The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-04 00:00:00

THE RUSSIANS IN THE BLACK SEA.

The Frankfort semi-ofliciat Post Zeitung contains the
following :—" We have received from a high source of
authority at Constantinople direct confirmation of the
intelligence already given by the Vienna capers of the
Russians having retaken possession of the Isle of Ser-
pents at the mouth of the Danube. Here we have the
first fruits of the Paris treaty of peace. This group of
little islands is situated only a few miles from Sulina,
and if they are allowed to remain in the occupation of
Russia, it is all over with the free navigation of the
Danube. The Serpents Isle was ceded with the rest of
the Delta to Russia in 1829, without, however, any spe
cial mention of it in the treaty of Adrianople, and re-
verts in like manner to Turkey by virtue of the stipula-
tions of the treaty of Paris. The one-sided conduct of
Russia on this subject requires some explanation, for
though they gained possession of it in spite of its not
being specially mentioned in the first treaty, they now
claim the right of keeping it on the ground of its not
being mentioned in the second. In this way, the
treaty of Paris is early submitted to a severe test ;
let us hope that it will stand the trial, and that the
free navigation of the Danube will not prove to be
an illusion ; fur the Isle of Serpents in the possession
of Russia will upset the whole of the treaty, and ren-
der its stipulations nugatory ; for if Russia thinks pro-
per to extinguish the lighthouse, one half of the vessels
boned to and from the coast will be lost on the dan-
erous coast, and in a short time no captain will be
found possessed of so much rashness as _ to. risk the
loss of his vessel at the mouth of the Danube, when
he can obtain an equarlly high freight With less dangir
on any other voyage, 1

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(From the Brighton lie; 1
Great sensation has been created throk
by a charge of assault, which was heard . tt9.l36raugli;*
Court on Thursday afternoon, in which ' Charleriltf,
Rowley Platt was the defendant. It was _efeved
Mr. John Lawrence, surgeon, of this town, at,4
pears to have originated in an impression on the mind
of the prisoner that the character of a lady to whom
he has been recently united, has been to some extent
aspersed by the complainant. If we mistake riot, tbename
of the lady in question is disclosed in the following notice
of marriage,which appeared in the Times of May 16 :
" Cu the 29th ult., at the Episcopal Chapel of St. Thomar,
New York, by the Rev. Edmund Neville, rector, Capt.
Charles Rowley Platt, of H.M. 16th Regiment, to Misa
Louisa Howard letelliar." The name of ' Miss Louisa
Howard will be familiar to our readers as that of a very
charming and fascinating actress, who, for a considerable
p eiod, sustained the principal female roles at the
Brighton Theatre, and who subsequently departed for
America.
John Lawrence, surgeon, 74, Grand-parade, Brighton,
deposed—At one o'clock this day I was on a visit to a
patient in Marlborough-place, when I received a mes-
sage horn my coachman, who was with the carriage a
the door, consequent upon which I went hams, and found
the prisoner in my parlour. He made an apology to me,
as not wi.bing to occupy my time, and for bringing me
away from my professional avocations, or words to that
effect. I begeed him to be seated. He then said to me
" I believe you are intimately acquainted with Judge
Platt—l believe particularly se?" I replied " Yes, for
the last 25 years. ' He then said, " Yoe are aware
that there has been a wedding in the Platt family ?" I
said, "Yes, I am, and that Judge Platt and family were
very much annoyed at it--especially as it appeared in the
Times, intimating that it was Judge Platt's son, and not
Mr. Samuel Platt's." I then said to him, " I think
you are a Platt by your face ?" I forget what reply he
made ; but afterwards be said, "Did you say any-
thing to Lady Platt about the lady who was mar-
ried ?". I said, "No, not to my recollection ; but, in
conversation with her perhaps, I might have said
something with reference to the on dit of the
town of Brighton ; but I know nothing wrong
of my own knowledge." Prisoner said, " What
do you think of that lady ?" I replied, " From hear-
say, I believe she is not the most immaculate person."
He then said, "That's 'My wife," and became excited,
and insisted on my giving biro satisfaction. I said, "I
shall do no such thing." We walked out of the house
together, he in a very excited state. My carriage was
at the door, and I put my hand upon it to get in, when
prisoner said, " You're a scoundrel, and I insist
upon your giving me satisfaction." He then struck me
with the thin end of the whip across the shoulder, turned
the whip round, and with the but end struck me two or
three times over the left hand and hat. Neither of the
blows did me harm, except that acmes the hand, the
fore finger and middle finger of which were injured, as
now to bo seen. lam fearful that I shall lose the use
of my little finger. I desired my coachman to get down
and seize the prisoner. He did so, and was about to
strike the prisoner, but I desired him not ; and a passer.
by went for a policeman, to whoin I gave the prisoner
in charge.
Mr. Platt, on being asked if he desired to make any
statement, replied, "In consequence of remarks which
I had beard, that Mr. Lawrence had reason to believe
that the lady was not immaculate, and his declining to
give me satisfaction, I felt nothing else was loft-, but to
take the law in my own hands, irritated as I was at
such scandal. Mr. Lawrence must have known that
the lady was my wife, as I told him so from the first,
and before I demanded satisfaction, and from my having
been so much about Brighton I heard a great deal of
scandal and lies, which I believed Mr. Lawrence bad a
great deal to do with. That was the reason which made
rao coma to Brighton. I mean, lies in reference to me
and my wife."
Captain Platt was required to find two sureties in 501.
each for his appearance at the sessions.

TEE NEW SPECULATIONS.

A résumé on the 30th of June showed the total capi-
ta', nominally required for the new schemes introduced
during the half year to he 23,490,0001. Of this abut
11,000,0001. was the amount estimated as having been
promised to foreign countries, while of the remainder
only a small prop,rtion was pledged to undertakings of
a description to withdraw serious sums from the ordi-
nary channels of employment. The prospect, although
not calculated to awaken anxiety, was such as to stimu-
late caution. Nevertheless, although the public are dis-
posed probably to infer that this fact and the dulness of
the money-market during the subsequent period have
led to an abatement of the ardour of projectors, such
has not been the case. Their demands have steadily in-
creased, and if any effect has been produced by the less
buoyant state of prices it has simply beep to prevent this
increase assuming still more objectionable dimensions.
The subscriptions invited from January to June ave-
raged 3,900,0001. per;month, and in July they have
reached 5,370,0001. Annexed is the list :

Metropolitan Railroad ... 1,000,000
New Brunswick and Canada Land and Railway 220,000
Calcutta and South-Eastern
St. James' Hall
40,000
Sittiugbourne and Sheerners Railway
Central Italian Copper Mining Company •
Forest of Dean Railway
London and West of Ireland Fishing and Fish
- llanuro Cum way --
Patent Woollen Fabric Company
London Cork Company
Labn (Nassau) Iron Company
Copiapo Extension (Chili)
Detroit and Milwakee Bonds
United Kingdom Provision Company__
European and Indian Junction Telegraph
Hungarian Land

,50,000
100,000
50,000
70,000
1.0,000
250,0 0
500,000
2C0,0 JO
85,000
50,000
10,t00

South-Western Hotel Company
Metropolitan Bath Company
Bristol, South Wales, and Southampton Union
Railway
300,000
Madras Extension l,OOO 000
An additionally unfavourable feature connected with
the above is, that the foreign proportion presents rela-
tively a large augmentation. Ot the total of 5,370,0001.,
3,125,0001., or considerably more than half, is destined
to be drained from us to quarters whence a aeflux will
be very distant. 2,000,0001. is intended for India. al-
though the requirements for that country have for seve-
ral years past produced a chronic pressure on the money
market, which most injuriously affected our resources
during the war, and the amount remaining to benit
thither was still inconveniently large. 470,000/ i t
raised for Canada and Western America, apart from a
further large sum understood to,have been privately re-
gotiated on the bonds of a railway in the repudiating
State of Michigan ' • 180,0001. is for Chili ; 190,0001. for
mines in Italy and Germany ; 85,0001. fora land project
in Hungary, and 200,0001. for a telegraphic communica-
tion with the East. Whether undertakings such as these
can be entered upon safely at the rate at which they
thus promise to be multiplied any person can judge
who will avail himself even of the experience of what is
now passing in Paris. A large majority of them are
sound, and such as would be desirable if there were a
prospect of an early pause in the number to be intro-
duced. But on this point there is little hope. It is
certain that one or more important railway lines are
about to be brought forward under attractive con-
cessions from the Turkish Government, and that
Russia is deliberating on a comprehensive plan to
obtain from the capitalists of England and France the
means to prevent, by a net-work of internal commu-
nications, a repetition of her recent failure. The first
will be recommended by their commercial and political
characteristics, and the latter by the existing prices of
Rdssian securities, and as the guarantees in each case
will, of course, be calculated to meet the condition of
the money-market fur the time, there can be little doubt
as to their reception. Once commenced, with the pre-
sent facilities for railway construction, they are sure to
proceed with rapidity, and, although owing to the acti-
vity of her trading relations with England, the expen-
diture in the case of Turkey would be likely to flow back
freely, in Russia it would probably be boarded with al-
most as much tenacity as in India. Under these cir-
cumstances, it is for the public to consider whether they
should exercise for the moment a discriminating reserve.
At all events, they should bear in mind, before taking
every American or other debenture that may be offered,
that the agents in the transaction are paid a large per-
centage for recommending them, and also that with re-
gard to undertakings announced on the Stock Exchange
the fact of their Leing quoted at a premium before the
day of issue does not, except in large and unquestionable
instances, afford the slightest proof of the value at
which they will really stand.—Times' City Article.

The shipments of specie by the Peninsular and Orien-
tal steamer Ava amount to 675,400/ , of which 662,1001.
is silver for Bombay, Madras, Calcutta, Penang, Singa-
pore, Hong Kong, Canton, and Shanghai, and 13,3001.
gold for Ceylon, Madras, Calcutta, Singapore, Hong
Kong, and Alexandria.

ROBBERY OF WATCHES AT RIFON.—Two men were
apprehended at Harewood Tellbar last evening (Friday)
by Mr. Pollard, superintendent constable for the West
Riding, and brought before the Rev. J. A. Rhodes and
G. S. Beecroft, Esq., West Riding magistrates, this.
morning, at the Leeds Court-house. The prisoners'
names are Tom Lassy, alias Hoyle, (dims "Curly Tom,„
and Tom Smith. Mr. Pollard stated that at half-past
ten on the previous morning he saw the prisoners driv-
ing in the direction of Harewood. Having quickly fol-
lowed them and lain in wait for six hours, they were
captured. Thirty-five silver watches and one gold watch,.
with guards and seals attached, were found in the
vehicle, enclosed in a leathern bag. The prisoners were
searched, and on Lassy were found some housebreaking
implements. Mr. Collinson, superintendent of the
Ripon county police, said he had no doubt that the pro...
perty was that which bad been stolen from Mr. Blake-.
borough's shop on Wednesday morning last. Lassy
declared that he had nothing to do with the robbery, and
Smith also supported that statement. Both prisoners
were then remanded till Tuesday next.—Leeds Mcrcu y.
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FAREWELL NIGHTS.
PICCOLOMINI— ROSATI—LE CORSAIRE.
THREE FAREWELL NIGHTS will be given, viz.:—To-
morrow (Tuesday), August 5 ; Thursday, August 7 ; and
Saturday, August 9.
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