The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-22 00:00:00

CR L COURT.-( THIS DA

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Byles.)
Mr. John Niool, of George -yard, Lombard-street , this
morning surrendered Loan indictment, charging that he did
on the 24th of August last, being bailee of a certain
r ty war-
rant for delivery of 148 chaldrons of coals, the propeof
Henry Hunter and another, unlawfully convert the war-
rant to his own use, and thereby did feloniously steal, take,
and carry away the same, contrary to the statutes 20 and
21 Viet, c. 54, sec. 4, commonly known as the Fraudulent
Tra
M ders' Act.
r. Gilrard appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Sleigh
and Mr. Poland for the defence.
The case has already been fully reported in The SO
the
when the summons was heard before the Lord May
at

Mansion House.
The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.

THIRD COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)

ROBBING A SEAMAN.
William French and Elizabeth French were indicted with
robbing a seaman, named Wadley, of £l9 10s., aPetal
whistle, and a tobacco box.
William Wadley, the prosecutor, said he was the
the 23d
ptain
of a brig called the Wakefield, of Sunderland. On
the
of August he was walking in the neighbourhood of
docks looking for a lodging, when he met the female, an
asked her if she could direct him to a lodging. She said if
he liked to accept her home as it was he might rest there WI
the morning. He went home with her, and there he Was
shown into a room in which there was a bed on tho
As they were going up stairs he heard
did the female Pri"
soner speak to some person, but he not 'Lek!
He asked
any particular notice of the circumstance.
event
the woman to call him at six o'clock, in the
of his not waking, which she promised to do.
About half-past 3 o'clock he awoke, and finding things all
right he went again to sleep, but on the female waking him
in the morning he found his pocket had be en cut openhim,
a
his money gone. He accused the woman of robbing hint,
which she denied, and called her husband, the male Se
soner, and they both ordered him to quit the place. Il
refuse to do so until the premises were searched, and the nude
prisoner said he would go and get a policeman. On the
constable's arrival the male prisoner was not to be found'
he having effected his escape by the back yard. The house
was searched, butnothing was found with the exception
e
piece of calico which exactly corresponded in shape end siz
The whistle
to that cut from the trousers of the prosecutor.
produced was his property. He recollected see safe
g the
female prisoner in • the room when his money was sin
his pocket.
Police-constable Gilbert said he apprehended the wain
prisoner three days after the robbery in a coffee shop. On
first
the table before him there was a bundle, when ha at
denied the bundle was his property, but he afterwttrds said
it was. Ho found the whistle, which the proscutor ide
his
fied as his property, and which was in his pocket with
money when he went to sleep, in that bundle.
The father-in-law of the male prisoner said—Two Ws
after the robbery the male prisoner came to.him id a state
spate
of intoxication do
, and asked him to take care of four
reigns for him. He at first refused to have anything. tohe
with it, but eventually the money was left with him.
prisoner had married one of his daughters, but the female wee..
not that person. He (prisoner) had deserted his wife, and
for a number of years he (witness) had brought up the
chi:dren.
On being called upon for their defence, the male
Prisoner
denied all knowledge of the robbery; and the female prisoner
said the man must have lost his money before he meth
The jury, after a short deliberation, found both prnero
guilty.
The Recorder sentenced the male prisoner to nine, en
prisonment.d.
the female to twelve, months' im •

se
eoeomr
ecdrecaotinurpoi
A young woman, named Sophia Potbury, pleaded guilty
to an indictment for conioaling the birth of her child. The
bperionsgtractaedll.ed upon to receive sentence,
The Recorder sentenced her to be imprisoned for one
month. on
ntyONCEALmENT OF BIRTH.

WATCR ROBBERY.
a watch, the
Joseph Percival was indicted with stealing
property of Mr. John Acton, coffeehouse-keeper,ShiP-alle/'
•

Wellclose-square.
From the evidence it appeared that the prosecutor Wen
out of his house to quell a disturbance, and while d°ill het.s
17
the prisoner snatched his watch out of his waistcoat poc
The jury found the prisoner guilty, and tho Reorder
sentenced him to 12 months' imprisonment.

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Hill.)

ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.
Robert Draine, 30, coat trimmer, was indicted f irkteal-
ing a watch from the person of Charles Mellard, w vl°-

lence.
From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner had been
playing bagatelle with some persons, amongst whim Wag
the prosecutor. On leaving, the prisoner struck the prose-
cutor a violent blow on the head, and then stole his watch'
Mr. 'Metcalfe, who appeared for the prisoner, in his Oar°B
to the jury, urged that there had, in fact, been no robbery
at all committed. The prisoner had, unfortunately for
himself, taken part in a quarrel, and it was during tha,
disturbance that the prosecutor got knocked down and ler
his watch. He reminded the jury that it was impossib e
the prisoner could have inflicted such a blow without
of
weapon of some kind, and yet no instrumsnt capable or
producing injury had been found.
A witness was called on behalf of the prisoner, but in
answer to a question from Mr. Cooper, who appeared for
the prosecutor, he said that, two years ago, the prisoner
had been charged with robbing his father, but the ma&
tratcs discharged him.
The jury found him guilty, and in passing sentence'
Mr. Justice Hill said it would be idle to sentence the
prisoner to a short term of imprisonment. He had evi
dently got into bad company, and it would be a merciful act
to take him away from them for some time. He thereforo
sentenced him to four years' penal servitude.

BURGLARY BY A SOLDIER.
William Hawthorn, a private in the Royal Artillery, ws9
indicted with stealing a quantity of whisky, the property of
Richard Turner.
The prosecutor stated that he kept a public louse
Woolwich. On the night previous to the robbery, the 2flth
of August, the whisky was safe in the cellar, but nott
morning when he was called up the flap of the cellar was
found to have been forced and the liquor stolen. A police-
constable met the prisoner after the robbery, and found Oro
bottles of whisky in his possession, which the prosecutor
identified as his property.

The jury found the prisoner guilty.
A corporal of the Royal Artillery said the prisoner WO
under his charge as a court-martial prisoner.

Sentence deferred.

THIS DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.
IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. --Wheat, 41s 11,dn;
barley, 358 3d; oats, 21s 7d; rye, 30s 6d ; beans,
4d; and peas, 38s Ed.
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 43s 6ndA
barley, 32s lld ; oats, 24s 2d ; rye, 31s 7d • beans, 435 "'
peas, 37s 11d,
ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat,
112,236
barley, 14,870 ; oats, 10,881; rye, 720; beans, 4,866; Peasr.
1,462 quarters.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
About an average supply of beasts was on offer in to".
day's market, but the general condition of the stock
dv: kith
inferior. All breeds met a dull inquiry, but, comp
Monday, no quotable change took place in prices. SheePP
Dion-
the show of which was moderate, moved off slowly, at
day's decline in value. The few calves in the marke! sola
steadily, and in some instances prices were a shade higl2o3 lcu.
.'
The pork trade ruled steady, at full currencies; but nu
cows commanded very little attention.
Per 81bs. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 2 8 2 10
Second quality do. 3 0 3 2
Prime largo oxen 3 6 4 2 ,
Prime Scots, &c. 4 4 4 8
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 0 3 2
Second quality do. 3 4 4 0

0. d. 0 d,
Prime crs-wool do. 4 2 4 4
Pme. S' thdown do. 4 8 5
Large crse. calves 3 4 4 6
Prime small d 0... 4 2 4 S
Large hogs ...... 3 0 2
Small porkers .... 3 8 4
and quarter .old store pier

Suckling calves, 13s to 22s
19s to 235.
TOTAL SUPPLY.
Beasts
Sheep and lambs ..... 8,000
Calves
Pigs 3OO

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
300,
Beasts
Sheep
Calves
Pigs
...-

HAY MARKETS.
Smrrurtrv.—Meadow bay, £2 100 to £4 4s • clover,
£3 lOs to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 4s to .£1 lOs per load.
Trade dull.
CUBERLAND.-310ftdOW hay, 12 12s to £4 4s; clove?,
M
£3 lOs to £5 Os ; and straw, £1 5s to £l, 10s per lead.
A slow trade.
WlrlTEclrArEt.—hay, Meadow l2 lOs to £4 4s; cloves
£3 12s to £5 Ss ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 lOs per I°ach
Trade rather heavy.

MEAT MARKE TS.
NEWGATE AND LEADINHALL.—The supplies of M—
are good, and the trade is somewhat heavy, 14
lows t--Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d •, mutton, 3s Od to 4s 4d
lamb, Os
.0d to Os Od ; veal, 38 8d to 4s 4d ; pork, 3s Scl
to 4s Ed per 81bs. by the carcase.
SOUTHALL, Sept. 21.—Prime beasts and sheep were
in moderate request, at full prices. All other stock was:.
off heavily, and the uotationsdrooping tendency •
Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; mutton 3s Gd to 45 10d ; lgTo.
Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s ; and pork, 3$ "
4s 6d per Sibs. to sink the offal. vet"'
M ROFORD, Sept. 21. —The trade generally was
inactive to-day, on lower terms :—Beef, fr6ni 3s 4d to 4? 8(.13
mutton, 3s 4d to 5s Od ; veal, 3s 6d to 48 4cl; Wir/10,
4d to 4s 6d per 81bs ; milch cows, £l4 Os to ,LlB
r old store pigs
each ; suckling calves, 13s to 18s ; quarte,
17s to 23s each.

KEW GATIDENs.L-The royal palace
dens and new arboretum will close for the season on or about
the 30th inst. An American aloe is now in flower in the
Botanical-gardens. pleasure-gar-