The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-31 00:00:00

THAMES.

LOOK AFTER TOUR WATCHES.--Mr. Maxwell, the
chief mate of the screw steamship Marley Hill, lying in the
river, waited upon Mr. Yardley, and complained that his
watoh, a valuable one, had been obtained by a man named
Arthur Morrison, a watchmaker of Leman-street, under
pretence of clearing and repairing it, and that he had since
been unable to get his watch or to see Morrison.
Howland, No. 89 H, a police-constable attached to the
court, said other complaints of the same description had
been made by seamen against Morrison, who had been long
in the practice of going round the decks and visiting the
shipping, and had obtained a great many watches and time
pieces. He believed Morrison was bankrupt and not to be
found. Two orders had been issued from the court for the
restoration of watches intrusted to Morrison for repairs,
but he was unable to serve them upon him.
Mr. Maxwell here said—My wife's father made me a
present of the watch. I would not take £l2 for it. He had
been to Morrison's house at all hours, sometimes at five
o'clock in the morning, and could not ■ee the fellow. He
comes round to the ships and gets our watches under false

preteices.
Mr. Yardley—l believe I have heard of this person be-
fore. You should not intrust your watch to such a person.
You should go to a respectable shop and take a receipt for
your watch.
Howland—Morrison has got many watches from masters
and mates of ships, and they can't get them back. He is
bankrupt.
Mr. Yardley—Bankrupt or not, he has no right to detain
people's watches. Look into this, Howland, and endeavour
to obtain the restoration of the applicant's watch, and
warn Mr. Morrison against the consequences of detaining
people's property.
A New AloCaxivuLl ➢OR UTTERING BASE COlN.—Thomas
Smith, a dirty. looking boy, aged 16, and wno gave his
address, No. 15, Hare-street, Bethnal-green, was brought
before Mr. Yardley, charged with uttering a counterfeit
half-crown to Mrs. Grimes, the landlady of the Ellerthorp
Arms public-house, in Kirby-street, Poplar.
Mrs. Grimes said the prisoner came into her house with
a jug, which he placed on the counter, and called for a
pint of porter, for which he handed in payment a half-
crown-piece. She took it up and found it to be a counter-
feit one. The prisoner refused to say where he lived, or
who sent him for the beer, and she gave him into custody.
The prisoner, in defence, said a man sent him for the
beer, and gave him the base coin.

Mr. Yardley inquired the distance from Hare-street,
Bethnal-green, to the Ellerthorp Arms, in Poplar, and the
officers in court answered three or three miles and a-half.

The prisoner said he was sent from Hare-street, Bethnal-
green to the Ellerthorp Arms, in Poplar, for the beer.
(Laughter.)

Mr. Yardley—Nonsense ; not a very likely proceeding.
Police-sergeant Dillon, 19 K, said this was a new dodge
to pass base coin. A boy without his hat entered a public-
house in Bow with a jug, a few days since, and called for
a pint of porter, for which he tendered in payment a base
half-crown; and when the fraud was discovered he ran
away, leaving the jug behind him.

Mr. Yardley remanded the prisoner until Tuesday next.

TEIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Aug. 31.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly ; pleasant breeze, and fine weather.
CARDIFF, Aug. 30 . —Wind W. S.W.—Sailed—Cou-
rant, for Fernando Po ; Brisk, for St. John's, Newfound-
land.

FALMOUTH, Aug. 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—lsabella
from Aroibar for Liverpool ; Johanna Frederika, from Ha.
vannah.

PLYMOUTH, Aug. 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Dumar,
from Eupatoria ; Norman, screw steamer; left tho Cape
of Good Hope July 21; St. Helena, July 31; Ascension,
Aug. 4.
OFF COWES, Aug. 31.—Wind W.—Arrived—Arago,
steamer, from New York.
RAMSGATE, Aug. 30.—Wind W.S.W., strong gale.—
Arrived—Liffey Shea, from London for Tunis and Alex-
andria, assisted in with damage to bows and cutwater, hav-
ing been in collision.
QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 30.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—
Kangaroo, screw steamer, from New York; left on the
18th inst.

Scimsortoucm, Aug. 30.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—
Leipsic Pasket, from Warkworth for Boulogne, with bows
stove and other damage, having been in collision with the
William Rees, brig, of North Shields, about four miles
south of the harbour.
ANTWIRP, Aug. 30.—1 t is reported that a vessel name&
Davo has been taken by pirates near Amoy, and the whole
of her crew and four Chinese carpenters killed ; the Dutch
baque Dave sailed from Amoy on the 4th June, bound for
'Wanchou.

(BY XLECTRIC TBLEGRA.PH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning.

Wind W.
Arrived—Valiant, from Sunderland ; Foyle, steamer,
from London; Alliance, steamer, from Havre; Dispatch,
steamer, from Jersey.
Sailed—Alfred, for Newport, Isle of Wight; Courier,
steamer, for Havre; Foyle, steamer, for Dublin.

OW SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TBLEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Friday Morning.

Wind W. ; weather fine.
Arrived, Aug. 30—Vivid, from Rouen; Countess Malmes-
bury, from Seville; Earl of Hopetown and Criterion, from
Archangel ; Advice, from Quebec.
Sailed—Lord J. Russell, for Dunkirk.
DEAL, Friday Morning..

Wind W. by S., moderate,
Passed—Taglioni, and Reliance, barque, from Quebec ;
Edith Dryne, from Calcutta ; Queen of the West, schooner,
from the westward ; Isle of May, from Colombo—all for
London.
Anchored—Livingstone, from London, for Odessa.
Sailed (in tow)—Ronican and Mary Elizabeth, both for
London.
Put back—James, for Bermuda.

THE HARVEST NEAR PARIS.—The fine weather
which has prevailed during the last few days has been turned
to good account for harvest work in the neighbourhood of
Paris. Every disposable hand has been employed, and a
considerable quantity of the productions of the earth been
safely housed. Reapers have been also at work in cutting
the crops which remained standing, and as the corn which
had been before cut had been placed standing in shocks and
covered with a reversed sheaf, the grain has not suffered by
the wet.

- - -
A NOVEL MATCH.—The match at Newmarket
between three race horses and five couple of foxhounds,
over the four mile course, to come off in the next October
meeting, is beginning to create some interest in sporting
circles, and the betting appears to be even. Many are in
favour of the hounds, while others more acquainted with
the qualities of both hounds and horses over such a dis-
tance, are in favour of the horses. The hounds will run by
a scent trail over the course, which will be so divided that
the canine racers cannot run upon that of the horses. Two
couple have already been down to Newmarket, and from
what we can gather the best kennels in England are likely
to be applied to for the dogs. The match, we understand,
is for £2,000, and the conditions of winning will be, not
that all the horses shall be before every hound, or vice versa,
but that if one horse is before the hounds, or one hound
before the horses, the match will be decided thereby.—
Bury and Norwich Foss.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, THURSDAY.

THE HARVEST.

Being now on the eve of September—the month
in which harvest operations are nearly completed in
Ireland—the apprehensions for the safety of the
yet unrip© crops are daily, if not hourly, becoming
more serious. For the last few days there has been
nothing like a permanent amendment in the weather
—there have been some snatches of sunshine, accom.
parried generally by brisk winds, which are just now
highly serviceable, but the rain still predominates.
Yesterday was extremely fine up to night fall, when
the sky was again overcast, and the showers recom-
menced and continued up to this morning, and it is
at present gloomy and wild looking. The Cork
Examiner of last night says—
" The weather appears to be singularly variable
throughout the country, and its uncertainty was
curiously illustrated in our own neighbourhood.
On Sunday heavy showers showers fell in Passage
and Queenstown, while on the seashore of the har-
bour not a drop of rain fell. Monday was a most
glorious day in Cork, while about Crosshaven and
other parts near the mouth of the river rain fell in
torrents. Yesterday, to the intense disappointment
of those whose hopes had been buoyed up by the
fineness of the preceding day, the rain began to fall
at 10 o'clock, gradually increasing in intensity to-
wards midday, and continuing with great severity
until nearly nightfall. This rain extended over
the greater part of the county of Cork, though the
telegraphic weather report of yesterday reported
almost every other district of Great Britain and
Ireland fine. The appearance of the crops here
still continues to give cause for much anxiety.
There is probably no better corn country in the
whole county than the district lying between
Cork and Midleton, but even there, among fields
of fine produce and perfectly ripe, crops of oats
may be seen as yet quite green, with hardly a
yellow ear among them. Many wheat fields, too,
are very backward. Frequently the hay seems
to have been very badly saved, and much of
it lies upon the ground in a state that makes it not
worth removing. In every cornfield where the
crop stands in stook numerous heaps may be seen
of sheaves to wet that they would not stand, and
were therefore compelled to lie in dirty, saturated
bundles. The further east you go the poorer alp
the crops, and the more do they, especially hay,
seem to have been damaged. To the west of the
county things are still holding out well, but every
day that passes makes a favourable change of -vea- ,
ther matter of great anxiety. Fortunately, we still
continue to hear good accounts of the potatoes, and
even in Youghal, where they were considered to
have been among the very worst in the county, the
crop is turning out better than was expected. This
day the weather has taken up again, and, notwith-
standing the fall of a shower or two, gives occasion
for hope of a favourable and lasting change."
From Wexford, another extensive corn-growing
district, the last report is as follows :
" The hearts of the farmers are beginning to rise,
and the public have cause to rejoice in the prospect
of improved weather which it has pleased an all-
wise Providence to open to us for the past few days.
Saturday was, in the main, favourable, a soft mist
only occupying a portion of the afternoon, but the
night was breezy and bright, as was Sunday, which
did much in improving the condition of the cut
corn. About 3 o'clock on Monday morning, we
experienced a very heavy shower of hail and rain,
accompanied by a strong west wind, but we are
happy to learn that it was almost limited to the im-
mediate locality of Wexford, passing away eastward
over the Channel. Monday was, with the excep-
tion of two light showers, favourable weather, and
all hands were engaged in rearing, binding, and
stacking ; while 3 esterday was in general respects
favourable and delightful harvest weather till noon,
when it became hazy, terminating in rather heavy
and continuous rain. The quantity of grain
immediately awaiting the sickle is wonderfully
small, and even under the most favourable
conditions full another week will elapse be-
fore the weight of the harvest will have ar-
rived. Spring oats were more generally sown last
season than for some years past, and they partake,
of course, of the general backwardness. Tartary
oats are pretty common, a prolific crop and stood
well. The bean fields are excellent, the stalks tall
and generally well podded from bottom to top. An
intelligent and closely observing gentleman, who
has lately travelled in the west of Ireland, informs
us that the appearance of the harvest is far more
advanced here than he found it in the County
Clare ; but he particularly remarked there the
superior aspect of most kinds of cereals, which he
aara b,, .4,, r-ip ottrihnth to the much smaller quan-
tity of seed used, and the consequent greater expo-
sure to the air, which causes each seed root to tiller
abundantly and gain a more robust strength, and
prevents it from falling under rain, or enables it to
rise again."