The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-29 00:00:00

STRAND THEATRE.

Sole Lessee Mr. F. W. Alloroft.—Direetrws, Miss Rebecca Isaacs.
tiITS EVENING, MAT 29,
Will be perfOrtned BLEAK HOUSE ; sr, The Ghost's Walk.
After which, VI?. MARBLE LOVER.
To be followed by the New Ballet Divertissement, entitled THE
BF.A NYbIPII'43 CAVE.

To conclude with THE BONNET-BUILDERS' TEA PARTY.
Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 35.; Pit, is. Gd; Gallery, 6d. • Private Boxes,
£1 Ils. 6(1., to bo had of Air. Allcroft. lb, New Bond-street.

ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke.
List Six Nights of the Nautical Drama and. the Ballet.
EvENtioi, MAT 23.
Will bapresented, the new grand-Nantical and Equestrian spec-
tacle, embOdylng -ii)Vel and extraordinary effects (written by-Mr:
Nelson Let), entitled A TALE OF TRb SPAgISII WAR.; or,
The Ilorsoot the. Wreck. Tha horses expressly trained by Mr. W.
Cooke.
Followed by a Novel Routine of VOLS AU VENT; or, Scenes
in the CIRCLE.
To conclude with a Grant Ballet, entitled THE STAR OF THE
RHINE:
Box-office open (corn Eleven till Four. Stage Manager. Mr. W.
West.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
• Open.for the Season.
BRILLIANT ROU ['WE OF' ENTERTAINMENTS.
Engagement of those Eminent .Vocalists,
Miss POOLE, Miss TaNSFORD, and Mr.' MANVERS.
TIIIS DAY, MONDAY, MAY 29,
The gigantic Panorinna of Chusan, extensive and interesting
Menage's. 9 Lions, 3 Elephants. 2 of which are the smallest ever
exhibited, 2 Tigers, 2 Giraffes, &c. &c. Grand Vocal and Instru-
mental Concert, 'in vehich Miss Poole, Miss Ransford, and Mr.
Manvers will appear. Unrivalled Military Band, conducted by the
Messrs. C. and D Godfrey. Remington's Aerial Bridge, Cantelo's
Egg-hatching Machine, Marriott's Industrious Bees, and various
Novel Attsactions. Concluding with the Bombardment of Chuian
by the British Fleet. Explosim of Chinese Ships, and grand display
of Fireworks by Southby.—Admislion, is. ; Concert, half-past 6 ;
Fireworks, quarter to 10.
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HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Ting DAT —Morning 19 min.after 3 I Evening 34 min.aft. 3
To-Nfoaadvt—Morning 50 min.after 3 1 Evening 10 min.aft. 4

THE WEATHER.—Sui Orriez, MAY 28.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADS.
64 --highest since noon yesterday.
48 —lowest this morning and during the night.
62—this day, at noon. -
BAUOYETICII, 29'82.
WIND, S.W.—Light breeze, with heavy showers, and
sunshine. It rained continuously in the night.
MAY 29.
63 —highest since noon yesterday.
47—lowest this morning and during the night.
56—this day at noon.
BAROMETER, 29.72—falling.
WIND, S. W.—Moderate breeze—rain, and dull weather,

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LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 29, 1854.

It is' gratifying to observe that the reiterated
complaints to which we have for a long while past
given utterance in these columns, are at length
beginning to be repeated by several of the most
influential of our morning and weekly contempo-
raries. Those complaints, we mean, which we
have considered it our duty as patriotic and con-
scientious journalists to reiterate, almost we had
said usque ad nauseam, in regard to the delays
which have occurred in the conduct of the war
against Russia by a hesitating or procrastinating
Government. Heaven knows how the excuses
put forward in reference to these delays have been
spun out and stretched to the utmost degree of
diplomatic attenuation. Let it be remem-
b3red that first of all, month after month
slipped by when everybody else recognised the
absolute certainty that an open rupture with the
AUTOCRAT was altogether unavoidable, and Minis-
ters still shut their eyes obstinately against the
truth—they still obdurately insisted that a satis-
factory compromise might be arranged—they still
perversely babbled " Peace, Peace, when there was
no Peace"—nay, when there was actually and noto-
riously a ferocious and sanguinary struggle going
on, along the whole line of the Danube, between
the Muscovites and the Mussulmans. It was like
some monstrous infatuation. So monstrous, in-
deed, so utterly inconceivable under ordinary
considerations that it was no wonder at last sinis-
ter rumours began to be whispered about im-
puting little short of treason to the First
Minister of the Crown, and involving serious in-
sinuations against the integrity of an illustrious
personage nearly related to the SOVEREIGN. No
wonder hints even as dark as these should have
sprung at length out of proceedings so very sus-
picious and bewildering. In so far, in truth,
was the policy of the Cabinet incomprehensible
otherwise tlian through those deplorable infer-
ences, that it could scarcely be marvelled at when
the ParliamEretary session, at last commenced,
,
that the alternative of
_credulity or connivance"
the forced upon attention of the House* of
Commons, in accusation
against the Earl of AMR-
DEEN and his colleageeNbY '°
leader of. her
MAJESTY'S oppoSitiOn. It was only, -
flag
heel
,beeyonfact, when the
glory of the national
the infamy of the atrocious n tarnished by.
..e allied
occurring-, as that. massacre did, whileattin°Pe—
fleets were riding at anchor in the 80,
it was only then, when further talk abloluatcr4p
with Russia had become utterly and. ab„Zer
impossible, that Ministers consernted at last to re'
coemise the unavoidable necessity cf war.. And
was thereupon declared by the
war, consequently,
Allied Governments.
England and France, it was given to the public
to understand, were then at least to be compen-
"(Your for all the -
sated, by a tardy display of vic, , .
dis-
astrous delays which had taken place in consequence of so many fruitless and reiterated nego-
tiations. Well—then came all the banquets, and
reviews, and balls, and the rest of the dawdlings
contrived by maritime enthusiasm and military
compliment, by Royal etiquette and Imperial
magnificence. Delays at Paris and at London—
at Marseilles and at Southampton—at Gibraltar
and at Malta—and at last even at Scutari and
Gallipoli, in the Bosphorus and in the Darda-
nellesE Alrithe vile Turkey fighting to the death,
siPiale'7l#44lo4-I‘l9la:t he banks of the Danube
c11:11: 1"ISE"--141.1:6r • , from Little Wallachia
,:, 131,e.:-Db_ br4tAicti2e. • ist the enormous forces
' tualiril4l:-:', 1.: the Pruth. from :the
f'ire
i Umiak of-BaisaitN lap . ,er of -the-On.; to-swell
tiers numws of ' ilitt- .. ghty army gathered- Loge
i-; - :
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