The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-11 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

NANSIoN-HOUSE.

Tan Do 22222 OP 711 POST•OPPICS LrfTea BAO.
Ames linos was charged with stealing the Post.°eke
letter-In from Peckham, the postman.
Mr. W. Peacock appeared es e :tinsel for the prosecution
for the Poet-oflice authorities.
John Fosbery, inspecor of City polies, stated that at about
a quarter past six last evening be was standing near Mr.
Fitch's shop, Bishopsgate-st. The prizocer came up to biro
and said he had committed an extensive robbery. On going
with kits to the station he said, "I am the party who stole
the blue beg lan Monday at the corner of Lladenhall. I
found an old-lookine bag upon the sill of the door of
Messrs. Main and Reeves. I passed backwards and forwards
several times, and thinking the bag contained cid
boots and shoes, and not seeing any one belonging to it, took
it up, and went with it by the back of the Bank, into Moor-
gate street and to Finsbury circus. I went into Long-alley, and
fouled letters, some of which I opened. They contained the
halves of bank notes, and one contained postage stamps ; and
in the bag was some meat, with mustard un it, which I
ate. I then went into other courts for the same purpose,
and, finding the value of the contents, bees** Mali
alarmed, and wandesed about all day in different places with
the bag under my arm. In the City.road I picked up a
stone and pat it into the big. After wandering about till
dusk I went to London.bridge, and threw the bag
over on the west side of the bridge. Alter throw-
ing it over I accosted • man on the bridge, end asked
his if he would take me into custody for a robbery, but
the man refused." The inspector added that upon searching
him they found the half of the 101. note "D. G 74,168
February 4, 1810." The prisoner then said he did not know
how he came by it, as there were • gnat many others.
The printer, when examined by Alderman Gibbs, said he
knew not what he did. He could not write; did not read
the letters ; could not read ; never was here bison; by trade
is a weaver.

The Alderman then remanded the prisoner until Thurs-
day neat.
BOW•STREET.
Ito OF OIL AT 110A111.11 BANKING-ROUSE.—
Ntephen, who bus frequently been employed on the
premiss@ of Masan. Hoare and Co., bankers, Fleet street,
was ekarged with stealing a quantity of sperm oil, the pro-
perty ofllears. Howe. . . . .. . .

Ja.p.:,lice constable stated that about eight o'clock last
' night, he was in Drury line, In plain clrthes, when he saw
prisoner proceeding towards Broad-street, very much in•
texicated, earring a large stone bottle in his hand. Wit-
ness suspected that it was spirits he was carrying, and asked
him what he had been doing. The prisoner replied
that he had been sucking the bottle, which contained spirits
Witness examined the bottle, and found the ruk covered
with oil. Unsporting that a rtbbevy had been committed,
he took the prhioaer into custody. The bottle was found to
contain sperm oil, which the prisoner said a men named
Faun, employed at Mears. Hoarse' bank, Fleet street, bad
given him. Witness also found a key upon the prisoner, and
on asking inquiries at the bank, he found that the key
opened the store cupboard whieb ectatained the oil.
Mr. J. °gadget, house steward at Mears. Roans' bank,
said he had frequently employed the prisoner to sweep the
yard, and latterly he had forbidden him to enter the pre•
noises, In conrequee co of his hartag seen him lurking about
when his seniors were not required. The key found upon
1 the prisoner wae sot the right one belonging to tte store
cupboard. The real key had been landed to him this morn.
ino by Faux.
Faux, who maid be was watt ham at Messrs. Hoar'' beak,
denied that be bad gives the prisoner the oil. The pewee,
bad bees GoOpUifet about the premises for many years par,
and aU the men knew Its had psesmalon athat key.
Mr. Goodman said Faux ben my well ties the
had been terbdides tram the premiss. ewe lest
time be bed beard of Ike phew kW I. japialea at web
a keg.