The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-22 00:00:00

WOOL.

The public sales of foreign and colonial Wools commenced
on Thursday, and will be continued during the present week.
As yet, the biddings have been inactive, but no material
change can be noticed in prices. The quantity advertised is
about 12,000 bales. By private contract next to nothing is
doing, The imports in the past week have amounted to 31
bales from Antwerp, and 281 from New South Wales.
TALLOW.

On the whole, this market is firmer than for some time
past, at an advance of quite Gd per cwt. Fine P.Y.C. on ill.,
spot has sold at 50s 3d to 50s Gd per cwt. For forward de-
livery we have but few sales to report. Home made is im-
proving in value.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
roaysstorrru, FEB. 19.—The Emerald tender returned
from Yarmouth last night, and this morning the Echo and
Monkey towed up the two mooring lumps, and the fiat boats
which have been employed. Mr. Bellamy, Assistant Master
Attendant, and all the men who were employed afloat, have
also returned. As we stated yesterday, there will be no fur-
ther attempts made to gct the Sphynx off until settled fine
weather sets in, and it seems the general impression that
that will not be before the latter end of April or beginning
of May. In the meantime everything will be taken out of
her that can be removed, There has been no possibility of
commnnicating from seaward with the Sphynx since Satur•
day, the vessels having been obliged to take shelter in Yar-
mouth Roads. The vessels have been left behind.
The Birkenhead steam-transport, Commander Ingram, has
had her compasses adjusted to-day by Captain Johnson, for
local attraction. She is to be ready for embarking troops to-
morrow.
The African steam-tug, Mr. Barker, master, has had her
mast taken out to-day, the head of hich was carried away
ari e
sit i
fors
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in coming here from sheerness. The dockyard artizans are
maestthh
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Lave
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Rosamond steam-sloop for Plymouth before Monday.
SUNDAY, Fig& 21.—The officers and crew of the S
were in the dockyard y paid off at the Navy Pay-office
teriay.
The Emerald tender, Second Master-Commanding 11.
Beach, sailed yesterday
for Plymouth, with supernumeraries.
The Dolphin, 3, brigantine, Commander R. J. T. Miller,
arrived last night at St. Helen's, and came to Spithead this
morning, from South America. We give her news, which is
very late, in another place.
Letters have been received here from the Salamander
steam-sloop, Captain Hamond, dated English Harbour, An-
tigua, the 29th ult., from which it appears that she left
Bahia on the Ist of January, but that on the 17th, in a squall,
she carried away her bowsprit and sprung her main-mast,
which induced her commander to make for Antigua where
he arrived on the 28th. As the vessel required caulking and
refitting, they were not in expectation of reaching England
before April.
The Birkenhead steam transport, Commander A. Ingram,
has been so much retarded in her refitment by the late bad
weather, that she will not be ready for receiving troops be-
fore Wednesday next. The baggage will, it is expected ar-
rive on Tuesday.
The Admiralty have issued an order prohibiting the entry
of any more boys for the navy. The Victory is dailyvic-
tualling about 1,150 stomachs. Boys from Ireland, Scot-
land, and the innermost recesses of Wales,
makel offering
ted to known that
themselves for entry. We are reques
no more can be received at present.
The Devastation steam-sloop, bearing the broad pennant
of the Commanger-in-Chief, on the west
coast of Africa
station, Commodore Sir Charles Hotham, K.C.8., left the
Island of Ascension, in company with the Actrcon, '26, Cap-
tain Manse', on the 29th of December, on a cruise of inspect-
tion to the stations on the coast and the squadron generally.
At the above date Ascension was healthy, turtle was again
plentiful, as Was good water. The Hydra steam-sloop, Com-
mander Young, was lefiat the island by the commodore, to
recruit the health of the officers and crew prior to returning
to England to be paid off. Commander Morrell, late of the
Tortoise store and guard ship, will bring her home. She
was to leave on the Ist of February. The Larne, 18, Com-
mander Brisbane, and the Espoir, 10, Commander Hand, are
also ordered home.
The Flying Fish, 12, Commander Dyke, was at Lagos on
the 12th of November, all well.
The Wanderer, 12, Commander Somerville, was at Lagos
on the 15th of December. The fever was raging
board ; Lieutenant Wailers and many others violently on
had fallen vic-
tims to it.
The Pantaloon, 10, Commander Douglas,
~ickly by the last advises. was alto very

The Chancellor of the Exchequo; has been suffer-
ing the last few days under a slight attack of lumbago. We
are happy, however, to hear the Right. Hon. Gentleman was
better yesterday morning, and it is:'xiweted he will be able
to attend in Ina place ilaallimient this evening.