it is simply a matter of
fact, that the empire, half of which has been
already vanquished by ME-PING-WANG, extends
through aliout thirty-five degrees of latitude,
about sixty-five degrees of longitude. A
atenrrd*-
a territory in length about 3,000 miles, in breadth
bout 2,000 miles, in area
Square miles I Thl of about
. 5,000,000
several dependencies—China . course, including the
ever, oovering scsal s--China Proper alone, how-
the aggretate. sow© 1,300,000 square miles in
Soextraordinary, indeed, is the
extent of territory
Celestial Empire, that embraced' under the title of the
diversified to such a degree,it has been described as
climate, that it comprises both in aspect and
the swampy plains of Hollad some
tracts similar to
mountains and valleys of Switzerl others
with the
plains of Lombardy—the champagne country
France—the dreary steppes of Russia e clillitrY of
deserts of Africa—and the beautiful
sandy
1 hills and
dales, the corn and wood lands of our own in-
comparable country." All these varieties of