The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-23 00:00:00

BOROUGH HOP.

All good and fine hops move off steadily at full prices
Inferior qualities are in slow request ; nevertheless previ-.
ous quotations are steadily supported. Last week's import
was 69 bales from Antwerp, 114 Ostend, 46 Hamburg, 487
Bremen, 98 Boulogne, and 100 bales from New York.
Mid and East Kent
Weald of Kent loss to 155 s
Sussex..... ••• 100 s to 1408
Yearlings 100 s to 1406

Particulars. 1851. 1861 1863. 1864. 18(5.
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Stock this day.... 62 937 49.572 52.218 66.221 52.223
Price of Y.C.
600.1 47531 to 44891 to 4,691 so 41s 9d to
1 —s Od —s od -s Od —s Od 42s Od
Delivery lastweek 1.39 i 1,635 2,4'.7 2,5.8 2,417
Ditto from June 1 , 60,014 89,897 t 6,332 43,421 :62,464
Arrivals last week 4,4c0 247 805 990 464
Ditto from June 1 105,877 82,7.8 70,291 77.895 70,669
Price of Town .... 6 s 941 48s 61 46s 6d 43s 9d 144 s 3d

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day.

BOW-STREET

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PICKING POCKETS IT DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—A rough-
looking fellow, named William Harris, was placed at the
bar charged with being concerned, with a woman not in
custody, with stealing a purse from a person unknown, at
the entrance of the Drury-lane Theatre.

Sergeant Ackrill, of the F division of police, stated that
about a quarter before seven on Saturday night he was on
duty at the entrance of Drury-lane Theatre, and saw the
prisonar and a woman in conversation there. Having seen
them on the preceding evening he watched them, and he
then saw them push against a gentleman who was entering
the theatre. The woman put her hand into the gentle-
man's waistcoat pocket, and took from it a purse, which she
handed to the prisoner. She then entered the theatre, and
the prisoner turned to go away when he (witness) stopped
him, and sent another officer after the woman. The woman,
however, eluded capture, and then, with the assistance of
another constable, he conveyed the prisoner to the station-
house, but whilst in the road the prisoner attempted to re-
move the money, about 10s, from the purse.
The prisoner was remanded.
William Hill, a powerful-looking labourer, was placed
at the bar charged with picking pockets.

Col. W. M. S. IPMurdo said he was walking in the en-
closure of St. James-park this morning, when he like
others had his attention attracted to the accidents which
were frequently occurring on the ice. He felt a tug at his
pocket, and then found his handkerchief had been stolen.
He turned round, and suspecting the prisoner he watched
him until he got clear of the crowd, when he seized him
and accused him of the robbery. A violent struggle en-
sued for over 30 yards, and, although there were a great
number of persons collected around him and the prisoner,
not one, he regretted to say, would give him the slightest
assistance. He, however, overpowered the prisoner, and
then he took him to one of the park-keepers, into whose
custody he gave him.
On being searched three other handkerchiefs were
found.
The prisoner pleaded guilty. . .

Mr. FloWer said it was much to be regretted that re-
spectable people seeing a gentleman struggling with a thief
should be not ready to render assistance. The prisoner had
met with rather a stronger gentleman than he expected.
It was a very bad case, especially as three other handker-
chiefs had been found upon him, and he doubted much
whether he ought not to send him for trial. However, he
would give him another chance, but for the offence to
which he had pleaded guilty he should send him to prison
for six months with hard labour.