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

PROGRESS OF THE SIEGE.

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We have reason to believe that despatches, -a, pe
Saturday, the 7th, have been received both from '-"f ti`
Simpson and from General Peliseier. The health °it I
armies was good, and the works were making raPi°
gress. No casualties are reported, beyond the del' ,
Major Harrison, of the 63d. , tbet;
When besiegers sit down before a place, un'eP" pal:
operations are seriously interrupted, they are V
able to batter a practicable breach and make the 1:04,
within 21 days. Since we have undertken our -e
and have carried forward our new approaches, ull4atbr
of ten clays have elapsed, and we, .therefore, exPe7t,
in a few days more the breaching and enfilading bablcr
be completely ready to open upon the Mala" po,
Redan, and other defences, at very short rang?: Ito
with such crushing effect, that the assault which
then be made will be triumphant.—Morning post.

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Hons.—The Maidstone Journal reports very
ably concerning the hop plantations. The apPe'dl
of a heavy crop could not be more promising,
large duty is expected.
The specie arrivals of last week amounted to 100
450,0001. in gold. The exports are estimated at .
700,0001., of which 500,0001. consisted of silver. roili
THE PEEL STATUE IN CHEAPSIDE.—This 00
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the statue of Sir Robert Peel was safely placed 'ol9°ol
granite pedestal, just completed, at the beglani
Cheapside. gt
Sea J. D. PAUL.—Thu whole; of the properi,
effects of this gentleman is to be brought to the 13164
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on the 23d of the present month, in consequence "
failure of the bank of which he was a partner. oil
The General Screw Company's steamer Indiana' V;
is about to take out cavalry to the Crimea, will reti'de
her former fittings for conveying the sick and 011
across the Black Sea.
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LYCEUM THEATRE.—Mr. Alcroft has annotinc,e,e,
benefit for Friday next, when Mr. Charles Mathern-fV;
appear, for this occasion only, in London, in two 1'
most celebrated characters—in The Bachelor of 11,7coer
The Practical Man. Mr. Buckatone has kill(l„Vee
seated to appear in one of his popular farces. gfirke"--
Isaacs will introduce the petite comedy entitled, 'or
of the Public ; in addition to which a select coccebe!!
conclude with a ballet divertissement. There caliti
doubt but Mr. Alcroft's friends and the public voLbov
round him on the occasion, for the entertainmea". ,
attractive and good.l 1*
HAYMARKET THEATRE.—MIS Helen Faucit too
benefit at this theatre on Friday night, the res,iti
which must have proved to the lady that the roe, or
the audience were not all unwilling to concur iriet
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pion tolerably well credited, that she stands at tu"
of living tragic actresses. Her attempt was of r,
one, and its success shows that she was right 0:04:,
the determination to obtain a recognition of heff,'
was concerned. King Rene's Daughter in a ,;" ,-11 A
tion, or rather an adaptation, from the Swe'olt"
Heinrik Herz. ' The interest depends upon the I's rt
of sight by a blind princess, under the excites defl
duced by a tumult of novel sensations. Thefle,,°4°4
defect of the piece is that it sets the inte'ficry
work to know what would be the nature of the;",t
achieved over a physical defect. The subrobi'l
essentially undramatic. Nevertheless, with a tac&f,tijl
can have its foundation only in genius, MO ?, r
managed to throw ophthalmia into the backgrounsV
to bring forward human sensations, which boleh ,if
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source in nature far deeper than those from whLc-pie;4
sical defects spring. She carried a trumpet,' IA
triumphantly on her shoulders, and, flinging it ,s'e,
the audience, dared them to deny its value. The olictre°
was all that she could have desired. Can any ~°ll3o,''
desire a greater success ? She achieved what ewo,
have been an impossibility. We have no space to I,
upon the other features of the entertainment ; viej,/e;
ever, may say that Mr. Buckstone appeared in his
his lack of knowledge.
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PORTUGAL.—PORTSMOUTH, July
seentpes h with
so nag Ph
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The ItoPti-pti,s
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steam transport, No. 150, belonging to the losee
American Company, having coaled at Lisbon, , fie;
letters and papers of the 3d- inst., but no politictv
since the last Peninsular mail,
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LETTERS FOR THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIICS.' _DA
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year ago a 6d. rate of postage for letters not elcu'ilcit;'o,
half an ounce was adopted between this count*" it, el:
Australian colonies, on the understanding that t"0, el
nial Governments would adopt the same rate, filice
seems, however, that the colony of Victoria I)3'ooflti
to do so, and imposed a ls. rate. Last month aaio
was consequently issued by the Post-office berfOs
mating that the rate of postage would be increae%eoco
this country to that colony to ls. under half lultiot
and so on by increase of weight, and signifyinge-ps
postage must be paid in advance. To all the otl.'''eOkit
tra,lian colonies the postage continues 6d., 9.1; to "i",
and the payment in advance is optional. Owil3segiet°l;V
mor more thancompulsorylOpayment
hiincht casehweere of
intendedletterst
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Champion of the Seas on the 4th fast., have sends,
turned, through the Dead Letter-offic, to thgrasc"d;
The parties inconvenienced consider this a grrede it
and ask why should the prepayment of letters be
compulsory to Victoria when to ail our other c° e
is optional? But it is to be presumed the C°l°,,neale
not only failed to accept the sixpenny arrange-bie Pie
but a:so to make such provisions as would enottett
payment on this side to be clispensed with, and no el
case is one in which the London Posteoffice has

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