The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-17 00:00:00

"ADMIRALTY.

"Sir James Graham will receive officers on Saturdays,
at 12 o'clock.

"Officers who wish to see Sir James Graham will have
to enter their names in a book kept for that purpose in the
hall, stating their Christian names and rank."
The number of officers seen on one day will, as usual,
be limited to 30.

Lieutenant West, commanding her Majesty's steam•
sloop Pluto, on the coast of Africa station, has been
invalided ; and Lieut. Norman Bedingfield, lately in
command of the Jackal, tender to ber Majesty's steam-
frigate Penelope, has been appointed to the vacant
command.

The death of retired Commander George Fox (1847)
has been reported.

PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 16.
The Barracouta, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander G.
Parker, left Spithea.d yesterday morning, after dis-
charging the seamen and marines belonging to this port
paid off from the Castor, with others for the Plymouth
station from the same ship.
The Banshee steam-packet, Lieutenant J. Hosken,
commanding, hauled out of dock to the steain baSin, to
complete her refit, yesterday morning.
The Medea, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander Bailey, only
awaits the embarcation of Mr. Backhouse, the Judge of
the Mixed Commission for the Havannah, to leave Spit-
head for that destination.

The Rhadamanthus, 4, steam-transport, Mr. Belam,
master commanding, arrived in this harbour yesterday
from Plymouth, to discharge supernumeraries and stores;
afterwards she proceeds to Deptford.
.The freight-ships Joseph Somes and Fatima arrived at
Spithead to-day from the Thames, and will come into
harbour to embark from the dockyard the 48th Regiment
for Corfu.

The Duke of Wellington, 131, Captain H. B. Martin,
C. 8., has received her boilers, four in number, each
weighing 25 tons. When the four are in their places
there will be a clear space of 12 feet between the
starboard and port boilers ; each boiler has five fur•
naces, and 598 metal tubes, removable at pleasure.
The Prince Regent, 90, Captain Hutton, flag of Rear•
Admiral Corry, will be " paid down " on Friday and
her crew allowed leave of absence. She will haul out of
dock to the fitting basin, according...to present estimate,
on the 27th inst.

The Furious, 16, paddle-frigate, Captain Loring, will
be paid advance at Spithead to-morrow, and start on a
cruise as far as the Mediterranean on Saturday.

PLYMOUTH, P. 16.
The Barracouta, Commander G. Parker, arrived yes.
terday from Sheerness with seamen paid off from the
Castor.

The steam-tender Sprightly, Master-Commander
Allen, arrived from Portsmouth on Sunday with seamen
for ships fitting at this port, and returned again on
Monday.

Seamin riggers employed on board the Brisk have got
up lower yards, topmasts, and topgallantmasts, and
commenced rattling the topmast rigging.
Extra hands were sent on board the Algiers on Mon.
day, to get her ready for launching by May.
At 10.30 on Monday night two steam-vessels-of-war
were observed going down Channel, inside the Eddy-
stone, under full steam and all canvas ; the headmost
bark-rigged, all black ; the other, a mile astern, ship•
rigged.
The Falmouth and Goodwill lighters, which sailed
from this port for the eastward, have been obliged to
put back, in consequence of the strong easterly wind.
The St. Jean d'Acre, 101, screw line-of-battle ship,
will be launched on the 21st March next.

Mr. William Hanniford (musician), has been appointed
organist at the Dockyard Chapel, vice Drake, resigned.
Captain Rich, R.N., Captain Superintendent of the
Royal William Victualling-yard, has, under the dine-

tions of the Lords of the Admiralty, made the following
distribution of a portion of Goldner's preparations, fit
for food :—To the Rev. J. Hatchard, vicar of St An-
drew's, for the poor of Plymouth, 60 canisters, of 7ilb.;
to the Mayor of Plymouth, 60 canisters ; and to Cap-
tain Schuyler, churchwarden for the poor of Stonehouse,
60 canisters.

WOOLWICH, FEB. 16.
The Black Eagle, steam-vessel, Master Commander
John E. Petley, left Woolwich this afternoon for Ports-
mouth, where she will await further orders.

STATE OF TRADE.

(Front the Manchester Guardian of yesterday. )

MANCHESTER, FEB. 15.—The receipts of cotton at
the American ports were 125,000 bales in the last week,
against 85,000 in the corresponding week of 185`h ; and
the total receipts 1,820,000 bales, against 1,349,000.
The excess in the week's receipts are 40,000 bales, and
the total excess 471,000 bales, which will receive a
further addition next week. The fact of the excess,
which had declined, leing again considerably on the
increase, appears to have caused a giving way of 4c.
per lb. in the speculative market of New York, and
to have rendered the southern markets dull, with a
bias in prices against the sellers ; but the arrival
of the Africa with rather more favourable accounts
to the 16th January led to some increase of business,
and also of firmness, to the 29th January, at New
Orleans, where the freight to Liverpool was #d. and
the exchange on London Ba.- The price for middling,
telegraphed from New Orleans on 29th, %Ras 9ke. ;sad a
postscript to a letter from 'New York, which we' have
seen, says :—"I have just received a dispatch, by tele-
graph, from a reliable friend in these words :—' Mobile,
January, 31.—Middling, 94; large sales, prices tending
up.' On the 29th that market had been telegraphed as
" heavy, with middling at 81c." This alleged rise of
must have been occasioned by the Africa's advice&
We have, ourselves, again seen private letters speaking
in the strongest terms of the means which had been re-
sorted to in order to keep cotton back, and cocker up
prices ; repeating also their previous statements, and
with increased confidence, that the supply would be at
least three million and a quarter bales. The quantity
now upon the Atlantic is very large—not less than
250,000 bales, we are assured by a gentleman who pays
a close attention to these imports.
ROCHDALE, FEB. 14.—We have had a rather still
market, and little or no change in prices. Wool con-
tinues much the same as it was on the previous Monday,
both in price and demand. Hitherto the London sales
have fetched considerably better prices, as compared
with the last wool sale.

MACCLESFIELD, FEB. Is.—Our manufacturers con-
tinue actively engaged for the spring trade. Many
houses are working to orders, and the stocks of goods
on hand are quite insignificant. The weavers, for the
season, have fuller employment than has been known
for several years past. 'The silk dyers are also busy,
which is a good indication that preparation is general.
Thrown silks are considerably more in demand for the
home trade ; the expoit orders are also a little more
free, which causes a great scarcity of the finer and
medium qualities of trams and organzines. Raw Silks :
The market is quiet, the public sales announced to be
held in London on the 23d instant causing a paucity of
op

,erations pending their result. The overland nail,
_ st to hand from China, reports no further shipmOnts,
but purchases had been made to the extent of 1,500
bales, in some instances at an advance upon previous
rates.
HUDDERSFIELD, FEB. 15.—Fully as much business
has been done to-day as last week, chiefly in the same
class of goods, mostly of low qualities. The cloth hall
presents quite a deserted appearance from the want of
stocks, most of the manufacturers working to order, who
deliver their goods direct to the warehouses, without
passing through the hall ; many of the manufacturers
not even attending the hall, being at present so fully
employed. Checks of small patterns, chiefly in browns,
are being brought into the market, and are beginning to
have a run. Business in the warehouses is very brisk,
merchants being able to complete orders on hand only
with time.

HALIFAX, FRB. 12.—Very few worsted goods of any
kind have changed hands in our piece hall to-day ; and
there is, we believe, but a limited amount of business
doing in the warehouses. Yarns and wools both remain
firm ; but the markets are far from active.

BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 14.—The rapid attainment of high
figures, established at the last preliminary meeting of
the iron trade, after so lengthened a period of severe de-
pression, appeared to leave little room for anticipating
any further advance. No want of demand has yet been
experienced, and prices are maintained with the greatest
firmness ; but whether they have been pushed a little
too far, or whether still enhanced rates will have to be
given, is a question yet to be determined. No intima-
tion of any retrogressive movement is apparent, while
every reason that urged to the adoption of the present
position continues even in increased force. Wages are
high, materials are dear, labour is exceedingly scarce,
the demand continues good, markets are active both
at home and abroad, and iron is everywhere in re-
quest, with a probability of increased facilities
for distributing it among our neighbours. In the.
meantime, the little lots that might have been in the
hands of 'speculators are nearly used up, and every
available resource of old stocks, scraps, and broken
metal has been largely drawn upon. Contracts in hand
are said to be sufficient at the larger works to engage
them them most of the ensuing quarter, and others ar fiy
employed, so that it is with difficulty that smallorders
can be placed, particularly for plates and sheets.iveform
these and for rails the inquiry is most active "the hands
of the latter several orders are said to. bhe
are detained
of the merchants for export,
in procuring conveyance to their de
demand
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ELECTIONEERING INFLUENCE.—Amongst the cases of
election corruption by intimidation, it is said that Par-
liament will be speedily applied to against one of the
Scotch Procurators Fiscal. The circumstances of coer-
cion by the abuse of official influence and authority are
said to be unprecedented across the Tweed, and of a
seriousT
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