The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-11 00:00:00

M ARLBORO LTG lI.ST R,EET.

PICKPOCKETS AT THE HANOVER SQUARE ROOMS.—
William Clark alias Mack was placed at th• bar before
Mr. Bingham, charged with stealing a silk purse con-
taining 1/. 18s., the property of Mrs. Elizabeth Margaret
Bidgood, the lady of Mr. Henry Bilgood, o! No. 7,
Vigo-street.
The prosecutrix deposed that on the previous night,
about half-past ten o'clock, she was leaving the Hanover-
square Rooms in company with her niece and a gentle-
man named Kirtup, when she felt some one pulling at
her cress, and on putting her hand into her pocket to
feel for her purse she found it was gone. She then
observed the prisoner, who was close by her side, pushing
his way through the crowd, and suspecting him to be
the thief, she laid bold of his arm, and said, "You
have stolen my purse.' He made no reply, and tried
to get away, when the gentleman who was with her
seized hold of him by the other arm. The prisoner then
threw down the purse, and said, "Here's your purse ;
now let me go." She picked up the purse, and found
its contents 1/. 18e. undisturbed. Mr. Kirtup then
called a constable, and the prisoner was given into
custody.
Mr. Kirtup, Surgeon, No. 7, Vigo-street, corroborated
the evidence of Mrs. Bidgood.
Sergeant Evans, 2 C, proved apprehending the pri-
soner, and on searching him, saw him throw away a
leather purse, which witness picked up, and on examin-
ing it found it to contain Ss. 61. which was no doubt the
produce of a previous robbery."
The prisoner, by the advice of Mr. Lewis, his
solicitor, pleaded guilty and was committed for four
months to the House of Correction.

MAM_FiT NEWS.—(This Day.)

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CORN EXCHANGE.

Although only a limited supply of English wheat was on
offer in to-day's market, coastwise and by land-carriage, we
have to report a very dull inquiry for all kieds. Indeed,
so little business was transacted that the quotations were
almost nominal. To have effected a clearance, is to 2s per
quarter less money must have been taken by the factors.
We were well supplied with foreign wheat, and in some
instances forced sales were effected at fully is per quarter
beneath Monday's currency.
Fine malting barley supported previous rates; but grind-
ing and distilling sorts were lower to purchase.
Malt sold slowly, at Monday's quotations.
We were well supplied with oats, in which only a mode-
rate business was transacted, at the late decline in value.
No change in beans or peas ; but American flour was is
per barrel lower.

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LONDON CHARTERED BANK OF
- AUSTRALIA.

MEETING THIS DAY.

At the extraordinary general meeting of the London
Chartered Bank of Australia, held this day, the follow-
ing balance.sheet for the half-year was submitted :
To sixth dividend of 24 per cent. for half-year ending
31st Dec., 1856, 16,8751. ; proportion of preliminary
expenses for half-ending 30th June, 1857, 581/. 4e. 4d. ;
proposed dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum
on paid-up capital for half-year ending 30th June, 1857
(free of Income-tax), 21,000/. ; balance to next half-
year, 10,0921. 18s. ld. ; total, 48,549/. 2s. sd. By
balance at 31st Dec., 1856, per last report, 22,9771. 6a.
ld. ; balance of profit and loss in London and in the
colonies for half-year ending 30th June, 1857, 25,5711.
16.. 4d. ; total, 48,5491.2 e. sd.
The report was unanimously adopted.