The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-04 00:00:00

THAMES.

DARING ROBBERY IN A SHOP AND SUMMARY CON.
VICTinNr T .--SvIAIL flares, an active thief,
aged 29, who is well known to the police, was brought
before Mr. Selfe charged with stealing a valuable telescope,
the property of Mr. Edwin Hawthorn, optician, of No. 15,
Queen-street, Ratcliff.

Yesterday afternojn the prisoner and another man entered
Mr. Hawthorn's shop and asked for a pennyworth of screws.
Mr. Hawthorn supplied them with what they wanted, but
their movements, their hurried glances at the valuables in
the shop, and other circumstances, excited his suspicions,
and he watched them closely. The prisoner and his com-
panion left without stealing anything. They returned
again a few minutes afterwards, asked for two pennyworth
of screws, and after they were served with them left the
shop hurriedly. Directly they were gone Mr. Hawthorn
missed a new telescope which was lying on the floor near
the counter wiun the two fellows entered the shop. The
prosecutor and a young man named William Wilson,
immediately went in pursuit of the thieves and soon over-
took them. A cry of " stop thief " was raised, an exciting
chase took place, and during the run the prisoner threw
the telescope on to the roof of a stable in Rose-lane, Rat-
cliff. The prisoner was soon afterwards captured and after
considerable resistance lodged in the station-house. The
telescope was recovered by Wilson, who climbed to the top
of the stable and brought it down. It was considerably
damaged.

The prisoner pleaded guilty.
Mr. Selfe--I believe you are a professed thief, and this
robbery shows you to be a very daring one. You have
come a long distance from John-street, City-road, to steal
this telescope. You are sentenced to be imprisoned in the
House of Correction for sin months, and kept to hard
labour.

SHOCKING PROPENSITY FOR STRONG DRlNK.—lsabella
Johnson, a most wretched and dissipated-looking woman,
labouring under delirium tremens, and stated to be 56 years
of age, but appeared to be 70, was brought before Mr. Selfe,
charged with stealing a bundle of linen from the dwelling
of a poor woman named Ruth Wicks, a laundress, of the
Lansdowne-cottages, Tenter-ground, Whitechapel.
Frederick Martin, a police-constable, 135 H, stated that
he saw the prisoner enter a ginshop at an early hour this
morning with a bundle of linen under her arm. She asked
the barman to let her hava some gin, and she would leave
some of the articles in pawn as a security for the payment
at some future time. Her request was peremptorily refused.
He asked her where she obtained the linen, to which she
made no answer, and he took her into custody. The pri-
soner was an incorrigible drunkard, and had brought
herself to her present miserable condition by her propen-
sity for strong drinks. He had seen her going from one
public-house to another in and about Rosemary-lane at
an early hour, and drinking gin at each until she got in-
sensibly drunk.

Francis Kelly, 130 li, completed this picture of the pri-
soner by saying that she often stripped her children and
sold their clothes to obtain gin,and that when her husband
avales for ner she had sold tliem and spent
the proceeds at houses of public entertainment. He bad
seen her intoxicated and huddled up on door. steps. She
was a curse to her family and to her neighbours.
Ruth Wicks said the linen produced was stolen from a
clothes basket on her dresser, where she left it last night.
Other things were taken at the same time. When she came
down stairs this morning her door and window were open,
The prisoner was a neighbour and knew her way into the
house.

The prisoner, in defence, said she was tipsy when she
committed the robbery. She had sent her own things to
Mrs. Wicks to be washed, and intended to take them away
and no others.

Mr. Selfe—Do you plead guilty or not guilty ?
The prisoner—l am guilty, sir.
_

Mr. Selfe—See what drunkenness has brought you to.
What a wretched creature you are, and you have robbed
this poor woman, your neighbour. You are sentenced to
three months' imprisonment and hard labour.

THIS DAY'S MARKETS.

COVENT GARDEN.

Our market to•day has been only moderately supplied
with produce, and the trade generally has ruled firm at the
annexed rates :

FRUIT.

s. d. s. d.
Pine apples, perlb 8 oto 12 0
Colonial do., each 1 6to 2 0
Grapes, per lb 8 oto 12 0
Foreign do 2 Oto 3 01
Melons, each
Peaches, perdoz— 6 oto 12 0
Nectarines, per dz 2 oto 6 0
Apples, per lif. sv. 2 6to 5 0
Pears, per do
Oranges, per 100 5 oto 15 0
Lemons, per 100 5 oto 10 0
Apricots, per doz 2 oto 4 0

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

VEGET.
Greens, dz bunch 7 oto 9 0
Cabbages, pr doz. 2 0 to 4 0
Savoy do., pr do. 1 6to 1 9
Cauliflowers, pdz 0 Bto 3 0
Brocoli, per bush. 1 2to 1 4-
Potatoes, per ton 100 to 200 0
New ditto, pr 1b... 0 4 to 1 0
Peas, per sieve 10 OYo 0
Turnips, dz bunch 3 oto 5 0
Carrots, pr do 6 oto 8 0
Cucumbers 1 oto 3 0
Garlic, per lb
Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0
Spinach, hf. 0 9to 1 0
Brus. sprouts, h.s. 1 6to 1 9
Onions, hf. 5v..... 1 6to 2 0
Do., dz bun
French beans, 100 0 9to 1 6
Leeks, per bunch 0 oto 0 0

NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL.

Turkeys, 5s Od to 10s Od; poults, 4s Od to 7s Od each;
geese, Gs Od to 88 Od ; goslings, 8s Od to lOs Od ; ducklings,
5s Od to 8s Od ; rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each ; wild do., 8d
'to is 2d • pigeons, Os 8d to is Od each ; large Surrey fowls,
8s Od to 16s Oil ; chickens,Bs Od to 12s Od; barn-door fowls,
5s Od to Os Od ; capons, 4s Od ; hares, 2s 6d to Os Od ;
grouse, Is 6d to 2s Od each; pheasants, 3s Gd to 4s Gd ;
ptarmigan, 2s Od to Os ; woodcocks, 2s 6d to 3s Od; snipes, is
6d to 2s Od; teal, Os 9s to is Od ; wild ducks, 2s Gd to 3s Od ;
widgeons, is Od to is 6d; plovers Os 9d to is Od each;
guinea fowls, lOs Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, Os Od to lOs Od
each ; Ostend fresh butter, is Od to is 2d ; English, is ld
to is 4d per lb ; English eggs, 7s Od to 8s Od ; French do.,
5s Gd to Os 6d per 120 ; leverets, 2s 6d to Os Od each.