The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-31 00:00:00

THAMES.

Mr. Selfe, of the Westminster Police-court, and who
was for seven years a magistrate of this court, presided to-
day. There were 22 cases from the K division, 6 from the
H division, and 2 from the Thames division. There are
also 5 remanded cases and 12 summonses to be heard,
besides the cases that may turn up in the course of the
day. A tolerably good day's work is cut out for the magis-
trate and clerks, but it is comparatively a light Monday,
the number of night charges having sometimes exceeded
50. Mr. Selfe was occupied for one hour in hearing appli-
cations for warrants and _summonses, ---king
au a.7l' VI y UUMAIIILIA)u. The appli-
cants were about 100 in: number, and a ready answer
was required in each case. These matters being disposed
of, the hearing of the night charges was proceeded with.
Catherine Pomfret, aged 26, of No. 17, Tredegar-place,
Bow, wet nurse, was charged with being drunk and in-
capable of taking care of herself in the Bow-road.

Charles Loneth, a police-constable, 345 IC, stated that
the prisoner's mistress had lately died, and she became
excited and flew to drink. She was making a disturbance
in the Bow-road, and abusing the father of her child about
the time people were going to church. Her language was
very bad, and she collected a disorderly crowd. She was
more excited than drunk.

Mr. Selfe—The charge on the sheet is being drunk and
incapable of taking care of herself.

The constable—She had been drinking.
Mr. Selfe asked if the prisoner had been lockod up since
yesterday morning.
The constable answered in the affirmative.

Mr. Selfe said the prison; got drunk because her mis-
tress died, and some people indulged in habits of intoxica-
tion because there was a marriage, or a child born, or any
event in life. The prisoner had been locked up many
hours, and he would discharge her.
George Sherwood, a dock labourer, was charged with
being dead drunk in tho West India dock. Ile had
been at work among the ruins on the quay, where thero
were some thousand casks of rum.

The prisoner said he drank two or three pints of beer
on Saturday. Beer always had an effect on him.
Mr. Selfe—Particularly when you put rum on the top of
it. You aro fined ss.

Vacancies, Promotions, and Appointments

in the Civil' Service:

(From the Civil Service Gazette.)
FOREIGN-OFFICE.—The commissionership of the Mixed
Commission Court at Sierra Leone has become vacant by
the death of Mr. G. Skelton; the Hon. H. 11. Hare has been
appointed a Queen's foreign service messenger.
COLONIAL-orricE.--Messrs. A. Lister and R. 1). Starkey
have been appointed cadets at Hong Kong.
AUDIT-OFFICE.—A junior examination has become va-
cant by tho resignation of Mr. D. Nesfield ; Mr. J. Soady,
one of the senior examiners, has been recommended to the
Treasury for promotion as inspector, vice Bagster, placed
on the retired list.

BOARD OF TRADE.—Mr. Joliffe has been appointed to
be a temporary clerk, London.

THE ADMIRALTY.-31r. Jeffreys has been appointed to
be a clerk, Whitehall.
THE POST-OFFICE.—Mr. Style, clerk in charge, has been
appointed to be postmaster of Hastings ; Mr. Copus, assist-
ant in the Guildford post office, has been appointed to be
postmaster; Mr. Bate has been appointed to be clerk at
Plymouth.
CUSTOMS.-Mr. T. C. Hewett has been appointed an
extra clerk, London ; Mr. J. 0. Allan has been appointed
fourth clerk at Dundee ; Mr. J. Smith, out-door officer,
first class, has been promoted to be examining officer, sixth
class, Bristol; Mr. M. M`Larty, out-door officer, second
class, hai been promoted to be examining officer, sixth
class, Greenock ; Mr. J. P. Clark, out-door officer, fourth
class, has been promoted to be examining officer, sixth class,
Bristol; Mr. E. Dooley has been promoted from the fifth
to the fourth class of out-door officers, Dublin ; Mr. Michael
earthy has been promoted from the sixth to the fifth class
of outdoor officers, Dublin.
STAMP AND TAX BRANCH.-Mr. Alfred Hanson, junior
equity counsel to the Board of Inland Revenue, has been
appointed comptroller of Legacy and Succession Duty De-
partment, in the room of Mr. Charles Trevor, retired; Mr.
N. J. Highmore and Mr. Busfield Brodie have been ap-
pointed clerks in the solicitors' department. Mr. W. H.
Lawson has been appointed clerk tithe Receiver-General's
office. Mr. Ralph Compton has been appointed surveyor
of taxes at Buclingharn, vice Mr. George Bull, promoted.
Mr. W. Scott has been appointed to be an assistant sur-
veyor of taxes.
EXCISE BRANCH.-Mr. James Macklin, officer, Stow divi-
sion, Oxford collection, has been appointed officer of Har-
borough division, Northampton collection. Mr. Isaac
Bell, officer, Sheffield, sth division, Sheffield collection, has
been appointed officer of Stow division, Oxford collection.
Mr. William Jones, officer, Chippotham, 2d division, Bath
collection, has been appointed offich- of Sheffield, sth divi-
sion, Sheffield collection; Mr. George P. Coles, officer,
Alloa, sth division, Stirling collection, has been appointed
officer of Chippenham, 2d divisior, Bath collection; Mr.
James King, officer, Drogheda rile, Drogheda collection,
has been appointed officer of Alloa sth division, Stirling
collection.

The Central Argentine Railway Company have
made a call of £2 per share, making 10s. per
share called up, payable on or before the 29th
August, at the Consolidated Bank.
The receipts on the Atlantic and Great Western
Railway (New York, Pennsyllania and Ohio) for
the month of June amounted to $514,022 against
$314,521 on the some number miles last years