The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-05 00:00:00

COLONIAL•

TEA.—The public sales of Indian wcro brought to a
conclusion yesterday, and inferior descriptions were, in
some instances, a shade cheaper. To-day about 19,000
packages of China produce will be offered for public com-
petition.

SUGAR. —There has been rather more inquiry, but prices
were not varied to any important extent. Refined goods
have been in moderate request, common lumps and
testers being quoted 42s Gd to 42s 9d per cwt.
COFFEE.—The inquiry for colonial descriptions has been
to a fair extent, and superior qualities have been in good
demand, at full rates. The stocks on hand compared with
those of the corresponding period of last year show a de-
ficiency of about 2,300 tons.
RicE.—A very moderate amount of business has been
entered into, but quotations generally remain firm.
SALTPETRE: -There have been no sales of importance,
and prices remain unchanged.
TALLOW.—The market has been much depressed during
the week, and prices have boon somewhat easier; the de-
mand from the trade has been very light, but there has
been more inquiry for export, and a fair amount of busi-
ness has been done at the reduced quotations. The
market at St. Petersburgh has become very dull, and
transactions are reported at 4G silver roubles with hand
money ; Exchange 31s. 15-16 d. ; nothing yet done for ex-
port. To-day the market is steady, at 42s to 425. 3d. for
March, April, and June; 435. 3d. October to December;
on the spot 425. 3d. is paid for new Y.C., 425. for old.
Odessa sheep, 425. 9d. to 435. Town tallow, 425. 9d. not
cash.

LIVERPOOL corioN MARKET.
(This Day.)

The Market opens quiet but steady. Sales pro
bably 6,000 or 7,000 bales.

We have reason to believe that the Duke of Rich-
mond has not accepted the office of Secretary of State for
the Colonies, vacant by the resignation of Lord Carnar-
von. It has been accepted by the Duke of Buckingham,
who will be succeeded as President of the Council by the
Duke of Marlborough, who has until now filled the post of
Lord Steward.

ILLNESS OF MISS KATE SAVILLE.—Miss Kate
SaNille (the niece of Miss lie= Faucit) was taken saddenly
ill on Saturday at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham. She was I
engaged to play the put of Rebecca in "The Jewess" that
evening, but upon tho curtain being drawn, the manager
informed the audience of Miss Saville's sudden illness. The
young lady was attended by two medical men, and in the
course of four hours was removed to her apattinents in the
neighbourhood. She is suffering from extreme exhaustion
consequent upon the great a- rain upon her mental powers,
and remains in a precarious condition.
ROYAL INSTITUTION Or. GREAT BRITAIN.--At the
Bart., M D., D.C.L., pat
general monthly meeting, h„elpdryeseisdteenrdt,ayi—n
tShier
11. )Tolland,
Jolly Barrett, Mr. John Brunskill, Lord Sackville
Cecil, Mr. Frederick Saints Chester, Mr. Homy Collin-
son, Mr. Charles Newton, Mr. Algsrnon Perkins, Capta'n
Richard Phelips, Mr. James Rankine, 8.A., Mr. T. A.
Rochussen, M.LC.E., Mr. George Lake Russell, M.A.,
Mr. Edward Sattoris, Mr. William Spottiswoode, Mr.
John Williams, and Mr. James Christopher Wilson were
elected members of the Royal Institution.
ROYAL PoLTTECIINIC INSTITUTION.—At the ordi-
nary meeting of the shareholders of this institution just
held the report of the directors showed a profit of £492 ss.
9d. for the half-year, and this, added to the surplus of £,729
195.7 d. brought forward from the previous half-year, made
a total available balance of £C43 ss. 4d., out of which the
directors recommend the payment of a dividend at the rate
of 4 per cent., making, With the dividend already paid, 7
per centt per senate, It Was propescd by the directors to
send Professor Pepper to Putts during the Exhibition,
with the view of collecting materials ft* thd purposes of
the Petal Pdieteatnibil itch iee-
ttii'e on the general contents of the Exhibition. After en-
tering into several details connected with the institution,
the report drew attention to the great success of the edu-
cational department, and concluded by recommending the
thanks of the proprietors to Professor Pepper, manager of
the institution, for his valuable services. The report was
adopted. A dividend at the rate of 4 per cent., free of in-
come tax, was declared.
FALL OF A RAILWAY BRIDCIE ANTI 1108 S OF LIFE.
—Yesterday afterliodn a temporary wooden bridge,
built over a road at Dartford, to assist in the construction
of the South Eastern line into mid-Kent, fell while a heavy
girder was being ho;sted by a travelling crane placed on
the bridge. At the time six or eight men were -working
the crane, and before they had time to escape the bridge
swayed first on one side and then on the other, and fell
with a terrible crash, causing the "traveller" to topple over
with tho men on it. Some fell clear of the ponderous ma-
chine, but were overtaken by the portions of the fallen
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