The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-21 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TEA.—The public sales terminated yesterday, about 3,900
packages were offered, and prices were id. per lb. lower for
inferior descriptions.
Sl:GAlL—Business continued active, and enhanced rates
have been realised for West India. In the refined market
the operations have been to an average extent, common
lump being quoted 455. per cwt.
COFFEE.—Colonial descriptions have continued in fair
demand, and good to fine qualities have fully sustained
previous quotations.
COCOA..—The demand has been active for fine Trinidad,
and prices advanced 2s. per cwt.

SALTPETRE.—No business of importance has been en-
tered into, and prices are nominally steady.
TALLOW.—Business has been exceedingly dull, and
prices generally have tended downwards. P.Y C. on the
spot ie quoted 42s 6d, and for last three months' delivery
44s 3d per cwt.

GREEN FRUIT in moderate demand. Lemons, of good
quality, sustain their value. Some parcels of 1\ aples, sold
by Keeling and Hunt, at public sale, realized high prices ;
inferior parcels are difficult of sale. The sales of West
India pine apples have terminated for the season. Para
nuts on demand, and a good business being done. Bar-
celona had firmly, the stock being considerably less than is
usual at this period of the year.

THE PRINCE OF WALES'S VISIT To EDINBURGH.
--At the meeting of the Town Council at Edinburgh, on
Tuesday, the Lord Provost stated that, previous to the de-
parture of the Prince and Princess of Wales for the North,
his Royal Highness was pleased to express the pleasure
which their visit to Edinburgh had afforded them, and to
state that he looked forward to being able to make a longer
stay there on a future occasion. His Royal Highness had
also expressed himself much gratified by all the arrange •
A MONUMENT TO LORD CLYDE.—We learn from
the Glasgow Herald chat arrangements are in prgress for
calling a public meeting in Glasgow to consider the pro.
priety of erecting a monument to their late illustrious coun-
tryman, Field-Marshal Lord Clyde, in his native city.

ments made for the reception of the Princess and himself.

GERMANY ROARING LIKE ANY. SUCKING DOVE
—lt is supposed, says a weekly ccntemporary, that
France more especially is likely to tremble at the
majestic name of United Germany, and that, although
Austria or Prussia might rage or threaten in vain,
yet that if so big p. lion as the whole German Confederation
began to roar, Louis Napoleon would never suspect it was
only Snug the Joiner.

THE END OF THE TALKING FISH.—We are
likely to have an amusing trial at the Court of Ex-
chequer next term. The plaintiff is the proprietor of the
" talking fish," and the defendant a young Irish viscount,
whom the former accuses of being the ringleader of certain
young Oxford gownsmen, who celebrated the morning after
the late Christ Church ball by one of the wildest "larks"
ever remembered there. One of the results of the freak, so
the proprietor avers, was the death of his profitable animal.
The under-graduates admit the "lark," and confess
that the showboard containing the portrait of this interest-
ing "talker" was hung, by way of a collar, round the neck
of a young Duke in prospective. There is no doubt that
evidence concerning the details of that memorable " lark"
has been very carefully collected, and a great deal of fun is
expected to be elicited at the trial.

'I HE ALABAMA.--Her Majesty's ship Clio, on her
passage home from Rio, about a week out, came
across the Alabama. "On the evening of the 2d of July,
at 7 o'clock, a fire was reported on the port bow, so
the ship was immediately kept away for it, and at 9
o'clock a vessel was descried to windward, coming to-
wards us, and when within a mile and a halt off fired
a blank gun, which we at ones returned. She then
hauled her wind' and bore away in the opposite direction,
so we thought we had done with her, About 10 p.m. we
came abreast of a large American vessel on fire, and
almost burnt to the water's edge, and a barque was also
seen lying close by her. We burned a long light, in
case any persons were adrift or required assistance, and at
12.20 midnight a vessel was reported cocaine. atter us
under sail and steam, and furling sail in very quick time,
under our stern, steam up on our weather quarter, going
apparently double our speed—vi., seven knots. with all her
men at quarters and cleared for
_action, and commenced
hailing us as follows this is the Confederate war.
steamer Alabama. Ship ahoy I What ship is that ?" On
being asked if they burned that ship, they said they did.
The excitement on board among officers and men was very
great, all eager to catch a sight of the far-famed vessel
Alabama over the bulwarke, or where ver a good view could
be cbrained."