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 langwige, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged
with s ealing three blankets, the property of Wilhelm Bruns,
a sugarbaker, of No. 36, Bett's street, zA. George's-in-the-
East.

B.,th 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 tound ?
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. Selfe 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. HR is dianhArgoii_

Bank of England Return.--Yesterday.

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

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

VISITE DET
otes issued ..--.X28,301,255

ARTP,IENT.

Government Debt £11,015,1C0
Other Securities .. 3.631,900
Gold Coin Sr Bullion 13,651,255
Silver Bullion ....

428,301,255

£28,301,255
BANKING DEPARTBINNT.
oprietors' Capi- Govnt Swa-
-14.553,000 riteiesrn m including
t al £
Rest . . ...... 3,380,678 Dead WeightAn-
Public Deposits (in- nuity) x11,043,07!
eluding Exche- Other Securities 18,750,424
quer, Savings' Notes
Banks, Commis- Gold and Silver 937,967
missioners of Na- Coln
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-
counts) .......... 7,413.275
Other Deposits.. • . 13,769,276
Seven Day and
other Bills ...... 605,770

£39,722,005 I

£39,722,005
MILLER, Deputy Cashier.

Feb. 19, 2863.

an extract from a
AITSTRALIA.—The following is
private letter, dated Sydnty, December 21st, 1862 .
—" There has been a long-continued drought here. Note
blade of green grass is to be seen. Cattle
dying by hundreds, and there will be a.d,ea deal o and flock arc f
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 the meeting, and
Mr. Ayrton undertook to move in his place in the house for
the appointment of a select committee,
ILLINOIS COTTON.--The Chicago Times of 27th
s :a—ss'e The first bale of cotton ever packed in
Chicago was together yesterday. It is made of cotton
grown in the southern part of this State, which, for fineness
of grain and general adaptability to the requirements of the
spinner will compare favourably with that brought from
the far South.",