The Sun.
London, England, 1840-02-08 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

130 W-STREET.
A young man of respectable appearance, about twenty-
two years of age, named Thomas Dunn Webb described
as a clerk in the post-office at Birmingham, was yesterday
brought before Mr. Jardine by InFpector Reeve, of the A
division, charged with stealing a number of letters con-
taming money and other property, which passed through
his hands in the discharge of his duties as clerk in the
establishment.

It was stated that the prisoner is respectably connected,
and previous to his appointment, which took place nnly u
short time back, he had been clerk to a solicitor in the city.
Mr. Peacock, solicitor to the Post-office, assisted by his
brother, unducted the prosecution
Mr. Charles James I3reton, clerk in the Bank of Eng-
land, being sworn, gave evidence to the following effect :
Mr. Peacock—Will you look at the prisoner, and say if
you recollect his coming to you at any time to the 11;hic
on business ?

Witness—He came there about two o'clock in tho after-
noon of Monday, the 27th of January last.
Mr. Peacock—Did he present any notes at that time ?
Witness—He!presented seven 51 Bank of England notes.
Mr. Peacock—Did be ask you for change of them?
Witnets—Yes, he asked me to cash them for him.
Mr. Peacock—Are the notes produced any thing like
those he had at the time ?

Witness—"l'he notes
Produced are the same which he
presented to me on that occasion, with the two produced
of the B.rmirgliam Branch Bank, the number and dates
of the latter being 33,075, April 25, 1839, and 59,621,
April 24,1 ff A), and of the former 58,092, July 12, 1839,
25,943, do., 37,382, do, 51,647, June 13, 1839, and
68,098, May 13.

Mr. Peacock— Had they any endorsements upon them
at the time. Witness—Upon the backs of all of them t
as
endorsed, " J. D. Williams, of the George and Blue Boar,
Holborn."
Mr. Peacock—What account did he give of himself.
WitneA—On my asking him where ho resided, he said at
Birmingham, and on my requesting to know what part of
the town, he said at 80, North-street, Birmingham, which
I wrote on the back of the note, as it appears.
Mr. Peacock—ln what sort of cash did you change the
notes for him. Witness—l gave him 35 sovereigns, but I
did not observe what he did with them.

Mr. Peacock—Was there any prtion with the prison,r
at th- time?

Witness—l think there was a young woman, but I
cannot say if they went away together.
Nicholas Pearce. Inspector of the A division, proved that
on Saturday last, he received instructions to find and ap-
prehend the prisoner, and on going in search of him, he
found that he had left town on the previous Wednesday,
by the Item coach, for Brighton, from the White Horse
Cellar, in Piccadilly, under the assumed name of Stanley.
Witness proceeded on tha same evening to Brighton, by
the mail, accompanied by Peak, the constable, employed
by the Port-office authorities, and on arriving at Brighton,
he ascertained that he had stopped at the Ship Hotel on
the Wednesday previous, but that he had left for Hastings
on the Monday foilowing. Witness immediately pro-
ceeded to Hastings, where he was informed that the pri-
soner had stopped one night at the Castle Inn, and that on
Saturday morning he had gone by a post-chaise to Dover.
Witness (with Peak) proceeded thither, and again found
that he had left on the same morning for Calais,
by the Duke of Wellington steam-packet. He again fol_
lowed up the pursuit on Tuesday, and on getting to Calais
discovered that the prisoner had taken up his quarters
under th• name of Stanley, at a boarding-house. On
going to the house to mak• inquiries for hiss he was told
he was sitting iu the drawing-room ; and as witness en-