The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-07 00:00:00

(Br SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
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GllArssEND, Thurssday Morning.
Wind W.S.W., second hours' flood ; squally.
Sailed, Oct. 7.—Albion, for Boulogne ; Jenny, for
Agostina.
DEAL, Thursday Morning..
Wind S.W., very strong.
Passed.—Cathenna, from Rio Grande ; City of Edin-
burgh, from Calcutta; Priscilla, from westward; George.
Marshall, from Calcutta All for London.
Anchored.—Corinthian, from London, for Liverpool.
Put back.—Eclipse, for Madeira, and proceeded to Mar-
gate roads.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY.—Yester-
day morning information was given to the police of the N
division :of a most extensive robbery at Mr. Wilson's,
Templar-cottages, Uoraerton, consisting of a gold Geneva
watch, silver Geneva watch, silver tea-spoons, table-spoons,
massive gold neck-chain, gold shirt-studs, and other pro-
perty, to a large amount, by a man about 25 years of age,
five feet six inches in height, fair complexion, sandy whis-
kers, dressed in Tweed coat, cord trousers, and dark cap
with peak. The offender is well known to the police, and a
handsome reward is offered for his apprehension.
ROBBERS SURPRISED.—The Corriere Mercantile
of Genoa relates the following :—" The Governor of Ceuto,
in the Papal States, having learnt that a gang of robbers
had arranged a plan for entering the premises of M. Sita, a
rich landholder, secretly despatched a detachment of gen-
darmes to surprise and arrest them. The measures of the
authorities were so well taken that the miscreants were
caught in the very ant of holding a knife to M. Sita's throat
and threatening him with instant death if he did not imme-
diately Five up all his money and valuables. The gen-
darmes instantly fired upon them, and a sharp conflict en-
sued, in which the bandits attempted to cut their way
through the soldiers. At last one Paulo Poluzzi, of Pogetto,
being severely wounded, was arrested ; the others escaped,
but being hotly pursued, the chief, named Sarti, was over-
taken and arrested. Four more were arrested in the course
of the night and on the following day ; the remainder have
not yet been discovered."
THE COMET AND ITS OBSERVER.—Some weeks
since a very ill-spelt letter, dated " Sheerness," and signed
"C. morens," was published in a conspicuous position in
the Times. The writer described, in his own remarkable
way, his discovery of the comet that every one is now ob-
serving with interest, and the manner in which, by the aid
of two sticks, he obtained the bearings of the visitor. The
writer is a coast-guardsman in the Isle of Sheppey, and
therefore, as his letter implied, much accustomed to noctur-
nal aspects and phenomena. Although his letter evinced a
profound want of the common rudiments of education, yet
it afforded manifest evidences of natural sagacity ; and in
recognition of these Professor Airey has considerately sent
the writer a set of elegant volumes from the Royal Astro-
nomical Society. We wish Mr. Morena much success in
his study of them.—Neclianics' Magazine.
MR. SHERIDAN KNOWLES.—Mr. Sheridan
Knowles having recovered from his late severe indisposi-
tion, is at present residing at Rothsay. He preached last
Sunday in Victoria Hall, both forenoon and afternoon, to
a most crowded audience, every inch of room being occu-
pied. The forenoon lecture was an exposition of the 16th
chapter of St. John; and in the evening an able discourse
on the well-known consolatory text, " Come unto me, all
ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you
rest." In the course of his discourse, as he Flowed with the
noble theme, we thought we could feel with and under-
stand the motive that caused the tempest-tossed actor and
author to fall back on the pulpit as a more congenial haven
than that which attends a successful literary career, even
whilst accompanied by the applauding hosannahs of an
admiring publice. Mr. Knowles is quite recovered in
health,—Glasgow