The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-25 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

(Before the RECORDER and Mr. Alderman FAENCOMB.)
ROBBERY AT THE LONDON DOCKS.—James Bartles,
Andrew Thompson, and W. 111itler, three foreign sailors, were
indicted with stealing one pound eleven ounces of sugar, on
the 7th July, the property of the London Dock Company.
From the evidence it appeared that the three prisoners,
who belonged to a vessel lying in the London Docks, were
seen, on the morning in question, about six o'clock, to put
their hands into a cask of sugar lying in the dock, and take
a handful of sugar out and put it in their pockets.
The prisoners, through an interpreter, admitted that they
had taken the sugar and put it in their pockets, but stated
that they did not take it from a cask, but picked-it up from
the ground.

The RECORDER enquired how long the prisoners had been
in custody
Mr. PARNELL, who appeared for the prosecution, said that
the prisoners had been in custody since the 7th of July.
The RECORDER observed that the offence was a most
trivial one, and inquired how it was that the prisoners were
not summarily convicted.
Mr. Parnell said that the Dock Company would have been
willing that the prisoners should have been summarily con-
victed, but the magistrate, Mr. Ballantine, thought the case
a tit one for the consideration of the Central Criminal Court.

The RECORDER inquired whether the vessel to which the
prisoners belonged bad gone out without them?
The prisoner Bartles said that it had, and had taken all
his clothes out with it.
The RECORDER said that the case was not at all the
ordinary case of a prosecution for the protection of the Dock
Company. This case was a most trivial one and the pri.
soners had already suffered longer imprisonment than he
should have inflicted upon them if they had been convicted.
It was a pity that the Dock Company, when they brought
such paltry charges against threemen, bad not to keep them
instead of the public.

The jury interrupted the case, and acquitted all the pri.
soners.

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
(Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE and a Bench of Magistrates.)
Moses Levy, a Jew boy, about 16 years of age, was indicted
for stealing a carpet bag, containing wearing apparel, the
property of Stephen Smith, Esq.
It appears by the evidence, that on the 2d of August the
prosecutor was about to proceed by one of the mail trains on
the North-Western Railway, and took with him a bag con-
taining the property charged in the indictment, which was
placed outside the platform in charge of an officer, and while
his attention was directed for a moment to another train, the
prisoner caught up the bag and called a cab. He threw the
bag on the foot board, and a porter on the railway, who had
noticed his motions, went to the prisoner, who instantly ran
away. He was pursued and conveyed to the counting-house
with the bag, which was immediately identified by the pro-
secutor.

'The prisoner said that the bag had been given to him.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and
The JUDGE sentenced him to three months' imprisonment
and hard labour.

Mr. CLAWSON, who appeared for the prosecution, said the
proceedings had been taken for the protection of the public,
who were now so much in the habit of travelling by rail-
ways.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY.

Scarcely any English Wheat has been received fresh
up to our markets this week, coastwise or by land car-
riage. To-day the show of samples was trifling in the
extreme, and the demand for all descriptions was some-
what active, at an advance in the quotations of Monday
last of fully Is per quarter, and at which a good clear-
ance was effected. In free Foreign Wheat only a mode-
rate business was transacted, yet the late improvement
in value was well supported. A large quantity of Wheat
in bond changed hands, at is to 2s per quarter more
money. All kinds of Barley were in good request, and
the turn higher. There was an improved sale for
Malt, the prices of which rose quite is per quarter, with
a limited quantity on offer. The show of Oats was
small. Generally speaking, the Oat trade was firm, and
the currencies advanced Is per quarter. Both Beans
and Peas were is per quarter dearer. Indian Corn was
Is to 24 per quarter, and Meal is per barrel higher.
A steady business was doing in Flour, at very full prices.

ARRIVALS THIS WEER.

Wheat.
2.750 qrs.

Barley.
330 qrs.

English •• • • • •

Oatg. Flour.
390 qrs. 1,680 siu
10,060

Iriih. • .......
Foreign ......

3,910

220
Malt, 1,570 qrs.
SMITHFIELD.
With Beasts, the general qualify of which was by no
means first-rate, our market was seasonably well sup-
plied to-day. On the whole, the Beef trade was in a
very sluggish state, at prices about equal to those paid
on Monday last, the highest figure for the best Scots not
exceeding 4s 2d per 8 lbs. As will be seen by our re-
turns, the supply of foreign stock was tolerably exten-
sive. There was a considerable falling off in the number
of Sheep compared with that shown on several preceding
Fridays, owing to which, the demand for that kind of
stock was somewhat active, and, in some instances, the
primest o'd Downs produced a trifle more money. In
Lambs a steady business was transacted at extreme
rates of value. Calves moved off freely at an advance
of quite 2d per 8 lbs; but Pigs were very dull in sale.
M►lch Cows sold at from 151 to 181 each, including their
small calf.

Per Bibs. to
R. d. to I. d.
Inferior Beasts...—, 3 2 3 4
Second quality -... 3 6 3
Prime large Oxen.. 310 4 0
Prime Scots ...... 4 0 4 2
Large coarse Calves 3 6 310
Prime small ditto .. 4 0 4 6
Suckling Calves ..17 0 25 0
Inferior Sheep • . .3 10 4 2
TOTAL SUPPLY

Ink the offal.

s. d. to s. d.
Second quality ditto 4 2 4 4
Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 4 8
southdown Nether 410 5 0
Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0
Large Hogs . • 310 4 2
Small Porkers •... 4 4 4 6
Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 22 0
Lambs •••••• •• .. 4 0 5 0
AT MARKET.
IP3ifos.

Beasts.
1,186

I Sheep.
8.350
FOREIGN

Calves.
463
SUPPLY.

I Pigs.

Beasts.
197

I Sheep. 1 Calves.
1,490 209
Sonoc—Beasts, 190 ; Sheep, 360
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.

These markets were very firm, and prices were we
supported in every instance.

At per stone by the Carcase.
s. d. to s. d. s. 4. to F. d.
Beef.inferlor•• •• •• 2 8 3 0 Mutton, interior 3 6 310
middling •• 3 2 3 4 middling— 4 0 4 4
primelarge .. 3 4 3 6 prime .... 4 6 4 8
- prime small .• 3 6 .3 8 Pork, large• ••• • • 3 6 4 2
......... 3 4 4 4 small •• •• 4 4 4 6
Lamb. 4s Od to 5s Od.
BOROUGH HOP IVIIIHILET.
Although most of the reports received this morning
represent the mould to have shown itself in nearly the
whole of the plantations in Sussex in Kent, the state of
the bine is considered to have somewhat improved. A
moderate business is doing in the best Hops at fully last
week', quotatiotr. Otherwise, the demand is in a very
sluggish state. Duty, 180,000/. to 185,000/. Sussex
pockets, 212 s to 2165; Weald of Kent ditto, 214 s to 21
10S; Mid. and East Kent ditto, 218 s to 51 ss.
COLONIAL.
SUGAR.—The market has been rather fully supplied
with West. India, and prices have
buyers. The sales yesterday were 700
ohhedesks.
and trcs,
being larger than on previous days of
at 52s per the
been
win favour of
cwt.
REFlNED•—•Standard Lumps have been
EAST INDIA.-2,441 bags Bengal, nearly all
found
buyers; fine white Benares at 43s 6d to 44t, mid
40s to 41s, and low 39s 6(1. Khaur was taken in at
30s to 31s 6d per cwt.; Madras, 4,506 bags was nearly
all taken in at full rates, mid damp yellow, 32s to 32s
6d, and good brown 30s 6d to 31s. Singapore, 31 cases,
brought 39s 6d for fine yellow, and 10,037 bags Mauri-
tius partly sold at about former values ; fine yellow, 39s
6d to 404 6d, and ord as 36s ; 10 baskets Batavia went
at 39s for fine damp yellow. Java, 1,389 baskets, was
chiefly taken in at 38s 6d to 42s ; for mid to good dry
and strong, part selling at 37s to 39s for mid brown to
good mid yellow.
FOREIGN.—Cuba has been taken in at 18s 6d to 21s
for yellow, and at 27s Gd to 50$ for white. Porto Rico,
good and fine, has been sold at 42s to 445, and low at
36s Gd to 38s. Low brown Pernambuco has realised
15s 6d per cwt. Havannah has been taken in at 378 6d
to 38s 6d for low and mid yellow, and at 39s to 41s 6d for
good and fine; white has been held at 29s to 31s for good
and fine.
CoFFEE.—Jamaica low quality has been sold at about
previous rates; fine ord 40s to 425, and good ord 28s
to 31s. A superior sample 91s per cwt. Ceylon has
been cheaper. Native low good ord 28s to 295, mid
and good 503 to 665, fine and fine fine ord to low mid
40s to 48s Gd and pea berry 48s 6d to 56s
6d per cwt. In Mocha and foreign very little has been
done. Costa Rica, 4,290 bags, sold however at full rates,
fine 59s 6d to 60s, mid 50s to 545, and good ord 27s to
28s. Of Rio 5,376 bags were offered, but the sound
was taken in at 26s 6d to 27s 6d for good and fine ord,
and the damaged sold at at 18s 6d to 24s 6d per cwt.
COCOA.—Trinidad has been sold at 38s 6d to 40s for
ord to mid, and at 40s 6d to 44s for good and fine
Lucia was taken in at 38s to 40s per cwt.
; St.
SPlCES.—pimento has been sold at 30 to 3id per lb.
for mid to good. Malabar pepper has been taken in at
2jd to 21d per lb. Mace has been sold at 2s 4d to
2s 10d for mid to good, and Cloves at is 2d to Is 7d for
good. Nutmegs 2s 2d to 3s for mid to good.
COTTON.—A limited business has been done.
RICE.—An extensive business has been done at higher
rates privately, and, at auction, Bengal middling white
has realised 13s to 13s 6d; good middling dusty white,
14s; Arracan good yellow, lOs to lOs 6d per cwt.
SALTPETRE.—Rough has been firmer; low to fine
24s 6d to 27s per cwt.
Ruat.—The market has been dull.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. has been 44s per-cwt. on the spot.
TEA.—The following are the prices current :—Bohea,
2d to 3d ; Congou ord to good ord 71 to 8d ; ditto best
mid Sid to 91 ; blackest leaf is Id to is 4d ; Pekoe kind
Is 6d to is 10d ; Souchong, good ord to best mid 9d to
Is ; ditto, mid to good mid is 2d to 2s Od ; Flowery
Pekoe Is 2d to 3s; Orange Pekoe 7d to 10d; ditto, scented
Is Id to is 10d ; Caper 8d to 10d; ditto, scented is ld to
Is 6a ; Twankay, good ord to to best mid lid to 8d ;
ditto Enid, to Hyson kind 10d to Is Id; ditto Canton

kind 21d to 4d ;;Hy son good- to best mid is 2d:to Is 6d,"
ditto mid to good mid 2s to 3s 9d ; Young Hyson is 31
to 312 d ; ditto Canton kind 6d to Is ; Imperial Is 2d
to 3s ; ditto Canton kind 10d to is ; Gunpowder is 6,1
to 4s 6d, and Canton kind is 2d to Is 6d per lb. The
market has been steady.