The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-24 00:00:00

THAMES.

MASQUERADING—A COMPLETE MAXE-M—A smooth-
faced and whiskerless young man, who gave the name of
William Jones, and was dressed in a woman's clothes, with
Leghorn hat and blue ribbons, was brought before Mr.
Paget charged with being drunk and disorderly.
Mr. Paget asked what the prisoner meant by calling
herself William Jones.

Inspector Beare, of the K division, said the prisoner `vas
a man.

Mr. Paget —lt is a most disreputable and indecent thing
for a man to assume the dress and character of a woman.

John Clark, 491 K, stated that there was n masquerade
at the Britannia, in the Back-road, St. George-in-tlie-East,
lust night. The prisoner was there and was coming away
with some friends, and had reached Cannot-street, Rat-
cliff-highway, and was parting with his friends, when his
attention was called to him. The prisoner made a loud
noise and used a great many filthy epithets. He told the
prisoner, whom ho mistook for a disorderly prostitute, to
go home and not be making a noise. The prisoner laid
hold of his arm, and some of his friends called him Caro-
line, and told him to have nothing to do with the police
constable. Tho prisoner then commenced talking to him,
and ho said tc him "you are a man ; you ought to be
ashamed of yourself to bo walking the streets iu that
dress." The prisoner lifted up the dress he was wearing
and said ho had trousers on. The prisoner had on a
woman's drawers, but no trousers, and ho took him into
custody. There were several others about in masquerade
drosses. The prisoner's wife and another female wore in
his company.

Thomas Barris, No. 383 K, saw the prisoner leave the
Britannia public-house soon after oso o'clock this morning
with other females.

Mr. Paget—The prisoner is t: man.
Harris—l beg pardon, sir, tloro wero two females with
him. I saw him eating fried fish afterwards. Tho make-
up was so complete that I mail/ mistook him for a woman.
Mr. Paget—lt is a serious matter. The assuming of a
woman's dross by a man may lead to very serious conse-
quences.

The prisoner, whose voice vas anything but feminine,
said ho did not assume the dress of a woman for any un-
lawful purpose. Ills wife and a female friend wore with
him.

Sarah Florence Really said she accompanied the pri-
soner to the Britannia, and his wife was with them. She
did not wear any masquerade dress.
The prisoner's wife gave similar evidence.
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Mr. Paget said that the prisoner's very improper con-
duct might give rise to the grossest possible indecency.
There could not be a worse offence than for a young man
to assume the dress and character of a woman. Thu pri-
soner took his wife and another woman to the masquerade
with him, and that disarmed a good deal of suspicion of
the prisoner's motives, lie sentenced the prisoner to pay
a fine of Vs., or bo imprisoned ten days.

BEARKETS.—This day.

MARK LANE.

Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of English
wheat, both coastwise and by rail, are only moderate, but
in fair average condition. The attendance of millers was
limited ; nevertheless the few samples on offer moved off
steadily at full currencies of Monday last.
The supplies of foreign wore moderately extensive, and
with a fair demand Into rates were steadily maintained.
The quality of the samples was moderately good.
Floating cargoes of grain were in fair request, on pre-
vious terms.
Barley met a good inquiry, but there was very little
English to be had, and prices consequently are almost
nominal. Foreign descriptions were a fair sale, at Mon-
day's currencies.
The malt trade is rather heavy, but prices are without
alteration.
There was a plentiful supply of oats, and good sound
corn moved off steadily at late rates, but inferior and
heated parcels were somewhat cheaper.
Beans and peas met a slow sale, but were quite as dear
as on Moaday.
Cakes were steady, but agricultural seeds were in little
demand.
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-I%ro---11ave no alteration to notice in the value of flour.
The trade is dull.

SHIP AnnrcALs THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch 1,460 240 220

Irish -
11,320 4,800
Foreign

23,630 170 sacks
500 brls
COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND FRICES OF GRAIN.
For the week ending July For the corresponding week
20, 1867. last year.
lire. Aver. Qrs. Aver.
Wheat 27 393-655 ld Wheat 32,431-54s Od
Barley 7637_359 Id i Barley 341-33s 5d
Oats
1,459-283 4di Oat 1,191-23 s Ods