The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-15 00:00:00

THE FRIGHTFUL ENCOUNTER IN

NORTEUMBERLAND-STREET.

Nothing of a definite nature has yet transpired toward s
elucidating the mystery with which this shocking affair is
still surrounded. On the one hand, it is stated that money
matters led to the unfortunate occurrence ; while on the
other, it is asserted that a lady is in the case. Which of
the two statements is the correct one it is impossible to say,
and the question must remain unanswered until an inves-
tigation of the whole affair takes place at Bow-street
Police-court.

The state of the two men is, notwithstanding the in-
juries that Roberts has received, satisfactory, owing to the
great attention that has been paid to them by Mr. Canton
and the other surgeons at Charing-cross Hospital.
On Saturday afternoon Mr. Corrie, the magistrate, was sent
for to take the statement of Roberts, as it was said he had
expressed a wish to give his version of the affair, but on
the arrival of the worthy magistrate, Roberts had changed
his mind, and said his injuries were yet too painful to allow
him to give any information touching the fearful struggle.
This afternoon, the answer to inquiries at the hospital
was, that Major Murray and Mr. Roberts continue to im-
prove, although the latter was far from being out of danger.

THE DRAIN OF GOLD TO AMERICA.

America continues to draw gold from us at the
rate usual for some time past. The total sent thi-
ther sincethe 28th of November is now £8,320,000.
The pressure is the less felt here, however, because
it is to a considerable extent compensated by the
influx of gold from abroad, and partly from the
Continent. It must not be forgotten that the Con-
tinent, as well as this country, owes money to Ame-
rica, now that the transatlantic consumption of con-
tinental commodities is checked. France, Germany,
and other countries accordingly discharge their
debts to America through England. A good deal
of the gold received from the Continent reaches us
merely that we may pass it on. We act as agents
between the debtor and the creditor. some atten-
tion has been directed lately to a slight rise in the
American ,exchange ; but all the statistics of the
trade of America that have yet come under our
notice tend.to show that a large balance remains
due to her. A recent statement of the exports of
cotton from Amercican ports gives those to Great
Britain as follows :

Season. 1859-60
„ 1866.61
This statement shows that although the last
American cotton crop was smaller than in the pre-
vious year, it has been hurried forward to us faster.
But the New York statistics of the general course
of trade are conclusive. They show that America
is still importing little and exporting much. The
latest figures in our possession state the imports
into New York for a single week as follows :

1859 ..
1860 ..
1861,..

„ 5,320,753 dole.
3,814,505 ~
1,950,952 „

From the commencement of the year, the aggre-
gate import figures are as follows :

1859 ..
1860 ..
1361 ..

.. 117,906,666 dols.
109,950,032 „
.. 74,901,310 „

Whilst the imports hare diminished thus largely,
he exports have greatly increased. For the week
:hey were :

1859 .. 1,546,119 dols.
1860 2,339,908 ~,
1861 .. 3,336,118 „
And the aggregate export figures from the com-
mencement of the year stand as under : „
1859 .. .. 28,515,497 dols.
1860 .. .. 37,910,606 „
1861 57,911,490 „

As, therefore, the imports into New York since
Jan. 1 have been 35,048,772 dols. less than in the
same period of last year, and as the exports have
been 20,000,884 dols. more than last year, there is
a difference of no less than 55,049,606 dols., or
about £11,000,000 sterling in favour of America.
This is in course of discharge in specie.—Daily
News.