The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-30 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

Our market, to-day, was well supplied with foreign
stock, but its general quality was inferior. Harubro sheep
were worth, on the average, about 255. each.

The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing
districts, as well as from Scotland, were seasonably eaten•
sive as to number, and the quality of most tolerably prime.
The receipts from Ireland were trifling, and in but middling
condition. Alt breeds moved off heavily, at a decline in the
quotati compared with Monday last, of fully 2d per
61bs. The best Scots and crosses sold at from 4s 6d to 4.
8d ; the best shnrt horns, Devons, and Herefords, 4s 4d
per B.bs, at which a clearance was not effected. The Irish
stock was, unusually heavy, great difficulty being ex-
perienced in effecting sales at any figure.

From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 2,000 Scuts, crosses, and short horns ; from other
parts of Eng.and, 800 various breeds; from Scotland, 68(
Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 70 oxen and heifers.

Both as to number and quality, the supply of sheep writ.
good. The &wand for all breeds was heavy, at a further
ch cline in prices of fully 2d per Blbs. The best Downs and
half bras in the wool, sold at 5s 10d, out ( f the wool, 4.
10d per Blbs. Prime Lincolns and Leicesters, shorn,
changed hands at 4s 6d to 4s Ms.

Prime lambs were in request. at very full prices, viz.,
7s 8d to 8s ; but inferior breeds were dull, and 4 per 81bb
lower. About 400 came to hand from the isle of Wight.
Calves— the supply of which was good—sold heavily, at
2d per Blbs less money.

We had a dull sale for pigs, and prices had a drooping
tendency,

Per Sib. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d.l s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 3 2 3 4' Primecrs-wool d 0.4 10 6 e
Second quality do. 3 6 3 10 Pm. S' thdown d 0.5 6 hi
Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4' Large orse. calves 4 0 4 8
Prime Scots, etc. 4 6 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 6 2
& int'. sheep 3 4 3 10 ILarge hogs 3 8 4 4
Second quality do. 4 0 4 8 I Small porkers 4 6 4 8
Lambs, 7s Od to 8s Od.
Suckling calves, 12s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 295.

TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
Cows — Sheep ..............960
Sheep
Calves
Pigs. 490
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices c,
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, March 31, 1862, and this day,
Monday, March 30, 1863.
Per 81b. to sink tho offal.

March 31, March 30,
1862. 1863.
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 2 10 to 3 0 3 2to 3 4
Second quality do. 3 2 3 6 3 6 310
Prime large oxen .. 3 8 4 0 4 0 4 4
Prime Scots, &c 4 2 4 4 4 6 4 8
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do .. 4 0 4 4 4 0 4 8
Prime coarse-woolled do 4 6 6 2 410 5 6
Prime Southdown do. 5 4 5 8 5 8 5 6
Lambs
Largo coarse calves

Prime small do
Large hogs
Neat small porkors 4 2 4 8 4 6 4 8
Beasts
Sheep
Calves
Pigs 360 260
SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 1, 1861.—Beasts, 2,650—
sheep, 15,710—calves, 13—pigs, 320.

APRIL 2. 1860.—Beasts, 3,Blo—sheep, 22,070—calves,
130—pigs, 330.
The total imports of foreign stow( into London, last week,
amounted to 3,687 head. In the corresponding week in
1862, we received 2,054—in 1861, 2,035—in 1860, 2,602
—in 1859, 2,Bol—in 1858, 1,620—in 1857, 1,194 head.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,--This Day.

BO W-S fREET.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A. CLERK.--William Trotman,
a copying clerk in the service of Messrs. Edwards and Co.,
solicitors, Delahay-street, Westminster, was charged with
stealing about £BO worth of jewellery, the property of Mr.
Francis Edwards, one of the firm.

The prisoner was employed in Mr. Edwards's private
room at the offices in Delahay-street, his duty being to copy
letters. In that apartment Mr. Edwards kept a travelling
Case, which he had used some weeks ago. The lock re-
quiring to be repaired, he placed the contents in a despatch
box, amongst which were some rings, a gold fuzee box, some
breast pins and other articles of jewellery, also a silver read-
ing lamp. A few days ago on proceeding to replace the ar-
ticles in the travelling case he found they had been removed
from the despatch box. Some information received from
another clerk, directed suspicions against the prisoner, who
had on a former occasion committed a trivial act of dis-
honesty by taking some of his master's cigars. Mr. Edward
then communicated with the police, and a search amongst
the neighbouring pawnbrokers' shops was made.
Mr. F. Edwards having deposed to the above'facts in
the evidence, said he valued the articles he had missed at
at over 180, but as he had been frequenily travelling from
his country house and his town residence, he could not say
what amount of property he had been robbed of.

Mr. Henry asked the prosecutor whether the prisone
had means of access to the despatch box containing th
valuables.

Mr. Edwards replied in tho affirmative. He also recol-
lected one day leaving his keys on the office table, and on
his return for them he found them hanging from the lock of
the despatch box. _ _ _

George Brisk, another clerk in the same dace, said he
had seen the prisoner take a cigar from Mr. Edwards's case.
Prisoner—So you have often.
Witness—Yes, and Mr. Edwards knows that.
Prisoner—Did not you have some ?
Witness—Some times you gave me half a one.
Prisoner—But ou have taken whole ones.

Witness-1 swear I never took a whale one.
Mr. Henry thought the cigars quite immaterial ; what the
lirisoner had to answer was the charge of taking jewellery
from the despatch box.

Sergeant Russell of the A division said he took the pri-
soner into custody on the 28th of March, at his employer's
.ffice. He told him the charge against him, to which he
replied it would have to be proved. He afterwards went to
pri,oner's lodging', Lut found nothing. The articles pro-
duced, a reading lamp, a ruler, a gold fusee-box, and some
rings, all Mr. Edwards's property, he found at different
oawnbrokers. Prisoner afterwards said as certain things
had been found out he did not intend to deny stealing the
.there. He said another ring would be found at a pawn-
brokers in the Strand, a pin in York-strect, and a brandy-
flask at Stratton-ground.
Mr. Henry ask:d the prisoner what he had to say to the
charge.

Prisoner admitted stealing the articles produced, and told
the officer where he would find a gold pencil case which he
had secreted in Delahay•street offices.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.