The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-22 00:00:00

THAMES.

STEALING COKE IN TRANSIT.—John Weldon and
George Stark, carmen in the service of John Abbott and
others, contractors and carriers, were brought before Mr
Paget, charged with stealing four sacks of coke, the pro-
perty of their employers,
Mr Charles Young, solicitor, stated the case for the pro-
secution. The Messrs. Abbott ware contractors for carting
and conveying coke from the premises and works of the
Commercial Gas Company, in Stepney, to their customers.
Owing to complaints of deficient delivery on the part of
some of the gas company's customers, the prosecutors deter-
mined on making efforts to detect and bring the suspected
parties to justice. The prisoners were entrusted on Satur-
day last with the charge of two carts each, containing 24
sacks of coke, for conveyance from the gas works to the
factory of Messrs. Ravenshill and Salkeld, tho engineers
at Blackwell. On the way there the prisoners went out of
the direct route, and proceeded to Railway-street, Bromley,
where each of them removed two sacks of coke from their
carts and left them at two separate houses, one in Mary-
terrace, the other in Railway-street. The prisoners then
arranged the sacks of coke in their carts to make it appear
there was no deficiency. On the arrival of the prisoners
with their loads of coke at Ravenhill and Salkeld's factory,
theme were only 22 sacks of coke in each cart. Weldon
made very light of the transaction when he was spoken to
about the deficiency, and proposed to one of
Ravenhill and Salkeld's men to give a receipt for
7i chaldrons of coke, 4 chaldrons, part of the same order,
having been delivered the same morning, but this was de-
clined. No receipt was given. Since then all the witnesses
necessary to complete the case had been collected ; tho sale
and delivery of the four sacks of coke stolen from the carts
would be proved, and it also would be clearly made out that
the prisoners went a half mile out of their way.
Mr. Edward Shone, foreman of the coke ground of the
Commercial Gas Company, Mr. Robert Drummond, fore..
man to Mr. John Abbott, Charles King Rome, storekeeper
to Ravenhill and Salkeld, and other witnesses were called
who proved the case as stated by Mr Young.
Mr Paget intimated that the receivers of the charcoal
ought to be reached if possible, and remanded We prisoners•

MARKETS—This Day.

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHPIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 108 to £5 7s ; clover,
£5 Os to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, LI 6s to £1 108 per load.
Trade slow.

CLTMRERLAND—M eadow hay, £3los to £5 lOs Od; clover,
£5 Os to £6 10s Od ; and straw, £1 bs to £1 lOs per load,
A slew demand.

WHITECHAPEL—Meadow hay, £3lOB to £5 7s 6d ; clover,
£5 Os to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 5s to £L 108 per load
Trade inactive.

COLONIAL.

TEA,—Business has beenrather quiet, and the few deal-
ings entered into have been at about previous rates.
SUGAR,—The market has remained rather dull, and
prices have shown very little change of importance. In
the refined market the operations have been on a very
limited scale at about previous rates.
COFFEE.—The demand for colonial descriptions has been
steady, and late prices have been well sustained•
RICE —There continues to be a good inquiry, and late
prices are fully sustained.
TALLOW.—Business has been moderately active, and the
transactions for present and forward delivery have been
about the usual average. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 41a
6d to 41s 9d, and January to March, 42s 6d to Vs 9d 'per
cwt.