The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-09 00:00:00

THE MEDITERRANE

MALTA, Jas
The greatest activity prevails hero in for
reinforcements to the Crimea. The AlcA
snlar and Oriental Company's steamer,
2d with upwards of 1,000 men, forming de
drafts for the regiments in the Crimea, 10
mand. of Lord Alexander Russell. ,
tenant-Colonel Gough, of the 33d, CaptaT
land, of the 49th, and a few others, passed
on the Ist, en, route to the Crimea, on .s,
French steamer. Lieutenant-Colonel Erslcill
left for England yesterday by the Indian•
number of steamers have proceeded hence,'
sports to England, among them the I
Orinoco, Harbinger, City of London,
Hydaspes, and Indian, and to-day tile Erntio
We have had equally numerous transP°o
Balaklava ; among them the Alma, 1)(1
linton, Sarah Sands, and Germanio • etlo
the Golden Fleece, and Tynemouth, No. 1.0
Assistance, will leave for the same destine'o
ti
The Resolute, on her voyage down, had bet
of cholera, one fatal—she was in conseqo
jetted to a very rigid quarantine, and left e
communicating. Yesterday a large stearao,
in with a case, and was ordered from the
the Quarantine harbour. H.M.S. Gorgelii,
Crawford, has returned to England, and
Fair Rosamond, with three gun-boats, halo
from England, and leaves this day for
Among the transports daily passing are no
American ships, the freights being the incilie
As soon as the extent of our losses in th,
became known at Malta, many of the 05
Militia stationed here volunteered at one°,
lino regiments then serving at the seat of 170
noble offer could not, however, be acceptecbto
colonel could not spare any men till he
fresh drafts from England. e
The following is an extract from a pri'ilt
written before Sebastopol :
e. of
" June 23, 1855.—0ur fear of being sliert fif,
now, thank God, does not longer exist, as theti.tr
come into the harbour ; she can distil water loot
of 40,000 men daily. Our attack on the Ivisll4lo
a complete series of misfortune and ill-luck; bir;eol
we failed it was no defeat, and we shall sue
time."

PROGRESS OF THE SIEGE'

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We have reason to believe that despatcheot v(,)
Saturday, the 7th, have been received both fr0111bc;
Simpson and from General Pelissier. The lie°,,po
armies was good, and the works were making del
gress. No casualties are reported, beyond the
Major Harrison, of the 63d. lelo
When besiegers sit down before a Place' un
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operations are seriously inteirupt J,P"""di,,,a'r te
able to batter a practicable breach
and make t}3
within 21 days. Sines we have undertken our 13
and have carried forward our new approaehelg' fit''
of ten says have elapsed, and we, therefore, ell?
in a few days more the breaching and enfiladill
wi'l be completely ready to open upon the
Redan, and other defences, at very short 311,•cb
with such crushing effect, that the assault I'7;
then be made will be triumphant.—Morning

Hors.—The Maidstone Journal reports Verl;
ably concerning the hop plantations. The 313 r
of a heavy crop could not be more promisl4
large duty is expected.
The specie arrivals of last week amounted l'51;1
450,0001. in gold. The exports are estimated
700,0001., of which 500,0001. consisted of SilVer'd
TUE PEEL STATUE IN CHEAPSIDE.—Thigi
the statue of Sir Robert Peel was safely placeuAtidi
granite pedestal, just completed, at the bet'
Cheapside. 41
Sia J. D. Paul,—The whole: of the pr°.
effects of this gentleman is to be brought to Woo)
on the 23d of the present month, in conseque°
failure of the bank of which he was a partner.
The General Screw Company's steamer IndirrelA
is about to take out cavalry to the Crimea, will woe
her former fittings for conveying the sick and
across the Black Sea.
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_YCEUM —HEATRE.—Mr. Alcroft bag auri.ll7;
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benefit for Friday next, when Mr. Charles
ool;
appear, for this occasion only, in London, i°
most celebrated characters—in The Bachelor °WV"
The Practical Man. Mr. Buckstone has Iht/1:
seated to appear in one of his popular farces. A
01,4
Isaacs will introduce the petite comedy entitleu,o
of the Public ; in addition to which a select coo'
conclude with a ballet divertissement. There oil'?
doubt but Mr. Alcroft's friends and the publicaot°
round him on the occasion, for the entertainre"
attractive and good.l
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HAYMARKET THEATRE.--Mss Helen .1, „c t
benefit, at this theatre on Friday night, 014011,
which must have proved to the lady that the wor
the audience were not all unwilling to concur 1,1
nion tolerably well credited, that she stands °t t
2,00 ii
of living tragic actresses. Her attempt 11,
gt
one, and its success shows that she was vele'
the determination to obtain a recognition of tt.
was concerned. King Rene's Daughter is,fieell';
tion, or rather an adaptation, from the P,4,10:
Heiarik Herz. The interest depends upon 0;001'
of sight by a blind princess, under the exelteotel
ducod by a tumult of novel sensations.
;del',
defect of the piece is that it sets the
work to know what would be the nature 0 be
achieved over a physical defect. The sect
essentially undramatic. Nevertheless, with aeo
can have its foundation only in genius, kitemanaged to throw ophthalmia into the backgr,,," rt
to bring- forward human sensations, which
source in nature far deeper than those from 74
sical defects spring. She carried a trate') it
triumphantly on her shoulders, and, flinging or
the audience, dared them to deny its value. 0,
was all that she could have desired. Can
desire a greater success ? She achieved whihy
have been an impossibility. We have no spae ot
upon the other features of the entertainment ;or',
ever, may say that Mr. Buckstone appeared /01010'
tures with a Polish Princess. Every one sl to
seen this ought immediately to take measuree
his lack of knowledge.
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PORTUGAL—PORTSMOUTH, July 7.—TDe - to;
steam transport, No. 150, belonging to 0,
American Company, having coaled at Lib tics
letters and papers of the 3d inst , but no P°l".sh
since the last Peninsular mail.. The Eeli'l,ll4l4v
Brilliant arrived at Lisbon on the 3d from G`f
the French steamer Bretagne, from Nante"o. et
ship of war in the Tagus—the French stet, oet),'
ton. The Deputies had passed the bill for t'',o c
tion of the railway from Coimbra to Oporto, egtro
necessary funds can be raised three "'olio)
otherwise the common road is to La eentinueigje
resources of the road-tax. The grape disee°
creased with the hot weather, and it had bee-, g
discovered at St. Übes.
LETTERS FOR THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIII 0./
year ago a 6d. rate of postage for letters Ott/
half an ounce was adopted between this coulit tl)
Australian colonies, on the understanding tI3a'AP
nial Governments would adopt the sattie;,l9"
seems, however, that the colony of Victor' tbo,
to do so, and imposed a ls. rate. Last 100 bet)
was consequently issued by the Post-ofatesr,
mating that the rate of postage would be
this country to that colony to is. under heilljglf
td!,
and so on by increase of weight, and sirriSoti9
postage must be paid in advance. To all tr
tralian colonies the postage continues tciiliice
and the payment in advance is optional. to DI
compulsory payment in the case of letters t ee02,1
more than 10,000, which were intended , 1/06
Champion of the Seas on the 4th inst., °tljo!e(frri
turned, through the Dead Letter-office, t° plod,
The parties inconvenienced consider this 19 j)ic
iette ht
and ask why should the prepayment of t.
compulsory to Victoria when to all our obtellecolle"t,
is optional? But it is to be presumed t
Loge
not only failed to accept the sixpennY e°0011;
but ass) to make such provisions as we? an ,of
payment on this side to be dispensed witn_ hoP
case is one in which the London Post•ofic"
native,