The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-10 00:00:00

THB L4BT OF A OANO OF 802044118.

A young fellow of determined aspect, and who has
long run a career of crime—the well-known Peter Sullivan,
of the Clock Dial-yard, Inkleys—is put hors do combat for
some years to owns. if not for life, as regards paying on the
public. On Thunder, et the Public-odlce, Binning-
tam, be was placed in the dock under the follow-
ing circumatanose:—The evidence of Sergeant Richard Jen-
kins ahowed that about a quarter past one that moaning
he was on duty In Dudley-street, when he saw the prisoner,
whom be knew well,eoute out of Smallbrook-street and setter
Dudley-strut. When Sullivan had gut opposite to him the
sergeant went emus and asked, "What's your game this
morning; what are you alter?" The answer wae,
"Nothing at all." But knowing hie man, the sergeant
made up his mind to search him, although there wag nothing
in his external appearance to suggest such a step.
When told that he would be searched, Sallie= became very
violent, and resisted the sergeant to the utmost of his power,
sad as the officer is a very powerful man, the two had been
up and down newel times, when Polls-constable Ash came
to the spot and mutated. However, having him now secure,
Jenkins said, " Well, I shall take you to the station, and you
will he searched there." On the way, addressing Ask (a
young officer), the burglar said—" If it was not fur this
lagging dog (weeping Jenkins) I'd have knifed you." On
being searehed at the otation six skalemn keys and an Iron
jemmy or crowbar welt fund oaccealed in his pockets,
u were also 253 Foetus and 200 receipt stamps. When
asked how he accounted for the possession adieu article.—
" Found them," was the laconic reply. Of sum
be was locked up, as the pssession of hoer-
breaking implements at that late hour was of itself sn offence
punishable by law. Sun alter raven that morning the
sereaute and workpeople of Mr. Junes Insole, meddler and
coach Ironmonger, &0., on proceedieg to the manufactory and
warehouse in Hurst-4g, found that the premise had been
entered during the night by MMUS of false keys, and the
drawers sad cupboards in the counting-house and other
places forced by some instrument. Some of the doore had
also tern wrenched open, and further search showed that
postage and receipt stamps, end between 101. and tel. in cash,
had been stolen. Inspector Tandy hearing of this dating
burglary, at once inspected the pretweee, and learning the
facts of Sullivan's capture a fow hours previously, and what
had been found upon him, took the Iron jemmy, end in the
presence of Mr. J. Ortmley, clerk to Mr. Insole, and of
Joseph Roberts, one of the workmen, minu'ely compered the
marks nu the desks and doors with such jemmy, and they
I evidently showed that the inurement had been used to
force and break open theme plane. One fact men-
' Poned by the Inspector was that the broad end
of the jemmy was broken, and the jagged parts
corresponded with narks made in the wood. The
...lance of the Inspector wort further to show that of
the skeleton keys found upon Sullivan, two or three et them
would lock and unlock some of the doors at Mr. lasoles pre-
mises, through which the entrance and exit of the thieves
had bun effected. Mr. Tandy also found name of the foot-
marks of two or three mem., who had, by climbing over •
wall on some premier adjointng to Kr. obtained
mess to his yard, and then, alter pushing out a kg of •
hack door, got through by means of the skein= key. From
his experience, the inspector sided, be was perfectly estieded
that the marks as to the We .king open the receptacles men-
tioned were produced by the jemmy found by Sergeant Jen-
kins upon Sullivan. Mr. J. Orireley, umecutor's clerk,
oleo dcpond to having only a fair days previously to the bur-
glary bought 11. worth of receipt 'tempo, hoeing had the
usual allowance of 18 extra stuns. The rat cipt slugs found
upon the primer were quite new, and amounted In number
to the 11. worth, with the eighteen additional, making in all
206 stamps. ADM the postage stamps, Mr. Oriceley bad at
the lams time bought Ills. wt rib, but a few might have been
used. Oss point, however, was that of the rough edging
paper on the sheet ; a piece was found on the office door
near to the desk In which the stamps had been placed, and
both the edge paper end the sheet of 1,111111 p• bore the suss I
turnoff (61). In answer to question@ from Mr. S. Con, the
presiding magistrate Mr. Grienley said that the 154. odd'
stolen was in gold and silver ; he had tatty locked it up In
the cash-bos to his deek the night before. The cash box
had been forced open, but was Int behind. It was ',a-
waked that it was quits clear that two or more
thieves wont have been concerned, as no money
was found up, n the prisoner. By the advice of his
solicitor, Mr. Powell, the prisoner refereed his defence, and was
committed to the eseelons Lis trial. Mr. Cox said that Ser-
geant Jenkins deserved notice for the clever and opportune
rapture be had made. The prisoner has le: fourteen times
appplieeded on various charges, and four times convicted.
ile re the last of what was oiled "Dillon's 'Any@ game,"
which at one time comprised John Dillon, Walter Scott,'
Milkman Huxley, Michael M`CaPhy, and a brother of Sul-
livan. Within these lest two years thee* " 'platium" have
been thus despond of Scott, transportation; Dillon, foes
years' penal servitude; "the 31.1troaa," eight year: true-
pottation ; M'Carthy, four year.' penal servitude. The
hearing of the eau excited much interest In oratt.—Bira
wanyhaes Daily Poet.

THE FIRE AT THE OATLANDS PARE HOTEL,
WALTON-ON-TH•MILII. —ln ccnotqUenca Of einfigerated
reports as to the extent of the damage, wo ire authorised to
staie that the fire originated in the laturiry, at the extremity
of the northern wing. leading to the few bedrooms of that
wing, the rooms below which were damaged only by
the water from the Eta Mena. The room, adjoining
this wing were occupied by Mr. Hobert Burn, the architect,
and his family, and this gentleman was so convinced that the
flee would not extend to his rooms, that he retuned to allow a
single thing to be &Mut bed. The mitre wing wee of °ours°
nutouched. as well as the new widens wing, (=aping' by
Counter Hamilton, Mr. Roundel' Palmer and Lady Palmer,
and numerous other families. The building is fully Inenred
is the We of England Insurance., Rine, hut the damage le
ealoulated not to emceed 29001, and the furniture of four
bedrooms. The fire, though of so small extent, was visible
for many miles—standing as the building does on high table
land ; and far and wide it wee reported that the building wag
cossamed to the ground. The lotairiene of the hotel wee in
DOININ intievapteA, and the table d hUte was hale as mewl as
lb. f°llewuE day
CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAT:.
FRIDAT, 831.1. 9.—Admireiona on payment, 1,993; ditto
by snots *le r, 500; total rhino's, 2,293.