The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-06 00:00:00

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APRIL 6 1849.

FrHE REGISTERED SYRIAN PALETOT
By Messrs. SWAIN and CO., Court Tailors, 579, Oxford.

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This celebrated OVER-COAT for the 'Spiing has been introduced
in the lightest textures of material from the costly wools of Syria :
the exclusive use of which has been secured by Messrs. Swain and
Co., and manufactured int* the Paletot universally known as the
choicest article of the kind extant.
The Local Agents tor its sale in the British Empire are—
Messrs. Hagford and Antwiss, Liverpool.
Messrs. 8. and S. Smith, Manchester.
Messrs. G. and W. Clarke, Bury St. Edmund's.
Mr. J. Hollingsworth, Birmingham.
Mr. W. White, Edinburgh;
Mr. John Whitty, College-green, Dublin.
Mr. Charles Saxelby, Shrewsbury..
Mr. Hubbock, Berwick-or-Tweed.
Mr. It. Tinhorn, Newport, Isle of Wight.
Mr. J. Johnson, Ashton-under:LYno.
Mr. Davison, Sheffield.
r. It. Wilson, Newcastle-xi-Tyne.
Mr. John Crisp, Norwich.
Mr. F. Bane,*lpswich.
Mr. W. S. Bevin, Cnester: - -
Mr. Whitmore, Stockport.
Mr. T. S. Wright, Northampton.

THE COUNTRY 'MARKETS.
WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, APRIL s.—The arrivals of
English and foreign wheat at this day's market are large ; the
demand, however, is limited, and prices in favour of the buyer.
Fine barley supports previous rates; inferior parcels difficult
to sell. Other articles as before.

ARRIVALS.
Wheat, 20,136 qrs. ; barley, 6,503 qrs. ; oats, 9l! qrs. ;
peas, 95 qrs. ; and beans, 2,263 qrs.
BIRMINOIIAM, APRIL 4.—At Gloucester market on the
31st wheat ruled dull, with the turn in favour of the buyer, on
foreign ; whilst English, being comparatively scarce, was not
lower. At Worcester, no alteration took place in the value of
any description. Barley rather cheaper. Fine oats as dear.
Secondary neglected. A few speculative sales of beans and
peas were reported. During the present week a fair business
has been done in wheat at former prices. Barley of all kinds
neglected. Oats can only be disposed of by submitting to a
reduction, with which holders will not comply. Beans held
for previous rates, which prevents anything being done, except
in retail. Some considerable parcels of peas have changed
hands at from 10s 6d to Ils per 196,b. This day's market was
well supplied with wheat, and the trade ruled dull for all kinds,
except white, but lower prices were not submitted to. The
better qualities of barley were rather more inquired for. Oats
sold slowly at about former currency. Beans again rather
cheaper. More doing in peas.
GLasaow, APRIL 4.—We have had fair supplies during
the week, consisting ( with the exception of about 1,137 quar-
ters of oats, 532 sacks of flour, and 1,610 loads of oatmeal from

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Ireland) of about 6,000 quarters of wheat, 1,000 quarters of
barley, 2,260 quarters of beans, 654 quarters of peas, 5,100
sacks and 5,516 barrels of flour, 3,183 quarters of Indian corn,
500 barrels of Indian meal, and 101 quarters of rye, all from
abroad. The foreign arrivals at Grangemouth amounted to
11,837 quarters of wheat, 5,069 quarters of barley, 2,E95 quar-
ters of beans, 1,105 quarters of peas, and 7,492 sacks of flour.
Under the influx of such liberal importations, some of which
go direct into the hands of consumers, and others being pressed
for sale ex ship, trade ruled flat, and prices were easier for all
foreign articles, Indian corn excepted, which maintained its
value. Home-grown wheat being in very small supply, com-
manded a slight advance ; and home-grown oats and meal
thereof were a somewhat better sale. This day's market was
well attended by town and country buyers, who, however,
evinced little disposition to act, and the few sales effected were
of—wheat at a decline of 6d. per 2401 b. for the inferior de-
scriptions of foreign of the last crop, the better kinds being held
at the currency of this day week. Barley and rye unaltered.
Oats, for feeding, a fair sale ; grinding sorts neglected. Beans
and peas in moderate retail demand, without change in value.
Indian corn in good inquiry,- and the market nearly cleared
thereof, at fully last Wednesday's terms.
STAMFORD, Aran. 5.---Wheat 42s to 48s; barley 26s to
29s ; oats, 16s to 20s ; beans, old 34s to 365, new 26s to
29s ; peas 34s to 37s per quarter.
BOSTON, APRIL 4.—Wheat, red 40s to 45s Od, white 48s;
oats Its to 20s; beans, 26s to 295, old 35s per quarter.
SLEAFORD, APRIL 2.—Wheat, white 44s to 465; red 43s
to 45s ; barley 25s to 29s ; oats 14s Od to 20s; beans, 8s to
30s per quarter.

dAl3l;l3lr.—Return of Sales to April 2—Wheat 104
quarters, 2171 108 (average 4119 d); barley 45 quarters.
4SI 7s 6d (average 21s 6d); oats 11 quarters, 71 7s
(average 13s 4d).
ALFORD.—Averages for the week ending April 2—Wheat
42s 23d ; barley 25s 70; oats 14s 10; beans !i6s per quarter.
Loon', APRIL 4.—Wheat 37s to 455; barley 24s to 28s;
oats 13s to 17s; beans 32s to 37s per quarter; seconds flour
Os Od.

LYNN, APRIL 2.—Wheat 38s 403 to 425, fine 44s to 465;
barley 24s to 265, fine 28s to 30s per quarter.
UrrumnAst, APRIL 4.—Wheat 43s to 48s ; barley 25s to
29s ; oats Iss to 20s ; beans 30s to 40s per quarter. Butter
lld to Ilid per lb ; eggs '23 for Is.
GArusßoao', APRIL 3.—Wheat 44s to 50s-330 quarters,
7761 7s (average 47s Oid); barley 25s 6d to 29s 6d-241 quar-
ters, 331112 s Od (average 27s 6d) ; oats, 24 quarters, 191 Os
(average 15s 10d.)
ROTHERHAM, APRIL 2.—Beef 5s 6d to 6s 3d per stone ;
mutton, in wool 6d, clipped 5d per lb.
DERBY, APRIL 3. fhe market to-day was tolerably well
supplied with fat beasts; the greater part of them were of fair
average quality, with little or no improvement in the de-
mand ; an advance in the price cannot be expected until
there be a better demand for beef when slaughtered, the dead
market for all kinds of meat being exceedingly flat. The
supply of sheep was not large, but the quality was generally
good, yet the demand was very flat. The show of fat and store
calves was large, as is usual on the market preceding Easter.
The pig market was thinly supplied. Beef 5d to sid; mut-
ton 5d to 6d; veal sid to 6d per lb; pork 9st per score.
Rough fat, as 9d per stone of 141bs. Hides, lid per lb. Calf
skins, 2d to 3id.

EDINDURIiIf, APRIL 4.—The quantity of wheat brought
forward to-day was 437 qrs, being 116 qrs more than last week.
Top price Is down, and the average 7d down-175 qrs unsold.
The quantity of Barley brought for ward was 693 qrs, being
185 qrs less than: last week. Price on the top 2s, and the
average 2s 9d down-216 qrs unsold. Of oats we had 1,020 qrs
brought forward, or 14 qrs less than last week. Top price
Is 4d, and the average 3d down-25 qrs unsold. The quan-
tity of beans to-day was 250 qrs or 96 qrs snore than last week.
Price on the top 6d, and the average 3d down-62 qrs unsold.
Top of Wheat ... 54s Od
Barley ... SSAIb 34s Od
„. Oats ... 45A lb 22s 81
... Beans 66iIb 30s Gd
Cogs, APRIL 4.—Flour—Firsts 14s Od to 14s 6d; extra 15,;
seconds, 13s Od to I3s 6d; households 10s to 12s ; 'birds Ss :o 1 a
per cwt. Oatmeal llsto I ls 6:1 ; Indian 'real 73 9d to Ss ; wiloat
meal, 10s 6d to Ils per cwt. Indian eorn 7153 Od to 7/108 ps. ton.
Bran 4/ to 4/ 5s per ton. Hay - Farmers 30s to 48s; average 00s ;
dealers 00s to s,Os ; average 000 Od per ton. Stsaw—Farmers
15s10d to 33s Od ; average 00s ; dealers CO3 Od to 00s Od;
average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf tid to 61d;
household loaf 5d to Sid per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d to
10d per lb. Coals—Newport 16s; Lydney 17s ; Landore 16s ;
Best Neath Culm 143 per ton. Tallow 43s Gd to 44s
per cwt. Whiskey, 25 o. p., 6s Od per imperial gal-
lon. Meat—Beef 4d to 7d; Mutton bd to tild ; veal
b' ;d to 7d ; nork 4d to 51d ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages 6d per
Ili Hops 61 lOs per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6d to 3153 per
ton. Bark—Barbary 71 to 8l; Valonia 141 to 001; French
71; English 71 per ton. Fleece Wool lOs to 12s per stone.
Hemp 35/ per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 18s to 193; red
ditto 265 to 28s per barrel ; Newfoundland 10/ 10s to 121 per
ton. Timber—New Memel 4110 s; old scarce; red pine 3/
15s ; yellow pine 3/ per ton ; deals, first quality, 201; second
quality 171 per 120. Hides—Market lOs to 16s; salted Ils to
16s per cwt ; calf skins 2d to 21d; market 2d to 2 d per lb.
Potatoes, white 10d to 12d; Minions 18d to 2nd; Guano—
Peruvian, 10/10s; Ichaboe 91 per ton; Tar—Archangel, IBs
per barrel. Eggs, 4s to 4s 2d per hundred.

We are informed that on the occasion
of Prince
Albert's visit to Lincolnshire his Royal Highness will
leave Windsor on the morning of the 17th inst., and
reach Lincoln at one o'clock : he will be there re-
ceived by the Corporation, and conducted in a carriage
to the Corn Exchange,
where he will receive the ad-
dress of the Municipality, and then proceed to see the
Cathedral and the other interesting antiquities of the
city. Probably' the Prince will be thus occupied for an
hour and a half, lie will then go on to Brecklesby sta-
tion by special train, and at Brocklesby he will receive the
address of the Boston Corporation. On the 18th his Royal
ilighnm will leave Brocklesby, and proceed by rail to
Grimsby; and atter receiving an address from the Cor-
poration of that borough, he will inspect the vast works
at the docks, and then perform the ceremony of laying
the first stone. This done, he will partake of lunch in a
large building calculated to hold 700 to SOO people. At
four o'clock he will leave Grimsby by a special train,
and go by way of the East Lincolnshire, the Great
Northern, and the North-Western railways, to Euston-
square. As ho will not stop anywhere on his return,
parties desirous of seeing his Royal Highness will do
well to visit Grimsby, where, we hear, there will be
accomndation for many thousands of spectators.—Stant-
ford Mercury.

[ADVEUTISEMENT.] Holloway's Ointment and
Pills again Triumphant in the Cure of a Bad Lug of
Ten Years' Duration.—Extract of a letter from Mr.
Harris, Alne Hill, Alcester, March 14, 1549, to Pro-
fessor Holloway. Sir: I suffered for upwards of ten years
with a bad leg, in which were five running sores, and
although I tried various methods of treatment as pre-
scribed by different medical men, still it got worse.
Seeing in the newspapers notices of the cures your va-
luable medicines have performed, I determined on trying
them, and by their use, and the blessing of God, a per-
fect cure of my leg was effected six months ago. Sold
by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's establish-
ment, 244, Strand, London.

•
QUEEN'S m I.IIEATRE..—.HULL, APRIL s.—The per-
formances last evening were under the patronage of the
tradesmen of Hull, when Bulwer's celebrated play of
Money brought out Miss Goddard as Clara and Mr. E.
Graham as Evelyn, both of whom were loudly culled
for at the close of the play, and received well-merited
applause. After which, was performed a Ballet Diver-
tisement of the seasons, introducing a grand allegorical
pageant of the " Restoration of Charles the Second,"
which had a magnificent effect. Crouch's operetta of
Jeannette and Jeannot concluded the evening's entertain-
ments : this piece, which has often received the plaudits
of a Hull audience, did not on this occasion suffer from
any lack of applause. Macbeth, which was produced at
this theatre on Monday last in a style hitherto unknown
in the provinces, is announced for repetition next week.
BILLINGIIAY.-Six months since, a reading-room
was temporarily opened here, to try how such an inno-
vation would be received in e fens of Lincolnshire, once
(though happily long ago) the abode only ()I f a
etreckless,"iti
half-amphibious population. The attempt a
encouragement and support. and en institution
s m
has now
become permanently establishedun der the
title of
" The Billinghay Reading-rooms and Public Library."
Already the members have had the advantage of two lec-
tures—one, with interesting experiments, on electricity,
by the Rev. Edw. Jenkins; the second, delivered on
Thursday evening, the 29,h ult., by Mr. W. Anderson,
on the history of literature and literary institutions.
During the ensuing winter, a regular courso of lectures
will be giveu.—Staniforcl Mercury.

PEMBROKE DOCKYARD.
CURIOUS PARTICULARS.
We continue our extracts from the tracts put forth by
the Financial Reform Association of Liverpool.
In the navy estimates for the ensuing financial year
1849 50, there is a sum of 14,956/. required for works
at:el fittings in Pembroke Dockyard. One item is 8,7171.
to make up a total of 30,0001. for "iron roofs over slips
I and 2," and 2,040/. for " berthing in slips 1 and 2 ; '
3741. for " alterations and reconstructions ; ' 3,825/. for
" ordinary repairs and painting." A note appended to
the " berthing in slips 1 and 2," says, "This hss been
provided for, in consequence of the strong opinion ex-
pressed by the yard-officers as to its necessity."
From the evidence laid before the Parliamentary
Committee of 1848, it appears that the opinion, however
strongly expressed, of the officers of Pembroke dock-
yard is but a doubtful proof of the necessity or utility
of the works they recommend. " The alterations and re-
constructions" to be provided for in the ensuing year
are moderate; public opinion has reached Pembroke;
the sum of 374/. only is required. In the year ending
31st March, 1849, the sum of 2,237/. was required for
"alterations and reconstructions." But even that is a
trifle at Pembroke.
In 1848-49 there was required for a " building to
contain fire-engines, and school for apprentices," 5,0091.;
and for a " surgery and police establishment," 5,3111.
Even these are but moderate items at Pembroke, yet
anywhere else, any money but Government taxes
would have provided a place for the fire-engines' a
school for apprentices, a surgery, and a police-house, for
1,000/., saving 9,320/. on Pembroke expenditure.
Those items of 1848 are keys to a system which, as
one of the witnesses said, " would bring any other than
the National Exchequer to bankruptcy."
Here is another of its keys:—
Year 1848.49, " for the hire of teams at Pembroke,
1,4411." Year 1849.50, " per ditto, 1,436/."
The hire of teams to haul the timber in the yard has
the advantage of procuring saddle-horses for the officers
to ride on. The person who furnishes the teams is a
tenant of the head officer of the yard. The teams were
at one time indispensable, as the yard was so uneven
that tramways could not be laid on it; but though it
was levelled many years ago, at a cost of 54,600/., (its
original (lost of construction being only 6,0001.) it has
not yet had tramways laid down. The tramways would
have saved the hire of the teams, but certain gentlemen
would have lost rich privileges, and would have had
fewer favours to bestow.
5385. (Mr. Robertson.)—"The levelling of the dock-
yard cost 54,630!., though the whole dockyard cost only
6,0001."
5375. " As regards buildings and erections in the
dockyard, forming docks, and that sort of thing, they
have generally been done by private contract, to the
amount of half a million of money."
Pembroke yard was begun about 1820, the business
having been removed from Milford.
5379. " What are the kind of works to which you
allude, which have been taken by private contract?
" The account before me has been taken from official
documents up to a certain time. Her© is' building slip,'
2,464/. 2s. 7d. Here is a dry dock cost 112,2051.
" Was that by contract?—Yes, with Mr. Macintosh,
of London."
Mr. Macintosh, of London, and Mr. Henderson, of
Pembroke, were brothers-in-law—principal and agent;
the agent ultimately became a principal, and is the gen-
tleman who gives dinners and saddle horses.
5334. " Here are two houses which cost 11,333/."
The levelling of the yard took about eight years, at.d
was completed in 1830. Since 1830, " the system his
been going on nearly the same way. The docks and
roofs for covering the men-of-war which have been
building, and a variety of other works have generally
been given to the representative of Mr. Mackintosh."
(Henderson.) " Since that he had taken the contracts
in his own name, and they have generally been given
without competition to Mr. Henderson."
5391. " Are there any cases in which you yourself
have been engaged in tendering for work at the dock-
yard?

" Yes; when the packet establishment was removed
from Milford to Ilobb's-point, and transferred to the
Admiralty, the Government thought it necessary to
build an inn for the accommodation of passengers, and
an agent's house. The agent's house was given, with-
out any competition whatever, by the Board of Ord-
nance."—(Being built on land belonging to the Ordnance
Department )
5392. " Given to whom? To Mr. Henderson. Tl,e
inn was advertised by tender. I sent a tender to do it
for 3,3001. My tender was returned. The agent's
hotiii3 cost 1.8001.; the inn 5,0001."
There was a curious case of a reservoir, in 1841,
which was advertised to be let by public tender.
The advertisement was dated 14th April, but only
appeared in the local papers en the 17th. The
tenders were to be delivered in on the 22d, at
twelve o'clock. There was only one tender in by
twelve o'clock, Mr. Henderson's; another came at
one o'clock, and was declared to be too late. This second
party, a Mr. Douglass, persevered, sent his tender direct
to the Admiralty in London, who ordered fresh adver-
tisem nts to be issued for new tender'. Those were
issued accordingly; but, though a month of time was lost,
the period allowed for the work was reduced from Ist May
in the following year to the lit February, " which
made a very material difference, bt cause in the %int( r
time the people cannot work so well. It was supposed
to bo done to throw obstacles in the ea), of any person
accepting it."
But there was a more serious obstacle. "There was
a clause in the contract stipulating that if, in excavat-
ing for the reservoir, a sufficient quantity of earth
or rock should not be found to form an embank-
ment, such extra quantity must be provided by the
contractor; but not taken from land belonging to
the Crown." Tk;ere was no land not belonging to
the Crown within convenient reach, except what
belonged to Mr. Henderson and his dining friend the
storekeeper-general; so that, virtually, this condition
in the contract gave the preference to Mr. Henderson,
whose tender was said to be 7,0001. But Mr. Douglass
persevered, and obtained the contract, with all the
obstacles before him, for 3,3301.; " about one-half," says
the witness, "it would have cost the public had Mr.
Douglass not persevered."
" But," continues the witness, " the most flagrant case
attaching to this contract is the following:—At the very
time the Admiralty put this clause in their contract,
stipulating that no earth should be taken from land be-
longing to the Crown, the Ordnance Board had contract
works then carrying on in an adjoining field, and the
only difficulty they had was what to do with the excava-
tions of earth. The Admiralty had also works in con-
templation close at hand, either of which would have
supplied the earth required."
5401. " What is the paper you are reading from?—
It contains extracts from my own correspondence re-
specting the affair."
5402. " You complained of two provisions, one being
that no earth should be taken from the Government
ground, while, at the same time, Government had more
earth than they could dispose of for another work?—
Yes."
5403. " What was the distance between those two
works?—Not a quarter of a mile. If the contractor
could have had the earth I have no doubt it would have
been taken for 1,500/Jess."
5404. " Are the Committee to understand that one of
the works was for the Ordnance and the other was for
the Navy ?—Yes."
5405 " Were the contracts made by the Ordnikce
Board for both?—No; one was made by the Admiralty
and the other by the Ordnance; but the officers must have
known each other's plans—and, if they had not, the de-
fects of the Government economy would have been but
' the more apparent."
5406. " Do you mean to say that if the same officers
had had to contract for the two works, the publio would
have been accommodated by the surplus of earth, of the
one being employed to make up the deficiencies of the
other? Yes—Decidedly."
5407. " And that you consider to be the cause of an
increased expense, and of preventing parties, who other.
wise would have taken it, from taking the contract ?
—Decidedly."
And again—
" It has generally been complained of that sufficient
public notice is not given, whereas other persons who
have influence with the officers may have private infor-
mation, so that they may make an arrangement.
5412. " What do you mean by influence with the offi-
cers? To what officers do you allude ?—I allude to
those persons who have local influence in the neighbour-
hood; I allude particularly to the storekeeper of the
dockyard, who is trustee to the estate surrounding the
dockyard."
5413. " What is his name?—Lawes; he is acting
trustee to the estate, and also as a Government officer,
and therefore his interests are opposed to each other!, he
cannot serve both parties honestly at the same time."
5414. " What has be to do with those contra_ehe
cts/
take He was waited upon by persons who wished to k
contract, and asked what he would let themha.v.e_t,h/
be s
land for. To one of the name of Dawkins ata
will let you have it for 7001.'" of
But ho would not tell him from whit paara,te all the
estate he might take it; consequently; istaimd he would
difference. To another, Mr. Owen, i
name no p
contract was taken. The result
was, that theyriae weretill the
afraid to tender, except at an enor
mous price; and at this
time there was land belonging
to another department of the Government that would
have amply supplied all the wants; afterwards, Mr.
Douglass found this out, and he wrote and pointed it out
to the Board, and they gave it to him.
Relative to Mr. Henderson and his contracts, the wit-
ne:s was asked—
" Are the Committee to understand you to say that
he bad contracts for half a million of money?" ‘‘ He was
the representative of his brother-in-law• he had a great
portion of them."—(The contracts let by public tender.)
Here is a list of other works taken by the same party
by private contract, up to 1831 :
"AN ACCOUNT OF WORKS PERFORMED AT PENBROKE
DOCKYARD, BY PRIVATE CONTRACT, BY MESSRS.
MACINTOSH AND HENDERSON:—
Building slip ... 2',,464 2 2
Dry dock ...
... 112,205 4 6
Sea wall ••• 2,8.42 17 7
West Camber .. ltd 14 6
East Camber ... ..„ 5, 151 11 2
Master Shipwright'a sad clerk of the
cheque's houses 11,3 ..;3 17 3