The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-14 00:00:00

TILE COMET.

As the moon will not rise this evening until after dusk,
there is a probability that the comet will be again dis-
cernible to the naked eye for a few days, or, at any rate,
will be well seen with an ordinary night glass. The
nucleus has now about equal brightness with a star of
the fifth magnitude. At 8 o'clocic this evening (Friday)
it will bear 3 deg. South of West, at an altitude of 11
deg. On Thursday, at the same hour, it will be 8 deg.
South of West, and 9 deg. above the horizon ; or it may
be found by means of its right ascension and declination
taken from the following table :
At Greenwich, Noon. Right Ascension. N. Declination.
h. in. s. deg. min.
Friday, April 14 ... 4 424 6 53
Saturday, „ 15 ... 410 5t 6 2
Sunday, „ 16 ... 417 5 5 14
Monday, 51, 17 ... 422 53 4 27
Tuesday, „ 18 428 21 3 43
Wednesday, „ 19 ... 433 32 3 1
Thursday, „ 20 ... 438 26 2 20
Friday, „ 21 ... 443 6 1 42
Saturday, „ 22 ... 447 32 1 5

The comet appears to have been observed in France
as early as the 23d of March. It is new to astronomers.

MABKET NEWS-(T.EfIS DAY.)

SMITHFIELD.

This being what is termed the Great Lamb Market, the
show of lambs was seasonably extensive, and of full ave-
rage weight. On the whole, a large business was trans-
acted, on higher terms. We were scantily supplied with
beasts, in which very little was doing, at Monday's cur-
rency. 'Sheep and calves were tolerably firm, at late rates;
but pigs were quite neglected.

Per Sibs to sink the offals.
s. d. s. d.
Inferior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 2
Second quality.... 3 4 3 6
Prime large oxen 3 8 310
Prime Scots, dtc. 4 0 4 2
Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 8
Second quality ...3 10 4 4
Prime crse.-wlled.4 6 4 8
Lambs..

s. d. s. d.
Prime Southdown 410 5 0
Large crse. calves 4 6 5 2
Prime small d 0... 5 4 5 8
Large hogs 3 0 4 2
Small porkers 4 4 4 8
Sucklingcalves .. 0 0 0 0
Quarter old pigs 0 0 0 0
, 5s 8d..t0 7s 6d.

TOTAL SUPPLY.

Beasts ..... ......... •• • • 401
Sheep 8,700
Calves G4
Pip•• •• •• •• •• ••

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Sheep .................... _
Calves...". ..............
Pigs..•• •• •• .• —.••••• •• ••

NEWGATE
About an average busi,
follows :

LEADENHALL.
has been doing to-day, as

Per £3lbe by

the carcase.

s. d. s. d:
Beef, inferior 2 10 3 2
Do., middling 3 4 3 6
Do., prime largo 3 8 3 10
Do., do. small 3 10 4 0
Pork, large 3 4 4 2

s. d. s. d.
Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 4
Do., middling 3 6 4 0
-Do.,•prime 4 2 4 4
Veal 4 0 5 4
Pork, small 4 4 4 8
5s 6d to 7s 2d.

Lamb ..

SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY.—TRE DREADNOUGHT.
—Yesterday afternoon the usual quarterly court of the
governors of this national charity was held at the offices,
King William-street, London-bridge —Rear-Admiral
Bowles in the chair. There were also present—Hon.
Captain Maude, R.N., Captain Dixon, R.N., Captains
Farrer and Mandan, H.E.1.C.N., and Messrs. Lindsay,
Francis, Grant, Soans, Felgate, Blyth, Allnut, and
Brooking. It appeared from the report of the sittings
of the weekly board that several important modifications
had been introduced into the arrangement of the medical
staff. The minutes also recorded the reception of a
legacy of 501., less duty, frora the executors of the late
Captain Johnson ; another of 1371. 18s. 10d., from the
residue of the estate of the late Colonel Purchase ; and a
third, of 2001., bequeathed by the late Miss L. Palmer;
and likewise mentioned a pleasing recognition of tho
value of the institution by the able seamen on board her
Majesty's ship Imam, who, to set an example to their
brethren in the fleet, subscribed to the funds in small
sums the amount of 1/. N. At the annual festival, pre-
sided over by the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.P.,
President of the Beard of Trade, there were colleoted, in-
cluding subscriptions from her Majesty, from th e Emperors
of the French and Russia, from the Trinity Board, the
East India Company, and from several old friends of the
charity, the sum of 1,1531. Bs. sd. The total revenue for
the quarter was only 2,1581. 18s. 11d., while the expendi-
ture amounted to 2,6971. 17s. 3d., showing a balance of
538/. 18s. 4d. against the institution. During the past
three months the out-patients numbered 347, while as
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