The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-13 00:00:00

THAMES.

DARING STREET ROMIERY.—George Baxter, a well-
known thief, aged 23, and described as a ropemaker, of
York-place, Stepney, was brought before Mr. Selfe charged
with stealing a silver watch, value £4 10s., from the person
of Patrick Meham, a sailmaker.

It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor was in
the midst of a crowd listening to the exhortations of a
"cheap Jack," who was selling crockery ware and other
goods on a vacant space of ground near Limehouse Church.
While "cheap Jack" was rattling some earthenware
plates and recommending them to be of first-rate quality,
the prisoner was paying attention to the prosecutor's
watch, which he managed to withdraw from the sailmaker's
pocket and detach it from the ring to which it was made
fast by a guard chain. The prosecutor laid hold of the
Prisoner's hand as he was withdrawing it from his watch-
pocket, and said, " You have taken my watch." The pri-
soner struggled, and said, " I have not got your watch;
leave me alone," and at the same time handed the watch to
a confederate. The prisoner, after a desperate resistance,
was secured and given into the custody of a police-constable.
The prosecutor afterwards picked up the ring of his watch
on the ground whore the robbery took place.
A police-constable said that many robberies had taken
place on the waste piece of ground in the district while the
" cheap Jacks" were exercising their calling in their carts.
They generally were very amusing fellows, of whose pre-
sence the thieves took advantage whenever they had an
opportunity.
Tho prisoner, who protested his innocence of the robbery,
was committed for trial.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALLS'—MoNnAy.

Although the attendance was limited, speculation on the
Derby was at one time spirited, the outsiders engross-
ing the greater degree of attention. Umpire im-
proved his last week's quotations, and at the odds quoted, 8
to I—he was backed for £lOO, but that price was afterwards
offered. The highest offer against Thormanby was 11 to 1,
and at a point higher ho would have been freely supported.
1,000 to SO was taken once about Buccaneer, while
Nutbourn• was nominally at 13 to 1, while Sir William
was backed to win £lO,OOO at 1000 to 15. These were the
only notable movements of the afternoon's transactions.
The disputed steeplechase at Croydon was to have been
decided to-day, but in the course of the afternoon the fol-
lowing notice was exhibited in the room
" The hearing of the Croydon Steeplechase case is post-
poned until Monday, the 19th instant.
" By order of the Stewards.
" 12th of December, 1859."
The cause of the postponement is, we believe, a domestic
affliction in Mr. Harrison's family.

TILE DERBY.
Bto 1 agst Umpire (taken)
11 to 1 agst Thormanby (take 12 to 1)
12 to 1 agst Mainstone (taken)
/Q 0 to 8 agst Buccaneer (taken)
13 to 1 agst Nutbourno
25 to 1 agst High Treason (offered)
25 to 1 agst The Drone (offered)
33 to 1 agst Upperhand (taken)
50 to 1 agst Paleface (taken and. offered)
50 to 1 agst Richmond (taken)
50 to 1 agst Restes (taken)
50 to 1 agst Cramond (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Traducer taken)
1000 to 15 agst Sir William (taken freely)
1000 to 15 agst Brother to Rainbow (taken)
100 to 15 agst Horror (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Plumpudding
2000 to 25 agst Blue Ruin (taken)
1000 to 12 agst Oliver (taken)
1000 to 12 agst Brassey (taken)

21113 LAY'S MARICBTS.

lIAY MARKETS.

e B4 per load.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £2 10s to £4 Os ; clover,
SUIT/IFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 104 to £4 Os ; clover,
Trade
,45at °last(); raanteds, stSrauwpp, gls 4s
moderate.to
£3 10s to £5 ; and straw, £1 58 to £1 8s per lead.
Both hay and straw sold slowly, at our quotations.
WILITECIIAPEL.-310adOW hay,l2 10s to £4 Os; clover,
radlOus
dtuoll
£3 15s to £5 ; and straw, £1 48 to £1 8s per load.
Trade dull.