The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-17 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

George Gibbs, the driver OrOi• of Mr. klienamars
Poet-office eerie, win summoned by Mr. Peacqck, the soli-
citor of the Pat-office, for that he did nola•ful y auffer •
penes not being employed as a guard to ride upon the car
riage need for the cooyeyanes of Leiter*, thereby rendering
himself liable to a penalty of 201.
It appeared that on Weinesday night, the 23rd ultimo,
police constable 121 M was on duty in Kent-Areet, when he
saw the defendant driving one of the Post-office carts to-
wards St. George's Church, with another man unconnected
with the Pat-office on the cart. The constable, acting
under erden, reported the circumstances to Mr. Branford,
the sup .rinieodant, who immediately communicated with
the Post office authoritier, and the result was the pregame
charge against the defendant.
The letter is excuse said that be was conyt yiog the letters
from Camberwell to the Post-office on the night in question,
when one of Mr. Mgcnamara's omnibuses oame put him.
The conductor, whom he knew, jumped off the back board
of the omnibus mad stepped on the shaft of his rut, and
inked him to carry • letter to the Put-office and p Alt it for
him, uit gru a matter of life and death. The receiving
houses being closed he (defendant) cuse•ted, and the eon-
duet°, reteerned to hie omnibus. He rode with him about

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fifty yards.
Mr. Combs asked him whether the conductor wu to
wart ?

lielewdest replied that be was not and he did not illicit
he should require him. He wu the son of Mr. Mammals's
foreman.

Mr. Combo told him that he ought to have had that man
present to corroborate his statement, eepeially if the Pot-
odes authorities had any doubt on the subject The defen-
dant must hare been aware that it was a very serious offence
to allow any one except an authorised guard to ride on his
vehicle when employed in conveying letters.
A gentleman who attended from the office of the Post-
office solicitor, stated that he had se doubt there was some
truth in defendant's attry, and he did not wish so press for
• heavy Falsity under the circumstances of the case.
Their object in taking these proceedings wss so prevent •
recurrence of such en offence, as it might if ad to serious
consequences. His worship might recollect that a few
years ego a driver of one of the Hampstead carts foolist ly
allowed a man to ride in his cars, and the d • VMS Sitar -
weds found drugged, and the contents of his litter hags
Colin. fusee teen the Postoffice authorities had been
ompelled to be very stria on the subject, but in the pre
sent matinee he did not press for a heavy p. slaty.
Guest, the summoning officer, here informed the magis-
trate that the defendant bore an excellent character.
Hr. Combs, taking into consideration his good character,
sad the wish of the Post-office authorities not to press ter a
heavy penalty, should merely flue defendant 20s. and costa,
and he betted that would act as • csation to him and others
in a similar employment.
The defendant paid the money and was discharged.
_ LAMBETH.- - -

Junes Bogen and John Charles Beelinc, well dressed
persons, were charged with being concerned with two
Aare, not in cnetody, in burolaziously breekieg into the
premises of Masts Butler, mercers and drapers, in the Old
Kent-road, anti stealing therefrom property to the amount
of 2501.

Police-constable John Waste Seward, 120 M, deposed
that about 6 o'clock on that morning he saw four men walk•
' leg after a cob, and from what he wee told he followed the
men and cab, and after • smart run succeeded in securing
the prisoner", who were two of the men be had teen. Os
warchieg them at the station house he lound on the person
of Rogers a pair of gloves aed three aluiliogs' worth of
postage stamps, which formed a part of the r dtbery. teed
12s. 6d. in cash. Be also found on the other prisoner ss. 7d.
io money.
Mrs. Mary Boreal] ssid that on that morning, while on
her way to • laundress's where she sou employed, she saw
two reruns walking up and down near the shop of the
Mears. Butler. Presently • cab drove up, out of which
the prisoners slighted. The cab drove up to the front of
Messrs.Batler's sbop,and all four men—the two she bad teen
walk up and down and the prisoner*, who had got out of
the vehiele—entared the house. Th.y did not remain
inside more than • moment or two, wises, they returned
with two large packages, whirl they pot into the cab, and
the vehicle drove away, the four men following.
Mr. William Dovid Butler said that his brother and him-
self serried on the business of drapers at Not. 3 •od 4,
Watts's-terries, Old Kant-road, and teat "boot *is o'clock
ea that morning he was called to by his servant, who ins
formed him that the plus was broken into. On coming
down stairs he discovered that the thieve" had effected an
entrance by foreleg a back ocor, which had been strongly
secured with two bolts and a cross bar, frem its binges.
They also forced the shop door, and succeeded in carryon;
away property oon►isting of shawls, mantles. pieces of cloth,
cashmeres, and other articles, to the amount of 2501. The
postage stamps found on one of the prisoners were part of
the things stoles, and received OS the day before from a lady
in the country to pay for a pair of gloves to he forwarded
to her, and he put their identity beyond question by pro-
ductog the note in which they were enclosed, parts of which
ware still adhering to them. In reply to a queetioa from
the magistrate, the witness said that on the night before,
as was their custom, himself and his brother went round
the premises at 11 o'clock, and all the doors and their tat-
tooings were then quits secure.
The prisoners denied the chugs.
Rogers said be wea steward on hoard the Adelaide steam-
ship, • transport j ut =tensed from the Crime a, and Keeling
said he was a tolor, living with his pirents, in Kenton-
street, BrauwiekrqueM.
Both were remanded to a fears day.