The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-27 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

EV.:4LO.SION OF THE CRICKET STEAM-BOAT
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
Mr. sergeant WILKINS addressed the jury at length,
contending that the evidence of Mr. Lloyd was con-
clusive as to the fact that the boiler was made
of inferior material, was of bad construction, and
had been subjected to very bad management,
so as to be in a most dangerous state when the prisoner
was placed in charge of it. There was not a tittle of
evidence that he had in any respect neglected his duty,
or that he had followed his predecessor's (Clark's) dan-
gerous practice of tying down the valves.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE summed up ; and the jury,
after deliberating for about half an hour, returned a
verdict of Guilty, but recommended the prisoner to the
merciful consideration of the Court, in consequence of
his ignorance and the culpable conduct of the company
in not giving him proper instructions for the manage-
ment of the boiler.

The Loin CLIFF JUSTICE, in an impressive address,
during which the prisoner wept bitterly, sentenced him
to imprisonment for two months, without hard labour.

THIRD COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT.)
Thomas a man of highly respectable appear-
ance, was indicted for stealing, on the 10th of May,
1846, several shawls, a quantity of artificial flowers,
some Chinese beads, and other articles, the property of
James Nl`Douall, the same then being in a vessel in a
port of entry and discharge on the Thames.
Mr. Ballantine appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Robinson for the prisoner.
The prosecutor was, at the time this matter arose,
commander of an English merchant vessel called the
Grecian, on board of which vessel prisoner acted as
steward. In December, 1845, the Grecian was lying off
Canton. On the passage of the Grecian down the river
to Hong Kong, Nl.Douall, the captain, was seized with
the brain fever. Fearing that he should not live to
reach England, he entrusted the prisoner with some pro-
pert)', which he desired him to deliver to his wife, on his
arrival in England. The captain was sent ashore at
Hong Kong, while his ship proceeded on her homeward
voyage. The Grecian arrived in England, in May,
1840, and in August M.Douall arrived, when he found
that the prisoner had not given the articles to his wife
as directed. He fell in with him in the St. Katherine's
Docks, when the prisoner seemed dreadfully frightened
at seeing him. On M'Douall! questioning him he said
the cabin of the ship had been broken into, and things
stolen. This was ascertained to be false, and the present
charge was made.
James M'Douall stated that in 1845 he was captain of
the Grecian. In December of that year he was with
his ship in the Canton river, and he purchased many
articles to give to his wife and friends on his return to
this country. Amongst others were seven or eight
shawls, 24 boxes of artificial flowers, and a necklace.
They were put in the cabin, and when he was attacked
with the fever, he directed the prisoner, in the event of
his not returning to England, to give them to his
wife. He found on his arrival in England that none of
the things had been given to his wife. 'The prisoner
would not accompany him to the dock authorities. After
he had been taken into custody his lodgings were
searched, and a quantity of artificial fl ,veers were
found. They were similar to his, but he would not posi-
tively swear they were the same.
A great mass of evidence was then gone into. The
chief facts proved were, that the prisoner was seen in
possession of two shawls like M'Douall's, that he denied
ever having been entrusted with any property by
M'Douall, and that nobody but the prisoner ever knew
or heard of the alleged robbery of the ship while in
dock.

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Mr. Rourrrsox, on behalf of the prisoner, argued that
there was no proof of guilt on the part of his client.
As evidence the carpenter of the vessel swore that he
gave the prisoner the flowers found at his lodgings.
Mr. Taylor, a Custom-house officer, stated that a few
days after the ship arrived, the prisoner told him that
the cabin had been broken open.
The jury, after deliberating for about an hour, found
the prisoner Guilty, but recommended him to mercy.
The prosecutor also recommended him to mercy.
The COBIMON SERGEANT sentenced him to be kept to
hard labour for three months.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
.7ohn Prudence, a small Jew-looking man, with a very
singular aspect, was brought before the Lord Mayor to
ansaer the complaint of John Boutherway, a complaint
of very frequent but private occurrence.
Mr. Bouthern-ay, who stated himself to be a general
shopkeeper, residing in Henry-street, Bedford-square,
Commercial-road, said—l advertised in the Times
newspaper for a situation, and the defendant answered
the advertisement by letter, and I went to him upon the
subject of his communication to a tavern in Fish-street-
hill, and from thence to Beer-lane, where his counting.
house was. He said he Was one of the travellers for the
firm of Rust and Co , that the name was on the door,
and that they were chicory-merchants. I saw some in
&go blue about the place, and after some conversation,he agreed to take me as town traveller at thirty: shillings
per week for three months certain. I gave him a refe-
ronce to my landlord. He told me that I was to pay
101. as a security for receiving the moneys of the firm,
and that it was to be paid back to me on leaving their