The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-31 00:00:00

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENA.

"This place fills up an hiatus which the Crystal Palace leaves
wanting. Vocal and instrumental music of the first order, and a
display of fireworks which exceeds all imagination, are a fitting
close to a day at the Crystal Palace."
DAMSON'S COLOSSAL PANORAMA of CHUSAN.

Splendid and Extensive Menagerie and Marine Aquarium—Unri-
valled Military Band.

VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT,
in which Miss Poole, Miss Ransford. and Mr. Manvers sing
several National and Patriotic Songs—ill 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 Shilling. A splendid Pavilion for Dancing has been
erected. Full Quadrille Band, &c.

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ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPRITHRATKx.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke.

Scenes without a parallel i—Triumphant and brilliant career of the

Cossacks !

First night of a new Mythological Equestrian Melodramatic Ballet

-d'Actioi.

TIM appearance of Herr Christcif, the first Rope Dancer in the

universe.
THIS EVENING,

The War Spectacle, THE COSSACKS; or, Vive la France.
After which, the novel and skilful SCENES in the CIRCLE, by
Professors of the that class, developing in perfection the high school
of the art of Equitation. The whole invented and arranged by Mr.
William Cooke.

HRRR CHRISTOFF, the first Rope Dancer in the universe.

The wonderful BROTHER:4 FRANCISCO, in their incomprehen•
Bible and astonishing performances.

The whole to conclude with, first time, a new Equestrian Melo-
dramatic Ballet, by Mrs S. G. Healey, called THE KNIGII I AND
THE WATER LILY; or, Love aming the Mermaids.
Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
DAT7—lforning 38 min.after 5 I Evening 57 min.aft. 5
T,,-Nfoaftew—hiorning 18 min.after 6 1 Mvening 40 min.^ft. 6

rHE WEATHER.-Blns Oman, JULY 30.
TREENOMETICB, IN THE SHADS.
71—highest since noon on Saturday.
61—lowest this morning and during the night.
76—this day, at noon.
as.somirratt, 30.05—falling rapidly.
WIND, S.W.—Light, with occasional sunshine, cloudy,
and sultry weather, portending a thunder-storm. At
half-past 3. a thunder-storm burst all over the north-west
9f London, but none in the east or south.
JULY 31.

77 —highest sines noon yesterday.
82 - lowest this morning and during the night.
75—this day at noon.
&motormen, 29.88—still falling.
WIND, S.W. to W.S.W.—Fresh, with warm, cloudy
weather, inclining to rain.—Afternoon, showers of rain.

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LONDON, MONDAY, JULY 31, 1854.

The patience of the people of England in regard
to the war with Russia has been now, during
some months, rather severely exercised. We have
been waiting for news of some decisive victory
over the Russians—it matters not whether from
the fleet in the Black Sea or from the fleet in the
Baltic, from the coast of the Crimea or from the
shores of the Gulf of Finland. It has not unrea-
sonably been felt that expectations of some large
success on the part of the Allies might be cherished
after all the wonderful things that had been ac-
complished iu the way of warlike preparations. It
is scarcely fair to accuse the community of over-
eagerness in looking before this for news of some
decisive advantage. It is scarcely fair, because
never was the confidence of the population on either
side of the Channel more clearly authorised, as it
were, by the unprecedented grandeur and pecu-
liarity of concurrent circumstances. It may
be all very true that even NELSON required
time in order to effect any one of his
unparalleled achievements. But NELSON was
obstructed in his movements in various ways un-
known to the naval commanders of our own gene-
ration. He had no steam-power at all—his sail-
ing vessels being wholly dependent upon the
casualties of weather, upon the accidents of wind
and tide, mitigated as these were, of course, upon
occasion, by the various skill, of his officers, in
the science of navigation. Again, NELSON was
opposed to, instead of being aided by, the power-
ful maritime force of our French neighbours. As
to warlike operations upon land, moreover—it is
surely not undeserving of remembrance that a
campaign was begun and completed within four-
teen days by NAPOLEON. And NAPOLEON, not
less than NELSON, was unassisted by steam-power.
He could not transport his troops at pleasure
from one point to another on board Isar-vessels,
moved by the force either of the paddle-wheel or
the screw-propeller. If he wanted to convey in-
telligence to any distance with unusual speed, he
was compelled to have recourse either to the rapid
gallop of the courier, or to the old, tedious, un-
certain, and often fog-interrupted Semaphore.
The Railway system had yet to be organised by old
ROBERT STEPHENSON. The electric telegraph had
yet to be brought into actual operation by the
astounding and almost miraculously successful
experiments made nearly simultaneously just six-
teen years after the death of the glorious captive
of St Helena, at Munich by STETNHEIL, at New
York by MORSE, and at London by WHEATSTONE.
course, to grumble, because
It were frivolous, of
. - every age has not a NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
Commanders-in-Chief, or
among its military
s because there are not sea Captains comparable to
HoRATIO NELSON, in every successive generation.
NO—granted but it may surely be allowable to
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complain. that, while so much could be accom-
plished by them respectively within such com-
paratively short intervals without the steam-
engine, the paddle-wheel,
19 t; ....4without the •
railway and the screw-propeller,
and the electric telegraph,
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p 7( - ----ssits -,-range guns, and Minie bullets and
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141; ,Arl no the o anything
,-, ~ --.7-.- (7vtohre
witrS —.l:opi linotsoent_ll after month, one by
aidedYthing being done by the
, but the united) power of
ranee and England,
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'N -by all these advan-
ages, combined with many others t enumeraed.
7dt/a S MaNNever were fleets and armies sent out t under such 1
a combination of auspicious circumstances. Nay, the