The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-30 00:00:00

THAMES.

A LITERARY THlEF.—Henry Wilson, aged 32, who
gave his aadress, Wilks street, Spitalfields, was brought
before Mr. Woolrych, charged with ste. ling two printed
books the property of Mr. Benjamin Briant, of No. 15,
New-road, St, George-in-the-East.
There is a book stall before the prosecutor's house, and
yesterday afternoon, shortly betore six o'clock, the pri-
soner was looking at the books. Mr. Samuel Cohen the pro-
secutor's shopmsn, observed him, and knowing him to be
"a queer sort of character" went to the opposite side of the
way and watched his movements. The prisoner soon after-
wards took two books from the stall, put them under his
coat, and walked off with them. Mr. Cohen followed the
prisoner and laid hold of him. One of the books was found
under the prisoner's coat. the other in his pocket,
in answer to Mr, Woolrych, the witness said that the
reason he called the prisoner a queer sort of character was,
that he kept a shop himself. The prisoner used to visit that
shop and rob him.
William Andrews, 38 H, said that he heard the cries of
p dice and help, and saw the prisoner and Mr. Cohen strug-
gling for the possession of a book with a red binding, and
he went up to them and secured the thief.
The prisoner—l picked up the books.

Mr. Woolrych—No doubt of it. You picked up the books
off the stall. You are sentenced to one month's imprison-
ment and hard labour for the unlawful possession of the

books.

A YOUNG SCOUNDREL.—CharIes Mackenzie, a tall, pale-
faced lad, aged 17, was brought before Mr. Wo drych
charged with assaulting Elizabeth Day, a girl who will be
twelve years of ago in August next.
Mr. Henry Allen, agent and prosecuting officer to an ex-
cellent society, called the " Associate Institution for Im-
proving and Enforcing the Laws for the Protection of
Women," was present to watch the case. The Associate
institution recently prosecuted the Howards, lather and
son, and a woman of the town named Bentley, who had
entered into a conspiracy to defile a young girl named
Markett. The prosecution was successful, and the wretches
are now undergoing imprisonment.
It appeared that the girl Day is the daughter of poor
but very respectable parents, and was a servant in the
house No. 10, Walker's-terrace, Limehuuse, where the pri-
soner was an apprentice. Theis bedrooms were adjoining
each other. On Sunday morning the prisoner obtained ad-
mission to the girl's bed while she was asleep. She was
awoke by his vio extee, and the evidence she gave left no
doubt he had committed a criminal assault upon her. She
avoided him as soon as possible, and he sprang from the bed
and left her. The girl went home immediately and related
to her meteor what had occurred. The mother examined
her daughter, and was satisfied the girl had been improperly
used. A medical gentleman was called in, and his evidence
went to show that violence had been offered to the girl.
In answer to a string of questions by Mr. Woolrych, the
girl said the prisoner never took any liberties with her un-
til Sunday morning, and that she had never given him any
encouragement tt act as he had done. She was very much
terrifi,d when she found him hs her bed. He came into the
kitchen with his face cut on Saturday night, and asked her
to put a dressing to it, and she did so,
The father of the prisoner addressed the magistrate in
favour of his son. He said he was foreman to Mr. Gray,
in Limehouse, where his son, the prisoner, was apprenticed,
and was proceeding to call the magistrate's attention to the
tact that if the girl had called out, she would have been
heard by other people In the house, when
Mr. Woolrych said he did not want to hear the man's
statement or his reasonings. He was satisfied a primafacis
case was established, and should commit the prisoner for
trial for an assault n a girl betweer 10 and 12 years of age.
Ai present the prisoner would be remanded, for the com-
pletion of dispositions, until Tuesday next.
Mr. Allan said the Associate Institute would

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MARKETS—This Day.

HAY MARKETS.
SMITHFIELD. Old Meadow hay, £3 lOs to £4 lOs ;
new, do., £3 to £4; old clover, £4 lOs to £6 6s ; and straw,
£1 58 to £1 163 per load. Trade bteady.
comisEtti.A.N b.-- Old Mea,rov., kb.), £3 lOs to £4 10s ;
new
f do., X3£l '
to £4s 4s ; old ;love , 10s to £6 6s ; and straw,
£1 8. r, A fair demand.
WHITECHAPEL —Old Meadow hay, £3 108 to £4 lOs ;
new, do , £3 ds to XI Os; old clover, £4 lOs to £6 6s; and
straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load. Trade firm.

COLONI &L.
TEA.—The market has remained very quiet, and prices
continue without any material variation.

SUGAR.—A rather large quantity is announced for
public sale during the week, and only good and fine quali-
ties have sustained former prices. In the refined market
there has been little change of importance.

COFFEE—The inquiries for colonial descriptions have
been moderately active, and full prices are current for good
and fine qualities.

RlCE—There has been a fair inquiry for low and medium
qualities of East India, and quotations generally are well
supported.

TALLow—The market has been in some measure influ-
enced by the advices from St. Petersburg, and quotations
for both present and forward delivery continue firm. P.Y.C.
on the spot, 435. 6d.; and last three months, 455. 9d. per
cent.

PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTAL POISONING—A
bill for the prevention of accidental poisoning has just been
printed. It enacts that ~11 substances of a poisonous nature
shall be sold in glass bottl-s, on which labels are to be af-
fixed with the word " poison," and directions for use dis•
tinctly masked thereon.

CHATEAUBRIAND (says Victor Hugo) affecte4 a
military appearance. The man of the pen could
not forget the Elan of the sword. His throat was stiffened
by a black stock, which concealed the collar of his shirt :
a black frock-coat, buttoned to the chin, straightened his
little, stooping body. What was fine about him was his
head, which was in disproportion with his figure, .and was
noble and grave. The uoae was firm and imperious in line,
the eye prowl, the smile elt,Arming—but the smile was a
mere flash, mid the mouth soon resumed its severe and
haughty expression.— Victor Hugo's Life,