The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-26 00:00:00

VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT,

In which Miss Poole, Miss Ransford, and Mr. Manvers sing
several National and Patriotic Songs—All the .%musing Novelties
of the Gardens in succession. c.oncludint with the " Feast of Lan-
terns," and a most muguilicent display of Fireworks by 4outhby
Admission One Shilling. A sphridid Pavilion for Dancing has been
erected. Full Quadrille Band, &c.

ASTLErS ROYAL AMPIIITII EA. r,s.

Lessee and Manager, Mr. William rnoke.

In preparation, with entirely new scenery, and every necesiry
regitleite, a Grand EQUEsTRI A.N BURLESQUE, from the pen ,if a
popuiar suthor. Every pains has be n tak,n. and the most proftPe
expen-e has been 'avished, to render this magnificent Spectacle worthy
44 the approbation of the public!
THIS EVENING,
For a few nights more, the War Spectacle, THE COSSACKS; or,
Viva la France
Aft. r which, the Inimitable SCENES to the ARENA, invented
arranged, and directed by Sir. William Cooke.

lIKRR CIIRIsTOFF, whose miraculous Feats on the Tight Rope
have absolutely electrified the audience, will appear.
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The whole to conclude with the Equestrian Ballet d'Action, by
Mrs S.G. Healey, THE gNIGLIr Atli/ THE WALES LILY; or,
Love among the Mermaids.
Boa-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr,
W est.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON RRIDOFC
Tm- DA+ Morning 31 min.after 3I Eveninp 46 nain.aft. 3
70-110anow—Morning 2 cain.after 44 Evening 18 nnualft. 4

THE WEATHER.—Suu Oni i, Atm. 26.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
68 —highest since noon yesterday.
51—lowest this morning and during the night.
71—this day at noon.

BA.IIO3IIITEB, 30'42.
WIND, N.W.—Fine, sunshiny 'weather.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1854.

Russia is now thoroughly unveiled. Our reluc-
tant Ministers have been compelled to declare her
a convicted liar ; her defeated armies and cap-
ture 3 forts have proclaimed her military weak-
ness. Her moral reputation, if she ever had any,
and her military repute are alike gone, and what
has she left ? _ NESSELRODB and MENSCLIIROFF
have shown that her wont is worse than
nothing. Silistria and Bomarsund have exposed
her incapacity for offensive or defensive warfare.
" The wave of Russian invasion dashed into spray
on a third-rate Turkish fortress," and her formid-
able-looking granite fortresses smashed and
crumbled before a few small but well-directed
batteries, have opened the eyes of all Europe to
the real character of Russia as a military power.
The infamy of a retreat from Arab Tabia she can
never wipe off the weakness of frost-bitten
granite she can no longer conceal. Rubbish, faced
with stone softened by arctic frost, will not again
be taken for what it looks. In a word, St. Peters-
burg is open to the allies, or at least we are bound
to try whether Sweaborg and Cronstadt are of
better stuff than the towers of Bomarsund. Why
the former should be the better built we cannot
well conceive. If it was important to secure the
frozen capital, it was equally important to render
the ppaition chosen to overawe and finally to sub-
due Sweden as strong as possible.
.. - What, however, will our Cabinet do ? Will
• they honestly try to become masters of the Gulf
of Finland and the mouths of the Neva ? Do they
-wish it 1 They have not yet indicated the slightest.
desire to restore the stolen province to its le
mbalatencecononfeeptoio:e,ran ind tthheer e torestore so far
Lord CLARRN-
DON'S last never even hints at Baltic.t
thing to do with the conditions or havinganandy:
superior mind to his, DROITYN DE alleaCe ;
regret to acknowledge, is guilt of 82
we
also
we -blame the lay tter,
omission. Before
we should like to know how far German influence,
the same
feeble enough at the French Court, but onanipo-
Eneland
tent at ours, may have limited through
the better aspirations of France. -ey- England
the must never
"forget that " terms of peace at St. Petersburg"
was Lord ABERDEEN'S own description of the best
place to negotiate. efotiate. Why, then, does
he not push
on to a position where he could conclude a peace
worthy of the sacrifice of money and life already
made ?
We have no wish to prolong the war ; we are as
anxious to escape double Income Tax and to save
the lives of our soldiers and sailors as Lord ABER-
Dzmr can be ; but we do insist on the folly of
has
shown one.
himself
ac-
cepting any peace now but a conquered
to all shame as the CZAR
already, his innate barbarian cunning and dupli-
city may any day get the upper hand of an ambi-
tion-void of all sense of honour and chivalry, and
he may begin to negotiate on the faith of English
gullibility, and of German influence in our Cabinet.
If he slip out with Finland, Poland, Bessarabia,
and the Crimea intact, and with no indemnity to
Turkey, well may he consider himself triumphant ;
v ran n4istory will certainly record that he outwitted
7 _7.7..,.% 4,ltie who had him at their feet, but who choose
rith_t4eir eyes open to leave him the fullest means
~,,,. -4?,- aissuroing whenever he
.. ;,' A- . .-.
4 -'t4f.r•l• -iiiircpe. -•It is now in our 1 -:,
lyt ~, ~,,:i.._ .. joilalL Cost; to - oonquer p
leased the peace of
poPwer at comparatively
peace. Ismail, Galate
4,,y7rti pdtsfes, the Circassian forts, and ''
(~
„:2,te4.,- ' `e • Sebastopol, the
military' centre and base of them all, ate .oura if
rifl: c 7 -.l' we choose. Ati- ukuoll-luay be said far the fortsin
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