The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-16 00:00:00

A. VETERAN.

There is now living in the parish of Welford, near
Newbury, John Hatton, formerly a private soldier in the
52d Regiment of Light Infantry, and now iu his 77th
year. Hatton enlisted in the Ist Royal Dragoons in
the year 1795, and on the reduction of that regiment
served for some time in the Berkshire Militia, from
which he volunteered into the 52d, and was with
that regiment, in the year 1801, ordered to
Portugal, where the 52d formed part of the
light division commanded by General Craufurd,
afterwards killed at Ciudad Rodrigo. Hatton
was present at the battle of Vimiera, and was with Sir
Jehn Moore's army in the disastrous retreat on, and
ba tle of Corunna. The light division, in the summer of
1809, made every e,Fertion to be present at Talavera, but
in spite of all efforts they arrived the day after the action,
having made, according to Napier, one of the most ex-
traordinary marches on record, " and leaving only 17
stragglers behind, in 26 hours accomplished a march of
62 English miles, beneath a burning sun." In the fol-
lowing year flatten was present at Basaco, where the
52d made a most brilliant charge, contributing greatly
to the success of the day, and subsequently retired with
the army behind the lines of Torres Vedras. In May,
1811, ho was engaged at the battle of Fuentes d'Onor.
and in the following year was present at the storming of
Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz ; at the former of which
places the light division lost their general, Craufurd, who
was killed, and Colonel Colborne, of the 52d (now Lord
Seaton), was severely wounded. Hatton was sub-
sequently present with his regiment at Salamanca, Vit-
toria, and in the battles in the south of France in 1813-
14, including Toulouse, and finally wound up his glorious
career at Waterloo, where the 52d, under their old
Colonel, Colborne, had the distinguished honour, at the
close of that memorable day, of charging and putting to
the rout a division of the French Imperial Guard. With
the exception of a slight wound in the finger at Waterloo,
flatten has never had blood drawn iu action. He was
decorated with Peninsular and Waterloo medals, and
clasps for Corunna, Basaco, Fuentes d'Onor, Ciudad
Rodrigo, Badejoz, Salamanca, and Vittoria. For this
lengthened and perilous service he receives a shilling a
day, which scarcely suffices to meet the requirements of
increasing age and infirmities.—Reading Mercury.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current, Aug. 15.)
SUGAR.—To-day only limited purchases were made
in West India Sugar, and rather lower rates were taken
for inferior sorts, making a fall for the week of ed to is,
but on the better qualities of yellow the decline is not
more than 61. The purchases aro 550 hhds, &c., includ-
ing at auction 225 pkgs Nevis, which sold at 30s 6d to
32s 6d for low to fine brown, and at 33s to 37s for com-
mon to good yellow ; 46 hhds Demerara crystalized,
good yellow 42s to 435, and mid 38s.
REFINED.—To-day there was no variation in the
value of Refined Sugar, but home dealers made purchases
with reluctance, and the supply is getting more plentiful.
Crushed Sugar met with a dull demand for exportation,
and at the rates of yesterday there are free sellers.
MAIIRITIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar met
with little notice; the better kinds of yellow sustained
the former value, but inferior and brown went rather
cheaper. At auction 4,010 bags sold—low to mid brown
went at 283 to 305, better sorts 31s to 335; low to good
yellow 378 to 37s 6d per owt.
Pot:max.—To-day holders of Foreign generally re-
fused to submit to any further reduction; the private
operations were of little moment, and confined chiefly to
a cargo of brown Bahia at 17s 6d for fair quality. At
auction 110 pkgs 227 bags Brazil were only in part
sold, low to fine brown Bahia at 28s 6d to 32s 6d, low
yellow 32s 6d to 335, and brown Pernambuco at
29s to 32s per owt: of Egyptian 50 pkgs went at 355
for fair yellow, and at 33s for low. These are rather
lower rates. Two cargoes yellow Havannah sold at 20s
6d to 20s 9d equal to No. 11k.
COFFEE.—This afternoon Plantation Ceylon C( flee
met with ready purchasers. and in some cases stiffer
rates are paid; at auction 252 casks all sold, mid 546 to
575, low mid 52s to 535, fine to fine fine ord 463 to 51s, pea
berry 58s to 625, and triage 358 to 43. 6d. Native met
a good demand, and the parcels sold privately were at
41s to 41s 6,1; at auction 303 bags realized 418 for good
ord, and 34s to 39s for demigod. Of Bahia 610 bags
were Waken in at 36s 6d to 37s for good ord, chiefly at
36s 6d, being above the value, but damaged sold at 29s 6d
to 34s per cwt.
Sexces.—With Nutmegs the market continues to be
sparingly supplied, there are several buyers, and prices
have an upward tendency—low to mid sound brown
realizing 2s 3d to 2s 10d, better sorts 3s to 3s 8d ; and
low to fine limed Is 6d to 2s Bd. Ginger is still pun-
chased with caution ; and prices are yet on the decline
for Jamaica, the public sales of 250 pckga went at 47s to
77s for ord to good ; and one lot fine at 1235. African is to
be obtained at 24s 6d to 25s 6d; and shipping East India
at 15s to 17s; but operations have been trifling. The
Cinnamon market has a dull aspect, especially for the
lower sorts; there are sellers of Ceylon at, from is 8d
to 3s 4d for first sort; is 3d to 2s 4d for second, and at
9d to 2s per lb for third and fourth. To-day the public
sales of Ginger went at lower rates, 200 cs Cochin sel-
ling at 43s to 46s 6d for mid home trade sort, and 395
to 42s for common; 71 brls Jamaica, ord to mid 46s to
47s per cwt.
COCHINEAL.—The demand has been brisker this week
for all sorts, and full rates are obtained. At auction 210
bags Honduras nearly all sold; low to mid silvers went
at 25 lid to 3s 3d, good to fine 33 4d to 3s 8d; good to
fine black 3s 9d to 4s sd, inferior and mid 3s id to 3s 8d;
80 bap Mexican Silvers 35 to 33 3d. black 3s 4d to
33 6d; 6 bags Ttllerifre 3s 9d to 35 lid; small parcels of

Naples* N
Papal States* N
Peninsular..
Peru • • .. .. • •
Tuscany* N
West Indies ..
West Indies (except
Havanna & Nassau) M,2d of the month .. Southanypt. Sept. 5
* The malls to those c ountries thus marked (*) are conveyed by
French packet VI s Marseilles.
CaLtroatua.—Mails to and from California. pia the United states
are now despatched and doe by every American packet.
The next West India and Peninsular mails will be made ap on
the morning of the 18th instant, in consequence of the 17th falling
en a Sunday.

THE LONDON GAZETTE, Aug. 15.
CROWN OFFICE, Auc. 13, 1851.
MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT
PARLIAMENT.
Borough of Downpatrick.—l'he Hon. Charles Stewart
Hardinge, in the room of Richard Ker, Esq., who has
accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern
Hundreds.