The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-21 00:00:00

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.

Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan.

THIS EVENING, MARC!' 21,
Will be performed THE WRONG BOX. Supported by Messrs.
Alfred Wigan and Robinson ; Miss P. Horton, Miss Wyndham, and
Miss E. Turner.
To be followed by TO OBLIGE BENSON. Supported by Messrs.
Emery, Robson, and Leslie; Mrs. Stirling and Miss Wyndham.

To be followel by T Fin FLEtir Characters by Messrs.
Alfred Wigan, Leslie, Pranks, Harwood Cooper, anl Vincent ; Miss
P. ilorton, and Miss Wyndham.

STRAND THEATRE.

Bole Lessee, Mr. F. W. Allcroft.—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs
THIS EVENING, Itasca 21,
Will be presented RUSSIAN TYRANNY; or, Tll3 Fatal Snow-
storm.

Followed by PADDY SIDOUNG THE MOON.
After whlcp, Tiff; BLUE JACKETS.
To conclude with con,coN;LtN" liR )TELORS. Paddy and
Tim Mulligan (the Brothers), Mr. G. Ho Ison.
Stalls. is.; Boxes, 34.; Pit, 1,. tlrallery, GI.; Private Boxes,
It. I Is. FA., to be had or Mr. Allcroft, li, New Bond.street.

Asmsrs ECTROPV3 NATIO,LIL

Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke.

TIII3 EVENING, MAsen 21,

And during the week, will be presentel the new, grand, and
romantic spectacle entitlea THE 4001) %UN'S 110R7lE ; or, rho
False Knight—the Wooltnen's Horse by the pet steed, Beauty,
expressly trained by Mr. William Cooke.
After which, the taco uparAblu!4csaes of the ARENA.
To conclude with BETS OF TUE BELL.

Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West.

LEGA WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tam D& —Morning 8 min.after 6 1 Evening 33 min.aft. 6
To-Moasow— Morning 0 min.after 7 Evening 33 min.aft. 7

THE WHATHER.--Strw Orrics, llsnon 21.
TEIEMIONETEP., IN THE SIIADE.
46—highest since noon yesterday.
40—lowest this morning and during the night.
50—this day at noon.

BABOVETER, 30.41.
WIND, N.E.—Fresh breeze, with slight rain occasionally.

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LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1854.

Reflection only confirms us the more decidedly
in our opinion that England comes before the
Courts of Europe most creditably in connexion
with this Secret and Confidential Correspondence.
It appears, after an attentive consideration of
these remarkable documents, that the Ministers
of her Britannic MAJESTY resolutely rejected
throughout the proposals made by the CZAR for
the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire, and
for the distribution of its scattered possessions.
That proposition for the partition of Turkey was
made,, remember, as far back as ten years ago—
as far back as 1844—when the Russian AUTOCRAT
availed himself of the opportunity afforded by his
visit to the young QUEEN'S Court at Windsor, to
submit his alluring suggestions to the states-
men then standing highest in the councils
of the reigning Sovereign. Nevertheless, it is
fgatifying to know that the Imperial tempter was
deceived in his anticipations of complicity on
the pirt
of Sir ROBERT PEEL, and on the part
also of his
Grace the (then) Duke of WELLINGTON,
as he has
beeu subsequently in the preposterous
hope that he Would seduce the sagacity of Lord
CLARENDON, and the patriotism of Lord Joret
RUSSELL, into a convenient connivance with his
'most monstrous and nefarious scheme of a Turkish
dismemberment. There is no longer any doubt,
however, that Ministersoannotreasonablyargueany
more, as they have argued (strongly enough)hither-
to, that they, on their part, were deceived in any
as to the nature
as
way as to the tone of the policy, or
of the intentions of the Emperor XICI/OLs to
his policy and intentions, that is to say in reference
to the partition of Turkey and the subversion of its
Government. Let us do the Russian AliTocuAT
that justice—by acknowledging at once, in simple
truth, that he could scarcely byany possibility what-
ever have been more plain spoken than he has
been in regard to his views and wishes in refe-
rence to the Ottoman dominions. His candour,
indeed, in this respect, was, to say the very least
-of it, so blunt and bold as to be absolutely flagrant
and outrageous. It has been all this, more-
over, not since yesterday—not merely twelve
months ago--not in 1854, but in 1844—when
he intimated his sentiments as to the advisability
-oefacilitating the disruption of the crumbling power
of tle, Sublime Porte ; and did this, moreover, in
terms so distinct and positive, as to allow of their
being afterwards embodied in the redoubtable •