The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-23 00:00:00

COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE.

SUGAIL—There is no revival of demand, and the few
passing transactions are at moderate rates. Floating car-
goes meet some inquiry at the recent decline. One of
Mauritius, No. 131, sold at 25s 3d ; and one Havannah,
No. 12, at 24s for the United Kingdom. Relined sugars
continue dull of sale, but are not lower.
COFFEE moves off steadily, at late quotations. Good
ordinary medium, 52s 6d to 53s 6d ; middling plantation
Ceylon, 75s to 78s.

_ .
TRA.—The market is quiet, at late rates.
FRUIT.—The trade is inactive, and rates nominally un-
altered.

SALTPETRE.—Some small lots 5 per cent. Bengal have
sold at 19s 3d to 19s 6d cash.

COTTON in steady request, and firmer.

Jura—The market is flat, and where sales are effected
prices are lOs lower, COOllllOll to good bright selling at £lb
lOs to £l9 10s per ton.

HEMP. - Clean St. Petersburg is rather firm at £3B 108
per ton ; Manilla dull, and Z 45 taken for a small lot,
common.

COCHINEAL—Prices are steady, • with a full demand.
Teneriffe silver, 2s lid to 3s 4d ; stock, 3s to 4s per st. •
GALLS.-L- parcel of Japan sold at Ms per cwt.
TALLOW. -The market is steady, at 435. 3d. spot,
435. 6d. March, 435. 61 April to June, 445. last three
months.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.
The supply of live stock at this morning's market was
moderate, and the trade dull.

Of beasts there were 610, including 90 from abroad.
There was a quiet demand, and prices ruled the same as

on Monday.

Of sheep, the number on sale was 3,720, and the propor-
tion of foreign was 480.

The quotations for veal are steady, and a moderate de-
mand was experienced. The number of calves at market
was 40, of which none were foreign.
COTTON.

LnMRPOOL, Jan. 23.—Market opens with a good demand
and rather dearer. Sales 15,000 bales, or more.

COAL
Price per Ton

r.ARKET.
at the Cleee,

s d I
East Hartlepool l7 9
Keltoe.
H w thorn l5 9 1
Hetton
Hetton Lyons l5 9
Tnnstall ... 15 9
South Hetton

d
Eden Main
Wylam l6 0
North Pelton Gas
Bradyelrelletton l7 3
Cowndon l5 9
18 0
Tees

RUSSIA AND CHINA The Sr. Petersburg journals pub.
lish intelligence from Taschitend, in Tartary, dated the
beginning of December, and asserting that military measures
are being taken by China which are interpreted by the
Russian correspondents as being directed against Russia.
The same advices allege that China has contracted a treaty
Oh the Turkomans, and that fortifications are being con-
structed on the Russian frontier.
THE UNITED STATFEL —We learn by Atlantic cable that
on Tuesday last the Ilots;e of Representatives passed, by
123 against 45 votes, a Bill declaring that there are no valid
•ivil Governments in the late rebellious states, and trans-
ferring all powers of appointment and removal under the
Reconstruction Act from President Johnson to General
Grant as commander•in•chief of the army.
MILITARY AND NAVAL MOVI,MENTS.—The 44th (East
Essex) Regiment, under the command of Col. Hort, left
Aldershot yesterday morning, en route for Ireland. The
56th (West Essex) Regiment, at Aldershot, under the
command of Col. Lacy, has been held in readiness for some
days past to proceed to Ireland. The same may be said of
the 68th Regiment, s bleb is held in readiness to proceed to
alanchester. On Tuesday evening a "divisional ball," under
the patronage of Lieutenant General the Hon. Sir J. Y.
Scarlett, K.C.8., was held in the Club-house at Aldershot.
--The operation of the Cvnt.igious Diseases Act, 1866, sill
shortly be extended by the Government to the garrison
districts of Shorncliff, Colchester, and Coik, as well as the
Curragh. Her Majesty's ship Pyladee sails to day for the
Pacific station.

THE ALABAMA QIIFSTION. —Another long and able letter
appears in the Times to day from " Historicus," on the
Alabama claims. Summing up the inquiry on which his
fundamental proposition rests, the writer asks :—" Is the
question whether a state of civil war did exist in the
United States More the issue of the 'Queen's Pro-
clamation of May 13 h, 1861, a matter upon which
any one, either in England or America, is entitled
to entertaip a reasonable doubt / I have shown what
was the conduct of the American Government at the time. I
have shown what Mr. Seward, the recognized organ of that
'Government, said at the time when the events were in progress.
I have shown what was the considered judgment, after the
event and in their own favour, of a Court which is not only
the supreme judicature of America, but the final judge of its
Constitution. If, in the teeth of such admissions, a Govern ment
is entitled to resuscitate a stale claim, where is to be the
end of litigation / If, when you have not only got in
writing the confession of your adversary, that he has
no claim against you, but have, further, a judicial
decision in his own country recorded at his instance,
which authoritatively disproves his pretension, you are
again to submit the same question to arbitration, what
subject is left on which you are safe from persecution ? I
can only say that a nation which, under such circumstances,
should voluntarily submit itself to unreasonable vexation
wotsld amply deserve the unjust and perpetual oppression
which it would infallibly ii,vite."
THE LATE Eursßon MAxrurtiatc—As it has been stated
that the cfzpie given up by the Mexican Uovetntnent was
not really that of Maximilian, we may state that the
report is false. "The body landed at Trieste," says a
emespondent, writing on the highest authority, "is un-
doubtedly the body of Maximilian. With the exception
of the wounds inflicted by Mexican bullets, the slight per-
forations necessarily made by the embalmers for the pur-
pose of injecting the veins with chemical substance, and
the inevitable incisions requisite for the removal of the
..txstinea. &c., his entire and unintailated. Admiral
2'gethoff, who carried the golden key of the inner coffin
shout him, opened the shell twico subsequently to his
frrival in the Adriatic (once at Pola and once at Trieste), in
'rder to assure himself that the body had opt suffered by the
voyage; and be reportel that no chsnge of any moment
tiad taken place in its appearance since the Novara's de-
parture from Vera Cruz. Oa Wednesday night Louis Victor
And Cbarles Louis went on board the frigate whilst the
Admiral was by chance on shore, and sent to ask him
for the key of the coffin, in order that they might contems
plate the remains of their dead brother. Their demand
was of course complied with ; and I believe myself to be
justified in stating that, upon being shown the body, they
koLlot recoso494 and declared bb authenticitv.".

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL 8,
London, Tilbury, and Southend, 7d
FOREJ GN RAILWAYS.

Dutch Rhenish,
Ditto, new, 21
Grew Luxembourg, 91
San Paulo, litn., hua. 6 per cent., '9
t•oath AUStrillll aid Lombarao Venetian, 131

DOCI S.
London and St. Katharine, 44 9
Surrey Commercial,lo9

BANIM

Agra. lim., A, ti
Anglo Egyptian, 1im.,171
k;ast London, lim. 2}
English. Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 18
Imperial Bank, Lim..
Imperial Ottoman, 9
lonian, 24
Lino Mortgage Bank of India, lIM..
London and River Plate,

101
London Chartered Banc of Australia, 24
London and County, 51
London Joint Stock. 341
London and South African. 51
London and VI estruinster.
Ditto, Scrip, 41
National Provincial of England.
Ditto. .d and .sd issue, 39
New South Wales, 40
Oriental Bank Corporation, i2i.
Unto:. or Australia, 50
Union of London, 35 it
MISCELLANEOUS.
Anglo American Telegraph, 201 1
Atlantic Telegraph. 11 50
Dit o, 8 per :Rut., 951 1001
Commercial union. Insurance. 51
Corporation of London Bonds, IBs2, 41:per cent., 1011
Credit voncier oi N:nulan•. Jim.. 21
East India Irrigation and Canal. 101
kllibW Vale, 1 6
Euypti an 9 perCent.,Viceroy Loan. gua. by Egypt. Govt. Of
lieu Credit and Discount, lion., 51
iludson's Bay. 15
International rinancial Society, lim., 3.
International I..and Credit. lira., 1
Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavouri,
Ditto, ki per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, :14
Ocean marine Insurantc;,
Panama. New Zealand and Aus. It. Mail., 51:
Rio de Janeiro City Improvements. 18
Viceroy of Egypt. 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan, 71} 1