The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-18 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TRA.—The market is remarkably quiet ; small parcels
only of very common congon are taken freely at fall rates.
SUGAR.—A fair business has been doing both in colonial
and foreign at firmer rates. There are large public sales
announced. The average prices rates about 3s to 5s per
cwt above the rates paid at this time last year. The
refined market has been rather active, and large parcels of
both lump and crashed have changed hands at full quota-
tions.

CoFFEE —There is a firm market for this article. Na-
tive Ceylon is in demand! at 51s to 53s per cwt. Planta-
tion Ceylon has been much enquired for owing to the short
supply, and full prices have been realised, fine ord to mid
59e to 64s per cwt.
RlCl3.—The market is without animation, and previous
rates are barely maintained.
ltum.—The demand has not improved.
brought 23 3d and Mauritius is 101 per gallon.
TALLOW.—The depression in tine market has increased,
and the prices quoted are quite nominal P. Y. C. spot 545.
May to June 503, October to December 49a per cwt.

Demerara

In all probabiity Lord Clarendon will be able to leave
Pm is in about 14 days from the present time.
MALTA, March 12.—Orders have been received from
the Admiraly to land the haugage of Sir B. Lyons,
which remained on board the Caradoc since the arrival
h,re of the gallant Admiral from Constantinople. It ap-,
pears he is not to return to the Black Sea.
The latest despatches frarn St. Petersburg state that
the belief in peace was universal.

The Russian army in the Crimea was still suffering
dreadfully. A medical commission has been appointed
to remedy pressing evils.
The Russian newspapers no longer abuse England.
FRIGHTFUL SUICIDE.—On Sunday morning a most
determined act of suicide was committed at Kammerer's
Swiss Stores, 37, Cranbourn street, and 14, St. Martin's-
court. Shortly after 12 o'clock the head cook on the
establishment, named Francois, got on to the stone coping
of tlie parapet of the house in St. Martin's-court, aud,
with a loud shout, precipitated himself on to the stone
flags beneath. In his descent one of his legs struck a
Mrs. Bartlett, who was passing, and knocked her down.
He pitched on his head, and completely crashed his
skull. He was removed to Charing-cross Hospital.
The suicide is supposed to have been occasioned by pecu-
niary embarrassment, brought about by extensive losses
through betting en horse racing.
THE EMBEZZLEMENT AT THE LICHFIELD BANIC.—Wm.
Lawton, who for forty years was clerk at Messrs. Pal-
mer and Greene's bank, Lichfield, was charged at the
Quarter Sessions, on the 12th inst., with feloniously
stealing 7,350/. belonging to his employer, Mr. Richard
Greene, the bankrupt. Thee were two indictments.
The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. MOtteram was
counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. Hodgson defended
the prisoner. Mrs. Hyde, now Mrs. Bartlett, the female
whom the prisoner had admitted having advanced
nearly 7,0001. of the money, bad been summoned, and
was called in open court in the usual way, but did not
appear. The trial occupied about four hours, the facts
being those already published ; and the jury, after being
absent a few minutes, returned with a verdict of guilty.
Tile defendant, who is 73 years of age, was sentenced to
four years' penal servitude.—Stalordalcire Advertiser.