The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-21 00:00:00

NTRANGE ROMMT AT MANCHESTER.

The police at Manchester received information
yesterday that, on Monday afternoon, a robbery of the most
danag description woe committed at a beer-house called the
Bricklayers' ATM, Clarendowstrset, Manchester, kept by
Mr. W. Blackburn. About half past three o'clock. Mrs.
Blackburn, being unwell, went out with • friend to visit
•doctor, leaving the house, which is also used as a provision
shop, in the care of her sister, whom about 22 years of age,
dimicutive in stature, and extremely nervosa. This woman
NM* that very sees after her sister bad gone out, two men
entered the beer-house, one of whom she describes as being
stout and with sandy hair, and the other with dark hair.
They went through the shop into a back room, and called
foe two plants of beer. Whilst the woman went to draw
it in the cellar, the men locked the door at which they
entered. After each hail drunk • portion of the
beer, one of them made his way towards the bed-
rooms, whilst the red-whiskered man se sad her
round the waist, pulled a clasp-knife from his
pocket and opened it, and told her if she made any
mistimes be would kill bar. Shortly afterwards sbe heard
$ meddni_ ,naisit the man who had gone into the bed-
• woe breablas epealsems. The ether man then get
•wes, mad tied see awl is the table leg, and the other
PIMA hot waist, tedialag ftbehind. Some one was then
beard knocking at 0111 door, upon which the men walked
amt by the back dart. The woman says, that being unable
Ile untie the rope, dispelled the table towards the lire, and
Burnt through the rope with the poker. When her sister
returned, she discovered that three drawers and two boxes
bad been broken open in the bedroom, and that 251. in
cask had been taken from one of the horse. The police,
after hearing the above extraordinary story, began to hive
some suspicion that it was not correct, and having searched
the house found the money under • heap of sawdust. The
woman is now in custody for the robbery, and has confessed
to it.

THE JEWELLERY ROBBERY IN TIIE STRAND.—
The robbery of jewellery from a brougham in the S.rand
es Monday evening, was effected with a good deal of adroit-
ness. Directly after the brougham stopped a genteelly
dressed young man wonted the driver, and made some en-
quiries of him respecting a street at the West-end. Imme-
diately after he great away one of the doors of the carriage
was found open, and the bag containing the property wee
gone. No douht it had been removed by an accomplice.
The value of the booty is unfortunately double the amount
stated yesterday, for it absolutely exceeds 2,0001. In the
boot of the vehicle there was similar property to the extent
of several thousands of pGunds more. No trace of the thief
ham yet been obtained.
ROYAL CALEDONIAN HUNT.—At the late meeting
of the Royal Caledonian Hunt, held at Edinburgh, the
following members were appointed eflee•bearen for the
ensuing year, via.:—Hiss Cities the Duke of Hamilton and
Brand**, Preen; Robert Brace, Esq., of Kennet, Trea-
son' the Earl of Strathmore, Sit A. C. Gibson Maitland,
Bart., Sir George S. Douglas, Bart. and Sir James Fer-
guson, But., Councillors. The annual nee meeting was
need to be held at Stirling, and the usual sum voted to be
give in stakes and plates.