The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-05 00:00:00

YORK RACES, 1849.

The Prince of Wales's Plate closed with 32 subs., and
the Gimcrack with 25. The Filly and 30 Sor. biakei
did not fill. . •

THE RECENT :j3OOK ROBBERY. AT Okronto.—On
Monday last, at the Oxfordcity Sessions, Andreas Lock-
hrt Belany pleaded guilty to, two charges of stealing
booka—via , one froth the shoP of Mr. B. Slatter, book-
seller, and fifty-nine froin the University Beading. room.
The' priloner, precious to being sentenced,, expressed
his deep Contrition for the offolices he 'had committed,
And prityell*the merciful consideration of the court. The
Recorder, JamesXanning, Esq., after referring to the
systeinatic 'manlier In which- the- robberies were Cop.!,
Mtttud, and the station of. the"prisouer in society;: seh-
tenced .him to one week's, imprisonment, On the first
indiCtinent,- and seyen yeats' transportation int 'the
second. ,The prisoner efts much affected pp hearing the
'lilt sentence.

'hi* T - tiftßonnap,T._ by. xyx
advisers of: the
,Greit Westerp.
the:fon-office authorities, Were Cleselyea4aged through-
out tho whole
.ofryesterdaY in 'gatheting par:deniers with
reference to the extraordinary robbery of. registered
letters between Exeter and Bristol.• Fedi of a.startling
character havealready coma out, but at present. it ;you'd
be imprudent to,disclose them. It does riot rippear,low-.
'ever, that any•persona 'either in the employ of • the com-
pany or the Post‘oflice bad any share•in the transaction.
Poole,-the discharged guard, iipsm vihom some .of the
stolen property.was found, will be brought up on remand
before the magistrates at the Guildhall, Exeter, at the
next sitting of the magistrates, but it is not thought
likely that the case will be gone into to any extent upon
that occasion, as it is considered better, in consequence
of recent' information received in town, •to get up the case
as completely as possible before a full examination takes
place, which it is therefore expected will not be before
the middle of the ensuing week. In consequence of
this robbery having occurred, the ,Postmaster-General
gave immediate orders that an extra guArd:should be
put on, to watch the mail from Bristol to Exeter and
vice versa.

MARYLRiONE PROTIDNNT DispitiNsaitir.:--The fif-
teenth annual meeting of this useful society
.wai" held
yesterday at the institution, in Charlotte-street, Port-
land•place, Captain -Holland, in the chair. Its
object is to afford medical relief -to small -tradesmen,
servants, and mechanics in the vicinity,- on the payment
by
,the members of 4d. a month, the honse expenses
being 'met by the contributions of the honorary mem-
bers. Fre= the report read by the hoo. secretary it
`appeared that the number of ordinary Members. bad in-
creased since the last annual meeting one-fourth, the
total number being now 790. The-cases administered to
during, the year have been 2,407, tieing an increase of
475 upon,-those of -the previous year. The entire ex-
pense of the honorary members has been under 1001.
The report having been unanimously adopted, and thanks
given to the chairman for his conduct in the chair, the
meeting separated.
CALIFORNIAN EIPEDITION.—A Californian expe-
dition has left Greenock, a number of " navvies " ac-
companying it, armed with a duo supply of spades and
smelting-pots._

ST. -MART'S, LAMBBTII.--At a meeting of the
rate-payers of this parish, held yesterday, the report of
the committee on the defalcations of Mr. T. Woodward,
the late collector,; was read. The deficiency on the
poor's rate amounted to 1,1471. 14s 9d., of which 7501.
had been received by the sureties. The deficiency on
the church building rate was 7504 of which only about
4501. would be recovered. The deficiency on the high-
way rate was covered by securities. The total defalca-
tions of Woodward (who absconded some months since)
were 1,9471. 14s. 9d. The committee recommended cer-
tain checks on the collectors for the future, and advised
that the security of the Guarantee Society be taken in
all new appointments. The report was agreed to.
SWORD OF A DUGALD DALORTTY.—Among a
number of old swords in the possession of Mr. Hugh
Munro, draper, here, is a sabre, once the property of
Sir Robert Munro, of Fowl's. This weapon must have
come into the Baronet's possession when in Germany,
serving under Gustavus Adolphus, as it is of German
manufacture, with an inscription engraved upon it in the
language of that country.—Ross shire Advertiser.
An EAGLE.--A prodigious sea eagle (Halisetus),
measuring seven feet from wing to wing, and weighing
upwards of nine pounds, was killed with an ordinary
gun, a few days since, at Langport, Dorset.—Sherborne
Journal.

EMIGRATION. -- A youth from Nottingham was
found in the streets of Plymouth, a few days ago, asking
the road to Australia.

cONVICTS AT PORTLAND.—There has been another
importation of convicts during the week, and the build-
ings are pow, as crowded Ati,
.their; present fitate. rtill
admit of.—Shorborno journal.