The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-28 00:00:00

TrltTlillt PAH Tlcrr. ARS.

The etarecla bad been placed in the hind-boot, and were carried
oil at kirkliston. whilst the guard stept off to deliver one of the
mail bags, and where it would appear, according to his own ac-
count, he remained about 4} minutes, leaving the padlock of the
boot, Iron) whence he took the bag, unlocked till his return.
It appears that at this time a gig drove up, which had followed
the coach front Linlithgow, but it contained persons nowise con-
11C01.11 with the transaction. The robbery, however, was commit.
ted by ;tenors who are supposed to have had a gig close by, and
who were themselves lurking shoat till the coach arrived, one of
whom stept up behind, on the guard quitting his scat, and carried
I of: the parcels.
The party is ascertained to have driven off in the gio, towards
South Queensferry, and that on the road they had overturned and
broke it, which compelled one of them to go torwanl to the inn at
the shove place, and order a post-chaise. The chaise had not
proceeded far, when they picked up the other person, who rushed
Imo the chaise without the driver stepping off: he was muffled
up in a cloak, and no doubt had the parcels in his possession
at the time. They got out at Stockbridge apparently in great
haste. The man woh the cloak took care to avoid the observation
of the driver ; but the other paid him a IL note, at die same tune
ordering him to drive quietly home. The gig had been got from
a person of the name of Smith, in Rose-street; Edinburgh,
by which means one of the fellows is well known, and that he
goes by the name of Murray. It has since been ascertained that
he sea more than once in Stirling, reconnoitering. Ile is remark-
able from his generally wearing a false nose. This fellow had the
insolence, on the forenoon of next day (Sunday), to call on Smith,
from whom he got the hoist and gig, and paid him 40/. for the
Iros, or rather injury. done to both : he also, at eleven o'clock the
same day, visited his lodgings. This was soon learnt by the police,
who iminediasely went on the watch, though too late. (In
searching his trunk. nothing was found but one of his spare false
noses. Ile is well known to the police.
There is reason to suppose that one of the accamplices pro-
' ceuled all the way with the (Tech from Stirling; and it is •
singular circumstance. that before the coach started, a person
who was giving in a parcel to the guard, desired kiln to have a
good look-out, Si the person was apprehensive the guard had a
very suspicious traveller with him. When this circumstance is
kept in view, there is at least considerable negligence chargeable
on the part of the guard ; more especially when ti is known that,
I notwithstanding the caution thus given him, he should permit the
suspected character to leave the coach at Frederick-street without
identifying hint, although the property was missed at Corstorphine.
The Falkirk Bank hail intended to have forwarded a remittance
the same night, but it forttinetely happened that the parcel was
ton late in making up. There was another money parcel in the
coach besides what was canted off, but luckily it was well secured.
Various rumours are attest as to the sum lost; they in general,
we believe, exceed the truth. We have not learnt the exact
amount, but we know it is very considerable—and that this rob.
bcry is, perhaps, the most extensive of the kind that has ever taken
place in Scotlaail--Srirtino J tor real.
Three persons have beet taken into custody on suspicion of
being concerned in the robbery of the Stirling mail. I Inc was ate.
pretruded at Think, in Yorkshire, another at Musselburgli, and
the third in Edinburgh.—Worgoar J.,sil not
The principal oticers of the London police have been applied to,
to team three persons who were concerned in robbing the mail-coach
travelling front staling to Edinburgh, on Saturday week, of bank
notes, the property of tonne of the Seat houses in Edinburgh, to
the amount of upwards of 13,000/. It is believed that all the per.
sons engaged in this robbery arc Londoners. and long acquainted
with this peculiar mode of plundering. There were some very re-
tnarkable circumstances attending the robbery, which was accom.
plished, it has been ascertained beyond all doubt, by a man who
wears a pasteboard nose, and the three persons of whom the police
are now in puresit. None of the notes have been got, and it is
believed that they are now in the custody of a notorious jitter,
with wham or course a negonattoa may he entered into, if any one
can be found daring enough to undertake it, for the conditioual
restoration of the property.

neacLAILY:OII Saturday evening a daring bu
was committed in the dwelling-house of Mr. Wartall
.9.
No. , Dartmouth-street, Westminster, where the robber;
entered the minim from the hack window, and ransacked
the house of every portable article. In the front room the
thieves, after breaking open several locks, stole a writing-
desk, containing a quantity of silver table and dessert
spoons, besides several valuable trinkets; also a will fur a
considerable property. From the first-floor apartments the
robbers stole all the wearing apparel, linen' Ste.; and in
another room that the depredators entered, the greatest
havoc was committed ; the furniture was scattered about
in every direction, and all articles of value cart ied off by the
villains. Front the manner in which !his robbery has
been executed, no doubt exists but that the thieve, are
experi:uced adepts in house-breaking.