The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-21 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY SWINDLE.

SHIPPING—This Day.

LONDON, Jan. 21.—Wind this day at noon—Souih-
Westerly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather.
(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning .

Arrived, Jan. 20—John Romilly, from Marseillei
Halcyon, from Terceira—American Eagle, from New York
—Furet, from Gravelines—Lavonia, from Palermo—Reg i na,
from Buenos Ayres—Sir John Moore, from SydnErs—
Abeona, from Ancona—Baronet's Family, from Bombacy—
Clarissa, Andromeda, and Bell Adventure, from St. Mi-
chael's—Surprise, Demetrius, Elizabeth, and Reward, tiom
Guernsey—Recovery, from Gijon—Maynards, from Al.goa
Bay—Zeeblong, from Genoa—Jantje Berg, and Roe: sloe,
from Taganrog—Sarah Williams, from Zante—Lizzie
Southard, from New York—Sandebah, from Demeral7a—
Queen of the Clyde, from Calcutta.
DEAL, Thursday Morning,
Passed—Alice Mary, from London, for Singapore,

A PLAIN GUIDE TO BANKRUPTCY, &C.—this
little Guide, which has been published by Mr. Wetherfiold,
is intended to make plain to those who may unfortunately
require such a Guide, the thorny way of bankruptcy. 'Uhe
costs are pointed out, and every information which can: be
required is given on the subject.
A HINT FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF CRINOLINE.
—One of the Kings of Spain had the good taste to
be very much annoyed at the extravagant length of the
trains worn by the ladies of his Court. He tried all means
to curtail the nuisance, but his efforts were as vain as King
James's "Counterblast against Tobacco." At last he
ordered his chamberlain or corresponding officer to decree
that while trains of any length might be worn by any
woman, all trains beyond a certain length should be re..
garded as the badge of courUzins. The order executed
itself. At once all the ladies of the Court, some of w!nom
were said to be well qualified for an extra ell, cut short
their trailing robes, and the halls and the presence-cham-
ber became practicable for the male animal.
THE TOWNLEY CASE.—The following memorial
has been numerously signed by the clergy, and was
sent to the Home Secretary on Monday night:—" Wo
the undersigned clergy of the Deanery of Derby, having
carefully considered the correspondence of the Right Hon.
Sir George Grey and the magistrates of this county,
respecting the circumstances under which the respite of
George Victor Townley has been granted, desire (while
offering no opinion as to the prisoner's sanity) to express
our conviction that the request of the magistrates is
reasonable and just, and our hope that a further, full,
and satisfactory investigation into his present state of
mind, and into the proceedings which led to his respite,
may be granted by her Majesty's Secretary of State for
the Home Department." The following statement, signed
" Frederick Curzon," appears in the Derby Mercury
" I wish to remind Mr. Gisborne (the prison surgeon) of
a large dinner party, in November last, not very long be-
fore the trial of George Victor Townley. When the It wiles
had left the dining room, I put this question to Mr- Gis-
borne :---‘ As you have many opportunities of seoing,
Townley, will you tell me, is he sane or insane ?' His reply
was, ' Townley is as sane as you or I ;' and then I said,
Will h. h. Lang?' Mr. Gisborne's reply was, To- a
certainty.'
' EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES.—For a considerable

time past a suspicion has existed that large quan-
tities of property have been stolen from the extensive stores
of the Cunard Company in Liverpool, and the police were
set on the hunt to ascertain, if possible, who were the de-
predators. Circumstances induced Sergeant Jas. Mooney,
detective, belonging to the county police force, on Tuesday,
to visit the house of David Armour, a fireman on board the
Cunard mail steamer Persia, now on her voyage home front
New York. On searching the house, which is situated in.
Dundas-street, Bootle, Sergeant Mooney found 20 blankets,
a number of towels, several pillow cases, knives and forks,
and other articles, belonging to the British and North
American Royal Mail Steamship Company, and having the
company's mark on them. The property was concealed in
different parts of the house, and on questioning the wife of
Armour as to how the articles came into her possession she
said the property had been brought there at different times
by different individuals, whom she could not name. On
this being stated Mooney at once took her into custody, and
she was yesterday brought before the comity magistrates in
petty sessions at Kirkdale. The property was identified by
Mr. Warburton and Mr. Craven, storekeepers to the com-
pany, and the prisoner was remanded for a week that fur-
ther information may be obtained, as it is believed that an
extensive system of plunder from the stores has been carried
on for some time past.
BERLIN, Jan. 19.—The Kreutz-Zeitung states
that Prince Charles Frederick will leave Berlin
with his staff on the 20th. The King of Hanover
has only consented to allow the Prussian troops to
pass through his States, on the most pressing re-
presentations of his Ministers.

VIENNA, Jan. 19.—The Emperor yerterdcy re-
viewed the troops which are to proceed to Schles-
wig. In a speech delivered to the officers his
Majesty principally insisted on the necessity of
keeping up a friendly understanding
heir with the Prus-
sians, The troops will commvnce t deplrture
to-morrow.