The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 7, 1857.

Leasing Closing Prices
!Companies. this day

Business
thla day

ROBBERY OF GOVERNMENT SMALL
rbirtif bition) ARMS AT BIRMING-HAM.

100
100
all
100
all
1100

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For a considerable time past it would appear a
systematic robbery of materials of various descrip-
' Lions given out by the War Department at the
Tower, Baggott-street, Birmingham, to the Govern-
,'
arms,mall
meat
hascon tbraecetnorsforthe perpetrated
im-
punity. To such a serious extent, and with such
manufacture
the greatesto s
skill and caution has it been carried on, that some
thousands of pounds' worth of property had di,ap-
peered, apparently without the least clue to its re-
covery and the detection of tht offenders. Fortu-
nately, however, through the agency of the metro-
politan and local detective police, a portion at least
of the mystery has been unravelled, and three men
are in custody on the charge of being implicated in
these depredations. About six weeks since, Messrs.
Whately, solicitors, at the instance of J. D. Good-
man, the chairman of the small arms trade, com-
municated with Colonel Dixon, the chief of the
War Department in London, and in due course the
matter was placed inthe hands of the police autho-
rities at Scotland-yard. The result was that Ser-
geants Smith and Lockyer, two of the most clever
and experienced officers Of the Metropolitan De-
tective Force, were despatched to Birminzhain,
and commenced their inquiries, in conjunction with
Inspector Glossop and Detective Sergeant Man-
ton. They ascertained that the materials stolen
were in the yarious stages of completion, and
were lost during the process of manufacture ;
that they were the property of the War Depart.
ment, and though given out to the contractors fur
the purpose of being "set up" into guns, the later
were responsible for their safe return in that shape.
If any portion of them became lost after going into
the possession of a contractor, others were sup-
plied, but the cost was deducted from the account
of the contractor at the settlement. Thus if a con-
tractor were robbed, he alone sustained the pecu-
cuniary liability. As many a 3 twenty firms in
Birmingham contract in this way fur the War De
pertinent, and the magnitude of the interest involved
may be inferred from the fact that there are never
less than from 20,000 to 25,000 sets of materials
entrusted to them, for the purpose of "setting up."
The manufacturers employ cperatives, termed
"out-workers," to execute the greater part of the
work.

SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock.

SERVIA.

Subjoined is a synopsis of the report forwarded
by the Belgrade police to the Servian Criminal
Court on the 24th October, on which date the poll-
tie ). prisoners were handed over to the judges for
trial :

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V. & N.M.

I 1& =---107

S. Eastern
Do
Peto &Co
Do

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" Not long since a horrible conspiracy was discovered,
the object of which was the assassination of the Prince
and the oveithow of the Government. The prin-
cipal conspirators are :—Stephen Stefanovitch, Pre-
sident of the Senate, General and Knight; Paun
Jankovitlob, Senator, Colonel, and Knight; Radom"
Damjanovitecb, Senator, Colonel, and Knight; Paul
Staniscbitsch, Senator, Colonel, and Knight ; and
Z wetko Rajovitch, President of the Court of Cas-
eation. The others are persons who had cognisance of
what was intended. The three persons first mentioned
unanimously agreed that the reigning lord and prince
should bo put to death (übije). On being asked
whom they intended to choose as his successor, they
replied, that they bad no hope of getting a foreign
prince. The family of Karagjorgjevicbs, was to
be altogether excluded, and they had no wish to
have an Obrenovitsch. To judge from the language used
by Stefanovitsch to one Peter Lekitscb, he intended to
have himself proclaimed Regent on the death of Prince
Alexander. Stefanovitsch, however, confessed that he had
entered into communicatien with Prince Milosch, and
had. held out to him hopes of regaining the Hospoda-
nate. Stefanovitsch had an interview with Milosch
at Pesth, and obtained a promise of 5,000 ducats
from him ; but the conspirator never intended to
keep his promise to the old ma; who is as
weak as a little child, and consequently not fit
to be a ruler.' The 5,000 ducats were taken to Belgrade
by a Dr. Patzek, who delivered the whole sum, with the
exception of 150 ducats, which he kept for himself, into
the hands of M. Zwetko Rajovitsch, wEo sent it to Ste-
phen Stefanovitsch. The latter divided the money in
the following way kept 850 ducats for himself, and
gave M.M. Jankovitsch, Damjanovitsch, Stanischitsch,
and Raj 'vitscli 1,000 ducats each. Damjanovitt:ch
undertook to find a man who would assassinate
the 11,spodar, and asked Mrtzajlovitech, a Cus-
tom-house clerk, if he could. recommend a trusty
individual. The reply was in the affirmative, and a
certain Milosaw Petrovitsch, a robber and murderer,
was soon introduced to the principal conspirators.
A passport and a rifle were procured for Milosaw, and,
after information as to where the Prince was to be found
had boon given him, 40 ducats were put into his hands
by Paun Jankovitsch as earnest money'

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