The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-21 00:00:00

THAMES.

PERSONATING A POLICE CONSTABLE.—WiIIiam Davis,
a seafaring man, was brought before Mr. Woolrych,
charged with being drunk and disorderly, with represent-
ing himself to be a police constable, and with endeavouring
to obtain money under false pretences.
The complainant, Mr. John Salter, the landlord of the
Red Lion public-house, in Pennington-street, Ratcliffe-
highway, stated that the prisoner came into his house yes-
terday afternoon, at a quarter before 2 o'clock, and said he
was a police constable, and had been directed to watch the
house and report any misconduct to bis superintendent. The
prisoner, who was intoxicated, and mistook the time, said it
was 15 minutes to one o'clock,and that he the (complainant)
was infringing the law, and that he should inform against
him unless he paid a sovereign. He refused to give the
prisoner a sovereign, and demanded his warrant card. The
prisoner was unable to produce any card or emblem of
authority, but continued to demand a sovereign for opening
his house before one o'clock. He directed the prisoner to
leave the house, which he refused to do, and remained there
some time making a good deal of noise, and occasionally
demanding a sovereign. He then called a police constable,
and gave the prisoner into custody.
Inspector Dandy, of the H division, said the prisoner
was not now a member of the Metropolitan Police Force
but was some time ago in the Thames division, and dis-
missed for misconduct.

Mr. Woolrych remanded the prisoner until Wednesday.

CAPTAIN SEMMES, LATE OF THE SUMTER.—
Among the passengers by the Mooltan, which arrived at
Southampton on Thursday, with the Australian mail, was
Captain Semmes, the commander of the Confederate man-
of-war Sumter, whose daring achievements in the Caribean
sea have attracted such attention. After capturing and de-
stroying almost a fleet of merchant shipping among the
West India islands and in the South Atlantic, the Sumter
escaped to Europe, and there immediately commenced de-
stroying Federal shipping in the British Channel and in
the Bay of Biscay. Captain Semmes is a small, thin, but
at
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the man, with a weather-beaten countenance, of a most
determined-looking character. Although not by any meat II
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an old man, his moustache and beard are quite white. He
was very anxious to know whether the Confederate army
had fought any great battle after retiring from Manassas
and what progress theFinedrueersaliss
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the Mississippi. Amongst his baggage wag an
trunk, filled, it was rumoured, with booty selected from cap-
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the Confederate President. The other officers of the Sumter
were also on board the Mooltan. They appeared very young.
The Sumter has been sold at Gibraltar.

The Moniteur de l'Alger%e states that the annual
exhibition products of the colony, alternately held in
the thre athe
provinces, has been appointed this year to be held
at Algiers from the sth to the 10th of October. A prize of
proposed, consisting of a sum of I,ooof.
silverahnonodaurhas been
cup, for the best-managed farm. A similar prize
will be given successively in each of the provinces.