The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-16 00:00:00

GENTLEMEN THIEVES IN YORKSHIRE.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE.
For a short time rumours of a vague and un-
pleasant character have been rife in the neighbourhood of
Bolton Percy and Nun Appleton, near York. Captain
Oliver, who resides at Moulton Lodes, has for the last three
month' frequently missed articles of jewellery from his
residence, and he was compelled to communicate with the
police. This led to Detective Inspector Hockaday, of Wake-
field, being instructed to proceed in the matter, but all the
astuteness he is known to possess was for some time at
fault. Captain Oliver's domestics were questioned, but
all denied any knowledge of the offence, and on a strict
search being made their protestations of innocence were
fully corroborated. The uetective was consequently com-
pelled to turn his professional tact in another direction.
lie consequently visited York for the parpose of pro-
curing some printed handbills, offering a reward for
the ditouvery of the offender, and there fortunately he
met with his first clue to the depredator. During the
time that the articles in questions were being missed by
Captain Oliver, two young gentlemen allied to the aris-
tocracy were located with the clergyman of an adjoining
village as pupils. Their habits, companionship, and agree-
able qualities gained them friends in the surrounding
neighbourhood, and both became, in consequence, frequent
visitors at Captain Oliver's =union. One of them is the
son of an Irish viscount, and the other the nephew of one
of our most wealthy English leers. To return to the clue
before mentioned, however, it may be said flat it was
found that on the evening of Friday week a young gentle-
man entered the shop of Mr. John Brown, chemiat and
druggest, High Owes-ate, York, and asked that • gold
snuffbox should be test eel with chemicals. 31r. Brown
replied that it was dark at the time, but he would
i gladly do so if his visitor would call in the morning.
The young gentleman never called again. On the fol-
lowing day Mr. Bell, silversmith, of Low Ousegate,
in the same city, also had a visitor who offered
his examination several articles of jewellery. It was
subsequently ascertained that the saws articles had
been afterwards sold at another establishment in the city.
To trace the vendor of these articles (which were apart of
those missing from Captain Oliver's) was therefoic the next
business, and he ultimately turned out to be the nephew
of the peer above referred to. The articles, he alleged,
were given to him by his companion, the youthful scion of
Irish nobility, who, it may be stated, is but 17 years of
age. These facts lead to the apprehension of the latter
young gentleman by Inspector HOCkAllay, who, on Satur-
day lest, at the Tades.ter police station, brought him
before Captain Sherm, a West Riding magistrate. He wis
then charged, in the nsme of Henry King, with the rob-
beries at Captain Oliver's, but was remauded until Monday
(to-dey), for the purpose of aildming evidence. The
articles stolen were a gold seal, with red coreelian stone ;
• gold snuffbox; six gold seals, with amethyst stones and
gold settings; a gold watch, a gold locket, a filigree fan, a
silver pencil-case, a gold thimble, two Dresden china me-
dallions, and an ivory box.

FRIGHTFUL ETYL00114,74 AT THE DEEPFIRLDB.—
Betwoen S and 0 o'clock on Saturday uieht last, a
frightful explosion occurred at the furnaces of Mr. Thomas
Turley, Deeptlelds. The 01111110 of the explosiun has not
yet transpired, but the COMINURIICCII have lien most disas-
trous, one life being entirely sacrificed, and two others en-
dangered. The day workmen, it appears, had left, and all
was found secure, and three men remained in charge
of the premises. At about half-past 8 o'clock a frightful
explosion was heard even at a considerable distance from
the place. Those in the immediate neighbourhood of Mr.
Turley's premises immediately hastened to the spot, and
it was then ascertained that the tuyerc had burst in the
blast furnace, and three men were discovered in the ruins.
One was quite dead. His name is George Sanders, aged
18 years. The two others who sustained injuries were
Joseph Swift, aged 40, and Thomas Snape, aged 30. The
latter was resnered to his own borne at the Imelda&
ELT, 31ADDINHAII, AND SUTTON RAILWAY.—
Trsnie is to be commenced on this line on Wednesday.
The line, which is 7J miles
in length, is to be worked by
the Great Saistern.
CRYWAL PALAC3.—HALT-A-CROWN DAY, &TUN-
DAT, APRIL 14.—Admissions on payment, 2,018 ; ditto by
MOOR tickets, 5,926; total visitors, 7,944.