The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-24 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—Her Serene Highness the
Princess Hohenlohe and suite arrived here this after-
noon to see the various objects of interest in the port.
The naval and military authorities received the distin-
guished visitors with the usual ceremonials. The Lieu-
tenant Governor's carriage received them at the railway
station, and the barge of the Commander-in-Chief em-
barked them from the Victoria-pier, and conveyed them
to the Superb, 80, at Spithead, on board which they re-
mained about an hour a, d a half, inspecting the ship and
partaking of the hospitality of Captain Purcell. The
ship was dressed, but, by her Majesty's command, no
salute was fired. After inspecting the Superb, the illus-
trious strangers inspected the Victory, flag-ship, Captain
Blackwood, and the Excellent, gunnery-ship, Capt.Chads,
C. 8., and returned to London.

The Fearless steam-tender has been placed pro. tem. in
the command of Mr. Roskilly, Master, R.N., for aur-
veyiag service, under the command of Captain Beechy.
She arrived from Plymouth last night, and left this after•
noon for Woolwich.

Wind—N.W., moderate breeze and cloudy weather,
with an'appearance of squalls.
ELYMOUTII, APRIL 21.—Her Majesty's steam-vessel
Myrtle, which arrived last night with gunners from the
Excellent and a few seamen for her Majesty's sloop
Heroine, sailed again to-day for Portsmouth.
Yesterday a hired rigger named Oliver, employed
heaving up the timber of the San Josef, was struck by
the bar of a small capstan and injured so severely that
he died the same evening at the Royal Naval Hospital.
To-day a shipwright's apprentice named Moses,: was
conveyed to the same establiihment in cons( (pence of
having broken a blued-vessel through having been run
over by a cart in t!:e yard.

Ihe Sir Francis Drake, steam packet, Captain W.
Sadler, from the Channel Islands, which arrived at Ply-
mouth trig morning, reports that the brig Active, of
Poole, with bread and salt for Newfoundland, drove
a-hore on the 19th at Guernsey; and that a barque of 400
tons, Leh aging to Mr. Dequetrevilte, broke fruzn her
moorings on the 18th and went on the rocks at Jersey.
Off the Start, seven or eight miles south, on Saturday,
21st, at 5 A Si , the Drake saw a new two-masted steamer,
from 1,200 to 1,500 tons, steering west down Channel.
Her two funnels, paddle-bolics, boats, and roundhouse
art were painted white and she was deeply ladtn.
The steamer Despatch, Captain Babot, from South.
arepton to the Islands, saw on Thursday morning, the
19. b, 14 or 15 sailors on the Needles rocks and the hull
of a large ship rolling about among the breakers. The
weather prevented the Despatch from assisting, but
Captain B:tbot returned and reported the circumstance
at Hurst Castle before leaving.

MARKET NEWS.—( THIS DAY.)
HAT roLELIMETS.
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 10s to 31 15s; Clover
ditto, 31 to 41 Iss ; and Straw, 11 7s to 1/ 10; pet
load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand.'
CUMBEILLAND.—Meadow Hay, Si 12s to 3/ 17s ;
Clover ditto, 3/ to 41 14s • and Straw, I/ Gs to
1/ lis per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull.
WIIITECIIAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 103 to 3/ 15s ;
Clover ditto, 3/ to 4/ 17s; and Straw, I/ 6s to 11 104
per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations.
COLONIAL.
SEGAR.--The market fur British Plantation continues
dull, at about previous rates; sales 150 hhds 2,260 bags
Mauritius sold at about former prices; mid to good yd-
low 38s to 40s, with grey at 37s to 38s. 01 130 cases
and 5,460 bags Bengal only about 1,600 bags were dis-
posed of at prices slightly in favour of buyers, viz.,
midd;ing to good white Benares at 39s to
41s 6d, and grainy from 43s 6d to 44s per cwt. The
quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the
East and West India Docks was 1,102 hhds, 215 tierces,
314 barrels. There were taken for home consumption
1,190 hhds, 69 tierces, 342 barrels. The stock in the
same places is 10,481 hhds, 1,563 tierces, 2 230 barrels.
COFFEE.-480 casts 45 bags Tellicherry found buyers
at Irom 32s 6d to 48s, for good ord pale to fine fine ord
colory, being comparatively easy terms.
'lnst.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
West India Docks was 287 puns 2 hhds There were
taken for home consumption 224 puns 19 hhds, and ex-
ported 28 puns 44 hhds. The stock in the same places
is 19,238 puns 2,115 hhds.
RICE was in better demand, and several parcels, not
previously saleable, have been placed at Sall prices,
amongst which were included 1,300 bags good pinky
Madras at Bs. 6d.
SALTPETRE.—The market is dull, and there are no
buyers unless at lower prices. 1,160 bags Bengal
offered at auction were taken in at 29s to 29s 6d for 7i
to 7 per cent. refraction, being the previous value.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 38s 9d per cwt on the spot, and
town 41s.
TEA.—The market is not brisk though the deliveries
aro good, and at the public sales 7,700 packages have
been sold of the 26,076 offered.

Franconi's celebrated equestrian troupe, after
having had a very successful season at Brussels, arrived
at Blackwell yesterday morning, by the General Steam
Navigation Company's steam-ship Soho, from Antwerp.
In a few days they will proceed to Dublin, where they
are engaged to appear.
MR. Slays REEVES.—Mr. Sims Reeves has entered
into an engagement with the management of the Italian
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amount of 6501. were announced by the secretary. It
stated that the site for an
the road to Richmond, asylum had been purchased on
of the guests presentand the architect presented each.
with a lithograph print of the new
building.
DEATH OP A VETERAN.—J
ames Henderson, ser-
geant in the 52d Light Infantry, died
at Muse-lane,
Glasgow, on the 11th inst. The sergeant in his day
was a real hero, and had seen more service and received
more wounls than generally falls to the lot of one man.
lie
served in almost all the hottest of our Peninsular
battles. He wars present at the battle of Corunna in
1809—at I3usaco and the capture and defence of Lisbon
in 1810—at Fuentes d'Onorc and siege of Almcida in
1811. In 1812 he particularly distinguished himself at
the storming of Rodrigo and Badajee, having upon both
occasions volunteered for the forlorn hope. The same
year he was present at the battle of Salamanca. In
1813 he fought at the battle of Vittoria, and in the
same year volunteered as one of the forlorn hope at the
storming of St. Sebastian—was present at forcing the
passage of the Adour; in 1814 at the battle of Orthes,
combat of Tarles, and battle of Toulouse—and at last in
the glorious battle of Waterloo! The gallant sergeant
was fourteen times wounded in action, some of which
were very severe; and be carried to his grave two
French musket balls received at Waterloo, which the
surgeons could not extract from his body. Sergeant
Henderson was a man of the most humane and tender
heart, and in every way an honour to his profebsion.—.
Caledonian Affrolg