The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-21 00:00:00

TIIAMES.

A VERY STRANGE STORY.—William Brownlow, a
military-looking man, about 30 years of age, wet; brought
before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing 12s. 6d. from
Thomas Milan, a hairdresser.

The prosecutor stated that he was living at No. 12,
Brick-lane, Whitechapel. This morning he was passing
along an alley leading out of Church•lane or Back Church
lane, Whitechapel, when he met the prisoner, who knocked
him down and ill-used him. After that he accompanied
the prisoner to a public-house, called the Red Lion, at the
corner of Leman-street and High-street, IVbitechapel,
where he remained some time, until the prisoner put his
hand in his pocket and took from it 12s. 6d. He followed
the prisoner until he met with a police-constable, and gave
the prisoner into custody.
Adam Carr, 40 H, said the prisoner was given into his
custody by the hair-dresser Men, who said he had been
robbed of 12s. 6d.

Mr, Partridge—Did ho say he had been knocked dcwn
previously ?
Carr—No, he said nothing about that.
Mr. Partridge—How is that, Milen ?
The prosecutor said he thought it was enough to mention
the rubbery without the knocking down.

Mr. Partridge—And where was the landlord of the
public-house when you were robbed in front of the bar ?
Witness-4 really don't know, sir.
Carr was questioned by the magistrate, and said the Red
Lion was a house as well conducted as such a house could
be. It was generally open till two o'clock in the morning,
not always. No complaints had been made against the house.
Mr. Partridge—Were the parties drunk or sober ?
Carr—The prisoner was sober—zhe barber was intoxi-
cated.

Mr, Partridge asked the prosecutor why he continued in
the prisoner's company for a long time after he had been
knocked down ?

The prosecutor—l did not keep his company any bow.
The prisoner said he was innocent, and that he drank
several pots of porter with Milen this morning, in which ho
was partially confirmed by a man named Joseph Fell, who
said, "My worthy friend was charged all at once with
stealing 12s. 6d. Why, he is es innocent as I am."
Mr. Partridge said the complainant had told a very strange
story, and he did not believe it. He discharged the pri-
soner.

MARKETS--This Day.

MARK-LANE.

A moderate supply of new English wheat was on sale
here to-day, and most samples were received in good con-
dition. Both in red and white qualities a fair business was
transacted at Monday's decline in the quotations of 3s to
4s per quarter.
The market was well supplied with foreign wheat. All
desctiptions sold heavily at barely stationary prices.
Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly at about pre-
vious rates.

The supply of barley on offer was very moderate, yet the
demand ruled inactive at late currencies. Malt changed
hands to a limited extent on former terms.
There was a fair supply of oats on the stands, and the
demand was in a sluggish state for all qualities, at barely
late rates.

Boans and peas sold slowly, yet no quotable change took
pli.ce in their value, compared with Monday last.
The supply of American flour was large, and the demand
ruled inactive, at fully the late decline in prices. Other
kinds of flour were in limited request, at Monday's cur-
rency. Top price of town made, 43s per 2801bs.

ARRIVALS THIS REEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt, Oats. Font.
English.— 11,50 17J , t 330 ' 10 ' 3.0
_ )
Irish — i 780 • -
b'oraign 27,810 3,520 1 1 14,130 , 18,920 brls
and 70 sacks.