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

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.)

WESTMINSTER.

A THOROUGH STATIC OF ABANDONMENT.—Sarah New-
ton, a prostitute, was charged with being drunk, and
using obscene language in High-row, Knightsbridge.
A policeman stated that he was attracted last night to
the High-row by screams, and on going to the spot found
tae defendant lying on her back and without any visible
cause save that of drunkenness, shrieking at the top of
her voice. Ho repeatedly asked her to get up, when she
again made use of filthy expressions. With the assistance
of another constable he got ber to the station.
The police said that she had been repeatedly charged
at this court as a disorderly prostitute, and was only
recently out of prison.
Mr. Arnold—l think I remember her very well.
(Addressing the accused)—Are you the person who,
after being committed time after time, I sent to prison
for want of sureties, who then wrote a number of
seemingly very penitential letters to me, promising
reformation, and induced me to liberate you.
Defendant—Yee ; I did write to your worship.
Mr. Arnold—Your letters, coupled with the repre-
sentations of the chaplain, upon whom you also imposed,
induced me to release you, and the very next day you
were brought to this court charged with drunkenness,
and again committed. You then again wrote penitential
letters, and bad your conduct been consistent with your
professions, it would have been advantageous to you,
and beneficial to society, instead of which you have prac-
tised, both towards the chaplain and myself, the most
consummate hypocrisy. Your last letter, filled with
expressions of penitence, stated that if you were dis-
charged, you would at once leave London, abandon
your evil courses, and go to the country to your friends,
whom you said were willing to receive you.
Defendant (dropping her head)—l did say so. I have
an aunt in the country.
Mr. Arnold—lnstead of going to her, you are again
found about the streets, making use of the most dis-
gusting language.

Defendant was then remanded, with a view of dealing
out to her a comuaensurate punishment upon proper
legal process.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
PICKPOCKETS AT THZ HANOVER SQUARE Rooms.--
William Clark &ices Mack was placed at the bar before
Mr. Bingham, charged with stealiog a silk purse con-
taining 1/. 18s., the property of Mrs. Elizabeth Margaret
Bidgood, the lady of Mr. Henry Bidgood, o! No. 7,
Vigo-street.
The prosecutriz 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 dress, 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 hold 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 ge." She picked up the purse, and found
its contents 1/. 18s. 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 Bs. 6,1„ 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.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

Although only a limited supply of English wheat was on
offer in to-day's market, coacoastwiseand by land-carriage, we
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have to report a very dullinquiry for all kinds. 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.

Oats. Flour.
420 2,260
1,200 --
1,420 aka
18,270 14,030b14