The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-24 00:00:00

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

The Bernicia, from Calcutta to London, Feb. 22, lat. 1G
S., long. 5 W.
The Wizard, March 5, lat. 2 N., long. 21 W.
The Travancore and Cecilia, from London to Launceston
Van Diemen's Land, both same day.
The Affiance, from Colombo to London, March 6, lat. 2
N., long. 21. W.

The Vallisneria, from the Cape of Good Hope to London
April 5, lat 48 N.

The Ohimeira, from Batavia to Middlesburg, March 11
lat. 1 N long. 20 W.
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The Bristol Packet, brig, from Philadelphia to London,
April 6, lat. 44 N., long. 28 W.
The Woodstock, barque, from Jamaica to London, same
day.

The Cornelia, of And from Glasgow to Philadelphia, Dec.
14, out 27 days. _

The Johanna, from Cardiff to Hong Kong, Dec. 27, lat.
17 N., long. 25 W.
The Mississippi, from Cardiff to Bombay, Jan. 13, lat 32
S., long. 15 W.
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The Chieftain, from Mauritius to London, Feb. 10, lat
35 S., long. 21 E.

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H.M. kteamer Volcano, steering E., March 10, off As.
eension.

The Eliza Goddard, bound S.E., March 29, lat. 38 N.,
ong. 36 W.
The M. de Embril, from Cardiff to Havannah, March
31, lat. 34 N., long. 36 W.
The Statesman, from Port Philip to London, Apiil 17,
lat. 45 N., long 17 W.
The Janet Pickson, from Clyde to Melbourne, Feb. 3,
lat. 38 S., long 30 E.
The Bremen, for New York, April 15, lat. 7 W.
The Balmoral, from Liverpool to Sydney, N.S.W.,
Feb. 18, lat. 2 N., long. 23 W.

OSBORNE, ISLE OF WIGHT.—Her Majesty's estate at
Osborne, including the farm and seat, is now nearly
2,000 acres in extent. Both Prince Albert and the
Queen take great interest in the farm. Of horned cattle
the Prince still prefers the Scotch breed. A steam en-
gine is on the farm, which performs a variety of agricul-
tural operations. Her Majesty is about to establish a
heronry at Osborne. There are plenty of lofty trees
there, in the neighbourhood of ponds well stocked
with fish.

GIGANTIC BORING MACHINE.— We have frequently
had reason to call attention to the wonderful progress of
the mechanical arts in Glasgow, as evinced by the mag-
nificent character of the new tools which are every now
and then manufactured in the machine works of our
city. On no one occasion, however, have we been
more impressed with the magnitude of the operations
carried on in our ship-building yards or steam-engine
factories than when, on Saturday, we were invited
to see a newly-finished boring machine, which has been
made at the Albion Works of Messrs. G. and A. Harvey,
M'Neil-street. It is almost within the memory of
middle-aged men when the most of the metal boring in
Scotland was wrought by hand-wrought drills, or by
small turning-lathes. The many purposes to which
iron is now applied, and the wonderful size to which all
parts of machines, especially steam-engines, have grown,
have put all such petty and primitive tools out of mind
as w,ll as out of sight. A mere boring tool, now-a-days,
is a much larger machine than many steam-engines were
not long ago, and the one which has led us to make the above
remarks is larger than many steam-engines now in opera-
tion. This magnificent tool, which has been made for one
of Mr. Robert Napier's engine-shops, weighs no less
than 30 tons, and stands 25 feet high. The height of
the entablature of the frame is 15 feet, and the width is
no less than 14 feet. The framework of this grand bor-
ing machine is composed of two upright columns, sur-
mounted by an elegant entablature, below which the
wheels which give power to the boring tool are
supported on a cross beam of great size and
strength. This tool, which can work at all speeds,
from one revolution in 2i minutes, to 16 revolu-
tions in one minute, is capable of boring a hole in
solid iron of 10 inches, or a cylinder of 7 feet diameter,
and can take any feed from 1.40 th to lth of an inch
per revolution of the spindle ; and it is capable of
boring a hole 7 feet 8 inches in ength. Thcse who are
curious to have an idea of what the manufacturers of
tools in Glasgow a.re capable of producing would, we
have no doubt, be highly gratified by an inspection of
this great machine. We may mention, in conclusion,
that this tool is to be used fur boring and facing mal-
leable iron cranks, cross-heads, connecting-rods, cylin-
dere, air-pump, ecc., for marine engines.-0/avowP4t,

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HADDINGTON—Arnit 21.
The supplies of all kinds of grain larger, except barley.
—The following are the prices of grain at our market
to-day :

WIMP. BARLEY. OATS., MAIM
First - 84s Od 43s 6d 36s 6d 50$ Od
Second 7Bs 6d 1 41s Od 35s Od 48s Od
Third 6ss Odi 36s Od 323 Od 42s 04
Total quantity of wheat in market, 30S qrs., 299 WA
barley „ 282 qrs., 280 sold
oats
PP 475 qrs., 458 gold
Pl PP beans
PP 95 qrs., 84 sold
Average of wheat • £3 18 6 9-12ths
Ditto of Barley -12ths
Ditto of Oats
Ditto of Beans .. ...... __ -12ths _

PP PP

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DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET—APRIL 20.
Wheat on the top price to-day is 4s, current price Is Od•
and the lowest 2s Od, down. Oats on the top are is 4d UP,
current price Os 8d up, and the lowest 2s 8d up. Dah'
on the top Os 3d down, the current price is down, and
the lowest 6s down. Peas and beans on the top .2s 6d up,
current, price as before, and the lowest 5s Od down.
Qrs. Best. Current. Inferioi•
261 Wheat 82s Od 74s Od
571 Oats 37s 4d33s 8d ... ...... 28s 01.„
238 Barley 43s 6d 3Bs Od - Od,„
73 Peas & beans 528 6d 4Bs 04
Average of wheat, 3/. 13s Bid.

AB.ERDEEN—APRIL 21.
The prices of grain to-day are—Oats, 32s Od to 33s Od;
401bs per bushel; new oats, 00s Od to 00s Od, 401bs
bushel ; bere, 37s 6d to 38s Od, 531bs per bushel ; bar
37s 6d to 38.3 Od, 631bs per bushel ; wheat, red, OA Od
00s Od, 621(13 per bushel ; wheat, white, 74s Od to 76s Od,
621bs per bushed ; oatmeal, 25s 6d te 26s 6d per boll;
flour, 60. Od to tits Od per sazk. Provisions—Beef, perIPP
6cl to 8d ; mutton, ditto, 6d to 8d ; veal, ditto, 6d to Bel,
pork, per lb, Os 6(1 to Os 8d • salmon, per lb, 2s Od to Os Od;
rabbits, each, Od to Od ; tallow, per stone, 5s 9d to Os Od,
potatoes, per peck, Od to is Od ; butter, per lb, 10d to 12d ;
eggs, per doz, Os 5d to Os 7d ; hens, per pair, 3s Od
3s 6d ; chickens, ditto, 2s Cel to Os Od ; ducks, ditto, OP V°
to 3s 0 1.; ducklings, ditto, 2.4 6d to Os Od ; turkerth
each, 3.. 01 to 4s Od ; geese, ditto, 4s 6d to 5s Od • butter
for exportation (present cure), per cwt, 80s to bog -01;
ditto (summer cured), 00. to 00s Od ; eggs, wholesale price'
per dozen, 5d to Qd ; 411., loaf, 9d ; 21b loaf, 40 ; pork.
fine small, Os Od to Os Od ; pork, large, Os Od to Os 041;
lamb, per qr., 7s 6d to Od ; cheese, per imperial stone.
5s 6d to 7s.

DIN— 21.
We had a very quiet market at our Corn-exchange to'
day, and the prices of Tuesday were barely supported,
except for oats, which may be quoted at 3d to 6d dearer.
White wheat, 40. 0,1 to 44s Od , red ditto, 39s to 42, Od ;
barley, 16s 6d to 22s 6d ; oats, 14s Od to 17s Od ; rapeseed.
00s Od to 008 Od per brl ; oatmeal, 16s 6d to 17s Od ; baked
flour, 22s Od to 27s Od per cwt; Luau corn, 44s Od to 48s
per 4801bs.