The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-13 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

CONVICTION UNDER THE NEW CRIMINAL JUSTICE AM.—
INCONVENIENCE TO WITNESSES.-11enry Copping' a
young fellow, about 19 years of age, was brought before
Mr. A'Beckett, charged with stealing three pair of boots
from the shop of Mr. Robert Milne, boot and shoe
maker, Christchurch.
The proAecutor deposed that on the previous evening
ho Pl•IV the prisoner loitering about his shop where tl:ae
were several pairs of Wellington boots for sale. About 8
o'clock he missed three pair inside the doorway, and on
looking out he saw the prima naming May fiat hp

his legs would carry him with thy boots unfler his arm
He pursued him, calling out " Stop thief," when he
threw the boots into the mob and bolted up sl court,
which fortunately had no thoroughfare. A constable
being on the spot took him into cu‘tody. T'eis !Ring a
case coming under the new Criminal Justice Act, 18
and 19 Vic., cat. 126, which empowers magistrates to
summarily convict offenders 'pleading guilty, inetead of
committing them to the sessions for trial, thereby en•
tailing great expense on the rate-p:yers.
Mr. A'Beckett .ordered the dericsitions to be taken
and read over, when he asked the prisoner whether he
wished to plead guilty before him or go to the sessions?
The prisoner replied that he should plead guilky,
throwing himself on the mercy of his Worship.
Mr. A'Beckett accordingly committed him for three
mouths to the House of Correction, with hard labour.

Another young man was charged with stealingapair
of hoots, the property of a fellow lodge: in Southwark.
The prisoner was apprehended at Long Stratton, in
Norfolk, by one of the Norfolk constabulary, and brought
to this police-court, when he pleaded guilty, and was
committed for three months, under the New Act.
The constable asked .for his expenses in bringing the
prisoner to London, which Mr. A'Beckett allowed, and
gave a certificate on the county treasurer, Mr. Kerrick.
That gentleman, however, lived at Dorking, and had no
officer in the neighbourhood of the metropolis. The
constable said he had taken the certificate to the officer
of the Clerk of the Peace, and there he was referred to
Dorking. Great expense and inconvenience would re-
sult from his going there, and as he was expected to re-
turn to his duty he could not go to this place. What
was he to do as he had no money to take him back to
Norfolk !

Mr. A'neckett considered that some person ought to
be authorised by the Treasurer of the county to pay
such witnesses at the Metropolitan Police Courts, as
they ought not to be put to any inconvenience. In the
present instance the Clerk would advance the money on
the certificate, but he hoped that the Treasurer would
take immediate steps to remove the inconvenience.

M.4RKIT NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
COVENT GARDEN'.
There was a steady demand for both fruit and vegetables
to-day. In prices little or no change took place. The
supplies were large.

FitlllT.—Pine apples, English, 3s to 6s per lb; colonial
do., is to 3s each ; hot-house grapes, is 6d to 48 Od per lb ;
foreign ditto, 0(1 to Os ; melons, is Od to 2s 6,1 each;
peaches, is Gd to 6s; nectarines, is 6d to 4s per dozen;
apples, is Oil to 3s Od per half sieve ; pears, is Od to
3s per half sieve; Orleans plums and green gages is to 2s
per punnet; apricots, ls 6d to 5s Od per doz.; common plums,
5s 0 r to 7s Od per sieve ; cherries, cd to Od per pound;
lemons, 4s to 88 Od per 100; oranges. 8s to lls per 100; fil-
berts, tis to Os per doz. lbs ; cobnuts, Os to Os ; almonds,
Os to Os per lb. ; walnuts, 6d to 10d per 100; figs, 1s Od
to 2s Od per doz ; strawberries, Od to Od per pottle; goose-
berries, is Gd to 2s Od per half sieve ; currants, 3s Od to
4s Od per half seive ; raspberries, 2d to 6d per pottle.
VEGETABLES.—Whits cabbages, 6d to is 3d per dozen;
red ditto. 2s to 5s Od per dozen ; French beans, is 31
to 2s Od per half sieve ; brocoli, Od per bund. ; potatoes, 50s
to 100 s per ton ; vegetable marrow, 4d to is per doz. ; peas,
38 to 5a Od per bushel ; broad beans, is Od to is 9d per half
sieve ; turnips, Al to 4d per bunch ; carrots, 4d to 6cl per
bunch ; cucumbers, Os 3cl to Os 6(1 each ; garlic, 6d to
Os 8d per pcund ; spinach, is Od to 2s Od per sieve ;
old onions, Os to Os per bushel ; new ditto, 280 d to 4s per
doz. bunches; leeks, 2s 6d to 4s per don. bunches ; shallots,
4d to 6(1 horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s 0:1 per bundle ; parsley,
2d to 3d per bunch ; celery, is Od to is 3d per
bunch ; endive, Is 3d to 283 d per score ; beet, is Od to 2s
per doz. ; parsnips, Os 6(1 to 18 Od per dozen ; small
salad, 2d to 3,1 per punnet ; mushrooms, is 3d to is 9d per
pottle ; artichokes, 5s to Gs per doz. ; cabbage lettuces,
Is to is Gd per score ; sorrel, 6d to is per half sieve ;
radishes, is to ls 3d per dozen hands ; tomatoes, is to is
Gd per punnet; chillies, 18 to is • 6(1 per 100; Brussels
sprouts, is 0(1 to 2s 0(1 per half sieve ; capsicums, 2s to 4s
per 100 ; walnuts pickling, 6d to Is per 100; cauliflowers,
4s to 6s per doz.
NE WGATE AND LE ADENHA LL.

Turkeys, Os 0(1 to Os Od ' • Geese, 5s Od to 7s 64 each ;
Ducks, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; tame Rabbits, Os Od to Os 04;
wild do , is to is 6d each ; Pigeons, 6d to 84 each ;
large Surrey Fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; middling, 2s Od to
38 0d ; Chickens, is 94 to 2s 3d ; Capons, 3s 64
to 4s 6d ; Hares 3s 04 to 4s Od ; Grouse, 2s Oct to 2s 3d each ;
Guinea Fowls, 2s 64 to 3s Od each. Ostend fresh butter, lis
6d to 12s 6d, and English lls 6d to 14s Od per dozen lbs.
English Eggs, 8s Od to 9s Od ; French ditto, 58 04 to 7s 04
per 120.