The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-01 00:00:00

Kingfisher and White Lies also rail.

Colleen Bawn was made favourite at 4 to 1, and won
easily by a couple of lengths ; good third. White Lies fell
at the first fence, and, with Kingisher, did not pass the
judge's box.

The racing was protracted to a very late hour, the Con-
solation Scramble not being over till some minutes past
o'clock.

RACING PIXT'

'RES FOR 1864.
RIL.
Newcastle and Gateshead 14
Knighton
Liverpool Hunt Club l5
Lewes Spring l9
Crdiff
Newmarket First Spring 25

Ar.
Croxton- park 1
Edinburgh Spring .. 2

v
Abergavenny 5
Thirsk 5

Epsom Spring - - 7
Newmarket Craven l]
Llanboldy . 12

Chester
York Spring
Salisbury l2
Blaydon
Radcliffe

Redditch .............. 16
Bath ................ 17
Manchester (Summer .. 18
Harpenden . ........... '2O
Epsom ................ 24
'NE

Wye .. 1
Maidstone 3
Ascot ..

Beverley
22
Stockbridge
Chelrostorti
Forest Hunt
NNNewcastle-on-dyneB
.... 28,3
Worcestcr (Summer) 30
Ipswich

Hampton l5
Newton

Odihatn
Bibury

Newmarket July
Carlisle
Pontefract
Abingdon
Cambridge
Liverpool July
Stamford

Nottingham
Winchester l9
Southampton .. 2O
Chesterfield
King's Lynn 2l
Goodwood

Extraordinary Robbery of Weft and Twist

at Bolton.

In January fast three men were committed for trial on a
charge of stealing 3,3001 b of weft and twist from the Ger-
man Mill, Bolton, the property of Messrs. Warren, manu-
facturers and cloth agents. The value of the property was
about £lOO, and the case has excited groat interest in the
district. It was known at the time that George Robinson
and Edward Rippax, handloom weavers, were implicated as
receivers, and that they had absconded from the town. The
police have been on the look-out for them ever since, and on
Friday last they were apprehended—Robinson at Dews-
bury, and Rippax at Leeds. Yesterday they were brought
before the borough magistrates, charged as receivers of a
considerable portion of the stolen property in question. ?.Ir.
Augustus Warren stated that on the 24th of December he
missed a quantity of weft and twist, and on taking stock it
was found that 3,3001 b had been stolen, the value at that
time being 2s 6d or 2s 7d per lb. The cops of weft and
twist produced by the police were identified by him as of
the same quality as those stolen. Mr. Henry Platt, rope
and band manufacturer, Bolton, proved that on the 6th
ol November last, he purchased 9911. b of weft from the pri-
soners, at is lld per pound. They brought it in a bag,
and sold it as a job lot. On the 9th he bought another
bag, containing 943/41b ; on the 10th another, containing
97th; and on the 12th, 801 b, for which he paid them
the same price. It was all used except two or three cops
which he took to Mr. Harris, the chief constable. Shortly
afterwards Robinson offered to sell him another bag, but he
declined to purchase it unless he had some explanation as
to where it came from. Robinson said it was all right, and
that if he would not buy it some one else would. He went
again, and said he had two lots of 1501 b, which he would
let him have at ld or lid per lb less if he would take it.
Mr. Platt said he would have no more unless he could sa-
tisfy him that. it had been properly obtained. Robinson said
he could give no other account of it; and Mr. Platt's sus-
picion being aroused, he gave information to Mr. Harris
and took him the cops he had left.—James Reeves, who de-
scribed himself as a waste dealer, residing in Lupton-street,
stated that on Nov. 22 the prisoners sold him sone 60's
cops similar to those produced, and identified by Mr. War-
ren. He took a sample and sold them to Mr. W. Flitcroft,
manufacturer,Bradshawgate. They asked is I,od per Ib, but
he got them for is 9)d. On the 26th he bought another bag
from Robinson at the same price. Robinson then said he
had another bag, but witness told him Mr. Flitcroft would
not have any more unless he knew where it came from.
Mr. William Flitcroft corroborated Reeves's statement as
to the purchase of the weft, and said it had all been used
except the cops he gave to Mr. Harris. The bags con-
tained 901 b and 9211).—David Mitchell, who was at first
taken into custody as a receiver, but admitted as evidence
for the prosecution, stated that he is a manufacturer of
quilts and toilets, and has a warehouse in Commission..
street, Bolton—that on the 12th or 13th of November the
prisoners showed him a sample of weft, for which they
asked Is IMP per lb—and it was arranged that he (Mit-
chell) should endeavour to find a customer for it in Man-
chester. He want to Manchester and found a purchaser,
and the next day he agreed to take it at is 10d per lb.
They said they had 5 or 6 clot, The day after they brought
him 100 lb in bags, for which he paid £l4 Os 6d—on the
17th they brought 100 lb in bags, for which he paid £8 17s
6d—on the 11th December he got 961 b, and paid them £8
Its 6d—and on the 12th 901 b, for which he paid £8 Is.
The greater portion of the weft he sold to a person in Man-
chester,and about 2001 b he had left was taken by the police.
This witness was cross-examined by Robinson at great
length, with the view of showing•that he was unworthy of
belief, but he was advised to reserve his cross-examination
till his trial. The prisoners were committed for trial. The
quarter sessions for the borough will commence to-day, and
as the three prisoners first, committed are to be defended, tha
trial is expected to occupy a considerable time.

MAMIE TB--T his Day.