What appeared to be an attempt on the premises of Bensons, Ltd., Ludgate Hill jewelers, was abandoned after several hours laborious work the other night. Disguised as railroad porters the thieves broke into the shop of a tobacco dealer and into a passage at one end of which was the jewelry store. After cutting the panel out of a door they were confronted by a thick wall. Other attempts to get into the jewelry shop having failed they decamped leaving behind jimmies and screwdrivers and taking with them some watches and minor articles of jewelry obtained from the neighboring shop of a firm of watch importers. Bensons have a very valuable stock of high class jewelry at their establishment.
At the recent visit of the King of Denmark to the City of London, the Corporation presented his Majesty with an address of welcome. This is enclosed in a suitable gold casket, which has been manufactured by Mr. J. W. Benson, Ludgate Hill and Old Bond Street. It is of Renaissance design, the general form being oblong, with round ends, relieved by four bold pilasters, On the front are the arms of the City of London, surrounded by four spandrels in relief, enclosing a rose, emblematical of England, in ruby enamel. On one pilaster is the King of Denmark's initial, ‘‘C,” reversed, threaded by an olive branch, emblem of peace, and surmounted by the Danish royal crown. On the other side are the City cap, sword, and mace, and olive branch. The ends have panels, containing views of the Mansion House, St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Tower Bridge, and an old Viking ship. Around the base are festoons of flowers in bold relief, and twelve shields, the centre one and the two end ones containing the arms of the old Danish Kings, the others the arms of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The top is surmounted by the arms and Crown of Denmark.
Source: The Illustrated London News - 14th October 1893