The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-07 00:00:00

THE STII, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 7, 1865.

'his day.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day),

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.)

T AT TERSALLS'-THURSDAY.

MONEY LENDERS AND THE PUBLIC-IMPORTANT QUESTION•

VANE V. CRANFORD.

This was an action to recover commission for procuring
a loan for defendant, for whom Mr. lorry appeared.
Plaintiff stated that he saw au advertisement in which
defendant required a loan of £3O. He negotiated the
matter, and introduced the business to the Real and Per-
sonal Advance Company. After a short time, and before
any money was advanced, it was discovered that defendant
owed rent.

Cross-3xamined—l have defendant's written authority at
home, and it says that the commission would be paid when
the money was obtained.

His Honour—Then tho money was never advanced a
all ? •

Plaintiff—No, but it was quite ready.
His Honour—You cannot recover commission before the
work is done.

Plaintiff—l have recovered in a similar case at another

His Honour—Very likely the facts wore entirely cliff°
rent.

Plaintiff—Then does your honour say that I am to lose
all my time and labour?

His Honour—You sue for commission, and if you know
the meaning of the word you must see that you cannot re-
cover as it has not been earned. I would recommend you,
Mrs. Craxford, not to have any more to do with cases of
this kind. Plaintiff will be nonsuited.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

WESTMINSTER,

1 CRUEL ROBBERY OF A SERVANT.—Mary Ann M'Cormish,
a smartly dressed young woman, was placed at the bar
charged with stealing a watch and chain, and a great quan-
tity of wearing apparel, the property of Sarah Wren.
The prosecutrix said that she was in the service of one
of the foreign ambassadors, but had lodgings at 3, Exeter-
place, where she slept. She left her lodgings on Wednes-
day morning to go to her employment, and at that time all
property, consisting of the watch, chain, seals, a cloak,
gown, and other articles of wearing apparel, were left safe
in a box in her room. On her return there on Wednesday
evening she found everything she possessed stolen, and
gave information to the police, who apprehended the pri-
soner, and found all her property.
Mr. Selfe inquired whether she was acquainted with tho
prisoner ?

Prosecutrix replied that she was not, but she had heard
she came to lodge in the house 10 days ago.
William Watts, 253 B, said ho went to a lodging house,
69, York-street, Westminster, in consequence of some in-
formation he received, and waited there for the prisoner
last night. When he first took her she denied all know-
ledge of the robbery, but pawnbrokers' duplicates relating
to the property were discovered in her pocket, and she was
wearing prosecutrix's boots.

UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE,

Several pawnbrokers produced the property.
The constable stated that prisoner had previously had
9 months' imprisonment for obtaining goods under false
pretences. ,

Prisoner said she was very sorry.
She was committed for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A NOTORIOUS IMPOSTOR.--Wm. price, alias Morgan,
alias " Black Welsh Tom," who described himself as a
carpenter, was charged before Mr. Knox, with begging
and assaulting James Fryer, officer of the Mendicity
Society.

Fryer said that at half-past six the previous evening, he
saw the prisoner following different gentlemen, and
begging of them. On the prisoner leaving a gentleman in
St. Alban's place, he went up to him and took him into
custody. At the station he went to search the prisoner,
when he pulled a paper out of his pocket and tried to get
it into his mouth, and in attempting to get it from the pri-
soner he kicked him violently on the knee and tore his
coat, and it took five persons to get the paper from the
prisoner.

The following is a copy of the paper alluded to :
" Rivorhill, Sevenoaks, Kent, Dec. 24.
" The bearer, Wm. Morgan Williams, has been in my
employ upwards of twelve months, during which time he
conducted himself to my entire satisfaction. About four
months since he received injuries which totally disabled
him from following his usual avocation.

4, J. EDMD. HILL, Oontractor, Sm."
In answer to the magistrate, the constable said he had
known the prisoner some time as a beggar, and ho had
been committed four times at this and Marylebone Police-
courts—on ono occasion being committed for three months
for begging and assaulting him (Fryer). The letter was
the writing of a notorious begging-letter impostor.
Mr. Knox said the prisoner, who was a notorious beggar
and impostor, had been guilty of violence to the officer,
and would be committed far three months with hard la-
bour.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

Old associations go for nothing with racing men, except
they also have linked with them some practical and profit-
able illustrations. Still one would have thought that when
the last scene in a real and popular drama which has lasted
nearly 100 years on the same boards was about to be played
out there would at least have been a respectable audience
numerically to witness the final fall of the curtain. But it
was far otherwise, and among the few who straggled into
the old subscription room for the last time there was no one
racy enough to avail himself of the opportunity for deliver-
ing even a few impromptu words by way of epilogue.
Instead of speculation on future events it was all gossip on
the past Northampton Meeting, with surmises and conjec-
tures as to the principal losers and winners thereat.
Scarcely a dozen subscribers were present at any given
time during the afternoon, and not a bet was laid until
the room was about to be closed, when 100 to 40 was laid
twice against Liddington for the Two Thousand; 500 to
10 against Brahma for the Derby, and 6 to 4 to a "tenner'
against Cambridge for the University Boat Race on Satur-
day. It is hardly necessary to remind our readers that on
Monday next they will have to travel a little farther west,
to the new subscription rooms at Knightsbridge, at the
angle formed by the junction of the Knightsbridge and
Brompton roads.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER—THURSDAY.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
11- to 1 agst Grinder (offered)
100 to 7 agst Mcestissima filly (offered)
15 to 1 agst Paris (offered—take 100 to 6)
100 to 6 agst Mail Train (taken)
50 to 1 agst Verger (taken)
50 to 1 agst Tattoo (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
10 to 1 agst Lion (offered)
11 to 1 agst Lord Zetland (offered)
100 to 7 agst Ackworth (taken)
100 to 7 agst Gratitude (offered)
100 to 6 agst Victorious (offered)
100 to 6 agst La Toucques (taken)
20 to 1 agst Highflyer's dam colt (offered)
40 to 1 agst Industry (taken and offered)
40 to 1 agst Mail Train (offered)
THE TWO THOUSAND.
2to 1 agst Liddington (taken)
7to 2 agst Breadalbane (taken and offered)
12 to 1 agst Chattanooga (taken)
100 to 7 agst Ariel (offered—take 100 to 6)

PUTNEY, Friday Morning.
The practice of the University crews was resumed yester-
day morning. The Oxonians launched their craft from the
London Rowing Club boat-house soon after 11 o'clock, and
were speedily joined by a picked crew of the Kingston
Club. They then proceeded to try each other's mettle in a
few brisk starts. The Kingston Rowing Club rowed in a
gig eight of Salter's ; the Oxonians in their racing boat.
In the first start the dark blue allowed their oppo-
nents a start of half a length, as a sort of compensa-
tion for the discrepancy of boats. To the unutterable
astonishment of all present, and the horror of the
Oxonians themselves, the Kingston crew rowed clean
away from their opponents, without ever affording them a
shadow of a chance. After some 350 yards had been
covered the two crews eased up, and prepared for another
trial, this time starting upon level terms. The result was
the same as before, and when the two crews pulled up off
the Crabtree the Oxonians were nearly half a length to the
bad. The next start ranged from the Soap-works to Ham-
mersmith-bridge, and this time the Oxonians held their
antagonists to some extent, being only beaten by half a
length at the last, but at the same time they had the advan-
tage of wind, tide, and course, so that the improvement was
but nominal. One more spin on the other side of the bridge, in
which the University were left more than ever in the lurch.
and then the Kingstonians proceeded to disembark at Biffin's,
while the dark blue rowed up to Barnes-bridge, preparatory
to a spin down to the aqueduct. They started at about 37
strokes a minute, which they held to Craven Point, and
came in with a fine spurt of 39 per minute. Their rowing
was still uneven, though there was a slight improvement
upon the form of last week. Nos. 6 and 4 came in for a
large share of censure from the cognoscenti, and were univer-
sally admitted to be below par. Still the crew themselves re-
mained confident of success, asserting that theirpace was bet-
ter than their looks, but this is quite possible. The Cantabs
turned out at 12 15, and paddled steadily to Hammersmith,
where they rested for a time, and then proceeded to the tor
of Chiswick Eyot, and after divesting themselves of guern-
seys, &c., proceeded to row that portion of the course down
to Putney. It had been generally expected that the King-
ston crew would pick them up at Hammersmith-bridge, but
the latter gentlemen were not ready to get into their boat
at the critical moment. The Cantabs shot by, and the public
were disappointed of what would doubtless have proved
an interesting trial. The rowing of the Cantabs exhibited
a marked improvement in uniformity and length ; their
dash was first-rate, and they found general favour among
the spectators, while Oxford sank in proportion.
The betting, which had opened at 5 to 4 upon Oxford
yesterday, fell, after their indifferent performance with the
watermen on Wednesday and the ICingstonians yesterday,
to evens. In some cases we actually heard odds offered
upon Cambridge, but we should set down the fair standard
at evens, Cambridge, perhaps, for choice. Both crews will
take a paddle this morning, and then rest for the day. The
race will be rowed about noon at Saturday, perhaps a little
earlier, according to the state of the tide.

Alleged Defalcations of Lord Shaftesbury's
Steward.

SHERBORNE, Thursday.
This morning Mr. Robert Short Waters surrendered to
his bail at the Petty Sessions held here, on the charge of
embezzling two sums of money—viz., £27 13s. 7d. and £25.
Mr. Colo, barrister, instructed by Mr. Humphreys, soli-
citor, of Newgate-street, appeared for the prosecution ; Mr.
George H. Lewis (Lewis and Lewis), Ely-place, Holborn,
represented the defendant.

Mr. Cole recapitulated the facts of the charge. Mr.
Humphreys, he said, had at the first hearing given the
bench a very good notion of the steto of the case with regard
to the charge against the prisoner, namely, that of embez-
zling the respective sums of £27 and £25 when acting as
steward for Lord Shaftesbury. His lordship came into his
estates in 1851, at which time the prisoner was managing
the estates for his lordship's late father. He was, however,
kept in the same employment by the present earl till 1863,
when he received notice that if he did not resign he would
be dismissed. In 1855 three accounts were opened by his
lordship at the Blandford Bank, and subsequently an ar-
rangement was made by which one of his lordship's private
solicitors audited the accounts kept by the prisoner. In 1860
the prisoner became connected with the turf, about which
Lord Shaftesbury spoke to him, and he promised to give up
his turf connexions. In 1862 some irregularities were dis-
covered in his accounts, but they were passed over by Lord
Shaftesbury, believing they were only irregularities. In
1863, however, matters assumed a more serious aspect, and
the prisoner was requested to resign. He did so, and since
then it had been ascertained that the defendant owed his
lordship between £ll,OOO and £12,000, and this he accom-
plished by paying moneys into the bank to what was called
an estate account with one hand, and drawing it out with
the other. He (the learned counsel) would show that the
prisonerhad been keeping hunters; and having an elegantly-
furnished establishment ; in short, he had been living at the
rate of £2,000 a-year with an income of £5OO. He, however,
believed that he would bo able to show that the prisoner
had done all this out of his lordship's money.
Mr. Cole then called Lord Shaftesbury, and examined
him at considerable length. His lordship's depositions,
which were grounded mainly upon the representations of
his solicitor and accountant, tended to strengthen the points
laid down by Mr. Cole.

His lordship was afterwards subjected to a most rigid
cross examination of nearly four hours by Mr. Lewis, in the
course of which it was elicited that while there were errors
in the accounts in favour of the defendant, he had also
committed errors against himself. Letters were also put
in showing the pecuniary embarrassment of Lord Shaftes-
bury, and also that his son, Lord Ashley, borrowed money
from the defendant. The accounts, which were of a most
complicated nature, were gone into at great length, and at
5 o'clock the case was adjourned till next morning, the same
bail for the defendant being accepted.

THE MURDER AT HATCHAM.—A man named
Richard Havelin, or Havedan, about 50 years of ago, for-
merly a private in the Grenadier or Scots Fusilier Guards,
but for some time past getting his livelihood as an exca-
vator, is now in custody of the police on the charge of
murdering John Davis, of No. 5, Britannia-terrace,
Hatcham, a few months ago, by smashing his head with
a poker. It appears that Havelin called at the Magazine
Barracks, Hyde-park, and a soldier, knowing that a war
rant was out for his apprehension, gave information, and
Havelin was then handed over to the custody of Jenkins,
one of the park-constables. Havelin, in the course of the
morning, was taken to the station of the district where
the murder was committed.

ALLEGED MURDER.—A man named Fitzsimmons
is now in custody at Sunderland, charged with the
wilful murder of Daniol Kennar, by stabbing him in the
neck. The murder was committed on Sunday evening
last, the prisoner absconding. He was, however, appre-
hended on the following day, and on Tuesday was brought
before the magistrates, by whom he was remanded for a
week, pending the result of a coroner's inquiry. The
transaction arose vut of a drunken Irish row, which took•
place in a public-house..
THE FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT OFF ERlTH.—Yes-
terday afternoon the body of another of the unfortunate
cadets belonging to the training ship Worcester, who wore
drowned by the upsetting of a boat, was picked up in that
part of the river known as the Galleons, immediately be-
low Woolwich, by a bargeman named James Mode. The
body was removed to the Woolwich dead-house, and in-
formation was forwarded to the officers of the Worcester,
when the deceased was identified es being Henry B. Wano-
strocht.