The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-27 00:00:00

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LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS D AY.)

LONDON, Oct. 27. -Wind this day at Noon, S.E., light
breeze, and dull cloudy weather.
COWES, Oct. 26.—Wind, S. Arrived—San Francisco,
New York, for London, with trifling damage.
FALMOUTH, Oct. 26.--Wind, S., fresh gale. Arrived—
Vesta, Akyab ; Esperance, Rio Janeiro ; Matilda, Liver-
pool, for Demerara, with damage from the Harmony
schooner, for Australia ; Alinda, Bahia, and sailed for
Rotterdam. Sailed—Cosmo, New York.
PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 26.—Wind, S.E. to S.W. Arrived
—Victoria, New York. Sailed—Kent, Melbourne.—The
Agincourt, Southampton for Geelong, is leaky, and has
been towed back, having struck on the Dean.
SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 26.—Arrived—Calcutta (s), Cal-
cutta.

TORBAY, Oct. 26.—Wind, S. Sailed—Duck, Melbourne.
HARWICH, Oct. 26.—The Mary Gibson, of London,
Shields to Venice, has been assisted in leaky, having been
on the Shipwash Sand.

ILFRACOMBE, Oct. 26.—Wind, S.S.W. Arrived—
Ellen, of Jersey, Rio Janeiro for London, with foremast
sprung, &c.
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HULL, Oct. 26.—Wind, S. Arrived—Superior, Now
York.

NEWPORT, Oat. 26.—Sailed—Thalie, Havannah.
SClLLY.—.Arrived—Burlington, Quebec; Potente, New-
castle, for Venice, leaky.

QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 25.

Wind, N., fresh.
Arrived Prowler, from Labrador.
Sailed—Esther, for Antwerp ; Moses Taylor, New
York ; Regina dos Beiges, London.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 10 a.m.
Wind, S.S.E., moderate and foggy.
Arrived--Margaret (s), from Havre.
Sailed—Aristic, for Valparaiso ; Abaurrea, and Trium-
fante, Flavannah ; Elizabeth Bell, Hayti ; Somomostro,
Monte Video; Guiding Star, New York.

(BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10 a.m.

CUSTOM-HOUSE RETURN.
Wind, S.E., fine ; tide half ebb.
Arrived—Triune, from Riga ; Competitor, Palermo ;
Maria Eliza, Hamburgh ; Mary, Bombay ; Baron Osy (s),
Antwerp ; Sylph (s), St. Petersburgh ; Rainbow (s), Rot-
terdam ; Diana (s), Amsterdam ; Earl of Auckland (a),
Rotterdam ; Giraffe (a), do.

Sailed— Thomas Illith, for Mauritius ; Truro, Mel-
bourne; Tropie, Barbadoes ; Doelwik, Sydney; Billow
Queen, Genoa ; Syria, Sydney ; Planter, Tobago.
DEAL, Thursday, 9.10 a.m.
Wind S.S.E., very light and fine.
Anchored— Golden Land, from London, for Melbourne ;
Clara, Hartlepool, for Southampton.

ILLEGALITY OF OMNIBUS ADVERTISING.—The Sun,
and some other journals, have stated that omnibus ad-
vertisements are prohibited by the recent act. This is
incorrect. Advertisements "placed so as to obstruct
the light" are only forbidden.
ORDER OF CUSTOMS.—Upon the suggestion of some
of the landing officers, an order has just been pro-
mulgated by the Board of Customs authorising the
landing waiters to ascertain the weight of silk ribands
by weighing them net, instead of first weighing them
gross, and then taring the blocks, cartons, &c., as
heretofore. The regulation will afford great facility,
and is regarded as a step in the right direction. The
same order directs the weight to be taken to the 100th
part of a pound avoirdupois, thereby ignoring the
existence of the standard ounce weight as established by
law ; and the legality of this is questionable, as it is
doubted if the commissioners have power to establish,
even partially, the decimal system without the sanction
of the legislature. The principle, however, is good, and
was first adopted in 1843, upon the suggestion of Mr.
Cockshott, one of the landing surveyors. To a certain
extent, therefore, it has been in operation in the Cus-
toms' department for the last 10 years, and during that
period it is understood to have conferred great benefit
on the public, from the ease it affords in mercantile
transactions, while it has at the same time effected a
very considerable saving in the revenue.