The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-18 00:00:00

The rdarns from the following places did not reach this
office in time for publiention ytsterdly ; they therefore
indicate the state of the weather on Wednesday morning at
nine o'clock.

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EXTENsITEROPPEItIEts AT BRISTOL, AND CAPTURE
fly TIIE TIIIEVE,I.—During Coe last thres months an exten-
sive series of robberies from the shops of the principal silk
mercers, haberdasher,, milliners, &c., of Bristol have been
carried on by some expert thieves, who, until within the
last Mw days, contriv. el to execute their thefts with such
adniitness as to defeat all the efforts made to detect them.
On Saturday, the sth Tidant, a number of roliheries were
THE POLICE COURTS. committed at the shops of Mr. Freeman, Collette-green,
Mr. Wintle, C gm-street, Mr. Gregory, Wine-street, Mr.
----- Snow, Wine-street, &e., from whom a number of pieces of
BOW-STREET. .ilk. satin, levantine, &e., of the value in all of from 701.
William Sete, 32, coachman to Lord Guernsey, was to 80/. were stolen. In each instance the goods had been
charged with Curious driving, thereby killing a valuable 111i5SlIt immediately :joy the departure of two lady-like
horse, the property of hi, master personages, who, after looking at a great number of article%
' A polio: constable of the C division said that about 12 and engaging the atteution of the assistants for some time,
o'clock on Wednesday night the prisoner was driving a made purchases of some goods of trifling value and left the
'spirited horse and brougham along Pall-mall at a furious 0,1). Th . police immediately instituted inquiries, and
rate, awl on turning into Carltou-garelcus he drove the Pollee-constable Bearden, it the detective Race, appre.
home into the area of the Earl of Rwon's mansion. 'The headed three feaviles, gising their names Hackett, I
stonework :red railing were forced in by the collision, and
Stuck, and Dowile. Upon their being searched
the poor animal fell in. The constable found the prisoner two of them were found to have openings in '
much intoxitabal, and when the horse was extricated it had their dresses communicating with extensive pockets capable
of containing a lame amount of plunder. In l)owde's
died from suthwatiou. 'The constable said the animal was
north IWO guineas, snit whee he infere'"l his leed•hiPt at pocket was is valuable -ilk dress and other things purloined
the Carlton Club, of the accident, he said he should not UV. from the shop of Mr. Whale, awl also a key. Suisse-
tend to prefer any charge against the prisoner.
was fluently two men, Rising their names Edward N, wman and
Mr. Henry having ascertained that Lord Guernsy'
`smut Bailey, who had visited the Mmale pre-anon fa
present, or any person from the Earl of Ripon's man- Bridewell, were followed to a beer-house near the railway
Rion, fined the prisoner the full penalty of 4/. or one terminus, where was foun . a box which some female hod
mouth's imprisonment for the furious driving, and said if left there, of which the key found insDowde'e pocket fitted
hi. master had attended he should have punished him more the lock. In it was sent aired the %bole of the silks missed'
ses erely. by Mr. Freeman, Mr. Snow, and Mr. Gregory, as also some'
The fine was paid. or the small articles purchased by the women at the dif•
WORSHIP -STREET.
femora shops visited by them. The prisoners, who are de.'
Swami 17amait at. a cah-driver, was placed at the bar for t iined in custody, as well the males as the females, are un-
final examinationbefore Mrdlammill, chargedJ
with having ml, .mossl to be connected with u gang of London thieves,
1 stolen ten sovereigns from the person of John Tuomas, A who bore been levying extensivecontribuions Lithe various
' seaman in the merchant service. large towns.
The prosecutor stated that on the Ist instant he arrived I
in town by railway, from Southampton, where he lett 1114 LACNCII AT LTMEHOI'BII. —Yesterday a new iron
vessel, which had just returned from a voyage to India, and steamer Was launched from the building-yard of Messrs.
on reaching Gracechurch-street, he engaged the defendant's Robinson and Russell, Line 111.1 Use. She is intended to run
cab, and desired to be conveyed to the Waterloo station for from theThanms to Antwerp as a companion boat to the Ant-
' a portion of his luggage. aver securing which, they pro- steepen. The commander of that well-known steam ship,
I needed to the residence of his mother, in Turner-square, Captain Jackson, superintended the operations yesterday,
Holton. lie them deposited his luggage, and was about to and at high water, a few minutes after three o'clock, the
' dismiss the defendant, having previously paid him 7s. 6d. Diem Osy slit from the sticks into the stream, This
which he demanded Mr his fare, but in consequence of his addition to the mercantile steam marine is 800 tons burden
urgent importunities to he treated with some liquor, he re. and of 300-horse power. She is 210 feet long, 16 feet hold,
entered the cab and directed him to drive to the nearest and 28 feet beam. She is stated to be the largest iron mem
public house for that purpose. After calling at two or chant vessel ever built in the port of London, and promises
three public houses, and indulging in repeated glasses of to do her builders, Me",.. Robinson and Russell, of
brandy and water at his expense, the prisoner demanded a se- Millwall, much credit. She was commenced on the Ist of
Lend tare, and upon his handing him half-a-sovereign, to pay January last, and launched yesterday. Her estimated cast,
himself, he coolly pocketed the money, with the observation including engines and fittings, is 20,0)0/. It is expected
that he only received it under protest, as his proper fare that she will make the voyage between London and Ant-
%A. his. 6J. Witness did not alight from the cab at either weep in 14 hours.
or the public-houses which they visited, but before leaving. LmIGE Co 14).N SPINNING MILLS ARE ABOUT TO
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one of them, the prisoner suddenly opened the door of the BE gurei en fa Both. say, in connexion with one of the
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side of him, but, not liking their appearance, he repelled of the cotton trade in Bute.—Ldiabsugh Wilms,.

COURT OF BANKItUPTCY :ESTERDAY.
The proceedings were without any feature of public inte-
rest. The court will be eloped on Monday and Tueaday
nest. Under the prori•iou' of the recent Bankruptcy Act,
Laster Monday and 'fuesslay are holidays.