The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-11 00:00:00

WOOL MARKET.

At the public sales of colonial wool fine wools have com-
manded rather more attention; but all other kinds still
move off heavily. Port Philip—LClean sheep's hal( realised

Is 9d to 2s 41(1 ; scoured, is 6diato 2s 4id ; eltra, 2s 6di to
2s IO d ; lambs' is llid to 2s 31id ; slipe, is 9fd to is 41;
pieces, is 4d to'ls 9d; grease, it d to is 1 d.. A.ustralian
_Cleen sheep's, la 7d to 2s 3d; scoured, is 5d to 2s lid;
oxtra, 2s 2d to 2s 5 d ; super, 2s 6d to 2s 72d; handwashed,
is 41d to is 9d ; slipe, locks, 45w., lld to is 6d. New Zea-

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—(This Day).

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

DEFRAUDING WEST-END TRADESMEN.—Kate Connor,
a female having the appearance of a respectable setvant,
was charged before Mr. Beadon, with obtaining a quantity
of grocery goods from West-end 'grocers as follows :

Richard Alfred Gandy, assistant to Messrs. Armstrong,
grocers, of 42, Old Bond-street, proved that on Saturiay
evening the prisoner came and asked if Mr. Edmonds, of
10, Arlington-street, dealt there. He said he did, and the
prisoner then asked for 4lbs. of loaf sugar, 2lbs. of dessert
biscuits, &e. They offered to send them, but she said she
would prefer taking them, and the goods were given to her.
Suspecting her, a porter was sent after her to give her in
charge if not all right.

Mr. George Edmonds, of 10, Arlington-street, private
hotel keeper, said he was a customer of Messrs. Armstrong,
but never sent the prisoner, who was a stranger to him, for
the goods.

Tidy, 118 C, proved going to the prisoner's lodgings and
her denying having been to Messrs. Armstrong's, but he
with the porter found the goods at her lodgings 41, Carnaby-
street. The prisoner subsequently admitted having been
to Messrs. Armstrong's.

A second charge, that of obtaining a quantity of goods
from Mr. Daniel Decastro, of 65, Piccadilly, was then
taken.

Wm. Warren, jun., assistant to Mr. Decastro, said pri-
soner came on Saturday evening and asked for of tea
and Gibs. of moist sugar, and told him to book it to No. 10,
Arlington •street. He said " Mr. Bates," and prisoner said
Yes," and taking up the goods walked out. He was told
by another assistant that Mr. Bates lived at 21. He then
walked over and found that the address she gave was Mr.
Edmonds', and could not find the prisoner. The goods
produced were the same.

Tidy said that at the station she handed the last parcel of
goods to him from under her shawl.
The prisoner was committed on both charges for trial.

THAMES.

ROBBERY IN THE LONDON
_PocK.--James Vickers, a
labourer, was placed before Mr.-Woolrych, charged with
stealing 51bs. 6oz. of tea, the property of the London Dock
Company, from their premises.
The prisoner was stoppel by a gate keeper named Day,
as he was leaving the dock in consequence of his bulky
appearance. The gate keeper put his hand under the pri-
soner's left arm and felt a large bag there. Day was about:to
seise it when the prisoner ran away. Day gave chase to him
and the prisoner sought refuge in a house in Dock-street,
about 450 yards from the dock entrance. Daniel Sugg, a
public carriage attendant, who was formerly a police ser-
geant of the II division, saw the prisoner running into the
house, went after him and caught him as he was going up
stairs. Sugg dragged the prisoner out of the house into
the street and f.und upon him a linen bag containing
51bs. Goz. of tea. The prisoner had been employed on one
of the quays near the tea warehouse, and had an opportu-
nity of helping himself to a bag full of tea, and thought he
could escape the rubbing down process to which every
labourer is subjected On leaving the dock.
The prisoner said he went into the dock to seek employ-
ment. There was a large quantity of tea lying scattered
about, and he collected as much of it as would fill the bag
in which ho carried his victuals.

John George, a dock constable, said the value of the tea
taken from the prisoner was 155., and that immense quan-
tities of toa in chests or scattered about were always in
store in the warehouses. The prisoner had been convicted
of a similar offence by Mr. Yardley, sometime ago, and
was then sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard
labour.

Mr. Woolrych—This is a case for trial. I shall com-
mit the prisoner to the Middlesex Sessions.

THE LATE FIRE AT PORTSMOUTH.—This disas-
trous occurrence hat created a great amount of feeling
throughout all classes of the inhabitants of the town and
its neighbourhood, both for the Messrs. Cooke, the owners
of the horses and property destroyed in the circus, and also
for the poor persons who were burnt out of their houses,
and have lost the greater portion of their furniture and per-
sonal clothing. Public meetings have been held and corn•
mittees formed, for the purpose of raising a general fund
for the relief of all who have suffered by the fire. The 2d
Hants Artillery Volunteers are getting up an amateur per.
formance to assist in this laudable object, while their
brethren of the sth Hants Rifles announce a promenade
concert on Thursday next in the same cause. By the liberal
manner in which the Messrs. Cooke have, during their two
months' stay in the town, placed the resources of their
establishment at the service of the various local charities,
a very strong and general expression of deep sympathy has
been evinced for their misfortune, which promises to lead
to substantial results in their favour.

THE UNITED STATES NAVY.—Mr. Dowel, of
Massachusetts, from the Committee of the House of Repre-
sentatives to whom was referred the President's Message
of Jan. 8, has reported concerning the United States navy.
It appears that there are now in commission, in various
parts of the world, 48 vessels ; that 23 are unfit for service,
and not to bo repaired under several weeks' or even months'
time ; that the entire naval force available for the defence
of the Atlantic coast at the time this committee was ap-
pointed consisted of the steamer Brooklyn, of 25 guns, and
tha storeship Relief, of two guns ; the former being unable,
by reason of her draught, to enter Charleston harbour with
safety, and the latter being under orders for the African
coast. Under these circumstances, the committee refer
with much severity to the extraordinary disposition of our
naval force, by which it was kept out of the way in a man-
ner which would be injudicious at any time, but which now
clearly showed hopeless imbecility or a deliberate conspiracy
to give the country into the hands of traitors. The report
next takes up the matter of resignations by traitorous naval
officers, sets forth in plain terms the name and offence of
each of these, and places in a clear light the extraordinary
conduct of the Secretary of the Navy in accepting the resig-
nations, concluding by recommending the passage of a re-
solution of censure upon that Cabinet officer.—New lot,
Tribune.

A letter of February 27, from Ascoli, to the
Opinione says :—The following is the truth about
the late events at Civitella, as they appear to me to
have been hitherto incorrectly described. No sooner
had Gen. Mezzacapo arrived at Ponzano than he
sent the chief of his staff, Lieut.-Col. Pallavicini,
with a white flag, to offer to the besieged the same
conditions as had been granted to the garrison of
Gaeta. Unable to conclude anything, he caused 20
pieces of various calibres to be conveyed, with great
difficulty, up the steep heights that enclose the
fortress. Here they were placed in battery, and on
the morning of the Bth he opened fire. The place
replied with great energy, as the besieged had 20
guns, most of them of heavy calibre. The filing
asted all day, and did not cease on our side even
in the night time. The rumour ran that Serious
disagreements existed among the besieged. Gen.
Mezzacapo, therefore, thought fit to turn this sup-
posed but probable circumstance to account, and
order on the 25th, at a very early hour, three
columns to storm the three principal gates. The
besieged had certainly got wind of the project, for-
when our troops, who had to climb a steep ascent
of 45 to 60 degrees, came within range, they were
assailed with a terrible fire of grape and musketry.
After constant but fruitless efforts for an hour and
a half, seeing that they could not succeed, our men
retreated in perfect order and with little loss, which
was owing to the impetuosity with which they
dashed towards the walls, where they were shel-
tered from the direct firing. We are now working
at the trenches, and some days will elapse befure
we attempt anything. The garrison of Civitella
consists of 300 gendarmes, 100 urban guards, and
about 100 smugglers and brigands properly so
called.