The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-30 00:00:00

PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from returns made in the week ending March 26,
1850. exclusive of Custom Duties pa'd or payable thereon
on the importation thereof into Great Britain:—
From the British possessions :in America 245. 3d. per cwt.
From the Mauritius 243. Sid. „
From the East Indies ... 265. lid. „
Average price of the three foregoing de-
scriptions of sugar, jointly, computed as
above, and exclusive of duty ... 245. 10d. „
By authority of Parl;ament,
HENRY BICKNELL, Clerk of the Grocers' Company.
Grocers'-hall, March 29.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PLYMOUTH, MARCII 28. Her Majesty's brig Cyg-
net, Commander David Robertson, from the coast of
♦frica, last from Portsmouth, arrived yesterday morn-
ing, and anchored inside the Breakwater. In the
afternoon the steam-frigate Vulture made a trial trip
round the Eddystone, to test her machinery, and on
returning took the brig in tow, and conveyed her up
llamoaze, preparatory to her being paid off. To-day
390 oz. of gold was landed from the Cygnet, under
charge of Messrs. Collier and Sons, agents for Lloyd's,
and forwarded, per South. Devon and Groat Western
Railways to London, for Messrs. Foster and Smith,

merchants.
The Sans Paull, 84, building on No. 5 slip, wi
be launched about the middle of August.
The Exmouth, 90, will be ready by the end of the
year; extra hands have been placed on her.
The Vanguard, 80, was taken out of the basin-
dock to-day, and taken to the north-dock to have her
wales put on, the basin-dock not being wide enough
for the purpose.
Two fatal accidents have occurred recently at the
Keyham works. On Saturday, the 23d, James Med-
ian, a navigator, fell ever the chute between the sea-
wall and the dam, a height of 45 feet, and was killed
on the spot. On Monday, the 25th, Joseph Darby
fell a height of 35 feet from a stage, the spawl of
which while descending hung to the rivets of the new
caisson, surged, and three of the five men on it fell off.
Darby was conveyed to the Devon and Cornwall Hos-
pital, where he died shortly afterwards.
Wind southerly, light breeze.
CHATHAM, MARCH 29.—The Hon. R. Dundas,
Storekeeper-General, arrived at this dockyard on
Wednesday morning, the 27th inst., from London,
and was engaged the whole of that day and
Thursday examining the stores and store accounts
of the yard.
The Rochester naval lighter, Sedgwicks master,
has arrived with stores from Pembroke, and is along-
side the dockyard unloading.
On the 27th inst. arrived the barque Honour, of St.
Ives, Daniels master, with a superior cargo of oak
timber for the dockyard. Sailed, on the 28th, the Aid
naval 'lighter, Smallman master, with stores for
Portsmouth.
The Nankin, 50 guns, in dock.—The workmen are
busily employed in bringing this ship forward for sea ;
she is about half-way coppered, and it is ex-
pected that next week the riggers will commence
rigging her.
The Adder steam-vessel towed away this morning
the Rienard lighter to Greenhithe, laden with stores,
to be put on board the Hercules store-ship, which is
to sail for Malta in the course of a few days.
The 17th Regiment (Royal Tigers).—Orders for
the route of this corps arrived this day at this garri-
son. The first division marches on the 3d of April,
the seconi on the 4th, and tho head-quarters on the
sth, for Weedon, to relieve the 12th, which regiment
will arrive to do garrison duty.
WOOLWICH, MARCH 29.—" The Megvera steam-ves-
sel returned to Woolwich yesterday afternoon from
her experimental trial, and the result was very satis-
factory, having made a speed on the average of
nearly xi knots per hour. Her engines are 350-
horse power, made by Messrs. George and Sir John
Rennie`, under the superintendence of Mr. Humphreys,
now chief engineer at Woolwich dockyard. They
are auxiliary engines, the vessel being about 1,600
tons, and drawing 13 feet of water forward and 15
feet aft. The ballast on board will be taken out of
her, and she is expected to proceed to Sheerness on
Wednesday next, to be made ready at that port for
sea. Mr. George Rennie and Mr. Humphreys were
on board daring the trial, and Mr. Trickett, assistant
to the chief engineer, went down in the Dasher steam-
vessel, to try her engines, and returned to Woolwich
in the Megsera.
THE ARCTIC ExrEnrrtom.—The whole of the ship-
wrights working on the Pioneer and Intrepid screw
steam-vessels, fitting for the Arctic expedition, were
at work in the dockyard until ten o'clock A.M., and
the workmen in the factory department for the same
vessels were at work all day, and still take their turns
by relays night and day to expedite the works requi-
site for the Pioneer and Intrepid.
The workmen on the Agamemnon, 80-gun vessel,
to be fitted with a screw propeller, have been ordered
to work from six o'clock A.M. to six P.M., or as long
as they can see, and their breakfasts are to be taken
into the yard tq them at eight A.M.