The Japan Gazette, a bi-monthly journal published at Yokohama, givea, in ita issue of April 25th, a sensational account of a shocking tragedy that occurred ih connection with the French Bank Comptoir d'Escomple de Paris. It seems that two of the employee of the Bink—named V. Cantelli, cashier accountant, an Italian, and W:S. Swaby, sub-accountant—organised a plan for em bezzling a large aum of Bank money. They' through a friend, first of all purchased a smart schooner named the Iris, provisioned her for a voyage, and then, abstracting nearly 40,000 dollars from the Bank, went on board on the 19th April and made a run for it. The embezzlement was discovered ths same day, and it waa also ascertained that tbe young men had made off in the schooner. Immediate ateps to capture them weretiken. A ateamer—the Seagull—waa chartered by the Bank Manager, and with constables be longing to the British and Italian Coagulates on board, and also six bine jackets and a sub-lieu tenant belonging to H.M.B. Thalia, she started in pursuit, and that evening came up with the Iris, which had been detained by calms, and boarded her. The absconding bankers were seen on deck watohing tho approach of her pursuers, and when she was within tweuty yards of her prey

they disappeared down the cabin companion. Directly afterwards, the report of firearms was heard in the cabin, and when the oon stables rushed below, they found both mett prostrate, and both mortally wounded. In despair at the near prospect of being taker-, they had shot themselves. The one died in a few minutes afterwards, and the other ia a few hours. Nearly the whole of the money that had been taken was found oa board the schooner. The latter waa towed back to Yokohama, and her master, Captains Whifchers, and the friend who had purchased her, were placed under arrest, to stand their trial for aiding and abetting in fche escape of the two embezzlers. An inquest upon the bodies of the misguided men was held, and a verdict of /elo de se returned.
