The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-13 00:00:00

THAMES.

APPREHENSION OF COINERS.—IMPORTANT DISCOVEIII
OF COINING INtrj.EmENTs.--Jeremialt King, aged 24 ye3ll
aad Robert Tegg, 27, both described as painters, were
brought before Mr. Benson charged with coining and
being in possession of a large quantity of implements f
materials for the manufacture of base coin, in the house °f
John Barnard, No. 6, Eltham-place, Church-path, StepreY'
not more than 200 yards from the Thames Police-court.
Police Sergeant Briden, 4 R, and other offl•zers, arrested
the prisoners, and seized the coining implements and Ins"
tenets last night, and Mr. James Brannan, a retired police
Impector, and engaged by the Solicitor of the Tressul
to prosecute offenders against the coin laws, described tile
at tieles seized, which included; a large quantity of pls'ter
of Paris moulds in fragm3n6. The moulds had been
used for the purpose of castinir counterfe t money. There
was a dual of other plaster of Paris dissolved, plaster of
Paris, white metal bottles containing acids, tooth brusheg•
to polish the base money, a galvanic battery, "gets" as
overflow of metal iu the channels of the moulds, and vari-
ous of her things for making and perfecting base menef'
Charles Osborn, also called Osson, a painter, who WAS 3.11
accomplice of the prisoners, and who appeared to be term'
fled at Lis own misdeeds, made out, a strong case agaia-
the prisoners, who had been engaged in co7nieg brio mond
for some time. The witness had gone out with TegS t°
pass base coin the prisoners made. He also deposed t 4 t!lt)
purchase of plaster of Paris for the moulds. He saw Nif:s
using a galvanic battery on Tuesday, and electro-platia
_spurious money.
John Barnard, landlord of the house in Elthatn-PIAI
said that he let a room to King on Sunday night last, Anst
did not know what the prisoners were about until la;
night, when Sergeant Briden entered the house. Teg
occupied an spat ttnent at No. 3, Church-path, close bY• t
Mr. Brennan asked fur a remand until Tuesday al
when the solicitor of the Treasury would attend.
The request was immediately granted.

SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE EXHIBITIOS'

On Tuesday an interesting ceremony took place d
Staffordshire, when the Wolverhampton Exhibition 15;
opened. It is by far the most comprehensive of
kind that has ever been held, and there is Sc'ste,,it
an industry in the Midland Counties that is 11;ti
represented. The building, which is ofin
and glass, forms a central nave 150 ft. long by 60ft":is
width, and 18ft. high at the spring of the roof, which 1,6
semi-octagonal, and rises to a height of 45ft. from
floor. Around the building is a Fine Arts Gallery, '
taining nearly 800 oil and water-colour paintings.
Granville performed the ceremony of opening the exhibitl°''
and delivered a speech which was received with great !1:
plause. He said that fifty years ago it was a queew4
whether those who worked with their hands should leP"
to write and read ; but times were changed, and invena
tions had altered the condition of the world. Tviell
years ago it began to be felt that certain shll/4-;
tapes of art were benefiting other countries, and th
it was important with regard to science and art to edne°,tet
the working classes as well as their masters. He tboug'
it was a good idea to shew to the world what the manufaleu;
tures of Staffordshire really were. Coming then into t';,l
hall for the first time, he was quite surprised at the
before him ; he considered that they had realised °la
words which were placed on the door—that they silly
give use, art, and recreation each their part in the untie
taking. lie concluded by declaring that anything whi
like that museum and exhibition, was calculated to soft'"
the manners and elevate the minds of our fellow connlii
men, was a helping-band towards a holier existence. Pid
who examined the exhibiton confirmed the judgment yo
lto
Granville passed upon it, and it is believed that when as
is completed it will be.one of the best that has been 1131' e
out of London. A luncheon took place in the Excbsllsj;
at which Lord Lichfield presided. Lord Granville 110
some appropriate remarks. Lord Lichfield gave s° of
interesting particulars in replying to the toast
" Prosperity to the South Staffordshire Exhibition."

The new chapel of St. John's College, Cambridge/
was opened on Wednesday:
It is reported that the Government intend ouv"
to introduce a bill for the registration of trade marks..
The Church News states that among the Da—
mentioned in Montreal in connection with the abil:
bishopric are the Rev. Dr. liessey and the Rev. F. MeYr4
At Croydon 760 frequenters of St. Savic)tira
Church petitioned the patron to present the curate 14°0.
undertaken all the work during the illness of the lato iPcj
bent. Though the church was built principally by the rdcli'l
rialists the patron has declined to t.ccedo to their 'twice*
c/
The Church News has a leader on the election of
bishops, and says—. Till the Church recovers her riglit
nominating her own chief pastors, we must not expect t reit
governed by bishops whose sympathies are with the Chilli ic
—nor can we hope to find the laity intorested
in
bishops, or the clergy regarding them as 'Fathers in 0'
of
Two lives were lost on Tuesday in the upper Part 0,1
the Southampton water at Redbridge, where the Test ai 0
Eling rivers meet. A gentleman named Wheeler, his nieceip
servant, :enda sailor named Weaver, were on the ricer
a sail-boat, which was suddenly capsized by a squall' 6 o.ta
iel
four were thrown into the water. A small boat near res'
Mr. Wheeler and his niece, but the other two bodies becc::to
ing entangled in the sails wore lost, and up to last night '"
had not bef a recovered.