The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-26 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

ASSAULT AND ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.—John Butler,
a short thick-set young fellow, was brought before Mr.
Combe, charged with assaulting Grace Gardner, an old
lady, with intent to rob her.

The prosecutrix stated that on the previous night she
was going home with her son-in-law and two daughters
along the Grange-road, Bermondsey. They were in
advance of her a little way, and as she was attempting
to pass the prisoner be put out one of his legs and caused
her to fall down. While on the ground he fell on her,
and she believed at the time that bad not her son come
up he meant to have robbed her. Witness was so
frightened at the time owing to the numerous garotte
robberies in the Borough that she did not recollect what
afterwards occurred.

Mr. Combe asked her whether she lost anything in
the scale ? She replied that she did not ; but had not
her son and daughter been with her he might have
stolen property from her of considerable value.

John Whitehead said he was with his mother-in law
(last witness) in the Grange•road when he heard her
scream out. He turned roand and saw his mother on
the ground with the prisoner rolling over her. He
seized hold of him, and with some difficulty prevented
him from committing acts of further violence.
Mr. Combe asked him whether he thought it was the
prisoner's intention to rob the old lady ? Witness
replied that he could not tell. When he was searched
at the station-house, a publican's gin glass was found in
his pocket, ai.d he was extremely violent.
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In answer to the charge, tie prisoner said he was
stoker at a fact ry in the Grange-road, and had been out
drinking with some friends, when he fell against the old
lady. He had no idea of robbing her.

Mr. Combe said that according to what he heard, he
did not think there was sufficient evidence as to the
attempted robbery. He should, however, fine him 404.
for the assault, and, in default of payment, commit him
to the House of Correction for one month.

MARKET tsjEwS. 'ay,

CORN E/u LIANGE.

Very moderate supplies of English wheat have come to
hand this week, coastwise and by land carriage, but we
had a large number of Monday's unsold samples here to-
day. As this was a holiday market very few millers were
in attendance, and so little was doing in home-grown
wheats that prices were nominally unaltered.
Over 14,000 quarters of foreign wheat have come in.
Scarcely any sales took place, at nominal quotations.
There was a fair demand for barley and malt, on former
terms.
The supply of oats was on the increase, and the demand
ruled inactive, at late rates.
Beans, peas, and flour were dull, but not cheaper.
•R,RIVALS TIM WRIM.
Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
1,830 2,650 1,690 990
Irish .• • • 6,980
Foreign 1 14,110 il2 mk5.,720 18,290 11200 brl.

Wheat.
1,920

EngHeti ..

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CO!CN
For the week ended Doc. 26,1866, made up from the Returns of e
inspectors in the differeat Cities and Towns in England and W3les
per Imperial Quarter.
WHEAT. EMMET. OATS. 1 RTE. BEANS. I PEAS
6011 Si I 43s 101 25s 61 40s 21 4ts 81 40s 9d
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE.
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WHEAT. I BALLET. I OATS. BEANS. I PEA,.
61s 10i 44s 8d 125 s Id 40a 10i 44s lld 42,, 3d

QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.
Wheat, 108,643 ; Barley, 105,03 S ; Oats, 20,440; Rye, 336 ; Bean-,

6,716 Peas, 3,617 quarters.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

This being a holiday market very few beasts were on
sale, and so little business was doing that prices were nomi-
nally unaltered. The supply of sheep was ♦ery limited,
and the mutton trade ruled dull, at nominal quotations.
The few calves in the market sold briskly, at fully Mon-
day's currencies. Pigs were dull. There were no sales
effected in milch cows.