The City seems likely at last to rise in revolt
against its hitherto much-loved municipal police force. On the night of this day week a very scientific burglary was committed in the shop of Mr. Walker, jeweller and watchmaker, 63 Cornhill. The shutters of the shop are of iron, with holes in them by which the police are ex- pected to gaze in; the gas is, or ought to be, always burning, and mirrors are so placed as to give the police a good view of the safe where the most valuable goods are kept. The thieves appear to have secreted themselves upstairs till the house was left for the night. Then they began operations in the office of Sir C. Crosley by cutting a hole in the floor, through which they descended into the tailor's shop adjoining, which, with Mr. Walker's, made up the ground-floor. They tried to cut their way through, but came upon as iron plate, and had to flank the difficulty, which they did by going down into the tailor's cutting-room, and cutting their way up through the ceiling into Mr. Walker's shop. They then forced open the safe and carried off 6,0001. worth of goods without difficulty. The matter has caused an intense excitement in the City. One firm accustomed to rely in like manner on the police to gaze through openings in iron shutters, turned their gas off to try them, and waited two hours in the dark without any policeman observing the ominous darkness. Lombard Street and Cornhill is in insurrection against the City Police, and-Mr. Walker's martyrdom may effect what Lord Palmerston's Government con- spired to effect in 1863 against the might of municipal influence in vain .
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