The Sun.
London, England, 1838-01-08 00:00:00

HATTON GARDEN-(THIS DAY).

A miserable-looking naiddle.aged woman was committed for trial for
etealing from the shop of William Gunston, Exmouth street, Clerken-
well, a loin and hand of pork, 9j pounds, of the value of 7s.
Taw POLICIA TAILOR.—A young man was placed at the bar, charged
with stealing a number of waistcoats and trowsers, the property of
several policemen of the E
The policemen stated, that knowing the prisoner to be out of work,
they had employed him to mend and make for them; but instead of
furnishing them with their clothes, he had placed them in the keeping
of a pawnbroker in the Gray's-inn-road.
Mr. lloozas (addressing the prisoner)—Can you pay 51.
Prisoner—No, Sir.

• Mr. not;Rus—Then go to prison for three months.
The father of the prisoner was in attendance, and stated that the
prisoner wee one of twelve children, and although he could not pay the
fine, h 4 was willing to make a remuneration to the poliiemea for any
loss they might have sustained.
Mr. Rounas—You have heard my decision.
The prisoner was then removed from the bar and locked up.
G►MBLING--A lad, about fourteen years of age, was brought before
the Magistrate by a policeman, charged with gambling yesterday.
; The policeman stated that while on duty he saw Sir: or seven boys to.
gLther in the street gambling, and the defendant being the most dis-
orderly, he took him into custody.
The boy's father here stepped forward, and with tears in his eyes
said, that although he was a poor man, this was the first time any mem.
ber of his family had be.n brought b Wore a Magistrate, and that if he
could believe his chill to be guilty of the offence imputed to him, he
should give him a sound thrashinz.
Mr. ItonEas—Well, boy, what have you to say fur yourself ? Boy—
I tenly playing at marbles, Sir.
After receiving a short admonition from thy Magistrate, the little
fellow was taken home by his father.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)

An Immense number of persons were this morning chargel with
drunkenness, and near forty of different sexes, ages, and conditions,
expiated, by the customary five shillings' fine, their too ardent devotion
to the god Bachui.

CAUTIOX TO JEWELLV.IOI. A jeweller residing in Berwick .street,
Soho, charged a foreigner under the folluwing circumstances :—The
foreigner had called upon him and offered fur sale a go'd brooch,
set with what he declared to be a turqoise, and eight small
brilliants. For this he asked Sl. ; The jeweller eventually gave bins
41. 10s. Subsequently he had discovered the pretended turquoise to be
a composition, and the brilliants bits of glass—the whole, including the
gold, not worth 21. The foreigner had, at the same time, showed him
a ring set with a turquoise worth, as he said, 35 guineas, which was
doubtless an imposition, amid he was id all probabilty going round the
trade practising similar frauds. The jeweller said he had broken up
the broach, and melted the gold before he found out the dece.etion. Ile
produced the counterfeit turquoise, and one of the brilliants.
The foreigner admitted the turquoise ring to be an imposition, but
said that the brooch was well worth the money he had received for it ;
and he was quite willing to receive it back and return the money.
A gentleman In the office remarked it WAS " the biter bit," for if the
turquoise had been genuine., it would have been worth at least 10/.
Mr. CoNANT, under all the circumstances, thought he must discharge
the prisoner.
The foreigner had in his possession and showed to Mr. Conant, a
musical box, of beautiful workmanship and curious construction--on
raising the lid a diminutive bird starts up and whistles a charming tune.
This box, he said, was worth 751.

LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, JAN 6.
Since the declaration of stock, on the 29th ult., our market has
been extremely inactive, the trade, who are the only buyers, having
confined their purchases to the supply of their immediate wants.
This, added to the desire of merchants to realize the large vrofits
•n late imports, has occasioned a decline in the price of American
cotton of td. to id. per lb. The prices of other descriptions of
cotton cannot be altered, there having been scarcely enough business
done to make a quotation. Yesterday there was a revival of the
demand at this reduction, and a decidedly better feeling in the
market. The sales of the week amount to 7,620.
d. d. d. d.
:20 Sea Islands l6 to 20 Demsraras oto 0
10 Stained ditto tAI 0 l'eruvians 0 0
4,360 Uplands 7-it St 90 Laguayras 6l 0
450 Mobile, &c.... fib —j 240 Surat' . . — 6
880- New Orleans... 6i B}. Bengals
330 Egyptians —l3 80 Carthagenas ... 51 0
180 Pernams, &e 9a Manilla 0 0
270 Bahias ' — West India 0 0
Maranharns 9} —lO Raibadoes
560 Savrginned 0— 0 Smyrna o— 0
The sales to-day are 2,500 bags, and the market rather steadier
during last week, though an evident disposition to sell is apparent,
and prices consequently irregular.

Taken en speculation this year --
Same in 1837
Forwarded to the country unsold this year -
Same in 1837', -
Increase of import this year compared with the
same date last year - .. 3,485
Decrease of stock ... 14,870
Decrease of quantity taken for eAnstimption
Decrease of quantity taken for export... 330
Stock.

Jan. 5, 1838 ... 172,530
Same time, 1637 ..