The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,

THAMES.

AUDACIOUS HORSE AND CART ROBBERY.--MiChadDiDall
and Edward Byrne alias Burns, carmen, who are well-
known to the police, and who have been convicted of
felony, were brought up on remand charged with stealing
a horse and cart and three chests of tea, and William
Charles Childs, confectioner, of 192, Fentonville-hill, was
charged with feloniously receiving the tea, he well know-
ing it to be stolen.
Mr. Thomas Beard, solicitor, conducted the prosecution;
Mr. L. Lewis, solicitor, of Ely-place, defended the receiver
Childs.
On the 10th of January last a lad named Frederick
Nicholls, in the service of Mr. Nicholas Dawson, carman,
was in charge of his master's van, and took in three chests
of Congou tea at the Royal Mint-street tea Warehouses for
Dr. Joseph Dorrell, ofChurch-street, Hackney, grocer.
After leaving the tea warehouse Nicholls proceede'd with his
horse and van to the St. Katherine Dock-house to lodge an
order there. Ho was absent about 10 minutes, and when he
left the dock-house the horse, van, and tea were missing.
On the same evening the horse and van were found, unat-
tended and without the three chests of tea, a considerable
distance from the St. Katherine Dock. The prisoners
Dinan and Byrne were seen on the 10th of January in
Church-lane, Whitechapel, by Adam Langley, a police-
constable, No. 93 H, who knew them well. Dinan was
driving Mr. Dawson's horse and van, and Byrne was seated
opposite to him. There were three chests of tea in the
van. Another witness also saw Dinan and Byrne on the
same day with the van. Both prisoners, on their appre-
hension, said they were taken for other men very much
like them. Byrne said, " This is because I got off the other

job, lam taken for this." In consequence of information
William Harmer, a police-constable, No. 166 M,
searched the house of the receiver, Shields, No.
192, Pentonville-hill, and found 301bs. of tea in
an old box, in another box eight or ten pounds more,

and 331bs. of tea in three green cannisters. Harmer asked
Childs for receipts and invoices for the tea, and the pri-
soner said it came from Battle, in Sussex, in a hogshead of
grease, from a Mr. Flint, and that he gave 9d. per lb. for it.
Childs had previously said, in answer to questions by Har-
mer, that he had a pound or two of tea, or perhaps 201bs.
Mr. Joseph Dorrell, grocer, owner of the three chests

tea, said it was worth 2s. 3d. per lb., independent of the
duty of is. per lb.

Porter Wm. Dunaway, a detective officer, No. 11 H,
stated that the prisoners were regular horse and cart thieves.
There were a gang of these scoundrels prowling about the
docks, warehouses, and sugar-houses. If a carman left his
horse and cart or van for a minute to obtain refreshment,
or leave delivery orders in a counting-house, there was
great danger of his never seeing the load in the van any
more. Dinan had been convicted for stealing sugar out of
his master's van, and sentenced to nine months' imprison-
ment and hard labour. Byrne had been convicted for
stealing sugar frqm a van, and sentenced to six mouths'
imprisonment with hard labour.

Harmer said there were two other cases of receiving pro-
perty knowing it to be stolen against Childs. He found
some boots and tarpaulins, the proceeds of other robberies,
on the premises of Child; 192, Pentonville-hill.

In consequence of the absence of witnesses, the prisoners
were again remanded until Wednesday next.

MARKE TS—This Day.

COVENT GARDEN.

Our market is fairly supplied with fruit and vegetables.
In most kinds of produce there is a fair average business
passing at the following prices:—

FRUIT.

s. d. s. d. S. d. s d
Pine apples 8 oto 10 0 Mu:berries,prpt 0 oto 0 0
Foreign do., each 0 oto 0 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0
Grapes,per lb 6 oto 10 0 Foreign ditto, pun() oto 0 0
Foreign do 1 oto 2 6 ) Filberts, per lb .. L oto 2 6
Melons
Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 0' Cobnuta, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0
Apples, per hf-sv. 2 oto 3 6 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0
Pears, per do
Oranges, per 100 4 oto 10 0 Peaches, per d 0... 0 oto 0 0
Lemons, per 100 3 6to 7 0 Currants, per haiv 0 oto 0 0
Gooseberrieshf sve oto 0 0 Plums, per do. 0 oto 0 0
Strawberries pr pt 0 oto 0 0 Damsons, pr d 0... 0 oto 0