The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-13 00:00:00

AVERAGE PR"

CB OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, corn -
puted from the returns made in the week ending Sept. 9,
MO, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable
thereon, on the importation thereof into Groat Britain.
From the British Possessions in America 3os. Old•
Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius
Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies
Average of the threo foregoing descriptions 3os. Gjd.

THE PORTSMOUTH BANQUETS TO TILE

C.RIMEANS.

The first of these praiseworthy thank-offerings to the
brave will take place at. Portsmouth on Tuesday next.
There will he about 2,600 men dined on that day in a
splendid pavilion erected by the committee especially for
the purpose on the Governor's green ; these wilt consist
of warrant and non-commissioned officers of the army
and navy and Royal IVlarines, soldiers, seamen, and pri-
vates of Marines. There was great difficulty attending
the question of president for this banquet to the troops,
and, even could a Sergeant-Major Edwards have been
found among them, the point could not have boon antic-
:o,ly settled, owing to the punctilio of seniority, warrant
officers of the navy, fsr instance, being coreidcred senior
officers to sergoant•majors in the army. It was, there-
fore, deemed most prudent to select a civilian to fill the
important post, especially as the entertainments were
civilian tributes to the valour of the united services, and
the choice of the whole committee, with one exception,
fell upon Dr. Wi-C. Engledue, of Southsea. Lord George
Lennox and the whole of the committee will support toe
president on. the first day, and his Lordship will take the
chair on the second, when there will be five civilian
vice chairmen, and about 260 officers as guests, the whole
company being estimated at 600. Messrs. Bathe; Funge,
and Palmer, of the London Tavern, supply both ban-
quets. Upwards of 150 officers have accepted the in-
vitations of, the committee, among whom are Sir F.
Williams of Kars, Sir H. Jones, Sir R. Dacres, Colonel
Lake, Lieut.-C Evelegh, and all the officers who
served of the 20th Regiment ; Col. Graham, C. 8., and
all the officers at bead-quarters, who served of the Ports-
mouth division of Royal Marines ; Lieut.-Col. Fraser,
and all the officers at head-quarters who served of the
Royal Marine Artillery ; Lieut.-Cols. Moore and Legh,
and all the officers who served of the 97th Regiment.
It is expected his Royal Highness the Commander-in-
Chief will also honour his gallant brethren in arms by
attending. Among the entertainers are the members
for Portsmouth, Sir F. Baring and Viscount j%lonck ;
the Naval Commander-in-Chief, the Military Governor,
the county and borough magistracy, many members
of the corporation, General Jones, R.M. ; Major.
Generals Sir F. Smith, K.H. ; Everard, C.B. ; Mercer,
Daly, Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis, C.B. ; Vice-Admiral
Sir George Seymour, K.C.B. ; Vice-Admiral Douglas,
Rear Admiral Martin, Rear-Admiral the Hon. 11. D.
Byng, Colonel Eyre, R.A., Colonel Foster, R.E , Col.
Harcourt, M.P., and the leading inhabitants of Ports-
mouth and the county of Hants. This ovation will
be the most general and extensive yet given in England ;
it was the first organised. We are solicited by the
committee to request subscribers to the funds to for-
ward their contributions immediately, and all officers
who have not replied to the invitations to do so with-
out delay, in order that the arrangements for their ac-
commodation and entertainment may be completed.
The kindness of the authorities at Portsmouth to the
committee of management has been unbounded. The
Lieutenant-Governor (Major-General Breton) has given
up his picturesque field for the site of the festivities ;
Rear-Admiral Superintendent Martin has granted the
loan of all the materials requisite for the construction of
the pavilion ; Colonel Eyre has granted artificers to help
to erect it ; Colonel Foster, R.A., has also lent artificers
of the Sappers and Miners ; Alderman Nance has given
all the cartage free. The South-Western and South-
Coast Railway Companies have granted. transit for the
dinner contractors, their staff, and the viands at half-
price. The Portsmouth and Ryde Steam Packet Com-
pany have given free passage to all who may cross from
the Isle of Wight to the festivities and back ; Barclay,
Perkins, and Co. have given two butts of porter ; Cou-
rage and Donaldson, two butts of stout ; Leman, Hart,
and Co., 12 dozens of champagne ; Vice-Admiral Sir
George Seymour, a fat buck—which the committee de-
sire to return thanks for.