The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-04 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

SYSTEMATIC PLUNDER OF EMFLOYERS.—John Williams,
a man between 30 and 40 years of age, was placed at the
bar charged with felony.
Mr. Smyth, solicitor, conducted the prosecution. He said
that the prisoner had been in the employment of Mr. Joseph
Knight, timber merchant and fire-wood maker, Baltic-
wharf, Pimlico, for the last six months. It was his duty to
carry out wood to customers, to receive the money, and
account for it immediately upon his return home. On
Thursday last the prisoner was directed to deliver 1,000
bundles of wood to a gentleman named Noels, in Belgrave-
street, 1,000 more to Mr. Gross, of 40, Elizabeth-street, and
300 more to Colonel Benson, of Eaton-place. The prisoner
loaded his cart with only 1,040 in the first instance, and
having delivered 1,000 out of that number to Mr. Noels,
took the remaining 40 to Mr. Gross, and then returned to
his master's premises, where he loaded 1,310 bundles, and
returning to Mr. Gross, delivered to him 1,010, making
in all 1,050 bundles, and received payment of Mr. Gross
for that number. Upon prisoner returning to his master
he accounted only for the money for .1,000, pocketing
the remainder. Prisoner was given in charge, and he then
alleged that he had bought 50 bundles of wood of a stranger
in the street, and sold them to Mr. Gross on his own ac-
count. Mr. Smyth said prosecutor had suffered consider-
ably by systematic robberies of this description for years,
and had for some time suspected the honesty of the

prisoner.
The prosecutor was called in support of the above state.

ment.
Arthur Jeffreys, the yard boy, who accompanied the
prisoner with the cart, was also called in support of the
prosecution.
Mr. Gross, of 40, Elizabeth-street, Pimlico, proved that
the unusual number of 40 bundles of wood was left first,
and 1,010 afterwards, when he immediately paid prisoner
for 1,050.
Mr. Knight proved that prisoner only paid for 1,000.
Prisoner was remanded.

MISSING VESSEL.—The Electra sailbd from Con-
stantinople on the 12th of September for the 'United King.
dam, and has not since been heard of.

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, March 3•
The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness
Princess Beatrice, walked in the grounds this

morning.
Her Royal Highness Princess Helena rode in the
Home Park.
Her Royal Highness Princess Louise also went
out riding, attended by the Hon. Emily Cathcart.
Lord Alfred Paget and Colonel the Hon. gar-
dinge have succeeded Major-General the Hon. A.
N. Hood and Colonel the Hon. D. de Ec's 88
Equerries in Waiting to her Majesty.

The Prince and Princess of liirales,
The Prince of Wales rode on horseback yest"-
day, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel KePPeL
The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive/ -
tended by the Hon. Mrs. Bruce.
Field-Marshal Prince Bariatinsky visited the
Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough flouse.

The Earl Granville was honoured by the prei
sence of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of
Wales at dinner last evening, at the noble earl's residel/c°
in Bruton-street. After dinner a select party assembled to
witness the representation of a French " Pro-velbe,"
which the characters were admirably sustained by 310d110.
Beatrice, the Hon. Lewis Wingfield, and Mr. Alfred
Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince alit
child, Crown Princess of Prussia, with their youngest child,l
re-
le
Berlin on Wednesday last for Stettin, where they
side for about three weeks.
Her Royal Highness Princess Mary of Cambridge
arrived at the Duchess of Cambridge's residence in St.'
James's Palace last night, from a lengthened visit to thciff
Hoyal Highnesses the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess-
°
Mecklenburg-Strelitz, at Strelitz. The princess was ttec°°l
panied home by Lady Caroline Cust and Baron Leo.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Thlehe'"
d'Aumale, who are now residing at their seat, Woodnert, °11;
Worcestershire, have been visited during the last fo/%181,,10
by their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Dnellesss °
n°s;
Nemours, the Prince de Joinville, the Count and Count..
d'Eu, the Duke de Chartres, with the Baron and Baro
de Lage and Colonel Reale .in. attendancqt, and Dr' lz°
from Esher. The Duke de Nemours and the
Count ryu
Countess d'Eu were to leave Woodnorton yesterday morn
ing on their return to Claremont. eiS3
Cavendish
The uke of Devonsre and Lady 1'19"
oal
Duke of Devonshire and Lady
Cavendish have returned to Holkar Hall, Lancashire, xT:
Winchester, where his grace's second son, Lord 1:•dw Ap),
*
Cavendish, met with an accident some weeks °1

which his lordship's leg was broken.
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Lord Redesdale and the Earl Grosvenor tyre'
latelV
understand, appointed executors to the will of thesS
Duke of Northumberland, which is dated as far 1)3e1.01,
1848. The Dowager Duchess Eleanor is to have Stauwl
Park, Yorkshire, and the late duke's house in WhitebB6
gardens for life, and the ample provision under her 011:-'
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settlement.
THE RUSSIAN E3lBASSY.—Yesterday, being the
tenth anniversary of the Emperor Alexander's a
sion to the throne, Divine service was celebrated at
ti•
chapel of the embassy, in Welbeck-street. The Itesv.tllo
Popoff officiated. His Excellency Baron Brunnosirl a
Ambassador, the Secretaries of the Imperial ErabassY.'
all the Russian subjects resident in town, attended °l3
occasion. In the evening his Excellency the Pssi3
1,0
Ambassador and Baroness Brunnow received at Oyler go
Highness Field-Marshal Prince Baratinsky and
Grc'r
Baratinsky, Rear-Admiral Boutakoff, Prince 31• tsc
koff, Prince A. Ouroussow, Baron Friedricks, g• 4;;,6° r
Berg, Colonel Novitzky, Captain Kousnezoff, and Pr°'e'
Tiesehendorff.
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Mr. Somerset Beaumont, M.P., has been to
on the International Commission to proceed to Vie.„ll-:f,ja
inquire into the commercial relations between Great Pl 3".
and Austria. Ail tea
DAVID ROBERTS was in art wholly a self-e---eaboy,
man. Ho received but one week's instruction, When Baia
in the " Trustees' Academy," Edinburgh, where be

eci as to