The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-10 00:00:00

HATTON-GARDEN.

On Monday Geo. Chay alias George Brown, an elderly
man, of reduced appearance, was charged by Charlotte
Watson, a widow, residing at No. 2, Abbey-place,
Coram-street, Brunswick. square, with having stolen an
umbrella.

The prosecutrix stated that about a fortnight ago the
prisoner called at her house to inquire after some apart-
ments, when he proposed that he should board and lodge
in the house. She agreed to receive him on these terms,
and he entered the apartment ; and, after being there a
week, one morning when it was raining, he requested
her to lend him an umbrella, which hung in the passage,
but she declined doing so. She subsequently missed the
umbrella, and she saw no more of the prisoner until Mon-
day morning, when she accidentally met him in Judd-
street, Brunswick-square, and gave him into custody.
Police constable 187 S stated that at the station-
house the prisoner admitted that he had pledged the um-
brella for 2s.

The prisoner, it may be recollected, a few weeks ago
was charged at this'Court with having stolen some wear-
ing apparel, &c., from a house in Bell-yard, Fleet-street,
where he had taken lodgings, and on that occasion he
gave his name George Brown; that he was a Bachelor
of Arts, and had been educated at Caius College,
Cambridge. His answers to questions relative to that
College convinced Mr. Greenwood that he had told the
truth, and the prosecutor not pressing the charge against
him he was discharged, when he was relieved out
of the poor box. The prisoner now said that he
could not justify his conduct, but he was driven by ur-
gent distress to pledge the umbrella. The prisoner
begged for mercy, saying that he was in great distress,
and he must have starved had it not been for some tem-
porary relief which he had received from a clergyman,
whom he knew at college. It was his intention to have
paid the prosecutrix and returned the umbrella.
Mr. COMBS said that such tricks must be put a stop to,
and he would convict him in the penalty of 205., and 25.,
the value of the umbrella, for illegally pawning, and, in
default of payment, three weeks' imprisonment, with
hard labour, in the House of Correction.

Prisoner (clasping his hands entreatingly)—Oh ! I
beg of you not to send me to prison. Pray, reconsider.
Do allow me to speak to you.
Mr. COMBE refused, and informed the prisoner that he
would be liberated if the penalty was paid any time within
three weeks.

He was eventually conveyed to prison
THAiIIES-OFFICE.

ROBBERY BY A POLICEMAN.—On Monday Win. James
Chandler, a metropolitan police constable of the Thames
division, was charged with stealing a watch and other pro-
perty belonging to a sailor boy named John Lingworthy.
The prosecutor stated that he had lately been paid off
from a ship, and on Wednesday last he went into a pawn
shop opposite the St. Katharine's Dock to sell his watch,
and while a man at the door was looking at it, the prisoner
came up, took the watch out of his hand, and asked him
where he had got it. He told the prisoner his father had
bought the watch and given it him, which was true. The
prisoner said he hoped that was correct, and inquired of him
where he had procured two bundles of clothes he had with
him. He informed the prisoner that the clothes were his
own, and that he bought them of a Jew slopseller. The
prisoner said he must show him the shop where the
clothes were purchased, and he did so. After that the
policeman said he must go to his house, and stop there,
and he would try and get him a ship, and get him off to
sea. He had just before told the prisoner he wanted a
ship. He went home with the prisoner, who kept the
watch in his possession, and dined with him. After
dinner he went out with the prisoner, who said he would
get him a ship. They went to a great many places
together, and the prisoner gave him the slip and left
him. He sought for the policeman's dwelling, but he
was unable to find out the place again, and he did
not know where to find the prisoner, who retained
possession of his watch, as well as his two bundles of
clothes. On Sunclay morning he met the prisoner in
High-street, Wapping ; and he asked witness what he
had been doing and where he had been to. He told
him that he had been looking after him, on which the
prisoner asked him what he was going to do. He said
that he should go to the police-office, and the prisoner
begged of him not to do that, and took him home, where
he delivered up the clothes to him, and promised to re-
store his watch at some future time, and leave it at the
Three Crowns, where he was lodging.
A silver watch, chain, and seals were here produced,
and the boy identified them as his property.
Some corrobative evidence was then produced, and it
was also proved that the prisoner had pawned the pro-
perty.
The prisoner, on being called on for his defence, said
his legal adviser had directed him to reserve it ; and he
should de so, for he was innocent of the charge.
Mr. BRODERIP committed him to Newgate to take his
trial for. the felony.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London Mercantile Journal of November 9)

SUGAL—The dulness before noticed in the West
Indian market has considerably increased during the
present week, and the transactions have been upon
a very limited scale ; both the grocers and refiners
have bought sufficient only to meet their wants, and
the tendency of prices is downward, but the firmness
displayed by the merchants has prevented any decline
worth noticing, though in many instances prices that
were belbre refused for the lower kinds were during the
better part of last week accepted. Good and fine gro-
cery samples continue comparatively scarce, and are the
best supported. The sales of the week arc about 750
hhds and tierces.

This being the day, in pursuance to annual custom,
set apart for the installation of the new Lord Mayor, our
markets were tut thinly attended; no public sale was
brought forward, and it was observed as a holiday in
nearly all departments of trade.
MATJRITIUS.—We have not had a public sale of this
description since our last.
EAST INDlA.—White Bengal is still inquired after by
the grocers, and former rates are paid, with still few
parcels offering ; the yellow and brown sorts which are
in abundance have again keen sold upon easier terms.
The only parcel brought to public sale consisted of 274
bags white, which were only partly sold at 72s for fine
quality.
The sales of West India Sugar were confined to a
few boards to meet the wants of the buyers, at about
the rates of Friday last, at which the merchants showed
firmness.

FOREIGN.—The demand for Bengal and Havannah
continues extremely dull, and in the absence of a pub-
lic sale we have had scarcely any business done : at the
same time there are few parcels offering, the holders
not being disposed to accept further reduced rates,
which must be the case were sales to be pressed. For
a parcel of fine yellow Havannah 21s has been offered
but refused.
REFINED.—The market has been in a dull state for
Refined Sugar all the week, and prices have declined is
per cwt ; 80s is the value of standard Lumps ;,there is
a fair supply of goods. In Treacle several sales have
been made, and at former rates ; 23s 6d to 26s paid
for common, and 26s 6d to 32s for other sorts. Bas-
tards have moved off slowly, and at lower rates ; 40s
to 46s paid for ord and mid, and 47s to 56s for good
and fine. Pieces have found a free sale, good to fine at
67s to 755, and inferior at 60s to 645. Bonded Crushed
Sugar dull of sale, fine quality at 28s 9d to 295. Treacle
has been in active request at 13s 9d. In Dutch Crushed
Sugar no sales have been made, sellers at 27s per cwt.

CorFEE.—The market wears the same firm charac-
ter as when we last wrote. There is a good request for
good clean qualities of "West India, but of these there
are so few parcels offering that the buyers are not
easily suited even at stiff prices ; the low and middling
sorts have not so ready a sale, but are held firmly. The
public sales have comprised 134 casks 74 barrels, con-
sisting chiefly of low and unclean sorts, for which there
was little competition and the bulk was bought in at
very full prices ; the best samples sold rather above
former rates. Jamaica low middling fetched 106 s to
1075., fine fine ordinary 100 s to 10Is., fine and fine fine
ordinary unclean 755. to 765. ; Berbice, fine ordinary
unclean 69s 6d, and Demerara good ordinary unclean
55s per cwt. Ceylon has further advanced is per cwt,
with a good demand; 2,114 bags have been offered by
public auction,. all of which found buyers, low good or-
dinary pale at 66s to 68s 6d, ditto little colory at 69s
to 70s 6d, and B. P. sort fine fine ordinary colory at
93s Gd to 94s 6d, and fine ordinary palish little colory
at 85s per cwt ; the latter sort was considered to be
very dear. Mocha is in good request, and prices are
rather higher; 221 bales ' brought to public sale sold
briskly, good fair yellowish clean garbled at 102 s to
107 s, and fair bright greenish at 101 s 6d to 103 s 6d
per cwt. In other B. I. or Cape sorts there is little
alteration, and no material increase of demand has
been experienced; 198 bags Batavia sort cffered at public
sale realised 43s 6d for good ordinary, and 47s to 50s
for good pale yellow: 1,368 bags La Guayra from the
Cape were 'disposed of by auction, at steady prices
viz., 41s 6d to 42s for good ordinary.
The market for Foreign Coffee remains very dull; only
one small public sale has been offered, consisting of 462
bags St. Domingo, which was bought in at 41s 6d for
good ordinary little cohary. Privately the transactions
are trivial, and unworthy of enumeration, the holders
not being desirous to make sales at present.
COCOA.—The prices of West India sorts are a shade
lower, and the demand is limited ; the public sales have
contained 377 bags and barrels, which went off heavily,
not above one-half that quantity finding buyers. Trini-
dad, mid dark red at 44s 6d to 465, very dark greyish
red at 41s 6d to 435, grey at 403. Grenada, good fair
red at 40s to 435, and St. Lucia, fair red, at 40s per cwt.
TEA.—The Overland Mail has had some little effect
with regard to the prices of Tea. Company's Congou
on Thursday was Is 10Id per lb cash ; and on Friday
after the various points had-been discussed, the quotation
declined to is 9id to Is 10d,-and on Saturday and yes.
terday it was firmer at is 10c1 to is lOid per lb.
The public sales on Friday consisted of 2.830
packages. Congou sold at 2s 4-id to 2s 4ld, dull and
rather reddish leaf 2s 110 to 2s 2d ; 200 chests Bohea
withdrawn at is Bd, Wu boxes Caper 2s 1.21 to 2s 24d ;
158 Souchong 3s 4d to 3s ; Orange Pekoe 2s lid
to 2s 10Id I.sloonwe2rsy
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35 2s
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23s 4,311 Gunpowder 3.unpowder 2s 10d to 5s per lb.
To-day the Tea market remained firm, but little busi-
ness was done. Company's Conger. is 10d per lb. cash.
PIMENTO is held more firmly, but in the absence of
public sales we have had but few transactions, which
have brought full previous rates.
SPIRITS.—The demand for Mum has been extremely
limited all the week for both home use and export, but
holders are firm, and will not sell proof Leewards under
ls. 10d. Brandy is held firmly, and a fair business has
been done. Corn Spirits in good request, at 105 4d.
Geneva is dull, at 2s for common quality. -
TALLOW.—This market has continued in a very dull