The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-06 00:00:00

THAMES.

SUSPECTED ROBBERY BY A DESERTER.—John Gibson,
a deserter from the 7th Royal Fusileers, and described as
having no home, was brought up on remand before Mr,
Partridge, charged with being in possession of two plated
cruet-stands, which had either been stolen or unlawfully
procured.

A few days since the prisoner offered a plated cruet-stand
in pawn to an assistant in the shop of Mr. William Nathan,
a respectable pawnbroker, in the Commercial-road, East.
The assistant questioned the prisoner, who could give no
satisfactory account as to the way he became possessed of
the cruet-stand. Mr. Nathan's assistant gave the pri-
soner into the custody of a police-constable named
Carter, who searched the prisoner at the station-house, and
found another cruet .stand under his left arm. The name
Matthews, Esq., or Marquand, Esq., was very faintly
written in ink under one of the stands. There were three
D's impressed on the prisoner's !eft side, indicating that he
had deserted three times. Prisoner had deserted a fourth time
from the 7th Fusiliers at Wollner, in August last. The pri-
soner was fully described in the " Hue and Cry" and Police
Gazette of August 11, 1863. Carter had communicated with
the military authorities, but no one attended to claim the
prisoner as a deserter. The officer believed the prisoner
was so bad that the regiment from which he had deserted
would have nothing more to do with him.
The prisoner made no defence, and refused to give any
account of the way he became possessed of the cruet-stands.
Mr. Partridge said he had no doubt whatever the pro-
perty taken from the prisoner was stolen. It appeared the
prisoner had deserted from his regiment four times, and
there was no doubt he was a man of bad character. Hs
sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for two months in
the house of Correction and kept to hard labour, for the
unlawful possession of the cruet-stands.

MARKETS—This Day,

➢LARK-LANE.

Fresh up to Mark•lane to-day the arrivals of home•grown
wheat were on a limited scale, but most samples were re-
ceived in tolerably good condition. Millers showed no dis-
position to operate in excess of their actual requirements.
Nevertheless the greater portion of the supply was disposed
of at the full prices of llonday last.
There was a full average show of foreign wheat en the
stands. The transactions in roost descriptions were of fair
average extent, but the trade exhibited no activity. The
quotations generally ruled firm.
Floating cargoes of grain were in but moderate request,
at previous currencies.
The market was well supplied with English and foreign
barley. Fine malting parcels commanded extreme rates ;
otherwise, the trade was dull, at fully the late decline in
prices.
Fine old malt was firm in price. Other kinds, however,
met a slow sale on former terms.

The supply of oats was much less extensive. The trade,
however, was rather slow, yet prices were supported.
Beans and white peas sold heavily at the late fall in their
value. Hog peas, however, were tolerably firm.
American flour, the supply of which was good, was in
fair demand at full prices. Other descriptions of flour were
in fair average demand at late rates.

ARRIVALS THIS WTZEIE.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout,
English...... 780 I 610 I 530 BOO 1 560
Irish.. ...... .. --I 5250 .
Foreign.— .. 6,200 11,340 I ._4OO 100 sks.
10.760 brim.