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

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The expected alteration in the rate of discount 1155 not been effected. The result of the weekly c ourt of th e B an k of E ng l an d di rectors was awa i te d to day with considerable interest, but while an in crease to 9 per cent. was considered very probable, the notification that the mirimum would for the Present remain at 8 per cent. failed to produce any ?articular surprise. It nevertheless exercised a beneficial influence in promoting a better feeling in Monetary and commercial circles. T he America h a s b ee n announced this morning f r°4l New York with £IO,OOO. The lilingaro o has arrived at Liverpool from New York with £19,080. The directors of the Bank of Hindustan, China, 441 japan have just declared an ad interim divi dend for the half-year ending June 30, at the rate °f 10 per cent., free of income tax, payable on and Biter the 20th inst. Sanctfon h av i ng b ee n granted by the Board of Trade to a change of name of the British and American Exchange Banking Corporation to that of the International Bank, the business of the com 13enY Will henceforth be carried on under the latter des ignation. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up ` 1) this day, are, in round figures, as under : IT:at Weste rn 1864. 1863. £70,141 £67,049 6, 1. ,t, 11 -Western clu-Western Midland .. 28,413 26,667 ' li dland katli 1- 4 ,... Eastern F . cat Northern 13 4 „ 11 , c . a shar . e and Yorkshire.. ), 1 2nol and Exeter j:olllEastern 67,973 00,381 ;rlchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 19,328 37,436 %treat Eas:ern T hese returns, when compared with those of the Che period o f last year, are of a very satisfactory cha racter. The Great Western shows an increase °I £492 , the North Western of £ 8,455, the South I r eatern of .£3,595, the Brighton of £1,746, the Mid ;ld of £486, the South Eastern of £ 4 77, the Great °r thern of £2,040, the Lancashire and Yorkshire „, ",' £ 5 ,098, th e N or th Eastern of £7,589, the Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £1,892, and the (heat Eastern of £3,833. Two O'CLOCK. 4. ; 11 t Paris this day, acclrding to Mr. Renter's Kuu the French 3 per Cents. were 66t, 42c. T he English Stock Market has exhibited an im ,P,r."lng appearance, owing to the more favourable " ir eetion of monetary affairs. Several purchasers : 4111 8 forward, and prices at once advanced to 891 I for money, and 89 t 4 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 88} I ; Ex ehequer Bills, 25a. to 15s. dis,; India 5 per Cents., 103 8 1049 ; ditto, 4 per Cents., 991 ; Enfaced, 5 per Cent s ., 104 ; di t t o , 5,1 per Cents., 112; and the B ends, 17s, dis. Several improvements have occurred in the F oreign department, and the market presents a more buoyant and active appearance. Mexican !ez all) have advanced a to 28t 29; do. New Stock le it higher at 25/ 26k; Greek Bonds continue at 2 31 g ; Spanish Passive have risen a to 291 301 ; Turkish Consolides also = to 491 50 ; and the Con federate Loan is firm at 75 77. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been to a moderate extent, and prices have exhibited a firmer tone. Midland have improved Cal.edonian, North Western, and IVletropo. 4 tah, each 10s. ; and Great Eastern, Great Northern, 443 'Icashire and Yorkshire, and South Western, ea ch 53. ; Brighton, however, have declined 10s. ; and London and Blackwall, 15s. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without 4 / 3 3 ' change of importance. 13 ° 11 k and Miscellaneous Shares are in one or tW ° instances rather firmer. Alliance hive im /1):"'ed to 62 63, Imperial Bank to 35, Union of r , °n dou to 501, and Egyptian Trading to 37-, 1, ' tl ildhall Tavern Company Shares are quoted s to 1 b p /C el li.; London Engineering, 1 1 2 prem.; and 4 titime Credit, 4 2 prem. G BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. co a RNISENT FUNDS. l'e •Consols h u cent ... . az Account, Aug. 8 .... 4v, A w er ?tit. Reduced B Bh 4 i i K w n Per Cent it i i b hi per Cent. Jan. 1894 , A ° 5 per Cent., Jan. 18i 3 — °,ll4ities, 30 yrs, expire .sth Jan., 1830 — 4 0 for 30 y rs , expire sthiApril, 1880 — kJ() (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908.:. Mitrch. June. 4 ' m4, e glier Bills, £l,OOO, 3& 31 per Cent. die 1.—.. 1) 0 £5OO E tt , 13 ° £lOO and £2OO -" /,'4. England St; 5/ per Ct. 0 Account .. 1 Itt t , ' , tit, 4. 2, 1 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. b o A tock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 2lO 12 1 Account — 1) ° 6 Per Cent. July, 1870 ,0 Account ... ''' sl ,Per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do ,-uo Certificates W s ~.einfaced Paper, 4 per Cent y 0 Per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. Ir 4 21 b ° ,, 6 ,4 per Cent. May, 1879 Dc ~,1 per Cent., ' Aug. 1866 .0 loionds.6l,ooo 1) 411 der 41,000 Ankt,,I'OREIGN FITNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Florins. t7" a n. 6 per Cent,, Es. 10 ...... 131. 0 Account ir il ,iett .5 per Cent ° li per Cent., 1852-58-60 86i D o 1863 Qoloraly 1, , b - lan 6 per Cs u a , G D o 6 Per Cent. tkiLtador Nee? Consolidated, 4 4118 b h 3 per Cent., 1825 1 per Cent 100 1 .6„ Pti !la per Cent.. Greed ~, oecond Issue ex -Coup ons — 6 per 0 t 1824 - 5 , e- LlO Accou nt ' en " 1 )0 1) C OUP one .. , 0 . • — D o 431 .s."Ce OUnt • • • Italian lla 'etn Ala 5 p er Cent. xi 1'39 1859 .... • \74 and Itt e , per Cent. (I)laremm ... ana Railway) ~,catt 3 per Cent .... 4- ' 0 Ar• t 1., ,coua ___ . 26 5} 6k -„ - ` lO 6 per Cent, ibui Vo French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c 7 D °6 pe r Cenr. A ng l o -F r ench — die ii..Dit to S cr ip, D pai... 23 A 17 00 1 ish Imperial 5 per Cent evi Granada -- Do 2 per Cent. _ Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) 861.. _ Ct., April IDo Debentures, 4 pe r Aug',866.... Do do g.) A • .. eluvig.n q Per Cen! en)... — Do 3 t er Cent. (Gribarr 1) e Cent., 1862 0 Li per .. __. ba Acco un t 14, _,,„ 47/ 'lttaguese 3 per Cent., 160 6 b - ,0 Account .- , 9 , 60 62,'3 -uo 3 C en t., 1856, 1, » 1 ., D o A Per 4 . 4,141 e, —..r.:C01.111‘. b o 3 iP•a 5 p er Cent., 1822, £ St Ii e li per Cent., , 18 18 50 00 88 t e , Per Cent 1859 .. ____, b - o - ',Per Cent, 1862 .... .. —D o ''''' ° Blo-Datch . . ..... Pm 84 4 . "erip, £4O paid ....... ...._ b r , ill in 6 per Cent.......... 841 81),„';',teeount ... "jj'ea 3 per Cent ............... 491 11? Aecount 1); 3 'New Deferred 43! 4 , Account '`,..f,0 Passiv e 30 281 fi r „ • 'keeount ......... ' 4l4 h Cert. of Coup not funded —D o 111 12 Ic, „ccount e ''' Bl . l ) 4 per Cent D o s • P paid ,_ pm .1 4 . c rIP, £6O rklBll t o Acco p uernt Cent. 1854 —l ~°0 6 per C ent. 1858 . Acco unt — 9O )1)0 £lOO Bonds •,. 0 ° 6 t. 1862 AccountV .. 69i i t 4-)0 £lOO Bonds.. . h DO 1863 °llezela 3 per Cent. D o 1, Account •,° 6 per Cent 1862 ,0 • •, 56 f 11_ ~,...tc?ount .... b ° ;e, r l l3 £3O paid dis ° '-lt. per Cent " . Dividends on the above payable kiej, i n London DQ,',.! 4 ,4i per Cent., Ex. 25f _ li -- '1 per Cent. Er. 12 Guil 1t,,,° . 1 Per Ceut. Certificates 25 . i j l4 o, 5 pe,r Cent., francs.. 1861, Er. 64 61 p r ') kecount ......... p elich Rentes, iper Cent. • p.tavian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. '°arn.ordese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Co nsols THRKE O'CLOCK. D° A. 0Y • , 11 Ion , 891 4° Mi1 , ..., •• ........... .....7% - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 6 p. 0.4 a. 4.:July - ' 1877-81 100 95 98 96 I Do. Rp. c. Feb. AD Aug. 100 10) 103 D 0.6 p.c.Mar.dz Sept. 100 100 112 Do. sp. c. Jan.Aziuly. 10C £4 86 143 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 £1 86 Cape G.Llope, 6 p 0,1873 100 104 106 Do.Ap Oct.& 1880 100 107 109 Do. 1891 100 lt9 111 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891 103 tO7 109 ICeylon, N0v.1878, 6p e lOU 110 112 Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 102 115 'Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 I'4 107 -- 6 p. 0.0 itaitJul} 100 93 100 99 I Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Out. 100 - N. S.W. G ov. 5 p 3.,180t 100 96 18 973 Du. sp. e.,laii to 167( 100 96 I'B --. Do. do.,issa .tupwth 190 96 98 963 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 - I:Vora Scotia Gov. 6p. c. rterilne•, 1875 lOO 93 101 IQueensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 100 103 a. Aus G6p.e.1878.3cup lOO 105 107 IVIc.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.dr.july 100 - !Do. to 6 p.c. AnAtOst... 1100 1083 1091 1084 984 BRITISH MINES. 2 I oimbrian Consul. Gold 1 3 3d , _;lifford Amalgamated — 33 34 Devon G. Cone. (Tavist ) 1 575 685 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 68 7u 693 East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon ..... 1.11.0 28 29 East Cana Brea 3.4.0 83 81 E. W'Lltussel (Tavistk ) 8.13.0 43 5 Gam.4St.Aubyn(Gwen 584 6 8 Great South Tolgus l7s 23 2/ G. Wheal Vor (Holston 40 26 28 Grenville .. LI emd's-Foot . 8.12 38 40 3? ;11 ingston Downs 4.18.0 n 43 I Lady Bertha - Ntargaret (tiny Lelant 93 8 10 .11 arks Valley.. 4 I Nlyndy Iron Oro (Lim 23 13 I d New Setun l9l 75 85 —• North Downs 3 13 13 Basset(lllo_vm 3.1.0 2 23 ' North Wheal Crotty L'ar COD SON (St. Blaze) - Vrovidence(Uny Lelnt.; 10.01 40 42 42 South Caradon(SLCleer 13 470 180 475 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) — S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 423 474 Stray Park 30.17.6 28 30 - ramar Sil v.& Lead Min. - fin Crott 9 18 19 19 West Basset (Illogan) l3 9 10 W CJ radon (Liakeard, 9 14 16 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan; 53 90 P 5 Wheal Buller(Redruth; 10 30 25 Wheal Kitty (Ll.Lelaut) 2.0.6 WhealLudeott Wheal Mary Ann 14 16 Wheal Beton 533 215 225 Wheal Tretawney (Lis.) 7 19 21 IWheal Union 4 13 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. ',ondon and S.W., Portsmouth nernet. anus. of 2. RA 9a PREFERENCE SHARES. Lond, _and S.W., Portsmouth perpet auns. of 2s. 6d., 21 Mid .Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto 4i per cent., pf. st. red., 1011 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Kent Coast, 6 per cent. pref. 11, 1001 London and S.-Western fy per cent., 103 FOREIGN RAILWAYS, Paris and Orleans, 341 , San Paulo (lim.), fru& 7 per Cent., 101 Ditto (all), 14 FOREIGN MINES. Alamillos, limited, Cape Copper, 11m., 11 St. John del Rey (Urn.), 381.8 9 BANKS. Alliance (lira.). C 2 3 ?I Ditto, new, 57/ 8 Anglo Austrian, 7i British and Californian, Rm., 5k Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 381 Consolidated Bank, lira., 101 11 Continental, 1im.,,16/ English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 2/ European Bank, lim. 131 Hindustan, China, and Japan (lira.), 3f 3i - . Ditto, new, Imperial Bank (lim.), 35 Ditto, new, 23} Imperial Bank of Ohina, India, - and Japan, lint., 6 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 5} 1 London B tnk of Mexico and S. America, Urn., 6 London and Colonial 181193 19 London and County, 731 41 London Joint Stock, 471 8 London and South-Western,l22 London and 11 estminster, 931 Merchant Bank, Jim., 281p} lkletropolitan and Provincial Bank, lint., 25 National Provincial of England, Ditto, new, 13 National Bank, Ditto, new. 57 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, Um., 121 Union of A ustralia, 53 Union of London, 60 491 501 MISCELLANEOUS. T a e n x ll lc l a ot 3 . l L in a t n , d l a 9 nd Finance, 3 A A u n s g t l r e a - 1 3 i Berlin Water Works, 11w., 9 Credit Maid , r, ICI Crystal Palace, Ditto, PreterenCe,.,lo9l Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lint., 31 ; English and Australian Copper, 101 Fore-street Warehouse, lint., 61 7 Gen.:Credit and Finance of London, lim., c ; Hudson's Bay, lfl 1 Imperial Mercantile Credit NSW., lint., 81 I International Financial aociety, lint., Joint Stock Discount, lien., o ; Land Credit 01 Ireland, brn.,;,ot 1 London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Ship, lim 5i M • dras Imgatiou and Canal, 1 National Discount Company, lim., 1 31 ; I National Financial Jim., 04 North British and liercantile Insurance, lim., 181 Hail Steam, 91 Societe Fina+ ciere d'Egypte. lint., 41 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint., 7 Universal Marine, Ingurduo, Jim., 6 Mr o John Hunt, general niabilgr to the Messrs. Defries, said the prisoner was a town collector of accounts, and had baenin the employ of the firm for Wien or eight years. It was his duty to enter all accounts he received during the day in a hook the morning after he had received them, and then passed over the money to Mr John Lovy, the principal cashier to the Messrs. fiefdom. He charged the prisoner with embezzling £lO 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. Ile was asked about his accounts, and eventually ho admitted embezzling various sums of money. He was not prepared to say the amount of the prisoner's del.iencies, but he knew it was over £lOO. The prisoner when spoken to about the particular account of Mr Snow, sail he 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 had the money this morning to settle the matter." On searching him at the station house, seven 410 Bank of England notes and £3 10s. in coin was found en 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 Dairies, senior partner in the firm, said they carried on a very extensive business at 147, Hounds ditch, 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 recei♦ e 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. 116 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 he had received £0 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 ? Mr Defries said they were not; he should therefore have to ask for a remand, The two caees 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. Mr Knox--It is a most extraordinary story. How long has Smith been with you? man , and was out for a holiday. years; and he is a very respectable Mr Garrard — Some 111" r Knox—The prisoners will bo remartacd. lIONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, 151LARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOVIV3. hare Railways. 3.14. st lu st st 50 20 Oir., Vol., and Str. Val. 131y - the and Tyne. l ost.,Sleaf.,andMid.tio Bristol and Exeter I Caledonian ICork and Bandon 'Cornwall, B A gets no di% Do A till Cp o.p an.has been paid to Pi Dublin & Jttnc. Dun Atilb 1: • June • 6dittutirgli & Glasgcw., kilasg. and S. Western.; irentl;astern, Ord. stt .Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st lreatNotthot gOotlAnd !Imat 2SorOwn.. DO A stock Do El do lt. S. an i W. of great Vv'e§tern Do Mr iTua. sto2k Lancashiee do_cork:4llw London and Maxima I I:elght.,3: S. Coast Chat., and Dover Lcn, & Nor la western Lon. & 80'.th Western Ilan„ Chef., Lincoln. .laryport and Carlisle. Do t BhAre3.. 'letropolitan Uidland Do New Do Birmtnz & Derb, %lid. Gt. W. of Irelane Do. I shares lid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwiok Do, G.N.P. purchas, Do Lecds Do York Do Carlialc North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Soottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stoe Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welohpoo Shropshire Union South Deyon .. South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dot Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, MC Taff Vale... S •••• Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R. West Midland —Oxtor6 Do Newport Do Hereford BRITISH POSSE Railways Itlantic Lawrence Borri.,Baroda&.Centlne Gu. 5 per cent... Do. New . ••• 9 Do. E. Builalo and Laxe Huron Do. Prelerunoe Butralo,BrantAGodrich 6 p. Ct. bds. Aug. 1, IS% Do. do. July 1, 187:, 00. do. June I, 1871 Clcutta. Eas tn (Lin' Cape Town &Dock Scril Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. h:ast Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. bl Ext H do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred....„ Do. 2d Pref. Bonus.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... , t. Indtarentn.gua.sP.c Do. Ncwgua. 5 p. Do. January, 1852 .. South.of Inclia(Lim guaranteed 5 per oent. Gt. W. ot Canada Sharer Do. New Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-S , Indian Branch Limited Madras. guar., 5 p. o. Do. 4 p. o. Extension Dc. do Do. Fifth Extension nelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds Mel b. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. slortg. 8d5., 1 New Brunswick Can& Class A and B. N. itl.C'das po Ist pi biis 6oinde « Do. Delhi... Do. do Do. Ptakjaub Do. Do. Do. In dus.St Flo.) I raid. I Closing Business Price. done. 86 pB~ lt6i 8 47j } II 126 127 6 7 35 36 16 17 10 O.! 110 112 47 48 i 7i 131 135 15: 151 131 133 ost gi 59 59i 120 1201 63 70 1051 1061 4t 44 117 /171 03 . P 9 C 6 67 113 113; 138 1386 108 110 54 65 253 263 108 109 85 66 95 96 126 129 6 1i I 78 80 10i 11 125 130 39 41 57 59 34 Zd 92} 91 103 105 7 8 87} 38. 10}11}, 8 0 ( 165 170 6 7 3 4 p 1331 5 1:' , 2 3 21 191 20 1 68) 10 1161 17} 933/4 1121 13 I 137 k bi 7/ Si 101 IC4 34 36 92k 1 1 IKONS. Closing Prioe. is 63 !CO [Coil par p o 5i 74 8i 75 80 75 a 75 80 97 93 94 93 101 103 1( 0 ICOi par p Par 4 P 19 2) 71 73 CO 33 60 6S 55 57 48 5 43 15 27 29 26 28 101 102 par ip 98 1(0 9i 91 89 91 82 81 d in 99 100 92 Ot 8 01 CO 62 3 6 82 84 93 101 09 100 Id 981 93 95 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1864, POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MANSION-HOUSE. EitttEintlitNt Tr:: 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, 1-toUndsditch. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY EORBERY.—Henry Dempsey, Susan Sapporo, Margaret Broughton, and Thomas Beeho, were charged before Mr Knox with stealing £22 103., a watch and chain, an umbrella, &c., from the person of John Smith, cellarman 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 Beeko. _ _ . 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 2" Derupsey then told Beeho to leave directly, and asked Beeko what reparation he was going to make him icr 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 puree 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, "Now 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 Ll.O mote," 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 teen all being present. I afterwards, from fear, gave Dempsey the directions ct my employer, and Dempsey and Bceho left the room to go there. I was then left in the room with the two women, The men returned about half-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 eat 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 £50." 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 1 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—l 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 publ:chouse. 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 A; fen, 20 C—About 10 o'clock last night I re ceived inf:orrnatien from the prosecutor at Vine-street sta tion ',lnt he had been robbed in King-street. I went with bfera to N 0.30, and Seymore opened the door, but tried to close it. I then asked prosecutor whether Seymore was one of the females, and ho 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 gat 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 ho was charged with being concerned in robbing a Mr Smith of £2l 10s, a watch, and other articles. EBeehe said he had had nothing to do with it. I then searched him and found upon him an eye-glass, identified by the prosecutor, and a newspaper which the prosecutor had in in his pocket when ha was robbed. In the bed I also found an umbrella, which Mr. Smith identified as his property, The prosecutor—The articles, a watch and chain, two pair of spectacles, &c., 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 the I alter was to get out of the house, and that if ho had had £lOO ho 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. S:yinore asked me in, and I went in. I partook of the Leer she took in with her. Beeho was the first to enter the Lowe, and Dempsey then came in, and complained of a disturbance taking place in is 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 er.asperated that I was it, fear. When I wrote my aldress as Hampstead, Beeho said he would go to my wife, but; I told him that I had get 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 directed to me. The two men are the male prisoners. The letter was ask ing for £2O. Thinking they might have watched the pro secutor out, although the prisoners gave a description of him, I refused to let them have the money. Dempsey then 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. /helm had said it was about a bill o f exc h ang e, alluding to the letter. The prisoners then left in a cab. THAMES. ATROCIOUS OUTRAGTI —John Donovan, a reckless, ill favoured ruffian, one of those fellows called a " white washed Yankee," whi) 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' Home, in Whitechapel. Yesterday evening the complainaLt was stooping over an area in Well-street, and speaking to his daughter who was in a kitchen below, when the prisoner cams 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-constabl e named Samuel Fuller, 153 H, came up and took him into custody. The prisoner gave utterance to a fearfully blasphemous oath, and said he would cut cut the entrails of the old man and Mrs Jessop whenever he could 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. He had been a complete pest in Ratcliff-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. He 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 Reck three weeks ago. She was an American packet ship. He was drunk yesterday. Mr Paget said the prisone r shoul d be examined by a surgeon, and he remanded the prisoner till Monday next. The Man in the Carpet Bag. Supposed explanation of the Waterloo-bridge mystery, es 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 bo 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 (ft—'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 eold 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, ho could get no tidings whatever of It—, and the wretch W— had fled no one knew where. I have no doubt he knew It— had the money, then murdered him, cut him up, put portions of the body (the head never was found) into the carpet bag, and threw 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 earpet-ba g he tongwith him, No doubt the police have got it. W ou ld it b e I,,2 B sible to ob tain it, and any other articles connected with it, ;Ind 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, end at present in Dublin, was himself a resident in Tasmania some years ago, and while there met R—, and knew him intimately; he was then a person of some property, and holding a respectable position in life. R— came to Ireland some time previous to the Waterloo Bridge event, and soon after called on B—, who at the time happened to be from home, and did not see him, nor after wards during the stay in Dublin did they chance to meet; but R—'s arrival in Dublin from Tasmania at that time, however, is confirmed from his having called on others here as well as B—. From Dublin It— proceeded to Belfast, where ho had business to transact; thence he proceeded to London, where he was also 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. veinl:ftt ; 11 sV—by perhaps nlakonopttotnePwneenaduluteshrreeliticulie:;ll, and a s more h e _ le,— was somewhat eccentric, and though possessed of considerable means, his habits were frugal and saving, if no means impossible he muy have when that man was the denizen of nwhleyillice:/dtchbeeeeedP•nlonPlgircitlyee_ eeininansguleohd—cleed, but tlooobkeeednuepouonratiemd and d a r'e'lireed 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. aplosrdeee:reitddaeidned by those in Tasmania His stay there was to be brief. In that crowded hive it raay have seemed immaterial to him where his expenses were small. at the time referred to, and has with this returned convict s7lh c l neh o s a never since been heard . of—he, together with the proceeds of his sale of Tasmanian debentures,. having alike disap enktyno stoppedcea;vsehf,oi i r il It theht that s t t i b m e 1 ieeon Waterloo-bridge peered—neither have the mutilated fragments of the human body found in the carpet-bag. been ever since accounted for failedtiele to make any dis covery—was any way the least satisfactory or credible. That it was the means adopted ny some euatenaiet to get rii of human g —the suggestion st:n h t ich with the t r h e e mains remainseover acceptedN,— u Nav p ta o ts n h onotitm which oe improbable, being so different from what is customarily a presented. Had the information now possessed been at hand—had anatomised—appearanc e altogether Mr S— known the description . of person with whom R— had gone to lodge, his disappearance at that parti cular time might have suggested some inquiry; but an idea that such was his fate could not for a moment have entered S —'s mind, otherwise he would have acted upon it. R— coming over to this country, not to remain, but merely to transact some business and return, and moving from Dublin to Belfast, and from . Belfast gB, to Lond on, the natural inference, on not fiuding him at his lodgings, was, that he had finished his business in London, and gone elsewhere; that he had perhaps returned to Tasmania. E ven his known eccentricity was calcula ted to make his disappearance less remarkable. Have the London police information whether a returned convict el Jew, named W—) was, immediately pr e c e di ng the event, residing close to Waterleo-bridge ? Do they know at what time he left that locality, andaro th e y a bl e to trace his subsequent career ? Possibly it may not fall within their province to look after such characters, Having gra duated in a penal settlement, they may, on their return, be regarded as fully entitled to exeraputy their matured expe rience upon society, u nchecked by any unw e l come supervi sion. Did the London detective staff, at the time of the occurrence, discover that a gentleman hag been lodging with that convict and that he and ,1 unaccountably disappeared ? Did they discover that that gentleman had previously sold Tasmanian debentures to a large amount to another Jew, and been paid for them? Coald they ascer tain in what moneys those were paid for, and through what channels they or any of them subsequently ?assed ? Diffi • culties apparently greater than any that in c h an i nqu i ry presents have been sur mounted where skill ha s accompanied a desire to arrive at the truth. lem prepar e d to give the names of all the parties represented by inititls in this com munication, to any person competent or hiving authority 1 to investigate the matter further. SIGNOR TAMBERLIK, who recently l e ft L on d on for Madrid, is said to be engaged to sing ther) for 20 nights at 5100 a night, Mdlle.' Lagru has an engar j oment for the winter season at the San Carlo in Naples. 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 wonnied guards man, who died here this morning. It is the desire of his wife that he should be interred in our parish churchyard. ➢lany 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 serTice 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, &c., T. HANLY BALL, Curate and Lecturer of St. blury's, Wimbledon. To the Commanding Officer, Coldstream Guards. Wellington Barracks, London, Aug. 9, 1864. 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 Brornpton 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 and 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. thinly Ball, St. Mary's, Wimbledon. 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 out appartn , pain : Wimbledon, Aug. 9, 1861. 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 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, Janeski, Holthoff, Lisierki, and Gneiat had no obe 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 proclamations being put in as evidence. An anonymous document is absolutely worthless as evidence. These printed papere 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 eermit such matter to be read. After a few remarks k' 'he Crown prosecutor, the President said the from give a decision on the subject, and the Court w0ut , .. 4 sitting closed. On the 3d Herr Brachvogel re quested that the c pondence of M. Guttry ei rres s hould not be read, as he a LI not act with any one else, and his letters could, there: as", compromise no one but himself. This was disputed. , s 'lv the Crown prosecutor, who said that M. Guttry wa: a mem ber of the Pos©n Committee, and that his phc els were, therefore, evidence of the tendencies ano 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. lioczorowski, declared that, although intimately acquainted with M. Guttry, be 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 111. Niegolewaki, 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 Moszczeneki. 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 his evidence that he had observed no signs of any con templated hostilities against Prussia. Herr Hol thoff then proposed that Feucheux, who resides in Paris, should be summoned to appear as a witness, to which the Court agreed. A series of papers, translated first by Russian officials into French, and thence into German, wero 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 the 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 excel). Lion 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 Weir of the attempt on General Berg, which seemed heavily to compromise young Comet Stanis laus Z smoyski, 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-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 src.". 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—where house-rent, fuel, and all the necessaries of life are to be had at cemperatively reasonable rates—and into which I moved all my household goods and treasures in April last. On Sunday, July 10, cirumstances rendered it necessary that I should return to the army in front of Peters burg. The fact that Early had crossed the Potcmac was then generally known, and the prudential query as to whether I should leave a W if e rani four daughters outeide the fo r t s 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 defences of the capital, and therefore perfect;; safe from any simplj raiding party. Thus assured 1 left my family and rent to the army. Tuesday night's mail dissipated wtotever notions of safety I had previously entertained. As quick as possible I returned, and reached my holm 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 solved 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 hare 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 elnk 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 dis 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 explain 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 staffe, occupied the yard surrounding my house. My wife asked if they meant to injure us. An officer replied, We shall not, bat 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 Breckens 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 0 :r skirmish line came in unpleasant proximity to the party in the yard. My w if e was a gain impor tuned to .have, and on account of her children con sented to do kJ), provided a guard was placed over the house, which request was agreed to but never complied 'with, or I: it was, no protection was afforded. Under the gu !dance of Dr. Strath my family was escorted throngs 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."—Xew 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 season for panics. Last year, about this time, if you recollect, letters spoke of a panic, and the same thing occurs again 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 hall cartridge. Oa the 23d two old Japanese hulks, the representatives of Japan's fleet, moved from the proximity of the fort et 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 Daimio 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 had. Sir It, 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, determined men were to make a night attack on the foreign settlement, and at the IMMO time the guns (of the number of which we know very little) pitch into the ships and town, a good many of we poor devi ashore would come to grief, especially the ladies, of whom there are many fresh arrivals. Of course what would fol low would be a severe retribution, and give the Buxton party a let to talk about; but this would be no consolation to the unfortunates murdered , The Patch join us in the Simousaki affair—but if any attempt is made on Yoko hama this Simousaki affair would in all probat•ility stand over. Messieurs lea 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 Kagosirca), 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 offence. When the Japanese question comes again before the House of Commons I hope the ' give the country up' party won't win. Next to England i t is the finest p lace 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. ...41;i2y Go;:;tte. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, READING RACES-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) KING'S MEADOW STARES. Pelios Lytham LADIES' PLATE. Tomfoolery Wicket Eleven ran. STEWARDS' PLATE. Under the Cloud Cervas Four ran. NURSERY PLATE. Belle of Kars Dr. Swishtail Change of Luck 3 Nine ran. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. EBOR 4 to 1 agst East Lancashire (taken) 7to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken) 10 to 1 agst 1-lytnettus (taken) SHIPPING-THIS DAY. LONDON, Aug. 11.—Wind this day at noon—North- West; moderate breeze and fine weather, but a little cloudy. NEWPORT, Aug. 10.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Turnbull, from Antwerp tor Rio Janeiro—Reliance, from St. lia zarre for Havannah. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Orentes, from Bermuda. FALMOUTH, Aug. 10.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Racer, from Plymouth, HULL, Aug. 11.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Christine, from Quebec. CARDIFF, Aug. 9.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Helena, for Matanzas. (DY 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 Hamoaze, where their lord ships received the customary salute from the flag-ship Royal Adelaide. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday MornlLg. Arrived, Aug. 10—Good Hove, from Archangel. Arrived, Aug. 11—Lady Grey, Lyna, Kustine Maria, Danneborg, and Princess Gyda all from Archangel. Alfred. from Riga—Maria, from Cronstadt—Catharina ; from Thisted—Vrouw Diewk, from Worcum—and Pet lonia, from Quebec. Sailed, Aug. :11—Dilpassund, for Bombay— Canopus, for Bussorah—Mary Hayes, for Calcutta—Helena, steamer, far Dieppe—Concordia, steamer, for Boul.)gne—and City of Hamburg, for Hamburg. DEAL, Thursday Morning. No arrivals. Abarque was observed to go on shore this morning oft tho 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, abont 6,000 bales, Parker, who in a drunken rage some time since shot his mother at Fiske' ton, and attempted also to murder his father, was hanged yesterday morning at Nottingham. The unhappy man persistel in denying that ho 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 15 months' hard labour. At the same assizes three men were tried for having, contrary to the provisions of the Foreign Enlistment Act, hired persons for service on board the Confederate cruiser Rappa hannock. They were all found guilty, bat were liberated on their own recognisances—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 Chsions, which, it is believed, belonged to Attila, King of the Huns. The ring is of copper, and has the name of Attila inzetik el on it in Latin characters. MEYERBEER'S "L'AFRICAINE" conies back every year, says the Athenceunz, as a top i c 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 so 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.t ha t tie " cast" is giving cause 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 en the Italian stage, but we wcro mistaken. Signor Naudin belongs to Naples. 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 profately. Two bears a year cld, which happened to be at the foot of she; tree, infuriated by the sight of the blood, immediately fell on the poor animal and tore it to pieces, in spite of all the efforts of the keepers o deter them. t— A LIFE OF MAJOR ANDRE, THE VICTIM OF ARNOLD, THE SPY, including all that recently diEcJvered documents hava afforded concerning his military career, is Deing prepared for tho press by Mr Hoary J. Morgan, of ebce. Business done 102} 1001 100 1 281 1011 i I 1 i Reporting his Own Case, SECOND► EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK, PORTUGAL. LISBON, Aug.lo.—A rumour prevails that the Portuguese Government has decided on allowing the re-establishment of convents, but only to a limited extent, and has notified that intention to the Pope's Nuncio. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,--This Day, READING RACES—Cnis DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII,) EASMAINIPSTEAD PARK STAKES. Deerfoot Gunner SWEEPSTAKES OF 6 SOY S. 1d1er.......: 1 Charmian . BOII,OUCTH PLATE. Lord of the Manor Rest .............................................. 2 Vision ............................................ 3 Nine ran. READING STAKES. Fanny ................ Lady Egidia Swift • 3 ....................... . Six ran. MATcH—Loafer beat Zeloo. BERKSHIRE STAKES. Bally Dimond . 1 ............................. ............. Major 3 Spitfire Kitty Six ran _ Bank of England Return,—This Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Viet ' one, cap.:32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the loth day of Aug. 1864: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .......X28.574,305 Government Debt X 11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin ST, Bullion 11,924,365 Silver Bullion X 26,574,365 Z 26,574,365 B.INKLNU DEPARTMENT.. Pi oprietors' Capi tal 11 1,6 55 187 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis sioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 4.963.222 Other Deposits 14,419,766 Seven Day and other Bills 530,674 Government Secu rities (including DeadWeig,htAn unity) £11,037,095 Other Securities 21,108,551 Notes Gold and Silver 685,560 Coln £35,114,i31 V I 138,114,031 MILLER, Chief Cashier. Aug. 11, IE6I. FOURTH EDITION SUN OFFICE, HALF PAST SEVEN O'CLOCK. stook 100 100 100 100 stook stook stock stock stock nook Von i►.l6.+ Share ivu Sk 20 204 10 100 1 100 Iteek (took stock stock 100 all all all all 100 100 100 (1.13.4 Paid. all 100 71 all all iou 100 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 (100 i 100 1 a ll ' k . no i lost 85 6 53