The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-13 00:00:00

THAMES.

STEALING SUGAR ON THE RIVER.—EIWard Howell and
Charles Howell, cousins, well-known to the Thames police,
were brought up on remand before Mr Partridge, charged
ith stealing four bags of sugar from a barge on the river.
On the 3d of the present month, between 2 and 5 o'clock,
560 " mats" of sugar were put on board a barge belonging
to Thomas Pellow and Son, lightermen at the Hibernia
wharf, Southwark. The barge was navigated by William
Barley, in the employ of Pellow and Son, to Fountain-
stairs, Bermondsey, and there left for some time. Pour
bags or mats of sugar were stolen from the barge the
same night. The weight of the whole was about 500 lbs.
On the 4th of September Thomas Woolson Croft, a Thames
police constable, No. 34, saw four bags of sugar in another
barge, lying alongside the Wheatsheaf-wharf, Wapping,
Middlesex side of the water. He at once suspected a rob-
bery had been committed, and watched the barge. At 12
o'clock at noon he saw the prisoners come on tho wharf
from High-street, Wapping, walk to the jetty there, go close
to the barge and look in. They were talking for a quarter
of an hour. They went to a vessel, and George Howell
returned, and went on board the barge, took a knife from
his pocket, and cut open one of the bags of sugar. After
examining the sugar, he pulled down an empty sack,
climbed up a pole, and landed on the jetty. Woolsoncroft
stopped him, and asked him what he had been doing on
board the barge and what business he had there at
all. The prisoner stoutly denied that ho had
been on the barge at all. He was secured.
Charles Howell, who had been looking on,
ran away. Ho was apprehended a few days afterwards by
Richard Knight, a Thames police constable, and on being
charged with stealing the sugar, he said he knew nothing
about it, and no one saw him with it. In answer to ques-
tions by Mr. Partridge, Woolsoncroft said that Charles
Howell was on the jetty of the Wheatsheaf-wharf, looking
on and could see all that George Howell was doing in the
beige. The distance between the barge containing the
four bags or mats of stolen sugar was the whole breadth
of the river.

Tho identity of the sugar having been proved, Mr.
Partridge committed the prisoners for trial.

WESTMINSTER.

UNFORTUNATE VIOLENCE.—A very rospectable-looking
middle-aged man applied to Mr. Flowers for redress under
the following circumstances :

Applicant said that at an early hour this morning the
porter of Mr. Hoadsley, linen draper, at the corner of
Brewer-street, Victoria-road, Pimlico, was sweeping out
the shop, and at the time his (applicant's) son, a little boy,
now present, was passing. Amongst the dirt swept out
was a small piece of string, which the little boy stooped
down and picked up, when the porter broke his arm.
Mr. Flowers inquired how that was done.
Applicant replied that ho seized him with great violence
and chucked him into the road.

Mr. Flowers asked the ago of the little boy, and whether
applicant was present at the time.

Applicant said his little boy was only 9 years of age.
He (the father) was not present. He had gone to the
houso upon finding the injury had been inflicted upon his
child, and had there been told that if he did not go away
he should be served in the same manner as his son had
been.

Mr. Flowers immediately granted a summons against tho
person complained of.

MARKETB.—Ihis Dap.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

Our market to-day was but moderately supplied with
boasts, both as to number and quality. Most breeds moved
off slowly, at Monday's currency. The top figure was se.
6d. per Blbs. Prime Down and half-bred sheep were in
fail request, at full prices, viz., from 6s. to 6s. 4d. per 81bs.
Long-woolled sheep were inactive, at barely late rates.
Calves, the supply of which was by no means extensive,
ruled steady, at previous quotations. The sale for pigs was
heavy, yet prices were supported.