The Tamworth Examiner and Working Men's Journal. — 1875-09-04 (Tamworth, Staffordshire, England)

SCHEME TO STEAL THE JEWELS AT  WINDSOR CASTLE.  The south-eastern division of the Bucks police, are it present investigating a very extraordinary matter. About the 9th of this month, in order to permit some building operations upon the premises of Mr. Goodman, the boat-builder, near Windsor bridge, the waters of the Thames were drawn off, lowering the river by several feet. While the stream was thus lower than usual a man who was walking near a back cut adjacent to Cuckoo weir, which is about half-a-mile from Windsor bridge, and on the Bucks side of the river, observed a piece of string fastened to the lower branch of a bush overhanging the water course. His curiosity was excited, and seeing something attached to the string he pulled it up, and found that it was a gentleman's japanned dressing-base. Turning the small key he opened the case, and found it contained a large number of , keys and other things. He at once placed the case in the hands of the police, and Mr. Superintendent Dunham, upon examining its content*, found that in all there were 25 keys, the larger once having been fastened on a bunch at the top of the ease. Upon one side of the flat smooth surface of the handle of two of be medium-sized keys are the words "Equerries Rabies. 100 Steps," and on the other side the word "Porter." The 25 keys vary in size froti such as would open gates, posteres, and room doors, to small onetifetting the jewel eases in the Royal apartments of the Castle. Besides this extraordinary collection of keys there were on the cases pieces of wax bearing impression. of he key wards, two bottles of gold liquid for smearing the keys in order to ascertain the shape of the locks, a box of yokes, and two large canvas money bags, such as are used by bankers. One apparently from the marks had contained gold, and the Other silver. It lathe belief of the police authorities that the dressingcase and its contents were intended to aid some person or persons in effecting an entrance from the " Hundred Steps" to the private apartments of the palace occupied by her Majesty and the Royal family, and to sweep off the prieele. jewellery. Whoever designed this daring scheme has been frustrated in a most singular way. Those who placed the case and keys on the stream, till some dark night a favourable opportunity might arise for the grand coup, fastened the string to a branch of the bush, which, when the waters of the Thames are at their ordinary summer level, was about a foot below the surface of the little stream, and thus well concealed. They had not calculated upon the sudden drawing off of the water—an unusual circumstance—which revealed the hiding place of the dupli. cote keys.  Mr. J. F. Dickson, of the Ceylon Civil Service, has in the press, for the "Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society," an edition of the "Piitimokkha,” or Confession Service of the Buddhist priests. Mr. Dickson is the first European who was ever present at one of these services, and in his preface he gives a full account of the proceedings. SUICIDE or A Fomnut.—The Glasgow police have received a telegram stating that kienjamin Potter, who was apprehended at Jersey on a Fharge of forgery, has committed suicide in one of the cells of the gaol. His forgeries are said to amount to ..t710,000. A SOLICITOR COMMITTED sUft