The Sun.
London, England, 1818-08-14 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

ROBBERY THE EDINBURGH MAIL.
Bow.STREET,--On the lst of March, 1817.
the Edinburgh Mail was robbed of Bank-notes
to the amount of between 4 and 50001. which
wt•re in a parcel which was sent by the Edit),
burgh and Stirling mail, directed to Messrs. Edie
and Co. at the Stirling;Batik, and sent from the
Edinburgh Bank. On the arrival of the mail-
coach at Sliding, and on examining the place
where similar valuable parcels had usually been
deposited for a vonsiderable time past in perfect
safety, it was found to be missing ; an alarm was
spread, and from circumstances, the robbery was
strongly suspected to be one of those called " put
lip robberies," it having been previously known
to the thief the valuable contents of the parcel,

and the part of the coach it was deposited in.
The passengers had all left the coach, and it was
strongly suspected that some, or the whole of
the inside passengers were concerned in the rob-
bery, and an inquiry took place respecting them
and their proceedings on the road, when it was
ascertained that all the inside places were taken
previous to the mail leaving Edinburgh, and three
of the passengers, of the names of NPAllister, Ha-
milton, anti Carter, got into the mail at tl►e inn
previous to its starting, Find the fourth passenger
was taken up on the road.
A full description of the men's persons and con-
duct was obtained frOm a young woman of the
name of Brown, an outside passenger..
The Proprietors of the Bank-motes have been
making every possible exertion, sparing no ex
pence, to discover and detect the robbers, as well
as for tae recovery of the immense sum, anti they
did not lose sight of applying at this office• In
consequence Adkins, the officer, has been exert-
ing himself since that time to recover the pro-
perty, and to apprehend the thieves, but'.'vii-ti';i",ii-
:uccess till a few months since, when a man was
detected at the Italian Opera in robbing the com-
pany there, by means of cutting their pockets
with a sharp instrument, and which practice it is
supposed he had pursued for some time without
suspicion or detection, owing to his going gen-
teel), dressed to the pit. On seas-cuing him then,
and his residence, some articles of property were
found, which led to a suspicion that he was one.
of the passengers in the Edinburgh Alai!, and was
concerned, with another passenger, in robbing it
of the above property. Information being sent
to the bankers (the owners of the val.►ahle par-
cel) of the men being in Fustody, and the sus-
picious circumstances then discovered, they im-

niediately sent Miss Brown (an outside passenger
by.the mail at the time it was robbed) to Lon-
don, when she positively swore to the man ap-
prehended at the Italian Opera-house as being
one of the passengers ; his name is Hamilton_
alias Grey. He has been tried for robberies com-
mitted at the Italian Opera-house, and sentenced
to seven years transportation. In the mean time
Adkins has been exerting himself to apprehend the
other robbers, whit) were passengers in the mail
at the time, and has succeeded in tracing oot and
securing one of them, of the name of WAllister,
alias Crowder, and Miss Brown has been sent
again from Edinburgh to London, and has also
identified this man as one of the passengers in the
mail, at the time of the robbery.
A writ of habeas Corpus has been obtained for
the removal oflton alias Grey from New-
gate to Edinburgh, to take his trial for the rob-
bery of the mail, and Adkins has left town with
him and M'Allister alias Crowder, for Edinburgh,
to take their trial for the offence.
ExTENsivE ROBBERY BY A WATCHMAN.

GUMMI A'LL..--YeStelAilly James Ellis was charg-
ed before Mr. Alderman GuOINIERERE with pion-
deriog the Paddington Canal warehouse in Lon-
don Wall, of Manchester and other goods, to the
an►ount of more than 2001. the property of Messrs.
Turner and Co. the prol►rietors.—Elizabeth Ellis,
daughter to the prisoner, was also put to the
bar, charged with being concerned in the rob-
bery.
It Was stated in evidence, that the male pri-

soner had been for a long period employed as a
private watchman about the warehouse of Messrs.
Turner, was intrusted with the keys, and the ut-
most co►►tidence placed in his integrity. Within
the last few months parcels of ,goods were conti-
nually missed from the warehouse. lit length,
however, sospiciou fell upon sonic porters en►-
ployed about the; premises, and au Officer %vas
procured, who watched them, and searched their
lodgings, but made nu discovery. This Officer,
upon a more t►arruw scrutiny of the warehouse
and yard, hinted to the owners. that he thought
the watchman most know something of the ►;e-
predations. At this insinuation they were quite
indignant, and declared so great was their reliance
upon his honesty, that they would trust I►im with
any thing.
The work of plunder still continuing, the Offi-
cer was again appt►en to, again !ecltired
his suspicions of the watchman, and at his own
pressing solicitation was employed to watch his
conduct. On Wednesday morning, a short time
previous to the usual hour for Ellis to quit his
post, the Officer observed him to go to a certain
part of the warehouse, enter a door, and selecting
a piece of goods, place it in a secret spot near
the (4)or-way. Ile then left the place, but re-
turned in a short time, and supposing himself un-
observed, took up the package, and was going ofl•
with it, when the Officer took him into custody
immediately. He then proceeded to his lodgings,
where upon searching, he found an immense num-
ber of duplicates of property pledged at different
pawnbrokers, the whole of which (to the amount
stated) proved to be tb,, propwy of 11.1e3sts.
Turner and Co. It was for the most part pledged
in pieces of seven or eight yards, to prevent sus-
picion. -The daughter was found at the lodgings,
and it having been learned that she was seen upon
one or two occasions loitering about the war,:.-
hoose in the night-time, she was taken into cus-
tody' Not one halt of the property missed front
the warehouse has as yet been discovered.
At the request of one of the prosecutors the
prisoners were both remanded, to give time for
further inquiry, and for the pawnbrokers to at-
tend with the property.
DOG CASE EXTRAORDINARY. •

MARLBOItoUGH-STI;EE-T.—A Case excited
some iuterest was heard yestenitty ; James Cour-

tois,t sq. of Paddington„ a Gentleman of the first
respectability, was charged with detaining a dog.
The dog in questio►► was of the Blenheim breed,
the property, .as stated, of a Lady named Goldicot,
and it was an animal which Ladies who crowded
the Court appeared in love with.

Mr. Courtois had lost a dog on the 12th of
January last, and seeing the one in question fol-
lowing the lady of the Rev. Mr. Meade and a
young Gentleman, he claimed it as his lost flog,
and refused to give it up. The Counsel for the
prosecution stated it was not meant to impute to
the defendant that he was a dog-stealer, nor was
it the penal►y which was sought after, but it was
to recover back the dog which the defendant had
mistaken for the one he had lost.

Mrs. Meade, and the young Gentleman, nephew
of the Clergyman, were called to prove that the
defendant had taken the dog from them, which
wHssatlinitted. The Lady proved that she knew
the dog fur above a year and a half, and it was
then full grown. Since that time the dophad.
been in her possession, although not uninterrupt-
edly. She was positive as to the identity of the

Mrs. Ann Goldictit stated positively that the
dog was hers It wonlo be three years old next
January, and she had it when a pop of a Mr.-
King. The dog was so touch endeared to her that.
they could nut mistake each other. The Lady
was positive as to the identity, and she described
his in rks. _ _ _

The dog was here produced, and the Ladies on
each side called out " Fanny, my dear, my
darling," &c. and the little creature first flew into
the lap of a Mrs. Court ois, who embraced him
with lunch ecstacy,
Mr: King, who gave the dog to Mrs.
swore-poSiti'Vely to him, and produced the mother.
Ele bought the mother in pup, and bred the dog
iii question.
The identity of the clog was sworn to by the
servant who washed and fed him, and by several
other persons.
Mr. ALLEY, in a speech of much force, did not
attribute any wrong motive to the opinions of any
of the witnesses, who no doubt swore to the best
of their belief ; but he observed that the dog was
not like a poor child who wanted a parent—he

having plenty of admirers.
He called a dozen respectable witnesses, who
swore as firmly as the other side, that the dog be-
longed to Mr. Courtois, and amongst them were
two fanciers, who swore that the dog was not two
years old.
The Magistrates postponed their judgment, and
the dog remains in the possession of .W alts, the
officer.