THE STORY OF A RING.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2192, 5 March 1881, Page 3

THE STORY OF A RING.

The «Mount Alexander Mail,” in a issue, tell* the following curious narrative “ A strange story has to be told a ring that was lost by a Sandhurst lady seventeen years ago by the breakage of herwatoh c^a ‘ n - The ring was much prized by her as a family treasure, it being one of the four memoriam rings presented to the relatives of Lord Nelson after the death of the naval hero at Trafalgar. As soon as the loss was ascertained, advertisements were put in the Sandhurst and Oastlemaine newspapers, and bills posted up offering a handsome reward for the recovery of the ring; but these having n ® effect, all hopes of it* restoration were abandoned.' To the great surprise of a gentleman interested in this lady, he read in an evening journal a paragraph to the effect that Mr Leon M. Tier, of the People’s Theatre, Melbourne, had in his possession a r’ng, the description of which exactly corresponded with that of the long-lost ring. Upon the police being requested to inquire how Mr Tier became possessed of it, he informed the detective he purchased it from a pawnbroker, and this was found to be correct. The pawnbroker stated that it was sledged several times with him during the . ast fourteen years by a schoolmaster named Scott, who died three years ago. The upshot of the information led to an interview with Mr Tier, which concluded by selling the ring to the rightful owner, who is now in possession of it again after an interval of seventeen years.”