The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-18 00:00:00

THAMES.

CONVICTION OF A VERY MEAN THIEF.—John Weleley,
aged 19, described as au engineer, having no home, was
brought before Mr. Yardley charged with stealing a
coat, value 11 . the property of William Bailey, and 9s.
the monies of Charles Clinton, in a dwelling house, 29,
Strathmore-terrace, Shadwell.
It appeared that the prisoner and Clinton dept in a
double-bedded room, in Strathmore-terrace, and this
morning, between the hours of 5 and 6 o'clock, Clinton
missed his fellow lodger from his bed, and a coat which
bad been hat,gin, up in the room at the same time. He
immediately left his bed, looked out of window and saw
the prisoner crossing, the street with Bailey's coat on his
arm. He called out stop thief, Nod the prisoner was
pursued and overtaken. Clinton then searched Li,
own pockets from which he missed la., all the money he
rssessed in the world, and the loss of which would
have been vory inconvenient to him.
The coat st lan by the prisoner was identified by
Bailey.
The prisoner on being called upon to plead said ho
was guilty.
Mr. Yardley—There can bo no doubt of your guilt,
and a very mean offence it is. Where do you come
from, and who are you ?
The Prisoner—l come from Oawestry in Shropshire,
in search of work.
Mr. -173riley—And have become a thief, and robbed
one working man of his coat, and another of his money.
Yon are a very mean despicable thief. I sentence you
to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for four
calendar mouths.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

HAY MARKETS.

Smunrinn.—Old meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 41 03; new
do., 31 Os to 410 s; old clover, 4/ Os to Si 103; new do.,
41 5s to 51 Os; and straw, 1/ 6s to 11 105 per load.
A fair supply, and a sluggish demand.
CUMBERLAND. —Old meadow hay, 21 15s to 4/ 4s ;
now do., 31 Os to 4/ Os ; old clover, 41 Os to 51 5s ; new
do., 41 i to 51 Os; and straw, 11 6s to 1/ 10s per load.
Trade steady.

WHITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, 2/ 103 to 41 03 ;
new do.' 31 Os to 4/ 03; old clover, 4/ Os to 5/ 108 ; new
do., 4/ 5s to 5/ Os ; and straw, 11 6s to 1l 103 per load.
Demand less active.

COLONIAL.
TRA.-TllO market is very dull and the few transactions
entered into have been of about previous quotations.
Common Congou is quoted ls, N. per lb , cash, anti black
loaf Congou realises le. 21d. per lb.
SUGAR..--There is no improvement to notice in the
demand for either home use or for exportation, and stocks
are increasing. A very general impression prevails that
prices will range considerably lower, although the dealers
generally are scantily supplied. In the Refined Market
prices have given way; low lumps realise Vs. per cwt.
COFFEE.—There is rather more enquiry for plantation
Ceylon, and fully previous rates are current. A. large
quantity is announced for public competition during the
week, and prices are expected to rule firm.
RICE —Very moderate dealings have been reported, but
prices still continue high. Stocks generally are on the de-
cline, with few parcels to arrive.
Rum.- The demand is limited, and there is no alteration
to report in prices.
SALTPETRIL-Full values are current for all qualities,
business has been restricted by the limited supplies.
TALLOW.—A large business has been transacted for late
delivery, and improved rates were current. but for that on
the spot, there was a very moderate enquiry. P.Y.C. on
the spot is quoted 6is. 6d. to 655., and last three months
601. 3d. to 60s. 6J. per cwt. Horns melted was in good
demand at full rates.

COAL MARKET.—AUG. 17.
Prices of Coals per ton at the close of the market
s. d. Walleend, So.
Newcastle Hartley 16 0 s d
ra.ufield door l6 0 Braddyll l7 9
Canfield Moor Butes 16 0 Haswell 19 0
Earsden's Hartley l6 6 Hatton l9 0
Carr's Hartley l7 3 Russell's Hetton 17 9
Wylain
Bebside's Hartley l7 3 South Hutton 19 0
Hastings Hartley 17 3 Stowart's 19 0
Haswell Gas l4 0 Hunwick l5 6
Walleend, &c. Coundon Tees l6 6
Eden Main l7 6 Trimdon 18 0
Heugh Hall l7 0 Belmont 16 6
Kelloe 18 0 Kepler Grainge lB 0
Whitworth l6 0 Plummer l7 0
Tees lB 0 Gosforth l6 0
Lambton 18 6 Derwentwater Hartley .17 0

Ships at market, 107 ; sold, 94.

COMMITTAL OF TWO POLISH JEWS FOR INCENDIARISM
—At the Newcastle Pol.ce Court on Friday two Polish
Jews, Lavine Leipschitz, and Selig Leipschi'z, his son,
were charged with setting fire to their premises, 75,
High Buckingham-street, with intent to defraud the
Phcen'x Fire-office. The prisoners had carried on a
entail business as pawnbrokers, and it is stated that the
,ilass of goods they received was so poor that
the premises could not have held 100/. worth.
The policy they held was 301. for the fixtures, 1001. fur
the furniture, and 6701. for the stock. On the 19th
of July the premises were discovered to be on fire, emit-
ting a suffocating vapour unlike that of an ordinary fire.
Neither of the prisoners helped to extinguish the flames.
The fire war, however, got under, and the premises were
locked up by the police, who found in the shop a feather
and a child's garment both saturated with naptha. A
few weeks before the eider prisoner had gone to London
and purchased several quarts of naphtha "for a secret
purpose," as he told a friend. The prisoners had made
application to insure the stock for more than 1,000/ ,
but had not been able to do so. They were committed
for trial.
IMPALEMENT OF AN Ox IN COVENT-GARDEN.—Y,
terday an ox which was being driven from the cattle
market to the South Western Railway, took fright and
bolted through Great Russell-steet, Covent-garden, an I
finding itself stopped by an iron gate erected across
a radway in front of the Bedford Head Tavern,
it attempted to leap the obstaole, and in so doing so be-
came impaled on the spikes. The strugg es and ro prings
of the animal soon drew removed owd, and 'lt was at
„vn away in
length, with great difficultyand talc•
' a van to be killed.