The Sun. — London, England, 1862-08-05 00:00:00

311 E NAVY. The Duke of Somerset, Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir F. W. Grey, K.C.8., Rear-Admiral Charles Eden, C. 8., Capt. the Hon. I. R. Drummond, C. 8., Lords of the Admiralty, and Rear-Admiral Lord Clarence Paget, M.P., together with the heads of several departments, leave London to-day for Ports mouth, to commence the usual annual tour of in spection of the different naval stations. After visit ing Portsmouth, the Board will visit Portland, the Channel Islands, Plymouth and Devonport, Peru - broke, and then go to Holyhead or Queenstown. They are expected to be absent about a fortnight. Letters received yesterday by our Chatham cor respondent, dated Halifax, Nova Scotia, July 24, announce the departure from that port of a portion of the North American squadron. The Aboukir, 86, 400-horse power, Capt. C. F. A. Shadwell,C.B., left -Jrt. the 23d ult. for Bermuda. The Vesuvius, 6 ; 280-horse power, left on the same day for New foundland ; and the Challenger, 22, 400-horse power, Capt. J. J. Kennedy,C.B., for the Wind ward station, West Indies. The Cygnet,s,Bo-horse power, Commander A. T. Thrupp, had proceeded to S. John's, Newfoundland. The Hydra, 6, 220-horse power, Commander P.. V. Hamilton, left Halifax on the 23d nit, for England, having on board Capt. H. S. Hillyard, C. 8., of the Cadmus, 21, who re turns in her. The Cadmus left Halifax on the date of the departure of the mail for St. John's, New foundland, to meet her Majesty's screw steamer Desperate, 7, 400-horse power, and receive Com mander F. Ross, who is appointed Acting-Capt. of the Cadmus. Commander A. T. Thrupp, of the Cygnet, 5, is appointed to the command of the Desperate ; and Lieut. W. S. De Kantzow, Senior- Lieut. of the flagship Nile, 90, 500-horse power, to the command of the Cygnet, vice Thrupp. It is reported at Devonport that Rear-Admiral Sir Robert F. Stopford will be appointed in Decem ber next to succeed Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley, Bart., as Admiral Superintendent of the dockyard there. The Spanish war steamship Isabella 11., which left Southampton on Saturday morning, went down channel, and in the evening landed her pilot at Plymouth. The Himalaya screw troopship, Capt. Lacey, is ordered to embark at Portsmouth,for conveyance to Canada 460 women and 640 children, families of soldiers belonging to regiments sent out to the colony. The Racehorse, 5, screw gun-vessel, Commander Boxer, sailed from Spithead yesterday morning for the East India and China station. The Royal paddle yacht Osborne, Master Com mander G. K. Bower, arrived at Portsmouth, from the eastward, on Saturday, and has moored off the dockyard in readiness to receive on board the Lords of the Admiralty during their annual inspection of the port, which commences to-day. The Mersey, 40, screw, Capt. H. Caldwell, C. 8., steamed into Portsmouth harbour yesterday from Spithead, and commenced stripping and clearing oat before being paid out of commission. Mr. Romaine, C. 8., second Secretary of the Ad miralty, resumed his official duties on Saturday last at Whitehall, after an absence of two months on the Continent for the benefit of his health, which is now completely re-established. We understand that Capt. Cole, R,N„ is retained by the Admiralty to superintend the fitting of the shield ships, upon a pay of three guineas a day, as it 'civil engineer, irrespective of his position as an officer in her Majesty's navy, with two draughtsmen under his orders, paid by the Admiralty. Captain Cole also receives the sum of £5,000, in payment of all expenses hitherto incurred by him in bringing our knowledge of the shield principle to its present state, and will receive a further sum of £lOO for each shield fitted on board her Majesty's ships. Her Majesty's ship Spitfire, in basin at Woolwich, in charge of Mr. Jones, chief engineer, yesterday got up steam to test her machinery, which was found to work satisfactorily after repairs. She is expected to be again ready for sea at the end of the present month. In addition to the repairs she has been fitted with improved " clutch-gear" for work ing one engine ahead and the other astern, at the same time when required, so as to turn the vessel on her own length. She is intended to be despatched to Bermuda, where the clutch-gear will be found most essential in steaming clear of the numerous coral reefs in those waters. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—W. S. Fisher, assist.-surg., to the Severn; T. H. Atkinson, G. Maclean, E. Meade, and G. R. Pickthorn, acting assist-surge., to the Victory, for Haslar Hospital ; F. A. Curran, S. M‘Bean, G. R. Lawrenson, H. D. Stanistreet, act ing assist-surgs., to the Royal Adelaide, for Ply mouth Hospital ; and W. T. Dixon paymaster ad ditional, to the Severn.. 711 E ARMY. His Royal Highness the General Commanding- j in-Chief of the army has addressed a memorandum to the officers of the Royal Artillery at Woolwich, which was published last night in garrison orders, signifying his approbation of the prompt and effi cient manner in which the numerous draughts, con sisting of upwards of 2,000 men, have been em barked under their care at Gravesend for India. His Royal Highness at the same time desired that mention should be made of his satisfaction at the good military condition of the troops, as notified in the returns to the Horse Guards. General Sir Richard Dacres has succeeded in organizing a hospital at Woolwich for the necessi ties of the wives and children of the soldiers in cases of sickness or accident. The hospital is now thoroughly established, and has already 12 patients receiving medical care and attention. The establish ment is supported mainly by subscriptions from the officers of the garrison. at T h e Is a b e ll a merc h ant vessel i s ordered to call i n opith etta, on her way down channel from the Thames, to embark three officers and 50 men, eight women, conveyance to _ to children of the 50th Regime; t, ivrCe Thirty non.. oon % li n s ' s . Royal Engineers, vho mned officers and men of the have completed their con-se o f instruction in sapping and miniontoonin and fortific ation, have g, head-quarter s of the 1,,e 'l ng, p i toyEti .,, , ,espatched from the gineer establishment, Chatham, to the Royal Militu— in ar.,‘.;ollege, Sandhurst, En g i neers, The of the for the purpose of assisting cadets destined for the Royal The competitive e xamination of ext,ai dates for di rect commissions commenced at Chelsea hospital yesterday before Lieut.-Gen. Knollys, Nrice_presi_ dent, and th e mem b er s of the Cou ncil of Education. The ex amiaat ions will extend ove r a l e ; \ days. In accordance with orders received at Chatham, from the office of Col. Chapman, C. 13., Deputy Adja. Gen., parties of non-commissioned officers and men have been despatched from the head-quarters of the Royal Engineer establishment to several of theprin cipal towns in England and Scotland, for the pur pose of raising the required number of men to form the two additional companies of Royal Engineers which are to be forthwith embodied, the whole of the Indian Engineers, formerly stationed at Chat ham, having left that garrison and embarked for India. The two new companies will be trained ex clusively for service in India, and will b e f orme d into depot companies. A number of the most intelligent non. commis. sioned officers and men of theßoyal Engineers have left headquarters, Chatham, to join the several com panies of Engineers now employed on the Ordnance Survey throughout the United Kingdom. A grand military b azaar, under the p atrona g e of R.R. their cese th e Duches s of Cambridge and the Prin. "rI the Duchess of Northumberland, the Duchess of R oxhu , gii, th e Countess of De Grey and Ri pon, the h ai..„ f Count ess of Darnley, and several 0 ,, rdi s tincti on, erp.cted soldiers , Institute . he held in the DeWly Chatham to-day and two succee aiilg days , f or the purpos e f • • the debt still oNsi o raising the funds to pay oia ng ea th e building. Wm. Bishop, the man referred to some days ago as having been barbarously treated at the hands of the military police at Woolwich, has been discbar g ed from the infirmary, w here helms under go " a course of medical treatment for the injuries he r eceived. He has been since sent to the guard-room of the Ttoyal Artillery, where he will await the decision of the authorities for his disposal. The punishment referred took place,according to Bishop's statement, six weeks after his first detention on the accusation of his being a deserter. He states that t a pretext of his being dirty wassimply an excuse of Serg.-Major Ashton to justify in some measure before his com manding officer the severity of the treatment he underwent. It appears he was arrested on June 2d in Somersetshire, and claimed by the military there as a deserter from the Royal Artillery. At the end of that month he was transferred to Woolwich, where he is well known as having been employed about four years in the dockyard and arsenal. On a reduction of the latter establishment he went down the country to seek further employment. This ap pears to be well authenticated. The fact of his being a deserter is doubted. It seems that on thevisit of the officer of the rounds he neglected or refused to " stand attention." On his departure an altercation took place between himself and the serg.-major, upon which the latter ordered him to strip, and, on his refusing to comply, he was given into the hands of a couple of Marines and two of the Artillery, who, he states, soused him four or five times in the bath and afterwards tortured him Ns ith the sand and scrubbing brush until the water became red with blood. His friends, who have been permitted to visit him in the hospital, state that from the nape of his neck to the ankle bones they counted 36 wounds, produced by the severe friction which he underwent. His friends, who are convinced of the injustice of his arrest and punishment, state their determination on his being liberated of suing for ample remuneration. THE MYSTERICUS DISCOVERY 47 COBHAM. LATEST PARTICULARS. Yesterday morning great excitement prevailed at Cobham and its neighbourhood, in consequence of the discovery of two bodies on the common, about half a mile from the town. The police have been very energetic, and it is satisfactory to be abl e t o state that they have ascertained who the young men are. Several persons came from London on Sunday night and yesterday morning, and one gentleman who viewed the bodies expressed an opinion that they were the sons of Mr. Bettlestone, who carries on business as a naturalist, at No. 11, Neville-ter race, Hornsey-road. Mr. Brown, a harness maker, residing at Cobham, proceeded to London, and then to Hornsey, where he saw Mr. Bettlestone, and in a few moments enough transpired to convince both Mr. Brown and Mr. Bettlestone that a conclusive clue had been gained. The two young men, it ap pears, left home together on the morning of Thurs day, the 26th July, with the avowed intention of going down the South-Western line to fish, but they did not state decidedly to what part of the country they were going. They left the train at the Esher Station, and walked through the village and past the palings of Claremont-park, towards Cobham, where they visited two of the hotels, partaking of mode rate refreshment. At the White Lion they had some port wine, which, however, they appeared not to like, and asked for some a little older. With this they were supplied, and saying that it was very good, they ordered a bottle of it, and took it away with them in their basket. The eldest of the brothers was 36 years of age, the younger 23. The elder was armed with pistols, but nothing was known of the fact until after the bodies were discovered. At first it was supposed in the neighbourhood that a horri ble double murder had been committed for the pur pose of robbery, but the finding of money in the pockets of both the unfortunate men, and other valuable property about them, soon led to the con viction that no murder had been committed for that object. The investigation, which has already taken place, shows too clearly how the fatal acts were committed. No doubt can exist that the elder brother, in a moment of unguardedness, seized his younger brother and shot him through the head, and that having laid him out on the ground and covered him with his railway wrapper, he lay down beside him and shot himself through the heart. In that position they were found, after sleeping the sleep of death in that secluded spot more than eight days; for they died, there can be little doubt, on the morning of Tuesday, July the Bth, while their bodies were not found until eight o'clock last Fri day evening. The memorandum which was found indicates to some extent the state of mind of the elder brother, who it is said was of an erratic and roving disposition, but no light is thrown on the motive which could have prompted him to murder his younger brother, for whom he always seemed to bear the strongest affection, and who is described as a quiet, inoffensive, and well-conducted young man. No quarrels of any kind are known to have taken place between them, and as far as can be re collected by those who saw them on the morning of their visit to Cobham, they were cheerful and friendly, and to all appearance bent upon the sport they expected from their fishing tour. It is a some what remarkable fact that although the young men promised to return to the inn at Cobham in the course of the evening, and although they were ab sent from their homes more than a week, no in quiries were made about them. COBHAM, AVG. 4. An inquest on the bodies of the two gentlemen who were found on Friday in a wood near Cobham was held this morning at the King's Arms Inn, be fore W. Carter, Esq., coroner for East Surrey. The bodies had been placed in coffins previous to their inspection by the jury, and in an outhouse adjoin ing the inn. The spot where the tragedy took place was visited by hundreds of persons on Sunday, many of whom came from the metropolis for that purpose, and the trees near to which the bodies had been were entirely stripped of their foliage and branches by those who were curious to obtain me mentoes of the extraordinary occurrence. The excite ment continues to increase rather than to abate in the neighbourhood. The following evidence was adduced, after the Coroner had remarked that, as the bodies presented a most horrifying spectacle, the jury were only to be shown the lower extremities by the lid of the coffins being removed a few inches in order to satisfy them that the bodies were those of human persons. He observed that there were three hypotheses re specting the deaths, viz. —Suicide, or the murder of one and the suicide of the survivor. H. Hogan, cattle dealer, of Cobham, deposed to being at the George and Dragon on Friday last, about seven o'clock, when two men named Eyles I and Boxall requested him to accompany them for a walk, and he did so. They left the village and turned into the waste land on Walton Heath. After proceeding about 150 yards from the Ripley turnpike road a very offensive smell was observed, and road on passing through the common towards the r an to Byfleet he remained behind his companions th:Loaohl.t_irning round he saw what app eare d to be hi s b a Za .v :?f two men, one of them was lying on lying on 4 11 a cloth over him. The other was the breast ortiht side with his head reclining on ion i l l 'ormer. Witness called to his acnomdptahneyths,:lo a tahni he pointed out the bodies, L b bodies , and gave int l' o ti r pot without disturbing the The smell of Zion to Police- on stable been bodies was very offen ds vycs , . and : 1. tics had 4 had no particular Tirfeess and the other meetly were there. latter knew th e 1 , on the com mo n h ad toil he did not . nad he reason for going 0t1.1 % , ..... searching for anything, a rod or P ape g, no- . ibieeliewvaesthnaott thseeare Paper had been found. previously hoard that Thos. Lovell, police-co ns table, stationed at Cob ham, deposed—On Friday evening last I recei ved certain i n f ormat i on w hich cause d me to go to sou se waste land ca ll e d W a lton Common, being in th e parish of W atton - on- T hames . I found s everal per. sons standing around two deed men, one of whom was lying on his b ac k with hi.legs crossed, and having his head and face covered with a railway wrapper. The other lay upon his right side, with his head resting cn the breast of his dead companion. Their dresses were not disordered. The bodies were attacked by vermin, and they had 'probably been de&d seven or eight days, Mr. Webb, surgeon, ac companied me. I observed a pistol lying just be hind the head of the upper one, ch w hi c h w as an exploded cap. I now produce it. It is empty, having been discharged. A striped fancy cap was THE SUN, 140NDON 1 TUESDAY gVE '4 It u, - lying beside it, and near the two was a common wine bottle, which from the crust appeared to have been port wine. On removing the upper body, and the wrapper from the other man, I found another pistol between the two, being on the ground near the other man's breast. (The pistols formed a pair, but they were without maker's name.) There was an exploded cap on the nipple of the other pistol. I also found a black cloth cap beneath the under man, without a name, and also a fishing-basket and strap, in which was a fishing-rod case containing some artificial flies. Mr. Webb examined the bodies, and, with assist ance, I searched the bodies on the spot. In the pockets of the upper man I found two white hand kerchiefs (unmarked), a pair of dogskin gloves, a tin box containing a quantity of percussion caps, a pill-box containing two conical bullets fitting the pistols, some other bullets of a similar kind loose in the pockets, a pistol, powder-flask contain ing powder, a patent pencil, about ss. in silver money, and some half-pence. I also found some pencil writing in a pocket-book, effaced, and a Paxton shirt-collar. On the under man I found a white handkerchief, a pencil, pen-knife, a pair of tweezers, a half-sovereign, and 6s. in silver money, a pair of socks, and a Daily Telegraph newspaper of the 24th ult. I found a publican's dram-glass, on which was the name "H. Marchant." None of the other articles were marked. I picked up a second railway wrapper beneath the under man. The shoulder -strap on the fishing-basket was de tached from the person. By the Coroner—The writing in the k pocket boo - . is so effectually defaced by a pencil that it cannot be deciphered. The piece of ground where the bodies were found is a triangle formed by three roads which surround it, and the bodies were lying in about the centre, at a distance of about 80 yards from either road, one of which leads from Cobham to Witley Heath and Guildford, and the other from Witley Heath to Byfleet. There was also a third leading from Cobham to Weybridge and Byfleet. Hogan, re-called—l did not observe any appear ance of a struggle having taken place upon the spot where the bodies lay, Mr. Joseph Webb, surgeon, of Cobham, deposed— On Friday evening last I accompanied the witness Lovell to the common, and there saw two male per sons dead. They were lying on the ground in the position described by the last witness. I consider, by the condition of the bodies, that they had been exposed to the influence of the atmosphere from seven to ten days. The upper one appeared to be about 30, and the other about five or six years younger. They were greatly decomposed. I ex amined them, and found on the upper, or elder person, a wound under the chin which appeared to have been caused by a pistol shot. I could not de tect any other injury. A man could inflict on him self a wound similar to that which I have described, but it could not easily have been caused by another person, unless the head was thrown back. The de ceased bore the appearance of a black man from decomposition. The pistol was lying near his right hand, the fingers of which were extended. I found a perforation in his vest like that of a pistol shot. It might have been caused by himself with his right hand. A second pistol was found near his body. The wound might have been caused by an other person. The flesh of the face and neck is en tirely eaten away. In my opinion death was caused by a pistol shot wound. Their position indicated that it was a pre-arranged matter, and that they were sitting near each other, but the death of the under man was probably first caused, he having been carefully covered with a rug. By the Foreman—The death of the man wounded in the breast would have taken place almost instan taneously. Susanna Moreham, a married woman, residing on Walton-common, said—On Saturday morning last I went to the spot in company with my little grandson and two other boys, having heard that two dead bodies had been found there. About 6ft. from the place my grandson picked up an outfitter's advertisement from Holloway-gate, bearing the name of S. Henderson, tailor and outfitter. My daughter read on it " Whoever finds this body," but being unable to read any more I gave it to Police-constable Hoare. Last Thursday week, be tween 7 and 8 o'clock, I was in my yard, when 1 heard the report of two fire-arms in the direction of Paine's Hill, at an interval of a minute or two be tween each other. I remarked to a person who was reading a newspaper to me that the party was firing quickly. It is not an unusual occurrence to hear fire-arms near my house, but not so soon after each other. I saw no one on the common that night. Miss Mary Ann Jupp, of Westcott, near Dork ing, stated that she was staying with her sister-in law at the White Lion Hotel on Thursday week last, when two gentlemen came to the house and asked for two pints of port wine. She informed them that they kept nothing less than quart bottles, one df which they then bought, and for which the younger of the two paid. Witness wrapped the bottle in a piece of Daily Telegraph newspaper. He tried to put it into a fish-basket, but was unable to do so, in consequence of a pouch, which he handed to witness, and desired her to keep. It contained a pair of scissors, some tweezers, flies, and lines for fishing. On the fly-wrapper was written the fol lowing :—" C. 8., 5, Layton-place, Brixton, or 11, Angel-court, City." They were respectably attired, and the younger one wore a light suit and cap (cor responding with that produced). The elder man said th&y were going to the Plough, at Stoke, snd that he knew two young women living there 10 or 15 years ago. They left the house and proceeded towards Walton Common. The elder one appeared to be lost in his manner, and was going away with out paying for the wine, and the younger man then paid for it. Susan Lasham, a girl, deposed to finding a fish rod on Monday week last. It was leaning on a furze bush. At this stage of the proceedings a gentleman named Brown entered the room, and in reply to the coroner stated that he went on Saturday to 11, Angel-court, City, and, from information there re ceived, he proceeded to 11, Neville-court, Hornsey, where he saw a gentleman named Biddlestone, who told him that his two sons left home on Thursday, July 24, with the avowed object of going on a fish ing excursion. The elder one, who held a situation of £2OO per annum in a Marine Assurance Com pany, was 38 years of age, and the younger, who was a clerk in the City, was 23 years of age. The circumstances brought to his knowledge left no doubt but that they were his sons. He was deeply affected, and was unable to account for the melan choly affair in any way. He declared that they were on friendly terms, and he could not shed an y light upon the affair. The Coroner here suggested an adjournment in order to enable the father to attend, but as the jury were about to leave the house the father en tered, and in reply to the Coroner, said he had just been shown the several articles named in the evi dence, and he identified them as having belonged to his two sons, Charles and Herbert, whom he last saw on the 24th ult. Layton-place, Brixton, was their former residence, and they still resided with their father. Mr. Biddlestone also stated that on their leaving he requested them to return in good time, and they said, " Yes, father, we will return at the usual time," which was about ten o'clock p.m. Witness had received no intimation of the cause of absence in writing, and he therefore caused some of the family to sit up for them. He could in no way account for the act, and he believed the writ ing was in a disguised hand, or written by one of them while in a state which would alter the custo mary hand. The writing, as deciphered, was read, and Mr. Biddlestone thought it was written by I lerbert, the younger, whom he supposed might foeheieienn labouring at the time under some men tal' Herbert was unusually fond of his sis ter E mu !: by hi t , 1 ; e :rid he believed the writing was written By the e l:: of the terms expressed therein. respecting le At what conclusion do you ar rivel have promised towl3rds, " Charles is nearly dead. s ee quit ? " dead before I Witness e — y T w h e a re t f t r h ieen i dni u y : la s . afely to :ally committed sui cide• rds each other., and gi on equal terms with my other aoue c ount for the words, " The writer , I cannot ac as.„ f orveness • away to from all whom he may pain by this going dim , I have not heard from the offices in which they were employed that the accounts of either were in an unsatisfactory condition. I had never known any weakness of mind in either. I believe from the circumstances that they both left home with a pre determination to destroy their lives. I directed inquiry to the Thames Police, thinking they might have been drowned. They were not addicted to intemperate habits. By a Juror—l think the writing alludes to my daughter Emily, and I am not aware that there was any attachment to a young lady by either of them. The Coroner carefully summed up, leaving two questions for the decision of the jury, viz., as to whether the act was a suicide on the part of both, or whether one of the men first killed his brother and afterwards shot himself. The room was then cleared, and the jury, after more than two hours' consultation, returned a ver dict of felo de se against the younger person, Her bert, and that the elder also died by a pistol-shot wound, but by whom that wound was inflicted there was not sufficient evidence to show. EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPT TO EXIORT MONEY. A respectably-dressed middle-aged man, who gave the name of Charles Reynolds, but whose real name is Davis, was placed at the bar of the Man sion-house yesterday, in the custody of Sergeant Green, a detective officer, before Mr. Alderman Humphery, who was sitting for the Lord Mayor, charged with an attempt to extort money by means of threats from Baron Rothschild. Mt. Wontner, solicitor, appeared to conduct the prosecution, and Mr. Beard attended on behalf of the prisoner. Mr. Wontner said he had the honour of appear ing on behalf of Messrs. Rothschild to prosecute the prisoner for sending threatening letters to Messrs. Rothschild under somewhat peculiar circumstances. The prisoner, who was an entire stranger to Baron Rothschild, gave his name as Reynolds, but it was afterwards found to be Davis, was living at No. 5, New North-place Kingsland-road. In May last, Mr Rothschild received the following letter:— " London, May, 1862. " Gentlemen,—To Baron Lionel Rothschild, Baron Meyer, Sir Anthony Rothschild,—We have written this letter to you soliciting the loan of X 500; it is a desperate case; if you do not lend it to us one of you will be dead before long, and one of us will die by the hand of the law. As soon as we can we will return it. (Signed) " A and B. " If you consent to advance it, insert an adver tisement in the Daily Telegraph as follows ;—' The letter signed A and B duly received, and the favour solicited shall be complied with.' If we don't see the advertisement in a fortnight what is written will come to pass. If you can comply with it we will write and let you know the way in which we will receive it. If you lend it you will have no cause to regret it." _ _ This was the first letter which was received by the firm, and thinking it was written by some in sane person, no notice was taken of it. In June, however, another letter was received, which ran as follows ; " London, June, 1862. " To the Baron Lionel Rothschild. " We sent a letter last month asking for a loan of £5OO. If there does not appear a notice to the fol lowing effect in the Daily Telegraph, in a fortnight, the first time either of us three get an opportunity, we know you well by sight, and you shall be a dead man and one of us will die by the hands of the law, If we cannot meet you, we will assassinate th e first we get an opportunity, either Sir Anthony or Baron Meyer. You ought to let them have notice. We have about £4OO between us. We shall be able to pay you back with interest in six years, we having an opportunity of going into business. If you consider one of your lives of more value than the loan, grant it, for as certain as this letter was written, so sure, if this loan is not granted, one of you will be assassinated. If you comply we will write and let you know how we will receive the money. " A. and B. "Insert the following in the Daily Telegraph:— The letter signed A. and B. was duly received, and the favour requested will be complied with." Upon receipt of the second letter, Messrs. Roths child placed the matter in the hands of the police, and in July a third letter was received by the firm : "London, July, 1862. " To Sir Anthony Rothschild, Bart. "Your brother, the Baron Lionel, has had two letters sent to Kingston House, Knightsbridge, asking for a loan of £3OO, and telling him, if he did not lend it, either you or the Baron eyer should be assassinated the first opportunity we got. One of us will be on the look out for you every day in the week. If you consider one of your lives of more consequence than £3OO send it. We do not wish to cheat you ; we only require it for six years. We write this letter thinking that by some acci dent you may not have heard of the other two letters ; that, when it is too late, you may not have any excuse for saying we wish we had known of the impending catastrophe. If there is not inserted in the Daily Telegraph newspaper by the 25th inst. what is written will come to pass. " A and B." " The letter signed ' A and B.' was received, and the favour shall be complied with. We will let you know how we will receive it if you comply with it. "To Sir A. Rothschild, Bart. "If it appears in the Daily Telegraph by the 28th it will be in time." A notice was inserted in the _Daily Telegraph ac cording to the request, adding that they would not go to the full extent, but would advance £l5O, when the following letter was received by the firm " London, July 23. . _ "To Sir Anthony Rothschild, Bart., and your respected brothers, for there is not a house in the city of London so much respected as the house of Rothschild, and we are glad to learn that your brother, the Baron Lionel, has recovered from his severe indisposition. If at any time it should be in our power to save one of your lives at the cost of one of ours, we should most cheerfully do it •, but when men are driven to desperation they will do what at any other time they would shrink from doing. The writer of this letter and a friend of his, about ten years since, had about £2,500 be tween us, being then about 25 years of age, both being n ear l y t h e same age, when we were induced to join a person who had taken out a patent for rice and starch, we used to find the money as an equiva lent fo r his experience ; when we had expended about half of it we saw, if we went on, we should lose all our money, so to release ourselves from him, we told he might have the benefit of all the money we had expended, and he did so, and he sold it for about £5OO, and he congratulated himself in think ing he had been acquainted with us; but if we had known so much now we should not have had any thing to do with him. We lost about £1,400 by it. I and my friend have been together ever since, sharing our fortunes and misfortunes, and , if needs be, we will di e toget h er . The notice of our letter in the Telegraph has relieved us from a eight of depression. We could do very well with a loan of £ 2OO , a smaller sum will not save us. We are in b us i ness. If we do not have £2OO we shall be rui ne d . If you l en d it, we shall hav e a profitable b us i ness ( w h en we first took it we did not understand much about it.) Now we have learned it. If you lend it us, in three years we shall be able to repay you. When we say we shall repay you we mean it. We have been brought up well, and have received a good education, but adversity has overtaken us . Wh at I h av e written i s th e t rut h. We are not tryi ng to impose upon you. When my father died he left me £2,000. If you send us the £2OO I have no doubt we shall be worth that once more. We write to you knowing you to be chari table men, who can feel for others. We must offer our apology for having written in the manner we did, but ours is a desperate case. Hoping y ou will lend us the £2OO, you will not have any cause to regret it, either in this world or in that which is to come. "A. & B. "To Sir A. Rothschild, Bart., and Brothers. "If you should be so kind as to lend it, please insert the following in the Daily Telegraph news paper : " A. & B.—Your letter of the 23d was received, and the favour will be complied with.' "P.S.—lf you should lend it, we will let you know how we will receive it." Other advertisements were inserted :n the Daily Telegraph, and the following letters were sent in answer : " London, July 26 ' "To Si r A nt h ony Rothschild and your respected Brothers. " We thank you for your kind notice of our letter in the Daily Telegraph of the 26th.we im mediatelywent to our p r i nc ip a l cre ditor, to wheal We owe about £5OO, who told us if we did not red uce the account to £2OO he should proceed against us. His reason for doing so, he said, was that he did not in tend to have so much capital employed in his bubi. - -rt AUGUST 5, 1862. all his large creditors to ness, and he intenaeu . told him if ho reduce their accounts. vv b 'hat we had looked at our books he would see 1-- enough to pay all our creditors more than 20 shillings in the pound. He said he did not wish to look at them. He was quite satisfied with our word. We tried all in our power to induce him to take £lOO. He said the least he would take would be £l5O, and if we did not let him have that amount by August 6 he should proceed. against us, as he would sooner loose all than take less. We should have been prepared to meet all our regular engagements, if this had not come upon us unexpectedly ; and we shall not be able to extricate ourselves without your kind consideration. He said he did not care if our account did not exceed £350. We are two single men. Our income last year was £BOO, and this year we expect it will be more. We live as economically as we can. If you will be so kind as to lend us £l5O it will save us from being proceeded against. We must offer composition. If there is not a composition we shall be made bank rupts. If they should aceept compensation we shall lose our standing in society. Our names will be in the Protection Trade Society's books. Up to the Present time we have never been in difficulties be fore. We have always paid every one what was due to them up to the present time, and our characters have been without reproach —Yours truly obliged, " A. & B. "We should be able to repay it in a year. The writer of this letter is a lieutenant in one of the Metropolitan' Rifle Volunteer Corps. As regards the number of effectives on the muster roll, having been in the corps from its formation, if you are so kind as to lend us the £l5O, it will save us from being in difficulties. If you do not lend it we must offer compensation ; if that is not accepted, we shall be bankrupts. In either case, I must resign my com mission, for I could not associate with my brother officers afterwards. Then there would not be any thing in this world that I should desire to live for. If you are so kind as to lend it, the first opportunity I have, when in uniform, of speaking to either of you, I will do myself the honour_ Then you will know what I have written is the truth. If you have faith to lend it, I shall not care about your knowing my name, for I feel confident you would not cast obliquy upon me or my corps by taking notice of what I have written.—Yours, respectfully, " A. & B. " If you should be so kind as to lend it, please have the following advertisement inserted in the Dasly Telegraph :—' Bon Accord, your letter of the 26th has been received, and the favour shall be complied with.' "If you lend it, we will let you know how to send it." Another advertisement having been inserted on the 30th July, a letter was received, stating how the money was to be sent, which was as follows : " London, July 30, 1862. " Sir Anthony Rothschild, and your respected Brothers, Baron Lionel and Baron Meyer. "We are not aware if you have any other brothers. We return our sincere thanks for your kindness in consenting to lend us £l5O. It has re leased us from our anxiety. The first time I have an opportunity of speaking to either of you, whe ther in uniform or not, I will do myself the honour, then you shall know my name and our place of business, and in which Metropolitan Volunteer Rifle Corps lam a lieutenant. If you be so kind to enclose the halves of two bank notes in the en closed envelope, we will send a letter acknowledg ing the receipt of it. The envelopes are not very thick, and I think it would be advisable to enclose the half notes in a piece of paper before placing them in the envelope.—Yours truly obliged, " A. and B." The envelope enclosed was addressed to Mr. John son, Post-office Coffeehouse, St. Martin's-le-Grand, E.C., and the letter was put into the hands of the secretary to Messrs. Rothschild, and sent the fol lowing reply:— _ _ " Sir Anthony de Rothschild regrets he cannot comply with Mr. Johnson's request to forward the half notes in an envelope to be called for at a coffee house. " His charity is never given to unknown persons, and unless Mr. Johnson can call on Sir Anthony or the Secretary at New-court, he cannot have the money. " July 31, 1862." "This letter was posted by one of the officers engaged in investigating the affair, and was seen to be given to the accused. He was followed and seen to open the letter and read it, and when he had read it the officers, Sergeant Green and Sergeant Scott, took hold of his hands and asked him what he had got. He said nothing and crumpled the letter in his hand. Sergeant Scott took hold of his hand, and taking the letter from it, asked the pri soner if he called that nothing, and he said he knew nothing about it. The prisoner was taken into custody, and upon his apartments being searched some paper and envelopes were found in a cupboard, which exactly corresponded with that in which the letters had been written to Messrs. Rothschild. Mr. Won tner said that the evidence he should produce he thought would be sufficient to prove be yond all doubt that the prisoner was the party who wrote the letters in question. Mr. Ald. Humphrey asked if anything was known of the prisoner ? Mr. Wontner said nothing was known as to who or what the prisoner was. How he had been getting a living was at present involved in mystery. The following evidence was then adduced : Sergeant Webb said—l have been endeavouring, in company with Sergeants Scott and Green, to dis cover the writer of the letters addressed to Sir Anthony Rothschild. On Thursday last, July 31, I was at the Post-office Coffeehouse about 2 o'clock. I saw the prisoner there, and saw him leave about a quarter-past 9 at night, and followed him, in com pany with Scott, to No. 5, North-place, Kingsland road. I did not see him go in. I was at Messrs. Rothschild's office on the 31st, and saw Major Snell open the letter signed A and B, and dated July 30, which contained an envelope addressed to Mr. John son, Post-office Coffeehouse, 26, St. Martin's-le- Grand. Major Snell wrote a letter and enclosed it in that envelope, and handed it to me, and I took it, with four others, to the waiter at the Post-office Coffeehouse, and allowed the waiter there a mark upon them. At 10 o'clock the same night I posted them at the General Post-office. I went the next morning, at 8 o'clock, to the Post-office Coffeehouse and saw the waiter, who had the five letters I pro duce, and amongst them is the letter addressed to Mr. Johnson. They are all differently addressed. On Saturday afternoon I saw the prisoner in cus tody at about 20 minutes past 1. I then went to 5, North-place, Kingsland-road, with Sergeant Scott, and on the first floor I found, in a cupboard in the prisoner's bedroom, four sheets of paper and four envelopes wrapped up in a piece of newspaper. The mark, " Goynson, 1861," on the paper, corresponds exactly with the marks on the paper on which the letters addressed to Messrs. Rothschild are written; and the stamps on the envelopes also correspond. Alderman Humphery—Was anything known of the prisoner at the house where he lodged ? Webb—Nothing, sir ; and he has lived there with his wife and family six weeks, and the landlord has not seen him yet. He said he saw his back once, and that was all. He went out in the morning and re turned at night. Sergeant Scott, detective—On Thursday last I was in company with Webb near the Post-office Coffeehouse. I sa w the pri soner b etween 2 and 3 o'clock, and saw him leave at about a quarter to 9. I was in company with Webb and Green. We followed the prisoner, and saw him go into Cheap side, and after walking about twenty yards, he turned round, and stood and looked back, as if he were looking for some one. He repeated this about every two or three h un d red yards, before he reached home. He passed No. 5, North-place, on the opposite side of the way, and after proceeding about twenty y ards, turned back and stood for some time with his back to the door, looking in the direction in which he had come. He rang the bell at last, and went in. On Friday night, at ten o'clock, I Was with Green in the Kingsland-road, when we met the prisoner. He passed No. 5, on the opposite side of the road, and after going twenty or thirty yards he turned back and looked up at the window, and after waiting a few moments, apparently to see if any one were watching him, he rang the bell and went in. On Saturday, at twelve o'clock, I was at the coffee, saw him, and saw him lea ve - I followed him, in company with Webb and Green, to Portland-street, and I saw hit* open a letter, and, after reading it, crumpled it in his hand, and as soon as he did so, Sergeant Green, who was behind, caught hold of both his arms. I immediately caught hold of his left hand, and asked him what he had got. He said nothing, and I opened his hand and took out the letter which was produced by Webb, and asked if he called that nothing, and he said, "it is not mine." The letter is Aaressed " Mr. Johnson, Post-office Coffee house,- St. Mart's -le-Grand, E.C." W e t oo k hi m to the station, and writ. -n asked his n ame , h e sa id it was Charles Reynolds. He was asked what his address was, and he said he had no axed residence, he slept at a coffee-house. I went with Vebb to 5, North-place, and on my return to the station I told the prisoner I had been to his house there, and found that he was living there in the name of Davis. He said Davis was his right name, and the reason he did not tell what it was at first was because he thought we did not know, and he expected he should get discharged. Sir Anthony Nathan Rothschild said—l received the three letters produced, dated July 1862, July 23d, 1862, and July 26th, 1862. The letter pro duced, addressed to Mr. Johnson, is in Major Snell's —my secretary's—handwriting. The envelope is the same whicil was enclosed in the letter of the 30th. I have never seen the prisoner before to my knowledge. Mr. Wontner asked that the prisoner might be remanded upon that evidence. Mr. Beard said he had no objection, on behalf of his client, to have the case remanded, but he hoped his lordship would admit the prisoner to bail. Mr. Alderman Humphery, however, said he cer tainly should not think of such a thing. Mr. Beard said there was nothing proved as yet. Mr. Alderman Humphery, however, said he thought everything was proved that need be. The prisoner was seen to go and get the letter and open it, and was taken with it in his possession. Mr. Beard said he had a good answer to that, but he should not put it forward on that occasion. He hoped his lordship would accept responsible bail. Mr. Alderman Humphery said he could not think of doing so, and the prisoner was accordingly remanded for a week. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Aug. 4. MARYLEBONE.—EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE AGAINST A GENTLEMAN.—James Thomson Harring ton, a fine-looking man of military appearance, re siding at No. 1, Grove-end-road, St. John's-wood, was brought up in the custody of Inspector Sheehy, S division, and placed at the bar, before Mr. Mans field, charged with having attempted, under ex traordinary circumstances, to shoot John Gilbert, a cabman, and police-constable Pink, 85 D, both of whom, it will be seen from the subjoined evidence, narrowly escaped. The court was crowded during the inquiry. The first witness called was Richard Peniston, who, on being sworn, said —I am a cab proprietor and driver. Yesterday afternoon, about twenty minutes before one, I was on the stand in Great Quebec-street. The prisoner was driving a phaeton and pair towards Montagu-street, and came near to my horse and, in fact, close upon it. I said to him, " Where are you coming to ?" when, without saying a word, he struck the animal on the back of the head with an axe about two inches behind the ear. I tried to stop the prisoner, who then aimed a blow at me with the axe, but fortunately it missed me. I fol lowed him to the Grove-end-road, where a great crowd had assembled, and found that he had gone into his house. I knocked at the door, and was let in, and I saw the prisoner and two officers there. The prisoner recognised me, and said to me, " Cab man, I'll recompense you for what I have done ; come up here." He remunerated me, and I went away as quickly as I could. Prisoner—l gave you more than £5O did I not ? Peniston—lt a was voluntary gift, whatever it was in amount ? Prisoner—The sovereigns I gave you were taken out of a bag containing 150 of them, and I find that you have had 73, is that true or not ? Peniston (to the Magistrate)—Am I bound to answer that question, your worship ? Mr. Mansfield—Yes. Peniston (after much hesitation)—Yes, I did re ceive that sum, but I did not demand it. It was given to me. Prisoner (who was very much excited)—l will buy the horse of you now at a reasonable price. Peniston was a most reluctant witness, and nothing further could be elicited from him, as he was evidently well contented with his reward. Edward Gilbert, cabman—l was on the Quebec street rank, and observed the prisoner while driving aloLg flourish a chopper and try to hit the first witness with it on the head. I pursued him with my cab to North-street, when he pointed at me a pistol, saying, " If you don't stop I'll blow your brains out." Being alarmed I pulled up and got to the bottom of the cab seat, and on getting up again the prisoner turned round and deliberately fired at me. I resumed my seat on the box and went after him again, and he fired at me a second time. Mr. Mansfield—Did he point the pistol at you, Gilbert ? Witness—He did, sir ; and he threw a pistol at a gentleman who attempted to stop him. Prisoner—l merely threw it into the road. Gilbert, in continuation, said—When the prisoner got to his residence, to which I had pursued him, he went in at the gate, and pointing a pistol out of a window, he said to me and others who were stand ing in the yard, " If you are not off I'll blow y our brains out." He came down into the passage, where after firing off another pistol, he was secured. Pink, 85 D, said—At a quarter to one yesterday afternoon I was in Grove-end-road, and saw the prisoner driving two horses. Two other persons accompanied him on horseback—one in front and the other behind; they were all going at a furious rate. The last witness was driving a Hansom cab, and shouting, " Stop him, stop him !" When the prisoner had got near the Catholic chapel, Grove road, he rose up from his seat, and turning round, with a pistol in his hand, pointed it towards the cabman, and said something to him, but I did not hear the words. He (the cabman) crouched down behind the cab, and in a few seconds, when he rose up, prisoner fired at him. He (prisoner) drove on again, and at the corner of St. John's-road he threw a pistol at a young man who made an endeavour to arrest his horses' progress. Prisoner—No, not at the young man; it was merely thrown into the road. Witness added—The young man picked up the pistol, and was going away with it when I took it from him, at the same time telling him I was a con stable, and followed the prisoner, who drew up at his house, and jumping out of the phaeton ran in doors through the gate. I attempted to enter, but the gate was closed against me. I rang the bell and was admitted by a man servant, to whom I made myself known as being an officer. I got into the house by a side door, but could not get up stairs. Shortly afterwards the last witness and a constable entered by the gates, and we all made our way up to the prisoner's bedroom door; on our getting to the top of the stairs he opened the door, and com ing out presented a pistol, saying, "If you don't quit this place I'll blow out your brains." Prisoner—Certainly; what business had you there ? A man's house is his castle. Witness—l said to him, ;I amapolice constable, and have seen you fire a pistol at a man ;" and he exclaimed, " Yes, and I will fire this at you if you are not off." We then all went down, when the prisoner followed us, holding the pistol in front of him, and pointed it at all who were there. At this time there were seven or eight of us in the place. The others ran out into a yard, but I drew myself up in a doorway at the foot of the stairs, and spring ing upon him, seized him round the body. He drew himself slightly round at the moment, and the barrel of the pistol struck me on the hip. The pistol instantly exploded. Assistance was procured and the prisoner was conveyed to the station-house. After he was locked up I went back to the prisoner's residence, and upon the wall, close to which I had been standing when I laid hold of the prisoner, there was a hole about 2 feet 6 inches from the floor, and five-eighths of an inch in depth, the mark having beyond all doubt been caused by a bullet ; below the said hole was a piece of wadding, with the impression of a bullet upon it. Mr, Mansfield—Did you find the bullet P Witness—No, sir. (Two duelling pistols, said to be worth 30 guineas (those which were fired off), and two axes, the whole of which were found at s aid —By the prisoner's dwelling, were produced '?): L police-officer.) Witness, in addition, direction of the inspector I have taken the pistolsteyh to Mr. Jackson, of Edg ware-road, by whom have been examined. I pr b e e se li n e t ve, out of Mr. Mansfield—ls Mr. Jackson street. He Witness—He is not, sir, being, town. police-constable, said g a a c ll . h a o l p on a g t el ß e ak a e John Moore Hammon,. a I saw the prisoner drivin g and choppin g He was flourishing a hatchet, with it at everybody. e • I, with many Witnessgave other evidence others, followed h portionabove. turning the cornelilrmeo.fßaokfetrh-setre t . corroborating a ~......i did not actually see you pull the By Prison! saw your fing er trigger, but . I .. Upon it and heard hold of you. A Solicitor, who was present, said that he did not ap pear for the prisoner, but was employed by some the report while Pink had - h ighly respectable relations hod friends of the fam ily, by whom, if he could be handed over, every possible care would be taken of him. Mr. Mansfield—There is only one course open to me, which is that of committing the prisoner for trial at the Central Criminal Court. What the result there will be is, 1 . think, pretty clear. I think it is quite unnecessary to have Mr. Jackson, by whom the pistols were exa.mf-ned, here ; and in ordei to afford time to produce' him the prisoner will be brought up again on We dnesday for the completioi2 of the depositions. Mr. Mansfield (addressing Pink; said—Your great courage and conduct altogether &title you to much praise, and I hope your superiors will take notice of it. CLERKENWELL—T HE LATE LYNCH LAW IN ST. JAMES'S PARK._Albe.rt William Pinkstone, 23, a decently-attired man of modest appearance, who described himself as a ele. - k, residing at 53, Den mark-grove, Islington, w ith ,his wife and family, was charged before Mr. Barker, with feloniously commiting a rape on the person of a child eight years of age, and indecently assaulting another, aged between five and six years of age, whose name we purposely omit. Mr. H: Allen, the prosecuting officer for the Society for Enforcing the Laws for the Protection of Wcmen, attended to watch the case. Owi l 2g to the publicity that had been given to the fact Oat the prisoner had been " Lynched" in St. James' s -park, and committed for trial on a simi lar charge ( G u which charge he was admitted to bail, and sho rn : d have appeared at the Sessions house, Clerkenv o -ell-green, this morning), and that he had been rea pi. lrehended on two charges of in decency upon childr,n3 7 long before the usual hour appointed for bringin L g the prisoner to the court a large concourse of persOns assembled outside the police station. On his way t here he was hissed and been laid upon him. hooted, and had it not been fo.r the p r e sen c e of the police, violent hands would have The court and the avenues wen' densely crowded, and during the examinations frequ'ent interruptions were caused by the vast concourse of persons who had assembled on the outside of the ccurt from their anxiety to hear the proceedings. The children were each attended by their mothers, and in the first case it appeared that the child waited upon the prisoner, who occupied apartments in her mother's house. On Christmas night last, while cards were being played, the pri soner offered fourpence to the child to accede to his wish. Subsequently he repeated his villanous con duct, presenting her with a pearl pen, inkstand, button hook, a scent bottle, and a little penknife.. He instructed her not to tell her mother, as his mother-in-law, who was living with him, would in such case murder her. The child Wag terrified and kept the villany a seeret. The notice in the news papers, together with the information of the pri soner's vroceeding with the younger child, excited a suspicion in the mother's mind, which the child confessed, and the police were apprised of the cir cumstance. The prisoner, with great coolness, cross-examined the child and the mGther, but could not shake the evidence. He then asked the child if what was alleged against him was not committed with her will, and not against it. Mr. Mould (chief clerk) —It did not matter. Police-constable Taylor, 47 N, took the prisoner into custody on the charge, which he repeated in the presence of the child. Hei said he did not know' whether it occurred in May or not, adding "I sup pose they will hang me." The prisoner, after the usual caution from the magistrate, reserved his defence, and was fully com mitted to Newgate for trial. The second case was then entered into. The child, only six years of age, was placed on a stool in front of the magistrate. The case was clearly proved, being one of misdemeanour; and the prisoner, de clining again to enter into any defence, was also committed for trial on this charge. COUNTRY MARKL/16. - .►, ... CCILCHESTER—Atra. 2. To-day there was a small supply of wheat at market, and the prices of last , week were readily made. A very limited business doing il-t spring corn. Wheat, white. ..... .56s 62s I Beans,Mazagan..3ss 38a red ..54s 60;9 middle & small.3Bs 420 Barley — s — s , Peas, white 38s 42s Oats ..— s —s I gray 38s 420 GLOUCESTER--4,1.1m. 2. A small supply of English wheat from the farmers to day, which brought last week's prices. Foreign whea t in limited demand, but holders being generally firm the for sales made were at the rates of last week, Barley and beans unaltered. Oats firm. CHELMSFORD—AUG. 1. The supply of wheat was limited, and prices shAtionary. A few new peas offered to-day at 38s to 40s per qr. Ia spring corn there was little change in prices, with a dull demand. Wheat, old white 45s 57s Peas, Partridge.... 37s 41s new 448 61s White 39s 42s old red.... 44s 49s Boiling 4ls 448 new 49s 57s Dun 36s 405 Barle Chevalier .. 30s 39s Ditto new —s —5 valier .. 30s 42s Beans, Tick, old 348 398 Grinding 24s 32s new.. 34s 39s Malt. Chevalier . 64s 69s new. .368 410 Oats 22s 29 s Mazagan ....... 32$ 400 KIRKCALDY GRAIN—Au G. 2. We had small supplies to-day of oats, which sold at 20 per qr advance. A fair show of wheat, ana sold at former prices, but a slow trade. Only two parcels of barley. Wheat. Barleys. Oats. Fir5t....488 Od 3lslod 1 27s Od Second ..54s Od Ms Od I 29s Od Third....62s Od —s Od 32s Od COAL (rrioee of Coal per Ton ai lARKET. it the close of the market Walls End. s. d. Grey's West Hartley.. 15 0 Eden Main ..16 0 Carway and Duffryn Malting Do. Anthracite 21 0 Hastings Hartley 15 6 Lambert's West Hart- s. d. Hetton ... 17 6 Whitworth 15 3 South Hetton l7 6 Thorpe Haswell Braddyll's Hetton 16 9 Hedley 15 6 Gosforth 15 3 Byron. Jb.mes l5 0 Tunstall 6 Heugh Hall 16 ley 15 3 Wylam ..15 9 Byass's Bebside West Hartley ....15 6 Tanfield Moor Butes..l3 0 North Felton Ga5.....12 9 Peases West .14 6 Ships at market, 107; sold, 57. -- FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. MAILS DUE. ......---- —. AuKralia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Aug. 18. via Marseilles Aug. 12. .drazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Aug. 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Sept. 1. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Aug. 1 8 ' via Marseilles Aug. 12. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Aug. 14. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Aug. 18. via Marseilles Aug, 12. India (Bombay), via Southampton Aug, 14. via Marseilles Aug. 8. Lisbon Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Aug. 14. via Marseilles Aug. 8. Newfoundland .. Aug. 6. Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet Aug. 6. by U.S. packet by Canadian packet. Aug. 0. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Aug 10. Bahamas, via New York . 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