The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-05 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

JAMAiCA, Sarr. l2.—The Flour Market has been
very quiet since the rather large operations reported
in our last : the speculative demand having almost
ceased, :he last arrivals, amounting to 1,700 barrels,
still remain on the importers' hands. The opera-
tionx in Bread Stuffs generally have been very
limited, indeed we have scarcely anything new
to rcpore, with the exception of a feW sales Of
Wattxon's Bread. Meal is in very small request.
The tiSh-market has been rather fairly supplied,
two cargoes having arrived since the date of our last;
the greater part of the late rt.,celpts, if net "all, bad,
however, deteriorated in quality in consequence of
long passages,; but the marker, at the period of their
arrival, having been bare, the trade came forward
readily, and good rates ere realised.
Much rain continues to fall throughout the island,
and the canes look promising. It is highly pro-
bable that, from the very favourable seasons, large
quantities of witive vegetable will soon be brought to
market. In some parishes on the Troth side they are
so plentiful that yatn9, &c., are being said at as low a
rate. at ;.3. G!. pr cXvc. Kingston, however, and the
parishes adjanc are not yet so well supplied as to
injure the demand for intportant breadstuffs ; but they
ar, likely to be so in the courseif a few weeks.
Flour—The only sales r,ported are 1.50 barrels
hard packed C:nad::tn, received tier Liverpool, at 29, ;
and .;0 barrels Philadelphia at 335. The former de-
f.ervion is not in favour here. Stodss'arti accuniu-
lst;ng.
Meal has become very dull at per blrrel, at
Which rate, however, it is :still held. No other than
retail sales have been effected since our last,

Rice continues in very good inquiry, and last rates
are firmly maintained. 100 begs of East India have
changed hands at 135. Gd. per 100 lb. Carolina coni-
mands 19s. per 1001 b.
But;er—lrish is very dull at 101. llalifax of befit
quality is worth B!id. American is taken at 51. to Bd.
accosting to quality.
Bread—The rectipts have been very free, and the
market is consequently well supplied. We have not
heard of any other sates than 100 barrels of Watt-
son's pilot, and 100 barrels crackers, at 18i. and 22.5.
per barrel respectively. The furmer is wanted.
Mackerel—A few parcels have been moved;n small
quantities at 225. and 245. per barrel, but at the
lett t,-.r rate sales are difficult to be effected.
Herricg,—All the recent arrivals were of inferior
quality. Sales are being made daily by auction at all
prichs.
Alewives—Two small lots of full weight barrels
have changed bands at 18-. Short weights are
offered fur 164.

011—Cod is wanted.
3•. prr

The last receipts command

Rum is worth ls. 6d. to la. per gallon for
export, snd 3.5. to 3?. 31 for consumption.
Sugar continues in good demand with light sup-
plies. Sales have been made at 18.; to 20s. per 1001 b.,
but some holders refase to sell at the Latter rate, pre-
ferring to hold over.
. . _ .

Cotfte—We cannot lor,k for anything like free
receipts until the commencement of next year, when
the crop will be taken off. Some small parcels are,
however, DOW and then brought to market, and sold
at 36. k. to 404. per 1001bs.
Pitnent.) is worth 44., and is scarce thereat.
Logwood may he quoted at 34i. to 38s. per ton.
. . . .

Freight] havFl• not improved t.ince our last.
Gold---)oubloons are worth 1 and American 2 per
cent. premium, the former valued at 16 doll].
Atilt remains as last reported.
Salt has improved, •and ss. 6d. is now got per sack
for Liverpool stoved.

Tobacco—Cavendish continues in very moderate
supply. Thirty boxes have been moved at 14d. per
lb. We have not heard anything of leaf.
Exchanges on New York—Merchants' bills have
been offered at 3 per cent. premium ld days.
Exchanges on London—Colonial Bank, 90 days,
per cent. premium ; 60 days,. I per cent. premium.
The Janaaic4 Bank did not draw.

THE ARMY AND NAVY..
(From the United Service Gaut(e of this day.)
REGIMENTS• FOR FOREIGN SERVICE.--The follow-
ing regiments,. now in Ireland, will embark thus
For Corfu--The 47th Regiment, the •third week in
December ; the 41st and 49th Regiment, the third
week in January ; and the 92d Highlanders, the first
week in February. For Gibraltar—The 55th and
74th Itgirrients, the first week in January, For
Maltz—`The 31 and 68th Regiments, the second week
in February. The above regiments will be replaced
by the. from Scotland, and the 52d, 63d, 81st,
and 90th, from England.
MILITARY EDUCATION.—Major-General Lord Fre-
derick Fitzclarence is about to establish a District
Military School at Portsmouth, for soldiers to un.
dergo a course of military instruction in engineering
and tactics.
TnlB CIIOLERA AMONGST THE TROOPS AT HULL.
—We regret to find.that that fearful disease the cho.
lera 'has attacked the troops stationed at Hull. Pri-
vate Thomas Acorn, of the 46th Regiment, died, atter
seven hours' illness, on the 29,h of September, of
spasmodic cho:era ; and private Hugh Sheen:4n on
the 2d of October, after eighteen hours' Minas.
ConsideraWe alarm and excitement exists in conse-
quence, but every precaution has been taken to pre-
vent the disease from 'spreading.
MORTALITr IN THE GIST FOOT. The remarks

which we have elsewhere made resF::ecting the mot-
v‘tolity among the troops at Hong,-Kong will partially
c-V,I\V-1--'' ly to the decrement of life in the 61st Foot, era-
F"..14 -. 7 w7,,y)t) Hi during tho last f,ur years in India. It or-,
,p.
,-,-, - r that no less than nineteen officers have died in
-- '',..., . etter than three years and a half; and 18,-i
4!tyAr,1,:... rii three years. The following may be depended
4.,..:......,t-4;,. -44-I',„, The. officers who have died were Colonel
•.",'-',
• --,--. t•-.--A _ od. Major Verner, Major Douglas, Major Ste-
, 9,-----.:
,t;i- ens, Captains Mayne, Bligh, Herbert, Atkinson,
0.
"'ickdale, Szewart, Burgh, Hort, Fitzmayer ;
Lieutenants Maher, 1.49 Win, Dilkes Park H tt
IF, Hu OD,

THE

Woolhouse. The deaths of the men have been as
follow:-1st April, 1847, to 31st March, 1848,
non-commissioned officers and privates, or 5 per
cent. ; Ist April; 1848, to 31st March, 1849, 56, or
54 per cent.; Ist April, 1849, to 31st March, 1850,
81, or 10i- per cent.
VACANT BARRACK•MASTERSHIP.—A vacancy has
occurred in the appointment of Barrack-master at
Derry, by the death of Sir H. T. Oakes, Bart.
EXCHANGE OF QUARTERS —The following regi-
ments are to embark for Ireland, to replace those
under orders to proceed on foreign service, viz., the
27th from Scotland, the 52d, 63d, 81st, and 90,h
from England.
14TH LIGHT DRAGOONS.—We -remarked lately, in
reference to the observation •imputed to Sir Charles
Napier, that the men of the European cavalry regi-
ments in India are always much lighter than the
troops of the regiments serving in this country. We
now learn that the document at the cavalry depot,
Maidstone, 'shows that the men recruited for this re-
giment were lighter even than those of the other
Dragoon regiments servieg in India.
COMMISSARIAT DErARTmENT.—We regret to hear
that Cernmiss3re-General Knowles, in charge of the
department in C tnads, has been suffering from severe
illness, and returns to England without delay, and is
not to wait for the arrival of his successor in the
colony.
MEDICAL IhrARTMENT.— Staff Assistant-Surgeen
Swan, M.D., will embark in the ensuing week for
Jamaica.
FIRE 'BALLOONS NEAR HER MAJESTY'S DOCK-
YARDS.—The Admiralty having consulted their soli-
citor with reference to the perils incurred by the
dropping of a fire-balloon in her Majesty's dockyard,
Portsmouth, have transmitted to the authorities his
report, pointing out the pains and penalties to which
parties are liable who indulge in the dangerous pas-
time'of setting off beyond their control such imflam-
mable articles.
SECRETARY TO THE NEW CoM,MANDER-IN-CHIEF OF
TUE PACIFIC.—Mr. H. D.P. Cunningham has resigned
the appointment of Secretary to Rear-Admiral
Moresby, C. 8., the newly appointed Commander-in-
Chief of the Pacific station'; and the gallant Admi-
ral has selected Mr. W. A. Young, clerk (1845), as
hi successor. -
THE RETIRED PROMOTION FROM THE MASTERS'
LIST.—By .the death of Commander C. M: White,
the senior of the Retired Commanders from the Mas-
ters' list, another vacancy occurs. We believe that
the Master-Attendant at Malta, Mi. Napier, who has
been soliciting his retirement for some time, is now
entitled to it, aril next to him comes the Master-At-
tendant of Drvonport Dockyard.
SECRETARIES SUPERINTENDENTS.—The Admi-
ralty have.ordered that the secretaries to superin-
tendents of dockyards are in future not to be ap-
pointed to the ordinary flag-ships, but are to be
borne on the strength of the several dockyards as
civil officers. Mr. Secretary Dyer, of Devonport,
Mr. Secretary Andrews, of Woolwich, and Mr. Se-
cretary. Pullen, of Malta, are to Ise so borne from the
commencement of the present quarter.
A SQUADRON OF STEAM-VESSELS AT QUEENS-
TOWN.—The Admiralty have ordered the Retribution
and Dauntless to Queenstown, to wait further in-
structions. On their arrival at that port, we shall
have there ready far sea three of the most able and
powerful steamers.that any navy could produce, viz.
—Ajax (screw), 58 guns, 250 men, 450 horse-power;
Dauntless (screw), 24 guns, 270 men, 560 horse-
power ; and Retribution (paddle), 22 guns, 2701nen,
440 horse-power ; being three ships of 104 guns, 790
men, 1;410 horse-power.
THE PENNY POSTAGE IN THE NAM—The Ad-
miralty have ordered that in the event of the Pay-
master of any ship_about to proceed on foreign sta-
tiops not, having sufficient money in hand to purchase
the necessary number of postage stamps for seamen's
letters, he is to draw a bill on the Accountant-Gene-
ral fia- the amount required.
THE ALTERATION IN THE ISSUE OF GROG, AND
SYSTEM OF PAYING THE FLEET.—The new regula-

tions restricting the issue of grog to the seamen to

one•half the present allowance; and giving them in
lieu double the value of the spirit per month, as also
the new system of paying seamen by the calendar
month, instead of the' lunar month, uniformly with all
other marine services; mercantile and foreign, will
come into operation simultaneously on all stations, at
home and abroad, on the Ist of January, 1851.
The Admiralty have ordered that in future all new
three•deckers shall be fitted with buckler half-ports
in the middle decks,- instead of port-lids, and like-
wise all ships of this class as they come under hand
for repair. .
THE Saisioa Li Tai the death of Re-
tired Commander Beaumont, Lieutenant W. Camp-

bell (1840) succeeds to'ithe half-pay list of 7s. per
diPtn, and Lieutenant Chapman Wise to the 6s. list.
THE PAYMASTERS A:'3D PURSER.S.—By the loath
of Mr. Omer, Mr. James Hills Manley (1809) suc-
cet.ds to the half-pay of 7s. per diem; and by this
removal, and the death of Mr. Clarke, Messrs. James
Andrew South and W. P. Carrigan (1839) are en-
titled to the half-pay of 6s. per diem.
Captain DemAsy wisiti, a distinguished Russian
officer, is now visiting the royal doe) ands by Mini.
ra!ty pf-rrni..!sion, and orders have been issued by their
Lorlship... for E very attention to be !mid to him.