The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-15 00:00:00

THAMES.

STEALING £loo.—Emma Dacey, alias Deaser, a young
woman of the class called " unfcrtunate," was brought
before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing £lOO in Bank of
England notes, the property of two foreign seamen, named
Antonio and John Frank.

Frank preferred the charge, and said he had been lately
paid off, and his shipmate Antonio, who had gone to sea
again, was paid off from the same ship at the same time.
Antonio lent him his money, and he intended to start in
business as a boarding-house keeper with their joint earn-
ings. He had been living with the prisoner at No. 1,
Albert-street, Shad well, since lie was paid off. His notes
were deposited in a box in pie room in which they lived.
Mr. Selfo—How many notes ?
Witness—Five £2O notes.

Mr. Selfe--Were you and Antonio paid off at the ship-
ping master's office in £2O notes?
Witness—Yes, sir. All the notes were safe in my box
last Saturday week. On Tuesday night last he missed
them, and the prisoner left the house. The notes were in
a small box and deposited in his chest.

Mr. Selfe--How much of the £lOO belonged to Antonio
and how much to your;elf ?

Witness—Half of it was mine and the other half belonged
to Antonio.

A policeman said he found the prisoner in a Dutchman's
house yesterday, and took her mto custody. She denied all
knowledge of the notes, which he had not been able to
trace.

Mr. Selfe said the evidence of the complainant required
a considerable amount of *corroboration. It was very rare
seamen were paid off with £2O notes. He remanded the
prisoner, and requested Inspector Alison, of the K division,
to make an effort to trace the notes, and obtain confirmatory
evidence.

7111 D_4 Y'S MARKETS.

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.—Maadow hay, £2 10s to £4 4s ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 Ss to £1 12s per load.
Both hay and straw were in steady request, at full prices.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £2 10s to £4 4s ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 9s to £1 12s per lead.
Trade firm.

WRITECUAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2lOB to £4 4s; clover,
£4 4s to £5 5s ; and straw, 63 to £1 lOs per load.
A fair demand, at extreme quotations. Supplies moderate.

COLONIAL.

TEA.—The market continues very inactive, and prices
are unaltered.
SUGAR..—The demand for home consumption has been
inactive, although no change can be recorded in prices. A
moderate business has been done in the refined market, at
about former rates.
COHSE.—The market is steady, with a limited inquiry
for Plantation Ceylon at fully late rates.
Itacz.—There has been a rather active inquiry, chiefly
for home consumption, and prices have shown an upward
tendency.
FRUIT.-There continues a steady demand for most
descriptions, at fully late rates.
SALTPETRE.—No sales of importance have been entered
into, and prices remain steady.
TALLOW.—The market continues rather inactive, but
prices are firm. P.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted 595., and
January to March 575. 9d. per cwt.

LADY MAYORESS OF YORK.—There is an ancient
right possessed by the wives of the Lord Mayors of York
which is, I think, worth recording in N. and Q., more espe-
cially as it is now rarely, if ever, exercised. By immemorial
custom, the lady mayoress can, if sho choose, retain the pre-
fix of lady before her surname for the mmainder of her life.
The following rhyme is quoted as the authority for this
curious custom : _ _

" Tho mayor is a lord for a year and a day,
But his wife is a lady for ever and aye."
The last instance I can call to mind of this right being exer-
cised is that of the wife of the Right Hon. James Woodhouse,
This gentleman was lord mayor three or four times, and at
last died during his year of office, about the middle of the
last century ; his wife survived hint several years, and was
always known as Lady Woodhouse.—Notes and Queries.