The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-11 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

SUGAR.—The business done in colonial has not been
large, but holders ask firm rates. A. cargo of Havannah,
1,680 boxes, No. 17, sold at 29s 9d, for Lottenburg, and
1,600 boxes, No. 12i, at 27s 6d. The supply is moderate,
but the sales declared are not important, except of Cuba
and Porto Rico. Refined has been in good demand at firm
rates. Low to fine grocery lumps 51s to 545, and brown
508 6d per cwt.
COFFEE,--Native Ceylon has been at full rates, and
with a good business at 50s to 51s. Plantation is wanted
both for home consumption and export, and the rates are
fully as high. Mocha has been in good request, and with
a few sellers at last week's rates. There has been a fair
demand for foreign at former rates.
BlOE.—Several parcels have been sold at full quota-
tions. Privately, 5,000 bags Bengal, on the spot, reslieed
15s 9d to 17s 3d, and 7,000 bags Larong, 12s 6th Large
parcels of Arracan have changed hands.
SALTPETRE.---There has been a stiff market with a good
demand. Calcutta, 5 per cent., 43a per cwt.
TEA.--Common Congou has not maintained its price,
8i(1 being the present value.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. has declined to 575. per cwt. for the
last three months.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—A terrible accident occurred on
the 27th ult., between New York and Philadelphia (on
the New York and Philadelphia Railroad) ; 23 persons
were killed and 70 wounded. Among the killed was
Baron de St. Andre, French Consul at Philadelphia.
NAVAL COURTEST.—On Wednesday, when the new
steamer Sultana was taking a trip, previous to her de-
parture for Constantinople, when about 15 miles N.E.
from the bar she was hailed by the French frigate Le
Bayonne, requesting the favour of the master of the
Sultans on his return to send out a Downs pilot. The
Sultans immediately put about, and in a short while
returned to sea, and put a pilot on board the Le Bay-
onne, for which attention the French commander ex-
pressed his best thanks. The Le Bayonne was on her
voyage from the White Sea.
MATTHEWS AND COURT.—The announced smilers'
race between these men cae off yesterday, but was a
shocking disappointment tmo the friends of Court.
Matthews went away from him like a shot, and beat
him by five or six hundred yards with the greatest ease
imaginable.
THE EAST INDIA COAL COMPANY.—A company under
the above title has been established for the purpose of
working coals in the valley of the Damoodab, in Bengal,
and of supplying the increasing demand in India for
company is provisionally registered
under the new Limited Liability Act. The capital that arFicle. The
pro-
posed to be raised is 150,0001. in shares of 10/. each.
The Count De Nieuwerkerke, director of the Imperial
museums, has just purchased at Dion (Aisne) a cross of
an altar of the 12th century, of which the Sisters of St.
Vincent de Paul were the possessors. The sum given
for it was 5,000 f., and this chef d'oeuvre will be placed in
the Louvre.

Hor MARSET.—The hop accounts from Kent, Sussex,
and Worcestershire, of this year's growth, are so satis-
factory that the customary services of those gentlemen
whose business it is to chronicle the prolific diseases to
which this variable plant is liable, are this year dispensed
with, for not even with a magnifying glass can either
honey-dew, mould, flea, lice, or other vermin, be detected.
GLASGOW.—WO learn that his Grace the Duke of
Cambridge arrived yesterday, about half-past ten o'clock
in the forenoon, at Kilwirming station, by the mail
train, which left London on the previous evening, and
proceeded to Eglinton Castle.—North, British. Mail of
Saturday.
THE AGUA FRIA GOLD MINING CO3IPANY.—This
company have received .advises by the America from
Mr. Attwood, at the Gold Hill Mines, who states the
levels were being driven towards the vein in the deep
working with all possible despatch, but the ground was
so excessively hard that it took much longer than he had
expected, and at least a month would elapse before he
could raise the quantity of rock he had anticipated from
that source (40 to 50 tons per diem). In the month of
June 147 ounces of gold had been obtained from the
company's quartz, and 4941 tons had been crushed for
other parties.
MULTIPLICITY OP DEATHS BY DROWNING IN THE
THAMES.—Yesterday there were no less than eight no-
tices of bodies found in the Thames posted tip at Bow-
street, they being strangers, and unidentified. The last
unfortunate person was picked up off Woolwich early
that morning, and was described as dressed in blue
jacket, blue trousers, &c. ; had some loose money in his
pockets, two knives, and a tobacco-box, marked " Wil-
liam Raymond." The poor fellow appeared about five
feet seven inches in height, and 23 years of age. The
body was conveyed to the dead-house at Woolwich, to
be owned, and await the coroner's inquest.
CATTLE AND HORSE FAlR.—This
which immediately succeeds, and is
one H
deartyr:
so HART` (ESSEXrse fir,
second in attraction to that of Barnet, was held yester-
day. The store beasts brought to this fair were numer-
ous, the general condition of which was good. The
choice lots of store beasts, of good grazing qualities,
were in great demand, fully at, and in some instances
exceeding, the high prices obtained at Barnet. Inferior
beasts of mixed breeds, and Welsh and Irish younglings
sold freely, but prices ruled a trifle in favour of buyers.
Milch and in-calf cows went at 15/. to 191. each ; hei-
fers, 101. to 141. ditto. The horse fair was largely sup-
plied, particularly with cart colts, three-year-olds real-
ising 30 to 40 guineas each ; two-year-olds, 20 to 30
ditto ; best cart horses, 45 to 60 ditto ; Welsh horses,
16 to 24 ditto ' • Welsh ponies, from 12 to 13 hands
high, 101. to 141. ; small two and three-year-olds, 71. to
101. each ; nag or harness horses, suitable for tradesmen
or military purposes, 201. to 301. ditto. A great amount
of business was transacted both in cattle and cart colts,
and at 5 o'clock the appearance of the fair showed there
were not many lots left uneold.