The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-04 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Lieutenant Thomas a. Lewis (1821) has been ap-
pointed agent in charge of mails.
Assiaant Surgeon John G. Conlin?" (1846), to the
Wellesley, 72, flag- ship, Wesz, Indies.
Clerk—James L. Thorne (1315), of the Crocodile, to
the Ajax..

Ma;ters' Assistants—M. C. Raymond and William
Gitlard, to the Victory, flig-ship a: Portsmouth.
Boatswain—Poilip Rickard, to be acting.
Archer, screw-sloop, Commander Strange, has a new
hausepine casting, but will not be out of the hands of
the dockyard, at Devonpov, before the 7th inst.
Comet (not yet being out of the bands of the engineers
of Portsmouth yard) will not be commissioned before
Monday.

Lieui.•CJlonel Green, Chief Director of Engineering
and Architectural Works, at.d Mr. Fairbairn have ar-
rived at Devonport to witness the trial of the Great Cats.
soon at lie) ham._

PORTSModTkr, MAY 3.—The Birkenhead iron steam-
frigate, Commander J. A. Stevens. embarked the re-
mainder of the 4th Regiment at .this dockyard this atter-
no4i, for Devonport, whence she returns to-morrow with
the remainder of the 28th Regiment, alter disembarking
which she will proceed to Ireland.
The Ajax's otii.iers and crew having been appointed
she will fit out with all dispatch for the Queenstown
station.
;Elie Lieutenant Cochrane (son of Vice-Admiral Earl
Dandunaid), appointed to command the 8-.ppho sloop
on. the West In,ian statign, vice Mama, is euntirtneu iu
that appointment.
The Dauntless steam-frigate will be tried next week
in Stokes bay with all her weights in.
Tho Stromboli, steam sloop, 6i-inn:lender Lord Amelius
Be,iuclerk, with the &mown monstre steamer in company,
arrived here from the Clyde at six P.m. to-day.
the Sealurk, 8, Commander lionyp,:my, is dismast-
ing for being p.hl otf.
tin Hai-bone—Victory, Exe: Rent, Illustrious, Blen-
heim, Ajax, Sealark, Portsmouth, Fanny, and Echo.
In Dock—The S. Vincent, Winchester, Fox, Electra,
and Penelope.
In the Basin—The Victoria and Albert, and Niger.
In the Steamer Ba*in—Termagant, Bulldog, Blazer,
Pike, Asp, and Flamer.
CHATHAM, MAY 3.—The Vernon, 50 guns, having
been repaired and fitted for the ordinary, was to have
been undocked on Monday last. Every exertion was
used, and in the attempt one of the purchases was
broken; there wanted above a foot more water to float
her out, consequently she must remain in deck until the
ensuing spring tide.

The Magicienue stenne•sloop, in dock, fitting as an
advanced steam-ship, will be completed fir service about
the cud of June next; aw the Nankin, 50, fitting fir
tt:e ordir;sry, Nvill not be completed before the beginning
of July.

Mr. John Hutchens, Supernumerary carpenter of the
Poictiers, 72, Captain Peter Richards, ordinary guard
snip, is superannuated un a pension of 854 per anuum.
Tue Aid bevel lighter sailed fur Deptford, and the
Rochester naval lighter has arrived from Pembroke with
stores for this yard.
The whole of the battalion of the Royal Marines of
this division assembled yesterday morning in front of
the barrack?, to hear read the proceedings and sentence
of a gene,.al court-martial on private Thomas Blake, 97th
company, who was tried for being drunk and riotous in
the town of Chatham on the 17th of February last, and
for having at the same time and place disobeyed the law-
ful command of Wm. H. Shorter, corporal of the 9th
company, and refused to return to barracks, using at the
same thee highly disgusting and threatening language
to the said corporal; also for striking and offering vio-
lence to privates Henry Croe foot and Wm. Murray
when in the execution of their duty. For the above
offences the prisoner was sentenced to undergo imprison-
ment with bard labour for 12 calendar months, with the
exception of 8U days, which are to be solitary. The
reading of all the aocuments being concluded, the pri-
soner was marched away under an escort to the prison
Fort Clarence, to undergo his sentence.
Wool:WWII', MAY 3.—The Advice steam-vessel, in
charge of Master-Commander Allen, of the Black Eagle
steam-vessel, went down the river to Greenhithe to-day,
having on beard Commodore Henry Eden, superieten-
dent of her Majesty's dockyard, Woolwich, and Mr.
Lang, master-shipwright, to pay a parting visit to Cap-
tain Austin and his gallant officers, as they intend to
leave Greenhithe at an early hour to•morrow. The
exertions of Commodore Eden, Mr. Lang, master ship-
wright, and his assistants, with all engaged on the ves-
sels of the Arctic expedition, were such as to fulfil Cap-
tain Austin's desire to leave the river early in May at
the latest, and he feels highly gratified with the result,
as he leaves tai-morrow complete in every respect, a long
period of remarkably flue and dry weather having en-
abled all the vessels to ship everything in ihe beet con-
diction. The ayieg of the men took place to-day, and
a great number of visitors were anxious to get on board,
but Cap; am Austin, to prevent the inconvenience of
crowning when the men were being paid, and after the
men had received their wages hi aevanee, caused a notice
to be put up at the North Kent Reilway station at
Greenhithe, to say that he regretted being unable to re-
ceive visitors to-day, which prevented the inconvenience
which would otherwise have occurred. The Jasper
steam-vessel, under Acting- Master, W. Bryant, retureed
to Greenhithe yesterday eveateg, after having. towed
Ft.Auklin's vessel, to oppoeite
the Prince Albert. Lady
Harwich, on the way is Aberdeen; and there re e now
three steamers to accokupauy the vessels of Captain
Austin's expedition—the Disbar, the Advice, and th,
Jasper. me whole of the officers and men appear in the
highest spirits, and have great hopes of success in the
enterprise they are now engage i upon.

HAYTI,
The following curious account of the Emperor
Soulouque is given in a letter from Hayti published
by the Ordre:—
"Faustin Soulouque is completely black, but his fea-
tures have nothing of the grossness marked in the African
type. He is now 64 years of age, and scarcely looks 50.
Of middling stature, his corpulence causes him to
appear undersized. He looks well on horseback.
He has been accused of not knowing how either to read
or write. The truth is, that he signs his name legibly,
can even write a letter, if nccessery, and reads every
evening the new History of Hayti, which a native of
merit has just published. The c ,ricatures and jokes of
the Paris press wound him deeply ; in that respect
he is exceedingly susceptible. He was originally a
slave on the plantation of M. Viallet, who now resides
at Port-au-Prince. Soulouque, having lately met him,
said—'Emperor for everybody else, I cannot help still
looking on you as my master.' And I. Sire, look on
myself as your subject,' was the reply—a strange dia-
logue, exemplifying the changes in human destinies.
On the evacuation of the French, the slave, becoming
free, entered the army. Under Petion, he fought against
Christophe, and at last became colonel at the moment
of Buyer's fall.. He was named general of division
under Richer, and owed his election to the Presidency t
the chance which caused his name to be pronounced in
the Senate, where the votes were divided between two
candidates. Soulouque was about two years President
when, to the immense surprise of Europe, he was pro-
claimer' Emperor. It is generally allowed that he did not
seek for that dignity. Entering at once into the spirit of
his imperial position, he soon created orders and titles of
nobility. There are two orders established at present, one
the military one of St.Faustin, and the other the civil one of
the Legion of Honour. The titles are princes, dukes,counts,
barons, and knights, the persons for each being chosen
according to their military rank. An assimilation has
also been made in this respect between the military rank
and the high civil functions. The women, independently
of the titles of their husbands, bear the title ot Mar-
chioness. A first ordinance created 4 princes and 57
dukes. The princes are Generals Pierrot, Lazene,
Souffrant, and Bobo. The dukes take the name of some
locality, and hence the denomina ions which have
amused the European press. General Jeffrard is
Duke de la Table, General Linding Duke de la
Marmelade, General Alerte Duke do Limonade, &c.
But all these names are down in the old geography of
the country. Christophe employed them for the same
purpose as Soulouque, and used to say, The French,
when they jeer at my Marmalades and Limonades,
forget that they have themselves their Bouillons and
Poix ' Another ordinance created ninety-one counts.
The princes and dukes are all Grand Crosses of the
Order of St. Faustin and Grand-cordons of the
Legion of Honour. All the counts are commanders of
the first order, teed officers of the second. Louis XIV.,
in the midst of his splendour, never imagined so many
honorary charges as Faustin I. He h hi, grand
almoner, grand mer.ihal of the palace, gentlemen
of honour, governors of the royal residences,
masters of ceremonies, &e. The Empress has al o
her household, consisting of two ladies of honour, 56
ladies of the palace, 22 ladies of the chapsl, chatto-,er-
lains, squires, &c. The Imperial Princess, Mad me
Olive Faustin, has also a brilliant household, her
governante being :11 adanse de Boni-, ear. Tne
costume of the nobility has been car: fully
regulated. The princes, dukes, and counts are
to wear a white dress, the barons a red coat, and the
knights a blue one. In addition, the princes wear nii.e
feathers in their hats, the dukes seven, the counts five,
the barons three, and the knights two. The etiquette of
the Court enjoins the men to appear in uniform, end the
ladies in their hair. The nobles are to guard their sword,
the ordinance says, as their best ornament."

DEPRECIATION OF LAND IN FRANCE —As a proof
of the great depreciation of landed property in France since
the revolution of February, the Courrier du Pas de Calais
states that an estate situated at about thirty miles from
Tours and Blois, on the road from Valenay to St Aignan,
known by the name of La Pacandiere, comprising the five
domains of Orfond, Malaiserie, Bois Simon, and the two
chateaux of Grand and Petit Mick, 593 English acres of
land, of which 52 hectares ore planted with vines, wit ch
was purchased in January, NA for 215,000 f., has been just
resold for 72,000 f. . 1

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.
WAKEFIELD, MAY 3.—The arrivals are moderate. A 1
advance of Is to 2s per quarter is obtained on wheat, and fresh
English meets a ready sale; foreign or granaried parcels no/9
slowly at this advance. Not much barley offering, and prices
fully suiported. Oats and shelling rather dearer. Beans Is
per quarter higher.

New. Old
s•
WHEAT, per qr. 601bs per bushel:— s. s. 8.
Suffolk, Essex., and Kent, red ... 39 to 41 —to --
Ditto, white ... 42 47 --
Norfolk and Hunts., red 36 —39 *-
Ditto, white ... 42 45 '-- -
Lincolnshire and Cambridge, red ... 36 39
Ditto, white ... 42 45
Yorkshire, red .., ..„ 36 39
Ditto, white ... ... 42 45
Dantzic and Konigsburg, white .. 42 46
Lower Baltic and Hamburgh, red... 36 39
bledtterranean, red ... ... 30 31
BARLEY, per quarter of 8 bushels :
Norfolk. and Suffolk... ... 25 --
Lincolnshire and Yorkshire .. 21 26 --
Scotch
Grinding per 30 stone ... ... 17 19
Foreign •.• ... 20 24 --
BEANS, per quarter of 8 bushels 63111:
Small, lino ••• ... 25 28 23 --
Ticks • 21 —26 21 •)7
Foreign ... ... 22 25
OATS, per stone
Mea ling • ... ... 8d to 91 01 to -01
Feeding ••• •.. 7d to 8d Od to °I,
Foreign ... ... 7d to 8d Od to °4
SHELLING, per load of 2611 b ... 19 —2O
MALT, per load of 6 imperial bushels 33 35
PEAS, per Imperial Quarter:—
Blue and white boilers -
Grey and Feed

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Qrs.
Wheat ... ... ••• 6,203
Barley ... 2,112
Oats ... ... 1,262
Beans.- ... ... ... 1,.6 . 8
Peas •• • ... •• • ... 257
Tares ...

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LIVERPOOL, MAY 3.—At this day's market there Was
moderate attendance of buyers who purchased to a tair extent
of Wheat and Flour, at the full prices of Tuesday. Oats, both
Irish and Foreign, and Oatmeal met with a fair sale, and rather.
better prices were generally obtained. Barley, Beans, and
Peas moved off slowly at low rates. Indian Corn was in go°`;
demand, and some quantity of yellow was disposed of at 28s "
per qr.: white brought from -7s 6d to 28s per qr.
NEWBURY, MAY 2.—Our supply of Wheat to-day is "1):
moderate, for which we have a better demand than for son'"
time past at improving rates—say from is to 2s per qr. fronl
the pi ices of last week. Barley, moderate supply, the demanu
for which is slack, at late rates Beans, Oats, and Peas, shoe.'.
supply, yet sufficient for the demand, at little variation frol
the rates of last week.

BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, MAY 3.—There has been
steady demand for raw sugars since our last, but prices are age'e.
in the hu;.er's favour. About 470 hhds. and tierces Wes`
India, in addition to some large parcels of Mauritius and Ben'
gals, have been disposed of this week, and the supply offering
is again small. Refined meets a moderate sale, at former rate.
—Bristol Mercury.
EXETER, MAY 3.—Cattle Market.—The market to-dala
has been fully supplied with stock of most descriptions, and
taken as a whole a good stroke of business has been done, at
prices rather exceeding previous rates. Pork Carcases —it
small supply, much less than last week, and no large coarse
pigs to keep down prices. The market must thorefore
quoted higher, averaging from 6s 6d to 7s 8d per score. Psi'
nier—Turkey poults, 6s to 7s each ; ducklings, 5s Gd to 65 6d;
spring chickens 3s to 5s ; fowls, 4s to 5s ; galenas, 5s to 5s 6d;
pigeons, is 93 to 2e per couple; leverets, 2s Gd to 3s 6d ;
roasters, 4s 6d to 6s each ; butter, 93 to 10d per lb. ; eggs'
22 to 2 for Is. New potatoes, is 6d per lb; asparagus '25 t°
4e per hundred ; spring cabbages, 2d to 3d each : brocoli Id 4
4d each; cacumbers, Is 6d per brace; gooseberries, is per
quart; rhubarb, IN to 2d per lb ; radishes, 4 bundles
for Id. Seed Market—Not much doing in the seed markets'
the season for grass seeds being nearly over, and that for Or'
nips not yet begun. Clover seed is 4tel per lb ; eaver is
dearer, and worth 5s per bushel; mangold Is per lb; white
Belgian carrots 2s per lb ; rape 6d per quart. Wool—The
staplers generally refuse to give more than 64 per lb, and bug'
ness in the north being quiet, they are not at all anxious t°
buy at a higher figure, although in some instances 6ici has been
given for a very good article. In the neighbourhood of Buck:
fastleigh, however, we hear that prices are a shade higher
than in this market. Corn-Exchange—The recent slight Ilse
in Mark-lane and at other places has caused more firmness i°
this market, ann to-day the growers generally asked 5s 3d to
5s 6d. The millers, however, refused to buy at the latter
figure, and up to one o'clock but little business had been done,
at prices ranging from 5s to Sc 3d. Barley maintains it! price'
and is worth full 3s per bushel; oats, Is Ild to 2s 2d pet
bushel. The millers have endeavoured to establish an advance,
in flour, but with partial success. Fine flour must be quoted as
27s Gd to 29s per sack of 2801bs.
WETHERBY, MAY 2.—White wheat 15s Odl to 17a 03. re
d
ditto lie Od to 15s Od per load ; barley 22s to 25s per
beans 10s od to 12s Od per load ; oats 7d to 9d per stone.
RIPON, MAY 2.—White wheat 53 to 5s 6d, red ditto 45 Su
to f;s ; beans, 3s 3d to 4s Od per bushel ; barley 22s to 26s'
oats Ds to 21s per qr.
SCARBOROUGH, 111s4 1. —Red wheat 4s 3d to ss, srbit.„e
ditto 48 9d to 5s Gd per 5 stones; black oats 6d to 7d,
ditto 7d to 8d per stone ; malting barley his to 21s, grinding
ditto 17s to 19s per qr. of 32 stones; superfine flour 30s to 33'1,
seconds ditto, 24s to 27s per sack of 20 stones.
KNARESBOROUGH, MAY I.—Wheat 4s 6d to 5s 9rl;
beans 3s Gil to 35 9d per bushel ; barley 22s to 255; oats, Ids ;",,
20s per qr.
DENBIGH, MAY I.—The attendance at the market to-dal
was much as usual and the prices of grain underwent n°
alteration from last week's prices. Fresh butter, lld per lb';
salt ditto, 8d to 9d.
RHYL, APRIL 30.—The arrivals of wheat for this daY,'
market were only moderate; and of other articles very erne'"
The business in wheat was more limited than had been antici"
pat.ed from the feeling previously shown, but farmers were veil
firm, and obtained 63 per hobbet over last Tuesday's prices'
In barley, beans, and peas, there were only a few trifling
retail sales, without change from the previous rates. Oats
were very much neglected. We have had a sudden and rapi°
impr ,yement in the potatoe market; its supplies and transac-
tionsc were never worth noticing till last market or two; and
although the supply was exceedingly large, the whole met a
ready sale at 83 per hobbet.
INVERNESS, APRIL 20.--Wheat, per qr, weighing 621 b Per
bushel, 365 Gd to 38s 6d ; barley, per quarter, weighing
541 b per bushel, 193 to Os Od; oats, per quarter, weighing,
4211, per bushel, 16s Od to 17s Od. Oatmeal, per imperil
boll, I4s Od to Os Oil; ditto second, 13s Od to Os 03;
barley.
meal, lis Od to Os Od ; peasemeal, 14s Od to Os Od ; bran, Per.
stone, Os 6d to Os Od ; first flour, per 2801 b., 34s Od to 365 lid'
second ditto, 26s Od to 2810 d ; oatmeal, best, per stone of 141 b
imperial, is 4(1 to Os Od; ditto second, I s 2d to Os Od; barley'meal, is 2d to Os 01 ; peasemeal, Is 4d to Os Od ; first fiat'
2s 4d cash, 2s 8d credit ; second ditto, 2s Od cash, 23 3d on
dit. Potatoes, per stone, 41/2d to sd; beef, per pound, '!"!
to 63; veal, 43 to sd; mutton, 4d to 6d; pork, 3d to 4o;
fowls, each, Od to Od; chickens, per pair, 16d to 18d ; duck!'
each, Od to Od ; eggs, per dozen, 41,id to 5d ; butter, free!
per lb, 93 to 1 ad ; ditto, salt, 9d to 103 ; croudie (curds), 2id
Ud • four-pound loaf, cash, 53 to 6d ; ditto, credit, sbel to 6i"
coals, per cwt, 9d ; hay, per stone, 8d to 9d.

COAL MAME
Rl:Ladle's W. Hartley 14s 6d
Cares Hartley
Chester Main l4s Od
East Adairs Main l2s ed
North Percy Hartley l4s Od
New Tanfield
Walker's Primrose
West Hartley
Wylam ..
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Lambton Primrose lss ed,
lien
Braddyll
d etton
Haswell l6O 9d
Russell's Hatton
Stewart's
k:!aradoc ..... —..
Denison 145 5",
Haugh Hall
Kelloe . ..
Whitworth 13 NA
Adelaide Tees
Cownden Tees ...
Fees
Hartley
ISidney's Flartley
Ships at market, 166.

Wall's End, &c.
Brown's ...
Bewieke and Co.
Buraton Killingworth 14s Od,
Gosforth . .
Gibson
Hilda l3s 9d,
Morrison l4s 3d
Northumberland l3s 6di
Riddell .....

NOTTINGHAM TrtADE.--Lacf---We have stilllkt, u
a moderate inquiry for the generality of our goods, co;LS
dering that this period of the year is commonly the tlw,
when demand is expected to be the largest. Probably t"e
cold weather we have yet may be one cause operating
against us; and the high price of cotton has evident*:
checked foreign orders, particularly for the European mere
kets ; and the inquiries for goods for the home trade ,10
fewer than they have been in former springs. Hosiery-1.,
have a few American orders that are keeping hands 1
many branches of our business engaged, otherwise emPloi
merit would be scarce, as the home trade is generally 'P
active, and hosiers are determined not to make goods unless
to order, as they are frightened at the high price of yarn'
in which article there is a probability of a further advance
—Nottingham. Journal.

INNER TEMPLE, MAT 3.—The following members
of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple have ",,
called to the bar, and were sworn in this evening in
ul
hall :—Henry Fitzmaut ice Hallam, of Trinity College, „
bridge, M.A. ; George Shaw, of Trinity Hall, Cambrte6
B.A. ; Montague Bere, of Balliol College, Oxford, ..-11,-A1:0'
Charles Throsby, of Exeter College, Oxford, S.C.L. •
r
Parnell, of St. Peter's College, Cambridge, B.A. ; John'Fean,
Baird, of Trinity College, Cambridge. 8.A.; Henry GOP:
Simonds, of Trinity College, Cambridge, S.C.L. ; Tbotaa'
Wilson Morley, of Magdalen College, Cambridge,_ 13.,•A„.!
William Field, of Fielden, in the county of Bedford, D:4';
William Girling, of Trinity College, Cambridge, 13.°::
and St hen Thomas Clissold, of Trinity College, Csl'..
bridge, .A.
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BIRTHS.
OF A SON.

On the 29th tilt, the wife of W. C. Godson, Esq. .r of
On the 3,411 ult., at Croom's-hill, Greenwich, the WO
Mr. C. A. Smith.
On the Ist inst., the wife of J. G. Fleet, Esq., of Fell.'
church.street.

OF A DAUGHTER. Coon.
the Ist inst.. at Caledon, county of Tyrone, the
tess of Caledon.
On the 30;1 ult., at Houghton hill, Huntingdonshire; the
wife of Gilbert Ansley, Esq. lad)?
On the ltt inst., at Milfurd-house, Derbyshire, the
of G. 11. Scrim, E•q.

At A h
On the Ist inst., at St. Mary'sRRIED.
Church, Cheltenhamt e
ss,
Rev. James Sumner, incumbent of Shrigley, to Ellen Lau
second daughter of the late Harry 'l'. King,

On the 2d inst. at Beattock-bride, ,e,
DIED
much regretted, inst.
Holmes, widow of the late Mr.
Holines, formerly of the King's Arms', Kendal. eorga
.On the let inst., greatly respected, aged 6.1, Mr. G
Nicholson. tailor trid draper, of Coney•street, York.„,,klat,
On the 26th ult., at Woodstock, in the county of Iv
Ologhe Lord Robert Ponsonby Tottenham, Lord Bishop of
near Moffatt,,l%l3;

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