The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-09 00:00:00

DISHONESTY IN THE SOUTHAMPTON POST-

OFFICE.

In consequence of numerous losses of letters con-
taining coin sad other valuablee, fa connexion with the
Stvothaoopton Poet-01100, tho attonstiott of M.. Rummy. the
Inspector General to the Poet-othos department, was drown
to the matter. It appears that, by assns of arrangements
by which the same relays of postsothce clerks do not always
work together, sad by reason of the official inquiries which
are made when letters are lost, by which it is ascertained
through whose bands such letters should pus, it can be
almost discovered to a certainty, after a abort time, who the
dishonest clerk is. The ante bass also point out to the
authorities in the General Ped-silles a dishonest letters
earner. There see 10 elate endslengees in the Southampton
Poet-other, and nine tows Was sanders. One of these
clerks, named Rogers, and cies st the Utter carriers, named
Warne, were easpeeted of &Amity. The great object
was to detect them befit elmulteaseuly, because if one of
them were found oat first, the other would be alarmed and
wary. Mr. Ramsey and ens of hie 111111411 stationed them-
selves is anent, towns bord•ring is Southampton a few
days ego, end planed their operations. These operations
aseesearily require great delicacy sad skill, because there is
1 a possibility of in innocent pens being unjustly accused,
and if there is the slightest swishes by the rutty parties
that there is a trap laid for this, the pablic might safer in-
' convenience aid ion for seas ties Wore it would be any
service to set a trap again. Mr. ley posted letters to
fictitious parties in the lows whore kis assistaat was
busing, end the latter presdi lett= he similar peruse in
the town whams Ids. sassy was stagging. Of coarse the
towns wee, ea Walled that the heists would I. each cue
I pees fate the Smetlempts• ease ts be re-sorted, sad at the
' time wine Iliseigesisd clerk was se duty. A letter for a
' dedilsee paessew was addressed to a plies in the delivery
, of die seriesited biterwriar, and sue was taken that st
was mimed will lb east letters. AR these letters con-
wised ash wide I odd be sworn to. The trap took effect,
two lenses vase pithysee tibia *meld have passed
through the kids if Ile dark, obi the see which went
into tie boil if the isilioessvier. Mr. Ramsey sad his
assisliet ilea smosiftdieb a Smetlesapton, and now nes-
seesed deb smut Maseb tee ; he is was still possible
that other parties bed Ulm the letters, and not improbable,
if porkies' by timmemspestail parties, that traces of wavy,
and knees had welshed. After a day bed elapsed dace
the letters were Wt. Mr. Rogers, the sleet, was seen
privately. He wee informed that a Wen which should
have posed through he heads was missileg. He denied all
know ef it, end he was inhaled flat there was a
= asesseity of ssershibm him. la blm pocket was the
Miter. WWI* this was going ee,Wares, the letter
aardar. vamoose. He resollected the Wee well. sod die-
ns*, sessetbsred giving it late the sin biome he
could set Ind the e'en. He was aniesied. end es Misr
use found ups. hinchetthe idestlesl ale tibia Ile lost
letter contaised bes Mod mined wide ether meads is his
peeket, and it was evilest that he was iessersless that it
could be disdaguillsd et Men 111. Lie yang men were
immediately appettnedied, liken beim Res beenye aegis-
trates, and resealed.

ANOTIIIII FIRE AT BARNET.—Shortly after two
O'clock yesterday wonting a fire took plea oa the estate
or a gentleman' named Smith, of Cobb*Ws Farm, Priem
Banat, Herts. The flames were fleet observed in one of
the hay-ricks, of about 60 loads. An Mann was raised,
and two or three small fire-engines, with that belonging to
Barnet parish, were quickly on the spot. Their power was
not suMmest to stay the progress of the flames, sad the
work of distraction 'abraded to the outbuildings and other
stacks. A Emoted police. officer was despatched to Lon-
don and instantly the Farringdou-street Brigade, with
offishessr Scott and some &min, were despatched to the
sone a disaster. By this tme an immense stock of hay
and What property had been consumed ; but, with the as-
rketseeattFsded the firemen, in show five hours further
1111111.11 sewed, with the total destruction of out-howler.
!MN live 'teak, Mc.
TUS SUPFOoRD SUICIDE OP A SURGEON AT
Blogcny.—Yesterday event. g, Mr. Baker resumed amid
mancluded the inquiry which was commenced at the Brom-
ley Arms, Brumley, Middlesex, on view of the body of
16, John Andre • Wallace, aged 61, surgeon, Carlisle-
terrace, Bromley, who was alleged to have poisoned himself
with prairie acid, some partrealars consemed with which
inquiry were given Ia the Esprvss of yesterday. In
&donna to the report there detailed, it was stated by Mr.
Manses and Mr. Smythe, wyo made the part morrow exa-
mination of the deceased's body, that they discovered the
smell of protege acid in the contents of the stomach, and
that deceased was also suffering from a disease of the heart.
Further evidence war gives, showing that deceased was in
pecuniary diffrottlee, and it was deposed by a witness of the
name of Suffolk, an appraiser and baker, who esrried
Weimer at Bow, and who occasionally slept in the deceased's
house, that he frequently threstened to commit suicide.
Deceased, the day before his death, asked him to assist him
with a loan of 121., hat which was refined be Mr. Suffolk,
who observed that be would lend him mosey to go through
the coact. Deceased's debts only amounted to about 1401.
Verdict—" That the deceased died from the effects of a dose
of prussic acid, bat whether taken medicinally as a 'redo, Ire,
or is what way admiarstered, there was no satisfactory eel-
deuce to show."
Liniroot, TUUISDAT.—The British and North
Americas new steamship, Andes, Captain Rambla',
sailed at neon hem this port, for Ruston and Halifax, with
thirty•mm yawners, sad a hill cargo of merchandise vs
freight.