Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1866-04-27 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

CLEVER ROBBERY IN BRISTOL.—On Monday morning last, two persons of gentlemanly exterior walked into the shop of Messrs. Taylor, jewellers, College.green. One of them was tall anti well dressed, art' carried a pocket-book. full of bank notes—most probably of a " flash,' or counterfeit description. The tuber was a light complexioned, thin, gentlemanlylooking person, and was attired in dark clothes. They a-ked to he shown an enamelled ring, and while the conversation relative to an imaginary purchase was going on, they contrived to abstract a gold half- hooped diamond ring, of the value of one hundred guineas, from under a glass shade, dexterously placing in lieu of it a common one, almost valueless. No sooner had the •• gents " left the shop than the robbery was disc.tvered, and information given to the police; but the thieves have not been apprehended. Nvw LlFF.noaTs.—The National Lifeboat Institution emit 011 Saturday two fine new lifeboats to the coast. One is to be stationed at Hayle, in Cornwall, and the other at Brautiton, North Devon. Each hoot is feet. long, and rows ten oars double-banked. The nayle lifeboat, which is named The Isis, is the benevolent gift of the institution of the Oxford Halve city. It was publicly launched in that river on Tuesday. It was expected the lifeboat would have been manned on the occasion by the eight under-graduates who so reeently distinguished themselves on the Thames. The Braunton lifeboat, which has been presented by Mr and Mrs Jeremy, of Lea Coombe House, Axminster, was tist:i publicly launched at Barnstaple on Thursday last. Free conveyance was readily given to the boats to their destinations by the Great Western, London and SouthWestern, and the other continuous lines of railway. The National Lifeboat Institution has now 167 lifeboats in connection with it.  Two Inure murders are reported. One ease is that of an aged widow near Stafford, who, from motives of kindness, permitted a labourer, named Cooper, to eat his meals in her house, in order to save him a long walk home This courtesy he requited in a satanic manner by killing her with a bill-hook, without any ;apparent motive, and without removing a single thing from the house. Ile is supposed to be insane: The lother case is one of wife murder and suicide, and conies to us from the Isle of Man. A journeyman blacksmith, named Cain. whose drunken habits had made hint dependent upon his wife for subsistence, is the wretched hero of this terrible tragedy. On her refusing to jet him have the means of gratifying his craving for drink he threatened her, and on the following night killed her whilst asleep with a blow of a hammer, and then murdered himself by cutting his own throat. Their child, about three years old, was heard to be crying most piteously, and .the sister of the deceased wontan went into the room and found the little fellow sitting up in the bed covered with his mother's blood.  Some few months ago a strike took place amongst the ironworkers at Park-lane, Sandbach, and fourteen men were assisted with .E 5 each to emi4ra e to Pittsburg, U.S., from which place they had received glowing accounts of the rate of wages. Letters have recently been received from several of the men to the effect that they have been "sadly gulled," and that the shortness of work, dearness of provisions, and the superabundance of hands, render their position unendurable. They declare their intention of returning at the first opportunity. The following letter was written by one of the men to his wife in England. Several letters from the men have been received, all telling the same sad tale. We expect they have had enough of strikes and their consequences, and teach a le-.son to the deluded men who are disposed to leave their employment on strike:—" Pittsburg, Feb. 27th, 'MG.—Dear wife, and familie, and friends,—l write these few lines to you, hoping to find you all well, as it leaves me at present very well. We have been greatly deceived by corn ng to America, for they have been on strike in this country for six weeks, and whet] they are at work there are two men for every situation. The working men of old England are gulled by emigration. For ten shillings per ton in England is better th In nine dollars here. Dear wife, make this as pnblic as you can, and let the men of old England know we have been gulled by going Out here. Take this letter to Bradley, and let him make it public amongst the men. My kind love to you. Your affectionate busband,—Tnomes