The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-21 00:00:00

COLONIAL MARKETS.

From the London New Price Ourrent of yesterday.

SIIGAR.—To-day the market for West India sugar closed
quietly, still the prices obtained were fully equal to those
of last Friday for both grocery and refining sorts. Pur-
chases were 307, making 1,800 hhds, &c. this week.

REFINED.—To-day refined sugar was operated in with
caution for home consumption—brown lumps were obtain-
able at 41s 6d to 455, and low to fine grocery 45s 6d to 48s.
Prices remain firm for crushed sugar, exporters being all
desirous to make purchases,
REFINED.—To-day at auction 5,053 bags Madras were
offered, and sold at the full currency, mid to fine grainy
yellow at 37s 6d to 39s 6d, very fine white ditto 45s to 475,
and soft brown 30s to 31s, low yellow 31s to 31s 6d.
FOREIGN.—To-day Foreign Sugar was again in good
request, and full rates were obtained for all sorts. There
was no public sale.
COFFEE.—To-day there was firmness in the coffee mar-
ket, and none was offered at public sale. Native opera-
tions were moderate at 49s to 49s 3d for good to real good
ord.

TEA.—To-day large parcels of Congou of the new crop
were sold at is lAd to is 3d for ord sound to rather black-
ish leaf. Public sales of tea are declared for Tuesday ; at
present the quantity is 7,000 packages.
SPICES.—To-day several parcels of pepper were sold
privately at firm prices. A public sale of 300 bags Singa-
pore went at 4id to 44d, and one lot at 5d per lb.
OILS.—To-day at auction 150 tons sperm oil nearly all
taken in at 821 to 911, 175 hhds East India fish oil sold 32/
to 321105, 75 hhds ground nut 46s to 46s 6d, and 200
casks palm 46s to 475.
TALLOW.—The political advices from Russia being more
alarming caused prices to advance 2s 6d per cwt this week
—the high terms have induced speculators and the trade
to be cautious in their operations. The prices obtained
for first P.Y.C. on the spot, have been 63s to 63s 3d, and
63s 6d to 63s 9d for delivery. Home molted up to 63s cash,
still only a moderate business has been concluded. On
other sorts of tallow the rise amounts to is 2d to 2s 3d ;
Australian beef selling at 51s to 51s 6d, mutton 61s to 635,
and South American 59s to 635. The total quantity offered
at public sale this afternoon, was 1,200. Stock of tallow
is 1,500 packages less than last season, and prices rule from
15s to 16s per cwt. above.

SWINEY BEQUEST.-At a joint meeting of the members
of the College of Physicians and of the Society of Arts,
held in the rooms of the latter body yesterday (Friday)
afternoon, the prize of 100/, contained in a silver goblet
of the same value, was adjudged to the work entitled
"The Commercial Law of the World," by Mr. Leone
Levi.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY. PUBLIC MEETING IN DERBY.
—ln compliance with a numerously signed requisition,
tmh:mmoariaisin Town-hall, on Tuesday
yorihags ctohnevened a public meeting to be held in
the
evening, for the purpose of
Government and petitioning Parlia.
ment on the Eastern question.--Derby Reporter.
DONALD AND HIS MURDERS. Benjamin MD
one of -the privates of the 50th Regiment of Foot, n
nowal d,
stationed at Plymouth, was recently apprehended on the
charge of desertion, and while prisonipnoor
dfee
he made a con-
fession that he had murdered a
defenceless woman
who had followed him from Preston, in Lancashire,
and
who, in a fit of passion, had threatened to informs upon
him for deserting from his regiment. This
and
statement
was made three weeks ago, reduced to writing,
pub-
lished ; but instead of the military authoritiesasncerain.
ing or endea:vouring to ascertain whether there was any
truth in it, they proceeded to punish the man for the
minor offence, paying the most extraordinary inatten-
tion to the heinous charge, which he had preferred
against himself. If M‘Donald is mad, there is a
method in madness, for he not only asserts that the story
he told about the murder of Thomas is true, but on
Thursday last, when visited by the Rev. G. W. Lang.
mead, the chaplain, he confessed that when a boy he
had been guilty of another murder, the victim in that
case having been his step-brother, whom he says he
destroyed by poison. The whole matter he " rehearsed,"
when Mr. Giffard, the police superintendent at Devon-
port visited him, and whether the statements be true or
false, the public ought to be satisfied respecting them.
It may be difficult at this distance of time to ascertain
whether the boy was poisoned, but these "confessions"
ought not to have been listened to without some steps
being immediately taken to ascertain their truth or
falsehood. The authorities are about to make some in-
quiry in the case of the girl. The prisoner proceeds
with an escort this morning (Thursday) to Rohorough-
: down, where a search will be made for the dead body
he says he deported there,--Plymouth Journal.