The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-29 00:00:00

E SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1858.

POLICE INTRT,T,IGENCE.— (This Day.)

BOW STREET.
EXTENSIVE POST-OTTICE ROBBERY.—DanieI Wood-
cock, a letter carrier in the Hackney district, was placed
at the bar charged with stealing a large number of
letters and newspapers, the property of Her Majesty's
Postmaster-General.
Miss Mary Davis, 36, Grove-end-road, St. John'a
Wood, said—On the 23d December last I had occasion
to send some money to my brother at Hackney, and
I accordingly wrote a letter to him, enclosing half a
sovereign, fastened in a card—a tradesman's card, but I
don't recollect the. name. I put the letter into the
envelope produced, address to Mr. Davis, at Mr. Tid-
marsh's, Church-street, Hackney, and the letter was
duly posted about a quarter to eight in the evening.
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, the aunt of the last witness,
said she posted the letter at the office, Abbey-road, St.
John's Wood.
Master Henry John Davis, residing with Mr. Tid-
marsh, at Hackney, said, I never received the letter
addressed to me by my sister.
Harriet Williams, residing at 12, Wilson's-place,
Flower and Dean-street, Spitalfields, the wife of a dock
labourer, knew a Mrs. Mary Boyce. On the 24th Dec.
I wrote a letter for her, and I saw her enchse 3 six-
pences in the letter, which she fastened with a piece of
card. She put the letter into an envelope which I
afterwards directed. The envelope produced was the
one I directed ; it was as follows :—Hanhar Boyce,
Hupper Homerton, Wourkhouse."
Mary Ann Boyce and Mrs. Boyce were called. The
former proved the posting of this letter, and the latter
the non.receipt.
William Seeee, a police constable, attached to the
Post-office, said I took the prisoner into custody
yesterday, at the General Post-office. I searched him,
and amongst other things I found the fragments of two
letters (produced) ; one of them related to money being
sent. I asked the prisoner where he lodged, and he
said No. 7, Whitmore-road, Hoxton. I went there
and searched his apartment, and found 39 letters, a
newspaper envelope of W. Dawson and Sons, news-
agents, Aboburch-lane, addressed " Rev. James Connell,
Homerton Parsonage, N.E.," and three newspapers
directed to residents in Hackney and Upper Homerton.
I also found the two envelopes spoken to by the former
witnesses and several other envelopes. I went to the
branch office at Hackkey, and opened a drawer with a
key found on the prisoner, and found thereik nine other
letters and four newspapers, five of which bad been
delivered this morning. The dates were as far back as
November and December.

Mr. Peacock said the circumstancas that led to the
prisoner's apprehension was that the post marks on a
certain letter having bee• erased, and the prisoner
being the only person who could eff-2ct such a purpose
his lodgings were searched, and upwards of 40 letters
and several envelopes were discovered the majority of
which were addressed to poor persons.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.

been extremely limited. and little variation can be reported
in values.
TALLOW.—The market is rather firmer. P.Y.C., Oil the
spot, is quoted 53s 9d, and for March delivery and for last
three months, 51s 6d to 51s 9d per cwt.
GREEN FRUIT.—The market is bare of- oranges, con-
trary winds preventing arrivals, prices improved in con-
sequence. Two cargoes of St. Michael, sold by Keeling
and Hunt, at public sale, went at an advance of 2s to 3s
per package. Lemons remain without alteration. Nuts of
all kinds sustain their value. The cold weather has cleared
the stock of chesnuts, the consumption of which has been
large.