The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-22 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TEA.—The market remains very inactive at former prices;
a large quantity is announced for public sale tomorrow.
SUGAIL—There has been a fair inquiry for the inferior
qualities, and prices of all descriptions are firm. In the re-
lined market amount of business has been done at
late prices.
COFFEE —A very limited inquiry has been experienced
for Plantation Ceylon, and little alteration can be recorded
in prices. Stocks on hand, compared with those of the same
period of last year, show an increase of about 2,500 tons.
RICE.—The market is steady, and but few sales have
been recorded.

FRUIT.—For currants there continues to be a good de-
n:Ural, at full rates ; the transactions in raisins have also
lioer_ to a fair extent.

SALTPETRE.—lncreased activity has been apparent in
the demand for the finer quotations, and prices of all de-
scriptions are well supported.
TALLOW.—The market is quiet, and prices generally are
a shade easier. P.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted 58. 9d to
595, and 58s to 58s 6d for spring delivery.

The Glenclune and New Margaret have srrived
from china with 1,038,3001b5, (Ito.

THIEVES AT THE BEAUMONT INSTITUTION.-Emily
Mitchell, a woman about 30 years of age, and three young
men named Wm. Miles (calling himself a cutler, of Leeds),
John Coley, and Edward Stone, were brought before Mr.
Selfe, charged with being at the Beaumont Institution,
Beaumont-square, Stepney, last night, with the intention
of committing felony.
Mr. T. Beard, solicitor, defended Mitchell.
It appeared that Mr. Sims Reeves was announced to sing
at a concert at the Beaumont Institution last night, and

here was a large attendance of people. The prisoners and
other thieves were there very busy among the visitors as
they were entering the building. Coley and Stone were
seen to put their hands into the pockets of several ladies, but
without being able to steal anything. The prisoners
were passing in and out of the building. They
afterwards assembled at the corner of Beaumont-street, and
police-constables Copping, Mills, and Smith, determined to
arrest them, and went towards them. They all fled. The
prisoners were, however, soon taken into custody. Some
of the gang escaped.
Deeblo, a police-constable, knew Coley and Stone well,
and had seen them in company frequently. Coley was tried
at the Old Bailey and sentenced to 12 months' imprison-
ment for picking pockets.
Mr. Board called a woman named Brown, in favour of
the woman Mitchell, and the witness swore that the pri-
soner did not leave her houso until a quarter before 10
o'clock, and therefore the statement of the officers, that the
prisoner was in front and about the Beaumont Institution
from seven until ten o'clock, s as not true,
Copping, a police-constable, No. 379 K, said the husband
of the woman Brown was at the Beaumont Institution last
night, and had been convicted and sentenced to three
months' imprisonment and hard labour. The woman Brown
had been away from London eight months, but he had no
evidence to prove she had been convicted.
Mr. Beard submitted that nothing was apparent to im-
peach the credibility of the witnesses.
Mr. Selfe differed from the solicitor. He did not believe
the witnesses at all. He believed the prisoners were in
Beaumont-square last night for the purpose of committing
felonies. They were very dangerous members of society:
and he convicted all of the prisoners, and sentenced Coley
to three months', Stone to ten weeks', Miles to two months',
and Mitchell to six weeks' imprisonment, with hard labour
in each case.

SPORTING NOTES.