The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-20 00:00:00

THAMES.

AN EXPENSIVE RIDE.—BILKING A CONDUCTOR.
Grimes, cook and confectioner, and au ex-police constable,
was summoned before Mr. Partridge for refusing to pay
an omnibus fare.
Robert Blaker, conductor of a Blackwall omnibus, said
the defendant mounted the outside of his vehicle in Pop-
lar on Sunday evening last, and rode to the Cannon-street-
road-gate in the Commercial-road, where he alighted. Re
demanded the usual fare, 3d., when the defendant said,
"Not a farthing will you get out of me," and walked
away grinning, while he was attending to two ladies who
were quitting the inside of the omnibus. The defendant
had served other omnibus conductors in a similar way.

The defendant, in reply, made several charges against
the complainant. This was all done out of spite and ill-
feeling. The conductor was known to be in the practice
of insulting ladies and children. He was not taken to his
destination, and when he began to remonstrate the con-
ductor seized him, pulled him about, and torehis coat.
After that the conductor went to his employer, and tried
to get him out of his place. lie had been in the police
force 12 years, and every officer of the court would give
him a character.
The complainant made a general and indignant denial
to the whole of the charges, and said that the defendant
rode alongside the coachman in front, and got down when
he thought proper. Ho merely wont to the defendant's
master in Gracechurch-street, and asked for the name of
his journeyman.
Mr. Partridge believed the conductor, and said the de-

fendant would find his rido to bo a very dear ono. Ho or-
dered him to pay 3d., the faro, 2s. for the summons, and Bs.
for the conductor's loss of time.

MARKETS,This Day.

COVENT GARDEN.

Only moderate supplies of fruit are on sale. Most kinds
move off freely, at full prices. With vegetables the market
is well stocked. The trade is moderately active, at about
late rates.

FRUIT—Pine apples, 6s to 7s; grapes, 2s Gd to 6s ;
filberts, 9d to is per lb ; apples, is 3d to 2s 6d ; pears,
is 6d to 3s 6d per half sieve; lemons, 3s Gd to 8e ; wal-
nuts, is to 2s per 100.
VEGETABLES—Red cabbages, Os Od to Os Od; white do.,
9d to 2s Od; cauliflowers, is to 2s Od ; horseradish, 9d to
2s Od; celery, Os 9d to 1s 6d per doz heads; greens, 2s Od
to 2s 6d ; turnips, is 6d to 2s Od ; carrots, 3s 6d to 4s Od ;
onions, is Gd to 2s per dozen bunches; cucumbers, 4d to
is Od each ; brocoli, 4d to 8d per bunde.

POULTRY.
Turkeys, 4s Od to 6s Od ; turkey poults, 4s 6d to 6s Od ;
geese, 5s 6d to 7s 041 : goslings, 6s Od to 7s ; ducks, 2s 64
to 3s Od ; tame rabbits, is Od to is 9d ; wild do, is to is
91 ; pigeons, 6d to 8d ; pheasants, 4s to 5s ; hares, 4s Od
to 4s 61 ; partridges, is Od,to is 9d ; leverets, 4s to 4s 6d ;
grouse, 2s Od to 2s 6d Back; Surrey fowls, 9s to 12s ; do.
chickens, 5s 6d to 8s ; barn-door fowls, 4s Od to Os Od
per couple. English eggs, Os Od to 108 Od ; French do.,
83 Od to Os Od per 100. Fresh butter, is ld to is 5d per lb.
BILLINGSGATE.

Soles, is to 5s Od per pair ; cod, 4s to 12s 6d ; brill, 3s Od
to 10s Od; turbot, 5s Od to 20s each ; whiting; 3s to 12s ;
haddocks, 6s to 18s per dozen ' • herrings, —s to —s per
120 ; native oysters, 80s to 110 s ; other sorts, 30$ to 40s
per bushel.

NEWPORT.
Per 81b. by the carcase.
Beef 3s 4d to 4s 4d Mutton 3s 6d to 5s 4d
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Veal 4s Od to 5s 2d Pork