The Sun.
London, England, 1830-02-01 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTit, JAN. 30.—The Winchester, 52,
Capt. C. J. Austen, arrived on Wednesday from
Chatham, to receive the flag of Vice-Admiral
Griffith Colpoys. The command to which the
Vice-Admiral is appointed, comprehends Jamaica
and Halifax, hitherto separate stations. The Win-
chester will sail in a few days to Teneriffe, thence to
Barbadoes, where it is expected she will find Vice-
Admiral Fleeming, who will then return to England.
Admiral Colpoys arrived here on Thursday, and
hoisted his flag yesterday morning. The Winches-
ter takes out two Consuls, two supernumerary Sur-
geons, and two Marine Officers, &c. as passengers.
The Dartmouth frigate, Capt. Sir T. FeHowes, is
on her passage to England, from the Mediterranean,
she may be daily expected.
On Wednesday sailed the Cracker and Sylvia
cutters, on a cruize, and yesterday the Sparrow
cutter, for Plymouth.
The Java, 52, Captain Carroll, C.B. was paid
off on Thursday, on which occasion a sumptuous
dinner was given at the George Inn, by the gun-
room officers of that ship, to Rear-Admiral Gage,
in testimony of their sense of his kindness to them
on all occasions, and to evince their gratification at
the unanimity and good feeling that had prevailed
throughout the period they bribed the honour and
pleasure of serving under his flag. The Admiral
came from town for the purpose. Captain Carroll,
Mr. Irving (secretary), Captain Delme, and several
other officers in the neighbourhood, who hal for-
merly belonged to, and had been promoted from the
Java in India, were invited to meet the Admiral.
The evening was passed with the greatest con-
viviality, and all parted towards morning with the
same friendly feeling that had characterised the Java
during the period of her service in India. 'the dinner
' was served up in most excellent style by Mr. Guy,
and together with the wines, called forth the most
unqualified approbation and satisfaction. The
Admiral set off for Cams (Mr. Delme's), when
the party broke up.
The Midshipmen of the Java have presented a
handsome silver cup to Captain Carrol, in token of
respect for this esteemed officer.
The Talbot, 28, has been brought down the har-
bour, for commission.
Arrived, on Thursday, the Marshal Blucher,
Davis, from St. Michael's; and the Minstrel, Davis,
from Galway. Arrived, on Friday, the Underwood,
Wood, from Demarara, in 64 days; spoke, on tbe
23d inst., in lat. 49. 11. N. long. 6. 3. W., the Ju-
liana, 90 days from Buenos Ayres, bound to Ant-
werp. Passed the Kerswell, Armstrong, from the
Cape of Good Hope—sailed the sth of Novem-
ber, and from St. Helena the 27th.
Remain at Spithead.—Winchester. In the har-
bour, Royal George (yacht), Victory, Ganges, Ga-
latea, and North Star.
The following number of workmen were this
day superannuated from the dock-yard :—Thirty-
seven shipwrights, four caulkers, nine smiths, two
joiners, two house carpenters, eleven sawyers, one
scabelman—in all 66. To these severally are allot-
ted pensions according to the periods of service and
circumstance'. Three shipwrights, two caulkers,
and two smiths were discharged without pension.
No further reduction is at present calculated on.
Mr. John Brown, late a quarterman in the Dock-
yard, is this day appointed to succeed Mr. Middle-
ton as a measurer.
Lieut. Horatio James and Lieut. Prattent, with
the blockade men under their orders, were the in-
dividuals by whose active exertions ten Frenchmen
were saved from a wreck which had bilged, in
a gale of wind, on some rocks near Hastings, on the
20th instant. The Frenchmen were so much ex-
hausted, that our seamen, nearly worn-out in their
endeavours to save them, were obliged to carry
them, through the deep snow, nearly three miles, to
No. 38 Tower, where warm restoratives and dry
clothes effected their preservation.
Mr. Allen, a Master's -Assistant of the Sybille,
who lost both his legs by the accidental explosion
of some cartridges in the Black Joke tender, when
in chase of a slave vessel, has been granted a pension
of 45/. per anuum. We trust this gentleman's case
will be again considered, and that an allowance suf-
ficient for his future subsistence will be made him,
in his now helpless state.
A spirited individual in the mercantile line, who
has issued a circular letter, accompanied with a map
of the Portsmouth harbour and Spithead, arid has
sent it to all the foreign anchorages, points out the
decided superiority of Spithead, as a resort for
English and Foreign merchant ships, over any an-
chorage in the Channel, as a point where the
readiest communication can be had with London,
where assistance and supplies can be furnished in
the largest proportion, and where the greatest safety
is aiffiiostaNitia,l,
jeto shsty,sipsphiirg
jr)piti severe
andora2lnBT2attlrr.
the Hon.
Com-
mander J. F. Gordon, arrived yesterday from the
East Indies, having been obliged to bear up off
Portland, on Thursday, by the foul wind. She
left Trincomalee on 3d September, Madras 22d
September, the Isle of France 30th October, St.
Helena sth December, and Ascension 15th De-
cember. The Maidstone, 42, Commodore Schoen-
berg, was at the Isle of France, where accounts had
been received from Madagascar that a French squad-
ron, consisting of two frigates, one bearing anAdmiral's
flag, three sloops of war, and several smaller vessels,
had taken possession of part of the island, and that an
engagement with the natives had ensued, in which
300 of the latter were killed. Should this report
proYe correct, it will considerably lessen the French
influence at Tamativa, which it was believed, some
time ago, had very much increased since the death of
Radama, late King of Madagascar. The South-
ampton, 52, Capt. P. Fisher, was gone to Madras
for provisions, and the Admiral's flag was flying on
board her tender, at Trincomalee. The Satellite,
18, Commander J. M. Laws, was at Batavia ; Suc-
cess, 28, Capt. W. C. Jervoise, at New South
Wales; Crocodile, 28, Capt. J. W. Montagu, was
refitting at Trincomalee.--Hampshire Telegraph.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 30.—The Cracker cutter, Lieut.
Roepel, and Sylvia, Lieut. Morgan, sailed from
Portsmouth on Wednesday, for Jersey, for the pro-
tection of the British oyster fishery about to com-
mence in the vicinity of that Island.
His Majesty's ship Blonde sailed from Constan-
tinople, for Rodosto and the Dardanelles, the 10th
December. The Emulous arrived at Gibraltar, from
Falmouth and Cadiz, the 27th December. 'lhe
Wolf and Weasel were at Smyrna the 3d Decem-
ber. The Tyne, Champion, and Columbine, were
at Bermuda the 9th December; and Hussar and
Rose at Halifax the 28th December. The Comet
arrived at Madras, from Trincomalee, the 25th
August, and sailed for Penang the 29th. The Pan-
dora arrived at Madras, from Trincomalee, sth Sep-
tember. The Crocodile sailed from Madras, for a
cruise, 16th August, and Cruiser 22d ditto.
Remaining in Hamoaze—St. Vincent, Kent,
Druid, Ariadne, Reindeer packet, and Meteor steamer.
Island—Bramble.
Sound—Pandora.
Commander William Morier, of his Majesty's
sloop Childers, is promoted to the rank of Captain ;
Mr. William Folds, Assistant-Surgeon of the Java,
to the rank of Surgeon ; Mr. J. M. Knight is ap-
pointed Pur-er of the Trinculo, vice Barrett; Mr.
' T. Holloway, to be Master of the Galatea, vice
Causdell ; Lieut. F. P. Blackwood, of the Ariadne,
is appointed to the Alligator, vice Lieut. D. De
Saumarez, who exchanges.—Devonport Telegraph.

LORD BYRON'S FAMILY.—It is a curious
proof of the slender fortunes of Lord BYttox's family at his
accession to the title, that the produce of the sale of hie
mother's effects, with the exception of her plate and linen,
netted only 74/. 17s. 7d.

DISCRIMINATION.--A country friend of
Sir ROBERT WALrOLE, hearing the celebrated Mr. Parr,
afterwards Lord CHATHAM, speak just after he had taken
his seat in the House of Commons, he being at that time
only a Cornet, observed to Sir ROBERT that it would be
worth his while to make that young man a Captain.
" My dear Sir," replied Sir ROBERT, " make him my
friend and I will give him a regiment."

AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR JAN VARY;

The commencement of the frost put an immediate
stop to field labour, with the exception of carting
manure upon the land, and taking back bank and
ditch ear' h, as a fresh supply. To speak of the
weather, during the last thirteen months, our climate,
however proverbially variable, has surely outdone all
its former outdoings. No hying man, we apprehend,
ever before witnessed such incessant alternations of
‘sind and weather. We now look for a cheering
appearance of the late sown wheats which have lain
dormant and hidden in the soil, an unprecedented
length of time. The deep covering of snow has
been beneficial to the lands in a double view; as a
preventive of the frost from penetrating too deeply
into the soil, and as a manure, by its nitrous and
fructifying quality. Some time and labour have
been thrown away by attempting to cart and even
plough during the intervals of frost and thaw; par-
ticularly upon heavy lands, which such weather
leaves in the same sodden and puddled state as con-
stant rain. The snow has also protected the turnipti,
hut they cannot be expected to remain long sound
afier a change of weather. The sheep are said to
do very well upon them ; and these animals, to which
moisture is known to be the great bane, are, by an
English custom, left abroad in deluges of wet, their
fleeces constantly soaked through, and their loins
chilled; yet they generally escape in some sort of
condition. But surely a superior condition of our
flocks, both on wool and carcase, would well reply
the labour and expense of sheltering and of supply-
ing them with food, which, at any rate, must be
done, whilst they remain in the field covered with
snow. The late crop of wheat is again represented
variously, with more complaint of late, both of the
yield and the quality.—Those farmers who have •no
other resource, have nearly cleared off the whole of
their corn and disposable live stock. The rabbits
and hares, near the great preserves, have done im-
mense mischief by cropping the young buds of the
wood, during the hard weather. The former con-
tinue to increase in such multitudes, that neither
the national consumption, nor any means that can be
adopted, are sufficient to reduce them. Game is
said to be scarce, excepting where preserved. The
wages of labourers in regular employ, from 12s. to
9s. per week in the best counties; Ss. and 9s. in
the poor land districts. The reports from Scotland
are more favourable in all respects than from any part
of South Britain.

COUNTRY CORN MARKETS.

DURING LAST WEEK.

-
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans.
Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to s. s. to s. s. to s.
Carlisle 59 27 21 --
Carmarthen 55 31 14 .36
Ele ham 52 72 33 41 22 29 50 52
Morpeth I 4ti 55 28 32 18 24 34 36
Peurith I 60 — 31 23 --
Skettield 73 29 41
Winchester 140 02 123 34 17 22 42 46
Per Bushel. s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. s. d. s.d. s.d. s. d.
Coventry
Newcastle (Staft:) 90 93 50 56 34 39 59 60.
Northallerton 0 9 3 3 6 4 6 3 3 4 0 5 9 61,
Stafford
Swansea
Warwick
Per 8011.
Barnardeastle 12 6 16 0I 8 6 9 0 5 6 6 4 9 6 12 6
Durham 1.20 15 6 80 90 49 64 916 10 0
Richmond —.112 0 hi 0 90 10 6 70 86 11 0 120
Stockton 6 14,6 80 90 48 70 00 00

WAKEFIELD CORN MARK:

.ET.—Jan. 29.

There is a good supply of all Grain from the farmers
here to-day, but very little up the river, the n wigation
having been closed. Fine Wheat fully maintains the
prices of last week ; but all other sorts are very dull sale.
Oats are without alteration. Barley, even of the best
quality, is dull sale at last Friday's prices, and middling
sorts are offering at rather less money. Beans are un-
altered.
Wheat, Red, Norfolk and Suflblk 525. 565. to 58s. fine 61s.
New Ms. 565. to 61s. fine 645.
-- White Old 555. 575. to 645. fine 675.
-- New 50s 568. to 595. fine 635.
-- Foreign, Red 47s. Ms. to 60s. fine 615.
White s4s. 595. to 635. fine 665.
Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk
Lincolnshire 24s. to 31s. fine 335.
- Yorkshire Wold 26s. to 295. fine 305.
- Foreign -s. to -s. fine -s.
111 to 2n
Beans, Old
- New 30s. to 335. fine 245.
Oats, Potato Vs. to 255. fine 275.
- Poland 20s. 225. to 245.' fine 255.
- Friezland and Small 8s
-- Mealing -
Shelling 27s. to 30s. Od. per Load.
Malt 36s 395. tine 41s. per Load.
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Rapeseed ...

Aberdeen
Berwick—
Coldstream
Cupar
Dundee,,,.--
Elgin

Ini,erness-
Kelso
Kirkaldy--
Perth
The size

271. Os. 291. Os. 30/. Os, per last. + ,

SCOTCH MARKETS.

Wheat.

Barley

50 68 23 28
34 39 18 20
35 38 18 20
44 69 25 28
48 10 27 30
:co 82 20 25
48 54 21 26
35 39 19 20
64) 76 33 38
48 70 19 21
of the measure va

Oats.

•
22 24
20 25
27 22 ---
26 27
19 21
19 20 40 •-•
24 27
30 34
26 32
:hout the countrY•

17 22
15 17
15 17
22 25
21 24
20 23
19 21
16 17
26 22
19 21
Les througl

Beans.

lOatrneal_7 ;

3323
360

HADDINGTON CORN Al A It KET.—Jan. 29.
The market continues to be thinly supplied with Bar.
ley, only 36 quarters sold, and 5 unsold—top down 10-
average same as last. Oats are down 6d. on the top
price—average the same to a small fraction : 197 quarters
sold, 51 unsold. Wheat is down 6d. on the top, and
11 d. on the average.

Wheat. Barley.
First s9s Od 30s Od
Second s6s Od 29s Od
Third
There were 477 qrs. of Wheat
• 52 Unsold.

A verage

Oats.

25, Od

22s 0(1

206 Od
in market,.
—0 Grey

2/. 12s.

Pease. Beans•
29s Od 30s Od
2Ss Od 29s Od
27s Od YEls Od
5 whereof were sold•

DALKEF
The supply of
ket wai large ;
se'nnight.
Wheat. Barley. Oats
First 62s 04 31s Od I 12.54 Od
Second sls Od 288 Od 24s Od
Third 4Bs Od 26s 01 20s Od

CORP
all kinds
•ices rather

MA R KE'
of Grain
►ower tha

s.l2tbs.

T.--Jan.

at this ti,
An those of

lay's mar-
f this day

Pease. Beans.
33s Od 338 Od_,
30s Od 30s 00,
aii Od 28s Od