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

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CHELTENHAM RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC 7LLECIRAPH.)

UNITED HUNTERS' STAKES.

Charley
Gaylad
Blue Dick

Eight ran. Won easy.

CROXTON RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
BELVOIR CASTLE STAKES.
Sine•qua-Non

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY).

OLD COURT.
(Before the Recorder.

Robert Montague, 24, labourer, was indicted for em-
bezzling the sum of 51. 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 Deptford mills. He,
however, absconded, leaving the cart and horse on 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 had he
not got drunk and fell in with some men, and when he
Was sober found all the money he had been taken from
Lim.

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

Philip Brown, 39, engineer, was indicted for stealing
six dies 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 the
Woolwich dockyard, and was stopped coming out of the
dockyard and searched, and the things taken from under
his coat, and upon his lodgings being searched, a quan-
tity of tools and property belonging to the Crown was
found. The prisoner had been seven years in the employ-
ment of the company.
The recorder asked what salary the pri3oner'had.
The prisoner said he had one pound four a week.
The prisoner, who pleaded guilty, was sentences 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 shortly 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 SHIPPI N G.-(THIS DAY.)

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

PORTSMOUTH, April 3.—Wind, N. to N.N.E. Sailed—
Southampton, for New York ; Emanuel, Quebec.
PLYMOUTH, April 3.—Wind, W. Arrived—Courier,
from Ma,ulmain.
SOUTHAMPTON, April 3. Arrived—Esk, from the West
Indies ; Ripon (s), Alexandria, with remaining portion of
the Overland Mail. Sailed—Magdalena, for 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 here
with cargo on fire.
MALDON, 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,
tr om Flensburg to this port, struck on the ground on the
25th inst., and arrived here in a sink:ing state on the 26th ;
she had 200 sailors on board for the fleet.

PAYAL.—The Ithona, from Antwerp to Boston, has put
in here to-day very leaky, and with about half her cargo
thrown overboard. Extract from a letter received from
Mr. Lord, the master of the Northumberland, from Lon-
don to New York, dated March 18 The ship wholly
dismasted, 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 provisions; ship kept east, in hopes
.t,03 get into Cork. The Sarah (barque)• bound to Liverpool,
" lying to for us till morning, when we hope to receive as-
sistance.

(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,
Bt, Michael's.
Off the Port—John Bull, from Bombay; Calliope, Mau-
ritius.

• (BI SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.
Wind, N.W. ; tide, four hours' ebb ; weather light and
1'617 fine.
Arrived, Bd—Two Sisters, from Rotterdam.
4th—Talbot, from Bahia.