The Sun.
London, England, 1833-06-10 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

On Saturday R. Shepherd, a footman in the ser-
vice of W. Field, Esq., was brought before Mr.
DYER for final examination, charged with having
committed several robberies upon noblemen residing
at the London Hotel, Albemarle-street.

John Davy, footman to the Earl of Longford,
said that, in consequence of some of his master's
property having been missed on Saturday last, his
Lordship directed him to inspect his wardrobe,
when several articles of wearing apparel were dis-
covered to be missing. A search amongst the ser-
vants ensued; and as the prisoner slept in a bed-
room adjoining his Lordship's dressing-room, he was
requested to bring in his bag, which he had placed
in his master's travelling carriage, then standing at
the door of his hotel, and which in five minutes
more would have been on the road to Brighton.
The prisoner took the bag into the hotel, having
fir-t opened it, and taken out a bundle, which he
placed under the seat of the carriage. Witness
brought this bundle into the hotel, and on inspecting
the contents before Mr. Gould and other persons,
some silk stockings and silk and cambric handker-
chiefs belonging to Lord Longford were discovered.
The policeman who searched the prisoner
found two bunches of keys upon him ; and this cir-
cumstance led his Lordship to mention that a short
time ago a dressing-box belonging to the Countess
had been opened, and 26 sovereigns stolen. Her
Ladyship refused to acquaint Mr. Gould with the
circumstance at the time, because she was fearful,
if the thief was not immediately detected, he would
perhaps discharge some of his domestics in his
anxiety to prevent any irregularity occurring in his
establishment in future. Upon trying the keys in the
bunch, one of them was found exactly to fit the
dressing-ca.e. In the prisoner's bag were found 21
sovereigns in gold, and notes of the value of 201.
more. When the circumstances of the detection of
the robbery became known, the Earl of Enniskillen
mentioned that he had been robbed, under particular
circumstances, of a bank post-bill for 201., and when
inquiries were made, it was ascertained that the pri-
soner had changed a similar bill with a coffee-shop-
keeper. In the prisoner's bag some stockings, &c.,
belonging to his master, were also found.
The prisoner declined saying anything in defence,
and was removed from the bar, and the parties
bound over to prosecute.

SITUATION AND CONDITION OF INDIA.-

Besides a most interesting narrative of his excursions
among the Himalaya mountains, and of his visits to the
courts of the native Princes, Major AactiEft, in his " Tours
in Upper India," just published, touches upon almost
every subject of importance connected with our Eastern
possessions, the following among many others:—Renewal
of the Charter—Land Revenue of India—Monopolies of
Salt and Opium—The Tea Trade—Disputes with the
Factory at Canton—Remarks on the Government of the
Company—Colonization and Commerce—Administration
of Justice—Ecclesiastical Establishment, &c. &c.

AWFUL DISASTERS AT SEA.—The Lima,
Captain MAROON, sailed from Newfoundland, May 11.
On the morning of the 18th of May, in lat. 46, 20. lon.
45. 50., when about 400 miles from Newfoundland, being
completely surrounded with ice, their attention was aroused
by hearing a gun fired, shortly after which they descried a
boat at some distance. The Captain instantly hove to, till
the latter came alongside, when he took the individuals in
her on board. They reported themselves to be the second
mate and twelve of the crew of the Harvest Home, Cap-
tain HALL, of Newcastle, from London for Miramichi.
They informed Captain MARDON, that on the 9th May,
the Harvest Home was struck by a piece of ice, which
stove in her bows. All hands were immediately put to
the pumps, by which means they succeeded in keeping the
vessel afloat for two days, at the expiration of which time
the second mate and twelve of the crew quitted her in the
long boat, the Captain and First Mate having refused to
leave the vessel, saying " they would stick to her while a

timber remained afloat." On the second day they became
bewildered among masses of ice, and again fell in with
their own vessel, which they bad mistaken for another,
and found that the Captain and mate had left her, sup.
posed in the jolly boat. Shortly after another boat, with
thirty persons, came in an opposite direction, and boarded
the vessel. They proved to be the Captain and crew,
and part of the passengers (including two females), of the
La,ly of the Lake of Aberdeen, bound from Belfast for
Quebec, with upwards of 200 passengers on board.
Those who had boarded the wreck of the Harvest Home,
when they saw the state she was in, with her hold full of
water, made a simultaneous rush to return to the boat,
which was at that moment pushed off, and several of them
were precipitated into the water. One of them, however,
was fortunate enough to make good his leap into the boat
which contained the crew of the Harvest Home, and he
has now arrived in Liverpool, in the Lima. He states
that the Lady of the Lake struck upon the ice, and im-
mediately fi:led, when the Captain and crew took to the
boat, leaving the sinking vessel crowded with the re-
mainder of the despairing and shrieking passengers, to the
number of 160 or 170. The crew of the Harvest Home
state that after they left their vessel the last time, they
saw nothing more of the other boat. Several of the indi-
viduals who had fallen into the sea when the latter was
pushed off, were drowning, but it was impos4ib'e for them
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