The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-06 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TEA.—The public sales have proceeded without anima-
tion, and inferior descriptions may be quoted Id to :d per
lb. cheaper.

StiGAß.—Thero have been few public sales, and the
small quantity of West Indian disposed of iu the private
market barely maintain former prices.
COFFEE.—The speculations in both Plantation and
Native Ceylon have been very restricted, and rather larger
rates have in some instances been current.

RlCE.—Only limited transactions have been reported,
and tho market remains very quiet, prices being without
change of importance.

TALLOW.—There has been a more active demand for
both present and forward delivery, and quotations are firm.
P,Y.C,, on the spot, is 41s; June delivery, 41s; July to
September, 425; and last three months', 44s 3d to 14s 6d
per cwt.

WooL.—The second series of public sales of colonial
commenced yesterday afternoon. The quantity to be
offered amounts to 103,763 bales, chiefly from America and
the Cape of Good Hope. There was a good attendance of
both home and foreign articles, and prices generally are
well maintained for all descriptions.

I THE BURLINGTON.—Mr. Blanchard, the enter.
PT-
'sing proprietor of this new and magnificent
buildinj,
celebrated the completion and opening of the esta-
blishment Wednesday evening by inviting his friends to
premises and also an inaugural dinner.
an inspection o.` the
viewed the various apartments, all of
The company hay.."g
the most comfortable style, seated
which are fitted up h..'
themselves in the dining,-:eete—
a Nary noble apartment—
under the presidency of Caps.:in Jay, when a repast was
served that would be quite sufficifsult of itself to consolidate
k
the fame of any establishment. The neculiar features of
the Burlington are that it extends rive City system of
dining to the West-end, which, until the preach! times has
been unknown; also, that it presents a place s,'ler° a
father may take a daughter to dine, when any distal', ea
from home, with the certainty of finding comfort and at-
tention, with a complete absence of that peculiar portion of
the community that is so prone to appropriate to themselves
and their casual acquaintances establishments like the
Burlington. Mr. Blanchard, however, has set about his
work with a determination and an energy worthy the
highest commendation, and seems perfectly satisfied that
the object he has in view will be thoroughly appreciated by
the public. That the success of the new establishment
will be complete is certain, because everything requisite for
such a result has been consulted—viz., a first rate position,
elegance, comfort, and great attention; but above all, and
beyond all, a moderato tariff of charges, so that none need
fear entering the Burlington on account of the great expen-
diture that will be incurred.

,
bIiAIiSrERE AND ITALY.—We (like most other
European nations) owe much to Italy. Our Sbak-
spere, whose 300th anniversary happily coincides wish the
visit of one worthy to have clasped hands with hint, drew
much of his inspiration from her; and—vest debt of grati-
tude which only youth and love and genius can fully feel
—we owe to her the immortal vision of a " Romeo and
Juliet." "The Taming of the Shrew" is derived, so far
as the love intrigue goes, from a piece of Ariosto. " Much
Ado About Nothing" is a dramatised version of the story
of Ariodante and Ginevra, in the same author, in cym.
beline" Shakspere has combined a novel of Boccaccio's
with a traditionary tale of the ancient Britons. " Othello"
ism Moorish" C
generalrist of e roof
the
ie r e"
Venetiano mentioned inf s time--the real
the " Letters of Giustiniani," the ambassador from the
Doge to England. One cannot fail to observe, indeed, how
Italianised was our Shakspero's fancy. The scene of nearly
all his comedies is in Italy. Venice, Padua, and Verona
p°
rissgelsostohues
gloryof having given a " local habitation" to
the beings of his imagination. And though on all
he bestowed the wondrous lustre of his genius, and they be-
came his and his only through that power, nevertheless he
has linked tht-; thought of himself with Italy while Eughuld
Shall have a languagence a Week.