The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-02 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN.

Lessee, Mr. J. 11. Anderson.

TIII3 EVENIN'O,

ROB ROY.
Principal characters by Professor Anderson.
To conclude with the gorgeous Pantomime of
YE BELLE ALLIANCE.
Clown, Mr. Flexmore ; Pantaloon, Mr. Barnes; Harlequin, Mr. C.
Brown ; and Columbine, Miss E. Horne.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRIIRY-LANE.
Lessee. Mr. F. Smith.

THIS EVENING,
THE GREAT GUN TRICK.
After which,
HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE; or, Harlequin King Nonsense and the

Seven Ages of Man.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Under the Management of Mr. Buckatone.
THIS EVENING.
THE LITTLE TREASURE.
After which the New Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled
THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL AND TILE GRASSHOPPER'S
FEAST; or, Harlequin and the Genius of the Spring.
ONLY A HALFPENNY.

ROYAL PRINCESN3 THEATRE, OXFORD-STEEET.
Under the Management of Mr. Ciria.Les KEAN.
THIS EVENING.
THE CORSICAN BROTHERS.

After which,
HARLEQUIN AND THE MAID AND
an THE MAGPTE ; or, the
Fairy Parad and Hanky Pky, the Enchanter.
Harlequin. Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Hullne ; Pantaloon, Mr.
Paolo ; and Columbine, Miss Caroline Adams.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL
reoprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING.,
DOIIE3TIC ECONOMY.
After which,
URGENT PRIVATE AFFAIRS.
To conclude with
JtCK AND THE BEAN STALK; or, Harlequin and Mother
()owe at Home Again.

In which Messrs. J. Bland, P. Bedford, Madame Celeste, Miss
Wyndham, and Wee E. Arden will appear.

ROYAL OLYVPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and manaf3r, Mr. Alfred Wigan.
THIS it VENT-NO,

STILL wArEas RUN DEEP.

After which will be produced a New and dembly-moral, though
excessively old, Melodramatic Fairy Extravaganza, entitled
THE DISCREET PROTCESS; or, the Three Glass Distaffs. 111
In which 'Messrs. Emery, F. Robson, H. Cooper, Miss blarston,
and Miss Maskeil will appear.

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswic.k.
THIS EVENING
DEEDS NOT WORDS.

To conclude with
A PRINCE OF P PURLS ; or, liarieinin and lane Shore.

!LOYAL STRAND THEATRE.
trader the direction of Mr: Payne.

THIS EVENING.
KATE WYSSLEY.
Foflowed by
THE R)INIANTIC WIDOW.
After whirh,
A PLAGUE 0' 80TH YOUR ROUSES.

To concliule with
THE HOLLY TREE INN.

AItTLEY'S ROYAL AMPTIETREATRIL
Tomes and 'fainter, Mr. Wm. Cooke.
Extraordinary Felt by the Elephants!
THIS EVENING.
The Romantic Equidrame called ROOKWOOD; or, TURPIN'S
RIDE to YORK.
After which the AC ['S in the ARENA, hatrolueing Mi. 44 Kate
Cook, Mies Emily Cooke, Mr John Gytke, &c. The saa-actous Ele•
phente will appear, one of wlileit will execute the inerelib:e feat of
amending upon a narrow board from the centre of the Ring to the top
of a high platform on the stage !
Tn conclude with HARLEQU/N AND ST. GEORGE AND THE
DRAGON; or. the Seven Chamrione of Christendom.
Box-office one,' from Eleven tilt Foar. tite.ge Manager, Mr. W.
West. Equestrian Director. Mfr. W. Cook,. !tin.

EMMA STANLEY'S SEVEC AGES OF yr3MA.N,
Every Evening at 8, and on Saturdays at 3.
Pronounced by the unantmona voice of the press, and by nightly
increasing audiences. to be the Greate3t Artistical Triumph of the
day.

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

H/GFI WATER. AT LONTDON BRIDGE.

THIS DAY--Morn. 40 min. aft. 9—Evening 18 min. aft. 10
TI-lifoßßow—Morn. 2 min. aft. 11—Evening 43 min. aft.ll

THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, FEB. 2.
Timmrominnn, IN TIM BRAWL
43—highest since noon yeaterday.
:18 —lowest this morning and during the night.
39 —this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 20'04.
iVi v, N.W.—Light, with dull, hazy weather.

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LONDON, SA.TUR OA V, FEBRUARY 2, 1856.

Lord CLARENDON, in his address to the Lords
on Thursday evening, did not express any very
sanguine views respecting Russian sincerity in the
forthcoming negotiations. He candidly confessed
that " great doubts and anxieties must of course
be felt as to the result ;" adding emphatically,
"It is impossible to deny that great doubt is felt
as to the sincerity with which Russia may have
accepted these conditions. The readiness with
which she has accepted them, and the manner in
which she proceeded last year, after purely and
simply accepting the terms of peace, have increased
that doubt !" It is fortunate that Lord CLAREN-
DON has not been hoodwinked or' deceived by
Russian duplicity, and that the English represen-
tative at the Paris Conferences will exercise the
utmost possible vigilance over the proceedings of
those with whom he may be required to negotiate.
But with such an impression abroad, the pro-
priety and justice whereof he so freely admits, why,
we ask, should an armistice be concluded for any
period, however brief ? Lord CLARENDON declares
that he fully agrees with Lord DERBY that the
armistice should be " of the shortest possible du-
ration."
Why, then, have one at all ? The
season effectually prevents any very active opera-
tions by land or water. The winter has bound
over all parties to keep the peace, for the time
being, and there will be amp:e time to arrive at a
complete and final arrangement if Russia be in
earnest, and resolved to submit to reasonable
terms—far less onerous, by the way, than any
she had a right to anticipate.

There was no armistice last year, although the
acceptance of the Four Points was just as
pure and simple as that so reluctantly
given by the CZAR to the recent Propositions
of Austria. But no energetic measures were
adopted until the curtain had fallen on the diplo-
matic farce. Then the expedition to Kertch and
Yenikale was organised, that led to su h cimpor-
tant results. The Russian flag was driven from
the Sea of Azoff, as it had previously been from
the Euxine, and the gallant PELISSIEU inaugu-
rated the series of brilliant exploits that have
added imperishable renown to his glorious name,
and reflected so much lustre on the arms of our
faithful Allies.

Why, then, we repeat, an armistice? Why
supply a powerful motive to the adversary
for procrastination and delay ? We are
told in th© Royal Speech that there shall be no
relaxation. of the naval and military preparations
until a satisfactory (?) treaty of peace shall have
been concluded. The Foreign Minister repeats
the announcement in the Lords, and it is dwelt
on with considerable power by the Premier
in the Cornmems. Nu expense will therefore be
saved to the • coun,,ry by the temporary truce.
But, as we have already stated, we hold out an
inducement to the enemy to procrastinate and
(Inlay, while she is enabled to ,supply her most
urgent wants of 'Polley, and what are usually
termed " contraband of War," with far greater
facility, in consequence of the change.
This armistice coneluded while Kars is in the
bands of the enemy ! We shall thus be precluded
from striving to wash out that deep stain on the
national escutcheon of Great Britain, Well may
the Cut rejoice at the culpable Weakness that ,