The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-24 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TEL—No business has beilntransacted of any import-
ance, and prices rule very firm. Common eongoa realised
is 2il per lb.

SUGAR.—The market is very sparingly supplied with all
qualities, and the demand being rather on the increase.
mora firmness has been apparent in prices. No actual
improvement however can be quoted. The refined market
has also been more active, and rather higher prices are
current.

COFFEE. —No public sales have taken place, but holders
demand full values. Plantation and native Ceylon are
hell for high prices.
Rim—The market is exceedingly dull, and but littler
business is doing. There is no change in prices to report.
RUM.—Rather more actively has been apparent, ant
good qualities of Jamaica and Demerara have realised full
value. Jamaica 4s Bd, ani Demerara 2s 7d per proof
gallon.
SPICES.—No change can be noted in values. Ginger.
nutmegs, and cinnamon sold for previous rates.
SALTPETRE.—There is an active demand for all qualities,
and prices ara on the rise. 2,000 bag 5 per cent. refrao.
tion sole for 4is 6d per
Tatnow.—There is a good demand for present delivery,
firm.a6 d ;
home T.Y C k
e.
ms paorts 8t
5s
75per cwt. 9d, 59e owt., three
amnedn months prices
ss
a3rde, 5 8

This AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—The Australian Mail
packet Simla was despatched from Sydney 17 days be.
fore her time, with the homeward overland mail, in con.
sequence of the breaking down of the ()nailla. She
ought to have made the passage to Suez in 42 days;
instead of that she took 48 days. She has therefore not
made such a good voyage as she did on her first home.
ward trip, when she arrived at Suez within the stipulated
time. The Marseilles portion of her mails may be ex.
pected in London next Monday. The Australian mail
steamer Jura will not get out to Alexandria until the
25th inst. ; consequently the heavy portion of the
Australian mail will not reach England before the 7th
or Bth of next month. The European, which took out
the April overland Australian mail, had arrived at King
George's Sound, on her way to Sydney, within the con•
tract time ; and the Columbian, which took out the May
overland Australian mail, left de Gale for Melbourne
one day after her time. The Simla left Ceylon about a
week before the homeward Indian mail packet was due
there.
THZ NATIVE PRINCES OP INDIA.—The Maharajah
of Joudpore, in whose behalf a petition was last evening
presented by Mr. A. Mackinnon, as mentioned in our
Parliamentary columns, is the ruler of the important
State of Marwar, the largest independent protected State
in Rajpootana. On the frontier of his dominions--01
which, indeed, they were formerly an integral part—are
the British city and province of Ajmeer, where the Sem
regiments he garrison,o neo
as itappears by the
off to join he inane.
gen
last
news,
bad who
revolted,
ts at Delhi. In this emergency the Rajah of Joud.
pore was applied to for aid, and he with the greatest
rmedt
and gone
promptitude despatched a force of 2,000 Marmites
troops, who now form the garrison of Ajmeer, and pro.
tect its arsenal and treasury. Without going into the
suLject-mattkr of the petition, therefore, it would, we
think, be only a gracious return for his fidelity andzeal
at this crisis to afford him faoilities for instituting a fair
inquiry into t•he grievance of which he complain,