Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-04 00:00:00

DARING ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY.

The most daring . robbery' ever atteMpted in Sunder-
land, involving the losi of property of about £l,OOO
valu,?„lvis; Perpetrated, on Monday night in the jewel
ler',s shop of Mr,' oha Marshall, an .old and respected
tradesman, at the corner of Nile-street and High-street.
The upper
,part of the pretnises consists Of offices and
workshops; and no one resides On the premises, which were
left safe, and apparently secure, at half-past 8 o'clock on
the
.above night by the manager of one of the work-
shops. Next morning, en entering the door in Nile-
street, he found that during the night the staple, a strong
iron one,. into which the lock shut, had been wrenched of
and was lying on the floor, and on entering the shop,
the-first thing that attracted attention was a large hole
about tWo feet sqaare, cut in the middle of the floor, and
leading to the cbllar.tinderneath. Two large glass cases
on the counter, co::.taining a mass of valuable jewellery,
bracelets, necklaces, rings,,4e., hard been swept of . their
contents, the empty cases having been thrown to one
side. The , window had also been stripped of, a
large number of gold and silver watches, and the
cases of jewellery' in the window, comprising rings,
brooehes, &c., had been emptied of their contents. . More
massive articles of plate in, the window had not been dis-
turbed, thothieves having contented themselves with-the
most valuable and portable portion of the stock. It
appears to be; the custom to ;lock away ,in a large
iron safe the heaviest contents; of the shop, including
all the property of customers repairing, &c. The
safe was' found, undisturbed. An, absence of. all
marks of violence front the outside showed that one of
the thieves had been secreted upon the premises at the
time they were secured. Soule time .during the day he
had concealed
,Eimself, in a small place underneath the
staircase leading. to the cellars, and there could have lain
.for hours without fear of discovery. When the prct-
mises were closed for the night, he had crept out of his
hiding,place 'and with a brace and a bit had bored a hole,
in the door leading from the•shop to the passage, but. in
cutting through the wood his further progress was
stopped by the inside iron lining of the door. Foiled,
, here,. he had , descended . the stair,. and .the cellar door,
..heing;unsecured; though the key was in the lock,' he-at
once obtained access there,,.. The cellar,. We may state,
was filled wlth.empty. boxes, &cl, leaving only a narrow
_ passage-'way,',to. area underneath, the foot road in the
Irish--street::,After;Foulling- do sirn -a portion of the ceiling
With the aid- of a'braod and inch bit; he bored a number
of holes in the floor of the shop, forming a square of
about two feet4' this had been knocked away, and his
access to the Interior of the shop was at once
easy. During the-time he had been engaged in this
operation a candle had beep placed against one of
the flooring beams, and had burned nearly half an inch
into the wood. Between the ceiling andflooring boards
above a'chisel was faund by the pollee; but this does not
appear' te have been used. Having thus obtained access
to the -shop, to '4ecure the goods was easy. Exit was
made by the- same' way as' the entrance, and-the staple of
theidoof leading to Nile-street ,had been wrenched off
with a crow-bar. either to allow the thief to' leive,the
premiSes, or at an early stage of the affair to enable him
to admit some companions. The property 'stolen in-
cludes fifteen gold arid thirtY-tWo silver Watches, a
numbernof 'Valuebid 7 1 ' brooches, guards; and liace-
0
lets ; audits value is certainly not less than £1,006.- So
far there is rid clue to the thieves. •

•
.CONSOLIDATION ov STATUTES.—The Lord Chancellor
ha's presented. to the Rouse of Lords a batch of some
half-,dozen bills for the consolidatiOn of the statute law
of England relating to-1, offences against the person ;
2, lareenrand similar offences; 3, forgery ; 4,' coinage
offences.; 5. malicious injuries to property; 6, accesso-
riei.to.and ahut!oTs 'of indictable offences; and 7, the
repeal of certain criminal statutes consolidated and
amended by tie bills already mentioned.
REVIEW OF ITRE WEST-END. TRADE.—Seldom. has a
year opened with more brilliant auspices than the
present. Tie early assembling of parliament foretels a
long. season ; the invasion panic has subsided, and the
enlightened free4rade manifesto of Louis Napoleon;has
imparted confidence to thetrading circles of this country,
which can seareely fail to have its effect on the retail
traik of the metropolis. Trade oscillates like a pendn-
luni,,tlae swing forward giving an impetus to its return
'backwards:. We have now had a succession of bad or
average seasons, *and there is every evidence to show
that the backward swing has commenced, and that the
London trades:U-7n iy taily anti-el-pate a series of pros-
perous seams. The house agents tell us that there is
not a house to be got in the fashionable quarters, and
the hotel-keepers inform us that' all their best apart-
ments are already engaged. The country is in a condi
tion of unexampled prosperity as regards its export and
import trade ; money is superabundantly plentiful, with-
out the too frequent characteristic of this condition—
.reckless and maniacal speculative. enterprises—by means
of which capitalists are wont to relieve the bursting
plethora of their banking books : and altogether we
think we fr) justified in predicting—if nothing unfore-
seen intervene—a long, bustling, and profitable season.
—Lilteall's Magazine Circular for February,

PRESERVAMION:, OF LIFE FROM SHIP-
WRECK. •

On Thursd4rameeting orthe Royal National
Institution was held at its hO4se; John-street,
Adelphi ; Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R:S., in the chair.'
There were also present several other gentlemen.

The Secretary lead the minutes of the previous meet-
ing.

The silver medal .of the institution was veoo Jo,
Captain Wasoy, R.N. inspecting commander .of the
'coast gaard at Fleetwood, and tnlohn Fox, -coxswain
'of the life-boai, in admiration i3f their gallant
and persevering conduct in putting off.-on two
occasions the saciety'slife-boat. stationed at that
place, and rescuing seven men from. the schooners
Ann Mitchell, of Montrose, and the Jane Roper, of
lllVerstOne. The brave crew of the life-boat also re-
ceived £24 forAeir intrepid services. This was reported
to hive beeri .a most brave and persevering service, a,
portion of it 'having been performed during a dark and
stormy night. Indeed,lso much so, that Ale 'oteam-tug
which towed the life-boat out had given her up as lost.
Captain Wasejr reported, however, that the life-boat's
behaviOur on the occasion far surpassed the crew's
anticipation.
Rewards amounting to ,X 34 10s. were Also voted to
the crew of the Redcar life-boat, .which is in iconnection
with this institution,- for reSetting, on two different
Occasions the crew of eleven men 'from the'PrUssiL:brig
Fortuna, of Memel, and also two men from a fishing
coble which was found in a disabled state off Redcar. •

A reward of t 6 was also voted- to the crew,of the in-
stitution's lifii-iboat stationed at Thorpeness, for res-
cuing, on the morning of the- 24th nit., three
oat of eight a the crew of the ;,brig :Pallas, of
Shields, which during a heavy gale ,of . wind,
was wrecked 'on Sizewell. Bank. The vessel
had struck about midnight: The niaster'andl'eur 'of his
;crew immediately took to their boat. She was,'howover,
no sooner launched than she capsized, drowainginstan' tly
the five.peor men.' The remaining three men had held
on with difficulty to the rigging. With the dawn of the
day the life-boat's amyl saw their perilous position, and
took them off in a very exhausted, state. •
Rewards amounting to £O-were also fag to the
crews of the life-boats of the institution stationed at
Newbiggin, Carneore, Baxmouth, Llanddwyn, and Port-
madoei forputting off with the view of rendering assist-
ance to ships' crews in distress.
The'seccind service,clasp of the iristitutioa and £1 was
also voted to David Shea, coxswain of the Padstow life-
boat, aud £1 to John lir right, in acknowledgment of,
their gallant conduct in wadiag,into the surf, and ,res 7
cuing, at much risk of life, two of the crew of the,ship
James Alexander, which during a heavy-gale of wind
was wrecked near Padstow .on the 22nd ult, The
remainder of the crew, twenty-five in number, were
saved by the rocket apparatus, under the .direction of-
Mr. Tregidgo, chief officer of the coast guard at New-
quay, who, with his wonted bravery, very much distin-
guished himself on the occasion, by, rushing into. the
surf to remove an obstruction to the free working of the
apparatus.
The silver,medal and £1 were also voted to Mr. John
Dyer, in testimony of, his brave conduct in wading into
the surf, which three or four times completely immersed
him, and saving the master of the schooner Beverley, of
Youghal, the remainder of the crew having-been saved
by thnreeket apparatus. • .
' A reward of £4 was also voted to a boat's crew of
two farmers and their two servants for saving the crew
of five men and the master's wife of the, htigantiae
Eagle, which, during_ a gale of wind, and in foggy
weather, was wrecked on the coast of the Isle of- Man,
The'vessel at the time was iblling:fearf,nlly: The inas-
ter's wife having 'been lashed to the nggirig Was com-
pelled to throw herself into the lea. Fortunately,
however, she was soon picked "up, although nearly
exhauSted, by Wm. QtraltroUgh, and afterwardS'afely
brought ashore.
A reward of £6 10s. was also voted to the crew of the
institution's life-boat at Arklow, putting off' And
saving nine men from the ship Anne Mitchell, of Glas-
-o*, Which during heavy 'Weather and 'a 'tremendous
sea,' was wrecked on Monday last, on those dangeronS
banks. 'ln vain 'hid some fishing, smacks, and the lkithy
steamer, of Bristol, attempted previously to rescue them,
and it was with some difficulty 'the noble life-boat suc-
cessfully accomplished' her humane object'
It was reported that Englishmen resident in Anstialia,
China,- the East and West Indies, and 'in Peters-
burgh, bad forwarded to the institution some contri-
butions -as tokens of their admiration of its important
and philanthropic operations. '
During .the past month life-boatS'had'heen forwarded
to St. 'Aril:trews, in Scotland, 'and to the vicinity of Car-
marthen -Bay.
The Adiniralty presented to the institution a Valuable
series' of charts Of the coasts of the British Isles,' on
:Which are'marked the life=boat and recket'statibns:
• It was stated that the Royal Victoria Yacht Club had
decided to" present the 'cost (£3p) of a life-boat station
on the Isle of Wight to the institution. •
The late` Mr. Edwin Cuthbert had' left the society a
liberal lekacy'of. £5O.
Admiral Sir Thomas-- Herbert, K.C.8.,' 'and', Sir
Edward Perrott, Bart:,, were elected vice-presidents of
the institution: For the past nine years Sir Edward
Perrott had been most zealous and active in aiding to
early on the•important work of the tfe-boat society.
A letter was read from " S. G.-0.," the well-known
correspondent of the Timer--,_ expressing his approval of
the -mode of management and system of accoputs eg- the
Life-boat Institution, and forwardidg a liberal (iodation
in aid of its funds. -

Payments amsunting to £(1604 on various; life-boat
establishments having been made, the proceedings
closed. •

A MANCHESTER COTTONMIti, 'DESTROYED BY 'Fruit.
—On Thursday morning a fire broke out in the spinning
mills of the Hanover Mills ,Company, London-road,
Manchester.. The mills are two in aumber, an old one
seven storeys high, and a new one,.ebutting against the
other, eight storeys high, built' On the -•fire-Proof
principle, the communication between the' two being cut
off by a heavy iron door.- The mills started as usual at
six o'clock in the morning with nearly six hundred
workpeople.in the two buildings. The fire commenced
about a quarter past seven o'clock, through the friction
o
f pulley in - thp ,fifth storey of the "Old
mill. The flames spread • with a 'rapidity-almost
inconceivable, but fortunately thelworkpeople escaped
without -accident., and the energetic manager lost
no time ;in sending. for Mr. Rose and his fire
brigades, taking such steps in the meantime
.as were at
his c munand in the hope of arresting 'the flames. These,
hoWever, *ere quite ineffectiial; and when, half-an-hour
later, the fire brigades arrived, the flames were bursting.
from nearly 100 windows in either front of the old
mill, and •the „whole building appeared to be .wrapped
in a blaze. All Mr. Rose and his firemen could-do
was to save the new mill and the en2itie and boilers.
In thii they succeeded to a great extent, but not entirely,
the top storey and roof of the new building being de-
stroyed. In. little more than 'an hour the huildipg in
which the fire broke out was a heap of ruins, floor after
floor giving way in quick succession, before the destroying
flames and the great weight of machinery, and dragging
down the greater portion of -the outer walls upon them.
The machinery consisted of 24 pair of mule spintiing-
frames, averaging 650 spindles each—total, 13,60 Q; 30
throstleJrames of 280 spindles each—total, 8,400 ; mak-
ing altogether 22,006 spindles. There were also 138
carding-engines in the building. The loss upon all this
valuable• machinery will be eat ; and the entire de-
• struction by the fire, including building, machinery,
and cotton, will probably be from £25,000 to £30,000,,
the greater part of which will probably be covered
by the insurances. This, however, will not be the
whole loss. The company were supplied with orders
for the whole produe3 of the mill.for upwards of three
months forward; and at a time like this, when the
production of mills is remunerative to an extent
almost without parallel in living, memory, the loss,
which no insurances will cover, must be very great—
probably not under £20,000, in addition to the sum,
above stated.' In estimating the loss from' stoppage, it
must be noted that though the engines and boilers are
safe, yet the machinery in the fire-proof mill must have
suffered great damage through the water thrown in to
. put out the fire when it had spread to the top storey, and
a considerable delay must elapse before it will be in
working order again. As regards the workpeople, the
loss to them will probably be but of a temporary cha-
racter, the great demand for labour rendering it likely
they will soon regain employment.