The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-03 00:00:00

LONDOA DOCK COMPANY MEETING,

(THIS DAL)

The half-yearly meeting of the London Dock Company
was held to-day—JoHN CATTLEY, Esq., in the chair.
The report was very satisfactory as to the increase of
shipping and goods warehoused, but the revenue had not
improved in proportion. This was accounted for by the
great reduction made in the charges with a view to meet the
competition now existing. The directors proposed a divi-
dend of D. 10s. per cent. for the half-year, which would
leave a balance in favour of the company of £143,609
16s. Bd. Some discussion is now (two o'clock) taking
place on the report, the question of appointing auditors of
the accounts occupying the attention of the proprietors.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-( TR IS D

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A WORTHLESS Wm.—Johannah Hannah Bell was
charged before Mr. Beadon with creating a disturbance at
the house of her husband, Mr. Ebenezer 8011, of Grafton-
street, Fitzroy-square.

The husband, a respectable-looking young man, said the
prisoner was his wife, and that she was separated from him
in consequence of her dissipated habits. On the previous
night she came to his house drunk, so drunk, indeed, that
she could scarcely speak. He requested her to leave, but
she refused t* do so, and on his return with a constable
she made an attack on him, and ho gave her into custody.
He allowed her 10s. a week for a maintenance, and paid her
rent, 55., which he considered a very liberal allowance ; but
he thought it very hard that that which he allowed her, and
which would keep her comfortably, should all be spent in
drink. She was always drunk, and had been charged at
Bow-street.

Mr. Beadon said the allowance was very handsome.
The husband said he had set her up in business, had to
pay for property she had destroyed, and he thought she
was mad.

Mr. Beadon said no doubt she was when she had the
drink in her. She accepted the alternative her husband
made her—a very handsome one-15s. a week, and then
went and kicked up a row and annoyed her husband. He
should order her to find one security in £lO to keep the
peace for three months.

SHOPLIFTING.—Ann Taylor was charged with shoplift-
ing at the shop of Mr. Charles Shute, stay-yeaker, &c.,
9, Tottenham-court-road.
Mrs. Jane Elliott, assistant to the prosecutor, said that
at a quarter before ten the prisoner came in and asked the
price of a skirt. She told her it was 145., and the prisoner
remarking that it was too dear, left, and as she was
doing so she thought she saw the skirt produced move
from the door, where it was hanging ; and on
going to the door, a man, pointing to the pri-
soner, said, " That's the woman." Sh• then followed
the prisoner, who went into a public-house at the corner of
Hanway-street, and taxed her with stealing one of their
shirts. The prisoner, after denying it, threw the shirt on
the ground, and then made her escape out of the other
door, there being one in Hanway-street and another in
Tottenham-court-road, but she was stopped by the conduc-
tor of one of the Highgate omnibuses, and secured till Mr.
Shute, the prosecutor, gave her into custody.
Mr. Beadon said it was a determined case of shoplifting,
and committed her for four months with hard labour.

THAMES.

A THIEr BAULKED AND A THIEF CAUGHT.—James
Shardon, aged 17, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged
with stealing a pair of boots, value 7s. Gd., from the shop
of Mr. James Thomas, boot and shoe maker, of No. 122,
High-street, Poplar.

The prisoner was detected and captured under the fol.
[owing curious circumstances :

Last night Mr. James Jackson, a cheesemonger and
provision merchant, was standing at the door of his shop,
No. 131, High •street, Poplar, when he saw the prisoner
make an attempt to steal a large piece of bacon on the win-
dow-board within the shop, but a little thing prevented
him, in the shape of a very clear sheet of
plate glass, which formed the window. The prisoner
struck his hand against the glass, and appeared very much
surprised. Mr. Jackson had no doubt the prisoner thought
the window was an open ono, and that there was no glass
at aIL The prisoner walked on, soothing the pain in his
hand with his mouth, and uttering maledictions on the
plate glass, until he reached the shop of Mr. Thomas,
where he pulled down a pair of boots, exposed for sale at the
shop door, and walked away with them. Mr. Jackson im-
mediately followed,and seized the prisoner, who said, "What
do you want with me ?" to which Mr. Jackson replied,
I want the boots you have stolen. The prisoner said I have
no boots, and at the same time dropped a pair close to his
feet. Mr. Jackson picked them up and delivered them to
his neighbour, who identified them as his property.
The prisoner pleaded guilty.
Mr. Yardley said the prisoner appeared to be a very expert
thief, and sentenced him to four months' imprisonment and
hard labour in the House of Correction.

The prisoner thanked the magistrate, and as he left the
dock said he was glad it was no worse.

TILE ACCIDENT O V TILE MERSEY.

Thomas Grue, the boat-man who was removed to
the receiving house at the Prince's Dock, mado the
following statement relative to the above melan-
choly occurrence :—Thomas Mackay, the owner of
the boat, and myself were engaged to attend the
Grand Trianon, and we accordingly went over to
Birkenhead and saw that vessel out of the dock
into the middle of the river opposite Rock Ferry.
At about half-past three o'clock, the captain of the
sdip and a number of riggers, labourers, and others
got into our boat for the purpose of going on
shore. Thero were about 28 or 29 of us alto-
gether. The wind was blowing fresh from the SW.
but the water round the Grand Trianon, when we
left her, was not very rough, and we did not con-
sider it dangerous to go ashore in the boat. We
had a foresail up. When about 200 yards from the
Coburg Dock Pierhead the sea was very rough, and
I had some foreboding that something wrong would
take place. To prevent accident the people on
board were told by Thomas Mackay to sit steady,
but immediately afterwards the boat was struck
with a very heavy squall, and the back sea from the
pierhead filled her with water, and she instantly
went down under our feet. I leaped as far as I
could from the boat, and then I found that a lad
had hold of one of my logs, but in order that both
of us should not be drowned I kicked him off.
The screams of the people in the water for assis-
tance were dreadful, but I could not see many of
them, owing to the great swell and the heavy
waves. I heard. Win. Robbins, the rigger, who had a
wooden leg, sing oat as the boat went down—" 0
Lord, save me ; we are gone !" I succeeded in get-
ting off my coat, and then swam with the tide to-
wards the shore. I had my head frequently under
the water, and at times thought that there was no
use in continuing my efforts to reach the land by
swimming, as I felt certain I should be drowned. I
however persevered, and was ultimately picked up
by William Hill and William Morton, in the boat
Jane, near the Queen's Dock Basin. I was much
exhausted, but, nevertheless, had to walk from the
George's Pierhead to the receiving-house, owing to
the cabdriver refusing to take me because my clothes
were wet. Mackay's boat was about 24 feet long
and 7 feet beam, strongly built, and I could have
trusted her almost in any sea.
The boat was picked up and brought to the
Prince's Pier. She is a strong boat, and considered
one of the best on the river.

TlllB DAY'S MARKETS.

HAY MARKETS.

SITITITFIP,LD.—Mozdow hay, £2 153 to £l4s ; clover,
£3 153 to £5 53 ; and straw, £1 5s to £1 lOs per load.
Supply short ; trade steady, at full prices.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 4s; clover,
£3 15s to £5 53 ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 lOs per lead.
A slow trade.
WityrEcuaTEL—Meadow hay, £2lss to £4 4s; clove!,
£4 Os to £5 53 ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 10s per load.
Both hay and straw moved off slowly, but at fully previous
quotations.