The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-14 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

DARING STREET ROBBERY.—Mary O'Hara, a powerful-
looking woman, about 30 years of age, was placed at the
bar, charged with cutting a watch from the pocket of
Walter Platt, of 22, Ponsonby-terrace, Vauxhall-bridge-
road, in a very dexterous manner.

The prosecutor said that he went last night to spend the
evening with a friend in Hanover-street, Pimlico, and was
returning through Besborough-gardens between 11 and 12
o'clock when he was accosted by the prisoner, who made
some inquiry of him, at the same time approaching close to
him. He answered her and turned away, but within a
minute discovered that he had lost his watch, which had
been attached to a guard chain round his neck. He im-
mediately turned round and seized the prisoner, when she
screamed violently. The police came and she was given
into custody, but the watch, which was worth £5, was not
recovered.

Mr. Selfe—What opportunity had she of getting rid of
the watch ?
Prosecutor—When she addressed me I observed she left
some other person, and when she screamed out " Murder,"
two or three persons, who were evidently acquainted
with her, came up and remained by her side for a minute,
and then suddenly disappeared.

William Hayson, 267 B, said ho heard a call of "Police,',
and found the prisoner secured by the prosecutor. The
latter was perfectly sober, and charged her with stealing
the watch.

Mr. Selfe—Did you see any person near her at the time
you came up ?
Policeman—Yes, after I heard the cry, and as I ap-
proached where the prosecutor and prisoner were standing
I heard the exclamation, "Look out, here's the stop" (po-
liceman), and a man and a woman ran away towards
Vauxhall Bridge.

Prosecutor's coat was produced, which bore the appear.
ance of having been cut with a sharp instrument.

Mr. Selfe—What is known of the prisoner ?

Davies, the gaoler—She is connected with a very bad
gang of thieves in the neighbourhood. _

Prisoner said that she did not touch the watch.
She was remanded till Thursday.

MARYLEBONE.

A SHAM DETECTIVE.—Timothy Desmond was charged
with falsely representing himself to be a policeman.
Wm. Bell, of Cirencester-street, Paddington, draper, said
that shortly after 1 this morning he was on Paddington-
green, talking to a female whom he knew, when the priso-
ner came up and asked what they were doing tlibre and
what they were talking about. He told him to mind his
own business, when he (prisoner) said he was a policeman
and should take him into custody. Prisoner lifted his arm
up as if about to strike him, when he (witness) seized him
by the wrist and said if he was a policeman he must come
to the station-house and prove it. With assistance he was
got to the otation-house, where his statement was found
to be falSe.

Prisoner—l said if I was a policeman I would take you.
Mr. Mansfield said (after looking at the Act)—lt seemed
to be a stupid interference on the part of the prisoner with
other people. There was not enough to justify him in
convicting, so the prisoner must be discharged.
THE CATTLE Pi AGITE.—John Ward, a cowkeeper of
College-street, North, Camden Town, was summoned for
unlawfully removing two cows suffering from the plague
from his shed, without having first obtained the order of
Mr. Priostman, the Government Inspector.
Mr. Ricketts defended the prosecution.

The case was proved, and Mr. Mansfield fined the de-
fendant £lO and costs.

THAMES.

ROBBERIES BY AN APPRENTICE.---JoSeph Broom, an ap-
prentice, aged 18, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged
before Mr. Paget charged with stealing twelve iron rods
and other property belonging to Mr. Henry Boyle, machi-
nist and engineer, in the Mile-end-road.
The prisoner is in the fourth year of his apprenticeship,
and £2O was paid to Mr. Boyle as a premium. The pro-
secutor had missed a large quantity of valuable tools,
materials used in the trade, carrots which he had stored,
and other property. His suspicions were directed towards
the prisoner, and a police constable named Carter, No. 78
K, was employed to detect him. Last night Carter was
concealed on the prosecutor's factory, and at a late hour
saw the prisoner crossing the yard. Carter stopped him
as he was leaving the shop, and said there is something
that does not belong to you in your possession. The
prisoner said, No, there is not. Carter searched him and
found two iron rods upon him. The prisoner handed the
constable another rod. Carter searched him again, and
took from him a carrot, which he Mr. Boyle identified by
the initials A. C. he had cut on the top of the vegetable.
Carter then searched the prisoner's dwelling, and found
nine other iron rods, a metal pattern, and some wood, all
belonging to Mr. Boyle.

The prisoner pleaded guilty, and Mr. Charles Young,
solicitor, made an eloquent and feeling address on his
behalf. lle asked tho magistrate to co,..tvict the boy of
unlawful possession, only that he mi ght be restored to
society again and reclaimed. A ceinTictiou for larceny

would ruin a young and very thoughtless lad for ever. He
then called witnesses as to character.
_ _

Mr. Paget said he had not the power or the inclination
to act as Mr. Young desired. The prisoner had been
robbing his master a long time, and the punishment must
be a substantial one. He sentenced the prisoner to be
imprisoned and kept to hard labour for four calendar
months.

MARKETS—This Day.

COVENT GARDEN.

The show of fruit, as well as that of vegetables, was, for
the time of year, good. On the whole the trade was steady,
as follows :

FRUIT—Pine apples, is to 8s; hot house grapes, 2s 6d to
6s; foreign do, 9d to is 6d; filberts, is to is 3d per lb;
plums, 3s to 3s 6d ; damsons, 3s to 4s 6d ; apples, is 6d
to 2s 6d ; pears, is 6d to 4s pr half sieve ; lemons, 3s
6d to 8s ; oranges, 14s to 16s ; walnuts, is to 2s Gd per
100.

VEGETABLES—Cauliflowers, is to 2s ; red cabbages, Is
Gd to 3s 6d ; white do., 9d to is Gd; celery, 8d to Is 9d ;
horseradish, 9d to 2s per doz heads ' • greens, 3s to 3s 6d ;
cucumbers, 3d to is each; French beans, is Gd to 2s per
half sieve.