The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-02 00:00:00

HUNGERFORD MARKET.

There were few supples except Fish, which were very scarce
and dear. Turbot Bs. to 30s. ; Cod ss. to 21s. ; Soles 10d.
to 3s. 6d. per pair; Lobsters Is. to 4s. 6d; Beef 71d. to hd. ;
Mutton 71d. to 8 d. ; Veal Bd. to 9d. ; Pork 7d. to tic'. Vege-
tables were very fresh and good, and prices much as before.
NE tVGATE AND LEADENHALL.

The supply of Town- killed Meat was large, but of Country-
killed was rather small, the quality generally ♦ery good.
Trade was very dull, and prices had a tendency downwards.
A large quantity left unsold. Beef, 2s. I►►d. to 3s. 8d ;
Mutton, js. 2d. to 3s. 10d. ; Veal, 3s. Bd. to 4s. 6d. ;
Pork, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. ; Irish, 3s. to 3s. 6d. ; Tur-
key Poults, 4s. to is. ; Geese, 4s. to 6s. 6d. ; Pigeons,
4d. to 7d. ; Hares, 2s. 6d. to 3s. ; Leverets, Is. to 2s. ; Black
Game, 2s. 6d. to 4s. ; Snipes., 6d. to Is. ; Rabbits, 9d. to
Is. tid. ; Ted, 3d. to 6d. ; Grouse, 2s. to 3s; Wild Ducks,
Is. 9d. ; Pheasants, 3s. to 4s. ; Fowls, 3s. 6d. to 4s. (id. ;
Lggs dull of sale, at ss. 6d. to 7s. per 120.
BILLINGSGATE MARKET.
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Fish of all kinds very scarce, the demand not very brisk, and
prices very high. Turbot, 86. to 30s. ; Cod, 2s. 6d. to 215.;
good Salmon, Is. 6d. to 2s. per lb. ; Lobsters, 10d. to 3s. 6d.;
Soles, 10d. to 3s. and 4s. per pair ; Oysters, 12s. to 40s. per
bushel; Whitings, sd. to 10d., and Haddocks, Is. to 2s, 6d.
WHITECHAPEL MEAT MARKET.
Country Meat xas in large supply ; Town not so much so;
trade heavy. beef, 2s. 10d. to 3s. 6d. ; Alutton, 3s. to 4s. ;
Pork, 3s. Bd. to 4s. 10d. ; Veal, 3,. 4d. to 4s. Bd.

HAY MARKETS.
The supplies good, but the very wet weather rendered sales
very difficult, and prices were easier. Hay, 50s. to 955. ;
Clover, 80s. to 115 s. ; Straw, 30g. to 425. per load.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

DEAL, Nov. I.—Wind E. S. S strong breezes.
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. I.—Wind east, very squally.—Ar-
rived the Waterwitch, Amy, Denis, with loss of bowsprit,
&c., having been in contact with a collier brig this morning
in Seaford Roads.

PLYMOUTH, OCT. 31.—Wind N. E. strong gale.—Ar-
rived the Claudine, Brewer, Madras ; Despateh, Price,
St. John's, New Brunswick.

FALMOUTH, OCT. 31.—Wind E. to E. N. E. strorg
gales.—Arrived the Marmion, Harrison, Quebec.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. I.—Strong breeze from the East.
Sailed thel Camoens, Wilson, Trinidad ; Amy, Johnstone,
New Orleans ; Sheffield, Allen, New York ; Columbine,
Mason, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Reliance, Dunley,
Ceara; Myrtle, Farren, Terceira ; Sophia, Laguva,
Palermo.

SALCOMBE, OCT. 30.—Arrived the Azores packet,
Peters, from Denia ; Rhoda, Matthews, ditto.

HOLYHEAD, OCT. 31.—Arrived Diadem, Power, Odessa.
LIMERICK, OCT. 24.—Arrived the Alfred, Walker,
from Davis's Straits.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. I.—lt has blown a heavy gale all
last night, and to-day at East.
PENZANCE, OCT. 31.—The Albert, Ricordel, from
Liverpool to Nantes, in consequence of the cargo shifting,
capsized and sank, the 28th inst., off Holyhead. Crew
saved.

BERWICK, OCT. 30.—The Prince Leopold, Wells,
from Cardiff to Goole, has been towed round from Holy
Island, to repair.
The Angel de la Guarder, from Santander to London,
drove at Spithead but brought up.
VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—Vampire, of Portsmouth, for
Quebec; Miramichi. Newport, to America, by the Trade,
Plowes, arrived at Milford. Samarang, Abbot, Liverpool
to Batavia, 16th July, lat. 36 S., lon. 6 E., by the 0 wen
Glendower, arrived at Madras. Adelaide, Havre to New
York, Bth inst., lon. 42. Independence, Liverpool to
New York, 12th inst., lon. 32, by the Maria, Wilson, ar-
rived in Seaford Roads. Ariel, of Jersey, from New-
foundland, 9th inst., lat. 37, lon. 29, by the Fulmer, Has-
well, arrived at Plymouth. Bengalee Hamlin, Calcutta
to the Clyde, lat. 17, lon. 85 E., had experienced severe
gales. for 22 days, by the Wiliam, Shand, arrived rt
Calcutta.

RUSSIA.

WAR PREPARATIONS.

The correspondent of the Commerce, at St. Peters-
burg, writes on the 17th inst.—" Military preparations
are urged on to the utmost ; the 14th corps, commanded
by General Rudiger, has been moved into Bessarabia,
and the Gth, under General Kaisaroff, has received
orders to proceed by forced marches to Kiew, to rein-
force the reserve of the southern army. General Kai-
saroff himself, and Major-General Annekoff, the
Chief of his Staff, are called to St. Petersburg to
receive instructions from the Emperor himself. The
Minister of 'War has this morning ordered the se-
cond brigade of the second division of dragoons to hold
itself in readiness to go to Sebastopol. It is remarked
that the Government is sending the greatest part of
the dragoons to the Army of the South, because as they
fight both as horse and foot soldiers, they may, in case
of need, act with the infantry, a force of which the
orientals in general have greater dread than of all the
cavalry in the world. The Emperor has called to St.
Petersburg Prince Bagration of Imerethia, a Georgian
by birth, and son of the general of that name who was
killed in 1812. It is said that he is to be entrusted
with a confidential mission to the Shah of Persia, whom
the Emperor persists in preserving as an ally in case of
a war in the East. This Prince is expected to set out
for Tehran in the course of this month. An Aide-de-
Camp of General Federoff has brought us news of
the arrival of Prince Frederick at Smyrna, to take
the command of the Austrian squadron now tin-
der Admiral Bandeira. The Emperor immediately de-
clared that if this intelligence wore confirmed, he would
appoint his second son, the Grand Duke Constantine
Nicolaiewitsch, who is Grand Admiral of Russia, Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Fleet in the Black Sea. The
official journals of St. Petersburg express the greatest
satisfaction at the re-establishment of a good under-
standing between the Russian Government and the
Khan of Khiwa. This Prince has ransomed 80 Rus-
sian prisoners from the Turcomans, and sent them to
Oremburg without demanding restitution of the money
paid, an action regarded among the people of Asia as
one of the strongest proofs of sincere friendship."

THEATRE RU YAL, DRURY-LANE.

The first part of King Henry the Fourth was re-
presented at this theatre last evening, the part of Sir
John Falstaff by Mr. Hackett, who has transferred his
services from the Adelphi to this house. The character
of Falstaff is perhaps the most difficult to perform in the
whole range of the comic drama, and one which has suf-
fered largely from the misconceptions of by-gone actors,
misconceptions which have now become traditional, and
claim a standing as matters of prescription. Any
one who will take the trouble of reading the
character, and attending to the stage direc-
tions, as written by Shakspeare, will at once per-
ceive that his Falstaff is a witty and licentious gentk-
man ; a willing butt to a certain extent, because he knows
well that, whenever .he chooses, in the witty warfare, he
can turn the tables on his opponent, and repay him his onn
with usury—a privileged character, somewhat of a hu-
mourist, but still a well-bred gentleman. Shakspeare
has taken particular pains to impress this on his readers
by informing them that he had been page to
John of Gaunt—had been on intimate terms with
Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, and yet this cha-
racter, the Sheridan of his day, has been for ages past
represented as a gross and vulgar buffoon. We had
hoped that Mr. Hackett would have restored the
Falstaff of Shakspeare—but he contented himself with
following in the footsteps of his predecessors, and
giving us the conventional Falstaff. Mr. Elton was the
Hotspur, and a gallant Hotspur he made. Mr. Mars-
ton was a gentlemanly and graceful Prince, but some-
what too ponderous in the delivery of the dialogue.
The performances concluded with the Fairy Lake.