The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-25 00:00:00

SHIPPING-THIS DAY,

LONDON, Oot. 25.—Wind this day at noon—North-
Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
PorriamouTH, Oct. 24.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Sala-
manca, from London for Madras, with damage to bul-
warks, &c.
CARNARTON, Oct. 23.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Volante;
from Quebec.
PLYMOUTH, Oct. 25.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Hornet,
from London for Sydney—London, from London for Mel-
bourne.
BRISTOL, Oat. 24..—Wind N N.W.—Arrived—Dore,
from New York.
DARTMOUTH, Oct. 24.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Rosa
Bonheur, from Cephalonia,
(ET MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH,)
GRATESEND, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived, Oct. 24—Emulous and Tartary from Patras—
Ring of Tyre, from Faroe.
Arrived, Oct. 25—Guatemala, from Boston—Chatsworth,
from Calcutta—Wanteata, from Bombay—Alexandria, from
Algoa Bay—Forth, from Hamburg.
DEAL, Tuesday Morning.
Passed—Zenith, from London for the west—Fling, from
London, for Corfu—Free Lad, from Quebec, for London—
Chevy Chase, bark, from the west, for London,

The Tribunal of Correctional Police on Saturday
tried a man named Chavoutier, a check-taker at the Theatre
du Chatelet, and a woman named Roblin, a box-opener at
the same theatre, fJr embezzling a number of checks or
counter-marks belonging to the director of the said theatre ;
four men, named Winkler, Gambelon, Jonan, and Guille-
main, were also charged with selling the same and dividing
the proceeds with the two first-named prisoners. The evi-
dence against all the prisoners being conclusive, Chavoutier
was condemned to six months' imprisonment, Winkler and
Gambelon each to four months, and Jouan and Guillemain
each to two months of the same punishment; and all of
them severally to 251 r, fine. The woman Roblin was sen-
tenced to a fortnight's imprisonment.

TILE IN GEN DIARY FIRES IN YORKSHIRE AND
LIN COLN SIIIRE.—The prevalence of fires in stack-
yards is causing inquiry to be made by somo of the insur-
ance offices into the bearing of a report which has gained
currency, that these destructive fires are likely to occur only
in the stackyards of those farmers who have used reaping
machines. It is said that threatening notices to that effect
have been found in some places, but there is no tangible
shape for tho rumour. It has, however, had the effect of
alarming some of the insurance offices. No alteration of
rates has yet been made, but in certain cases the insurance
agents have been instructed to inquire of their customers as
to their use or otherwise of reapers, which tend to lessen the
demand for labour.

EITRAORDINARY ROBBERY AND DISCO-VERY OF
£loo.—On Friday, at the Preston sessions, a man named
Joshua Bond, who for years has occupied a respectable po-
sition at Fleetwood, was charged with stealing two £5O
Bank of England notes belonging to the New Fylde Timber
Company. The circumstances of the caso were of a very
singular character. It appeared from the evidence that on
the 6th of October, 1860, a man named John Walkden, re-
siding at a place called Church, in East Lancashire, paid
two £5O Bank of England notes to a young man named
Richard Mayor, in the employ of the New Fylde Timber
Company at Fleetwood. Mayor received the money in the
presence of the prisoner Bond, who advised him to put it in
his pocket book. In the evening Mayor, whilst making up
his accounts, for the purpose of handing over his cash to the
company, missed the two £5O notes, and as he could give no
account of them, suspicion naturally fell upon his honesty.
He was apprehended, placed in the lock-up at Kirkham, and
afterwards brought before the magistrates at Blackpool.
Bond was one of the witnesses who gave evidence egainst him
—but nothing very positive could be elicited, and eventually
Mayor was discharged. But he took the matter deeply to
heart. The public seemed to point to him as being the guilty
party; but he was conscious of his innocence, and the fact
that others could not feel the same so preyed upon his mind
that his health gradually gave way, and from a strong,
stalwart young man he became a paralysed, bed-ridden in-
valid. About two months ago a new phase in the case tran-
spired. A little boy, whilst playing in a yard connected
with the premises of the New Flyde Timber Company at
Fleetwood, found a pocketbook. On examining it he shouted
(int " Notes 1" Another boy then came up, and afterwards
an official of the company, who was passing, took charge of
the book, opened it, and at once saw that its contents were
two £5O Bank of England notes, and several settled bills,
ke., which had been made out to Bond who at that time
was Gfficiating as the company's salesman. Suspicion then
fell upon Bond, and he was apprehended. On being
charged with stealing the notes, ho made a statement to
the effect that he lost his pocketbook a few months be-
fore; that the book which had been found was his; but
that when he lost it there were no notes in it, and that some
one must have put those found in it. Evidence was given
showing that the notes found in the pocket-book were the
same as those paid over to Mayer by Walkden ; that after
they were paid Mayor placed them in a bag, that he was
then requested by Bond to take some consignment notes to
an office in Fleetwood ; that both he and Bond went out of
the company's office at the same time; that Mayor was
absent about five minutes and missed the notes, as previously
named ; that Bond as well as Mayor had a key which would
open the office door and give access to the apartment where
the cash bag containing the notes were placed. For the
defence, it was contended by the prisoner's counsel that
there was no evidence to show that the robbery had been
committed by Bond ; that he was not seen to take the money
and bad never been suspected of doing so, and that he had
always borne a good character. The prisoner was acquitted.
Mr Kaye appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Pope for the
prisoner, The trial occupied between eight and nine hours
in hearing, and was not finished until about 6 o'clock.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON LUDGATE-HILL.—An in•
quest took place yesterday before the City coroner, at
St Bartholomew's Hospital, concerning the death of a
man named Garrett Punch, a labourer, aged 53, under
the following circumstances :—The deceased was employed
on the works of the new bridge for the railway which
crosses Ludgate-hill, and was at work on a scaffolding 16
feet from the ground. One of his companions dropped
a coat to the ground, and the deceased removed ono of
the planks on the scaffolding, leaving a gap through which
he drew up the coat, He replaced the plank, but, as it
proved, did not do so properly, for stepping on it afterwards
it gave way, and he fell through the aperture. Ho was
painfully injured, and, having been removed to the hos-
pital, died on Saturday. His back was broken by the fall,
and he suffered dreadfully from the injuries. The jury
found a verdict of" Accidental death."
ROMAN CATHOLICS IN AUSTRALIA.--A Melbourne
paper says—" By a private letter recently received we learn
that the Rev. Mr Scully, who some time since visited this
colony, is now in Rome busily employed in inducing the
Papal Court to send out to Australia ten Roman Catholic
bishops and a hundred priests. At the present time there
are three Catholic sees vacant in the colonies, those of
Armidale and Goulbourn, in New South Wales, and Ade-
laide, South Australia."
THUNDER-STORMS IN YORKSHIRE.—During Fri-
day, and especially on Friday night, thunder-storms, with
hail and heavy rains, passed over Yorkshire, the storm on
Friday night being especially severe in the valley of the
Derwent, During the whole of Saturday continuous rains
fell throughout North and East Yorkshire, the farmers
regarding them as a perfect godsend, which would moisten
the hard laud and allow wheat sowing to be got on with,