The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-20 00:00:00

THAMES.

GIN DRINKING AND ILLEGALLY PAWNING.—Jane
Hark, a dissipated-looking woman, aged 35 years, and de-
scribed as a laundress and charwoman, of 2, Back road,
was brought before Mr. Woolrych charged with illegally
pawning a pair of sheets, a tablecloth, a ckmise, three
night gowns, a flannel petticoat, and a baby's flannel, the
property of Mr. Wm. Allam, jun , of 66, Wapping-wall ;
also with illegally pawning 20 pieces of linen of a similar a
description, the property of Mr. Giles Giles, publishing
clerk, of 12, Sidney-place, Commercial-road.
It appeared that Mrs. Allam and Mrs. Giles, the wives of
the prosecutors, had for some time employed the prisoner
to wash and iron the linen of their respective families, and
the prisoner was obtaining a good living by her industry
until she began visiting the gin-shops and drinking to ex-
cess. A few days since Mrs. Allam gave the prisOner " a
fortnight's washing." The whole of the linen should have
been returned on the following Saturday, the 13th instant.
The " washing" was not brought home, and Mr. Allam,
jun., and his wife ware subjected to the greatest possible
inconvenience by the failure of the prisoner. On Monday
last Mrs. Giles gave the prisoner 80 articles to wash, and
only three-fourths had been returned to her unwashed. The
prisoner had pawned the nine articles above mentioned be-
longing to Mr. Allam, jun., and the 20 articles belonging t)
Mrs. Giles with different pawnbrokers. Some of the linen
was disposed of to leaving shopkeepers, a dais of harpies
who ,encourage crime, prey on the poor, and are a great
nuisance to the district.

The property illegally pawned and otherwise disposed of
by the prisoner was pro,duced by Aaron Cohen, a Jew
pawnbroker, and others, and identified by Mrs. Allam and
Mrs. Giles.

The prisoner, in defence, said a glass of gin caused her
,o make away with the linen.

Mr. Woolrych—Nonsense ; a glass of gin could not have
that effect. Families are obliged to confide in washer-
women, and when they commit dishonest acts and pawn
the linen intrusted to them, people are put to much loss
and inconvenience. In fact, washerwomen stand to their
employers in the situation of domestic servants. The
magistrate then sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of 50s.
or be imprisoned one month for the first offence, and for the
second to pay a fine of £3 or be imprisoned 21 days.

THIS DAPS MARKETS.

COVENT GARDEN.

Fair, but by no means extensive supplies of produce are
on sale to-day, and the demand generally rules steady, as
follows :

FRUIT.

s. d. s. d.
Pine apples, perlb 8 0 to 12 0,
Colonial do., each 1 6 to 2 01
Grapes,per lb 8 0 to 15 01
Foreign do. 2 0 to 3 0
Ilelons, each 2 0 to 4 01
Peaches, per doz 6 0 to 12
Nectarines, per dz 2 ,0 to 6 0
Apples, per lif. sv. 2 0 to 4 0
Pears, per do 2 0 to 6 0
Oranges, per 100 6 0 to 15 0
Lemons, per 100 5 0 to 10 0
Apricots. per doz 2 0 to 4 0
YEGET.
Greens, dz bunch 4 6 to 6 0
Cabbages, pr doz. 1 6 to 1 9
Savoy do., pr do. 1 6 to 1 9
Cauliflowers, p dz 0 8 to 3 0
Brocoli, per bush. 1 2 to 1 4
Potatoes, per ton 100 to 170 0
New ditto, pr pun. 0 8 to 1 0
Peas, per 4 sieve 18 0 to 20 0
Turnips, dz bunch 2 0 to 3 0
Carrots, pr do 6 0 to 7 0
Cucumbers 1 0 to 3 0
Garlic, per lb
Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 0
Spinach, hf.-sv 0 6 to 0 8
Brus. sprouts, h. s 1 6 to 1 01
OnioDnos., hdfz.
bs vu
01
06
tt
0o
02
00
French, beans, 100 6 0 to 1 0
Leeks, per bunch 0 0 to 0 0

• a. d. s. d
Cherries, per lb.. 0 oto 0 0
Filberts, per lb .. 1 oto 1 6
Cobnuts, per lb 1 6to 2 0
Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0
Walnuts, per 100 1 oto 2 0
Figs, per d0z..... 2 oto 4 6
Strawberries ,oz. 0 6 to 1 0
Gooseberries hi sv 0 oto 0 0
Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 0
Plums, per do. .. 0 oto 0 0
Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0
Raspberries,prptlo oto 0 0
IBLEB.
Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8
Horseradish, pbn 1 oto 3 0
Parsley, per ditto 0 2to 0 4
Celery, per ditto 0 Bto 1 6
Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 0
Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0
Small salad, p. pn, 0 2to 0 3
Mushrooms,p pun 1 oto 1 6
Artichokes, pr dz 4 oto 6 0
Cabbage lett,score 1 0 to 2 0
Endive, per score 1 oto 2 0
Radishes, dz hnds 0. Bto 0 10
Tomatoes, lif sve 4 oto 8 0
Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0
Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0
Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0
Rhubarb, per bun 0 2to 0 6
Asparagus, pr do. 4 oto 8 0
Seakale, per pun. 1 3 to 1 9

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.

Turkeys, 5s Od to 10s Od; poults, 4s Od to 78.0 d eat
geese, 6s Od to 8s Od ; goslings, 7s Od to lOs Od ; ducklings,
2s Od to 3s Od ; rabbits, le Od to 2s Od each ; wild do., 9d
to is 2d ; pigeons, Os 9d to is 3d each ; large Surrey fowls,
8s Od to 165.0 d ; chickens, 7s Od to 9s Od; barn-door fowls,
4s Od to 8s Od ; capons, 4s Od ; hares, 2s 6d to 3s Od ;
grouse, is 6d to 2s Od each ; pheasants, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ;
ptarmigan, 2s Od to Os ; woodcocks, 3s Od to 4s Od; snipes, is
6d to 2s Od; teal, Os 9s to is Od ; wild ducks, 2s 6d to 3s Od ;
widgeons, is Od to is 6d ' • plovers, Os 9d to is Od each ;
guinea fowls, 7s Od to 9s Od ; roasting pigs, 5s Od to 9s Od
each; Ostend fresh butter, is Od to is 2d ; English, is Od
to is 4d per lb ; English eggs, 6s 6d to 7s 6d ; French do.,
6s Od to 6s 6d per 120 ; leverets, 2s 6d to Os Od each.

NEWPORT.
Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 2d to 405 6d ;
lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 6d; veal, 4s Od to 4s 10d ; and pork, 4s
Od to 5s Od per 81bs: