The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-13 00:00:00

THE =MOH NICHOLAS AND HIS EMPIRE LI( 1844
By

" One who has seen and describes."
" Tot ou tard tout se scait."—Maintenon.

nate volumed proceed from the pen of one intimately conversant
with the subject, and an eye-witness to much that he describes.
They will lead the reader through startling disclosures regarding the
fslga. acts, and character of ate Emperor Nicholas—the nature of
liid government—the secret police, or Russian inquisition—the op-
pression of the nobility—tke more than West Indian slavery of the
peasantry, and the unparalleled persecution of Roman Catholics,
United Greeks, and Jews. They will also be found to contain mi-
flute and ample details on the naval and military force of the Russian
empire ; together with a full account of the general conspiracy of the
Russian Nobility against the Imperial Government.
Uenry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
LAST NIGHT BUT TWO OF THE SEASON.
THIS EVENING, AUG. 13,
Will be performed
DO P (by N
speciaIASQUAL desire)
E.Donlzetti's Opera of
Marina, Madame Grisi ; Ernesto, Signor Mario; Dr. Malatesta,
Mgnor Fornaaari ; and Don Pasquale, Signor Lahlache.
To conclude with the revived admired Ballet, arranged by Mdlle
Ceeito, LE LAC DES FEES. The prinripal Characters by Mdlle.
Cerito, Mdllee. Ferdinand, Barville, Madame Copere, M. Gosselin,
and M. St. Leon.
Ricci's New Opera of Corado d'Altamura will 14 repeated on Sa-
turday next.
Applicatlans for Boxes, btalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box
Mee, Opera Colonnade.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
LAST NIGHT BUT ONE OF THE SEASON.
Madame PERSIANI respectfully informs the Nobility, Subscribers
to the Opera, his Friends, and the Public, that HIS BENEFIT
will take place
ON THURSDAY NEXT, AUG. 15,
When will be performed Mozart's chef d'oeuvre
IL DON GIOVANNI,
Madame Grisi, Mettle. Favanti, and Madame Persian'; Signori
F• )rnasari, Lablache, F. Lablache, Galli, and Mario.
After which, Selections from the new Divertissement, entitled LA
VIVANDIERE, iatrlducing the Redowa ; or Original Polka of
Bohemia, by Mdlle. ('cribs and M. St. Leon.
To be followed by the Last Scene from Donizetti's Opera, LUCIA
DI LAMMERMOOR. Edgardo, Signor Moriani.
To oeotlude with (last time) LA ESMERALDA. La Esmeralda,
Famay Elsaler; Phcebus de Chateaupers, M. St. Leon;
Pierre Gringeire, M Perrot.
Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box.
office, Opera-colonnade. Doors open at Seven; the Opera will com-
mence at Half-past Seven.

THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA.
HOUSE.
Under the Management of Mrs. KEELEY.
Another great Achievement ! Successfully Triumphant !!
To attempt to eulogise the gorgeous splendour of the New Extrava
ganza of " Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, or New Lamps for
Old Ones," would be a work of supererogation' the Manage-
ment, therefore, contents itself by simply stating that it will be
lopeated every Evening!
THIS EVENING, AUG. 13,
Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled MARTIN CHUZZLE.
WIT, Principal characters by Messrs. R. Younge, F. Vining,
Emery, F. Mathews, A. Wigan, Meadows, Kinloch, Turner,
Stanton, J. W. Collier, Yarnold, Sanders, and Keeley ; Miss For.
isecue, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. A. Wigan, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss
Groves, Mrs. Usher. Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley.
To conclude with an entirely Original, and much bettor than
New, Grand Operatic, Romantic, Melo.Dramatic, Burlesque Extra-
vaganza, founded on the celebrated Eastern Pale, in the Arabi in
Nights' Entertainment, entitled ALADDIN! AND THE WON-
DERFUL LAMP; or, New Lamps for Old Ones. With very
extensive New Scenery, Machinery, Dresses, &c. Principal cha
tatters by Mrs. Keeley, Messrs. F. Matthews, Turner, A. Wigan,
J. W. Collier, and Keeley; Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Woolli Ige Miss
E. Chaplin, Mrs. A. Wigan, Miss Turner, Mi s James, Miss earson,
Miss Bunt, Miss Reede, &c., &c.
PRICES OF ADMISSION.—BaIcony Boxes. 45.; Upper
Boxes, es.; Pit, 25."; Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Balcony Boxes, 2s. ;
Upper Boxes, Is 6d.; Pit, Is. Private Boxes on the Italcon7 Tier
(holding eight persons). Two Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second
Tier (holding eight persons), One Guinea and a-Halt Private
Boxes on the Pit Tlsr (holding six persons), One Guir ea.
The Box-office is open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the di rec.
tioti of Mr. Grogan, late of Covent-garden Theatre.

Under the especial Patronage of h:r Majesty the Queen, aid Prince
Albert, and honourd by the presence of His Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge, Prince Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and distin-
guished assemblage of Nobility.
Triumphant Success of
ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS,
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. BATTY.
THIS EVENING, AUG. 13,
Will be repeated an entire new Eluestrian, Military and Naval
Spectacle, entitled THE CHINESE WAR; or, The Conquests of
Amoy by British Arms. New Scenery, Dresses, Appointments, &c.,
So realise the recent triumphs of England's Army and Navy. Feast
of 250 Lanterns.

Splendid acts of Horsemanship —The Dance of the Polka.
Tu conclude with THE GREAT STEEPLE-CHASE; or, Eng•
land's Hu-vest Home.

Mr. BATTY respectfully acquaints the Nobility, Gentry, and the
Public, that having just returned from the Continent ; and, notwith-
standing his present unprecedented success and overflowing houses,
be is ever anxious to produce novelty, to render this Establishment
pre-erainent, and the first in Europe for its unequalled and extra-
ordinary productions, he has succeeded in forming arrangements with
the following first-rate French Artistes, in addition to his present
'Talmted Corps of British and Foreign Equestrians :—Madame
Lesette, Madamo. Reline, Madame Philipe, M. Pierre, M. Georges,
and M. Ferdinand Scmidt, from the Circle Olympique, Faris, Ham.
burgh, &c., and who will appear in their various and novel Scenes of
Equitation.
Acting and stage-manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot.