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

MESSRS. JAY and CO. have now on shoe
the most unique and perfect assortment of
BONNETS,
which their Manager has selected in Paris, and brought
back with her to this Establishmenent-street.
t.
247, 2V, 251, Reg

BONNET'S SILKS a LYON.—Every Article of
commerce takes its title either from the inventor or
•
manufacturer, and the more perfect the production the
gr a.ter is the credit which attaches to the originator.
BONNET'S SILKS are said to be incapable of identifica-
tion in the
but the fallacy of such an assertion is ex-
pos,:d by the very trade mark of the firm, as exhibited by
3lessrs. JAY, of Regent-street.
The following interwoven mark may be seen at the end
()leach
piece anufacture de C. J. Bonnet et Cie., a Lyon
at h Injurieux. Wear guaranteed.

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—D'iring the recent
heavy gales some of the Coats of the Royal Na Tonal
Litt:boar Institution have been instrumental in rescuing the
crews of the following wrecked vessels:—Schooner Theophi-
lus. of Aberdeen, 5 men; barque Tamworth, of Norway, I; ;
schooner ;Northern Lights, of Prescon, f ; pilot boat, of St.
Ives, 7 ; schooner Anon. of IVorkingi on, 4; schooner Gipsy,
of Drogheda, 4; smack Saucy Jack, of Inverness, 1 ; barque
Marietta, of Lisbon, 1 ; fishing- boat, of Filey, 2 ' • Tenby
fitilin,g boat, 3; and barque Providence, el Dantzic,7. Total
lives saved, 65. The lit eboats also assistei in bringing safely
into port, with their crews, consisting of 2i) men, the Italian
brig Camoglinn, the schooner Sir Colin Campbell, of Whitby,
the schooner Gullia, of Palermo, and the ketch Snip, of Am-
sterdam. The lifeboats also went off in reply to signals of
distreso on fourteen occasions, but their services were not
ultimately required. The amount of reward pAid for all
these services was £216.
The Committee of the Institution earnestly AP PEAL to the
public for ASSIsTANt,E to enable them to meet the con-
tinued heavy demands on the Society's 125 Rich ,at estab-
lishments. Contributions are receivzd by all the Lontton
and country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis.
Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Ad&phi, London.

ROYAL ENGLISH. OPERA,
COVENT-GARDEN.
Under the Manas.r.ement of Miss Louisa Pyne and
Mr. W. Harrison.
THIS EVENING, for the 12th time, BaHe's new Opera,
BLANCH N: DE NEVEM Miss Louisa Fyne, Miss Anna
Biles miss Emma Heywood ; Messrs.W. H. Weiss, 11. Corr!,
A. Co,Ok, A. :A. Albyn, C. Lyall, J. Rouse, and W. Harrison.
To conclude with the Second Act of THE DESERT
FLOWER.

Conductor, Mr• A. Mellon.
Doors open at half-past Six—commence at Seven.

TEI EAT RE ROYAL DRURY - LANE.
M anagers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton.
THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform
the Farce of MY MNART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS;
characters by Mr. J. 'Neville, Mr. G. Weston, Mr. IVarde,
Mr. J. Marcia ; Mrs. C. Melville, and Miss Marilynn
After which, Lord Byron's Choral T
rrage, ragedy, MANF
S RED.
Messrs. r helps, Ryder, Rayner, Mean
Ward, pencer
Miss Eburne.Miss E. Atkinson, Miss Leclercq, and Mrs. E
Mi"
eCinceir,
Falconer. Vocalists—Miss Poole, Miss hitter,
Notr, Miss Heywood, and Mr. Swift. Lice y
Followed by BEAUTY OR THE BEAST. Principal cha-
racters by Messrs. Addison,Neville, Barret, sp
-.,d G. Westoia; Mrs Edmund FalconeLanliMiss 11,. Lecierq.
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k ,ATRE ROYAL HAYMAIu-i-kr-
-9171:1 Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckgtone.
Tilts EVENING, SILKEN FETTEdS : Meagre. Chas.
Mathews, Chippendale, N. Farren, Howe, &a ; Mesdames
c. Mathews and M. Harris.
Followed by TIM GOL DEN FLEECE.escamMesescs.rms. Cathhaerwless,
Mathews, Compton,Weathersby,&c ; M
.
L Keeley. Griffith, &c.
Followed by COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Mr. C. Mathews.
And LITTLE DAISY.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter.
BEL DEMONIO (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated
Every Evening until further notice.
THI'4 EVENING, the Comedietta, by W. Gilbert, entitled
UNCLE BABY: Mess's. Widdicombe, J. G. Shore, Charles;
miss P. Leelercg, and Carlotta Leclercq.
After which, at Eight o'clock, BEL DEMONIO, a Love
Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian
Chronicle,," by Mr. John Brougham. Principal charac-
ter by Mr. Fechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles,
Brouzham, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford,
Collett, Andrews, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, E. Layenue, hl re.
Lee, and Miss Elsworthy.

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

LEAH.-EVERY NIGHT,

MISS BATEMAN.-LEAH.-THIS EVENING,
the 58th appearance of the great Tragic Actress, Miss
BA rEMAN, 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 L EAH has been attended. Mr Webster begs to announce
that it will be performed EVERY EVENING until further
notice.

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.-
Sole Prom'Mot and Manager, Mr. R. Wehmter.

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THIS EVENING, at 7, TIIE TRAGEDY QUEEN: Mrs.
Stirling.
At 8, the New Drama of LEAH : Bth weeg of Miss Bate-
man, supported by Messrs. Arthur Stirling, R. Phillips,
Stuart, Stephenson, Eburne; Miss H. Simms, and
Mrs. Billington.

To ronclude with TIIE IEISII TIGER : Miss K. Kelly
and Mr. btephenson.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough.
THIS EVENING, MIMAWS CRIME. Messrs. Geo.
Honey, Parselle, Belford, Turner, Miss K. Saville, and Miss
Manders.
Followed by (11th time) PATIENT PENET.OPE ; or, The
Return of Ulysses. Messrs..tioney and Fenton ; Mesdames
Swanborough aad Simpson.
After which, MX Nt:W PLACE. Mr. A. Wood.

Commence at 7.

ROYAL SADLER'S-WELLS THEATRE.
hi anageress, Miss Marriott.

THIS EVENING, the successful new Play, by Westland
Marton, Esq.., entitled PURE G(/LD: Messrs. E. Pnelps,
If. Marston, D. If. Jones, W. D. Gresham, S. Perfitt ; Miss
kandlebert, Airs. B. White, and Miss Marriott.

To conclude with TIIE BRIGAND : Mr. D. 11. Jones, Miss
Mandlcbert.

Box-office open from 11 to 4.

THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE -SUN,"
ji Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,
An be had Every Evening of
G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT,
No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY.—Morning, Bh. 50m.—Afternoon,z 9h. 23m.
1:0-moREow.-Morning, 9h. 69m.—Afternoon, 10h. 30m.

The Weather—Sun Office, Dec. 5, 1863.

THERMOMETER.
This day at Two o'clock 47

Barometer-30.09.
Wind—S.-W. ; strong breeze, and fine.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, DEC. 5, 1863.

Tidings three days later from the American seat
of war tell
us of little as being actually advanced
there •
since
our last advices, but of very much in-
deed as steadily
!s and sternly advancing. The in-
telligence comes to us this time from the Asia
bringing ectzytint
At Charleston adown to the 23th from New York.
thefighting continued at fierce
intervals between besiegers and besieged. So far,
any
advantagesti_ resulting to the
former from that fighting, accounts seem to
she iv that things were %
quite the other way. 21:0 contrary, going
or two of the monitors azatar any rate, one
severely damaged that their withdrawal
to have been so
from the
attack proved to be matter of very
, urgent necessity.
Hard nuts they are, these ironclad fl
—oaticw
but nuts manifestly that edmit of
cracking
ar-ships,
under
the stupendous shock of modern crejeatues.
wh
ther additional showers of Greek
Fire
had be:.
n
vouchsafed to the besieged by the pitiless besieger,
we fail to learn from these later fragments
of intelligence, but only too clearly renta.
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 GILMORE'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
been destroyed altogether, that we don't well
know what to make of it when the like tidings
c.nue back to us thus coolly and quietly
reiterated, as though Fort Sumter was known to be
a sort of Hydra of Solid P '
Masonry.
reserving the
balance of news, we now learn per the Asia, that
while the Confederates still continue thus to be
beleagared in Charleston, the Federals in their turn
ee
under nur,NsiDE are b I
ag ur Knoxville.
ed in As
the recently as 22d, from Cumberland Gap, the
firing at xr.o„
ine
Was distinctly audible. General
13IJRNSIDE„theteleg,
has orders from General Intimate in so many words,
GRANT to hold Knoxville.
It remains to be Been,P however, whether General
BURNSIDE, in this, can
prov© implicitly obedient.
Weather permitting, according to the old Vaux-
hall announcements, General ME,
DE meditated at-
tempting the passage of the Rapidan. To that
bar-
gain, however, as to all others, two
are requisite.
General LEE, in anticipation of the attack, was
known to be steadily and energetically strengthen-