The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-28 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TEA.—Basiness is limited. Common sound congon is
8d per lb.
SUGAR.—Although largo parcels of colonial and foreign
have been declared, the holders are firm, the stocks being
small and the deliveries good. In foreign several purchases
have been made at very full rates, and holders require an
advance. Colonial is held very firmly, and there is not
much doing. Refined has been active at a further im-
provement. Brown lumps, 49s 6d per cwt. There were
landed last week at the East and West India Docks,
145hhds 20trcs ; there were taken for home use 1,421 hbds
135trcs 555br1s, and the stock is B,3s6hhds 801 trcs 1,891
brls.
COFFEE.—Native Ceylon has been firm, low good fine
ord, 48s 6d to 52s 6d. In plantation Ceylon a fair business
has been done. In some cases the quotations has been
firmer for the better descriptions. Mocha has been in good
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docks near
demand, and still tends upwards. There is more doing in
foreign generally, and holders are looking for an advance.
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884 puns 61 hhds ; taken for home consumption, 146 puns
6 hhds ; and exported, 597 puns 41 hhds. The stock is
10,329 puns 600 hhds.

AWEl—This article has been very brisk, at firm prices.
American has been sold at 12s to 13s for 3 cargoes afloat,
and 3,0J0 bags on the spot at 12s 3d, 50 tons of Bengal
were sold at 14s 9d to 153' fo"r ex ship for good mid. The
4,000 bags on the spot at 14s 9d to 16s for low mid to
good bold white.
SALTPETRE.—The market is very steady.
COTTON.—This article is held for full prices, with very
little demand.

TALLOW.—The market is steady, with a good demand at
56s to 56s 6d for P.Y.C. on the spot.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

tounos, Ang. 23.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ;
light pleasant breeze, and fine clear sunny weather.
The brig Queen Victoria, of Shields, has been abandoned
at sea, having sprung a leak and being in a sinking state ;
crew saved and lauded at Hamburg by the Norwegian
steamer Bergen.
QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 2G.—Wind
from Ship Island (New Orleans), was in contact with a brig
in the night of the 2u'th inst., and lost main-yard.
HULL, Aug. 27.—Wind W.—Arrived—Vermont, from
Quebec.
BOSTON, Aug. 15.—The Danish brig Janette drifted
into Acklins, Bahamas, 14th July, with all her crew dead
and her sails loose. It is supposed that her crew were
murdered the day before, as a brig was seen with a schooner
alongside on that day.
SIIIELDS, Aug. 27.—Wind S.—Arrived—Sir Colin
Campbell, from Rio Janeiro.
13:mums; R.G., Aug. B.—The hull of a vessel, of about
500 tons, painted dark yellow, with a white bust figure-
head, and apparently abandoned some time, was seen,
22d July, in 33 N, 14 E. She was fully loaded, and ap-
peared to be an English vessel. The French barque Jenne
Mathilde is on shore on the Redbank abandoned; cargo
expected to bo saved.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived.—Ann, from Portreaux ; Belle. Shields ' • Ad-
venture, Lyme; Courier (s.), Jersey ; Brunswick (s.),
Plymouth.

Sailed—Despatch (s.), for Jersey ; Alliance (a.), Havre.
LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning.
Wind, S.W.
Arrived—Grotto, from Savannah ; Acorn, Alexandria ;
Claudia, Messina ; Port Wallace, Alexandria ; Coln Catts,
New Orleans.

QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 2G.

Wind, S.S.W. __
Arrived—Ellen, from New Orleans ; Niger, Callao ; Ca-
roline, Genoa.
DUBLIN, Aug. 27.

Wind, S.W.
Arrived—Native, from St. John's, N. 8.; Oporto, from
Oporto.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAM.)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 9.40 a.m.

Wind, S.W. ; thin, one hours' flood ; weather fine.
Arrived, Aug. 27—Violet, from Porto Rico ; Madras,
Sierra Leono ; Reward, Guernsey; Peace, Girgenti ; Nile,
Porto Rico ; Guadalete, Cadiz.
DEAL, Tuesday, 9.2 G a.m.

Wind S.S.W., fine.
Passed—Pharamond, from Cardiff, for London • barque
Young England, west, for north ; barque Cornball, BOY-
rout, for north.
Sailed—Elizabeth, Mary Miller, Re.afrowshire, Augusta,
with other outward bound.