The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-10 00:00:00

MOTHER SHIPTON ;

or, Harlequin Knight of Love, and the Enchanted Whistle.
Harlequin and Columbine (a, la Watteau), Madame Celeste
and Miss Wyndham ; Clown, Mr. Garden ; Pantaloon, Mr.
Moreland ; Scaraniouch, Mr. Le Barr. Characters in the bur-
lesque by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. J. Bland, Mr. R. -Romer,
Madame Celeste, Miss Wyndham, Miss Mary Keeley, Miss
Kate Kelly, Miss Arden, &c.

OY AL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan.
THIS EVENING, DELICATE GROUND. Messrs.
G. Vining and Leslie ; Mrs. Stirling.
A new Fairy Extravaganza, by J. R. Planche, Esq.. called
YOUNG AND HANDSOME. Messrs. F. Robson, Rogers,
Leslie, G. Cooke, Danvers. Misses Swanborongh, Thirlwall,
St. Cass°, Castleton, Hromley, Maskell, and Mrs. Melfort.
After which, CRINOLINE.
Commence at half-past Seven.

A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Lessee And Manager, Mr. W. Cooke.

THIS EVENING, Shakspeare's Tragedy of RICHARD
THE THIRD, with Mr. W. Cooke's Splendid Equestrian
Illustrations. Richard, Mr. James Holloway.
After which, the choice SCENES of Equestrian Skill in
the ARENA.

To conclude with the irresistibly funny equestrian comic
pantomime, called PAUL PRY ON HORSEBACK ; or,
Harlequin and the Magic Horseshoe, in which Mr. W. Cooke
will drive Eight Golden-footed Steeds attached to the re-
splendent Chariot of Gold.
Doors open at half-past sir ; commence at a quarter be-
fore seven o'clock. Sox-office open from Eleven till Four.
Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W.
Cooke, jun.
A Morning Performance every Saturday, at Two o'clock.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
ing company of Vpcalists are engaged for the performance of
Selections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses,
Glees, Duets, &e., viz.: —Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield,
Miss Brunell, and Miss Summers ; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F.
Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Raino. T. Farrant, S. Jones, J.
Barker, W. Melling, and P. Corrie ; Masters Austin, Ben-
nett, and Corri ; Mr. Sam Cowell and E. Mackney. Piano-
forte, J. Harroway, R.A. ; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun. ;
director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre
aisely. Suppers, die., until twelve o'clock. In addition to
the usual Vocal Entertainment, the celebrated SPANISH
MINSTRELS will appear in costume at Nine and Eleven
o'clock Every Evening, and sing some of their favourite selec-
tions.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

MIS DAT—Morn. 3i3 min. aft. I—Evening 1 min. aft. 2
Tel-MORROW—Morn. 23 min. aft. 2—Evening 49 min. aft. 2

TUE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, JANUARY 10.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
49 —highest since noon yesterday.
49 —lowest this morning and during the night.
50 —this day at noon.
BAROMETER, 29'47—a
S.W.reat fall ; now rising-29'53.
WlND—Morning, . ; now W.N.W.—Light, with
fine clear sky and sunshiny weather.

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Lir DON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1857

According to the great Ministerial organ, the
Russian War has proved, for the Allies, most
triumphant, and the Paris Peace most satisfac-
tory. Now that the second and concluding Con-
ferences have terminated, we are called upon to
sing Pcoans—rapturous and unconditional—to the
glory of Lord PALMERSTON and Lord PALMEX •
STON'S Government. Because the CzAn has been
compelled, at the eleventh hour, to yield—what ?
Bolgrad and the Isle of Serpents ! Russia re-
ceiving herself the little town of Komrat in lieu
of Tabak, which she reluctantly restores to Mol-
davia ! Because of this—because all access to
Lake Talpuck is denied to the AIITOCRAT—and be-
cause the Delta of the Danube again forms an
integral portion of the Turkish dominions—we
are .told that everything has succeeded to admira-
tion. We are called upon, in the name of Bolgrad,
in the name of Tabak, in the name of the Danu
bian Delta, in the name of the Lake Yalpuck, in
the name of the Isle of Serpents—to rejoice
positively as though all further cause for
anxiety in regard to the perils of Rus-

sian domination in Europe were remove]
" for ever and a day !" And yet pre-

cisely at the time we are told all this, news
comes to us, by way of Constantinople, to the
effect that the SHAH of Persia has demanded the
assistance of the Russian AUTOCRAT ! And not
only that—but that already the Russians have
occupied certain islands in the Bay of Balkan,
or rather, we should presume from the descrip-
tion of them conveyed in the despatch, other
islands situated at the eastern extremity of the
Bay of Balchanskoi ! For the intelligence adds
to the mere mention of the recent occupancy of
these islands by the Muscovites the remark that
they are situated near that portion of the shores
of the Caspian which commands the territory of

l Toorkomania. A description tallying with large concur in the opinion that a judi-
that which might be given of the islands in the ciously and fairly assessed Property Tax is
Bay of Balchanskoi—but wholly inapplicable to the best tax for the nation—a charge on precari-
any in the •more northern Bay of Balkan, a ous and fluctuating profits the worst. They are
bay contiguous to the barren regions of the well aware that a complete state of preparation
Desert of Kharasm rather than to the Turco- for war is true economy, not only because it is
eminently calculated to prevent hostilities, but man portion of Independent Tartary. How
ever this may be—there the doubly sinister an- also in case they should arise, despite every pre-
nouncement is : the announcement on the one caution, because it is calculated to bring them
band that the Shah of PERSIA has demanded the to a speedy conclusion without a serious expen-
assistance of the Russian AUTOCRAT, and on the clause of men or money. "Si vis pacem, para
other, that the CZAR has already so far responded helium," is as true at the present day as during
to this demand as to cause his myrmidons in the the time of the ancient writer. It is essential
Caspian Sea at once to seize upon a cluster of that what has been truly designated as " the
islands suitable for the ulterior furtherance of any
hostile mawkish sentimentality of the Manchester school"
operations upon which Russia may, in the
—a sentimentality that partly produced the late
fullness of time, and in the development of her Russian war, should be unequivocally repudiated
malign policy, be induced to adventure, by the people.
Honestly then, be it said, in the presence of Nor is there the slightest d.sire on the part of
facts such as these—that we do not feel ourselves the country to retrace its footsteps in the path of
justified in giving way to anything at all like unrestricted competition, or to make up for de•
rapturous or unconditional exultation. We re. riciencies in the revenue by additional indirect
cognise at once, of course, the advantage secured taxation. There are still many unwise and im-
to Europe by those clauses of the treaty of Paris politic taxes, the modification or abolition whereof
wresting from the CZAR the privilege of access would be hailed with intense delight. Reeently,
to Lake Yalpuck, the right of dominion over the iu " The Sun. Budget," we pointed out some of
Isle of Serpents,
the benefit of a continued occu- these imposts, which produce a considerable
panty of Tabak and of Bolgrad—making over to amount of illicit traffic, and set many of our
hislmperialMajesty, in lieu of all this, a little patch fellow subjects in organised opposition to the law
of territory three hundred versta in dimensions, of the land. We need not expatiate on
embracing within its limits the town of Komrat the demoralising tendency of such a pro-
already mentioned. So far—of course—so good. ceeding, or its unfairness to the fair trader.
So far, but not a bit further! For if by these There is but one way of abating the
satisfactory arrangements the Allies have, as we social nuisance namely, such a reduction
really believe they have, secured the future free- of imposts as will render the trade and calling of
doom of the navigation of the Danube—it might the smuggle!, or illicit. distiller, unprofitable. By
in reason be remembered at the same time that such means the consumer and fair dealer may be I
they have by the self-same Treaty shut their own greatly benefited without any serious injury to