The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-23 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1854.

Th 3 autumnal campaign in the Crimea bas
fairly commenced. We have no longer to depend
on the intellectual skill of political gladiators, or
the hackneyed wiles of diplomacy. The old adage,
" ceclant arena togce," is reversed, and bone and
muscle, thews and sinews, are now the, arbiters
of coming events. The skill of the chosen Gene-
rals and Admirals of France and England, and
the " pluck" and energy of their gallant troops,
must now decide the all-important questions
at issue. The " day of grace" has gone by—
" the light cloud" has passed from the lunar
disc. The fate of i‘TICROLAS is sealed. He must
now endure the consequences, of his own arro-
gance and cupidity—must expiate his unwarrant-
able violation of the jus gentium. A short time
since he might, at least to a great extent, have
escaped from the formidable consequences of his
outrageous proceedings. Every possible loop-hole
was afforded, but he hardened his heart against
every prudent counsel. He had so long persisted
in a course of arrogant mendacity that, at length,
he half credited the fictions he had invented, and
fondly imagined that the same prestige would cling
to his name, the same obedience accorded to his
vapouring intnaces as before the exposure of his

cow parati ve weakness.
He has, however, continued too long in the
same reckless course. Like the boy in the fab!e,
lie has, alike disregarded the "fair words" of
diplomacy and the "grass-clinging" of an idie
fleet, and an inactive army. Now, that the
amount of "virtue in stones" is to be ascertained,
he may be inclined to change hie tone, and to
yield to the fortator in re what he refused to the
suaviter in mode. But it is now too late. The
fiat has gone forth. The handwriting has appeared,
on the wall, and no simulated negotiation, no 1
pretences of being " ready to treat on the baais.
of the four conditions," can arrest the progress of
events, or prevent the deep humiliation and seri-
ous diminution of power occasioned by the de-
struction of the Rusian fleets and arsenals in the
Euxine, and the overthrow of the Russian autho-
rity in the Crimea. The expedition having sailed,
nay, more, having entered on the enemy's terri-
tory, there can be no retrograde movement, nulla
vestigia retrorsum. The Allied Forces must achieve
the important object on which they have engaged,
or pet WI in the attempt.
we are by no means disposed to underrate the
difficulties to be encountered—to depreciate the
honours that will fairly be due to the victorious
army and navy, for both branches of the service
will have their work to perform, and doubtless .
they will do it well. According to the latest in-
telligence we had nearly sixty thousand men ac-
at Eupatoria, of whom twenty-five tually landed
thousand might be regarded as the cute of
the
British army, and an equal number of the chosen
troops of France. Fifty thousand such men, ac-
tuated by a friendly emulation, an honourable
rivalry—each feeling it impossible to quail or hang
back in the presence of the others—would be more,
than a match for double the number of the
wretched serfs by whom they are opposed. In
addition to these, there was a reserve of fifteen
thousand disciplined French soldiers, who, in all
human probability, have ere this rejoined their
comrades, their ardour only heightened by a de-
lay for which they could readily account.

A further detachment of Turkish troops, men
of approved valour, is also co-operating. And
what has such a force to fear from a body of
Elusions numerically inferior ? for the most san-
Pline calculations tiy': have been made do not
more than sixty or sixty-five thousand men
of all classes, sailors as well as soldiers, to oppose
clog' ; and it would be quite impossible to brill

son.

all these simultaneously into the field, without
leaving Sebastopol ungarrisoned, and the fleet
skulking beneath its batteries unmanned, to fall
an easy prey to our ships and seamen. They may
annoy and harass our troops, but it is scarcely
possible that they will hazard a decisive contest,
at least until they come to the fortified lines on
the heights above Sebastopol. , We may be de-
layed, but we cannot, humanly speaking—for the
issue of all such ordeals rests with a higher Power
—be effectually resisted. Time is all that is want-
ing, and, although that be limited, we are satisfied
that it will be sufficient for the purpose. The
redoubts and trenches will speedily be captured.
The cannon will probably be turned against them-
selves, while the combined Navies will at the
same time keep up the sanguinary game from the
seaward. We may anxiously, but at the same time
" hopefully," await further authentic intelligence,
and our anxiety will be more for the friends
engaged, and the lessening of the bloodshed that
must ensue to all sides, than from any doubts as
to the results, which we fairly believe will be fatal
to the undue pretensions of the CZAR.

Probably few of our readers perused the whole
of the remarkable document, itself but an extract
from a Chinese tract, which we inserted in our
columns last Thursday. It was nothing, to be
sure, about Sebastopol, nor even about Kars or
Tiflis ; it was actually information from the Celes-
tial Empire, whose insurrectionary matters we
have almost forgotten in the nearer East. It was,
moreover, religious information—an authentic
document on the hitherto mysterious tenets of the
rebels who are almost certainly subverting the
old Tartar rule, and the character of whose move-
ments are intimately connected with their reli-
gious speculations. Had we not been engaged in
war with- another semi-theocratic and semi-bar-
barian empire, ,the one which stretches from the
very confines of China to those of Prussia and
Austria, we should all be, glad to have the kernel
at least of such A curious piece of news. While
our SPOONERS are rusticating, and the holy war of
Parliamentary debate is suspended, something trust-
worthy respecting a religious creed which is over-
throwing the civil government of 300,000,000 of
cur fellow-creatures would be really a pleasing
exchange fur bigoted tirades about themes old to
all of us. Mr. MEDIWEST'S translation of the
revelations vouchsafed to the .;nilitary and royal
apostle of the great Chinese rebellion is at least a
novelty, a study for us in quite a fresh vein, and
not a ten thousandth iteration of the hatefulness
of Popery, the aggressions of the Man of Sin, and
the ruin which lowers from Maynooth over the
fated British Empire.
It has been the singular *fate. of Monotheism to
be the origin, or the animating watchword, in
more wars than Polytheism. Pagans were con-
tent.to let each God do his best for his own dis-
trict ; but when the human mind has- pretty
firmly grasped the idea. of a Supreme Being, the
step appears 4o have been an easy one to believe
in a real or a pretended messenger from Him ;
belief in the probability of some revelation being
apparently one of the most general instincts of our
nature. Hence, from the time of MOSES and his
real mission there have seldom been wanting, at
considerable intervals, those who have summoned
armed thousands to conquest by a professed mis-
sion from HEAVEN. Zeal for the LORD OF HOSTS
has thought itself commissioned to overthrow
idolatry and disbelief by the sword. MAHOMET,
PETER the Hermit, and others less conspicuous,
were not necessarily impostors ; they may have
believed themselves inspired. And strange, and
even profane as are the statements of the tract
alluded to, we should not at once conclude that
they are 'wilfully so. The blasphemy and pro-
fanity of a CZAR, who chants Te Dennis for but-
cheries and frauds, pretends religious motives to
cover the meanest ambition, and seeks to inflame
the superstition of the most ignorant race in
Europe for his own selfish purposes, are infinitely
more culpable.

The whole paper is so thoroughly in the
Oriental style of thought and language, that even
with Mr. MEnnußsr's notes it is not easy to trace
clearly the relations of the dramatis personce, for
religious drama it seems to be. Four elder
brothers appear upon the stage. The eldest of
these is JESUS ; the others, besides their Chinese
names, are designated by the terms, the Eastern,
the Northern, and the Celestial Princes.. The
Heavenly Father desce,nds and gives, some partly
puerile and ceremonial, and partly humaneinstruc-
tions, through female Chamberlains of the Court;
and again descends possessing the person of the
Eastern Prilice, and speaking through him.
Again the instructions are of the same mingled
puerile r4nd humane character ; it is not easy from
the part yet translated to perceive the relation of
the first elder brother, JESUS, in this modern
legend. The closing extract, however, exhibits a
singular coincidence with MAHOAIET'S giving him-
self out for " the Comforter" promised by JESUS.
The Eastern Prince, adverting to this promise,
adds that " considering what YANG-SEW-TSING
(the younger brother and rebel leader)had reported
to him, he had no doubt of his being the pro-
mised. Comforter." Hence, the leader of the in-
surgents, has both appended this designation to
his name, and also requires his name to be in-
cluded in the Doxology which is addressed to the
Heavenly Father.

It is, of course, abundantly clear how groundless
is any claim for the rebels to the name of Coris-
tianB. Indeed, they probably do not make it
cheingel7es. That they have had access to the
Scriptures, in whole or in part, and are familiar
with their personages—that they believe in one
GOD, and in JESUS CHRIST, in some sense-and
that they have perceived that humanity and
mercy are the main features of our LORD'S moral
instructions, is all clear. But they certainly con-
sider the rebel leader as completing the revela-
tions of JESUS, and would probably, like Maho-
metans, comprise the essentials of their theology
in two sentences—" There is one Gov, and, Yang-
Sew-Tsing is his apostle." They do indeed de-
molish the idols everywhere, and must be regarded
as Monotheists, itself a great advance upon the
childish idolatry of the Chinese ; but their ideas
of the SUPREMR BEING'S procedure are painfully
dr,grading ; and the leader of the movement places
himself on an equality with JESUS. Indeed, as
the last and most perfect revealer of the Divine
Mind, he constitutes himself his instructor and
.superior ! It is evident that the insurgents nave
received ideas which may furnish a basis for
Christianising the Empire, The success of such
an attempt from without, in connection with this
movement, must, however, depend upon two con-
ditions—on the docility of YANG-SEW-Tsirro and
his followers, and .on some Christian teacher ap-
pearing.on the scene, adapted to gain their con-
fidence. It is not easy to suppose that " the
Comforter" woul't like to renounce his place in
-the Doxology, (Jr that he would condescend to
:receive instrurtion from a mortal who professed to
no inspiratifin. Without some such aid, however,
their Clyzi.stianity must remain below the level
even of that of Russia itself.

A. FATHER KILLED BY 1113 SON.—The Lauderdale
(Mississippi) Republican records another deed of blood in
Kemper_ county. Mr. Looklair, a man who was g ener-
a4N4Yek killedresp
respected by
his own son.
byhvisneighboure while sober, was last
,opvoit,,witiothrastnd
1/lAI:JOUR/al
On TnesA__ ,
robs OF THE MELBOURNE ATHEN/EIJM.—
ing desiguld:eY,it the Melbourne Athenwinn, the build-
Was opened,
with Several
I. Stevens, Esq., architect, of Derby,
, the day,
irlg festive associations. During
in the b eautiful hall
I cumber occasional showers, a goodly
and townspeople enjoyed themselves
gardens, and on the lake and :slots,
rind fife IYLncl from Derby. to the inusie of tb:,,,;
iecluding the temperance
drum
was sexred in the lower room ln the evening tea
:C-terwaril,4 addresses' appropriatoef the new building, and
to the occasion were
delivered i' a the upper room, which
was filled with a
re yectali re audience of nearly -
dO4. The chair was
occupier', by the Rev. J. Deane, the vicar,'the
and
speake cs were F. F. Fox, Esq., agent for the Melbourne
esiatN s ; T. Madeley, Eeq., Mayor of Derby - Dr.
T.,SPei,cer Hall, M.A., author of "The Peak and the.
P .ain ;" and the Rev. Watts Lethbridge, Independent
' .O1:1;st,r, of Melbourne. The building is designed for a
ficet-fold purpose—that ef ran Infant school, Mechanics'
r Institution, and Savings Bank, and is in many respects
a useful, as well as ornamental, addition to the town.—
Derby Advertieer.
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COURT CIRCULAR.

BALMORAL, Szn. 21.
Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince walked out
yesterday morning in the neighbourhood Of.Balmoral.
In the afternoon his Royal Highness went out deer-
stalking.

The Chancellor of the Eichequer and km. Gladstone
left town yesterday,, on a visit to Lord Braybrooke, at
Audley End, Saffron Walden.
Despatches were sent from the Colonial-office, yes-
terday, to the Governor-General of Canada, and to the
Governor of the Cape of Good Hope.

The Duke of Wellington has returned to Belgrav-
street, from a short visit to Brighton. .
The Duke of Devonshire continues at Chiswick, but
his residence' at Kemp Town is kept in readiness to re=
ceive him on the shortest notice. His grace has recently
purchased the adjoining house, with a view of enlarging
his elegant marine abode.
The Marquis of Anglesey, who arrived at Uxbridge
House early in the week, from Worthing, has since
loft town for Beaudesert, near Lichfield.
The Countess Dowager and Lady Georgiana Grey
have left Eaton-square for Brighton.
The Earl of Elgin, Governor-General of Canada,
returns to this country by the next mail steamer from
Halifax.

The Earl of Ellenborough entertained a large party
at S'oeuthani Park, on Tuesday, on the occasion of his
lordship's annual rustic fete to the Southam schools.

His Serene Highness the reigning Grand Duke of
Saxe Weimar is expected to 4arrive in London early in
the ensuing week from visiting his illustrious relatives
the King and Queen of Holland, at the Hague.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Tinnily and family
arrived at Douglas's Hotel here on Monday, from Aboyne
Castle, Aberdeenshire. They leave this morning by
ex-
press train for the -south.—Edinburgh, Courant.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Waterford and
suite have left Curraghmore for Ford Castle, his lord-
ship's seat in Northumberland, where they purpose re-
maining for a month.
The Marquis of Stafford, who has been entertaining
a succession of visitors at Tarbert House, Inverness-
shire, has embarked on a cruise in his lordship's yacht,
the Online, off the Scottish coast. Lord Lichfield, who
has been enjoying the sports of the field with the mar-
gals, has left for the south.
The Marquis of Breadalbane has returned to his shoot-
ing: quarters, Forest Lodge, Argyllshire, from Tay-
month Castle, Perthshire.
THE PREMIEH.—On Saturday last orders were re-
ceived at Haddo House to prepare for the reception of
the noble earl.—North, British Mail.
The Earl of Desart has left town for Desart Castle,
Kilkenny. Tho countess leaves Lord and Lady New-
port's mansion in Wilton-crescent to-day for the Royal
ScottiFll Palace of Balmoral, where the countess succeeds
the Duchess of Wellington as Lady in Waiting on the
Queen.

Lord and Lady Blantyre are entertaining company at
Erskine House, Renfrewshire,•N.Bl
Lord Valentia has arrived'on a visit to his son-in-law,
Captain Robinson, at Roseneath House, near Limerick.
Lord Bfankley, Lord Henry Thynne, Lord Dalkeith,
Lo:%1 party, Who are st3ying at Lord Caw-
does, Ca,wdor. Castle, have had abundant sport
during the last week on the noble lord's moors.
Mr. and Lady A':nes Duff are entertaining a large
party at C,Jmintyre, Banffshire, Sir William and Lady
Moieswortb have been amongst the guests.
Monsell, -Esq., M.P., and. Lady Anna Mon-
sell, have returned to Torvoo, from Miltown Malbay.'
Ancsistus Stafford, E;q., sm.p., left Cartloe Wood
for England, on Tuesday.

The widow of the Bcigalier Hore, who was shot in
Februnry at Sarago-va, is to receive the pension due to
the widow of 6: Major-General.

•Gorxral Josd Concha touched at the Canaries on the
3d inst., on his way to Cuba. -
JEDEDIALI STRUTT, ESQ.—We are happy to say that
this t-tintleinan.is considerably improved in health, though
he is still a great invalid.--Derby Reporter.

MISS STI:ICKLAND.—The authoress of the "Lives of
the Queens of Eneand and Scotland",is at present on a
visit to Lady Murray Thriepland and family, at Fingask
Castle.

Tam ELMTON ESTATE.—The Elmton estate has been
purchased by the Duke of POI-demi for 80,0001.
Lieutenant-Colonel Forster, assistant adjutant general
at Edinburgh, is to be deputy adjutant general at the
'Royal Hospital, Dublin, vice. Major General Eden pro-
moted:

Colonel Blair, M.P. for Ayrshire, has addressed a
letter to his constituents, stating that ho has been
ordered to join the first battalion of the Fusilier. Guards,
now serving in the East, and expressing a hope that his
absence may not prove detrimental to the interests corn=
mitted to his charge. The gallant colonel was expected
to sail yesterday from Liverpool by the. British Queen.
steam-ship.—Edinburylt Courant.
DEATH OF THE lox. CAPTAIN ROBERT GORE, RN.
—This gallant man, whose death took place at Monte
Video, where he was acting as our charge d'affaires, on
the 4th ultimo, suddenly, was in his 45th year, and was
brother to the present Earl of Arran and to tho Hon.
Charles A. Gore. He was promoted to post rank in
1846, was M.P. for New Ross from 1341 to 1847, and
was raised to the rank of an earl's son by Royal warrant
in 1837.

THE LATE MR. E. T. CEAFEE, OF THE TREASURY.—A
vacancy has been created in the Treasury, by the decease
of Mr. Ed win T. Crafer, who died from cholera, on
Saturday morning last. Mr. Crafer was at the head of
the class of assistant•clerks, on the Treasury establish-
ment, and for the last 15 years and upwards held the
office of private secretary to the successive patronage
secretaries. He was one of four brothers on the Treasury
establishment, sons of the late Thomas Crafer, Esq.,
who for. many years held the important office of prin-
cipal clerk of that department. By Mr. E. Crater's
death a junior clerkship is now vacant in the Treasury,
and also the appointment of private secretary to Mr.
Hayter.

• THE ACOOIINTANT-GENERAL OF THE NAVY.—The
honour of Companionship of the Bath, conferred on this
eminent civil servant, has given general satisfaction to
persons in all ranks of the service.

ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR.—Friday next has been
fixed for the election of a Lord Mayor, in succession to
Alderman Sidney, whose term of office will expire on
the Bth of November. In the event of the ordinary
course being adhered to, the two senior aldermen below
the chair-e-viz., Mr. F. G. Moon and Mr. David Salo-
mons— will be returned to the Court of Aldermen, who
will select Mr. Moon for the mayoralty next year. At the
next election, supposing no change to be made in the
usual customs, a Jew will be elected for the first time to
the chief magistracy of the city of London.
METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS.—An expla-
natory report of the mode of conducting the works of
the commissioners in building and repairing sewers and
covering open sewers, the ordinary precautions taken for
the prevention of nuisance and danger to the public
health, and the special precautions taken at the present
time, hes been prepared in obedience to an order of the
general committee by Mr. llazalgette.
THE COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT IN THE EAST.—
The. Lords of the Treasury have communicated with the
Cuetoinis authorities on the subject of certain officers of
the department pt-ueeeding to the East in aid of the
cemenissariat department, and stating that their lord-
slops bad accepted the services of the selected parties,
it being understood that they will be permitted to return
to the Customs service after the war is over without pre-
judice to their prospects, but that they are not to receive
any pay from the Customs during their absence.
THE EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION.—A meeting in
support of this association was held yesterday, at Bur-
lington-hall, Saville-row, G. Rice, Esq., in the chair.
The chairman stated that much yet remained to be done
at the \Vest-end for the extension of the early closing
movement, and he hoped that the young men there
would so act as to ieduce those employers who still kept
open late to close their shops at an earlier hour. Reso-
lutions were agreed to, expressive of rejoicing at the
progress in the early closing cause, which had been
effected by the association during the past year, and
pledging tho meeting to co-operate with the Early Clos-
ing Association, and render it, diming the coming season,
every possible support, both of a pecuniary and personal
character. A local committee was than formed, and the
meeting separated.
BURIALS IN THE METROPOLIS.—ST. ANDREW'S, HOL-
BORN.—WiII you inquire what the Board of Health are
about in allowing, as I resume they must, the interments
to continue, and at a frightful rate, too, in the burial
gt'ound attached to St. Andrew's, Holborn ? I think
not less than forty per week for the last twelve months
have been interred, and they still continue. To-day
fresh ground is opened. It cannot be that pecuniary
reasons influence the authorities, as the living is returned
at 1,3001. per annum ; and there is a freehold estate for
the church purposes, producing a like amount. The
rector has been absent for many weeks, no doubt to
keep out of harm's way.—Correspondent of the Builder.
THE EDINBURGH ACADEMY. We understand that
the vacancy in the rectorship of the Edinburgh Aca-
demy, occasioned by the resignation of the Rev.
Dr. Hannah, has been filled up by the appoint-
ment of the Rev. James Stephen Hodson, M.A., of
Bailie] and Merton Colleges, Oxford, who will enter
upon the duties of the office when the school meets on
Monday, the 2d of October. Mr. Hodson is son of the
Very Rev. the Archdeacon of Stafford. His career at
Oxford was a very distinguished one, and he has since
had great experience in tuition ; se that there is every
reason to expect that, under his superintendence, the
high character which the academy has so long held will
be fully maintained.—Edinburgls Courant.
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Dosundsditch, in the occupation of
Messrs. Solomon and Co., general factors, importers,
and manufacturers of watches and clocks. The building
was of considerable extent, comprising several well-
stocked warehouses. The fire commenced in what
was termed the packing-warehouse, filled with goods
of various descriptions. One of the workmen dis-
covered a quantity of straw on fire ; and though the
firemen were in immediate attendance from Jeffrey-
, square with an engine, the flames continued to spread,
and six or seven additional engines bad to be brought
into play. After three boars, the fire was extin-
guished ; but not until a large amount of property was
! destroyed !belonging to the Messrs. Solomons, and con-
; siderable damage done to some of the houses adjoining.
The Messrs. Soh-miens were insured in the Manchester,
and Legal, and Commercial Offices, The other sufferers
I were also insured.