The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-29 00:00:00

THAMES,

A MARINE SWINDLER.—James Johnson, a seaman' was
brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with obtaining 108.
and a new jicket by false pretences of Mr. Abraham Harris,
a Jew do: bier, of No. 170, St. George-street.
A few evenings since the prisoner called upon Mr. Harris
and said he had made a voyage in the ship Junius, in the
Commercial Dock, that he had wages to receive, and in-
tended to deal with Mr. Harris. The prosecutor anxious to
do business hailed the sailor as a customer and lent him
10s. to be repaid in the usual manner when the ship was
paid off. On the following morning the prisoner
again waited on Mr. Harris and obtained a
new jacket from him. He then said he wished to
be driven to the Commercial Dock, Rotherhithe, and obtain
sufficient money from his captain to pay Mr. Harris. The
prisoner and Mr. Harris got into a cart, and when they
were about half way to the Commercial Dock the prisoner
made an excuse to leave the cart, and ran away. He was
subsequently taken into custody and remanded. '
Mr. William Douglas, an o6lcer of the Commercial Dock,
said no ship named tee Junius had been in the dock for
two years. He also said the prisoner had attempted to
impose on another Jew and ordered a worth of clothes.
Be:ore the Jew parted with any money or clothes he made
inquiries at the dock, and ascertained that the prisoner was
an impostor.
The prisoner declined to make any defence, and Mr.
Woolrych committed him for trial.
ROBBERIES AT THE HAYDON- SQUARE `STATION.—Patrick
Macarthy, an Irish labourer, aged 27 years, and lately em.
ploy ed a.: the Haydon-square goods station of the London
and North-Western Railway Station, was brought up on
remand charged with stealing 49 pairs of worsted stockings.
There were three packages of worsted stockings in a
hamper at the Haydon-square station. The packages were
lila perfec, state when delivered at the station. Mr. Thomas
Bowden, a clerk at the station, afterwards discovered that
one of the packages had been cut open and a portion of the
contents abstracted. Hugh Andrews, a police-constable,
o. 62 H, made inquiries and found that the prisoner had
been dealing with worsted stockings precisely similar to
those in the packago, and he found an odd stocking,
which had never been worn, in the prisoner's room. The
prisoner admitted to Andrews that he had taken three pairs
of worsted stockings out of the package, and that was all.
The manufacturer, from Leicester, was in attendance to
prove the identity of the odd stocking.
Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, on behalf of the prisoner, said he
had been °ley, n months in the service of the London and
North- Western Railway Company, and there was no pre-
vious charge against him. The prisoner would plead
guilty to the unlawful possession of the odd stocking.
Mr. Woolrych—No, no; to stealing.
as one of unlawful possession, and
Mr. Studclart hope i the magistrate would treat the case
Mr. Woolrych—lt is a very serious case ; a package
pass a light punishment.
broken open, and 49 pairs of stockings, valued at £3, taken
ou.'.

Mr. Stoddart--The prisoner has only taken three pairs.
Mr. Walter Worlidge, detective officer, in the service of
the London and North-Western Railway Company, said
there ned been a good deal of petty pilfering going on at
the station, and the company had been great losers. A re-
ward of S 5 was given to any one detecting an offender and
bringing him to justice,

The prisoner then pleaded guilty to stealing stockings.
Mr. Woolrych—You are sentenced to fcar months' im
prisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction.

MARKETS--This Day.

MARK-LANE.

The show of samples of English wheat at Mark-lane to-
day was small. A few picked samples changed hands at
Monday's decline in the currency ; otherwise, the trade was
very dull, at next to nominal quotations.
In all descriptions of foreign wheat sales progressed
heavily, and prices had a downward tendency.
Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly on former

terms.
The supply of barley was very moderate, yet the demand
was in a sluggish state at late rates. A tow parcels of new
Kentish oroduce were on offer.
In malt a limited business was transacted at late rates.
The supply of oats was moderate. All descriptions met
a slow sale on former terms.
Bans and peas sold heavily at about stationary prices,
The market was but moderately supplied.
No zhange took place in the value of flour, but the de-
mand both for home and foreign descriptions was in a
sluggish state.

ARRIVALS THIS WEER..
Wheat. tsarley. Malt_ Oats. Flout.
English.— 540 1720 630
I
Irish..
370 -
b'oreign 2,910 1,580 1 , 13,250 I 2,260 brls