The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-31 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Aug. 31.—Wind this day at noon, West;
moderate breeze, and cold weather. The Tasmanian, from
the Brazils, left Lisbon for Southampton on the evening of
Aug. 23. The Oneida, from Australia, was at Monte
Video—having put in for coals.
ST. HELEN'S ROAD, Aug. 30.—Arrived—Suffolk, from
London, for Melbourne.
TORBAY, Aug. 30.—Wind W., squally.—Arrived—
Superb, from Poole, for Newfoundland—leaky.
IRVINE, Aug. 30.—The F. E. Schutt Bayne, of Ham-
burg, from Troop, to Bahia, struck on the rocks, north of
Tambury Point, this morning, foremast cut away and
vessel full of water, and likely to be a total wreck. Crew
saved. Wind blowing a gale right in shore.
BAHIA, Aug. 12.—The Windsor Castle, from Newcastle
to Aden, has foundered—crew here.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning.
Wind W.S.W.; showery.
Arrived.—Ceres, steamer, from Dublin ; Le Coq, from
Cherbourg ; Havre, steamer, from Havre ; Empress, from
Sunderland.
Sailed.—Nancy, for Sunderland ; Ceres, steamer, for
London ; Annie Vernon, steamer, for Cardiff; Georges, for
Cherbourg.

LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning
Wind W.N.W. ; strong.
Arrived, Aug. 30.—Excellent, from Quebec.
Sailed.—Tessalia, screw steamer, for Alexandria.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPII.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Wind W. ; tide last hour's ebb; fine.
Arrived, August 30—Fiona, from Mauritius • Lord
Coke, from Guernsey ; Sir Colin Campbell, from Mauri-
tius.
Sailed—Lord John Russell, steamer, for Dunkirk ; Rain-
bow, steamer, for Calais; Belgium, steamer, for Ostend.
Wind W. by S., moderate.
DEAL, Wednesday Morning.
Passed—Tudor, from Calcutta ; Rapid, from Tarragona ;
Arigona, from Havannah ; Progress, from St. Lawrence ;
J. F. Chapman, from Saguanay—all for London ; Molda-
vian, from Shields, for the Cape.
Anchored—Emily, from London, for Cape Coast Castle ;
Merrimac, from Shields, for Rio Janeiro ; Duchess of Bra-
bant, from Antwerp, for Constantinople.

STATE OF TRADE.—MANCHESTER, Tuesday.-
The market continues on the whole in a healthy state,
although the-business is not very extensive. For the lower
counts of yarn there is not much demand, either for the
home trade or shipping. In tne finer numbers transactions
have taken place for India in 20 and 30 mule, and 30 water
more especially, and manufacturers have bought yarns for
the manufacture of India goods, sometimes at hd. advance.
There is also beginning to be a sounding of prices on the
part of China merchants, and for Russia some little inquiry
seems springing up, but no business of consequence has as
yet resulted for the quarter.
EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY.—The following ex-
traordinary case occurred on Saturday night at Milfield
Ironworks, near Bilston. It appears that it is the special
duty of one of the workmen of the above works to go t'
Bilston Bank for the money to pay the men. Last Saturday
afternoon, as usual, the man got the men.
Land was re-
turning to the works. When within a short distance he
was met by one of the clerks, named William Henry Swat-
man, who told him that he was to deliver the bag and money
up to him. The man accordingly gave it to Swatraan, and
was then directed by the clerk to go with a message to a
place which was some distance away, and wait for an answer.
The man went, and Swatman decamped with tho money,
amounting to £740. Swatman had obtained permission from
the proprietors of the works (Messrs. B. Gibbon and Son) for
ahalf-day's holidayon the Saturday afternoon. His absence,
therefore, was not noticed. Hours elapsed, and the man sent
for the cash was not forthcoming. Men were despatched
in search of him aid inquiries made at the bank, and it
was manifest that there was something wrong. All the
furnace and forge men were waiting anxiously for their
wages long after the ordinary time of payment, Ultimately
the man was seen coming. He approached the place with
all the apparent innocence of one who considered everything
right. He soon discovered that Swatman had no authority
to have the money. Swatman has only been in the employ
of Messrs. Gibbons a few days, and was strongly recom-
mended. He has as yet eluded the vigilance of the police
to discover his whereabauts.—Manchester Guardian.

11,-EW .RUSSIAN COMMERCIAL AND

BANKING SOCIETY

The official St. Petersburg Journal has published
the statutes of the new Russian Commercial and
Banking Society, recently authorised. The con-
cession is for fifty years, and the period can be
prolonged with the consent of the Government.
The company is to have all the privileges of a
merchant of the first guild, and the power to trade,
possess ships, stores, factories, and all kinds of
industrial establishments, except distilleries; to
carry on all banking and exchange operations, as-
surance business, contracts for Government works,
&c. According to its capital and connexions
the company is to assist the financial operations of
the Government and the industrial activity of the
country generally. Immovable property may be
held, but not to a greater amount than a tenth of
the paid-up capital. The same limitation is also
adopted with regard to the purchase of mercham-
disc. The sum invested in public funds or shares
is not to exceed a fifth of the total paid up. Other
rules are likewise laid down with the object of
keeping the business of the undertaking in safe
channels. The capital is to be £8,000,000, in £2O
shares, which will be issued gradually from time to
time. The concessionaires, however, engage that
within a year a fourth at least of the capital shall
be subscribed, when operations will be at once
commenced. The administratimt of the affairs of
the society rests with five directors, of whom two
must be Russians, with an administrative council

5. An abstract of the accounts will be pub-
shed annually. The Minister of Finance appoints
a commissioner, who is to attend the general meet.
ings of shareholders and those of the administra-
tive council. He can examine the minutes of the
directors, and all the agreements concluded by
them, verify the cash, and assist in making out the
balance-sheet. If he discover any infringement of
the statutes he is to point it out to the directors or
administrative council, and in case of his remon-
strances being neglected, or of a difference of
opinion, reference can be had to the Minister of
Finance, with whom rests the final decision. He
will also present with each balance-sheet a general
summary of the position of the company's affairs.
The remainder of the statutes, which extend over
two sides of the At. Petersburg Journal, refer to
minor points of detail.

THE IMPERIAL HOLIDAY.

A letter from Saint Sauveur of the 26th says:—

" The Emperor and Empress the day lifter their
arrival began taking the baths. His Majesty
bathes every morning at seven, and her Majesty at
eight. In the course of the day they make excur-
sions in the neighbourhood, and have already been
twice to Bareges, where the Government proposes
to re-establish a military hospital. The Emperor
takes great interest in the projected establishment,
and has had the plans submitted to him. It is said
that his Majesty will order various constructions
in the environs of Saint Sauveur ; but thus far only
one operation is certain—the restoration of the
old hermitage of Saint Pierre, the ruins of which
ate opposite Luz. The chapel there was for-
merly a place of pilgrimage, and the hermitage ac-
quired a certain degree of celebrity. The Emperor
and Empress seemed much pleased with their new
residence. T visited various parts of the Alps,'
said the Emperor the other day to ono of the prin-
cipal functionaries of the district,' but I have never
seen anything so pretty as the valley of Luz.' We
had the other evening a little scene, which was
really of charming simplicity, and which excited
the enthusiasm of the inhabitants and the bathers,
from the contrast it presented to the idea generally
entertained of imperial majesty. The mountaineers
of Luz are famous for their skill in singing. They
are simple peasants, most of whom cannot read,
and not one of whom knows music; but they sing

together with great skill and taste the songs of
the country or pieces of their own composi-
tion. A number of singers then collected the
other eveninc, before the house occupied by their
Majesties, and began singing. The drawing-room
in which their Majesties sit is on the ground floor,
and the moment the singers began, the Emperor
appeared at the door, and was shortly after followed
by the Empress. The Empress seated harself on a
chair on the door-steps, with two ladies of honour
behind her; and the Emperor, descending amongst
the crowd, stood leaning against the wall. The
singers, though somewhat moved at such close
proximity to their Majesties, sang exceedingly well,
and their Majesties several times gave the signal of
applause. One of the songs was a sort of cantata,
in honour of the Imperial family, and a prayer to
God to watch over the Emperor and the Imperial
Prince, which it contained, drew tears to the eyes
of the Empress. When the singing had ceased,
the bystanders cried out with great enthusiasm,
Vive l'Empereur !" Vivo l'lmperatrice !"Vive
le Prince Imperial P The Empress then advanced
to the singers, accompanied by the Emperor, and
addressed to them her thanks and compliments."

" The Emperor and Empress," says a letter from
Biarritz, " are not expected to reach this place
until about the 10th of September. Their Majesties
will not, it is thought, prolong their stay at the
villa beyond the 25th, when the court will return
to Paris, and then proceed to Compiegne, some
days earlier than was at first expected.'

D I,' ATII OF A VENERABLE DENIZEN

OF ARUNDEL CASTLE.

A very distinguished occupant of the fortress of
Arundel Castle expired on Thursday last. It was a
very old owl. Many years ago some very fine spe-
cimens of the horned owl were introduced into the
keep by the then Earl of Arundel; and their descend-
ants have continued to occupya place in this ancient
building up to the present period. There are now
living seven birds in all, the oldest of the eight having
just passed away at the patriarchal age of about 100
years. This was a very noted bird, and its death
should not be passed over in silence. These owls
have become almost as famous as the Saxon keep
which they occupy. They are very peculiar, and
perch up in the niches of the citadel, looking on
visitors with a pride which seems to bespeak the
dignity of their connexion with the ancient House
of Howard. Since their introduction only about
six have been added to the family, so that the race
is not likely to become common. They usually
live to a green old age, but none have before passed
over 100 summers. _ _

This bird must have been batched in the reign
of George the Second. Four kings have passed
away since it first saw light • and many Dukes of
Norfolk. have been numbered with the dead. A
Wellington, Napoleon Bonaparte, Nelson and Wash-
ington have all fretted out their lives on the
world's stage, within this period. The recently
departed owl was supposed to have been the
famous " Lord Thurlow" of the Keep, in
connexion with which a ludicrous anecdote
is told, which we will repeat :—" It was
formerly the custom of the castellan to give each of
these birds a name, and from their singularly wise
appearance they were invariably named after some
celebrated dignitary of the law. One was called
Lord Eldon, and the subject of this notice was dub-
bed Lord Thurlow, we presume in total ignorance
of the sex of the bird, which was in reality that of
the feminine gender. It happened at one time that
the famous Chancellor, Lord 'Thurlow, was ill, and
much political anxiety was felt at the circumstance.
The Duke of Norfolk was desirous of learning the
latest intelligence respecting the learned man ; and
as he was riding one day into the gateway of the
Castle, the attendant ran up to him, out of breath,
exclaiming, " Please your grace, Lord Thurlow
—." "Well," said the duke sharply, " what
news—is he better or worse ?" "Oh ! please your
grace," replied the man, " just laid an egg."
As may be supposed, it is quite an event for an
egg to be deposited by these aristocratic birds.
They do not average among them one a year, and
it is seldom that they are productive. The last
bird, however, is one of the finest of the collection ;
this was hatched about six or seven years ago. The
oldest denizen of the Keep is now about 63 years
of age. The famous " Lord Thurlow" owl, which
has just expired, has been blind for the past 25
Tears, and in walking about in the interior of the
Keep invariably ran against the projections of the
building. It was carefully attended to by the
keeper, and died from physical exhaustion, having
passed a monotonous life of a centurys duration
within the narrow boundaries of the Keep of
Arundel Castle, unconscious of the turmoils and
changes which have taken place during that period
in the expansive world without, among the more
intelligent bipeds of creation.—West Sussex
Gazette.
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PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris
is about 11 dis. and the short exchange on London is 25.10
per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the Eng-
lish Mint price of £3 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold,
it appears that gold is about 1-10th per cent. dearer in
Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the
price of gold is 4221 per mark, and the short exchange on
London is 13.41 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the
English Mint price is therefore about 2 10ths per cent.
dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of ex-
change at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight
is about 110 per cent., which, when compared with the
Mint par between the two countries, shows that the ex-
change is in favour of England ; and, after making
allowance for charges of transport and difference of inte-
rest, the present rate leaves a small profit on the importa-
tion of gold from the limited States.

LYN.O few days ago one
of the crew of an American vessel (which ship is now in the
Tyne) requested to be allowed to go on shore, and not re-
ceiving an immediate leave he was in the act of getting
over the side, when the wife of the captain seized a pistol,
cocked it, approached the man, and said if he put one leg
over the rail he would be a dead man.—Neweastle Chronicle.