The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-28 00:00:00

t-filT, OPERA-COL .(YNNADE HOTEL (late
Feuilla.cle's), Charles- otreet, Haymarket, IS NOW
OPEN.

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RoYAL PRINCVSS'S THEATRE.
tr:_ider the Management f Mr. Charles Kean.
THIS EVENING will be piesented Shakspeare's historical
play of KINO HENRY V.
King Henry' y.,Mr.C. Kean; Chorus, Mrs. C. Kean.

HEATRE-ROYAL' HAY MARKET.
-- J. Bulkstone-
Lessee, ISt. ; l3 •
,orformed te new and original
THIS EVENING will be p
Comedy, entitled THE WORLD AND THE STAGE. The
characters b Messrs. Compton, Bmkstone, solve, W. Far-
ren,Rogers ;Miss Amy Sedgwick, Ste.
After which, a NEW lassical Extravaganza, titled
ELECTRA IN A ELECTRIC LIGHT. Mesb'''s.
Compton, Braid, Clark, Mrs. Wilkins, Misses Fanny Wright,
Eliza Weekes, and Louisa Ledlercq.
RRY-
And A DAUGHTE TO MA
R Commence at 7.

-xT-EW THEATRE - RO"L, ADELPHI.
.1-11- Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. _Beni. Webster.
THIS EVENING, THE SERIOUS FJOULY. Messrs.
B. Webster, Billington, Toole ; Miss Woolgar, Miss Sims.
After which, THE DEVIL ON TWO STICSS,,• Mr. J.
L. Toole, P. Bedford, Misses Woolgar, Keeley, Arert, and
Kate Kelly.
Followed by THE PRETTY GIRLS OF STILBERZ"'
Mr. B. Webster, 13illington, Ebarne, Misses Woolgar, KecleY,
and Arden.

Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.
Doors open at a quarter-past six—Commence at seve
fe n.
es Box
Office open from 10 to 5 -no charge for booking. No to
servants permitted. A registry kept of all articles found.

ROYAL STRAND TiIEATRE
Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborongh
THIS EVENING will be produced a new Comedietta, by
J. M. Morton, Esq., entitled WHICH OF THE TWO ?
supported by the company.
After which, THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE.
To conclude with VANDYKE BROWN. Mr. J. Clark,
and Miss M. Ternan.
Commence at 7o'clock.

ASTLEYS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Westminster-road.
Lessee and Manager Mr. William Cooke.
SPLE-SDID EASTER NOVELTIES.
THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with
a new grand spectaci'e, founded on Sir Walter Scott's popular
work,. entitled IVANZI r The Lists of Ashby, intro-
ducing among the vast resources of this great Hippodramatic
Temple,Tournarnents, PisOcessions, Banners, Combats, Tilts,
Victories, and Achievemes'ts in extraordinary magnificence.
Ivanhoe, Mr. It. ; I.4taae of York, Mr. Jas. Holloway;
Richard of England, Mr. Hebert ; Rebecca, Miss Bathurst.
After which, the matchless And unrivalled SCENES IN
THE CIRCLE, introducing MY.. John Henry Cooke, the
f,,Teatest equestrian in the world together with Miss
Emily Cooke, Madame Blanche. Madame Bridges, Madlle.
Fleurette, and Madame Francisco, being
.the greatest amount
of female equestrian talent ever seen in one night in any
theatre. Grotesques—Messrs. Hemming and Thorne.
To conclude with the Farce of BATHING.
Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, 35
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2, ; Gallery, is. ; Upper
Gallery, 6d.
Private Boxes, .£1 4s, £2 2s, sad is.
Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips

fIANTEREURY HALL AND FINE ARTS
‘..) GALLERY, -Westivinster-road.—Open at Seven.
EVERY EVENING during the week will appear
THE DELEFIERRE FAMILY,
consisting of three Juvenile Violinists, viz., Jules, Juliette,
and Julia. Delepierre. aged, respectively, FOUR, SIX, and
EIGHT years.
The perfect execution by these Lilliputian Artistes of some
of the most difficult and brilliant Solos, Duets, and Trios ever
written for the violin, has excited mingled wonder and admi-
ration in Continental Musical Circles, and drawn forth enthu-
siastic tributes of praise from the Public Journals of France
and Belgium.
They will perform EVERY EVENING, at • NINE and
ELEVEN o'clock, in addition to the usual Entertainments.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, APRIL 2.
THERMOMETER, IN THE tiIIADE.
53—highest since noon yesterday.
52—lowest this morning and during the night.
;53—this day at noon.

BanomErzu-29.60.
WIND, Easterly; fresh and cold, with weather.
Half-past Two—Wind shifted to S.E., with rain. Ther-
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THE SUN.
THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1859.

A vile and atrocious conspiracy has been brought
to light ; a gross and infamous system of Imperial
mendacity and deception has been clearly exposed.
Russia and France, the quondam opponents of the
Crimea, the two great aggressive Powers, have, it
appears, entered into a treaty, offensive and defen-
sive, for the purpose of disturbing the tranquillity
of Europe, and monopolising the entire control and
government of the civilised world. Poor, weak,
foolish Sardinia has • suffered itself to be made
a tool, and to play the game of its ambitious and
unscrupulous neighbour. It will have bitter cause to
lament its credulity and reckless folly. It will afford
a new illustration of the old fable of the Giant and
the Dwarf—the former obtaining all the glory and
substantial rewards, the latter the wounds and
injuries which too frequently devolve on the
aspirants for military distinction. VICTOR EMMA-
NUEL will speedily find, to his cost, how fruitless
was the sacrifice of his poor young daughter.
Perhaps the most unfortunate event that could
happen to him and the kingdom over which he
rules would be the success of the cause in which he
has so rashly engaged. Piedmont is in too
tempting proximity to France, possesses too strong
a seaboard on the Mediterranean, to escape from the
clutches of its faithful ally in the event of the an-
ticipated partition, the terms whereof are probably
arranged.

It is positively asserted that France and Russia
have entered into two secret Treaties. That by
the former Russia binds herself, in the event of war
between France and Austria, to assist the former
by the co-operation of her fleets in the Baltic
and the Mediterranean,' and also to place an
army, of observation of not less than 50,000
men on the Austrian frontier. It would be well to
know at what particular period those engagements
were entered into. Was it before Russia made her
hypocritical proposition for THE BUBBLE CONGRESS
in the interests of peace, when she pretended to be
using every exertion to promote the views of Eng-
land and Prussia, and to avert the hostilities so
greatly to be deprecated by every nation ? If so,
what can be thought of such abominable treachery
and falsehood—of conduct which would banish a
private individual for ever from all honourable
society, and affix an indelible brand on the
fair fame of any nation that could perpetrate such
outrageous atrocity ? _ _ _

Against whom are the Russian fleets in the
Baltic and the Mediterranean to be directed? Cer-
tainly not against any Germanic Power. Neither
Austria nor Prussia, aided and abetted by the
whole Confederation, could bring any naval
squadron for Ward capable for a moment of with-
standing the French navy, It is, it can only be,
England that is aimed at. Our good and faith ful
friend and ally wishes to strengthen the Cherbourg
squadron, so as to enable it to set Great Britain
at defiance on the element of which she was so
long the undisputed ruler, and, possibly, to avenge
.Waterloo by one grand coup, when Austria had
been blotted from the map of Europe, and the
Russian flag was displayed on the Byzantine
minarets. The AUTOCRAT has his own game to
play, and, possibly, Louis NAPOLEON may dis-
cover in time that the course is not quite so smcoth
as he has anticipated,- and that there are other
instances of the " biter bit, " and of " the engineer
hoist with his own petard." England, however,
will not shrink from any
contest that may be
forced on her. She will still maintain her mari-
time supremacy, despite any coalition that may be
formed. In that respect she will never be found
wanting, and

" The flag that braved a thousand years,
The battle and the breeze"
will still float proudly over British seamen, as able
and willing to fight as the most distinguished of
their predecessors.

The second treaty, and which is probably of
more recent date,. provides that Russia is bound to
declare war against Austria "within fifteen days
after she (Austria) enters Piedmont." This con-
tingency has already occurred. On Tuesday night
120,000 Austrian soldiers crossed the Ticino in
three corps d'armee. The bridge of Buffillora, over
which they had just passed, was br,lowu up. • They