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nion, that the robbery of the 

 above cathedral is what is called, 

 in the slang language, a put-up 

 robbery, or that the quantity and 

 value of the plate, the place where 

 it was kept, and the way to get at 

 it, were all previously well known, 

 and the crime committed by per- 

 sons perfectly acquainted with the 

 place. The weight has been erro- 

 neously stated at 700 ounces, 

 whereas it was 1,760 ounces. It 

 had very lately been newly dou- 

 ble-gilt, which gave it the appear- 

 ance of gold. The robbers must 

 have passed nine doors or gates 

 before they could get at the pro- 

 perty. The master-key was kept 

 Jna closetwhere oneof the vergers 

 usually placed his silver staff; but 

 that was not stolen, although it is 

 supposed the key was used to ef- 

 fect the robbery. It is thought 

 by some that the locks might have 

 easily been picked with skeleton 

 keys. An attempt to steal the plate 

 from the above cathedral was made 

 twent3'-seven years since. The 

 robbers then got as far as a closet 

 where the keys were kept; but 

 whether they were prevented from 

 proceeding by being alarmed, or 

 by their light going out, was never 

 ascertained. 



A man has been taken into cus- 

 tody upon suspicion of being con- 

 cerned in this sacrilegious depreda- 

 tion; he was formerly a servant 

 employed therein. It appears, upon 



further inquiry, that there was a 

 master-key to all the doors leading 

 to the room wherein the plate was 

 deposited ; and that it was not un- 

 usual for that key to be publicly 

 shown to any person who might 

 express a wish to seeor examine it. 

 The officers of police have no doubt 

 but that b}' means of taking an im- 

 pression of the key in wax, the 

 robbers gained access thereto. 

 The person taken up on suspicion 

 has been discharged, no proof ap- 

 pearing against him. 



26. AbolJtthrce o'clockthe king 

 of Sweden attended at St. James's 

 Palace, to make inquiries after the 

 state of his majesty's health : he 

 signed his name " Count de Got- 

 torp.'' 



30. Loss of the Elizabeth, extra 

 India ship, Captain Jackson, off 

 Dunkirk. — The Elizabeth was an- 

 chored off" the South Foreland on 

 Thursday preceding (December 

 27). but drifted from thence into 

 Calais Roads, where she knocked 

 off her rudder, and cut away the 

 mainmast. No assistance coming, 

 after her repeated signals, tlie 

 captain put off to obtain it ; but 

 when about half way between 

 the wreck and Dunkirk, his vessel 

 drove on the outer edge of Dun- 

 kirk brake, Dunkirk steeple bear- 

 ing S. by W. and instantly went 

 to pieces, when all on board perish- 

 ed except twenty-two, who landed 

 at Dunkirk. 



