The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-16 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(27iis Day).

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

OBTAINING GOODS PROM WEST-END TRADESMEN BY
FORGED ORDERS.—Joseph Chapman, errand boy, was
charged with being concerned with another not in custody,
in obtaining a quantity of cloth from Messrs. Hardy, 125,
New Bond-street, woollen drapers, by means of forged
orders, and also from Messrs. Coole and Co., of the Edg-
ware-road.

Wm. Carr, assistant to Messrs. Hardy, said that on Sa-
turday, a soy, who he believed was an accomplice of the
prisoner's? brought an order purporting to come from Gel-
bart's, tailor, Oxford-street, for some cloth. He gave the
boy the cloth, and followed theni into Hanover-square, and
asked the prisoner where he was' oing to take the parcel he
was carrying. At first ho said to Gelbart's, but afterwards
that he was in their employ and was going to the Strand.
He said he should take them to Gelbart's, and on getting to
the door the prisoner pushed him nearly down, and the
other boy escaped. The prisoner threw his parcel away,
'but he managed to secure him.
Mr. Edward Goodman, foreman at Messrs. Gelbart's, 95,
Oxford-street, said be knew nothing of the order presented
at Messrs. Hardy's. There was a person in their house of
the name of Evans, but the order was not in his handwrit-
ing. The prisoner bad been in Messrs. Gelbarts' employ.
Orders had been sent to about a dozen different tradesmen
in his name, all of them fictitious.
In answer to a question the witness Carr said the cloth
twas of the value of £3 10s.

The prisoner was then charged with obtaining a quantity
of cloth from Messrs. Cook and Co., of the Edgware-road.
Mr. James Cook said the prisoner brought an order
signed Goodman, from Gelbart's, and believing the order
genuine, he gave him some cloth of the value of £2 15s.
Sergeant Ward, 290 A, produced the parcel thrown away
by the prisoner, and it was identified by Mr. Cook.
Mr. Goodman said the order was not in his handwriting,
and he had never sent the prisoner.
Prisoner said a man and the other lad wrote the orders
as they wrote better hands than he did.
The prisoner was then remanded.
Henry Edward Leake, a lad, was charged with being
concerned with the prisoner Chapman in obtaining the
goods.

Mr. Lewis, jun., of Ely-place, appeared for the accused.
Some evidence being given, the lad was discharged, Mr.
Lewis stating that he was a person of respectability.
MURDER OF A CHILD BY ITS MOTHER.—Mary Ann
Hamilton was charged on her own confession with killing
her child, ten months old, in Rebecca-court, Wells-street,
Oxford -street.

It appears that the prisoner went up to George Brown,
18 F, in King-street, Hammersmith, yesterday morning,
and said she wanted to give herself up for murdering one of
her children at 9, Rebecca-court, "Wells-street, Oxford-
sti by tying a piece of braid round its neck. He
asked her why she did it, and she said—" I could
not see it want for bread any longer." He then
told her that she must consider herself in custody for mur-
dering her son, Henry Hamilton. She replied that it was
too true. He took her to the house, and in a kitchen found
an old bed with two children in it, one being dead. Brown
then sent for Mr. G. H. Bailey, a surgeon, who instantly
attended, and stated that life had been extinct some hours.
The prisoner was afterwards taken to the station, and after
being condone I by the sergeant who took the charge,
Stanley, 3 C, she replied, " I am sorry, it's too true," and
commenced crying. On being told to sit near the fire at
the station in Clarke's buildings, as she must be cold, she
replied, " I shall soon be in u colder place."
Prisoner was remanded.

THIS DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

Although the country markets held on Saturday were
scantily supplied with wheat, the trade was in a sluggish
state, at barely stationary prices. All spring corn, includ-
ing flour, moved off slowly, on former terms.
The Continental markets have been generally steady,
and, very little change has taken: place in the currencies.
From New York both wheat and flour have been freely
shipped to Great Britain.
' The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week
were very moderate. From abroad we received 73,223
quarters of wheat, 12,901 bailey, 8,564 oats, 910 beans, 1,933
peas, 662 tares, 14,533 linseed, 2,555 rapeseed, 145 maize,
220 sundry seeds, 720 sacks and 44,529 barrels of flour
Fresh up to this morning's market the arrivals of wheat
;from Essex wore small. Owing to the unfavourable news
from America, factors were asking an advance of 2s. per
quarter onlast Monday's:prices, Buyers, however, appeared
disposed to await further intelligence rather than make
purchases at further enhanced rates. Prices, therefore,
may be considered the same as on this day se'nnight both
for red and white qualities of English wheat.
All descriptions of wheat were held at an advance of is
to 2s per quarter ; but the trade was in a very sluggish
state, and an improvement of about is per quarter was
only realised in a few instances.
Floating cargoes of grain were firm, and prices were
supported. The demand for them, however, was by no
means active.

The supply of barley was very moderate. Malting qua-
lities moved off steadily at extreme rates. Grinding and
distilling sorts ruled firm in value.

The inquiry for malt was confined to actual wants, yet
prices were stationary.
Oats met a steady sale, and the quotations were well
maintained. The show of both English and foreign samples
was again small.
Beans were in heavy request at barely last Monday's
currency.

Peas, the supply of which was moderately good, moved
off heavily •n rather easier terms.
In flour very little was doing. All kinds, however, were
held at extreme, and in some instances enhanced, rates, ,

CURRENCY PER IMPERJAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new
Ditto, old —s —Ft
Ditto, white, new 62s 68s
Ditto, old —s —8
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —B —s
Ditto, new
Talavera,
nye— 3Bs 43s
Barley—Grinding 27s 31s
Malting 36s 42s
Malt—Suffolk and Norfblk s2s 68s
Brown
Kingstown and Ware s2s 708
Chevalier 7os 72s
Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 2ls 258
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black ... 195 258
Cork, white l9s 26s
Scotch, Feeding 238 28s
Beans—Tick
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey
Maple
'White 44s 48s
Boilers .... 468 488
Flour—Town-made
Suffolk 368 28s
Stockton and N0rf01k......... 36s 375

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET'.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.

The supplies of meat, especially from Scotland and the
north of England, are extensive. Prime beef and mutton
move steadily at full prices, otherwise the trade is in a
sluggish state at our quotations.
Per 81b. by the carcase.

d s d' sdsd
Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 2 Middlingmutton 3 10 .4 2
diddling do. .. 3 4 3 8 Prime do .. 4 4 4 6
Prime large do. 3 10 4 2 Veal 3 10 4 S
Do. small do. .. 4 2 4 4 Small pork ~
Large pork 3 10 4 6 Lamb
Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 8