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London, England, 1855-09-17 00:00:00

neting." He remonstrated with them, when Stanner LETTER FROM SIR CHARLES NAPIER.
struck him a violent blow, which blackened his eye.
He ran across the bridge, both the prisoners following
and beating him.
The two policemen who took the rrisoners into cus-
tody, spoke of their violent conduct, and that they both
struck and kicked the policemen, on their interfering to
protect the complainant. They were both drunk.
Wrench was committed for 14 days, and Stanner
7 days.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—I have laid before the public my case up
to our departure from Kiel, by.which it will be ob-
served that no stone was left unturned by me to
show the Admiralty that they had misinterpreted
my letters entirely ; but the injury was done, and
they were determined not to undo it. They pro-
I bably thoug6 I should be obliged to submit ; but
I was just as determined as they were not to sub-
mit to injustice, and to bide my time till I returned
to England.
When we lay at Kiel the squadron was reduced
to six sail of the line, and the Captain of the fleet
removed—a very unusual course—it, however,
showed the "animus." Shortly after his removal
la vacancy took place in the representation of Mary-
lebone. I asked by telegraph to be allowed to come
home on leave, which was refused ; but I might
vacate my command. This I determined not to
do, but to wait patiently till I came home, and
make one more effort to explain my conduct either
in writing or in person.
On the Wellington's arrival at Spithead I ob-
tained the Commander-in-Chief's leave to proceed
to town, and was certainly not received in a very
!gracious manner by the First Lord of the Admi-
ralty. I was asked to sit down with that insolent
; sneer on his countenance so well known in Parlia-
ment, which did not presage any change of opinion;
he told me he would hear what I should say ; but
would make no reply. He did hear what I had to
say, and I spoke to him as plainly as an officer be.
fore his chief could do ; and I only regretted that
respect, not for him, but for his office, prevented
me using the language his conduct deserved. After
having spoken my mind I retired, and proceeded to
Portsmouth, where I found an order to haul down
my flag, which produced the correspondence which
I now transmit to you for insertion.
It will be seen that there is some repetition, but
it was impossible to avoid it.
I have the honour to remain,
Your obedient servant,
CHAS. NAPIER.
Merchistoun Hall, Sept. 14, 1855.

BOW-STREET.

ROBBERY OF 100/.-Thii morning Frederick _Ralph
Barrell, formerly clerk in the employ of Messrs. Wood-
head, of James-street, Adelphi, was placed at the bar
in accordance with remand, charged with stealing one
hundred pounds.
It will be recollected that the prisoner was a few
days ago brought up at this court charged with stealing
the sum of one hundred pounds, the property of Messrs.
Woodhead, navy agents, of James•street, Adelphi, and
that he was a confidential clerk in their employ, and
received a sal&ry to the amount of 1501. per annum. A
few weeks ago, under the plea of illness, he absented

mself from his employment, and during that absence,
as it continued for a considerable time, the books kept
by him were examined, when it was discovered that a
cheque for 197/., the amount of which had been received
by him, was entered as one of only 971.

Mr. E. W. Stanley, cashier to Messrs: Coutts,
bankers in the Strand, stated that Messrs. Woodhead
kept an account at their house. On the 27th of July a
cheque for 1971. drawn by the firm was presented by
the prisoner and paid to him. He received thirty 51.
notes and the rest in cash for the cheque.

Henry Smith, a detective policeman, stated that he
had traced the two notes produced to have been paid
away by the prisoner. The notes in question formed a
portion of those received by the prisoner at Coutts'
bank in payment for the cheque. He believed on a
futare occasion he should be able to produce further
evidence if time were allowed him.

Mr. Mullins, who appeared for the prosecution, said
that, owing to the absence of Mr. Young, one of the
firm, he must ask for a remand till a future day.
Mr. Lewis, on the part of the prisoner, had no objec-
tion to the remand, but he did hope that his worship
would indulge the prisoner by accepting bail, namely,
two sureties of 1501. each for his future appearance.

SIR CHARLES NAPIER-SIR JAMES
GRAHAM-THE A DMIRALT Y.

We resume the correspondence between Sir
Charles Napier and the Admiralty, together with
a letter to the Duke of Newcastle from the gallant
Admiral. The chief features in the correspondence
which we publish to-day are the details of tho cir-
cumstance under which Sir Charles Napier ceased
to be Commander-in-Chief of the Baltic fleet, and
the demand which he immediately and energeti-
cally made to be tried by a Court-martial, on find-
ing that his conduct as Commander-in-Chief had
thus been, by implication, censured. It will be
observed that there are occasionally repetitions in
the facts, and even in the expressions emplo3 ed,
but that is an unavoidable necessity in a corres-
pondence of this nature. In all official communi-
cations there must be great precision, and conse-
quent repetition, in the phraseology used.

Mr. Henry stated that that was the first time he bad
ever heard the amount of bail to be accepted for a pri-
soner suggested by a solicitor.
Mr. Lew is apologised for doing anything out of the usual
course. His only object in mentioning the sum be bad
done was to induce his worship to name a small amount.
At the same time, if the bail he had mentioned was ac-
cepted he was prepared with it, n d he proposed giving
24 hours' notice, in order that due inquiry should be
made.

The Magistrate refused the application. The case was
one in which bail ought not to be accepted.
ANOTHER GOLD WATCH FANCIER.—A young man who
refused his address, was charged with stealing a gold
watch, the property of Mr. Bettel.
From the evidence of the prosecutor it appeared that
on Saturday last he was in the pit of the Lyceum
Theatre, and as soon as the performance had terminated
he was pressing to leave the house. The prisoner was be-
fore bim in the crowd, and having received a push from
behind, he (witness) looked round to see the cause,
and then he heard something snap, and shortly after-
wards perceived his watch-guard hanging loose and
broken. He immediately collared the prisoner, and
accused him of stealing the watch, but he (the prisoner)
said he must be mistakes, as the watch was behind him.
The prisoner then threw the watch over the witness's
head, and it was eventually restored to the owner by a
person who heard Mr. Bettel charge the prisoner with
stealing it, and who saw the man throw it over the pro-
secutor's shoulder.

No. XXIV.
[Extract.]
On the 26th September the Admiralty wrote as
follows, signed by Sir James Graham and Captain
Peter Richards :
We have approved your orders for sending home
the Cumberland and Ajax ; but the withdrawal of
the French fleet renders any further immediate
diminution of the strength of your line-of-battle
ships inexpedient ; and the sailing ships, and even
the two three-deckrs, must be detained till the last
moment consistent with their safety.
[I did detain them till the last moment. and then was
reproved for sending them home, though I did not want
them.—C.N.]
An autumn cruise by the Russian fleet in the
Baltic, when the British fleet had abandoned it,
would bring dishonour on our arms. "At all
hazards " so great an evil must be averted ; and
you will remember that in former wars, when the
power of steam was unknown, a squadron of
British line-of-battle ships has maintained the
blockade in the Baltic till the end of November.
[The Baltic and the Gulf of Finland are very different,
—C. N.]
And on the 22d December, signed by Admiral
Dundas and Mr. Cowper :

The prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge.
The Magistrate said that the utmost punishment the
faw allowed him to inflict by the late act was six months'
imprisonment, but as the account the prisoner gave o
himself, namely, that he had lived about the streets or
seven years, he thought some inquiries ought to be
made about him. Ho should therefore remand him
until Friday, in order to let the police see him, as that
punishment would not be sufficient if he was a known
thief.

NUMBER OF RUSSIAN SHIPS DESTROYED
AT SEBASTOPOL.

It may not be uninteresting at the present moment
to give a statement of the Russian fleet at Sebastopo'
previous to the invasion of the Crimea by the allies. II
consisted of the following ships :
SHIPS OF THE LINE. GUNS.
Twelve Apostles l2O
Paris
Three Saints
Grand Duke Constantine
Vladimir l2O
Sviotoslaw
Rostislaw B4
Selaphosl
84
Three Hierarchies
Tro-Sviatitalia
Varna . 8 I
Gabriel
Empress Maria
Tschesme B4
FRIGATES.

Cagul
Koulefgi .
Kavarna
Medea

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