The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-31 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

DOUBTFUL CHARGE.—SamueI Caudland, a young
man said to be well known to the police, was charged
on suspicion with stealing a gold watch, the property
of Mr. James Richard Naylor, an officer of the
Crown Office of the House of Lords, in the Court
of Exchequer on the previous day.
The prosecutor said—l live at Islington. I was
in the Court of Exchequer yesterday afternoon.
The prisoner was in front of me. An argument
between Mr. Bovill and the Lord Chief Baron
created some amusement, and as it took my atten-
tion I felt a tug at my watch chain, and immedi-
ately I missed my gold watch. The prisoner at
that moment bolted from the court, and I fol-
lowed him. As I passed some curtains just
outside the court I missed the prisoner, and
in looking for him found him rolled up as it were in
the curtain. I seized him, and said I thought he had
got my watch ; he denied it, and then two con-
stables came, and they went to the address he gave,
and also to where he said he was going for work.
Cross-examined by the prisoner—l was not per-
suaded to charge you by the police. Twenty mi-
nutes elapsed before 1 gave you in custody. I wanted
to know your character.
W. Terrill, 590 A, proved that prisoner gave the
right address.
James Jones, 125 A, proved that he went to
where prisoner said he was going to work, and found
the person he mentioned had lived at the house, bu'
had left.

Prisoner said the prosecutor did not wish to
charge him, but when he had been long persuaded
by the police, and they knew he had been in trouble
before then, and that after a lapse of an hour was
he charged.
The watch was not found, although the place had
been searched.

Detective Sergeant Costhorpe wished to prove the
prisoner's former bad character, but
Mr. Arnold remanded him till Wednesday.

MARKETS.—This Day.

MARK LANE.
Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home-
grown wheat were but moderate. The half of the samples
on offer was again in very middling condition, and sales
in consequence progressed slowly; dry samples, however,
changed hands at full prices, whilst damp produce sold at
irregular quotations.
The supply of foreign wheat on sale was moderate.
There was a fair demand for most descriptions, and prices
ruled firm.
Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly at full cur-
rencies.

The supply of barley on sale was moderate. Good and
fine malting produce was in fair request at full quotations.
Inferior qualities were a slow sale at late rates. For grind-
ing and distilling barley the trade was steady at full prices.
Malt was in slow request at Monday's currency.
The supply of oats on sale was only moderate. The
trade for most qualities ruled steady at full prices.
The demand for beans and peas was in a sluggish state
at late rates.
In flour about an average business was transacted at
Monday's currency.

OHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch 1280 2220 3140 1230 1110
Irish

Foreign 5050 2170

- 4260

1390 sks.
190 brls.
COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN.
For the week ending Jan. For the corresponding week
27, 1866. last year.
Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver.
Wheat 55,216-45 s 6d 1 Wheat 72,510-38s 6d
Barley 64,077-33 s ld Barley.... ..... 71,913-29 s ld
Oats

BOROUGH HOP.
Most descriptions of hops are in fair demand, and prices
rule firm.

WHITECHAPEL.

The supplies of meat on sale are moderato. For most
qualities there is a steady demand, as follows :
Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s ad ; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s Od ;
veal, 5s Od to 6s Od ; and pork, 3s 8d to 5s 2d per Blbs.
by the carcase.