The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-10 00:00:00

in good demand, and the market is firm. Cognac best
brands of the vintage of 1848 at 4s 7d to 4s 9d, and 1849
ditto 4s 6d to 4s Bd. In other Spirits there is no change.
RlCE.—There is no advance to notice in prices of East
India, but holders have displayed firmness, and refrained
from submitting any to public sale. Since Wednesday
a good demand bas been experienced, and 10,000 bags
have been sold at full terms. The value of middling to fine
white Bengal is 9s 6d to I Is 6d,Msdras 94 to 9s 6d, cargo
and pearl barley 8s 3d to 8s 6d. To-day the private sales of
East India Rice were 5,000 bags at 3d advance, and shippers
are the chief buyers. At public sale to-day 224 cases
small pearl Sago were sold at 20s 6d for fair quality,
damaged at Its to 16s; 120 bags Sago Flour went at
17s 6d to 18s for sound; 152 cases Bombay Arrowroot
2d to 2,1 d per lb; 50 puns Tapioca sicl per lb.
SPICES —To-day at public sale 2,284 bags of Penang
Pepper sold at *I to 3d for good light greyish, end at
2d to 2fr i for damaged; 45 bags white, good midd 61d
to 7d; 302 bags Bombay Ginger 25s to 293, 362 bags
African 32s 6d to 335; 125 boxes Cayenne Pepper,
damaged 2d to 8d; 192 cases Penang Cloves Is to is 31d,
very low 8d to I Id; 76 packages of Nutmegs 2s 2d to
3s; 15 cases Mace 2s 2d to 2s 4d.
INDIGO.—The rates obtained for East India are equal
to last week, and in some cases rather above ; there is
still a good home and export demand, whilst on the part
of merchants firmness is apparent. Prices are unaltered
for Spanish, and at auction 25 corona went at from 2s
10i to 4s 2d.

COCHINEAL.—To-day the public sales of 346 bags of
Cochineal went at a reduction of 2d for black. and Id
fir Silvers, the chief part sold; ord to fine black Hon-
duras at 3s 9d to 54 2d, Silvers 3s 6d to 3s lod, fine and
superior 3s I Id to 4s 4d, Mexican Silvers 3s 7d to 3s Bd,
black midd to good 3s 8d to 3$ 9d, and 24 bags Tene-
rife small dark Silvers taken in at 3s 8d to 3s 9d.

TALLOW.—This afternoon at public sale 514 pkgs
South American Tallow went at 32s 6d to 36s 6d, 425
casks Sydney 33s to 35s 6d, 61 casks Odessa 35s 6d.
OILS.—To-day at public sale 35 tuns fine Sperm Oil
sold at 831 15s to 841 10s, 200 tuns Southern 32/ 108
to 331.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH FLEETS IN
THE MEDITERRANEAN.

The following is given as the comparative strength of
the French and English fleets in the Mediterranean:=
English. French.
Caledonia
Queen 116: Va'my
Powerful ... 84 Jemappe
Ganges
Superb ' ' 80 Jena
Bellerophon ... .78 Jupiter 9O
Inflexible
Steamers. Steamers.
Hogue (screw) 6O Magellin
Terrible 2l Descartes .

Firebrand ' 6 Cacique l4
Scourge 6 Darien • 12

Growler 6 Caton

Spiteful
The French ships enumerated above form the fleet,
ordered to Cherbouig to be reviewed by the President of
the French Republic. Another division, however, will
remain in the Mediterranean and at Cherbourg. It is
stated the fleet will be reinforced by one or two other
line-of-baitle ships.
The sea-going ships at present in the English home
ports are—
Trafalgar

Albion ' 90 Devonport.
Vengeance B4 Portsmouth.
Fox ' 42 Portsmouth, for the East Indies.
Thetis BB Devonport,
Trincomalee
Dauntless
Retribution 22 Portsmouth.
Dragon
_ _._

Niger
coast of Africa.
Inflexible 6 Sheerness, for the West Indies.
Salamander 6 Devonport, for the East Indio!.
But the line-of-battle ships are only advanced commis-
sioned ships, and have only a couple of hundred marines
on board of each, and about 150 officers and blue jackets.
The others are fitting for foreign stations, or for the
exercising squadron.