Star.
London, England, 1828-03-15 00:00:00

EDINBURGH, MARCH 12.

1.-tters from Greenock stave the amount of the•tob-
bet), of the Bank there, on Sunday last, to be.so Ligh at
It is singular that no account of the robbery reached-kdinburgh
till Tuesday morning. On Moeday a little ruddy-faced man, having
an English accent, got Greenock bank notes, to the amount
of 3,0001. exchanged with the different Banks in Edinburgh
and Leith. That these were part of the stolen property is
beyond all doubt. It is tolerably well ascertainetk that the rob.
bets, supposed to be three in number, left this citrtwo of them
on Monday evening, and cne of them oat Tuesday morning. The
Edinburgh and l.cith Police, during the whole of Tuesday,
made the most extra..rdinary exertions to discover the offenders,
but, of course, unavailingly. I lad infortmtion been forwarded to
them with ordinary dispatch, after the dizcovery of the robbery, it
is almost certain that some of the robbers would have been secured
either here or in Leith.

The depredators. arrived at Doncaster early on Tuesday morn-
ing, in a chaise and four. They had the precaution to stop the chaise
at the Volunteer Inn, near the entrance into Doncaster, from the
York toad ; and having discharged the drivers, went off by a back
way through the church yard. They were afterwards traced to a
public-house, at Balby, where they got upon the Doncaster coach,
then, passing.to Sheffield, where they arrivs d at half-past eight in the
morning. From' this place, on inquiry; we find they departed by
the Hope coach, which was about starting, for Nottingham: but
whenrthey got to Chesterfield, they told the coachman and guard
that they were quite strangers in that part of the country, and
that they had just found out they were going a wrong road. They
then left the coach, and we understand from thence they pursued
their way towardi MatleCk. Thi. is as far as they have been traced
at present. Two clerks from the Greenock Bluth, ill pursuilef the
robbers, and to- stop payment of the Bills io London,. passed
through Doncaster in about sixteen hours after the thieves arrived
there; but it appears that at Doncaster the cleiks lost the route of
the robbers, for no inquiry, that we know of, has been Made after
them on this road.—bluffield Cuttrant.
The Greenock Bank, it may be necessary to state to the &sant
reader, occupies the lower Bohr in one of the wings of the Ex.f
change Buildings, which are situated in almost the most ceutral
part of the town. The Coffee-roots occupies the other' wing,_and
the Tontine Hotel is immediately opposite ; yet, strange to say.'he
tar as can be conjectured, the robbery must have been committed
between the hours of tight and nine in the morning. The porter
of the Bank, who sleeps in it, arose on Sunday moiling about
seven o'clock, and was not there again till his usual time of
going to rest at night; but, although the robbery had beets
committed previous to that time, every thing had been I Oft
in such a state, that no suspicion leas excited. It now appears,
however, that three fellows of doubtful aspect were seen walkingin
front of the Exchange Buildings early in the morning, and a person
answering the description of one of these was in the Coffer-roost
about eight o'clock, inspecting the newspaper files. and affecting to
be very anxious after the notice of the death of sonic individual ; in
his pretended search, he engaged the keeper of the room, as it now
obviously appears, fur the purpose of previ tilting him from return-
ing to the bar, the passage•to which is common with that to the
I ank ; and at this 'critical' juncture there is little doubt his con.
federates werecarrying away their spoil. Skeleton keys gave them
ready admission, not ouly to the Batik apartments, but also to one
of the places where the cash was deposited, and of both the notes
and gold found therein, they made ,p complete sweep—to what
amount we have not yet ascertained: but have no doubt it must
have been very considerable: they did not burden themselves with
silver. In one of the locks they left a skeleton key.
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It is understood, that the Committee appointed to
take into .consideration the state of the Metropolitan
Police, will make its Report immediately atter the
Easter Recess.

The'Marquis of WELLESLEY appeared in the House
of Lords last night, for the first • time since his teturti
from Ireland. Tire Noble Marquis took his seat on the
Ministerial Bench.

The Tunbridge Wells Road has been rather unfor-
tunate this week, with regard to accidents. A new
coach, called the Crusader has been overturned twice.
and a van to carry passengers, which only started r n
Monday, was on Thursday thrown over and almost
dashed to pirces, in descending Madatesi Court Hill,
near Seven Oaks.

The Marquis of CAMDEN? after transacting business
nn Thursday at the Foreign Office, visited the new
Council Office and Obatd of Trade, for the first tune
since their erection.'

The Duke of DZVONSHIRE give a grand Dinner (0
Thu; sday, at. Devonshire House, to .A large party of
distinguished persons. His Grace held an Assembly
in the evening, which was attended by most of the lead•
ing fashionables in town. •