The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-17 00:00:00

THAMES.

CRIME AND CurrroLlNE.—Mary M'Carthy, an Irish
girl, aged 17, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with
stealing a pair of boots, one chemise, one pair of drawers,
two pocket handkerchiefs, one pair of stockings, one fork,
one crinoline, three vests of cotton, and some tea and sugar,
the property of her master, Mr. George Searle, of No. 3,
Salmon-lane, Limehouse.
The prisoner had been an indoor servant to Mr and Mrs.
Searle for a fortnight only, and had been pilfering anything
she could lay her hands on easily. Mrs. Searle first missed
several articles ou Wednesday, the Bth inst., and, suspect-
ing the girl, immediately gave her warning to leave. Yes-
terday more property was missing, and, among other
things, Mrs. Searle lost her OWD. crinoline, and
charged the prisoner with stealing it. The girl
stoutly denied hiving done so, on which Mrs. Searle raised
the prisoner's crinoline and found her own beneath it.
The prisoner was not satisfied with the ample dimensions
of her crinoline, but was determined to add to it s amplitude
by helping herself to the one belonging to her mistress.
Two pairs of boots, the property of Mrs. Searle, were sewn
to the interior of the prisoner's crinoline. They were
quite new, and worth 20s. The prisoner was wearing a
pair of stockings belonging to her mistress. On a female
searcher stripping the prisoner she found in the sleeves of
her dress two pocket handkerchiefs and a petticoat body.
They were identified by Mrs. Searle as her property. The
rest of the missing articles were found in the prisoner's
box.

The prisoner, an intelligent looking girl, pleaded guilty,
and said she was very sorry indeed for what she had done,
and would not do so any more.

Mr. Selfe said it was very lamentable indeed to find a
girl, only 17 years of age, in a good situation with respect-
able p ,ogle, basely rotbing them, pilfering any and every
thing she could lay her hands oa. If the prisoner had been
younger he would have sent her to a reformatory. He
could not pass over so flagrant a case as this without some
punishment. He sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned
for three months in the House of Correction and kept to
hard labour.

MARKETS---TIIIS DAY.

MARK LANE.

The fresh arrivals of English wheat to this morning's
market were small. Good and fine samples changed hands
steadily, at full prices, otherwise the trade was dull, at
about Monday's currency,

The supply of foreign wheat was large. Generally speak-
ing, the demand ruled inactive, but without leading to any
quotable change in prices compared with Monday.
Floating cargoes of grain were in moderate request, at
late rates.

Barley—owing to the limited supply on the stands--
ruled firm, at full currencies.
Malt was steady as to price, but the business doing in it
was very moderate.

For oats the demand was in a sluggish state, at the late
decline in prices. The show of samples, however, was but
moderate,

Beans and peas were dull, at Monday's decline in the
quotations.

In good and fine flour sales progressed steadily, at fu ll
prices, but inferior qualities were difficult to sell.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats. Flour.
English...— /050 440 1 1,328 ' SO 1490 sacks
Irish..
Foreign.... 38,720 1.630 12,240 1140 sacks
4,660 bls.