Mail robbery. Bristol mail robbed by George Weston near Cranford Bridge. A follow-on

THE Post Boy bringing the Bristol mail, on Monday morning the 29th of January last, morning from Maidenhead, was stopped between two and three o'clock, by a single highwayman, with a crape over his face, between the 11th and 12th mile stone, near to Cranford Bridge, who presented a pistol to him, and after making him alight, drove away the horse and cart, which were found about seven o'clock the same morning the robbery was committed, in a meadow field near farmer Lott's, at Twyford, in Middlesex, when it appeared the greatest part of the letters were taken out of the Bath and Bristol bags, and the following bags entirely taken away:

One George Weston is strongly suspected to be concerned in the above robbery, he having, between Tuesday the 30th of January, and Friday the 2d instant, negociated several Bank post bills and Bank notes, which had been in the mail, in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Northumberland, Lincolnshire, Huntingdonshire, and Hertfordshire, in the name of James Jackson, and in character of a Naval Officer, wearing the exact uniform of a Midshipman, viz. a blue coat turned up with white, white waistcoat, yellow buttons, with an anchor upon them, and a plain cocked hat, with a cockade in it.

He was pursued from Nottinghamshire to London, on the direct North road through Stevenage, Ware, and Endfield, and got out of a post chaise and four in Bishopsgate street, about half past ten o'clock on Friday night, the 2d instant, immediately took an hackney coach, and was set down in the first Court in Newgate street, which leads to St. Paul's Church yard, where he took a pair of pistols and portmanteau under his arm, and walked towards the Church-yard.

The said George Weston is described to be about 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high, about twenty-four or twenty-five years of age, his hair of a lightish brown colour, cut short before, and tied behind, fresh coloured, pitted with the small pox, thin made, speaks quick, and when he arrived in London had boots on, and a light-coloured great coat. He lodged at the Coventry Cross, in Potter's-fields, Tooley-street, about four months ago, has a brother named Joseph Weston, and both are reputed to be highwaymen.

Whoever shall apprehend and convict, or cause to be apprehended and convicted, the person who committed this Robbery, will be entitled to a Reward of TWO HUNDRED POUNDS, over and above the Reward given by Act of Parliament for apprehending highwaymen; or if any person, whether an accomplice in the robbery, or knowing thereof, shall make discovery, whereby the person who committed the same may be apprehended and brought to justice, such discoverer will, upon conviction of the party, be entitled to the same Reward of TWO HUNDRED POUNDS, and will also receive his Majesty's most gracious pardon.

ANTHONY TODD, Secretary.