The Express. — 1853-09-17 (London, England)

GLOUCESTER, FRIDAY.  The awned performances in connexion with the Festival of the three choirs " for 1853 were brought to a close this afternoon by one of the most brilliant gatherings at the Cathedral to listen to the divine strains of Winders Messiah that any previous festival within the century and a half of its existence has witnessed. The success of the Meeting is beyond doubt, and it is expected that the stewards will be relieved of all pecaniary responsibility. All the reserved tickets were sold early in the week ; and to order to provide fur the extraordinary influx of strangers, a supplemental issue of tickets for portions of the sacred edifice sorer before used on inch occasions had to be issued.  et new feature la the arrangement of this festival is the holding.( full cathedral service each morning (Tuesday excepted) at eight o'clock. la these services all the members of the cathedral choirs have waived, and the effect was exceedingly fine. All the early morning services were well attended, the choir of the cathedral being filled each day. Collections were made also at these services for the benefit of the charity for the relief of the widows and orphans of clergymen of the three dioceses, and the sums thus raised base contributed to swell the receipts in behalf of this noble institution.  It The result of the festival is most gratifying. The number of persons who attended the cathedral this morning was about 3,000, and such was the demand for tickets to-day that some hundreds of tickets beyond the number originally intended to be issued were sold. These were accommodated around the base of the orchntra and in the and lastly in the choir out of sight of the orchestra, but neverthelesa by no means the worst position for hearing in the sacred building. The collection yesterday on behalf Otitis aunty amounted to 1761. 14a. Id., the whole collection on behalf of the charity being MI. 14e., including today's collection. To-day's collection was 2661. Oa. 3d. Thu. ars many more donations yet to come in.  ',cryptic! ROBBILIti.—A circumstance has arctoured during the past week, against a repetition of which we deem it our duty to guard the public. Two young fellows, attired in the first style, went into the house of Mrs. Davies, a respectable shopkeeper, In Creerstreet, on Tues. day oftentimes, and stated to her that a wager of 501. had been laid, at one of the principal inns of the town, spun their production of one hundred shillings, each bearing a facsimile of the Queen, in the spier of half an hour. They were willing to make any sacrifice to obtain them, net snarly for the wager itself, for they made it appear that money to them was of no account, but merely for the honour of winning it. They also made several inquiries as to the welfare of Mrs. Davits and family, end said they were on very intimate terms with her son, Mr. Sion Turner, who, they stated, bed mown them for several years, end by whom they bad bean sent there. Mrs. Milt', believing them statements to be come% went immediately for her cash box, in which there was a quantity of silver, and also a numb. r of sovereigns. The three then sat down, and made a close inspection of the stilliogs, setting those ou one side that bore the impren of the Queen's head. When this had been done, and the number of shillings counted, the men prodated a quantity of gold, and paid for them, expressing Unit warmest thanks to Mrs. Davies for supplying them with the valued stiellinga, and protesting that she should receive a premium upon them. The men having taken their leave in the most courteous m reiterating their thanks for her kindacas, Mn. Davies proceeded to plate the cult box in its usual place of keepin:, previous to which, however, she thought at advisable to count over its contents. On doing this, as might have been ezpected, six sovereigns were found to have been stolen. She knew that they were in the box before she had expelled it, fur she had only that morning added an additional sum, when she had counthel the ithule. She immediately informed her son of the treas. action, who knew nothing of the persons described. Information was then conveyed to the police, with a destrintion of the thieves, but no clue has yet been obtained to their discovery.—Derby Reporter. SUICIDE OP A NI illte/lANT.—On Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Mr. Robert Lloyd, a merchant, residing at 204, Soon rset.itreet, l'ortniamiquare, committed suicide, under the following circumstances :—lt appears that at the time loused the deceased, who has lately not been right in his mind, went to a water-clout on the first fluor. A perms, who had been fur some time employed u an attendant upon him, waited outside, sad presently heard a gurgling noise. De pushed open the door and saw deceased bleediug profusely from a frightful wound which he had auflicted open his throat. A Mar covered with blood was found upon the floor.