The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-12 00:00:00

THE MARKET.

There is but little animation, and both buyers and sellers
are awaiting European advices now fully due, both in your
city and Boston. Flour is held at 7 dolls. 1214 c., without
transactions. Corn meal is steady at 4 dolls. 621,4 c. Good
red wheat is held at 1 doll. 60c. to arrive. Small sales of
corn at 1 doll. No movement in cotton. Groceries and pro-
visions are steady, with limited sales. 1,300 pigs of lead
sold at 4 dolls. 271/2c. cash. About 10,000 gallons of linseed
oil on private terms. Freights dull at 4s. 6d. to ss. to Great
Britain.

BALTIMORE, APRIL 20, 8i A.M.
There were sales this morning amounting to about 1,600
barrels City Mills flour at 7 dolls., deliverable on the spot ;
offers to contract for more at the same price were subse-
quently made and refused. Some holders of Howard-street
brands are asking 7 dolls., but there were no buyers about
6 dolls. 75c. The same price is offered for Susquehanna.
Sales also of 1,200 barrels at 6 dulls. 75c. Corn meal is held
at 2 dolls. 75c.

Supply of grain not equal to the demand. Good to prime
Maryland red wheat will bring 145 c. to 150 c., and prime
Pennsylvania red 152 c. to 153 c.; white corn, 85c., and yel-
low, 91c. to 92c.; oats, 48c. to 50c.; rye, 73c. Nothing
new in provisions or groceries; prices firm., Whisky is held
at 28c. to 29ic. in hogsheads and barrels.
Freights are dull. American vessels are engaged at 6s.
for flour to Liverpool, and 20d. per bushel for corn; British
vessels, ss. 6d. to Boston, 44c. to 45c. for flour; and Bc. to
9e. for corn. To the West Indies, 1 doll. to 1 doll. 25c. per
barrel. To New York, 30c. for flour, and 7 to Bc. per bushel
for corn.
The transactions at the stock board were-1,000 dolls.
Maryland 6's, 86; 20 shares Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
43%. United States 6's, of 1867, closed at 104 asked, 103%
bid. United States Treasury Notes, 6's, 1033/4 asked, 103%
bid. Maryland 6's closed at 85 15-16 asked, 853/4 bid. Bal-
timore 6's, 1870, at 99 bid. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
shares, 43% asked, 43% bid.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—The Swedish corvette which
arrived yesterday proved to be the Najaden, of 16 guns, com-
manded by Captain Ehrenstam, K.S. last from Cadiz. She
yesterday saluted the flag on the King's Bastion with 21
guns, which was returned by the Lieutenant-Governor of the
garrison (Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, G.C.H.) with a like
number. This morning she saluted the Commander-in-Chief
with 17 guns, which was acknowledged by the St. Vincent
(flag ship), aptain Milne, with the same number. Captain
Ehrenstam has charge of a number of young Swedish gen-
tlemen, whom he is educating practically for service in the
Swedish royal navy ; observation and instruction, therefore,is
the object of the vessel's anchoring in our port. She saluted
also yesterday the Swedish Vice-Consul at this port, M. Van-
derbergh, who has this morning introduced the Captain and
his staff to Sir Charles Ogle, and conducted them over the
dockyard, and afterwards presented them to Lord Frederick
Fitzclarence, the Governor, who received them with his usual
urbanity, and invited .them to an inspection Of that gallant
regiment the 43d Light Infantry, under command of Lieu-
tenant Forlong, K.H., which took place on Southsea- common,
at 4 o'clock this afternoon. To-morrow the Swedish officers
and Vice-Consul dine with the Commander-in-Chief. Prince
Oscar is daily expected in the Eugenie frigate, accompanied
by the brig Nordenskold. The Najaden is ordered I o await
their arrival. Sir Charle Oglehas deputed M. Vandenbergh
to invite the Prince (who is the third son of the King of
Sweden) on his arrival to make the Admiralty-house his
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The Recruit, 12, Commander Slade,
wastd
harbour this morning at haif.past five.owe out of
o'clock by the
Geyser steam-sloop, and the wind being light and baffling
the steamer did not cast her off until •
she got outside the
Nab, when she made sail with a light
southerly wind for
Plymouth.
_ . _

The Avenger steam-frigate, Captain Dacres, is having
her paddle-box boats, which have hitherto been carried in
amidships on deck, fitted to the paddle-boxes in the usual
way. We are glad to recognise an evidence of the Admi-
ralty's orders with regard to this all-important matter being
enforced, so that ships may not again be sent to sea without
the means of providing for the safety of those on board, as
has been the case in too many instances hitherto. The fact
is deposed to by the officers of the late Thunderbolt,
that but for the reliance which was placed in her paddle-
box boats when she was wrecked, the loss of life would have
been awful.

The Geyser steam.sloop, Commander Brown, is ordered to
be employed for the present as a steam-transport, in lieu of
the Dee, whioh vessel is to have new boilers, and to be
thoroughly overhauled and repaired at•Woolwich.
Commander Robert Jones (1844) died at Southsea on
Friday last. Commander Jones was the only lieutenant on
board the Victory at the time the Queen unexpectedly
visited that ship in this harbour, by which casualty he ob-
tained his promotion after holding the commission of a
lieutenant upwards of 32 years. He has not been employed
as a commander, and has left five motherless boys without a
farthing in the world to provide for them, and they are
totally unable to provide for themselves, the eldest beingonly
13 years of age.
MAY 11.—The Centaur steam-frigate returned from Ireland
this morning, and came into harbour to coal prior to refitting
for other service.

TLe Daring, 12, Commander Peel, was about to proceed
from Vera Cruz to llalifax by the latest advices.
The Spiteful steam-sloop, Commander Sir W. Hoste,
Bart., was at Colombo on the 21st of Marcb, on her way
home.

The Frolic, 16, commander Hamilton, arrived at Val-
paraiso on the 28th of January from Mazatlan, and sailed
on the 10th of February for Rio and England with freight.
The Cormorant steam-sloop, Commander Gordon, arrived
at Valparaiso from Callao on the Ist of February.
The Carysfort, 26, Captain Seymour, arrived at Callao on
the 19th of February from Valparaiso, and sailed on the 21st
for Mexico.

The Nimrod, 20, Commander Dacres, sailed from Simon's
Bay, Cape of Good Hope, for Algoa Bay, on the I 1 th of
March ; the Snake, 16, Commander Brown, sailed the same
day for the Mozambique Channel, and the Eurydice, 26
Captain Anson, same day for Mauritius.