The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-09 00:00:00

ILR.H.F.M.P.A. AT IT AGAIN !

Let the reader imagine Punch, in the costume of
a Policeman on duty, gently tapping an illustrious
personage as he hurries out of the National Gallery
with a misappropriated picture under either
arm, on the shoulder, and exclaiming—" Only
moving the pictures to Kensington Gore !
Suppose you leave 'em where they are, eh ?"
and he will conceive at once what a treat is in
store for, or being enjoyed by, the purchasers
of this week's number of our contemporary !
Police esprit and the Puncheon idiosyncracy were
surely never presented in more harmonious and
striking conjunction than in the countenance of
the zealous well-trained officer, nor detected
larceny more legibly graved than on the counte-
nance of the exalted " conveyancer." At your it
again and again, most patriotic of policemen, until
you have "nabbed" the entire gang of "national"
depredators.

CALNE ELECTION.—Sir W. F. Williams of Kara was
this day elected member for Caine without opposition.
A credit hank has been formed in Milan, with a capi-
tal of 120,00011., for the assistance of the silk trade..
The King of Naples, who is now on a visit to the
Popo at Porto ,t'Auzio, is said to have taken counsel
with his Holiness, and that the result is, both these po-
tentates have agreed on resisting what they call the
aggre•sive policy of the Western Powers.
The King of Sardinia has conferred the Grand Cross
of St. Maurice and Lazarus on Mehemed Ali Pasha,
Prince of Egypt ; and M. Mu4urus, Charge d'Affaires
of the Porte at Turin, has been named Commander of
the second cla-s of the same order.
THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA.—Their Royal
Highnesses will arrive in Landon' to-morrow, on a visit
to her ;INN Katy, They will embark at (Mend this even-
ing at 7 o'clook, and, landing at Dover, will pass the
night at Birmingham's Royal Ship Hotel, where a suite
of State apartments have been engaged for their recep-
tion. His Excellency the Prussian Minister will leave
town this afternoon to receive the Prince and Princess.—
A letter from a correspondent at Dover says :—" The
Prince and Princess of Prussia are expected to arrive at
Dover to-day. Apartments have been prepared at the
Sbip Hotel, where their Royal Highnesses will stay
during the night, and will leave Dover by a special
tram on Thursday morning."
On Saturday last Sir Charles Napier entertained at
dinner, at his residence in Albemarle street, the follow-
ing noblemen and gentlemen ;—Lord Panniure, Lord
Dundonald, Lord Paulet' his Excellency the Portuguese
Minister, Sir J. Duke, M.P., Sir G. Sartorius, Mr. J.
A. Roebuck, M.P., Mr. Jackson, M.P., Mr. Matins,
M.P., Rear-Admiral Best, Admiral Wood, Captain Gor-
don, Mr. Ley, clerk of the House of Commons, and Mr.
James Grant. Lord Palmerston was also to have been
of the pirty, but circumstances connected with his lord-
ship's official duties occurred at the last moment, which
rendered his absence unavailable.
The weekly reviews from the Amsterdam and Rotter-
dam produce markets state that the demand was
but that prices continued to be well supported. In
coffee the transactions were principally for local con-
sumption. Sugar, raw and refined, was still favourably
influenced by purchases, and rates were quoted at a fur-
ther slight advance. The holders of rice refusing to sub-
mit to a further reduction, prices were nominal. The
letters from Rouen report greater animation in the mar-
ket for manufactures, but rates had not exhibited mate-
rial improvement.

Accounts from Western Australia of the 21st of April
are very favourable with ragard to the general progress
of the colony. An abundant harvest bad caused a con-
siderable fall in wheat and flour, and the season appeared
in every respect to be unusually productive. The farm-
big interests were never in a more healthy state, and the
trade of the place altogether was satisfactory although
some duluess hart been occasioned by the course of the
Flo►ne Government, who were reducing the convict es.
tablklitueot a* much as possible. Rumour° he.t.l Just
been revived of the discovery of gold. Two specimens
had been brought in—one from within 12 miles of
Perth, the other fram a locality about 40 miles from that
place. In the neighbourhood of Champion Bay a very
promising copper mine is said to have been discovered
and opened.

PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is
about 5 per premium, and the short exchange on
London is 25.25 per 1/. sterling. On comparing these
rates with the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 104 d. per
ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly.
2.loths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By
advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 423 per mark,
and the short exchange on London is 13.44 ; standard
gold, at the English Mint price, is therefore rather more
than 2-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Ham.
burg. The course of exchange at New York on London
for bills at 60 days' sight is 110 per cent., which, as com-
pared with the -Mint par between the two countries,
shows that the exchange is slightly in favour of Eng-
land ; and, after making allowance for charges of trans-
port and difference of interest, the present rate leaves a
trifling profit on the importation of gold from the United
States.

THE ALLEGED MURDER IN ST. GlLEs's.—Yesterday
Mr. Wakley concluded the adjourned inquiry at the
Hand and Crown, New Oxford-street, touching the
death of Mr. Samuel Stocker, civil engineer, aged 35,
who, as already reported, was alleged to have been way-
laid by robbers and murdered near St. Giles's Church.
The additional evidence • did not afford any positive
proof upon the matter, and the jury, therefore, acting
upon a recommendation of the coroner, returned an
open verdict to the effect "That the deceased died from
certain injuries to the head caused by a man to the
jurors unknown."
CAITTIONTO PAWSBROBERS.—At tne Brixton Borough
Police Court yesterday (Tuesday), Lewis Lyons, pawn-
broker, New-road, was charged at the instance of Col.
Lowe, with having knowingly received a Crimean medal
from John Baker, a private in the 4th Light Dragoons.
The bench imposed a penalty of three times the supposed
amount of the medal, in all 245., and also fined the de-
fondant ls. and costs for the offence. The Mayor
added that if any other case was brought before the
beach, the party would be fined in the full penalty of
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