The Sun.
London, England, 1825-09-27 00:00:00

ROBBERY OF A BANK AT BOLTON.

Sometime between Saturday night last and
Monday morning, the bank of Messrs. ORDIROD, Haan-
casr LE, and Co., of Bolton, was entered by means of falle
keys, and in a way which chewed great ingenuity and dexterity
in the parties concerned. As no person visited the premises en-
Sunday, the robbery, though in all probability committed on
Saturday night, was not discovered until Monday morning.,
when, on entering the bank at the usual hour of business, it
was found that the iron safe, which was supposed to be well-
secured by one of Bramah's patent locks, had been opened in
.the following novel and ingenious manner. The small springs
in the lock which prevent the bolt from being shot, except by
-the key which belongs to the lock, had been bored out, (ap-
parently by means of a brace) and entirely destroyed, so th:._.
the lock was readily opened by means of a blank key, whie::
the robbers left behind them in the Bank. -It had evidently
been recently heated to: soften the iron of which it was com-
posed, and had been filed on the spot, to make it fit the lock
which it was intended to open. In the 'safe were the follow
ing bills and cash, all of which were carried 'off by the robbers:
In gold
In promiscuous local notes £164 18 6
175 10 0
In Blackburn notes 526 10 0' '
In• Bolton Si. and 11. notes - 540 0 0

Total - - 1,406 18 6
Besides a draft for 801. and four hundred 5/. notes of the Bei-
ton Bank, unsigned, but dated the Ist of August, 1825.
On examining the premises, it was found that they had been
entered at the front door, by means of false keys. With what •
species of locks the door was fastened we do not-know ; but
they had been of very little use ; for they had not only beta •
opened by the robbers when they entered, but carefully locked ,
again by them when they went away, so that no external
pearance of violence to the door presented itself; and had it
not been for a secret bolt on the inside of the door, which they, were unable to shoot, and had therefore forced, they would not
have left a trace of the way in which they obtained admittariet:
From the ingenuity displayed in effecting this robbery, there •
appears to be little doubt that it was committed by some mem-
bers of that extensive-gang in London, by whom so many banks'
have been robbed, and who confine their o.perations'almost ek-
elusively to this species of depredation. It is not at all unlikely•
that the persons who committed it have been for some time at •
Bolton, watching for an opportunity, and making themselves
acquainted with the locks and other difficulties they would have
to overcome. We believe, that prior to the late.rohhery of the
Paisley Bank, where the gang obtained a booty of 22,0001. they
spent nearly three months in the 'neighbourhood before ti'ey
effected their purpose ; and, when one of the Banks at LINT**. •
pool (we forget at this moment which) was attempted, it was
ascertained that the robbers had made six or seven visits to the
Bank to examine the fastenings of the strong thorn ; 'each tinle
Opening the outer-doors and then lotking them again, so as to
leave no trace behind them .;• and the attempt was at last tills:.
crated by their accidettally spoiling a lock before they were
prepared to go through with their emernrise. In fact, such ate
the skill and perseverance etnployed for these nefarious
poses,' that no locks, however strong or complieated, cark-aqord,
~ecurity to premises which are left durinr; the night 'without
persons to take care of them.—(Manchester Guardian.") •

FEMALE REsOLUTION.—On the 13th 'ult. Mel,'
Margaret Wilson, of Sugar Creek TownihiP, Pennsylvania;"
while searching for eggs, anti in reaching to, a intSt undkr the
barn tionr, was bit on the little finger by a rattlesnake, :when.
she immediately started for the house; and on passing a block,.
wheie an ax "was laying, which 'she 'seized; 'ahirptrAßak het"
fingeeein' the block,' cut it • Of, which cirettinstance:prevenre6-.
the circulation of the -poison,. and in all probability savetther
life,—(Arnerican Papa.) •
A rraii;:ments ai-4✓ making in Si. Paul's Cathfr=
deal foi the ereeton or the inoouniti,thr Abvhite)...
of ctiA,NT*v);-tiithe Aletnorrof Ala:107;0er): N'okm, killed air,
Bergen•op-Zoom,.a4nd ted, piLLES)'It, n 1 o killed' in battle, ;
The simple, bold, am'. impressive charactekti-of
much admired, particularly4itieCor, f''.E4ch oatieffict
fended: touenfone bloek'of-.narble,le. no fant6ning oft
and an& as of olden timer, was ihecaae with the ataitiaries. •