The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-16 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A CLEVER AMATEUR DETECTIVE.—M;;imith, a woman
about 50 years of age, who refused her address, was charged
before Mr. Knox with attempting to pick the pockets of
several ladies in Oxford-street.

William Sherer, a young man, residing in Great Port-
land-street, said that on the previous afternoon he saw the
prisoner walking between several ladies in Oxford-street,
and saw her hand in the pockets of five different ladies.
As he recognised her as a woman who had before been at
the court, he gave her into custody.
Burns, 335 A, proved receiving the prisoner in charge.
She denied the charge, and said she was looking for her
brother, who was an omnibus conductor, but she after-
wards said she was admiring the ladies' fine drosses. She
refused her address.

Sergeant Cole, 23 Q, said the prisoner had been twice
convicted at that court and once at the Mansion-house.
when she pretended to be a widow, wearing widow's weeds,
The prisoner, who either was or pretended to be very
deaf, said she was a little flighty, and had been in an
asylum, and that she had been sent to prison from that court,
but that was merely on suspicion. She had a brother who
was an omnibus conductor, but, being tired of that low and
disreputable life, he was going to America to join the
Fenians. She only waited a moment to look for him, when
the young man came up and handed her over to a con-
stable.

Mr. Knox committed the prisoner as a suspected person
for three months with hard labour.

A few weeks ago Sherer detected a boy robbing the stall-
keepers at the London Crystal Palace.

WESTMINSTER.

EXTRAORDINARY:CHARGEAGAINST A POLICEMAN.—James
Beasley, a police-constable of the B division, was brought
up on a warrant charging him with leaving his beat while
on night duty, to the imminent danger of persons and
property.

James Townsend, 254 B, said—On Wednesday night at
10 o'clock I marched with the defendant and other men to
their beats. I saw the defendant to his beat and left him
there. At half-past eleven, from information I received
from Police-constable. Pace, 142, I went to the defendant's
lodging. I knocked at the door, and defendant came and
answered it himself. I asked him his reason for having
left his beat in the manner ho had done, when he replied,
" He did not mean to do any more duty—he was tired of
the police." I cautioned him to be at the superintendent's
office the next morning, but he was neither there nor at
the office of the Commissioner. Ho was taken into custody
yesterday.

Mr. Selfe—Had ho his uniform on when you went to his
house on Wednesday night and saw him?
Witness—No. Ho was undressed as though he was
going to bed.
Mr. Selfe—What has ho done with his uniform ?

Stand Plate. About three miles. Run at 4.—Ballycasey,
12st 71b; Pantaloon, list 101 b; Tonio, list 91b. All are
here.

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—THIS DAT.
LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.
7to 2 agst Copenhagen (taken)
9to 1 agst Caithness (taken)
10 to 1 agst Valiant (taken)
14 to 1 agst East Lynn (taken)
16 to 1 agst Provisor (taken)
29 ti I.4icky,Star (4ken),
20 to 1 agst Historian (taken)
25 to 2 agst Minette (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
50 to 1 agst Belgrave (taken)
50 to 1 agst Salpinetes (taken)
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
14 to 1 agst Cortolvin (taken)
25 to 1 agst Emblem (taken)

DONCASTER SPRING MEETING.
TUESDAY, MARCH 13.
Acceptances for the Doncaster Spring Handicap. St.
Leger Course, lm. 6fur. 132yds.
Age st lb
Privateer ... 8 12
Lord Conyugham... 4 8 2
Valiant ... 5 7 9
Bedouin ... a 7 7
Lalla. Rookh ... 4 7 7
Lima filly ... 4 7 2
Bonaparte ... ... 4 7 0
Little Goy (h b) ... 5 7 0
Fitzroy ... 3 6 7
Aldcroft 3 6 6

Age st lb
Musician ... 3 6 5
Lady of the Tees... 3 6 5
Lochiel 3 6 3
Duty Free... ... 3 6 1
Begun). ... 3 6 1
Treasure Trove ... 3 6 1
Three per Cant ... 3 6 0
Miss Haworth. 3 6 0
Eakring 3 6 0

MARKETS.---This Day.

MARK LANE.

Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home-%
grown wheat were moderate. The condition of the pro-
duco was very middling, and the trade generally ruled
inactive. The few dry samples on offer, however, changed
hands at full prices. - -
With foreign wheat the market was fairly supplied. For
most descriptions there was a moderate demand, and Mon-
day's currency was steadily supported.
Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at late rates.
The supply of barley on sale was but moderate. The
trade was firm, at quite previous'quotations.
In malt sales progressed slowly, at Monday's currency.
Oats were in but moderate supply, and the trade ruled
quiet, at late prices.

Beans met a slow sale, at late prices.
For peas the trade was quiet, on former terms.
There was only a moderate demand for flour, at late
rates.

SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch 1840 1480 1570 910 2190
Irish
Foreign 14,990 5980 4650 380 sks.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
The supplies of meat on sale aro but moderate, and the
trade rules firm at the annexed quotations:—

Per 81b by the carcase.

I d
10 s d a d d
Inferior beef ...... 2 3 4 Inferior mutton 36 4 0
Middling do. ...... 3 6 3 jo Middling mutton 4 2 4 S
Prime large d0.....4 0 4 2 Prime do 4 10 5 2
Prime small d 0.... 4 4 6 Veal 4 8 5 8
Large pork ...... ..3 10 4 8 Small pork .5 0 5 4

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

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HARROW RACES.-THIS D.T.
MIDDLESEX GRAND OPEN STEEPLECHASE.
Princess Dagmar

Johnnie
Rogue

Seven ran.

SELLING STAKES.

Light of Other Days
Three ran. No other past the post
STAND PLATE.

Ballyeasey O
Three ran. No other past the post.
ITANDICAP SELLING.

:Benanor
Shazalie

Duchess of St. Albans
Four ran. Dead heat for second place.
HUNTERS' STAKES.

Bolingbroke
King Arthur
Bracknell

Eve ran.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

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ROUSE OF LORDS—THIS EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at
five o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS,

Several private bills were read a second time, including
the following : —Commercial Union and Argus Assurance,
Delabole Railway and Dossiney Harbour, Connell Rail-
way, Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland, White-
haven and Furness Junction, and Whitehaven, Cleator, and
Egromont Railway, &c.