The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENT AUGUST 28, 1862

colts, Bst 10Ib ; fillies and geldings, Bst 51b ; winners
extra. Five furlongs. Three subs.

Mr. R. E. Wilson's Bohemia .... (Osborne) w.o,

LICHFIELD RACES.—WMNESDAY.
The Nursery Handicap of 50 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes
of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, for 2.yr .olds ; winners extra. Three-
quarters of a mile. 16 subs.
Mr. Murphy's Erin-go-Bragh, Sat .... (11. Grimshaw) 1
Mr. Copeland's Golden Drop, sst 121 b --(Williamson) 2
Lord Uxbridge's True Heart, 6st 12th (Neill) 3
Mr. Rich's East Lancashire, 7st (J. Daley) 4
Mr. W. Hart's Middlowatch, 7st 61b (Prince) 5
Mr. Molly's br g by Lord Fauconberc, ist 121 b (Sinclair) 6
Betting-6 to son Golden Drop, 6to 4 agst Erin-go-
Bragh, 6 to 1 agst East Lancashire.
Won easily by two lengths, a neck between second and
third ; a rood fourth.
The Gold Cup of b 0 soya in specie, added to a Handicap of
5 sovs each, 2ft ; winners extra. Seven furlongs. 16
subs.

Lord De Freyne's Ophelia, sst 101 b (carried Gst 31b)
(Williamson) 1
Lord A. Paget na Lapidary, Gst
Mr. W. T. Copeland na Bradfield, 6st &lb (Mill) 3
Betting-6 to son Bradfield.

Won very cleverly by two lengths, ax lengths between
second and third.

The Anglesey Plate of 40 sovs ; weiglt for age, with sell-
ing allowances, &c. Three-qutrters of a mile.

Mr,Chapman's Duke of Cambridge, 2 yrs (£3O) (Marlow) 1
Mr. Lincoln's Acorn, 2 yrs (nO), sst7lb (`Williamson) 2

St. George also ran.

Betting-4 to lon Acorn.

A fine race, won by a neck ; St. George did not pass the
post. The winner was bought by Mr. Thellusson for 63
guineas.

The Copeland Handicap of 5 sovs, with 25 added; winners

extra. One mile.

Mr. Devereux's Sherwood, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (H. Grimshaw) 1
Mr. Ambrey's Palermo, 3 yrs, 6st 41b
. _

Betting-6 to 4on Sherwood.
A good race, ending in favour of Sherwood by a neck.

Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas ; three-yr-olds, Bst
51b; four, 9st 71b; five, six, and aged, 9st 121 b. Two
miles.

Mr. Astley's Atherstone, 1 yrs, 9st 71b (Ashmall) 1
Mr. Lincoln's Ross, 3 yrs, Bst 51b (H. Grimshaw) 2
Mr. Buckley's Wynnstay, 9st 71b . (Barraclough) 3
Betting-5 to 2on Atheistone, 4to 1 agst Wynnstay.
Won easily by a length ; three lengths between second
and third.

The Anson Plate (Handical), for all ages; winners extra.

Haifa mile.
Mr. D. Smith's Rara Avis, yrs, Bst ...... (J. Forster) 1
Mr. Taylor's Liston, 2 yrs, sst 101 b (Ward) 2
General Shirley's Misfire, 3 7rs, 7st 81b (J. Daley) 3

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The following also ran :—Jacob, Peeping Tom, and
g. by Lord Fauconberg.

Betting-11 to Bon Misfire 3to 1 agst Rara Avis, 10 to
1 agst Jacob,

Won by a head; a neck Jetween second and third;
Jacob a good fourth.

A Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, sft ; two• yr-olds, 7st ; threo,
Bst 121 b ; fillies and geldings allowed 31b ; winners extra.
Straight half mile.

Lord Anglesey's Jerold, 7st., (J. Daley) W.O.
No betting on future events.

PIRATICAL PROCEEDINGS OFF

BOILVEO.

The Singapore Free Press, of July 17, contains
the following on this subject:—
"On the 13th ultimo the Sarawak gun boat, Badger,
arrived off Muka, on her way from Bintuls to Sarawak,
and shortly after she had anchored heavy firing was heard
in the direction of Oya, vhich it was subsequently
ascertained proceeded from two Lanun prahus attack-
ing an Oya boat. About an hour after this two
Lanun boats were soon in tho offing pulling up the
coast. The sea breeze springing up the Badger get under
weigh and gave chase, having on board Mr. Hay and some
other persons who had come 3ff from Muka. The Lanuns,
on seeing the Badger followbg them, waited for her, and
when she was within a short distance she opened tiro on
them with her 12-pounder pun, on which they pulled away,
A running fight was then maintained for some time, the
Badger firing some 30 or 4t rounds from her large gun, and
a discharge being kept up with rifles. The pirates, how-
ever, made so much way with their sweeps that the gunboat
could not get near them. Soon after a steamer appeared in
sight, when the pirates exerted all their strength to get in
shore. This they at last managed by crossing the Badger's
bows, during which they were much cut up by her shot.
The pirates succeeded in getting as close to the beach that
they were out of range of the Badger'ss gun. The steamer
then went ahead and lowered six boats which tried to cut
the 'Araks off and drive them ashore;, but the Lanuns kept
boldly on and ran the gaaiaaloa throne, ftC. beats, firing
upon them with their lelas and muskets, and at last com-
pletely distanced them. It being now dark the pirates were
lost sight of, and the Scout and Badger proceeded to Bin-
tutu, and next day the former vessels went on to Labuan;
without making any further search for the Lanuns. It has
since been ascertained from some captives who made their
escape, that the pirates ran into a smal river and hid them-
selves, their boats being so much cut up by the Badger's
shot that they could scarcely be kept afloat. They re-
mained for two days in their hiding places, repairing da-
mages, and then again proceeded to sea. Eleven captives
succeeded in effecting their escape .'nom these boats, and
they reported that in one of them there were nine men
killed and wounded, the other also having suffered severely.
Each prahu had a crew of 30 men, aad there were about 50
prisoners in each, chiefly Javanese, liugis, and Pontianak
people. It was said that among the captives was the wife
of Pangeran Bandahara of Soerabiya. These two boats
left Sulo at the same time with the six destroyed by the
Rainbow, but separated from than on an independent
cruise. The Lanuns taken by the Rainbow and now in
custody at Sarawak, state that thy were emboldened to
proceed so openly along the coast of Borneo from there
never being any steamers there on the look out for them,
whereas the Spaniards have plenty,
" For some years past the English naval authorities
have chosen to leave the coast of Borneo entirely unpro-
tected, and the natural result has bsen that the pirates have
resumed their former boldness, eru sing along the coast and
actually making the colony of Labtan one of their stopping
places, from whence they despatch 3missaries to Singapore,
to dispose of the more valuable an' portable part of their
plunder. Should the naval commander-in-chief think pro-
per to take proceedings against them there will be little
difficulty in getting information as to their principal head-
quarters from the prisoners now ix the hands of the Sarawak
Government. At all events, we trust that in future there
will be a sufficient number of storm gunboats stationed on
the coast of Borneo to intercept the pirates and give pro-
tection and security to the trade. If this is not done we
may expect to hear:of English traders falling into the hands
of the pirates some day, the case of the Lizzie Webber
showing that they ate not disinc.ined to match themselves
even with square-rigged vessels when the opportunity oc-
curs."

June 28, July 26,
1862. 1862. Increase Decrease.
Bank of Enand 20,650,932 21,995,740 1,344,808
Private Banks 3,141,023 3,133,993 7,030
Joint-stock Banks 2,842,686 2,815,908 26.778
Total in England 26,634,641 27,945,641 1,811,000
Scotland... 4,261,104 4,020,640 ; 240,464
Ireland 5,396,953 5,191,370 205.583
-United Kingdom

And, as compared with the month ending the 27th July,
1861, the above returns show an increase of £1,969,571
in the circulation of notes in England, and an increase of
£1,477,206 in the circulation of the United Kingdom :

On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the seve-
ral banks the following is the state of the circulation :
The English private banks are below their fixed
issue - £1,195,318
-

The English joint-stock banks are below their
fixed issue £486,449

Total below fixed issue in England.... £1,681,767
The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue .. £1,271,369
The Irish banks are below their fixed issue .... £1,163,124
The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng-
land in both departments during the] month ending the 23d
July was £17,252,204, being an increase of £1,827,726 as
compared with the previous month, and an increase of
£5,491,128 when compared with the same period last year.
The following are the amountsof specie held by the Scotch
and Irish banks during the month ending the 26th July :
Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks £2,392,549
Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 2,043,528

£4,436,077
Being a decrease of £352,082 as compared with the
previous return, and an increase of £loB,3olwhen compared
with the corresponding period of Last year.

The pale Comida is a delicious dinner wine, and the golden
Comida is a full flavoured and rich wine, of very choice qua-
lity, introduced into the English market by the " Vintage
Wine Company."—Weekly Register. !This wine can be had
only from the importers, 14, Bloomsbury-street, near New
Oxford-street. Price 180. and 201. per dozen. Two dompl
sent carriage tree.]

7HE IVAVI'.

VALETTA, Aug. 22.—Since sending off my last
letter her Majesty's gunvessel Alacrity, 4, Comman-
der K. E. Baird, arrived in this port on the 18th
inst. from Patras. She had been relieved there by
the paddlewheel sloop Trident, 3, Commander C. J.
Balfour. The screw gunvessel Foxhound, 4, Com-
mander the Hon. A. C. Hobart, also arrived here
yesterday afternoon with despatches from the Com-
mander-in-Chief at Corfu and a taptil from that
island. The Foxhound left Corfu at 545 p.m. of
the 19th, leaving at anchor there the Marlborough,
131 (bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir W. Fan-
, shave Martin, K.C.8.), Capt. W. H. Stewart, C. 8.,
and the Algiers, 89, Capt. E. B. Rice. The Queen,
76, Capt. C. F. Hillyar, sailed from Corfu the same
day for the Pincus, to relieve the Exmouth, 86,
Capt. J. A. Paynter, erdered home to be paid off.
The Algiers, it was expected, would proceed to
Messina, in addition to the Doris, 32, Capt. Sir F.
L. M'Clintock, and the Amphion, 36, Capt. A. G.
Gordon, already on the coast of Sieily watching Gari-
baldi's movements. The Foxhound received orders
to meet the Admiral at Zante, on her return from
Malta with the despatches expected by the
overland mail of the 18th inst. Having, how-
ever, sustained an accident to the coupling bolts of
her shaft at midnight of the 20th, on her passage
here, she will not be able to go up with the mail
due to-night, and the Alacrity will take her place.
At a Court-martial held on board the Queen, a
Marine, named Francis titlynti-- charged with

striking Sergeant Isaac Miller, R.M.A., was found
guilty and sentenced to ten years' penal servitude.
The Foxhound brought to Valetta a Marine, sen-
tenced to three months' imprisonment for prevari-
cating on the trial. I have also to report two cases
of assault by soldiers on non-commissioned officers,
which have occurred in this garrison. John
M'Sweeny, a soldier of the 23d Royal Welch Fusi-
leers, was tried last week by general court-martial,
for wounding with his bayonet in the chest in two
places Corporal George Gay, of the same regiment,
against whom he had some grudge. Fortunately,
the wounds did not prove fatal. The prisoner, who
bore an indifferent character, was sentenced to ten
years' penal servitude. The other case is that of a
soldier of the 25th Regiment, who was to have been
tried on Saturday for striking a sergeant, but,
having been taken ill, the trial has been postponed
until his recovery. The only ships of war in port
are the Hibernia (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral
H. J. Codrington, C. 8.), her tenders Growler and
Boxer, and the gunvessels Alacrity and Foxhound.
His Excellency Sir H. G. Robinson, Governor of
Hongkong, and Lady Robinson arrived yesterday
by the Ceylon, en route from Hongkong to Eng-
land. On the IGth inst. Corfu was visited by a
violent thunderstorm, with heavy rain and strong
wind from the north-west. Here we have had for
the last fortnight very oppressive and sultry
weather. During the whole of that period there
has been nothing but one constant succession of
siroccos, The health of the soldiers and sailors,
nevertheless, continues good, and I hear similar
favourable accounts from Corfu.

Yesterday Rear-Admiral R. S. Robinson, Con-
troller of the Navy, went down to Chatham dock-
yard in order to inspect the works connected with
the armour-clad frigate Royal Oak, 50 guns, which
is to be launched in a few days. Admiral Robinson,
who was joined at the dockyard by Capt. Fan-
shawe, the superintendent of the establishment,
and Mr. Lang, master shipbuilder, first inspected
No. 3 dock, in which the Royal Oak will be placed
as soon as launched. In consequence of the great
size and breadth of beam, however, of the iron-
plated frigate, which exceeds that of most of our
line-of-battle ships, it has been found necessary to
cut away several feet in thickness of the granite
sides of the dock to allow of the vessel entering—
an operation in which a body of masons and stone-
cutters have boon engaged for several months past.
The work, however, is now nearly at an end, and
before the 10th of September, the date fixed for the
launch, the dock will be ready to receive the Royal
Oak, it being intended to place her in dock imme-
diately, in order that no time may be lost in fixing
the remainder of the armour-plates to her sides.
Admiral Robinson afterwards proceeded to the
eastern end of the yard, to the Royal Oak in the
inspection of which he was occupied some time,
every department of the vessel being minutely ex-
amined. The operation of plating the sides is sus-
pended for the present, the efforts of the 600 hands
now employed on board being directed to the com-
pletion of the docks, the entire upper deck being
covered with iron, and the general finishing off of
the engine-rooms, decks, and the other internal
parts of the vessel. At the termination of his in-
spection of the Royal Oak Admiral Robinson trans-
acted official business with Captain Fanshawe, and
returned to the Admiralty in the afternoon.
The paddlewheel steamer Argus, 6, 300-horse
power, Commander Moore, fitting for service in the
Chinese waters, received her armament on board
Chatham yesterday. It consisted of two Armstrong
and four smooth-bore guns, with the usual number
of smaller guns and howitzers for boat service. The
Argus has been selected to convey a detachment of
the Royal Marines to Japan, the officers and men
composing which have been specially chosen to per-
form guardand escort duty at Her Britannic
Majesty's Legation, Japan.
Preparations were yesterday commenced in Wool-
wich Dockyard, in clearing the thoroughfares, lay-
ing down an additional platform and stage, deco-
rating the gangway, &c., at the place of embarca-
tion for the Queen and Royal family on Monday,
who are to take the steam tender Fairy from Wool-
wich to Greenhithe, and there j oin the royal squadron
for Antwerp. The Osborne is under orders to return
to Greenhithe after landing the royal family at
Antwerp, and embark the Prince of Wales and suite,
who will proceed to join her Majesty in Germany.
The iron steam despatch vessel Caradoc was yes-
terday undocked at Woolwich, and the iron steam
store vessel Buffalo was docked in her place. The
crew of the iron steam store ship Supply, Master
Commander Balleston, having been mustered by the
Commodore Superintendent, the vessel left Wool-
wich for Greenhithe, to adjust compasses. She is
laden with a general cargo of Admiralty and war
stores for Bermuda, and is under orders to sail this
morning.
The steam sloops Prometheus and Alecto, in dock
at Woolwich were yesterday ordered to be pushed
forward for sea (most probably for duty on the West
Coast of Africa) with the utmost possible despatch.
The following promotions and appointments in
the corps of Royal Marines Light Infantry have been
announced at the headquarters of the first division,
Chatham :—First Lieut. and Quartermaster T. H.
A. Brenan, of the Portsmouth division, to be Capt.
and appointed to the Chatham division, vice Capt.
F. Walton, placed upon half pay ; Second Lieut.
W. T. Miller, of the Chatham division, to be First
Lieut., and appointed to the Portsmouth division ;
First Lieut. C. B. Nurse, of the Portsmouth division
to be Quartermaster at the same division.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Lieut. F. B. Renshaw, to the
Russell; Owen J. Llewellyn, surgeon to the Severn
for the Pantaloon ; George Maclure, acting assist.-
surg. to the Severn for the Pantaloon ; and C.
Thomson, acting second class assist. engineer to the
Cumberland.

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