The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-28 00:00:00

BOROUGH HOP

Parcels of new hops continue to arrive from Sussex and
Kent, but the inquiry for them is very inactive. The
prices asked are 8/. to 8/. 8s per cvr. The plantation ac-
counts are favourable, and the duty is called 160,00 /.
Yearlings and old hops are very dull, :And prices are almost
nominal.

COLONIAL.
TEA —The advices by the Overland Mail from China
notice a c.insiderable decrease in the shipments of new
teas, which has strengthened the tone of the market.
Common Congous is *..:6d per lb. There is a good demand
for all the better qualities of cougou's and green's, and full
rates are current.
SCGAR.—The demand has not been quite so active, and
but little business has been don,, in the superior qualities
previous rates howevrr are current. In the refined mar- '
kets prices are steady, but there is very little business
going on either for home consumption or for exportation.
COFFEE.—There has been incr:rased inquiry for planta-
tion Ceylon, and prices are firm. At public rale a large
quantity was disposed of, and brought full values. Ja•
maica and other qualities aro at firm quotations.
LICE.—The market is very quiet, but there is no change
to r,pi:rt in prices.
SALTPETRE —The market has an active appearance, and
prices h:r.ve advanced about ls. to 2s. per cis t.
TALLOW.—A rather large amount of business has been
done P.Y.C. on the sporealises G2l. Gd., and last three
in.-Jabs 59e. 9d. to 60s. p:r cwt. Home welted is rather
ehealier.
GREEN FRUIT.—The schooner Frolic has arrived with a
cargo of West India pine apples, 10,000 of which, sold by
Keeling and Hunt at public sale, brought higher prices.
There is no improvement in lemon,. For.ign nuts are
dull, those of home growth 133ing p:eforre I, and the crop
is abundant.

THE GREAT EASTERN STEAM. SHIP.—The Irish papers
announce, that Sir Cusack Roney has been engaged for
the last few days in arranging with the Irish railway
companies a system of tourist traffic. by which visitors
from the American continent corning V) Europe by this
wonderful ship will be taken to the chief scenes of at-
trao:ion in Ireland, previous to their visi.ing Scotland,
England, and the Continen', under Vie privilege of
tourist ticket', to be issued at the hading cities of the
United States and Canada. The Great Eastern will be
launched in the spring tides next November, and acter
an experimental trip to Gibraltar, w i l proceeded on her
first voyage to Portland, the Atlantic terminus of the
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, early in April next.
ROYAL SURREY GARDENS.—We are authorised to
state that Mr. Willert Beals has bad no connection with
these gardens since the first meeting of shareholders iu
April last, when he withdrew from the company. The
grand closing festival, which crinntencid on Monday
last, and will be continued throughout the ensuing week,
was undertaken by Mr. Beale at the earnest request of
M. Julien, who laid before him a statement that the
ctora had suddenly announced their intention to
close the gardens without paying the orchestra, whose
members, he said, would be "sent adrift" unless be
(Mr. Beals) came forward to acsi.t them. Mr. Beale
consented, advanced the necessary funds, and will doubt=
less bring the season to a profitable termineion. Mon-
day, Tuesday, and Wednesday ut x',; will be devoted to
the benefit of M. Juliien, whose sty, re losses conse-
quent upon the winding-up of the company certainly
entitle him to the sympathy and support of the public,
for whose amusement he has laboured during the pre
sent season without any remuneration. The attractions
offered for his benefit will comprise selections from the
works of Mozart, Mendelsohn, and Bee hoven (a spe-
cial "night" being devoted to each of those great COM-
poser,) ; whilst Miss Arabella Goddardwill perform
every evening a grand concerto on the pianoforte. . The
programme contains also the names of Grist, Albonti and
Gassier (all of whom Mr. Beale was the first to intro-
duce at these gardens) ; and the entertainments will, on
the whole, be such as to command an attendance Burn-
cient to compensate M. Jullien in some uic-ai:ure for the
on he haksustained.