The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-03 00:00:00

EXTENSIVE AND DARING ROBBERY OF WATCHES,

James White Binds, aged 33, and Ezra Hinds, aged
27, who were found guilty last session—the prisoner
James for stealing 3 watches, and other articles, of the
value of 1101., the property of Mr. Samuel Jackson, his
master ; and the prisoner Ezra•for feloniously receiving
the same, well knowing them to have been stolen, were
placed at the bar this morning for judgment.
Mr. Inspector Brennan stated that he had had an
interview with the prisoners, when James Hinds stated
that there was not half the property produced in court,
the pawnbroker being ashamed to produce the property,
he having taken it in in such an unfinished state that no
other honest tradesman would have done.

Mr. Sergeant Adams said that if they had not given
facilities for the recovery of some of the property he should
have most certainly transported them. As it was, the
sentence of the court was, that both the prisoners be kept
to hard labour in the House of Correction for 12 calendar
months.

Benjamin Brown, who was found guilty of stealing 2
coats, and other articles, of the value of 71., the property
of Mr. Charles Qooth, and was sentenced to be imprisoned
and kept to hard labour in the House of Correction for
12 calendar months, the learned Judge stating that if he
was ever there again he would be transported.
The two prisoners Bedwell and Perry, who were found
guilty of stealing, last session, a quantity of lead, were
this morning sentenced, the former to transportation for
7 years, and the latter to 12 calendar months, with hard
labour.

THE NEW CRYSTAL PALACE.—We understand that
the New Crystal Palace Company a few days since took
on lease, for a term of 99 years, 35 acres of land belong-
ing to the authorities of Dulwich College. It is intended
to form this land into a carriage-drive, which will add
most materially to the comfort and convenience of per-
sons witnessing the Exhibition. We are sorry to hear
that the works of the building sustained considerable
damage during the storm of Sunday night, so much so
that all work was suspended the whole of Monday.—

Kentish Mercury.
DARING BURGLARY AT RAVENSWORTH CASTLE.--On
Friday morning, at an early hour, Ravensworth Castle,
the seat of the Right Hon. Lord Ravensworth, situate
about four miles from Newcastle, was burglariously
entered, and jewellery to the value of about 3001., and
1001., in Bank of England notes and sovereigns, Ivere
carried off. The rooms into which the burglars entered
were a bed-room, occupied by the Hon. Thomas and
Mrs. Liddell, a dressing-room adjoining
and a small dressing-room, all at the west en h
the library,e
castle. Between eleven and twelve o'clock ondthd aste o
f nightusual,
previous, the doors of the Castle were secured
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and the family, including Lord Ravensworth,
Thos. Liddell and lady, Mr, Robert'nm
servants, retired to rest. At three o clock in the
ing the Hon. Thomas Liddell, who was rather unwellorn-
the door of his '
had occasion to get up, and seeing room
open, he looked round and at once discovered that the
room had been robbed. An alarm was raised imme-
diately, and, on search being made, it was ascertained
that a large quantity of jewellery, consisting of gold
watches, seals, rings, brooches, lockets, pencil-cases,
&c., belonging to Mrs. Liddell, had been removed from
the dressing-table in the bed-room, during the night.
Mr. Liddell s dressing-room had also been entered, and
a large quantity of valuable jewellery stolen from a large
box which had been broken open with a poker brought
from the library. From the large box, a smaller one,
containing 1001. in gold and notes, had been taken. On
further examination of the premises it was found that
the burglars had entered by the window of a water-
closet at the west end of the castle, and had effected
their escape from the window of a small drawing-room.
And what is very remarkable, although one of the ser-
vants answered his lordship's bell at half-past one o'clock,
no one seems to have been disturbed by them, or to
have heard the slightest noise.