The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-25 00:00:00

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

The Lavinia, Arracan to Table Bay, March 12, lat. 35.
long. 21, E.

Ile Harbinger, Mauritius to London, March 18, lat. 27
S. long. 8 E.
The Queen of the Ocean, Liverpool to Para, April 11,
lat. 6 N. long. 28 W.
The Queen Victoria, for Quebec, 1 at. 47 N. long. 39 W.
The Helen, for Pictou, May 3, lat.. 51 N. long. 15 W.
The Kezia, Belfast to New York, May 12, lat. 48 N.,
long. 13 W.

The Etheldred, steering west, May 15, lat. 49 N. long.
9W.

The Superbe, Cadiz to Panama, 9th April, lat. 6 N.,
long. 25 W.

The Hope, Cardiff to St. Francisco, 22nd March, lat. 35,
long. 80 W.

tile Java, New York to London, 11th April, lat. 21
long. 62.

The Aldebaran, Liverpool to Sydney, fsr.s.w., Ist May,
lat. 37 N., long. 13 W.
The Oriental, London to Montreal, 12th April, lat. 46,
long. 39.

The Kate Sweatland, Boston to Australia, 29th April,
lat. 43, long. 67.
The Edward Robinson, California to London, 18th April,
lat. 1 N., long. 27 W.
The Sabina, Monte Video to Liverpool, 27th April, lat.
28 N., long. 46 W.
The Rapid, Mazatlan to Plymouth, 17th April, on the
Line.

Her Majesty's Ship Grecian, in Mozambique Channel.
The Murray, from London, 27th March, lat. 21 S. long.
21 W.

The Wye, London, to Melbourne, 29th April, lat. 20 S
long. 23 W.

The Concord, Berbica to London, Bth April, lat. 50
long 25.
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The John Cumming, Liverpool to New Orleans, 16th
April, lat. 50, long. 9.
The Christiana, London to New York, 16th April, lat.
49 N. long. 14 W.
The California, Charleston to Liverpool, 20th April, lat.
35 long. 70.
The Velocity, London to Barbadoes, Ist May, lat. 36 N.
long. 18 W.

The Georgians, London to the Chesapeake, 2nd May, lat.
40 N. long 37 W.
The Lucy (brigantine), of London, for Trinidad, 16th
April, lat. 48 N. long. 9 W.
The Thane of Fife, Clyde to Melbourne, lat. 51 N. long.
7 W.

The Henry Trowbridge, Mauritius to Port Philip, 19th
Feb., lat. 25 S. long. GO.
The England, Calcutta to Liverpool, 19th Feb., off Cape
Agullas.

The Cecilia, of London, for Geelong, 13th April, lat.
S., long. 21. W.

The Richard. Mount, outward bound, on the Line, 13th
April, long. 21 W.

The Anil Falcon, Leith to Barbadoes, 7th May, lat. 43
N., long. 24 W.

the New York, Liverpool to Now York, 12th May, ht
50 N long. 10 W.

The Jane Sharp, Newport to Quebec, 11th April, out
three days..
The FalCon, Boston to Australia, 27th April, lat. 17 N.,
long. 32 W.

The Fergus, of. Hull, Galway to Quebec, 1.1 May, lat. 46
N., long. 50 Ar.
The Culloden (propeller), under canvass, from the Clyde
toiMelbourne. 19th April, lat. 7 S., lon. 34 W.
The Ann (barque), Clyde to Port Philip, 7th May, lat.
48 N., lon. 16 W.

The' Priscilla, Callao to Liverpool, tat March, lat. 55,
lon. 57.

The Sheffield, Liverpool to New Orleans, 13th May, lat
43 N., lon. 17 W.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(Prom the London New Price Current of yesterday.)
SUGAR.—lmporters of West India sugar were desirous
to-day to realise, but submitting to a reduction on Friday's
rates of 6d per cwt occasioned a very good demand both
for refining and grocery purposes. Operations amounted
to 871 hhds, &c., including at auction 375 hhds, 30 tierces,
and 49 barrels Barbadoes, which went7for fine yellow at
38s 6d to 395, middling to good 36s to 38s, ordinary 34s 6d
to 35s 6d, brown from 32s 6d to 34s ; 203 hds 2 trcs, and
38 brls St. Lucia, low to good middling grey 31s 6d to 355,
fine yellow 38s to 395, middling to good 35s Cal to 37s Gd ;
32 casks Demerara crystallized, good to fine yellow 38s
to 395.

REFINED.— To-day refined sugar sold freely for home
trade purposes : but prices have ceased to advance ruling
for brown lumps at 475, and low to fine grocery 47s 6d to
50 per cwt. Crushed in good demand for export at pre-
vious rates.

MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the large quantity of
15,500 bags of Mauritius sugar was submitted to public
sale. Prices gave way 6d per cwt., still 11,000 bags were
sold, superior yellow at 38s to 38s 6d, good to fine 35s 6d
to 37's 6d, low to mid 34s to 355, good to fine brown 32s to
33s 6d, inferior 27s to 31s 6d, very ord 25s 6d to 26s 6d,
refining from 32s to 375, grainy yellow 35s to 38s 6d, and
mid white ditto 41s to 41s 6d per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—The public sales this afternoon of 3,400
bags Bengal sugar went rather under last week's rates, but
mostly sold—Benares, low to good white at 35s to 38s, fine
grainy white 43s 6d, good to fine yellow ditto 37s to 38s 6d,
low to middling 35s to 36s 6d, brown 33s to 34s 6d, low
grainy 31s to 32s 6d. There was no public sale of Madras,
and little done privately ; prices have a downward ten-
dency.

C6OOA.—To-day there was only a moderate demand for
Trinidad cocoa ' • and at auction, of 970 bags, a small part
only sold at 30s to 33s for grey, and at 33s 6d to 37s for low
to fine red, being rather lower rates.
COFFEE.—To-day there was a greater desire to operate
in Plantation Ceylon Coffee. At auction 190 casks, 402
brls, and 57 bags nearly all sold at rather higher rates—
good middling to good went at 62s to 655, middling Ms to
61s, low middling 57s to 58s, other sorts 52s to 565, triage
46s to 51s, and pea berry 66s 6d to 69s 6d.
TEA. —ln better sorts of Congou immense purchases
have again been made both by the trade and speculators,
the rates obtained being rather above those current pre-
viously. There is no further rise for lower kinds, still de-
mand is good, and market firm.
OlLS.—Prices continue to give way for Seal, and trans-
actions have been limited, whilst supply is on the increase ;
palo has been selling at 311 lOs to 321, and other sorts 301
to 311 per tun. Cod is cheaper, 331 to 33155, having been
accepted for small parcels. Southern is little enquired for,
but supply not increasing prices remain at 321 to 361 for
common to fine. Sperm sells more freely, and the cur-
rency is firm at 901 to 921. Headmatter 921 to 941.
SALTPETRE.—To-day there was no improvement in de-
mand for Saltpetre, and at auction 895 bgs Calcutta were
only in part sold at 26s to 27s for refraction 6,1 to 74 per
cent.

PEPPER.—To-day little was done privately, and at auc-
tion 80 bags Penang sold at 3ad to 3d for rather dusty,
being easier.
INDIGO.—In Spanish little has been done, but sales at
present are not pressed. Prices are for Guatemala are for
Flores 5s 94 to 6s Od, Solres 4s 4d to 5s Bd, Cortes 2s 104
to 4s 3d, low and lean 2s 64 to 2s 9d, and Caraccas 3s 24
to Os per pound.

TALLOW.—There is a reluctance to operate in Russian
on the spot, yet sales are not pressed, and the currency is
for fine Y. C. 46s 9d to 475, 1851 ditto 46s 3d to 46s 6d per
cwt. For delivery in the last three months of the year
large contracts have been concluded at 4Th Gd to 47s 9d.
Home melted only in mederate demand, and can be ob-
tained at 47s 3d to 47s Gd, supply being rather larger.,

DETERMINED SUICIDE. Yesterday the following
desperate suicide was perpetrated by Samuel Richards,
aged 52, residing in Somers Town, It appears the de-
ceased, who was rather respectably connected, led a wild
rollicking, dissipated life, frequently indulging heavily in
drink ; and that upon recovering from his fits of intem-
perance, he would become melancholy and depressed, as
if from remorse. His dissipated habits so reduced him
from affluence, that he became a pensioner on his
friends' charity. About half-past ten yesterday morning
he went to the water-closet out of the house where he
resided, where, having remained an unusual length of
time,his landlord went to ascertain what detained him,
when he found the unfortunate man lying dead on the
floor, amidst a pool of blood, having nearly severed Ms
head from the body with an office knife, which, upon
the removal of the body, was discovered underneath. So
frightful was the gash, that death must have been, in-
stantaneous. The body was removed to the dead-house
to await an inquest,