The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-30 00:00:00

LATE ROBBERY AT THE BANK
OF ENGLAND.

UNION-HALL.—(THIS DAY.)
Joseph Smith, a costermonger, was charged before Mr.
Cottingham, with being concerned with two others (not
in custody) in committing a very daring highway
robbery. _ ,

Richard Walkinson, whose face was very much cut
and bruised, stated, that he was mate of the Unicorn,
brig, of Hull, and that on Saturday evening last he came
ashore to spend an hour with a friend. On returning,
as he was passing St. George's Church in the Borough,
he was accosted by a man with whom he entered into
conversation, and who prevailed on him to go down
Mint-street, to a public-house. They, however, had not
proceeded many yards, when the stranger, and two other
men, one of whom was the prisoner, rushed upon him,
knocked him down, and in the struggle to recover him-
self, they set upon him, and beat him in the way he then
appeared, and robbed him of his watch, which they
tore away from the pocket, breaking the guard-chain
by their violence, and then ran away, leaving him bleed-
ing in the street. He was afterwards picked up by a
policeman, to whom he gave a description of his as-
sailants, and the prisoner was subsequently taken into
custody.
The policeman said that from the description he also
knew the other two men, who kept out of the way ever
since, and that the prisoner was their constant associate.
The prisoner said that he got his living by selling
things about the streets, and that he could prove he was
at home on the night in question, and not engaged in
the outrage. He, however, had no witnesses in attend-
ance to prove the fact, but if time was given he would
do so.

Mr. COTTINGHAM said that it was a most outrageous
assault and robbery, and that he should remand the
prisoner.

MARYLEBONE VESTRY.
(THIS DAY.)
At the weekly meeting of the above vestry, the clerk
read a paper to the vestry concerning a complaint made
last week of a nuisance existing for some time in the
neighbourhood of All Souls Church. It will be remem-
bered that on Saturday last a letter was read from the
churchwardens, complaining of the obscene conduct
carried on openly at a large house facing a new door
which led to the gallery of the above church, the exist-
ence of which nuisance prevented many of the parish-
ioners from using that door, which would otherwise
have been a great convenience to them. It was then
decided that the vestry-clerk should be desired to write
to the rate-payers of that house, and make a report con-
cerning it to-day. It appears that a communication was
made with Martha Willie, the occupier of the house in
question, who admitted the nuisance, and made a pro-
mise that it should not be repeated.—The vestry was
adjourned at twelve o'clock.

FLANDERS MAIL.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
BRUSSELS, Nov. 27.—Prince Gallitzen having visited
everything curious and interesting at Brussels, set out
yesterday for Paris.

MALINES, Nov. 27.—Yesterday, at two o'clock, the
ceremony of the benediction of the new bell of St.
Rombaut took place in the great square of this city with
extraordinary magnificence and pomp—the bell receiving
the name of " Salvator," which was also the name of the
great bell which it was necessary to recast. The bene-
diction and baptism'of the new great bell were performed
by the Cardinal Archbishop of Malines, accompanied by
a numerous body of the clergy, by the Metropolitan
Chapter, and by more than 250 young men belonging to
the seminary.
Baron de Steenhault, Burgomaster of Malines, was
godfather, and Madame de Bort, widow of a Burgo-
master of Malines, was godmother.
An immense crowd was present at the ceremony. The
fete was terminated by a splendid banquet given by the
Cardinal Archbishop, in the Archiepiscopal Palace, to
the ecclesiastical, civil, and military authorities.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 27.—The Chamber continued to-day
the debate on the ways and means.
HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, Nov. 26.

Austrian 5 per Cents.
113
Bank Shares — 1650
Anglo-Russian Loan 1144
Russian 5 per Cent., Ist series, Certificate 1054 105
Inscription, Ist series
Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co., 3d and 4th
Series 9934
Ditto in Certificates 99% --
'
New 4 per Cent. (1840) 9114 _—
Dutch Actual Debt, 234 per Cent 61% St
Ditto 5 per Cent. —
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent. —
Spanish. New 4 per Cents.
1,111 ..... 18%
Polish Bonds —
New Tickets —

FATAL COAL-PIT ACCIDENT.-
FIFTY LIVES LOST.

Among the casualties incident to the working o
nines andcollieries, in this country, we regret to have to
record this week, the loss of fifty lives, by the terrible
agency of fire-damp, at the Cwm Avon Colliery, Neath,
on Wednesday last. On account of the shattered state
of the works, consequent on the explosion, and the
noxious effluvia, only four bodies had on that day been
taken out. Our information as to details, considering
the distance we write from the fatal spot, cannot be
copious ; but of the painful truth of this frightful catas-
trophe, there is, we regret to state, no room to doubt.—
Monmouthshire Merlin of Friday.

RAILWAY RETURNS.
AILWAT TBAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of
ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the
respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same
week in the previous year:

EXAMINATION OF BURGESS AT THE
MANSION-HOUSE.—(THIS DAY.)
Oa the Lord Mayor taking his seat this morning,
Burgess was placed at the bar, in the cu3tody of Daniel
Forrester, charged with fraudulently obtaining the trans-
fer of 8,0001. (Consols) on the 3d of September last,
which sum was entered in the books of the Bank of
England in the name of Mr. Oxenford. It will be in the
recollection of our readers that the sum was paid to Jo-
seph Elder, the prisoner's accomplice in the transaction,
who committed suicide at Boston soon after his arrest
on the charge.
Mr. Freshfield, the solicitor, stated the charge against
the prisoner, and that a warrant had been issued for his
apprehension by the late Lord Mayor. He was prepared
to go into the case, but as the prisoner only yesterday
arrived from Boston, he (Mr. Freshfield) thought that
the most advisable course would be to remand him.
The prisoner, in a low tone of voice, said he wished to
be remanded.

Mr. Freshfield then called—
Mr. Oxenford, who stated that the 8,0001. fraudulently
obtained from the Bank of England, was his property,
and that he never authorised any person to use his
name, or to withdraw it.

A clerk in the Bank deposed that the prisoner was a
witness to the transfer of the stock.
The LORD MAYOR then remanded the prisoner until
Wednesday next.
Burgess is a tall man, and appeared to feel acutely the
position in which he was placed. He appeared to be
lame, possibly from an accident which he met with while
endeavouring to escape when pursued by the officers in
Boston.