The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-11 00:00:00

THE CIVIL SERVICE.

Record-office.—A vacancy in the Record-office has been
caused by the death of Mr. Walter Nelson, assistant-
keeper first-class. The Post-office—Mr. Thos. Grisdale,
Mr. Edward Hobech, Mr. Charles Smith, and Mr. J. J.
Rowan have been appointed clerks in the Circulation-office,
London. Customs—Mr. J. Keates has been appointed a
clerk for warehousing and general duty, London ; also Mr.
Edward Sayer, clerk, Examiner's-office, London ; Mr.
John Lewis, clerk, Long-room, Liverpool; Mr. John
Carty, out-door officer, London; Mr. John Mackay, out
door officer, Troon, Irvine; Mr. John Scott, outdoor offi-
cer, Dundee; Mr. H. Elliott, out-door officer, London, has
been promoted from third to second class ; Mr. A. G, Ark-
less, from third to second class; Mr. W. Verrier, from
fourth to third class; Mr. J. Buchan, from fourth to third
class; Mr. W. Knox, from fifth to fourth ()lass; Mr. W.
Furlong, from fifth to fourth class ; Mr. G. Darli g, from
filth to fourth class; and Mr. Thomas Hudson, out-door
officer, Whitehaven, has been promoted from second to first
clerk. Inland Revenue Department.—Excise Branch.—
Mr. W. Brown, collector, Bolton collection, has been ap-
pointed collector, Norwich collection; Mr. C. Sheriff, Col-
lector, Barum collection, collector, Bolton collection ; Mr.
Charles William Harold, surveying general examiner se-
cond class, collector, Barum collection ; Mr. Thomas
Drinkwater, surveying general examiner third class,
surveying general examiner second class ; Mr.
W. Kelman, collector, Dorset collection, collector, Durham
collection; Mr. G. Chapple, collector, Sligo collection, col-
lector, Dorset collection ; Mr. W. Solomon, surveying ge-
neral examiner second class, collector, Sligo collection ; Mr.
Irwin, surveying general examiner third-class, surveying
general examiner second class ; Mr. R. Holmes, supervisor
of Wirksworth district, Nottingham collection, to Ashton
district, Manchester collection; Mr. G. Jones, supervisor
of Buckingham district, Northampton collection, to Wirks.-
worth district, Nc ttingham collection ; Mr. F. W. Jones,
examiner, to Buckingham district, Northampton collection.
Ireland.—Mr. C. R, Cobb has been appointed a temi orary
clerk in the Census-office, Dublin. Scotland—The Profes-
sorship of Medical Jurisprudence, University of Edinburgh,
has become vacant by the death of Dr. Thomas Stewart
Traill.—Civil Service Gazette.

THE TUSCARORA.—The Federal War steamer,
Tuscarora, arrived in Kingstown harbour on Saturday at
two o'clock p.m.

EXPLOSION AT THE HOUNSLOW POWDER MILLS.
—Three of the Barnfield Powder Mills, Hounslow, ex-
ploded on Fliday while the men were uncharging, and did
an immense amount of damage. One of the men succeeded
in escaping, but John Bennett and another man named
Screenes were both fearfully burnt. Bennett was burnt
completely from head to foot, and, after lingering about 14
hours in the greatest agony, terminated his sufferings at
six o'clock on Saturday morning.
WORKING MEN'S COLLEGE, GREAT ORMOND-
STREET.—The vacation terw (Aug. 4 to Oct. 13) has com-
menced. Elementary and advanced classes have been formed
in Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Book-keeping, English
Grammer and History, French, Latin, German, Botany,
and drawing. Class Fees—Drawing open every evening
for practioe) 3s. ; other classes, 2s. the term.
Some of the Cheshire Rifle Volunteers had a
narrow escape on Thursday on the ground of the County
Rifle Association. A small one-pounder cannon, used as a
signal, burst the first time it was fired that day, and the
fragments flew in all directions. Two large pieces passed
through the tent where a number of volunteers were sit-
ting, but a scratch on the nose of one of them was the only
personal injury sustained.
SHOCKING TRAGEDY, NEAR DeloOcNk
C' i
ta SllTaEt attempt
DONCASTER
tt° farm :t
murder Saturday
was night,mad ea
at t half-cpast
u,sneveaenr o'
oreroises of Mr. Barker. William Smith Doncaster,s
a servant in Mr. Barker's ell quarrelled with t
ogwe idct
oh: a
was about to leave the house to meet her master, young
precario wousn
tellow-servant, named Charlotte Tyre
cllkowhe took o ookn a
the gun
head,
ea,
indd,
plain of Savage's conduct, when t 4
deliberately shot het. The
Us state. Savage, afterfiring
and she lies in a very alnetr'flu:
Btaire, an 4, bringing down a raV;',
at the girl, went up
tad cut his throat almost ft,ra ear
laboi,:ers,
and
medilcoaulnadsaiaatlaivnecQ
wbyas ci;l:iro
stood over her body.
to ear. Ile 'was ‘
self-inflicted wounds caueecl the death 4.Scur ;
Savage the same
night. 'eci but the
tl. the farm