The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-21 00:00:00

COLONIAL MARKETS.

TEA.—A moderate enquiry has been experienced for
common congou at Sid. The general opinion of the trade
being that should peace be effected the tea market will be
the first to benefit by it.
SUGAR.—There has been an increased demand for this
article, and an advance of about 6d to qd per owt. has
been well maintained throughout for both colonial and
foreign buyers, for both home and foreign consumption
being in the market, and a loss quantity offering than
usual. Bahia brought 36s to 38s 6d. Muscovado Manilla
36s Gd ; good and fine yellow 41s Gd to 445. Madras, good
grainy grocery, 41s to 43s Gd. Mauritius, low to bright
yellow, 6.0 s 6d to 43s 6d; low and mid dark greys
38s 6d to 40s, and grainy 39s to 42s 6d. Bengal,
small grainy yellow, 41s to 41s. Pernambuco, low
to good heavy damp brown, 35s Gd to 40s; damp white
41s Gd to 42s 6d ; brown, 233 6d to 23s 9d per cwt. Porto
Rico good fine grocery, 4ls 6d to 44s per cwt. The refined
market has also advanced about 6cl per cwt. Brown lumps,
s to 50$ Gd per cwt.
COFFEE.—A better inquiry has prevailed, and rather
higher rates have been realised. Plantation Ceylon has
been much wanted at 60s to 63s for fair quality. Native
Ceylon realised 62s to 53s per cwt. Mocha has also been
inquired for at slightly advanced rates, viz., 74s to 90s
per cwt.

COCOA.
—lbis article has met with little attention, late
price". tieing barely supported. Trinidad grey 40s to 435,
low mid to good red 43s 6,1 to 48s 6cl per cwt. Ame-
rican Carolina brought 24s to 28s per cwt.
RICE.—The maaket has ruled steady, Madras, 'gOod
pinky, sold for 103. 6,1 per cwt, being a full price.
SPlCES.—Pimento has brought full prices—ord to mid
steady 4. to 4i, good mid 43 to 4i, good ord coarse grey
4id to 41d per lb. Pepper—Singapore valued 51, Penang
white 74d to 8d per lb for middling. Zampa pod mid to
fine bright red 32s ,to 39s per cwt. Nutmegs—Penang
small brown,2e 5,1 to 2s Gd per lb. Penang closes is to is ld
per lb.
COCHINEAL.—This article has been fully supported, and
former rates have in most cases been obtained. Teneriffe
silvers 3s 10d. to 3s 11d, black 4s to 4s 4,1, Honduras
silvers 3s 9d to 3s 10d, Me dean fair to fine silver 3s 8d to
35 9d per lb.
SALTPETRE.—There has been an active demand, and
rather high rates have been obtained for this article.
Bengal 121 b refraction, 345; 14.1, 33s 6d to 345. Bombay,
34s to 35s per cwt.
TALLOW.—The market is depressed in consequence of
the failure of a large Liverpool speculator. P.Y.C. 47s Gd
to 48s, last 3 months 47s per cwt.
GREEN FRUIT.—The demand continues good, the ap-
proaching Elster holidays giving an impetus to the trade.
Three cargoes St. Michael oranges, sold by Keeling and
Hunt at public sale, went at a reduction upon the price
of last week. Spanish nuts are selling freely. Barcelona
dull. Tho advance in Brazil has checked consumption.
Lemons without alteration.

Seven priests, three of whom are Lazarists, and a
number of Sisters of Charity, have arrived at Marseilles,
en their way to Constantinople, where the typhus fever
is raging. One of the priests has a wooden leg ;he
wears the cross of the Legion of Honour, and was for-
merly a missionary in India.

CONFIRMATION AT ST. JAMES'S, PICCADILLY.—Yester-
day afternoon the Bishop of Oxford, acting for the Bishop
of London (who is unable at present to resume the active
duties of his episcopate), held a confirmation at St.James's
Churcb,Piccadilly. The body of the spacious church was
filled with youthful candidates of both sexes, amongst
whom were a large number of the children of the nobility.
The usual pray era of the Church, and those specially ap-
pointed for the occasion having been read by the Rev.
J. E. Kempe, M.A., the rector, the bishop ascended
the pulpit, and delivered an earnest address to the
candidates, explaining at some length the origin and
nature of the holy rite into which they were about
to eater. His lordship then returned to the commu-
nion table, and admitted the young persons who were
presented to him by the imposition of bands. The
Bishop of St. David's will hold a confirmation, for the
Bishop of London, at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, on the
28th April ; and it is expected that that which is an-
nounced for St. Giles's and St. George's, Bloomsbury,
on the 29th April, will he held by the Hon. and Rev.
Dr. Henry Montague Villiers, who, prior to that time,
will have been consecrated Bishop of Carlisle.
THE PROGRESS OF IRON SHIPBUILDING.—NEWCASTLE-
ON-TYNE, March 20.—About a month ago we gave a list
of iron ships and steamers building and fitting out on
the banks of the Tyne, with the trades that they were
intended for. The following is in addition to what was
then published, and shows in a remarkable manner bow
almost all the maritime States in the world are gradu-
ally absorbing iroti steam-vessels into their trades.
Messrs. C. Mitchell and Co., of Walker, recently launched
and are putting machinery into, a screw collier, the
Eupatoria, for the General Screw Collier Company, the
Paris, a large screw vessel, to run with passengers and
goods between Hamburg and Havre ; a screw collier, of
600 tons, for the Screw Collier Company ; and are also
building two screw colliers for the Hamburg Gas
Company, two small craft for the Baltic, and a large
passenger steamer for the North of Europe Company.
Messrs. Mitchell have also launched a beautiful iron
screw yacht for Mr. George Bidder, of London. Mr.
Vernon, of Walker, is also building a sister vessel to
the Paris, to be called the Hamburg, and to be engaged
in the Hamburg and Havre trade ; also two smaller ves-
sels for Denmark, and an iron paddle-wheel steamer for
an Italian company, to be engaged in the passenger
trade. Messrs. Leslie, of Hebburn, have also an iron
steam-ship of 1,000 tons in an advanced stage ; and
Messrs. Palmer, of Jarrow, have two merchant
steamers in hand, and have a large [number of work-
men engaged night and day upon an immense float-
ing battery, which they are building for the Govern-
ment. This firm is also fitting out a large screw-
steamer, the Dutchman, of Waterford, intended for the
cattle trade. Mr. Marshall, of South Shields, is fit-
ting out an iron paddle steamer, the Protector, intended
to run with goods and passengers at Rio Grande ; the
Victoria Dock steamer for Owing out of the Victoria
Docks, London, and the property of Sir S. M. Pete ;
the Ajax, a Thames tug; and the Nicuwe Sluis, intended
for the Rotterdam trade ' • Mr. Marshall is also building
a large steam-vessel of 1,400 tons for a Greek house, a
sailing-vessel for a Tyne owner, and two tugs. Messrs.
T. and W. Smith, of North Shields, have launched a
I screw steamer for the Mediterranean trade, and are
building a large paddle steam-ship to run between Dun-
' dalk and Liverpool. Messrs. Richardson, Brothers, of
Middleton, are building an auxiliary screw iron vessel
for Mr. W. S. Lindsay, M.P., which is intended for the
East India trade,

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