The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-11 00:00:00

1tc ...... 0 _ ...,,............ ......,_____... NE IP lIIARKETI BEA-f,,,& MARKETS-This day. AND I - ... ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOLS. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, 1 Share/ Railways. Pao Closing 1 Business 4. - Price. done. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK: 13.14. Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val. all - - The at Blythe and Tyne. - - Ca alteration in the rate of discount 10 B ost.,Sleaf.,andllid.Co all 991 has not been effected. The result of the weekly al, Bristol and Exeter Cour t of the Bank of England directors was awaited 5 ° Caoirekdatiltando .. 100 .1 1251 1261 1264 6 1 to . 20 o ornwre' I n ****** all 6 7 day With considerable interest, but while an in -10 D o ' A ( 1 A gets no dil crease to 9 per cent, was considered very probable, 10 Do. B I till 6 PD.p an h as all - - the (bee- "aid to: B. all - - notification that the minimum would for the 50 Dublin & r:eitast Junc all 35 36 Prawn 25 Dun i' "", remain at 8 per cent. failed to produce any at ,I,;,,, ,,l " b i l , r r g t t lit AbJune. all 16 17 Glasgow. 100 CO 92 particular surprise. It nevertheless exercised a , B , dlasg. and S. Western. 100 110 112 __ beneficial . [4 r i zt t ij alte s r r n o , c 2rd. ea 100 47 48 171 1 I influence in promoting a better feeling in Ell , Zille.t i at Ditto EastAnglian at 100 71 7,1 , m onster and commercial circles. et GreatNorthof Sootiani. 100 - - fro-1:e America has been announced this morning at . .;roat Northern lOO 131 135 1 1 131_ New York with £lO,OOO. a , Do A stock Et Do Bdo 100 131 1.33 The r .v_ -,...angaroo has arrived at Liverpool from New et (3t, S. and W. of Irelan. 100 02 94 at Great Western .. ** .** . 100 681 6) 69 'uric With £19,080. et Do Str Val rim. steel 100 - - 9 0 a The directors of the Bank of Hindustan,.China, s e t La n n Oda: London l a r n l g a r o k k 3 w h it i r i . 1 12 1191 7 11 0 11 ; 3 1 1 1 2 0 td sendlliPan have just declared an ad interim divi- s al Lon, Bright.,& S. Coast 100 1054 (C6l 10 1 Lon., Chat., and Dove! 100 41 43 . for the half-year ending June 30, at the rate sa a t t L L o o n n . . && North s Western 100 lii 2154 1161 171 o'.th Western 100 98 99 931 of 10 per cent., free of income tax, payable On and t Ilan., Shet., & Lincoln. 100 66 67 661 a fter the 2 0th inst. 50 Ilaryport and Carlisle. all - - 12 4 Do* shares..• ~ all - - Sinetioa having been granted by the Board of t a 3 t Nacolitan •all 112 113 112/ 13 100 1371 138 1371 81 Trade to a change of name of the British and - Do -a lVew - - p American Exchange Bankiag Corporation to that °f the I nternational Bank, the business of the corn- itt) ed°43llVng.lDerb): 1(3 1 0 1 108 110 25 Do . 4 eliar * e o s i relAnc all a ---- -- 25 klid Kent 41 1/ ! . l' will henceforth be carried on under the latter 10 Do Cray Line - - all - - cal gnatiOn. at North British The last , at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 251 164 to „. week's rai l way receipts, ascertained up at Nth. Eastern.-Berwtok 100 108 109 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 6.13.4 -- d 1443 day, are, in round figures, as under:-- et Do Leeds lOO 65 66 Great 1864. 1863. et Do York „„0 'Western - - '''' 'Western .... 122,102 113,617 et North London 1 0 Do New 5 414 p ivotb°,.tlth- Western on ill atld 51,307 46,446 et S co tti s h C en t ra l I'(lß°_tleth Ea stern 411 ' at Norther n - - 134 84 hire and Yorkshire 44,338 39,240 10 Shrews, and Welch ou, all - - et Shropshir ' e Union P .... 100 67 59 N nil aud , Exeter ki ttch 'ziastern at e 'ter, Sheff i e ld , and Lincoln 19,328 17,436 at South Wales - - eat Easern . Th ese returns, when compared with those of the re ri a oc i i ' t e t s o'n w ,Mg a ge w git all 3; :81 chara cter. Period of last year, ar e o f a ver y satisfactory 2215 Do New, isa; 1 9 1 104 9 /11 ‘racter. The Great Western shows an increase at ['tiff Vale- ... ..... Of 10 Do B 8 8 7 , Iv £3 1 09 2, the North Western of £ 8,455, the South 10 Do C 3 34 i. 1 astern of £3,595, the Brighton of £1,746, the Mid- v Ulster - - 20 - - ncl o f £486, the South Eastern of £477, the Great 12.10 Do 5l -- i orth et Vale of Neath ern of £2,040, the Lancashire and Yorkshire et Victoria eta. and Pim lOO - - 46 o the I -08 , the North Eastern of £7,589, the Man- at a v",reaottertorrdnwdzafFilkenny 100 0 34 36 Q.Bter Sheffield, and Lincoln of £1,892, and the at Wetartleool Har.&R. 100 - - et Midland -Oxford 100 - - "at Eastern of £3,833. et Po Newport. 100 - - ........-.. at Do Hereford' 100 - - Two O'CLOCK. li t e i t Paris this day, according to Mr. Reuter's BRITISH POSSESSIONS. g r m, the French 3 per Cents. were 661, 42c. Closing Th D Share Railways Paid. Price. Business don( ~, 6 J-uoglish Stook Market has exhibited an im luu It - land° &St Lawrence all 58 60 58 ca 20 owing to the more favourable Sk i Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind leo ICO 1(03 101 of monetary affairs. Several purchasers 20 ( gu. o. 1 64 w er o . e . n! .... .•... 8 _ forttle f orward, and prices at once advanced to 891 1 20 'zoi Bl i t : :l o alo E a . n 8 ( 1 11. - a e a s e Enron a 1174 psi 4 5? macy, and 89 :1 for the account, The New io . Do i Preference ...,.. all 71 81 Thre es and Reduced Annuities are 881 1 ; Ex- roe I Balla o,Brant,&G d o no! ; 100 75 80 eh e 5 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1,37.: 23i1‘, gllet• Bills, 253. to 15s. dis,; India 5 per Cents., I to ) L it. a l : . • J j n u n ly e 1 1' n 12 75 7 2 1 041; ditto, 4 per Cents., 991 ; Enfaced, 5 'et Clcutta.&S.Eastn.(Lin, 100 97 g per Cents. 104; ditto, 51 per Cents., 112; and the 'took st ( I .3 e a ft igo i lv e n ng & a l l /ock . I Sc p r . ii , 100 94 9 1 0 3 1024 °li ds, 17s, dis. Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 1(.0 1001 1001 100 20 Do. do. Li Ext..... 15 par 1 p 10_Seyeral improvements have occurred in the 20 Do. do. H Canada .. 1 15 par 4 p ' .7 Urelnli 8 department, and the market presents a stook Gr i %nd l f s rp r k et of ß C onds.. 0 allu 791 2 3 mo re buoyant and active appearance. Mexican 100 B o' ggr r nae:: :11 c e: 2 }eZ all) have advanced Ito 281 29; do. New Stock 100 Do o . * do. deferred...... all 55 57 2 14 I higher at 25; 261; Greek Bonds continue at Igo Do.o 3do P ro f.Pc,=..:... all 48 t 4 ,au ; Spanish Passive have risen -1- to 291 30/ ; log Do . 4t1 . 1 Fret. stock:- all 27 29 Turkish Consolides also i to 491, 50 ; and the Con- - 26 28 42 1 00 00 k GL D l o n .. ai d a o p . deferred...... all 100 101 102 1011 4 federate Loan is firm at 75 77. 20 Do. New gun. sp. a... 12 par 61 , Do. January, 1862 ._ . In the Railway Share M ar k e t th e operations stock Gt. South.oflndia(Lim have been to a moderate extent, and prices have guaranteed 5 per oent. 100 98 100 99 201 Gt. W. of CanadaShareb all 91 91 qhibited a firmer tone. Midland have improved 100100 Do. DO. , . 18 111 1 , 1 , " 15 204 Do. New 1 -3 . ; Caledonian, North Western, and Metropo- 3 6 4 p p . c..0'.73 do.w i , t 7 h 7. t 8 0 . . p t . . a ll 8 8 2 1 8 9 4 1 ( lit ta 4 n, each 108.; and Great Eastern, Great Northern, 10 Indiansc Limit,ed 2 1 d 10 I stock Madra. guar., sp.c. .. 100 99 100 o Extension 100 92 94 1 ocashire and Yorkshire, and South Western, s s t t r c t ft; 4 4 i lc)" d 0........ 100 83 coeac h t 53.; Brighton, however, have declined los. ; 20 Do. Fifth Extension, 100 :: :: 1141 stock Melb.Corp. O P. 0 ;i London and Blackwell, 15s. 60 Ilelb. & Hobson s Bay. all 60 62 I The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without o. 7p. a Alortg. Bds. all - - 1 :g ',.•Pewßrunswick & Cando f lib 3' change of importance. Class A. and B. all 8 6 13 N.lll.C'da6 pc lot pi bds 100 82 84 c au k and Miscellaneous Shares are in one or stock Soinde ..........) (100 99 101 99 tiv • le' ..* ' 100 99 /10 991 1 0 instances rather firmer. Alliance have im- et 2 o o ek Do. Delhi .2 E 1 2 4 id Prov.,l I i• .* . 4 to 62 63, Imperial Bank to 35, Union of at Do, Punjaub ' lol ltl Do. Do. - - - fc i .°u to 501, and Egyptian Trading to 31 i, s'ook Do. Indus.St.Flo ) klOO 93 95 " r 1111 ( 11 1 _ - 1 all Tavern Company Shares are quoted Ito pre- . COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. I k ' L ., London Engineering, 4 2 prem. ; and iirilirue Credit, 11 2 prem. - '.:.r;.;;0•:. 8 p.e.J.... &J uly - 1877-81 ........... 100 95 98 96 i 1)0. sp. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 100 103 n O r , z BRITISH FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. - D 0.6 p.0.31ar.& Sept. 100 100 1(2 t 3 - Do. 6p. o. Jan.&J u ly. 100 85 88 544 bef t , l trimzisrr FUNDS. - Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 85 83 v Vo,,elit. Co nso l s i a De, ke wunt, Aug. 8 - ' Do.Ap &Oct. 18S0 100 107 109 New etlt. R e d uce d BB4 t - Do. 189 t 100 119 111 n R ev , 2 Per Cent. - ;Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 107 109 - Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 111 113 m b DO ,i Per Cent. Jan. 1894 _ - IMauritlus 6 per cent p .. 100 194 106 Ati o „ u Per Cent., Jan. 1873 - - (Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 130 106 ICB d 1)0 -pe g, ~ ou yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880 - -- N.B.Gov. 6 p.o. J a.&July 100 93 100 99 t] ,b 0 ; 1 „r 30 yrs, expire othiA.pril, 1885 - - Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct.. 100 - - ti ~.. Vted Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 - - N. S. W. 6 ov. 5 p 3.,1861 100 96 18 971 - Do. sp. c.,16(1 to 1.-dc 100 961 9 7 4 o 44 4 Mach. June. - Do. d0.,1888 &upwde 100 964 074 964 6 1 1 1er Bills, £l,OOO, 3& 31 per Cent. - die - - New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 - - ao 13 /3 ° £5OO - 15 - 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. attk ~„ 4100 and £ 2OO .. - - die - sterling, 1875 lOO 99 1 0 1 0 0 A "agland Stk, 51 per Ct. - - Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO lO4 , ` l eeount .. - - 8. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up.. 100 105 108 i . 41%, - Vio.Gov. 0 p.o. Ja.&July 100 - - 411 di a e` 2l GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - Do. to 8 p.c. An..kooL. 100 1084 1094 1084 9Si ..... al b e -t °ek, 1011 per Cent., April 1874 2lO 121 - - -- - - BRITISH MINES. I N 1 to 4.Ceount - b e , Per Cent. July, 1870 .... to :meeonnt.... - - ihflord Amalgamated.. - 33 111 tl 1 Per Cent., Oct. 1888 991 - Devon G. Con.. (Tavist.) 1 575 685 cc - East Bassett (Illo,gan). 30 68 70 691 D o E ° Certificates - -• East Clogau Gold Ltd. -- - d u b o ,lfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. -- - East Caradon ...... .... 2.14.6 28 29 I De per Cent., Tan. 1872 .. 104 24 - East Cara Brea.... .. .. 3.4.0 81 81 D o A i Per Cent., Slay, 1879 - E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) 8.13.0 41 5 11 : Do , Per Cent., Aug. 1866 - - Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen , 584 6 8 n p_lsoll.dsEl,ooo - - Great South 'Coigns.- 17s 21 24 d °Urider £l,OOO . ... 17 - (1. Wheal Vor (liciston 40 28 28 - Grenville.. - ilemd's-Foot ...... ita atr . FOREIGN FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. - Ilingston Downs 4.18.0 31 41 „D o 1 ,, a ; 5 per Cent,, Ex. 10 Florins. - - Lady Bertha - - w tirk z - i,',°eollnt - - Margaret (Ony Lelant 91 8 10 tc D O ° ow., o - llarke Valley.. .t) 4 . 5 per Cent •• • .-- 4 Ilyndy Iron Oro (Lim.; 21 11 4 6 i Per Cent., 1852-58-60 - New Setun l°l 75 85 h 0 010 D o 1863 - North Down , o 3 11 14 t uba, rilbial l 6 Ce - - Y.Whil Baseetallogan 3.1.0 2 21 el 6 per - North Wheal Crotty .. 2.6.9 3/ 41 Ix 6 Per Cent. _ - Par Consols (St. Blazey' - - - , s t(lu &Pet: Cent 1864 - - I'rovidence(UnyLelnt., 10.0.7 40 42 42 cc kJ a - "r * I per Cent - 1 014 ,ew Consolidated, - South Caradon(St.Cleer 1* 470 480 In tgyp tia t Per Cent., 1825 - - S. Caen Brea (Illogan).. - - - tc 100 1 - S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 45 60 .. Do, 8 4 7 Per Cent.. ure e 4 , e cerld Issue - - - Stray Park 30.17,6 28 30 - ramarSilv.& Lead Min - - - p,,, Z Per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. ;.- 9 171 184 19 to Coup ons . ..... - fin Croft - West Basset (11100 - an) ll 9 10 a D ', °4 l 3 otis - - WCr radon (Liskeard) 9 15 17 gi 411 a t e ' - eeount.... .. West Seton -.• 44 220 230 ,t o P 0 ,,, a 1a. 5 per Cent. - - Wheel Basset (Mogan) 51 674 924 _ 1t DO `°,, 0 9 and 1859 - Wheal Buller(Redritth) 10 15 28 CC keii - n ri °Per Cent. plaremmana Railway) - - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 - - ti, - WhealLudcott b '' a il 3 per Cent .. - - (Wheal liaryAnni s iden.) 8 14 16 hi 1)0 Account b . ? 6 per Cent, L 364 F 26 - i Wheal Trclawney (Lis.) ;84 21 4 2 2 2 i el 1)° rench Scrip, :Ex. 25f 20c - !Wheal Union 4 11 2 or ,-.9 6 Per Cent. An Elo-French - Aim Atill 1 .., FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. -ts ; 5 per Cent,, Ex. 10 Florins. Eir-azoilli&ocount — .IVP I 5 per Cent •• • . - 'i per Cent., 1852-58-60 Colo to b b p 1863 — eub - an 6 per Ce a, 6 p, 1) 0 6 r Cent. tq ad Per Cent 1864 ) 4 . - r New Co . nsolidated, 1 per Cent — !tallish , .gy,,,. ° Per Cent 1825 ~ D ° loo 1 i c ,ao 7 per Cent.. Ir e Z ?econd Issue Do; Per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 23. Account .•• • • 12 1 C etiPons — 0 A ccount.... .... ,n 4 ._ k etnala 5 per Cent. D e t t . 1839 and 1859 i 'l e , ll . 4) a 6 per Cent. (Manual:liana Railway) Ti le ao p Cent .. --„o Account Do 6 per Cent, L 364 F 26 4 -', O French Scrip, :Ex. 25f 20c — 'Jo 6 per Cent. An glo-French — dis „Ditto Scrip, £23 psad g•oerieb. Imperial 5 per Cent SIAT. 92j 7,7 Granada tio 2 per Cent. •() Deterred DC ) . Land Warrants (Hectares) Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 — Do do Aug., 1866 — * eruvian 41 per Cent. , t)0 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) _ &-to 4t per Gent., 1562 11 u0 Account — ttoguese 3 per Cent., 1853 1 -, 5 Account . ~ . ü b° per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62, v — 11,,..0 Account.. .. 47i " ° l) aiEzu 5 per cent., 1822, £ St L~li per Cent.,, 1850 .. 84/ . 0 ' 1860 • 1)„ Per Cent 1,859 ..83 IY, " A Per Cent, 1362 — , 11; ' 4 OOO-Dutch • • • • 'azio,' " i c _riP, £4O paid. . I) -- "nk r Cent — BNiel, ° liFplane P t e B4l ' D ° A ..`econtit Per Cent 49 b c o ) ",' ),,."? Deferred I) co t 0 un i) • 44 5iV0 -• 8 -cl Ace 30 29 pv 011731 11, 'all Cert. of Coup not funded — 8 c) Acco lll 12 -wed; ,_ unt D o 4u t. 4 per Cent r 4titiZ e utt, £6O paid .. '— pm D 6 Accouert V 6 P Cent. 1851 ) n 0 n o A Pet Cent. 1858 I)''count . 1) 0 0 1.00 liond .. D 0 6APer Cent. 1862 1) 'coount 5 £lOO Bonds 130 G n D° 1863 , enez aratteed, 4 per Cent..... 0 ; e ta 3 per Cent. DD e r eourat T), per Cent., 1862 o 'kecount .. D, I rP £3O pa i d -- z Per Cent' b b iVid payable in London ... l i n .. ends on the above ..,is n A , b aton ‘ 2 , - '2 Per Cent., Ex. 25f — , 1) 0 , z Per Cent., Ex. 12 (Toil J•tkilati`,P6er Coat. Certificates , 4, .k_oper Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 6711 61 f) . e,,...,_'.'_ 1 111 t ........ ,r;47 itentos, Pi el lan Dollar Bonds 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. kordese, 5 p er C en ' t , E x , 25f — Oe TWO O'CLOCK. n 01 0a u ouey 89 "Jo Account, .( B9 } i PREFERENI 1E SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 113 Mid .Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto 41 per cent., pf. st. red., 1011 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCK.I3. Kent Coast, 6 per cent. pref. B, 1001 London and S.-Western 11 per cent., 103 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. San Paulo (lin), zua. 7 per cent., NI Ditto (all), 1S FOREIGN lIIDTES, Cape Copper, lira.. 11 St. John del Rey (lira.), 38) 8 9 BANKS. Alliance (11m.), (12 3 Ditto, new, 57f Anglo Austrian, 7f Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 381 Consolidated Bank, lim., 10,1 Continental. 1im.,',16f English. Scotch, and Australian Chartered, VI European Bank, lina. 13f Hindustan, china, and Japan (Um.), 3i Ditto, new, elf Imperial Bank 35 Imperial Bank of china, India,"and Japan, Um., 61 Land Mortgage Bank of India, Ihn., 5 1 London Bankot Mexico and S. America, Um., 6 London and Colonial (llm.). In London and County, 73f 4f London Joint Stock, 47f 8 London and South- Western,' 22 London and 11 estminster, 031 11.1 e rropolitan and Provincialßank, Um., 25 National Provincial of England. Ditto, new, 43 National Bank of Ireland, Ditto, new. 57 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi. Rm., 123 Union of Australia, 53 Union of London, 50 48) 501 M ISCELLANEOI7B. Anglo-Mexican. Mint, 19 Australian Mort. Lard and Finance. Urn., 3 Egyptian Coin. and Trading, lim., 3a a Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Inn., 15! Hudson's Bay, 1( Imperi Mercantile Credit Aso., lim., 81 Joint Stock Discount, lim.. Land Credit of Ireland, 1an.,51 . 1 M drag Irr nation and Canal, 1 National Discount Company, lim., 131 North British and Mercantile lasurince, lim., 181 Societe Financlere d'itypte. lira., Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), Um., 7 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2i p er m i le pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.276 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. lOid. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 2-ICths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold 15125 per mark and the short exchanv on London is 13.5,1 per £1 stcrlinv,- : = tandard gold at the Fitg,lish Mint price is, therefore, about 3-I °the per cent, (lower in London than in Hamburg.. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1864. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MANSION-HOUSE, EMBEZZLEMENT BY A COLLECTOR.—A. respectably dressed man, named William Capling, was charged with embezzling various large sums of money, which he had received in his capacity of town collector for the Messrs. Defries, the celebrated chandelier manufacturers, of 147, Houndeditch. Mr John Hunt, general manager to the Messrs. Defries, said the prisoner was a town collector of accounts, and had beenia the employ of the firm for seven or eight years. It was his duty to enter all accounts ho received during the day iu a book the morning after ho had received them, and then passed over the money to Mr John Levy, the principal cashier to the Messrs. Defries. He charged the prisoner with embezzling XlO Os 4d, which he had received from Mr Snow, who was a customer of the firm. This morning an officer was called in at the estab lishment at Hounsditch, and Mr Defries told him for the length of time he had been in their employment . he expected trustworthiness. He was asked about his accounts, and eventually hs admitted embezzling various sums of money. Ho was not prepared to say the amount of the prisoner's deficiencies, but he knew it was over £lOO. The prisoner when spoken to about the particular account of Mr Snow, said ho had received the money and appropriated it to his own use. He bad not the necessary receipts with him on that occasion, but he should be in a position, in the course of a few days, to clearly establish the charge against the prisoner. Detective officer Smart said he was called in to Messrs. Defries' warehouse in Houndsditch, and was told to take the prisoner into custody for embezzling several sums of money. As he was conveying him to the station he said —" It is a bad job, but it is all through. a brother of mine. I has the money this morning to settle the matter." On searching him at the station house, seven £lO Bank of England notes and £3 10s. in coin was found on his person. The Lord Mayor remanded the prisoner for a week. John Nicholls, another servant in the same firm, was then placed at the bar, charged with a similar offence. Mr. Coleman Deities, senior partner in the firm, said they carried on a very extensive business at 147, Hounds ditcb, and in consequence they had to employ a large number of servants. The prisoner was a traveller for the firm in which capacity he would receive moneys which it was his duty to pay over to Mr Hunt, the general manager, or to Mr Levy, the chief cashier, the day after he received it. In consequence of certain information he, this morning, spoke to the prisoner and charged him with em bezzlement. He asked him to tell him the persons from whom he had received money, when he gave the names of three persons, viz., Mr Walker, of Dalston, from whom be had received £6 6s. 2d.; Mr Roberts, of Kingsland, £lO, and Mr Wheeler of Hackney £2, for none of which he had accounted. Those were the only sums at present known, but he had no doubt the defalcations were larger. Mr. Hunt, the manager, said he knew nothing about the money the prisoner was charged with embezzling. He had not received the accounts of either of the customers men tioned by Mr Coleman Defries. Alderman Lawrence asked if in this case the necessary documents were in court to complete the case ? hlr Defries said they were not; he should therefore have to ask for a remand. The two cases were quite distinct. The matter that had led to their discovery was the sending in the quarterly accounts. The prisoner was remanded for a week. got one. They so frightened me that I could not sign my name. I sat for more than three hours with the females, and I sat there to wait for the men to return. Dempsey took my umbrella and everything from me. I afterwards went and had a glass of lemonade with them. Mr E. G. Garrard, of the Vauxhall Tavern, Kennington lane, said—The prosecutor is my barman. Last night two men came to my house and brought a letter dii ected to me. The two men are the male prisoners. The letter was ask ing for r. oed . to Think ing eout,t although the pri soners gave a d escr i p ti on o f th they might hav e wat c hed the pro secutorhim, I em have the money. Dempsey then 2 fusl pointed to the direction on the envelope, saying it was Smith's but as I could not recognise it I would have nothing to do with it. Beeho had said it was about a bill of exchange, alluding to the letter. The prisoners then left in a cab. Mr Knox--It is a most extraordinary story. How long has Sniith been with you? Mr Gal rard—Some years ; and he is a very respectable man, and was out for a holiday. Di linox—The prisoners will be remanded. ••.•• ...,,........... THAMES. ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE —John Donovan, a reckless, ill favoured ruillm, one of those fellows called a " white washed Yankee," who has been a seaman on board Ame• rican ships, was brought before Mr Paget, charged with assaulting Mr James Grimmer, an elderly man, of No. 1, Well-street, near the Sailors' Rome, in Whitechapel. Yesterday evening the complainant was stooping over an area in Well-street, and speaking to his daughter who was in a kitchen below, when the prisoner came behind him and seized him between the legs, turning him over and putting him to considerable pain and inconvenience. The complainant expostulated with him, and the prisoner gave utterance to the most foul abuse, threats and execra tions. Mrs Elizabeth Jessop, a lady dwelling next doer, expostulated with the prisoner and told him to go away. He called her the most offensive names and provoked her so much by his ribaldry and obscenity that she was induced to strike him. A police-constable named Samuel Pallor, 153 H, came up and took him into custody. The prisoner he would cut out the entrails of th e o ld man an d M rs j e gave ss op w utterance hene to ver a fearfullyhe could blasph emous oa th, an d sa id get at them. Fuller gave the following account of the prisoner. He was "kicked out of Liverpool" for his ruffianism and indecency, and came to London. lie had been a complete pest in ltatcliff-highway and vicinity for the last three weeks. His left arm was bound up and he pretended to have lost the use of it. He abused anybody who did not give him money. He caught hold of a sailor a few days ago and swore he would cut his eyes out if he did not give him money. He knocked down an unfortunate women one day. He had gone into public houses and extorted money. Ho was turned out of two houses of public entertainment yesterday. He gave his address, Orchard -street, West minster, The prisoner, in defence, said that he came home in the Plymouth Rock three weeks ago. She was an American packet ship. He was drunk yesterday. Mr Paget said the prisoner should be examined by a surgeon, and he remanded th 2 prisoner till Monday next. The Man in the Carpet Bag, Supposed explanation of the Waterloo-bridge mystery, as given by a correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, signing himself " George Irwin, Ser pentine-avenue, Dublin, August 9, 1864." While paseing time has almost caused the Waterloo- bridge mystery to be forgotten, even on the immediate scene of its occurrence, information has gradually been collected at a place distant from it by thousands of miles. Through that extraordinary freemasonry existing among criminals who from time to time recruit our convict class —men bound together by the war of society against them, and leagued in fidelity to each other by an acquaintance with or partici pation in each ether's crimes—there can be no doubt there were those at the time in London who, if not privy to that murder in its inception, very soon after the commission of the crime knew the particulars of it, and could, if they would, have solved the mystery. Without further preface, I will quote an extract from a letter received by B—, a gentleman well known in this city from his brother, at present in Tasmania, and holding there a highly respectable social position, and her Majesty's Commission of the Peace, referring to a Mr B—, the sub ject of the tragedy which it is believed has been enacted. He writes : " I feel convinced that his (R='s) was the body found in the carpet-bag under Waterloo-bridge. From what I have heard from a person lately come out, it appears R— was lodging with a Jew named W—, a returned convict, close to Waterloo-bridge at the time that he had about £1,400 worth cf Tasmanian debentures, which for some time he had been endeavouring to sell; that he sold them to a re spectable Jew named N—; that he received the money, and the same day went home to his lodgings, and is sup posed to have had his money with him, from which hour he has never been seen or heard of ; and when Mr. S—, a friend of his, went to his lodgings a few days after, he could get no tidings whatever of R—, and the wretch %V— -had fled no one knew where. I have no doubt he knew R— had the money, then murdered him, cut him up, put portions of the body (the head never was found) into the carpet bag, and throw it into the river, Not a paper, not a vestige of anything belonging to him has since turned up, and I have no more doubt that that was his fate than that lam writing this. We have ascertained that the man W— is dead. . . Mrs. R— is still very unsettled. I told her of my suspicions, but still she hopes on. She says she would know the carpet-bag he took with him, No doubt the police have got it. Would it be possible to ob.. tain it, and any other articles connected with it, and have them sent out here for her to see them ?" A very few words in further explanation will be sufficient. B—, above referred to, the recipient of the communication from Tasmania, and at present in Dublin, was himself a resident in Tasmania some years ago, and while there met R—, and knew him intimately; ho was then a person of some property, and holding a respectable position in life. H— came to Ireland som e t i me previous to the Waterloo Bridge event, and soon aft er calledoa B—, who at the time be from hom e , and did not see him, nor after wards the stay i n D ublin did they chance to meet; bhnatidpduring Rge—enee'sena to r t rival in Dublin from Tasmania at that time, however, is confirmed from his having called on others hero as well as B—. From Dublin It— thteonceßhelefastWhere h e h a d bu s in ess t o transact;p ro ceeded to London, where he w as also re c k e n 3 o e w d known to have arrived safely, and was called on there by a Mr. S— (to whom, it appears, he was also 'in some way known), a few days after the finding of the carpet-bag with the remains at Waterloo - bridge, with the result stated in the Tasmania letter. R— was somewhat eccentric, and though possessed of considerable means, his habits were frugal and saving, if convictlt is —by no means i m p oss ibl e h e ma y h ave when th a t man was t h e d en i zen of a knno p to e Pw n e a llu l lithrei°u. settlement; perhaps he looked upon him as a " re formed criminal," and as more to be encouraged and relied upon than one who has all along led an honest life. It —was known to very few in London. lam not aware, indeed, that he was known to anyone there except Mr S—, who called upon him. His stay there w as to b e b rie f . I n that cro wded hive it may have seemed i mmaterial to hi m where he stopped for the time, provid ed his expenses were small. In k n ew him that ho lodged with t hi s returne d convict close to Waterloo - br id g e at the tim e re f erre d t o , an d h as n of obfeeTilashmeaarndia°n debent ures,f—lie' having alike disap any c ase, it has been ascertain e d b y those in Tasmania who t ogether with the proceeds evheirin s salec peared—neithersince been have the mutilated fragments of the human body found in the carpet-bag been ever since accounted for in any way the least satisfactory or credible. That it was the means adopted by some anatornist to get rid of human remains upon which he had been p r actising —the suggestion accepted at the time when the police failed to make any dis covery—was improbable, being so different done in such ca ses , b u t was altogether inconsist ent wit h the mangled—and notus is anatomised—appearance which th e remains presented. from ro m not what o customarily exceedingly Had the information n ow p oss essed be en a t hand—had S Mr to lodge, his disappear ance at that parti cular time might h ave suggested some inquiry; but an idea that such was his f ate could not for a moment h ave entered S —'s mind, other wise he w ould hav e acte d upon i t. : d -- gone known t h e description of person with whom It h b us i n ess and retu rn, and moving from Dublin to Belfast, and from Belfast to Lond on, t h e natural finding him at his lodgings, was, that he inference, on not London, I t i o — tr c a o n m sa i o n t g over to this country, not to remain, but merely had finished his business in and Even his known gone elsewhere; l a ted to make hi s d isappearance less remarkable. o th oo a e t h h tr e ic h i a ty d perhaps lo returned to Tasmania, Wa.terlco-bridge ? Do they know — Titt;etl; London police information whether a returned convict (a Jew, named W—) was, . im mediately pr e c e di ng tohneir matured cape any unwelcome supervi- Y staff, at the tune of the ab r l e e tu to rn tr , a bl e hisat h t e w e h s v u a e t b n s t t im q r e u e s e h i n d o t i n l e g c f a c t r l t e o h: r a e that local o Possibly ti y a n and i are they their -- may not fall within their province to look after such charac;ers. liming gra d regarded uata din a a s penal fully e settlement, ntitl ed to e t:t e e m y p n i i t . f a y y , occurrence,sr l io en n c . o u D p i o d n d s h o i 0:: Londoneotvy,rutnhcadhteetceakcetgdi gentlemen na b t l e m e n had be en l o d g i ng with that convict and that he suddenly and un accounta b ly disappeared ? Did they discover that that ge n tl eman h ad previously sold Tasmanian debentures to a la rge amount to n and thro ug h w h at channels they or any of them subs e quently passed ? DlU culties apparently greater than any that such a n i nqu i ry another h i n e r Jew, what an and moneys be e thosenpaid were e for r e paidthem for,?Could th e y ascer tain presents have been surmounted where skill has accompanied a desire to arrive at the truth. lem prepared to give the names of all the parti?s represented by initials in this com munication, to any person competent or having authority to investigate the matter further. SIGNOR TAMBENLIK, who recently left London for Madrid, is said to be engaged to sing there for 20 nights at £lOO a night. Mille. Lagru has au engagement kr the winter season at the San Carlo in Naples. The Late Private Cooper, The following correspondence has taken place relative to the funeral of the late Private Cooper, of the Coldstream Guards, who was accidentally shot on the 21st ult., during the late Prize Meeting of the National Rifle Association on Wimbledon common, where he expired on Tuesday, at six o'clock, On Friday night last, up to which time the wounded man had been progressing favourably, congestion of the lungs supervened, and the symp toms increasing in intensity, he finally sank with- Gut apparent pain : Wimbledon, Aug. 9, IS6 t. Sir,—ln the absence of the Rev. Mr Haygirth, the in cumbent of Wimbledon, it is my duty to communicate with you respecting the funeral of Cooper, the wounded guards man, who died here this morning. It is the desire of his wife that he should bo interred in our parish churchyard. Many of the inhabitants of Wimbledon and of the adjoin ing parish of Putney would, I am incredibly informed, avail themselves of this melancholy opportunity to tes tify their respect for Cooper, and for the service in which he was engaged. As I visited Cooper daily during his illness, I may be permitted to say, and you will be happy to hear that he was apparently well prepared for entering another and a better world than this. Yesterday, although very weak, he fer vently joined in the prayers offered up for him and his, and gave satisfactory indication of a man at peace with God and the world.—l have the honour, Sco., T. HANLY BALL, Curate and Lecturer of St, Mary's, Wimbledon, To the Commanding Officer, Coldstream Guards. Wellington Barracks, London, Ang. 9,18 G Rev. Sir,—ln reply to your letter of this day's date, just come to hand, I beg to inform you that the commanding officer has made arrangements for the 'burial of the late Private Cooper at Brompton Cemetery, the appointed place of interment for the men of the Brigade of Guards dying in the London district. I beg to express to you my best thanks for the interest you have shown, and for the care with which you have attended Cooper throughout his ill. ness, and to mention how great a satisfaction it was to hear of the preparation of mind in which he appeared to be be fore death. I must also take this opportunity of acknow ledging, with all sincerity, the testimony of your parishioners to the respect enter ai ned by them for Cooper, and with repeated thanks for all the care and attention shown by yourself end the inhabitants of Wimbledon to wards the poor sufferer, I have the honour, &c., EDWARD H. LEGGE, Captain and Adjutant Coldstream Guards. To the Rev. T. Hanly B ill, St. Mary's, Wimbledon. The Great Polish Trial at Berlin, The reading of the documentary evidence brought forward by the prosecution was resumed on the 2d. Herr Brachvogel objected to the reading of a pro clamation of the National Government from the newspaper Ojczyzne, on the ground that the mere fact of the publication of documents in a newspaper is no guarantee for their authenticity. This objec tion was allowed by the President, who also took note of a remark of Herr Brachvogel that documents relating to a period subsequent to the arrest of the accused cannot be admitted as evidence against them. Several proclamations of the National Go vernment, dating to the 18th March, 1864, were then read, the counsel for the defence pointing out that in none of them is there any expression which can be interpreted into an intention of extending the insurrection to Prussia or Austria. Herr Brach vogel having made some strong remarks on the nature of Russian rule in Poland, which was so in-1 tolerable as to drive the Poles to open resistance, was interrupted by the President, who desired him to refrain from making any remarks of that kind. The President next announced that the prosecution had put in a collection of documents relating to for mer political trials. in answer to some remarks from Dr. Gneist, the Crown prosecutor explained that these documents were purely of an historical cha racter, and were necessary as proofs of the political objects sought for by the Poles. Messrs, Elven, Taneski, Holthoff, Lisierki, and Gneist had no ob• jection to the reading of the abstracts of the pro ceedings of past trials, but protested against the documents being read. The Court, however, decided that as the defence denied the statements of the prosecution with regard to these trials, the docu ments should be read to prove whether these state ments were true. Dr. Gneist then said that the defence objected against such material as broad sheets, newspaper articles, and prcclamations being put in as evidence. An anonymous document is absolutely worthless as evidence. These printed papers are the work of unknown authors, and it is in the nature of things that in times of disturbance communistic ideas should be afloat. These papers have been collected in a most extraordinary manner from various parts of Europe, and cannot be ad mitted to prove anything whatever. The evil con sists not in the production of a single document, but in the placing in juxtaposition a series of documents which have no real relation to each other. He, therefore, begged the President not to permit such matter to be read. After a few remarks from the Crown prosecutor, the President said the Court would give a decision on the subject, and the sitting closed. On the 3d Herr Brachvogel re quested that the correspondence of M. Guttry should not be read, as he did not act with any one else, and his letters could, therefore, compromise no one but himself. This was disputed by the Crown prosecutor, who said that M. Guttry was a mem ber of the Posen Committee, and that his papers were, therefore, evidence of the tendencies and objects of the committee. M, Elven rejoined that the prosecution had yet to prove that there was such a committee in existence ; and one of the accused, M. Koczorowski, declared that, although intimately acquainted eeith M. Gattry, he knew nothing of the papers in question, that that gen tleman was in relations with a so-called universal national European movement, and that none of the accused knew anything about these relations. Se veral papers were then read, among others a decree of the National Government stated to bear the sig nature of M. Niegolewski, which, however, was strenuously denied by that gentleman. At the sit ting of the 4th the testimony of a witness named Faucheux was read by the prosecution, to prove the finding of a circular of the National Government in the house of Moszczenski. Herr Brachvogel here remarked that although the witness had had many opportunities of ascertaining what were the objects of the Poles, he firmly maintained in hie evidence that he had observed no signs of any con templated hostilities against Prussia. Herr Hol thoff then proposed that Faucheux, who resides in Paris, should be summoned to appear as a witness, t o which the Court agreed. A series of papers, translated first by Russian officials into French, and thence into German, were then read, notwithstand ing the protest of the defence that the translation of a translation could not be accepted as evidence. The sitting then closed. It will be observed that in all the mass of evidence which has been brought forward by the prosecution nothing has as yet transpired to prove that the ac cused, or even the Poles of other parts of Poland, had any intention of attempting to seize Posen and separate that province from Prussia. The letter from the Russian general, Mink witz, read at th e sitting of the Ist, proves that the Prussian Govern ment even resorted to Russian officials to obtain proofs against the accused. The letter in question is to the following effect :—" I have repeatedly ap, plied to the various commissions of inquiry for information as to whether the insurrection is directed against Prussia as well as Russia. With the excep tion of a large number of printed fly-sheets and newspaper articles I have not, unfortuuately, found in the numerous papers of the commissions of in quiry, and the evidence of prisoners, anything that could be of any use for the trial. I did not confine myself to the documents of the commissions, but searched the diplomatic chancellery of the Viceroy in order to inform him of anything that might be of use in examinations. In the large volumes 1 looked through and found nothing but personalities and a great many letters, and which were of no use for the object I had in view. The grand inquiry into the affair of the attempt on General Ber g, which seemed heavily to compromise young Count Stanis laus Z imoyski, also produced nothing for the present trial. Perhaps something may come to light ; if so, I will immediately report it. The only thing I have yet found is in the letter 7 bag of the French sub lieutenant, young Von Blankenstein, who was killed last spring. This is a paper of the Military Com mission for Posen. and a list of various persons en rolled in Posen. I send them both, meagre as they arc." MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY Eol3l3ERY,—Henry Dempsey, Susan Seymore, Margaret Broughton, and Thomas Beeho, were charged before Mr Knox with stealing £22 103., a watch and chnin, an umbrella, &c., from the person of John Smith, eellarman and barman, in the employ of Mr Garrard, in the Vauxhall Tavern, Kennington-lane, under the following extraordinary circumstances. Mr Sayer, from the office of Mr Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, defended Beeho. The prosecutor, a middle-aged man, said—Yesterday afternoon about four o'clock I was passing No. 30, King street, Soho, when I saw a female (Seymore) going into the house with some beer. She invited me in and I went into the front parlour of the house. I had not been in the house more than three minutes when Beeho came in and said— " That is my wife; how dare you be here with my wife." He then abused Seymore and said, " What do mean by this P" At this moment another man (Dempsey) came in and said—" I am the landlord; how dare you make this disturbance in my house ?" Dempsey then told Beeho to leave directly, and asked Beeko what reparation he was going to make him for having a dis turbance in his house ? I said I cannot make any, and Dempsey then said, "You must have some money about you. Beeho owes me £25 for rent. You pay the £25 and then start him, we won't have him here." I said I could not pay it, and Dempsey said, " You can, you have money about you." Dempsey then flew at me and seized me by the neck, and held me tight. I said, " Don't hurt me and 1 will give you the £25," and took out my purse for the purpose. Dempsey then snatched the purse out of my hand and took out £2 10s. and gave me back the empty purse and then said, "sow I'll be desperate. You have more money about you," and then seized my waistcoat pocket, and took out my tobacco box in which there was nine sovereigns, and emptied the money into his hand, and then gave me back the box. Dempsey then said " This will not do for me, I shall make you draw up a paper, and sign it, for £lO more," I then drew up a paper for £lO more, and gave my direction at Hampstead, all this time I was locked in the room, the woman and the two men all being present. I afterwards, from fear, gave Dempsey the directions of my employer, and Dempsey and Beeho left the room to go there. I was then lett in the room with the two women. The men returned about halt-past 9 o'clock. Mr. Knox—What room were you locked in? Prosecutor—A front parlour. Mr Knox—Did you not go to the window to give an alarm ? Prosecutor—l did not. I was afraid to do so. I did net ask the women to let me out of the room. I sat all the while quietly in a chair, and the women only spoke a few words to me. The men came back, and Dempsey then said that I had given a correct address, but that he believed I was the proprietor of the tavern, and said, " Now, I shall make you sign a paper for the sum of £2O, or perhaps £5O. Dempsey then said, " I know you have got some more money about you," and felt in all my pockets, and took out my watch and chain from my trowsers pocket, where I had deposited them. The women stood looking on. All the five hours we sat looking at one another. Mr Knox—Then, although you were left with only the women for five hours, you did not think of taking any means to release yourself ? Prosecutor--I did, but I was afraid. After Dempsey had taken all I had I told him of, he then gave me a shilling. We left the house all together, and Dempsey gave me some lemonade at a publichouse. I did not make any complaint at the publichouse, The shilling Dempsey gave me was to ride home, As soon as I got from them I went to the Vine-street Police-station and gave information. Mr Knox—Did you ask for any of your money back? Prosecutor— I did, and that was why Dempsey gave me the shilling. It was near the corner of Spur -street where I got rid of them at last. Sergeant Allen, 20 C—About 10 o'clock last night I re ceived information from the prosecutor at Vicie-street sta tion that he had been robbed in King-street. I went with him to No. 30, and Seymore opened the door, but tried to close it. I then asked prosecutor whether Seymore was one of the females, and he said, on getting into the front parlour, she was. Dempsey, Broughton, and Seymore were there together, and prosecutor said, " They were the persons who were in the room together, and who robbed me and held me by the throat," The prisoners made no reply, I then told the prisoners they must all consider themselves in custody, and sent the prosecutor for other constables. The prisoners all wanted to leave. 'While waiting for assist ance, I saw Dempsey take the watch produced from his pocket and give it to Broughton, who put it under her dress. Then I saw her pass a pair of spectacles to Broughton, who put them under her dress, and they fell on the floor. I picked them up, and Dempsey asked that a person might come in and get some beer. Broughton then said, " I have had nothing to do with it at all." I afterwards saw Brough• ton take the watch from under her clothes, and Dempsey then took it from her and put it under the bedclothes. Shcrtly after Dempsey said, "I have got the watch here. I can give it you. It was left me for £10." I then took the watch from his hand. Seymore took no part in the conver sation, but Dempsey passed something to Seymore. Two constables arrived, and I searched the place, and on the table found a paper which the prosecutor had drawn up. The prisoners were then taken to the station and searched, but nothing important found upon them. Afterwards, being told that Beeho was one of the persons, I apprehended him this morning at a coffeehouse in Castle -street. I told him he was charged with being concerned in robbing a Mr Smith of £2l 10s, a watch, and other articles. Beeho said he had had nothing to do with it. I then searched him and found upon him au eye-glass, identified by the prosecutor, and a newspaper which the prosecutor had in in his pocket when ho was robbed. In the bed I also found an umbrella, which Mr. Smith identified as his property. Tho prosecutor—The articles, a watch and chain, two pair of spectacles, &e., are my property. Sergeant Allen, in cross examination by Mr. Sayer, said —I have known prostitutes to live at the house. There are railings in front of the house. The prosecutor said that the reason why he signed tho paper was to get out of the house, and that if he had had £lOO he would have given it up. Mr. Knox handing the prosecutor a paper, The prosecutor said, "Beeho wrote the paper in my presence ;" and, in answer to Mr. Sayer, said—l was out yesterday for a holiday, but I do not usually carry so much money with me. Seymore asked me in, and I went in. I partook of the Leer she took in with her. Beeho was the first to enter the house, and Dempsey then came in, and complained of a disturbance taking place in Lis house. Broughton also came up to know what was the matter, and after expressing a hope that no disturbance would take place, stopped while I was robbed. I was afraid to give an alarm for fear. They seemed so ezasperated that I was in fear. When I wrote my address as Hampstead, Beebe said he would go to my wile, but I told him that I had not Reporting his Own Case, One of the correspondents of the New York. Times gives an account of the misfortunes of his house during the recent Confederate advance upon Washington. He tells the story of his wrongs in this wise :—" Having an abiding faith in the ability as well as disposition of the Government to protect all residents within a reasonable distance of the capital, in an unfortunate hour I hired a house ens mile from Fort Stevens, on the Seventh street pike, five and a half miles from Washing ton—wherehouse-reet, fuel, and all the necessaries of life are to be had at comperatively reasonable rites—and into which I moved all my lioncehold goods and treasures in April lest. On Sumiay, July 10, cirurastances rendered 'it necessary th,lt I should return to the army in front of Peters- , Lurg. The fact that Early had crossed the Potomac was then generally known, an d the prudential query as to whether I should leave a wife and four daughters outside the forts of Washington suggested itself, but all apprehensions were quieted by the as surance that everything possible was being done, and seeing no outer lines of defence prepared be.. tween my residence and the forts I very naturally assumed that my position was really within the outer defence& of the capita], and therefore perfectly safe from any simply raiding party. Thus assured 1 left my family and went to the army. Tuesday night's mail dissipated whatever notions of safety I had previously entertained. As quick as possible I returned, and reached my house on Thursday morning. From acquaintances whom I met on the road I had learnt enough to be prepared for the worst, and was almost as philosophical as the Irishman when about to be executed, who said he felt thankful that his punishment was no more, but not quite. As I stepped into the house there stood before me my wife and four little daughters, their nakedness scarcely covered by the few articles of clothing the enemy had consented to leave them, standing around a table upon which was placed a plate of broiled ham and a few crackers, which a more fortunate neighbour had kindly sent in, and the question under consideration just at that moment was how they were to cut the meat; my arrival soled this difficulty, for I soon produced a pocket knife, and six of us used it at this matutinal meal. Such a picture of desolation as was presented to my eyes as I entered the house that morning I never hope to witness again. The dejected, careworn appearance of my family would almost have excited the sympathy of a rebel. The floors throughout the house were covered with the debris of housekeeping articles, As stated before, I thought I was prepared for the worst, but I was not I was prepared to see my house sacked of every useful article, either of clothing or furniture, but I was not prepared to find my children's playthings and other presents to them wantonly destroyed ; I was net prepared to hear that even a rebel soldier was deaf to the pitiful appeals of a little girl, four years old, to save her canary bird from destruction. Nor was I prepared, indeed, to find every article of vertu, which had been collected during a period of 20 years destroyed or carried away—yet all these things were done. Dolls were stripped of clothing, heads wrenched of, and then as if the fellows could not find objects enough to vent their spite upon they cut open the bodies of the dolls and turned out the saw. dust. An old oink excited their ire, but instead of knocking it upon the floor and destroying it in a manly way,they filled the works with a compound of wheat flour, meal, a deodorising flour, flower seeds, and resin oil. Not satisfied with doing this much, they primed the house with kerosene, and were about to apply the match, when the intruders die. covered Union soldiers scaling a fence into the yard, when they left in great haste. It is said (poetically) that there is a silver lining to every cloud. If there is a silver lining to this affair, it is in the fact that the men who revelled in my home knew whose property they were destroying, and told, exultingly, in presence of my wife and children, what they had done; that they had 'gutted the home of one who had done Confederate cause more harm than any ten of Lincoln's soldiers.'" The writer then goes back to esplain what had passed :—" Near my house, on either side of the pike, the enemy had planted their guns. Generals Early, Breckenridge, and nearly all of the other general officers, with their staffs, occupied the yard surrounding my house. My wife asked if they meant to injure us. An officer replied, We shall not, but your friends may.' It is due to the rebel officers to say that all of them treated the members of my family courteously. When the skirmish line was passing through our yard, and some of the men trampled upon a flower-bed, my wife, being somewhat excited, told the men not to crush her flowers, whereupon General Brecken• ridge laughingly ordered the men to leave. They were seen from One of the forts, and a 100-pounder shell was thrown, which struck a post within five yards of where my wife and children stood convers ing with a squad of rebel officers. Three particles of the shell hit one of my little girls, seven years old, in her left ear, causing blood to flow, and for a moment stunning her. The rebel officers insisted that my wife should go to the rear ; but she had de cided to remain and protect her property at all hazards. Several shells successively exploded near the house within a few minutes, and ball from our skirmish line came in unpleasant proximity to the party in the yard, My wife was again impor tuned to leave, and on account of her children con sented to do so, provided a guard was placed over the house, which request was agreed to bat never complied with, or if it was, no protection was afforded. Under the guidance of Dr. Strath my family was escorted through the rebel troops to the house of Oliver Clark, two miles in the rear, where Colonel Arnett, of the 20th Virginia Cavalry, made his headquarters, and where they remained until the last of the enemy had fallen back."—New York Times. AFFAIRS IN JAPAN,—The following is an extract of a private letter, dated Yokohama, May 26: "May in Japan seems to be the seam for panics. Last year, about this time, if you recollect, letters spoke of a panic, and the same thing occurs ag,tin now. The two sworded gentry are swaggering, insulting, and fiercer-look ing than usual—the Japanese money-changers of note have been imprisoned, the governor is excited, and things are beginning again to look unpleasant. To satisfy, or rather allay, the feeling of alarm amongst the people on shore, the soldiers are loaded with ball cartridge. On the 23d two old Japanese hulks, the representatives of Japan's fleet, moved from the proximity of the tort of Kanagawa and sailed for Yeddo, in all probability to take station behind the forts there. This gave rise to a report that at midnight the fort and guns on the hill near the town were to open fire, and, as you may imagine, this considerably frightened the nervous among the dollar grinders, especially as it blew great guns all night. However, the forts and guns on the hill thought better of the matter, and all were allowed to sleep in peace. A few days before a startling paragraph ap peared in a daily paper that some Daimit, was marching on Yokohama with a large force, and might be expected. The prince in question was most likely smoking his pipe at home—at all events, he had not yet turned up. Politi cally matters are bad. Sir R. Alcock visited Yeddo and the Gorogia the 16th ; the result of the interview was not satis factory. The French minister followed a few days after with the same result. The Coromandel's officers, during their stay at Yeddo, counted over 100 guns mounted in the forts. It seems likely that if you do consent quietly to leave this place and retire gracefully to the mantrap at Nagasaki, they will be foolish enough to try force. If a number of half-drunken, deter mined men were to make a night attack on the foreign settlement, and at the same time the guns (of the number of which we know very little) pitch into the ships and town, a good many of we poor devils ashore would come to grief, especially the ladies, of whom there aro many fresh arrivals. Of course what would fol low would bo a severe retribution, and give the Buxton party a lut to talk about ; but this would be no consolation to the unfortunates murdered. The Dutch join us in the Simousaki affair — but if any attempt is made on Yoko hama this Simousaki affair would in all probability stand over. Messieurs les Japonais, you are too late. Last year we were almost at your mercy—now the tables are turned—and have the goodness to wait an other month for 1500 marines and soldiers and we are safe, at least, against murder. Acting Lieut. 11. Morris (promoted at Kagosima), of Racehorse, was turned out of the service on the 17th for drunkenness. Several other courts-martial come off shortly, I regret to say, for the same cffence. When the Japanese question comes again before the House of Commons I hope the the country up' party won't win. Next to England it is the finest place in the world, and nature was kinder to it than to England, In the hands of Englishmen it would, indeed, be a paradise. It would be a thousand pities to relinquish our footing in such a land—rich as it is in all that man could desire."— ibmy Gazette. SECOND EDITToiV SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. PORTUGAL. LISBON, Aug. 10.—A rumour prevails that the Portuguese Government has decided on allowing the re-establishment of convents, bat only to a limited extent, and has notified that intention to the Pope's Nuncio. !PORTING lUTELLIGENCE, This Ds app READING RACES—Tnis DAY. - (By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,) EASTIIAINIPSTEAD PARK STAKES. Deerfoot Gunner SHIPPING -THIS DAY. Logpos, Aug. 11.—Wind this day at noon--North- West; moderate breeze and fine weather, but a little cloudy. NEWPORT, Ang.lo.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Turnbull, from Antwerp tcr Rio Janeiro—Reliance, from St. Na zarre for Havannah. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 9,—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Tier Majesty's ship Orentes, from Bermuda. FALMOUTH, Aug. 10.—Wind Majesty's ship Racer, from Plymouth. HULL, Aug. 11,—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Christine, from Qu e b ec . CARDIFF, Aug. 9. —Wind Matanzas. —Wind N.W.—Sailed— H alena, for (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH. Thursday Morning. The paddle-wheel steam Yacht Osborne, 2, Staff Com mander George H. K. Bower, from Ireland, with his Grace the Duke of Somerset and the other Lords of the Admi ralty, arrived in the Sound at 8 o'clock this morning, and proceeded immediately into Hamosze, where their lord ships received the customary salute from the flag-ship Royal Adelaide. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPEL) GRAVESEND, Thur . 8 -aY aiorning Arrived, Aug. 10—Good Hot.,e, from Archangel. Arrived, Aug, 11—Lady Grey, Lyna, liustine Maria Danneborg, and Princess Gyda a ll from .Archangel' Alfred, from Riga—Maria, from C ronsta d t—Cathay from Thisted—Vrouw Diewk, f r o m Worcum—and Pel lonia, from Quebec. Sailed, Aug, H—Dilrassund, for Bombay— Canopus, for Bussorah—Mary Hayes, for Calcutta—Helena, steam er, fer Dieppe—Concordia, steame r , f or B ou l ogne — and City of Hamburg, for Hamburg. _ DEAL, Thursday Morning. No arrivals. A barque was observed to go on shore this morning on the north part of the Goodwin Sands ; assistance is with. her. Nothing further is known at present. Sailed—All the outward bound. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Rather more doing. Sales, about 6,000 bales, Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Andras and Mauritius, via via isSioauratheiml;43nto.n... ............... 1 2 8 . brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet........ Sept. 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. Aug. ch m , penang, and Singapore, viavia MarseillesSoutba .. Southampton. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Aug. —. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Aug. —. via 'Marseilles Aug, 12. India (Bombay), via Southampton .. Aug. 10. via Marseilles Aug. 20, Portuga1.... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Aug. —, via Marseilles Aug. 12. Newfoundland „Aug. 17. Cporto and Vigo .. U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Aug. 11. by U.S. packet.... by packet. Aug. 12. AU parts of West Indies, including Canadian Chili, Peru, I Aug. 13, California. an d B r i t i sh Colombia. Parker, who in a drunken rage some time since shot his mother at Fiskez ton, and attempted also to murder his father, was hanged yesterday morning at Nottingham. The unhappy man persistel in denying that he had any in tention to kill, and no doubt the act was not deliberate. The Home secretary, however, would not interpose the royal mercy. Parker died becomingly. At the Liverpool assizes, yesterday, the two young men, Brice and Scott, who made such a murderous attack upon Dr Rowe at Liverpool some months ago, were each sentenced to 1S months' hard labour. At the same assins three men were tried for having, contrary to the provisions cf the Foreign Enlistment Act, hired persons for service on board the Confederate cruiser Rappa hannock. They were all found guilty, but were liberated on their own recogniaances—the Lord Chief Justice, how ever, intimating to the defendants that a repetition of the offence would be visited with greater severity. ATTILA'S RING.—The Magyar Sajto states that it has heard from Paris that a ring has been discovered in the excavations now being made at the camp of Chalons, which, it is believed, belonged to Attila, King of the Huns. The ring is of copper, and has the name of Attila inserited on it in Latin characters. A LIFE OF MAJOR ANDRE, THE VICTIM OF ARNOLD, THE SPY, including all that recently discovered documents have afforded concerning his military career, is being prepared for the press by Mr Henry J. Morgan, of Quebec. MEYERBEER'B "L'AFRICAINE" comes back every year, says the Atheneum, as a topic of curiosity. It is really now to be given, we ap prehend, at the Grand Opera; but, to give " L'Afri caine" without the superintendence of its composer, is no trifling responsibility. How Meyerbeer changed his works, pulled them to pieces, cut out heaps of music carefully prepared, and would invent this, that, and the other passage at the last moment, on passing and insuffi cient suggestions, are eo many matters of musical history, which every green-room child knows by heart. L'Africaine was altered for Madame Viardot ; re-made for Mdlle. Cru velli ; and, possibly, during the quarter of a century in which in which it has been talked about, it has undergone as many modifications as there have been years. Now, we are told.that the " cast" is giving miss of doubt and trouble to the management. There is a chance of M. Naudin being engaged. We had rated this gentleman as a French singer, and as such, likely to succeed better on the French than on the Italian stage, bat we were mistaken. Signor Naudin belongs to Naples. ONE-LEGGED SWIMMERS!—Captain Camp, of the Brighton Swimming Club, proceeded (&t et recent swimming match at that queen of watering places) to "prepare and partakq of his breakfast, consisting of coffee, ham, and eggs, all hot, 30 yards at sea." This (says a humorous writer in the Spectator), the captain, a one legged man, managed successfully enough, on a small raft, constructed on three cork belts, such as they keep on passenger ships to throw out in case of a man overboard. To him, when his cooking was nearly finished, swam out two other one-legged men, one of whom upset the raft, and the captain, and his kitchen apparatus, into a great wave, and there was much rollicking in the water between the one-legged. Presently, one of them scrambled up into a boat, in which there were a party com prising two well-drassed young women, and sat for a minute or two dripping on the gunwale within a few feet of these damsels. This part of the performance also struck us as objectionable, and ridiculously enough seemed to us all the more so because the man had only one leg. We have been unable to satisfy ourselves why it should be so, upon thinking the matter over since, but cannot get rid of the impression that so it was. APPALLING CALCULATION OF WHAT WE EAT AND DRINK.—M. Soyer rose almost to sublintity when h e contemplated the enormous amount, , and in his Moder n _Housewife chews the picture of an epicurein h!s. tenth year troubles u contemplating the future sustenanc e of his l ife, and the luxuries he will hereafter devou r . The serious picture of Adam in a contemplatingpropheticvisipolna,gues, of all t h thee u wars, tre miseries, murders, thefts, man, and all the thieves, robbers, soldiers, and mu r d erers who would proceed from his loins, is the only parallel pic ture which we know of. " Fancy," wrote M. Soyer, " a youthlin his tenth year, on the top of Primrose Hill, sur rounded by the recherche provision claimed by the rank and wealth of a gourmand. He would be surrounded and gazed at by the following animals, which would eventually be his victims :-30 oxen, 200 sheep, 100 calves, 200 lambs, 50 pigs, 1,200 fowls, 300 tur keys, 150 geese, 400 ducklings, 203 pigeons, 1,400 par tridges, pheasants, and grouse, 450 plovers, ruffs, and reeves, SOO quails, 500 hares and rabbits, 40 deer, 120 guineafowl, and 360 wild fowl. In the way of fish, 120 turbot, 140 salmon, 120 cod, 260 trout, 400 mackerel, 800 soles and flounders, 200 eels, 150 haddocks, 400 red mullet, 400 herrings, 4,000 smelt, 100,00 d whitebait, 30,000 oysters, 20 turtles, 1,500 lobsters or crabs, 300,000 shrimps, sardines, and anchovies. We will not fol low M. Soyer in his description ; he gives his gourmand 5,4751 b. weight of all kinds of vegetables, not in cluding fruit, and 21,000 eggs, and 21,000 eggs, and 41 tons of bread, with 49 hogsheads of wine; 2,736 gallons of water, with enormous quantities of spirits and other liquors, go to moisten these repasts.-44bout in the World. A BEAR AND His BROTHERS. — The visitors to the place where the town bears of Berne are kept witnessed an unpleasant spectacle last week. Three cubs were gambolling in a tree placed there for them to climb, when one of them fell from the highest branch and was so much hurt that it bled profusely. Two bears a year old, which happened to be at the foot of the tree, infuriated by the sight of the blood, immediately fell on the pear animal and tare it to pieces, in spite of all the efforts of the keepers to deter them.