The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-23 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TEA.—There has been very little business entered into
since the conclusion of the public sales, and prices remain
without change.
SUGAR.—OnIy limited dealings have been reported at
in some instances, rather lower rates. In the refined mar-
ket, common lumps are quoted 43s Gd per cwt.
Corrp.E.--Tho dealing have been on a less extensive
scale and both plantation and native Ceylon have been a
shade cheaper.

RlCE.—Moderato transactions have been effected in
cleaned descriptions, at steady prices.
TALLOW.—The market has shown symptoms of im-
provement. P.Y.C.•on the spot and March delivery is
quoted 475. 6d., April to June 485., and last three months
50s. 6d. per cwt.

GREEN FRUlT.—Arrivals of oranges continue upon a
limited scale, which tends to increase their value. Some
parcels of St. Michael and Valencia, sold by Keeling and
and Hunt at public sale, went at an advance of 2s. to 3s.
per package. Some improvement in the price of lemons.
Nuts in moderate demand, without alteration in price. Th•
stock of Seville sours is much reduced, owing to their
wasty character.

Liverpool Cotton Market. —Tide Day.

Market opens quiet. Sales probably 5,000 bales,

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This day.

LONDON, Feb. 23.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
WEYmounr, Feb. 23.—Wind W.—Arrived—Obey, from
River Plate for Leith.

LIVERPOOL, Feb. 22.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Walter
Baine, from Pernambuco.
FALmouTli, Feb. 21.—Wind. SW.—Arrived—Minerva,
from Brixham for Neath, with loss of jibboom, and other
damage.
KINGROAD, Feb. 22.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived--John
Souchay, from Demerara.
ABERDEEN, Feb. 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Alegone,
from Rio Grande.

LET ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I

GRAVESEND, Friday Morning.

Arrived, Feb. 23—Carl Albert, from Helsinborg ;
Shel-
lette, from Now York ; Berlin, screw steamer, from Ham-
burg.
Sailed, Feb. 22—Schwan, screw steamer, for Bremen.
DEAL, Friday Morning.

Arrivod—Gambia, from London, for St. Thomas.
Passed—Severn, from London for Newport; Majestic,
schooner, from the west, for the north.

The Etna, from New York, has arrived with
£23,176 ; and the New York, from New York, with
£49,590.

The London and Southwark Insurance Corpora-
tion has declared a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent.
per annum, payable on March 1.

Mr. T. Osborne Stock, M.P., has been appointed
a director of the Dublin Trunk Connecting Railway
Company, in place of the Right Hon. William
Monsell, M.P., appointed Vice-President of the
Board of Trade.

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The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed
Monday, the 26th inst., a special settling day in the
' shares of the Matella Coffee Estates Company of
Ceylon (Limited), which are not to be marked. The
committee have also ordered the issue of £500,000
30 years' 5 per cent. debentures of 1864 of the Land
Mortgage Bank of India (Limited), to be quoted
in the official lists.
The death is announced of the Rev. Sir John
Page Wood, brother of Vice-Chancellor Sir W. Page
Wood. The rev. gentleman was rector of St. Peter's,
Cornhill, and vicar of Crossing, Essex. He died on Wed-
nesday.
DEATII OF THE EARL OF DONOITGIDIORE.—The
Earl of Donoughmore died yesterday, after a protracted
illness. He was born in April, 1823, and married, 7th
April, 1847, to the Hon. Margaret, eldest daughter and co-
heir of Mr. alter Steele. He is succeeded in his titles 'Palter
by his eldest son, John Luke George, Viscountand
Suirdale, born 1848.

The death is announced of the Rev. Sir John
Page Wood, brother of Vice-Chancellor Sir W. Page
Wood. The rev. gentleman was rector of St. Peter's Corn-
hill, and vicar of Cressing, Essex. He died on Wednes-
day:

ARRIVAL OF TIIE ETNA.--QUEENSTOWN, Thurs-
day.—The Inman steam ship Etna, from Now York, on
the 10th inst., arrived here at 11.30 p.m. to-day, with the
mails, $115,882 in specie, and 128 passengers. She landed
19 of the latter, and then proceeded at 11.40 p.m. for Liver-
pool. Her news has been anticipated.
The country to the south of Ararat, extending
towards Skipton, never in any former season exhibited
such plenitude of game. The plains are described by the
Advertiser as being literally overrun with flocks of wild
turkeys. —,lllclbourne (Australian) paper.