The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-15 00:00:00

THAMES

AUDACIOUS ROBBERY.—John Taylor, a youth, was
brought before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing coals from
a barge on the river Lea.

James Hill, engine-driver in the employ of Mr. Edward
Lloyd, papermaker, Bromley, said a barge laden with coals
came up to the paper-mill last night. About 8 o'clock he
saw the prisoner on the barge with a sack of coals on his
shoulder. He asked the prisoner what he was doing, to
which he replied, " I am taking some coals to make a fire
with." There were three-quarters of a hundredweight of
coals in the sack.

Henry Parker, night-watchman at Lloyd's, was called by
the last witness, and saw the prisoner on the barge with
the sack of coals.

The prisoner, who gave a fictitious name last night, ad-
mitted his guilt, and Mr. Paget sentenced him to be im-
prisoned one month and kept to hard labour.
TEA STEALING IN THE LONDON DOCK.—Thomas Kelly, a
labourer, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with
stealing a pound of tea.
Francis Audis, a gatekeeper, said he stopped the pri-
soner this morning as he was leaving the London Dock,
and found on him a pound of tea concealed in his pockets.
The prisoner said he took the tea out of a chest on the
west quay, where there was a shed containing a large
number of chests of tea.
James Swingland, a London Dock constable, said the
prisoner was a casual labourer, and had been employed
in the dock for a few days only. Many chests of tea in
the shed were broken.

The prisoner said he could get no work this morning,
and took the tea, with which he filled his pockets.
Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoner to one month's im-
prisonment and hard labour.
A BRUTAL FELLOW.—John Carr, who gave the name of
Jeremiah Donovan last night, was brought before Mr.
Paget, charged with assaulting Margaret Fagan.
The complainant, whose head was bandaged, said she
had lived with the prisoner several years. They were not
married. Three children had been the fruits of their in-
tercourse. One had died, another was 2i years old, and
the youngest she carried in her arms was three weeks old.
The prisoner had been out of work, and she was confined
in the workhouse. The prisoner had carried on a secret
intercourse with a "lady" in,Palmer's-folly, Rateliff-high-
way. She went there last night, and found him with his
" valentine." Sho upbraided him with his infidelity, and
he struck her and knocked her down. Her eye was cut
and bled profusely. She did not wish to hurt him. She
only wanted a maintenance for her children.

Mr. Paget—l cannot now order him to maintain your
children. You either press the charge or not.
Witness—l wish to forgive him. Ho behaved very well
until he beCame acquainted with the " nice_ lady" in
Palmer's Folly.
Mr. Paget discharged the prisoner, and issued two affi-
liation summonses against him at the suit of the com-
plainant, for him to show cause why orders should not
be made upon him to pay ss. per week for the support of
his illegitimate children.

MARKETS---TMs Day.

MARK-LANE.

The arrivals of home-grown wheat fresh up to our
market to-day were small, but the condition of the pro-
duce was tolerably good. For good and fine samples
there was a steady demand at fully late rates ; and inferior
qualities, although in slow request, were decidedly firm in
price.
Only a moderate supply of foreign wheat was exhibited
for sale. In good and fine descriptions about an average
business was transacted at full currencies. Inferior pro-
duce moved off slowly on former rates.
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Floating cargoes of grain wore in moderate request, and
both as regards wheat and spring corn, prices ruled firm.
The market was moderately supplied with barley. For
good and fine malting produce the trade was firm, at full
currencies; but inferior barley held a slow sale, at late
rates.
Malt sold slowly, at late prices.

There was a moderate supply of oats on the stand, and
the trade was firm for all qualities, with an upward ten-
dency as regards the value of good and fine samples.
Beans were firm, at an advance in prices of ls. per quar-
ter from the late lowest point. Poas were firm in price.
For flour there was a fair demand, at full currencies.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat.Barley.Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch 1,010 1,300 1,250 730 950
Irish —