The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-06 00:00:00

THE. Stilv, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 6, 1865.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day).

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
SHAFTO V. SHAFT°.

This was a petition presented by the wife, praying for
dissolution of marriage, on the grounds of cruelty, deser-
tion, and adultery.
The respondent was a retired captain, and the petitioner
a lady of independent property.
The marriage having been proved,

Mrs.. Shafto, the petitioner, was examined to prove the
desertion. She said—l was at Berwick-on-Tweed in 1861,
very unwell. My husband was with me for about 12
months. Wo had a house of our own there. In conse-
quence of the state of my health I went to consult Dr.
Simpson at Edinburgh. I went with my husband's con-
sent, but he refused to go with me. He was thbn living
upon my means, with the exception of a small allowance
from his father. A lady living in the town, then quite a
stranger to me, thought I was too ill to go alone, and sho
accompanied mo to Edinburgh. I resided at an
hotel two months in a very dangerous condition, but my
husband came but once to see me, and then ho only stayed
about ten minutes. As I was informed mine would be a
long and tedious illness, I returned to Berwick. I got
there in August of the same year, and soon after my hus-
band told me he had let the house and that I must remove. I
objected, but he told me he was master, 'and, I mustgo. I had
to remove in about two days although I was very weak, and
in a day or so after that the new tenants took possession of
our house. My husband told me to go to Gilsland in Cum-
berland, and that he would come to me. He did not. I
received a letter from him telling me that he had gone to
Norway, and that he would never see me more. 1 enclosed
it to his father, and implored him to come to me. He did
so, and in a very short time I left Gilsland with him for
his house in Carlisle, where I have remained ever since
except occasionally visiting my friends. I received
one letter from my husband in November, 1862, but with
that exception I have never seen him but once, and then
it was by accident, and he did not speak to me.
Harriet Manning said—l lived at Priory-grove, Bromp-
ton. A lady and gentleman also lived in the house, Mr.
and Mrs. Seymour. [A photograph of Captain Shafto was
here handed to the witness.]. I identify this as the portrait
of Mr. Seymour.

Mr. Shafto, sen., proved the photograph to be that of
his son, the respondent.

The witness Manning was then asked to look at the pe-
titioner, and say whether she'vras the person living with
Mr. Seymour as his wife. Having done so she said she
was not.

Dr. Spinks said ho proposed now to prove the adultery
at Southend if the court thought it necessary.
The learned Judge thought that quite unnecessary. The
allegations in the petition had all been made out, and he
should grant a decree nisi, with costs.
Dr. Spinks made an application for the custody of the
children.

The learned Judge directed them to remain with the
petitioner until further orders.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.)
SCENE IN COURT-EWINS V. WYATT.

This was an action upon a bond, Mr. Beard appearing for
the plaintiff, and Mr. Louis Lewis representing defendant.
Mr. Beard produced the bond, which was handed up to
the Court, and his Honour asked what could be the defence?
Mr. Lewis said that when the agreement was first made
it was in blanks, and certain words had been put in since.
His Honour—l shall not believe it.
Mr. Beard—Now, Mr. Lewis, you hear this statement.
Plaintiff—lt is utterly untrue. That agreement was
properly made out, and has not had a dot put in since.
His Honour—Look at the stamp on the back, Mr. Lewis,
and tell me how it could have been altered.

Mr. Lewis—Your Honour will see that I am only acting
up to my instructions. I have evidence in court to show
that considerable additions have been made.
A witness for defendant—And I can swear that all one
side wits not in when the agreement was read over to me.
His Honour—Now, Mr. Lewis, you have your duty to
perform, and I have mine. I have carefully looked at the
agreement, and if defendant and his witness get into the
witness-box and swear that additions have been made to
it, I shall commit them to the Old Bailey for trial for
perjury.

At this announcement the defendant quickly left the
witness-box, and went out into the body of the court.
Mr. Beard—You see, sir, that defendant declines to be
sworn now.

Mr. Lewis pointed out to the court that he was merely
the mouthpiece of his client, and had to obey his instruc-
tions. At the same time he wished to say, in justice to his
client, that he believed the bond was a good one, and all
properly made.

His Honour—Oh, certainly; you have your duty to
perform, but I have a duty also to the public, and I shall
do it. Look at the bond.

Mr. Lewis—l feel, sir, that I must submit to a verdict.
Verdict for the plaintiff, with full costs.

POLICE INTELLIGESCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-S TREE T.

CURIOUS CASE OF NEGLECTING TO MAINTAIN A WIFE.
—James Turrell was charged with neglecting to maintain
his wife, and leaving her chargeable to the parish of St.
Martin's.

When the prisoner was first brought before the magis-
trate the case was proved against him by Mr. Bowman, the
relieving officer of St. Martin's. He then declared with an
oath, that he would never contribute a farthing towards
his wife's support as she had not been faithful. He con-
ducted himself in such a manner that the magistrate had
some doubts as to his sanity, and remanded him for a
week that the state of his mind might be inquired into.
When he was being taken from the cells by Barns, the
gaoler, and Sharvill, the assistant-gaoler, he became very
violent, and broke from them and dashed his head against
the wall. However, he was at last got into the van. On
being brought up the following certificate was handed to
the magistrate -

" House of Detention.—l certify that James Turrell has
been in a low and desponding state since his admission,
and that he tried to commit suicide a few days ago. He
has shown no other symptoms of insanity.
" Wm. SMILES, M.D."
Mr. Leonard, the medical officer of the parish, with Dr.
Duncan, of Great Marlborough-street—the latter gentleman
being specially called in—examined the prisoner, at the
request of the magistrate, and both being of opinion the
prisoner was not in a fit state to go at large, the magistrate
discharged him, and Mr. Bowman took him to a cab in
waiting to convey him to Hanwell. As soon as the pri-
soner wes put in the cab a young woman wearing a profu-
sion of ' ringlets, and with whom the prisoner has been
cohabiting, tried to follow him, but was prevented, the
wife of the prisoner being present. The young woman,
however, followed in a second cab all the way to Hanwell,
making every effort to speak to the prisoner, and not for-
getting to abuse Mr. Bowman.

ing the home prepared for her mother, and that it was time
the prosecutor was married to save the remainder of his
property.

Other evidence against the prisoner was given, and Mr.
Partridge remanded her for a week to enable the police to
complete the case.

Fall of a Mill, Lon of Three Lives, and

Wonderful Rescue.

On Thursday afternoon a fearful catastrophe occurred in
Gaythorn, Manchester, a portion of the mill owned by Mr.
James Fernley having suddenly given way and buried four
workmen in the ruins. The mill is of very spacious dimen-
sions, being eight storeys high, and extending the entire
length from Gaythorne to Finch-street. The building
was erected in 1817, we believe, as a cotton mill, and was
partially destroyed by fire in 1848, since which period it
has been used occas'onally for warehousing purposes, &c.,
and has undergone frequent repairs. Lately a part of the
building has been leased to Mr. Bentley, calenderer,
and was being fitted up with engines required in the
business by that gentleman. A number of men had been
employed on the building for some time past strengthen-
ing that portion of it which abuts on Finch-street, and on
Thursday a number of bricksetters and labourers were
occupied at this work, without any apprehension of the
fatal event that was to take place. In the afternoon there
were six men so-engaged, two of whom had left for tea,
leaving four others behind. They were on the first floor
when, shortly after four o'clock, a dreadful crash took place,
and they were instantly crushed between the ruins of the
fallen building, which was rent from top to basement. A
large body of labourers wore speedily set to work to
clear away the debris. The names of the men who
were missing are :—James Jackson, bricksetter,• married,
but no family ; Martin M'Garry, labourer, married ;
Michael White, labourer, married, leaves a widow and six
children; Denis Cluney, labourer, married. Many tons
of rubbish had been removed before any trace of the un-
fortunate men was found, but at 20 minutes to 8 o'clock a
jacket, which was identified as belonging to White, was
come upon, as were also his tea can and the remnants of
seine bread and butter. About a quarter past 9 the body of
Jackson was discovered. The body was removed to the
Oxford-road Inn ; Jackson's watch was still going. Con-
tinuing their labour, the men at length heard the sound of
a voice, and it proved to be that of Denis Cluney. The poor
fellow told his name, and begged that'some one would take
the weight from off his head. He was rescued, and removed
to the Royal Infirmary. Immediately after him the body of
Michael White was recovered, and that of M'Garry alone
remained beneath the ruins. The men were in the em-
ployment of Messrs. David Cochrane and Co., contractors,
of Gloucester-street. Four children, one of 10 months old,
who was in a perambulator and in charge of a little girl of
five years, narrowly escaped with their lives, as they were
close to the building when the fatality happened. Yester-
day morning, about nine o'clock, the body of the fourth
man, Martin M'Garry, was recovered. Denis Cluney, who
was taken' to the Royal Infirmary on Thursday night, has
since died. The inquest on the bodies of the four men
was to be opened yesterday afternoon before Mr. Herbert,
the city coroner.

Railway Traffic Returns for the Week,

5111 es Opened. Receipts.
.......—A—
-1865. /
~-
1864. 18e5 1864..
£ £
Belfast and N. Counties . 100 100 1,986 1.8:9
Belfast and County Down.... 49 49 813 7.s
Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 2,330 1,981
Bristol and Exeter l2ll 121} 7,151 6,6 8
Caledonian 2814 262 i 18 51s 17,^A
____.

Railways.

Cambrian
Cociiermoutti K & Penrlth .. 31i
Cockermouth and Workin 9
Cork and Bandon 2O
Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6k
Cornwall
Deeside
_ .

1,627 1,457
215 -
337 303
380 330
20i 181
1,6:3 1.728
358 290

-.
Dublin & Belt ast J unction 63 63
Dublin and Drogheda 75 75
Dublin and Meath
Dub. & Wicklow and Wexld 9ll 911
Furness, &o 5O 5 ,
Glasgow & South-Western
Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.Unien 663 663
Great Northern 404 365
Great North of Scotland 99 99
1,1 t. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 7lt 71t
It.Southn. & Westn.(lrind.) 3B7} 373,
Great Western I2EB 1225
Hull & Hornsea

1,404 1266
1,775 1.528
861 288
3,469 3,( 81
2,966 3 439
9,653 9,367
33,444 32,827
87,0.4 33,045
1,7 -4 1,649
704 555
9.869 8.882
71,3 6 ~277

Inverness & Aberdeen June 1171 1171
Inverness & Perth JunAion 1191 1191
Irish North-Western 145 145
Kent Coast 27 27
Lancashire& Yorkshire 403 402
Limerick and Ennis... 241 241
Limerick and Foynes 261 261
Llanelly 46' 14
Lt -i Valle— 20

1,691 1,376
•1, 35 1,36
3,899 1,83
1,2.0 b3O
38,516 2,7,5i3
287 191
166 35
950 685

,lynvi Valley
London & North-Western
London and Blackwall 53 54 1,893 1,859
London & South-Western
Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 264 2513 22 613 17,899
London, Chatham, & Dover 72} 723 5,960 5,391
Do. Metropolitan Extension 114 104 2,200 1,400
Lon., Tilbury, & Southend
lian.,Shellieid, & Lineolnsh
Manch. S.J un.& Altrincham -93 9} 1,439 1,333
llaryport and Carlisle 2B 28 1,451 1,601
Metropolitan
Midland (incl. N.- Western) 663} 611 15,8 5 46.761
Midland (3 t. Wes tn. of Irani
Monkland
Monmoutlish. Rail. & Canal 44 44 2,807 3,029
North British, Edin., Perth
and Dundee
N-Eastern and Stock. & Darl lOl9 1093 60.5 7 58 8 f.,
North London 9 9 3,339 3..,31
North Staffordshire 254 25t 7.9/.8 8.808
Rhymney 192 193 1,.,48 1,0:37
Scottish Central
Scottish North-Eastern l3B 138 5,390 5,186
Somerset and Dorset 66 66 1,003 651
South Devon
South-Eastern 3OB 306 22,355 20,411

Taff Vale 57 b 7 6,539 5,836
Ulster
Vale of Clwyd.
Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 320 305
Waterford and Limerick 77 77 1,718 1,5 6
West Cornwall 271 271 879 947
W.llartlepool Harbr.&ltail. _ 521 621 4,419 4.374
W'haven,Cleator,& Egrmnt lO 10 ;25 859
Whitehaven Junction
Whitehaven & k`urness Jun 35 35 821 1,030
FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.
Au5trian..........,..,.,, B2B 828 27,776 28,607
Bahia and San Francisco .. 76/ 761 727 475
Belgian Eastern J unction 264 261 355 355
Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 306 184 5,387 3,828
Detroit and Milwaukie
Dutch Rhenish
Eastern 01 Prance 11;6 1424 67,348 64732
Eastern Bengal . 110 110 3,642 1,56
East Indian ..... .. 1105 977 35,527 2 4219
Grand Trunk of Canada...... 1377 1235 28 251 22,013
Great Central of Belgium.... 295 2 2 5,9.8 4,886
Great Indian Peninsula...,.. 590 5531 • 24,542 14.086
Great Luxembourg ......... 184 134 5,142 4.275
Great Southern of Ludia. .. 79 79 621 451
Great Western of Canada.... 345 315 14,035 13,497
Madras
...... 571 448 6,802 5.174
Madrid, Saragossa &Aiicant.. (8) 650 22,051 23.836
Northern of (Janata. ........ 91 91 2,328 1,508
Northern of France.......... 728 724 57,716 59,842
Norwegian Trunk .......... 44 41 979 6 6
Ottoman .. ..
Paris, Lyons, .&
Mediterru.... 1967 178 E 140,343 133,994
Faris and Orleans ........ .. . 1616 1611 71,117 66.90 j
Recife and San Francisco. &c. 774 771 1,635 I'o4l
Scinde.... .................. 105 102 1,963 2,190
Do. Punjab, &.: .............. 32 32 303 287

_ -
PLYMOUTH, Friday.—The ship Damascus, 964
tons, Capt. Murray, belonging to Messrs. G. Thomp-
son, jun., and Co., of Leadenhall-street, has passed up
Channel for London, from Sydney. She left January 31,
rounded Cape Horn Feb. 26, crossed the line March 30, and
made the Lizard May 1-90 days. Her cargo includes 300
tons of tallow, hides, and other dead weight, with 2,500
bales of wool and sundries. The nine passengers are Capt.
and Mrs. Walker, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Puxley, Miss Bohme,
Dr. Bayldon, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. Page. She expe-
rienced moderate weather generally throughout ; passed
say 12 icebergs, and had no south-east trades, wind varying
from east to north-east. After passing the north-east trades
encountered very light winds from all quarters. During
the last 12 days in April she experienced light airs and
easterly winds, and passed a large number of ships. The
Damascus spoke March 13, let. 30 S., long. 30.10 W., the
British ship Andromeda, 29 days from Liverpool for Cal-
cutta ; 23d, lat. 17.10 S., long. 28.20 W., the brig Ricardo,
'from Marseilles for Calcutta ; 23d, let. 17 S., long. 28.10 W.,
the British ship Countess of Minto, from Liverpool for
Bombay ; 31st, lat. 1.32 N., long. 30 W., the American ship
Charger, from Boston for San Francisco ; Aprill9, let 39.38
N., long. 34.38 W., the British ship Mediator, 80 days from
Melbourne for London ; 22d, lat. 43.58 N., long. 21.50 W.,
the Bremen ship Nord Stern, 142 days from Sourabaya for
Amsterdam ; 23d, lat. 44.34 N., long. 201 W., the French
ship Eclair, from Iquique for Havre ; 23d, lat. 44.34 N.,
long. 201 W., the Danish brig Enrico, from Rio Janeiro, for.
Falmouth ; 24th, lat. 44.55 N., long. 19.46 W., the Dutch
ship Doelwijk, from Sourabaya for Rotterdam ; and April
27th, lat. 48.15 N., long. 17.51 W., the British brig Mettle,
from Rio Janeiro for Norway. The Damascus left at
Sydney the Rifleman, Duncan Dunbar, Vimeira, Cinder-
ella, Liberator, Walter Hood, Strathdon, Stornoway, Queen
of the South, and Nourmahal. The Rifleman expected to
sail February 1; the Duncan Dunbar, Vimeira, Cinderella,
and Liberator would follow. The iron clipper ship Corn-
wallis, 1,21410n5, Capt. Joseph Leeman,. R.N.R., belong-
ing to Messrs. Liston, Young, and Co., of Cannon-street,
from London, March 1, bound to Sydney, was spoken
March. 6, in lat. 3.0 N., long 242 W. She encountered
westerly winds in the Channel, and a severe gale in the
Bayi if
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accompanied by a heavy sea, which broke
d esreaar casks of acids stowed on deck, but did no
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ageFgaisssteengers and crew all well. The bark
Eaglet, r
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to Messrs. F. Campbell and Co., was 18 miles W.S.W.
off Start Point yesterday morning, under all plain sail ;
wind, southerly, light. She left Cochin on the 17th of
December, for London, with a cargo of oil and coir, and
spoke, March 14, lat. 1-50 N., len. 20.38 W., the bark Ham-
let, 23 days from London, for Madras; April 4, lat. 28.2 N„
and May 2, lat. 48.20 W., lon. 10.50 W., the bark
lon. 37.8 W., the brig African, 17 days from Cardiff, for
Jamaica ;
Lady Prudhoe, bound to the westward. The ship Colonial
Empire, 1,305 tons, Capt. James Ross, belonging to Messrs.
George Thompson and Co., of Leadenhall-street, has
passed up Channel for London, with a cargo of 500
tons of iron bark timber, 3,416 bales wool, and sundries,
valued in all at £139,100, with 27 cabin and. 11 steer-
age passengers. She left Sydney the 27th of January,
and on the 6th February, when to the westward of Anti-
podes Island, fell in with ice, and continued to pass bergs
daily (an occurrence almost unexampled) until near Cape
Horn, which was rounded on the 25th. The line was crossed
the 28th of March. Frequent protracted calms occurred in
the tropics ; light south-east trades ; long variables on tho
Equator ; the north-east trade winds were so strong that
when the ship was in lat. 34 N. her longitude was 50 W.
A large number of ships were beating against the easterly
winds subsequently experienced.

French Theatricals,

GRAND OPERA.—The posthumous opera of
Meyerbeer, " L'Africaine," has, as our readers are
aware, at length made its appearance, after years
of anticipation and delays utterly unexampled in
operatic annals. Its production must be admitted
to have been attended with the greatest disadvan-
tages ; no work, however, great its genius, could
possibly withstand the detrimental effects of the
" puff preliminary," so constantly resorted to in its
behalf ; for the last five-and-twenty years not a
season has passed without a flourish of trumpets in
honour of " L'Africaine ;" and the natural result,
whilst it has been to stimulate public curiosity, has
also been to rouse public expectation to such a pitch
that disappointment was nearly inevitable. When we
add that Meyerbeer's invariable practice was to finish
his operas whilst they were in the course of rehearsal,
and that this, his last performance, lacked the ad-
vantage of the master's eye and the master's hand, it
cannot be felt surprising that though containing
many beauties worthy of Robert le Diable and Les
Huguenots, L'Africaine cannot be set down as a de-
cisive and unquestioned success. As for the libretto,
it will be sufficient to say that there can be no dif-
ference of opinion about it ; it is the dullest, most
absurd, prosy, and dreary affair that can be im-
agined. We will not inflict on our readers a minute
description of the plot. The hero is the Portu-
guese navigator Vasco de Gama, who discovered
the passage to India round the Cape of Good Hope,
and the whole interest of the story, such as it is,
lies in his passion for two ladies—one, Ines, who
is the daughter of a Portuguese grandee, the
other a sable beauty called Selika. Both Ines
and his dusky inamorata embark with Vasco
in quest of the " South-East Passage." A storm
comes on, which naturally affords an opportunity
for a prayer and chorus, and at length the ship (a
section of whose deck is represented by the stage)
strikes on the inhospitable shores of Madagascar.
After landing, Vasco marries Selika, and is likely to
become a Madagascar chieftain, when Ines, who has
disappeared after the wreck, is once more intro-
duced. Vasco immediately veteris agn oscit vestigia
flammx—their mutual passion burns more fiercely
than before, and Selika, finding her life is the only
obstacle in the way of lovers' happiness, obligingly
removes herself by lying down under the deadly
shade of the upas-tree, and in a plaintive melody
warbles her soul away. On this canvas Meyer-
beer has composed one of his elaborate parti-
tions. It is, so to speak, overladen with music,
and it is impossible not to suppose that, had the
great master been spared to bring out the work
himself, he would have reduced the exuberance
with a more unsparing hand than any " musical
executor" would dare to venture on. Thus the first
three acts, though there is much that is admirable
in all three, produce rather a feeling of exhaustion,
and the hearer, when the real beauties of the fourth
and fifth acts challenge his wearied attention, is
hardly in a condition to appreciate them. The mor-
ceaux which appeared to produce most impression
on the audience were the finale of the first act ; in
the second, a duet, admirably sung by Mme. Marie
Saxe (the Africaine) and M. Faure ; in the third
(the famous ship scene) there is a fine chorus, and a
song of M. Faure's, and in the fourth and fifth acts
there is hardly a measure that does not tell. One or
even two hearings are not sufficient to enable one to
form an opinion of its merits—indeed, we think
that to pronounce absolutely on the merits or de-
merits of a work which has cost a composer such as
Meyerbeer years upon years of labour, savours
somewhat of impertinence. But of one fact there can
be no doubt—that the general effect it has produced
is not that which was created by the " Huguenots,"
" Robert le Diable," or the " Prophete ;" whilst
some fanatic admirers of Meyerbeer describe every
note in it a chef d'ceuvre, others irreverently pro-
nounce it to be a dead failure. This indiscriminat-
ing praise appears to us as far from the truth as
the equally sweeping censure is unjust—but it
will clearly require some time before the music will
secure a firm grasp on the public, and his last, as
we have intimated before, cannot be regarded as
Meyerbeer's greatest work. On the first night
the performance closed with a display in very
questionable taste. A bust of the matter was
brought on the stage, crowned with evergreens,
and all the strength of the company waved palm
branches over it. This was called in the bills an
apotheosis ! The artistes discharged their parts ad-
mirably ; Naudin and Mlle. Battu (Vasco and
Ines) are hardly well suited in their parts ; in the
fourth act, however, Naudin had one impassioned
burst which " brought down the house." The
honours of the evening were for Mme. Marie Saxe,
who revealed herself a great artiste. Faure's per-
formance is also excellent. The scenery is very
grand, but the "ship scene" is a mistake, and its
elimination would be a decided improvement.

ITALIAN OPERA.—The director of this house
has determined to close the season brilliantly. He
has brought out a little divertissement, with smart,
crisp, and pretty music, graceful ballerine, and
M. Gredelue, a male dancer—an institution
against which we protest as a rule—whose agi-
lity is something perfectly wonderful. He is never
still for one moment, and seems the embodiment of
motion upon two legs. This little ballet made a
decided hit. Its title is " Don Zeffiro".

LYRIQUE.--The production of a work by such a
master as Verdi is always an importont event in the
musical world, and the friends of the composer were
sure that " Macbeth" would prove a triumph.
Verdi had already achieved a success with " Rigo-
letto ;" but there is:a vast difference between the two
pieces : in "Rigoletto" there is love and jealousy ;
in " Macbeth" ambition and remorse, and the music
of Verdi has failed to portray these two pas-
sions, which are ill suited to the talent of the
master, and which should be left to tragedy as
too cold and unimpassioned for song. There are
undoubtedly many fine passages in this opera, and
we may specially mention the scene in the 4th
act, where Lady Macbeth walks in her sleep dis-
turbed by her crime. It is here alone that the
talent of the musician rises to the dignity of the
subject and the genius of Shakspeare. The role of
Lady Macbeth was filled with signal success by
Madame Rey-Balla, whose correct singing com-
pass of voice, and tragic acting won for her the
honours of the evening. Ismael, as Macbeth,.
rendered his part with intelligence and effect.

DARING ROBBERY.--A deliberately planned bur-
glary took place on Wednesday night on the pre-
mises of Mr. J. H. Allis, jeweller, of Albion-chambers, Small-
street, Bristol. These chambers are principally occupied
as attorneys' offices, and although they form a thorough-
fare between Broad-street and Small-street they are pri-
vate property, and at night the entrances from both
streets are locked up by a porter who has charge of the
premises. The shop of Mr. Allis faces the small-street end
of the chambers, and there is an entrance to it both from
the street and the chambers. No person resides at the shop
or in the offices over it. On the shop being opened at the
usual hour on Thursday morning it was found that two cases,
containing gold chains, pencilcases, &c., had been emptied,
and the contents carried off. The mode of ingress to the
shop was similar to that adopted in the Cornhill and other
jewellery robberies in London. A rope was found hanging
from a round hole in the ceiling, about a foot in diameter,
which had been cut from the floor of the office of Mr. Levitt,
solicitor, which is directly over Mr. Allis's shop. All the
doors and shutters of Mr. Allis's premises were found secure,
as they had been left the previous night, but it was found
that the door of Mr. Levitt's office was open, and that the
lock had been picked. It would seem, therefore, that the
thieves must have secreted themselves in Albion-chambers
before the gates were locked on Wednesday evening, and
that during the night they got access to Mr. Levitt's office,
made the hole in the ceiling before described, and thus de-
scended into Mr. Allis's shop by the rope, returning by the
same means. Soon after the gates of Albion-chambers were
opened on Thursday morning the porter observed three
men come suddenly in view from the Small-street side.
His attention was excited, and ho was induced to try the
doors of Mr. Allis's premises, but finding them all safe ho
took no further notice till the robbery was discovered.
Fortunately a large stock of gold and silver watches placed
in three powerful safes was undisturbed. The value of the
property stolen is estimated at about £l5O. From the de-
scription of the men seen by the porter, the police believe
they have a clue to the burglars, and that they will soon
have them in custody.
The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
60 days' sight is about 249 per cent., and the premium on
gold 127 per cent. At these rates there is a small profit on
the importation of go d from the United States.
By advicca from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per marl
and the short exchange on London to 13.01 per -el sttrlin
Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about
-10tha per cent. dearer in London thin in Hamburg.