Suez Mail News.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1682, 9 July 1875, Page 2

Suez Mail News.

By the s.s. Taranaki, to-day, we have received the full details of the news by the Suez mail. , The telegrams, it will be remembered, were received per s.s. Hero. We give the following extracts from English journals : — EXTENSIVE DIAMOND ROBBERY IN DUBLIN. An extraordinary charge of robbery was heard on May 11, at the Northern Divisional Police Court, Dublin. Three men, named James Reynolds, William Butler, and John Hanley, described as betting men, were charged with having stolen thirty dozen of diamond and other rings, of the value of £3000, the property of Messrs. George, of Kings-terrace, London, jewellers. Mr. George deposed that he was a passenger on board the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company's steamer St. Patrick, from Liverpool, on Monday, and had brought with him three valises, containing six cases of diamond rings and other things, of the value of close upon £30*00. He placed the cases under the cabin table. From what he learDed from the steward, he looked for the valises about midnight, when the steamer was nearing the Bailey Light, and found that two of them had disappeared, ami that the other had been tampered with ; that all the rings amounting to thirty dozen, were gone. Charles Davis, steward of the S".. Patrick, stated that he saw Mr. George place the valises under the table in the cabin. About tWcjnly minutes before midnight he noticed Hanley and, Butler sit down at the table, and after a short period -ise and remove the three valises. After some little time they returned and brought back one valise. Witness had feigned sleep, and from a sofa watched the proceedings, and immediately informed Mr. George, whose berth was in the same compartment with Hanley. The captain was also communicated with, and, after some consideration, it was determined to arrest the prisoner?, who were found standing together on deck, near the stern. The captain and some of the crew accordingly surrounded them, and as they did so, Butler fell back, and dropped something, which appeared to be a large handkerchief, rolled up, overboard. Witness heard the parcel strike against the side as if it contaiaed something very heavy. The steamer was then abreast of the Bailey lighthouse. The prisoners were kept in custody until the arrival of the vessel at North Wall, where they were handed over to the police. The prisoners were remanded.