The Express.
London, England, 1847-08-11 00:00:00

.POLICE.-YZSTERDAY.

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M ARLBOROUG STREET.—T RuBBEILT Iff MAD.
DoX-IsTREBT.-IVillians Edwards, Isabella Edwards, his
wife, and!Jos. Dean, were charged, on suspicion, with having
committed a robbery at the town residence of Mr. Trafford,
of Wrotham Hall, Norfolk. The house was in Maddox-
street, and bad been left empty while the family were out of
town. It is reported that upwards of 1,0001. worth of pro-
perty was carried off. The prisoners were formerly in -Mr.
Trafford's service. Edwards was a recently discharged
butler. Dean was butler before Edwards. The police were
of opinion that the robbery had not been effected by regular
housebreaker., but by some one who was personally ac-
quainted with the premises and who had a knowledge of the
situation and value of the property. In eonsequence of find-
ing some small articles in the house in Maddox-street which
were believed to be the property of some of the discharged
servants, the three prisoners were apprehended on suspicion
of having committed the robbery.—A number of small arti-
cles, consisting principally of pocket-handkerchiefe and linen,
were produced by the police as having been found in the
prisoner Edwards's boxes and drawers.—Din. Traf-
ford identified several of the articles as her pro-
perty. Mrs. Trafford said she knew one of the hand-
kerchiefs found in the house to be the property of Dean. It
had been found in the area of the house, wrapped round an
instrument like a crowbsr.—A polioe-constable said that he
found that entrance bad been effected by the hutting of •
pane of glass in the kitchen window, and by this means
unfastening this shutters. Witness found that a panel had
been cut out of the door of the drawing-room, and that two
clocks, which were left on the staircase, had been banded
through the aperture. On going up stairs witness found
that the bed-room of Mr. Trafford had been entered by
some one cutting a piece out near the lock, and then putting
his hand inside and opening the door. In the servants'
roam witness found a handkerchief, which was believed to
be the property of Dean. Several articles were found in
Edwards' boxes, which had not been removed, and which Mr..
Trafford identified.—Police-sergeant Whetter, of the detec-
tive police, said he apprehended Edwards and his wife that
morning. They had just arrived from Sunderland. Edwards
said he could prove he was out of town when the robbery
was committed. When discharged from Wroxhans-hall, on
the 27th, he went with his wife to Yarmouth, thence to
Sunderland, where he had been ever since, and only came
to town in consequence of seeing • notice of the robbery in
the papers.—Mrs. Trafford stated that Edwards left three
boxes in her house, and there were but two when she came
to town.—Dean denied that the two handkerehiefs were his
property.—Edwards end his wife declared that the trifling
articles owned by Mrs. Trafford were their property.—Mr.
Bingham decided on remanding the prisoners till Friday
next.

LAMBETH.—Tea EXPLOSION IN LANBETR.—A num-
ber of the inhabitants and the owners of property in the
vicinity of the firework manufactory of Mr. Darby, in
Regent.etreet, Lambeth, where the explosion took place on
Saturday last, reported in our paper of Monday, attended to
request the magialmes's intervention to prevent the continu-
ance, in a crowded mud densely populated neighbourhood, of
a manufactory so dineperom to life and property as that
carried on by Mr. Destep—Xr. Francis, who was the spokes-
man, related the putted= of the explosion, and said that
such was the state of tenor the Inhabitants of the neighbour-
hood were kept in by the floquaey of such explosions, and
the renewal of the dangerous manufacture, that every one
who could would leave their present places of abode, so that
unless some immediate steps were taken to put an end to the
manufacture of fireworks there, the owners of property would
be seriously injured. He particularly directed Ilr. Elliott's
attention to the fact that there WM a detached building about
themiddle of the premises, which was called the "magazine,"
and said he understood that there was deposited there no
loss than flee or six cwt. of gunpowder at the time of the
explosion ; but this fortunately escaped, though pert of the
roof of the building had been carried away. TIM g,
he said, was not more than 12 or 14 feet from one of the
sheds that had been burnt down; and had one of the rockets
or other fireworks penetrated this building, the sacrifice of
human life and the destruction of property must have been
enormous. In conclusion, Mr. Francis said that it was not
more than a few weeks since an explosion, though not of so
serious a character as that of Saturday, took place on the
premises of Mr. Darby ; and, sin& he took possession of
them, there bad been no fewer than six or seven explosions.
The owners of house property in the vicinity also complained
that their tenants had given them warning to quit, owing to
the continuance of the nuusufactory, and expressed a hope
that the magistrate would put the law in force to remove so
dear roue • nuisance. lir. Elliott granted a summons
under the Building Act against Mr. Dolby.
WESTMINSTER.—FRACAD ON A STEAM-110AT PIPE.—
Mr. William Almond was charged with assaulting Richard
Horlock, money-taker at the Cadogan-pier, Chelsea. Com-
plainant stated, that on Sunday week the defendant took
three tickets, and after waiting about half an hour, during
which time no boat had arrived, came up and abused com-
plainant, who returned the money he had received. The
defendant still continued abusing him. and complainant told
him be looked like • butcher, whereupon defendant struck
him on the head with his stick. Ho was then given into
custody. In answer to Mr. Broderip complainant said that
his hat was " cut all to pieces" by the blow. On its produc-
tion the hat appeared only slightly bent at the aide, and it
seemed that complainant had come to the court in It, which
he owned he could not have done had it been "cut to
pieces."—Mr. Broderip stopped the case, by observing that'a
promd facie we of assault had been made out, and if he
were to go on with the inquiry, and come to the conclusion
that the defendant was guilty of the charge, 51., the highest
penalty be had the power to inflict, would be no punishment
to • person in the condition of defendant. Others of a cor-
responding grade, to whom 51. would he of but trifling con-
sideration, might do the same for mere amusement. lie