The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Aug. 7,

MAR LBOROUG II- STREET. CRUEL TR TIATMENT
0 F A ‘IIFE.-1 homes Stevens, described as a clatrynran,
was charged with assaulting his wife, Sarah Stevens.
From the evidet,ce of the wife, it appeared that for sewrie
months past she had lived with Mr. Win.Sketlington of 163,
Piccadilly, as servant ; the prisoner, owing to the ilindnes A
of her employer, being allowed to reside in the house. Qii
the previous afternoon her husband came home drunk, and
without any quarrel cr words taking place between tr!epa.
commenced kicking and striking her, one of the blow-, -the
prisoner gave her causing great pain.
just. 'touched
Pri,imer said it was all false. He was going upsta*Jr--3 into
the office of Mr. Sketilligton when his elbow her and pushed her aside.
Mr. Slreflington said the prisoner had coma home to
attend his (prisoner's) lather's funeral. He w di., in his office
when he heard an altercation. He did not, interfere, and
shortly after, while at an auction room, he 'was fetched by
his son, who told him he thought the prt er,ner was killing
ctrild, and lie greatlY
.1
her in his office,
his wife. When he went home he roan
where she had gone for protection. 0 a former
occasions he
, it's probity that be tole-
itilla-dustelidrchaetre.ti threatened tow killaso wliinisg
twoi fheisawn
id,
rated the prisoner coming to his I Arise.
Prisoner said he was not quite en -link.
Mr. Beadon—No, mischiern.rieiy so. On the very day you
supposed your father's funetT.l to take place you go there,
and brutally attack your wife.%virile iu a state of intoxication.
You and others must be tarlgy lit that, you are not to do this.
Committed for three rn ur,ths, with hard labour.
II

THAMES.—A l'C
TIi'TED ROBBERY AT BLACK. LION
‘FHARK—Henry E..
":'ard, a labourer, about 30 years dap,
was bought as rou before ?sr. Yardley, charged with being in a
n 81aA,.. Lion Vtilearf, Lower East Smithfield,
for the purpose ',A committing a felony.
Mr. William "iliornas, one of the proprietors of the wharf,
stated that yes' erday afternoon he thought he heard a noise
in a wareho,.tee above stairs. lie ran up the stairs quickly,
and in a s
.11
Saw aarliw la-,•'9.ii room partitioned off from the warehouse he
, ge: hamper openeeLand two books partially in and
PiY out of the hanrper. Behind the hamper he disco-
vere,'., a flannel shirt and several other articles which had been
tak.eniout of the hamper. Orilookinground he saw the prisoner
be:WT.(I the door of the warehouse. He seized the prisoner and
a'-k':(1 him what business lie had in the warehouse,
',,tl which he made no reply. He then gave the prisoner into
custody. The hamper contained a good deal of valuable
property, and belonged to a gentleman who was on his
travels.

Samuel Darnarell, a police-constable, 140 11, stated that
on the way to the station-house the prisoner said be came
from Southampton, and bad been in London three week%
but en his arrival at the station-house he was unable to de-
scribe the town, and he declared ke was a Portsmoutk man,
who had been in London two days only, lie believed the
prisoner was a thief.

Roche, the gaoler of the court, said he'had sonic recollec-
tion of the prisoner having passed through his hands.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he came up to London
from Portsmouth three nights ago, and was robbed of his
money and property in Spitalfields, near the market. He
bad been since in search of work, and hearing from a man
that a gaod deal of plastering and whitewashing work was
required to be done on Black Liun Wharf, he went there in
search of a job.
Mr. Yardley said that the prisoner was found in a ware-
house containing valuable property under very suspicious
circumstances, and he did not at :01 like the prisoner's
account of himself. He should therefore remand him
until Monday, and give directions to some of the old and
experienced officers of police to look after him.

LONDON AND SOUTH-TVES7'ERN RAILWAY
HALF-YEARLY MEETII76I.

(THIS DAY.)
The usual half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this
company was held teis day at the company's offices, at the
"Waterloo Station, for the purpose of receiving the report of
the direeters, declaring a dividend, and transacting the
, general buiiness of the company.
The chair was taken at one o'clock by Charles Castle-
maine, deputy•chairman of the hoard of directors.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
apologised for the few members of the beard present, but be
supposed that the sea being rather heavy prevented their
return in sufficient time lobe present that day. He thought
the proprietors would be glad to hear that Mr. Chaplin had
returned to his post with restored health, but having been
absent so long it was his wish that he (Mr. Castlernaine)
should wind up the affairs of the half-year by presiding
at the present meeting. (Hear, hear.) He congratulated
the proprietors on the slight effect the late commercial crisis
had had upon their affairs, and it was gratifying to know
that the South-Western had suffered less tha❑ many other
railways, and during the lrst half-year a committee had
been sitting to rscertain the cause of the falling off in
the company's receipts de'ing th 3 previous half-year,
and the decision they had arrived at was that it
was to be attributed to the opening of the Wilts,
Somerset, and Weymouth Railway; hut the directors
thought that as soon as the opening of the Salisbury and
Yeovil Railway took place that falling off would be very
soon recovered. (Bear, hear.) The net revenue fur
the last six months, ending June 30, after deducting
interest o❑ loans, and all other rreferential charges,
amounted to £150,573. To this has been added £7,235, the
surplus at Dec. 31, 1857, making g,157,808 available for
dividend. The (shah-loan then alluded to the vat ions schemes
of the past year, from which he argued that success
would continue to attend the efforts of the directors.
Ile was happ; to say that Mr. Errington, the engineer, had
reported that the works on the Exeter extensio❑ line were
proceeding satisfactorily, and it was a matter of congratu-
lation that the Richmond and Brentford scheme had been
defeated in Parliament. He regretted that the House of
Commons had shown a disposition to encourage railway
speculation in a way that materially affected the interests
of the old companies, and he regretted that the railway
system had been placed at the disposal of a most in-
efficient tribunal created by that house. This tri-
bunal acted on no fixed principles, and was hound
by no precedent. Instead of argument, caprice
governed all its decisions, for any result arrived at after
great deliberation in one roam was liable to be reversed on
the same day in another room. Ile recommended the forma-
tion of an association for the mutual protection of railway
interests. If such a tribunal was constituted, all
questions affecting railway interests could be referred
thereto, such, for instance, as the dispute that arose last
year on some of the northern lines—a dispute that resulted
in nothing but loss to all parties concerned.
After some discussion the report was agreed to, aiol ivi-
dend of £4 Ss. per cent. was declared, and the meeting
separated.

THIS DAYS MARKETS.

•:"OVENT
Largo supplies of fruit and vege
demand generally is steady, as fol

11ARDElc.
:tables continue en offer, and the
Hews :

P. (1. s, 8.
rine Apples, per lb. 4 to 7 0

o.d.
Cherries, per lb 0 4 to t 0
Filberts, per 2b 0 nto I 0
° 0 to
i°
0 oto 0
Strawberries, per pt 0 6to 16
1b107,0 10 to 1 3
0s
24 0 i 0
IGooseberries,p. sr. 2 eto 3 6
Currants, per ditto ?. oto 4
Plums, per ditto 3 oto 3 6
Greengages, per do 3 tto 4 0
I Raspberries, per p 1 0 4to 13 6
;ABLE'S.

Colonial ditto, tact, 0 oto 0 0
Grapes, per lb.
Foreign ditto
Melons, ea,— 2 0 to 5 u

Poact.es, per LW. S 0 to 11 0

Nectarines, per do 6 0 to 12 0
Apples, per , sieve 1 to 2 0
Pears, per doz.
Oranges, per doz 9 to 2 0
Lemons, per doz 0 6 to 1 6
Apricots, per doz 1 6 to 4 0
VEGT,
13. d. s. d.
do
Cs'eGaaiar.
otrebi:lcbto:tl: Siogd: et:cdroPis:ze:dlpil dde 'hozoz :
0(11'
(02,
Itttt °3ooo 2ui
003:
Old potatoes, per tn. 0 0 to o 0
New ditto, per 1b... 0 1 to 0 4
Peas, per sieve
Turnips, per bunch 0 2 to 0 4
Carrots, per bunch 0 4 to 0 6
Cucumbers, each ft 3 to 10
Garlic, per lb 0 6 to 0 S
Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 0
Spinach, per ditto l6 to 2 0
Bros. sprouts, p.b.s 0 0 to 0 0
Old onions, p. d.b 1 0 to I 6
do., per bunch 0 0 to 0 0
French beans,hlf-sv. 1 9 to 2 0
Leeks, per ditto 0 2 to 0 4

s.d. s.d.
Shallots, par lh O6 to 08
Horseradish, p. bh 1 6to 4 0
rarsley, per ditto
Celery, per ditto
Beet, per doz.
Parsnips, per ditto 0 oto 0 0
Small salad, p. pun 0 2to 0 3
Mushrooms, p. petl 2 oto 2 6
Artichokes, per doz 2 oto 6 0
Cabbage Letts., p. se. 0 Bto 1 0
Endive, per dozen 2 6 to r. 0
Radishes, per dz. bd 0 6to 1 o
Tomatoes, per b. sc. 0 oto 0 0
Walnuts, per 100
Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 O
Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0
Rhubarb, p. bundle 0 oto u 0
Asparagus, per bun. 1 6to 4 0
Sea kaki, per pun 0 oto 0 6

NEIVGATE AND LEADENILALL.
Turkeys, Os Od to Os 0(1; poults, Ss Oft to 5s Od each; Geese
is Ed to 7s Od; Goslings, Is Cd to 7s Od; duckitgo, 25 Od to 35,
Od; rabbits, Is Od to is Icl each; wild do., Sd to 15 2d; pigeons,
Cd to Cs 10d each; large Surrey fowls, 78 to tits Od; barn-door
do., ss Od.to Is Cd ; chickens,.-2 to is ed ; capons, Os 0,1 to Os Od;
hares, 45 Od to is Od ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od each ; pheasants, .8 04
to Cs Od; ptarmigan, Os 01 to 0,, Od; woodcocks, Os Od to Os 04;
snipes, Os Od to Os ( ; tea', nd to Os Cd; wild ducks, Es rd to Os Od;
to Es 1 ; Voyers, Od to Os 01 each ; uttinea foci Os
to I s Od ; roasting pigs, Os to us each ; Ostend fresh butter, Os ud to
Os Od ; English, Os lld to I%ld per lb; English eggs, Si lid to Op 0,1;
French do.,Gs Od to 7s Cl p r 120 ; leverets, ss Od to to Od each.

BILLINGSGATE.
Turbots, 4s ("cod tonslls.9lllßdo;4
tbori3ll, 4 d
,soas Oeactho Is
;sOodles; salmon, 0s dto
Pper
'paiirlrroeurti,bos; to id per lb ; lobsters, bd to 3s Od; crabs, 6d to zs 6d ;
whitings, 3s Od to lOs per doz.; common oysters, fns Od to Is Od ;
natives, 4.. sMI to 4's at per bushel ; mackerel, 60s to Os per leo;
smelts, Is 6d to Os Od per doz.; skate, Ps to 6rl per Ps; shrimps, Os
to Os Od per gall.; bloaters, Us Od to Os Od per 100 ; fresh herrings,
Ss Od to Os per 109 ; Scotch do., Pd ; sprats, ns MI to es Od per
bushel; doreys, Is Pd to 7s; kuldocks, Os to Its per dOz.; pike 6d;
sturgeon, Ed per ib.; prawns, Is to 4s; mullets, Os MI to is fid each;
plaice, 4d to is Od each; halibut, fid per lb; flounders, is 61 to Is
d per doz.; eels, 84 to le per lb.; carp, Is Od to Is ; tench, I s to 88
per brace; gurnets,4d to Is.