The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-30 00:00:00

RICHMOIVD.

Thomas Taylor, aged about thirty-five, who had
formerly been a gentleman's servant, and had been
employed for two years as waiter in the private room
and keeper of the plate at the Castle Hotel, Rich-
mond, was brought up before Captain Price and
other magistrates, on a remanded chage of being
concerned in committing a burglary at the above

Mr. Basil Francis gave evidence on the previous
examinations, and said he was manager to Mr. Bull,
the proprietor of the Castle. On Sunday morning,
the 15th, about seven o'clock, he was sent for to the
Castle, and went into Mr. Bull's sitting-room, who
was out of town. Ilis desk, as also Miss Bull's, was
on the floor, and all the papers scattered about the
room. The bottom of a set of silver castors was
on the table, but the tops of the cruets
had been taken away. Four silver salt-
spoons were missing from a drawer, and
two small boxes containing money broken open.
He went into the front room adjoining, where all the
drawers were open, and the windows open externally
and internally. The prisoner used to attend solely
upon Mr. Bull when regularly engaged, and was well
acquainted with the habits of the family. He was
afterwards employed only occasionally i❑ another de-
partment, and finally discharged on the 29th of May
last for gaining admittance to the premises in an im-
pia:per manner.
Police-constable Creed, 200 V, proved that he bad
apprehended the prisoner at a coffee-house in London,
but found none of the property on him.
Both Mr. Bull, the proprietor, and Mr. Francis,
his manager, now stated that they had no fresh evi•
dunce to off,r, although satisfied the prisoner was
guilty.
The prisoner was then trscharged, with an intima-
tion from the bench that he could again be appre-
hended.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
APPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenants—Hon. W. J. Ward (1850), to the
Portland, 50; F. TT. Lambert (1847), to the Excel-
lent gunnery ship; John K. Simcos (1850), to the
Alarm, 26, West Indies; George B. Dewes (1841),
to the Coast Guard ; F. Robinson (1844), to the
Coast Guard.
Master—John Hales (1829), to the Coast Guard.
Assistant-Surgeon—William Francis (1850), to
the Victory flag-ship at Portsmouth.
Clerk's Assistant—H. T. N. Somerville, to the
Firefly steam-vessel, for the Coast of Africa.
Mr. Batton, late first-class assistant engineer of the
Teezer screw-schooner, upon whom a court of in-
quiry was recently held, has been reduced to an as-
sistant of the third class.
Albatross, 12, Acting-Commander Elliott, was
paid off at Chatham on Saturday. For the previous
three days a seaman belonging to this brig was placed
on the poop with a large placard on his back, with
the word " thief " printed on it, he having robbed one
of his shipmates. On paying off the vessel he was
committed to Maidstone gaol for one month.
Bonette, 3, Lieutenant-Commander Forbes, will
be paid off at Chatham to-morrow.
The warrant officers and men now belonging to
the Cumberland, 70, ordinary guard-ship at Chatham,
have been paid the wages due to them for the
Poictiers.
Furious, steam-frigate, is ordered from Portsmouth
to the East India Docile, to be fitted with her
machinery.
Garland, Dover steam-packet, is ordered to Wool-
wich to have her defects made good.
Resistance, troop-ship, Master Commander Man-
ger Bradshaw, arrived at Woolwich yesterday morn-
ing from Quebec. She has brought home between
400 and 500 troops (principally Royal Artillery and
Sappers and Miners), and about 130 women and
children. Sha was towed up by the African and
Jasper.
Retribution, 22, steam-frigate, Commander War-
den, took on board her powder and live shells at Spit-
head on Saturday.
St. George, 120, Captain Nias, C 13., has been re-
moved to her moorings abreast of Torpoint (those
occupied by the ordinary guard-ship).
By letters from the Serpent, 12, Commander
Barker, dated July 24, from Hong-Kong, we are
sorry to state that her crew were suffering from sick-
ness. No less than forty were in hospital ; but we CORONER'S INQUEST.
are gratified to state that no death had occurred, and
(From the Jersey Times.).
that some of the persons who had been afflicted were
On Wednesday, at half-past one ()clock in the
convalescent.
The Commander-in-Chief of the East India station afternoon, a coroner's inquest was summoned by the
, Depui.:).__lri,e„,,t, to view the bodies of Mr. Isaac
Rear-Admiral Austin, C. 13., was at Penang, August
IlilgrOve Gossett and his wife, who met a watery
6, and in a fortnight was to proceed to China, where grave in consequence of the steamer Superb having
the gallant Admiral will remain for some month. 9•
struck on one of the Minquiera Rocks. The Attor-
The Contest and Sphynx had joined the Admiral, andthe Fury, stce.rn-slo3p, Captain Wilcox, was to ny. General and Salicitor- General were present at
the inquest. The jury, having been sworn, proceeded
elhpatched from Penang August 7, for England, to to examine the bodies of the deceased in one of the
be paid off.
offices of Mr. Philip Winter Nicolle, who identified
PORTSMOUTH SUNDAY. Her Mejesty's steam- the said bodies. The body of Mr. Gossett was fouad
sloop Firefly, dommander G. A. Seymour, arrived at
Spithead at 5 A.M. this day, from the eastward. The about an hour after the accident, and eves brought
tit
Sprightly by the cutter Jupiter ; that of Airs. Gossett
Sprightly steam-tender, went out to her at 11 A.M.,
with supernumeraries for Plymouth, and packages for was found on the day following the accident at see,
, the coast. The Firefly is to sail this evening. and was conveyed to La Roc que Grouville, at.d
The Dutch man-ofewar schooner sailed from this thence to St. Helier. The jury then returned to
the Court-house, when the following witnesses were
harbour at 6 this morning,
heard :
Port-Admiral Sir Bladen and Lady Capel, Captain
Chads, C.D., of Joseph Johnson—l was engineer on beard the
her Mljesty's ship Excellent, and steamer Superb. Nothing particular took place be-
tween leaving St. Mlle and the time we struck, We

to•morrow at this dockyard. She has brought home
about 700 raen,with 90 women and children.

The Wasp and Geyser steam-sloops are both ex
peeled to be commissioned during the present week.

WRECK OF THE SUPERB.

Ti:e loss of life consequent On the wreck of the
above steamer appears to have been greater than hag
yet been stated. Upon a comparison of the passenger
list, which we extract from the Jersey Times and
publish below, with the names of those saved, at least
seventeen persons have been lost, still leaving, if the
list in question be correct, three or four unaccounted
ior.

List of' persons saved :—John Trery and son ; J.
Hamel, of St.. Malo ; Achille Queen, of Argentan ;
George Bowerman, of Jersey; Dr. Harral ; Emile
Peigney, of Paris ; Le Gros, of St. Maio, boottnaker ;
John Currier, of Birmingham ; Benjamin Johnson, of
London; Robert :T. Monteith, Caroline Humbly,
Charlotte Maule, Charles Bastin, of Paris ; G. Pinch,
of London ; Ellen Willis, of London, whose uncle and
sister were drowned; Alfred de Baillieul, of St. Ser-
i van ; J. B. Hamilton, wife, two children, and nurse,
of London; Mrs. Norman, and daughter; James
Harris, Jersey ; Henry L 011125 ; the stewardess ;
John Frost; Jos. Johnson, engineer ; John Steward,
seaman; John Belot, steward ; Priaulx, captain ;
Fleming, mate ; Charles Amy, seaman ; Ph. Cun-
ning, carpenter ; Mollet, seaman ; Gaudin, second
mate; William Cox; Nicholas Du Pont, of Guern-
sey, pilot; thirty•eight in all.
In addition to the list of persons drowned pre-
viously published are the following Willis and
niece, Mr. Pinson, Mrs. Biker and child (bodies
found), and a person from Gorey (name unknown).
The latest estimates of the number of passengers
on hoard the Superb, as stated by the Jersey Times,
make it 42 or 43, and of the crew 15 ; 57 or 58 in
all. Drowned, 17; saved, 38 ; unaccounted fur,
three or four.

The Superb, which was left high and dry on the
rocks by the receding tide after the accident, has now
disappeared, having sunk in deep water.