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The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-20

RIL MASQUE AT DBU.RY LANE.

The bal masque given here last evening turned out
to be a very successful wind-up of the season of eques-
trian entertainments. The lessee, Mr. Smith, has
proved himself quite an adept in providing this species
of amusement, and we doubt whether even the re-
in) wned Jullien could have done the thing more cleverly,
on a more liberal scale. The decorations were most
tastefully executed, and there was a freshness and glitter
about them which added considerably to the brilliancy
of the scene. The boxes were ornamented with wreaths
of flowers, and draperies speckled with gold, and over
the stage, which was not on the same level as the pit,
was suspended a splendid canopy in pink and white,
and to the rear of this were the musicians, in a slightly
elevated balcony, and beyond them the refreshment rooms.
The company began to arrive at half-past nine, and by
ten, not only the body of the theatre, but the audience
part, was crowded almost to excess. There was the
usual variety of costume, and some of the characters
were extremely well Supported, but the majority attended
in private attire, and the predominance of sombre black
marred the scenic effect. This, however, is always the
case with a bal masque in London, and it will never be
otherwise until the reluctance of the public to appear in
fancy costume is got over by making arrangements for
them to dress within the theatre. The ball was kept up
very spiritedly until one o'clock, when the introduction
of some colossal placards among the crowd, announcing
that " supper was ready in-the saloon," gave the signal
for the first outburst of rude merriment. The boards
were seized by some of the more lively spirits, and pre-
sently broken to pieces, while the luckless bearers were
compelled to effect a hasty retreat. The police pre.
vented any mischief arising, and in a short time the we'l-
l:tiled supper tables shared the attractions of the ball-room.
The fun recommenced after 'the supper, and there ar
peared no probability of any diminution of it on our
retirement at a late hour.

MOIRATO'S PROMENADE CONCERTS,
ST. MARTIN'S-HALL.

The first of a series of twenty-four concerts took place
last night, when a very admirable and popular selection
of music was performed in first-rate style by many of the
most talented members of the orchestra of her Majesty's
Theatre, the Royal Italian Opera, and the Philharmonics
band. If we may judge of the success of the con-
cert by the number of encores, it was complete,
for almost every . piece was re-demanded and re-
sponded to by the talented conductor, Mr. Moirata-
Our well-known artistes Barret, Baumann, Lazarus
Zeiss, Cioffi, Nadaud, Russell, Phillips, Howell, Row-
land, Prospere, and last, but not least, Tolbecque, were
in full force. Miss Cecily Nott sang two of her most
favourite songs, and was, of course, encored. She is to
sing Mrs. St. Leger's new romance, " The Lover's
Walk," next week. Amongst this excellent selection,
several polkas, quadrilles, and waltzes, by Mr. Moirate,
wero played to perfection, and were the theme of uni'
versal admiration. The hall was crowded.
London, England, 1853-12-20

lAgua Fria, ....... I
Anglo Austrin. Gold
Anglo Californian
Australasian
Australian
Australian Cordillera
Australian Freehold.
Ave Maria...

IBaden (Gd.Dnehy of)
131xnarvon Iron and
Coal

!British Austrin. Gold
!British Iron

I Brazilianlmp. (issued
at
Do. Cocaes k Cuiada'
Do. St. John Del Rey
, Carsous's Creek

Cobra Copper
Colonial Gold
Copiapo
Copper Min. of Eng
Do. Pref. 7 i p. cent.
English and Austin.

Copper Smeltg. Co,
General

IGt.NuggetVeinSerp
IDo. Registered
Great Polgooth.
Lake Bathurst
Liberty
Linares

Loud. &Californ. Gold
Quartz Crush. Co
Mariquita .......
Mexican&S.Amcricn
New Granada

New Linares Mining
and Smelting Co
Nouveau Monde
Pontgibaud Silver
Lead Min. & Smelt
Port Philip
Quartz Rock
ithymney Iron
Do. New
Santiago de Cuba
South Australian
Tiu Croft.
United Mexican
Waller
West Granada .
West Mariposa ,
. Worthing Mining a
Australia
Yuba
London, England, 1853-12-20

COUNTRY MARKETS.

CHELMSFORD—DEC. 16.
The condition of the wheat on offer to-day being some-
what better, and a little more readiness to purchase being
evinced, we have to report an improvement of 2s petr qr.t
on the best samples. Inferior parcels were firm a las
week's quotations. Spring corn without alteration.
Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, old 69130
to 79s Od, new 69s to 79s ; red, old 55s to 725, new 58s to
72s ; barley, 30s to 36s ; chevalier, 30s to 40s ; grinding,
23s to 31s ; malt, 61s to 65s ; chevalier, 64s to 70s ; oats,
21s to 28s ; peas, partridge, 4ls to 45s ; white, 47s to 49s ;
boiling 54s to 60s ; dun, new, 41s to 44s ; beans, tick, 4Cs
to 425 ; Harrow ticks, 38s to 44s • Mazagan, 38s to 41s.

COLCHESTER —DEC. 17.
A moderate supply of wheat to-day. The trade was
more active, and 3s to 4s per qr. dearer. Barley of all
descriptions was taken at 2s to 3s per qr. advance. New
beans recovered the depression noted last week, and must
be noted 3s to 4s per qr. dearer. Peas were saleable at Is
to 2s more money.
Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, 763 to 84';
red, 70s to 76s ; barley, 38s to 44s ; oats, 25s to 32s ; bons,
Mazagan, 36s to 42s ; middle and small, 41s to 58s; peas,
white, sto 60s ; grey, 46s to 50s.

Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, &c.,
received
in the port of London, from the following ports, from
the 12th to the 17th December, both inclusive.

•
.t. 0

Colchester

:arwich

19 -
271 -
310 100
79 100,

860
1366

68
118
30

Leigh ,
Malden,

14
82
10

----
578
798

,

KIRKCALDY—Dm. 17. 2..
Here to-day we had fairAupplies of all kinds of grt'T
Sales brisk at an advance of 28 per qr. on wheat, and li
on barley and oats.
Wheat. 1 Barley. Oats. Be, ans-
First -
Os Od
Second 66s Od 358 Od 27s Od 1
Third 54s Od 26s Od 16s Od Os Od
Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs imperial, 39s Od to 408 Od.

COAL MARICET.—DEc. 19.
Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market :--
t s. d.' WaEsend, ice.
d Abby Hartley 23 6 EL
Hasting's Hartley 26 0 Haswell ..................... 9 0
Holywell ...30 0 Lam bton 32 ' ....................
_,, 0
Redhengh Main 21 6,Scarborough ............... 50 a
West Hartley 26 0 Stewart's ........ 30 v„
2226 00
HC aer au
gdho cH.
a. .
II: ..
... .................................... 3321
,o,va West Tanfield
Wylam .
South Hartlepool ........ 30 0
Witton Park .............. 23 a Wallsend, &c.
Wyland (unscreened) 21 6 Gwaen Cae Gurw. en .... 36 v
ei 0
Northumberland 2B 0 Perkins' Anthracite ....... oi 0
Bell's Primrose 22 0 Watney'sAntluacite... ......
Bell ' 31 6
Ships at market l7 1 Sold l5.
London, England, 1853-12-20

!Aberdeen .

Ambg. Nottng. Bost.
& Eastn. Junc
Belfast & Ballymena
Birrang. Wolverh. &
Stour Valley
Birkenhd. Lancsb. &
Cheshire Junct
Do. Chesh. & Birk.,
£5O & £25 Cens
Do., £2O
Blyth & Tyne original
£25 (iss. at £45)
Bristol & Exeter
Caledonian. ......

Chester & Holyhead
Cork and Bandon
Cork, Black. & Pass
Cornwall
Dublin&BelfastJunn
Dundee Perth &Aber;
deen Junction
Do. New
East Anglian (X 25 L
& E. dr L. & D. )..
(xis E. & H.)
Eastern Counties
lEasternUnion,A.stk
IDo., do. B
Do.NewA(lateThirds)
East Lancashire
Edinburgh & Glasgow
Edinb. and Peebles._
'Eclinb.Prth.&Dundee
(Forth and ClydeJunc.
Glasgow & S.Western
Great Northern Stk
Do., A. Stock
Do., B. Stock
Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.)
Great Western
Irish South-Eastern
Lancaster &Carlisle
I Do., Thirds....... .. .
Lancash. &Yorkshire
Do., Fifths
Do., Wst. Riding Mi.'
Leeds Northern.-
Liv.Crsby.&Sonthpt.
London & Blackwall
Loud. Tilb. & Sthend.
Lond.Bright.&S.Cst.
London & N. Western
Do. Fifths
D0.,16/.5h.,M&8...0
Do. Eighths
London & S.Western
Do., £50.... .....
Do., £40.......
Lndndrry.&Coleraine
Lndndrry. & Ennisk.
Manch.Shef.drLincln.
Do., Man. &Lin. Un.
Midland .......
`Do. Birming.& Derby
Midland G.West. (Ir.)
Do. 2 Shares
Newcastle &Carlisle
Newmarket
Do. Bury Extensions
Newpt.Aborg.&Htfd
!Newry & Enniskillen
Newry Warrenpoint
& Rostrevor
Norfolk
Northn. Counties Un
North British
North Devon, No.l
Do., No. 2.
Dc.„?. A Deferred
Do., B Guaranteed
North London .....
N. & S. Wstn., Hamp-
stead, and City Jn
North Staffordshire
North Western
N. & S.Westrn. June.
Nuneaton, Hinckley,
and Leicester
Oxford Worcester &
Wolverhampton
Portsmouth
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland
Shrewsbury & Birmg.
Do., L. & N. Westn.
Guaranteed Stock
Shrewsby. & Herefd
Shrewsby. & Chester
(Nor. W. Min.)
Do. Halves, do
Do. Oswestry
Shropshire Union
Do. A, B,C, & D, fully
paid up at per cent
South Devon
South Eastern
SouCh Wales
S. Yorksh. River Dun

D 0... ..... .........
Staines,Wok.,&Wok
Stockton & Darling
Stockton & liartlepl
Taff Vale....
Do. £lO shades.
Do. Pref., No.
Thames Haven Dock

and Railway
Vale of Neath
Watorfd. & Kilkenny
Waterford&Limerick
West Cornwall..
West Eud of London
and Crystal Palace
West London
Wimbledon &Croydon
York Newctl. & Berw.
Do. Extensions
Do. G.N.E. Purchase
York & N. Midland
London, England, 1853-12-20

GRAVESEND BOAT.

Mr. Serjeant Wilkins, with Mr. Dawson, appeared
for the plaintiff ; Mr. O'Malley, with Mr. Lush, repre-
sented the defendant.
This was an action brought to recover damages for
injuries sustained' by the plaintiff's wife while she was a
passenger on board a Gravesend steam-boat, in conse-
quence, as it was alleged, of the carelessness of the crew
of that boat.

It appeared that, on the evening of the Bth August
last, the plaintiff, who is a sweep, and his wife, who is a
charwoman, were on board the Dryad, which started
from Gravesend at about half-past 5, and soon after-
wards stopped at Rosherville to take in more passen-
gers. The boat being very much crowded, Mrs. Wil-
hams, who had a child in her arms, had sat down upon
one of the fenders, or dummies, which are used to pre-
vent the boat from striking against piers. When the
order had been given to move on from Rosherville, the
noose of the rope which attached the boat to the pier
was not immediately thrown off, and some rope which
was lying loose upon the deck got coiled round Mrs.
Williams's foot, and took it quite off just above the
ankle. , She was taken on shore to a surgeon, and after-
wards went to the hospital, where she was obliged to
have her leg amputated, and remained for seven weeks.
She had not since been able,to do any work, but had to
be carried up and down stairs. She is only 20 years of
age.
Mrs. Williams, and some of the passengers by the
Dryad, were called, and proved the above facts.
The defence was, that Mrs. Williams alone was to
blame for the accident,- and the captain and other per-
sons on board were called to show that the boat was not
crowded on the evening in. question ; that when Mrs.
Williams came on board several seats were vacant ; that

after she had seated, herself upon the fender, with one
of her feet inside the coil of rope, she had been told to
remove by two boys and by the stewardess, but had re-
mained in the same place, and that the strain upon the
rope; which was the immediate cause of the accident,
was unavoidable, as there had not been time to pay out
,the rope before the accident happened.
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins having replied,
Lord Campbell summed up, telling the jury that they
were to say whether it had been made out to their satis-
faction that the misfortune was caused by the negligence
of the defendant's servants. If they found for the,
plaintiff, they must award a reasonable but substantial
and ample amount of damages.
The jury retired, and after an absence of half an hour,
returned and gave a verdict 'for the plaintiff—damages,
3501.
London, England, 1853-10-12

MINES.

1 all Agua Feria— P
1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold Od par
10s. all Anglo Californian $ pre
10 2 Australas: 911 lid d
20 5 Australian
1 all Australian Cordillera id A
1 all Australian Freehold od
1 all Ave Maria — id
1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) d par
1 all British Austria. Gold g d
20 13.5 British Iron
35 248 Brazilianlmp.(issued
at X 5 pm 2i 34
30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 2 26
20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 33 —34
1 6 Carson's Creek
40 all Cobre Copper 42 —45
5 1 Colonial
15 Copiapo
St. all Copper Min. of Eng 55 —65
25 all Do. Pref. 7i p. cent 6 7 p
5 all English and Austrin
Copper Smeltg.Co 26 3
20 all General
2 all Great Nugget Vein_ * —gp
2 all Do. Registered
•.•
3 all Great Polgooih - 2 d
1 all Lake Bathurst — d
1 all Liberty
3 all Linares
1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold
Quartz Crush. Co. *
1 all Mariquita
10 9 Mexican&S.Americn 66 7
1 all New Granada 4d— par
1 all Nouveau Monde
10 5 Nova Scotia Mining
and Copper Smeltg.
5 1 Port Philip $ d
1 all Quartz Rock
50 all Rhymney Iron
15 15 Do. New —
30 10i Santiago de Cuba
1 all South Australian
10 7 Tin Croft 5 7
284 all United Mexican 3l 4
1 all Waller —
1 all West Granada A A d
1 all West Mariposa
1 all Yuba - 4 d
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
40 all Australasia 7O-72 xd b xd b
50 all British N. American
20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India,
Australia, & China 4d— par
100 25 Colonial •••
100 20 Commercial of Lond
20 10 English Scottish and
Australian 2Bd lid 7i
20 15 Lond. Chart. Bk. of
Australia .4d p 15i
50 20 London and County _
50 10 London Joint Stock 22 24
100 20 Lond. &Nyestminster 33 34
20 2 London Bank of Aus-
tralia and India _
50 221 National of Ireland —
25 all Oriental Bank of
Corporation. 45 47
25 5 Do. New —
100 25 Provincial of Ireland
10 all Do. New —
5 1 Royal Australu. Bkg
& Gold Imp Co 4 dis pare
25 all South Australia
25 all Union of Australia 65 67
281 Do. New 0?.; 74 ,
50 10 'Union of Loudon__ 18
40 all 'Union of Madrid
MISCELLANEOUS
100 35 Australian Agricult. 32 34
20 12 Australsn.Pcific.Mail
10 8 Australn. Royal Mail
50 38a. Brit. American Land 55 GO
100 324 Canaday stal
P. .a
l. f . -
5 5 Crystal Pa1ace.,,,,,,
France 1
lip 6.4
4 2 C
20 3 Eastern Steam .. . . .
1 1 Electric Teleg. ofir.
15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat.
20 16 General Screw Steam •
20 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar
1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel
10 3 Netherlands Land _
20 10 Nrth. ofEuropeSteam
50 all Peninsular& Oriental
.•
50 25 Do.
100 60 Royal Mail Steam
25 25 South t if....rr'•Lan'd 33 35
1 all Submar. Telegraph
5 2 Univeral Emigration •
and Colonization..,,
100 284 Van Diemen's Land 15 16
London, England, 1853-10-12

ITALY.

Numerous political arrests are being made
throughout the Austro-Italian provinces, and es'
pecially in the Venetian ones.
The Genoa Gazette states from Naples, that the
exportation of chestnuts has been prohibited there
since the 21st ult.

The King of Naples has decreed that in conse-
quence of the appearance of the cholera all vessels
arriving in the ports of the Kingdom of the two
Sicilies from London and the other ports of the
Thames, Newcastle, Rotterdam, and Odessa, shall
be subjected to a quarantine of 10 days in case of
no death having occurred on the passage, and shall
be refused admission in case any death has occurred.
London, England, 1853-10-12

00UNTAY MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, OCT. 114
There was only a thin attendance of millers and dealer.
at our Corn-exchange this morning. The business effected•
in wheat and flour was moderate, at a reduction from lad #
Tuesday of 2d per bushel on white, and ld per bushel o u
red wheat, and 6d to is per barrel and sack on flour. Oa ,t-
-meal without change. In Indian corn the price was ratb
easier. Barley, beans, and peas at fully late rates.
London, England, 1853-10-12

MISCELLANEOUS.
5 5 Aubin Coal and Iron ...
100 35 Australian Agricult 32 34
20 2 Australsn.Pcific.Mail
10 18 Australn. Royal Mail
50 82 Brit. American Land 55 60
5 31 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg.
and Reduction Co
100 324 Canada Company
5 5 Crystal Pa-ace — lip 6k 5i
4 2 Crystal Pal, of France - -
20 3 Eastern Steam —
1 1 Electric Tel. of Irel —
15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat —
20 16 General Screw Steam ...
20 n Irish Beetroot Sugar
20 6 Magdalena St. Navig.
1 all Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel
10 3 Netherlands Land lk jd
1 all N. B. Aus;,rab,sian kd ip 1 k 1
20 10 Nri,h.o:EuropeSteam
5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. d— p 4i
50 all Peninsular & Oriental ...
50 25 Do.
2 all Portland Iron Co
100 60 Royal Mail Steam —
I all Scot. Austral. hives 1 —113 p
1 Do. New Scrip —
25 25 South Austral. Land 33 35 33
1 all Submarine Telegraph ...
100 281 Van Diemen's Land 15 16 152
London, England, 1853-10-12

AMERICA.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY, 10 A.s'o,
By the steamers Golden Age and Arctic we ,
advices from New York to the 2d inst. rIC
The steamer Washington arrived at New
from Bremen on the 29th ult. ed
The steamer America, from Liverpool, arr."( of
at Halifax on the 29th ult. The steamer CitYual
Glasgow, from Liverpool, arrived at PhiladelP
on the Ist inst.
The reply of the President of the United te e
to the Austrian Government, relative to the seed
of Kossta, occupies eight columns of the New
Herald.
A severe shock of an earthquake had been id
rienced at St. Thomas's on the 19th ult. de'
The advices from Europe per America had %et,
pressing effect upon the New York stock mar 04
No change in the money market. Eieba.ug°
London, 1081 to 1091; Paris, 5 12i to 5 15. dOO
Cotton in moderate demand, at firm prices.
of the week 8,200 bales. Flour in good deriving)
at advancing prices. Wheat had advanced '
sc. per bushel. 00
The Arctic has brought $231,813 in spool°
freight.
Indian corn in good demand, at very firm Pr-i(#
Freights to London without change.

I
London, England, 1853-10-12

INDIA AND CHINA.

•
(BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.)
TRIESTE, OCT. 11.
The steamer Calcutta arrived at four a.m. 1'
110 hours from Alexandria, with the following ill"
telligence

Alexandria, Oct. 6.—The American squadron'
under Commodore Perry, reached Japan on the
Bth of July, and left again on the 17th. It we
well received, but the opening of Japan was posy
poned to the spring of 1854.
The rebellion in China continued to progress'
and Pekin was expected to fall soon, and with 1"
the Hien-foung dynasty.
Manufactures everywhere in better demand a'
petted in the China markets.
Tea in demand and congou higher ; raw Bilk and
cassia had also risen.

Exchanges at Bombay, 2 If.
Calcutta, 2 og. to 20, 5.
Hong Kong, 5 9 to 5 I.oi.
Alexandria, 991.
The exports of grain from Egypt were still OA
on, and the question of stoppage unsettled.
The Nile had done damage, but was falling.
The accounts from Burmah are unsatisfactegT
The war party at Ava was increasing in strop ,
The King alone prevents war. Our new provint
are overrun with large bands of robbers who 1./1?f,
them waste, with the view of driving the inba d
tants into Burmah. These bands are so stmt
that it has been judged prudent to increase
force at Prome. Our troops are sickly.
eratt.
The Persians have obtained possession of if

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1111
ill
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London, England, 1853-10-12

po., B. Stock,

o .
Do., Eenwcastire
East &West Ind. Dk.
& Birming. Junc
Edinburgh& Glasgow
Edinb. and Peebles
Edin. Prth. &Dundee
Glasgow & S. Western
Great Northern Stk.
Do., A. Stock
0., B. Stock

'Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.)
Great Western

Irish South-Eastern
Lancaster & Carlisle
Do., Thirds
Lancash.andYorksh
Do., Fifths
D 3. , Wst. Riding Un
Leeds Northern

Liv.Crsby.&Southpt
London & Blackwall
'Loud. Tilb. & Sthend.
Lond. Bright & S.Cst.
Lond. and N. Westn.
Do. Fifths

D0.101.5h.,M&8...0
London andS. Westn
Do., £5O.
Do., £4O
Lndndrry& Coleraine
Lndodrry. & Ennisk.
Manch.Shef.& Lineln
Do., Man. & Lin. Un
Midland

Do. Birmng. & Derby
Midld. G. West. (Ire.)
Do. Half Shares
Newcastle & Caelsle
Newmarket

Do., Bury Extension.
Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd
Newry & Enniskillen
iNewry Warrenpoint
and Rostrevor

(Norfolk
INorthn. Counties Un,
North British

North Devon, No. 1.
Do., No. 2

Do., A Deferred )
Do., B Guaranteed
North Staffordshire
North Western
N. & S. Westrn. June
Oxford, Worcester, &
Wolverhampton
Scottish Central,
Scottish Midland

Shrewsbury & Biimg.
Do. L. & N. Western
Guarante ad Si cek
Shrewsby. & Berefd
Shrewsby. & Chester
(N. W. Min
Do. Halves, 1. 6

Do. Oswesry
Shropshire Union I
South Devon
South Eastern
South Wales

S. Yrksh. & Rh . D an
Do

'Stockton & Hartlepl.
Thames Haven Dock,

and Railway
Vale of Neath

Waterfcl. & Kilkenny
Waterford&Limerick
West Cornwall

Wimbledn & Croydon
York Newctl. &Berw.
Da. Extensions
Do. G.N.E. Purchase
[York & N. Midland
London, England, 1853-10-12

MARKET NEWS--(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
Although the supply of English wheat in to-day's mar-
ket was very limited, and in middling condition, the de-
mand for all kinds was a very inactive state, and
Monday's prices were with difficulty supported.
The imports of foreign wheat have been under 5,000
quarters ; yet the inquiry was confined to small parcels,
at barely late currencies. In floating cargoes very little
flour
w wore
er
were
very
dull,d atl , nod n ear;ae se ro
currency.
lowerrrenc
yt o.
was doing.
and
Grinding barley was firm, quite as da but malt-
and
purchase.
off i
Malt moved o slowly, on former terms.
n and distilling
peas,
a ,
s a and sorts
fi o There was less doing in oats, at late figures.
Beans,g
London, England, 1853-10-12

SECURITY TO EMPLOYERS.

To Secretaries of Public Institutions, Clerks, Station Masters, Rai
way Officials, Bankers' Clerks, Travellers, and Others.

MMIKES LIFE ASSURANCE and GUARAN-
TEEx COMPANY, 32, Ludgate-hill, London. Incorporated
under 7 and 8 Victoria, cap. 110.

HONORARY PRESIDENTS.

CHARLES HINDLE f, M.P., Dartmouth-house, Westminster,
JAMES KERSHAW, Esq., M.P., Stockport.
TRUSTEES.
James Alexander Douglas, Esq., 11, Queen-square.
Ambrose Moore, Esq., Endsleigh-street, Tavistock-square.
James Nisbet, Esq., Berncrs:street, Oxford-street.
CnAmssax—The Hon. Francis Villiers, Berkeley-square.

_ -
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN —James Wyld, Esq., Charing-cross.
" The Times " Company affords guarantee to persons requiring the
same at thelowest possible rate, and divides four-flths of the profits.
Thus, by applying the justly popular principle of mutuality to public
guarantee, the premiums, instead of being a tax upon honesty, be-
come a means of saving and investment.

hates—From 7s. 6d.-upwards. No charge for stamps or extra
charges. An allowance made is the guarantee premium, where a
life assurance and guarantee are combined.

LIFE ASSURANCE.
Life assurance, annuities, and endowments. Payments taken
monthly as well as quarterly, &c. Policies indisputable, save in
cases 01 fraud. Arrangements can be made with this office to pre-
vent the loss of a policy where the asset ed is unable, from temporary
embarrassment, to keep up the payments.
H. D. SHERIDAN, Manager.
London, England, 1853-10-12

REDUCTION OF THE NATIONAL DEBT.

The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury
having certified to the Commissioners for the reduction of
the National Debt, in pursuance of the Act, Geo. 4, c. 27,
sec. 1, that the actual surplus revenue of the United King-
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, beyond the actual ex-
penditure thereof for the year ended the sth day of July,
1853, amounted to the sum of 3,568,6241. 16s. Bd. :
The Commissioners for the reduction of the National
Debt hereby give notice, that the sum of 892,1561. 4s. 2d.,
being one-fourth part of the said surplus of 3,568,6241.
16s. Bd., will be applied under the provisions of the said
act, between the 11th day of October, 1853, and the sth
day of January, 1854, to the following purposes, viz. :
To be applied towards the reduction of the
National Debt £892,156 4 2
Add interest receivable on account of dona-
tions and bequests, to the purchase of
stock

2,512 3 1

£894,668 7 3
A. Y. SPEARMAN, Comptroller-General.
National Debt-office, Oct. 8, 1853.

INTEREST ON EXCHEQUER BILLS.

The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury
having determined that the Exchequer Bills, issued under
the authority of the following Acts of Parliament ; viz.:-
15 Vict., cap. 10, and 16 Vict., cap. 25 ; and which are now
outstanding (except those on which the interest has ceased)
shall, on and after this day (Oct. 11, 1853), bear an interest of
two pence per diem : the holders of all such Exchequer
bills are to take notice, that whenever the same shall be
paid off, or shall, according to the conditions of the said bills
respectively, be received on account of any of the pub-
lic revenues, aids, taxes, on supplies, the aforesaid rate of
interest of two pence per centum per diem will be allowed
thereon, from and including the said 11th day of October,
1853.
Paymaster-General's Office, 11th Oct., 1853.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CO STOM-HOTTSE—OoT. 11.

ENTERED INWARDS.—The Jun, from Cronstad.t ; Queen,
do. • Vanquilam, Bordeaux • Corsair, Onega ; Pomona,
Stettin ; Brilliant, Alexandria; Crimea, Riga ; Mary
Lyon, Cadiz ; Pauline, Caen ; Sutcliffe, Brussels ; Bar
tons, Rotterdam ; Louise Auguste, Archangel ' • Frederick
VII., do. ; Die Brodie, Worcum ; Mary and Elizabeth,
Dieppe ; Stourbridge, Havre ; Gezina, Galatz ; Graforn
Brandenburg, Dantzic ; Humility, do. • Rose Castle, do. ;
Sea Bird, Christiania ; Favourite, Antwerp ; Admiral,
do. ; Ann, Altona ; Portland, Marsala ; William, Lisbon ;
Eva, St. Petersburgh ; Union, Dunkirk ; Edwin, Ham-
burgh ; Louise Ann, do. ; Perseverance, do, ; Catherina,
Swartwick ; Waterwitch, Gothenburgh ; Perseverance,
Leer.

ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Persever-
ance, for Leer.

CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Samarang,
from Sydney ; Jaslyn, Sydney ; African Bathurst, River
Gambia ; Joven Armando, Oporto ; Westphalia, Emden ;
Hugo, Elsinore and Riga ; Hannah and Fanny, Hayti ;
Concordia, Odessa ; Eagleswing, Valencia ; Index, St.
Kitt's and Neves ; Gustave, Havre ; John Oldham, Cron-
stadt and Odessa.
London, England, 1853-10-12

THE LATE LIEUTENANT BELLOT.

We are rejoiced to find that the glorious but sad
fate of Lieutenant Bellot is attracting very general
attention, and that a wish has been expressed for
the erection of some testimonial to his memory. It
has ever been the practice of this nation to honour-
the brave ; and we hope it ever will be. But that
honour comes sanctioned by peculiar recommenda-
tions in the case of this gallant officer. Though he
cast in his lot among us, and joined in that most
adventurous service, of which the glory is exclu-
sively our own, yet he was not of us. With the
consent of the French Government, he joined the
former Arctic expedition, and this latter one, in
which he lost his life. In paying, therefore, re-
spect to his memory, we are offering homage to a
man who had endeared himself to us, as he did to
all who served with him, in spite of the differences
of birth and nationality. He preferred to serve
with Englishmen engaged in a most daring and
arduous task than acquire an easier glory at home,
as he might have done, with far less cost and pain.
He lost his life, moreover, under circumstances
which cannot fail of commending him to our warm-
est admiration, and holding him up as an example
to others. We profess, and justly, to love and
venerate the memory of those who have fallen a
sacrifice to their sense of duty. It is the knowledge
of this which has steeled many a brave man in the
hour of trial, and proved a consolation to those
who were dying far from home and country in au
unequal struggle. May it ever be so I Now, it
was in this deepest conviction that this thoroughly
brave officer met his death. We hope and we be-
lieve that there many of our countrymen prepared
to encounter danger in the same spirit. But still
we would have his heart-stirring words well
pondered over, as showing that his sense of
duty was superior to all other considerations
stronger than his sense of danger, stronger than
all hopes of escape, stronger than the love of
his country. Duty stood to him in the place
of all. If, therefore, any inscription should be
required for such a memorial—which it will be our
desire to further to the utmost of our ability—we
know no better title for it, which can go forth to
the present generation and to all generations to
come, than te memorable words of this brave
officer shortly before he was lost. When the ice-floe
was rapidly drifting from the shore, and all chance
of return to land had been cut off, he remarked to
Johnson, who was with him, " that nothing made
him more happy than to think that he was not on
shore ; for knowing his duty as an officer, he would
see the last danger ;" adding, " that he would
rather die there than be on shore to be saved."

An example of such a fate, and met in such a
spirit, cannot easily pass away from the memory of
a brave and grateful people. In the event of a
committee being formed, as suggested in our co-
lumns, for erecting some memorial to Lieutenant
Bellot, we shall gladly transmit to them any
subscriptions received by us for that purpose.—
Morning Herald.
London, England, 1853-10-12

THIS EVENING, Ocr. 12,

And during the week, will be presented (the 27th time) the New
Classical Burlesque, entitled JUPITER'S DECREE, AND THE
FALL OF PH/ETON; or, TIIE FIERY COURs'ERS OF THE SUN.
supported by the entire strength of the Company.
New and original Scenes in the Circle, introducing Signor CAR-1
LO and Signor FRANCOIS.

Concluding with (102 d time) THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO.
Box-office open from Eleven till Four. St age Manager, Mr. W
West.

.DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12, 1853.

State of the wind and weather at each of the following
places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are
arranged in order of latitude.
SOUTHAMPTON—N., gentle breeze--overcast.
FOLKESTONE—N.W., gentle breeze—overcast.
TUNBRIDGE—N., calm—partially cloudy.
GREENWICH—N.E., gentle breeze—overcast.
SutooD--N.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
SWINDON—N., light breeze—cloudy.
YARMOUTH-N.E., gentle breeze—cloudless.
LANOASTER—N.W., calm—foggy.
DARLINGTON—N.E., strong breeze—overcast— rain.
The returns from the following places indicate the state
of the weather on Monday morning at nine o'clock :
BIRMINGHAM—S.E., gentle breeze—rain.
LEIGHTON—N., calm—foggy.
HOLYHEAD—N.E., gentle breeze—fine.
DARLINGTON—E., gentle breeze—overcast—light rain.
SHAD—S., calm—rain.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
hue DAT —Morning 0 min.after 10 1 Evening 47 min.aft. 10
To-Monow—Morning 25 min.after 11 1 Evening 0 min.aft. 0

THE WEATHER.—Stat OFFICS, OCT. 12.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
59—highest since noon yesterday.
51—lowest this morning and during the night.
57—this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 29'75.
WIND, E.—Light breeze, and dull, hazy weather, with
rain.

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London, England, 1853-10-12

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. CIIARLES KLAN,
THIS EVENING, Our. 12,

Will be performed THE DAY AFTER. THE WEDDLNG. Sup-
ported by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacy. _ _

After which, Lord Byron's Tragedy of SARDANAPALThI, con-
siderably abridged for stage representation. Principal characters by
Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean.

---
To conclude with A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. Supported
137 Mr. W. Lacy and Miss C. Leclercq.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.
Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress. Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING, Om 12,

Will be performed THE DISCARDED SON. Characters by
Messrs. C. Selby, Leigh Murray, Par:elle, Paul Bedford, Keeley,
G. Lee, and Ways; Mrs. Keeley, Miss Woolgar, Miss Cuthbert, and
Miss F. Matkell.
To be followed by THE CAMP AT CHOMIAM.
After which, will be pre,entel S ‘RoAICAPALIT.

ASTLEY'S ROY AL A MPUITIICATIZE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Coke.

IMMENSE SI7CCESS OF THE NEW BURLESQUE.

" T vvo of the Tablaaux contained in it are among the most
effective ever seen in this Theatre."—Times. " The sweets was
complete."—Morning Chronicle. " A mere showy or more in-
teresting Piece we have never seen at this attractive house."—
Morning Advertiser. "'I he Chohhain Camp is a very effective
feature."—Sun. "The mounting was magnificeat."--Era. "And
met with a well-merited and dedided success."—Reyno'ds's Weekly
Paper. "Repeated with great success every Evening during the
Past Week."—Weekly Times.
First Appearance of LA PETITE MARIE CARLOTTI on the
TIGHT ROPE.
London, England, 1853-10-12

SECURITY TO EMPLOYERS.

To Secretaries of Public Institutions, Clerks, Station Masters, Rail
way Officials, Bankers' Clerks, Travellers, and Others.

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DEPUTY CHAIRMAN —James Wykl, Esq., Charing-cross.
" The Times" Company affords guarantee to persons requiring the
same at the lowest possible rate, and divides four-Ilths of the profits.
Thus, by applying the justly popular principle of mutuality to public
guarantee, the premiums, instead of being a tax upon honesty, be-
come a means of saving and investment.
Rats—From 7s. tid. upwards. No charge for stamps or extra
charges. An allowance made in the guarantee premium, where a
life assurance and guarantee are combined.

LIFE ASSURANCE.
Life assurance, annuities, and endowments. Payments taken
monthly as well as quarterly, &c. Policies indisputable, save in
case 4 of fraud. Arrangements can be made with this office to pre-
vent the lnss of a policy where the assured is unable, from temporary
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Contagion.

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now established beyond all doubt. It is perfectly harmless in its
application and innoxious in itself. The high price at which it hPs
hitherto been sold has prevented its general use; to obviate this
obstacle to its universal application as a disinfecting and purifying
agent, the present manufacturer, who was many years with Sir W.
Burnett's Company, has arranged to supply the public with concen-
trated Chloride of Zinc in its greatest purity and at the lowest price.
It is sold by all Chemists and Shippiner Agents in the United King-
dom, in Imperial Quart Bottles at 2s. 6d. each ; in pints, Is. ; half
pints, 6d. each ; and in larger vessels at 6s. per Gallon.
Each Bottle will be accompanied with instructions for its dilution
and use. Concentrated Chloride of Zinc in use may be diluted with
200 times its quantity of water.
Orders executed by the Sole Agents, Messrs. Drew, Heyward, and
Barron, Dash-lane, Cannon-street.

Manufactured at H. G. GRAY'S, Commercial Wharf, Mile End,
London.
London, England, 1853-10-12

SPAIN.

Our accounts from Madrid are of the 6th inst.
The Minister of the Interior was preparing a
number of important bills, which ho intends to
submit to the Cortes at the opening of the Session.
The Epoca says that a number of pardons are
to be granted on the occasion of the Queen's birth-
day, and amongst them are to be persons imprisoned
for political offences and for offences of the press'
A letter says that the convocation of the Cortes•
and the recal of General Narvaez, has caused
great satisfaction ; and that the Count de Sall
Luis, Minister at War, was preparing several hilt
portant measures for the Cortes one of them being
for a reformation of the Senate, which has been
degraded by the numerous nominations made by
preceding Ministers.

- The three per Cents, were done at 43k ; the
New Three per Cents. at 22i ; the Debt of the
First Class at 10 ; and that of the Second at sk•

DENMARK.

The Danish Diet was opened at Copenhagen in
person by the King on the 4th inst.
The speech from the Throne was principally con-
fined to the proposed modifications in the funda-
mental law of the kingdom, to which his Majesti
begged the immediate and earnest attention of the
Diet. This will be a preliminary step towards
uniting the several States under one uniform sys-
tem of Government.
London, England, 1853-10-12

MARRIED.
miloo/1
'
On the 10th inst., at St. John's, Paddington, ---,log
Frazier, Esq. late of Ilfracombe, to Helen 3lalll ',to*
daughter of the late George Mears, Esq., of Kenn°la
Surrey.l3/
11, 1
Ott the 11th inst., at St. Michael's Church, Stock„,l,,,,orif
the Rev. Alexander Gordon, M.A., of Hackney', °
Baker, jun., Esq. only chili of Edward Baker, TJB-Atlie et;
Lion-house, Stamford-hill, and Bouverie-street, r
uobte street, to Hannah Charlotte, only surviving ( a
the late George Watson, Esq., of Camberwell.

DIED. I'l4
On the 6th inst., at Dunbar, Lieutenant Marshall, %
aged 65.
On the Bth inst., at Reigate, the Rev. Edward, Vri:
°swell, A.M., late Christ Church, Oxford, age",.p_,,al.%
On the Bth inst., at 21, Mornington-road, Regen`if 14'
Ann, relict of the late Stephen Groom, Esq., of .
Ordnance.
London, England, 1853-10-12

FOREIGN.

5 A.utwerp&Rotterdam
3 Belgian Fastn. June.
8 Beziers to Graissessac
all Charleroi & Erquelin.
10 Dijon and Besaug on
8 Dutch Rhenish
all East Indian

Do. Extension
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Gd. Junct. of France
Gt. Western of Canada
Shares

Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c.
pref
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Lyons & Meditorran,
Niadras

Namiu• dr Liege (with li

interest) -
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Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds
(f my. B. & Ams.Shs.)
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ParisCaen & Cherbrg.
Quebec & Richmond
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Upper India Scrip._
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West. of Switzerland

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London, England, 1853-10-12

AMERICA.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY, 10 A.M.
By the steamers Golden Age and Arctic we have
advices from New York to the 2d inst.
The steamer Washington arrived at New York
from Bremen on the 29th ult.
The steamer America, from Liverpool, arrived,
at Halifax on the 29th ult. The steamer City of
Glasgow, from Liverpool, arrived at Philadelphia
on the Ist inst.
The reply of the President of the United State°
to the Austrian Government, relative to the seizure
of Kossta, occupies eight columns of the New York
Herald.
A severe shock of an earthquake had been expo'
rienced at St. Thomas's on the 19th ult.
The advices from Europe per America had a de"
pressing effect upon the New York stock market.
No change in the money market. Exchange 00
London, 1081 to 1091; Paris, 5 12i to 5 15.
Cotton in moderate demand, at firm prices. Sales
of the week 8,200 bales. Flour in good demand,
at advancing prices. Wheat had advanced 3c. to
sc. per bushel.
The Arctic has brought $231,813 in specie on
freight.
Indian corn in good demand, at very firm pricee.
Freights to London without change.
London, England, 1853-10-12

LORD DERBY IN LIVERPOOL.

At the private dinner given by the Mayor of Liver-
pool on Wednesday evening to " the Earl of Derby and
a distinguished party " his lordship made a speech, the
pith of which is rendered in the "talk on 'Change" of
the local Journal :
" It was much debated beforehand whether his Lord-
ship would or would not enter upon points of public
interest, or would confine himself strictly to general
topics. He put •an end, however, to all doubt, as it is
said, at'the opening of his speech, after his health had
been proposed by the Mayor, by stating that, when he
had accepted the invitation, he had expressed himself
desirous of being considered merely as a private guest,
and not as a public character. Notwithstanding
this, he seems to have taken the opportunity of im-
pugning the statements which have lately been put
forth, that the government of this country could be
carried on independent of party. He alleged that all
administrations must be, more or less, formed upon a
principle of individual compromise, but that they could
not be carried on with confidence to the nation if
the elements were heterogeneous and had differed from
each other by any broad line of separation ; that, two
sections of the Cabinet being opposed to each other,
the supporters of the respective views out of doors were
always uncertain what portion would have the ascend-
ancy, and so hesitation, doubt, and collision necessarily
ensued. This, we believe, was his lordship's statement
of his case. He declared that he applied the reason-
ing generally, and without any individual or personal
believe,
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day. He took credit to himself for the
tatreons of e
finances while he was Minister, and for the
position, commercially and otherwise, in which he left
the Government. He explained what he had done in
opening new markets in South America, and finished by
emphatically asserting that, should the nation be called
upon to support its policy by war, he and his party
would be found among the foremost to uphold the dig-
nity of the Crown and the sacredness of treaties. He
complimented the French Ministry for its concurrence
with England, and flattered himself that, though there
might have been some distrust of France in the first in-
stance, the straightforward manner in which the Em-
peror had since acted might have been somewhat influ-
enced by the increased confidence which the Govern-
ment of the day, and of which he had been the head,
had subsequently placed in his declarations and his ac-
tions. He adverted with a considerable degree of feel-
ing to the sacrifice of personal comfort he had made in
accepting office, but admitted that, if again called on by
any emergency, he should be ready to obey his sovereign
and serve his country. His lordship's speech was, we
believe, much admired as a specimen of oratory, though
many thought that reasoning sophistical.
London, England, 1853-10-12

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London, England, 1853-10-12

THE LATE LIEUTENANT BELLOT.

We are rejoiced to find that the glorious but sad
fate of Lieutenant Bellot is attracting very general
attention, and that a wish has been expressed for
the erection of some testimonial to his memory. It
has ever been the practice of this nation to honour
the brave ; and we hope it ever will be. But thai
honour comes sanctioned by peculiar recommenda-
tions in the case of this gallant officer. Though he
cast in his lot among us, and joined in that most
adventurous service, of which the glory is exclu-
sively our own, yet he was not of us. With the
consent of the French Government, he joined the
former Arctic expedition, and this latter one, in
which he lost his life. In paying, therefore, re-
spect to his memory, we are offering homage to a
man who had endeared himself to us, as he did to
all who served with him, in spite of the differences
of birth and nationality. He preferred to serve
with Englishmen engaged in a most daring and
arduous task than acquire an easier glory at home,
as he might have done, with far less cost and pain.
He lost his life, moreover, under circumstances
which cannot fail of commending him to our warm-
est admiration, and holding him up as an example
to others. We profess, and justly, to love and
venerate the memory of those who have fallen a
sacrifice to their sense of duty. It is the knowledge
of this which has steeled many a brave man in the
hour of trial, and proved a consolation to those
who were dying far from home and country in an
unequal struggle. May it ever be so ! Now, it
was in this deepest conviction that this thoroughly
brave officer met his death. We hope and we be-
lieve that there many of our countrymen prepared
to encounter danger in the same spirit. But still
we would have his heart-stirring words well
pondered over, as showing that his sense of
duty was superior to all other considerations
stronger than his sense of danger, stronger than
all hopes of escape, stronger than the love of
his country. Duty stood to him in the place
of all. If, therefore, any inscription should be
required for such a memorial—which it will be our
desire to further to the utmost of our ability—we
know no better title for it, which can go forth to
the present generation and to all generations to
come, than the memorable words of this brave
officer shortly before he was lost. When the ice-floe
was rapidly drifting from the shore, and all chance
of return to land had been cut off, he remarked to
Johnson, who was with him, " that nothing made
him more happy than to think that he was not on
shore ; for knowing his duty as an officer, he would
see the last danger ;" adding, " that he would
rather die there than be on shore to be saved."

An example of such a fate, and met in such a
spirit, cannot easily pass away from the memory of
a brave and grateful people. In the event of a
committee being formed, as suggested in our co-
lumns, for erecting some memorial to Lieutenant
Bellot, we shall gladly transmit to them any
subscriptions received by us for that purpose.—
Morning Herald.