The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-07 00:00:00

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

GRAVESEND, MONDAY, 10 A.Y.
CLSTOMS RETURN. . - -

Wind E.S.E., light and foggy; tide, five hours
ebb.
Arrived, the 6th.—Olga, from Memel; Char-
mides, from Kid ; Koran Marie, from Danzig;
Soblominson, from Petersburg ; Ellidi, from Arendal;
Salvador, from Fredericstadt ; Frederica Christina,
from Petersburg ; Sophia Marta, from Frederick-
shall ; Catharine, from Fredericstadt ; Triton, from
Soderham ; Pomerania, from Stettin ; Aurora, from
Hernosand ; Favourite from Porsgrund; Arendal,
from Hudickswall ; Grovende Kruth, from Namis-
ken ; Erin, from Skellefiata; Wider Kumpt, from
Memel; Attent, from Rustingerseil.
Nov. 7.—Hall, from Riga.

DEAL, MONDAY, 9.15 A.x.

Wind N.E., light, with thick fog.
Anchored.--Southampton, from London, for New
York; Egypt, from London, for Demerara, lost an
anchor and part of chain.

EVASION OF TUE LAW.—On Saturday, at the Ken-
sington Petty Sessions, Mr. Cornell, clerk to the guardians
of Kensington, appeared to support some cues under the
Removal of Nuisiii.ces Act, with reference to the piggeries
in the parish; but there was one case, that of Charles
Markiss, a pig-dealer, of Gore lane. This man's piggery,
although in the midst of a neighbourhood filled with geotey
War the site of the late Crystal Palace, happens to he in
two parishes, viz , Nensiogton and St. Margaret's, West-
minster ; and as soon as he was served with a notice from
ono parish he removed all his pigs to the styes in the other,
and vice verso, and thus evaded the law. It was ultimately
sosolved that the notices from both parish.. should be served
en him simultaneously.
CIVIC CHARACTER OF MILITARY MEN.—Military
discipline, in depriving the man of camps and battles of
the exercise of his own will, deprives him more than it
does any other profession of that energy of character so
necessary in the vicissitudes of political events. It inspires
him with personal intrepidity, but divests him of civic con•
stoney. Nothing yields so much and so quickly in the
storm of revolutions as generals; they follow the noble pro-
fession of arms, but they follow it under every muter; they
pass from one court to another, from an empire to a monar-
chy, from a monarchy to a republic, not like courtiers, but
like servants—the sword of every hand which lends or
gives itself to the last person that wears a crown. It is in
the ranks of the army that we must look for the heroism of
tentrage, but we rarely find there the heroism of independ-
mace.—Lantartine's History of Me Restoration.
A WATCH STOLEN BY A RAT.—One night last
week the overseer of a farm near 'hotly laid his watch on
a table in his sleeping apartment, previous to going to bed.
Towards morning, he was aroused by a crash of something
that had fallen, and a rattling sound, as of something being
dragged along the floor. He immediately got up, and
found his watch was gone. He lost no time in pursuing
the thief, followiog the direction of the sound, when he
mime upon the watch at the mouth of a rat's hole, into
which the rat had entered, taking with him the whole of
the guard chain, and was only prevented from taking in
the watch by the case springing open from the fall, which
made it require more room than the hole would admit of.
As it was, the rat did not seem disposed to lose his prize,
but kept a firm hold of the guard when the owner tried to
pull it from him.—Dundee Courier.
A TIMELY EXCLAMATION.—" In a country town
lived a famous parrot, supposed to be very old, of whim
need to hear extraordinary stories, all now forgotten,
except the following. Its master and mistre‘s had a tea-
patty, followed by cards. The parrot, which had been
vociferous for cake while it was handed round, at last, as
it was thought, settled itself to sleep in a corner, where its
cage stood. The whist parties were formed, and but little
talking ensued; the silence, however, was broken when
the moment of reckoning arrived ; the losing. and winnings
were disputed, and points were discussed, great excite-
ment took place, and passion had already begun to manifest
itself, when, to the astonishment of evey one, the parrot ex-
claimed in a loud voice, ' Curse your card., ladies.' The
mailable was stopped, a sort of awe cr. pt over the party,
and an amicable arrangement took place, which was
cemented by supper. The story, however, spread, and
it was observed that there was, for some time after' a
greater degree of moderation on similar occasions. MY
mother was a witness of the whole scene ; and from her I
base hard of another parrot which was clever enough to
call the cat when it had anything to cat which it did not
like ; for Matinee, the crust of toast, and if ' Puss, puss,'
were not sufficient, used the moat catalog terms to induce
it to come under the cage, when the rejected morsel was
dropped on the floor. This artifice is sometimes used in
cases of fear, as 1 once saw a eat with eyes fixed on a parrot,
evidently having an intention of springing on the poor
bird, which was chained to a pole, and which tried to avert
the mischief by saying Dear puss, pretty poss.' incessantly,
all the time keeping its eye upon the enemy."—difiv. Lee.