The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-12 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

IMPUDENT ROBBERY OP A HORSE-CLOTH.—Matthow
Slaney, a laDy about 12 years of age, was charged with
stealing a horse-cloth from a cab in Tothill•street, West •

minster,

William Kennedy, a little boy, said that he was in
Tothill•street on Thursday, and saw the prisoner and an-
other boy watching a cab that a little girl was minding.
After walking about for some time the other boy coveted
the prisoner by getting between him and the girl while he
took the cloth. He ran away with it. Witness told the
owner of the cloth, and the boy was chased but lost sight of,
Maria Lambert, a person living at 48, Tothill-street,
said her husband's cab was standing at the door on Thurs-
day, and she looked out of the window and saw prisoner take
the cloth off the horse and run away with it while another
covered him. She ran down stairs and pursued him, but
lost sight of him. On Friday morning she again saw him,
with the cloth under his arm going about from place to
place to try and sell it. She pursued him, and he again
escaped her, upon which she gave information to the police,
Sergeant Edmund Buckley, 17 B, proved apprehending
the prisoner, from information received that morning, in
Old Pye-street, Westminster. He was taken to the station,
and witness placed him with other boys, and he was iden-
tified by Kennedy and Mrs. Lambert. He said to witness,
"It is not my fault; a bigger boy told me to take R.".
Mr. Selfe asked him what he had to say ?
Prisoner said that he had taken the cloth, but had been
incited by a man and boy to do it. They had sold the cloth,
but had not given him any share of the money.
He was remanded till Thursday for the sergeant to make
inquiries.

CONSUMPTION OF COAL.—At the last sitting of
the Academie des Sciences Morales et Politiques,
M. Dalloz gava the following interesting particulars on the
consumption of coal 1789 France consumed 500,000
tons of coal, 220,000 of which were imported ; in 1811 the
quantity was 773,000 tons; in 1830 it rose to 1,800,000 tons,
and in 1847 to 7,600,000 tons, 2,500,000 of which were im-
ported. During the four following years—those of the
Republic—there was a considerable diminution, the
extraction in France being reduced to 4,000,000 tons,
and the importation to 2,100,000 tons. In 1853
the consumption rosy to 9,400,000 tons, and in 1859
to 12,400,000 tons. In 1803, the third year after the
Conventions of 1860, the quantity consumed was
15,C00,000 tons, 5,200,000 of which were imported, showing
the immense increase of manufactures during a period of
tranquillity and order. At the commencement of the pre-
sent century England produced 13,000,000 tons ; in 1838
the quantity rose to 26,000,000 tans. England alone pro-
duces much more than half the coal extracted throughout
the world. The production of coal in the United States is
valued at 15,000,000 tons; that of Belgium at 9,000,000;
the Zollverein produced upwards of 14,000,000 tons
in 1862; so that, if England be omitted, France
is one of the richest coal-producing countries in the
world. The production of coal is intimately con-
nected with that of iron, in which article England
again holds the first rank. In 1789 France only produced
69,000 tons of cast iron. This quantity rose to 115,000
tons in 1812 ; in 1830, to 317,773 tons of cast iron and
237,379 of wrought iron; in 1817 the figures were respec•
tively 602,772 and 376,686; in 1850 the production had
fallen to 406,000 tens of cast iron and 216,000 tons of
wrought iron. A new rise occurred horneaiately after the
Republic; in 1859 France produced 856,000 tons of cast
iron and 520,009 of wrought iron; and in 1863 is vaguely
stated at the enormous figure of 1,180,000 tons of cast iron
and 705,500 tons of wrought iron. The production of Eng-
land is nearly 4,000,0'20 tons of cast iron; that of the
Zollverein, 591,593 tons; of Sweden, 143,000; of Austria,
270,000; and of Belgium, 161,000.—Gatignani.
A HARDY ITENTURE.--A few days back a fishing
smack named the John Bull, of 26 tons burden, left Yar-
mouth port for Constantinople with a general cargo. She
has been purchased for Mr. Norton, of the latter place, and
had on board four experienced fishermen of Yarmouth,
being intended for the trawling trade in the Black Sea. A
large number of the seafaring population collected on the
and wish her success on her
vqeunatyutroeswomitneessh departure
voyage,