The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-22 00:00:00

THAMES, THIS DAY.

A FEMALE HIGHWAY ROBBER.—EIiza Bush, a woman
of the town, was brought before Mr. Woolrych on remands
charged with stealing a silver watch, valued at 4 guineas
from the person of Michael Shelley, a foreman in the em-
ploy of the Victoria Dock Company.

A few evenings since, about eight o'clock, Mr. Shelley
was passing along the Barking-road, bounded on the south
by the East India Dock wall, and on the north by fields
and nursery gardens, when he was accosted by the prisoner
with a " Good evening, my dear ; how are you ?" He
made no answer, but she clung to him and kept alougaido
of him for two minutes, when she suddenly broke away
from him and joined some other woman, who were follow-
ing. Mr. Shelley immediately afterwards missed his watch,
and went after the prisoner, who was soon captured and
given into custody. The watch was not found, but the
prisoner had ample opportunity to hand it to one of the
cluster of women whom she joined at ter the robbery. Mr.
Shelley was quite sober, and his watch was quite safe in his
waistcoat-pocket when the prisoner first accosted him.
The prisoner, in defence, said she had never seen the:pro-
secutor's watch, She never had it, good, bad, or indiffe-
rent.

Mr. Woolrych—l have no doubt you took the watch. It
is no use remanding you again. The watch I am afraid is
irrevocably lost to the prosecutor. I shall dispose of this
case summarily. I sentence you to be imprisoned and
kept to hard labour for one month for the unlawful pos-
session7of the watch.

AN INCORRIGIBLE POT STEALER.—A tall and aged
German, who gave the name of Charles Franklin, and
described himself as a painter of No. 8, Greenfield-street,
Whitechapel, was brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged
with stealing two quart pots, the property of Mr. James
Spurgin, the landlord of the Artichoke public-house in
Ratcliff-highway.

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The prisoner was observed by a police-constable named
James Stroud, No. 141 H, on Artichoke-hill near the pro-
secutor's house, with something concealed under his coat.
He avoided the policeman as much as he could, and went
into a retired place. The policeman directly afterwards
heard the fall of two pots on the pavement where the pri-
soner stood. He took him into custody and picked up the
two pewter pots, which were now identified by Alfred
Davidge the prosecutor's barman, who said the prisoner
came into his master's house and called for half a pint of
malt liquor. Directly afterwards he had occasion to turn
his back and go into the bar parloar. On his return he
missed the prisoner and the pots, which were on the bar
counter when the prisoner entered the house.
The prisoner, who delivered himself in broken English,
said he never had the pots, and was not in the Artichoke
at all.

Stroud said the prisoner was convicted of pot stealing,
and sentenced to five days' imprisonment, a few months
ago.

Mr. Woolrych—The prisoner is now sentenced to one
month's imprisonment and hard labour for the unlawful
possession of two quart pots.

MARKETS---THIS DAY.

HAY MARKETS•

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os ; clover, £8
lOs to £6 Os; and straw, £1 18s to £2 2s 2d per load.
Trade firm.

CUMBERLAND.---Meadow hay, £2 Cs to £5 Os; clover
do., £3 I.os to £6 Os; and straw, £1 18s to £2 2s per load.
A steady demand.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os; clever
£3 108 to £6 Os ; and straw, to Ll 18s £2 28 per had.
Trade firm.