The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-20 00:00:00

THE ARMY AND NAVY.

(From the United Service Gazette of this day.)
SCARCITY OF SEAMEN FOE THE ROYAL NAVY.—
The scarcity of volunteers for the navy is felt now,
not only by the large ships but by the small vessels,
which were wont to be manned in a few hours. There
is scarcely a ship at the ports that has her comple-
ment, whether flag ship, harbour ship, advanced
or full seagoing vessels.
COURT-MARTIAL ON COMMANDER CRACROFT.—
bdieve the court-martial on Commander Cracroft
and the officers of the Reynard for the loss of that
vessel on the Pratas Shoal was to be held at Penang,
whither the Admiral in his flag-ship had proceeded by
last accounts.
THE COURT-MARTIAL AT WEEDON.—A District
Order has been issued from the Head-Quarters at
Manchester, to the effect that the president and
members of the General Court-Martial, now assembled
at Weedon, are to remain at Weedon, until further
orders.

STAFF.—Colonel Cochrane, Deputy- Aljutan t-
General, having left the Royal Hospital, Kilmain-
ham, Dublin, for Scotland, on leave of absence, Cap-
tain the Hon. C. A. Lindsay, Grenadier Guards,
Aide-de-Camp to his Excellency the Lieutenant.
G-,,nerral commanding, has assumed the duties.
GOLD COAST COMMAND.--Captain McCourt, of the
Gold Coast Corps, has been appointed Private Secre-
tary to the Governor, Major Hill. They left Ply-
mouth on Tuesday last in the steam-ship Propontis
for Sierra Leone, where a man-of-war steamer is to
be in readiness to convey the Governor to his com-
mand.

COMMODORE MARTIN'S SQUADRON.— Commodore
Martin, with the Prince Regent, 90, Captain Harris ;
Leander, 50, Captain Dacres ; Arethusa, 50, Captain
Symonds ; and Arrogant, 46, screw-frigate, Captain
Robinson, was to leave Lisbon for a short sea cruise
about the 15th. The Hogue, 60, screw-ship, Captain
Macdougal, and the Hecate, 6, steam-sloop, Corn-
nuvider Hand, will remain at Lisbon.

COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT.-It has been recom-
mended that the commissariat officers and the esta-
blishment in Ireland should be immediately with-
drawn, and that after so many years of peace it ap-
pears that the arrangements of the commissariat are
all based upon a state of war, which seems to be un-
necessary, as from the best evidence that has been
adduced to the Select Committee, no training in time
of peace will fit a commissary for his duties in the
field during war.

MINING INTELLIGENCE,
(From the Mining Journal of this day.)
The market has been tolerably brisk this week, and
dividend mine shares generally maintain their prices,
whilst in some new speculations the prices demanded
(and in many cases obtained) have been at an apparently
unjustifiable high rate. _ _

We -are sorry to perceive a drop in the standard at
the ticketing for copper ore on Thursday, equal to 1/.
per tun, from that of the preceding month.
In the Metal Market—Copper remains well inquired
for and steady in price. A good business is also doing
in Lead. A marked change for the better has taken
plAce in Tin: refined is brisk, and common more in de-
mand than for some time past. Foreign Tin is also
greatly improved; good accounts from Holland have
made the holders here disinclined to do business at cur-
rent rates.

The London imports for the week comprise—from
Dantzic, 7,357 plates of spelter; Stettin, 7,671 plates
spotter, 18,472 plates zinc; Amsterdam, 1,000 slabs tin;
Christiana, 50 tons nickel ore.
At Hull—from Hamburgh, 4,350 plates spelter.
The biddings for 35 tons of silver-lead ore from Allt-
y-Crib Mine varied from 81. Is. 6d. by the Tamar Smelt-
ing Company, to 101. 153. pier ton by Newton, Kates,
and Co.

The ticketings for 90 tons of Foxdale (Isle of Man)
lead ore varied from 81. Bs. per ton by the Tamar
Salolting Company, to 101. 173. 6d. per ton by Sims,
Willyams, Nevill, and Co.
E Lit Wheal Rose sold 36 tons of lead ore at 141. Os.
6.1. and 16 tons at 141., to T. Sumers, and 5 tons at 81.
184. 63. per ton' to Locke and Co.
Wheal Mary Ann sold 85 tons lead ore, at 201. 17s. 6d.
per ton, to Sims and Co., and Locke and Co.
Wheal Gulden sold 56 tons of lead ore, at 111. 15s. to
J. T. Treffry.
Herodsfoot sold 55 tons lead ore, at 11/. Bs. 6d., to
Sims and Co.

Tamar Silver. Lead Mines sold 51 tons lead ore, at
171. 185. 6d., to T. Somers, and 52 tons, at 184 9s. 4d.
per ton, to the Tamar Smelting Company.
Two parcels of black tin from Prince Albert Tin and
Copper Mine were sold to Messrs. L. C. and W. Daubuz
this week. No, I realized 491. 53. per ton; No. 2, 251.
per ton.
A parcel of black tin from Wheal Augusta realised
52/. 103. per ton.
The directors of the Devon Great Consols Copper
Mining Company, at their meeting on Wednesday last,
declared a dividend of 5,120/., being Si. per share, arising
from sales of copper ores sampled for the mouths of May
and June last.
At Wheal Buller meeting, on Tuesday, the accounts
for July and August showed-Balance from the last
accouut, 1,475/. 2s. 21; ores sold (less dues), 4,9301. 163.
3,1=6,405/ 18s. sd. Mine costs and merchants' bills,
1,8601. 1 Is. 1 Id.; dividend of 121. 10s. per share (3,2004),
leaves balance in favour of adventurers, 1,3451. 6s. 6d.
At Wheal Lovel quarterly meeting, on the Bth Aug.,
a dividend of 2/. per share was declared.
At Alfred Consols bi-mouthly meeting, on Monday,
th' accounts showed-Copper ore sold, 10th July and
7th August, 2,8721. 19s. 9d. (less dues, 1591. 12s. 2d.)
Labour cost, June and July, 862/. 12s. 10d.; merchants'
bills, 304/. 138. 4d., leaving a profit of 1,5461. Is. 5d.;
add balance in hand last account, 2431. 63. 5d,, makes
1,789/. 75. 101; deduct dividend, 1,536/., leaves balance
to next account, 253/. 75.10 d. A dividend of 6s. per
share was declared.
At the Kirkcudbright meeting, on Tuesday, the ac-
coun's showed-Balance in favour of the mine in Au-
gust, 272 L 13s. 6d,; lead ore sold, 3971. 33. 4d.=.669/.
16s. 103. Cost for August, 5181.103. 6d.; leaves balance
to next account, 151/. 63. 4d. Assets: 40 tons lead ore
wlld on the 28th August, 383/. Ils. 3d,; lead in stock,
2401., on which the cost is charged in the above, 774/.
175, 7d. A dividend of ss. per share was declared.
At Spearne Consols meeting, on Saturday last, a divi-
dend of 2s. 6d. per share was declared,
At a general meeting of theheshlr
oelir
Wednesdaylderaintbe
(F. C.
Polgooth Mining Company,
Brown, Esq., in the chair), the accounts showed-Tin
sold in April, May, and June, 4,0931. 13s. aid.; arsenic,
24/. 183. 9d.; mundic, 831.; copper ore, 351.; tin shines
on floors, estimated at 1501.=.4,386/. 12e. Bd.. To working
nc,st for April, May, and June, including London ex_
penvs, 3,4251. 85. 7d.; less materials, Scc., charged, but
not used, 1391. Is. 93.: showing balance to next account,
1,100/. 9s. 10d. A dividend of 23. per share was de-
clared, being at the rate of 14 per cent. per annum.
At Consols Mines meeting, on Wednesday, the ac-
counts for July and August showed-Balance from last
accounts, 803/. 6s. 10d.• costs and merchants' bills,
4,800/. 18s. 61= 5,6041. ss. 4d. By ores sold,
4,0091. Is. 3d.: leaving balance against adventurers,
1,5951. 41. ld.

At the Berriow Consols meeting, on the 9th inst., the
accounts for three months ending July showed—Ba-
lance in favour of adventurers to end of April, 94/.
I Is. Id.; spare materials sold, 1501. 2441. 1 Is.