The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-22 00:00:00

COWES, ISLE OF IVIGHT.—Dec. 21.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
DEPARTURE OF THE COURT FROM THE ISLE OF WIGHT.
—Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and suite embarked from
Cowes on board the Fairy at 9.30 a.m, this morning.
The Royal yacht steamed out of harbour attended by the
Elan, intending to proceed to Portsmouth ; but it blew
so bard that before the yachts got half-way across the
Solent they were almost under water, and obliged to bear
up and run for Southampton.
FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.—CoIoneI White has
taken the Pavilion ; R. Lambeit Turner, E,q., Harriet
Lodge ; the Rev. Mr. Valentine, Busigney House ; the
Rev. Mr. Knight, Adelaide Villa.
DESTRUCTIVE FlRE.—Five ricks (one of wheat, three
of hay, and one of straw) were destroyed by fire yester-
day at Standen Farm, near Newport. A steam thra.h-
ing-machine was employed to thrash out the corn, and
about two o'clock, while the men were at dinner, a spark
from the furnace set fire to the straw, and the barn and
farm-house only were saved. Fortunately the principal
ricks were in the adjoining fields.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day).

COVENT GARDEN.

Owing to the severity of the weather, the supplies of
vegetables were limited. Fruit sold on higher terms.

FRUIT.—Pine apples, English, 4s to Ss per lb; colonial
do., Os to Os each ; hot-house grapes, -is Od to 9s Od per lb ;
foreign ditto,• Od to Os ; melons, is 0,1 to 2s 6d each;
peaches, 2s Od to 6s ; uectarinos, is Gd to 4s per dozen ;
apples, 14 Od to 3s Od per half sieve ; pears, 2s Oil to
5s per half sieve ; plums, Os to Os per sieve ; green gages, Os
per punnet; apricots, is lid to 530,1 per doz.; common plums,
Os 0.1 to Os Od per sieve ; cherries, Od to Od per poand ;
lemons, Gd to is Od per doz ; oranges, 5s to 128 per 100; fil-
berts, 9s to Os per doz. lbs ; cobnuts, Ils to Os ; almonds,
Os to Os per lb. ; walnuts, 3d to 10,1 per 100; figs, Os 9LI
to is Gaper doz ; strawberries, Oil to 0,1 per pottle ; goose-
berries, Os at to Os Od per half sieve; currants, Os Od to
Os Oil per half sieve ; raspberries, Od to Od per pottle.
VEGETABLED.—Greens, Is Gd to 3e 0,1 per doz. bunches;
Savoy cabbages, 10,1 to is 6,1 per dozen ; rod ditto, 3s to
580 d per do. ; broeoli, is to 280 d por bundle ; potatoes, 60s
to 115 s per ton ; vegetable marrow, Od to Os per doz. ; peas,
38 to 5s 0,1 por bushel ; broad beans, 18 Od to is 9d per halt
sieve ; turnips, 3d to 50 por bunch ; carrots, 5d to N per
bunch ; cucumbers, 28 Oil to 38 0,1 each ; garlic, 6,1 Lo
Os 81 por pcun,l ; spinach, 28 6d to 4s 0,1 per sieve ;
old onions, 2s to 48 per bushel ; new ditto, Os 0,1 to Os per
doz. bunches; leeks, Id to 2,1 per bunch ; shallots,
6d to 81 : horse-reddish, 2s 0,l to 4801 per bundle ; parsley,
4,1 to 50 per bunch ; celery, Os 90 to is 3d per
bunch ; endive, Is 3d to 2s 30 per score ; beet, is 00 to 2s
per doz. ; parsnips, Os Gd to 18 00 per dozen ; small
salad, 2,1 to 3d per punnet ; mushrooms, 2s Od to 28 6,1 per
pottlo; artichokes, 18 to is lid per half sieve; cabbage lettuces,
90 to is 0,1 per score ; sorrel, Gd to is per half sieve ;
radishes, is to is 3d per dozen hands ; tomatool, 3s to 48
per half sieve ; chillies, is to is Gd per 100; Brussels
sprouts, Os Od to Os per half sieve ; capsicums, is Od to 2s
per 100 ; walnuts pickling, 6d to is per 100 ; cauliflowers,
48 to 7s Oil per doz.