The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-21 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TEA.—At the public sales of China there has been rather
more animation, but no change in prices.
SUGAR.— Only a moderate amount of business has been
done at about previous rates. The market for goods has
also been very quiet, at about former quotations.
CoFr•EE.—Business has been inactive, and a decline of
about Gd. per cwt. has been established in Ceylon descrip-
tions.

RICE.—The demand continues active, and holders de_
mand full rates, which, in some measure, prevents large
transactions.

SALTITTRE.—There have been no public sales, but in
tho private market prices are firm, British refined being
25s Gd to 26s per cwt.

TALLOW.—The market is flat, P.Y.C. new, on the spot is
quoted 45s to 45s 3d ; last three months, 45s 3d ; and
January to March delivery 46s 6d per cwt.

GUSTAVE Doßt AND ALFRED TENNYSON. —A mag-
nificent Christmas gift-book for 1866 is now in ac-
tive preparation, it would appear, according to a
preliminary announcement just issued from the emi-
nent house of the Messrs. Edward Moxon and Co.
—pre-eminently the Poets' Publishers—and will be
produced by them on the Ist of next December. It will
be published in imperial 4to, with paper and type made
expressly for the work, price one guinea. And this
forthcoming Christmas gift-book, it may be asked—
What is it ? It is the Elaine" of Alfred Tennyson,
the text of it illustrated by Gustave Dore. Nine exquisite
full-page drawings—pencilled by this young but already
world-famous illustrator, and these drawings of his, for
the first time, in this instance, engraved on steel, in the
thisons t i
occasion,t constitute the emasbewllieshhmaevnets
joufstthreernvoalrukmade:
highest style a art, by Hon, Baker, Jeeps, Robinson, and
c
Nott,hveerr until s
have the designs of Gustave Dore been engraved on steel.
Until now, consequently, it can hardly be said that his de-
signs have ever been interpreted in their fullest sense.
M. Dore has made these drawings, we •are told, with
especial reference to this very mode of engraving, and
it was at his earnest request, in fact, that the pub-
lishers determined to incur the great outlay neces-
sary to produce the forthcoming volume. It is
also, curiously enough, the very first time that M. Dore
has illustrated the works of a contemporary author,
he being desirous, according to his own observation,
that the work about to be published may prove a
monument to Mr. Tennyson and to his illustrator. Nay,
Gustave Dore's brother, M. Ernest Dore, has written em-
phatically in reference to the new enterprise thus entered
upon by the precocious and prodigal illustrator of Holy
Writ, Ls well as of the resplendent genius of such
writers as Dante and Cervantes " Mon frere a fait
cette fois-ci le grand succes qui fera descendre sou
nom b, la posterite." We shall look forward for the
realisation of that noble design with the liveliest interest,
we are even tempted to say also with the fullest *confi-
dence, in the all but certainty, that it will be realised. It
has about it all the essential elements for successin precisely
this very kind of enterprise—viz., adventurous publishers,
skilled engravers, a gifted artist, and a poet whose verses
arc suggestive of what we doubt not they will receive
from Gustave Dore's facile hand; superbly imaginative
embellishments.

A fire broke out a few evenings ago at Saint
Affrique (Aveyron) in the house of a widow named
Izarn, and in a few hours the whole building was
reduced to ashes. The Napoleonien of Rodez sig-
nalises an act of courage, reflecting the greatest hon-
our on M. du Moiron, substitute of the Procureur-
Imperial, who in the midst of the conflagration
planted a ladder against the burning pile, and
'rescued a woman who was springing from one of
the windows.

RAELI TILE NORTH OF ENGLAND.—It
Mn. ,D ISRAEL]
is undertood that next month the Tory Chancellor of the
Exchequer will be the guest of the Earl of Lonsdale at
Lowther Castle ; and, in anticipation of his visit, the Con-
servAive party in Carlisle are understood to be already
arranging for a grand banquet, to which Mr. Disraeli will
be invited.—Scotsinan.
ALEXANDRA PALACE AND PARK.--ThlS magni-
ficent structure, now in course of erection on the very top
of Muswell-hill, is fast approaching completion. Thew,-
' tractors, Messrs. Kelk and Lucas, have 1,2C0 men engaged.
with unabated enerwgotyartaetihnar:odugal:ho;tillie:
The works were commenced in September, 1865, and have
been carried on
monetary crisis, showing the confidence of our capitalists
iu this important undertaking. The Great Northern Cotn-
ipt7i3w-
ay have,byalmreoaadnys pouf rwchhaiscehdththeey Edgware
to the palace.