The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-24 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TEA.—The public sales of China produce continue to
proceed with a fair amount of animation, and prices gene-
rally are well supported.
SUGAR.— Only a moderate business has been done for
home consumption, but there has been a fair inquiry for
floating cat goes, and prices generally are well maintained,
particularly for superior qualities of West India.
COEFEE.—There has been a good demand for Plantation
Ceylon, and superior qualities have sold readily at full
rates. Native descriptions were also in fair request at full
values.

RicE.—A very moderate amount of business has been
entered into, and quotations remain unaltered.

TALLOW. —The dealings have been on a very limited
scale, and quotations for both present and forward delivery
remain inactive, P.Y.C. on the spot being 435. 3d., and
last three month 455., 445. 3d. per cwt.

GREEN FRUlT.—Market for oranges not so well sup-
ported, owing to the unfavourable change of weather.
Some parcels Valencia and Sicily, sold by Keeling and
Hunt at public sale, went at easier rates. Cold weather
has checked the consumption of lemons. Nuts of all
kinds in fair demand; some parcels of Para are to
hand, and likely to be offered at a figure to effect sales.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET—This Day•

Market opens with a fair demand. Sales pro-
bably 10,000 bales.

CONFLIIGRA2ION IN CLEI?KENWELL.

A very serious conflagration, attended with a
great destruction of property, took place at a late
hour last night in the extensive cabinet factory be-
longing to Mr. Harrision, and a cooperage belong-
ing to Mr. Hunt, and Mr. Cattle, an undertaker,
situate in Brunswick-street, Northampton-square,
Clerkenwell. The building was over 70 feet in
length, and two floors high, and contained a vast
amount of property.
The discovery was made by Police-constable, 244
of the G division, who at once went off for
proper assistance. In the course of a few minutes,
Conductors Shaw and Greathead attended with the
Royal Society's escapes. Aldersgate and St.
John's-street stations followed by numerous land-
steamers, by Shand, Mason and Co. By the time
this powerful force arrived the whole of the spacious
manufacturing premises were encircled with flame,
and the fire rose so high into the air as to
illumi-
nate the whole district. Plenty of water having
been procured from the mains of the New River
Company, the steam engines were set to work,
but the flames lapping round seven or eight
homes let out in tenements to poor people,
the inmates commenced removing their fur-
niture and children to a distant place for pro-
tection. The firemen eventually succeeded in
extinguishing the flames, but not until the factory
was entir.:ly consumed, together with the val uable
contents, and the seven or eight houses before
alluded to considerably damaged by water and re-
moval. The origin of the fire is unknown.

We learn from Glasgow that Sir Archibald
Alison, the historian, died last night at half-past eleven
o'clock of bronchitis.

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