The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-25 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

CHARGE OF STEALING AN APPLE, VALUE A PENNY.—AII
exceedingly respectable-looking woman, who gave the
name of Frances Woodthorpe, was placed in the felon's
dock charged with stealing an apple, value a penny.

The mother of Mrs. Mayan, a greengrocer in Rochester-
row, said that this morning she was in the back part of
the shop when she saw the prisoner approach the front,
take the apple in question from a basket and place it under
her mantle ; having done so she walked away. Witness
overtook her after she had proceeded thteo yards and made
her come back with her to the shop. She shut her in the
private passage of the house while she sent for a policeman,
and the prisoner then endeavoured to make her escape.
Mr. Partridge—She was walking away when you over-
took her ?
Witness—She was.
Mr. Partridge—Did you find the apple ?
Witness—Yes. I lifted up her mantle and took the apple
from under it.

Mr. Partridge—Did she say anything ?
Witness—She offered to pay for the apple, and wanted
me to let her go.

George Stevens, 236 A, said he met the last witness
bringing the prisoner towards the station. lie received
her into her custody, when she offered to pay for the
apple. _ _

_
Prisoner—l never said anything of the sort.
Stevens—l found some money upon her and a basket.
Air. Partridge—ls it a respectable address that prisoner
has given?

Stevens—lt is; but I have not had time to make in•
quirics.

Mr. Partridge—Prisoner is remanded for a week.

THAMES.

ROBBERY IN THE EAST INDIA DOCK.—Charles Moore,
a carman, in the employ of Mr. Farrclough, a respectable
and well-known carrier, in St. George-in-the-East, was
brought before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing a coil of
ship's rope, valued at 55., the property of the East and
West India Dock Company.
Yesterday afternoon, a day watchman named Simmons
saw the prisoner in the East India Dock with a van laden
with square boxes of sugar. The horses and van pulled
up, and the prisoner went to another part of the dock and
returned with a coil of rope, which he secreted about the
boxes of sugar. He was about to drivA Away when
Sim-
mono a.ti.anea him, and took possession of the coil of
rope.

Mr. Paget asked the prisoner what he had to say to this
charge ?
The Prisoner—l will leave it all to you.
Mr. Paget—Have you no explanation to make about this.
The Prisoner—l picked up the rope by the side of a pile
of wood in the dock.

Mr. Paget—You are sentenced to two months' imprison-
ment and hard labour.

IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—James Murphy, a seaman, was
brought before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing a coat, the
property of Henry Vukbrandt, the owner of a refreshment
house in Ship-alley, Wellclose-square.
On Monday night the prisoner and two other sailors
partook of supper at the prosecutor's establishment. There
was a coat on a table in the room, which the prosecutor
had just thrown off on a table in the room when the sailor s
entered. It was missing after they left. Last night the
prosecutor saw the prisoner in a public house called the
Red Lion, in Whitechapel, and wearing the stolen coat.
He gave the prisoner into custody, and the police soon de-
prived him of the coat.
The prisoner pleaded guilty.
Mr. Paget—What are you ?
The prisoner—A Scotchman gave me the coat and told
mo to wear it. (A laugh.)
Mr. Paget—l asked you what you were.
get your living ?
The prisoner—l am a sailor.
Mr. Paget— Where do you belong to ?
Tho prisoner—l belong to Dublin.

How do you

Mr. Paget—You are sentenced to be imprisoned and kepi
to hard labour for three months for stealing the coat.

Destructive Fire at Stepney and Loss of
Life.—Distressing Scene.—This Day.

This morning, between the hours of three and four
o'clock, a most destructive fire broke out on the extensive
premises of Mr. W. 0. Bryan, clothier and boarding-house
keeper, No. 23, Stepney-causeway, Commercial-road East.
The premises in question contains 12 rooms, and at the
time of the outbreak were fully occupied, the inmates
being sound asleep, and the policeman who discovered
it had great difficulty in arousing them, and sent off for the
Royal Society's escape, which promptly arrived,
with Conductor Hardway, who placed his escape
against the burning building, and ascended his escape
and endeavoured to enter the burning house, when the
flames rushed out of the windows and set fire to his escape.
Ho again and again tried to enter the building, but was
beaten back. The steam fire-engines of Messrs. Shand,
Mason, and Co. were shortly on the spot, and got to work
with a good supply of water, but the house was entirely
gutted.

Engineer Perdue, as soon as the ruins were sufficiently
cooled, went in search of the missing female, Mary Smith,
aged 17 years, servant of Mr. Bryson, and found her burnt
to death. A shell was procured, and she was conveyed
to the dead-house to await an inquest. The cause of the
calamity is unknown.

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

The supply of English wheat on sale at Mark-lane to-
day was very moderate. The trade, both as regards red and
white samples, was firm, and Monday's currency waswell
supported. A fair clearance of the stands was effected a
the close of business.

With foreign wheat the market was tolerably well sup-
plied. The amount of business was moderate, at fully late
rates.

Floating cargoes of grain were in fair demand, at very
lull prices. _

Good and fine malting barley rulod firm, at extromo
rates ; but inferior barley moved off slowly, at Monday's

currency.

The malt trade was steady and ruled firm.
Oats were in good supply. Most qualities were in steady
request at fully the late advance in the quotations.
Beans were very firm, and prices were rather on the ad-
vance. The market was scantily supplied with English
qualities.
Peas fully supported late rates. The supply on offer was
very moderate.
The flour trade ruled firm at full currencies.
SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch. 560 1150 850 140 720

Irish
Foreign 660 850

45,730 1010 As.

COMPARATITE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN.
For the week ending Oct. For the corresponding week
21, 1865. last year.
Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver.
Wheat 78,404-42 s Idl Wheat 75,364-38s 1 d
Barley ..... ....46,447-30s 11d! Barley 52,471-29 s 11d
Oats ~ 4,665-20s 11d; Oats