The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-06 00:00:00

COL 0 NIAL.

TEA.—The market has e.chibited a rather heavy appear-
ance, but in middling congwa a fair amount of business has
been done for home consumption ; young hyson, good com-
mon to fine, 10d to is 6d ; common congou, 83d per lb.
SUGAR.—The sales have been of a limited character,
holders demanding high tags s. Previous prices have been
readily obtained for most df.'s criptions. Several large pub-
lic sales are announced. Th e refined market rules dull,
the demand for home consu.n option being very limited.
COFFEE.—FuII rates have been realised for both native
and plantation Ceylon, part,i cularly the finer sorts, which
are much wanted. There ha s also been a good demand for
Mocha, at fully previous rat a.
RICE.—The demand has been extremely limited, and
previous prices have barely h oen sustained.
Rum.—The market rules fi rm, but business generally is
inactive. Bengal sold for 2s ld per proof gallon.
TALLOW.—The market is ai ;ain inactive, and prices have
declined to P.Y.C., spot, 45 s,, and last threw months.

TALBOT'S DIVORCE.—Ho u se of Leirds, Monday.—Mr.
Sergeant Wrangham having concluded his address, Mr.
Sergeant Byles proceeded t ) sum up the whole case, on
behalf of the petitioner, and. their lordships adjourned.
THE PROPOSED MEMORIA L CHURCH AT CONSTANTI-
NOPLE.—A meeting of the t.* ading inhabitants of Liver-
pool and the district was held at the Town-hall on Friday,
the mayor (Mr. John Ste, v an) presiding, at which it
was unanimously resolved to give the inhabitants of
Liverpool an opportunity r,f contributing towards the
erection and endowment of a church at Constantinople
to the memory of our galia n t countrymen who fought
and died in the late war.

THE IRISH SPIRIT TRAWL' —A bill introduced by Mr.
Brady, Mr. H. Berkeley, :it d Mr. P. O'Brien, repeals
parts of the acts 3d and 4th Villiam IV., c. 68, 6th and
7th William IV., c. 38, Bth a nd 9th Victoria, c. 64, and
17th and 18th Victoria, 3, 89 . Retailers of beer, cider,
spirits, and wine are prohi ai tea to open or keep open
their houses at any time b,el:;ween 12 p.m. and 5 a.m
on week days, or before 2 p.m. or after 11 p.m. on
Sundays, or before 5 a.m. c m the morning following
Sunday.

VALUATIONS IN IRELAND.— -It appears that in 26 of
the Irish counties the tenemei it valuation has been com-
pleted under the act. In 7t b e valuation is in progress,
and in 7it has not yet cowls, :need. The apparent (is-:
crepancy of these n umbers (th
-s being only 32 "counties
proper in Ireland) is explain e d by the fact that there are
several `°counties of cities." The tenement valuation of
the counties, the valuation e f which is not yet com-
menced, may probably be 11 nished in two years from
the receipt of the revised Or dnance maps.
DEATH OF THE WIDOW OF EIENRY BELL:—On Thurs-
day last, the let of May, MI .s. Bell, widow of Henry
Bell, the man who first/Iproof lied a vessel by steam in
British waters, died at the
..a i,ths Hotel, Helenshurgb,
on the Clyde, at the advance d age of 86. She had sur-
vived her celebrated hushan d for upwards of 25 years,
Bell having died on the 14th of November, 1830, having
been born in the county of Linlithgow in 1767. Mr
Bell's life was not a prosper, ris one, and before his death
his only real dependence ws a an annuity of 501. per an-
num, granted by the Clyde's .rutees, which was not only
continued to his w,idow, bu increased to 1001. The
closing days of the old lad r, therefore, were peaceful
and comfortable. She bad been connected with the
Baths Hotel, at Helensburg b, fcr thing period of 49
ears.