The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-06 00:00:00

THAMES.

William Blanchard, a carpenter, well-known to
the police, was brought before Mr. -Yardley, charged
with stealing three sovereigns from the person of
William Macintosh, a seaman who has lately been
paid off, and is now living in Crown-court, Wapping.
The sailor called on Saturday morning upon Mrs.
Catherine boy, who keeps a broker's shop, 2, Vic-
toria-street, Bluegate-fields, Shadwell. Mrs. Hoy
advised him to be cautious, sewed up his money in his
fob, and cautioned him to keep away from bad com-
pany. She then made it known to a woman named
Williams, alias Knapman, who keeps a brothel at 4,
Victoria-row, in the same neighbourhood, and in the
hearing of the prisoner (the bully of the house) and
of several desperate prostitutes, that the sailor had
money about him, and that it was sewed up in his fob.
The sailor was plied with drink until he became stu-
pified, and in that state was taken by the prisoner,
Mrs. Knapman, and some prostitutes, to the Royal
Sovereign public-house, where he was laid on the
floor, his fob was cut, and his money was taken out;
his pockets were also ransacked. There was nothing
in them but his register ticket and certificate of ser-
vice and discharge, which were picked up on the floor
of the taproom where the robbery was committed.
The sailor could not, of course, give any account of
the robbery, but he proved the loss of his money and
that the stitches of his fob were not "started,' but
the bottom was cut. . .

Moody-, a police-constable, No. 393 K, hearinc, of
the robbery, went to the taproom of the Royal So-
vereign, in Bluegate-fields, and found tie sailor lying
senseless on the floor. Moody left him and went to
the Angel public-house in Shadwell, and took Blau-
chard into custody. He searched his pockets and
took from them 1/. 10s. aid. in silver and copper
moneys and a knife belonging to the sailor.
Mrs. Hoy, who had revealed the secret where the
sailor's money was concealed, said that four hours
after she sewed up the gold in his fob she went into
the Royal Sovereign. The sailor was lying senseless
on the floor. Mrs. " Williams," whom she always
called Knapman, asked for a knife to cut the sailor's
fob with. Witness said, " Don't interfere with his
money ; he has got four sovereigns, which he is
going to send to his wife." She had previously told
the parties the sailor had his gold sewed up in his fob.
She said that in the hearing of the prisoner and the

‘; ladies."
Mr. YARDLEY (indignantly)—Ladies, indeed ! a
brothel-keeper and prostitutes. Ladies ! Call them
by their proper names. You sew up the sailor's
money in his fob, and communicate the fact to the
very persons likely to rob—to the brothel-keeper, her
bully, and the prostitutes.
Mrs. Hoy--He was in a bad neighbourhood, Sir.
Mr. YARDLEY—I perfectly agree with you. It is
a very bad neighbourhood ; no one is safe in it, and
sailors are robbed with impunity.
Mrs. Williams, alias Knaprnan, said she was present
when the sailor was robbed. He was surrounded by
many bad girls, and by the prisoner, who lived in her
house. The sailor was senseless on the floor. There
was a scuffle among the bad girls, but she could not
say who took the money. She saw gold in the pri-
soner's hands, and gold in the hands of one of
the girls.
Mrs. Martha Smith said—l am the landlady of the
Royal Sovereign. The prisoner, the sailor, and the
last witness, were in my house last night. I know
the last witness, and that she keeps a brothel. I know
the prisoner to be one of her lodgers. Mrs. Hoy and
some other women were also present. I was called
into the taproom by the last witness, who said the
sailor had lost Si. out of his pocket, and that Blanchard
had it. and she asked me to come and take possession
of it. I asked the prisoner for the money, and said I
would take care of it, and he refused to give it me,
and said that he was capable of taking care of it
himself.
Mr. YARDLEY said, this nefarious proceeding was
perfectly astonishing. He could hardly believe he
lived in a country subject to laws and police regula-
tions. A public-house was conducted in such a way
as to be the resort of brothel-keepers, bullies, and
prostitues known to the landlady, and a sailor is
robbed before her face.
Mrs. Smith—l was not aware of it, Sir.
Mr. YARDLEY—It seems to me you are familiar
with the brothel-keeper and that man, her bully, who
lives in the same house, and under your very nose
the man is robbed.
Mrs. Smith—l knew nothing of it, Sir; I was in
the bar.
Mr. YARDLEY —YOU shut your eyes to it. You
have my opinion ; I won't retract a single word of it.
Let the depositions be taken, and a jury will decide
how much of this they will believe, and which of
the witnesses they will believe. If I had any evi-
dence but the evidence of these people the proper
course would be to commit them all for trial, including
Mrs. Smith.
The prisoner was then committed for trial.

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, OCT. 4.—A good business passing to-day
at full prices.
MANCHESTER, OCT. 4.—During the week a rather im-
proved demand for flour has been experienced, approved
marks, made from a fair mixture of new wheat, having
moved off more freely on fully previous terms. Oatmeal,
owing to most parties having purchased sufficient for
their present wants, and being indisposed to operate
further until its value shall have reached a more settled
point, has been in less active request, at daily receding
prices. Into Liverpool and Runcorn the imports of oats
and oatmeal from Ireland aro rather undar those of the
preceding week, whilst of other produce thence they aro
scanty in the extreme. The supplies coastwise continue
on a most limited scale; but of foreign wheat and flour
we have again to notice largo arrivals, as also a moderate
quantity of beans. At our market this morning con-
siderable firmness was manifested by holders of wheat
and flour, both of which articles were held for slightly
enhancNl rates, which had the effect of checking busi-
ness. Now oats must again he noted ld. per 45th. lower,
whilst on oatmeal the decline since this day se'nnight
amounted to fully is per load.
WORCESTER, OCT. 4.—The market has exhibited
much more firmness to-day than for some weeks past,
and the prices asked by the farmers were pretty gene.
rally conceded. English wheat (white) is worth 15s to
16s 4d per bag, and red 133 61 to 14s. Melting barley
in demand at 35 6d to 33 8d per bushel, and ;iistilling 35
to 3s 4d. New English beans are worth 3s 63 to 33 8d
per bushel, and old 4s to 4s 6d. In oats an improving
demand at 3s 6a to 33 9ti per 391 b for old English, find 3s