The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-22 00:00:00

MARLBOROUG 11-STREET.

DRIVEN TO CRIME TIIROUGII thsTßEss.—John
Crawford, a young man, who was described as of
" no fixed home," was charged • before Mr. Knox
with stealing, at 374, Oxford-street, 14 pairs of
socks, of the value of 145., the property of Mr. J.
F. Hammond, hosier.

Mr. Hammond proved seeing the prisoner take
the socks from his door and run off N‘ith them. lie
pursued the prisoner and gave him into custody.
Michael Gorman, 72 E, said he found the socks
on the prisoner, and he admitted taking them. He
refused his addrbss.

In answer to the charge, the prisoner said—l have
found my living till now by hard work. I left
Burnley, and travelled from place to place, and
and came to London and got work. I then fell out
of work and went to Maidstone and worked there.
1 again got out of work, and have had no work since.
I then lived first on what money I had, and then by
selling my clothes. I then became worse off than
ever, and went to the casual wards at different
workhouses, and had nothing to live on but what
they gave me at those places—often only a piece
of bread. When I again came to. London I was
hungry and starving. I went to a police-station
near Camden-town and asked for a night's lodging.
They said I must go -to Somers-town, and
on my asking my way there the officer looked sus-
piciously at me, as if he thought I knew the way,
and then said, " Straight on." I got a job to hold
a horse, and after spending what I received, and
feeling very hungry, I saw the socks at the door
of the prosecutor's shop, and thinking. I could get
something by selling them I took them.
Poole, the assistant-gaoler, said the prisoner's
hands bore appearances of hard work.
The prisoner—The reason why I have not refer-
red to persons who know me is because I am deter-
mined that those who knew me as an honest youth
shall not know me as a thief.
Mr. Knox said the prisoner's story, if true, was
a lamentable one. He would remand the prisoner
for a few days, so that he should be carefully looked
at by the London police to see if he was known.
Barns, the gaoler, said the prisoner had been seen
by a greater number of the police than usual.
Mr. Knox said the prisoner's was a hard story,
and asked Mr. Hammond, after what he had heard,
if he wished to go on with the case.
Mr. Hammond said the prisoner's was a distress-
ing case, and declined to press the charge any
further.

Mr. Knox discharged the 'prisoner, and strongly
but feelingly recommended him, not to offend again.

THAMES.

STEALING TEA IN A DOCK.—William Leeman, a
dock labourer, aged 27, was brought before Mr.
Partridge charged with stealing lib. 4oz. of tea, the
property of the London and St. Katherine Dock
Company.
James Davidson, a constable, said the prisoner
was about to pass out of the S. Katherine Pock and
he stopped him and searched him, and found in each
stocking, which the prisoner was wearing on his
legs, 10 ounces of tea. The prisoner had been at
work in the B warehouse, where tea in large quan-
tities were deposited. On the way to the station-
house the prisoner was exceedingly violent.
The prisoner, in defence, said he had been out of
work three or four weeks, and was in great distress
and difficulty. He had been lately advanced and
received an " extra ticket," enabling him to receive
employment in the dock as an extra labourer. lle
was only taken on at two in the afternoon.
Mr. Partrid:,re said thaVdirectly the prisoner ob-
tained work he commenced pilfering. He sentenced
him to one month's imprisonment and hard labour.

MARKE TS.-- 1 his day.

MARK-LANE.

The sapply of English wheat on sale here to-day was very,
moderate, and in fair condition. The trade for all qualities
ruled firm, but as millers purchased cautiously there was
no activity apparent. In some instances prices were rather
higher than on Monday.
A fair supply of foreign wheat was on the stands. The
trade was very firm, and an advance in some instances of
is per quarter was established in the quotations.

Floating cargoes of grain were in fair demand, at full
currencies.

English barley was in very moderate supply, but the
show of foreign produce was good. The trade, even for
malting produce, was very qfilet, at Monday's currency.
Malt was in very moderate request, at late rates.
Oats were in fair supply. The trade was firm, and prices
had an upward tendency.
Beans, the supply of which was moderate, sold slowly,
at previous quotations.

Peas were in slow request, at late prices. The market
was fairly supplied.
There was a fair demand for flour, at previous quota-
tions.

SHIP AILRITALS THIS WEEK.

Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch 650 160 1,880 100 2,160

Irisli
Foreign 5,650 4,910 11,960 1,640 sacks
brls