The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-11 00:00:00

TILE SUN, LONDON,

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10.—The
greatest activity prevails in every department of this
dockyard to get through the large amount of work
which it is so pressing to have out of hand. We have
the Bellerophon, 78, fitting for conveyance of troops ;
the Birkenhead steam-frigate, fitting for like ser-
vice ; the Terrible steam-frigate, ditto ; the Retribu-
tion steam-frigate, fitting for service again; the Comet
steam-sloop, fitting for service on the Lisbon station ;
the Fire Queen steam-yacht, fitting for service in the
Archipelago; the Tartarus steam-vessel, completing
for sea; the Prince Regent, two-decker, fitting for
commission; the Ajax steam guard-ship, fitting for
service ; the Firefly steam-sloop, refitting for service,
&c. Total amount of tonnage, 12,829.
The Terrible steam-frigate was removed from her
rather awkward position in Clarence-creek last night ;
but the artisans had been unable to get at the damaged
part, owing to her not having been grounded high
enough. It was, therefore, necessary to lay her on
the ground again to-day, which has been accordingly
done, and she now lies nearly in the same position, but
a little further up the creek.
The Tartarus steam-vessel, Lieutenant Command-
ing Sir Godfrey Webster, went out of the harbour
to-day, and was paid wages in advance. She sails
this evening for Devonport, and thence for Malta.
The Belleisle troop-ship, Captain John Kingcombe,
arrived this afternoon from Quebec. She is ordered
to refit at Spithead immediately.
The Earl of Dalhousie, with his family and suite,
will embark to-morrow, at half past twelve, in the
Sidon, for Alexandria. A small steamer will take him
to Spithead.
The Asia has not arrived here as yep, though she is
expected every instant.
The Undine steam-yacht, Master Commanding
George Allen, returned last evening from Jersey.
Wind S.W., moderate breezes and fine weather.

Letters have been received from her Majesty's ships
Herald and Pandora, dated Guayaquil, September 16.
They left Callao on the 23d of July, and after calling
in at Payta on their way up, arrived at the River
Guayaquil on the 31st, and commenced their
survey at the island of Poonah. About 12 miles
up the river there is a bar, which can only be crossed
at the spring tides. The river is about a mile and a
half in width, very rapid and muddy, the banks of
slimy mud, dotted in every direction with alligators.
The ships continued moving up the river by six and
eight miles at a time, in order to allow of the boats
returning to the ship every night, as the mist and
smell would.be highly injurious to the men if sleeping
in open boats. The scenery is very like that of the
rivers on the coast of Africa, and almost as productive
of fever. About ten miles below Guayaquil the river
is not more than half a mile wide, and the banks dense
mangrove swamps. All breezes are excluded, and
the air is insufferably hot, although it is now called
the " cool season." The town presented a very pretty
appearance at the time, being built on the bank of
the river, with windows all lighted up for the evening
visiting parties. A promenade runs the whole length
of the town between the houses and the river. The
officers of the ships received great attention and kind-
ness from the inhabitants. The town is chiefly built
of wood, and the French possess most of the retail trade.
Cocoa is shipped here in large quantities for Spain and
the United States. The water for the use of the
town is brought from a considerable di,tance up the
river, in earthern jars, from a hundred to a hundred
and fifty of which are packed on a Lois° (logs cf very
light wood lashed together with vine), and floated
down. The river opposite to the town is fresh at the
last of the ebb, but the water is considered unfit for
drinking, passing as it does through a mass of
poisonous mangroves. The mosquitoes are so trou-
blesome that the ships lying opposite to the town are
obliged to send their crews on shore at night. On
the 25th they had completed their survey, and de-
scended the river, and anchored on the 29th at
l'oonah, outside the bar, where the captain and 60 of
the officers and men, in two divisions of three boats
each, proceeded to survey the island, which would
occupy them ten days. They expected to quit the
neighbourhood on the 16th, and proceed upwards to
Esmeraldez, so as to arrive at Panama about the end
of November, then returning southward to survey
from Point Garrachino to Cherambirar ; then to the
Sandwich Islands in March, and to be at Mazatlan or
San Blas in June. They will then again proceed
northward, to the Gulf of California, and be again at
San Blas in November, 1848, when they expect to
receive orders for home.

The Pandora has been sent, by order of the Admi-
ralty, to the Gallepagos, to look after coal, as the
surgeon of a Yankee whaler had reported that he had
seen some in those islands. She had just returned
when our letters came away, but we are unable to
learn the result of her visit. Saw-mills are rapidly
finding their way out here, so that a discovery of such
valuable mineral would be inestimable, when it has
now to be brought across the Atlantie.
The Grampus, Collingwood, and Carysfort were at
Valparaiso on the 27th of August. The Constance is
daily expected to arrive there from the northward,
whither she had gone to collect freight.

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—The market to day has

not exhibited much change in the general state of
business. Although the accounts from London speak
of greater facility of obtaining discounts, we believe
the pressure here has not abated in the slightest
degree; and business continues much depressed,
especially in the goods market. For yarn, there has
been decidedly more demand, and a tolerably large
business has been done during the last two or three
days, but without any advance in prices.
We do not learn that there is any material change
in the condition of the workpeople in the town or the
neighbouring districts, except that the spinners at Mos-
slily, who turned out a few weeks ago, in consequence
of a proposed reduction of wages, have generally sig-
nified their willingness to accept the terms then
offered to them, and several of the mills are conse-
quently resuming work this week. At Ashton-
under-Lyne, the turn-out still continues ; but there
are various indications of a desire on the part of the
work-people to return to their employment, and we
feel convinced. that the strike will be of very short
duration.

The returns of the employment of mills and work
people, within the borough of Manchester, made up
to yesterday, are rather of a more favourable cha-
racter, inasmuch as the declension, in the week end-
ing the 2d instant, is almost neutralised with regard
to the number of mills working what is called full
time, whilst there is a slight increase in the number
of persons fully employed.
ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—The demand for flannels
continues limited, and the business transacted is less
than last week. A failure has been announced to-
day—that of a small manufacturer, whose liabilities
are variously stated as being from three to five thou-
sand pounds. The principal creditors are the wool
staplers. In the wool market there has been very
little doing, and prices remain much as they were
last Monday.
HALIFAX, SATURDAY.--A few of the fancy houses
have rather more to do, but the improvement is by
no means general, and is not expected to be perma-
nent. Plain goods remain as dull of sale as ever.
The demand for yarn continues as last week, much
below the power of production. The spinners prefer
further reducing the time of running to making stock.
In some few cases rather lower rates are submitted
to. The wool trade continues in the same state of
languor, nothing coming to hand, and small quanti-
ties only purchased to assort stock and supply abso-
lute need. Some sales are effected for cash, at a
small reduction.

HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—More buyers have at-
tended our market to day than last week, but the
transactions have been very limited. But little has
been dune in wool during the week.
LEEDS, TUESDAY.—The slight amendment in the
money market has not yet produced any improve-
ment in the general state of trade. There certainly
is a better feeling gaining ground, and people begin
to think that the worst of the panic is over ; but as
toapositive revival of confidence, or anything like
spirit for commercial transactions, no symptoms what-
ever are yet perceptible. The fact is, money is much
too dear, and credit still too limited for business pur-
poses, and this day's market afforded sufficient evi-
dence to that effect; very little has been doing, and
that little for actual wants. Sellers have submitted
to lower prices, to equalise for the buyers the high
rate of discount.—lllanchester Guardian.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY EVENING. This morn-
ing. soon after the Prince Consort returned from walking
with her Majesty in the Home-park, the septon was
ordered into the quadrangle, and his Royal Highness,
accompanied by his Excellency Count Dietrichstein, the
Earl Spencer, the Earl of Jersey, and attended by
Captain Berkeley Drummond and Captain Gordon, rode
to the covers on the Rapley Farm, Bagshot-park, to
shoot ; from whence Count Dietrichstein went on a
visit to Colonel Challoner, at Potnall-park, and his
Royal Highness and party returned to the Castle at
two o'clock. Her Majesty in the mean time, walked in
the Home•park accompanied by her lady-in-waiting,
theP
and tho Countesses Spencer and Jersey. After lun-
cheon
her Majesty again walked out, accompanied by 1
IL:ogreett_r_oßuesyea;l Hwilagililsntessthtehe
. hrince Consort, crossing the Home-park, and visit-
CDouuenhtee:sseos of
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:veneer went with the Con her Majesty, and ountess Desert, lady-in-waiting
of the Queen's pony landaus, Lady
Clementina Villiers, in one
Schools in the Great park, to visit the Queen's
Frograore. The dinnerl given by
the Royal Gardens at
domestic establishment at t:ellebaY her Majesty to the
bration of the Prince of Wales'sat last night, in cele-
spirited affair, several ladies of their:tar"' svu a very
Lord Alfred Paget, the
Hon.
captaint,ttended by
Colonel Berkeley Drummond, gracing Gordon,,, and
with their
presence. The music was contributed by seven or eight
excellent violinists, members of the band of the Royal
Horse Guards, and country dances, with Highland reels
were danced with much spirit until nearly midnight. ,