The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-07 00:00:00

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SUGAR.—There is no improvement in the demand
for British Plantation, and the sales were only 510
hhds, including a portion of 120 hhds Barbadoes,
50 Demerara, and 76 Jamaica, which went at a fur-
ther decline of 6d. to is. per cwt. 260 bags Mauri-
tius sold at previous rates; middling to good yellow
at 36s to 39s ; but 2,160 bags Bengal r went
off heavily at a decline of 6d to is per cwt;
mid to good mid white Bemires, at 38s 6d to
39s 6d, yellow at 37s to 38s 63, and broAn at
32s to 345. A floating cargo of Bahia, e• mprising 300
chests of white and 280 of brown, sold at 20s to 233.
The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at
the East and West India Docks was 1,303 'Ads, 171
tierces, 625 barrels; there were taken for home consump-
tion 1,556 hhds, 217 tierces, 628 barrels. The stock in
the same places; is 15,527 hhds, 2,250 tierces, 6,355
barrels.

MOLLS/EP.-450 casks clayed Cubs of good quality
realised 17s, being again rather lower.
COFPEE.-1,440 bags Plantation 'Ceylon at auction
sold steadily at 48s 6d to 51s 6d for fine and 14 casks
50 barrels Jamaica realised 36s to 55s fur good cad
to mid. _ _

Rusi.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
West India Docks was 645 puns 12 hhds; there were
taken for home consumption, 167 puns 20 hhds; and ex-
ported 54 puns 115 hhds. The stock iu the same places
is 21,336 puns 2,681 hhds.
Ricx.-1,440 bags Bengal were withdrawn at 10s for
good mid white, there being no buyers thereat; but 1,940
bags Aracan, of fair average quality, brought 7s 6d per
cwt, being rather easier.
SPICES.-190 bags Pimento sold steadily at 4,-id to
4kd for ord to good.
TALLOW.—The tendency of prices for the month of
July has been rather to advance, and may be quoted is
to is 6d for all descriptions above the price of the pre-
vious month. The business was not extensive, except
by public auction, by which mode considerable parcels
of South American and Australian have found buyers.
The arrivals and deliveries have each been
much above the average. The price at St. Petersburgh
has advanced to 117 ro. for Y.C. on the spot, and pro-
portionately for August delivery. By the last letters
117 ro. was the price of first sort Y.C. for immediate
shipment, which, at the exchange of 37d costs 40s 6d
laid down in London.
TEA.—The deliveries are not quite so large for Lon-
don consumption.

THE CHOLERA.
RETURN OF CASES, AuG. 6.

Attacks. Deaths.
In London and vicinity
In England and Wales
In Scotland

Total..

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Right Hon. the First Lord, with Rear-Admiral
Dundas, and others of the Board of Admiralty, during
their official visit to Devonport, patronise the ball at
Moorhead's Royal Hotel, on the 16th inst., in aid of the
funds of the British Female Orphan Asylum.
Rear-Admiral Superintendent Sir John Louis, Bart.,
assisted by Captain Hope Johnstone, made a survey of
the ships in Devonport ordinary last week.
THE AJAX, 60, SCREW TWO-DECKER.—The Ajax,
steam-guard ship, under the superintendence of Captain
Austin, C. 8., went out of Portsmouth harbour, to try
her speed at her load draft of water, yesterday morning.
The weather was favourable, and the following was the
result of the trial along the measured mile in Stoke Bay.
She has come up to the speed of the Blenheim, although
the cost of her conversion from a sailing vessel to a
steamer was inexpensive when compared with the
.alte-
rations made in the Blenheim and.La Hogue. Her en-
gines answered admirably. A number of naval officers
and scientific gentlemen went out in her. It is now suffi-
ciently shown that these steam guard-ships would prove
an admirable and defensive class of vessels, to be used
either in offensive operations, or as a superior defensive
class of guard-ships. Draft of water forward, 21 feet
111 inches; abaft, 23 feet 11 inches; height of midship
port, 5 feet 5,1 inches. _ _ _

Mile. Time: Speed per hour. Strokes. Tide and Wind
Ist.. Bm. 2 see. • • 7'468 knots .. • • 46 •• •• With.

2d.. 9m. 34 sec. .. 6'271 ~

... 48 .... Against.

7m. 4 sec. 8.49

48 ...• Ifith.

4th.. 11 m. 23 sec. .. 6'BB

48 •• .. Against.

This gives, as a mean rate of speed, 7-J27 knots an
hour, or eight and a quarter statute miles an hour. The
speed of the Ajax thus bear-s about the same proportion
to the speed of Sir C. Napier's peddle-wheel steamer
Sidon, as the speed of the Sidon bears to that of the
Terrible, paddle-wheel steam-frigate ; but the Ajax,
compared with the Sidrn in point of armament, is a
match for a squadron of her class. A broadside from
such a ship as the Ajax might not injure the broadside
of the Sidon, but it might, nevertheless, find its way into
the machinery, through the decks, and into the captain's
cabin.

WANT OF DOCK ACCOMMODATION AT DEVONPORT.
—Two gangs of shipwrights have been taken from the
Niobe, 26, and one from the Calliope, 26, at Devonport,
and put on the Vanguard, 80, to hasten her six months'
repair. It may not be generally known that the Van-
guard was taken into No. 5 dock, and her bends were
taken off before she could be taken into No. 4 dock,
where she now is under repair, and that she must go
back again to No. sto have them put on. Is not this a
sehject worthy of notice at the present time, when the
Admiralty have it in their power to convert No. 1 deck
to any siza or depth they please, at a comparatively
small expense—yea, less than it would cost to make a
darn for deepening another? It may be hoped, as the
Admiralty will be at Devonport by the middle of this
month, that their attention will be called to a subject of
such vast importance.
The Adeleide, 104, advanced ship, will be taken into
No. 5, dock at Devonport, to have her copper examined
and cleared.
The Octavio, 50, will be launched at Pembroke next
week. This surely cannot be the Bth of the expensive
lot of Vernons of Sir William Symonds' construction.
If so, taking the Vernon as a criterion, it will cost
about the price of one of them annually to keep them
in repair.
The Athol, 2, troop-ship, Master Commander Pearn,
with engineers and artillery, for the Cape, Algoa Bay,
and Mauritius, put into Devonport from Woolwich on
Saturday morning, and sailed in the afternoon.
The Elfin, steam-tender, Master Commander Balliston,
was taken into dock at Portsmouth, yesterday. She will
vane out again almost immediately, when the Polyphe-
mus will be taken in.

DOCKYARD.—Messrs. Robinson and Rundell, inspec-
tors of Devonport, have been or ,ered to Portsmouth from
that yard, to compete with those from other yards for the
three vacancies for foremen.
PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 6.—The raze© frigate Grampus,
50, was undocked to-day completely advanced for re-
commission even to painting, from which it is augured
she will soon rehoiat the pendant. She was hauled into
the sea-fitting basin.
The Myrtle steam tender left the harbour at three
P.M., with seamen for the Queen and Dcnialus, fitting
IDevonport.
The orders respecting the Arrogant remain in force
to-day.
Wind—S. ; light breezes, and fine weather.
PLystotrrn, Arm. 4.—The Pbmnix steamer, Com-
mander Wodehouse, is appointed to sail to morrow, for
the coast of Africa, with mails, touching at Madeira,
With dispatches.
The Jackall, iron steam-vessel, was undocked to-day.
Orders have been received from the Admiralty for the
erection of a cholera hospital within the walls of the
Devonport Dockyard. It is to be so completely fitted
that in the event of cholera occurring among the artisans
they can continue cccupation until the termination of
their sickness.
Wind—E.; light breezes, and fine weather.
WOOLWICH, ADO. 6.—The Niger steam-vessel re-
turned to Woolwich, where she will remain for
the present, her experimental trials for the season having
been competed; her pendent was taken down to-day.
The Vulture steam-frigate left Woolwich this morn-
ing, towed by the Monkey steam-vessel, for Sheerness,
Where she is to be made ready as an advanced war-

steamer.
The Diligence transport-ship is alongside of the
Wharf-wall, loading with timber.
The Samuel Enderby, belonging to the South Sea
Whale Fishery Company, went down the river to-day,
and will call at Plymouth to embark Mr. Charles En-
derby, F.R.S., appointed Governor of the Auckland
Islands. The Samuel Enderby takes out an expe-
rienced surgeon for the service of the company. and
One appointed by the Government for the Auckland
Islands. She also takes out a surveyor and a number
Of artificers for the new colony, and being destin(d to
be employed in the whale fishing, is amply supplied with
Mr. Greener's harpoons and harpoon-guns, which ha►e
been found so effective in destroying and capturing
whales in the Davis' Strait, Newfoundland, and South
Sea fisheries. The Admiralty have issued instructions
tbat the vesEels of the royal navy on that station are to
'visit the Auckland Islands once a month.

THE CITY STEAM- BOAT COMPANY,—By desire of
the directors of the above company, the usual annual
treat was given to the whole of the officers and men in
their employ on Saturday last, at the company's yard
at Battersea, the extensive warehouse of which was
prepared and decorated for the occasion under the super-
intendence of Mr. Hancock, their secretary. Mr.
Francis, of Nine Elms, occupied the chair. Loy al toasts
were drunk, and a high encomium passed upon the
ability and good conduct of their servants. The good
feeling of the directors was unanimously appreciated by
their guests.
SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING.—The Havre
Cotton market closed rather dull on Saturday. Yester-
day it assumed greater activity, and the sales to two
o'clock were 1,600 bales at firm prices; 100 dusts of
indigo also chanved bands, realising from 61. 40c. to 7f.
30e. Coffee active.
THE TEA TRADB.—AUGUST 6.—The deliveries
of tea in London last week were 554,902 lbs., being
rather less than in the preceding week. The market is
qui A.

GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.—
This line is now completed between Dumfries and
Thornhill, and the inhabitants of the former place have
already made excursions over it.