The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-21 00:00:00

Mr. Beadon said the defendant had no business to conduc
himself like a ruffian, and fined him £3 or a month's impri.
sonment.

THAMES.
CRIMPB AND TOUTERS ON BOARD SILIP.--John Fitz-
gerald, aged 41, a rough looking fellow, from the neigh-
bourhood of Old Montague-street, Whitechapel, • was
brought before Mr. Yardley charged with forcing himself
on board the ship Southern Belle, in the St. Katherine
Dock, and refusing to leave the vessel when ordered.
It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Coster, the chief
officer of the Southern Belle, and Mr. S. Cooper, a watch-
man in the employ of the St. Katherine Dock Company,
that immediately on the arrival of the ship in the dock she
was boarded by a great number of Jews, slopsellers, runners,
touters, crimps, and boarding -house keepers, all very
anxious to do business with the crew. They inter-
fered with the business of the ship, and were directed
to leave and not solicit orders or custom of the
sailors until the ship was moored. Several of
the motley rabble refused to leave, and were quickly
bundled on shore. The prisoner, who was in the forecastle
of the ship soliciting orders and thrusting a slopseller's and
a boarding-house keeper's cards into the hands of the
crew, was repeatedly ordered to leave and refused to do so.
Cooper said the prisoner must go, and that he might come
on board again when the ship was moored. The prisoner
said he wanted to buy fat off the ship's cook and would not
leave. Mr. Coster directed Cooper to remove the prisoner,
who said, " I won't go on shore for a b- like you," and
used other threats and bad language. He also said, "if be
had the watchman he would knock his b-.__y head off,'
and then struck at the watchman, who parried the blow
and took the fellow into custody.
Mr. Mumford, Superintendent of the Dock Company's
Police, said that a regulation had been made prohibiting
any persons boarding ships until they were properly
moored without permission of the officer in charge.
Mr. Yardley said the regulation was a very proper one
indeed, and be hoped it would be enforced. Very great
mischief and disorder had been occasioned by hosts of
crimps, touters, and slopsellers boarding ships on their ar-
rival and before they moored, and in many instances drag-
ging sailors out of them. It was an offence punishable
with a fine not exceeding £2O, or imprisonment for three
months, and he was determined to carry out the law, and
prevent a recurrence of the disgraceful scenes which had
taken place. He fined the prisoner 205., and in default
eight days' imprisonment.

21118 DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

The supply of English wheat in to-day's market was very
moderate, and the condition of the samples was by no
means first-rate. For most kinds there was a fair demand,
at Monday's advance in the quotations.
Foreign wheat—the supply of which was seasonably
good—moved off slowly ; nevertheless, prices were well
supported. Floating cargoes of grain were quite as dear as
last week.

Tho barley trado was somewhat active at extreme cur-
rencies.

We hare again to report an inactive demand for malt, at
late quotations.

The transactions in oats were only to a moderate extent.
Prices, however, were supported.
Both beans and peas were very firm, and all kinds of flour
were held for rather more money.

ARRIVALS THIS WIRER
English
Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats.
860 1,010 i 2,110
Irish
Foreign 1,5-00 I I .7

Flour.
. oso
4,230 I -
- i 40 skis.
1 300 bls.

WITITECITA.PEL.
The supplies of meat are extensive, and the trade rules
'ery inactive, as follows :
reef, from 2s 6d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ;
lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; and pork, 31
6d to Us Od per 81b., by the carcase.

BOROUGH HOP.
We have to report a slight improvement in the demand
for most kinds of hops. In prices,
however, no change has
taken place.