The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-20 00:00:00

THAMES.

A GERMAN CASE,—Frederick Bock, a German labourer
who kept up a continual commentary on the proceedings in
his own language, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged
with s' ealing three blankets, the property of Wilhelm Bruns,
a sugarbaker, of No. 36, Bett's street, St. George's-in-the-
East.

Both parties are Germans, and the evidence was inter-
preted by Mr. Wintjen, an interpreter. Last evening, be-
tween 6 and 8 o'clock, he saw the prisoner come into his
room and ask Mrs. Bruns to cook two potatoes for him. He
told the prisoner he had no room on his fireplace to cook
potatoes, and told him to go upstairs and see a lame man,
who would cook the potatoes for him. Soon after-
wards the prisoner sneaked out of the house, and
after he was gone he missed three blankets from his parlour,
Mr. Selte—Are the blankets found ?
The Interpreter replied in the negative.
Mr. Selfe—What evidence is there against this man?
The Prosecutor—He sneaked into my house and sneaked
out again.
Mr. Sslfe said that was all nonsense. The prisoner did
not sneak into the house at all; he went into the man's
room, and asked him to allow him to cook potatoes.
Dorothea Bruns, the wife of the prosecutor, was called,
and repeated her husband's evidence in German.
Mr. Selfe—ls there any more testimony ?

Mr, Wintjen—No, sir; the prosecutor says that the pri-
soner does nothing for his living, and sneaks about the

street.
Mr. Selfe—The prisoner ought not to have been taken
into custody. He is discharged.

Bank of England Return.—Yesterday.

An Account, pursuant to t
cap. 32, for the week ending
or Feb., 1863 :

he Act 7th and Bth Victoria
on Wednesday, the 18th day

ISRUE DET
otes issued ...—.£28,301,2551

AATMENT.

Government Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities .. 3.634,900
Gold Coin & Bullion 13,651,255
Silver Bullion ....

£28,301,255

£18,301,2551
BANKING DEPARTMINT.
op rie tor te Capi- Government Sen-
tal ..............£14.553,000 rities
_(including
Rest .............. 3,380,678 Dead WeightAn-
Public Deposits (in- nutty) £11,043,071
eluding Exche- Other Securities 18,760,424
quer, Savings' Notes
Banks, Commis- Gold and Silver 937,967
missioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend. Ac-
counts) .......... 7,413.275
Other Deposits. •• . 13,769,276
Seven Day and
other Bills ...... 605,776

Coin

£39,722,005 I
W.

£39,722,005
MILLER, Deputy Cashier,

Feb. 19, /863.

here. Nota
—" There has been a long-continued drought Cattle and flock are
AIISTRALIA.—The following
blade of green grass is to be seen.
is an extract from
2a
private letter, datßd Sydney, .
December 215t,186 .
dying by hundreds, and there will be a deal of distress in
consequence amongst the small settlers.'
THE TOBACCO TRADE.—A meeting of gentlemen
interested in the tobacco trade was held on Wed
nesday, at which Mr. Ayrton, M.P., attended, and sug-
gested that the meeting ought to ask to have their case con-
sidered by a select committee of the House of Commons,
and that the bill introduced by the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer should be postponed till the committee made its re•
port. The suggestion was adopted by tho meeting, and
ofetioctatgoon Timesever
packed
of 7th
Mr. Ayrton undertook to move in his place in the house for
:bra I:
il
bale eh
the appointment of a select committee.
ILLINOIS CrrohTeTofirN
CUlhti.casgar w:as—stewn together yesterday. It is made of cotton
grown in the southern part ot this State, which, for fineness
of grain and general adaptability to the requirenaents of the
2 in
spinner will compare favourably with that brought from
1 the far Sonth,",

AYES 66.
Acton, Sir J. Greenall, G. Packe, C.
Adderley, C. B. Greene, Capt. J. Pakington, Sir J. S.
Bar ttelot, Col. Grogan, Sir E. Parker, Major W.
Bentinck, G. W. P. Hamilton, Lord C. Powell, F. S.
Bentinck, G.C. Hamilton, Major Ridley, Sir M. W.
Bovill, Wm., Hassard, M. D. Sclater-Booth, U.
Bridges, Sir 8., Bt. Bay, Sir J Selwyn, C. J.
LordP ITB'°llomrYnreenn Joseph
es,, Lordit. E.
Burghley, Lord lleonianneesssdYa,,Je:
ButlerJohnstone,fi. Hodgson, H.
Chapman, J. H
Clifton, Sir R. Howes, E. Tref usis, Hon. C. H.
Clive, H. G. W. Humberstone, P. S. Turner, C.
Collins, T. Hume, W. Upton, General
Cubitt, George Hunt, G. W. Vance, John
Dickson, CoL Jervis, Captain Vandeleur, Col.
Dunne, Col. Leader, N. Vansittart, Wm.
Egerton, W. Long,field, Robert Wal ole S. H pH.
Pane, Col. Lygon, Hon. F. Watling' ton, ton, J.
Farquhar, Sir M. McMahon, P. Whitmore, H.
Ferguson. Sir J. Monsell, lit. Hn. W. Wyndham, Hon. P.
Porde, Lt.-Col. W. Mowbray, Rt. lin. J. TELLERS.
Gard, R. S. Mure, David Naas, Rt. Ha. Lord
Gore, J. R. 0. Northcote, Sir S. H. George, John
NOES -89.
Martin, P. W.
AAnthgeerrtsotnei,n6,iWr
W.
W.
Gladstone,GilpiC.
W.
E.
martin,
j.
Bagwell, J. Glyn, G. G. Massey, W. N.
Baines, E. Goldsmid, Sir F. Mills, J. R.
Baring, Thos. Geo. Gore, W. R. 0. North, F.
Barnes, Thomas Gower, G. W. L. Padmore, R.
Bonham-Carter, J. Gregson, S. Paget, C.
Bouverie, E. P. Grenfell, H. R. Palmer, Sir R.
Bowyer, Sir G. Grey, Rt. Hn. Sir G. Palmerston, Visot.
Brady, Dr Gurdon, B. Peel, Sir R.
Browne, Lord J. T. Hadfield, Geo. Peel, F.
Bruce, H. A. Headlam, Thos. E Pender, J.
Butt, Isaac Henley, Lord Pigott, Sergeant
Caird, James 11 ibbert, J. Potter, E.
Cardwell, Rt. Hn. E. Elodgkinson, G. Russell, Sir Wm.
Castlerosse, Vist. Howard, Hon. C. Salomonq,Aiderman
Childers, H. C. E. liiitt, W. Scholefieol, W.
Clifford, C. C. Jackson, W. Seymour, A
Cowper, Hon. W.F. King, Hon. P. Villiers, Rt. Hon. C
Cox, W Kinglake, A. W. Warner, Edward
Crawford, R, W. Kinglake, Sell. J. White, Jas.
Dalglish, Robert Layard, A. H. White, L.
Douglas, Sir C. Lanigan, J. Williams, W.
Doulton, F. Lawson, W. Winning-ton, Sir T.
Dunbar, Sir Wm. Leatham, E. Wood, Rt Hn. Sir C
Esmonde, John Lefroy, A. Wood, W.
Evans, T. W. Locke, John Wyld, James
Ewing, H. E. C. Lowe, Rt. Hon.E.
Foley, Hon. H. W. M‘Cann, J.
Fortescue, C. S, M`Corraick, W.
Gibson. T. M. Maguire, J. F.

TELLERS,
Brand, H. B.
Knatchbull-Hugess

BANK RETURNS.

The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir-
culation of the Private and Joint-Stock Banks in England
and Wales for the four weeks ending Jan. 10. These
returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and
Irish Banks for the same period, and the average circula-
tion of the Bank of England for the four weeks ending the
7th Jan. (the nearest date 'furnished by their returns),
will give the following results of the circulation of notes in
the United Kingdom, when compared with the previous
month :

Dec. 13, Jan. 10,
1862. 1863., Increase Decrease.
-----. .----
Bank of England... 19,825,158 19,696,084 129 074
Private Batiks 3,203,000 3,145,626 59,374
Joint-stock Banks 2,875,251 2,974,925 80,326
Total in England 25,905,409 25,636,635 . 208,774
Scotland 4,57!,9i7S 4,217,379 ; 355,558
Ireland 5,842,768 5,5314,139 304,629
--_ ..-----
_- .. —. . —...., ~ c 4no isnt 928,961

35,392,153, -

United Kingdom.

ing at the second fence, left Diadem following The Friar,
and Orkousta bri aging up the rear. All three refused at
the road, about a mile from the finish, where Diadem
stopped, and was brought home by the road. The last
fence was jumped by Orkousta and Friar of Apshall, hut,
the letter cutting it, was beaten three lengths. The winner
was purchased by Mr. C. Green for 52 guineas.

A Hunters' Stakes of 8 sous each, with 20 added, for bona
fide hunters that have been hunted at least six times with
any established pack of hounds in the counties of Cam-
bridge, Suffolk, Essex, or Norfolk, in the seasons of 1862-
3 ; for 4-yr-olds and upwards, winners extra; gentlemen
riders. About two miles and a half. 8 subs.
Mr. Lington's Leicester, aged, 12st .. (Owner) 1
Mr. J enkins's Express, 12st 101 b (carried 12st 121 b)
(Owner) 2
Mr. Chaston's The Despised, aged, 12st 101 b
(Mr. Gedney) 3
The following also ran :•—Fermoy, Little Wonder, Bank-
rupt, Clear the Way, and Laundress.

Betting—Even on Leicester, 2 to 1 agst Express, 4 to 1
each agst Laundress and The Despised.
The two first favourites led throughout, Leicester win-
ning by six lengths from the last hurdle. The Despised
was a bad third.