The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-27 00:00:00

THAMES.

EXTENSIVE SYSTEM OF ROBBERY.—Thomas Sweeny,
an elderly man, a labourer, was brought before Mr. Selfe,
on remand, charged with stealing six packages of new files,
value £2O, the property of Mr. John Walker, a contractor
and manufacturer, of Millwall, Poplar. it appeared, froin
the evidence of Grimes, a police-constable, No. 291 K, that
he met the prisoner in King-street, Poplar, on the night of
Saturday, the 20th inst., with a bag, containing something
bulky, on his shoulders. Grimes asked the prisoner what
the bag contained, and where he was going with his load,
to which :he replied that the bag contained tools, and he
was on his way to the house of Mr. Scott, engineer, in
Blackwell. Grimes allowed the prisoner to go on, but con-
tinued to watch him. The prisoner did not proceed in
the direction of Mr. Scott's house, and on reaching
Sophia-street, Poplar, he saw the police-constable at his
heels, dropped the bag, and ran away. He was pur-
sued and overtaken, and the bag, which contained six
packages of files, was secured. The prisoner said Mr. Scott,
of Blackwell, gave him the files. The policeman waited on
Mr. Scott, who denied giving the prisoner any files, and
said he had no knowledge of him whatever. Mr. John
Walker said he had not the slightest doubt the files be-
longed to him. There had been a sensible diminution of
his extensive stock lately, and he had lost property to a
very large amount. The prisoner had been occasionally
employed by him. The files were of Sheffield manufacture.

Mr. Selfe—Can you positively identify the files pro-
duced ?

Mr. Walker—l cannot ; but I have no doubt they are
my property. My stock is a large one, and has sensibly
diminished.

Mr. Selfe sentenced the prisoner to two months' impri-
sonment with hard labour.

MINES. —The mining market has been much
more active this week d while a large amount of busi-
ness has been trim ed, a considerable rise has taken
place in several sh. • and they leave off with a prospect
of a still further •-= . opper has risen id. per lb., and has
given a fresh ingiein o burring in Cornwall. Three mines
in the Gwennap district have attracted a great deal of at-
tention this week—East Basset, North Frances, and Wheal
Grenville. These are mines to which, from their situation.
and peculiar points of interest, we have often particularly
alluded. East Basset, up to Friday morning, had been
largely dealt in at 102} to 1071, but on telegrams being re-
ceived that the lode had been cut into rich in the 80 cross-
cut a rapid advaiice took place, and they left off 120 to 130.
—Mining Journal of this day.
VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS
IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.—The Admiralty—The office of
Admiralty Superintendent of mail packets, Southampton,
has become vacant by the death of Mr. J. W. Ancell, R.N.
Law Department—A clerkship in the office of accountant
in Bankruptcy has become vacant by the death of Mr.
Joseph L. Bolton. Bank of England—The office of chief
accountant of the Bank of England has become vacant by
the death of Mr. William Smee. Customs—Mr. Shirley
Bunbury has been appointed .a clerk in the Examiner's
office, London ; Mr. Henry Clapton has been appointed a
clerk in the Examiner's office, London ; Mr. John Cham-
bers has been appointed a clerk in the Examiner's office,
London. Inland Revenue Department : Stamps and Taxes
Branch—Mr. G. M. Kite has been promoted to be surveyor
at Ashford, vice Langley ; Mr. J. Herd has been promoted
to be surveyor at Wimborne, vice Kite ; Mr. R Pearce has
been promoted to be surveyor at St. Alban's, vice Edwin-
son ; Mr. A. Q. Ward has been promoted to be surveyor, at
Bodmin, vice Pearce ; Mr. W. G. Quick has been promoted
to be surveyor at Honiton, vice Mr. W. Kite, who has
retired ; Mr. W. M. Williams has been promoted to be sur-
veyor at Pontefract,' vice Quick; Mr. Rose has b:en
appointed surveyor 'at Wincanton, vice Williams.—Civil
Service Gazette

PARIS STREET "ARCHITECTURE.-PLACE VINTI-
MILLE.—Situated at the north-western extremity of Paris,
the Place Vintimille has been chosen by artists as a place
of retreat and of quiet. The centre is occupied by a plea-
sant square, displaying flowers and verdure' in the middle
of which stands a marble statue of Napoleon I. The houses
which surround the Place have a certain air of originality,
and include the residences of artists, ateliers, and some
houses of smaller extent.—The Builder.
THE BOILER EXPLOSION NEAR NOTTINGHAM.-
The adjourned inquest respecting. the death of Joseph
Stevenson, the particulars of whose death by the explosion
of a boiler of a thrashing-machine have appeared in The
Sun, took place on Thursday. The seven men who were
injured by the explosion have all recovered; but Henry
Sulley, by whose carelessness in neglecting to ease the
safety-valve the explosion was caused, is still unable to
walk without the aid of crutches. The evidence went to
chow that the explosion was caused by the carelessness of
Sulley, who had neFlected to open the safety-valve and let
off the steam. The jury, after a long deliberation, returned
a verdict of " Manslaughter" against Sulley, who was
comnitted to the county gaol to take his trial at the next
assizes.

ROMAN AND SAXON ANTIQUITIES CAST UP BY
THE SEA.-At the meeting of the Historic Society of Lan-
cashire and Cheshire, held in St. George's-hall, Liverpool,
on Thursday evening, the Rev. H. H. Higgins, presiding,
Mr. H. Ecroyd 'Smith exhibited a considerable number of
articles from the seashore at Cheshire, chiefly found during
the past year, including some valuable specimens of the
bow, or lyre-shaped fibulae of the Romans, several of which
still retain their brightly-coloured enamel pastes through
the preserving action of the vegetable sail of the old Wirral
forest, in which they have lain till washed out by the
advancing tides. Among other curiosities was a circular
brooch, quite recently foud about half-tide. It is of silver
filagree work, and contains cup-formed receptacles for
coloured enamels. The scrolled design is elegant, and the
whole forms a very interesting specimen of the fourth cen-
tury workmanship. The coins comprised a silver denarius
of the Emperor Hadrianus, A.D. 117-138 ; a silver penny
of Ethelred 11. (the Unready), having on its reverse the
Hand (of Providence) between the Greek letters Alpha and
Omega; and silver pennies of Canute the Great, all being
in an excellent state of preservation.
I*EVENING SERVICES AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY.—.
We are happy to state that the Sunday evening services at
Westminster Abbey will recommence oA the Ant Sunday
of the new year, ay