The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-08 00:00:00

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

CHATHAM. JULY 6. INVALIDS FROM Yes-
terday afternoon, detachments of the 4th Regiment
(King's Own), consisting of 1 sergeant and 23 privates,
with 2 women and 5 children, with Quartermaster Ser-
geant Ponton, and 9 sergeants and 28 privates, with 15
women and 29 children, of the 51st (King's Own) Light
Infantry, and 3 men of the 84th, and 1 man of the 94t1s,
with 1 child, in charge of Lieutenant J. L. M'Andrew
with Lieutenant T. P. Roberts, both officers of the 4th
Regiment, arrived at the invalid depot, Fort Pitt, from
Gravesend, at which place they disembarked from the
ship Vernon, Captain Voss, late of the Company's ser-
vice. These troops sailed from Madras on the 17th of
last March. .During the voyage, Captain Bishop,
military officer of the Company's service, died, also 4
soldiers belonging to the 51st, and 8 children. The 51st
had been in India ten years.
Conwr-sunTtat.—Private John Burrows, of the
22d Regiment, who was tried at this garrison by a
general court-martial, on the 26th of February last, for
desertion and making away with his regimental neces-
saries, received his sentence yesterday. The court
found him guilty, and owing to his former convictions
and general bad character, he was put under stoppages,
and sentenced to be marked with the letter D, and to
be transported a,. a felon for the term of fourteen years.
Her Majesty has been, however, pleased to limit the
sentence of transportation to seven years.

COAL MARK E'
Bate's West Hartley 13a 6(1
Buddle's W. Hartley 14s odl
Davison'sWest Hartley 14s 3d,
East Adairs Main 12s Od,
Hartlepool W. Hartley 14s
Hasting's Hartley l4s 0
Holywell Main ..... 14s

T.—YasrEztlair.
;liter
Eden Main
Lambton Primrose
elmont lss Od
0 tin

•addyll's Hetton 155 64
I'dell
'tla.swell 165 3d
Hetton
Latnbton
Morrison 144 3d
Russell's Hettoi 15s 64
Shotten
Stewart's
Hartlepool 165 Od
Kelloe l4s 6d
South Hartlepool
Thornley
Tees
West Iletton l4s 94
Powell's Daffryn Stm l9s 6d
Sidney's Hartley
Ships at market 93.

North Pontop .. lls Od'
New Tantield 123 6(1
North Percy Hartley l3s 6d
Ord's Redheugh
Tanfield Moor
Townley l3s Od
Wylam
Wall's End, &c. 1
Acorn Close
Bewicke and Co.
Brown's l3s 6dl
Gosforth ..... .
Hedley
Hedworth
Killingworth l4s WI

[ADVERTISEM LNT.]—Unprecedented Cure by Hol-
loway's Pills.—Tbomas Symonds, formerly of Chatham
Dock) ard, residing in Gravel-lane, Southwark, had
been unable to do his work for three years. His lungs
were supposed to be effected, having a distressing
cough, with feet and legs swelling, besides which ho
could scarcely ever keep anything on his stomach, and
was generally so weak and ill as to barely have power
to stand; yet in three months this poor man acquired
almost a new constitution by taking Holloway's Pills,
and is now b(come so strong and well as to be able to
undertake the laborious duties of a carpenter on board
is vessel about sailing to New South Wales. These in-
voidable Pills are sold at Professor Holloway's Estab-
lishment, 244, Strand, London; and by' all dealers la.
medicines.

SALE OF A CHOICE COLLECTION or WATIR-
COLOUR. DRAWINGS.—A sale of a choice collection of
water-colour drawings by English artists took place yes-
terday at Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson's auction-
rooms, Wellington-street, Strand. The collection con-
sisted of about lOU drawings, which, although small.
were of the highest finish, an fetched remarkably high
prices.
The following were worthy notice :—The Val-
ley of Guirchino, in Switzerland, by Gastineau; sold. for
101. A small landscape, by De Wint; sold for 41. 109.
" A Fen Mill," by the same artist; sold for 9 guineas.
" Walton Bridge," by Barrett; sold for 51. 12s. 6d. A
View on the Thames," by Girtin; sold for 9 guinvits.
" Verona," by Front, one of his finest drawings; s old
for 51. A Calm, morning, by Cotman; sold for 51. 6d.
Venice, a fine drawing by Callon; sold for 8 guineas.
" The Page," a small drawing by Cattermole, in his best
manner; sold for 4 guineas. "An interior, Vespers,"
and the companion, " The Confessional," two fine draw-
ings by L llayne; sold for 81. 4s. " Windermere.;" a
charming little drawing, by D. Cox; sold for 41. 145. Bd.
The other drawings by Weston, Pyne Turner, Hunt,
Nash, Richardson, &c., were equally interesting, and
sold well. In addition to the drawings there were ago me
fine proof engravings sold at good prices.
FRAUDS IN 711 E BAKING TRADE.—A Bill has t fen
brought into the House of Commons by Mr. Ban kes,
Mr. R. Spooner, and Mr. Henley, to provide more effec-
tually for checking frauds in the sale of bread and other
articles of provisions. In future the weight of every
loaf of bread is to he marked on the outside under.pain
of a 40s. penalty. Bakers selling or exposing for, sale
bread deficient in weight will be fined ss. for every ounce
that is found wanting, and so in proportion. Inspeictors
of weights, and constables, may be empowered by
magistrates to enter and search the shops of bakers and
provision dealers, and to seize bread deficient in weight
or not duly marked. The same penalties will be levied
on fraudulent vendors of meat, cheese, butter, bacon,
pork, &c. The Act will take effect from the Ist of
October next.

REVENUE LANDS.—The collectors and comptrollers
of the Customs department at the several ports and
places throughout the United Kingdom have received
directions to prepare and transmit to the Commissioners
the following account, viz., a return showing the rents
payable to the Customs and Revenue for lands or pre-
mises of every description within their respective ports,
specifying the periods at which the rents are payable.
ROYAL COLLEGE OP SURGEONS or ENGLAND,
JULY 6.—The annual meeting of the fellows of this
college was held this day, for the election of three mem-
bers of council, in the room of Mr. Briggs, Mr. Liston,
and Mr. Morgan, who all died during the past' year,
when Mr. Skey, Mr. Stafford, and Mr. Bransby Cooper
were elected. Afterwards upwards of one hundred of
the fellows dined together at the Freemasons' Hall ; Sir
Benjamin Brodie, Bart., presided.