The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-15 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE--c THIS DAL)

MARLBO ITO TJGH- STRE ET.
SETTING A FE!tocIOI S BULLDOG ON A PUBLICAN.—
Wm. Thompson and George Cole, two labouring men, were
charged, the former with creating a disturbanee and setting
a ferocious dog on Mr. Henry Bignell, of the St. James's
Stores, Jermyn-street.

From the statement of Mr. Bignell, it appeared that
Thompson came into his house about one that morning
and asked for something to drink, but as he was then not
sober he was refused. He then began setting a large bull-
dog he had with him on the customers, and on his (Mr.
Bignell) attempting to put him out, he set the dog on him.
The dog seized his leg and inflicted a severe wound. H e
then gave him into custody.

Jeffrey, 49 C, said on taking Thompson into custody he
had the bulldog in his arms, but the other prisoner came
up and slipped the dog's collar, so that it got away.
Cole said he saw Mr. Bignell holding the dog by the
throat, and some one cried out, " Don't strangle it." The
dog was worth £5.

Mr. Tyrwhitt —Then I suppose you thought the. Jog more
valuable than Mr. Bignell.
Cole said the dog had slipped its collar.
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Mr. Tyrwhitt—Your (Thompson's) setting the dog on
was a very dangerous proceeding. I shall fine you £3, or
two months' imprisonment ; and Cole 40s.

THAMES.

ROBBERY IN THE LONDON Doc g.—George Jones, aged
2.5, an assistant foreman in the employ of the London Dock
Company, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with
stealing lb. of raisins valued 6d., the property of the
London Dock Company.

John George, a dock constable, stated that yesterday
afternoon he met the prisoner near the west quay of th•
ondon Dock with something bulky under his coat. The
asked the prisoner what he had got, to which he replied
nothing.

Mr. Selfe said if the prisoner had come honestly by the
raisins he would have carried them openly and not have
concealed them under his coat. He had no doubt what
ever that the prisoner intended to take the plums out of the
dock. It was really astonishing how many of the dock
company's servants, in spite of the assistance of the officers,
would risk the loss of their situations, and their liberty, for
a little plunder.
Fined 40s.

CIGAR SMUGGLING.—Captain Jonas Pearson, the
master of the ship Envoy, lying in the Regent's Canal
Dock, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with smuggling
31 lbs. of foreign manufactured cigars.

It appeared that a Custom••house officer, named Jones,
while " rummaging" the Envoy, discovered the cigars in
a bread locker in the defendant's cabin. They bad not been
reported in the ship's manifest or otherwise.
Captain Pearson, in reply to the charge, said the cigars
were his own, and that he had no intention of making any
profit by them. He intended them for his own smoking.

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Mr. Selfe said the defendant would lose his cigars, which
were forfeited to the Crown. The value and the duty upon
the cigars was £2 3s. He sentenced the defendant to pay
a fine of £3 to the Queen.

The penalty was instantly paid.

TIIIS DAY'S ItARKETS.

COVENT GARDEN.

The show of fruit is seasonably good, of ♦egetables, the
supply is large. Generally speaking, the trade rules slow,
as follows :

FRUIT,

s. d. s. d.l
Pine apples, perlb 4 0 to 7 O
Colonial do., each 1 0 to 1 61
Grapes, per lb 3 0 to 6 0,
Foreign do 1 0 to 1 61
Melons, each 2 0 to 4 01
Peaches, perdoz 6 0 to 12 d I
Nectarines, per dz 2 0 to 6 o',
Apples, per hf. sv. 1 6 to 3 0
Pears, per do
Oranges, per doz 4 0 to 10 0
Lemons, per 100 4 0 to 8 0'
Apricots. per doz 2 0 to 4 0

s. d. s. d
Cherries, per lb.. 0 oto 0 0
Filberts, per lb .. 1 oto 1 6
Cobnuts, per lb 1 oto 1 6
Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0
Walnuts, per 100 1 oto 2 0
Figs, per d0z..... 2 oto 4 6
Strawberries potl. 0 0 to 0 0
Gooseberries hf sv 0 oto 0 n
Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 0
Plums, per do. .. 0 oto 0 0
Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0
Raspberries, pr ptlo oto 0 0