The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-08 00:00:00

getber, a bundle of parcels and a book. He had a
small brown paper parcel in his hand. When the
prisoner came into the hall he looked round, and I
said to him, " Have you any parcels for us this morn-
ing?" He said " N o," and inquired if his fellow-
servant from the Great Western Railway had come ?
I said " Yes." He said, " The parcels must be
changed, for the parcels he (the fellow-servant) has
left are mine." The parcels were lying in the hall.
The prisoner laid down his parcels and said, " Tell
him to for ward this small parcel to the George and
Blue Boar, Holborn, es soon as he comes in, and to
meet me at the George and Blue Boar." He then
took up the last witness's parcels and threw them over
his shoulder, saying he was in a great hurry to deli-
ver his parcels. He then went away towards Brown-
low street with the parcels over his shoulder. I knew
nothing of the prisoner before, but I am certain he is
the man. The last witness came back in about ten
minutes, and the fraud was discovered. I saw Smith
the officer, and described to him the person of the
prisoner, on last Friday evening week.
Cross-examined by Mr. Pelham—What description
did you give to Smith ?—I said he had a cap on, and
very light hair, and very peculiar eyes—weakish-
looking ones—and a longish nose.—(Laughter by
the prisoner.) I said he was dressed similarly to the
witness Davy, and that I thought he was a railway
porter. I am 70 years old, and my memory is as
good as ever it was in my life. I swear distinctly
that is the man who came and took away the parcels.
W. Smith (constable of the detective force)—l
took the prisoner into custody near Clarendon-square,
Somers-town, on the charge, which I told him, of
stealing 22 parcels. He said " Very well ; I will go
with you." The nine parcels produced came into my
possession. I hare opened them, and found them to
contain nothing but useless paper. The book is
blank on the inside, but on the outside it is marked
" Great Western Railway Booking-book,No. 4, 1849."
Mr. H. Wise, examined by Mr. Humphreys—l
reside at Bristol, and am clerk to Mr. C. Hassell, of
that city. On the 26th of September last I did up a
parcel of deeds. One was an assignment of lease
hold premises on three skins of parchment, of which
one was a double skin. A stamp of 91. was impressed
on one skin, of 3/. each on the others. One was an
ad valorem skin. There was also a letter of attorney
bearing a stamp of 1/. 10i. It was on paper. None
of the deeds were executed. The address I put on
the parcel was "Messrs. Lepard and Co., solicitors,
9, Cloak-lane, Walbrook, London." I then gave the
parcel to the office-boy, Henry Jenkins, to take it to
the White Lion and book it.

H. Jenkins (a little boy) examined—l am in the
service of Mr. Hassell, and on the 26th of September
Mr. Wise gave me a parcel to take to the White
Lion. I took it there, and left it in the booking
office. I recollect it was directed to Messrs. Lepard.

Cross-examined by Mr. Pelham—l took it to the
White Lion, and put it on the counter and came away,
but I told them to book it. I suppose it was the book-
keeper I told.
Mr. Humphreys—l have the man here.
W. Wilcox examined—l am the booking.clerk at
the White Lion, at Bristol, and receive parcels to be
booked by the Great Western Railway. On the
26th of September I received a parcel addressed
to " Messrs. Lepard, London." Ido not recol-
lect the boy who brought it. I made up a way-
bill, and entered the parcel in it. That waybill was
marked " A." It was taken with other parcels from
the office to the railway station in an omnibus, con-
ducted by Patrick Collier. On the same day, in the
evening, I received a parcel from somebody, addressed
to " Messrs. Holme and others, of London," which I
sent by the same omnibus to the railway station. This
second parcel was included in a waybill marked" 13."
P. Collier examined—l live at Bristol at Adelaide-
cottage, St. Paul's, and am conductor of the omnibus
which conveys passengers and parcels from the White
Lion to the station of the Great Western Railway.
On the 26th of September I carried from the former
to the latter place the parcels which are included in
the two waybills produced, and I delivered them to a
porter named Tresher at the railway station.
By Mr. Pelham—l took the waybills with the
parcels.
C. Tresher examined—l am parcels' porter in the
service of the Great Western Railway Company, and
know the last witness. On the 26th of September I
received from him- the waybills marked " A" and
" B" at two different times, and I also received the
parcels referred to in the waybills. I gave them (the
waybills) to a person who receives them as I call out
the parcels—to Mr. Howell, and I gave up the parcels
to Thomas, the guard, to be delivered in London.
Mr. G. Howell examined—l live at Victoria place,
Bristol, and am parcels' clerk at the Great Western
Railway station there. On the 26th of September I
examined the parcels called over by the last witness.
I took the waybills now produced, and ticketed off
the parcels as they were called over. I find one to
Messrs. Lepard, and one to Messrs. Holme, marked
by my cross.
Mr. J. Thomas examined—l live at 3, Kensington-
buildings, Earl-street, Kensington, and am one of the
guards of the Great Western Railway. On the 26th
(query 27th) of September I delivered in London all
the parcels given to me at Bristol by Thresher. I
locked them up in the parcels' van in Bristol, and
never touched them until I came to London. I
opened the van at the Paddington station, and directed
the porters to put them on barrows and take them
into the office. There are sometimes 20 porters there
—sometimes more, sometimes less.
Mr. G. Lansdowne, of No. 5, Northumberland-
place, Westbourne-road, examined—l am inwards
parcels' clerk at the Paddington station. I have a
book in which I enter parcels for Chaplin and Horne's
delivery. On the 27th of September (a book was
produced) I made an entry of parcels coming from
Bristol in the morning. I made an entry of a parcel
directed to Messrs. Lepard, and of another directed
to Messrs. Holme. I see the entries, and they are
both in my handwriting. One is " Lepard, Wal-
brook, ls. 3d. to pay ;" the other "Holme, New Inn,
Is. 2d. to pay."
Mr. G. Boulton examined—l am second clerk to
Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, and my business is to be
at the Great Western Railway station, Paddington.
I take and count the parcels that come there to be
delivered by Messrs. Chaplin and Horne. I produce
the book in which I enter the parcels. On the 27th
of September I entered one parcel for " Lepard,
Cloak-lane," and another for " Holme, New Inn,
Strand." I saw them taken away for delivery.
W. Davy recalled—l keep a book in which I enter
the parcels I have to take. I now produce it, and
find in it a parcel for Lepard and a parcel for Holuee,
entered on the 27th of September.
Mr. R. D. Coram examined—l am clerk to Messrs.
Prideaux and Sons, solicitors, of Bristol, and made
up a parcel directed to Holme and Co., on the 26th
of September, containing several brief sheets of a bill
in Chancery, and instructions for counsel written on
draft paper. We sent a letter of advice by post.
The direction on the parcel was " Messrs. Holme,
Loftus, and Young, solicitors, 10, New Inn, London."
I delivered the parcel to a junior clerk named Johns,
to take it to the White Lion.
I. W. Johns examined—l live in Queen's-square,
Bristol, and am clerk to Messrs. Prideaux. On the
26th of September the last witness gave me a parcel
to take to the White Lion, addressed " Messrs.
Holme," &c. I took it to the White Lion, and left it
there to be forwarded to London.
Mr. Humphreys (to the sitting magistrate)—That
is my case, Sir.
The worthy Magistrate then had the depositions
signed in respect to these cases, and the prisoner, who
said he should reserve his defence, was committed for
trial at the next Old Bailey sessions.
The prisoner, who treated the charges preferred
against him with much indifference, was then re-
moved from the bar.

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LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.—The Royal mail steam-
ship Niagara, Captain Ryrie, took her departure from
the Mersey at noon to-day, for Halifax and New York,
with the usual mails for North America, and 160 pas-
sengers.
TUE ATTEMPTED PARRICIDE AT CruswicK.—The
excitement caused throughout the neighbourhood of
Chiswick, Hammersmith, &ea by the unnatural attempt
of Henry Bathurst Monkhouse to assassinate his father,
appears to increase, and forms the topic of conversation
amongst all classes of the inhabitants. The inquiries
made yesterday at the residence of Captain Monkhouse
were numerous, the answer returned being that he was
still lying in a most dangerous state, but no unfavourable
symptoms had yet appeared. Out of the numerous re-
ports iu circulation amongst persons well acquainted
with the family is, that the prisoner since his return to
this country has exhibited a great desire to obtain an
advance on his share of some property to which it would
appear the children of Captain Monkhouse's first wife
are entitled. This supposi!ion, it is probable, is correct,
from the following circumstance:—During the time the
clothes of the prisoner were being searched on Thursday
night, on his being brought from Ealing to the head station
of the T division at Brook-green, Hammersmith, a piece
of paper was found in his pocket, on which was written
the followin: —" 8,7221, Three per Cent. Consols" and
g
Thomas Piper, and William
underneath, "Si. Deady,
Piper, trustees." On the other side were written the
figures " 9,180/." and " 4/., Greenhill, Sergeant's Inn."
Oa Friday morning, on the inspector showing the paper
to the prisoner's elder brother, on his coming to the sta •
tion, he identified it as his brother's handwriting, and
said to a friend ho bad with him, "Here, look, the fel-
low has even calculated tho amount of his share out of
the money.",