The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-24 00:00:00

THAMES.

DARING ROBBERY IN RAToLIFF-HiGswAY.---Thomas
Chesney and William Clark, young men who belong to
a desperate gang of thieves in Riteliff-highway, were
charged with stealing 69. 6d. from the person of Thomas
Kitchen, a tailor, of No. 27, Cannon-street-road.
The prosecutor stated that he was looking into Mr.
Hagmain's shop, in Ratcliff-highway, last night, and
the prisoner Chesney put his hand in his pocket and took
from it 6s. 6d. He immediately caught him by the
sleeve and a struggle ensued, in the course of which
some of his money fell from the hand of the thief, who
managed to effect his escape. He recovered 2e. of his
money only. The other prisoner, Clark, knocked him
down and kicked him while be was down.

William Al!wood, brother-in-law of the last witness,
said that, while looking at the pork in Hagmain's shop,
be suddenly missed his relative, and upon turning round
saw, him lying upon the ground. Kitchen said he had
been robbed by the prisoners, and he endeavoured to
capture them, but they got away.

William Walker, 56 K, said that on hearing of the
robbery he went after the prisoners and took them into
custody. They made a violent resistance. He found
Is. ld. upon Clark, and 3s. 91. upon Chesney.
Both prisoners declared their innocence.
Mr. Selfe said he should commit Chesney for trial,
and discharge Clark.

Chesney continued to protest his innocence.
Mr. Selfe—l shall commit you for trial, and a jury
will decide upon your guilt or innocence.
The prisoner then said he did not want to be sent for
trial, and would plead guilty, although he was innocent.
Mr. Selfe—l can't punish innocent men. If you
plead guilty I can punish you.

The prisoner—Then punish me, sir. lam guilty. I
.00k the man's money.

Mr. Selfe—You are sentenced to' three months'
mprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correc-

MARKET NEWS.—(This Uay.)

BOltOtliiti 110 f

We have to report a steady demand for most kinds of
hops, at fall quotations.

WEirTEOFIAPEL.

Each kind of meat sold briskly, as follows :—Beef from
3s 6d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 10.1; veal, 4s 01 to 5s
Od ; pork, 3s 10d to 5i 4.1 per Blbs., by the carcase.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—ahis Day.)

LONDON, Dec. 24. —Wind this day at noon, N.W.;
light breeze and mild weather.
PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 23. —Wind N. E. to E. N. E. Sailed
—Migrator, for Now Colombo • Alma, Mauritius.
COWES, Dec. 23.—Wind iN.E.—Sailed—Trave, for
Arica; Josetina, Havana.

HOLYHEAD, Dec. 23. —Wind variable.—Sailed.—Orkney
Lass, for B.►bia.

LIVERPOOL Dec. 23.—A, wreck, apparently the side of
a ship, with stem gone and bow under water, painted
black with a white ribbon, green inside forward and main.
deck, and yellow poop, supposed to b 3 a foreigner, was
passed od the 12th inst., 12 miles S.W. of the Smalls, di-
rectly in the track of vessels.
SHIELDS, Dec. 23.—The brig Galatea' of Dartmoutb,
drove on tho Herd Sand,, from the tow line of the tug
breaking.
CORK, Dec. 22.—Wind N.W.—Arrived.—Swan, from
St. John's, N. B.

ALEX&NDBIA, Dec. 13.—The Myra, of Sunderland,
from Newcastle to this port, with coal, took fire on the
4th inst., in 28 30 E., and about 30 miles from the coast
of Egypt, and wasabandonod on the 6th inst., after the
decks had been blown up by an explosion anti the vessel
had become a mass of flame ; crew arrived here. The
Emma Graham, of Liverpool, was driven ou shore at Mar.
seen, on the coast of Tarsons ; crow saved, and arrived\
here, by a French steamer from Syria.

(MR ELECTRIC' TRILEGBAPIL)
LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning.

Wind W.N.W.
Arrived—Horatio, fiom Demerara; Verona, Alexan-
dria ; Charles, Havre.

QUEENSTOWN, Dee. 23.

Wind W.
Arrived—Lebanon, from Alexandria.
Sailed—Gui'hemline, for Lisbon; Panopo (s.s.), Athens;
Flora, Cadiz.

DUBLIN, Deo. 23.

Wind. W.
Arrivod—Telemaque, from Antwerp.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Wednes lay, 10.8 S.M.
Wind W.S. ; tide, it flood ; raining.
Arrived, Dec. 23—Sarah Richardson, from Gothenburg;
Fear Sos Kende, Bogense.
Arrived, 24th—Johanna, from Konigsberg.
Sailed, 24th—Negociator, for Sydney.
DEAL, Wednesday, 9.58 a.m.
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Wind W. ; moderate.
Passed, Dec. 23—Cosmopolitan, from London, for
Glasgow.
Passed, 23d—Minna, screw-steamer, from London, for
Constantinople; Georgians, London, Liverpool; Martha
Clar, barque, from the north, to the westward.
Anchored—Gilbert Munro, from London, for St. Lucia.
Towing-in—Southampton, from New York, for London.