The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-19 00:00:00

PARCEL ROBBERY.

William James Crawford, 20, was indicted for hav-
ing stolen a parcel containing clothes, the property
of the London Parcels Delivery Company.
The prisoner was driver of one of the company's de-
livery carts, and the parcel in question was one which
had been entrusted to them for delivery. The property
was pawned by a person named Taylor, on whose testi-
mony the charge rested.
In cross-examination matters were elicited which the
learned Counsel contended would not justify his being
believed on oath.

The jury came to this conclusion, and acquitted the
prisoner without hesitation.

SECOND COURT.
Before Mr. NV rritAm, Deputy Asaistant Judge.
FURTHER EFFECTS OF BETTING•UOUSES.

John Bowsher, 32, was indicted for having telo niously
embezzled the several sums of Si., 14s. 9d , and 31., re-
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prisoner had been in their employ as porter for the last
two years. It was his duty to take out goods and re-
ceive the money for them. On the 18th September he
was sent with some goods to the house of Mrs. Beattie,
in Upper Harley-street, and was to bring back the sum
of 51. 14s. 9d., but he did not do so. A receipt, however,
given by the prisoner for that amount had been pro-
duced. It was his duty to pay the amount to either of
the two clerks, but no money had been received. He
had recently discovered that he had received another bill
of 31. of Mrs. Rawlinson, of Portland-street, which he
had never accounted for.
Mr. Lovett, chief clerk and cashier, said, on the 18th
of September, he delivered to the prisoner a parcel, to
be taken to No. 20, Upper Harley-street, and un his re-
turn he was asked if he had received the money, and he
said he had not. On the 4th of August he received
31. from Miss Rawlinson, which he had never paid in.
Proof was then given that the prisoner had been paid
the money by the parties in question, and the receipts
were produced given by him for the respective amounts.
Holder, police-constable 42 C. proved taking the pri-
soner into custody, and on searching him found Si. ls.,
with the betting-house cards and betting-book now
prod aced.
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ehcilserdkesfe,nweh% had since then left his
other sum, being very short of money at the time, he
had made use of part of it, but that be intended to make
it up on the Monday, the day on which they had to ren-
der their accounts to the cashier. As to the betting-
cards, the events to which they referred occurred five or
six months ago, and therefore they could be of no use to
any one.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
Mr. Witham sentenced the prisoner to hard labour
for nine months.

NIGGER STOKERI3,—,The pilots on the Mississipp
steam-boats tell travellers that they cannot afford to have
negro stokers—they are to. espensiee :—Every time a boiler
bursts they would lose so many:dollars' worth of slaves ;
whereas, by getting Irishmen at a dollsar a day they pay
for the article as they get it, and if it is blown up, why
they get another acid only lose a day's wages by the
transaction ! Mr. Sullivan observes in his " Rambles and
Scrambles," just issued, that he could not help being amused
at the commiseration expressed for a certain doctor, a large
slave-owner, who had just lost ten negroes by the sinking of
a boat in the river. "Not a feelieg of pity was vouchsafed
to the unfortunate negroes; but he, poor man ! it was a
heavy loss to him, especially as just at that time negroes
were looking up ; and, moreover, his losses during the cholera
s'oson had been very heavy !"
THE LURGAN ESTATE.—The Right Hon. Lord
Lurgan is now granting leases to his tenantry on the Lurgan
esiares, and is personally inspecting their farms and making
himself fully acquainted with their several circumstances, so
as to be able to form a correct judgment.