The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-21 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TEA..—There has been a very limited business transacted,
and prices have remained without material alteration.
SUGAR.—The market has been rather dull, prices in
several instances having slightly given way. Refined de-
scriptions, however, have realised fully previous values.
COPPEE.—For good and fine descriptions of plantation
Ceylon there has been a steady inquiry, and full rates have
been readily obtained. Other qualities have exhibited little
change in nrices.
RlCE.—business has continued dull, late quotations being
with difficulty maintained.
SALTPETRE.—A moderate amount of business has been
transacted in refined descriptions, and prices have tended
upwards.

-TALLow.—The market has continued dull, prices gene-
rally showing increased depression. P.Y.C. on the spot is
quoted 46s to 46s 3d ; and last three months' delivery, 48s
to 48s 3d per cwt.

BANK OF ENGLAND.

An Account, pursuant to
cap. 32, for the week endin
of March, 1862:

ie Act 7th and Bth Victoria
on Wednesday, the 19th day

ISSUE DEP
Notes issued ..--X30,321,585;

ARTIVENT.

Government Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities .. 3.634,900
Gold Coin & Bullion 15,671,585
Silver Bullion ....

X 30,821,585;

£30,321,585

Proprietors'
tal .E14.563,0gq

EPARTMENT.
1 Government Secu-
rities (including
Dead Weight A-
nnuity) £10,716,261
Other Securities 18,139,828
Notes
Gold and Silver 877,001
Coin

Rest
Public Deposits en-
eluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
mi s sion ers of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ao-

counts). „ 8.011,691
Other Deposits 13,340,928
Seven Day and
other Bills 613,359

.£40,184,525
M.

£40,184,525
.RSHALL, Chief Cashier.

March 20, 186".

"POET CLOSE" AGAIN.—The following letter was
sent to the Secretary of State, in reference to Poet Close's
" Christmas Book " :—" To Sir George Grey, Secretary of
State.—Kirkby Stephen, March 12, 1862.—J. Close has
the honour to acknowledge the receipt of the presentation
copy which Sir G. Grey declined to lay before the Queen,
and begs leave respectfully to remark, that whereas Sir G.
Grey has been pleased to keep the copy sent for himself, he
might at least have had the courtesy to thank him I In the
name of the gentry of this and other counties who have so
kindly supported him, he declares that in preventing her
Majesty seeing what must have pleased any feeling heart,
viz., the poems in memoriam of the late Prince Consort (of
which the Bishop of Carlisle, Lord Wensleydale, Sir G.
Musgrave, Bart., the clergy, and others, have expressed
their high approval), he must pronounce Sir G. Grey's
conduct an act of petty tyranny, which will reflect dis-
grace on the Government, as being a display of narrow
prejudice to the poet of Westmoreland, who, although not
the ' Court Laureate,' has sung his best, and shown the
emotion of a loyal heart; and the best can do no more.
The above correspondence will shortly be published, when
the world can judge between the Secretary of State and the
poor, unjustly persecuted.—J. CLOSE, the poet."

A CROWN CABINETMAKER. The Literary
Gazette gives the following description of a caricature in a
late number of the Kladderadatsch, or German Punch.
It is entitled " A Crown Cabinetmaker," and the picture
represents a workshop, in the middle of which the master
(Napoleon III.) is busily engaged in polishing a new royal
chair (Mexico). Many old broken chairs (Tuscany, Mo-
dena, Rome) are scattered here and there. His workman
(Victor Emmanuel), pointing to a splendid chair (Italia),
thus addresses his master :—" Now, master, I have almost
finished the chair ; it requires only a bit of Venetian var-
nish and Roman antique for ornament." "My good fel-
low," replies the master, " pray don't bother me now. I
have just received a pressing order from abroad; and before
I have finished the chair you see yonder,
I cannot attend
'to yours."