The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-26 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

SIIGAR.—There have been no public sales of importance,
but privately only superior qualities have maintained
former rates.

COFFEE.—The operations have been limited, and both
Plantation and Native Ceylon have been at slightly re-
duced prices. .

RlCE.—Only a moderate business has been done, the
high rates demanded by holders having materially checked
operations for both home consun-iptio,n and exportation.
SALTPETRE.—There is no change in the market. British
refined is quoted 255. 255. 6d. per cwt.
TALLOW.—Business has remained very dull, and quota-
tions generally show a downward tendency. P.Y.O. on
the spot is quoted 445, December 44s 3d, and January to
March 44s 9d 45s per cwt.
GREEN FRlllT.—Market good. Almeira grapes of fino
quality in demand; a cargo of Faro oranges arrived and
sold by Keeling and Hunt at public sale. Barcelona nuts
a shade lower; Para held at the advanced price. Messina
lemons of the new crop daily expected.

The State of Spain.

The Journal des Debats of yesterday says :

" The provincial deputations of Spain have just been
dissolved, and the municipal councils are to be entirely re-
newed, although, according to the terms of the law, the
renewal ought to be but partial. But the Government
has taken upon itself to order otherwise, subject to the
ulterior ratifications of the Chambers, for the unanswer-
able reason that the present composition of the municipal
councils is displeasing to it. They were elected at a period
when Liberal ideas still possessed some influence ; but in
the present state of public opinion this influence, in the
language of the report presented to the Queen, ' has booome
quite intolerable.' What is now wanted are municipal
councillors endowed with the ' habit of discipline,' and in
no way disposed to exaggerate the importance of their
humble functions. Modest mon may certainly bo found,
but as, after all, ono cannot be certain of anything, and as
the strongest heads may be affected by pride, it is intended
to restrict by a law the functions of the municipal councils
and of the provincial deputations. The Government
announced that it would forthwith adopt new measures
for replacing society upon its proper bases. The law in
question is probably one of those measures, and we see,
moreover, that, if it has seriously set about saving society,
it does not falter in the task. Tronsportation continues
without intermission. Fernando Po receives daily fresh
exiles, who are sent there to perish from yellow fever ;
the prisons are overflowing with ruined persons, who are
kept in imprisonment without reason being assigned, and
if absolutely every one is not arrested—if there still re-
mains some inhabitants of Madrid at liberty, the reason
is that the prisons are full, and that there is no room for
other victims. But from time to time vacancies do occur,
which are soon supplied. It is, therefore, only a matter
of patience, and the turn of all will come. The Narvaez
Cabinet re-establishes public tranquillity and consolidates
order in Spain nearly after the fashion of the Russians in
the kingdom of Poland."

?REFERENCE SHARES.
Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 1. 84 3
Great Northern, 5 per cent., rd. at 5 per cent. pin., 1031
Great Western, 4 per cent irred • :6
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 6 per cent. stock. 126
North Eastern, York, 11. and Selby:purchase, 10

REFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS,
Great Northern 5 per cent.,
irred., 100
Ridiand A and B £5 pi, 10

FOREIGS RAILWAYS.

Dutch Rhenish, 19i
Ditto (all), 231
Great Luxembourg, 12;

FOREIGN MINES.
Don Pedro, North Del Rcy, far die
BANK&

Alliance, Um.. 1I 18 1
Australasia, 65
City, 151
Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 161
Consolidated Bank, Um., 5
English, Scotch. and Australian Chartered, 17
Hindustan, China, and Japan, Um., 1
Imperial liank,7llm.. 231%
imperial Ottoman, 8i I
Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira.. 21
London Bank of Mexico and S. America, 1im.,111
London and IC iver Plate. 47
London Chartered l• aux of Australia, 211
London and 11 estminstcr. 93
,riciatal Bans Corporation, 44 6 31
standard of British South Africa, Um., 141
Union of Australia. 47
Union of London, 451 41
DOCKS.
East and West India, 1311

311SCELLAN1y01:8;
Fore-street Warehouse, lint., 12/
Anglo-American Telegraph, 15/ /
Atlantic Telegraph, 56
Dit o, 8 per cunt., 976
Berlin Water Works, Lim, 11:/
Bo ',bay Gas, lim., 46 4
City Discount, lim, It
:o...ruercial Onion, Insuran3e. 4/
Credit h'oneicr of it:tr.:A.(la, .31 /
Credit Fencier of Mauritian, ltm
Crystal Palace, 371
t.bbw Vale, 9
k%,.typtian Com. and Trading, lira., 4
G.m. Credit and ielitanie 01 LoadYQ, lim.. 41
dome and CI lonial A ssurauce, 11
Hudson's Bay.
International Financial Society, lim., 31 I
London Financial Association, lim., 9 3
London General Omnibus Company. lila, 3 /
Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, 11m., 1/
Merchant Shipping, lim., 71
Freehold Laud and Dock, G
Saional Discount t_ ompany. 14 3
Ditto, new, issued at 5 preen., of which 3Eis to pay, 81
Nerbtatla Cod and Iron, 4/

Ditto, 'Lew, 3;
Ocean arine Insurance), 201
Peninsula and Oriental steam, 631
Royal Mail Steam, 106

LOGICAL.--A butcher let a sailor have a shoulder
of mutton on trust ; but finding in a day or two after that
he had gone to a foreign land, said, "My word ! but if I
had known he never intended paying I would have charged
a penny a pound more for it." 4?