The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-11 00:00:00

NAVAL IN TELLIGEN CE.

PORTSmOtITH, MARCH 9.—On the return of the
Cabinet Ministers this afternoon in the Fairy, under the
pilotage of Commander Crispin, the Earl of Auckland,
First Lord of the Admiralty, and the Earl of Minto,
Lord Privy Seal, took leave of the other members of the
Council at the Royal Clarence-yard, and crossed over,
accompanied by Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., Cap-
tain Milne, of the St. Vincent, and Flag-Lieutenant
Collier, to the Rattler screw-vessel, Commander Moor-
man, to inspect the arrangements made in that vessel
for the reception of Lord Howden and suite, daily ex-
pected to embark for the River Plate. The yards of the
Rattler were manned on the reception of their Lordships,
and the Victory fired a salute. Having inspected this
fine vessel, their Lordships left and landed at the dock-
yard; where they inspected the Sphynx in dock, and
other objects of interest, and in the evening honoured
Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, C. 8., with their company
to dinner, sleeping at the Commander-in- Chiera mansion.
The Undine steam•vessel, Master Commander Allen,
proceeded to 0-borne this afternoon "with Ma Serene
Highness the Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, on a visit
to her Majesty and Prince Albert. His Highness ar-
rived at Gosport by the eleven o'clock train out from
London, and put-up at the Hallway Sotet, urosput:t,
where Mr. Mears, suverintendent of the Gosport Rail-
way, introduct-d Captain Milne, of the St. Vincent, who
conducted him to the Clarence-yard, whence he embarked
in the Commander-in-Chiet's barge, and was put on
board the Undine, which left at three for Osborne.
The Fairy perhiriaied the distance from the royal place
of embarkation, Cones Harbour, to the. Royal Clarence
Victualling Establishment, Gosport, with t1”1 Lords of
the Privy Council on board, in the extraordinary space
of forty minutes.
The Baretto, Junior, transport will sail this evening
with stores an .I supernumerary offieers and men for Su
William Parker's squadron, off Lisbon.
The Emerald tender arrived this morning from Ply.
mouth with supernumeraries. She returns with letters
for the Mariner, to take out to the coast of Africa.
The Sidon steam-frigate got her steam up in the basin
to-day to try her machinery. She will be tried round
the Wight, if possible, to-morrow.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY.
CHEATER Cur.-20 to 1 agst Mendicant-25 to 1 agst
Camera Obecura (taken)-25 to I agst Antler-28 to 1 apt
Punch (taker.)-35 to I agst The Lamb-40 to 1 agst
Con.-50 to 1 agst Inheritress-50 to 1 agst Bourton.
NORTHAUPToNSIIIHE STAKES.—G to 1 agst Van Tromp
(taker)-7 to 1 apt D&.leful (taken)-9 to 1 agst Halo (t.)
TIIE DERBY.-6 to 1 agst Van Tromp (taken)-11 to 1
agst Epirote-11 to 1 agst Planet-20 to 1 agst Glentilt-
-25 to 1 against Conyngham-35 to 1 agst 'Allertonian-40
to 1 agst Liberator (taken)-1,000 to 15 agst Red Hart.
THE OAKS.—No offers.

MONEY .11 ARK ET.—The premium on gold at Paris is
9i per mile, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s.
1014 d. per eunce for standard gold, gives an exchange of
25.39 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being
25.27.1, it follows that gold is 0.45 per cent. dearer in Paris
than in London. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold
is 431 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 81. 175-
101 Ad. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of
13.8 ; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short
being 13.6 k, it follows that gold is 0.70 per cent. dearer in
Hamburgh than in London.
DISTRESS IN TIM METRorOws.—III a second-
hand book shop, in George-street, opposite the Middlesex
Hospital, there arc exposed for sale several Bibles and Tes-
taments, overwhich is the following placard ;--"
Distress
in the Metropolis—These Bibles and Testaments were sold
by workmen who, unable to obtain employment, sold them
to purchase food for themselves and their StarTipg families.'