The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-01 00:00:00

A SUN FISH.—A large sun fish has just been
.1-trsruipn nt Tonlw Tl,. +v.,.
fishermen an exciting chase, but they ultimately succeeded
in capturing it with gaffs and boat-hooks, and then it was
towed on shore to the beach. The weight of the fish was
about 12cwt„ and it was five feetin diameter. In swimming
it turns upon itself like a wheel, which renders it very
difficult to catch. The fish, it appears, grows to as large a
size as 12ft. in diameter, and about one ton in weight, and
it is to be found in nearly all seas.

A CRUEL ACT. —A man named Wearne Ivey has
been committed for trial by thb Falmouth magis-
trates for having thrust a fishing hook through tho nose
of James Garland, a ropemaker, living at Falmouth. On
the evening of the 26th June the prisoner was at a public-
house at Falmouth, and after drinking a quantity of beer
he showed a man named Lenty, who was sitting near him,
a fishing hook, remarking at the same time that he intended
to hook some one by the nose with it. Soon afterwards he
left the house, and attempted to, pick a quarrel with the
prosecutor's mother, who was standing at her door. Young
Garland, hearing a disturbance, looked out of his bed-room
window, and desired the prisoner to go away. Ivey, how-
ever, refused to do so. This enraged the prosecutor, and
after going downstairs he put his hand on the prisoner's
shoulder, thinking to frighten him off. Ivey, instead of
moving away, took a large conger fishing hook from his
pocket and ran it through Garland's nose, saying, " Bono
for bone, you know you have got your mark, so good
night, lam going to bed." The catch near the end of the
hook had to be filed off before tho surgeon could remove it.
The only defence that the prisoner could make was that
he had some hooks with him, and in the scuffle that took
place he lost one. •
THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.—The directors of
the Atlantic Telegraph Company seem determined to
earn for themselves a wide and undying populazity. They
have behaved as rudely to the American as to the English
press. Three American newspapers—the New York Herald,
the World, and Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper—each
sent a representative, who arrived in London about the
time when it was intimated the first start with the cable
would probably be made. After staying five weeks at
Morley's Hotel, these gentlemen were informed, without
the slightest apology, that they would not be permitted
to be on board the Great Eastern, and they had to return
to America, their mission unfulfilled. But perhaps the last
act of the directors, or of their mouthpiece, Mr. Glass,
is the worst. A gentleman named Harrison, an engineer
by profession, and attached to the staff of the chief
electrical engineer on board the Great Eastern, has, it ap-
pears, been in the habit of occasionally contributing to the
columns of our contemporary, the Engineer, a class organ
of high position and repute. Somehow this horrible crime
became known to Mr. Glass,
and immediately the authori-
ties on board are warned that a " newspaper " reporter is
amongst them, and must be instantly got rid cf. Mr. Har-
rison is then and there ousted, or what boys call " bunked"
out of the ship, without a moment's warning, without being
permitted to offer any explanation, so hustled that he is
not even given time to get his luggage, which is now on
its way to America without him. Aud all this for fear he
might have anticipated anything which may be said in the
book to be published jointly by the Atlantic Telegraph
Company and Day and Co. Verily, to intending passen-
gers by the Great Eastern it may have been said, with
Hamlet—
"You go not till I set you up a Glass,"

which B;;311 prOVe whether you have over been in print or
not.—The Flaii;ur in the Star.

VISIT OF JAPAN SE TO BEDFORD.--On Saturday
a large party of Japanebo; sent.ovcr by Prince Sat-
suma to gain a knowledge of the .asriculture and manufac
tures of Great Britain, paid a visit to the Britannia Iron-
works at Bedford. They were accompan;Cd by Professor
Williamson, of the London University, by the Zrofessor of
Natutal Philosophy at the
,Glasgow University, and other
eminent scientific men, who have the direction of their iz.l-
- The Japanese, whose remarkable physique
caused considerable interest, the Mongolian type being very
striking, took great interest in the machinery and various
processeg in operation at these important works, and seemed
astonishingly quick in comprehending the various details.
They appeared very unwilling to leave the works, but
steam having been got up in one of the new steam plough-
ing engines, about 15 of the Japanese crowded on to it
wherever they could get a footing, and it was highly amus-
ing to see with what delight they travelled in all directions
over the extensive quadrangle of the works. After spend-
ing about three hours here they took luncheon with the
Mayor of Bedford (Mr. James Howard), and proceeded to
witness the steam ploughing on Messrs. Howard's farms at
Clapham, whero their amazement seemed to culminate, the
operations being so much more simple than they had anti-
cipated. A reaping machine -which was at
em. work was
quickly handled and cleverly managed by th Subse-
quently they visited Biddenham for the purpose of view-
ing Mr. Charles Howard's celebrated shorthorns and sheep
and after dining with the mayor they left for London by
the last train, expressing their unbounded delight with the
day's visit to Bedford and their admiration of our English
hospitality.
The receipts of the Italian post-office during the
first quarter of 1865 amounted to 3,539,631 f., being
an increase of 521,959 f. over the corresponding
period in 1864.