The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-21 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

IMPUDENT RUBBERY.--David Duffy, aged 46, a tall,
powerful man, who is said to have been previously in cus-
tody, was placed at the bar before Mr. Arnold, charged with
stealing a watch.
The police informed the magistrate that there was no
prosecutor in attendance, but there was a witness who saw
the offence committed. It was a robbery from the person.
Mr. Arnold said that under these circumstances, he would
go on with the case.
John Webb, a cab driver, said that late last night he was
hired by a gentleman at Seymour-street, Duston••square,
and ordered to drive to the Haymarket, where the gentle-
man stopped and had some refreshment with a lady at a
tavern there. Witness was then ordered by the gentleman
to drive to Sutherland-street, Pimlic', and the prisoner fol-
lowed him as he left the tavern, and got into the cab.
When the gentleman was getting out in Sutherland-street,
the prisoner rushed towards him, and snatching at
his watch, broke it from the guard. Witness
immediately called to the gentleman that he had been
robbed, and that his gold chain was hanging down, and
then prisoner, finding that he had been seen to commit the
robbery, which he had doubtless thought, from the posi-
tion of witness, was unobserved by him, threw the watch
into the cab.

Mr. Arnold wanted to know how the prisoner got from
the Haymarket to Sutherland-street ?
Witness said when he followed the gentleman out he
asked witness if he would let him stand on the cab-spring
and ride a little way, as he wanted to go to Westminster.
Prisoner said it was all a mistake about his robbing the
gentleman. He was a very honest man, and knew nothing
about the watch.

The cabman repeated that he saw him steal it, and throw
it into the cab,

A policeman proved searching the cab and finding it
there.

Prisoner was remanded.

THAMES.

A PIG IN A POKE.—A dirty, little old man, very shabbily
dressed, and with a large quantity of beard and moustache,
who gave the name of Charles Steward, was brought before
Mr. Partridge charged with stealing a pig.
John Sherman, a police-constatble, 285 K, produced a
live pig in a bag, and said he stopped the prisoner with it
in the London•road, Bow, at half Test four o'clock this
Inorning, and upon asking the prisoner where he obtained
it he replied in the Minories. He asked the prisoner where
he was going, to which he answered to Bermondsey.
Mr. Partridge--He was on the wrong side of the river for
Bermondsey.

Sherman— Yes, sir ; he was going towards Essex when
I stopped him. I asked him what he gave for the pig. He
said 12e. Afterwards he said 11s.
The. prisoner, who mumbled something between his
teeth for some time, was understood to say the policeman
wanted the pig to make pork pies with.
Mr. Partridge—ls this man sober?
Inspector Griffin—He is quite sober, sir. I would go
have pnt him in the dock if he had net been sober.

Mr. Bowdler, the second clerk—ls the prisoner a Jew.
(Laughter.)
The Prisoner—Did you ever know a Jew to deal in pork ?
(Loud laughter.)
Mr. Partridge—Where do you live ?
The Prisoner—At No. 1, Blue Anchor-road, Bermondsey.
Mr. Partridge asked the police-constable if he had made
inquiries at No. 1, Blue Anchor-road.
Sherman—No, sir, I have not. He said a little while
ago he bought the pig in Billericay.

Mr. Partridge—At Billericay, in Essex, What have you
to say about the pig ? Is it your pig ?

The Prisoner—Yes.

Thomas Steward, of 1, Blue Anchor-yard, Bermondsey
—He only wants the pig for himself for pork pies and
sausages. (Laughter.)
Mr. Partridge asked the constable if he had any reason
to believe the prisoner gave a false address ?
Sherman—No.

Mr. Partridge then discharged the old man, and gave
him his pig. He did not understand why he had been
taken into custody.

The prisoner threw the pig across his shoulders and left
the court.

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to.this morning's
market, by land and water carriage, were small. Both red
and white qualities, however, met a slow sale, at Monday's
quotations.

With foreign wheat the market was well supplied. Gene-
rally speaking sales progressed slowly, and were of limited
extent. In prices, however, no change took place.
Floating cargoes of grain were in limited request, at late
rates.
The supply of barley was only moderate. The trade,
however, was quiet, on former terms.
The malt trade was dull, at about stationary prices.
The supply of oats on offer was large. No further change
took place in the value of any description. Good and fine
corn sold steadily.

Beans and peas were dull, at Monday's decline in prices.
Flour, both English and foreign, moved off slowly, at
late rates.

• ARRIVALS THIS
Wheat, Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout
660 I 30 380 290 I 530.
Irish — I 500
:17,710 400 sks
WHITECHAYEL.
brls.
980 6,050
foreign 9,
The supply of meat is moderate, and the demand rules
inactive, as follows :
Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 10d; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 4d ; veal,
3s 4d to 4s 4d, and pork, 38 6d to 4s 6d per Sibs by the
carcase.