New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-25

The details have just come to light Of . re-
markable and extensive robbery about which the
London police have been very much puzzled for the
year past. 1t was not, however, by any sagacity
on the part of the police that the history Of the
affair has been got at; but as in the case of the
famous bullion robbery On the South Western Rail
road, by the voluntary confession Of one Of the
parties to it, be being then in prison under sentenc,
for another offence. The sufferer by this rObbsry
was Lady Ellesmere, who on the 2?d Of January
last started from Grosvenor square on visit to
Windsor Castle, taking with her sundry little
articles Of dress and jewelry, packed in "a large
black portmanteau," and vsi1ed at the pretty sum
of from about seventy to eighty thousand dollars
We have heard much Of late Of the extravagauce
of our American women, but here is case to show
that the passion for costly display is by no means
confined to the psvenus Of this continent. We
fstter ourselves, however, that almost any Ameri.
can woman with q wardrobe of this sort would
have kept closer eye upon it. Lady Euesmero, it
seems while che left for the railroad station in her
own carriage allowed this "lsrge blsck portmsn-
teau to be carried thither on the top Of hired
cab, it being in charge of some servant suppose,
hardly less aristocrstcay careless it turned out
than the mistress herself. Of the contents Of the
portmanteau in question we have the following
detaik:
"In addition to other articles Of
tai ewelIy, il contained pearl necklace diamond
brooch with emerald drop, diamond bow with one
raid drop, pair Of diamond esrir g, palc Of enc.
raid ard diamond earrrgs, large pair Of diamond
branches, . email pair Of diamond branches, three
IL Iukk
emerald ard diamond bracelet, gold bracelet with
Percleaux clasp estseYe bracelet, gold bacslet
with game. and diamond clasp beside ctner bracelets
The weass apparel consisted Of xhite and bl:c.
ee.ss blond scarf,, velvet closks, Indian scsns,
morning and evening silk dresses of white and various
other cOlors together with other expensive articles Of
ladies attire too numerous to specify"
A short time before Lady Eussmere started for
the railroad station, one William AtweD, the same
person to whose voluntary confession the public is
Indebted for the details We are about to give, and
who is described as young man of 26, Of very
youthful appearance, set cut from London Bridge
in company with two friends, Messrs. Saint and
Witty on visi. to the West End In the way Of
business in the particular line. Near GrOsvernor
square they saw two cabs loaded with luggage, and
a carriage behind them. There 10 Port st
Peters," exclaimed Witty, meaning trunks. They
followed the cabs on run, keeping some twenty
yards apart into q square where the carriage
turned of to the right and the cabs to the left
When the cabs had reached the center Of the
square, Witty jumped behind the second, on which
was large b sck portuanteau, with smaller one
beside it. He laid hold Of the rail with one hand
and with the other pulled Of the black portmAn-
tsau, which wn 20 heavy As TO bring hir, with il
to the ground. The horse reared, and At1eI ex-
claimed to his companion, "YOu have tumbed
| alarmed the man." The men, however, driver
and passengers included, showed less consciousness
of what was going on than the horse. No police
man was near, at least none noticed this bold rob-
bsg in open daylight, nor did any passer-by. The
cabs drove on, and the robbers, after carrying the
valuable porimsnteau for some distance on their
shoulders, hired another cab In which 1t was con-
yey to the shop of one Jackson, an oil and color
mad in Leonard street.
J., Wien, the Aieyes came to examine their prize,
With they did n Jackson's back parior, in pres
sDcb Of hin and hs wife, they discovered the name
u Of IA CoNnfesa of pIlaenorN nainted In white Let