The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-25 00:00:00

THAMES.

AN Inrsincor's LUNCHEON. —Fredorick Duswoll, an
Irish labourer, was brought before Mr. Benson, charged
with stealing 181bs. of salt beef from the West Indii
Dock. _ _

Joseph Cleaver, a dock constable, met the prisoner last
evening as he was leaving the West India Dock, and
noticed that he had something concealed under his coat.
He asked the prisoner what ho had there, to which he
replied, "It is a small bit of beef for thy luncheon."
Cleaver made him produce the "small tit of beef," which
was wrapped up in a ixdoe bag, and weighed 181bs. Tho
prisoner said the mate of a ship, or some one else on
board ship in the dock, gage him the beef for his lunch.

Mr. Benson—ls it ship beef ?
Cleaver—Yes, sir, salt beef; and when I took it from the
prisoner it had not long been out of a ship's harness cask.

Mr. Benson asked the prisoner to give some account o
his possession of the beef, to which the man answered that
a man on board ship gave him the bog.

Mr. Benson—What ship ?
a-no rrisoner —1 don't know the name of the ship.
Mr. Benson was of opinion the beef was stolen, and sen-
tenced the prisoner to-one month's hard labour.
INGENIOUS SMUGGLING.--Auguste Koonig, a German,
was brought before Mr. Benson, charged with smuggling
%lb. of foreign manufactured cigars.
Mr. T. E. Mogg, an examining officer of customs, stated
that on the arrival of the General Steam Navigation Com-
pany's steamer Waterloo from Rotterdam this morning he
was examining the passengers' luggage, and among others
the luggage of the prisoner. There was not a cigar or any
other article liable to duty among the prisoner's luggage,
but the clothes he was wearing were lined with cigars.
There was a false lining in tho back of the prisoner's coat
filled with cigars, and his waistcoat and trousers were also
covered with lining containing cigars. In all he took nibs.
of cigars from the prisoner. The single value and duty
amounted to £1 2s. 9d.
Mr. Benson addressed the prisoner in the German lan-
guage, to which the prisoner replied in the same language
that he was told before leaving Germany, that ho could
take on shore in England as many cigars as he could carry
about his person, but he was not to place any contraband
goods among his luggage.
Mr. Benson said the prisoner had been deceived if he had
received any such intimation. Ile fined him .£1 2s. 9d.,
the single value and duty of the cigars.

MARKETS.---This day.

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MARK LANE.

Tho attendance at this morning's market was only mo,
derate, and tho demand for all kinds of produco ruled in
active.

Fresh up from Essex and Kent, both coastwise and by
rail, the arrivals of English wheat have been limited, but
the quality of the samples was generally good. For both
red and whito parcels the inquiry was very slow, but in all
business concluded Monday's currencies were realised.

There was an extensive show of foreign wheat, for
which the demand was quite in retail at about that day's

rates.

Barley, owing to the small quantity on offer, was quite

as dear.

Floating cargoes of grain are in steady request at very
fall prices.
The melt trade continues quiet, without change in prices.
Large supplies of oats continue to come to hand, and all
sound corn sells steadily on previous terms.
Beans and peas are very firm in price, but the transac-
tions passing are not numerous.
No change has taken place in the value of either town
or country made flour. \
Cakes are steady in value. Linseed and rapeseed are
firm, but with only a moderato business doing. For agri-
cultural seeds there is very little inquiry.

ARRIVALS THIS WEIDE.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch 1,120 130 400 490
960
Foreign 9,770 1,220 10,790 680 sacks
Maize, 1,000 bris.
COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OP GRAIN.

For the week ending Sept. For the corresponding week
21, 1867. last year.
Qrs. Avor. Qrs. Aver.
Wheat 54,026-625 lid Wheat 68,689-49s 8d
8ar1ey......... 8,038-403 7dißarley 11,477-375 10d
Oats 3,151-27s Odl Oats

WHITEOHAPEL.
Per 81b. by the carcase.
Beef 3s 2d to 43 6d I Veal
Mutton 3s 2d to 4B 6d Pork