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      m an associate of a gang of thieves at Bradford , was ought before the county magistrates and remanded . How the People of St . Bees Vindicate Projtantism . ^ —Some outrages were committed near St . es on the 5 th by a number of idle ruffians who -were Ty ing about a figure of Cluy , and who , being reested by a Mr . Rigg not to trample over some of his trer-gardens at a place called Vale View , set upon n , knocked him down , with a stick , ill-treated a policein who came to his assistance , and violently struck 88 Bigg on her imploring- them not to ill-use her her . Several other persons were attacked by them , 1 at night Mr . Rigg's stables were set on fire ; but the

      nes were soon put out . The property of some other ltlernen was also destroyed or damaged in the same y . Clearly , these St . Bees people are the very persons Mr . Clerk , of Mansion House celebrity , to go and B among . Robbery bt a Reformatory MUn . — -William H . ootton , Joseph Young , Charles Cullen , Charles irner , and Mary Ann Clark , who have been in cus-Ly for several days on a charge of being concerned burglariously breaking into the dwelling-house of :. Swires , a chemist , on Brixton-Mll , and stealing ask-box containing about 50 ? . in cash and various ter property , have been examined at Lambeth police irt . Wootton had been taken from the Brixton

      formatory into the service of Mr . Swires , who now ide a complaint against Mr . Metcalf , the governor of 3 Reformatory . Some time before the burglary , plate d been stolen from Mr . Swires ' s house , and , suspecting ootfon , he spoke to Mr . Metcalf , wlo agreed with his ipicions , and said he would look into the matter , terwards , however , he declared his belief in the innolce of the accused , and . said that , if he was taken into 3 tody , he would be his friend . 'W ' ootton , therefore , , s allowed by the police to go free , and in little more in another month he committed the burglary . He d since declared to Mr . Swires that he would p " him ; hird visit as soon as he gained his liberty , no matter lat precautions were taken against it . " All the

      prilera were committed for trial . Emcbkzzlement . — -Mr . Frederick Moody , for some us a confidential clerk and traveller in the service Six Robert Burnett and Co ., the distillers , at Vaux-11 , and who has been in custody for the last week on iharge of embezzling upwards of 7 OO ? . from that firm , 3 been committed for trial- ¦ Suspected Murder at Erith . — The body of a ung man named Carter , who live ! at WandswoTth , a been found near Erith covered with wounds . He is known to have had upwards of € 0 ? . upon him ; but

      money was found in the pockets . An inquest has en opened , but is adjourned . Assault on a Warder . —John Williams , a youth of leteen , has committed a violent assault on one of the irders of Coldbath Fields prison , where he was coned . He struck him on the head till he was insensible . ie Clerkenwell magistrate has committed him for trial . Another Victim of the Royal British Bank . —A rs . White , a fishwoman and a widow , has brought be-¦ e the notice of the Guildhall Alderman her loss of 40 / . posited in the Royal British Bank . She was told to ply to one of the assignees in bankruptcy .

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      THE SUBSCRIPTION FOR ITALY . We publish the additional lists sent in . up to yesterday . Others have been filled up , which are not yet collected . We await from Italy complete returns of the national subscriptions in progress , which we shall publish as they arrive . It will be seen , that the result has exceeded the original expectations of those who inaugurated the movement . Received by J . Meriton White , 8 , Percy-street , Bedford-square , for the 10 * 000 muskets : —Previously acknowledged , 12 ? . 10 s . 6 d . Collected by Mr . T . Ivory , from Collard and Collard ' s pianoforte manufactory : —P . Sharland , 6 d . ; G . Chamberlane , 6 d . ; J . Dobin-son , Is . ; Harbert , 6 d . ; Scotten , 6 d . ; J . A . Wendlingen , 6 d . ; JDean , Is . ; j . Shepherd , 6 d . ; W . T . Pollard , la . ; Cox ,

      Is . ; Kirkwood , 6 d . ; J . Holtells , Is ; George Kow , Is . ; James Pollard , Is . 6 d . ; Ivory , Is . Collected by Mr . Murpliy , at Albert-street , Camden-town : —Samuel Horman , 2 s . 6 a . ; T . R ., 2 s . 6 d . ; H . R ., 2 s . ; T . Bradley , Is . ; Keighley , 6 d . ; C . Kenney , 6 cl . ; Ales . Smith , 6 d . ; E . Harrington , 6 d . ; S . Crossley , 6 d . ; S . Gilcbrisr , 6 d . ; W . Salfred , 6 d . ; Thomas Metcalfe , Is . ; Dornenica Lama , 6 d . ; William Lowe , 6 d . ; John Plumrner , 6 d . ; Wightman , 6 d . ; S . Cue , Is . ; Looney , ( 3 d . ; W . H . Barker , 6 d . ; Turnbul ] , Gil . ; Patten , Is . ; W . Wales , 6 < 3 . ; J . H . Craft , Gd . ; Scarfi , Gd . ; R . Brown , 6 d . ; Birniis , 6 d .

      Sowallow , Gd . ; proceeds of concert at Blaydon Burn , 21 . ; William Ransom ,. 6 s . ; J . Bannister , 5 s . ; A Friend , 2 s . ; A Friend , 5 s . ; G . C , 2 s . 6 d . ; J . B ., 2 s . 6 d . ; G ., 2 s . ; A Lady , 5 s . ; James Jones , € d . ; John Sidw ell , 6 d . ; Adam Clark , 6 d . ; John Sives , 2 s . 6 d . ; James P . Yates , 2 s . 6 d . ; John Peters , 2 s . 6 d . ; John Vice , 2 s . ; E . King , Gd .: Charles Freeman , 2 s . Cd . ; Charles Fluir , 2 s . 6 d . ; Charles Shufflebottom , Is . ; E . Roe , 2 s . ; H . Band , Is . ; W . May , Is . ; B . B ., 2 s . ; C . Rogers , 10 s . ; Rev . W Hutchinson , 2 s . 6 d . ; 2 nd List from Collard and Collard , 11 . 14 s . ; G . Tuckwood , 2 s .: total , 21 Z . 3 s ~

      Received by James Stansfield , Esq ., SecretaTy , at the office , 22 , Sloane-street , Knightsbridge : — -Dr . Lonsdale , Carlisle , 1 / . Is . ; Messrs . R . E . Ridley , Henliam , 5 / . ; R . H . Haggle , Newcastle , 5 s . ; George Harford , Newcastle , 10 s . ; " Liberty of Conscience , " Is . ; J- Ponzini , Is . ; J . A . C . Is . ; C . Baylie , Is . ; 35 . Otton , Is . ; B . Woodye , Is . ; Malacredi , Is . ; Ruslily , Is . ; R . Ladcll , Is . ; F . Ayrcs , Is . ; Sullivan , Is . ; E . Peak , Is . ; Frederick Knoll , Is . ; A . Vacani , Is . ; L ., Regentstreet , 1 ? . Is . ; W . Jeffery Etches , Derby , 5 / . ; Robert F . Turner , Derby , 10 s . ; W . Allen , Derby , 5 s . ; James Butler , jun ., Derby , 5 s . ; Henry Eccleston , 5 s . ; W . Stevenson , 5 s . ; W . H . Ade , 2 s . ; R . Rowell , 5 s . ; E . C . Ionidea , 1 , Thr « adneedlestreet , 11 . Is . ; " Unknown , " 1 / . Is . ; Dr .

      Babington , George-street , llunover-square , 21 . 2 s- ; Messrs . John Collett , Upper Belgrave-street , 5 ? . 5 s . ; Wm . Shaen , Bedford-row , 11 . 2 s . ; Frnncis W . Ncwinan , Park Village East , Regent ' s-pavk , 10 / . ; W . Phillips , Coal Exchange , 51 . W . Rawlings , Liverpool , 101 ; Alfred Mitcham , 2 s . ; John Asten , 3 d . ; Two Clerks , Sloaneatreer , 11 . la . Collected by T . H . Holliday ; —Messrs . T . \\ . Hollidny , Cd ; W . Homefield , Gd . ; J . Watkins , Is . ; N . Urittan , Is . ; W . Turner , Is . ; R . Woodward , Is . ; M . Fryer , Is . ; M . Hamburg , Is . ; B . Smith , 2 s . € 1 . ; J . H . Holliday , 2 s . Gd . ; Mr . Atkins and . Two Friends , Reading , 8 / . 3 s . ; Colonel Clinton , Rayaton , 1 ? . ; Dr . Bennett , Finsbury-squarc , 1 / . 1 * . , M . E . Marsden , liudge-row , City , 6 / . 5 s .: W . S . Burton , 2 / . 2 s . 2 d . ; N . "Vf . Hale , 1 / . Is . ; A . Templeton , 10 s . ; Bronzini , Is . ; J . S . B .. 3 / . 3 s .: total , 107 / . 6 a .

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      NAVAL AND MILITARY . Embarkation ov the German Lkgion . —The first division of the German Legion , numbering twenty officers and one thousand men , accompanied by five hundred

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      was rather against the robbery ; but Pierce overcame his scruples . Agar passed for a commercial man , and he appears to have managed the whole matter . "After getting one key , " continued Agar , " Pierce and I consulted how to get an impression of the other ; and it was arranged that I should go to Folkestone , and stop at the Pavilion Hotel , when Pierce would write a letter to say he would send me a box containing money , to the amount of 600 / or 700 ? . I went to the Pavilion by the name of Archer , and received a letter , stating that such a box had been forwarded to mebyrail . I think the box was to be addressed' Mr . Archer , care of Mr . Ledger , ' ' Mr-Chapman , ' I don't know which . After receiving the letter , I took it to Chapman ' s office , on a Saturday ,

      and found that no such box had arrived . I told him to take care of it if it should arrive , and went again on Sunday , when I saw the train arrive at the upper station . I then went down to the lower station , where I saw Chapman , and showed him the letter . I saw the iron safe opened by Chapman , who used a key which he took from a cupboard in his office . He delivered the box tome , and presented a form for me to fill up . I told him to excuse me , as I had a bad finger , and asked him to fill it up himself . He did so , and I then signed it in the name of Archer . The box contained about 200 ? . in gold , which was my money , with something to fill it up . I had given the money to Pierce before I left London . I don ' t know where I got

      We told him we had come on the previous day , and at the same time we gave him a few shillings . We had a first-class carriage all to ourselves , and on , our way up we threw the hay from our carpet bags out of the -window , and put the gold bars from the courier bags into two small carpet bags , which -were inside the large one . When -we got to a station on the road , I do not know which , Pierce got out of the carriage , and put the large carpet tag behind the door of the waiting room . A porter saw him , and asked what he was doing . He said , ' Looking for a friend . ' and j umped into the carriage again . The train arrived at London-bridge about five o ' clock , when we took a cab to . the Great Western . station with the small carpet bags ; hut , when we got there , Pierce told the man he had made a mistake , we wanted to go

      to the Euston Station . We now drove back , but we got out at a coffee-shop and remained there a little while before we went to Pierce ' s house . We then , hired a horse and cart to remove the gold , and afterwards took a cab and met Tester at the Borough-market , where lie gave us back the bar of gold which ve had given him out the night before . Pierce went and changed part of the American coins at a shoj in St . Mary-axe , and I waited in the cab while he was gone . We then drove up to the Haymarket , where Pierce sold the rest of the American coins to a person named Spillman , who gave a cheque on the Union Bank . I think it was about 200 ? . We then went lack to Pierce ' s house , taking the gold bars with us . " At this point , the inquiry was adjourned till Monday .

      it from , but I believe from the Bank of England in exchange for notes , a day or two before I left Folkestone . ' The three conspirators having again met at Folkestone , they watched the clerks out of their office on the quay , being compelled to attend to some duties in the baggageroom . Pierce then got the key out of the cupboard where it was left . Agar took an impression of it , and it was returned . The three then returned to London . This was probably about four or five months before the robbery . In the meanwhile , the keys were made from the impressions , and Agar travelled up and down with Burgess seven or eight times to try if they fitted .

      At length they did so . The other details of the plan were then elaborated . Two hundredweight of shot was bought at the Lambeth shot-tower to make up the weight of 12 , 000 ? . in gold . The shot was taken in carpet-bags to Agar's residence at Shepherd ' s-bush ; but all questions put by Fanny Kay , Agar ' s mistress , as to . the contents of the bags , were evaded . Some small bags , in which to place the shot in separate parcels , were afterwards made by Agar and Pierce , and some others ( called courier-bags ) were ordered at a shop . These were tried ; and , when some of them cracked , Agar mended them . Fanny Kay was excluded from all knowledge of these transactions .

      The preparations being completed , the conspirators watched for a day when the bullion would be sent . "I met Burgess at the station , " said Agar , " , if lie had no opportunity of speaking , he was to raise his cap , take out his pocket-handkerchief and wipe his face , to let me know if the gold was there . On the night when the robbery took place , Pierce and I went to the coffeeshop in Camden-road , as before ; and Pierce brought a cab , which he said he had hired from the rank near the Red Cap . I should know the cabman . We went to St . Thomas ' s-street , as before . I got out , and before I got to the station I met Tester , who said , ' It ' s all right . ' I then went back to the cab , where I had left Pierce Tester was with me , and said it was all right .

      lie was to go down . I told the cabman to drive to the Dover train . He did so , and I got two tickets for myself and Pierce . We had the courier-bags on us , and the porter gave the other bags to Burgess , who put them into a luggngc-van communicating with his own . Pierce got into a first-class carriage ; Tester went do- \ vn with the train , but I do not know what became of him . Watching an opportunity when Mi . Wetherhead's back was turned , I jumped into the guard's van , where the bags were , and Burgess shut the door after me . Burgess was in the same train . I saw two iron boxes iu the van , and as soon as the train moved I got up and went to Burgess , who told me there was upwards of 12 , 000 ? . in bullion and coin there . I unlocked one of the chests , in which I found a wooden

      box , nailed round -with iron hooping ; and , after drawing the nails out , I forced it open with some box wedges and a wooden mallet , which I bad with me . It contained gold bars , but I do not know how many . I took them otit , put them into the bag . * , put the shot into the box , and fastened it up again with the same nails . When we got to Rcdhill , Pierce got into the van , having left his first-class carriage . I did not see Tester there , but put out for him a bag with one of the gold bars , which had been put in it for him by arrangement , to lighten our load . " ( Laughter . ) Tho other boxes were 'lightened' iu similar fashion , and , by the time they had swept up tho dust , and put it in tho bags , tho train had got to Folkestone . They then went on to Dover , nncl thence , in tho midcUo of tho night , started for London .

      THE GREAT GOLD ROBBERY . light has at length been thrown on the groat gold bbery which was committed on the South-Eastern lilway in the course of May , 1855 . Three men are w in custody on the charge—one of them ( Edward ; ar ) being at present a convict at Portland under itence of penal servitude for another offence . Two xers are William Pierce and James Burgess , formerly ards in the service of the railway ; and tho fourth is person named Tester , who , at the time of the robbery , is a clerk in the employment of the company , and 10 is still at large . Agar , when arrested for the crime r-which he is now suffering , was living with a woman ; d he then placed her and her child under the cbto of erce , together with 7000 ? . of the skolen gold . Pierce , 'wever , kept the gold , and turned the woman adrift ; id this led to the disclosures which have caused the

      'prehension of him and Burgess . The men last named were brought up at the Mansion ouse on Thursday , and Agar was placed in tho wituess-• x : against them . The story ho related was very sinilar . He was tempted by Pierce , he said , to commit ie robbery . To the proposals made by that person ho plied that he had no objection to undertake the matter , id he and Pierce took a lodging at Folkestone , in order iat they might hang about tho 1 rain and obtain tho sys of the box containing the gold , that they might fco an impression . Their efforts , however , failed , and ie returned

      rce to London , followed , after an interval , r J ieav - fierce then told him that one of the keys >« been lost , that the chest had buen sent up to bo rolued , and that tho ticket-clerk Tester would havo posffi j _ of tl 10 koy » - Agar then obtained an interviow ith Tester at a beer-shop at the corner of Tooleyrcct . Tester produced the keys ; and Agar , pretending iat he wanted to wash his hands , got tho clmmbcr-« ld to show him into a room up-stairs , and here J took an impression of tho keys , which ho afterwards turned to Teator . While tho preparations were going » » several interviews wore had with Burgess , who

      " When at the Dover station , " continued Agar , " a porter wanted us to let him carry our bags , but wo told him wo would rather carry them ourselves . Ho asked if we had got any tickets , and wo showed him two return Ostend tickets , which Pierce had got , 1 think , from ft man named Gowcr , in tho employ of the company . Ho said no one had passed through tho Customs from Oatond thnt day-, and that tho bacrs were very heavy .

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      November 15 / 1856 . ] THE LEADE R . 1089

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 15, 1856, page 1089, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2167/page/9/