The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-08 00:00:00

JUNE 8, 1847.

AMERICAN PRODUCE.
Although the prevalence of contrary winds has doubt-
less affected the arrivals at the port of Liverpool from
foreign states, as well as London and the other principal
ports of the kingdom, yet there have been num. roux
vessels entered the Mersey from the United States of
America, which, at the present time, assume a consider-
able degree of importance, in addition to the numerous
list of supplies which take place at this port from the
continental states of Europe and elsewhere. The follow-
ing are -the latest arrivals at the port of Liverpool with
articles of grain and other food during a period of three
days :—The Emilia, from Rio Janeiro, brought 800 bags
of Indian corn; the Emma, from Porto Cabello, 750
quarters of Indian corn; the Tyrone, from New Orleans,
4,000 barrels of flour, 512 bags of Indian corn, 495 bar-
rels of lard, 713 barrels of corn meal, and 59 barrels of
beans; the Sheffield, from New Orleans, 10,126 sacks of
Indian corn and 15 barrels of bread; the Terza, from
Horsens, 480 quarters of barley; the Free Trader, from
New Orleans, 2,104 barrels of flour, 50 boxes of bacon,
126 hogsheads, 3,389 sacks, and 300 bags of Indian
corn; the Champlain, from Philadelphia, 2,200 barrels
of flour, 1,600 barrels of corn meal, and 1,400 quarters of
wheat (this vessel had also two horses on board); the
Auckland, from Philadelphia, 7,480 bushels of wheat,
3;324 bushels of Indian corn, 500 barrels of flour,
and 316 barrels of Indian corn meal; the Mary
Pleasauts, from New Orleans, 7,827 sacks of Indian corn,
544 barrels of flour, 17 tierces of hams, and 79 boxes of
pork ; the Sapphire, from New Orleans, 276 barrels,
100 tierces, and 126 kegs of lard, 300 barrels of flour,
3,180 bags of corn, and 76 tierces of pork ; the Jane,
from New Orleans, 952 packages of lard, 150 tierces of
beef, and 4,400 sacks of corn ; the Ocean Queen, from
Savannah, 538 barrels of flour, 2,017 bags of Indian
corn, and 43 barrels of meal ; the Yeoman, from Sa-
vannah, 2,231 bags of Indian corn ; the Naomi, from
Savannah, 334 casks of rice, and other productions ; the
Charleston, from New York, brought 1,000 barrels of
Indian corn meal, and 5,545 bags of Indian corn ; the
Siddons, from New York, 2,000 barrels of corn meal,
840 barrels of flour, 349 bags of Indian corn, 269 of
wheat, 217 tierces of beef, several of cheese, and 776 pack-
ages of lard ; the John Baring, from Baltimore, 4,777 bags
of corn, 3,500 barrels of flour, and 1,266 barrels of corn
meal ; the Hudson, from Charleston, 1,427 casks of rice,
2,603 corn and wheat, and 81 barrels of flour ; the John
Mann, from Mobile, 4,575 sacks of Indian corn, and 105
bags of an article called cow peas ; the James Calder, from
New Orleans, 4,137 barrels of flour ; the Resolution, from
Maranham, 271 bags and 140 other packages of tapioca
flour, 2,768 bags of rice, 82 bags of beans, and 5,920
bushels of paddy, or rice in the husk; the Roberts, sub
sequently arrived from New York, brought 1,750 barrels
of flour and other productions; the Sarah Sands, from
New York, 177 barrels of pork, 301 barrels of corn meal,
25 of lard, 100 barrels and 21 tierces of peas, 137
barrels of bread, 12 of flour, 100 hogsheads of bacon

413 boxes of cheese, 389 sacks of meal, and other pro-
duce; the Susquehanna, from Philadelphia, 1,298 barrels
of flour, 1,163 barrels of corn meal, 10,800 bushels of
wheat, the large quantity of 1,133 barrels of bread, 369
barrels of soda biscuits, 60 packages of bacon, and 43
tierces of beef; the William Lee, from Baltimore, 2,267
quarters of Indian corn, and 1,570 barrels of corn meal;
the Theresa Lane, from New Orleans, 1,342 barrels of

flour, and 5,441 sacks of Indian corn; the Rosalinda,
from Savannah, 283 sacks and 1,575 bags of corn; the
Tom Duff, from Faaborg, 700 quarters of barley; the
Hebron Gebhard, from Bilboa, 340 quarters of beans
(this is a very remarkable importation, baying taken
place in a Norwegian vessel from the Spanish port
named); the Caledonia, from Boston and Halifax, 5
hogsheads of bacon, 6 of hams, and 49 casks of lard.

IMPORTATIONS FROM IRELAND.
Tee arrivals of grain and provisions of various kinds
at the port of Liverpool from Ireland during the week
comprising the period from the 14th to the 20th ult. in-
clusively consisted of the following:-6,666 firkins, 77
half-firkins, 555 baskets, S 4 boxes, and 410 casks of
butter ; 929 sacks and 640 barrels of flour ; 2,014
quarters, 205 tons weight, 1,248 barrels, and 61 sacks of
wheat; 168 quarters, 795 barrels, and 200 sacks of oats;
134 bags and 147 other packages of oatmeal; 120 sacks
of malt; 120 sacks and 516 quarters of barley; 13 bales,
575 boxes and tierces, and 5 other parcels of linens and
cottons ; 21 casks and 139 bales of bacon ; 22 bags of
feathers; 50 bags of vetches; 67 tons weight and 33 bags
of beans; 108 bags of peas, 54 casks of whisky; 178 bags
of meal; 30 kegs and 26 barrels of lard; 137 barrels of
pork ; 16 barrels of general provisions ; 58 tons weight
of buckwheat; 24 bags of seed; and 15 kegs of tongues.
Those at the port of Bristol on the 17th and 20th con-
sisted of 342 firkins of butter, 25 quarters of malt,
some packages of linens, whisky, and other articles.
The arrivals at the port of London from the
sister island during the week comprising from
the 17th to the 22d ult. inclusive were, 138 packages
of butter, 405 casks of pork, 52 packages of linens, 687
boxes of eggs, 11 casks of whisky, 1,424 bales and other
packages of bacon, 182 of hams, 56 of general provi-
sions, 322 barrels of flour, 70 bags, 556 quarters, and
100 sacks of wheat; 320 bags, 2,160 barrels, and 387
quarters of beans; 473 casks of lard, 425 quarters and
4 bushels of lentils, 54 packages of middles, 87 of malt,
351 barrels of oats, 376 casks of porter, 648 quarters of
buckwheat, and a variety of other articles, both of food
and general merchandise. The importations into Liver-
pool from the same quarter, during a subsequent period,
viz., from the 21st to the 26th ult., inclusive, consisted
of 159 bags of meal, 29 casks of whisky, 171 sacks and
350 other packages of oatmeal, 50 tons weight and 25
quarters of barley, 298 sacks, 77 tons weight, 575 bar-
rels, and 380 quarters of oats; 600 barrels and 430 sacks
of flour; 124 boxes, 6,544 firkins, and 500 other pack-
ages of butter; 4,126 quarters, 100 barrels, and 322
tons weight of wheat; 24 quarters and 20 tons weight of
Indian corn; 517 packages of linens and cottons; 133
bales and 9 casks of bacon; 60 tons weight of peas; 273
casks of pork; several of ham, beef, and lard; 60 sacks
of malt, and 101 tons weight and 60 quarters of beans.
Those at the port of Bristol, on the 24th and 27th ult.,
included 12 casks of tongues, 33 of whisky, 24 sacks of
oatmesil,'loo of wheat, 30 bales of bacon, 31 bags of oats,
30 casks, 610 firkins, and 2 kegs of butter; 80 packages of
flour, several of linens, hams, and other articles. The fol-
lowing are the subsequent and latest arrivals of provi-
sions of various kinds from Ireland at the port of
London, comprising the period from the 24th ult. to the
3d inst. inclusive :-1,244 quarters of oats; 1,071 bales
and other packages of bacon; 347 casks of pork, 71 of
feathers ; 1,677 casks of butter; 61 packages of linens,
71 of hams, 24 of rice, 139 of malt, 119 of whisky, 214
of paper, 70 of salmon ; 723 boxes of eggs ; 118 sacks,
455 quarters, and 500 bags of wheat ; 416 casks of
porter ; 205 packages of general provisions ; 2,434
sacks, 817 casks, and 230 bags of flour ; 442 casks of
lard, 23 of middles ; 19 casks of vinegar ; 190 quarters
of rye; 500 barrels of meal ; 20 quarters of beans; 100
lambs, 60 sheep, 91 oxen, and 40 calves ; 830 bags of
buckwheat ; 800 packages of corn meal, and a variety
of other productions, of food and general merchandise,
including 388 boxes of silver lead ore, and 96 boxes of
silver specie, of too general and numerous a character to
be more fully particularised Although the frequency
and almost uninterrupted continuance of a contrary
wind, which has affected the arrivals into England from
foreign ports, must have had its proportionate effect
with respect to the arrivals from the neighbouring por-
tion of the United Kingdom, still it will be seen from
this copious list of supplies that they have been of a
character neither trifling nor unimportant.

GEOLOGY.—Last week there was obtained from
the Bishopmill quarry, worked by Mr. Lamb, in the
yellow section of the old red sandstone, a cast or im-
pression of the trunk, divested of the head and tail, of
the fossil fish, Holoptychius Nobilissimus, which pro-
mises to throw some light on the normal shape of that
organism ; hitherto, with no other guide than the fine
specimen obtained by Mr. Noble, of St. Madoes, geolo-
gists had concluded that the form had been eliptical, and
broadly expanded, in the manner of flat fishes. This
would now appear to have been the effect of compression,
for the specimen just recovered, which is in reality the
trunk of the fish, stuffed with sand and fuller's earth, so
as to maintain the exact dimensions and contour of the '
body, gives, instead of a compressed, a thick triangular
section, and, in place of a wide spindle-shaped outline, a
finely tapering one, which is very striking, from the im-
bricated arrangement:of the scale-impressions, and the
complete relief of the fossil, rising out of the surface of
the slab, as if it had been placed upon it by the hand.
This new aspect leads back to the surmise that this fish
is an extinct species of the genus Acipursu, or Sturgeon.
--Elgin Courant.
FORTUNATE ESCAPE.—At 8 o'clock on Friday
evening, a wherry, rowed by a gentleman and a watermau,
attempted to pass through the middle arch of Battersea-
bridge, from the western side, but was met by the Lelia
Itookli steamer, on her way to Putney, which entered the
eastern side of the arch at the same moment. The steamer
instantly stopped, but the swell of water submerged the boat,
which passed under the paddle-wheels, and the gentleman
and waterman were both in the greatest peril of losing their
lives: however they fortunately succeeded in catching hold
of the Chain which runs round the steamer, and by this
means held themselves up till rescued and put on board the
steam-boat, whence they were transferred to a public-house
on the Chelsea side of the river. The swamped wherry was
towed to shore.
HIS SERENE HIGIINEES PRINCE OSCAR OF SWEDEN.

-.-PORTS3IOIITH, MONDAY.—The Prince is to arrive at the
Gosport terminus of the South-Western Railway at eight
o'clock this evening, and will immediately go on board the
Swedish frigate. At eight o'clock to-morrow morning, the
Undine steam yacht is to be alongside the Eugenia, to bring
on shore the Prince, who has accepted the invitation to
breakfast with Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, at the Admiralty
House. His Serene Highness will be accompanied by the
captain and some of the officers of the frigate and brig, and
they are afterwards to be taken over the dockyard, con-
cluding the day by dining with the Commander-in-Chief.
The Prince and the officers sleep on board their own ships,
and put to sea early on Wednesday- morning, bound for the
North. The, brig's name is the Nordonskiold.
CONTINENTAL COMMUNICATION.—The South-
Eastern and Continental Steam-packet Company's steam-
ship the Princess Maud, left Ramsgate for Ostend yesterday
morning at 4 40, with 24 passengers ; the Princess Helena
left Folkestone for Boulogne, at five A.NI , with 17 passengers,
and the Lord W*.rd'n arrived at Folkestone from 13oulogne,
at 7 10 w:ch 90 pass gars, rind again ieit Folkist.„,e
f,r Boulogno At 3 3,1 P.N., 'Willi 33 pif=Sillg6rs; tic c.,
Helena arrived at Folkestone, from Boulogne, at 5 10 P.M.,
with 69 passengers, amongst whom was Lady Duff-Grin and
family.

SOUTHAMPTON-MONDAY.

The Oriental and Peninsular steam-ship. Tagus, Capt.
Evans, arrived in our docks this morning at five o'clock.
In consequence of the amended quarantine laws, she did
not (as usual) stop at the Motherbank, but immediately
sailed into the docks, when the luggage of the passen-
gers having been cleared at the Custom-honse, they ieft
for their various destinations.

The cargo of the Tagus was very considerable, con-
sisting of 47 bags of yellow berries, 9 bales of silk, 499
kentils of nuts, 90 bales of goats' hair, 38 boxes of
leeches. 2,,000 kilos. of wheat, 69 cases of opium, 6 bales
of mohair, 108 bags of galls, 170 oases of sponge, 20
boxes of maecaroni, 5 boxes of bullion, and a great va-
riety of packages, and 70 passengers.
The royal mail steam-ship Dee, Captain Allen, is due
this day, but her non•arrival may be accounted for in
consequence of an alteration in her voyage, adopted in
consequence of the loss of the ill-fated Tweed, and her
arrival may not be looked for until to-morrow or the
next morning.
The Dee, it is expected; will bring news from Mexico
of a later date than that which has already reached us
via New York.
The first steamer on the New York, Bremen, and
Southampton line (the Washington) is shortly expected
at Cowes ; and, at present, it is uncertain whether she
will come here with her mails,.&c., or have them con-
veyed hither in a smaller vessel, and then proceed on her
voyage to Bremen. Her touching at our port is looked
forward to with interest, and should she do so she will be
duly welcomed.

The Iberia, Captain Bowen, left this afternoon with the
Peninsular mails and passengers.
The Indus has started on an experimental trip for the
purpose of testing her engines and machinery.

• CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
The ship Tudor brings accounts of April 6th from the
Cape of Good Hope. The state of affairs on the frontier
had not varied much. Pato was said to have sent a
message to the Governor, signifying his anxiety for
peace; but it is also asserted that the reply given was to
the effect that the chief's submission must be uncondi-

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tional. The commander of the forces had V left Fort
Peddie with a detachment of troops, and the new Bur-
gher levies on the 25th of March, and proceeded to-
wards the Kiaskama. A strong post was in progress of
foi mation at the mouth of the Buffalo River, and large
supplies of food, &c., would be collected at King Wil-
liam's Town, so as to be in the neighbourhood and avail-
able for the army, without their having to retire from
the scene of action. In fact, the object of Sir Henry
Pottinger is said to be to subdue the Kafirs, and to settle
the affairs of the frontier on a permanent basis. The
Dutch Boers were anxious to serve under their own
officers, and desired Sir Andreas Stockeustrom again to
place himself at their head, although that gentleman
appears to be anxious; from his advanced age, to retire
from public duties.
A deputation of the Eastern Provinces Bank had
waited on his Excellency, in order to represent to him
the difficulties under which the mercantile communities
were labouring, in consequence of the scarcity of the
circulating medium. It was suggested, as a measure of
relief, that commissariat drafts should be made a legal
tender, and also that the amounts for which they are
drawn should be small, so that a quicker circulation
might be encouraged. His Excellency replied that he
did not feel himself at liberty to alter the currency laws
as they at present stood; and expressed his belief that a
considerable amount of specie was on its way, which
would materially lessen the evil.
From Natal we learn that on Feb. 20 the expedition
against Umzimculu had dispersed his followers, and
several thousand head of cattle had been captuied. The
chief had, however, escaped, and a reward of 501. had
been offered for his apprehension.