The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-03 00:00:00

THAMES.

AUDACIOUS ROBBERY BY A CARMAN.—AIfred Stedman,
a carman, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with
stealing-2171b. of sugar, valued at £4 10s., the property of
John Mutters and Co., his employers.
The prosecutors are extensive carriers and town carmen
in Dock-street, Wellclose-square. The prisoner was or-
dered by Mr. John Rutherford, their manager, to fetch a
hogshead of sugar from the West India Dock and deliver
it at Hore's-wharf in Wapping for shipment to Scotland.
When delivered to the prisoner the hogshead of sugar
weighed 16cwt. 2qrs. 211 b. Soon after it was delivered at
the wharf, Mr. Thomas Grogan, employed at the wharf,
discovered that it had been tampered with. ' On
rolling it over a piece gave way. There was a
hole in the head of the cask, and it was evident that part
of the contents had been abstracted. The cask was de-
livered to the prisoner in a sound state, and when it was
put into his cart there was no hole in the head of it. On
being re-weighed, after the discovery by Mr. Grogan, the
weight was 14 cwt. 3 qrs. only. The abstraction of the
sugar must have taken place between the West India
Dock and Hore's Wharf. The prisoner was three hours
on the road. The distance is about three miles, and the
journey ought not to have lasted more than one hour. He
accounted to the manager and to Police-sergeant Duna-
way, 11 H, for the delay, by stating that his horse
was down twice on the journey, once in the dock and
again opposite Limehouse Church, and he was very much
afraid the horse had the gripes. He also said the horse
was down half an hour the second time.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he delivered the hogs-
head "sound and safe" at Hore's wharf, but there was a
tin on it.
It was explained to the Magistrate that a tin nailed
down was always placed over the sampling hole of a hogs-
head. The sugar in the cask in question had not been
abstracted through the sampling hole.
Two witnesses proved that the hogshead was in a sound
state when it left the dock.
Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial.

MARKETS.---This Day.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

The supply of beasts on sale here to-day was limited,
and th• demand for all breeds ruled steady, at an advance
in the qtfotations realised on Monday last of quite 2d
per 81bs. The general top figure was 5s 6d, but a few
very prime Scots produced 5s 8d per 81bs. Sheep—the
show of which was by no means extensive—were in good
request at 2d per 81bs more money. The best Downs, in
the wool, realised fully 7s ; out of the wool, 5s 8d to 5s 10d
per 81bs. Prime lambs sold briskly, at extreme rates, but
inferior lambs were a slow inquiry. Calves and pigs were
in fair request, at very full prices.

Per -81 b to sink the offal.

s ds d
Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 10 4 2
Second quality Rio ..4 4 4 0
Prime large oxen ..5 0 5 Z
Prime Scuts, &c.... 5 4 5 6
Crse. and int. sheep. 4 2 4 8
Second quality do ..4 10 5

s ds d
Pme crs-wool sheep 6 0 6 6
Prime s'thdown n 0.6 8 7 0
La ge coarse calves.s 4 5 10
Prime small d0......6 0 6 4
Large hogs ....4 0 4 6
Small porkers I 6 5 0

Lamb....Bs Od to 93 Od.

Suckling calves, 22s to 24s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s
to 3.6

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply.
420 Beasts Foreign supply.
Beastsl3
Cows .. Cows.
Sheep 6,200 Sheep 1,60
Calves 5O Caves
rigs 3O) • Pigs

HER, MAJESTY•

OSBORNE, Wednesday.
The Queen •went out in the grounds yesterday
morning with Princess Helena, and drove out in the
afternoon, accompanied by Prince Arthur, and
attended by Lady Churchill.
Colonel Du Plat was in attendance upon horse-
back.

His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by
Major Elphinstone, visited the forts on Portsdown-
hill yesterday.

THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES.
The Prince of Wales rode out on horseback yes-
terday afternoon, attended by Major Teesdale.
The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive
attended by Viscountess Walden.

PRINCE ALFRED.
His Royal Highness Prince Alfred arrived at
Brussels on Tuesday, and was conveyed to the
palace in a court carriage which was waiting his
arrival at the station.

A dinner on the occasion of the Prince's visit Was
given at the palace. Among the guests were Lord
Howard de Walden, the English Minister, and
several other representatives of foreign Powers.
His royal highness left Brussels for England yes-
terday morning, and embarked on board the Vivid
at Ostend.

On landing at the Admiralty Pier, Dover, in the
afternoon his royal highness proceeded to Birming-
ham's Lord Warden Hotel. After taking a Walk
in the town Prince Alfred returned to the hotel and
dined. His royal highness left Dover by the 6.50
p.m. train of the South-Eastern Railway for Lon"
don, Mr. E. T. Way attending on the part of the
railway company.