The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-18 00:00:00

WHITECII.S.PMI,

We had a very inactive demand for Meat to-day, on
dila following terms :—Beel, from 2s 6d to 3i 6d; Mut-
ton, 3s 6d to 45 6d ; Veal, 3.3 6d to 4s 4d ; and Pork
3s 8d to 5s per Blbs.

IPSWICH CORN EXCHANGE, OCT. 17.
We had a heavy market for most grain to-day; the
good. Wheat sold slowly, at a theline of
supply was
2s. per quarter. Barley and Oats are dull, but we do
not call them lower. Beans and Peas, no variation.
Malt, dull sale. Flour, rather cheaper.
PER QUARTER. PER QUARTER.
Wheat 42s to 545 Beans 3ls to 35s
Barley
Oats ...
Rye.. ....... 28s to ale Flour, per sack.. 42s to 465

♦VERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 14.
Wheat 2,324 quarters at 50s 9d.
Barley
Oats
Beans 6l „ 34s 9d.
Peas l3l „ 349 103.

DEATH or A VETERAN OFFlCER.—Lieutenant
Colonel Charles Thompson, an officer who formerly saw
much service with the 27th Enniskillen foot, died last
week at his residence, Park Cottage, near Wexford,
after a lengthened illness. The deceased officer was a
native of the city of Londonderry, north of Ireland, a
place so celebrated in history for having held out under
Alderman Walker for several months against the troops
of James 11. So far back as 1790, Colonel Thompson
was the member of a corps which was raised by the
people of the city in question to aid their King and
country against the French troops during the continen-
tal war. The regiment, after a few years' service, was
drafted into the line, and Mr. Thompson entered the
27th Enniskillen Foot, to the colonelcy of which Major
General Sir W. Napier, the military historian, was ap-
pointed in February last. With it he served for 31 years
uninterruptedly, :and was a prominent leader in all the
eventful scenes through which it moved. Ho was in
Holland, France, Spain, Egypt, the West Indies, and
witnes:ed the battles of Vittoria, the Pyrenees, Nivelle
Orthes, Tou:ouse, and Waterloo. In 1825 he retired
from the service of which he bad been so distinguished a
member.

SOUTITAMP.TON, TDIbDAT EVENING.—The Ocean
Steam Navigation Company's ship Washington, Captain
J. Johnston, jun., has just arrived from Bremen, which
city she left at 2 P.M. on Sunday, with 92 passengers
and a considerable cargo, for New York. Professor
Joseph Gungel's celebrated German band, numbering
32 persons, are passengers by the Washington from Bre
men to New York, intending to take a professional tour
in the United States. Professor Gungel was many
years director of the Emperor of Austria's musical es-
tablishment. The United States frigate St. Lawrence,
44, Captain Pauldon, was at Bremerhaven-roads, and
would leave about the 20th instant fur Cowes and
Southampton. On her arrival at Bremerhaven she sa-
luted with 21 guns, and the fort replied with 42 guns.
There was nu commercial or political news of impor-
tance at Bremen. The cholera had not appeared in that'
city. Sickness of an aggravated character was preva-
lent. The Washington brought a clean bill of health,
and, in consequence, obtained immediate pratique at
the quarantine ground off Ryde, Isle of Wight.
With reference to the statement made by Prince
Cariati, that a positive assurance had been obtained from
Lord Palmerston " that her Majesty's Government
would not offer any kind of impediment to the military
expedition which the Royal Government was preparing
for the purpose of restoring peace and order in Sicily,"
we are authorized to say that the statement made by
Prince Cariati is without any foundation.
PRESERVED MEATS.—A vessel arrived trom Galata
has brought 9,704 packages of preserved beef as a por-
tion of her cargo.