The Sun.
London, England, 1838-08-27 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COUItj.. THIS.-)..„
OLD COURD.
Martha Davis, a younc, woman, was indicted for steal.
twenty-tour sovereigns, the property cf her master, itillt
Russell. The circumstinces of tile case were tvf k Very Bitr'tl
lar character. It appeared from the evidence that, the ~rgti..
tutor was a tradesman residing in King-street, Covent 44,1,
and the prisoner had been for some time in his service. en.
the 10th of August, the prosecutor and his uife werit Op
having previously given twenty-four sovereigns to the
silt of the latter, to take care of, and she locked them upsl!ter
drawer. About eleven o'clock, the prisoner left the h 111 It
and immediately afterwards it was found that the dritwer°l4e,
tainithg tlt-1 money had been broken
.opea, and the mon, tcst.
gone. The same night, the prisoner was found Voaa
coy ct.vch in a beastly state of intoxication, and she was ril4L.
ing sot creigns about, and a police. constable, fearing bhe
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be robbed, took the money away from her and lodged 11°141d
the station-houv. The p o,ecutor soon afterwards trey in
the station-house and gave infurmation of the robbery, tri
also a description of the prisoner's person, and it
ed" 4
that the drunken woman who had been brought to thetaat:l4
house was the person who had committed the robb„v lola,
also appeared that when the prisoner left the house of hit
master, she had placed a lighted candle in such apo : et
that it was a providential occurenee that the house had aetskitiott
burnt d down. The Inspector of police produced tweat ueen
sovereigns which had been taken from the prisoner vvireY-one
as found in the intoxicated condition above described. -11.,,5h0
prisonerw said is her defence, that the money was part
of 4 he
" hard-earnings." The Jury found the prisoner guilty. ~Iter
Court said it was a very bad cafe, and sentenced the Ph so vilso,e,
to bet ransported for four.een years.

NEW COURT.
(Before the RECORDER.)
The RECORDER, at the sitting of the Court, passe dth
lowing sentences :—John Harrison, to be transported fore I'°L
years; Robert Metcalfe, k,
etcalfe, to be imprisoned for three
v4lvelk
James Medhouse, to be kept to hard labour for three
m0,t,,',4;
and William Thrift, to be imprisoned for one month. "14;
The Learned RECORDER suggested, that in the pee,
crowded state of the gaol, it would be as well, if possim
remove the above prisoners at once from Nwgate. e, toWilliam Ilazell, a young urchin, twelve years of age, ,111
indicted for having stolen from the pocket of the proseentot
on Saturday week last, at Camberwell fair, a silk pocket 11441:
kerchief.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty; and the Court 1,,
tenced him to three months' imprisonment, with a caution
ti:'‘
would be
if he was placed at te bar again for a similar offence 13t
sent out of the country.
William Ford was indicted for having stolen, on
cooper 's
of Aug st luast, from a workman in the London Doe,
i„ 'All
adze. 4
Several witnesses gave the prisoner an excellent char
One of them, a companion of the prisoner, stated that
holler,
with him on the day in question ; that they were both
in,lN cated, and that he believed the prisoner put the adze
pocket merely for a frolic, and not from any dishonest
The Jury at once acquitted the prisoner. Thiolltivilei
The RECORDER hoped this would be a lesson to
to abstain in future from drunkenness the prs
.One,.

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BOW-STREET.—(THIS DA,y
*)
John Ferguson and John Smith, privates in the second t
talion of the Fusileer Guards, were brought up by Teyi 'ILL
constable of the F division, charged on suspicion with stel°lll' 4
a gold breast-pin, and a silk-handkerchief from Samuel
~ing
croft, hat manufacturer, near Turnstile, Holborn. ' 1.-
oj,.
It appeared from the account given by the countable
C.
.he prosecutor and the prisoners are friends, and on See' that
evening as they sat in his parlour, the breast-pin, whi'eh Na y
attached to a stock, was missed, together with the bane*
chief, on their leaving the house. They were followed k "rs-
proseciltor into Long Acre, where it was ascertained theirtt,he
pawned the articles produced, and they were instantly
;;:act
into custody.
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The Inspector on duty said he had been informed it spae the intentigk of the prosecutor to appear against the Rot
soners, as MI had been sent for, and declined to collie. h.
Sir F.
Roirordered a summons to be served
the prisoners to be remanded till to-morrow. upon him,
and
A tall young man, named Timms Kight, Who had •
eViclenti
see er dub was convicted of cutting open a sack
and
On • rs Illrruit, in Covent Garden market. On bee
vranderit4l4ll In'
or ay a fie of 40s. or be sent to prison fora 14_3
's loyal subjeetil:
he said he could not pay the fine, although he was ver;,„
spectably connected, and that he was in a famishing conditi:
when he committed the offence.
R
George Carter, of Steendrop, in the county of
was found at six o'clock yesterday morning
state of destitution near Cecil-street in the Strand, by cro a
a Constable in the F division. On coming up to the
ost.
plainant he said " I demand that you will instantly take into your your safe keeping as one of the Queen
for lam persecuted in every direction." Suspecting thit h.,
was of unsound mind, the constable conducted him to the
station-house.
Sir
authoriti F.
es of St. ROE directed
Clement him
Danes g
pto be iareish.vn up to the care of the

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DA:y.-,

CORN-EXCHANGE.

Last week's arrivals of all kinds of Grain were rand_
and of Flour,
inconsiderable, as the weather was hoistevrroa_tes,
The Wheat trade partially recovered from the dePressio..Q.;
the previous Monday, and other articles were stationary, f
morning the fresh supplies of all descriptions of cornl_h:s
small. The weather being fine and warm, has caused al: e
dulness in the Wheat trade, which for old parcels has reeedeall
to the terms of this day se'nnight, and the new samples, bei -••
chiefly tender, have sold at lower prices. In Barley ther:!
no variation, and little doing. Beans maintain their late
at Some new White Peas have sold at 405., and eete
at 365. Oats firmly support their former currency. 81- Y
fine heavy new Polands have sold at 30s. There is ala me
sale for Flour at the rates of last week. New Rape seuerlid
dull, and rather lower. New White Mustard has sold at IN•
per bushel.

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Wheat, Red (old) . N674o:s..oA_____Bneann_____so,
---.-RWedhitelB3s(ol)d) PRICES
16155654i0.:
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—Fine 625. 64s ..— (old) ........ ' -*
20s. ... 9k
-2-2,4. :;..r.rfin. ..... ...655. 68s. • ...... ;36.:Z.
—White (1836)
Fine 65s 68s. I ra..nk
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-- Superfine pe. 76,.. Oats, Feed ........................ ' • —Foreign free 6fis. Sos• New --5,...,„
........ . ..... 204:2'
°6s. 285 Poland ..................... 3.
Rye
Barley 328. 345.
Grinding —8
__.. Potatee. ................... 27 • --- Malting 32s. 365.
......... a ,li. 30
Malt 465. 545. Scotch ................. 2g, .. 3.
Fine New 565. 62e. Irish
Pease, Grey, New 348. 365. Flour Town (per sack) ....... 64.7`2
Maple New .. —s. seconds .................. 64. •. •
White 363. ?Fs. —... North Country ....... , •wit.
- Boilers 38s. 40s Brats
ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST 9s io,Ark:Lv
Wheat. Barley. Oats.
Fif, M 6.
English
Irish -— 9,0,9 ek,
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Foreign...-. .....
SMITHFIELD.

Cattle abundant at to-day's market, but trade dull. Be
and Lamb declined 2d per stone. Coarse and inferior Beef'
3s. 2d. to 3s. Bd. ; primest, 4s. No alteration worth noti
in Mutton. Good Pork was dearer. Veal without variees
Lion. Beef, 3s. 2d. to 4s. ; Mutton, 3s. Bd. to 4s. 6da.
Veal, 4s. 4d. to ss. ; Pork, 4s. 4d. to ss. 4d. ; Lain'e
4s. Bd. to ss. 4d. Beasts, 3,428; Sheep and Lambs, 26,856 u:
Calves, 198; Pigs, 430.

FISH MARKET.
The supplies were not quite so good to-day, and prices of
some kinds were rather higher. Turbot, ss. to 20s. sole
9d. to 3s. per pair. Salmon, 9d. to Is. 6d. per lb. Cocsf
Is. and 2s. to Bs. and 9s. each. Lobsters, Is. to 4s. each;
Whiting, 3d. to Bd. each. Haddock, 4d. to le. each. •
HOP MARKET.

Very little business doing in this commodity, and prices
merely nominal. There is very few hop. in the market. The
accounts from the growing districts are not so good, and tho
duty is 155,0001.
PROVISION MARKET.

The stocks are heavy, and this causes the market to be flat.
Prices of all descriptions remain unvaried.
SPIRIT MARKET.
los. 4d. a gallon is asked for Gin, but up to the time of our
going to press it could not be obtained. Rum is quiet, but not
loner. Brandy and Geneva are without variation.
COLONIAL MARKETS.
Nothing doing to-day of any account. We have not any
great business advertised for the week either, but more for
the commencement than the termination. For to-morrow we
have public sales of 2,337 bags Bengal Sugar, 130 hogsheads
Barbadoes, 2,997 bags Mauritius, 40 bags Brazil Coffee, and
39 bags Ce3lon. 5,000 bags East India Ginger, and 50 barrels
Jamaica. 60 bags White Pepper, and 44 puns. Demerara MO.,
lasses. The imports are rather lower than they were.