The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-13 00:00:00

Walla End.

Braddyll's Hetton .. 9
W. Byron 17 0
Cassop ......18 0
B6lrnont .17 0
Yrainwellgate ... 17 3
Ships at marke,

SHIPPING-THIS DAY,

LONDON, Aug. 13.—Wind this day at noon—North-
West ; moderate breeze and fine weather, but a little
cloudy.
OFF FALMOUTH, Aug. 12.—Arrived— Hebe, from Callao
for Dunkirk. _ _

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NE wr 0 RT, Aug. 11.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Panama,
from Bristol for Havannah.

CARDIFF, Aug. 12.—Arrived—Blencathia, from the
Cape of Good Hope.
LOUGH FOYLE, Aug. 12.—Arrived—Caledonia, steamer,
from New York.

(BY BLBCTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
PLYMOUTH, Saturday Morning.
The smack Prince of Wales, Capt. Weeks, which left
Portrieu, France, yesterday morning, and arrived here to-
day, with cattle for Mr Treeby, reports having observed,
at half-past 2 o'clock this morning, when 10 miles south
of the Start Point, eight ships of war going to the east-
ward, under half-engine power ; no canvas. Wind easterly,
light. At that time it was too dark to obtain more distinct
informtion.

(13Y MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) ....
GRAVESEND, Saturday morning.
Arrived, August 12—Emerald, from UmEa—Mathilda,
from St. Petersburg—Elizabeth Hampton, from Oporio—
Prince, from Guernsey.
Arrived, August 13—Urania' from Archangel—George,
from Domejt—Sarah, from Dunkirk—Forest Queen, from
Guernsey.

DEAL, Saturday Morning.
Passed—Pei-Ho, of Liverpool, from Shields, for China.

MURDER ON THE HIGg SEAS.—At the South.
ampton Police-court yesterday, before the Mayor,
Mr G. Brinton, and other magistrates, a German seaman,
named Adolphe Bjornsen, about 35 years old, was charged
h
captain of the barque Gus-
tave ther egistered vessel, on the high
wit
Adolphe, wilfully murderingaan
English
seas, on the 21st June last. It appeared from the evi-
dence of the first mate, Mr Peterson, that the ship left
London on the 7th of May for China. When they were
within about five days' sail of Pernambuco, the first mate
was in his cabin—the time being 9.30 p.m.—when he heard
a noise proceeding from the captain's cabin. He imme-
diately went there, and found the prisoner in the cabin with
the captain. As soon as the prisoner saw him, he raised a
the prisoner following him, having still a
ba
pistol and fired, but the shot missed him. He than went
adgonaibnleo-ndrereeklled revolver in his hand. Shortly afterwards
i the firearms.
a tor
the captain came on deck and asked where the second mate
and whether he had not been
secured an
uremdePigppristohneePrrwisa°snesi3tanding near at the time, and he
shot the captain through the
h
fell, and after lingering for about half
an hour, died. The prisoner in the meantime had betaken
Aitaself to the captain's cabin,where he remained for a con-
turnedead. round
The
captainan d deliberately
get at him, as he
had
sideroabbtlaeined time, the
possession crew
came on deck heavily armed, and proceeded to lower the
lifeboat, into which he got, and at once started from the
ship. It was then about half-past two in the morning.
Shots wore fired at him, but it was exceedingly dark at the
time, and they did not take effect. As soon as the day
dawned, all eyes were strained in order to discover some
trace of the prisoner, and the boat was discerned in the
distance. The vessel went immediately in pursuit, and
ob l e'
allng unable
fibm s .
He afterwards
came up with him about ten o'clock. Shots were fired at
the prisoner's boat, which was completely riddled ; and
when it was in a sinking state, the jolly boat belonging to
the ship, and manned at the time by six of the crew, was
sent to seize the prisoner, who was placed in irons as soon
as secured, and conveyed to the vessel, where he remained
in confinement until Pernambuco was reached. He was
then arraigned before a naval court, where depositions were
taken, and the English consul directed his removal to this
country. It was stated that no disagreement had taken
taken place between the captain and the prisoner. At the
close of the first mate's evidence the prisoner was remanded
for a week, in order that the register of the vessel
might
be
produced, Mr Mackey, who appeared for the prisoner,
having expressed a doubt as to whether it was authorised
to carry the English flag.
TAFFER, THE MATE OF THE FLOWERY LAND.—
It will be in the recollection of our readers that, on
the conviction of the pirates of the Flowery Land, who
were executed at the Old Bailey, an appeal was made on
behalf of Wm. Taffer, who was instrumental in bringing
them to justice, and who was loft destitute and disabled for
a time. Those who subacribed to Taffer's necessities will
be pleased to learn that, through their kindness, he has had
the means so to apply himself as to pass a creditable exami-
nation, and obtain a second mate's certificate. Taffer, we
understand, is likely to obtain an appointment to a first-
class passenger ship about to sail from the port of Lon-
don.
THE GUNPOWDER EXPLOSION AT CHILWORTH.
—Yesterday Mr Woods, coroner for the Western
division of Surrey, resumed at the Percy Acne. Chilworth,
the investigation into the circumstances connected with
the death of Charles Mansell and John Farnfield, who
were killed by the explosion at the Chilworth Powder Mills
on Friday, the sth inst. The Coroner, in summing up, re-
marked that the evidence did not show that blame attached
to any one. The machinery had been properly manufac-
tured and put up. The jury, after consulting for about 15
minutes, returned a verdict "That the deceased met with
their deaths by an explosion of gunpowder at Mr Sharp's
mills, but that the cause of the explosion was unknown."

British Archaeological Association,

Irswicn, Aug. 12.

At half-past eight this morning the party as-
sembled at the White Horse, where omnibuses were
in readiness to take them to Helmingham, and after
a very pleasant drive by roads by the side of which
are waving cornfields, they drove up to the fine old
hall, the nat. of J. Tollemache, Esq., M,P., where
they were met by the Rev. G. Cardew, the rector.
Helmingham Hall is a beautiful specimen of early
Tudor architecture, built round a quadrangle, and
surrounded by a moat which is still filled with water,
and the drawbridge of which is drawn up every
night. Mr. Cardew said there was a tradition that
it had been so for eight centuries, but it was certain
for 300 years the operation had not been once
omitted. The Hall was, the rev, gentleman said,
built in the reign of Henry VIII. by the second
Lionel Tollemache. Before hie time Helmingham,
and the Hall which occupied the piece of the pre-
sent, were owned by the Joyces, and before them
by the De B Jckings, and the next previous owners
were the Nuns of Flixton, who were the successors
of the Nuns of Campsey Ashe. In Domesday Book
he found that it belonged to the brother of William
the Conqueror, the celebrated Odo, Bishop of
Bayonne. In Edward the First's time it was
probably the property of Lis Queen, Eleanor.
The present hall was built on the site of the
old hall, which was built in the twelfth
century by Bartholomew de Creyke, and he
had no doubt that there was before that an
Anglo Saxon farm at this spot, and from the quan-
tity of Roman remains he had found he believed
there had been a Roman villa there. He had found
Roman remains in every part of the parish; he had
no doubt whatever that there was a Roman village
on this spot. One of the Tollemaches entertained
Queen Elizabeth in the year 1561. There was a
tradition that the Queen stood as godmother
to Tollemache's child, but it was not the
case, the child having died before her Majesty
arrived, and a sort of ceremony was performed
over the body. Passing through the paved inner
quadrangle the visitors entered the fine hall of
the house, in which is a beautifully carved oak
fireplace; indeed, the wood-carving throughout the
house is very fine. In the dining-room were ex-
hibited some leathern " blackjacks" of very for-
midable dimension!, which it was said are
still occasionally used ; the fireplace is a
very handsome specimen of carving. The walls
of the drawing-room, as are those of the dining-
room, are hung with family portraits, and there
are some tables beautifully inlaid with silver, ivory,
&c., and other interesting articles of furniture,
amongst them being a curious and beautiful inlaid
cabinet of Flemish wotkmanship, In an ante-
room, between the drawing-room and library, is
a glass case, containing a late, which belonged
to Queen Elizabeth, and which she presented
to the lady of the owner of the hall, on the
occasion of a visit, and also a small but valuable
collection of coins. There was also an ancient spin-
net. The most carious is an Anglo-Saxon manu-
script of the 9th century. Alfred the Great's trans-
lation of " Orosius," and a copy of the first book
printed in England by Caxton, The Play of Chess."
In several of the rooms are portraits of Queen Eli-
zabeth, and in the drawing-room is one of Mary,
Queen of William 111. The bedroom which was
occupied by Queen Elizabeth during her visit was
then visited, and some curious old china having
been inspected, the party left the Hall.
The church was next visited, a stop being made
at one of the immense oaks with which the park
abounds. The part of the park surrounding the
church, was a wood belonging to the church. Mr
Cardew said the contract for the erection of the
tower of the church was in existence—it was be-
tween the builder and John Talmidge, as the Tolle.
macho family were then called, and the sum for
which it was built was £3O. It was dated 1487,
that is, in the reign of Henry VII., but it was not
completed till Henry VIII.'s time. The church was
built on the old cemetery, and in digging the graves
at the present time they dug through the old graves.