The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-14 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TEA. —A moderate business has been done in this article
at about previous rates. Merchants and importers 11011
for higher rates; good common congou brought 9P'
per lb.
SUGAR.—The West India market has been quiet, and fit
grocery kinds the quotations are about Gd lower, very o'l
purchases having been made. Foreign descriptions bay'
been firm, and prices rule rather higher. Mauritius grog,
grey to good mid grocery 38s Gd to 408 Gd, good and
strong brown 36s Gd to 38s 6d per cwt. The refined mar
ket rules very dull, brown lumps are 49s Gd, and Engli,.)
crushed 32s to 32s 61 per cwt. The Dutch sale of 56,2ui
baskets of Java went off flatly at 1 florin under the gene',
valuations, and 8 to 9 florins under the November sale'
rates.

COFFEE.—Th 3 market has had a steady appearance,;
Plantation Ceylon low mid to mid bold colory brought 1),,'
to G4s ; fine fine ord mixed 583 6:i to 59s ; peaberry 649;
643 (id ; and triage 52s 6d to 56s 6d. per cwt. Natic'
Ceylon has been dull, good ord realised 50s to 51s per at;
Singapore goad ord pale Java kind brought 51s 6J
owt.

COCOA.—This article has rather receded in value'
Trinidad mid to good dark red 46s to 488 ; ord dark 101
good grey 43s to 54s per cwt. Grenada mixed and go
red 44s to 45s per evit.
Ricit—There has been a better demand and prices 110
advanced 3d per cwt. Bengal broken 8s 6d, low mid to In'
9s per cwt. Madras mid to good 9e to 10s 3d per col;
Rum.—A large business has bean done in this article $
full rates supposed for the French Government.
SPICES.—Popper has been in limited demand and retb.l
cheaper. Singapore good sifted, brought Sid to sid, uld
rather dusty sid, damsged 4-N to 50. Malabar go°
bright heavy brown sid per lb.
NIITHFGS. Singapore mid bold 2s 9,1. Small mid t+
good good mid 2s 2d to 2s 6d, low lined is 4d per lb. Mace:,
about 2d per lb cheaper, fine pale 2s to 2e ld, dull mid
lid to 2s. Cloves—Zanzibar ord to fair 4Bil to 5d per IP.
Pimento is cheaper.
CocillNEAL.—There has been a better demand for 01
article, and prices have ruled firm ; in some descriptiol;4
au advance of ld per lb. leas taken place. Honduras 01'
vers 3s ild to 4s 2d for ordinary foxy to good red. Telsei
rife silvers 3s 10d to 3s 11d, and blacks 3s 10d to 4s 6
per lb.
SALTPETRE.—The market for this article is steady, 01
a good business has been done at higher rates.
TALLow.—The market remains in a quiet state. P.Y.
57s to 57s 3d during the mouth.
GREEN FRUIT.— Some arrivals of oranges are at bars'
Two cargoes, via St. Michael, sold by Keeling and litls
at public sale, sustained the high price obtained of lats;,
The continued gales at the Azores have had a serious elle'
on the crop, which is diminished one-third in quantitii
Lemons are without alteration. Spanish nuts 44s per by

Sporting Intelligence.

TATTE R SA L L'S-YESTERDAT.

A very thin attendance, many of the members havOi
gone from Warwick to complete their round of g por
for the week at Salhbury. Only the following bet°
were laid :

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
200 to 10 agst 'he Prince (taken)

CHESTER CUP.
350 td 25 apt Yellow Jack (taken)
250 to 10 agst Warlock (taken)
DERBY.
625 to 25 agst Bird in Hand (taken)

SALISBURY RACES.-THURSDAY.

The City Bowl, of 25 sovs value, and 25 given by V''
count Folkestone, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 901",
each, for two-yr-olds and upwards. The winner %I
be sold for 100 soya. Allowances if entered to b
sold for less. Five furlongs. 9 cubs.
Mr. NV: Day's The Roman, by Pompey, 3 yrs (20/.),
ist 41b (J. Goater)
Mr. Sargent's Jane Shore, 3 yra (20/ ), 7st 116
(Faulkner)
Mr. Treen's b fby Don John, out of Van Diemen's $
dam, 3 yrs (200, 7st 11b. (Harper) ,

• . . •
The following also rao :—Coleshill, Gossip, Arabf
Daughter, Tam o' Shanter, Mrs. M`Stinger, and Jobs
o' Brugee.
Betting-2 to 1 against Jane Shore, 4to 1 agst pon
John's filly, 5 to 1 each apt The Roman and Tam °
Shanter.

A very interesting race in was won on the post bf°
head. Tam o' Sbanter was a uood fourth. • _

The winner was afterwards put up to be sold, but 13°
advance was made upon the stated selling price.
The Trial Stakas et 10 sovs each, for three-yr-olds 04

upwards. Weight for age. One mile. 4 subs.
Mr. It. E. Cooper's Lymington, by Bay Middletov)
in, Bst 7;b (G. Whitehouse), walked over.
The Wiltshire Stakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and 5 ovll,
if declared ; with 100 add ld ; the second to save 13'
stake. Two miles. 37 subs, 25 of whom declared.
Mr. Elwes's May Boy, by Trueboy, 4 yrs, Get 91b
(Bray) !,
Mr. Steven's Elfrida, 3 yrs, sst 91b (Fordhan3)
Sir J. Hawley's Smack, 3 yre, Set 21b. (Bundy) 4
Mr. J. B. Starkey's Topsy, 5 yrs, Set 131 b (Enocb)
Betting-6 to 4 agst Smack-7 to 4 agst May Boys
3 to 1 agst Elfrida-5 to 1 agst Topsy.
Won very easily by a length and a half. Elfril
took second place when half way up the distance, o,o_,
finished a length in advance of Smack. Topsy W'
beaten off.

First year of the Third Biennial Stakes of 10 sous eacl'
with E 0 added for two•yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; Oil
Bst 3!b ; certain winners extra. Half a mile. 1

subs.

Mr. Howard's Arsenal, by Robert de Gorham, Bst 711►
(Wells) I
Mr. W. Day's Tricolor, Bst 31b
M. H. Hill's Hardwick, Bst 7lb (A. Day)
The following also ran :—e. by Ingo, The Grey Dswil'
Toffey, The Avenger, Annot Lyle.
Betting-2 to 1 each agst Arsenal and Tricolor-9 to
2 agst Annot Lyle-5 to 1 agst lago filly.
Won very cleverly by three-quarters of a length ; tor°
lengths between the second and third ; Toffey v;35
ourth, The Avenger fifth, Annot Lyle sixth, and Greg
Dawn seventh ; lago colt was beaten off.

BIRTHS.
OF A BOY.

On the 13th inst., at 2, Gloster-place, Hyde-park-gar
dens, the wife of Isaac Spooner, Esq.
On the 11th inst., at Higber Ardwick, near Manchester,
the wife of the Hon. Thomas Montagu Carrington Wilde,