The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING,_ MAY l5, 1854.

MARKET .NEWS-(THIS DAY•)

COURT CIRCULAR.

CORN EXCHANGE.

The Queen and Prince Albert left Buckingham-
palace at five minutes past twelve o'clock on Saturday
for Woolwich Dockyard, to witness the launch of the
Royal Albert screw steam ship. Her Majesty and his ,
Royal Highness were accompanied by the Prince of '
Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, and the
Princess Alice, and were attended by the Duchess of
Wellington, the Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady Caroline
Barrington, the Hon. Caroline Cavendish, Hon. Flora
Macdonald, Lord Rivers, Viscount Torrington, Sir F.
Stovin, Colonel Wylde, Colonel Bouverie, Captain Du
Plat, and Mr. Gibbs. The august party occupied five
of the Queen's carriages, and was escorted by a party of
Carbineers.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness returned from
the launch at five minutes before three o'clock.
The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria
Dawson and Lord James Murray, was also present at
the launch of the Royal Albert.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the per-
formance of French Plays at the St. James's Theatre
with their presence in the evening. The royal suite
consisted of the Viscountess Jocelyn, the Hon. Flora
Macdonald, Lord Rivers, Colonel Bouverie, and Captain
Du Plat.
Yesterday the Queen and Prince Albert, the Prince of
Wales, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, the
Duchess of Kent, the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting,
and the domestic household, attended divine service in
the Private Chapel of Buckingham Palace. The Hon.
and Rev. Gerald Wellesley officiated.
The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria
Dawson and Lord James Murray, honoured the per-
formance of the French Plays with her presence on Sa-
turday evening.
The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester
yesterday at Gloucester-house.

Very moderate supplies of wheat were on offer in the
leading country markets held on Saturday. All kinds sold
readily, at a slight improvement in the quotations. Barley
and malt were very dull, but oats were in good request at
extreme currencies. Beans, peas, and flour were
neglected.
Very little change has taken place in the value of wheat
on the continent and in the United States. Prices, how-
ever, have ruled steady. The stocks appear to have become
limited in several quarters. Up to our market last week
the receipts of English grain were very moderate. From
abroad, they amounted to- 21,940 qrs. of wheat, 8,645
barley, 9,797 oats, 4,601 beans, 14 peas, 91 tares, 4,369
linseed, 2,476 rapeseed, 11 mustard seed, 10 sundry seeds,
3,144 sacks and 3,875 barrels of flour.
Fresh up to this morning's market coastwise, the arri-
vals of wheat from Essex, Kent, &c., were very moderate,
but in good condition. By land carriage, they were
limited, hence the show of samples was small. An elec-
tric message having reached us from Liverpool, stating
that flour has advanced there, to-day, ls. per barrel, and
the country markets coming firmer, the demand for all
kinds of wheat of home produce ruled rather active, at an
advance in the prices obtained on Monday last, of from ls.
to 2s. per quarter, and a good clearance was effected. For
forward delivery there were more inquiries.
We were well supplied with foreign wheat; neverthe-
less, there was an active inquiry for all descriptions, at
is to 2s per quarter above the rates of Monday last.
Floating cargoes were in good request, and the quota-
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tions had an upward tendenc-y. a
The show of English barley was moderate. Of foreign
good. Sales progressed slowly, but we have no change to
notice in prices.
For malt we had a very dull market, owing to the ad-
vance in the duty.
There was a moderate sale for oats—the show of which
was by no means large, at full quotations.
English beans were dearer, and quite as dear as last
week. Foreign parcels were very dull.
All kinds of peas moved off slowly on former terms.
We had rather more doing in flour, and Americas par-
cels were is per barrel dearer than on this day se'nnight.

CABINET COUNCIL.—A Cabinet Council was held at
the Foreign-office, Downing-street, on Saturday after-
noon. The Ministers present were the Earl of Aber-
deen, Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne,
the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of
Argyll, Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon,
the Duke of Newcastle, the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right
Hon. .Sidney Herbert, and Sir William Molesworth.
The Council sat two hours and a half.

CURRENCY PER IbLI
Wheat—Essex & Kent,
Red •..• new 738 to 853
Ditto •• •• ...... old 77s 893;
Ditto, White new 77a 8931
Ditt0........ old 76s 90s
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old 73s 843
Ditto new .• •• 745 84s
Rye—Old .• •• ...• •• Sls 52s
New •• •• .• 503 51s
Barley—Grinding .•• •• 36s 38a
Slatting .•• •• 398 41s
Chevalier•• •• 423 44s
sit—Suffolk and Nor-
folk .• •• •• 66s 71s
3rown••• •• •• .......• 603 623
!Malt= and Ware 73s 70s

ERIAL MEASURE.

Malt—Chevalier •• 75s to 76!
Oats Yorkshire and
Linenlnsh., Feed 30s 34s
Potato 340 36s
Yonghal and Cork
Black 30s 33s
Cork, White 29s .I:ss
Scotch. Feed. •• 345 36s
Beans—Tick 455 54,
Pigeons ... 49 66,
Peas—Grey 44s 48s
Maple, .......... 48s 53s
White........... 56s 62s
Boilers ...565...... 6es
Flour—Town-made... 665 70s
Suffolk .......... 58s 62s
Btoekta & Norfolk 585 64s

Mr. John Boyle, acting trustee of the Marquis of
Bute's estates, and Mr. Richard Roy, had an interview
with the General Board of Health on Saturday, with
reference to the drainage of Bute Town, Cardiff.
Despatches were received on Saturday, at the Colonial-
office, from the Governor of the Falkland Islands.

SMITHFIELD.

On Wednesday next her Majesty is to give the first
State ball this season in Buckingham Palace. The
party will be very numerous, comprising the principal
State functionaries and nobility, British and foreign.
Saturday next is appointed for the celebration of the
Queen's birth-day. The Drawing Room held at St.
James's Palace on that day will, of course, be the crown-
ing reception of the year, the whole of the elite of the
Court making it a duty to pay their respects on this
anniversary. The day will be celebrated by a great
number of State banquets given by the Queen's Minis-
ters and her Majesty's State officers, each inviting the
circle of gentlemen with whom he is officially more im-
mediately connected.

Last week's imports of foreign stock into London were
again very moderate, the total supply being only
898 head. In the corresponding week in 1853 we re-
ceived 3,401 ; in 1852, 1,995 ; in 1851, 2,893 ; in 1850,
1,376 ; in 1849, 1,363.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER.

From Beasts.
Hamburgh 39 ...
Rotterdam__ 4 ...
Harlingen
Ostend — ...
Oporto
Guernsey

Sheep.
180 ... ...
93 ... 1 ... 138 ...
134 ... ... 21 ...

Lambs. Calves. Pigs

193 .., - ...

327 ...