The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-15 00:00:00

RAILWAY ROBBERIES

Mr. Nash, solicitor, Old Jewry, to whose unwearied exer-
tions the public are principally indebted for the discovery
of Maynard and Garrett, the railway robbers, has received
the following communication from the Home-office. relative
to the threatening letters recently sent to him, daring him
to prosecute Garrett and Maynard at the peril of his lite :
" \Vhitehall Nov 12 1845.

" Sir,—l am directed by Secretary Sir James Graham to
acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 10th instant,
relative to certain threatening letters which have been sent
to you; and I am to inform you that an offer of pardon to
an accomplice in such a case is unusual, but a reward of
one hundred pounds will be paid by the Government to any
person who shall give such information and evidence as shall
lead to the discovery and conviction of. the writer, or writers,
of the letters in question.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
" S. M. PHILLIPS.
" To Charles Nash, Esq., No. 6, Frederick's-place,
Old Jewry."

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, EIGHT O'CLOCK, P.M.—Up
to this hour, and departure of the mail train, there is no in-
telligence of either the Great Britain or Hibernia steamers.
The weather has not permitted any communication from
Holyhead by telegraph to-day.
1V ESTMINSTER COURT OF SEWERS.— Y esterl
special Court of Sewers for Westminster was held
Willoughby
at
Court-house, in Greek- street, Soho- square. Mr.
in the chair. At the last meeting of the Court, Mr. Leslie ray
thea
moved and eventually
veyor ; to which an amendment was
moved the appointment of Mr. J. as assistant-sur-
veyor
as to the
in the meeting of to-day being held
carried by the casting vote of the clia,,itromn, which resulted
and as to the expe-
diencyL br ton brought
efficiency of the surveyor's department,
of making a change tlre therein." Mr. e e
department, and proposing var
forward a series of resolutions reflecting on the efficiency of
the surveyors' ious changes
thnesureeidn: the result long and somewhat desultory discussion
Avery
lt of which was that motions were carried
abolishing (subject to confirmation) the offices of assistant•
surveyors, and limiting the establishment to a chief surveyor
and a consulting surveyor. A motion declaring that the
resolutions passed should not be acted upon until they should
have received the sanction of another Court, excited consi-
derable opposition, Mr. Leslie and Captain Bague stating
that such a notice was a stultification of the previous proceed-
ings of the Court. A number of commissioners might come
down at the next , Court. not having attended the present,
and defeat the decision which the Court had come to to-day.
The Chairman thought:that resolution was consonant with
prudence and good sense. The motion for the confirmation
at the next Court was then pi:t and carried by a majority of
ten to five. The Court then 1.n..0ke up.
DUBLIN, Nov. 13.—The accounts from the pro-
vinces this morning, in reference to the potato crop, are on
the whole more satisfactory than those of last week. It does
not appear that the heavy rains have materially affected the
portion of the crop still remaining in the ground, while it is
quite certain that the disease is not progressing so rapidly
now as it did some time ago. In short, there is reason
to hope that with ordinary care the sound portion of the
crop will remain in that condition until the spring, in which
case, although there mi ht be high prices,and anempikient
supply, much of the an ed evil would be av
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