The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-19 00:00:00

EUE-A.D.

The prices of Wheaten Bread in the Metropolis are
from 7d to 7id; of household ditto, sid to 60 per 41bs
loaf.

rumen MAIMET.
Market hides, 56ib to 641 b, lid to lid; ditto, 641 b to
721 b, lid to ditto, 721 b to 801 b, lid to 2d; ditto,
801 b to 881 b, 24ti to 24d; ditto, 881 b to 961 b, 24d to 3d;
ditto, 961 b to 1041 b, 3d to 34d; ditto, 1041 b to 1121 b
to 4d; Calf Skins, each, 4s 611 to 53 ; Lambs Skins,
Is 3d to 2s 3d ; Horse Hides, 7s 6d; Polled Sheep, 5s
6d to 6s 4d; Kent and Halt breds, 5s to 5s 6d; Downs
4s to ss; Shearlings, 6d to 7d.
PALLY

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 103 to 4/ ; Clover
ditto, 3/ to 51 03 ; and Straw, 11 6s to 11 103 per
load. A full average supply, and a sluggi.h demand.
CUMBELtLANI. Meadow Hay, 21 103 to 41 Os ;
Clover ditto, 31 to 4/ 16s ; and Straw, 11 7s to
1/ 11s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade
rather dull.

HITECHAPRL.—Meadow Hay, 21 103 to 4/ 03 ;
Clover ditto, 31 Os to 51 Os; and Straw, 116 s to 11 lOs
per load. Trade dull, at barely stationary prices.

NA VA L I.NTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY.—The Apollo troop-ship, Com-
mander James Rawstorne, came into the harbour this
morning. The Echo steam-tug went out to bring her
in, but the wind blowing fresh from W. by S., she got
under canvass and sailed in, the Echo following in-
stead of heading her. The two companies of Royal
Artillery and invalids she brought home from Corfu will
land to-morrow morning, the former proceeding imme-
diately to Woolwich, and the Eyelids to Fort Moncton
barracks. The following are the officers arrived in the
Apolle:—Captains Doraville and Williams, Lieutenants
Vansittart and Blakelty, and Assistant-Surgeon Rhys,
of the Royal Artillery; Lieutenant Chichester and As-
sistant-Surgeon Smith, of
.the 16th Foot; Dr. Russell,
of the 36th; Ensign Tannings, of the 24th; and Dr.
Burton.

To-morrow being the day appointed for the public cele-
bration of her Majesty's birthday, the event will be ob-
served here with the usual ceremonies. In the evening the
Commander-in-Chief and Admiral Superintendent
will give banquets to their respective official coadjutors,
as will the heads of the other Government departments.
Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, the Lieutenant-Governor,
will give his official entertainment in honour of the same
occasion on the 24th.
Captain Lord A. Fitzclarence, G.C.H., was, we are
happy to state, much better in health yesterday.
Her Majesty and the Court will revisit Osborne on
Tuesday, for a short visit.
Admiral Sir John A. Ommonney, K.C.8., gave a most
elegant entertainment at his mansion (Warblington
House), near Havont, last night, to celebrate his promo-
tion to the rank of Admiral. Among the guests were
Vice-Admiral DacreF, Captains 11. D. Chads, C. 8., H.
Chads, J. Harrison, T. B. Sulivan, Lawrence, R.M.,
Savage, R.M.A. ; Colonel Gibsone, R.M.A., Colonel
Wines, R M.; Major Casticu; Commanders Caispin,
Ommanney, Fegen, &c.
The Gladiator steam-frigate arrived this morning f.tom
Woolwich. She is to proceed to Plymouth to be one of
the reserved squadron at that port. She has brought
stores for this dockyard, after discharging which she will
sail to the westward.

The schooner yacht Circassian, Msjor C. Phillips,
arrived this morning from the Mediterranean.
The Harlequin, 16, Commander Seymour, arrived at
Plymouth yesterday from the Tagus.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 17.—Her Majesty's sloop Harle-
quin, 12, Commander Frederick B.l'. Seymour, came in
this morning; left Lisbon on the Ist instant, vt hen the
only unan•of, war in the Tagus was the American
frigate St. Lawrence, on the point of departure for
Cowes. The Harlequin has experienced a very heavy
passage; she was eleven days going to St. Michael's, and
when off that island eas obliged to bear up twenty-four
hours, with the wind from S.W. and W.S.W. The crew
of the Harlequin are all healthy. She has been absent
three years end four months, the chief part of her
time in the Mediterranean, and with Sir Charles
Nepier's Experimental Squadron. The Harlequin hears
the charm ter of being an excellent sea boat.
Port-Admiral Sir William Hall Gage inspected her
Majesty's ship the Queen, in the Sound on Monday,
when her crew exhibited great activity in preparing her
for harbour. Her powder was taken out end guns
scaled, all sails unbent, royal and topgallant-masts and
yards sent down, and 11)ieg jibbooin taken iii. With
six yards only across, she was, in the afternoon, towed,
into Hamoeze by the Coeliance and Salamander
steamers. Her pay • books were the same day sent to
the Admiralty. She will be put into dock and her crew
paid off on the 22d inst.
The steam-vessel Lucifer, 3, Lieutenant-Commander
Lloyd, sailed on Monday, with stores, fur the Cove of
Cork.
The packet brig Penguin, 6, Lieutenant- Commander
Walter Leslie, arrived from Falmouth yesterday, and is
gone up harbour to refit.
The frigate Alarm, 26, Captain Granville G. Loch,
was unmated yesterday, and will be paid off to-day.
The Vanguard, 80, will be taken out of the North
Dock en Mond :y, the 21st, to give place to the Queen.
Forty additional shipwrights have just been entered on
the establishment of the dockyard. On Monday twenty
men, principally shipwrights and joiners, were super•
annuated at Irons 2-I/. to 341. per annum.
The merchant barque Martha Shallcross, Captain J.
Croaker, from Buenos Ayres for London, was off Ply-
mouth ou the 161 r of May. She left Buenos Ayres en
andthe for Ist of oLfiyMerparnceh, , in company with the brig Hiebert, of
Liverpool. The barque Whatr,poa, for London,
was to sail on the 2d of March. At Buenos Ayres,
leading fur London—the Chio, St. Croix ; Cro -3'ae-
d 1 ,
Douglass; Courier, Pinnell; and Elizabeth
Gautt. For Liverpool—The Mary Jones,'th 1-
Parnell;
rtnei-'
and Nemesis, White. Eor the Channel—The Empress,
Ripon. The Astarte and Creole, both from Liverpool,
wore discharging. The weather had been very strong
for several days. Spoke, 22d of March, lat. 17 40 S,
long. 30 W., the ship China, of London from Cork, foi.
Bombay, out 42 days, all well ; 24th of March, lat. 13
b
44 S., lone. 30 22 W., the ship John Line, from Lon-
don for Madras, out 43 days, all well ; 3d of April, lat.
0 30 S., long 29 55 W., exchanged signals with the
barque Cheepside, from Sydney, for Loudon.
EMIGRATION.
In the Sound--The Ship Panama, Captain Watt, to
sail for Port Phillip on the 22d. ; ship Royal Alice,
Captain Hump, fur Cape of Good Hope, first fair
wind; barque William Bromham, Captain Nance, ready
and the ship John, Munn, Captain A.
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blue Peter up, but cannot start to-day,
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from The Castor, 36 guns, Captain Christopher liVnyvilolen,
Commander Bunco, is progressing with her r.
getting up the foretopafast the other day, it ..IL)
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The Aid naval lighter, SMallman, master, arrived yes-
terday with stores from Portsmouth.
Mr. Alexander Kerley, master-attendant at this yard,
received, this day, an order for his retirement from the
service at l2s. 6d. per day, and Mr. Thomas Lean,
master of the Royal Sovereign yacht at renibrolte, is