The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-29 00:00:00

HIGHWAY ROBBERY BY FRENCH
SOLDIERS.

The Military Tribunal has just been occupied in
trying two grenadiers of the Imperial Guard, named
Calibeug and Borredon, the former decorated with
the military medal, for highway robbery with
violence. The facts of ti e case were simple :—A
journeyman baker, named Drouaire, arrived at
Paris on the 28th August last, by the Western
Railway, with a sum of 1,150 f. which he had in-
herited. He gave himself a splendid dinner at the
nearest restaurant, passed the night in a house of
ill-fame, next morning made a sumptuous break-
fast, and then went to a shooting gallery, where he
fell in with Calibeug. At this place Drouaire
talked of the inheritance he had made, and showed
a handful of gold. Calibeug and he and another
man, after practising some time, went to different
wine shops, and then Calibeug got rid of the third
man, on the pretext that perhaps he was a police
spy. Calibeug and Drouaire then dined together,
and went afterwards to cafés, drinking a good
deal. At a late hour Ca"beug
inproposed to get
Drouaire a bed in a public-hoagie the neighbour-
hood of the Hotel des Invalides ; and according to
Drouaire's account led him up and down several
deserted streets. All at once Drouaire was knocked
down from behind with such violence that he re-
mained for some minutes senseless, and on recover-
ing he found that his pockets were rifled, and that
his companion had disappeared. The next day, at
the lac at Montrogue, he fell in with Calibeug,
Who seemed greatly troubled on seeing him. He
accused Calibeug of having robbed him, but
Borredon, who was present, declared that he
must be mistaken. It was subsequently ascer-
tained, however, that first one of these men and
then the other had b'en Leen in possession
of a watch which had belonged to Drouaire ;
also that they had both been spending money very
freely. Calibeug was first arrested, and then Bor-
redon gave up 340 f. which he said was part of a
sum which a young woman, mistress of Calibeug,
had liuried at the foot of a tree at Versailles, and
which he (Borredon) had taken. Front all these
*-6Ventnstances, it was contended that it was pro-
bable that it was Borredon who had knocked
Drouaire down, and that the two men had jointly
robbed him. In answer to the charge Calibeug
attempted to show that he had quitted Drouaire
before the robbery was committed, and had returned
to Versailles, where his regiment is stationed; Bor-
redon contended that he was innocent. The tribunal
condemned Calibeug to five and Borredon to three
years' imprisonment.—Ga4noni.

THE PORT OF GLASGOW.—In consequence-of the
great increase of business at the Port of Glasgow—the re-
venue in the last year having exceeded that of the former
year by the sum of £60,725—it is presumed that an addi-
tional staff of clerks will be found- to be absolutely neces-
sary. It is to be hoped that when any alteration takes
place a revised scale of salaries will be conceded to Glasgow
with an annual increase, as in the London and Liverpool
offices. There is no reason why the same measure should
not be dealt out to all first-class ports.—a Service
Gazette.
MINES.--The general stock markets have been
subject during the week to many fluctuations, and the want
of activity the common remark. The minirg share market,
however, continues particularly buoyant, with a large
business doing in most descriptions of shares, while in a
few considerable advance has taken place in prices. MEtals
continue to rise, and offer the most encouraging feature to
the miner. Rosewarne shares have been largely dealt in
at 50 to 52f ; the next sampling, it is understood, will
realise nearly £1,500, and the succeeding one more; the
lode in the 70 will be cut in about a fortnight ;
and a stope in the back of the 58, south of old
lode, is worth £BO per fin. Wheal Trelawny shares have
advanced to 34, 36, and a dividend of £2 per share expected
in a day or two. West Caradon, 135 to 140; at the meet-
ing, the accounts showed a profit of £1,137 15s. 3d on the
two months,
_and a dividend of £3 per share declared, the
shares being afterwards subdivided into 512ths. East
Basset advanced to 200, 210, but left off at 195 to 200; at
the meeting, on Tuesday, the accounts showed a balance in
favour of mine of £4BB 18s. 4d. • and at the next meeting
the dividend is expected to be 45 per share,—Mining hur-
nal, of this day,