The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-07 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 7, 1859.

DARING 3UISOLA37 IN NZWCASI'LI.

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One of the most daring and expert borealis
which we have had le record took pleas at the shop of Mr.
Thompson, watchmaker and jeweller, Arcade, between Tues-
day night and Wednesday morning; and, although the
robbers succeeded in obtaining and carrying armee 401.
worth of goo we are glad to say that their further Wee-
lion,ds, of taking the safe with them also, was baelked by we
MOMS which have not yet been secerteleed. Mr. Thengeen
secured hie !Premises in the tonal manner on Tenday
night, end left shortly after seven o'clock, NM"-
lug next morning at about tea minutes to max
Before he coon:Deuced to take down the shutters, how-
ever, 64 stupidess were aroused by teeing the praised of
the shop strewed with lime dust, and other signs were
visible of an attempt having been made to break through
some wall. The door leading to the offices above the asap
wee tried, and found to have been fastened on the Wide by
some nausea mimes; and when Mr. Thompson entered hie
slop his fears were confirmed by the rather curious apsetecte
which met hie eyes. About a yard distant from its ordinary
standing place wee the We—pecked with new amnia and
lorded with new cords, in a neat and workman-like mentor,
that would have done credit to a profeesional packer—reedy
for being carried off wholesale. It is exactly twelve month'
this moath dace a similar robbery took place on therms pre-
mier, and at that time Mr. Thompson deemed It expedient
moue a sew safe, of larger dimensions than that which he
thenpasessell, for the purpose of enuring the most valuable
peeks elide stook. It was placed in the comer mat to toe
window, and when filled with the gold end silver watches sad
ewes of jewellery weighed above 6 ewt. The Wenn,
knowing the ahem insurmountable difficulty of opening It,
miler the eirometemes in which they wane then
reetnied le thence's! expedient which we have described,
Ws* It away altogether, and getting at its contests at their
Iskure; and their plan seems to have been to have a am-
mama in readiness at a certain hour by which to nervy it
away. But, for some reason beat known to themselves, their
gams we. not accomplished, and the probability Is that
they were startled whilst engaged In their nefarious design.
The most prominent feature connected with the scene was •
bale in the wall about three feet square, and a masa of &brie
covering the surrounding spats, oompoeed principally of
Use, lattice, end broken bricks. The wail where the entrance
had them been effected was about a foot thick, and formed an
eagle with the stairs leading into the plumage before alluded
to. Considerable force must have been exerted, and the noise
must have been proportionately great, before an aperture so
large could have been made; and, is addition, the wood work
at ens reticular spot WM pretty substantial, and must have
required heavy blows on the chisel which appeared to have
her weed to it, as the splinters lying about were very thick.
One fact seems to show that the thieves must have gauged
the place pretty well before commencing operations. In the
insile of the shop was a rack having three shelves, containing
timepieces, and inside the reek, for a space of about three
fee' from the door upwards, there was nothing but the bare
wall. The hole was broken through at this spot, and • nice
ostentation seemed to have been made so as net to destroy
any valuable property, or to make any noise that was likely
to alarm the neighbourhood. A further investigation die-
played the systematic and ingenious manner in which pre-
cautions seemed to here been taken by the thieves to ward
against captive or &turbid*. The door of the passage had
been secured by an entirely new faeleabg, so that there was
so shrine of being Intruded en except by the way in which
they came themselves. It wee discovered that the burglars
had la the dnt place sealed the peed of Mr. lAidier, broah-
maker, Pilgrimatrees, and had then found themselves in
the Priendi Banal Ground. To climb to the top of some
low homes at the back of the premises fronting into
the Arcade wee a very may task; and, instead of going
through Kr. Thompsoa's skylight, se they did before,
they had opened the window seer Mr. P. G. Biker's
offices, sad vaulted on to the stabs. Descending three
lights, they were on the Marmot ; their subsequent proceed-
ins, we have already indicated. It wee not to be expected
that they would go away without carrying off something;
but it la satisfactory to learn that their booty weetaskedto
the contents ef the mom which stand on the counter, con-
sisting almost identically of the same clam of good. which
were stolen onthe previous oomaion, viz., earrings, brooches,
dads, bracelete, and other nicknacks, to the value of *bout
404 The safe antained BOW. worth of property, and he
removal, fortunately not affected, would have been a profit.
able heal. That then bad bora at least three, If not four
men, engaged in the robbery wee cleat from the manner in
which the safe had been moved from its position and packed
and that they were well acquainted with the business in hood
was evident tram the &culottes' displayed le every stags of
the 'Ur. To deaden the sound or their footsteps they seem
to have worn goloshes, the embossed moans of which were
Imprieled an the tiles, and on the deet which revered the
low. The police ere m the alert, and it Is hoped that their
exertions will prove odessMal, an Mr. Thempeon's mis-
fortunes have evoked •peat deal of sympathy.—Neweaarle
CAreawk.