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 Soy. Stakes
did not fill.

THE RECENT BOOK ROBBERY AT OS,FORD.—On
Monday last, at the Oxford City Sessions, Andreas Lock-
hart Belany pleaded guilty to two charges of stealing
hooks—yiz , one from the shop of Mr. 11. Slatter, book-
seller, and fifty-nine from the University Reading-room.
The prisoner, previous to being sentenced, expressed
his deep contrition for the off: ices he had committed,
and prity&l.the merciful consideration of tho court. The
Recorder, James Manning, Esq., after referring to the
s3-steinatic rtnanner in Which the robberies were:bap-
`lnltted,, end the station of the"prisoner in society,-) sen-
tenced him to one week's imprisonment on the first
iudictment,- and seven years' transportation fir tl:e
second. The prisoner vt as much affected on hearing the
last Sentence.

Ty LATE ,R91313E4T._ X,ILE MAIL.--The „legal.:
advisers of the',Greit Westerp
the Pest-office authOrities, were el4sely -engaged through-
out the whole of`yesterilaY in 'gathering particulars with
reference to the extraordinary robbery of registered
letters between Exeter and Bristol. Facts of a startling
character have already come out, but at present it Would
be imprudent to disclose them. It does not appear, how-
ever, that any persona 'either in the employ of the com-
pany or the Post-office had any share in the transaction.
Poole,- the discharged guard, upon whom 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
eke versa.

MARYLERONE PROTIDRNT Diseinisiatic.l--The fif-
teenth annual meeting of this useful society :wee held
yesterday at the institution, in Charlotte-street, Port-
tand•place, Captain 'Holland, -RN., in the chair. Its
object is to afford medical relief -to small -tradesmen,
servants, and mechanics in the viciuitoty on the payment
by
,the members of 4d. a month, the house expenses
being 'met by the contributions of the honorary mem-
bers. Frem the report read by the hon. 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, being an increase of,
475 upon ,-those of the previous year. The entire ex-
pense of the honorary members has been under 100/.
The report having been unanimously. adopted, and thanks
given to the chairman fur his conduct in the chair, the
meeting separated.
CALIFORNIAN EIPEDITION.—A Californian expe-
dition has loft Greenock, a number of " navvies " ac-
companying it, armed with a due supply of spades and
smelting-pots.

ST. MARY'S, LAMDRTII.--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 7501., 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.
SWOZD 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.—lioss shire Advertiser.
An EAGLR.—A prodigious sea eagle (lialia3tus),
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 &Plymouth, a few days ago, asking
the road to Australia.

coNVICTS AT PouTLAnn.---There bas been another
importation uteunviets during the week, and the budd-
ings are, now as crowded_.as, their present state
admit of.--Shorborm stoterna4