Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-10 00:00:00

ALLEGED - EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF
. . JEWELLERY. •

At the Sheffield Bankruptcy Court, on Saturday; Mr.
Commissioner West gave his opinion with respect to an
alleged extensive robbery of
_jewellery said to have
taken place at the shop of Mr. Isaac Guttmann, a bank-
rupt, who came up on his adjourned last examination.
Mr. Guttnrian, in April last, occupied a shop in High-
street, Sheffield, for the sale of jewellery. About four
o'clock on the morning of the 24th of that month, it
was discovered that one of the shutters had been sprung:
a pane of glass broken, and some of the articles in the
window stolen. Mr. Guttmann, on making an examin-
ation of the window, estimated his loss at between
£5 and £6, and the policemen who were present con-
gratulated him- on the smallness of the amount. Some
hours afterwards Mr. GUttmann went to Mr. Jackson,
the chief constable, andpresented to him a long list of
articles of the value of between £3OO and £4OO, which
he said had been stolen. Every effort was made to
discover some trace of the stolen property, but without
the slightest effect, even up to the present time. In a
short time after this alleged robbery Mr. Guttmann
became bankrupt, grounding the cause of his bankruptcy
mainly on the loss sustained by the-robbery. The bank-
rupt and other witnesses were examined at considerable
'length, on two occasions, before the bankruptcy com-
missioner, and on the last occasion he was ordered to
make out a list of the articles, he had in his shop at the
time of the robbery. This was done, and was laid before
the court on Saturday. It showed that he had at the
time of the robbery £BOO worth of property in his
shop, and that the articles actually stolen amounted to
£319 lls: 2d. Mr. Chambers applied for the bankrupt
to be allowed to pass his',examination, and Mr. Fretson
opposed it. The learned commissioner said :—I have no
doubt in my own mind about the property being there.
I have no doubt either as to the loss that was sustained,
none whatever. -On the 24th of April, at a quarter past
four in the morning, it appears this shutter was sprung,
the glass broken, and that property was taken which he
now says amounts to between £3OO and-£4OO. I have
no doubt at all upon the subject. It is in evidence
that the glass was broken, that a hand was put through,
and one
.grab, and only one grab, was made, of the
property in the window. Now, when it is considered
what that property was, I think there is no man in this
court who will believe that the amount of property was
taken which the bankrupt alleges. I will just read to
you the articles which he alleges were stolen :-16
pencil cases and toothpicks, 36 gold pins—with one
grab, you know-40 wedding rings, 30 hoop rings, 6
ladies' and gentlemen's rings, 5 bracelets, 6 rolls of hair
bracelets, 31 gold chains and negliges, 108 chains, seals,
&c. ; 44 locke:s, large and small; 12 sets of gold studs
and sleeve links, 12 pairs of ear-rings, 26 gold brooches,
plated brooehesi bracelets, and lockets, I don't know the
number, but he makes out that 452 different things
were taken. Now,. is it possible that any one hand
could grasp 452 articles ? It is on the face of it a total
absurdity, an absolute impossibility. The , evidence
goes to show that only one grab was made, and a few of
the things brought through the window were scattered
on the flags outside.—Mr. Chambers said it was only an
opinion that one grab was made.—The Commissioner
replied that only one arm could be put through the
broken glass.—Mr. Chambers contended that it was
impossible to say how often the arm went through.
—'rhe Commissioner : Well, it is absolutely
.impos-
sible that the amount stated could have been
taken ; and now I must convict the bankrupt
On his own evidence. • One of the policemen said to
the bankrupt, "I congratulate you upon the smallness of
the loss " shortly after the robbery, when the bankrupt
stated it was only to the amount of between £5 and £6.
That was given in evidence, and has been corroborated.
The case was adjourned for the purpose of calling the
second
.policeman, who, it was said, would contradict
the statement. But what does that second policeman
say when he is called? Why, he gave evidence to the
same effect as the first policeman, that at first the
amount was stated to be between £5 and £6. In my
opinion the conclusive evidence of these two witnesses is
confirmed by all the circumstances. Under these circum-
stances we must come to the conclusion that he has not
given a full disclosure of all his estate and effects. He
must make a full disclosure of the property which he
has in his possession, or which he has parted with, before
he can pass his examination. The case was adjourned
sine die. Mr. Chambers applied for protection, and his
Honour allowed protection for three weeks.

We (Union) learn on excellent authority that the
participation of England in the proposed Congress, if it
ever take place, is more than doubtful. At all events,
we know that the Foreign Office officials and the diplo-
matists who were to proceed from England are of this
opinion.
MR. CARDWELL'S IRISH MYSTERY.—On the subject
of Ireland, Mr. Cardwell—as indeed became one who
was speaking to Ancient Druids—was mysterious.
" There are difficulties," he said, " with regard to the
government of that land different from those with which
we are acquainted." Gracious heavens ! we are acquainted
with enough. To what new complication does he
allude ? It cannot be Dr. M•Hale again. We know all
about him already. It cannot be Marshal M'Mahon.
His is an old story, and, come what may, he cannot turn
out to be more nearly related to Brian Born than
he is at present. It cannot be " Repale," or we should
have heard of it from independent sources. Is it a
fresh Ribbon conspiracy ? Hardly ; for Mr. Cardwell
proposes to, deal with it according to the golden law of
love—not the worst law, certainly, for dealing with
Irishmen. It must be some question, not new in itself,
which he has learnt to look on in a new light during
his sojourn in the atmosphere of Irish politics. What
is the new view of an old question which Englishmen
have not as yet dreamt of taking, and at which Mr. Card-
well scarcely ventures to hint ? The Ancient Druids
perhaps never thought of puzzling their hoary heads
about it. But some political
,measure was doubtless
concealed under all that mass of admirable Christian
sentiment, though time alone can bring the solution of
the enigma:`--Satierday Review. _

THE COMING REFORM BlLL—Government have ob-
tained two returns from the registrars of Sheffield, the
first showing the number, of male persons occupying
houses at -£5, £6, £7, and £B, rating and rental;
and the latter showing the number of such occupancies
at, £B, £9,. and £lO, and upwards. A further return
has just been obtained from the Town-Clerk, showing
the acreage of the' borough, the relative proportions
of town and country, the amount of assessment to the
income-tax, the present- number of voters, and the
proportion who voted in the two last contests, the
number of. houses rated at £5, £6, £B, £lO ; and
upwards, the ratio of the rateable value of property to
the gross rental, &c. From_ these returns it appears that
there are only at present 7,381 voters on the register,
though the present rental of £lO and upwards gives
8,615 voting qualifications; that a £9 rental franchise
would give' 9,780 voting qualifications ' • an £8 rental,
10,950 ; a £7 rental, 13,066 ; a £6 rental, 20,668 ; and
a £5 rental, 27,058, or more than three times the pre-
Sent number. A £lO rating franchise would give 6,052
qualifications; a £9 rating, 6,890 ; an £8 rating, 7,748 ;
a £7 rating, 9,110; a £6 rating, 11,200 ; and a £5
'rating, 15,200, or nearly double the present constitu-
ency. Houses and manufactories are rated at about 75
per cent. on the rental, and land at aboutBs per cent.
The borough is assessed to the income-tax under
Schedules A, B, C, and I), at £1,220,411.
VALUABLE VESSEL AND CARGO SAVED.—On Tuesday
evening last, the fine steamer Vanguard, which has been
chartered temporarily to supply'the place of the disabled
steamer Lyra between this port and Fleetwood, sailed
from Belfast shortly after seven o'clock. She had pur-
sued her trip until she had almost sighted the Point of.
Ayr, at the northern extremity of the Isle of Man,
when she perceived a large and heavily laden vessel
apparently in distress. The captain of the Vanguard,
with a degree of humanity which -does him infinite
credit, at once altered his course and bore down
to the distressed ship, Although a heavy cross sea was
running at the time, he managed, with the assistance of
the galant fellows of his crew, by whom he was
seconded, to throw a line aboard of the ship without
delay, so soon as it was ascertained that assistance was
urgently required. It was found that the vessel was the
Royal Arch, of Liverpool, owned by Messrs. Stewart
and Douglas of that town, and bound from Bonny
River, on the coast of Africa, to the Mersey, with a
cargo of ivory, gold dust, palm oil, and the other mer-
chandise of the country. The ship, it appeared, had
made good way until the Ist of January, when she
sighted Cape Clear, but in steering down Channel she
encountered hard weather; her 'rudder got damaged;
and she would not steer. In these circumstances, the
captain of the, Vanguard, though fully half-way on his
outward trip, took the, disabled ship in tow, and brought
her into safe moorings in Belfast Lough, where she now
remains. The Vanguard, after performing this rarely
paralleled act, re-coaled, and as shortly after as was
possible started again on her trip to Fleetwood.—.Banner
of
,Ulster.

Tuesday, January 10, 1860.

FUNERAL OF LORD MACAULAY.

Yesterday afternoon the funeral of Lord Macaulay .
was solemnised at Westminster Abbey.
At twenty-five minutes to twelve the private proces-
,
Film was formed at the deceased peer's residence, Holly-
lodge,. Cempden-hill, in the presence of two- or three
hundred persons, chiefly residents in the locality, who
assembled to testify their respect for the departed noble-
man. The family cortege, which consisted of a hearse
drawn by six horses, three mourning coaches, and a
brougham, was remarkably unostentatious. The chief
mourners were the Rev. I. Macaulay and Mr. Macaulay,
jun., C. L.. Macaulay, Esq., and George Trevelyan,
Esq., who were seated in the first carriage. S. F.
Ellis, Esq., E. Cropper, Esq., J. Cropper, jun., Esq , and
H. Holland, Esq., were conveyed in the carriage.-
The procession, after leaving Holly-lodge, turned down
Campden-hill at the ordinary funeral pace, and in two
or three minutes entered the main road of Kensington.
Here a considerable number of persons had gathered,
and by their demeanour testified their sense of the great-
ness of the loss which the nation had sustained. The
shops were nearly all partially•closed, and as the pro-
cession passed on, the bell of Kensington Parish Church
tolled in solemn recognition. The vehicles which met
the mourning carriages drew up at the side of the road
to allow them to pass, and even pers(Ms seated on omni-
buses were observed reverentially to uncover their heads
as the hearse went by.
Having received a considerable accession of followers.
in the progress, the procession continued its route by
Kensington Gardens, where crowds of persons lined „the
railings, gazing with deep interest on the scene. By
the time that Knightsbridge was reached, the public-
character of the ceremony became clearly marked. At
Hyde-park corner there was a dense throng of persons,
but so orderly was their behaviour, that the police, who
were in considerable force, had no lifficulty in preserving
order. From the Wellington statue,to the Abbey the
way was kept by Mr. Superintendent Gibbs.
At Hyde-park-corner the carriages of noblemen and
others, in accordance with the previous arrangements,
swelled the procession, now no longer private, but an
impressive public testimonial to the character and
genius of the deceased. The procession was now of
enormous length, probably a hundred vehicles having
been added to it, and as it continued down Grosvenor-
place the spectacle was one of imposing solemnity.- '
Here, too, a long line of carriages was drawn up by the
roadside, partly to allow the cavalcade to pass, and
partly, no doubt, to afford the occupants an opportunity
of witnessing its passengers. On the steps and at the
window's of the houses_ were also a large namber of
spectators, and here, as elsewhere, the exhibition of
public feeling was most sympathetic. The route from
Grosvenor-pace was through Lower Grosvenor-place
into Victoria-road, which was entered at twenty-five,
minutes to one, by Buckingham Palace, and through
Birdcage-walk. In the pathway of St. James's-park
skirting this thoroughfare, were large bodies of spec-
tators, who became increasingly' numerous as the pro
cession neared George-street.
It was five minutes to one when the Abbey was-
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reached, amid the tolling of the bell and an universal
demonstration of respect on the part of the congregated
thousands.. The entrance selected was Dean's-yard,
opposite Westminster Hospital. The body here was
received by the pall-bearers, and the coffin was carried
through the cloisters up the nave to the choir, being
deposited beneath the organ during the celebration of
the service. The programme was as we published
yesterday. .
The congregation included distinguished representa—
tives of both Houses of Parliament, of the clergy, of
literature and science, the bar, the army and navy, and
other leading.professions ; among whom were the Earl
of Shaftesbury, Lord Monteagle, Lord Belper, Lord
Cranworth, Lord Radstock, Lord Broughton, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers,
M.P. ; Lord Harry Vane, M.P. ; Lord H. Lennox,
M.P. ; Sir E. Colebrook ; the Right Hon. Mr.
Massey, M.P.; -Mr. W. Ewart, M.P.; Captain Han-
bury, M.P. ; Alderman Salomons, M.P. • Mr. John
Locke, M.P. ; Mr. Joseph Locke, M.P. • 'Mr. Charles
Forster, M.P. ; Mr. C. Buxton, M.P. ; 'Lord Stanley,
M.P. ; Mr. Mellor, Q C., M.P. ; Mr. Tite, M.P. ; Mr.
G. Baines, M.P.; Mr. E. James, M.P. ; Mr. J. Greene,
M.P.; Mr. Justice Willes, Mr. C. Austin, Q.C.; Mr.
Alexander, Q.C. ; the Recorder of London, Mr. A. B-
Beresford Hope, the Rev. Dr. Hook (Dean of Chiches-
ter),
of St. Paul's), W. Scott, G. Lushington, Sir John
Stanley
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Dr. Forbes Winslow, Mr. M. J.-
Higgings, Mr. Mangles, of the Indian Council ; Mr.
Balls, deputy-mayor of Cambridge, &c.
The profound silence which prevailed during the ser-
vice was inexpressibly solemn. So perfect was the still-
ness that in the remotest recesses of the venerable Abbey
the voice of the officiating clergyman could be distinctli
heard. But, as at the funeral of the late Robert
Stephenson, ladies were present dressed in the gayest
colours, and this incongruity excited the disgust of all
the right thinking portion of the congregation.

The little spot selected for the resting-place of the
historian is at the innermost part of Poet's-corner, at
the very foot of Westmacott's monument to that genius
whom Macaulay delighted to honour—the mild and
gentle Addison. It is only the monument, however,.
which is here, for Addison himself sleeps far away from
the great- essayist of the nineteenth century, in the-
north aisle of Henry Vll's chapel. Closest to the
coffin of Lord Macaulay is that of the celebrated-Dr.
Parr, who in his lifetime possessed, perhaps, even a
greater amount of learning than our brilliant his-
torian, but. who, unlike him, went down to the-
grave withodt leaving a single record of the vast-
ness of his intellectual stores behind. Almost by the•
side of the grave which was closed to-day rests the remains-
of him "who died friendless and born," the still more
gifted Sheridan. By the side of the latter are the graves
of Samuel Johnson and David Garrick, while at the foot.„,
and almost overlooking the dark aperture opened for the
late Lord Macaulay, is the monument to Campbell—at-
whose funeral Macaulay was himself a pall bearer. Close
-beside it, also, is the Gothic monument to Chaucer, facing
which is the slab which marks the resting-place of Spenser,.
with the half-worn out inscription :—" Here lies, expect-
ing the second coming of our Saviour Christ Jesus, the
body of Edmund Spenser—the prince of poets in his
time, whose Divine Spirit .needs no other witness than
the works he left behind him." Undistinguished by monu-
ment or tablet of any kind lie. t'ie remains of Beaumont
the dramatist. Not far from Macaulay's grave is the
small pavement (not the original, which was worn out,
and replaced some time since), which bears what we may;
call the words and the title " 0 rare Ben Jonson
The graves or monuments_ of Pope, Milton, Butler,'
Mason, Camden, Congreve, and others, though all in.
Poets'. Corner, are more distant from that where the,
poet and historian was to rest this day. A few feet
away is the monument of Cowley, raised by George
Duke of Buckingham, who declares the poet to
have been the '•Pindar, Horace, and Virgil of
England." A. monument raised' by Sheffield,.
Duke of Buckingham, marks the grave of Dry-
den, "glorious John," who was followed to his,
resting-place by mourners in twenty mourning coaches,
each drawn by six horses, and at whose requiem an ode
of Horace was sung with an accompaniment of trumpet&
and hautboys. The only titled poet that sleeps in this
part of the Abbey is the "Earl of Roscommon," the
famous master of thd horse to the Duchess of York, who
"•busied his mind with literary projects" at the time of
the Restoration ; one whose eulogy is that— -

" To him the wit of Greece and Rome was known,
And every author's merit but his own."
Another companion of Macaulay is Nicholas Rowe, for
whom Pope wrote the well-known epitaph :

"Peace to thy gentle sliade, and endless rest ;
Blest in thy genius, in thy love, too, blest."
Then there is Matthew Prior and John Gay, and he
whose tomb also bore the inscription, " 0 rare Sir-
William Davenant ;" and May, the historian of the Long:
Parliament ; and Gifford, the editor of the Tory-.
Quarterly Review. The last time the pavement of
the Poet's Cornea was disturbed was on the occasion of
the funeral of Campbell.

BURNING OP THE AUSTRALIAN CLIPPER HERALD OP'
THE MonNlNa.—The last mail from Australia brings
intelligence of the total destruction by fire of the clipper
ship Herald of the Morning, from Liverpool, at hEr
moorings neat' the New Sandbridge Jetty, ,Hobson's
Bay. The ill-fatsii ship was owned in Liverpool, and
was 1,291 tons burden, fun' had made several successful;
voyages to Australia as an emigrant vessel,

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