The Express.
London, England, 1865-06-24 00:00:00

DARING BURGLARY AND GALLANT CAPTURE.

A POLICEMAN DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED.

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At 2 o'clock yesterday morning, a desperate en-
inventor took place between two of the police and two deter-
wised burglars, cue of whom, Joseph Willett% is • ticket-
of-lame mom Some time ago an attempt wits made to
break Jab the office of Mr. W. Smith, of the Netherton I,
Brewery, and the police were therefore actually engaged is
hunting up the parties. A 'toted gang was kaolin to them,
sod wee watohed,with eager &Meade* by the °Seers for the
last six north& Oa Thursday eight Polimoonstables
Chatham and Taylor, of Netherton, suspected thet • bur-
glary was meditated duriag the small boom, and &accord-
ingly set themselves to watch. Their monism proved cor-
rect, sod lading that a peg of four well-known ruffians
were proosedieg in the direction of Rowley, they went to
Old Hill and were reinforced by Sergeeet J. Pourer.
Promoting to the home of Mr. Holms, innkeeper, near
Rowley, they shut themselves up. About 2 o'clock
the four radians mom to the premises. Having,
by means of leverage, forcibly lifted the iron
patios of the cellar they effected an estreaoe. The police
were on the alert Weide, sad in a few minutes Taylor
saw one of the burglars lead
having
come up out of
the cellar with • light, sod having in his right hand •
begs bar of We, known as • "jemmy." Taylor sprang
forward, sod was struck or the left aids of the head with
the murderous weapon, which isfficted a frightful
wound of several Mabee long. Stunned for • mo-
ment Taylor, • doe athletic man, sprang on and
closed with the burglar, grasping the fellow with a bear's
hug. Both rolled down in an instant into the ostler be-
Death. A terrible struggle here took place in the dark, the
wood robber being usable to distinguish or lend aid to his
confederate. Ultimately Taylor got his man under, and,
securing the jemmy, indicted terrible punishment open the
burglar. Chatham bearing the noise rushed headloog into the
• and a pistol was tired into his face by the man Wit-
Letts. Happily it was blank cartridge, sad the officer seamed
with • dreadful Kerchieg over the eyes sod Moe. Before
be could recover from the confusion of the moment Sergeant
POWOOT bad thrown himself into the cellar and closed with
the ruffian, who was moo overpowered and fettered. Taylor
having all this time kept his primmer coder. The two
remaining co federates, who had remained outside, de-
camped io safety. The seem of the remoutre is ea an lonely
and wild as am well be imagined, and it has bees said that
the gang often boasted they would not be taken alive.
Too much credit cannot be accorded to the three policemen
for the gallant capture they have effected. Taylor is sow
L in • precarious state.-84afordslire Adartieer.

TAB FIR* AND Loin OF LIPS IN LEADKNELLI.
MARKEL—ADJOURN= I,QUMI. (THIS DATI--This morn-
ing the lamest to tha above mei wee resumed by lir. Payne.
Additional evidence wee tease, sad the jury retuned the
following verdict :—" That the deces wen burned to
death is the fire that weaned la the Poulterers' Arms
Tavern, but how the said Sr. occurred there was no evi-
dence to prove, and they considered that great praise was
due to Munn, the manager, who exerted blond( upon the
occasion is endeavouring to save life. Tee proceedings thee
terminated. The subalpine raised by Mr. Byres is pro-
gressing favourably.
ALARMING OoLLIZION ON A RAILWAY. —I STOKER
SNOcKINGLY SOALDED.—Tbis morning an alarming collision
conned ou a brash lint of the South Eastern Railway
sow is coarse of completion for the main hoe through
Hatohanc New Town. About 8 o'clock a train of empty
Meeks, drawn by an eagles, was proceeding along the line,
when a train of trucks, laden with earth for the par-
' pose of forming the embankment, and which yea being
propelled by an engine at the reef, ran into it with a Mo.
lent shook, thiamine/nee being that the eogise of the
empty Maas train was forded on its ad, sad several of the
trucks of the other nen were completely doubled up, the
stoker of the former train being shockingly scalded.
No time was lost in conveying the poor fellow
to Guy's Hospital, au engine being employed for
the purpose. The eagles of the empty trucks
lisle was totally disabled and several of the tracks
senebed. It is alleged that the Gotham occurred through
a lad operated to look after the points haring neglected
his duty. It Ss fortunate circumstance that the collision
did sot kappa on a bridge over the Surrey Casa. imp».
dietely adjacent, or probably it would have bees attended
with the loss of several lives.
ISENK.LNG OE A STRAY= IN TIM THANE& —Yes-
Maley mandeg, between 10 and 11 o'clock, ceesidusble
alarm WAS ocealosed ea the river is °osseous**, of the
North Heat giriser, which plies as a fern boat
es the
north and south side of the Thames at Mill wall and Grew-
wish, bag ran Into by the goose of the Thames steamer,
bonnie( to as General Steam Navigation Company. The
North Heat was crossing from Greened* and ran between
the Dreadnought hospital ebip sod a brig ander leaven.
At this axone the Qom of the Thanes, on her page
tposibewiele, lima
s feny beat under the bows, Goes-
wan( her. Boca immediately put ed fsea the
apposite there. and reseed the affrighted peateepre, sad
io shoat three minutes afterwards the North Kest Odd
aed woes dove is mid abuse), where she rsotaiaL
A child two and a half years old was decapitated
by a irate awn tie Wiley Malice eR the Salisbury sad
Drial limo •fiew days dass. The *tor Me Wig hail
sersyetwith sectior child haw seseedisiaise MY a* Ills
valley Maw