The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-16 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

Serjeant DENMAN took his seat in Court soon after nine
o'clock ; and after a number of cases of little interest were
disposed of,

Eliza Protheroe was placed at the bar, charged with]
having stolen a watch, value six sovereigns, a seal, a key,
a sovereign, and some silver.

Mr. C. PEILLIPS stated the case for the prosecution.
He said, on the 29th of December last a Mr. Haverd was
obliged to attend a sale at a house called the Two Mariners,
in Vinegar-lane, where he met with the prisoner, with
whom he fell into conversation, treated her with drink,
and went with her to her lodgings, in Vinegar-yard. He
(Mr. Phillips) could not tell his object in going
there, but he believed there was some toying upon a sofa ;
at all events he discovered that the lady was inclined to be
a closer companion than he wished ; he immediately took
the alarm as soon as he found her hand groping about his
watch, but he afterwards found that his watch and money
were gone; he was sober enough to know his acquaintances,
for he went into the street, and when he happened to slip and
fall down, a gentleman passing knew him, and said, " For
God's sake, Mr. Haverd, is this you?" The other gave the
number of the house he had left, where he said he had
just been robbed, and told him by whom. The gentleman
went to the house, as directed, and did not at first see the
prisoner, but some other woman ; in consequence of what
she told him, this gentleman supposed he might require as-
sistance, and went into the street for that purpose; he met
with a friend whose name was Fell, and who was
walking at the time with his wife. This gentleman left
his wife, joined the other, and went back into the house.
This Mr. Fell there encountered the lady in question, the
prisoner at the bar, whom, when he saw, did not, perhaps,
accuse her of the theft in a very ceremonious manner, but
said, " Where is Mr. Haverd's watch ?" The answer he
got was an immediate flight of this lady to a fire-place, from
which she seized a poker with one hand, and a stool
with the other. Mr. Fell thought fit to snake a very
quick retreat. The prisoner distinctly denied knowing
any thing about the watch ; she was, however, with the
assistance of three men, disarmed, and the watch was taken
out of her bosom ; they were not chic to search her effec-
tually until she was brought to the police office.
Mr. James Haverd examined—Li a carpenter; recol-
lects going to a sale on the -day in question ; knew the
prisoner before ; she was a prostitute; went to the pri-
goner's house nearly opposite; did not take a sufficiency
of drink to make him drunk ; was a thousand times in her
house before—( Laughter) ;—had some conversation
with her, during which they were quite jolly; while
sitting on the sofa, observed her kissing him in her
familiar way, and put her hand in his pocket, when he got
out of the house to the end of the road, he slipped and fell,
but was taken up by his friend ; missed his watch then.
A Mr. Fell and a Mr. Price came back to witness ; saw
his watch when she was with him in the room. •

Cross-examined—ls not only a carpenter but a joiner
too.—(Laughter.)—Was very often about the premises of
the prisoner.—(Great laughter.)—Sent for ale while in
the prisoner's company ; was not then in a state of perfect
drunkenness; never trusted her with money ; is a married
man ; told his wife of this occurrence ; at one o'clock in
the day a friend of his wound up witness's watch.--
When his friend, a Mr. Price, went for the officer, the
witness was sitting on the sofa with the prisoner; after
lie had missed his watch ; was in the room when the
officer came to take the prisoner ; was not able to speak
in consequence of the previous fall he received.
Price examined.—Lives near Vinegar-lane; knew
the last witness ; picked him up after falling in the street.
He told him he had lost his watch and money ; went into
the house where he directed him ; saw another female in
the house where he first went in, but not the prisoner ; went
out afterwards to look for an officer, and saw a Mr. Fell,
they both then went into the house, and saw Haverd and
the witness on the sofa ; she was stretched out at full
length. Witness said, " Officer, I give you this woman
in charge for robbing my friend." She immediately flew
up from the sofa, snatched a poker in one hand and a stool
in the other, with which she struck witness both on the
head and the back ; afterwards overcame her, and brought
her to the watch-house in custody.

Cross-examined—When he went back into the house,
he saw Haverd very stupified, proceeding from the fall he
had received.• He did not hear the prisoner say she would
keep the watch safe for Mr. Haverd.
_ _

John Man Fell examined—Was passing with his wife
when he met Price, with whom he went into the house.
This witness corroborated the last witness in his testimony.
William Somers examined—ls the watch-house keeper,
prisoner was brought in custody of the two last witnesses
and policemen, on a charge of the robbery of a watch, a
sovereign, and some other money; she denied having the
watch, but she afterwards produced it from some part of
her person. Mr. Fell said then that he never in his life
saw so violent a woman.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Haverd was again called, and in his cross-exami-
nation he stated, that he was drinking, in the first part
of the evening in company with her and several other per-
sons in the room.

The prisoner, on being called on for her defence, said
that the watch was merely taken by her in order to keep it
for him until he was sober ; the sovereign, she said, was
given to her to procure drink for themselves and kept the
change in lieu for the pleasure he derived from her agree-
able society.—Guilty.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY).

COVENT-GARDEN MARKET.

There was a goorl supply at this morning's market, the
frest considered, and the trade, owing to advanced prices
being demanded, was dull. Most Vegetables, and Grapes,
were considerably dearer ; Seville Oranges, Lemons, and
French Chesnuts cheaper than on this day se'nnight ; in
prices of other things no material alteration.

s.d. s.d.
Potatoes (cwt.) 3 0 to ti 0
Cabbages (12 heads) 0 0 0 0
Ditto lied ..
Ditto Savoy l6 3 0
Horse Itadish(bund:e) 1 6 3
Brocoli 1 6 2 6
Celery .............
Carrots (12 bunches) 0 0 0 0
Turnips 1 0 2 6
Coleworts or Greens 2 0 4 6
Leeks 1 0 1 6
Filberts (121 b.) 9 0 6 0
Enp_Grapes (per 1b.)... 0 8 1 4

a. d. s. d.
Spinage (half-sieve) 1 oto 1
Onkns 1 6 3 6
Apples 1 0 4 0
Pears 2 0 5
Sweet Oranges (WO) 2 6 7 0
Seville Oranges 8 0 12 0
Lemans 4 6 12 0
English Walnuts 0 6 1 4
Span. Chesnuts (peck) 4 0 6 0
French ditto 3 0 5 0
Spanish tiazlenuts 5 0 10 0
rench Walnuts 4 0 6 U

HAY MA ItKETS.,—( At per Road of 30 Trusses.)
ST. JAMES'S.
Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 2 to £2 10
New Meadow Hay 0 0 U 0
Useful Old Ditto
Fine Upland Meadow and Itye-grass Hay 3 15 4 15
Clover Hay 3 IU 5 5
Oat Straw £1 18 to £2 01 Wheat Straw... 2 0 2 5
supply good, and trade dull at Thursday's prices.
SMITHFIELD.
Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay .C 2 0 to Z 2 13
New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0
Useful Old Ditto
Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-:ass Hay 3 15 4 10
Clover .Hay (extra f1ne)....£5 5 ..Generally 3 0 4 15
Oat Straw £1 10 10 £1 14 1 Wheat Straw 1 16 2 0
Supply good, trade very dull, and prices stationary.

We regret to hear that the supply of coals in
this town, is already nearly exhausted. The canals are
blocked up, and the Thames is only partially navigable.—
Reading Paper,