The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-17 00:00:00

SEABORNE MAILS.

MCI
•
(N signifies that the mails are sent from the General roso—
by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.]
-,

Day whot made up From What "Ile°
COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port due
lito&
Office, London.* Dispatched. Ent>
America(byßrit.paek)N Every Friday .... LiverpoolMOSool ••• Ea, o
America (by United Sts.
packet) ..........N Oct. 18 . Liverpool ..• Oct. Si
America (by U. States
packet) .......• • •NiOct. 26 Southampton NOV. 3.
Australia (via •
South-1
ampton) ..M N0v.4.... Southampton 'Oct' ?,ir
Ditto (via Marseilles) N boy. 8
Ditto (via Cape of wed
car* Hope) ...... ••• • • • N:Dee. 4 •• • • Plymouth .. ts
Africa (West Coast) ..N 73d of the month .. Plymouth .. 110.• 14
.2
Alexandria.......... N 8,9, 24, & 30 of m. Dover ...... Oct
A1exandea..........M 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton Oct. 2"
Bahamas ...• • • M 17th of the month Southampton NOY. 1
Belgium ............I; Dai1y......... Dover allll6
Brazil ...........s ..31,9th of the month.. Southampton O.
Buenos Ayres of the month.. Southampton Nov 16
Cape of Good Hope ..N}l4th of the month Plymouth .. Oct' j 6
i
Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month. Southampton Oct.
Cape de Verds ......N 14th of the month. Plymouth
.. Oct. iu
Ceylon (see India)
Ceylon .......... ••• •N 14th of the month Plymcuth .. Oct. 26 t
Channel Isles .....• • •N Mon ~Wed.,&Fild. Southampton Tu..;
Chili.— • . • ... •• M 2d & 17th of month Southampton ITO.
China (see India)
Constantinople .... ..N 17,8,17,24,&27 ofm. Dover Oct. 20
Constantinople . • • • .4th & 20th of mon. Southampton Oct
Cont. of Earope m & N Twice daily Dover *Mice
la
Egypt (see India)
France ........ M & N Twice dai1y...... Dover T —en&
Gibraltar .. .. •.•••• M 4,7, 17, 20, 27 ofm. Southampton Oct
Greece (see India) 1 •
Greytown ....Mi2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton lo*.
Hamburgh Tuesday & Friday London ..... Tae°i
Havarnah ...... • • .• Ml2nd of the month Southamptonigo/'Ol
Holland ...... . M,' Wednesday & Sat. London ... • • I__ltee2. 16
Honduras ........ Mi 17th of the month. Southampton U4ov'
India (vlaSouthampt.)M,4th & 20th of mon. Southampton 'Oct. 21
India (via Marseilles)M'Bl.h& 24th of mouth Dover 0
lonian Isles (see India)i Oct. sill
Ireland ........M & NiTwice daily ..... Holyhead •• I.%*iced
-28
Li5b0n........ • . • • • • M,7, 9, 17, & 28 of m. ~Southampton Oct. 16
Madeira ............ 1119tli of the month !Southampton Nov. 12
Madeira ....... ..... N ,9th of month ..!Plymouth • • Wl'
Malta (see India)
Malta ..............N 7,17,19,28, 30 ofm. Dover Oct. 18
Mauritius (see India)
t• 26
n
Mauritius ..........N 14th of the month Plymouth .. -c ' 1
Mexico . .M,211d of the month.. 'Southampton INoi'•0
Naples . ........N .hthlf,th2sthof mon. Dover .... • • Oct; 1
New Granada M !2d & i th of month Southampton No'
New Zealand....., . ..ißy private skip .. !Various ports 1.71022
Papal States Nlsthls.'l2 tbofmon. 'Dover .... • °ct' 96
Peninsula .... tb 17 i.)2Sth oi mon. , Southampton pct. ,
Peru —llll2d & 27th of inou.!Southampton No
Port Natal ........ Nll4th o;' the month' Plymouth • • Oct; 22
Sicily ........ N,sthl s thoimon, Dover .....• Oc"; 92
Tu.cany N sL.,ls;:h2stholinon. Dover °c".,'. 1
Venezuela M'2d 17th of rnonth Southampton No•
Van Diemen's Lane (see'
Australia) I 1
'VPst Indies 233 e mmonth SonthamntOntrw''

23 3c Hth 01 month

SouthamptonlSO' 1

Will
* When any of these dates ia:l olt a Sunday, the n_„ u“7.,dis (T.-
dispatcher on the following (lay with the exception of the tne4 tp•
Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will bedUsPaw'
day preceding.

THE PACKET QUESTION.—The members of the m.
ber of Commerce meet on Tuesday next to nienl°":
lbt
the authorities on this question. There can be no ,4
as to the superiority of the situation of this port toed
that of Southampton as a packet station ; and It is
01;
regretted the e has hitherto been so much 00Pin.e.Le
on the part of th ,se most deeply interested
the necessary pier and dock accommodation for the shit;
of the great company anxious to have made P1)1 of
in providing
the princ.pal place of rendezvous.—Plymouth
Saturday.
NEWSPAPERS AND A DVERTISEMENTS. —Frog'
liams's late return to the House of Commons, it aPPdever
that in 1851 the stamp duty on newspapers and ;14/, ;
tisements amounted to 362,2241. ; in 1852, to 396) „)
and in 1853 (year ending the sth of January)'
594,152/.
[ADVERTISEMENT. ]—A LIEUTENANT OF .... nAI
CURED OF RHEUMATISM BY HOLLOWAY'S a-rifo
019/1
AND PILLS.—This officer, who is in the Dutch otte
states that Holloway's Pills and Ointment hathle,
him of rheumatism, which appeared to be incurs ustel
neither sea-bathing, vapour-baths, nor preparations Teept e{
as sure remedies, did him any good, and the trestrai.
the doctor, after several months' trial fill
,
was withou '
cess. At this juncture he commenced taking these ort.,
and rubhing the Ointment into the complaining,4o
twice a day, which effectually cured him in the
six weeks. The truth of this statement can be vouch
by Mr. J. B. Stratman, of Bois-le-Duc.—Sold byll It
gists ; and at Professor Holloway's establishment'
Strand, London.
0(1
LADVERTISEMENT.]—DA RIC DAYS AND , efe
NIGHTS.—The necessity of having the most periesolo
sight and hearing, and bright and brilliant BPeiscat
Persons can be well suited at a distance, &c.—The
—39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly.— Observe, °ploys!,
York Hotel.—Optical Improvements to enable Peoisy
an advanced age to read with ease and to discrl
so ci o'ol
objects with perfect distinctness.—Messrs. 8-
,„scoPcs
Solomons, opticians and oculists, have invented Paistsa
Lenses, with panoptic frames to see over at 3 04
while reading, writing, &c., of the greatest treP 100
power. The valuable advantage derived from 010;1
tion over the spectacles now in common use is, _ 5
A,
stead of vision becoming strained, heated, weaken
in numerous cases seriously injured, it is preset to
strengthened ; and very aged persons are enable°oo
ploy their sight at the most minute occupation ; r . ove
with those lenses of a much less magnifying powe t
that which is a matter of the greatest consequence l'effro,
do not require the frequent changes to the dangerell•bitif,p
of further powerful assistance. -The Royal 83'.:1,
- -A valuable, newly-invented, very small powerlw'elgf
coat-pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by which, l'aistsl3o;
can be seen and known one mile and a half At
they answer every purpose on the race-cours:r4
opera-houses, country scenery, and ships are (1,4,
at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluable for shoo
stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gaml°o2
and tourists. Telescopes—A new and most itlijl
invention in telescopes, possessing such extrij:eset
powers that some, 3A inches, with an extra er-P100,4
show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's nag',
double stars ; with the same telescope, weigh 0.10
ounces, can be seen a person's countenance lb
and a half distant, and an object from 16 to t.cV
They supersede every other kind for the waistat pcol
and are of larger and all sizes, with increasie_„%na,di
accordingly. Opera and race-course glasses, witolifi6
power ;an object can be clearly seen, from 1-4 sie
distant. Deafness—New Discovery—The Orfila. 0001
brator, an extraordinary powerful and newly' >9
instrument, for Deafness, entirely different 110 crof
oLhers, to surpass anything of the kind that, cfplo
or probably ever can be, produced. Being elo
same colour as the skin, it not perceptible ;
deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at Pooi6
semblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singiugthe
the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all coiole,g,
ance that possibly could be desired.—S. and 13..giesoc"
Aurists and Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, x
Observe, opposite the York Hotel.