, 1876-06-11
EUROPEAN GOSSIP.
''rhe Theft Of Gainsborough's Gel"
ebrated Picture.
f,aribaldi's Reception at Viterbo.'-
Something About Cosmetics.
.saneIeres, the Author Of the Opera
uf stDimitri ''...A Cute Little
L0ndoners
NOTWITHSTANDING.

p1CTURE-STEALIN0
.r.nc1re d. Conway writos from London,
h.y q, to the Cincinnati commeretal' The
s.,ioxins advertisement to-day 1aeets many
millions Of eyes:
nx-r THOUSAND PouEps REwARp.-Stolen, be-
t,eeen balf- past p. N. 25th: and a. n, 26ta
Rapd Street, the celebrated opaintlnE by Gains
pU1@ spa.nngh. Of the Duchess Of Deyonshiro; slze,
So145 inches ithent ffams :, q . stretchss sw whs
seose soos ses Old Bond street te any person who
hs rive such information as viii LEAD to the ap'
n1ehe1ston and conviction Of The Thief Or thieves
aanee9I55tepdsnt ane DetsctISe Department
E-.st Scotland Yard, London, S. W.
' Th+ nicture has beef so recently described in
49,, correspondence, and in other ways, that
ss.ea not add any more concerning 1t to assist
lr.a1ican vigilance, In case the thief should fol-
ta.z The e1e:iple Of the MurIllo thieves and try
~ fortunc in America There is no other
aon1trv to which 1t could be taken with any
. sh.nce Of success in the disposal Of 1t. The
sanitation Of Gainsborough-the fame Of the
r1rehess Of Deyonshlre belong exclusively to
ths Tnelish-speaking race. The picture would
mi nav the thief bis travelling expenses In
.1ta1v or Russia, and he could not sell it In
france or Germany without detection. Indeed,
,ths thief, who at tlJis moment has the most
notable and known picture In Europe
IN Ills hands, would seem to be In about
tbe same luck as If he possessed the Lord
.N.vor.s coach OF the statue Of Nelson, So OBJ
rins Is this fact that last night AMONG two doz-
ON ~entlen,cn at club where l was present,
,esf1y I'll OF them shook their heads suspicious
7 sss AZ 1plant." The public had heard with
same surprise that Messrs. AEhcw had bought
sha f,,rf,,fe as q speculation Of their own, and
nnt trt fur aIy great collector. They seemed to
frel sure that By ENGRAVING It, exhibiting It, and
ttrsnsacton. The picture was being exhibited in
Band street at shilling 3 head when it vas
etnler: and it is not unnatural, perhaps That
manr should suspect the owners OF It Of con
trying deyiro to revive the somewhat
tagging interest o. the ;i pu1e m o
Messrs, Agnew which tan warrant the sueplcion
If their being guilty OF such trick. AND 1t Is
nIain that the Representatives ofthc press regard
+ ss genuine loss to them. At any rate, It can
mon thc affair The theft was committed IN
nau of Bond street whereSthe greatness o1 the
ffiEes-iewelrv, porcelain, pictures, etc. al OF
therostlest kind-has long caused unusuas T1g-
lance. Besides the regular police there arc many
nrjy9te watcl1nen, and one chief night watch
nan. maintained By the shopkeepers IN common
This night watchman, man named Lanehaln,
eoni,.sscs tnat on the night Of the theft he had
i substitute, nor can he tell the name OF az
dress Of the Individual to whom he connaca s nls
.x.s neycr nut forth Whatever may be the
f.t, somebody is playing dangerous game.
.G,ne nav feel pretty certain that the picture
Iii be recovered, as other stolen pictures nave
been {eaTs &C. tss pnse pof sn
folks gallery, but the thieves, unable TO Teailse
b1 them, could only escape detection ~ Mulhg
the nlundcr away under an arch OF Blaeh1r14T t[ s