The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-25 00:00:00

ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Madlle. PICCOLOMINI.

TO-MORROW EVENING (Thursday), June 26, (a Sub-
scription Night, in lieu of Tuesday, August 5), will be re-
vived Donizetti's Opera, entitled
LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO.
Marie, Madlle. Piccolomini (her first appearance in that part);
La Marchesa, Middle. Borgaro ; Tonio, Signor Calzolari ;
Ortensio, Sig. Baillon ; and Sergente Sulpizio, Sig. Bolletti.
Between the Acts a new Ballet Divertissement, by M. Paul
Taglioni, entitled

LA BOUQU ET lERE
"La Manfrina"—Corps de Ballet. "Le jeu des Bouquets"
—Maddle. Marie Taglioni (her last appearance but one) and
M. Charles, accompanied by the Corps de Ballet.
To conclude with a Ballot Divertissement. Pas de Quatro_
—3lesdlles. Katrino, Lisereux, Galby, and Pierron. "La
Seguidilla"—Mdlle. Mario Taglioni (her last appearance but
one) and M. Charles.
Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at
the Box-office of the Theatre, Colonnade, Haymarket.

THUTRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
ENGLISH OPERA.

THIS EVENING will be produced
DER FREISCHUTZ.

After which,
The Last Act of IL TROVATORE.
To conclude with
The Last Act of THE BOHEMIAN GIRL.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Under the Management of Mr. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING,
MY WIFE'S DAUGHTER.
Followed by
ME LITTLE TREASURE.
After which PEREA NENA and the Spanish Dancers will appear.

To conclude with
THE RIGHTS AND WRONGS OF WOMAN.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S TEEEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.

Under the Management of Mr. Cuestas KZAN.

Tars EVENING,
A PRINCE FOR AN HOUR.

After which,

VIE WINTER'S TALE.

ROYAL THEA.TRE ADELPHI.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
Directress, Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING,
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN.

Followed by
A BOTTLE OF SMOKE.
To cou lade with
ITRGENF FRIVATE AFFAIRS.

ROYAL OLYNIPIC THEATRE.

Lessee and Manazer, Mr. Alfred Wigan.

TEM EVENING
A FASCINATING DIDIVIDTJAL.

After which,
RETRIBU [ION.

To conclude wall
CATCHING A AVRIIIID.

ROYAL SU:IRE Y THEATRE.

Lessees. Messrs. Shepherd s.nd Cresvrick.

TEM EVENING,

IL BARBIEItE DI SIVIGLIA.

To conclude with
A BALLET DIVER tISSENIEII 11.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manaler, Mr. Wm. Cooke.
THIS EVENING
The Romantic Equestrian Spectacle, THE HORSE OF THE
CAVERN, or the Mounted Brigands of the Abruzzi, with the novel
feature of the Italian Bandits on horseback, the Neapolitan Dragoons,
and Mr. W. Cooke's stud of trained horses.
After which,
The EQUESTRIAN SCENES of ART in the CIRCLE. with
Desaral's celebrated performing Dogs and Monkeys, as exhibited
before her Majesty. _ _ _

To conduce with
THE FESTIVAL OF PEACE ; or Honour to the Brave.
Box-office open frmi E;even till Four. Stav Manager, Mr. W.
West. Equestrian Director. Mr. W. Cooke. Jun.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

THIS DAY—Morn. 51 min. aft. 6—Evening 18 min. aft. 7
TO-AORROW—Morn. 51 min. aft. 7—Evening 22 !Jain. aft. 8

THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, JUNE 25.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
72—highest since noon yesterday.
61 —lowest this morning and during the night.
76 —this day at noon.
BenoltntEna3o .26.
WIND North-westerly. Light with fine sultry
weather, indicating a thunder-storm.
This is the hottest day yet.

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1856.

We have already had a very decided illustra-
tion of the manner in which Russia intends to
carry out the engagements to which she bound
herself by the Precious Treaty. She agreed to
restore Kars to its former owner. The greater
portion of the fortifications has already been de-
stroyed, so that it cannot without very consider-
able expenditure again form a powerful obstacle
in the way of the Russians in any future war. It
is not, however, very clear as yet whether this
destruction has taken place previous to or since
the publication of the Treaty. If it occurred
while hostilities were pending, no objection can
be made. The General charged with the conduct
of the War had full authority to make any changes
which he conceived to be for the benefit of the
cause which he was bound to advance by all the
means in his power, and whether he designed to
defend or abandon it, in the face of an opposing
enemy, he was the sole judge as to the measures
to be taken to render it tenable for his own
troops or comparatively useless to the enemy.
Whatever has been done after the signature of
the Treaty should, however, be regarded in a
very different point of view. Then Kars was, to
all intents and purposes, the property of the Otto-
man Empire. An ample equivalent had been
paid for its surrender, and any wanton damage I
inflicted from that time forth should be fully
repaired at the expense of the party by whom it
was inflicted. The CZAR, it is said, desires to
maintain a character for straightforward integrity.
If such be indeed his object, he will be more
eager to offer, than the Allies to demand ample
compensation. •
But whatever doubts may exist as to the case
of Kars, there can be none whatever respecting
the fortresses of Reni and Ismail, which, under
the express terms of the Treaty, were to be given
up to Turkey. But it now appears that these
fortifications have also been demolished—that
the Engineer officers engaged in the duty
have had no leas than 2,000 workmen under
their orders, and that not only have the buildings
been razed, but even the materials have been car-
ried off ! We are told that the very stones taken
from the rampart's have been placed on board
small craft for the purpose of being conveyed to
Odessa. R could scarcely be supposed that the
value of the article would compensate for the cost
of carriage. But it might possess a factitious
value in Russian eyes, as a stimulus to regain po,-
session of what had once belonged to themselves,
and which they might look forward to on an early
opportunity of regaining. We have heard of a
sentimental suitor in Chancery who, on having a
deeree pronounced against him, carried off the
materials • of the dwelling of which he
had been deprived to a distant country,
although the removal cost him at least four
times as much as he could have obtained better
articles for on the spot, where he contemplated the
erection of a new residence. But he was speedily
compelled to pay the full value of the dilapida-
tions, so that the rightful owner sustained no
aotual loss. A similar course should be adopted
with respect to Russia, which has thus deliberately
violated the spirit of the contract into which she
entered. It is not, however, the mere amount
of damage large as it is—that is to be looked to.
We see therein a powerful illustration of the
spirit in which Russia deals with her former
opponent. We see that the very first opportunity
of establishing a quarrel has been eagerly seized
on, and we cannot doubt that further progrese
will be made in the same direction. Lord OLA-