The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-16 00:00:00

THAMES.

SUSPICIOUS POSSESSION OF PROPERTY.—AN OLD RE-
CEIVER IN TROUBLE.—Benjamin Barnes, chandlers' shop
keeper, Royal Mint-street, better known as Rosemary-
lane, John Clooly, and John Basley, labourers, were
brought before Mr. Partridge charged with being in the
unlawful possession of property suspected to be stolen.
Barnes is a notorious receiver and well to the police.
He bas been convicted three times. He was sentenced on
one occasion to 12 aioutha' imprisonment and hard labour,
a second time to five years penal servitude, and a third to
fifteen years penal servitude. These severe punishments
'appear to have had no effect upon him. He has returned
to his old pursuits. Dunaway, a valuable detective officer,
No. 11 11, has kept a sharp look out after Barnes and others.
Clooly was in the employ of Barnes. Yesterday afternoon
Dunaway saw Clooly and Basley with a truck
containing 3 bags of clover seed in Lelnan-street, White-
chapel. Dunaway asked the prisoners where they ob-
tained the three bags of seed, to which they replied that
they bought it of Barnes, in Royal Mint-street. Dunaway
seized the truck and its contents, and waited upon Barnes,
who admitted he had sold the clover seed to the other pri-
soners, and that he obtained it of several men by the water-
side whom he did not know. He added that he should
know them again if ho saw them, and that it was customary
to buy things in that manner. There were two parcels of
tea on the counter weighing together three quarters 15
lbs. They were not packed up in a business-like style,
and had certainly not come from a wholesale or retail
establishment. There was also a chest of tea weight 124
lbs., 2 cwt of rice, and 1 cwt. of trefoil seed in the shop.
Barnes saip he purchase the. rice of the same
men that sold him the cloverseed, and that it was sweep-
ings. There were no invoices produced for the goods
seized. Dunaway believed the chest of tea was stolen from
a wharf, or on its way from a wharf to the warehouse of
Dick Brothers in the City. Ho was of opinion the whole
of the property was stolen. The rice was quite clear.
Benjamin Prior, police sergeant No. 2 H, said that Barnes
informed him that he gave 30s. per cwt. for the cloverseed.
Its real value was 565. por cwt.
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Mr. Partridge said this was a case of strong suspicion ;
but as no owners of the property were forthcoming, all ho
could do at present was to direct that the prisoners should
enter into their own recognisances to appear on Thursday
next at the Thames Police-court, to answer any charge
which may be brought against them.

MARKE TS..-.This day.

COVENT GARDEN.
For the time of year the market is fairly supplied with
fruit and vegetables. There is a steady but not active de-
mand for most qualities, as follows:
FRUIT—Pine apples, 4s to 8s; grapes, Ss Od to 8s Od;
apples, 4s Od to 8s Od ; chestnut; 10s to 18s par bushel ;
oranges, 3s Od to 8s ; lemons, 4s to its per 100.
VEGETABLES—Cauliflovrers, 2s to 6s Od ; cabbages, 2s to
3s Od; turnips, 4s Od to 6s Od; carrots, 6s Od to 8s Od per
dozen bunches; horseradish, 4s Od to Gs Od; celery, is Gd
to 203 Od per bundle; onions, Os to Os Od per bushel.