The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-17 00:00:00

THE ANNAMITE AMBASSADORS IN PARIS.—The
Annamite Ambassadors, whose arrival we yester-
day announced, are the objects of great curiosity to the
Parisians. Their appearance cannot be said to be prepos-
sessing, and eleanliness they seem to look upon as a crime.
Like the Chinese and Japanese they dispense with pocket-
handkerchiefs, but the square pieces of paper which the for-
mer use as a substitute, either have not found their way to
the kingdom of Annam, or are considered there as one of
the superfluities of exaggerated civilisation. The conse
quences are not pleasant to witness, the change of climate
having affected some of the distinguished visitors with
coryza. It has also been seen with surprise that the chief
dignitaries among them alone wear shoes—rank with the
Annamites being outwardly marked by the covering for the
feet. They are great smokers,and are hardly ever to be seen
without a cigar or cigarette in their month, and they are
said to show a lively appreciation of French cuisine; they
are fond of champagne, and truffles in particular meet with
their approbation ; they are even said to prefer this savoury
tuber to their favourite dish at home—pickled caterpillars.
Like other countries, the empire at Annam possesses several
orders of chivalry—the Order of the "Elephant's Tusk,"
and that of the " Horn of the Rhinoceros" being the prin-
cipal. These honorary marks of distinction are not, it is
stated, greatly coveted, as the insignia weighs, according to
the various classes, from 15 to 100 pounds, so that a grand
cross is exposed literally to sink beneath the weight of his
sovereign's favour, The ambassadors have commenced their
rounds of official visits, and are said to be well versed in the
laws of etiquette. The first ambassador—described as re-
mat for his intelligence, and for that reason looked upon
with suspicion at the Court of Hue--is accompanied by two
great dignitaries, who under the pretence of assisting him
are specialty charged to keep a watch over him. He is re-
ported to be aware of this, and takes his precautions in con-
sequence. The account which has been given of their mis-
sion appears to be true. The Emperor of Annam wishes to
recover the three provinces of Lower Cochin-China occupied
by the French. The motive for this desire is not so much
to recover a few hundred leagues of territory as to plunder
and hang the faithless subjects who have submitted
to the French. At the same time he would not be sorry
to dupe the foreign barbarians, to whom he offers, it is said,
40,000,000f,without having the remotest intention of giving
them a sou, The ambassadors will consequently have to
broach a very difficult question, and the more so as it is
with people already aware of their manner of interpreting
treaties they have to deal with. Accustomed as they are to
conceal their thoughts and never telling the truth, they be-
lieve that every one else acts in the same manner. Thus,
when the first ambassador was informed of the arrival of
Commander Aubaret, who is charged to escort them while
in France, he perfectly understood he was about to have to
do with a man who knew how to manage them, and could
not help exclaiming " Bon nous allons echanger autant de
mensonges que de paroles." The ambassadors will not be
presented at Court until the Emperor's arrival at CompiZssme
in the course of next month.—Gdignani.
DARING BURGLARY AND CLEVER CAPTURE.—On
Monday evening, the premises of Mr. James Clark,
umbrella manufacturer and warehouseman, Candleriggs-
street, Glasgow, were broken into, and a cash box and £44
stolen. The premises were locked up at the usual time, a little
past 7 o'clock, when it was believed everything was secure.
Shortly before eight, however, a girl on the back stairs ob-
served three boys making their exit from one of Mr. Clark's
back windows, and accordingly informed Mr. Morrison,
stay manufacturer, of what she had seen. Mr. Morrison
promptly informed the police of the matter, and at once
steps were taken to discover the robbers. As it was pos-
sible that some of the party might still be inside, the pre-
mises were surrounded by constables, and a messenger sent
to Mr. Clark to bring the keys of his establishment. This
being done, on entering the premises no one was found,
but it was apparent that facilities for the entrance of the
robbers must have been given from within. It was also
discovered that a desk in the counting-house up stairs and
one in the shop on the street flat had been forced open, and
themoneyboy they contained, amounting to £44, carried off.
A pair of ,s boots had been left behind, and these were
carefully preserved by the police. Suspicion was at once
attached to John Maitland, a lad of thirteen years old, who
was in the habit of closing the back windows. Hence
Detectives Stewart and Harley were sent to Whitevale to
apprehend him. To apprehend the other boys, who must
have taken part in the robbery, was now the duty set
down for the detective police. With a rather imperfect
description of them, they sallied forth to scour the city.
About midnight a little light was thrown upon their
pathway, by the inquiries of a woman named Ramsay
and a man named Moffat, at the Central Police-office for
boys belonging to them who had not come home as usual
that evening. Sub-inspector Audley Thomson, who took
a note of the description and names of the missing boys,
shrewdly guessed that the youths might have had some-
thing to do with the burglary, and therefore produced the
boots which had been found in Mr. Clark's warehouse, in-
quiring whether either person knew them. Mrs. Ramsay at
once identified them as belonging to her son. When Maitland
was brought to the station-house he confessed it was he and
two other boys who had Committed the depredation—the
other boys being Ramsay, aged 13, living in Wesleyan_
attests land James Moffatt, aged 16, residing in Nelson. street.
What had become of them he could not say, as they had
been disturbed on coming out with their booty, and had taken
a different way and had left him, but he had heard them
speak of going to Liverpool or London. No further trace of
the boys could be found until
yesterday morning, about
nine o'clock, when a telegram was being despatched from
Glasgow to the Liverpool police, one was received from the
chief constable of Liverpool informing the Glasgow chief
constable that two boys named Ramsay and Moffatt had
been apprehended that morning there, with £42 in their pos-
session. The boys must have left with the 910 p.m. train
for Liverpool, but what caused the Liverpool police to ap-
prohend them is yet unknown. An officer has been sent to
Liverpool with a warrant to bring them hither. Rams"'
and Moffatt were both employed as message boys in a shop
in Candleriggs, and hitherto all three prisoners had borne
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