The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-19 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1853.

Second Editiori,post free on receipt of 4s , money or stamps,
THE PERILS of MODERN QUACKERY ;
with Special Reference to the Practices of those who fraudu-
lently allege that Spermatorrhesa is a Disease ; Remarks on Debility,
Nervous Derangements, Mc., and invaluable Directions for acquiring
Mental and Physical Vigour without medicine.

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HANDSOME (SIFT-BOOK.-MEMORIAL OF TUE GREAT

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.SHE OFFICIAL DESCRIPTIVE and
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE of the GREAT EXHIBI-
TION of.the WOIIKS of INDUSTRY of all NATIONS, 1851.

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ciently represented."—Mo. ring Herald.
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cAtalogite is the stun of the thoughts and truths to which I has
given birth—and which form the intellectual ground whereon the
generations that we are not to see must build."—Athenaeum.
" Long after the rare and curious contents of the Crystal Palace
have been scattered over the world, this work will be valued as a
memento end reflex of that marvellous collection."—Atlas.
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A few Impress,ons remaining of the Imperial 4th. Edition, printed
for the Royal Commissioners, to be by them presented to Foreign
Governments, &c., are now on sale, cloth lettered, price Twenty
Guineas.
London : Office at Spicer Brothers, 19, New Bridge-street,
Elacktriars.

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ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
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FIR,T EXHIBITION' Of PUOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES MAGNI-
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VIEWS, daily at On o'clock and a Quarter-past Four.
LEcTuREs by Dr. P.AcnoFFNER on WILKINS'S NEW PATENT

UNIVERSAI ELECTRIC TELECINAPH
LECTURE by J. H. PEPPER, Esq., on Chemistry.
An HI,,TORICA.L and MUSICAL LECTURE, illustrated with
DISSOLVING :-CEZ,TERY, entitled " The ROAD, the RIVER, an,
the RAIL," by J. E. CARPENTER, Esq. (the popular Author and Song
Writer) assisted by miss Blanche Younge, every evening, except
Saturday, at Nine o'clock.
Open Mornines and Evenings. Admission, Is.; Schools and
Childrat under Ten years of age, Half-price.

LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE ROOMS,
(Lessee, Cuss. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Finaam•road),
The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON
and will continue open every evening, with LAURENT,
CELEBRATED BAND. Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8 ;
Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and ter ninate at half-past 11.

ATKINSON and COMPANY, CABINET
MANUFACTURERS, .UPHOLSTERERS, and CARPE
WAREHOU,EME N 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, and 75, Westminster-
bridge-road, Lambeth, London.

ATKINSON and COMPANY, DRAPERS,
SILK MERCERS, LACEMEN, &e., 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74
and 75, IVestminster-bridge-road, Lambeth, London.—Shawls, Furs
Mantles, Family Mourning, &c.

EXPORTERS to AUSTRALIA, EAST IN-
DIES, EMT, &c.—Genuine YARMOUTH BLOA rERs.—
For terms apply to Thomas LETTIS, Fish Merchant, Great Yarmouth.

LLSOPP'S INDIA PALE ALE.
PARKER and TWINING Gate Barrington Parker),

SA, PALL-MALL,
are now delivering the October brewing in casks of 18 gallons and up-
wards.

DECAYED TEETH AND TOOTHACHE.-
ratroni,so by Her Majesty and H.R Prince Albert.----Mr,
HOWARD'S PATENT WHITE SUCCEDANEUM for stoppint
Decayed Teeth, however large the cavity. It is placed in the tooth
in a soft state, without any pressure or pain, soon becomes as hard
as enamel, and remains in the tooth many years. Full direction,
for use are enclosed. Sold by Savory, 220, Regent-street ; Sanger,
150, and Hannay, 63, Oxfor 1-street ; and at 17, George-street.
Hanover-square, and all medicine vendors in the kingdom. Prici
2s. 6d.

DELETERIOUS CON FECTIONARY. —Many
children having been poisoned by eating the ornaments o;
twelfth cakes, in consequence of the general use of mineral colour,
by confectioners. Messrs. PURSSELL, 78,,,Cornhill, near the Ex-
change, have introduced an entirely novel method of DECORATING
their CAKES with FRENCH BON hONS, &c., of delicious flavour
the colours, being prepared solely from vuetables, are quite harmless
Ornamented cakes of every va iety, suitable fur country present,,
new year's gifts, &c.. A great variety of fancy F rench and Swis.
pastry, mince pies, &c.—Messrs. Purssell, 78, Cornhill, near the Ex.
change only.

AN EXTRAORDINARY CHRISTMAS.-
it is common at Christmas that Turkeys and other laud and
water tribes, for the first time since they were hatched, become pas
sengers by rail in mute complacency; the end of their journey is to
swim, for the tlrst and last time, in their own gravy, as a prelude to
the best discussion on the affairs of Turkey. Such presents for Chris' -
mas custom has rendered necessary, but the most satisfactory pre
sent which parents and guardians can make to Young Gentlemen is a
stylish suit of attire from the universally celebrated Establishment et
E. Moses and -ox ; its superior quality is guaranteed, its cut ane
make is perfectly unrivalled, its design specially denotes the care and
talent displayed in the greatest variety of Dress ever presented, it,
comfort and durability has long been the wonder and admiration el
every one, and there is nothing more extraordinary than the very
economical prices charged by E. MOSES and Sots for Juvenile Dress.
It is only occasionally that Christmas day is on Sunday, but that
day is as favourable as any for appearing in the most gentlemanly
Overcoats, Winter Dress, Ilats,Caps, &c., which were ever displayed;
of these a magnificent stock is prepared expressly for Christmas b
E. MOSES and Sox, and any time between this day and the 25th De-
cember, every Lady. Gentleman, Youth, or Child in the City, or out
of it, may be well fitted with Christmas Attire of the most splendid
and the most comfortable order at E. MOSES and Sox's Establishment,
er its West End Branch. Let Christmas come soon as it may, the,
are ready to wish all their patrons a merry Christmas, and to make
it merry by superior articles at considerably lower prices than are
charged elsewhere.
CA UTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the
public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like
Falsehood of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's
the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for
osvious reasons, they beg to state that they have

NO CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER. HOUSE IN OE OUT OF LONDON,
except their own Establishments, as follows :
London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Minories, 83,
84,85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating.
London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1, 2
and 3, Hart-street, all communicating.
Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street.
Sheffield Branch, 36 Fargate.
Colonial Branch, Mt lbou, ne, Australia.
Merchant ratio... Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot ane
Shoe 'fakers, and General Oatfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen.
IMPORTANT —Should any article not give satisfaction, it will be
exchanged if desired, or, If preferred, the money will be returne,
without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest
price, trom which no abatement can be made.
The Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset on
Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock.
A new Book, 'the Epitome of Comfort and Economy," contain-
ing full lists of prices, our system of self-measurement, &c., &c.,
may be had on application, or post-free.
Ici I'on parle Francais. Qui si parla Italiano.
(tier arrient man Deutsch. Anna re hahla Espa.,n

Boseawsn, 70, fitting at Chatham for service as flag-ship
of Rear,;;Admiral Arthur Fanshawe, C. 8., on the. North
America and West India station.
Commodore flenry Eden, supenntendent at this dock-
yard; returned from leave of absence to-day, and had
his broad pendant hoisted in the Fisgard, flag-ship.
Lieutenant Robertson, of the steam reserve, had charge
of the duties afloat, and Mr. M‘Donald, Master-
Attendant, the charge of the duties of the dockyard
during the Commodore's absence on leave.

Captain Edmund Heatheote (1853), Captain G. E.
Patey (1846), Commander Samuel Morrish (1851), Com-
mander Henry C. Harston (1845), Commander J. C.
Pitman (1842), and Lieutenant William Graham (1849),
having completed a course of study of steam at the fac-
tory of Woolwich Dockyard, have sent in their exami-
nation papers, which were filled up on the 15th and
16th inst., and there are now vacancies fur a similar
number of aficers to study steam, with one exception,
announced in the appointments of to-day.
The Melampus, 42, frigate, is under the shears in the
basin, and to-day has completed taking on board the ma-
chinery, funnel, &c., with the exception of the screw
propeller, for the Majestic, 80, and will be taken out
on Monday and towed to Sheerness, where 'that fine
Screw steam-ship, recently' launched at Chatham will
be fitted with her engines•' of 4001orse power, by
Maudslay, Sons, and Field, by whom they were manu-
factured. .

, The Zephyr steam:vessel. returned to Woolwich yes-
terday evening, after delivering the ventilating tubes
;he conveyed to Sheerness, to be put. on board the
Royal George.
The Monkey steani-vessel. Second Master Syder-
combe, returned to Woolwich, after having towed the
Tyne- store ship down the river, on her way to Ascen-
sion and Rio.

The Alban, 4, paddle-wheet steam-Retniel, recently
brought home from the West Indies to WOolwich, was
taken out of dock to-day, after having her bottom newly
covered with copper.
The Onyx, Dover mail steam-packet, has been taken
into the irvier basin to have her defects made good.
The Lesmahagow timber-ship is at present unloading
a fine cargo of pine timber from- Quebec, suitable for
masts and spars. Some of the largest for masts are
about 110 feet in length.
Twenty convicts for hard work in the dockyard, and
34 convicts for the heavy work in the Royal Arsenal,
have been sent to Woolwich during the week from Mill-
bank and Holloway prisons.

THE UNITED STATES,

THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
The Canada, from Boston, with the President's
Message, arrived at Liverpool last night. She
brings $700,000 in specie.
The Message commences with thanksgiving for
the general prosperity of the country, and states
that the diplomatic relations with foreign Powers
are essentially unchanged since last Congress. The
pending questions with some of them arc in course
of amicable adjustment.

Negotiations are pending with England respect-
ing the fishery question, with a fair prospect of a
favourable settlement for American fishermen.
Embarrassing questions have also arisen with
England respecting Central America. England
proposes an amicable arrangement, and the Ameri-
can Minister in London is now negotiating. It re-
commends that a boundary line between the United
States and the British Provinces in the north-west
should be •traced and marked.

The Message then reports that some progress
has been. made in negotiating a treaty of commerce
and navigation with' France, announces that since
last Congress no attempts have been made by un-
authorised expeditions within the United States
against the Spanish colonies, and promises that,
should any movement be made, all the *means at
the President's command shall be vigorously exer-
cised to repress them.
'lt recommends the prompt payment of the
Spanish claims in the case of the schooner Amistad.
Respecting Kossta, it reports that after careful
consideration the President had arrived at the
conclusion that Kossta was seized at Smyrna il-
legally ; that he was wrongfully detained in an
Austrian ship ; that at the time of seizure he was
clothed with American nationality ; that the acts
of the American officers under the circumstances
were justifiable and fully approved, and compliance
with the demands of Austria is declined. The
principles maintained by the Secretary of State in
the correspondence with Mr. Hulsemann will on
all similar occasions be applied and enforced.
The Message then briefly refers to the China and
Japan expeditions, and to the boundary disputed
with Mexico, the question remaining unsettled ;
reports that the Minister at Brazil is instructed to
endeavour to negotiate the treaty of navigation
with the Amazons, and that the Chincha Islands
dispute with Peru is in a fair ,way of settlement,
Peru indemnifying the outraged parties. The
Treasury surplus for the fiscal year is $32,000,000,
with which $13,000,000 of the public debt has
been paid, leaving the present debt $56,000,000.
It recommends further progress in extinguishing
the debt with the surplus; recommends a reduction
of the tariff as the second best means of preventing
a surplus ; reports the navy to be inefficient, and
recommends improvement; recommends an increase
in the army, especially on the frontiers • reports
the Post-office revenue deficient $2,000,000, favours
aiding the construction, of the Pacific Railway by
all constitutional means, and concludes by briefly
alluding to the death of Vice-President King.
The cholera was committing great ravages at
New Orleans. 214 died in one day.
Mr. Linn Boyd had been elected Speaker of the
House.

The cotton market, on the sth, at New Orleans,
was without animation, awaiting advices.
The Europa had arrived out.
The Governor of Cuba, apprehensive of another
expedition, was adopting vigorous measures to pre-
vent it.

The Money Market was dull, awaiting further
advices from Europe. Little speculation had taken
place.

Erie Railroad shares were quoted at 80.
Exchange firm, with fair demand. London, 109 i
;o 110. -

The cotton market closed quietly, but firmly.
Stock on sale light ; weight sale light.
Flour was firmly held ' • little doing in freights to
Liverpool ; flour, 3s. 6d. to 3s. 7d. per barrel to
London. Tobacco, 60s. per hhd.
Letters from Mexico state that 200 armed men
from San Francisco had landed at La Paz, Lower
California, and taken possession of the town.
The United States steamer Humboldt, in making
for Halifax, ran ashore on the Sisters Rocks, about
12 miles from Halifax, and remained. At last ac-
counts she was full of water, and had commenced
going to pieces, and it was thought she would be a
total loss. Crew and passengers saved.
The Bremen ship Johannes, which sailed from
Baltimore on the 16th ult. for London, put back
on the Ist inst., having encountered a severe gale
in the bay on the 25th, which tore away windlass,
&c., and she had to return for repairs.
The British ship Triton, at Charleston, from
Liverpool, went off Scilly, on the 17th of October,
experienced a heavy gale from S.W. to N.N.W.,
during which her maintopgallant mast and yards
had to be cut away ; experienced heavy weather
all the passage. The British barque Eliza, of
Liverpool, from Calloa, bound for Baltimore with
guano, went ashore on the beach 28 miles south of
Cape enry on Nov. 28 ; vessel and cargo a total
wreck, captain and crew saved ; chief officer
drowned. The British barque Sovereign, of Lon-
don, for San Francisco, sunk off' the Falkland
Islands' on the 17th of September, in lat. 48 S.,
'long. 80 W. The crew to the number of 20 were
saved on board the Danish brig Anna Cecilia, ar-
rived at Valparaiso on the Ist of October. The
captain and three sailors were drowned in trying
to save the ship's papers.
The ship Victoria, from London, arrived at New
York, had 50 deaths on the passage, and the
Southampton, also from London, 15 deaths.
The barque Walter R. Jones, from Philadelphia
for London, had put into Baltimore leaky and with
pumps choked.

QUEBEC, DEC. 1.
The winter season has fairly set in. The British
ship Britannia, while at anchor off Quebec, ou the
28th ult., was cut through by ice and waterlogged ;
she was towed to Wolfe's Cove. The British ship
John Campbell had to ship her anchor to escape
the ice, and was towed to the Cove. Captain
Howell, of the British barque Elizabeth, which
went ashore at Riviere de Loup, on the night of
the 28th, reports nine British vessels ashore at
Hare Island and River Side. One of these barques,
the Mount Washington, has since passed Rivi6re de
Loup in safety. Another bark, the British Queen,
was surrounded by ice on the 28th, and the crew
had abandoned her. 21 square-rigged vessels, of
upwards of 12,000 tons, some were loaded, would
probably have to winter in Quebec. Several had
taken up winter berths on the 30th. The ships
Wilson, J. K. L., and Waterlily, and brig Sutton,
were also ashore at Hare Island. Several ships are
reported ashore at Bic.