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

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The prices of Wheta3ll7.eld in the Metropolis are
from 7d to ;id; of household ditto, 53-d to GO per 41bs
loaf.

LUDT.: MAREET.
Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 14d to 1112-d; ditto, 641 b to
721 b, 1-,ld to 11'; ditto, 721 b to 80th, Q-d to 2d; ditto,
801 b to 881 b, 24d to 24d; ditto, 881 b to 961 b, 241(1 to 3d;
ditto, 1161 b to 10.11 b, 3d to 3,4 d; ditto, 1041 b to 1121 b
to 4d; Call Skins, each, 4s 6d to 5s ; Lambs skins,
Is 3d to 2s 3d ; Horie Bides, 7s 6d; Polled Sheep, 5s
6tl to Gs 4d; Kent and Half breds, 5s to 55 6d; Downs
4s to Shearlings, 6d to 7d.

ZaAJZIKET S.

SIVITTIFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 10s to 4/ ; Clover
ditto, ,31 to 51 Os ; and Straw, 11 6s to 11 103 per
load. A lull average supply, and a sluggish demand.
CUMBERLAND. —Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 41 Os ;
Clover ditto, 3/ to 41 16s • and Straw, 11 7s to
11 its per load. Supply toertibly good, and trade
rather dull.

VS lIITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 103 to 41 Os ;
Clover ditto, 31 Os to 5/ Os; and Straw, 1/6s to 11 101
per load. Trade dull, at barely stationary prices.

NA VA L INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSZIOUTII, FRIDAY.—The Apollo troop-ship, Com-
mander James Rawetorne, 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 gut
under canvass and sailed in, the Echo following in-
stead of beading bin 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 h.vands to Fort Moncton
barracks. The following are the officers arrived in the
Apollo:—Captains Doraville antl Williams, Lieutenants
Vansittart and Blakeley, and Assistant-Surgeon Rhys,
of the Royal Artillery; Lieutenant Chichester and As-
sistant•Surgeen smith, of the 16th Foot; Dr. Russell,
of the 36th; Entign Mannings, 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. Ira the evening the
Commander-in-Chief and Admiral Superintendent
will givo 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.11., 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. Oinmunney,K.C.B., 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 Dacres, Captains H. D. Chads, C. 8., H.
Chsds, J. Harrison, T. I.?. Sulivan, Lawrence, E.M.,
Savage, R.M.A. ; Colonel Gibsone, R.M.A., Colonel
Willer, B M.; Major Castieu; Commanders Crispin,
Ommanney, Fegen,

The Gladiator steam-frigate arrived this morning faun
Woolwich. She is to proceed to Plymouth to be one of
the reserved squadron at that port. She has brought
stores for this dockyard, atter discharging which she will
sail to tte westward.

The schooner yacht Circassian, Major C. Phillips,
arrived this morning from the Mediterranean.

The Harlequin, 1-6, 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, when the
only man-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 was obliged to bear up twenty-four
hours, with the wind from S.W. and V.S.W.‘ The crew
of the Harlequin are all healthy. She has been absent
three years and four months, the chief part of her
time in the Mediterranean, and with Sir Charles
Napier's Experimental Squadron. The Harlequin bears
the charayter of being an excellent sea boat.
Port-Admiral Sir William Hall Gage inspected her
Majesty's ship the Queen, iu the Sound on Monday,
when her crew exhibited great activity in preparing her
for harbour. Her powder was taken out and guns
scaled, all sails unbent, royal and topgallant-masts and
yards sent down, and flying jibboom taken in. With
six yards only across, she was, in the afternoon, towed,
into Ilanioaz3 by the Confiance 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 steatn-vessel Lucifer, 3, Lieutenant-Commander
Lloyd, sailed on Monday, with stores, for the Cove of
Cork.

The packet brig Penguin, 6, Lieutenant-Commander
Walter Leslie, arrived from Falmouth yesterday, and is
gone up harbour to re.fir.

The frigate Alarm, 26, Captain Granville G. Loch,
was unmaAe.d yesterday, and will be paid off to-day.
The Vanguard, 80, will be taken out of the North
Dock on Monday, the 21st, to give place to the Queen.
Forty additional shipwrights nave just been entered on
the establishment of the dockyard. On Monday twenty
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the Ist of March, in company with the brig 'Hebert, of
and for Liverpool. The barque Whampoa, for London
was to sail on the 2d of March. At Buenos Ayres,'
leading for London—the Chic), St. Croix ; Croxdale
Douglass; Courier, Pir.nell; and Elizabeth Hastings,
Gautt. Fur Liverpool—The Mary Jones, Parnell;
and Nemesis, White. For the Channel—The Empress,
Ripon. The Astarte and Creole, both from Liverpool,
were 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 Londoa from Cork, for
Bombay, out 42 days, all well ; 24th of March, lat. 13
44 S., long. 30 22 IV., 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
London.
EMIGRATION.
with the
barque Cheapside, from Sydney, fo
EMIGRATION.
In the Sound—The Ship Panama,i Watt, to
sail for Port Phillip on the
1.22G.0;0ds ilyoßoyal
dope, fair
Captain Hoppen,. for Cape o
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for Quebec ; arid the
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wind; barque William Bromham,bp
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blue Peter up, hut cannot start to- a
• to-day,
Channel.
Pearson, for Port Adelaide, Port Phillip,dincoannsdeqBuyednneeeyol.
the boisterous state of the weather in e.
Wind—S.W.; blowing strong, with rain.
CUATHAM, MAY 13.—The Cleopatra, 26 guns, Captain
Massie, is all ataut, and the ship's stores areb be
eing re-
ceived on board. A number of blue jackets tcaptainbe
had entered have been discharged, as none are to en-
tered for this ship except those seamen who are ordered
by the Admiralty.
The Castor, 36 guns, Captain Christopher Wyville,
Commander Bunco, is progressing with her rigging ; on
getting up the foretopwast the other day, it slipt lrcm
the slings, and came down on the deck, causing some
injury thereto, providentially without injuring any of
the men.

The Aid naval lightrr, Smallman, master, arrived yes-
t'r'ay With stores from PcrTsmnuth.
11. r. Al, xalider Kulley, master-attendant at this ard,
received, this day, un order for his retirement from the
service at 12s. 6d. per day, and Mr. Thomas Lean,
plaster of the Royal Sovereign pent gt rembrekey is

appointed master-attendant in lieu of Mr. Harley, who
roires.

Curtain Peter Richards, C. 8., the newly appointed
superintendent of this 3 ard, will not arrive hero until
the middle of June next. Ludy Bourchier quits the offi-
cial residence of the late Captain Superintendant next
weak. Her Ladyship proceedi to London to be with
her father, Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, G.C.8.,
G.C.M.G. _

To-morrow being the day for the celebration of her
Majesty's birthday, the whole of the men in the yard are
to have a day's holiday, and a royal salute will be fired
from the saluting battery, of four guns, by a detachment
of the Royal Artillery, and the ordinary guard ship will
be dressed with the flags of all nation.
This evening the Royal Marine officcrg give a grand
soiree. Upwards of 300 cards of invitation have bee 9
sent to the heads of the scwral establishments at this
garrison, and to the principal families in the neighbour
hood.

PARLIAMEN TAIIY DIVISION'S.

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the house of Commons. j

FRIDAY, MAY 18.
PARLIAMENTARY OATHS BILL.
(IN THE COMMITTEE.)

First Clause (Oath to be taken as a qualificaticn for sit-
ting and voting in Parliament, instead of the Oaths of Alle-
giance, supremacy, and Abjuration): --Amendment pro-
posed to the Oath, to leave out. the words " and that I do
not believe hat the Pope of Rome, or any other Foreign
Prince, Prelate, Person, State, or Potentate bath, or ought to
have, any temporal or civil jurisdiction, authority, or power
within this Realm ; and that I will defend, to the utmost of
my power, the settlement of property within this Realm as
established by the LAWS :" Question put, " That the words
' and that I do not believe that' stand part of the Oath."
The Committee divided:—
MINORITY—AYES, 62.
Acland, Sir T. D. Granby, Marquis of Mundy, William
Adderley,C. B. Greenall, Gilbert Napier, Joseph
Arkwright, 'J. Gwyn, 'towel Neeld, Joseph
Bantle, 11. J. Hamilton, G. A. Newdegate, C. N.
Baukes, G. Heald, James O'Connell, John
Bennet, Philip Ilencage, G. 11. W. Pakington, Sir J.
Bentinck, Lord 11. Henley, J. W. Palmer, Robert
Berescord, William Ilildyard, T. B. T. Pennant, Colonel
lllandford, Marquis Hill, Lord E. Plowden, W. H.
Boldero, H. G. Hope, Sir J. Portal, Melville
Broml*y, Robert Hornby, John Ilepton, G. W. J.
Brooks, Lord Hotham, Lord Scott, Francis
Bu:ler, Sir Y. Jolliffe, Sir )I'. G. Spooner, Richard
Burrell, Sir C. Jones, Captain Staftrd, Augustus
Duckworth, Sir J. Lacy, 11. C . StanLy, E. 11.
Duncombe, A. Lascelles, E. Vyse, R. H. IL 11.
Egerton, :Ai* P. Law, C. E. Waddington, 11. S.
Fox, S. L. Lindsay, Colonel Walpole, Spencer
Fuller, A. H. Lopes, Sir Ralph
Galway, Viscount Lowther, Henry TELLERS.
Godson, Richard Mailings, J. It. Goring, Charles
Gore, W. R. 0. . Morgan, 0. Harris, Captain