The Sun. — 1846-06-29 (London, England)

KING CONDEMNED TO IMPRISONMENT WITH HARD LABOUR.—We find the following curious account in a letter from Copenhagen of the 15th :—",Our prison has just received two remarkable guests, an African King and his prime minister. At the beginning of last year, this black monarch, whose name is Aquatimozin, and who was under the sovereignty of Denmark, as the country over which he reigns forms part of the Danish possessions on the coast of Guinea, entrapped into his territory another African king and his prime minister, and at night, with the aid of his own minister, attacked them and put them to death. The murdered prince was sovereign of another portion of the coast forming part of the Danish possessions. The murderers were arrested and brought to trial before the Danish colonial tribunal. The defence made by the advocate engaged by the prisoners was, that Aquatimozin, as a sovereign prince, had a right to put his enemy to death, and that Kongitl, his minister, being under his orders, was only performing an act of obedience, the refusal of which would have caused his own death. This defence did not avail, and the ex-king and ex-minister (for both had been deposed by orders from Copenhagen) were condemned to die. The prisoners appealed to the King of Denmark for mercy, and were so far successful as to have the sentence of death commuted into perpetual confinement in the prison of Copenhagen, to which they were brought in the Eagle corvette. Aquatimozin is 72 years of age, of small stature, excessively thin, and with white hair. Kongiti is in the prime of life, and very stout and tall. These two men, who a year ago governed a kingdom and had a large revenue, are now K orking in prison, rasping dye-woods, for which each receives two skillings (less than a penny English) per day. Aquati mozin appears very resigned, and works assiduously. His ex-minister has less philosophy, and is only kept to his work by the frequentapplication of the whip." EMBEZZLEMENT AND FLIGHT OF A CLERK OF MONEY CLuns.—A series of frauds, by which a number of respectable parties in Sheffield will sustain great loss, has just come to light by the sudden flight to America of James Charles Simpson, of that place, pawnbroker. The accused was clerk to a number of money clubs, and he enjoyed such a high degree of confidence that the committees of the clubs were lulled into security, and he seems to have managed them almost as he pleased. Previous to his leaving home on the 23d May, he disposed of a valuable collection of pictures (of which he was a great connoisseur), and his stock of goods, transferring the pledges to Mr. Eaton, who paid him the money lent upon them, and his household furniture. He set sail for America on the 28th ult., on board the John R. Skiddy packet, accompanied by. one daughter leaving his wife and another daughter in England to shift for themselves. Yesterday week a fiat in bankruptcy was opened at the Sheffield Court, and we understand it is in contemplation to send out a messenger by the next steamer to arrest the delinquent, and recover the property in his possession. The extent of the frauds he has committed has not vet been ascertained. There is no doubt that they amount to 3,0001. or 4,0001., and probably a much larger sum.— Doncaster Gazette, June 26. AN