The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-23 00:00:00

THE BUTTERFLI"FI SALT. AND THE GRASSIVTPEIVS

FE AST ; or, flarlegnin and the Genius of the Spring..
To c n lode with

ONLY A HALFPENNY,

RGY PRINTCE4I/4V4 CHEATItE, OVFORD-iTRICE r.
Under the Management of Mr. Cneatel Keen.
THIS EVENING.
The Tragedy of HAMLET.
'Hamlet by Mr. C. Kean.

After which,

AItLEQUIN AND TUE MAID AND Tan MAGPIE ; or. the
Fairy Paradisa and Hanky Panky, the Enchanter.
Harlequin, Mr. Cormac% ; Clown. 'Jr. ; Pantaloon, !dr.
Pluto ; and Colum'Ane, Miss Caroline Adamq.

ractrag ROYAL ADELPiII.
Proprietor, Mr. R. Webiter.—Directregs, Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING.
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
A ffer which,
unoENr PRIVATE AFFAIR 3.
To conclude wit

ACK AND THE BEAN STALK; or, Iltarlaqula and Mottict

Goose at Home Again

In which Memrs..T. Bland. P. lledfbril, Madame Celeste, Mks
Wyndham, and Mils E. Arlen will ap,ear.

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.

Lessees. MC3319. Shepherd and Creswlek.
TUIS EVENING
PARIS IN 1792.

To conclude with
A PRINCE Or ; or, Ilarieluln and Zane Elhor!,.

ROYAL 01,1r4PIC TEM tTRE.

Li isee and Manager, Mr. Alfred Wigan.

TFTIS P.:TENTIAIII

THE JEM.OU3 WINE.

After which will be produced a New and dnubly•moral. theugb
acelalvely old, Melodramatic Fairy Extrava7anza, entitled

bISt;ItEET I'IWU3C34; o-, the Three Gl.ui
In which Mesani. Emery, F. Roblan, 11. Cooper, Misi Itaratoi,
in.l Hiss Maskell will appexr.

ASTLErS ROYAL. ANPHITHEATRIC,
to!~ ftnil Mancrer, Mr. Wm. Cooke.
' FIVE GRAND JUVENILE NIGHTS, by particular desire.
THIS EVENING,
A Grand Equestrian Comic Pantomime, called lIARLEQUIN
AND t3T. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON; or, the Seven Cham-
pions of Christendom.
After which the unequalled Exhileition of EQUESTRIAN ART
to the CIRCLE, includinz the performance 01 Miss Kate Cook, la
leur de r Arene. The sagacious Elephants will appear.
To conclude with the faithful portraiture of one of the most popular
Romances ever written called ROOK WOOD; or, TURPIN'S la DE
to YORK.

Hex-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West. Egeestrian Director. Mr. w. Cooke, jun.

MGR WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

T 414 DAY--Motii. 52 min. aft. 2—Evening 8 inin.aft.
T 28 min. aft. 3 —Evening 14 min. aft.

THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, JAN. 23.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
50 -highest since noon yesterday.
42—Lowest this morning and during the night.
53 —this day at noon.
BAROMETER, 29.39.
WIND, W.S.W. to W.N.W.—Weather very variable ;
rain in the morning and now flue sunshine.

•

LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1356.

It is said that two questions of paramount, if
not vital, importance are now under discussion at
Vienna, one relating to an armistice, the other to
the venue of the forthcoming Conferences. Under
the first bead there are three sub-divisions :-
Ist. Whether there is to be any truce or armis-
tice. 2d. On what terms is it to be managed ?
and, 3dly, How long is it to last ? If the views
we have already repeatedly put forward be cor-
approaching to, or even bearing the
rect, anything
semblance of, a suspension of hostilities, would be
highly prejudicial to the interests of the Western
Powers. If Russia be sincere in her professions
—if she be really desirous of saving the further
effusion of blood—or averting the enormous evils
incidental to a state of War, she has it in her
power to do so. Let clear and unequivocal in-
structions be forwarded to her representatives to
avoid hair-splitting discussions, and to be pre-
pared to close at once with fair and reasonable pro-
positions, without unnecessary procrastination, or
awaiting additional authority from St. Petersburg.
if anxious for an honourable peace she will confer
plenary powers on those in whom she can safely
confide, and will at once sanction the arrange-
ments entered into by her Plenipotentiaries ! At
present the state of the weather is the best secu-
rity against active operations. General Winter
commands that all the belligerents shall for the
time being "drop their .4 'lords and dagpn," !

well as all other offensive weapons. We are bound
over in unquestionable securities to keep the
peace for at least two months—a time amply suf-
ficient to bring every disputed question to a de-
cisive, if not a satisfactory, conclusion. Nothing
more can be required between parties anxious in
all truth and sincerity to arrive at an understand-
ing. Whatever may be said or written, we can-
not prevent Russia from carrying on her prepa-
tions for a protracted contest ; and, as we have
already explained, she will play with a full know-
ledge of her opponent's hand, because she alone
can tell whether she is herself sincere in her pro-