The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-17 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

SUGAR.—Business has remained very quiet, and prices
are without change of importance. in the refined market
brown lumps are quoted 42s 3d, and prices 33s 6d to 33s 9d
per cwt.
COFFEE. —Thera has been a very moderate inquiry, and
prices generally show a slight downward tendency.
RlCE.—Only small transactions have been reported, and
there is no change to note in values.
COTTON. —The tone of the market is •decidedly firmer
and a good bußiness has been done at steady rates.
TALLOW.—There has been no alteration in the state of
trada in the tallow market, and although more steadiness
was shown in the early prrt of the week, prices were not
maintained, an the market went back to its orignal
posi-
tion. Advices from St. Petersburg state that the market
was rather weak, at 461 silver roubles, with hand money
for August delivery. To-day the market is steady, with
business do!ng at 425 9d to 43s on the spot ; 435 buyers
from January to March; 43s Gd March, April, and June
and Beef 42s Gd.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKE7-7'his Day

Market opens quieter at yesterday's rates. Sales
probably 8,000 bales.

DR. LIVINGS7'O.NE AND HIS ROUTE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—I have the satisfaction to inform you that
the despatches which have been received from her
Majesty's Consul at Zanzibar, Mr. Churchill, and
the Vice Consul, Dr. Kirk, confirm officially the
accounts received respecting Dr. Livingstone read
before the Royal Geographical Society at their last
meeting on the 9th inst., and published in the
newspapers on the 10th inst.
_

Through the kindness of Lord Stanley copies of
these despatches have been transmitted to the
society, and will be laid before their next meeting
on the 9th of January, together with the deposi-
tions of the several natives who were interrogated,
all of whom agreed substantially in their state-
ments. It further appears from the evidence ob•
tamed that the member of the caravan to whom the
white traveller intrusted letters for the English Con-
sul at Zanzibar was one of the attendants of Burton
and Speke when they formerly travelled to this very
Lake Tanganyika, up the west side of which we
have now every reason to believe Livingstone is
proceeding. The bearer of the letters having been
detained for purposes of trade was expected at
Zanzibar in the course of a month, and then our
anxieties will be set at rest.

In the meantime, to cheer us up respecting the
fate of our great traveller, I cannot do better than
quote the following phrase from Mr. Churchill's
despatch :—" To all appearances this enterpris-
lag traveller is Dr. Livingstone and no other."
Again, on his part, Dr. Kirk, after naturally weigh-
ing the testimony, writes—" We are therefore forced
to the conclusion that in all probability we have
obtained information of Dr. Livingstone."

The public ought also to be informed that, ac-
cording to the route through the African interior
pointed out in the written instructions furnished to
Livingstone by the Council of the Royal Geographi-
cal Society, the place where the white traveller has
been seen corresponds with the point which Living-
stone ought to have reached at the time indicated.
Your obedient servant,
RODERICK I. MURCHISON.
Apartments of the Royal Geographical
Society, Dec. 14.

The Marquis of Lansdowne has arrived at Lans-
a,mne from Oxford, having completed his studies at that
university. The Marchioness of Lansdowne has returned
from Paris, after staying with her father, tho Count de
Plahault.