The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-02 00:00:00

ROBBERY OF MAILS.

Information reached the Past-office this starting
that a robbery, on a large soak, had been effected of the
contents of the mall-bags tram the other side of Bristol,
namely Devonport, Plimpton, Truro, and all the chief towns
ut the southwest of England. These mails • u m
at Bristol, and the mail•gnard there, on ix:twining the bw,s,
toned that they had ell been hr,ten open; the registered
le ten and batlrsrs' parcel% extracted, and the hags retied
I 1: sot xealed. Mr. Bckenliess, superintendent of the
Wand department, on being informed of the r dsbay, or-
dered all the necessary steps to be taken to meet the emer-
ge/ray.

COST OF SPLCIAL CONSTAOLItS.—The treasurer of
the county of blildlesez shows in his accounts the sums re-
paid by him to Inc churchwardens of the Y-60611 parishes in
the county of blilllestx, for expenses in.:urred by them in
pros ishrg staves aad other narassary snicks fir the use of
the special constables, eppolnted wider the 1 & 2 William
IY.. in the month of April, 1848, when the peace of the me-
tro Polis was threatened to be disturbed by chartist meetings
bald at lisnaincioa-oommon and other plices. The total of
those sums is 1,0134145. &I.

Tat EARL AND THE SAILOR.—Some little time
ago, the Earl of Arundel and Emmy, in returning to Eng-
land, received an at amain, from a salor on board of the
angel. lie lordship, with his usual generosity, reoutsted
the son of Neptune to call on him at his residence in Lon-
don, and he would reward him for his kiailness. Boon
afterwards Jana called on his lord/tip, and, on being shown
into his apartments, the earl presented him with a Gee-
pound note, requesting him, at the same time, if he was
pusing at any future period, to call spin and eft him. The
sailor went away. h,ghly delighted with the kindnve and
generosity he had mat with; and some time afterwards,
when his vess,l cams is, happening to be near his lordship's
house, it again occurred to him that he would call and us
Lis noble patron. He called at the residence, was treated
kindly by the servants, and, after having partaken of the
viands ant before him lathe kitchen, his lordship having been
intormed that his grogsgd was below, desired to see him. The
tailor was again before his lordship, and, after a few re-
mark., the earl presented him with another Ave-pound
teats. 8o unexpected was this pi.cs of liberality, that Jack
invehintarily exclaimed, heedless of grammar as of etiquette,
• l's blest if you and a lord."

DFAVII FROM CiILOSOFORM.-1110 Glasgow Herald
at .tea that meetly a you's gentleman returned Iron Aus-
tralia to slat his Motions Is the neighbourhood of Govan,
but before losviag the sissy he net with a alight maiden%
in the foot, which !stag, parka" neglected dorms the pas-
sage home, mac) the gnat toe wad te grow into she lads.
To rseneve the pain sod iIMICKVOSIIIOOII,the gentleman resolved
to submit ts Is o2rnition, whica • ropestable in
(loran was emp:oysd to prior= on Tuesday tar. ira
tory to doing so, Us surgeon resolved to asks ase d ehlo.
rotors ; but the patient attar inhaling tie gas almost Ja-
guar!). expired. An investigation of the affair is In
Prolltalc