The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-23 00:00:00

STEALING TIN,

The jury found Scatterly guilty, and West not guilty.
Several Witnesses gave Scatterly a good character.
The Assistant-Judge said the marine-store dealers might
,hink themselves fortunate they were not placed in the
dock for receiving stolen goods, and he should refuse to
allow them any expenses. He sentenced Scatterly to be
imprisoned and kept to hard labour for four months.
In answer to Captain West,
The Assistant-Judge said he did not think there was any
imputation whatever against him.
AN AMERICAN INVENTION.
Frederick Thorneycroft, 29, was indicted for stealing a
silver-gilt watch and chain, and the sum of £l4 10s. and
upwards, the property and money of William Newman
Brake,in a dwelling-house. There was a second indictment
against him for stealing two scarf pins, value £6 and up-
wards, the property of Edward Fryer, in a dwelling-house.
The prosecutor in the first case is a surgeon in the Royal
Navy. In the month of February last he was staying at the
Norfolk Hotel, Norfolk-street, Strand, and on Feb. 24 ho
went into his room, and soon fell asleep, and did not awake
till about nine o'clock the next morning. He was not sure
whether he locked his door, but on the following morning
on getting up, he found that his watch, money, and other
articles were gone. On the same morning Mr. Fryer, another
gentleman lodging at the Norfolk Hotel, found his door
handle tried, but no further attempt was made to enter his
room, as a light was burning ; but on a previous day he had
missed some valuable scarf pins from his dressing-table.
At five o'clock on the morning of the 25th the prisoner,
who had also been two or three days lodging in the hotel,
went away, stating that he had to leave town by
an early train. On the Ist of March, Sergeant Ackrell, 15
F, from information which had reached him, went to Ber-
ners Hotel, Berners-street, and there he found that the pri-
soner was lodging, and he said he should take him into
custody for a robbery at the Norfolk Hotel. To this he re-
plied that he had only just come from the country, but
afterwards admitted that he had been at the Norfolk Hotel.
He was then observed by the officer to be fumbling with
something by the side of the bed, and on taking hold of
his hand found in it the instrument produced, which was
known by the name of " American tweezers," and it was
used for the purpose of clipping tightly the end of the key
which projects beyond the ward, and thus enabled any one
to unlock a door from the outside as well as from within.
There was no doubt that this instrument enabled the pri-
soner to unlock the doors, and thus commit these robberies.
The instrument had been tried at the Norfolk Hotel, the
Berners Hotel, and the Great Northern Hotel, and it would
open every lock, even when locked inside, by turning the
key

The Assistant-Judge remarked that it appeared locking
a room door afforded no security whatever.
The jury found the prisoner guilty.
The Assistant-Judge said this was an American inven-
tion, but he was happy to find that they had intelligence
enough in England to detect its use. He should not then
pass sentence upon him, and in the meantime, between
then and the next session, if he thought fit to give any
account of the stolen property, it would be taken into con-
sideration in the sentence that would be passed upon him.

ASSAULT.
Peter Keenan, 73, was indicted for an indecent assault
upon Mary Ann Daniels.
Mr. Collins prosecuted, instructed by the Society for the
Protection of Women and Children.
The prisoner was found guilty, and
The Assistant-Judge sentenced him to 12 months' hard
labour.

Samuel Dawes, 24 PLUNDERLNG CABS.
, and William Chubb, 27, were indicted
for stealing a portmanteau and other articles, value £3O,
the property of Arthur Phillip Hawthorne.
From the evidence of Mrs. Clow, it appeared that on the
night of the 27th of Jannary, at half-past seven o'clock,
she saw a cab go along Compton-street, and one of the pri-
soners got up behind and took off a portmanteau and put it
on the pavement. The other prisoner then assisted to carry
it, upon which Mrs. Clow went up to them and made a re-
mark, when they dropped the portmanteau and ran off.
Having placed the portmanteau in a place of safety, she
went in pursuit of the prisoners, and lost sight of them. She
then gave information to the police, and at length Ser-
geant Ackrell, 13 F, succeeded in apprehending them.
Both prisoners were found guilty, and former convic-
tions having been proved against them, they were sen-
tenced each to be kept in penal servitude for ten

rears.

MARKE TS 7.This Day.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.
There was about an average supply of beasts on sale
here to-day, in but middling condition. Sales progressed
slowly, at Monday's currency. The best Scots sold at 5s
2d per 81bs. Sheep—the show of which was only mode-
rate—ruled steady, at full quotations. Downs, in the wool,
sold at Gs 6d to 6s 8d ; out of the wool, 58 6d per 81bs.
Lambs were dull, at from Gs to 6s 8d per 81bs. There was
a fair inquiry for calves, at full prices, viz., from 4s 6d to
5s 8d per 81bs. Pigs moved off steadily, at late rates; but
ranch cows were a dull inquiry, at from £lB to £22 each.
Per 81b to sink the offal.
s de d s ds d
Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 6 4 0 Pine crs-wool sheep 6 0 6 4
Second quality do —I 2 1 6 Prime S'thdown do.B 6 6 8
Prime large oxen ..4 8 4 10 Large coarse calves. 4 6 5 2
Prime Scots, &0....5 0 5 2 Prime small d0......5 4 5 8
Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 6 5 2 Large hogs .3 6 4 0
Second quality do ..5 4 5 10 Sinai porkers 4 2 1 10
Lambs....oB Cd to O. Od.

Buckling calves, lils to 225; and quarter-old store pigs, 205
to 275 each.

Head of stock on male.
Total supply. Yoreign supply.
Beasts l,llO Beasts.. _
Ccws. l:5 Cows...
Sheep ..
Calves ll2 Ca ves...
Pigs 360 Plp.-,s
MEAT MARKETS.
NEWGATE AND LEADENHAT.L.—These markets are fairly
supplied with meat, and the trade is steady, as follows :
Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 58 Od ; veal,
veal,
ketahle offal.
4s Od to 56 Od ; pork, 3s 4d to 5s Od per 81b by the carcase.
SOUTIIALL, March 22.—0 n the whole, the trade ruled
steady, and prices were well supported. Beef, from 3s 6d
4s 4d to 5s 2d ;
pork,to ss 23de
8d
; to mutton,4e 14061 6pde
rt o
81b
to sink 6 s 4d i
ROMFORD, March 22.—Beasts were a slow sale, and
mofstteonck,
4s
d were firm price :—Beef,
in
6s 4d; veal, 4s 2d
to 5s 2d; pork, 3s 6d to 4s 10d per 81bs. Sucking calves,
frraetmhos ie
80dthteer5keiondds;
mutton,
17s to 208; quarter old store pigs, 206 to 265; and mild).
cows, £l7 to £l9 each.

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Peter Sullivan, 22, and John English, 32, were indicted
for stealing .581bs. weight of tin, tho property of the Lon-
don, Italian, and Adriatic Staam Navigation Company
(Limited), on board the ship Clatilde, lying in the London
Docks.

Mr. Poland prosecuted; Mr. Collins appeared for Eng-
lish, and Mr. Warton for Sullivan.
The jury found the prisoners guilty, but recommended
them to mercy.
The Assistant-Judge sentenced them to be each impri-
soned and kept to hard labour for 12 months.
ROBBERY OF SHIPS' SAILS.
Archibald West, captain, and John Scatterly, mate, were
indicted for stealing five ships' sails, value £3O, the pro-
perty of Patrick Coble; from the ship Ann Mitchell, lying
in the City Canal.
Mr. Poland prosecuted ; Mr. Metcalfe defended West ;
Scatterly was undefended.
It appeared from the evidence that West and Scatterly
were respectively captain and mate of the brig Ann Mit-
chell, lying in the City Canal, until Feb. 24, when they
were discharged; and on Saturday, the owner, with Mr.
M'Nab, the new master, went on board, and the sails were
then all safe. About 4 o'clock the same afternoon Scatterly
was on board, and the captain was dressing at the time.
There was only a boy named M'Donald besides the captain
and Scatterly on board, and Scatterly ordered the boy to go
ashore and fetch some gin. He was absent for about 20
minutes, and when he returned he saw a cart alongside the
ship with some sails in it. He was then sent to the Isabel,
another ship lying some distance off, and told by Scatterly
to ask if there was a certain person on board ; and when he
went back the cart with the sails was gone. About five
o'clock the cart with the sails was taken up to the gate
of the East and West India Dock, and as it was then
too late to obtain a pass from the captain, Scattarly
came up, and he being known as the mate of
the vessel, Payne, the constable, allowed them to
pass out of the gates. These sails were sold to a marine-
store dealer named John Hillyer, of No. 4, Victoria-place,
West India-road, for £3, and they were subsequently sold
to another marine-store dealer for £5. The only fact to
connect the captain with this transaction was, that he was
on board at the time the sails' were taken away, and that
he must have been aware that the sails were being taken
away.