The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-05 00:00:00

Commence at 7,

Y M 'rE
Al, LYCEU THEAE.
11, Under the Sole 3lanagement of Mr. Fechter.
BEL DEMONIO (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated
Every Evening until further notice.
THIS EVENING, the Comedietta, by W. Gilbert, entitled
UNCLE BABY: Mess-s. Widdicombe, J. G. Shore, Charles ;
bliss P. Leclercl, and Carlotta Leclercq.
After which, at Eight o'clock, BEL DEMONIO, a Love
Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendlial's "Italian
Chronicles," by Mr. John Brouvam. Principal charac-
ter by Mr. Pechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles,
Brougham, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford,
Collett, Andrews, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, E. Lavenue,
Lee, and Alias Elsworthy.

Doors open at half-past 6—commence at 7.

LEAH.-EVERY NIGHT.

31ISS BATEMAN.-LEAH.-THIS EVENING,
the 58th appearance of the great Tragic Actress, Miss
BATEMAN. in the character of LEAH. In consequence of
the unbounded success with which Miss Bateman's imperso-
nation of the principal character in the new Five Act Drama
of LEAII has been attended. Mr Webster begs to announce
that it will be performed EVERY EVENING until further
notice.

N. 1 W THEATRE-RO YAL, ADELPH:
Sole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. R. Webatar.

THIS EVENING, at 7, THE TRAGEDY QUEEN: Mrs

4.t 8, the New Drama of LEAH : Bth weer of Miss Bate-
man, supported by Messrs.Artnur Stirlinz, R. Phillips, Bil-
linzton, Stuart, Stephenson, Eburne ; Miss 11. Simms, and
Mrs. Billing-ton.
To conclude with THE IRISH TIGER : Miss K. Kelly
and Mr. Stephenson.

Ptl OYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Manager, Mr. W. 11. Swanborougli.
THIS EVENING, MIRIAM'S CRDIE. Messrs. Geo.
Noney, Parselle, Belford, Turner, Miss K. Saville, and Miss
Mandel's.
Followed by (11th time) PATIENT PENELOPE ; or, The
Return of Ulysses. Messrs. honey and Fenton ; Mesdames
S'wanborough and Simpson.
Atter which, AIX NEW PLACE. Mr. A. Wood.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL SADLER'S-WELLS THEATRE.
Manageress, Miss 3larriott.
THIS EVENING, the successful new Play, by Westland
Marston, Esq., entitled PURE GOLD: Messrs. E. Pnelps,
H. Marton, D. 11. Jones, W. D. Gresham. S. Perna ; Miss
3iandlebert, Mrs. E. White, and Miss Marriott.

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To conclude with THE BEIGA.ND : Mr. D. H. Jones, Miss
Mandlebert.

Box-office open from 11 to 4,

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HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY.—Morning, Bh. 50w.—Afternoon,'. 9h. 23m.
0-mcntßow.-Morning, 9h. 59m.—Afternoon, 10h. 30w.

The Weather—Sun Office, Dec. 5, 1863.

THERMOMETER.
This day at Two o'clock
Barometer-30.09.
Wind—S.-W. ; strong breeze, and fine.

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14(3.1b0N, SATURDAY, DEC. 5, 1863.

Tidings
of war tell
three days later from the American seat
es of
little as being actually advanced
there since cur
last advices, but of very much in-
deed as steadily
and sternly advancing. The in-
telligent© comes to
" this time from the Asia
bringing accounts dawn
the 25th from New York.
At Charleston the
intervals between besi:seting continued at fierce
however, from an
y gars besieged. So far,
former from that fighting latest resulting to the
on
the accounts seem to
shots, that things were
quite the . other way- 4:eContrary, going
rate, one
, to
or two of the monitors appear
from the
have been so
severely damaged that their withdrawal
attack proved to be matter of very urgent necessity.
Hard nuts they are, these ironclad floating ~,tr
but nuts manifestly that admit of cracking
nutier
PB,
the stupendous shock of modern projectiles. -whe•
ther additional showers of Greek Fire had been
vouchsafed to the besieged by the pitiless besiegers
we fail to learn from these later fragments
of intelligence, but only too clearly mani-
fest is it that the contest rages there at
Charleston, as fast as furiously as ever. On the
17th there were showers of shells hurled into the
beleaguered stronghold from General GILAIORE'S
batteries; the like occurring, though to a some-
what lesser extent, on the 19th. On the day after-
wards, the 20th, the sea wall of Fort Sumter was
destroyed, at least it is so stated in the telegrams
-though for that matter Fort Sumter has so often
1-1-
een destroyed altogether, that we don't well
know what to make of it when the like tidings
bade to us thus coolly Gni quietly
reiterated,tsor as though Fort Sumter was known to be
of Hydra of Solid Masonry. Preserving the
balance or news,e7 e now learn per the Asia, that
while
theCo
,erates still continue thus to b 3
beleagured in Charles
ton,
the Federals in their turn
under BUFtNSID% are
beleagured in Knoxville. As
recently as the 223, from
Cumberland Gap, the
firing at Knoxville Was
distinctlyaudible. General
BURNSIDE the telegrameint i
Gitze in so many words,
has orders from General
hold Knoxville.
It remains to be seen, however,
whether General
l
BURNSIDE, in this, can prove implicitly
Weather permitting, according to the
d obedient.v
hail announcements, General MEADS meditatedauz-
at-
tempting the passage of the Rapidan. To that bar-
gain, however, as to all others, two are requisite.
Geneva LEE, in anticipation of the attack, was
known f.o be steadily and energetically strengthen-