The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-03 00:00:00

duty laid on every cwt. of our sugar, together-
with Id. per lb. more on our coffee, and 3d. per
lb. more on our tea ; besides allowing the duty
on Scotch and English spirits to be equalised, and
and that on Irish to be materially increased. It
is rather a question of considerably greater im-
portance—namely, whether the nations of th.
West shall bate one jot in the mighty con -
test upon which they have entered foi
the discomfiture of Desp ,tism, for the worstiny
of a Barbaric Marauder, for the vindication o:
the International Code, of the integrity of Trea-
ties, of the peace of Europe, of the sacred right,,.
of Humanity, of the beneficent and inalimablc '
interests of Civilisation. For all this—England
is prepared to submit without a murmur to anti
sacrifices, whether of her blood or of her treasures.
Nevertheless recent calamities have awakened the
country to a sense of what is, at the same time,
requisite from its rulers as the Custodians of the
national honour, and the defences of the nationa,
wealth, and (so to speak as directors of our fleet:-
and armies) the hurlers of the national thunder-
bolts. The people of England are resolved, at
whatever penalty, that everything the country
holds dear shall no longer be so far jeopardised
by Ministerial fatuity that future moralists may
reiterate the sarcasm of the Swedish Statesman—
" Behold my Son, with how little wisdom a na-
tion may be governed." The time has gone by
in England when the multitude can consent un-
moved to hear the application to the Executive of
the caustic taunt of OXENSTILIRN.

We feel it a duty to call attention to. the letter
of W. R. D., which appears in another portion of
our present impression. A state of things more
deplorable than it reveals cannot readily be con-
ceived. Here is an important branch of industry
impeded in its development, and an enterprising
British citizen, frustrated in his laudable career
by the lawless violence of an ignorant and unre-
fleeting mob, and nothing done by way of repres-
sion by the constituted authorities. Surely for
the sake of national as well as local interests, of
the welfare of the mob, as well as in the discharge
of its duty to a British citizen, Government will
take prompt measures to put a stop to the out-
rages of which our correspondent complains, and
afford that protection to his friend which the
latter so evidently needs.

LATEST NEWS.

THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL.

PARIS, THURSDAY, 8 A.M.

The Moniteur publishes a despatch from Gene-
ral Canrobert, dated 16th of April, giving an ac-
count of the operations of the 13th and 14th, to
take possession of the ground upon which the
engineers were to make their approaches towards
the Central Bastion. The engineers were ena-
bled to complete their levels. A new parallel was
formed. The loss incurred was 40 killed and 117
wounded. The operation to form a new trench
at half distance between the third parallel and
the salient of the Flagstaff Bastion succeeded

very well ; on the side of the Malakhoff Tower
the superiority of the French artillery was also
maintained, but without silencing that of the

enemy, except in two works of counter-approach
on the side of Careening Bay. The garrison has
suffered considerable losses, and the artillerymen

of the Russian navy have suffered especially. The

Central and Flagstaff Bastions are seriously

damaged.
The death of General Bizet is officially an-

nounced.

BERLIN, THURSDAY, MAY 3.
A despatch, dated St. Petersburg, May 2, has
been received here.

Under date of Sebastopol, evening of the 28th
of April, it has the following :
The fire of the enemy is moderate.

Their approaches progress slowly.

We have erected, at 100 yards from Bastion
No. 4, a row of rifle•pits, which have served to
form a continuous trench of communication.

VIENNA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 2.
Prussia has set new propositions on foot.
Baron Hess's journey to the army in Galicia is
postponed.

A rumour that the Russian ambassador had
left the city caused the funds to fall 2 per cent.

Authentic information has reached here that
the bombardment of Sebastopol, which had b•-,en
suspended on the 28th, was to be res-d- med in a
few days.

C°NBT:INTINOPLE, APRIL 26.
The 'nu made its appearance at Galata,
M as lk cholera
and even at Pera.
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