The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-06 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

BOW-STREET.

ROBBERY OF OM 111O711COS.J. Joan, aged 21, was
charged with steeling as 01l pehlieg, vales 354.
. _

A iew days since an oil [ Jea' ming, worth 20 guinea was *,
stolen from the shop door of Mrs. Latin Chapman, a dealer
in china and pictures, Great Rusaell-street, Covent garden.
On the following night anoti,er picture wan stolen from the
door. information of the robberks was forwarded to Bow-
attest, and *constable in plain clothes was placed in front et
the shop. Oa Friday last, a man was seen to carry another pin
tare trim the shop-door, and before the con ..able could
overt .ke him he disappeared amongst the crowd in Covent.
garden market. On Saturday night, several constables in
plain cloth, a were, placed in Russell street, and soon
afterwards the prisoner wee seen wa.king up and down
in front of Mr. Chapman's shop, apparently admiring
an oil paining in • gUt frame, which was fastened to some
string inside the shop-door. The prisoner was seta to
cut the string, which fastened the picture, which he oarrrd
oft He was followed by the cor•tables, and on seeing one
clime to him he dropped the picture, and endeavoured to
make his escape amongst the crowd In the market. lie was,
however, secured.
The prisoner made no defence, and
Mr. Rail fully committed him tar trial.

REGISTERED LErreas.—The Postmaster-General
has given orders that all the town receiving booms in the
kingdom •halt resume receiving registered letters, a practice
which bad for some time ceased.

SIR CHARLES NAEIER.—To THE EDITOR OE THE
DAILY News.—Ste.,-1 have this moment read a latter in
your paper, signed "Charles Napier." I beg to arqualnt
you that 1 know nothing of the letter in question, and some
one Lao used my name without authority. 1 trust la fair
ness you will give this larerti,n, and send me the letter,
that I may encleavoar to find out the writer —I remain
your obedient servant, CHARLES NAPlEL—Uuited Service
Club, Jan. 3, IbM.

IMPORTANT POOR LAw INQUIRY.—The investiga-
tion into the charges contained in the report of the cliaeloin
of the Bath pool, to the city justices at their last Michaelems
sessions, and which has been proceeding for nearly three
weeks, at the Puer-law Union Office, Bath, belote E. Cid.-
son, EN., the Poor-law I. sector for the district, terminated
on Friday evening. The repert of the Rev. Mr. Osborn alleged
that the regulations end system pursued by the guardians and
the it relieving officer (Mr. ll.niglas) were tite cause of gnat
cestitution, misery, and crime; and that relief was given cr
refused at toe me re whim and caprice of the relieving officer,
regardleni of the elesti:utien of applicants. A large number
of witnesses were called in the course of the investigatios,
and the depositir cos of I persons at present confined in
the gaol taken. Amongst other things it was alleged that
on one ccuion a large Lumber of boys and lads, wl.o had no
relations or friends whatever, were turned out of the woils-
haute without any means of support, and that on becoming
destitute they were refused relief, and ultimately most of them
'uttered great misery, and many were sent to gut,
on charges of vsgraacy, &c. Steered of these lads were
called as witnesses, and deposed to facts corroborative of
the allegation. The guardians on the other hand admitted
the destitute state in which the lads had heen,but coot tukil
it was not the fault of the board—alleging that the boys on
being asked esprested their wish to leave the house, and
stated that they would get work it they did so; and that
they were told on leaving, they might return witlaia three
days if they did not find employment. Another charge was
the indiscriminate refusal of relief to able-bodied tramps.
It appears that in 1847 8, the guardians, in consequence of
the large number of vagrants applying for relieve, instructed
the relieving officer not te relieve any able-bodied vagrants.
In consequence of the rinid observance of this order, persons
really destitute appeal to have been neglected, act! several
cases of breaches of the peace ar.d thefts from want were com-
mitted in consequence. W.Sateliffe, Esq., late mayor, g i-
dence oa this point,and deposed to several eases befog brough
before him whikt mayor of persons who ware charged with
vagrancy or theft after being refused relief, and who were so
destitute that he had ordered money to be given them. The
guardians, in justification of their conduct, pleaded the
peculiar circumstances of the times, the country being over-
run:with vagrants, and the workhouse crowded, and that
their course had been sanctioned by the poor law board.
At the clue of the evidence, the cemminioner said he should
send it to the poor law board in London, with such remarks
appended as he thought proper, area the commiesioners
would coesider the cases, and send down their decision.
HUNTING ON THE RAILWAY NEAR TRING.-011
Thursday week, a stag, turned out by Baron de Rothschild,
followed by about 30 couples of hounds, jumped on to the
railway near Cheddington, and dashed along the cutting in
the direction of Thug, at a time when both the up and
down mails were due. Our old friend Tom Ball, although .
dreading that both the hounds and the stag would be
destroyed, did not lose his presence of mind; and, getting
on to One of the bridges, luckily succeeded in calling the r
hounds off the line prior to either of the trains coming up.
The stag however, was unfortunately cut to pieta.—Rueter '
Chronicle.
DISCOVERY OP A NEST OF TRIEVES UNDER A RAlL-
war Ascii. —Yesterday morning Serjeants Harris and
Jones, of the H division, discovered the refuge of about 20
young thieves, seder one of the arches of the South Western
Railway, nearest the vacant piece of ground in the Y ak•
road. The cave, which had a fireplace in it, was most in.
genionsly fitted up, having a cooking apparatus, and nearly
every article required for domestic purposes. A place to
keep the victoals in was sunk in the ground, and secured
tram dirt by a lid similar to the Irca grating over the area
coal 'gaits in the public streets. By fastening boards and
cane.' to the cave, they succeeded in keeping out the lie-
meets, whilst *quantity of straw *erred the gang for a bed.
How it was pontble any one to live in the place seems
incredible, ter neither of tie effi:ers were able to stand up-
right In tner cave, and to enter it they were obliged to force
their way backwards, the opening being too small to admit of
their going in, in the regular way Five ti the youths were
apprehended and conveyed to the station.