The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-20 00:00:00

THAMES.

THE FATHER AND DATTGHTER.---" As YOLY SOW YOU
MUST REAP."—Rosetta Griffiths, a girl not quite 17 years
of age, a mere child in appearance, was brought up on re-
mand before Mr. Tiroolrych, charged with stealing £2O in
money, 18 blankets, a silk dress, and various other articles,
the property of her father, James Griffiths, a marine-store
and metal dealer, of No. 4, High -street, Poplar, who for
some time associated the calling of a pawnbroker with his
other business.

Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, conducted the prosecution,
and said it was not intended to go into the case of stealing
the money. The prisoner had robbed her mother of £2O
while the latter was in bed, soon after giving birth to her
last child. It was not the wish of the parents of the girl
that she should be severely punished. They wished her
to be removed for a time beyond the reach of bad corn.
panions.

The prosecutor, Griffiths, is well known at this court.
A continual watch has been kept on his shop by the police
of the K division for many years, a great number of thieves
with stolen goods and property unlawfully possessed, have
been taken in and near his shop, and Griffiths has been
twice in custody, and brought to this court, but escaped
conviction or committal. He is the father of 11 children.
The prisoner plundered her parents to a large extent. She
took £2O from her mother and gave it to her " young man,"
a fellow of bad character, with whom she had
cohabited. On being given into custody she said she was
married, and that her name was Westhorpe. Her father
said he would forgive her if she was married. It was
proved she was not married. Her robberies extended over
a long period, and she had employed a woman named Mary
Ann Thompson to pawn a great portion of the stolen pro-
perty, and sold three duplicates relating to a counterpane
and two blankets after they were pawned to a married
woman named Mary Ann Martin. Another married woman
named Eliza Smith, the wife of Henry Smith, of 13,
James-place, High-street, Poplar, had pawned a tablecloth
for 65., redeemed it, and pawned it a second time for the
prisoner. Abbott, a police-constable, No. 322 K,
awn
re-
ceived
a great many pawn tickets from the prisoner
and from the woman Smith. The property to which they
related, including 11 blankets (18 were missing), a silk
dress, 13 sheets, counterpane, 7 towels, 4 table-cloths, and
other property, were produced by three pawnbrokers' assis-
tants. The various "bundles," as they were opened, were
identified by Mr. and Mrs. Griffiths.

The prisoner's father said that his daughter used to stop
out one and two nights per week. Her excuse was, she was
a married woman.

The prisoner, who has lately miscarried and is in a weakly
condition, said she had nothing at all to say.
Mr. Woolrych said this was a very melancholy ease,
indeed. The prisoner, actuated by vicious and unhappy
connexions, had robbed her parents to an enormous extent.
He sentenced her to be imprisoned for two mcnths and kept
to hard labour for unlawfully disposing of her father's
property.

THIS DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

IM/ ERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. - Wheat, 59s 10d ;
barley, 36s 5d ; oats, 21s lld ; rye, 390 4d ; beans, 390
8d ; and peas, 39s 6d.
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THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 60s 8d;
barley, 36s 8d ; oats, 21s lld ; rye, 37s 7d ; beans, 40s 3d ;
peas, 40s sd,
ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 78,592;
barley, 80,313 ; oats, 22,668 ; rye, 33 ; beans, 6,559 ; peas,
1,433 quarters.