A French Thief.

Evening Post, Issue 181, 6 September 1865, Page 3

A French Thief.

•The Vigie de Cherbourg gives the following account of an impudent robbery just committed upon a popular young actress attached to the theatr^of that town: — Three nights since, on returning home from the theatre, she found the door of her apartment forced open, and on entering she met a man, who exclaimed, "Madame, you arrived very opportunely. lam one of your neighbours, and having heard a strange noise in your apartment, I was coming down to ascertain the cause, when I saw a man run out and make his escape, leaving your effects in the state you see them." The artiste looked round and perceived that her drawers and boxes had been broken open, and that from one of them a valuable diamond cross had been taken. She then asked the stranger if he would be able to recognise the thief, and as he replied in the affirmative, she begged him to start in pursuit, and, if he could not overtake the fellow, to give a description of him to the police. The man said he would willingly render her that service, had he not to work all night to finish a job which was to give him the means of buying bread for his children next day. 'How much will you get for the job P' asked the lady. 'Ten francs,' said the man. ' Well then,' said she ' here is a napoleon; so leave your work and help me to recover my cross,. The man took the money with seeming reluctance, and hastily departed, having not only succeeded iv robbing the lady but in oh-

taining a reward to catch the thief. Of course he has not been heard of since. A Fenian who opened a new "circle "in America stated the problem before the society in three remarkably sensible questions :— l. Have Irishmen just cause for rebellion ? 2. Is there a strong probability of success ? 3. If success results, will the condition of the people be better ? Unfortunately, his exposition of the^e questions is not reported, though it seems that he ventured to answer them all in the affirmative. We only see that he iound just cause for rebellion in " the invasions of Henry 11., Henry 111., and Cromwell," and that he ascribed all the power of England's array atld navy, to •• the Irish element." He also observed that "England had already discusaed the Fenians, and that was a great point gained." He is very welcome to this advantage. England has discussed the Fenians, and arrived at a pretty decisive conclusion. A Poetical Editor.— The editor of an American paper has taken to writing poetry, as the following will show:— "Brethren — Is there a man with soul so dead, who never to himself has said : I will my country paper take, both for mine own and family's sake ? If such there be, let him repent, and have the paper to him sent ; and, if he'd pass a happy winter, he hi advance should pay the printer." — The American Joe Miller. Show us a land that has mountains without valleys, and we will show you a man who has joys without sorrows.