The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-22 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

SCGAR.—A large business has been done in West India
descriptions, and the late advance in prices has been ftilly
maintained. In the refined market common lumps are
quoted 43s to 43s 6d. per cwt.
OoFFEE.—Tho operations have been to a fair average
extent, and superior descriptions of Plantation Ceylon
command high rates ; in other qualities there is no mate.
rial change.
RlCE.—Business has been very quiet owing to the small
quantity on offer ; holders, however, do not press sales,
and quotations are steady.

SALTPETRE.—The mallet continues dull ; a small quan-
tity of foreign refined, however, has been sold at 21s. per
cwt.

TALLOW.—A better tone has prevailed during the last
few days, and prices are steady. P.Y.C. on the spot is
quoted 45s 9d ; October to December, 45s 961 ; and January
to March delivery, 47s per cwt.

QUEEN'S COLLEGE, BELFAST. —The chair of
Medicine in the Queen's College, Belfast, rendered vacant
by the death of Professor Ferguson, has been tendered by
the Government to James Ginning, Esq., A.M., M.D. Dr.
Curuing has accepted the appointment.—Ukter Observer.
GOVERNMENT SALARIES AT A DISCOUNT.---A
letter from Athens states that, owing to thetnancial em-
barrassments of the Goverunient, arrears of salary are due
to the clerks in the public offices, who aro 8414 thoir
claims at a discount of 20 to 30 per cent.

FALmotrra, Sept. 20.—Wind S.W.—Sailed -Matanzas,
steamer, for Matanzas.
GLOUCESTER, Sept. 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—GaLttoa,
from Quebec. _ .

DUNDALK, Sept. 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Sophia
from-tatudua,_ _ . .

"ZNEwrowr, Sept. 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Albion.
frdm Gurracha.

WarrEHAvEls Sept. 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Ber-
bice, from Quebec,
GUERNSEY, Sept. 21.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Corea, for
Pernambuco.

FORTS.MOUTH, Sept. 19.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Vimeria,
c:.): Portland.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]

GRAVESEND, Friday Morning.

Arrived, Sept. 21—Arotus, Minerva, and Lancet, from
Archangel ; Flosse, from Dantsic ; Alexander Liddle, from

Forma.

Arrived, Sept. 22—Robert, from Hudielonvall ; Paulilien.
!rom lielaingborg; William and George, from Caen.

DEAL, Friday. Morning.
Passed, Sept. 21—Henry Buck, from Shields, for
Boston ; Maude Campbell screw steamer, from the west,
for London.

Passed, Sept. 22.-11. Liduana, for the Cape of Good
Hope; Foam of the Sea of London, for Alexandra; For-
tunella, brig, for Genoa—all from Shields.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Sept. 18.
Ditto, via Marseilles Oct. 13
Brazil and Cape Verdes. by British pac..et Oct. 4.
DitLc), by French packet .. . &pt. 22.
Cape of Good Elope, Ascension, and St llelena....Sept. ...:1
China, Penang, and Singv
..........................
Jre, via Sou,hampton.. Sept. 18.
Ditto, via Karst illes Sept. 26
Falkland Islands. ......
Gibraltar, via Southatnpton.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.— fsept. i 8
Ditto, via Marseilles . Sept. 26
India (Bombay), via Southampton. Sept. 25
Ditto, via 0 arsei:les .
Mauritius, via Southampton Oct. 10
Ditto, via Marseil e ~.. .
Newfoundland
Portugal ..........
Ditto, by e t priva
-- ship—" to Lisbon..
United States and British North America, by Bri-
tish packet .............. _
Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp-
ton • ...... . • •
Ditto, via C0rk......
Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry—Sept. 22
West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Teueriffe . Oct. +1
West Indies and Pacific (except Baha.i•as, Cuba,
and Mexico Sept; 23
Bahamas, via New 'I irk. Oct. 11
1 Bermuda, ditto... Sept. 27
Cuba and Mexico

Notice has been given that the Freemasons'
Tavern Company have declared a dividend for the
half-year ending July last, at the rate of 8 per cent.
per annum.
The following resolution has been posted in the
St
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That, in consequence of com-
munications Exchange
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without the sanction of the committee."
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share on the subscribed capital of the
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company, payable at the London and County Bank,
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21, Hanover-square, on or before October 14.
The half-yearly interest on the Italian State
Domain Five per Cent. ',can, 1865, falling due on
the Ist of October next, will be paid (on account of
the Societa AllOllllll3 per Vendita di Beni del Regno
d'ltalia, Turin) to the holders of the provisional
scrip issued by the General Credit and Finance
Company of London (Limited), at the temporary
offices of the said company, 27, Austin-friars.
During the last few daye there has been more ani-
mation in the markets for Foreign and Colonial
Produce. A good business has been done in sugar
at enhanced prices. CoffeE has brought full rates,
but the operations in rice have been limited, owing
to the small quantity on offer. Fruit and spices
have in some instances beer, rather cheaper, while
tallow has remained at steady quotations for both
present and forward deliverT,

AbeFtifNivleAeln..—On Friday evening a
some farmers and their wives,
quallllTUelßtDoEoklt OpUlaSce
returning home from selling butter in Kilkenny to their
residences near Tullyroau, wnich resulted in a farmer
named Thomas Maher being stabbed in the abdomen, and
his wife receiving a blow Loma stone which shattered her
jaw-bone.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT WOOLWICH.—Ou Wednes-
day Mr. Peters, of White Lien-street, Poplar, left the
North *Woolwich pier with &site friends in a waternaau'E
boat for the purpose of crossing the river. Shcrtly after
starting the craft came into collision with a ferry steanun
and was upset, and bar. Pete W 35 drove cd.- 'Do shiers
were got out iu.t;afoty.