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

MARLBOROUGH STREET:

CONVICTION OF A SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER.—Thomas
Wright, a determined-looking young man, was placed
at the bar, before Mr, Beadon on remand, charged with
being found on the premises of Wm. Jones, a pawn-
broker, of 3, Frith-street, Soho, with the intention of
committing a robbery.
Benjamin Stamford, assistant to the prosecutor, said
that a few mornings since, while taking down the
shutters, he heard a noise bAind the counter, and on
going round and looking there he found the prisoner con-
cealed there. The prisoner on seeing that he was dis-
covered, immediately jumped up and ran out of the shop.
Witness went after him, and seeing a constable told him
what had happened, and the constable pursued him.
Polic-constable Amos, 158 0, said that his attention
having been called to the prisoner by the last witness
he pursued him. While doing so the prisoner, who
was running at the top of his spend, threw away
a jemmy and a life-preserver. Having come up to the
prisoner be took him into custody.

Mr. Beadon asked if anythirg was known of the
prisoner._

Cole, 317 A, a detective officer, said he bad known the
prisoner for three years to belong to a notorious gan?,
some of whom bad been sentenced to various terms
of penal servitude. He also knew the prisoner to be
living with a female who was the associate of thieves.
He had also refused hi■ address.
The prisoner denied that his intention was to commit
a felony, and said he had not been long from the
country.

Mr. Beadon said there could be very little doubt what
his intention WAS, and committed the pri,oner for three
months, with hard labour.

THAMES.

HEARTLESS AND DARING ROBBERY BY A BLACK MAN.
—Samuel Powell, a man of colour, described as a
barber, was brought before Mr. Self-, charged wits
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 l3eckford, 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 tl proceed to sea
in thelihip on her next voyage. A few days since, in
the absence of the mate, the prisoner absconded,
taking with him the watch and clothes, worth
51., 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 polio, -constable, 185 H.
He had on the mate's co it, and said he bad sold the
mate's watch to a foreigner for 184.
Wm. 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 21. for it,
but he told him it was worth only 183., and gave him
that sum.

Mr. Champion identified the watch as his property,
and said it was left with him by a passenger who could
not pay his passage money.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and

Mr. Selfe sentenced him to be imprisoned and kept
to hard labour for four calendar months, and observed
that the prisoner had behaved very badly indeed to the
mate of the ship. He ordered the watch to be restored
to Mr. Champion.

Turner saii he would not give it up. He gave a
fair price for it.

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'a not your
watch.

The watch was then given up.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 4/ Os; clover,
31 108 to 51 Os; and straw, 115 s to 1/ 103 per load.
Trade steady.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 41 2s; clover,
3/ !Os to 5/ Os ; and straw, 11 5s to 11 lOs per load.
A moderate supply, and a fair demand.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 10s to 41 Os ; clover,
31 103 to 51 6s ; and straw, 1/ 6s to 11 lOs per load.
Supply good.