The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-28 00:00:00

SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY

THE

Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Bodkin conducted the prose-
cution ; and Mr. Purcell appeared for the prisoner.
Mr. Ceearesee having stated the cane, proceeded to
call the followieg evidence :
Mathew reek, a police-officer, attached to the Pov.t.
°flee, stated that the prisoner Lai been a clerk in the.
Inland Department, and it was part of his duty to sort
letters. On the morning of the 14th of November wit-
ness received instructions to piece himself in such a
position as to command a view of the prisoner. without
the prisoner seeing him. The prisoner had previously
broil suspected ef stealing letters. He obeyed his in-
structions, and about seven o'clock, on the morning al-
ready, mentioned, he watched the prisoner sorting in
the dreat Wettern Division. Ile eva•ched him till be-
tween eight and nine o'clock, when he saw the prisoner
tumble with a number of letters, as though he were
crumpling one up, and then retire fenn the sorting-
room. As the prisoner left the room witness observed
that he had some letters in his right hand, but the
other . band was shut, end suspecting that it
held a money lettet, which. the prisoner wished
to purloin, he immediately disclosed his slit-
-picions to Mr. Bourne, the superintendent of the
departmeet. That gentleman directed witness to come
him, and they both wrnt in search of the prisoner,
whom they found in Mr. Buckingham'e office, but Mr.
Buekinghsm was not there. Mr. Bourne said to him,
" Cunningham, you are suspected of stealing a letter—
' you must let the officer search you." The prisoner re
luctantly contented to this, but nothing was found upon
hies. A bundle of letters, however, was lying near
to the prisoner, and witness said to Mr. Bourne, " You
will find a money letter under them." Mr. Bourne ac-
cordingly took up the letters, and at the bottom was one
crumpled up, with the seal unbroken. Mr. Bourne then
directed witness to take the prisoner into custody. At
the police-court the letter, which was addressed to
Mrs. Williker, 23, Charlotte-terrace, Morristown,
Devonpert, Devon," and contained a chilling, a sixpence,
and a pawnbroker's duplicate.
John Forbes, another constable attached to the Post-
office, saw the prisoner come out of the Great Western
division office. The prisoner had one letter in his right
hand, and one or two between the thumb and forefinger
of his left hand, but the other three fingers were pressed
down upon the palm of the hand crushing a piece of
paper, which looked like a crumpled letter. Witness
watched the prisoner into the " tick" room, and kept
his .eye upon him till Mr. Bourne came down.
Mr. Henry Bourne, one of the presidents of the
General Yost-effiee, stated that the prisoner was a clerk

in his department, and had been in the -service since
1849. On the 14th of November, in consequence of a
communication from the previous witness, he went down
into the " Tick" room, where he saw the prisoner talking
to one of the clerks. He waited till he came out, when
witness observed that he had a letter in his right hand,
and others in his left. The prisoner said he had been to
ascertain if the letter he held in his right hand was re-
gistered; but witness, taking no notice of this remark,
requested the prisoner to follow him. They retired to
Mr. Buckingham's room, where witness took the letters
from the prisoner's left band, and placing them on a
table, he said to the prisoner, " I suspect you have a
letter secreted about you somewhere." The prisoner
protested that he had not, and allowed Peak to search
him. Nothing, however, was found upon him; but Peak
said he was positive the prisoner had a crumpled letter
in his left hand, and asked witness to examine the let-
ters on the table. He did so, and at the bottom of about
fourteen letters the letter in' question was discovered. It
was slightly crumpled, and had the appearance of having
been doubled in three. _

Crois-examined by Mr. PARNELL —lt was the priso•
sorter's duty to ascertain if the letter was n.gistered, but
Le should have come to witness, and not have gone to
the " Tick" room, though the information could be ob-
tained there. _ _

A William
Lugsdale, the " Tick" clerk, stated that, on
the morning of the 14th of November, the prisoner
came to him and asked if a letter be held in his right
hand Ras entered in the Dover bill? lie did not notice
any letters in the prisoner'3 left hand, aor did the pri-
soner appear to be at all confused.
Clus's•ek:unided—There was nothing strange, or un-
usual, or peculiar," in the prisoner's asking stich 'a
question.
Mr. Robert Walker, a master in the Royal Navy,
identified the letter as one which he had posted at South-
sea. on the 13th instant.
This was the case for the prosecution.

PARNELL addressed the ju!y, and insist, d that, at

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the most; the evidence only made out a case of.sospi-
then, and the jury would not be justified in convicting
the prisoner of the charge imputed to him.
The Learned JUDGE having summed up with his aes
customed clearness and precision,
The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
The prisoner was again indicted for stealing another
letter, containing a shilling, the property of the Post-
master General. He pleaded not guilty.
M. CLARKSON, having stated the case to the jury,
called the following witnesses:—
John Forbes, a messenger in the Inland Department,
stated that on the morning of the 13th, about half-past
tight o'clock, he saw the prisoner sorting letters in the
Great Western office. He watched him and eventually
he observed him crumple up a letter in his left hand.
Shortly afterward} the prisoner retired to a water-
closet, and witness followed him. Witness took up a
position in the adjoining water-closet, where he could
see the prisoner through a side-grating without being
seen hins:elf. He saw the prisoner sit clown on the seat
of the water-closet, and then open a letter with a red
seal. He could perceive that the letter was dated from
Rochester, and commenced "My dear father." It con-
tained something which the prisoner took out and placed
in his pocket. The prisoner afterwards seemed to read the
letter, and then tear it into four parts, dropping the pieces
with he envelope down the pan of the closet. Witness then
gave an alarm to another officer, who closed a plumber
to open the pipe of the closet and get possession of the
fragments of the letter. Ile watched the prisoner back
to the sorting-office, having previously taken care to
lock up the closet, which was a sett-acting one, and a
few minutes afterwards the pieces of the letter, which
he now produced, were brought to him by the plumber.
Cross examined by Mr. PARNELL on behalf of the
prisoner—Witness gave information of what had passed
to the superintendent of the department immediately;
but it was not till the following day that the prisoner
was arrested. He watched the prisoner through a
grating which was put up partly for the purpose of let-
ting air into the closet and of enabling the Post-office
authorities to keep a watch on all suspected persons en-
gaged in the service.
John Russell, another constable, employed at the
Post-office, corroborated the testimony of the last wit-
ness. He, with his brother constable, watched the pri-
soner through a grating placed between the two water-
closets. The prisoner was in the one, and witness with
Forbes was in the other.
Cross-exsmined—The prisoner was not searched
when he came out of the closet.
William Blackburn, the plumber, stated that in ac-
cordance with directions which he received from the
last witness, he opened the pipe attached to the water-
closet, and amongst the deposit be found the envelope
and pieces of paper which had already been produced.
Frederick James Fry, of Rochester, deposed that the
fragments of paper produced made up a letter which he
wrote to his father at Axminster, on the 12th of the
present month. That letter he placed .in the envelepe
produced kith ls., and posted it on the 12th at Roches-
ter. Had sealed it with red wax.
This was the case for the prosecution.

Mr. PARNEW. having addressed the jury for the de-
fence,
The. Learned JUDGE summed up the whole of the
evidence, and
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty.
The COURT, deferred pasing sentence till to-morrow.
BURGLARY.— George Douse, aged 17, described as i
potman, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him
with stealing ti3iee bogs, :38u shillings, 14 holt-croWns,
121 sixpences, and other moneys, the property of George
Seatons in his dwelling-house, and afterwards bur-
gloriously breaking out of the same dwelling-house.
Mr. CLARKSON informed the Court that the burglary
was committed in the Chalk Farm Tavern, but there was
a second indictment charging the prisoner with cutting,
stabbing, and wounding Wilds= Godson, the constable,
who arrested the prisoner, to prevent his lawful appres
hension. _ _ .

The COURT intimated a wish to examine the con-
stable and the medical witness ou the subject of the se-
cond charge. It app,,sred from the evidence that the
prisoner stabbed the constable in the temple with a
knife, inflicting a serious wound, of about two inches in
length.
The prisoner was sentenced to be transported for life.
THE BURGLARY It THE REGENT'S•PARK.—This
case was fixed for Saturday.
PERJUP.Y.—On the application of Mr. Ballantine the

trial of Mr. William Sobieski Kildahl, a proctor of
Dublin, who stands charged with perjury at the instance
of the Baron Von Steink, was put off on the ground
that the Baroness, who was a material and necessary
witness, had teen suddenly taken ill, and was unable to
attend the court.

IVEIV COURT.

Before the RECORDER and Mr. Alderma❑ LAWRENCE.)

STEALING IN THE LONDON D',CIIS.

Alfred Turnbull, 19, described in the calendar as a
watermati,was convicted of stealing 221bs. of bees' wax
and 19 oz. of pepper, the, property of the London Dock
Company,' and was sentenced to bo imprisoned in the
House of Onrrection and kept to hard labour for six
months.
Ann We 11,,, a notorious nymph of the pave, who
was convicted yesterday of stealing a purls and
sixteen half•crowns,- the property of James
Holland, from his person, was this morning
brought up to receive sentence, the Recorder having yes-
terday postponed passing it on account of the prisoner
having stoutly denied that she had been before convicted,
although she was charged with having been so in the
indictment.
On the'prisoner being placed at the bar, no less than
four persons connected with the House of Correction at
Brixton stated that the prisoner had been confined in
that gaol no less than four times since 1845.
The REconnEn, after strongly admonishing the pri-
soner upon her guilt, and the crime of adding to it by
falsehood, sentenced her
,to seven years' transportation,
telling her at'the.saine time that she would certainly
leave the country, , •

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~` DAY.)
14holson4 ohnos.Gareluner,J,4
charged wish -violently iissuullih., George M. Titon, a
tzterchant'a ,t,;lerk,.under?the fo2o-wing curious circum-
ttannes:--. Inc rc t, wag
The pro:,ecutc,r saitl he went to Jalli. zi's'conurt 14. st
night, and aftt-r the petfortna,,ce *as ennelade.d, h" to
paired, with this frienclii:- to the, Cr:yae to the
Strand, for the purpose of having `some' refrephinente•
,lle{remained there until ono 'o'clock this morning, "h"
he took Out a • silver reboil-eilso`auci wrote his address,

which he gave to a friend. He placed the pencil-case in
his left-hand coat pocket, and at that time one of the
prisoner'; friends sat next to him. Directly afterwards
he missed his pencil-case, and he communicated his su•-
pimoris to the proprietor of the house, that the prisoner's
friend had been sitting next to him at the time he lost
hip pencil-case. He was instantly surrounded by the
prisoner and several of his friends. The prisoner said,
" You accuse my friend of stealing the pencil-case!" and
immediately struck him a violent blow upon the face.
which was afterwards swollen. On reaching Maiden-
lane the prisoner again attempted to strike him, but was
prevented by the interference of the constable, who took
him into custody.
The prisoner admitted that he struck the complainant,
and it was under circumstances of great provocation. He
accusal his friend of robbery, and he certainly did strike
him. -

Mr. HALL said if the prisoner wished to act the part
of Don Quixote in protecting all his friends he must put
up with the consequence. He thour:ht the complainant
had behaved very mildly in acquainting the proprietor
of the house of his loss and his suspicions, whether they
were true or nut. The prisoner had no right to ahsanit
him in that outrageous manner. He finel the prisoner
the full penalty or 51, or one month's imprisonment.
The fine was immediately paid.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR. Nov. 27.
The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
walked this morning in the Slopes.
The Royal Family took their usual airings.
His Excellency the General Radowitz, and the
Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, are expected to
arrive at the Castle to-day on a visit to the Queen
and the Prince.

The Royal dinner party at the Castle to-day
will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of pent,
his Excellency the General Radowitz, the Right
Hon. Henry Lsbouchere, Lady Fanny Howard,
Baroness de Speth, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. C. B. Phipps,
and Sir George Couper.
The band of the Royal Horse Guards attend during
dinner. The Queen's private band will afterwards
attend in the Castle.

Lord Elphinstone has relieved the Earl of Morley
in his duty as Lord in Waiting to the Queen, and
Major- General Sir Frederick Stovin has relieved
Lieut.-Colonel lion. A. N. Hood in his duty, as Groom
in Waiting to her Majesty.
The band of the Coldstream Guards performed the
following pieces yesterday (Tuesday) during dinner :
Overture—" La Val d'Andorre" Halevy.
Hibernian Quadrilles ... Jullien.
Duo—(Les Huguenots)
Waltz—" Rose de Mai"
Chant des Croates

Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended in
the Castle, and played the following selection :
Overture," La Gaieti"
Ottetto (Op. 20)
Allegro con fuoco,
Andante,
Scherzo Allegro leggierrissimo,
Presto,
Four violins, two violas, two violoncellos, Messrs.
Sainton, Day, Cbipp, Cusins, Hill, Nickel, H. Chipp,
and P. hardy.
March—" Le Propbete," 1.

Meyerbeer.

'he Earl of Chichester had au interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office.
Mr. J. C. Byrne had an interview with Earl Grey
yesterday, at the Colonial-office.

Sir George Grey returned to town yesterday, from
a vitit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle.
Lord Marcus Hill had an interview yesterday with
Sir George Grey. Sir Edward Buxton, Batt., had
also an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet yes-
terday.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SOUTH. LANCASHIRE STEEPLECHASES, &c.

WEDNESDAY.

The Free Handicap Hurdle Sweepstakes of 7 sous. each,
5 ft, and 30 added. Two muftis, over six hurdles.
Subs.)

Mr. 13,nsoL's Little Queen, 4 yrs, list 81b...(Frisby) 1
Mr. Peace na Redstrtak, aged, Ilst 1113 2
Mr. Pattison's Gracv, 5 yri, list 5113
Mr. Molouy's Gold bust, aged, lOst 12ib ...(Fowler) 4
Won by half a neck.
_ Match, 50 sovs., h ft. T. Y. C.

Captain Scott's Administrator, 93t 21b (A. Clark) 1
Mr. Gaman's Maid Marian, 5 yrs, B.t 91b (Owner) 2
The Newton Scramble of 3 sovs. each and 20 added, the
second to save his stake; two yra old, Bst 21b; three
yrs, 9:4 121 b; four yrs, 10st 121 b; five yrs, list 41b;
six yrs and aged, 1 Ist 61b; maidens allowed 51b, &c.
Half a mile. (6 Suns.)
Mr. Smith'sg., lms, 3 yrs (to be sold for 301) (Livesey) 1
Mr. Lloyd's osey, 3 yrs (200 (Fowler) 2
Mr. Martin's bf by Accident, 2 yrs (300... (Cowup) 3
Areherest., Maid of Kent, and Repulse also ran.—
Won by a length.
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The South Lancashire Grand Steeple Free Handicap of
10 sovs. each, and 100 added; the second to receive 20

sous., and the winner to pay 20 soya, towards expenses.
About three miles. (10 Subs.)
Mr. Tiernan's Isaac, aged, Ilst 101 b (Mr. Sharkey) 1
Mr. Connor's The Oaks, 5 yrs, lOstfillb (Mr. Maloney) 2
Mr. Peace's Nelly Brown, 6 yrs,- 9st llb (Livesey) 3
Mr. Williamson's Shinrone, aged, llst 31b (A. Clark) 0
Mr. Vevera's Volatile, 5 yrs, lOst 91b ......(Darling) 0
Mr. Hendersou's Hezard, aged, 9st 81b (Fowler) 0
Won by two lengths.
The Selling Plate of 301., added to a sweepstakes of 3
sovs. each; for three yrs old, Bst 81b; four yrs, 9st 81b;
five yrs, lOst 21b; six yrs and aged, lOst 51b; mares
and geldings allowed 21b; and maidens having
started twice allowed 71b; winners extra. Heats, one
mile and a quarter. (6 Subs.)
Mr. Peace's Latitat, 5 yrs (201.) (Livesey) 0 0 1 1
Mr. Doyle's Accident, 6 yrs (501.)
Mr. Little's Kill or Cure, 3 yrs (301) 1 0 3 3
Captain Scott's Administrator, 6 yrs (801 ) 2 2 dr
Mr. Ilepple's Cynthia, 4 yrs (201)

Mr. Whiifield'sVauxhall-Ruek, 6 -yrs ( 200 0 0 dr
NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING.
WEDNESDAY.
The Puppy Stakes.

First Ties—Triste bt liarum-Scarum, Memory bt
Factotum, Viardot bt Gallantry, Cobra bt Dunkeld,
Tro.zig bt Dora, Dot bt Bertha. •
The All-aged Stakes.

First Ties—Mammon bt-Magician, Mocking Bird bt
Mercury, Verity bt Donald, Merchant bt Midas, Bees-
wing bt Asp.
The Exning Stakes; for aged dogs.
Buckworth's Barbara bt Mr. R. Bagge's Townsman.
Mr. Fyson's Forerunner bt Mr. Holmes's Mystery.
Mr. Dobede's Diamond bt Mr. Finch's Crenoline.
Mr. Gillett net Fiorette bt Mr. Hill's Mary.

The Chippenbara Puppy Stakes.
Mr. Fyson's Fanny bt Mr. Holmes's Melancholy.
Mr. Dobede's Dart bt Mr. R. Bagge's Tcridapamei-
boninos.
Mr. King's Regard bt Mr. Vipan's Victory.
Mr. Brook's Bran bt Mr. Hill's itiodel Lady.

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1851.
The following are the present fixtures as nearly as
we can make out:—

MARCH.

Doncaster Spring
" I Northampton . ... 26
Warwick Spring . 13

Croxton Park
Catteriek Bridge .. . 3
Epsom Spring 4
Newmarket Craven 7
The Hoo l2
Newmkt. Second Spring 6
Shrewsbury 8

Bath l5
Malton l5
Newmark. First Spring 21
A bt:rgavenny 24
Chester
Y.
Plymouth Spring
Epsom
E.
Newton
Stockbridge
Winchester 2O
Newcastle
Nottinghtna
16
Goodwood

Ascot
flumpton ll
Manchester ll
Bibury

Newma►ket
Carlisle ........ 1
Worcester
Liverpool . 9

UST.

Ripon . 4 revives l3 or 14
Brighton 6 York
Wolverhampton ..... 11 Egharn 27
SEPTEMBER.

Warwick
Doncaster
Sandbach