The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-16 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TEA.—There has been.very little business transacted,
and prices have remained without any material change.
At the public sales to-day about 11,550 packages will be
offered.

SUGAR.—The demand fpr West India has been mode-
rately active, and good brown qualities have brought full
rates. Foreign descriptions have been dull, but without
material change in value. In the refined market there is a
fair demand for good grocery lumps, at late rates.
COFFEE.-Business has been very dull, and the few
transactions entered into have been at about previous
prices.
fair demand has been experienced for East
Indian, and superior qualities have fully sustained former
values.

TALLow.—Tho market has been without animation,
although prices for both present and forward delivery are
well sustained. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 40s ; June,
40s Gd ; and last three months, 41s 9d per cwt.

MURDER OF A MISSIONARY IN NEW ZEALAND.—
The following telegram from Sydney, dated March
25, has been published by a contemporary :—" New. Zea-
land news to the 11th has been received. Ohantaki has been
captured ; 15 of the enemy were killed and 80 taken pri-
soners. The Pai Marini natives at Opotiki have taken and
destroyed the schooner Eclipse, murdered the Rev. M.
Volkner, and eaten his brains and eyes. They have taken
the Rev. Mr. Grace, Dr. Agassy, and Capt. prisoners."
A second despatch, dated Sydney, March 27, is in corrobo-
ration of the first :—" The friendly natives have taken
Ohantaki and several important chiefs prisoners. John
Williams was killed in the attack. The Pai Marini fanatics
have visited Opotiki, hung and beheaded the Rev. M. Volk-
ner, abandoned by and vainly calling upon his flock for
aid. They scooped out and ate his brains. A fanatic priest
ate his eyes. M. Volkner died calmly, praying. The trea-
surer's budget at Sydney has been postponed,"

The whole of North Lancashire has been startled
to-day by the announcement of the suicide of Mr.
William Whelon, a gentleman of high position, and
carrying on business at Lancaster and Preston,
through pecuniary difficulties and the fear of expo-
sure. Mr. Whelon rose from a poor office-boy to
be secretary of the Little North-Western Railway ;
then he became a merchant and manufacturer ;
afterwards he was made town councillor, mayor,
and magistrate of Lancaster. While Mayor of Lan-
caster he was distinguished for his liberality and
hospitality, and his wife, during his year of office,
was presented with a silver cradle by the inhabi-
tants. In addition to the above positions, he was
chairman of the Lancaster Athenaaum Club and the
Morecambe Gas-works, vice-chairman and director
of the New Waggon Company, a churchwarden, a
leading Conservative, and generally a man of high
influence and position. On Friday he was at Pres-
ton on business, and returned home in the evening.
On Saturday it was rumoured that he had forged
and embezzled sums to a very large amount, vary-
ing according to report from £6,000 to £20,000. On
the evening of that day a warrant was issued for
his apprehension on the charge of stealing scrip be-
longing to the Little North-Western Railway. The
police went to his house, but he was absent. An
officer was sent to Preston, where it was thought
he might have gone, but he could not be found.
Yesterday his dead body was found in the water
at Fleetwood.

The inquest on the body was held to-day. The
evidence given showed that he left home on Satur-
day evening in good health and spirits, that he
walked along the coast towards Fleetwood, that at
midnight he got a boat at Knott-end, opposite
Fleetwood, and about 10 miles from Lancaster
rowed out a short distance in it, took something to
drink, and jumped off the boat into deep water ; that
his body was seen floating about yesterday morning
off Fleetwood by a seaman, and was afterwards
picked up and taken to one of the hotels.
The jury returned a verdict of "Found drowned."
The deceased gentleman was about 43 years of age,
and he has left a widow and seven children. It is
said that his embarrassments had reference mainly
to the Little North-Western Railway, of which he
was the secretary.