The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-07 00:00:00

VENICE.

The Trieste papers, together with the Augskurg
Gazette, announce the arrival at that port, on the
25th ult., of the English frigate Spartan, from Venice ;
the English brig Mutine, from Corfu ; and the French
steam corvette Brassier, from Ancona ; and on the
26th the English brig Harlequin and the French
steamer Asmodee, from Venice. Great discontent is
said to prevail in Venice, in consequence of the neu-
trality of the French ships. A report was current on
the 26th that Welden had taken Treport.

The Admiralty, during the past week, have signi-
fied to the Heads of the Departments at Somerset-house
that their Lordships will henceforth hold each presiding
officer solely responsible for the due efficiency of his
department, and for confining the expenditure or money
allocated to the several branches strictly within the esti-
mated amount.—Veiled Service Gazttte.
LANYChI or A MEICHANT VESSEL--One of the
two steamers ordered by the Peninsular and Oriental
Company, to be constructed of wood, by Pitcher, of
Northfleet, was launched on the 2d inst. She is of
about 1,300 tons, and is to have engines of 450. horse
power. The other is nearly ready for sending off the
stocks. These vessels when first ordered were intended
to improve the communication between Suez and Bom-
bay, but, in consequence of some new arrangements by
the Admiralty, it was thought that their services would
not be required, and they were offered for sale to their
Lordships. The Admiralty, however, declined to pur-
chase them, and subsequently, we believe, one of them
was disposed of to a foreign Government. They are
considered the stoutest and best• built steamers ever
I turned out by a public company. The vessels, by their
scantling, are thoroughly adapted for war purposes. In
the course of their construction they have been surveyed,
by express orders of the Admiralty with that view, by
Mr. Chatfield, of the Shipwright Department of Wool-
wich Dockyard, and:Lieutenaut Julius Roberts, of the
Royal Marine Artillery.—lbid.
Tun STAFF.—It appears that at the present moment,
of the regimental officers holding staff appointments.
fifteen belong to the Guards, eight to the Cavalry, seventy-
five to the Infantry, eight to the Artillery, and eleven to
the several Colonial corps. A stronger proof could not
be given, it any were necessary, of the great and undue
tavour shown to the Guards. The Regiments of the Line
have not, it seems, one officer per regiment on the Staff,
while the Guards have not less than five in each corps
so employed. It is not enough that they get a large
proportion of the Colonelcies of regiments, lucrative
commands and honorary distinctions: they must have
the Staff berths also to indemnify them for guarding the
person of the Sovereign !—lbid.
BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, OCT. 6.—The sales
since our last have been considerable, both for pan and
scale purposes, and prices may be quoted hilly 6d. per
cwt. higher for all descriptions. The refined market is
also dear, with but few goods offering. Rum very dull.
—Bristol Mercury.
THE APPREHENDED CHOLERA.—Yesterday notice
was posted at Lloyd's, intimating that in conscquenoe of
several deaths from Asiatic cholera having come to the
knowledge of her Majesty's Privy Council, occurring• on
board vessels trading from Hamburgh and other noel berm
ports, positive orders have been issued to the heads of
the Customs at the various ports, to place all description
of craft coming from the places above described under
quarantine laws, and not to allow them to proceed until
they have been inspected by the medical officers ap-
pointed by Government. The General Steam Naviga-
tion Company's steam-ship Countess of Lonsdalo, while
coming up the river yesterday afternoon with the Ham-
burgh and Bremen mails, was stopped off Gravesend,
and ordered to turn back and ride quarantine in Stand-
gate•creek. The mails are delayed in consequence:.
From information furnished to the Government, it ap-
pears that the reported cases of cholera at Sunderland
are too true.