The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-10 00:00:00

The Jewel Robbery in the City.

Pubt

--le meeting of the inhabitants of.the ward of Corn-
"', -convened upon re uisition to the alderman of the ward,
Corn-
et held yesterday at
the Great Room, St. Michael's-court,
policelil, to take into consideration the conduct of the City
connection with the great jewel and watch rob-
- ries which havelatelv taken place in the City. Mr. Alder-
,a4tl
nd artsr presided, and the meeting was very numerously
aluentially attended.
The CRAIR3fAN said he was glad to see so many influen-
tial iuhabitants of the ward present, showing that they all
48•37114ethised with the loss which their neighbour had sus-
u,...•
_(Efear, hear.)
been rat 1,-Elt (the sufferer by the late robbery) said he had
premises of negligence in not properly seeing to his
police $e ECe felt deeply how he had been treated by the
sta„' • 'le thought after his great loss, and the circum-
-1101i:es attending the robbery, the chief commissionerof
self e would have paid him a visit and ascertained forhim-
all the particulars, and not have entrusted that duty to
mateeahor
ter he
sti,
and offieers. (Hear.) Mr. Walker then read a let-
Ogr ilit ha addressed to the commissioner of police on the
acquainting him of the robbery and its great
the ' which he received a reply merely stating that
the Particulars of the robbery were being inquired into. He
waddressed another letter to the commissioner of police
e,Sting information as to the name and age of the police-
re Who was on the beat at the time. He received. no
itsvilly, but
d 44 inspector of the police called upon him and
hifoei,."qua why he required these particulars. He candidly
the-uLthed him it was to lay before this meeting. Since
Mr. e(,,
_bad heard nothing further. (Shame.)
Were ooLoM°lca, goldsmith and jeweller, whosepremises
tr. recently plundered in a similar manner to those. of
Lis r, balker, detailed the circumstances connected with
brrokiss€: and that he could only obtain the stereotyped
thought that the matter should inquired into. He
Policethit 'W' be
as a bad policy the constant changing of
nte-
Theit on the City beats.
prkti CItAIRMAN said he understood it was the constantao
• ue to change the beats of the City police, a 131
Who, ,
ae thought highly detrimental to the efficient per-
ifol~ree of their duties.
and th,•• Iflcn (of Cornhill) severely condemned the conduct
long efficiency of the police. He thought they must no
14471' .r.,relY on the police. but must employ. private„ watc h-
keettn moved the following resolution :. That this
1444 ,gleePlYdeplore the numerous burglaneswhich have
khl, °ace in the City, and is of opinion that the greater
due kke of these burglaries might have been prevented had
car'
of
viligance on the part of the police been shown.'.
40 Was'..t)".:**lTT (of Cheapside) seconded the resolution.
teev 'Due of those who had taken all means of self-pr.o-
he c0.°117 but When he saw what was going on around him
the Itsed to great anxiety, feeling theigross inefficiency
tohtehvu,, dee as at present conducted. He was preparedf to
to '" that the City police were a superior body o . men
Ivithethnietropolitan police, but still he was not satisfied
h-Le Present selection of men out of the City force ; they
Proreo'ut nuclei-paid men, and not of that class required to
beatrej".rthe vast amount of property in the City. (Hear,
Prisec they expected good men, they must pay a proper
`41)1. the m• Ch rs )
The c ( ee .
rate of /214-4131. ix said he had always advocated a higher
1,ta,,, Pay to the police, feeling the amount at present paid
the insufficient to procure and retain good men for
0,.
Messrs.plug
Cross, Price, Hughes, Sarl, and other gentlemen
Other sPoken, the resolution was adopted unanimously.
de resolutions resolutions were also adopted unanimously, coffin--
rieet"lag the inefficiency of the police, arising from msu
erd and the want of a proper selection of the. men,
Pa • nPulithe Police committee of the corporation to
diate attention to the subject.
3'• unme •
The meet'
ing concluded with a vote of thanks to the chair-
-10
ea who 11
Vr°raiSed to use his influence in the corporation
rry out the object of the meeting.

4°NEY MARKET

AND

CC/RMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

The CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
tinneeTlirements of the commercial classes con-
bah, 'Mil a large scale, and as the available
the
e'larlees f bankers and brokers show a diminution,
Pal), base
e for negotiating the best three months'
The ilas, in many cases, been slightly advanced.
cent quotation, however, has generally been 5 per
ate4ll(l there appears little doubt but that the
kolia':4i: be advanced should the demand for accom-
Thc,4lll continue active during the next few days..
of England return is of a favourable
;1e the reserves both of bullion and notes
th- been increased, while there is a diminution
Acalysis °ther securities. Annexed is our usual
-
%,ion £20,279,855
104
creme
...... Increase 147511,611
public 50,987
3,608,953
........... ........ . .........................

oe
.ease .
Lacroasse

‘ktet
r 4
t)sits .
..
.......
ecrecru.......

94,670
6,20,892

711;440
13,f9.4,063

'633,931
Da jag()
463,950
Goy 13- aucl Other Bills
, ecrease 2,478
11,023,211
00, -441elit Securities -.51. ~, .
No alteration.
loteli Illtie tieS
132,881
11ercerptpuyeed 8,141,375
The
114erea„
289,060
l'('Iltetd,„111( Of France lowered its rate for discount
The
e? to per cent.
441. d-einalid for gold to the Continent is falling
111:4411, °MY. £lO,OOO was withdrawn yesterday
41 from the Bank of England.
Neb.lbstet4rll issued from the Bank of France is
L: ii -qt. b,RIY satisfactory. The bullion
.has been
.mee eb-ci 832,000, while the notes in circulation
j've be:11 climinished £260,000.
'11))° -ell
lessened £600,000, and Thethe discountsad.vances
tjf
ti°3°,l,Th, e Treasury balances show an increase
Odttll,
sec
eoaallad the. current nt accounts £384,000.
egeneral meeting of share--
illitatir:, r),,f ihe London and Caledonian Marine
statedln
'IN tell" ‘,041p,..
Iv 1 4u held to-day, the report
l'bk‘ ne t eivena pant,
not having elapsed since the
-v:ti-118 of th°ll vermouths
began, the directors
i 't'lln-c't. 41telltioueofcodealing with the underwriting
s4l,ttret; the present occasion, but turning to thet
'4qt ~,-.. aeeo4/It, the proprietors will perceive t
4'5'15 done
has been well employed, the large sum
the
;hIN• ld. h '
gbeen received for interest on
igle tZtl iavestinae ts Without infringing upon
,44'a,,,4eiPles of alln prudently conducted marine
4,..lortfee business, the directors are of opinion that
t'4l, Y it(ii oft he advantages derived from this source
'l% iiegitilnately divided among the shareholders ;
41)41'it', o'gretAe_f°l'e,. P.ropose a distribution of five per
l' '4l3l'' 're
shillings per share, free of income tax,
`ekt, - °ll and after Th day, the 16th February
I,lle di
;%gra'hifeetors of the Electric and International
"41'1). 11,-' Cornpany recommended at the half-
-4'l' tile h-eeting of shareholders to-day a dividend
bli ringvaq RiX months of £4 per cent.
411' th
kltillikt i-e last few days there has not been much
I'L„ss,' IS°l,llll the Foreign and Colonial
.produce mar-
'e itf-'4l's have sustained about previous prices,
4-4cle qt-eijor descriptions of coffee have been a
),T„e(1 :,_4l)er• The public sales of tea have pro- '
Cie • \'''Y QoWly without much change in prices,
41:11 41an e:,v,c°, rice, saltpetre, and. tallow, there has
°4 hba 1 age amount of business reported, at
''`‘Arious prices.

t At p •
Two O'CLOCK
4114, this morning
0 20c.
according
It4kNiu, the ' R tes were
thet
per Cent. en to Mr.,,R7fe.uter's
, ;Ill'
steadily
;114014015/1 Stock Market has been steadily
very
hgliaqi,(l to-day, although business has
from the
•qailit'' The favourable returns issued
III)
cll., °f England and France have assisted to keep
money
al., 4tatiotla at former values. Consols fore New
111 N& , and for the account 891 i.
a . the
Ah : aOcl Beduced Annuities are 881 8 ,
1 kilt.
'Oh , lf4) 1885, 14 746 ; India
18 4 ; ditto ' •
ditto Debentures,
66, 98, ° 4 per Cents, 99 ,
ill `he ,i• 5 per Cents.,
a few
441. Poreign stocks there have been only
Spans 11 but quotations have generally been steady.
, 1)444 usoes, 51+ 52i ; Greek are.
N 4 Passive Bonds 32* + ; and the Certifi2c3ateis,l
LonLoh' ; l‘lexiean li 27 1; and the New
is 6, , . , ex. a , are i 8
41 i" the
N. . l, Italian are steady at 6 4 '
,_
44 ierp is better at + + dis. ; the Confederate
4t li :I buoyant at 54 56 ; Egyptian
1)41,
4ill'elll ; Danubian has receded to i dis. to
• scrip remains
ii A hi, i‘loutevidean is again 4+ 5-1 prem.
I IsKet, --e as prevailed the
*la. ' illel‘ ton h -in Railway Share
Pdeliey.4ll(l Prices have shown a slightly upward
11,•44iteili La4cashire and Yorkshire and South,
I,7Nt ; hal'.° each un• proved ss. ; Caledonian, Great
.O+OllQl-11. and ketropolitan each 10s. ; and Greaq.
fi;:ru A Stock, 15s.
41 litti he P°reign and Colonial undertakings there
change of importance to report.