The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-13 00:00:00

7141 •1r AT WOOL 11.0 88888 Or A AOPPOIIZO

Crory Sondra carman, 'Maly in the employ of Messrs.
Chaplets sad Boras the exegetes railway carriers, wee
brought up es semeed, eherpd with having stoles on
Saturday lest • ma 20 boles of wool. valor 4001.,
from the promisee of the end North Winters Rail-
way Compay, Aldgate.
Ou thie Ire ecossios the primes, was placed at the Mr
in comps& with • man aimed Cerderey, who wee Wm
without ea imputation on his ohmmeter, there
being so miasma against him, and he having, Is fact, be..
appreheaded from a metal., but the evidence wont clearly to
establish the feat that the vas of wool woo conveyed to
Frederick-street, Backchurch-lane, by two hones, of
which Smith had the exclusive charge, but the
witness who maw the waggon placed there could
not identify Smith as being one of the me* who drove
the vaa. Smith, whom absence from the company's
promises at the tiros was 'timely proved, alleged that he was
goes to the London Ducks for the parpcoe of bringing up an
empty van, the aid of which was required for the bootees& of
the day. Therefore Smith was remanded, bail being refused
for kis future appearance.
Mr. Sewell now again appeared for the prosecution, and
several additional witnesses were eternised.
It appears that notwithstanding his sasertion that he waa
at the -London DoLks on Saturday morning between seven
and eight Airlock, when the van of wool was drives to
and left in Frideriek-street, he was seas within 100 yards
of the spot where the van was conveyed by his horse., and
that, leo, within a few minutes of the time referred to, and
alm, that other parties must have been implicated is the
robbery, as well es is a former robbery, onntnitted some
walks ex,. whoa two hoge
together leada of sugar and six chaste of
taM Idsotwittistlrediag the moat mem exat 200& ead Toairids%twere
the std',
bare never yet been mud of.
It also a that subeequent to Monday, where the
primer wee brought up before, the Micas who had charge
of the cami, discovered that them was every mama I. cap-
pose that • man named Peckham. is the empioymeat of
Mr. Faleeleegh, carom., of Frederick-seem Beek-
rhureh-lass, whose promisee am close to the spot
when the waggon of wool wee foaled at • late
hoar ea thitordey sight, wee connect, I with the rob-
bmy, sad they questioned him no Tuesday. nod again
OP Wednesday, in the hope of drawing from him something
which might lead to the conviction of the offqeders, and eyes
to become evidence in the case, by consent of the prosecutors
although he might have been an settee participator in the
robbery. After • rued deal hesitadon upon his part, the
odious qiiitt.d him on Wednesday night, with a sort
of haltprorates that he would reveal all he Mere
nett day bat imeteal of doing so be eom-
meted suicide by hanging himself, between O and 8 o'clock
on Thursday morning in his master's stables, under the
railway arches. with • piece of cord which be had cut from
tarpeetieg, and tied to • art shaft.
As there was some hope, notwithstanding the 'melancholy
occumece, that the sooromplices might be discovered, the
prisoner was 'gala remanded.
SOUTHWARK.
on/tints RACING.

The driver of one of the General Company's tristhibetase,
No. 6,694, and Marts*, the driver of 6.663, opposition
rehiring running from the Keat•road to Islington, mere
charged with riming against each other In the public, 'greet.
Mr. J. Beard, of Basinglisibetreet, appeared foe the first
defeedant.
Ilemmat Colima*, 23 M, said that on Monday afternoon
he war on duty in the Old Kent road, when he taw the de-
festiants ooraieg from the Nelson towards the Orem Man
gate. They appeared to be raring against etch other, and
Mora 6,691 vehicle a lady wanted to alight, but the driver
drove on at a fluent rate borertir theft...in. where be stopped,
and elm got out. The drat defendant arse In edvanos of the
other, going at a rate of ten milts an boor, flourishing his
whip end beads to the other to catch him, but the latter did
not pass mail the oenalbee stopped to it the lady down at
the emu.
Mr. Board contended that his sliest waa not going at a
mom *mid rate than usual in such • wide open road sa the
imt-rord, and be was not racing. He had been a driver
to that ma I thirty yews, and !awl only one complaint
apart him during that Woe. He called
The emductor, who sail the driver was not racing or
Ow at a farioue rote, but he admitted going at eight or
Ina miles me hour.
Mr. Combs said It woe quite clew that he ina delving at
l imterleee rate , therefore, am a caution to others, he
Me him lus. and costs, and Martin, who did not
appear to be ao bad, moot pay the comb.
THAMES.
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Frederick Shaw, a dirty rough-looking fellow, 25 years
of age, who refuted to give his address or oecupatin, end
who, it le believed, is • ticker-of-leave cement, we brought
before Mr. Selfe, charged with burgle:nasty breaking into
and sawing the St. Andrew public-hone, In Lower Hest
lkottlssehl, iewt 'haling therefrom eight bagatelle belle. •
plated bread-besket, one merino mantle, one silk tnentle,
Ilk. of tobacco. and other property.
It appeared from the evidence that about two o'clock this
morning Mr. Charles Whits, the landlord of the at.
Andrew, wee disturbed by acme perms +taking about the
beam, and on going to bin bed-room door he saw a man
with • glimmering light isoviag about the hones. Be
Instantly alarmed the inmates, tte police were called, and
Bally, 84 li, wee admitted inn the hone H. was
qnickly followed by Serjerint Marshall, No. 20 ff, and
they made • thorough search of the hone and discovered the
prwsr seareted in the lap-roam. Be had visited the
rooms, the bar, bar parlour, and opined drawan,
cupboards, and hone. He had also made an attempt to
UMW the landlord's room, which not:alined much valuable
property. A plated breed beaket wee mimed from the bar
parlour, a pound of tobacco from the bet, two
mantles from • room upstairs, and sight baga-
telle balls from the parlour. Search was then made
for the property, and the whole of It woe found in e
boat is the river, close to the premiers. The prisoner had
obeind eininian to the premises from the Themes, and
opened a window. Haling trained en entreats to the
Wean no Wren had no difficulty in finding hie way to
ether paned the been, and had ignited lenbre and boron
DWI piens of ppeapp.e,rto ftht himself about the bona
aorpent MrtsoYll said the prisoner was era toning
non ma he... In the neighbourhood of Lower BeetdoMhley
a lbw Wino eine, ad that bean woo plus'
domed. Tbe psfosese woe vecently en nod in the aet der no bona of lbe seporbessaat of the Lesion Doek
stK epphrg, owl ink his elan from the ilaiduosa who
. The Flaw wee won nein neeekte of
thurrea, sad be believed Ids red non wee lanolin.
Mr. fi-lfe ronenisd the prlersor hr hsttbss ipstriss to be
made about him.

CIZEMCWICK.