The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-22 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TEA.—The public sales aro announced for Tuesday next,
and the market has ruled quiet in consequence. Common
congou has realised Sid to 9d per lb.
SUGAR.—Lower rates have been current for most de-
scriptions, at which a fair business has been done. West
India is Gd. cheaper. Barbadoes at auction selling at 39s
to 39s Gd, mid to good at 3Gs to 389 to 38s Gd, and ord at
313 Gd to 35s Gd per cwt. Crystallised Demerara brought
31s for fine, 36s Gd to 38s Gd for mid to good, 34s Gd to
35s 6d for ord, and 33s Gil for brown. Mauritius has ruled
heavy, fine yellow realising publicly 37s 6,1 to 335, low to
good 31s to 375, mid to fine brown 31s to 33s Gd, low and
ord 23s to 30s Fd , refining 32s to 365, and good grainy
yellow 38s to 39s per cwt. Bengal Benares found buyers
at 37s Gil to 38s GA for low to mid white. Foreign—Very
little has been offered. Manilla has been sold at 35s for
clayed, and at 31s Gil for damp. Refined has been quiet at
46s 6d to 47s per cwt for brown lumps.
COFFEE—Plantation Ceylon has been at full rates, with
a good inquiry. At auction fine fine ord to good bold co-
loury•brought 57s 6d to 665, fine to tine fine ord 5311 to 595,
low mid to mid 603 to 655, low mid pale to good bold co-
loury 57s to 693 6d, good mid to good 663 to 70s 6d, fine
fine and brown Demerara kinds 51s to 565, triage 46s to
55s 6d, and peaberry 66s to 69s por cwt. Native changed
hands at 48s for fine ord. Ord Rio went privately at 43s 6d
per cwt. Mocha realised 72s to 803 for small berry, and
43s to 49s for triage. Neigherry went at 66s for good.
RICE.—Not much has been done. Bengal at auction
was taken in at 15s 3d for good mid white, but mid broken
sold at 13s 6a per cwt.
SPlCES.—Pimento realised 4id to 5d for ord coarse and
stalky, and 5Ad to Sid for mid. Black pepper, at auction,
sold steadily at 4gd to 44d for mid to good Simatra, and
at 44d to 4,0 for common mid Penang. Singapore white
was taken in at 6id to 7d. Mace went firmly at 2s to 2s
ld for mid pale, and is scl to is 10d for damaged and
mouldy. Good brown nutmegs brought 3s Gd, and ord
and mid is 3d to is Sd per lb.
COCHINEAL.--Mexican silvers went at 3s 8d to 3s 9d,
and Honduras at 3s Od to 4s for mid to good silvers, being
higher rates.
RUM —There has been a good demand at 33 6:1 for De-
merara, and at 2s 4d to 2s 4id for strong Leewards.
SALTPETRE.—CaIcutta 3 to 6 per cent brought 30s to
30s Gd, and ot`,her refractions 263 to 29s 6d per cwt pri-
vately ; and at auction 10: per cent sold at 27s 6d to 28s,
9. to 9i at :).8s 3d, and 8.1 at 28s 6d per cwt. Bombay ord
22 per cent 22s 6d per cwt.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. has been firmer—viz., 52s to 52s 3d
per cwt on the spot.
GREEN FRUIT —A moderate business is doing. The
backward state of 'vegetation both at home and abroad is
in favour of winter fruits. Oranges sell freely. Lemons
scarce. Nuts continue in demand ; a cargo Smyrna., part
offered by Keeling and Hunt, were bought in at the price
offered at public sale, being under limits. Accounts from
the Bahamas by the West India steamer confirm the back-
ward character of the pine apple crop from want of rain.

THE FINE ARTS AT TIVERTON.—One of the results
of the Great Exhibition of 1851 has been the establish-
ment of local exhibitions of works of art in various
parts of the country. Devonshire produced Reynolds,
Eastlake, Hayden, Cousins, Cross, &c. ; and the
expectations raised in the country, although some-
what sanguine, have not been disappointed by the
exhibition recently opened at Tiverton. It is, per-
haps, the best which has yet been seen in any pro-
vincial town. There are four departments :-1. Archi-
tecture and Antiquities ; 2. Paintings, Statuary,
and the Fine Arts ; 3. Trades ; 4. Natural History,
Curiosities, and Philosophical Instruments. In the
first there is a rare collection of Roman, Saxon, and
British antiquities, dredged from the bottom of the
Thames, and disinterred from various parts of England.
There are also Grecian and Egyptian Ea rbles,
bronzes, gold and silver plate, beautiful speci-
mens of carved oak, contributed by the Bishop of
Exeter, and others, architectural drawings, MSS.,
The picture gallery contains about 300 paintings, com-
prising excellent specimens of some of the best modern
artists. There are also some good paintings by Dutch,
Italian, and Spanish artists of the old school. Of the
statuary, "The Sleeping Child," by Chantrey, his
second, if not his best work, contributed by Sir
Thomas Acland, is, perhaps, the most remarkable in
the collection. Stephens has sent some good busts and
figures, and Joseph's bust of Wilberforce has also been
sent by Sir Thomas Acland. The collection of engrav-
ings is interesting from its containing a series of Samuel
Cousins's mezzotintos, from his earliest private plate upon
Lawrence's picture of "Lady Acland," to his latest works.
The trade department is a light and graceful building,
erected for the occasion, and well filled with pottery
textile and other manufactures from all parts of the
kingdom, &c. To the fourth section, containing philo-
sophical instruments, a useful element of instruction is
imparted, by gentlemen connected with the exhibition
devoting a portion of every day to explain and illustrate
their various uses.

THE QUEEN AT FORT PITT.—Her Majesty, when in-
specting the invalids at Fort Pitt, on Tuesday, was con-
ducted by Dr. Geo. Dartnell, P.M.O , to No. 6 waid)
where a few extreme cases prevented their appearing
with their comrades in the charming gardens of that
establishment. In this ward were two men, one with a
white cap of very light texture on his head, the other
lame and his face bandaged, who particularly attracted
her Majesty's attention. After their cases had been de-
scribed by Drs. Dartnell and Perry, her Majesty kindly
inquired where they felt their pain, expressing the hope
that they would soon be better, and concluding the in-
terview by taking both their cards away, doubtless to be
remembered in due time. The wounded man with a light
cap is Thos. Walker, 95th Regiment, a very young man,
who at the battle of Inkerman was valiantly making his
way against the foe, when a shell bursting over his head
took a considerable portion of the top of the skull away,
laying the brain quite exposed. He became uncon-
scious, and in this sad state wandered about for four or
five hours, being separated from the main body, and was
making his way to the very front of the enemy when
two Zouaves kindly took him in charge to his camp,
where he was received into hospital. This young man
had three pieces of his skull removed at Scutari, one
piece on board the Sydney, and last Saturday underwent
another operation, when two more large pieces of the
skull were skilfully displaced. by the scientific hand of
Dr. Perry, under the immediate inspection of Dr. Dart-
nell, the principal medical officer of the fort. Walker
has displayed a great amount of moral courage, and is
most grateful to the chaplain, Mr. Samson, for convers-
ing and condoling with him. He will occasionally say,
"It wai as nasty rasp—yial it not,