The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1865.

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

Only limited supplies of English wheat were on sale in
the country markets held on Saturday. The demand,
however, was inactive, and in some instances prices were
rather lower. Barley, oats, beans, peas, and flour were
very firm.
The continental markets have continued firm for wheat
on higher terms. All kinds of spring corn have sold at
steady currencies. At New York breadstuffs have ruled
heavy and lower.
The imports of foreign produce into London last week
were—wheat, 8,854 ; barley, 1,550 ; oats, 49,446 ; beans,
2,576; peas, 407 ; linseed, 13,707; rapeseed, 15,158; maize,
10 ; sundry seeds, 107 quarters ; flour, 816 sacks and 7,977
barrels.

New peas, in good Condition, were held at 38s. per quar-
ter. Old foreign were rather dearer.
There was a full average business doing in both Eng-
lish anctforeign flour, and the quotations tended upwards.
Tho arrivals of English wheat fresh up to our market
this morning were only moderate. Amongst them were
several parcels of new from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, in
very middling condition. Fine dry wheats of last year's
growth were, therefore, in fair request, at in some instances
a slight advance in the quotations eompared with Monday
last; but all new qualities moved off slowly, at irregular
prices. On the whole, we may consider the currencies in
favour of buyers.
Good sound foreign wheats wero the turn dearer,
although the sale for them was not to say active. Inferior
parcels were dull, at late rates.
New English barley realised 325. to 355. per quarter,
but its quality was secondary. Old parcels sold freely,
and prices had an upward tendency.
Floating cargoes of grain were held for higher rates.
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Malt was in full average supply and fair request, at full
quotations. The supply was invariably good.
Although the imports of foreign oats have been exten-
sive, the oat trade was firm, and sound corn produced 6d.
per quarter more money.
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Beans were held for higher rates, with a moderate in-

In yearling and old hops the business doing is at late rates.
No imports into London took place last week.

SEEDS.

The seed trade is very quiet. In some instances, prices
are rather drooping. Cakes move off slowly at the late
decline in the quotations. Rapeseed, new, per quarter,
70s to 745.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day.

BOW-STREET.

Three men, named Thomas Johnson, Richard Johnson,
and Pearce, wore placed before Mr. Mowers, charged with
stealing a watch. _ _

From the evidence it appeared that the prosecutor was
leaving the steamboat pier at London Bridge, when the
three men surrounded him and robbed him of his watch.
He was unable to secure either of the men, and as they ran
away he heard some one call out, " We've got three of
them." The watch produced was his property.
A police constable said he was on the pier at the time of
the robbery. He had previously observed the three pri-
soners there. He saw Thomas Johnson take the watch
and hand it to Richard. He (constable) went up and ap-
prehended Richard Johnson immediately, and on putting
his hand into his trousers pocket he found the watch in it.
He also found another watch on Thomas Johnson.

In answer to the charge, Thomas Johnson said one of
the watches was his own, and with respet to the other tho
constable did not take it from his left but his right hand
side pocket. Richard Johnson said the policeman was
mistaken as ho had not been time enough on the pier to
do as ho was accused. Pearce said nothing.

All the were fully committed for trial.
William Henry Webb was again placed at the bar charged
with assaulting Mrs. Morgan, the landlady of a public-house
in Chancery-lane.

Mr. Cooke, who appeared for the prosecutrix, said his
client was still too ill to attend.

Mr. Lewis, for Webb, said the defendant had now been
under remand for three weeks, and it, was a great injustice
to keep this charge hanging over his head. Mrs. Morgan,
he was informed, had, since the last remand, been seen
down stairs, and to him it appeared that she did not intend
to appear. When the time came for her to attend the court
she went to bed. He thought Webb was very harshly
treated in being remanded from week to week.

Mr. Flowers said the:prosecutrix had sustained very
severe injury. He thought, however, that there should
be a limit as to the number of remands.

Mr. Lewis said he still felt that the prosecutrix would
not attend.
Mr. Cooke said she could not.

Mr. Flowers said he would remand the defendant for
another week, but some final decision must be carried out
on that occasion.

William Jordan and John Barnes were charged with
driving a horse unfit for work.

The first named man said his horse was a kicker, and
had done the injuries " hisself." Barnes was engaged at
work on the Thames Embankment, and he was seen by one
of the officers of the Royal Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals painting over some large wounds about
the horse he was driving with some black coloured stuff to
hide it from observation.

Mr. Cherry, one of the veterinary surge2ns to the police
force, said the horses were in a very bad sale, and that the
injuries were of old standing. The horses were not equal
to the work they wore put to do.

I .In both cases the drivers were remanded, and summonses
were ordered to issue for the attendance of the owners of
the animals.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT.—Sueanna Gascoigne, about
40 years of age, an inmate of the workhouse of St. George's,
Hanover-square, was charged with refractory conduct and
misbehaviour? ,

Mr. Rogers attended to prosecute on the part of the
parish.

It appears that on the 27th ult. the prisoner was taken
into custody by the police in New Bond-street for an offence
under the Vagrant Act. She was taken to the station with
great difficulty, biting and fighting all the way. While
there she behaved in a most extraordinary manner, en-
deavouring to strip off her clothes, refusing to sit, stand,
Or speak. Mr. Tyrwhitt, before whom she was brought,
assuming that her mind was disordered, instead of sending
her to prison, directed that she might bo admitted
to St. George's Workhouse and examined by the
medical officer. This was done, and Mr. Bloxam,
the surgeon, after close examination, certified that sho
was neither ill nor insane. The police authorities again
charged her with the first offence, and she was thereupon
taken before Mr. Knox, when sho still acted in the same
extraordinary manner, and after another examination by
the divisional surgeon, whose certificate was in accordance
with that given by Mr. Bloxam, Mr. Knox compassion-
ately sent her to the workhouse again instead of to prison.
Her conduct in the workhouse, however, was so violent
and wicked, that the authorities charged her with the
offence.

Evidence was now given by Mrs. Edwards, the head
nurse, and others, that during the whole time the prisoner
had been in the house she had used the most obscene and
disgusting language, biting, fighting, and threatening some
of the inmates, who were in great terror of her. She had
repeatedly stripped off the whole of her clothes, and ran
about in a state of nudity. At other times she would not
leave her bed nor speak; and now, before Mr. Knox, she
refused to sit, stand, or speak.

Mr. Knox committed her for six weeks, and directed
that the medical certificate should be attached to the corn-
mitment.