The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-16 00:00:00

(BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.)

GRAVESEND, Monday, 9.50 a.m.
Wind, S., low water ; light and thick.
Arrived—John Bright, from Whampoa ; Magnet (a.),
Harlingen ; Queen (a.). Harlingden.
Arrived, 16th.—Ravensbourne (a.). from Antwerp ;
Soho (a.), Havre.
Sailed, 15th.—Antwerpen (a.), for Antwerp.
DEAL, Monday, 9 a.m.

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Wind, S.W., very light and thick.
Passed—lo, from London, for Swansea.
Owing to the very thick fog since daylight, nothing can
be seen of the Indus, reported on the Goodwin Sands
last night. The agent is still on board.

DEATHS OF DISTINGUISHED OFFICERS.—We have to
record the deaths of Admiral Gordon T. Teal, and Col.
Childers, C. 8., Col. J. Muttlebury, Lieut.-Col. Wood-
roofe, Col. Plenderleath. C. 8., and Col. J. Murton,
C. 8., all old and distinguished men, of a class now fast
disappearing from amongst us. Col. Plenderleath served
in Egypt, France, the Peninsula, the Netherlands, &c.,
and held a gold medal.
BENEDICT. This distinguished composer, having
recently superintended the production of his Crusaders
at Munich, under the title of Der Alte von Berge, the .
first representation of which, we read in the German
papers, met with decided success, is on his way to Lon-
don. He conducts the next concert of the Harmonic
Union at Exeter Hall.
HOTEL AND TAVERN-tEEPHRS' PROVIDENT INSTITU-
TION.- —A ball in connection with this very valuable society
is to be given at Willis's Rooms, St. James's, (to-morrow)
Tuesday evening, when it is to be hoped a large number
of its friends and supporters will attend. The object of
the parties who have got tt* thing up, is not so much
gain as to make the institution more generally known,
and to induce a greater number of persons to become
members. Unfortunately, the society has lacked what
could be called an adequate amount of support from the
class to whom it addresses itself, and has consequently
been considerably cramped in its operations—the sums
awarded to necessitous and aged members and their
widows, being in most cases much below what they
would be if the funds were in!a more prosperous state.
It appears that there is a reluctance on the part of club
servants, cooks, waiters, &c., to join the institution,
though we could scarcely point out any body of indi-
viduals
health and
dualswhoarweamnt of employment.
PARIS liableeplyniotoveinct.
vicissitudes, arising from
PARIS BUILDING LAND COMPANY.—An undertaking
called the " Paris Building Land Company" has been
formed, with a capital of 108,0001.,5t shares, of
which 25,0001. is to be subsCribe in
in London.
don. The
plan consists in the improvement of some neglect-
ed feeshold ground in the Quartier Rollin, by the
construction of threennpoepwtsinhoroughfares, and ultimately
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THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. YThe fourteenth
public drawing for 100 rights of choice on the society's
estates took place on Saturday, the 14th inst , at the
offices, 33, Norfolk-street, Strand, in the presence of a
large assemblage of shareholders. The Rev. Dr. Wor-
thington was in the chair, supported by Mr. Cribb, and
members of the executive committee. The secretary
announced that shares up to 8,396 inclusive had been
taken, representing a subscribed capital of 418,8001.
from the 7th of September, 1852, to the 14th of January,
1854, in about sixteen months. Mr. Bennett, solicitor,
of Sise-lane, and Mr. Cowling, of Notting-hill, were the
scrutineers. The fortunate members whose numbers
were drawn reside principally in Suffolk, Lancashire,
Cheshire, Middlesex, Surrey, Somersetshire, Warwick-
shire. and Bucks. Fifty shares ware added to the order
of rights by seniority, the first 700 numbers in the regis-
ter having now the privilege of selecting lots on estates.
The fifteenth drawing was announced to commence on
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Castle-hill, on the Bath-road, Reading, was fixed for
Wednesday, March 1, an announcement which afforded
great satisfaction to the shareholders.
DEPARTURE OF THE AMERICAN MAILS.—The British
and North American Royal mail steam-ship, Asia, Lott
commander, sailed from the Mersey on Saturday morning
for New York, with the usual mails for the United
' States and British North American possessions, 56 pas-
sengers, and a large and valuable cargo of merchandise
1 sna freight.