The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-04 00:00:00

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CHELTENHAM RACES.

(TR'S DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEi;Rit PIT. )
UNITED HUNTERS' STAKES.

Charley
Gaylad
Blue Dick

Eight ran. Won easy.

CROXTON RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC 71:LEGRAPIL)

BELVOIR CASTLE STAKES.

Sine•qua•Non

CRIMINAL COURT.---(THIS DAY).

OLD COURT.
(Before the Rec.)rder.
Robert 111 ontaguc, 24. labourer, was indicted for em•
bezzling the sum of 6/. 175., the property of Samuel
Woolfe, his master.

The prisoner pleaded guilty.
Mr. Joyce; who appeared for the prosecution, stated
that the prisoner was carman to the prosecutor, a baker,
at Woolwich, and the prisoner had been sent with a
horse and cart to buy flour at the D ptford mills. He,
however, absconded, leaving the cart and hor,e ou the
high road, which was subsequently taken to the Green-
yard by the police.

The prisoner said he was very sorry for what had
taken place, and it would not have happened hail he
not got drunk and fel! in with some men, and when he
was sober found all the money he had been taken from
him.

Police-constable Gladman said the prisoner had been
several timei convicted, and once tried in this Courc f
horse•stealing. He was sentenced to 12 months' impri-
sonment and hard labour.

Philip Brown, 39, engineer, was indicted for stealing
SIX diei and four screw taps, valued at 21., and a metal
roller, valued at Bs., the property of our Sovereign Lady
the Queen, his mistress.-

Mr. Bodkin said the prisoner was an engineer in Oh,
Woolwich dockyard, and was ,topped coming out of the
dockyard and searched, and the things tAken from under
his coat, and upon his lo lgings being searched, a gran•
tity of tools and property belonging to the Crown was
found. The prisoner had been seven years in the employ•
went of the company.

The recorder asked what salary the prisoner had.
Tho prisoner said he had one pound four a week.
The prisoner, who pleaded guilty, was sentencel to
eight months' imprisonment, with hard labour.
Thomas Rowe, aged 17, was indicted for an assault
and highway robbery upon the person of James Baggatt,
and stealing a watch and guard, and Bs. in silver.
The prisoner had knocked down the prosecutor upon
the evening of the 26th of February, and with some vio-
lence stole the articles, and then ran away ; but, being
known to the police. was taken sh,.rtly after.
Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Joyce, for the prisoner, called
witnesses to prove an alibi.
The Jury found the prisoner guilty. Sentence—six
Years' penal servitude.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, April 4.—Wind this day at Noon, N.W. ;
light breeze, and tine clear, dry weather.
COWES, April 3.—Wind, N. Arrived—Charles Fer-
dinand, from Callao. Sailed—Falcon, for Bombay.
OFF BONCHURCH —Gwalior, from Calcutta.
OFF THE START—H.M.S. Cumberland, from the West

PORTSMOUTH, April 3.—Wind, N. to N.N.E. Sailed—
Southampton, for New York ; Emanuel, Quebec.
PLYMOUTH, April 3.—Wind, W. Arrived—Courier,
from Moulmein.
SOUTHAMPTON, April 3. Arrived—Esk, from the West
Indies ; Ripon (s), Alexandria with remaining portion of
the Overland Mail. Sailed—Magdalena, fur the West
Indies ; Argyle (s s), Carentan.
SHOREHAM, April 3.—The Anne Logan, of Maryport,
from London to St. Vincent. West Indies, has put in hero
With cargo on fire.
MALDOTI, April 3.—The Duke of Sussex, of this port,
Was totally lost on Whitby Rock on the 31st ult. ; crew
saved.

CUXHAVEN, April I.—The Gipsey, from Hartlepool, has
been assisted in very leaky, having been aground.
COPENHAGEN, March 30. —The steamer Caroline Amalia,
front Flensburg to this port, struck on the ground on the
25th inst., and arrived here in a sinking state on the 2Gth ;
she had 200 sailors on hoard for the fleet.

FAYAL—The Ithona, from Antwerp to Boston, has put
in here to-clay very leaky, and with about half her cargo
thrown overboard. Extract from a letter received from
Mr. Lord, the master of the Northumber!and, from Lon-
don to New York, dated March 18 :—" The ship wholly
diamasted, badly strained, and very leaky, caused by a
hurricane on March 12, in lat. 46, long. 42. We have lost
nearly all the water and provision-4; shipkept east, in hopes
to get into Cork. The Sarah (barque) bound to Liverpool,
is lying to for us till morning, when we hope to receive as-
siatance.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LivERPoOL, Tuesday, 10.30 a.m.
Wind, N.W. ; fresh breeze, and fine
Arrived last night, the Alps, screw steamer, from New
York, with 99,928 dollars in specie.
Arrived to-day, the Louisa, from Barbadoes ; Berger,
St. Michael's.
Off the Port—John Bull, from Bombay; Calliope, Mau-
ritius.
(By SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVEiEND, Tuesday Morning.
Wind, N.W.; tide, four hours' ebb ; weather light and
IVY fine.
Arrived, 3d—Two Sisters, from Rotterdam.
4th—Talbot, from Bahia.