The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-19 00:00:00

TIIE NAVY.

The Orontes steam troopship, Capt. W. H. Hire,
arrived at Spithead last evening from the West
Indies, with the 14th Regiment on board. She is
ordered into the harbour, and the troop will land
this morning, en route for Aldershot.

George Barnes Haddock has been appointed lien•
tenant to the Royal Naval Reserve.

MARKETS--This Day.

MARK-LANE.

IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES.—Wheat, 398 3d;
barley, 29s 9d ; oats, 19s 8d ; rye, 28s 5d ; beans, &Is 3d ;
and peas, 32s 6d.
THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES.—Wheat, 39s 6d ;
barley, 30s 6d ; oats, 19s 5d ; rye, 29s 2d ; beans, 33s 5d ;
peas, 323 4d.
ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.--Wheat, 101,521 ;
barley, 11,432; oats, 6,470; rye, 4; beans, 4,133; peas,
496 quarters.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.
Oar market, to-day, was fairly supplied with beasts ; but
the general qualify of the stock was by no means-prime.
All breeds moved off slowly, at Monday's currency—the top
figure being 4s. Bd. per Sibs. The show of sheep was only
moderate ; nevertheless, sales progressed slowly, at previous
rates. The best Downs changed hands at ss. per Sibs.
There was a good demand for lambs at full prices—viz.,
from 6s. 4d. to 7s. Bd. per 81bs. Calves, the supply of which
was moderate, were dull, at unaltered quotations. In pigs
very little was passing, and milch caws were almost nomi-
nal in price.

Per Slbs.to si
8. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 I
Second quality do. 3 8 4 0
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4
Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 3 10
Second qualityslo....4 0 4 4

ink the offal.

s. (1. 8. d.
i Primecrs••wool d 0.4 6 4 8
Pine. S'thdowndo.4 10 6 0
Large orse. calves 4 2 4 10
Prime small do 5 0 5 2
Large hogs 3 6 4 0
Small porkers 4 2 4 6
s 4d to 7s Bd.

Lambs.... 6,
Suckling calves, 16s to 23s ;
2Os to 23s each.

and quarter-old store pigs,

TOTAL SUPPLY. 1 POREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts ...
Cows l4O i Sheep and lambs
Cheep and lambs 6,120 .... 10
S f
Calves ............ .. 8 260
Calves 3BO 1 Pigs ......
____ Pigs. 290?

.............. ....

MEAT ISIARKETS.
NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL.--The supplies of meat
are limited, and the demand is inactive, as follows :
Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d; mutton, 3s 6d to 48 8d ; lamb,
5s 8d to 63 10d ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s 2d to
4s dd per 81bs by the carcase.
SOUTHALL, May 18.—Fair average supplies of stock on
offer here, to-day, Generally speaking, he trade ruled
inactive, as follows : —Beef, from 33 4d to 4s Sd ; mutton,
3s 8d to Us Od ; lanm, 6s Gd to is 61; veal, 4s 03 to 45 10d;
and pork, 3s 8d to 4s Gd per Sibs, to sink the offal.
RomroltD, May •18.—Prime stock was in fair request,
at full prices, otherwise the trade was rather heavy :
—Bed, from 3s Gd to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 103 to os Od ;
lamb, 6s 8d to 7s Sd ; veal, 4s 6d to 48 10d ; and pork, 3s 6d
to 4s 6d per Elbs; suckling- calves, 158 to 22s ; quarter-old
store pigs, 20s to 245; and niilch cows, £l4 to £lB each.

HAY MARK.2TS.
SMITIIPTELTI.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s Od ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 4a to £1 14s par load.
Traee slow,

C UMBE IILAND..—MowIow hay, £3 3s to £4 Isa Od ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 158 Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 148 per load.
Trade dull.
WHITE CHAPEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4lsa ; clover
£4 Os to £5 15s Ud ; and straw, Ll 4s to £1 14s per load,
Trade inactive.

ARKET.
t the cio.:e of the market.

I COAL I'd
rnaes of Coal per Ton al
l6* do' Walls End.
West Hartley
Holywell l7 3 Hartlepool ......... .. 17 0
Buddle'sWest Hartley 15 9 ,-.Tau_n_q3_ _ll * ......... •• 15 0
u
Lambert's West Hart- rau°G ............. 16 9
33 G%csilf°oerih. ................... .. .. .. 11,65 63
15 9 risswell ........... ... 17 6
ley
Tonheld Moor .
B.
Mulled Moor
17 6 Riddell .......... 15 6
Wylam
......
Bower's West Hartley-J.6 0 Wharneliffe
•
15 6
West Wyla.n l6 6 Bmddyll's •llctten 16 0
Ute.:::1144
Eden Main 16 0 South Hartlepool„.... 16 3
Hetton l7 6 Whitworth. 6
....
Ships at market, 80; sold, 53. .. io

Yesterday Sir J. D.H. Elphinstone, M.P., and the
other members of the Committee on Dockyard Ma-
nagement, &e,, appointed by the House of Commons,
visited Chatham dockyard, and commenced their
investigations at that establishment. During the
early portion of the morning the members of the
committee visited the Lord Warden and Bellero-
phon, iron clad vessels, under construction, and
from personal observation, as wall as from informa-

tion obtained from the officials employed on those
vessels, elicited many interesting details conneoted
with the system of labour pursued at Chatham
dockyard. The remaining portion of the morning
was devoted to the transaction of official business in
the Captain Superintendent's and other offices, and
later in the day the members of the committee in-
spected the works in progress for the enlargement
and extension of the dockyard by the creation of
additional steam basins, dccks, factories, and other
buildings, the whole covering a space of 300 acres
beyond the area of the present dockyard. On the
previous evening the members of the committee
landed at Chatham dockyard from the Vivid,
paddlewheel steamer, Staff Commander H.
W. Allen, which brought them from Sheerness,
where they had been occupied in inspecting the
dockyard, naval barracks, and other establishments.
During their visit to the naval barracks the com-
mittee expressed themselves in an unfavourable
manner of the system of crowding in the building,
one of the rooms which was only fit for 100 being
required to accommodate 300 seamen.