The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-14 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TEA.—There has been a very limited inquiry, yet prices
show an upward tendency in consequence of the a4vices
by the overland mail. The public sales will commence t -
day.

SUGAR.—The market has continued dull without any
change in prices, and for refined descriptions rather lower
rates have been accepted.
RlCE—There has been a steady inquiry chiefly for ex-
portation, and full rates are readily obtained for good and
fine qualities.
SALTPETRE.--A steady business has been done in the
finer qualities without any change of importance in values.
TALLOW.—The market has continued moderately active,
strict operations having been for home consumption.
P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 58s, and for last three months
delivery 558 per cwt.

COAL MARK
frrices of Coal per Ton at

.ET—MAY 13.
; the close of the market

Tanfield Moor ...... s. d.
13 6
Bell's Primrose ......13 0
Bower's West Hartley.l7 0
Carway and Duffryn
Malting
.24 0
Do. Anthraeite..2l 6
Benton's West Hartleyls 6
Howard's West Hart-
ley ................ 16 9
Edon Main ........... 16 3

Walls End.

.. d

Walls End.
Hartlepool.. • ....... 17 6
Whitworth
...16 6
Trimdon Hartlepool ..17 3
Ships at market

Hetton .. lB 0 I
Framwellgate l6 6
Heugh 11%11 16 6
South Kelloe l7 0
Eden 16 6
A.corn"Close ..16 6
eassop l7 0
Kelloe l7 0
Haswell lB 0
Shincliffc 16 0
Gosforth 15 9
South Hartlepool 16 0
Thorpe .. ..17 0

54; sold, 42.

THE TWA THEE.

METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.

This Day,
letween 8 and B. E. M. D. F. C. L S.
9 a.m.
_____ r • ___
Nairn 30.27 62 5 , N.W. 2 5 4. 2
Aberdeen ..
Leith 30•32 50 48 W. 1 9 o. 1
Berwick 30'31 50 47 W. 2 8 o. 2
Ardrossan 3.1.06 48 413 NE. 1 8 0. 1
Poetrt•sh
Shields 'o•3s 49 43 W. .W. 3 2 0. 4
Galway 30'37 58 57 S.W. 1 9 0. 1
Scarborough 30.36 47 45 W. 2 8 0. 1
Liverpool
Valenti a. 30.38 55 54 N. N. W. 1 7 o. 2
Queenstown 30.3i 57 50 S.S.W. i 7 o. 1
Yarmouth 30'43 48 47 W. 2 1 b. 3
London 30,12 50 41 N. 1 3 b.
Cover 30'42 55 51 E. 3 1 b. 2
Portsmouth
Portland
Plymouth .
Penzance
Jersey

EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced
to 32 deg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise
causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10
deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E.
Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for
evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true—
not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud
(1 to 9). I. Initials :—b , blue sky ; c., clouds (detached) ;
f., fog. • h., hail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0.,
s., snow; t., thunder. A letter
r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb•
oraevnpecereac arls
repeated
o(adu9upl )
e;
nrt
8. ,
augments—thus,

THE EFFECTS OF THE COLD WEATHER ON THE
ViNES.—Mr. Newton Crosland has forwarded to us the
following particulars of the great frost experienced at Bor-
deaux in the early part of this month :—The vines have
been damaged more or less throughout the whole depart-
ment of the Gironde. In Medoc, the districts of Moulis
and Castlenau are very seriously injured; the destruction
cannot be estimated here at less than seven•eighths of the
crop. In Listrac the high grounds have suffered little, but
the low grounds aro in the most hopeless condition ; nearly
two-thirds of the vines in that dis!riet are ruined for the
season. St. Laurent is entirely rpvaged ; the vineyards
are as black as in December, and only a very small quan •
tity of wino can be expected to be mado there. The high
grounds of St. Julien, Pauillae, and St. Estephe are spared,
but all the grounds situated low or rear the woods are hit
Miserable ptate. The districts of St. Seurin Verthsuil,
Cassie, St. Sauveur, are nearly iuined. Respeeting the
Bee Medoc, the whole country, from St. Seurin to Pointe de
Graves on the Sea, is devastated. The Graves have suf-
fered a great deal. Haut Brion has scarcely a bud left
The Palus have lost at least three-fourths of their crop.
The Cotes may be estimated as having lost half their crop.
The Sauternes are drezately damaged.meie deuo
mere i 5 a little better,