The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-01 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COUfiT.-(THIS DO)

OLD COURT.
(B2fore Mr. Baron Williams.) p
George Daniel North, 18, gardener, Was iudiete`o
setting fire to a chapel, the property ofiTames Wbat

Bosanquet.
Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Poland prosecuted. r11:1
It appeared that the prisoner had been in the se
of the prosecutor, who is a gentleman of some Pr°Peeo
at Enfield, and the chapel in question was a Privat'aies
upon the estate. The prisoner lived in the iMpleld'a',
neighbourhood. At about half-past seven ogee
evening of the 26th of January a fire was found bil,Ply
in ei
the chapel. Mr: Bosanquet was the first person O'ty
to the fire; and he, observing some footprints i°
go
snow, desired some men upon the estate to Pr°Y°teei,t
for
re interfering with tliet.n.
and directions givApprehend the risoner,
en to
was taken at about tw hundred yards from tn
Upon the prisoner being taken to where the footpll%
were his boots were taken off prints made (1
Thej police were then
to
and
snow near to them, and they were found to ortelfeor%
The prisoner had shortly before asked some
lucifer match, which he said he wanted 0 light ing l'n the
with. The chapel was quite destroyed ; and ,IlP°„d
workmen removing the ruins afterwards they 0°- laced
place had been fired by means of some hassocks P
beneath the stairs and then set fire to.
The case was proceeding when we went to Pre°

NEW COURT.
(Before the Recorder.) - ~,;,;00,
Joseph, Davis, 28, a police constable of thel4 111 Jut
was indicted for feloniously uttering a f°rgeci I'l
the sum of 51,, with intent to defraud.
The prisoner pleaded guilty.
.The circumstances of the fraud were these :,e
prisoner, whist in the police force, bad written vir'j; $
.
letter to Captain Haynes, R.N , as if it 0198 'io
epeirson named Harris, who had formerly
e vice as purser, and the result was that the
sent back word to the supposed Harris that if te woal'i
call upon his (the captain's) agent in Londet the;
receive 51. to relieve his distress. The Pris°forilll
wroten another letter stating that Harris wea,,,:038
la d that he, Harris, who purported to be the ; Pl°
etter, wished the money to be paid to the be'q'rpe'isoDf
letter the prisoner took and received the Wed'
the
subsequently was absent from the force, and t-e
odb
being found out, suspicion fell upon the Prie°ll.abae
was subsequently apprehended. Iforsford ssl rt
feofur letters relating to frauds of similar e
which he traced to be in prisoner'sa baud 1135 e/..
The Recorder sentenced him to six years' Pg
tude.

MARKET NEWS-MILS PA

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a of olgelh
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—Each 4d; "
slowly, as follows :—Beef, from 3s Cd to 4ssood
38 Od to 4s 4d ; Veal, 33 10d to 4s 8d ; Fork' ,af et°4:,
per 81bs, by the carcase. kinu p-ollowr '
SOUTHALL, Feb. 28.—The supply of escli 014
was moderate, and the trade ruled stead/P0 to'hg
—Beef, from 38 4d to 48 8d ; Mutton, 31806 for
Veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; Pork, 22 4d to 4s 4(1 r
the offals. at 0;p
ROMFORD, Feb. 28.—We had A steaaoe c'f
beasts, on rather higher terms. In the, ,ce. 1;64, ;(1'!
kinds of stock scarcely any change took la 5'
3s 2d to 4s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 6eto 5s Oa ; °
48 10d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d per Sibs. CPS
Pigs, 20s to 25s each.

MEAT MARKETS.

HAY MARKETS. OS ;
SMITEIFTELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 41
-i
ditto, 3/ 03 to 5! 169 ; and straw, 1/ 33 to
A full average supply and a sluggish donuani 00f; V
CUMBERLAND. Meadow hay, 2! 189 WON r t
ditto, 3/ Os to 5/ 15s ; and straw, 1/ 4s t(' 60'
Both hay and straw sold slowly, at our (I'lo' 34i IP! if
WHITECUAPEL.—Meadow hay 2/ 150 ""ii
ditto, 3/ Os to 6: Os; and straw; ,_
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Trade dull.