The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-30 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Niagara, Constitution, Minnesota, Empire State,
Francis P. Psge, and Emma Fields, from Liverpool ;
the Independence, from London ; Warren, from Glas-
gow ; and Zurich and Mortimer Livingstone, from
Havre, have arrived at New York ; the Tyrrel, from
Newport, at Baltimore ; the Emily, from Liverpool,
at Boston; the commerce and Essex, from Cardiff,
at Charleston.

The Margaret Walker, from St. John's, for Liver-
pool, ashore on Sable Island ; will be a total wreck.
The Alexandria, from Glasgow, at Boston, with
loss of sails, and leaky ; one man overboard. The
barque Covenanter, from Quebec, for Liverpool, is
ashore at Matane; the Pegasus, from St. John's, for
Liverpool, sprang a leak on the Bth inst., and put
back waterlogged ; the Clarence, from Newport, at
Virginia ; Eromonga and Caledonian, from Glasgow,
Vere, from London, and Jane Steward from Lime-
rick, at Montreal; Devonport, from Liverpool, at
Savannah; John Wilson, from Dumfries, and Sir
H. Pottinger, from Cadiz, at St. John's, New Bruns-
wick. The ;hip llelen, which sailed from St. John's,
for London, on the 31st ult., put back on the Gth
inst., making a deal of water, having been ashore on
Grand Manan. The ship oronet, of Dublin, and
three other ships, went ashore on the sth inst., at
Matane. The Coronet is badly strained, but is ex-
pected to be got off. The Francis P. Page, from
Liverpool, at New York, was in contact with the
Duke, of St. John's on the 9th inst., and carried
away the latter vessel's mizenmast, main-yard, and
wheel, and round-house.

WEST INDIA and MEXICAN MAILS
SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 29.—The royal mail steam-
ship Severn, Captain Vincent, arrived this day at four
o'clock, from the West Indies, with the usual mails,
in charge of Lieutenant T. Strover, Admiralty-agent.
On her homeward voyage the Severn experienced
light contrary winds on her passage to Fayal, and for
three days alter leaving it.
Tba latest dates brought by the Severn are—
Chagres, .aupk--* 98 ; Carthage na, August 31 ; Ja-
maica, Sept. 7 ; Porto ilteu, 13 -0, • St. Thomas,
Sept. 12 ; Fayal, Sept. '23; Jame], Sept. U ;
Martha, August 19; St. Juan de Nicaragua, 25.
The Severn has only brought home seventeen pas-
sengers.
She brings on freight 1,262,456 dollars on mer-
chants' account, 9 barrels of ginger, 8 barrels arrow-
root, and 42 packages sundries.
Stations of her Majesty's Ships—At Valparaiso,
July 30, her Majesty's steamers Gorgon and Driver,
and Nereus store-ship ; at Ce:11ao, August 13, her
Majesty's ship Atii, and Naiad store-ship; at Grey
Town (Mosquito kingdom), hin Majesty's brig Per-
sien and her Majesty's ship Bermuda; at Jamaica,
her Majesty's ship Imautn—her Majesty's ship
Indefatigable sailed from Jamaica for Grey Town.
on the sth September; at Vera Cruz, her Majesty's
brig Helena; at Antigua, her Majesty's ship Alarm.
Stations of the Company's Steam-ships—The
Thames arrived at St. Thomas's September 2, and
proceeded to Crtagrf.‘s the Trent arrived at Chagres
August 26, with mails from England ; the Clyde,
Gulf of Mexico ; the Conway arrived at Jamaica
September 7, with English mails of August 17 ;
the Eagle and the Derwent, on the 'Western Island
routes.

The Severn spoke the Medway on the 24th of
September, at 7 A.m., eastward of Graciosa, on her
outward passage.

JAMAICA.

Our dispatches from Jamaica by the present mail,
which extend to the afternoon of the 7th, are quite
of an unimportant character. Since the departure
of the previous steamer the island had been visited
almost incessantly by heavy rains, St. Dorothy's
parish forming perhaps the only exception. There
were some cases of sickness, but they were not re-
ported to be of a very serious character. The roads
have been much destroyed by the heavy weather,
and the corporation of Kingston have voted a hundred
pounds for the repairs of the city of Kingston alone—
an amount which, our correspondent writes, will be
insufficient to put them in proper repair.
On the Ist of September the hundreth anniversary
of the erection of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews'
Synagogue took place in Kingston. On the same
day a black female, who recollects the erection of
the building, died at the very advanced age of 160
years.
The Commissioners appointed by the Assembly to
consolidate the laws of the island were actively en-
grged, and were likely to be prepared with the con-
densed volume by the time the Assembly met, which
was expected to be in October.
The cotton movement progressed with increased
energy.
A tnasdnic ledge had been formed by the brethren
at the north side of the island, in the town of Fal-
mouth.

The country was quiet.
Exchanges on London.—Jamaica Bank, GO days,
par ; ditto, 30 days, I per cent. prem. Colonial
Bank, 9C days, par ; ditto, 60 day, per cet. prem.;
ditto, 30 days, 1 per cent. prem.

SPANISH MAlN.—lnformation was given by a
person to het Majesty's vessels lying in Grey
Town Harbour, that the N icarquans were about
making a descent on the town ; accordingly the
Persian and Bermuda dispatched armed boats to op-
pose them, but soon found it was only a false report ;
they were lying, when the Severn left, with their
boarding netting triced up, and guns in the boats all
ready to start at a moment's notice.
he American steamer Orus has run on shore in the
Colorado River in attempting to reach the Lake of
Nicaragua, and the small steamer Director, which
arrived on the 22d of August, is now landing her
surplus stores, and will proceed in a few days to assist
in getting her off. The Orus has received no damage,
as she is only on a sandbank. She ran on ground on
account of the engineer being on deck instead of at-
tending to his duty.
MARKETS.—Business has been so unusually dull
during the past fortnight, that we have scarcely any
sales to report of a wholesale nature. The only
article which passed with some degree of freedom
from the hands of importers was flour, tor which
there was a slight speculative demand.

JAMAICA MARKETS.
(From De Cordova's Mercantile Intelligencer.)
KINGSTON, SEPT. 6.--33usiness Juts been so unusually

dull daring the pasteortnight, that we have scarcely any
sales to report of a wholesale nature. The only article
which passed with some degree of freedom from the
hands of importers was flour, for which there was a
slight speculative demand.
Flour-1,200 barrels Alexandria have been sold at
365. to 33s , the sales opening at the former figure and
gradually declining to the latter; hut the greater
quantity was placed at 345. We report also sales of 200
barrels Baltimore at 345., 450 barrels New Orleans at
325., and a damaged lot of the latter, about 280 barrels,
at 295. by auction. Importers' hands are now very
nearly cleared.
Meal is dull at

Rice—East India is in better request and freely placed
at 13s. 3d., to 13s. 6d. per 1001bs. for ordinary to good,
but some parcels are held for higher rates. Clean l'e..tna
has changed hands at 16s. Carolina has also advanced
and is firmly held for 195., at which rate a parcel of 10

tierces has been moved.
Butter—Further arrivals of Irish, to the extent of Goo
firkins, have occurred; but our last rate (10(1.) is firmly
maintained, though the article is but in moderate re-
quest; and con only be moved in small quantities. At
auction, 150 kegs American tainted were knocked down
at sd. 50 kegs prime, just arrived, have been taken
at Bd.
Bread—The sales have been 150 barrels New York
packed crackers at 181.; 50 barrels Jamieson's at 21 s. ;
and 100 barrels pilot bread of the latter brand at IBs.
The large size of this bread is detrimental to its sale.
Watson's is wanted.

Oil—There is not any at market.
Salmon is wanted, and small parcels would command
very fair rates. There is nut any on hand.
Pork continues in light supply. We quote mess at
765., and prime at 625. to 645., with a moderate demand.
Hams—No sales of English have reached us. A lot
of Virginia was placed at 6id. per lb. Good American are
wanted.

Soap—Steele's may be quoted at 105.6 d. and I Is. 6d.
for 48 and 561bs. feather, and 15s. for 561bs. crown.
There is not 601bs. crown on hand. We have not heard
anything of other descriptions.
Candles—The supply has greatly diminished, and the
market is becoming bare. We quote assorted sizes at
6id., but this rate is not freely given.
Cheese—D. G. commands 10id. to I Id., and American
9d. per lb.
Beef is still very scarce.
Tongues are also scarce, and American pigs' would
command 385. per half-barrel.
Rum—Large sales for exportation have been made at
Is. 6d. per gallon, proof 21. Some parcels for consump-
tion have been taken at 3s. 3d., duty paid.
Sugar commands 18s. 6(1. to 21s. per 1001bs., with only
a moderate stock at market.

Coffee has not jet come down in any quantity to
market.

Pimento—Small parcels as they ars brought in are
taken at 4d. per lb. The crop in St. Ann's has failed to
a considerable extent.

Logwood may be quoted at 325. to 40s. per ton, as in
quality.
Freights—Tonnage is abundant, with very little de-
mand.

Gold—Columbian doubloons command i to 1 per cent.,
and American 2 per cent. premium.
Malt—The stock of bottled malt of all descriptions is
very heavy, and not more than 7s. 6d. per dozen can be
obtainQd. _ _ _

Salt— 300 sacks Liverpool stoved have changed hands,
in one lot, at 4s. 93. Smaller parcels are moved at 5;.
Tobacco—Cavendish is scarce and in some demand at
14d. per lb.
Exchanges—On London: Jamaica Bank, 60 days,
par; 30 days, per cent. prom. Colonial Bank, 90 days,
par; 60 days, I per cent. prem.; 30 days, 1 per cent.
prem.

RETURN OF THE NORTH STAR

FROM THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.

The North Star, Master-Commander James
Saunders, arrived at Spithead on Saturday, at eleven
A.M, from the Arctic regions, we are sorry to say,
without bringing the smallest tidings or news of
Captain Sir J. Franklin or his people. The North
Star sailed from Greenhithe about the middle of May,
1849, laden with stores and provisions for the north-
west searching ships, and the last accounts that were
received from her were brought to England by Cap-
tain Lee, in a whaler, dated the 19th of July, in that
year. There has, therefore, been much fear expressed
for the safety of this ship, which has happily been re-
lieved by her safe arrival.
On the 29th of July, 1849, when the North Star
was proceeding up Baffin's Bay, and between the
Devil's Thumb and Melville Bay, she was beset in
the ice, from which every effort and exertion was
made to extricate her without success, and sbe
consequently drifted about in the pack, in daily
expectation of being nipped or crushed by the
heavy floes, or overwhelmed by the bergs that
towered occasionally far above her masthead. She
slowly drifted to the northward, till the 29th of
September, when Commander Saunders, having been
sixty-two lays in the ice, found his vessel off \Voles-
tenhohnes Island, and the sound apparently clear of
ice. It blew a gale at the time, and sail having been
made in the ship, she was forced through the floe
and safely anchored in the sound the same day.
While beset on the ice several bears were seen, but
only one shot. On the 29th the North Star was
again under weigh, and ran further up Wolesten-
holmes Sound, and a safe bay was found and the ship
made secure. The bay was called after the ship,
North Star Bay, the ship lying about half a mile
from the shore.

The ship was now made snug for the winter ;
sails were unbent, the masts struck, and the ship
housed over, and made as warm and comfortable as
circumstances would permit. The ice soon after
took across the sound, so that the crew could have
walked on shore. The cold was intense ; but two
or three stoves warmed the ship, and the crews
were cheered up and encouraged with all sorts of
games and amusements, occasionally visiting the
31.". v r-irrise of skylarking. There was, un-
fortunately, hut little game to shoos. r-o, met -
counts gave this place a high character for deer and
other animals; but the crew of the North Star never
saw a single head of deer, and other animals were
scarce ; about fifty hares were killed. Foxes were
numerous, and a number shot, but none taken alive.
A few Esquimau: families occasionally visited the
ship, and one poor man was brought on board with
his feet so frozen that they dropped off. He was
placed under the care of the assistant-surgeon,
Dr. Rae, who paid him much attention, and his
legs were nearly cured ; but he died from a pulmo-
nary disorder after having been on board some six
weeks.

The crew of the North Star continued healthy,
only four persons died on board, and these not from
the rigour of the climate, but from other ailments.
From the excellent arrangements made by the com-
mander and his officers to keep the crew of' the
vessel cheerful and happy, they do not appear, on the
whole, to have passed an unpleasant time in their
winter quarters—though, from several accounts,
their provisions did not prove so good as could be
wished.
On the Ist of August the North Star was liberated
from her tedious imprisonment, and she sailed from
Wolestenholmes Sound. But in Ross's Bay she again
got into pack ice, where she.remained beset for days.
She then succeeded in getting through it, and reached
on the 6th of August Possession Bay, near the en-
trance of Lancaster Sound, where notices of the North
Star's arrival and state were landed. She then pro-
ceeded up Lancaster Sound, opposite to Prince Re-
gent's Inlet, to Whaler Point, where she anchored on
the 13th. She remained oft Wheeler Point endese
vouring to get in for 24 hours, but the ice was too
closely packed along the coast, and there being no
chance of a break-up, notices were landed, and the
North Star proceeded to the opposite coast to en-
deavour to land provision at Port Bowen, Port N;el,
or Jackson's Islet, but all these places were so com-
pletely blocked up with heavy land-floes of ice that
the ship could not get in to either place ; she there-
fore bore away for Navy Board Inlet, in lat. 73 deg.
44 min. N., long. 80 deg. 50 min. W., and in a small
bay named Supply Bay, in the inlet, she landed her
surplus provisions—covering up the tea and other
dry articles, and leaving the proper notices and direc-
tions of their whereabouts. She remained here five
days, and then went to Pond's Bay.
On the 21st of August, at the entrance of Lancas-
ter Sound, the North Star fell in with and commu•
nicated with the Lady Franklin, Captain Penny, and
her tender, the Sophia, all well. Captain Penny re-
ported that Captain Austin's ships had got through
the ice in Melville Bay, on the 15th of August, and
she had left them on the 17th off Cape Dudley-
Digges ; that some of the vessels would proceed, if
the ice would permit, through Barrow's Straits, to
examine and explore Banker's Land.
On the 22d of August, the North Star spoke the
Felix, Captain Sir John ROES, all well.
On the 30th of August she communicated with the
Prince Albert, Commander Forsythe, who stated that
he had been trying to
get
places, but was prevented by the land ice ; that he
had seen Captain Austin'su s
Austin Channel; that Captain A into Port Niel and other
the In-
trepid steamer to explore some parts of the coast,and
ships
sd
in
gone 'Wellington
in the
would visit Pond's Bay; that one of the small.
American searching vessels was on shore near Bar-
row's Bay, but as the captain had declined the
•
assist-
ance offered by the Prince Albert it was supposed she
v'old come off without damage.
'We are sorry to state that none of the vessels with
which Commander Saunders had communicated had
gained the smallest information respecting Sir John
Franklin, although this spring has been most favour-
able tor the exploration in Batfin's Bay, from the early
breaking up of the ice.
The North Star finally left Pond's Bay for Eng-
land the sth of September, and has had a good pas-
sage home, coming to the westward and southward of
Ireland, and up the Channel to Spithead. She has
been, we understand, a rn, st comfortable vessel, and
her commander and officers have worked well together
with a praiseworthy spirit, and by their example and
tact the ship's company have been kept in cheerfulness
and good humour (the best preservatives of health on
such an occasion), and we hope the Admiralty will

deem the senior officers worthy of promotion. We
give-their names:—
Master-Commander J...rces Sau..ders, a mkster of
1838.

Second Alas!er Joh❑ Way, of 1838, passed for
master 1842.

Assistant-Surgeon Dr. JaME3 Rae, of 1841.
Clerk-in-charge James Rutter, 1837, passed in
842.

It will be seen that the above-named officers are
gentlemen of long standing in the service, and on this
occasion we hope to see them receive the due reward
of their onerous service and exemplary conduct.
Master-Commander James Saunders, with Dr.
Rae, lauded at Portsmouth dockyard at half-past
twelve o'clock with his dispatches. The former was
ordered by electric telegraph to proceed to London,
which he did accordingly by the half past two train.
The Prince Albert, Commander Forsythe, may be
shortly expected, as she was about to follow the
North Star for England.

COURT OF ALDERMEN.
On Saturday, after the election of Lord Mayor for
the year ensuing, a Court was held in the Council
Chamber.

Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Carden presented the
return of the City prisons, which had been handed
over to him and his colleague by their predecessors
in office.

ELECTION OF STEWARD OF SOUTHWARK.
Tne Lord Mayor nominated Mr. William Payne,
of the bar, and coroner for the city of London, to the
office of steward of Southwark, vacant by the death
of the lion. C. E. Law, the late Recorder of London;
sod

The COURT unanimously confirmed the nomination
upon the motion of Alderman Humphery.
➢lr. PAYNE returned his most grateful thanks for
the favour just conferred upon him, and said it was
but the continuance of kindnesses commenced 27
years age, when he first became an officer of the cor-
poration. It was a source of much gratification to
him to be able to say that he was the senior
officer of the City, and he assured the Court that he
should use every exertion to show that he was not un-
deserving of the approbation exhibited in this new
Act of liberality.—(Hear, hear.)