The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-26 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURT.LANE.
Lessee. Mr. E. T. Smith.
THIS EVENING,
TILE GREAT GUN TRICK.
Attar which,
MET DIDDLE DIDDLE; or, Harlequin King Nonsense and the
Seven Ages 01' Man.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
II Mar the Management of Mr. Buckstorie.
THIS EVENING,
THE BEAUX STRATAGEM.
After which the New Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled
THE RIJTTERFLY'S BALL AND THE GRASSHOPPER'S
FEAST; or, Harlequin and the Genius of the Spring.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
under the Management of Mr. CIWILLI Ezaw.
THIS EVENING,
THE CORSICAN BROTHERS.
After which,
MARLEQUIN AND THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE ; or, the
Fairy Paradisa and Hanky Panky, the Enchanter.
Harlequin, Mr. C,ormack; Clown, Mr. Malice ; Pantaloon, Mr.
Taal° ; and Columbine, MIAs Caroline Adams.

THEATRE ROYAL ADETIPHr.
roprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING.
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
After which,
URGENT PRIVATE AFFAIRS.
To conclude wit _

JACK AND THE BE kN STALK ; or, Harlequin and Mother
Goose at Home Again.

In which Megan. J. Bland, P. Bedfbrd, Madame Celeste, Miss
Wyndham, and Miss E. Arden will apear.

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek.
THIS EVENING ,
PARIS IN 1792.

To conclude with
A. PRINCE OF PEARLS; or, Harlequin and Sane Shore.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Under the direction of Mr: Payne,.
THIS EVENING.
THE HOLLY TREE INN.
Fo!lowed by

A PLAGUE ON BOTEI YOUR HOUSES.
After which,

NOEMIE ; or, The Foster Sisters.
To conclude with
NOT TO BE DONE.

ROYAL OLYVPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Alfred Wigan.
THIS EVENING,
THE JEALOIId WIFE.

After which will be produced a New and dombly-moral, though
excessively old, Melodramatic Fairy Extravaganza, entitled
THE DISCREET PRINICERS ; the Three Glass Distaffs.
la. which Messrs. Emery, F. Robson, 11. Cooper, Miss Marsto 1,
and Miss Maakell will appear.

♦*TLET'S ROYAL. AMPHITHEATRE.
taut. and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooks.
,A GRIND JUVENILE NIMITS, by particular desire.
THIS EVENING,
A Grand Equestrian Comic Panto nun', called HARLEQUIN
AND ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON; or, the Seven Cham-
pions of Christendom.
After which the unequalled Eahttoltion of EQUESTRIIN ART
in" the CIRCLE, includEng the performance of Migi Kate Conk, la
leur de PAriMe. The sag•aclous Elephants will appear.
To conclude with the faithild portraiture of one of the most popular
Romances ever written called ROOK WOOD; or, TUR PIN'S ul DF.
to YORK.

Box-oake open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West. Eqaestrlan Director, Mr. W. Cooke. Inn.

EAMASTAITLEY'S SEVEN AGES OF ♦VOMAN,
Every Evening at 8, and on Saturdays at 3.
Pronounced by the unanimous voice of the ptess, and by ni4htly
increasing audiences, to be the Greatest Artistical Triumph of the
day.

SAINT MARTIN'S lIALL, Long-acre.
Area, Is. ; Reserved Chairs, 2s. Gd.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

THIS DAY—Morn. 32 min. aft. 4—Evening 48 min. aft. 4
T I-Minnow—Morn. 3 min. aft. s—Evening 21 min. aft. 5

THE WEATHER—SuN OFFICE, JAN. 26.
TI/ERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
62 --htgbest since noon yesterday.
44 -lowest this morning and during the night.
49.—thin day at noon.
BAROMETER, 29'58.
WnfinW.S.W.—Light, with fine weather.
Afternoon—Rain.

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LONDON, SATURD&Y, JANUARY 26, 1356.

We are beginning to obtain a clearer insight
into the motives of the Cabinet of St. Peters-
burg in accepting, and; we fear we may add of
the Cabinet of Vienna in bringing forward, the
now notorious Austrian Propositions,. Consider-
able surprise was occasioned at the sudden con-
version of the CZAR—evidenced by his uncondi-
tional acceptance of terms supposed to be abso-
lutely inconsistent with his dignity, and which it
was boldly asserted he dared not carry into prac-
tical execution. He had but a short time pre-
viously offered counter-propositions of a totally
different character, which, so far from yielding
a single point to the Allies, would have been con-
ducive rather to the traditional policy bequeathed
by his predecessors, and which, on his accession
to the throne, h© had avowed his inflexible reso-
lution to pursue. Why, then, the sudden
change? "The leopard does not change his
spots," the lion does not become the lamb at
a moment's 'notice, nor without some adequate
cause. Joyous pceans may be chaunted by the
open and avowed ad,v6cates'ef Russia as to the
extraordinary " moderation" of the AUTOCRAT,
but Credat Jamas Apella, mom ego, or, acaording
to the parallel apophthegm in the vernacular, "Tell
that to the marines, for the sailors won't believe
you." We may possibly find an adequate explana-
tion of the sudden conversion in some casuistical
and hair-splitting interpretation of the terms, simi-
lar to that which gave an infamous notoriety to the
tint Vienna Note of 1853, which, like the pre-
sent one, was approved of by the Governments of
Austria, France, and England, and which re-
ceived " a pure and simple" acceptance of that of
Russia, but, as it afterwards appeared, with an
nrriere pensee, or private reservation, that
altogether deprived it of its value, and would
have rendered the terms destructive of the inde-
pendence of Turkey, if carried into practical exe-
cution.

What reason have We to suppose that Austria
has so completely changed her tactics since last
April as to render inapplicable the deliberate
judgment of Lord CLA.REND9N, contained in his
despatch of the 21st April, 1855, that there was
" much reason to fear that Austria would propose
nothing that Russia would be unwilling to accept ;
while, on the, other hand, it seemed probable that
Russia would agree to nothing that would inter-
fere with the determination- that the Emperor
ALFOCANDER announced of carrying out the policy
of PETER and of Cantraurg Let us see
whether, under the Propositions now under notice,
that policy has been at all abandoned; or whether,
on the other hand, we are not rather aiding and
assisting in carrying it out, to an extent that will
place the Ottoman empire, (bound hand and foot,
at the mercy of her wily, unscrupulous, and un-
merciful opponent.

The chief point is that which relates to the go-
-called "neutralisation of ale Black Sea," which,
emtemporary—the Morning Herald—ast u t ely
Its-a
remarks, "has been substituted for the old and
intelligible phrase--cessation of Russian prepon_
derance in the Black- Sea !" This is the great
mhielternent of Austria—the triumph of our
sagacious diplomatists ! It is for this that we
have 64peaded so many Milliol.l4 of money, doll
myriads of invahia-ble lives "The sea is to b©
open to merchant vessels—.closed to war navies !"
The sheep, as in, the time-honoured apologue,
consent to discard the watch-dogs—exemplified
by the war vessels of the Maritime Powers, and
even their own armed ships ; but the docks of
Nicolaieff, which is not on the &mine but on the
tributary, the Boug, may exhibit •
intense activity.
An irresistible armament, at icazt SO far ac Turkey
is maps:id, may there be organised and prepared