The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-24 00:00:00

NETHERLANDS LAND ENCLOSURE
COMPANY " ISSUE OF DEBENTURES."
The Directors are now prepared to receive Proposals for the Loans
of Sums of Money not exceeding in all 50.0001., on the security of
debentures authorised to be issued at the Annual General Meeting
of the Company, held at Rotterdam on the 29th July, 1853.
The Debentures are transferable " to Bearer," in sums of 1001.,
5001., and 1,0001. each, repayable at the expiration of three years.
and bearing interest sof the at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The in-
terest is payable half-yearly, on presentation of the coupon
and
Bankers of the Company in London, Paris, Brussels, A.ntwerp,
Amsterdam.

By order of the Board. G. FASSON, See.
3, .Adelaide-place, London-bridge, August 20, 1853.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
ruder the Management of Mr. Charles Keay.
THIS EVENING, AUGUST 24,
Will be performed THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Sup-
ported by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacy.
After which, SARDANAPALUS. Principal characters by Mr.
and Mrs. C. Kean.
To be followed by CHESTERFIELD THINSKIN. Characters
by Messrs. Harley, Meadows, Addison, and Miss Vivash.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.

Under the Management of Madame Vestris.
THIS EVENING, AUG. 24,

win be presented LA SONNAMBULA. Supported by Messrs.
Sims Reeves and Weiss ; Mrs. Sims Reeves.
To conclude with THE BEGGARS' OPERA. Supported by Mr.
G, Tedder and Miss Julia Harland.

TAEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII.
Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster —Directress, Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING, AUGUST 24,

Will be performed GENE VIE VE. Characters by Messrs. Porsche,
Cellenford, Woolgar, Leigh Murray, Hastings, A. Wigan, Faul
Bedford, Keeley, 0. Smith, and C. J. Smith; Miss Woolgar and
Mrs. Keeley.
After which, will be presented SARDANAPALUS.
To be followed by THE CAMP AT CHOBHAM.
To conclude with WHAT! NO CAB ?

ROYAL OLYMPIC: THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farrell.
THIS EVENING, AUGUST 24,

Will be performed THE TIMES. Characters by Messrs. T. Farren,
T. Mead, William Farren, 11. Marston, G. Cooke, and Shalders;
Mesdames Anderton, 11. Gordon, E. Turner, and Bartlett.
With SHYLOCK, or, THE 3IERCIIANT OF "VENICE PRE-
SERVED." Shylock, Mr. F. Robson.
To conclude with THE WANDERING MINSTREL. Jem Bags,
Mr. F. Robson.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPIIITREATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke.
The Best Ventilated Theatre in London.—Excitement earaordinalg.
—The increasing demands at the Box-office to witness the memo-
rable spectacle of the Battle of Waterloo, renders it imperative on
the management to announce its continuance till SATURDAY,
September 3, when it must positively be withdrawn, to make
room for the new classical novelty which will be produced with att.
paralleled splendour.—Mr• w. CO ,a(E will, by general desire
appear every evening ot► his magnitcent charger " Raven."—N
Miss EMILY COOK
will positively appear on Saturday, SePte.m..
ber 3.

THIS EVENING, AUGUST 24,
And during the week, will be presented (58th night) the success-
ful National Spectacle of THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO, with
military effects, reviews, terrific encounters, &c.
To be followed by Mr. W. Cooke's original Scenes in the CIRCLE,
introducing Mr. Alfred Cooke (the Premier Rider) as the '
the Oracle, or the Warrior of the bun. ot

Concluding with (90th time) THE CHASE ; or, LIFE ON THE
TURF. _

Box-offtce open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.

THIS EVENING, ACGU2T 24,

CHUSAN, Splendid MENAGERIE, Grand Military Band, Vocal
and Instrumental Concert.
Marvellous display of THE FEAST OF LANTERNS, brilliant
FIREWORKS, and EXPLOSION of CHINESE FIRE SHIPS.
Admission, Is.

lIIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tu' DA7 —Morning 12 min. after 5 I Evening 30 min.aft. 5
To-Moßßow —Morning 46 min. after 5 I Evening 3 min.aft. 6

THE WEATHER.—Sort OFFICE, Arousr 21,
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
64—highest sinco noon yesterday.
54—lowest this morning and during the night.
66—this day at noon.

BAIIONET Ell, 29.88—rising.
WIND, E. to E.S.E.—Light breeze and cloudy. Heavy
mist in the morning.

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1853.

Death has recently been busy among the Cele-
brities. It was only the other day that surgical
science was abruptly deprived of one of its most
distinguished votaries in the person of Mr.
BRANSBY COOPER, suddenly deceased at the
Athenwura Club,. In the same copy of our journal
which contained this melancholy intelligence, was
recorded the demise of one of the brightest examples
of valour afforded by the catalogue of the heroines
of Great Britain.' Allusion is here made, of course,
to the dissolution of Lady SALE, the courageous
wife of that brave Sir ROBERT SALE, whose prowess
will henceforth add another glorious souvenir to
the annals of the various feats of arms wrought by
Englishmen in Hindostan. Scarcelyhad a few hours
elapsed after the publication of the fact of these two
lamentable occurrences—occurrences inflicting a
heavy loss upon the skill and daring of the
present generation when it became our sor-
rowful duty to announce the disappearance
from among the number of our veteran
defenders of two men of deservedly en-
viable reputation. By the departure from life of
the gallant Lord SALTOUN, the military profession
of England was deprived of a noble survivor of a
race of warriors now almost extinct—men who
fought under the banners and shared in the
triumphs of WELLINGTON. By the removal from
amongst us of the gallant Sir GEORGE COCKBURN,
the maritime profession almost at the same in-
stant lost another of its eminent chieftains—an-
other of those illustrions sea-captains who have
now almost entirely disappeared—men who par-
ticipated in the blood-bought victories of our
immortal NELSON.

Apart from every other consideration, the share
taken by the last-mentioned officer in the convey-
ance of the. Emperor NAPOLEON to St. Helena
cannot fail to preserve his memory on the scroll of
European history, and that, moreover, it is gra-
tifying to reflect, in a light for many reasons sin-
gularly favourable. The circumstance is worthy
at this moment of particular remembrance. The
conduct of Sir GEORGE COCKBURN at the period in
question must always be looked back to by his
fellow-countrymen with sentiments of almost
grateful admiration. For his personal bearing
upon that occasion, and under those peculiarly
trying circumstances, tended in some measure to
redeem by its magnanimity the otherwise unmiti-
gated abasement of the national character. It
was the ono bright gleam piercing the gloom and
shadow of the surrounding turpitude. Hence-
forth
insitrhe recordotoilE
of that memorable cap-
tivity,COCKßUßN's honourable
fame may happily
counterpoise, let us hope,
Sir Hunsorz LowE'szl• aded and sinister repu-
tation. The one appreciatedd
the greatness of
the extraordinary man
entrusted
to his keeping as
a State prisoner—the other
addingth testifiedthe baseness
insults upon
e .
of his nature by heaping the
pettiest
fallen grandeur, and by adding
his vile and vulgar impertinence to theilritations of
. miseries of
what, in truth, were absolutely sublime misfortune
The one, it is true, had been tutored to heroic actions 3.
in the glorious throng of our naval achievements
while the other had been accustomed to the roost,
inean, and despicable views by association with
the lowliest of his species, as the leader for some
time, on the southern coast of Italy, of a gang of
cut-throat Neapolitans. A blundering effort has re-
cently been made to extenuate the proceedings of
Sir HUDSONLOWE towards the captive of St. Helena;
but that effort, if successful in any way, has
only proved ineffectual in enhancing, if that can be
regarded as having been possible, our sense of the
baseness and criminality of the man eulogised. If
" possible," we say, because, to our mind the en-
deavour to darken the notoriety of LowE, would
be more extravagant an absurdity than that of
" gilding refined gold," or " painting the lily"
more more preposterous than an attempt to kill the
dead, or to blacken a black-a-moor. No posthu-
mous effort at extenuation could be attempted,
however, in the instance of Sir GEORGE CocK-
trarr—a public character, whose repute remained
unsullied from the instant of his birth to
the mo n. I of his dissolution. His rise in
the . ..,..:p , ) ession, it '
be , tiriir",. *,, _., is agreeable to remora-
brie ,
.. 1,.A. ti., 1 .6. was in all respects honour-
IN*. :f ^--, - . 11A4..-. -.. madly entering the navy as
Ca I ,':,, - •;t1-
.:is early
as
, ~
1,. 411,., ';lclajs not appear tothheav 12th of
when in 1786 we
e gone to
sear 14, live Ye afterwards,
~ : 4 )hi'm eruisinei the home station on board
,
" . n :,. the 7€llt
...-ant. From that vessel he
- - 1. tiet t Ariel in 1788 •
WiL) 1.4.1 A, v LA- , , proceeding in
and returning home in
her to ,e Judies,
1791, on board the Princess Royal,. Indiaromi.