The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-14 00:00:00

THAMES.

A SAILOR ON A WROWGFTACK.—CaroIine Macdonald, a
most determined and desperate thief, who has been fre-
quently in custody, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged
with stealing a canvas bag containing about £8 in money
from the person of Mr. George Gaskin, the chief mate of the
ship Eliza.

The prosecutor, a veteran seaman, with a master's certifi-
cate of competency, said he was making sail over Tower-
hill last night, or early this morning, when he was regu-
larly boarded by the prisoner, who caught hold of his star-
board arm and invited him to go home with her. He shook
her off and said he did not want her company,
but she hung on to ;him, and insisted on .convoying
him wherever he went. He tried in vain to part company
with her, and at last went down a turning to avoid her.
She followed him, and finding he was on a wrong tack ihe
ported his helm, and was returning towards Ratcliff-high-
way 'Mien she laid hold of him again, and put her hand
into his right hand trousers' pocket, from which she took a
canvas bag containing £8 and some odd shillings. Ho sung
out for the police and caught her hand. The money rolled
out of the bag, and some of it was caught by a police-con-
stable before it reached the ground.

In answer to questions by Mr. Selfe, the prosecutor said
he was quite sober last night. He drank a pint or two of
porter, and nothing else. When his money was counted at
the station-house there was only £4l2s. in the bag. He lost
about 10s. He believed some of the prisoner's confede•
rates had the money. There were four or five women with
her—a regular fleet of them.

William Ambridge, a police-constable, 132 11, said he
found the last witness on his back in Neptune-court, Well-
close square, and the prisoner standing over him. She had
a bag in her band, which he seized, and the money slipped
through his hand into the gutter. The prisoner said
"Look, he is dropping his money." Witness replied, "No,
he is not, you are dropping it." Ile recovered £4 12s. sd.
Mr. Selfe asked the prosecutor if he went down Neptune-
court for any other purpose than to avoid the prisoner ?
Mr. Gaskin—l can assure you, for nothing else.
Mr. Selfe--Neptune-court is a very suspicious place in-
deed. How came you on your back?
Mr. Gaskin—Why, she regularly capsized me. I was
on my beam ends.

Ambridge said that the prisoner put a pawnbrukei's
duplicate into her mouth in the station-house, and at-
tempted to chew it. Ile plucked it from her mouth, and
discovered it related to a silver watch pawned for lis.
Mr. Selfe remanded the prisoner.

MARKETS---THIS DAY.

MARK-LANE.

There was a very moderate supply of English wheat re-
ceived fresh up to this morning's market. The trade,
however, was dull, both for red and white qualities, and
prices had a downward tendency.
The show of samples of foreign wheat was large. In all
eesciptions, sales progressed heavily, at, for the most part,
easier- rates. _

Floating eargoe, of grain were dull, and the quotations
were barely supported.
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The supply of barley was more extensive, and the trade
ruled heavy, at drooping curricnces.
The demand for malt was steady, at full prices.
We were very largely supplied with oats, and sales could
only be effected by submitting to a further reduction of d.
per quarter._
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Beans and peas moved off slcwly, at about Monday's
currency.
Flour sold heavily, but without leading to any quotable
change !:n price.

ARIIIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oath. Flour.
English.— 1,740 1 970 1 2630 1 100 I 590 sacks
Irish
Voreign.... (31,350 14,970 ; 72,500 120 sacks
8,910 bls

NEW GATE AND LE ADENIIALL.
Fair average supplies of each kind of meat have been on
offer, and the trade has ruled steady at quite previous rates.

Per 81b. by the carcase.

sand sdsd
Inferior beef .. 2 8 2 10 Middlingmutton 4 0 4 2
Nliddling do. .. 30 3 4 Prime do .. 44 4 6
rrime Large do. 3 6 3 8 Veal
Do. smalldo. .. 310 4 0 Small pork ~
Large pork .... 3 8 4 4 Lamb
Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 10 ,

BOROUGH HOP.
Our market continues to be well supplied with both
English and foreign hops. Good and fine samples move oft
freely at extreme rates ; otherwise the trade is dull, and
prices are barely supported.
New Mid and East Kents 120 s to 210 s per cwt.
Now Weald of Konts ll2s to 175 s ~
New Sussex