The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-17 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, MAY 16.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—An improved tone pervades the
share market, but there is not much business doing.
Chester and Holyhead, 24c, a ; Eastern Counties, 134 c ;
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 798, jc, ; London and North
Western, 118/, a, 18c, ; Ditto (i-shares), Ip ; Manches-
ter, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 301 ; Midland, 74, ; South
Eastern and Dover, 224, fi, ; Shrewsbury and Bir-
mingham, Si. shares, 11.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 16.

Rear-Admiral Berkeley, C. 8., M.P., one of the Lords
of the Admiralty, arrived here this morning, and went
on board the Excellent, to witness shot and shell firing
at the York hulk. He returned to Chichester in the
afternoon.

Commodore Henry Eden is on a visit at this port,
and this morning inspected the Duke of Wellington, 131,
Captain B. Martin, C.B. ;he afterwards went on
board the Excellent, to witness the experimental
gunnery.
The Odin, 16, paddle-frigate, Captain Francis Scott,
having repaired her defects, went out of harbour to Spit-
head this afternoon.

The Cyclops, 6,. paddle-frigate, Lieutenant Seccombe
in temporary command, returned to Spithead from Ply-
mouth this morning, and left for Sheerness this evening,
taking volunteers for the ships fitting out at the east-
ward.

The Star, 8, sloop, Commander Warren, will be paid
advance at Spithead to-morrow.
The Fire Queen steam-yacht, Master Command*
Paul, left port this-afternoon for Southampton, it is re-
ported to embark Sir James Graham, the First Lord of
the Admiralty, and a board, and bring them to this
port.
The Black Eagle, Admiralty steam-yacht, Master
Commander Petley, dropped out of harbour at 5 o'clock
this evening, and moored off the Victoria-pier in readi-
ness to embark an Ordnance and Admiralty party for
the Channel Islands and the coast inspection en route.

WOOLWICH, MAY 16.

The Zephyr steam-vessel, in charge of Master Com-
mander W. H. Allen, of the Lightning steam-vessel,
went down the river today to Greenhithe, having on
board Mr. Macdonald, Master-Attendant at Woolwich
Dockyard, and the pay-clerks from the Admiralty, to pay
the crew of the Phcenix screw steam-sloop in advance,
previous to her departure for the Arctic regions.
The Phcenix screw steam-sloop, Commander Edward
A. Inglefield, has received her sailing orders, and will
leave Greenhithe after her compasses are adjusted and
some magnetical and astronomical observations made,
according to instructions given by Colonel Sabine.
Similar observations are also to be made at Stromness,
in the Orkneys, at Whale Fish Island, Disco, Cape
Riley, and Cape Walsingham, these places being in
her route to Beechey Island, whither she will proceed,
leaving the Diligence store-ship at Disco, in charge
of Lieutenant Elliott, who brought round that
vessel from Devonport to Woolwich. On the arrival
of the Phcenix at Beechey Island she will deposit the
stores there which she is taking out for the relief of
Captain Sir Edward Belcher's expedition, and return to
Disco and transfer the 400 tons of coal at present on
board the Diligence into the Phcenix. The Diligence
will immediately after return home to England this
summer, under the command of Lieutenant Elliot. The
Phcenix will then proceed to explore the Cumberland
Sound, and hold on to the westward as far as Repulse
Bay, as the north side of the sound has not as yet been
searched for the missing'expedition. Commander Ingle-
field, if he finds no traces of Sir John Franklin and his
companions in that direction, will return through Cum-
berland Straits, and proceed up Smith's Sound, to
follow out the traces of open water which he discovered
there last year during his voyage in the Isabel screw
steam-sloop. The period of the return of the Phoenix
will depend in a great measure on the discoveries that
may be made by her Commander. Captain Penny will
leave England in the Lady Franklin sailing vessel, ac-
companied by the Sophia, to form a colony on the
shores of Cumberland Sound, where tlitr Esquimaux
have reported there is abundance of plumbago and
copper, with other minerals ; and letters or parcels for
Commander Inglefield's expedition, if sent by Captain
Penny, will be delivered to the Phcenix when returning
down from ller search up Cumberland Sound.