The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-05 00:00:00

THAMES.

UEARTLESS AND DARING ROBBERY BY A BLACK MAN.
—Samuel Powell, a man of colour, described as a
barber, was brought before Mr. Selle, charged ail
stealing a silver watch value 41., and a coat, the property
of Arthur Champion, mate of the American ship
Victoria, and a pair of boots value 18 the property of
William Beckford, under the following circumstances :
The prisoner, who was in a state of destitution,
applied to Mr. Champion for employment and he was
engaged as a sort of second steward to proceed to sea
in the ship on her next voyage. A few days since, in
the absence of the mate, the prisoner absconded,
t.%king with him the watch and clothes, worth
Si., also a pair of boots. The mate's watch and
clothes were stolen from the state-room. The
prisoner was subsequently apprehended in Ratcliff-
highway by George Padfield, a police-constable, 185 H.
He had on the mate's co.tt, arid said he had sold the
mate's watch to a foreigner for 18s.
Win. Turner, a watch and clock maker, of No. 30,
St. George-street, alias Ratcliff-highway, said that the
prisoner came to his shop on Monday week and offered
him a watch for sale. The prisoner wanted 2/. for it,
but he told him it was worth only 18s., and gave him
that snm.

Mr. Champion identified the watch as his property,
and said it was left with him by a pass.nger who could
not pay his passage money.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and
Mr. S,lfe sentenced him to be imprisoned and kept
to hard labour for four calendar months, and observed
that the prisoner bad behaved very badly indeed to the
mate of the ship. He ordered the watch to be restored
to Mr. Champion.
Turner said he would not give it up. He gave a
fair price for it.

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Mr. Selfe—But if you buy stolen property you must
put up with the consequences.
Turner still refusing to give up the watch, the magis-
trate ordered Padfield to take the foreigner into custody,
and charge him with the unlawful possession of the
watch.

Turner—Must I give up mine watch ? Why :should
I, sir ? it's mine watch.

Mr. Selfe—Give it up directly, sir ; it's not your
watch.

The watch was then given up.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 4/ Os; clover,
3/ lOs to 51 Os; and straw, 115 s to 1/ 109 per load,
Trade steady.
CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 129 to 4/ 2s ; clover,
3/ 103 to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 11 109 per load.
A. moderate supply, and a fair demand.
WHITECIIIAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 4? Os ; clover,
3/ lOs to 5/ 63 ; and straw, 1/ Gs to 11 103 per load.
Supply good.

COLONIAL.
TEA. —The market is very firm and rather a large busi-
ness has been done. Common congou has improved to 13d
per lb.

SUGAL—There is a good demand for all qualities, and
prices are firm. In the refined market values are on the
rise, owing to the scarcity of dried goods.
COFFEE.—Plantation Ceylon continues to be enquired
for at about late rates, but other descriptions aro quiet.
COCOA.— Ratherlarge quantities have arrived, and prices
are depressed ; some parcels, however, are announced for
public competition. which will afford some criterion of
value.

RICE.—The finer descriptions have been more enquired
for, and late rates have in ;most instances, been refused.
Ballam realised 7s 9d to Bs, and Madras 8s 101 d per cwt.
SALTPETRE. —There is little alteration to notice; only a
limited business has been reported, but priees are firm.
TALLOW.—The market is firmer. P. Y.C., on the spot,
is quoted 540 ; January to March, 53. 9d ; and March only,
54. 6,1 per cwt. South American is at 53s 6d ; and town
tallow, 53s per cwt.