The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-18 00:00:00

The Great City Robberies.

Yesterday, at the Guildhall, Frederick Howe, a
carpet cutter, employed at Messrs. Easten and

Co.'s, 2, Fell-street, Wood-street, City, was
charged with robbing his employers of a large
quantity of cork carpeting.
Mr. Easten informed the worthy alderman that he
believed he should be able to prove that the prisoner
was in collusion with the prisoners who were now
under remand for committing very extensive rob-
beries upon his and other large City firms.
Wm. Potts, 135, said from information he received
he went that morning, about 11 o'clock, with Mr.
Easten, to the Dispatch Coffeehouse, Little Knight-
rider-street, Doctors'-commons, and on the first
floor he found a room covered with a cork carpet-
ing. He asked the landlord who put that down, and
he handed him a receipt signed by theprisoner, dated
March 2, for £5 Bs. 4d. Mr. Easten identified the
carpet as his, and they then went to the warehouse
in Fell-street, where be saw the prisoner. He showed
him the receipt, and asked him if he knew anything
about it, and he said he did. Witness asked him if
it was accounted for, and he said it was accounted
for in the book on the desk. He asked the prisoner
what name it was entered to, and he said to Rogers.
The prisoner looked through the book, but could not
find the name of Rogers. Mr. Easten examined the
book, but could not find the name. MrEasten then
gave him into custody. The prisoner gave his ad-
dress at No. 1, Queen-square, Eldon street, and in
a room occupied by a man named Pigeon he found
a piece of 12 yards of cork carpet of a different pat-
tern. He also found a small piece of the same sort of
goods of another pattern. At the station house the
prisoner said that portion which covered the room
in Little Knightrider-street was a portion of 36
yards he received from Mr. Driver, and that he
would find a piece more in his room. It was not in
his room,but in Pigeon's room at the top of the
house. •

Prisoner said that all he had to say was that he
had bought the stuff and paid for it.
Mr. John Fasten, 2, Fell-street, 'Wood-street,
carpet manufacturer, said the prisoner had been in
his employment since the close of last year as a floor-
cloth cutter. He worked on the premises. He went
with Potts to the coffeehouse in Little Kuightrider-
street, and identified the carpet referred to by the
last witness, and also a border round the fire-place
like the piece produced. They were his property,
and had not been sold to the prisoner. Potts after-
wards showed the prisoner.the receipt, and he said
the goods were entered, but the name he could not
recollect. At'first he said in the name of Rogers,
and then Driver. He was looking at the book all the
time he was giving those answers. 'Witness brought
the cash sales from the counting-house, but could not
find the name of Rogers. He found an entry in the
name of Howe, and he said, "That will be it." Wit-
ness referred to the day-book, and found it was a
Brussels carpet to a Mr. Howe, in the Curtain-road.
He then found an entry in the cash sales to the name
of Driver for 38 yards of Cork carpet. He went to
Mr. Driver's and found that his place was covered
with 64 yards of that carpet, and an invoice given
by Howe similar to that given in the other case.
The prisoner said that was the entry, and that it had
been entered by Buckley, one of their warehousemen
now i❑ custody. His firm did nothing exeept with
the trade. There is no entry of borders to the house
in Knightrider-street. The price of the carpet was
3s. 3d. per yard, and Mr. Driver gave a fair price
for them. He said the prisoner and 'Win. Buckley
went together and solicited his custom. Altogether
104 yards had been taken, and 38 paid for.

Arthur Pigeon, tailor, said he lived in the same
house with the prisoner, who lived in a room on the
ground floor. On March 2 the prisoner brought the
roll of cloth to his room. He had made clothes for

the prisoner and received 303. on account. He had
promised him some pieces to go round the fireplace,
and witness expected a few small pieces ; but on 2d
March he brought the carpet and asked him to let it
go off his bill. lie had not named the price it was to
be. It had not been put down in his room.
Potts here applied for a remand, and the prisoner
was accordingly remanded to come up with the other
persons uow in custody.

THIRD -EINTION.

SUN OFFICE, 7,l,o'CLocK

TA CTLERSAUS---THIS EVENING.

6 to 4 agst Vauban (taken)
13 to 2 agst Van Atuburgli (offered—take 7 to 1)
7to 1 agst Marksman (taken and offered)
15 to 1 agst Julius (taken and offered)
16 to 1 agst The Rake (offered)
25 to 1 agst Grand Cross (offered)
1000 to 35 agst Dragon (offered)
1000 to 30 agst Palmer (taken and offered)
1000 to 30 agst D'Estournel (taken and offered)
1000 to 25 agst Hermit (taken)
50 to 1 Plaudit (taken and offered)
50 to 1 Gipsy King (taken and offered)
1000 to 15 Roquefort (taken and offered)
1000 to 15 agst Fitz Ivan (taken and offered)
1000 to 10 agst Taraban (offered)
1000 to 10 agst Master Butterfly (offered)
2000 to 15 agst Trocadero (taken)
1000 to 7 agst Ben Nevis (offered)
1000 to 5 agst Owen Gleudwyr (taken)
1000 to 5 agst Man of Ross (offered)

PLACE BETTING.
2 to 1 on Vauban (taken)
6to 4 agst Van Amburgh (taken)
3to 1 agst Julius (taken)
6to 1 agst Grand Cross (taken)
7to 1 agst Dragon (offered)

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING.--Tms DAY.
A large muster, and things active, a deal of time being
taken up in comparing over the Derby. Tho leading
features were the advance of Marksman, who, at 10 to 1
was supported to win some thousands, and finally 8 to 1
was freely accepted. 6 to 4 was at one time the highest
figure offered against Vauban, about whom 7 .to 4 was
easily obtainable at close. Van Amburgh found friends at
his price, but a point less was earlier in the day accepted;
he, however, was in good demand; while the Rake re-
turned to 9 to 1, taken to money, it being generally
believed that he will be amongst the starters. Beyond
those before mentioned little else was done. The follow-
ing, however, were the current prices. The Oaks came
under notice as below :

THE DERBY.
7 to 4 agst Vauba❑ (taken and offered)
6to 1 agst Van Atnburgh (taken and offered)
Bto 1 agst Marksman (taken freely)
9 to 1 agst The Rake (taken and offered)
1000 to 65 agst Julius (offered)
1000 to 43 agst Grand Cross taken and offered)
1000 to 45 agst The Palmer (offered)
30 to 1 agst Dragon (taken and offered)
1000 to 30 agst D'Estournel (taken)
40 to 1 agst Hermit (offered)
50 to 1 agst Gipsy King (offered)
50 to 1 agst Fitz-Ivan (taken and offered)
50 to 1 agst Plaudit (taken freely)
66 to 1 agst Roquefort (taken and offered)
1000 to 10 agst Tynedale (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Rescue (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Trocadero (offered)

THE OAKS.
5 to 2 on Achievement (taken)
12 to 1 agst Hippia (taken)
15 to 1 agst Arapeile (taken)
25 to 1 agst Romping Girl (taken freely)

DERBY AND OAKS.

PREDICTIONS FOR THE EPSOM SUMMER
MEETING.
HEATHCOTE PLATE (Half a Mile).

Life"—Timaru, Grimston, or Knight of
the Garter. '• Sunday Times"—Xi, Cranbury, or
Timarn. " Era"—Cranbury, or Sir Joseph Haw-
lewy's selected. " Field"—Xi, or Knight of the
Garter. " Sporting Life"—Cranbury. "Sporting
GazAte"—Timaru, or Grimston. " Sportsman"—
Xi, or Cranbury.

TATTERSALL STAKES (Three-quarters of a Mile).
" Bell's Life"--Sweet Anne, Chapel Royal, Land-
lord, or Knight of St. Michael. " Sunday Times"
--Knight of St. Michael, or Joseph Dawson's best.
" Era"—Mr. Heathc.,ote's selected, or Kate Kear-
ney. " Field"—Knight of St. Michael, Brada-
mante, or Vice Versa. " Sporting Life "—Brown
Tommy, Vice Versa, or Seringapatam. " Sport-
ing Gazette"—Sweet Anne, Seringapatam, Vice
Versa, or Kate Kearney. " Sportsman"—Nine
Elms, or Vixen colt.

WOODCOTE STAKES (Sig Furlongs).

" Bell's Life"—King Alfred or Michael;de Basco.
"Sunday Times"—Lady High thorn or King Alfred.
" Era"—Speculum or Lady Highthorn. " Field"—
King Alfred or Lord Palmerston. " Sporting Life"
—Lady Highthorn or Speculum. " Sporting
Gazette " Lady Highthorn. " Sportsman "
Hatchment, King Alfred, or Michael de Bosco.
Rous STAKES (One Mile).
" Bell's Life "—Leases, Sweet Anne, Lady Rose-
hill, or Seringapatam. " Sunday Timos"--Tyne-
dale, Leases, or Archimedes. " Era "—Ahimedes
or Longdown. " Field"—Longdown. " Sporting
Life"—Longduwn or Bradamante. "Sporting
Gazette"—Sweet Anne, Seringapatam, or Tyndale.
" Sportsman"-,-Tynedale or Leases.
THE DERBY STAKES (Mile•and-a-half).
" Bell's Life "—Vauban to win, Marksman and
Julius for places. " Sunday Times"—Vauban, 1 ;
Van Amburgh, 2 ; Marksman, 3 ; and Julius, 4.
" Era"—Vauban, 1; Marksman, 2 ; and Julius, 3.
" Field"—Vauban, 1 ; Grand Cross, 2. " Sporting
Life" --Vauban or Van Amburgh to Win ; Julius
and Marksman to fight out for places. " Sporting
Gazette"—Vauban. " Sportsman"—Vauban to
win ; Julius and Fitz-Ivan for situations.
BENTINCK PLATE (Three-quarters of a Mile.)
" Sunday Times"—Staghound or Knight of St.
Michael. " Field"—ditto. " Sporting Life"—
Seringapatam, Pyrrhic, Her Ladyship, Diamond,
or Staghound.

Ersom TOWN PLATE (Half a Mile.)
" Sunday Times"—Herennianus. " Field"—
Poleaxe or King of Spades. " Sporting Life"—
Professor Anderson, Tina, Herennianus, or Cathe-
rine Hayes filly.
EPSOM FOUR YEAR OLD STAkES (One Mile
and a Half.)

" Bell's Life," " Sunday Times," " Sporting
Life," and "Sporting Gazette"—Artesian. " The
Era" and " Field"—Monarch of the Glen.

Two YEAR OLD STAKES (half a mile).

All of them go for Lady Elizabeth.
SHIRLEY STAKES (one mile and a quarter).

The whole of the papers select Bismarck.
GRAND STAND CUP (one mile and a half).
"Bell's Life"—Midwife or Dunsany. " Sunday
Times"—Knight of the Crescent, Flying Scud, or
Midwife. " Era" —Sealskin or Flying Scud.
" Field"—Knight of the Crescent, Strathconan, or
Act ea. " Sporting Life"—Actrea, Midwife, or
Pyrrhic. "Sporting Gazette"—Knight of the
Crescent or Mr. Ten Broeck's best.