The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-06 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SIINDAY.—The Lords of the Admi-
ralty are expected here on their annual visit of inspec-
tion on the 20th.

The Niger screw steam sloop left this harbour at 7
A.M. yesterday for Woolwich, the trials, we presume,
having terminated.

Should the Arrogant, 46 (screw), Captain Fitzroy,
arrive to day, she is to be ordered to proceed immedi-
ately to Kingstown (Dublin).
In Harbi,ur—The Victory, flag of Admiral Sir Bladen
Cape!, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief ; the Illustrious,
flag of Rear-Admiral H. Prescott, C. 8., superintendent
of the dockyard; the Excellent, gunnery-ship, Captain
IL D. Chads, C.B. ; the Blenheim, steam guard-ship,
Captain H. Austen, C B.; the Blazer, steamer, Lieut.-
Comm Ander Smith; the Rolla, apprentices brig, Lieut.-
Commander Fen wick; the steam tenders, Lightning,
Master-Cammanding Pettey; Elfin, Acting-Master Bal-
liston; Fire Queen, Acting-Master Allen; and the tug
Echo.

At Spithead—The Superb, 80, Captain Purcell.
In Dock—The Princess Charlotte, 104, repairing; the
Grampus, 80, ditto; the Actaeon, 26, ditto; the Daunt-
less, 24 (screw), altering; the Devastation (paddle), re-
pairing; and Curlew, 10, altering.
In the Steam basin—The Penelope, Sidon, Scourge,
Urgent, and Sprightly.
In the Sea-basin—The Rodney, 92, refitted; and the
Polyphemus steam sloop.
Wind—S.S.E., light breezes and cloudy.
ROYAL MARINES.

Major-General Lord icederia".—ilizclarence, G.C.H.,
inspected the subalterns of this division at Forton Bar-
racks on Saturday in company and squad drill, in which
they acquitted themselves to the warmly-expressed satis-
faction of his Lordship.

ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY.
Lord Frederick Fitzclarence inspected this distin-
guished corps on Southsea-Uommon i❑ battalion small
arm drill on Saturday afternoon. His Lordship expressed
himself in the highest terms of their steadiness and effi.
cikmey.

PLYMOUTH, Auo. s.—By the arrival here, this after-
noon, of the Nestal Trinity yacht, Captain Jones, from
the westward, we learn that the Royal squadron was
seen to pass Mount's Bay, from Penzance harbour, at
halt• past seven o'clock o❑ Thursday morning. The
squadron consisted of the Royal yacht Victoria and
Albert, the Black Eagle, and a third steamer.

THE GUESTLING MURDER.—Our readers are aware
that at the Sussex assizes, held at Lewes, on Wednesday,
Mary Ann Geering was convicted of the murder of her
husband, Richard Geering, at Guestling, near Hastings,
by administering to him a large quantity of arsenic, and
that Chief Baron Pollock passed on her sentence of
death, holding out no hope of mitigation. As is always
the case in poisonings, the evidence was circumstantial;
and in order to sho that the poison in this instance was
not administered accidentally, evidence was given con •
nected with the poisoning of two of the sons, and an at-
tempt to poison a third, subsequently to the death of the
father. At the trial, Mr. Hurst, the counsel for the pri-
soner, objected to the reception of the evidence, on the
ground that what occurred subsequently to the death,
which the prisoner was charged with causing by the
administration of poison, could not be evidence with
regard to that particular case. Chief Baron Pol-
lock, at the trial, said he considered that he was
bound to receive that evidence. He thought the
history of the domestic state of that family down to the
time of the prisoner's arrest was evidence if the priso-
ner personally interfered. He had laid it down, at
Chelmsford, in a case of arson, that two previous at-
tempts to set fire to the same premises might be given in
evidence; and he considered that he was bound to re-
ceive evidence, the tendency of which was to show that
the use of arsenic in the family was not accidental. An-
ticipating the objection, after reading the depositions, he
had conferred with Mr. Baron Alderson, who agreed
with him that any evidence which showed that the ad-
ministering of the poison was not accidental was admis-
sible. Since the prisoner has been sentenced to be exe-
cuted, Mr. Hurst has again formally tendered the objec-
tion in writing; and the execution will be delayed till
the opinion of the fifteen judges has been obtained on
the point, which is one that has never been hitherto
raised. Antecedent circumstances, as in the arson case
alluded to, have been admitted as evidence; but in the
present instance the evidence objected to is that which
relates to circumstances which occurred subsequently to
the murder.

MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.—Lord J. Russell is
residing at Pembroke lodge, Richmond-park, for the pre-
sent ; but the Noble Premier, accompanied by Lady
John Russell, shortly leaves for Scotland, on a series of
visits. Viscount Palmerston does not intend to leave
town for Broadlands until next week, whin the Noble
Viscount and Viscountess purpose to receive a succes-
sion of distinguished visitors at their country seat. The
Earl of Minto, accompanied by the Countess, and Ladies
Elliot, arrives at Minto-house, Roxburghshire, this
week, for the autumn. The Marquis of Lansdowne, who
is at present in Dublin, to assist in the honours of the
Queen's reception in the Irish metropolis, is expected to
return to Bowood park, Wilts, to-morrow se'nnight.
The Right Hon. Sir J. Cam Hobhouse and the Misses
Hobhouse left Berkeley-square on Thursday for Erl-
stoke park, Wilts. The Earl and Countess Grey have
left Belgrave•square for Howick-hall, Northumberland.
The Right Hon. Sir F. Thornhill Baring, as First Lord
of the Admiralty, goes, in company with several mem-
bers of the Board, on an official tour this week ; the
Right Hon. Baronet having returned on Thursday night
to his official residence from visiting the Channel
Islands. Lady Arabella Baring and the Misses Baring
are sojourning at Brighton. Lord Campbell and Lady
Stratheden and family leave Knightsbridge in a few days
for the Noble and Learned Lord's seat in Scotland. The
Right HOP. Henry Labouchere left town on Saturday
for Stoke-park, near Windsor. We are happy to hear
that the Lord Chancellor is regaining his health in a
satisfactory manner. His Lordship and family are re-
siding at Copse Hill, his Lordship's delightful seat, near
Wimbledon.

DEPARTURE OF THE HIBERNIA..—ShortIy after
eleven o'clock on Saturday forenoon, the British and
North American Royal Mail steamship Hibernia, Capt.
Stone, sailed from Liverpool for Boston, via Halifax,
carrying out the weekly mails for Canada and the
United States, besides passengers to the number of 80
or 90. The mails went in charge of Lieutenant Ray-
mond, R.N., Admiralty agent. The Niagra was to sail
for Liverpool from New York on the 24th ult.

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1.) 1.11 flour not to b nau under
Ttr's lay's quotations, but secondary samples were easier
to buy. The price of Indiin corn was 'angular. 231'
.per 4801 b was accepted for the hest yell,w corn, whilst
fine white brought 27s to 27s 6,1 p,r 4801 b, and a good
clearance was effected at those rates. Oats and oatmeal
were both dull. Grinding barley declined Id per bushel,
and pas is per quarter. Egyptian beans were (id per
quarter ch,aper. With exceedingly fins weather to-day
the grain trade is without activity, and prices stall
nominally as yesterday.

Ws. d. s. heat, per 701 b IBarlev ee ding• • 38to 4 English, white .. 72t0 7 4,12 ye, per 4801 b 28 o—3o 0
Do. red.. .. 7 0— 7 2.l3cans, English, pr
Irish, new .. 6 3 6 f; imperial quartr 34 0 36 0
Do., old .. • • 6 6 G 7 Irish and Scotch,
Dantsic.. .. • • 7 6 - 7 9 per 4801 b .. 30 o—3l 0
Do., good mixed 7 3 8 0 Foreign, duty pd. 24 0 24 6
Lowerßaltic,whit Gll 7 0 European, per im-
Do. red.. 6 9—6 11 perialquarter.. 32 0— 33 0
American . • • 6 6 7 6 Peas, English, per
Canadian .. ..G 6 7 6 imperial quartr 32 0— 33 0
Spanish, red and Foreign .. 28 0 30 0
white.. .. • • 7 0— 7 2 Malt, English, per
Tuscan and Bar- imperial quartr 56 0 60 0
letta, red .. • • 6 7 - 610 Do., Irish .. 55 0— 56 0
Marianopoli ••510 6 0 Do., brown .. 54 0—57 0
Odessa, Polish .. 6 0 6 3 Flour, English, pr
Do., hard.. • • 5 2 5 6 2801 b •• 35 0— 37 0
Egyptian .. 4 3 5 0 Irish, extra fine.. 36 0 38 0
Oats, per 451 b United States, per
English and Scotch 211 3 2 barrel .. 24 0— 26 0
Welsh • • • .. 2 7—2 11 Canadian .. 24 6 23 0
Irish, new .. 210 —2 101 Oatmeal, English,
Do., old • • • 2 9—2 11 & Scotch,pr24olb 23 6 26 0
Barley, English, pr Irish, new .. 24 0 24 9
imperial quarter 30 0 —32 ( Do., old .. .23 6 24 0
Irish, Scotch, I.llcl rindidit corn, per
Manx,per6olb.. 3 B—3 1( 4801 b 24 0— 27 6
MANCHESTER, AUG. 4.—On Monday and Tuesday
heavy showers of rain continued to fall at short intervals;
but subsequently the weather, though cloudy and threat-
ening at times, has been fair, and now appears more
settled. Influenced by this circumstance, the favourable
accounts of harvest prospects generally, and increased
supplies of flour, the trade has remained in the same
lifeless state as noted last Saturchy, only a few occa-
sional sales to necessitous buyers being practicable (and
which were only confined to choice fresh kinds) even by
accepting offers at reduced rates. Oatmeal has been in
limited request, and the best descriptions merely main-
tained their previous value. Of English and Irish pro•
duce the arrivals at Liverpool and Runcorn are still to ft
very limited amount, but from abroad the imports Of
wheat and beans are to a fair extent, and large of Indian
corn and barrel flour, The weather being very fins this
morning, our market was exceedingly quiet, and wheat
declined Id to 2i per 7001 b. On the best descriptions
of flour we reduce our quotati.ns ls, and on other aorta
Is 6d to 2s per sack. Other articles were generally the
turn cheaper.

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GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, AUG. 2.—The numbers
at our market to-day were—oxen, 543 ; sheep, 1,420 ;
lambs, 4,949. Owing to the number of cattle brought
forward sales were very dull, with a decline of 23 per
cwt. Ox beef from 45s to 50s pi r cwt, cow and inferior
from 383 to 423 per do. Best mutton 41 per ib, raid
from 4d to 5d per do. Lambs from 33 to 14s per held,
ace rding to quality. A number of oxen, sheep, and
lambs, turned out unsold.

CORK, AUG. 2.—The supplies of home grain are
trifling. Some new here and oats of excellent quality
have appeared at market, and have sold at fair prices.
We have had a few transactions in prepared or foreign
wheat at a decline of 6d per barrel. The trade in oats
has been merely a retail one at late rates. We continue
to have a steady consumptive demand for flour at last
week's prices. The stocks, as well as the supplies of
the article, are light, and barely sufgcient for the wants
of the trade. The consumption of Indian corn has fallen
off still further, and we must quote the article a slow and
dull sale at a decline of full twenty shillings per ton from
last week's rates, the current prices being 61 to 6/ s per ton.
Flour—Firsts 14s Od to 15s ; extra 15s Od
seconds, 13s Od to 13s 6d; households lOs to 12s; thirds, 8s to 10e
per cwt. Oatmeal 12s 6d to 13s; Indian meal 7s 3d to 7s 6d; wheat•
meal, lOs 6d to lls per cwt. Indian corn 71 Os to 715 s Od per
ton. Bran 4/ to 4/ 5s per ton. Hay—Farmers 15s to 265; average
23s ; dealers 35s to 445; average 0050 d per ton. Straw—Farmers
18s Od to 29s Od ; average 26s ; dealers 30s Od to 455 Od;
average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 6id ;
household loaf 5d to sid per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d to
91 per lb. Eggs-4s 2d to 4s 4d per hundred. Coals
Newport 14s; Lydney 16s ; Landore 14s ; Best Neatb
Culm 13s per ton. Tallow 408 Od to 00s per cwt
Whisky, 25 o. p., 6s Od per imperial gallon. Me"
—Beef 4d to 7d; mutton 5d to bid; veal bld to
id ; pork 4d to bid ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages 6d pet
lb. Hops 61 10s per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6d to 3158 per
ton. Bark—Barbary 8t to 8/10s; Valonia 14/ to 01; French
71103; English 01 per ton. Fleece Wool lOs to 12s per stone-
Hemp 311 to 35/ per tor. Fish— Scotch herrings 17s to 18s ; red
ditto 26s to 28s per barrel ; Newfoundland 10/ lOs to 12/ per
ton. Timber—Memel, 85/ per ton ; deals, first quality, 181'
second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 108 to /6t;
salted 12s to 18s per cwt ; calf skins lid to 2id per lb.
Potatoes, white 10d to 13d ; Minions 00d to 00d ; Glance"'
Peruvian, 11l 10s; Ichaboe 9/ per ton; Tar—Archangel'
19s per barrel.

ABERDEEN, A ug. 3.—Grain—Oats 17s Od to 18s 0d,401b pet
bushel ; barley, 23s to 245, 521bs per bushel ; bear, 23s to 20,
52 lbs per bushel ; wheat, 46s to 52s ; oatmeal, 14s 3d to 1591
per boll ; flour, 37s to 45s per sack. Provisions—Beef'
5d to 7d per lb ; mutton, ditto, 5d to 7d ; veal, ditto, at`,
to 6d; pork, per stone, 4s 6d to ss; lamb, per lb, lid to 70!
tallow, per stone, 4s to 4s 6d ; potatoes, per peck, Is 4d to is Egol:
hay, per cwt, Os to Os ; rabbits, each Od to Os ; hares, each, ,
to Os ; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter, per lb, 7d to 9a ,
eggs, per doz, 8d to 10d • cheese, per stone, Os to Os ; hens, pet
pair, 2s 6d to 350 d ; chickens, ditto, Is 8d to 2s Od • ducks, ditto,
2s 4d to 2s 6d ; ducklings, ditto, 2s 4d to 2s 6d; turkeys, each, 36
Od to Os Od; geese, ditto. Os to Os; butter for exportation (present
cure per cwt, 63s to 003; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, bh-
to Od; 4b loaf, 6d; 21b loaf, 3d ; pork, per stone of 141bs,
3s 6d to Os Od; pork fine, small, 5s 6d to Os Od ; pork large.
3s 6d to 4s 3d; ship pork per barrel of '204 lbs, Os to Os'
Meal—Oatmeal, is 5d to Is 6d; bearmeal, Is 4d to is fid
peasemeal, I s 10d to 2s; sids, 7d to 8d • barley flour, is 5d to
s 6d ; barley dust, 7d to 8d ; flour, is lOd to 2s; barley, per IN
lid to 2d.

DALKEITH, Auc. 2.—The relative weight per four bushels
of the three prices of wheat were 19st 01b, 18st 71b, and 17st
6!b. Oats, 13st 11b, 12st 31b, and 1 Ist 81b. Barley, 16st 71b,
16st 01b, and 15st 131 b. Peas and beans, 18st 131 b, 18st 21b1
and 17st 121bs.
Qrs. ^ Best. Current. Inferior.

2'B Wheat ... ...... Z 2 14 0 £2 10 0 £2 3 0
430 Oats
108 Barley
24 Peas and Beans 1 14 0 1 13 6 1 10 6
Average of wheat 4Bs sid.