The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-29 00:00:00

NAVAL AND iIV]ILITARY INTEL-

LIGENCE.
WooLwlclr, OCT. 28.—The Monkey steam-vessel,
Second Master W. Bryant, left Woolwich this morn-
ing
for Dover, to assist in placing for experiment a
new floating breakwater, invented by Captain Grover,
late of the 60th Royal Rifle corps.
The Dec steam-vessel, Master Commander Thomas
Laen, is ordered to hold herself in readiness to em-
bark the two companies of Royal Artillery for Bar-
badoes on Tuesday next. Lieutenant W illett, and
detachments to complete the other companies of the
Royal Artillery at the West Indian stations, will em-
bark at the same time. Assistant-Surgeon Donnell
takes medical charge of the companies and the detach-
ments during their voyage to the West Indies.
A handsome and, powerful steam-vessel' is ordered
to be built, and named the Trident, and it is probable
she will be constructed for the sole use of her Ma-
jesty. The vessel is expected to be ready for launch-
ing at an early period next season. The Trident will
be equal, if not of larger dimensions, to the Devasta-
tion, and will be fitted with the compact and superior
engines invented by Messrs. Maudsley,- Field, and
Co. The port at which she will be built is not yet
known, but Pembroke has been named as the most
likely place, the slips in the other dockyards suitable
for building her being already appropriated for other
vessels.
ROYAL ARTlLLERY.—Recruiting at head-quarters
is suspended until further orders, the regiment being
completed to the establishment. The parties at the
out-stations are, however, to continue recruiting, at
the increased standard of 5 feet 9 inches. Upwards of
three hundred recruits were inspected yestrday by
Colotel Turner, C.D., superintendent of drills.
A detachment of the Royal Artillery to reinforce
that branch of the service in China will shortly be
sent from head-quarters. Captain Geary is named as
the officer likely to take charge of the detachment
which will proceed on this service.
ROYAL MARINES. —A Court of Inquiry has just
closed, after sitting two days, and Sergeant Brad-
shaw, of this corps, has been placed in custody, and
will be tried by a general Court-martial, on charges
of embezzlement, or being deficient to the extent of
1041., or about that sum. Sergeant Bradshaw has
only been about five months in the situation, which
entrusted him with the payment of various articles,
which the Court of Inquiry has reason to think has
not been faithfully performed. Should the above or
a less sum be all that is deficient Government will not
lose to a great extent, as the precautionary measure
was .adopted, on the appointment of Sergeant Brad-
shaw to the situation, to obtain security to the amount
of 1001.
The ifith regiment is now on its passage from the
Cape of Good Hope, and will, on their arrival, land at
Gosport, and occupy the quarters of the 6th regi-
ment; the latter corps will then go into garrison at
Portsmouth. The 19th depot is ordered to hold it-
self in readiness to march from Brighton, and will be
either quartered at Chichester or AN inchester.
CHANGE OF REGIMENTS.—Orders arrived at Wind-
sor, yesterday morning, fro:n the Horse Guards, for
the departure of the 15th regiment of foot, under
the command of Lord Charles Wellesley, for Man-
chester. The first division will leave the infantry
barracks at Windsor on Monday next; the second,
or head-quarters division, on Tuesday ; and the re-
mainder of the regiment on the following day. The
15th regiment will be replaced at Windsor by the 3d
or Scots Fusilier Guards, now doing duty at the
Tower.

Orders have just been received to put into imme-
diate readiness two convict guards of the 99th Regi-
ment, consisting of about 60 men, for Van Diemen's
Land ; two transport ships have been already taken
up for the especial purpose of conveying to the penal
settlements those prisoners that have been sentenced
to transportation under the Special Commission ap-
pointed for the trial of the rioters in the manufactur-
ing and mining districts.
Orders have been received by the Commandant for
the removal of the East India Company from the
Artillery Barracks at Brompton, as soon as possible.
The Company's depot will, as soon as circumstances
permit, occupy Warley-barracks, in Essex. It is ex-
pected the 11th Regiment, now at Weedon, will
occupy the barracks in future.

THE PRICE OF BREAD IN THE
METROPOLIS.

Yesterday a meeting of the Directors and Guar-
dians of the poor of St. Marylebone took place at the
workhouse, New-road, for the purpose of receiving
contracts for the supply of bread for distribution to
the out-door poor, in consequence of the total inability,
of the w orkhouse bakers to keep up a supply commen-
surate with the increased demands upon the parish
for that article of consumption.
Mr. S. GRANGE having been called to the chair.
A Deputation of master-bakers resident in the
parish of St. Marylebone, waited upon the Board for
the purpose of soliciting them not to adopt the usual
system of contracting for the article of bread, but
prayed them to adopt a similar system to that in use
in St. Pancras, namely, that of issuing tickets to the
out-door poor, which were taken by bakers in various
parts of the parish in exchange for loaves, and who
received their accounts monthly from the Directors
of the poor.
The spokesman of the Deputation argued, that in
the event of the Board adopting the usual system of
contracting for bread, the contract might tall into the
hands of some extensive contractor out of the parish,
and thus a deep injury be inflicted on them, inasmuch
as many of the poor would otherwise become their
customers, but would be taken from them. They
therefore asked to be permitted to have it in turns to
make four or five hundred loaves per week each for
the use of the parish.
Mr. W. EYRE desired to know if the Deputation
were aware how many lakerg, there were residing in
the parish of Marylebone ? To which they replie in
the negative.
The Rev. E. SconELL—Would it be worth while
to divide the quantity of bread required weekly to
supply the wants of the outdoor poor of this parish
amongst so many ? The Deputation replied in the
affirmative.

Mr. 13usnELL—You have stated that the parish of
St. Pancras issue tickets to the outdoor poor. Pray
how the price of bread regulated which you give
to them in exchange for those tickets ?
The DEPUTATION—The price of bread is always
regulated by the top price at which it is sold in the
metropolis.

Mr. BusttELL—And pray what do call the top price
of bread in the metropolis at the present time ?
The DEPUTATION—The top price of bread at the
present time in London is Bd. per loaf, and whatever
the top price may be we can always afford to supply
it at 2d. per loaf under.
Mr. BusitEm.—Then you mean to say that if the
price of bread in London were to fall to 6d. a loaf, you
could supply it with a profit at 2d. a loaf cheaper
The DEPUTATION—Certainy.

The Deputation having withdrawn,
Mr. BOTTER said he should offer his decided oppo-
sition to the ticket system being introduced in Mary-
lebone upon the principle adopted in St. Pancras, or
any other, as he believed it would open the door to
many evils. if they were to adopt the suggestion of
the Deputation, of taking their bread at 2d. per loaf
under the top price of Bd., the Board would be no
gainers, for in some parts of the metropolis very good
bread was selling at 54d. the 4 lb. loaf.
Mr. BusHELL said unless the Board were prepared
to carry out the same principle with regard to
butcher s meat, cheesemongery, and all other con-
tracts, they could not accede to the proposal. The
statements made would open the eyes of the public to
the system pursued by the bakers, when it was seen
that they could, whatever the top price of bread
might be, sell it for 2d. per loaf, and get a profit by
it.—(llear.)
After some further discussion it was moved, se-
conded, and unanimously adopted, " That the appli-
cation of the Deputation cannot be entertained, as it
is contrary to the principle of open competition for the
supply of all articles for the use of the poor in the
workhouse, to which the Board feel themselves bound
to adhere."
The Board then entered upon the tenders for the
supply bread. They were thirteen in number, and
tleir l respective prices as follows :—Tender No. 1, per
loafof
41bs., sd. and of a penny ; No. 2, 53c1.; No.
3? 51d• ; No. 4,12 s. Bd. per 1121bs.' equal per loaf to
sitiand a fraction; No. 5, sid.; No. 6, 5,1,-d. ; No.
75L
( No.
;0. N
11,0. 8,5 6
.idd.; .;1,500..
12,9, 5.5111. and
anytNhso.;lN3o.slod,.
6d.
The Board accepted the lowest stten'der, No. 5, a; 5:4-d.
the 41b. loaf.

A Privy Council will meet on Wednesday next, at
Windsor, at which the whole of the Cabinet Minis-
ters will attend.

MEETING OF PARLIANIENT.--We hear, from a quar-
ter likely to be well informed, that the state of the
country, and the probability of the existing distress
increasing as the winter advar ices, has occasioned Sir
James Graham to urge upon 'Sir Robert Peel the as-
sembling of Parliament befo re Christmas. The re-
luctance of the Premier to al lopt this precautionary
course is supposed to arise fr om the natural disindi-
Parliament with
nation he is likely to feel to aeeting