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19th, at six in the evening, she was 

 in company with the Vautour, 

 captain Lawless. It was then 

 blowing very hard, and in the 

 course of the night the gale in- 

 creased excessively, blowing in 

 most tempestuous squalls. In one 

 of these sudden gusts she is sup- 

 posed to have upset, and everj' 

 soul on board perished. Tiie next 

 morning her boats, some spars, &c. 

 which were upon her deck, were 

 picked up by the Vautour, but no 

 other vestige of her has ever been 

 seen. 



24-. Sacrilege and Robbery. — On 

 Saturday night, or early on Sun- 

 day morning, St. Paul's cathedral 

 was robbed of the whole of the 

 church service of plate, of consi- 

 derable value. The difficulties and 

 ingenuity required to get at the 

 property, prove the depredators 

 to have been complete masters of 

 their profession. The plate carried 

 off consists of the following arti- 

 cles, all silver gilt. 



One large embossed chased 

 waiter, with the emblems of the 

 Lord's Supper, weight 128 ozs. 



The coversof alarge folio Bible, 

 richly chased, 110 ozs. 



Ditto of a prayer-book, 100 

 ozs. 



One large plain salver, with an 

 angel's head engraved in the 

 centre, 108 ozs. 



One smaller salver, engraved 

 with a glory, 67 ozs. 



Two rich chased waiters, with 

 very fine alto-relievo figures, oc- 

 casionally to use in the centre, 

 153 ozs. 



Two very large chased altar 

 candlesticks, 330 ozs. 



Two smaller candlesticks, 200 

 ozs. 



Two very large rich chased fla- 

 gons, 260 ozs. 



Two smaller flagons, 130 ozs. 



Two chased chalices, with sexa- 

 gon feet, and two salvers for the 

 covers, 112 ozs. 



Two sraallsalvers, richly chased, 

 31 ozs. 



And one pierced spoon. 



Several of these articles were 

 used on the 21st inst. at a private 

 ordination by the bishop of Lin- 

 coln ; and after they were done 

 with, they were locked up in the 

 plate-room, immediately over the 

 veslrjs in iron chests, which had 

 on them padlocks as well as other 

 locks. There are two doors to the 

 room, an inner and outer one ; the 

 former was entirely iron, the other 

 plated, and of uncommon strength. 

 To these principal doors there are 

 several passages leading, all of 

 which have doors always locked, 

 through which persons must pass 

 before they reach the plate-room ; 

 and it is only known to a few per- 

 sons to what apartment they lead. 

 All these doors remained locked, 

 and it was not until Sunday morn- 

 ing, when the plate was wanted for 

 the church service, that the rob- 

 bery was discovered. The person 

 who had the plate under his care 

 opened the passage doors with the 

 keys belonging to them, but the 

 lock of the main door he could 

 not open until he had procured 

 the master-key. He there found 

 the chests containing the plate 

 had been broken open with an iron 

 crow, or some such instrument, 

 after having opened the padlock 

 in the usual way. Notice was 

 immediately given to the magis- 

 trates at Bow-street, and Mr. 

 Read the magistrate, and Mr. 

 Stafford the clerk, went and in- 

 spected the apartments, <S:c. in the 

 afternoon, and the most vigilant 

 rr;eans are using to delect the vil- 

 lains guilty of this sacrilege. 



The police officers are of opi- 



