The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-23 00:00:00

THE GREAT BANK ROBBERY IN

AUSTRALIA.

APPREHENSION OF MENRY GARRETT.

The above notorious character, charged with robbing the
Victoria Bank, Melbourne, South Australia, of 14,0001.,
was yesterday evening detected by policeman E 111, aided
by two City detectives, and, witheut a struggle on his part,
though armed to the teeth, was safely lodged in the St.
Giles's station-house.

He was only a few days arrived from the antipodes, and
it is supposed by the steam-ship Argo. On being ques-
tioned as to his residence he denied having any, bat the
police, who so well watched him, knew otherwise, and
found out his lodgings, and in them materials to enable
them to have him prosecuted for more than one felony
with which he appears to have been suspected previous to
leaving the colony. Garrett was a ticket-of-leave man,
and it appears made his first essay, after obtaining his
liberty, by the determined robbery with which he is now
charged. He was brought up this morning at
MARLBOROUGH-STREET,

on a warrant signed by the Secretary of State for the
Home Department, charged with forcibly entering the
Bank of Victoria, Ballarat, on the Bth day of October,
1851, and stealing therefrom 14,3001. sterling, and upwards
of 200 oz. of gold dust. On the prisoner being searched
at the station-house, the following property was found on
his person :—Two credit cheques on Coutts and Co., one
for 1,957/. Cs. 3d., and the other for 303.; 1301. in gold, a
dagger, a knifo, two revolvers, a cutlass, 4 nuggets of gold,
and other valuable articles. The prisoner, it appeared,
lodged at No. 15, King-street, Soho, and for his well-
known desperate character, a constable was ordered to
watch him in his cell during the whole of last night. His
personal appearance is most formidable ; ho stands nearly
six feet in height, and a hug• pair of whiskers, and heavy
moustache, added greatly to the natural fierceness of his
look. Ho was dressed in a black paletot and lavender
trousers, and on his wrists it had bean thought necessary
to place handcuffs.

Mr. Clarkson appeared for tha prosecution. The pri
goner was not defended.

In opening the case, the learned gentleman said the pri-
soner was one of four persons, the other three of whom are
in custody, on a charge of robbing the Victoria Bank in
Australia. The four prisoners entered the bank in broad
daylight, secured the only two persons in the place, and
proceeded to rifle it of its contents. Quin, :Monett, and
Bolton were the names of the other men, and the whole
of the plan of robbery had been disclosed by Quin, who had
turned Queen's evidence. The prisoner arrived in London
by the ship Dawston, having shipped himself on board at
Port Jackson. He held in his hand a copy of the deposi-
tions taken before the Melbourne magistrates, the correct-
ness of which he should be able to prove when a witness
arrived from Southampton. The course he proposed to
follow to-day was only to offer sufficient evidence to induce
the magistrate to remand the prisoner.
Henry Wobb, detective officer of the city police, said he
arrested the prisoner at the corner of John-street, Oxford-
street, lastnight. On apprehending him he told him on what
he was charged. The arrest took place as follows :—On
meetiug him in Tottenham-court-road, he said, " How do
you do Mr. Garrett." He said " How,do you do; I don't re-
member you." He then told the prisoner that he was an
officer, and held in his hand a warrant for his apprehen-
sion for a robbery in the Victoria Bank, in October lost,
and having hired a cab, he ordered the driver to go the
station-house. On arriving there, the inspector asked if his
name was Garrett? He said yes, and on the inspector asking if
it was " Henry Garrett," ho said, "I suppose so." He (the
constable) then asked him where he lived ; he said in Lon-
don ; and on asking him where, .he said, " Oh, I dare say
you know." On searching him he found a dagger,. pocket-
book, and thirteen pounds in gold, a gold watch and
chain, a portrait of a lady, and a naval cer-
tificate, in the name of Large, signed by Wil-
liam Crossley, master of the ship Wellington. He,
from private information, found out his lodging
i❑ Soho, having traced him there several times. On en-
tering the apartments occupied by the prisoner, he there
saw a female, who said she was the prisoner's wifo, and on
searching the rooms he found, amongst other things, a re-
volver heavily loaded. He believed, if time was allowed
him, he should be able to prove that the prisoner was ono of
the men concerned in the robbery of the Bank of Victoria.
Mr. Clarkson said he did not intend to carry the case any
further to-day, as the person who was to prove the cor-
rectness of the depositions taken before the Melbourne ma-
gistrates had not arrived.

The magistrate than asked the prisoner if he had any-
thing to say against being remanded ?
Prisoner (carelessly)—Oh, no !
The magistrate then ordered him to be remanded till
this day week..

The inspector, who had been despatched by the magis-
trate to the Messrs. Coutts' bank to stop the payment of
the cheques, hero arrived and informed the magistrate that
the money at present in their bands would not be paid
until it was ordered to be so by the police authorities.

GREAT NORTHERN ILAILIVAY.—Tiattic return for the
week ending March 11, 1855 £19,679 16 1
Corresponding week last year 18,250 6 1