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

COLONIAL.

TEA.—The market is remarkably quiet ' • small parcels
only of very common c,:ingen :re taken freely at full rates.
SUGAR.—A fair business has been doing both in colonial
and foreign at firmer rates. There are largo public sales
aunoun,!ed. The average prises rates about 3s to 5e per
cwt above 'he rates paid at this time last year. The
refined market has been rather active, and large parcels of
both lump and crushed have changed hands at full quota•
tiers.

COFFEE —There is a firm market for this article. Na-
tive Ceylon is iu demand' at 51s to 53s per cwt.. Planta-
tion Ceylon has been much enquired for owing to the short
snpply, and full prices have been realised, fine ord to mil
59s to 64s per cwt.
RlM—The market is without animation, and previous
rates are barely maintained.
itum.—The demand has not improved. Demerara
brought 2s 3d and Mauritius is 101 per Callon.
TALLOW.—The depresbion in the market has increased,
and the priced quoted are quite nominal P. Y. C. spot 51s.
May to June 50s, October to December 49s per cwt.

In all probability Lord Clarendon will be alale to leave
Paris in ab -.ut 14 days from the present time.
Nam., :March 12.—Orders have been received from
the Admiralty to land the baggage of Sir E. Lyons,
which remained on board the Caradoc since the arrival
litre of the gallant Admiral from Constantinople. It ep-.
pears be is not to return to the Black Sea.
The latest despatches from St. Petersburg state that
the belief in peace was universal.
The Russian army in the Crimea was still suffering
dreedfutly. A medical corainsesion bee been appointed
to remedy pressing evils.
The Russian newspapers no longer abuse England.
FILIGHTFUL SIIICIDE.—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 bead cook on the
establishment, named Francois, got on to the stone coping
of the parapet of the house in St. Martin's-court, and,
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 crushed 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 BAZIK,—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 7,3501. belonging to his employer, Mr. Richard
Greene, the bankrupt. There were two indictments.
The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. Motteram was
counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. Hodgson defene.ed
the prisoner. Mrs. Hyde, now Mrs. Bartlett, the female
whom. the prisoner bad admitted having advanced
nearly 7,0001. of the money, had been summoned, and
was cAlied 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
abeen t a few minutes, returned with a verdict of guilty.
The ( lefendant, who is 73 years of age, was sentenced to
four years' penal servitude.—Staifordelliee Advertiser.