The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-02 00:00:00

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spatehed on the following day. with the exception of the ITV
Southampton), and the Malta, both of whi6h will be despatch
preceding day.

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Works of considerable importance for the defetic'e
the southern coast are now in progress in Sussex, tb°tei
penses of which were set down in tne Ordnance estinl;
at 10,0001. From Romney, in Kent, to Newb!beeo
there are 74 martello towers, which were ereeted,"te
England was threatened with invasion by the first •L'boill
Leon. They are about a quarter of a mile apart,
35 feet Figh, and fitted for one gun on a dwarf trlv
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platform. Each of these is calculated to hold
and underneath are magazines and stores. Near g.O
boorne is the Langley Redoubt, mounting six B,,itie
guns ; and. the circular redoubt at Eastbourne o"ic
11 24 pounders. A new battery is in course of ere.'
at Cuckmore ; when completed it will mount EI%
pounders. At Thatchingten and Newhaven new f.tlf
cations are also being erected. The latter place 0,
coining a port of considerable importance, and at
mouth of the harbour extensive works are in coursed
construction. They are to present an angular frostor
the sea; internally there will be brickwork. The 17.3.
ries will be composed of earthwork; 30 feet thick,
9 feet above the level of the eastern pier. The dimelw
of the work are 112 feet from each of the angles 1¢ f
interior. The magazines are of brickwork, and 50
square. Each front of the batteries will mount t
guns of heavy calibre on swivels. At Brighton the_4l.6
a battery of six 24-pounders, and thence to Little it,
ton the coast is unprotected. At the latter place'.
forttiLations have been just completed and armed;
field pieces were also placed there last week for the,
of the Sussex Artillery Militia. The whole of the 91:pl
forts except Brighton are occupied by the Sussex " I
Norfolk Artillery Militia.
Among the number of wounded soldiers paraded
, her Majesty's inspection on her recent visit to the L;
mates at Chatham, was Corporal Wm. Courtney, t
46th Regiment, who was wounded in the head by IP
Mtni6 rifle balls, entering the forehead, just as he,
taking aim over a heap of stones at the Russians 111
rifle pit ; he also had a ba;l ix the right shoulder,
two in the right and one in the left leg. The vii.b,cde
these balls he received at one time from the rifle Ps'
was employed in the outpost duty, looking out for
Russkns ; he volunteered for it, having had some e
rience in such service when he was in India. Her
jesty, on looking at his card, kindly asked him ei P
questions and examined his forehead. Large piece°
bone have come out from the places at which the
entered; two of the balls have been extracted.
Majesty said she should keep his card and would,
something fur him. He produced his greatcoat, vshlbi
was riddled with bullet boles. Her Majesty said 014
hoped he would keep it, which he promised he W°
do. Courtney is a native of Brighton ; he was at Gip
raltar w.th the 44th when the Crimean war broke °
and the 46th proceeding to the war he volunteered Odif
that regiment. He ha., been a volunteer into foot .c,
ferent corps when they have been ordered for 00110
and if his wounds would permit him he would Will
volunteer again and go out to the East. He exP 101
shortly to receive his discharge. He was at the battl
of the Alma, Inkerinan, and Balaklava, and, althelirgij
he was in the midst of those engagements, he esce
without receiving any injury.