The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-23 00:00:00

SOU lIIWARK.

A FRENCHMAN IN TROUBLE.—Charles Brown, who
stated that he was a Frenchman, and spoke English imper-
fectly, was charged with stealing a pair of boots, value 405.,
the property of Mr. Rogers, bootruaker, Newington-cause-
way.

The prosecutor said that the prisoner came to his shop
last evening stating that he wanted to purchase some boots.
While he was looking at some articles that were shown him,
he saw him put the boots in question under his coat, He
immediately stopped the prisoner as he was about leaving
the shop, and saw the boots protruding from his coat pocket.
The prisoner entreated him for God's sake not to detain
him, but he gave him into charge.
The prisoner in reply to the magistrate said that he was
drunk at the time, and that he was stopping at the " Le
Chevae" coffee shop, Whitechspel. He had just come from
America, and was about returning to Paris.
The prosecutor said that two other persons entered the
shop with 'the prisoner at the time he stole the boots, but
the latter denied any knowledge of these parties.
The prisoner preferred having the case disposed of sum-
marily, instead of being sent to the sessions, and was sen-
tenced to six weeks' hard labour.
ASSAULT ON THE POLICE.---Charles Harris and Esther
Crane were charged with assaulting the police under the
following circumstances :
Burch, 237 M, said that last night, about 12 o'clock, he
was on duty in Kent-street, and saw the prisoners and
several other persons outside a public house. He inquired
of the male prisoner what he was doing there, to which he
returned an offensive reply, after which he and the other
prisoner went in the direction of St. George's, New Town,
and knowing them to be thieves he followed them. The
male prisoner threw a stone at him, and the female prisoner
flung a brick at his head, after which they both assaulted
him.

This evidence was confirmed by another constable, but
the prisoners said that they had only acted in self-defence,
and that the first witness had struck them before they threw
anything at him.

The magistrate sentenced the male prisoner to one month's
imprisonment, and the female to pay a fine of Ns., or in
default to seven days' imprisonment,

THAMES.

CAITTION TO HIGHWAY TulEVES.—Michael Lacey, a
well-known thief, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged
with assaulting and robbing a man unknown of his watch.
Frederick Arms, a German, said he was a carpenter in
the Royal Navy, and he had been lately paid cff from one
of her Majesty's ships. Yesterday evening he saw the pri-
soner and three others attack a sailor, who was intoxi-
cated, in Ratcliff-highway, and take his watch from him
The four thieves were looking at the watch in front of
the Prussian Eagle public-house, and were passing it
from ono to the other, when he raised an alarm, the police
came up and the four thieves absconded. The prisoner was
one of them.

Mr. Selfe—Where is the man who was assaulted and
robbed ?

A policeman replied that he could not be found, but if
the prisoner was remanded he should most probably be
able to find him. Three seamen were robbed of their
watches yesterday evening in Ratcliffe-highway and Shad-
well High-street. Those places where seamen congregated
were the resort of most infamous thieves and prostitutes.
Mr. Selte said he committed a man for trial on Saturday
for stealing a watch from a seaman in High-street, Shad-
well, and he was tried at the Middlesex Sessions on Mon-
day, convicted, and sentenced to three years' penal servi-
tude, and he knew the judges would visit with severity all
cases of this description.

The inspectors of police in attendance said many thieves
had been rentenced to four and five years' penal servitude
for stealing watches in the public streets.
. .

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Mr. Selfe remanded the prisoner for a week.

M. FOULD AT MARSEILLES.—" M. Fould," says
the Semaphore of Marseilles, "during his short stay in our
city, went over all the quays, and visited our maritime esta -
blishments, and was thus able to form an idea of the im •
provemeuts of which the city stands in need. He promised
to prolong by half an hour the time for stock busi-
ness at the Bourse, and also to have a branch
telegraph-office established there. Our readers will
remember that we have frequently called for this
improvement, which is so indispensable for commercial men.
In order to satisfy the other requirements of business, there
still remains the creation at the Bourse of a post •office
where
operationseffected
eptreed-
PattsYaitti the principal office.
g
and sending off
letters
If we are
well informed, the hon. Minster also gave his
consent, during his stay at Marseilles to the execution of
the plans of the new custom house, the construction of
which is projected."
and all
samples the

LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, Oct. 22.—A fair
amount of business has been transacted in cotton to day and
the sales reached 6,000 bales-4,000 on speculation and for
export. Prices are hardening.
The weather has been exceedingly tempestuous
at Paris during the last two or three days. The Champs-
Elysees and the gardens of the Tnileries are strewed with
branches
aetwind. All along the
o
odffofbty the
heA
Atlantic the sea has been
unusually rough, but the last ac()ounts state that the wind
had somewhat abated,
coasts
of t
ho f e trees
Channel torn
and

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

SPORTING-THIS DAY.

TATTERSALLS"—THIS EVENING.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
10 to 1 agst Aurelian (taken)
10 to 1 agst Umpire (take 11 to 1)
100 to 8 agst Dictator (taken)
16 to 1 agst Limosina (taken)
ICO to 6 agst Clarissa colt, 4 yrs (taken)
100 to 6 agst Queen of Spain (offered)
20 to 1 agst Myrtle (offered)
25 to 1 agst Hartington (offered)
25 to 1 agst Queen of Trumps (taken)
30 to 1 agst Lapidist (taken)
30 to 1 agst King of Diamonds (taken)
33 to 1 agst Gorse (taken)
33 to 1 agst Lady Ripon (offered)
40 to 1 agst Conqueror (offered)
50 to 1 agst Stradella (taken)
50 to 1 agst Agag (offered)

NORMAL LERTON RACES.-THIS DAY.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES.

Fanfaron
Manchu ter 2
Seven ran.
JUVENILE SELLING STAKES.

Ripley
Rovers

Six rail.
NORTH RIDING HANDICAP.

Grimstone
Weatherwise
Prologue

Eight ran.
SPECULATION PLATE.

Sweetbriar
Jackall

Seven ran.
HUNTER'S PLATE.

1
Jessamine

Ten ran.
HAREWOOD PLATE.

Betsy :2opeland
Goldseeker

Devotee

Eleven ran.

BANE OF ENGLAND.

An Account, pursuant to t
cap. 32, for the week ending
of Oct., 1862:

he Act ith and Bth Victoria
on Wednesday, the 22d day

ISSUE DET
Notes issued .......429,722,8101

'ARTMENT.
Government Debt £11,015,1C0
Other Securities .. 3.634,900
Gold Coin & Bullion 15,072,810
Silver Bullion

£29,722 810

£29,722,810
BANKING DEPARTMENT.
oprietors' Capi- Government Sem-
ial £14.553.000 titles (including
Rest
Public Deposits (in- nuity) £11.803,992
eluding Exche- Other Securities 18.605.938
quer, Savings' Notes
Banks, Commis- Gold and Silver 839,889
missioners of Ns- Coin
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-
counts) 5,944.238
Other Deposits 15,197,661
Seven Day and
other Bills 808,167

£39,569.299 I
W.

£39,5e9,299
MILLER, Deputy Cashier.

Oct. 23, 1862.

CAYHERINE WILSON.

The following is a verbatim copy of a letter writ-
ten by this extraordinary woman since her con-
demnation. It is addressed to a relative residing
at Moultan, near Spalding. The handwriting is
neat and good, but common-place, possessing no
peculiarity; it would appear to be a rery difficult
hand to swear to. There are only three words spelt
incorrectly, and three or four slight grammatical
errors. With these exceptions, it might be taken
for the letter of an educated person :

" Gaol at Newgato, 6th October, 1862.
" Dear Uncle and Aunt,—With great pain I received
your letter, and with greater pain I sit down to answer it ;
for it recalls to my mind past scenes toa painful to dwell
upon.

"My dear friends—all of you—l must decline your very
kind offer of visiting me. I could not bear an interview ;
it would be too painful for u 4 all. You must think of me
as you last saw me ; that is the best for you to do. Twelve
months ago who could have thought of my being here ? Six
months to-day I have been in prison. How much better it
was for me when I feared God and thought of pleasing Him
more than man I Although innocent of the dreadful crime
with which I am charged, I am a great sinner, and I have
lived in wickedness and sin. Though I could deceive the
world, I could not deceive the Almighty., May he be more
merciful to me than man has been is my earnest prayer.
During my imprisonment I have received many letters
and seen many friends : one lady from Boston has visited
me, and written to me since my condemnation, but I got a
lady to answer it for me.
" I felt that I would answer this to you myself, and I
dare say it is the last letter I shall write ; at least I think
so. lam in ill health, and cannot bear much. I do not
receive visits from any one now. I have this morning seen
my solicitor ; he is a very kind gentleman ; I have received
great kindness from him and his wife. I felt the interview
very painfully this morning. I have received a letter from
a gentleman in Lincoln, wishing for an interview, which I
declined. I cannot see any one excepting the religious
ladies who visit the prison.
" My time upon earth is very short. I shall be executed
on the morning of the 20th inst., at eight o'clock is the
morning, I suppose. May God in His mercy receive my
soul I Jesus is a present help in the time of trouble; on
Him I cast my burden. It matters little how the body
dies ; may I Le found right before the judgment-seat of
God. I care not what man thinks of me; it avails nothing
now to me.

"My dear relations—all of you—l take it as a great
kindness you sending me this letter. You once thought
much of me. This letter has cost me many tears. I have
often thought of you all. And now, dear friends, I give
you my dying love. Farewell.

" From your affectionate relative,
" CATHERINE WILSON."

SHIPPING---THIS DAY.

LONDON, Oct. 23.—Wind this day at noon—South
Westerly; heavy squalls.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.
Arrived—(thine, steamer, limn Boulogne; Lord J. Rus
sell, steamer, from Dunkirk.
Sailed—Essex, for Melbourne.

DEAL, Thursday Morning.
Passed—Susanna, from Havannah, for Chatham ; Al-
mond, from Batavia, for Amsterdam.
Anchored off Dungeness—Pocahontas, from London for
Boston.

MOVEMENTS OF TUE CONFEDERATE STEAMER
ALABAMA.—Some particulars in addition to those pub-
lished yesterday with reference to the movements and ope-
rations of the Confederate war steamer Alabama, or "290,"
have since transpired. The steamer is described as being
armed with six heavy guns amidships, a pivot gun on the
bow, and another astern. The Emily Farnum, the vessel
captured and afterwards released as a cartel, has brought
to Liverpool a report of the capture and destruction of
the American whaling bargne Elisha Dunbar, of New
Bedford. The account given by Captain David R. Gifford,
of that vessel is as follows :—" Sept. 18, 1862.—Strong
gales and rainy from the southward. At p.m., after running
about four hours, was brought to by a shot across our bow
from the Alabama, and was ordered on board the steamer
with my papers. Capt. Semmes took them, and allowed me a
small trunk and each of my officers and crew a bag of cloth-
ing. We were then put in irons and placed in the waist of
the ship, where we remained exposed to the weather, wet
through and cold. The ship was then set on fire. At 8 p.m.
the first lieutenant had a sail spread over us, and put some
planks and handspikes on the deck, upon which we spread
the few mattresses we saved, and there remained for three
days, with the sea breaking over us and rain running
through our tent, The weather then moderated, and we
dried our clothes. On board the steamer we found Capt.
Tilton, of the American whaling bark Virginia,
cers and crew. The Alabama had destroyed his vo;istel3et.te
day before. They fared the same as ourselves:l
Farnum,
Was released, and put on board the ship
Capt. Simes, from New York for LiverpoeoElm;
6th was transferred to the brig Golden
Enniy
Fern=
ayn
League,don the
Thomaston, for New York." Before thßfliant,
Captain
had lost sight of the Alabama, the Brilliant,
Hagar, twenty-four days out from
large quantitiesyork,for Loonf.
don, with 30,000 bushels of wheatt andand
she continued to
butter, lard, &c,, was set fire
to, and
of the Alabama, is
burn all night.. Captain
reported to have made particular Semmes,
ship
Dreadnought, Captain
inquiries with reference
York,of
warw hfiocrh
thehe
to the large American clipper
Samuels, bound from Liverpool for
alleged has on board arms and iNtioenws
only bills of lading on board
Federal Gcvernment
ertificated by the British Consul, Were
the Emily Farnum,
tallow,o from Messrs. Troost, Schroder,
those for lard and
and Co., of .now York' who fortunately had taken that pre-
caution.
says says the Entr'acte, " that Sig..
Yern‘:erPb°,:ra t 63. I.archisio, the cantatrice, is about to marry
it
va
eral Cialduo,,tand will in consequence retire from the
stage this wiwinter,,