The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-15 00:00:00

THAMES.

A GANG OF FEMALE THIEVES.—Mary Brown, Cathe-
rine King, Sarah Ann Ryan, and Ann Dwyer, all well-
known thieves, were brought up on remand before Mr.
Paget, charged with hocussing Mr. Thomas Mann, of No.
4, Albert-square, Forest-gate, Stratford, Essex, and steal-
ing seventeen Bank of England notes from his person.
The. prosecutor, about 40 years of age, met with two
females in Bishopsgate-street, a few nights since, and
accompanied them to a questionable house in Devonshire-
street, Commercial-road, St. George-in-the-East. He then
had twenty-two Bank of England notes for £5 each, £3
10s. in gold, and other moneys in his possession.
Be sent for a good deal of liquor and beer,
which the prisoners and the females he mot in
Bishops-gate-street helped him to drink. After he
had drank a glass of beer, which was no doubt well drugged
with some narcotic, he became insensible, and fell back
in his chair. On coming to his senses a few hours after-
wards all the women were gone except Brown, an old har-
ridan, who acted as servant in the house, and who fetched
the liquors. His gold, silver, and 17 of the £5 notes were
missing. Brown was immediately given into custody. The
other.prisoners were arrested on the following evening by
Sergeant Cox, 45 K, who said all the prisoners were noto-
riously bad characters ; that hocussing and robbery, and
sometimes brutal violence, had been:resorted to in the com-
mission of robberies in that street, in Tiger-bay, and other
horrible places adjoining. On the first examination before
Mr. Partridge, when Brown only was in custody, the ma-
gistrate expressed his surprise that any rational man
should accompany two strange women to a house with
£125 and upwards in his possession ; and he was still more
surprised that seven of the 22 notes should have been left
in the prosecutor's pocket-book.
The prosecutor said all the prisoners were in the house
in Devonshire-street while he was there, but the two
women who took him to the house were not among them.
Police-sergeant Cox, No. 45 K, said the two women who
purloined the 17 £5 notes had absconded. They were
well known to him. The numbers of the 17 notes and the
five saved were known, and notice had been given at the
Bank.

Mr. Paget remanded the prisoners for another week.

MARKETS,--This Day.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There was a large supply of beasts on sale here to-day.
Amongst them were 96 from Scotland, 96 from Norfolk,
380 from Ireland, 400 from France, and 1,500 from Holland,
Sm. The attendance of buyers was limited, and the demand
was heavy, at a decline in the quotations compared with
Monday of 6d. per 81bs. The top figure was 5s 2d per
81bs. Sheep sold heavily, at 2d to 4d per 81bs less money.
Prime Downs, in the wool, changed hands at 6s 6d to
Cs 8d ; out of the wool, 5s per Blbs. The few lambs on
offer produced 7s 6d to 8s per 81bs. Calves were very
dull, at a decline of 4d per 81bs. The supply was very
moderate. Pigs were inactive, on former terms.

Per 81b to sink the offal.
de de d e d
Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 10 4 0 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 8 6 2
Second quality do ..1 2 4 6 Prime s'thdown a 0.6 4 6 8
Prime large oxen ..4 8 4 JO Large coarse calves.s 4 5 1,
Prime Scots, &c.... 5 0 6 2 Prime small d0......6 0 6 4
Crse. and inf. sheep. i 0 4 8 Large hogs ..4 t 4 6
Second quality do ..4 10 5 0 Small porkers ....... 4 8 5 0
Lamb....os Od to Os Od.
t) 333 Suzkli
achng calves, —a to —s; and quarter-old store pigs, 3CII
e.

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply.
1 9,, 0
Beasts 2,1 2 Beasts
Cows. Cows
6
Sheep
310
Calves lO Oft,ves 0
40
Pigs 220 Pigs