The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-12 00:00:00

THAMES.

FALSE IMPRISONMENT AT SEA.—EXTRAORDINARY
APPLICATION.—On Mr. Yardley taking his seat on the
bench this morning, Mr. Joseph Smith, a solicitor, ap-
plied to Mr. Yardley for a summons against Captain
Henry Peachey, the master of the ship Clara, for a❑
assault on John Doyle, a mariner. •
Mr. Smith stated that the application was one almost
unprecedented, for the alleged offence was committed
three years and a half ago, on a voyage from Southamp-
ton to Swan River, Western Australia ; but he submit-
ted that ought not to be a bar to the man obtaining re-
dress. The party complaining was a seaman on board
the Clara, and having given some offence, real or imagi-
nary, to the captain, who he discovered was on intimate
terms with some of his female passengers.

Mr. Yardley said the solicitor had better not go into
extraneous matters affecting the character of a'person
not present.

Mr. Smith—Very well, sir. The man, for some
offence given to the captain, was confined in a small hole,
4 feet square, for 78 days, and when the ship arrived in
the Swan River he was taken before a magistrate, and
sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard
labour. After he bad been in gaol a fortnight only
the governor of the colony interfered, released him, and
appointed him to a situation in the water police, in
which he conducted himself in the most satisfactory
manner.

Mr. Yardley—This is scarcely a case for this court.
If the man has been wrongfully imprisoned for 78 days,
it is a case for one of the courts at Westminster, and
the man ought to receive adequate damages.
Mr. Smith said the Clara would sail again from Lon-
don in five or six days, and this was merely a prelimi-
nary step to carry the case to the sessiong.

The complainant, in answer to a question by Mr.
Yardley, said no assault was committed upon him. He
was first ordered aft and then sent below into a small
place, built up for him, and the lock and key turned
upon him.
Mr. Yardley said the man was never assaulted at all,
and he did not know whether This could be a case of
constructive assault. The man was told to walk into the
place ;he did so, and the key was turned upon him. If
the mariner had resisted and said he would not go into
the place, and the captain had seized him and laid hands
upon him, that would be an assault.

Doyle—lf I had resisted the captain would have said
that was mutiny.
After considerable discussion on the law of the case
Mr. Yardley said he did not see his way clear to grant
a summons at present, but gave Mr. Smith liberty to
renew his application after ho had consulted some deci-
sions of the judges bearing on the case.

The Duke of Devonshire will leave Lisruore Castle, at
the early part of next week, for England. His grace is
expected to arrive at his residence, in Kemp Town, in
about a fortnight.
FAREWELL DINNER TO Mn. THACKERAY.—The friends
of Mr. Thackeray entertained that gentleman at a fare-
well dinner—preparatory to his departure for the United
States—yesterday evening, at the London Tavern. 11r.
Charles Dickens occupied the chair, and covers were laid
for sixty.

Madame Einstein Devy has arrived, from Paris, at
73, Grosvenor-street.
The Carlisle manufacturers have, within the last few
days, again advanced the wages of their handloom
weavers 10 per cent., making 20 per cent, within the
short period of four weeks.

The title of Mr. Charles Dickens's new serial is
Little Dorrit."

This day Mr. Gladstone, .who is staying with his
family at Hawardun Castle, will deliver a lecture in the
national schoolroom at Hawarden on " The Colonies,"
fur the benefit of the literary and scientific institution
established there.

THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER.—Her Royal High•
ness continues to occupy a suite of apartments at the
Bedford Hotel ; and now that there is a change in the
weather, the Royal Duchess avails herself of the oppor-
tunity of taking carriage airings on the Marine drive.
We are happy to state that her Royal Highness is in the
enjoyment of excellent health, and that she purposes
remaining in Brighton some days longer.—• Brighton
Gazette.

The Right Hon. Geor7e Corne wall Lewis, Chancellor
of the Exchequer, has resigned the office of Commissioner
of "the Oxford University Commission."
An enormous vessel, bearing the name of Malakhoff,
and having the same proportions as the Napoleon, has
just been launched at Toulon.
TALLow.—Large quantities of tallow are imported
into London in Prussian vessels, a large portion of which
finds its way to Havre, by the route of the South-Western
Railway and the South-Western Company's Cbannel
steamer. _

CONSUMPTION OF TEA.—The quantity of tea entered
for home consumption, as appears from an official do-
cument, between January and August last was
44,126,5361b5., being an increase on the preceding year.
WINE IMPORTED.—•It appears, by a return to Parlia-
ment, that there were 5,580,947 gallons of wine imported
between January and August last. The quantity en-
tered for home consumption in the period was 4,411,842.
CUSTOMS REVENUE OF TIE CLYDE.—The Customs Re-
venue of G7eenock for the quarter just ended shows the
large increase of 24,2731. as compared with the corres-
ponding period of last year. The Glasgow Cu-toms
Revenue for the quarter shows an increase of 11,3831.
over the corresponding quarter of 1854.
THE SOUND DUES.—The Danish Government has
taken an important step in the matter of the Sound dues.
It has invited all the maritime powers—including the
United States of America—to meet in Congress at Co-
penhagen, in November, there to settle the question.
It is said that Denmark proposes the capitalisation and
redemption of the dues.
NEW PLANETS.—Dr. Luther, of Bilk, discovered a
new planet on the sth of October. The exact where-
abouts of this new planet is not distinctly given. M.
Leverrier, at the last sitting of the Academy of Sciences,
in Paris, announced the discovery of a small new planet
by M. Goldsmith, a painter and amateur astronomer.
The number of planets is now 38.

THE CROWN 'PRINCE OF PRUSSIA AT BALMORAL.—
It is positively asserted, on the best authority, that the
Crown Prince of Prussia, father to the prince who was
lately sojourning at the British Court, visited Balmoral
incognito about three weeks ago. It is well known
that the sympathios of the Crown Prince and his family
are strongly anti-Russian and pro-British, notwithstand-
ing the unmistakeable leanings of the reigning sovereign
of Prussia.—Scottish Daily News.
At the Middlesex Sessions, yesterday, the application
of Mr. Hinton, for a music licence for Highbury Barn
Tavern was again refused.
A Vienna letter states that M. de Bach, Minister
of the Interior, has been affianced to the eldest
daughter of Count de Buol, Minister of Foreign
Affairs.
The ex-Queen Marie Amalie and the Duke and
Duchess de Montpensier have joined the Duke and
Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and the Princes
Alexander and Phillips of Wurtemberg, at
Frankfort.
The Kind of the Belgians has presented a gold
medal to M. J. De. Geyters, of Antwerp, author
of the Flemish oration read at the late celebration
of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Belgian nd
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Theexiled Archbishop of Turin, Monseigneur
seigneure x.
Franzoni, is at present staying in Paris.
A letter from Vienna says that the celebrated
orchestral leader, Strauss, has received an invita-
tion to visit St. Petersburg, on the occasion of the
approaching carnival, with a promise of 2,000
roubles more for the engagement than he has ever
hitherto
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that on the occasion of the chantingof journal, says
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in that city in honour of the fall of the Malakhoff,
the French wished the flags of Sardinia and Turkey
to be fixed in the church, but the Papal authorities
refused; the one excommunicate the other Mussul-
man—they could not admit of such a profanity !
The French minister telegraphed to Paris for
instructions, and received for reply the order to
insist upon the appearance of the flags in the
hurch. gc Happily, says the letter, " the reply
did not arrive here until the religious ceremony
was over."