The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-31 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

SucAn.-The business done has been limited, sales not
being pressed ; and the quantity offered by auction has
been small. Prices have not in all cases been maintained.
West India has been cheaper-ord. to good brown Jamaica
selling at 325. to 335. 6d., and grey at 355. 6d. ; but Bar-
badoes realised steady rates, viz., at 345. 6d. for low to 395.
for fine. Mauritius, also, has been.at a slight reduction in
value. Mid. to good strong yellow brought 345. 6d. to 355.
6d. ; fine, 365. 6d.; low to mid. yellow, 335. to 355.; but
good and fine brown was taken in at 325. to 335., low grey
at 30s. to 315., and low dark brown at 28s. to 295. Madras
was taken in at 28s. 6d. to 295. 6d.
FOREIGN.-Havannah, No. 12i to 13 yellow afloat was
sold at :265. for, Trieste. Refined has declined, brown
lumps to 48s. 6d. and grocery to 435. 9d. to 50s. per cwt.
Refined has been duller ; brown lumps 435. 6d., and gro-
cery 435. 9d. to 50s. per cwt.
COFFEE.-This article has continued heavy, and a mode-
rate quantity has been offered. Native Ceylon at auction
has been taken in at 46s per cwt. Plantation Ceylon has
realised .56s to 62s for low mid and dried, 61s to 62s 6d for
superior marks, 53s to 55s for f fine ord, 43s 6d to 50s for
triage, 215 s to 36s 6(1 for black, 55s to 61s 6d for peaberry ;
but a small quantity was taken in at 65s per cwt. Telli-
cherry sold at 56s 6d to 54s for fine and f fine ord grey, at
56s 6(1 to 57s for dingy peaberry, at 44s to 47s for triage,
and at 34:s 6d to 38s 6d for blacks. Mocha sold at 60s 6cl
for mid, 46s 6d for triage, and at 63s to 64s for fair clean
garbled. Costa Rica fine ord brought 505 to 53s 6d; Quilon
51s to 523 6d, and Padang 44s to 45s per cwt.
IticE.---An active speculative demand has existed, and
the advance on the lowest point of last week is about is 6d
per cwt. Madras realised 12s 9d to 13s ; Bengal, 14s 6d
for good mid, and Bengal to arrive 14s 3d, 14s 9d, and 15s
per cwt.
SPICES..-Pimento has declined id, good ord and mid
sold at sicl to 50, ord and good ord at 52d to sid, and
good mid and good at 6d per lb. Ginger, African, was
taken in sit 22s 6d, and Cayenne at 6d to 7d p.er lb. China
preserved sold at 7d to 71d for good. Mace is ld per lb.
cheaper. Penang 2s stl to 2s 8d for mid and good mid, and
2s 9d to 2s lld for good bright pale. Nutmegs have risen
ld per lb. Cloves are id cheaper. Zanzibar good ord and
mid bold _Bering at 5d to 8d per lb. Black pepper is Ad
and white Ad lower. Mid dingy to good bold Penang sold
at 10d to 11 Ad per lb.
SALITNTRE.-Tha_market is brisk at 4s to 5s advance.
Bengal ord to fine 13 to 2A lbs refraction, to43s per cwt.
TEA.-This article is very dull. Low to good ord
Congou 1141 to ]s per lb.
COCHINEAL.-A further slight decline has taken place.
COTTON.-The market is dull.
TALLOW-7-P is quieter at 70s per cwt on the spot.
GREEN FRUIT.-The arrivals are limited. Oranges sus-
tain their value, a small parcel of Lisbon, per steamer,
sold by Keeling and Hunt at public sale, went at an ad-
vance of 2s. per box. Lemons improved ls. to 2s. per
case. Barcelona nuts 2s. per bag lo er. New Smyrna
daily expected at this port-a cargo has already been re-
ceived in Liverpool.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, March 31.—Wind this day at Noon, S.W. ;
light pleasant breeze, and fine weather.
PORTSMOUTH, March 30.—Wind. W. by S. Sailed—
H.M.'s st James Watt, for the Baltic, and since put bulk.
PLYMOUTH, March 30.--Wind, N.W. Arrived—Re-
gatta, from Newport, U.S.;Alipoor, London, for Malta,.
—The Julia, from Newcastle to New York, was struck by
a sea in lat. 41 N., long. 39 W., and foundered ; two of
the crew were washed- overboard ; master and six men
arrived here in the Regatta.
FALMOUTH, March 30.—W.S.W. Arrived—August,
Jacmel ; Bilboa, Havana. Off Port—Arrived—Brilliant,
Port Philip; General Taylor, Now Orleans for Havre;
Sea Nymph, New York for Antwerp ; Woodcock, New
York ; Wm. Fotheringham, London for Calcutta ; Niord,
Moulmein, and sailed for Liverpool ; Adele, Oswald, Zan-
zabar and sailed for Hamburg ; Haite, Jacmel and sailed
for Hamburg.
DARTMOUTH, March 30.—W. Sailed—Sarah, Genoa.
Off Port.—Arrived, Barham, Madras.
LIVERPOOL, March 30.—The Bona Dea, of this port, was
passed derelict 26th March, lat. 41, long. 15, by the Chase-
ley, arrived here.
PENZANCE, March 29.—Wind, squally. Arrived—Nor-
thumberland, Port Philip.
QUEENSTOWN, March 29.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—
Emperor, from Maulmain ; Juno, New York; Waterton,
Bermuda, with convicts.
THISTED. March 24. The sloop Dolphin, of and from
Stavanger for Lumfiord (cargo salt), and the sloop Alle-
mine, of and from Christiansand for this place (cargo tim-
ber), were steamed off the Agar Canal, March 25 ; erows
saved.
ELsINORE, March 27.—H.M. steamer Odin, from the
North Sea, passed the Sound yesterday forenoon, and in
the afternoon H.M. steamer Vulture arrived from the same
quarter and proceeded. During the night H.M. steamer
Miranda returned here from the Baltic, and is now coaling
in the Roads. The arrivals from the North Sea are pro-
ceeding successively, but several vessels from the Baltic
are still wind-bound in the roads. Wind S.W. very light.
SWANSEA, March 30.—Wind W. Arrived—Thomas
Bell, from Cuba.
SHIELDS, March 30.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Cyno-
sura, from Caravesara ; St. Pierre, Gravelines ; Maria,
Harlingen
SUNDERLAND, March 30.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Ber-
nardus, from Delfshaven.
HULL, Marcb 30.—Wind, W. Arrived—Griffer Grietje,
from Antwerp ; Albatross (s.), ditto.
HARWICH, March 30.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Damsel,
from Medemblick for Ipswich ; H.M.S. Cuckoo, sailed for
Sheerness.
PALERMO, March 22.—The Tiber (s.s.) sailed hence,
March 18, for Marseilles and Liverpool, but returned the
same day with injury to screw, and is discharging to ascer-
tain damage and repair.
KERTEMINDE, March 25.—The John Ingo, of Newcastle,
bound to Kiel, with coals, was stranded on the Scaw Reef
in the morning of the 21st March—crew saved.
NEW YORK, March 4.—The Queen Victoria, arrived here
from St. Juan do Nicaragua, reports having passed, 14th
March, in lat. 38 N., long. 75 W., a vessel, apparently a
brig, bottom up, painted green.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Friday, 10.30 a.m.
Wind, W.N.W. ; moderate, and fine
Arrived—The Foam, from Loo Choo Foo ; Rothesay,
Pernambuco.
Sailed— The First of March.
The screw steamer Sarah Sands, that was ashore at
Woodside, was got off this morning without sustaining
any damage ; one man was killed by the breaking of a
hawser.
Oft' Port—Prospero, from Pernambuco • Champion, East
Indies • Skerge, yacht ; William Russell, barque ; and
Clara Wheeler, ship.

(By SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.45 a.m.
Wind, W. ; tide, low water -, weather fine.
Arrived, 30th—City of Rotterdam (s), from Harlingen ;
Ocean (s), Havro ; Caledonian (s), Hamburgh.
Sailed—ilar Cs), for Dunkirk ; Eagle (s), Boulogne ;
Southampton, New York.

DEAL, Friday, 9.19 A.M.
Wind, N.W. ; fresh and fine.
Passed—Regina, for St. Helena ; Fortunate, for Valen-
cia ; Harriet Irving, for Newport ; Victoria Regia, for
Sydney ; R. Matthews, for Constantinople—all from Lon-
don ; Standerings, Shields, for Venice.
Sailed—Lisbon, for St. John's ; Commodore, Jamaica.

SOUTHERN WHALE FISHERY. —The Australian advices
received yesterday mention that the Southern Whale
Fishery Company's ship Samuel Enderby had arrived at
Sydney with 1,000 barrels of bowhead oil and 90 of
sperm, besides 8 tons of whalebone, the whole being
estimated at 7,0001. The ship had been out 14 months,
during the first six of which she had taken nothing. That
which she ultithately- secured was taken in the Sea of
Okhotsk. The company have recently agreed to wind
up, after losing three-fourths of their capital, but there
will now be some small amount to divide among the
ahareholderz after the liquidation of all claim,