The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-11 00:00:00

STRANG.E. CASE,

On Saturday last the police authorities of Inverness
were engaged in the investigation of a case of a
character somewhat novel here, and about which
the most extraordinary and contradictory reports
flew about during the day. According to one
rumour a party of London thieves had been arrested
on board the steamer which had just arrived
from London—it was said that they had been con-
cerned in some great robbery, and the rumour
went so far as to assert confidently that some of
the stolen property had been found in the baggage of
the party ! Another report went that a forgery had
been attempted upon one of the banks in town to a
very considerable amount. The true particulars
are as follow :—ln the course of last week Mr.
Anderson, superintendent of the local police, re-
ceived information that a forged cheque for 150/.,
purporting to be signed by the Duke of Buccleuch,
had been passed at the Bank of Mona, at Douglas,
in the Isle of Man, by a lady, who was supposed
to be concerned in some other fraudulent transactions.
A French brigantine, called La Force, the master of
which does not speak our language, had put into the
Isle of Man, ostensibly wind bound, on her voyage
from Liverpool to Ostend with pearl-shells, and at a
bay a few miles distant from the town received on
board the lady in question, who was accompanied by
her son and daughter-in-law, a daughter, about
twelve years of age, and an aged female domestic.
The vessel left the island on the 21st October, and
it had been ascertained that the night before sail-
ing the master had purchased a chart of the west
coast of Scotland, and had made particular inquiries
respecting the route by the Caledonial Canal. From
this circumstance it was conjectured that the vessel
would proceed on her voyage by way of the canal,
and the supposition proved correct. On Friday the
ship came to Muirtown locks, and on Saturday the
whole party was apprehended on the warrant of the
bu t sheriff.
The lady gives the name of Madame Bruce,
refuses further information ; and, in the mean-
time, they are detained until the arrival of further
instructions from the Island of Man. The party
have the appearance of high respectability ; and
they seem to be English people who have long re-
sided in France.—lnverness Courier.

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(formerly in command of the John o' Gaunt), from
a conviction that it deserves a place in the records of
naval excellence. The Stornway was built last year
by Messrs. Hall of Aberdeen, and is a perfect model
of naval architecture, and for symmetry is not ex-
celled. She left Gravesend on the 9tb of November
last, for Bombay, laden with iron, copper, ke. She
took in a heavy cargo, end contrived to make
between that port and H.,ng-Kong the quickest pas-
sage known. Sae lefr, Wt'ampoa laden with tea on
the s:h of July, paased Auger on the 2d of August,
reached St. Helena on the 15th S'ptember, lett the
';x:- day, and mide the Start Point on tue 14th
October, toas performiug the run in the unprece-
dented of 29 days. We believe we are correct
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