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 cherge rested.
In cross-examination matters were elicited which the
learned Counsel contended would not justify his being
believed on oath.

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

SECOND COURT.
Bel,re Mr. William, Deputy Assistant Judge.
FURTHER EFFECTS OP BETTING-HOUSES.
John Rowsher, 32, was indicted fur having feloniously
embezzled the several sums of 51., 14s. 9d , and 34, re-
ceived by him for and on account, and in the name of
Gilbert Spence Nicholson and another, his masters.
Mr. G. S. Nicholson stated that himself and his part-
ner, Mr. Joseph Allison, carried on business as silk mer-
cers at Nos. 238, 240, and 242, Regent-street, and the
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. Oct 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 Si. 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 3/. of Mrs. Bawlinson, of Portland-street, which he
had never accounted for.

Mr. Lovett, chhoiedfeclilveerrkedantdo said,cthasehpierris,oner,
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on the 18th
of
parcel, to
be taken to No. 30, Upper Harley-street, and on 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 pa. id
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 pH-.
soner into custody, and on searching him found 31. is.,
with the betting-house cards and betting-book now
produced.
The prisoner, in his defence, said that he had paid
the 3/. to one of the clerks, who bad since then left his
late master's employment, and that with respect to the
other sum, being very short of money at the time, he
bad made use of part of it, but that h. e 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 bard labour
for nine months.

NIGGER, STOKERS.—The pilots on the Mississipp
steam-boats tell travellers that they cannot afford to have
negro stokers—they are too eapensive :—Every time a boiler
bursts they would lose so many dollars' worth of slaves ;
whereas, by getting Irishmen at a dollar a day they pay
for the article as they get it, and if it is blown up, why
they get another and only lose a day's wages by the
transaction ! Mr. Sullivan observes in his " Rambles and
Scrambles," just issued, that be 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; bat 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
season had been very heavy!"
THE LURGAN ESTATE.—The Right Hon. Lord
Lurgan is now granting leases to his tenantry on the Lurgan
estates, and is personally inspecting their farms and making
himself fully acquainted with their several circumstances, so
as to be able to term a cerrectjudgmeut.