The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-10 00:00:00

VERICAN PRESS UNDER DIF-

I'ICUL 21ES.

The following is a list of the newspaper offices
in the Northern States which have been attacked by
mobs, or against which the Federal Government
has taken measures of suppression, between the Bth
and 24;h August :

August B.—Democratic Standard, Concord, N.
H., destroyed by mob ; contents of office burned in
the street.

August 12.—Democrat, Bangor, Maine, mobbed
and contents of office destroyed.

August 16.—Journal of Oomnzerce, Daily News,
Day Book, and Freeman's Journal of New York,
end the .Eagle, of Brooklyn, presented by the grand
jury of the United States Circuit Court. Sentinel,
Easton, Pennsylvania, destroyed by mob. The
editor of the Easton Argus warned.
August 19.—Democrat, Haverhill, Massachusetts
The editor, Ambrose L. Kimball, tarred and fea-
thered and ridden upon a rail, afterwards recanted,
promising to publish no more articles in favour of
Secession. Jeffersonian, Westchester, Pennsylvania,
destroyed by mob.
August 22.—Stark County Democrat, Canton,
Ohio, destroyed by mob.
August 22. Christian Observer, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, suppressed by the United States.
Marshal.

August 22.—Order from the Post-office depart-
ment forbidaing mail transportation of .New York
Journal of Commerce, Daily News, Day Book, and
Freeman's Journal, and Brooklyn Eagle.,
August 24.—Farmer, Bridgeport, Conneetieu4
destroyed by mob.

August 4.—. True American, Trenton, New
Jersey, suspends publication " until such time
(should it ever occur) when we can, under the
guarantees of the constitution and law, publish it
without the fear of mob law or of governmental!
dictation."

The Evening Post of August 17 says :—" Messrs..
Murray and Kennedy yesterday morning visited
the office of the Daily News, and caused an impres-
sion to be taken from the forms, to ascertain whether
the Monday edition contained treasonable matter..
Having satisfied their curiosity in thiti respect,,
5,000 copies of the edition were seized, as stated in
the Evening i'ost of yesterday."
The Postmaster in New York has received in-
structions from Washington not to permit the
transmission through the Post-office of the following
newspapers published in New York :—The Daily
News, the Journal of Commerce, the Day Book,
and the Freeman's Journal. A reserve force of
police is kept at the office of the Daily Netos at
New York, fears being entertained of an attack by
a mob on the office.

THIS DAY'S &LIPPING.
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LONDON, Sept. 10.—Wind this day at noon—North-
Westerly ; light breeze and fine weather.

PORSTMOUTH, Sept. 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Mary
Falconer, from London for Madras, with anchor stock.
broken.

PLYMOUTH, Sept. 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Margaret
Jane, from Pomeron ; Her Majesty's steamer Renown,
from Gibraltar.
OFF LOUGH FOYLE, Sept. 10.—Arrived—Bohemian,
from Quebec.
OFF CAPE RACE, Sept, 10.—Arrived—Arago, steamer,
from Havre.

LIVERPOOL, Sept. 9.-.-Wind N.W.—Arrived—Cham-
pion, from. Singapore; American, screw steamer, from
Africa.

GLOUCESTER, Sept. 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Har-
riet Carter and Elector; from New York; Errickset, from:
Montreal.
NEWPORT, Sept. 7.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Equity, for
Grenada.
LLANELLY, Sept. 9.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Atlantic, for
Dalhousie.

HULL, Sept. 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Enchantress,.
and Sea Gull, screw steamers, from Rotterdam; La Plata,
screw steamer, from Dantzic.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived.—Saxonia, steamer, from Hamburg ; Ocean
Lady, from Cork ; Mary Louisa, from Langston ; Havre,
steamer, from Havre; Leanor, from Sunderland.
I.,„Sailed—Black-Eyed Susan, for Newport.
(BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning,.
Arrived, Sept. 9—Wear, steamer, from Gothenburg.
Arrived, Sept. 10.—Emma Eden, from Guernsey; Caro-
line Brown, from Luci - Catherine, from Colombo ; Anne
Porter, from Buenos Zyres ; Sunbeam, from Coekenada ;
Start, from Brussels ; Gertrude, from Patras.
DEAL, Tuesday Morning.
Passed.—Collingwood, steamer, from Shields, for Cal-
cutta.
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Sailed.—All the outward bound.

DEATH OF BEN CAUNT, THE EX-CHAMPION.—
This morning Mr. Benjamin Caunt, of the Coach and
Horses, St. Martin's-lane, was found dead in his bed under
svhich will ~,aNinn a coroner's inquisition.
The dec'easswi. better known as "Ben Gaunt_"" for
years an active member of the Prize Ring, and had fought
many pitched battles, and ultimately obtained the belt as
champion, which he was afterwards ce,mpelled to resign,
being beaten by the "Tipton Slasher." He took great in-
terest in the great fight -between Sayers and Heenan ; but
he had for some time been much distressed in his mind, and
taken to drinking rather freely, having a few years since
lost two of his children at the fire which took place at hip
house. Since then he lost his wife by death, and to com-
plete all he lost the license to his house, and, although he
appealed to the quarter sessions, he 'could not obtain a re-
vision of the judgment. The deceased attended to his busi-
ness the whole of yesterday, and appeared in his usual
health, but at night complained of slight indisposition, and
retired at his usual hour to rest. This morning early, on
one of the domestics going to his bedroom he was alarmed at
',finding him dead. Medical attendance was obtained, but
it was of no avail, as he appeared to have been dead two or
three hours. The deceased was between 45 and 50 years of
age.

THE COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH FRANCE.—
The treaty of commerce between Great Britain and France,
though not yet fully carried into effect, is said to be work-
ing more favourably than even some of its warmest admirers
anticipated. The proprietors of wholesale houses in the
hardware trade in Paris have expressed their astonishment
at the superiority of finish and the moderate price of the
patterns presented to them by the agent of one of the first
manufacturers in England. Many articles of domestic nse
hitherto almost unknown in this country are now becom-
ing necessities not only in Paris, but throughout France.
The demand for these articles is so great in the provincial
towns since the first patterns were exhibited, that it has con-
siderably exceeded the expectation of the wholesale mer-
chant who first ventured to order a small stock of English
ironmongery as an experiment. There is one disadvantage,
however, under which the British manufacturer labours,
which must be remedied before he can compete on equal
terms with the French manufacturer ; that is, the very
heavy charges for freight and carriage which are attached
to British produce by the time it arrives in Paris. For in-
stance, a wholesale merchant observed a few da% s since to
an English agent, " Your prices are wonderfully low, but
you perceive the extra charges amount to 40 per cent. on
your small invoice. Under such conditions I may as well
purchase from the manufacturer at home who has hitherto
supplied me." This, no doubt, is one of the inconveniences
which attend the opening of a new trade, and -which will
be gradually remedied.

THE QUEEN IN THE HIGHLANDS.--It is a sin-
gular and cheering sight, in these mode, .n days, to see
Queen Victoria treading the heather, and wandering among
the mountains and streams, where the pe'ipla once rose en
Inesse to resist that dynasty of which Ole is so illustrious
an ornament. With highland chief and lowland laird she
is still as popular as she is revered ; and were her throne
endangered, the shattered remains of once powerful clans
would melt into one in order to crush those that would
touch her crown with a rude, a hostile, or impious hand.
Those white cottages that send the sun-rays across the
Dee from their bright walls are the creations of the Queen.
What is more, she personally visits her tenants, takes a
lively interest in their comfort and well-being, and
thus finds time to be a model laird's wife as well as
a model Britishsovereign.
Sunday
ychurch in the
littleOu she appears,
wet day and dry
day, in the
midst of her highland tenantry and subjects, and joins in
the simple service of the sanctuary as devoutly as if it had
been the accustomed worship of her childhood. The minis-
ter of the parish of Crathie is not the very choicest or
most gifted of the clergy of the Church of Scotland,
but he has the good sense to let others more able than him-
self occupy his pulpit during her Majesty's residence. The
Arrangement that now prevails is a very simple one. Mr.
Anderson selects half a dozen from among his clerical friends,
whose names he sends up to the Secretary of State for ap-
proval. If no objection be made, as is never done, these
clergymen occupy the pulpit every second Sunday. This
was not the former arrangement, but it is the least liable
to misapprehension, though it gives the parish minister
the power of selection—a power, however, which he has
exercised with great wisdom and discretion for several years.
—London Review.

The receipts in the Havre Custom-house for the
month of August last show an improvement in foreign
trade. They amount to 1,755,288 f.,
being an increase of
15,399 f., as compared with the corresponding month of last
year. The tonnage dues levied in the poi tof Havre be-
tween the Ist of January last and the Ist of the present
month amounted to 1,430,486 f.

ACCIDENT IN THE CIRCUS.--At a circus, at Leices-
ter, on Monday, a youth who was enacting the part of a
man-monkey, accidentally set himself on fire, and was muck
injured before the flames were extinguished. It seems that
one of his tricks was to climb a rope by the side of the pole
in the centre of the circus, and, going too close to the lights
at the top of the pole, his dress caught fire. The lad dropped
into the ring as soon as he discovered he was on fire, and
was rolled about amongst the sawdust until the flames
were extinguished. The circus was crowded with specta-
t ors, and much excitement Was manifested.