The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-10 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Lieutenant Russell Patey (1344), to the Bellerophon,
78, at Naples.
Midshipmen—Robert Roberts and Alexander F. 0.
Young, to the Centaur steam-frigate, for coast of Africa;
Thomas M. M. %Vynyard, to the Dolphin, 3, coast of
Africa; Henry R. Stewart, to the Impregnable flag-ship,
at Devonport; Marcus E. Smithett, to the ()clean flag-
ship, at the Nore.

PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 9.—The Comet steam •vessel has
been removed from the basin, having been repaired, re-
fitted, and rendered complete for service.
The Sparrow, surveying-ketch has been got into the
basin and masted.

The Arrogant, 46, auxiliary screw steam-frigate, was
docked to-day. The extra riggers are proceeding in the
fitting this ship with considerable dispatch.
The Blenheim, 56, is to be docked, as soon as the Su-
perb has been overhauled and repaired.

IN PORT AND FITTING.
The Victory, 22, Port-Admiral's flag-ship; Illustrious,
10, Admiral Superintendent's flag-ship; Victoria and
Albert, Royal yacht; Excellent gunnery exercise ship;
Superb, 80; Blenheim, 56, steam guard-ship; Rolla, 6,
exercise brig for naval apprentices; Driver steam-sloop;
Fairy, Myrtle, Fire Queen, and Bee, steam-tenders;
Echo, steam-tug; Fanny, Port-Admiral's yacht; Ports-
mouth, Admiral-Superintendent's yacht.
At Spithead—The Hashemy convict-ship. .
In Dock—The Princess Charlotte, 104;
SO; Vindictive, 50; Flying Fish, 12; Arrogant, 46
steam-frigate; and Devastation steam-sloop-80;
Defence
In the Basin—The Pembroke,
72; Superb,
convict depot; and Sparrow ketch.
steam guard-ship;
In the Steam-basin----The Ajax, 56, . t 2. phwnix;
Collingoo_cl,
Otter, Ur-
Cormorant, and Birkenhead steam-sloops; .
packets and tenders.
Retribution and Termagant steam-
gent, Fairy, and Bloodhound steam-packets
Commander-in-Chief
The crew of the Victory, the
flag-ship, were paid wages to-aand cloudy weather.
flap e ,
Wind W., moderate breezes,
k Prince, 72 guns,
river yesterday by the Monkey,
was towed down thesteain.
vessels. She was under the
Charon, and Zephyr
' an master to the Fisgard frigate,
WooLwicir, FED. 9.--
charge of Mr. taos.a) ,
to the Black
The Black
acting master Eagle steam-
lack Prince was to be brought up at
during the night, and taken to Chatham
Sheerness
,aL,,nedselll. r. itetitenii,
to-day.
The latest accounts of the Plover appeared in the
Quebec Gazette, under the following head :
.. The Franklin Expedition—Among the glowing ac-
counts from the ' gold region' we notice the folio wirg
paragraph, dated San Francisco, October 11th, 1848, re-
ceived overland from San Blas to Vera Cruz :
" ' The Plover sailed from Honolulu on the 24th of
Ross should ldthhee
Ilsilai vo he
ea rorfi v et
hd
ei nb tohi
boiler-
-vini cai nkietrys. ' ''
August for Behring's Strait, with supplies for Sir John
who are to
leave the factory at Woolwich in consequence of a re-
duction to the extent of 50 from the number at present
employed have forwarded a memorial to the authorities
to obtain a passage to Canada, as they are desirous of
becoming settlers in North America. Two of the black-
smiths in the factory department 'eve YoluntarilY Olio .

PENINSULAR MEDALs.--Colonel Thomas Weare, K. 11.,
Commandant of the Provisional Battalion, and Lieute-
nant-Colonel P. M'Pherson, of the 17th Regiment, re-
ceived their medals yesterday; Colonel M‘Pherson's
war medal has nine clasps to it, being a greater num•
ber than any other officer's in the service.

LATE COLLIERY EXPLOSION.
WORSBROUGH DALE, FRIDAY.
After our parcel was dispatched yesterday, two more
witnesses were examined, when the inquiry was ad•
j ourned.
The proceedings were resumed to• day.
Mr. W. W. Smyth, mining geologist to the geological
survey of the kingdom, expressed his perfect concurrence
in the opinion given by Mr. Wood with respect to the
origin and localities of the explosion.
Some further evidence was given, and the inquiry was
proceeding when this parcel was dispatched.
MU

RDEIt NEAR BRIGHTON.
BRIGHTON, Fan, 9.—Notwithstanding the most un-
remitting exertions of Mr. Chase and the Brighton po-
lice, and the East Sussex constabulary, under Captain
Mackay, no clue has yet been obtained of the murderers
of Mr. Griffith. Four men were apprehended in Brigh-
ton by the local police, who, as a matter of course, had
received instructions to look out for man who might be
spending money more freely than usual; but in each
case a slight investigation was sufficient to induce their
discharge.
The magistrates of the Brighton bench have held •
meeting in conjunction with the police committee of the
Brighton Commissioners, relative to the offering of a
reward for the discovery of the assassins ; and the re-
sult has been the issue of handbills offering a reward of
2001., to be paid by the Commissioners. A description
is given of such of the property stolen from his person
as it is thought might assist in detecting the murderers.
Among the rest was a check on and " crossed to" the
London and County Bank, Chichester, drawn by John
Bower, and payable to Henry Bowley; a EL-note of the
Brighton Union Bank, torn in two and pasted together,
No. D 4, 712, dated June 24, 1848; and a flat gold Ge-
neva watch, with gold dial, figures painted black, se-
cond hand, with engine-turned back, and part of a cable
gold chain attached.

Immediately the inquest has terminated, application
will be made to the Secretary of State, should the same
mystery still hang over the case, to offer a Government
reward, accompanied by the usual promise of pardon to
any accomplice. This step, however, cannot be taken
till the termination of the inquest, lest the verdict of the
jury should be thereby prejudiced.
As may be imagined, the subject still engrosses con•
versation among all classes.

STATE OF TRADE.
(From the Manchester Guardian.)
MANCHESTER, FEB. 6.—The spinners of the 'mime
qualities of 20's to 60's mule twist have raised their
quotations in some degree since last Tuesday. The
buyers, however, not being prepared to pay any ad-
vance, have confined their operations within the narrow
range of casual bargains, at previous rates. These
transactions have been mostly for India, but in part,
also for other markets. Water twist, of all counts, is
heavy and drooping. Double yarns continue in good
request, at full rates. As regards goods, there has
been a disposition to purchase to a moderate extent
in shirtings, and other fabrics of light texture, on India
account; and various widths and qualities of printing
cloths have been in request, both for the home market
and fur exportation. For such articles the manufac-
turers have demanded, and, in some instances obtained,
rather higher prices ; but they have thus greatly re-
stricted the amount of business. There is little call for
the stouter shirtings; and domestics and long clothes
continue flat and drooping. The present position of
,the market is exceedingly perplexing. In a large pro-
rpoitiou of yarns, the rise or price from the lowest point
is not nearly equal to that in cotton. Under such cir-
cumstance, ar.d with little stock on hand, while the
period for continental business is approaching, spin-
ners are of course ready to raise prices, the moment there
is any appearance of inquiry ; and, in many kinds of
goods, the upward tendency is still more apt to show
itself, in consequence of a greater absence of stock and
fulness of contracts. But as the previous advances have
not been fully realised in foreign markets; as the cir-
cumstances of the European continent impose more than
ordinary caution upon its dealers and manufacturers; and
as, besides, much uncertainty exists in reference to the
value of the raw material, the merchants feel that their
safety lies in buying little, until commercial affairs
assume a more decided character.
ROCHDALE, FEB. s.—There is no great change to re-
port in the flannel market to-day from that of the pre.
ceding Monday. The manufacturers are unable to ob-
tain better prices for their goods, notwithstanding wool
being more difficult to buy at former prices. The wool
market continues inactive, and the business transacted
has been upon a limited scale.
HUDDERSFIELD, FEB. 6.—The wool sales, which
commence on Wednesday, have again had their in-
fluence on the market, and although the general nn.
pression is that the prices of last sales will be main-
tained, if not improved, but few are inclined to specu-
late until the result is known. The fancy manufac-
turers aro exerting all their energies in producing pat-
terns for the forthcoming spring trade.
HALIFAX, FEB. 3.—There has been an improved in-
quiry for fancy goods in the Piece Hall to-day, and a
pretty fair quantity changed hands, at the late trifling
advance. For plain goods there was not so much de-
mand. Stocks, both of plain and figured goods, are
getting low, and better prices may be expected. The
spinners are still full of orders, and yarns are firmer,
with a slight tendency upwards. The demand for long
wool is steady, and prices are firm. There is a little
more doing in short wools, and higher rates are asked.
LEEDS, FEB. 6.—Although there was not as much
business done at our Cloth Halls to-day as the general
aspect of things would lead one to expect, yet there
was an avarage attendance of merchants, who might
have bought more freely, but for the lowness of stocks
in the hands of the makers, and the higher prices asked
by most of them. At present, the actual demand for
export exceeds that for the home trade.

PARLIAMEN TARY COMMITTEES.

STANDING ORDERS. ——
In:the Examiner's Court yesterday, the promoters:of the fol-
lowing Bills were declared to have complied with the stand-
ing orders, and reports were ordered to be made to the House
accordingly :
Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway (purchase
of the Stratford and Ayon Canal Navigation).
Caledonian and Edinburgh and Glasgow
(pur-
chase of the Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Junction,
Dundee and Arbroath, and Dundee and Newty!, Railway).s
i (lease
Glasgow BSI w y
Caledonian and Edinburgh and C.
of the Scotch Midland Junction Railway)•
appointed to meet
The Standing Orders Committee
wa'sufficient number of
met for the first time
Railwayson,an.
isesmtebrdearsypafrefseernntooton,mhauktetahere
owasiu.not a
session. Mr. Fez Mita'
preparatory o.eli
Electionsulitri es t
yesterday,il°
. the petitions ofj a was
tering upon
re-appointed Chairman.
and General
agreed Committee
to
the of fqg ueres preliminaries u.ei

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BRISTOL SUGAR ---=—kiT ~ET, FEB. 9.—The transac.
weekGLA
sG haveowb. enA
destructive unimportant,
effected prices arc
ales ' 1 Mercury.
s dull.-
1 IRERristo unaltered. Tho l.l
the
few
refined market
in
out
partly occupied by Mr.
in Mitchell-street, Glasgow, early on Thursday morning, in
ions, of theeT
William Cowan, wright, and partly by Messrs. _Brown and
a building situated in a timber-yard,
Scott, packing-box makers. A range of buildings, likewise,
entering from Mitchell-lane, occupied by Mr. S. Wool--
field, desk and dressing-case maker, Messrs. R. York and
Co., calenderers, Messrs. James Jackson, tin-plate workers
and gas-fitters, and others, became ignited, and although
every effort was made to stop the progress of the flame, al-
most the whole range was included in the destruction. The
fire, however, assumed its most alarming aspect at the corner
of Mitchell-street and Gordon-street, where the flames rolled
out of the windows in such immense volume, that it was ex-
ceedingly painful to stand within forty or fifty yards of the
place ; and as another proof of the intensity of the heat, it
may be stated that a large portion of the strongly-built,
ashler front of the building fell before it. The damage ia-
estimated at 20,0001. at the least.—Xorth British Mail,
CONSUMPTION IN PAISLEY.-I\lr. Lorimer, the
town chamberlain of Paisley, has, for several years.
drawn tip and published the bills of mortality for
that town. From the bill for 1848, it appears that
the mortality in Paisley during that year amounted
to 1,630 ; 770 being males, 766 females ; 43 sex
not stated, and 78 still-born. The mortality during
the years 1845, '46, and '47, was respectively 1,268
1,522, and 2,167. The deaths during 1848toro,
therefore, within a fraction of 33 per
Cen
thet.
i
the deaths during 1847. Consumption provedbelw
most fatal of all diseases in Paisley, no fewer than
296 having died of that disease
356. The deaths during 1848. Ia
1847, the numbers were as high as
from consumption, therefore, formed
18 per cent. 19 per cent. of
'
the total mortality in 1848, and .
all in
y the
nature of the occupation
1847. The peculiar habits,
but especially
of a large proportion of
the inhabitants of Paislry—
a manufacturing population
confined to the close sir of cotton and other mills and
manufactories—is no doubt the cause of this unusual pro:
putip 4 deashp t9m OrgantiQuotlitOicai Timm

week, being about to sail next week for the "uld
digs
gings" in California.
The Neptune, hired convict-ship, arrived at moorings,
opposite the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, on Tuesday, and
on Wednesday morning, Nos. 1,5, and 11 Waterman
steam-packets brought down 100 convicts each front
Millbank Penitentiary for conveyance to Ilobart-town.
CHATHAM, FEB. 9.—The Juno, 26 guns, Captain
Blake, which arrived here on the 6th inst., is unshipping
her stores for the "dockyard, and will e paid oe Ott
Tuesday next without any of her bulkheads or other ins
ternal fittings being removed.
The Black Prince, 72, sent hence on the 16th of No.
vember last to be fitted for a convict hospital-ship al
Woolwich, and not being required, is expected here tbis
day, to lay in ordinary.
The Rochester, Sudweeks Master, is loading with
stores for Devonport.
The
remaino
Despatch,
the
slipl6 guns,
un t
until
ead)
directions
for
are given by the launching, is ordered
to
Admiralty to launch her.
The corps of the Royal Marines of this division, con-
sisting of twelve companies, is to be re,clueed nine men of
each company. No officer will be placed by this reduc-
tion on half-pay, but the full-pay retirement is to be
opened to twelve old captains, and the subalterns of the
reduced companies are to be absorbed as vacancies occur.
It is stated that the commandants of the divisions are to
vacate their commands after five years service in that
rank, and that the second commandants are to be abo-
lished on the promotion of the present holders, and the
first quarter-masters are in like manner to cease
to exist on the promotion of the officers now
holding those appointments ; that one adjutant
of each division only will be retained on the
preferment of the four seniors; and that officers
who have permission to live out of barracks are not to
be entitled to quarters, which will thus be made availa-
ble for those who do reside, and may wish to reside, in
the barracks.