The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-20 00:00:00

THE QUEEN.

The following bulletin of the Queen's health was
issued this morning :

" Buckingham Palace, March 20, Nine ♦.x.
" The Queen has slept well.
" Her Majesty and the Infant Princess are going
on quite favourably.

" JAMES CLARK,
" CHARLES LOCOCK,
" ROBT. FERGUSON."

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY.

The arrivals of all articles of English grain for our
market, last week, were on a very moderate scale, coast-
wise as well as by land carriage. From Ireland and
Scotland the receipts were truing in the extreme. The
total imports from abroad were good—viz., 2,139 quar-
ters of Wheat, 2,435 ditto of Barley, 21,488 ditto of
Oats, 1,101 ditto of Beans, 205 ditto of Peas, 799 ditto
of 'I ares, 1,267 ditto of Linseed, 56 ditto of rapeseed,
and 300,sacks and barrels of Flour. Fresh up to-day,
from Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire, &c., we received
a very moderate supply of Wheat ; and, as a
good clearance was effected on Ft iday last,
the stands were very scantily filled with samples
of both Red and White, owing to which, and
the increased attendance of both town and country
millers, most of whom were very short of stock, the de-
mand for all descriptions was somewhat active, at an
advance in the prices paid on Monday last of fully ls.
per quarter, and at which, nearly, or quite, the whole of
the supply was disposed of. Notwithstanding we wero
well supplied with Foreign Wheat, that article was in
improved request. Selected quantities of both Red and
White sold, in most instances, at ls. per quarter more
money; and the value of all other kinds was well supported.
The Barley trade was decidedly firm. Malting parcels
were taken somewhat freely, at a rise of ls per quarter.
Grinding and Distilling sorts were steady, at very full
prices. For most kinds of Malt we had an improved
demand, but we have no advance to notice on last week's
quotations. Good sound Oats were quite as dear, with
a firm demand. In the middling and out-of-condition
sorts no sales of consequence took place. The sale for
Beans was slow, at about last week's quotations. In
Peas very little was doing, but we have no decline to
notice in value. Indian Corn and Meal were neglected.
Flour was in better request, at extreme rates of value.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
fnteat—Eases & Kent, 311.1t—Chevalier..
Red. 45e to 5.5 s Oats Yorkshire and
Dltte,Whlte, Now 47s 61a Lincolnsh., Feed. 19s 211
Norfolk and Lin- Potato ...... • . 23s 258
Wu, Red... 45s 49s Toughal and Cork,
Ditto, White ••• • • • 47s b4s Black ....• l6e 191
Irish, Red •••• • • • • —8 —a Cerk, White . 18a 211
Ditto, White .. • • —s —s Scotch, Feed. .. • . 238 243
ftyo—Old •••••• • • • • • • —e —s Beans—Tick . • 32s 443
New. 328 34s Pigeons •... 348 48ta
Barley—Grinding .. • • 278 214 Peas—Grey .. •••• • • • • 38e 414
Malting ..• .• 29s lie Maple .•••• • • • . as 41t
Chevalier .. •• • 318 32a Widte ••••• • - • • • 343 414
Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers
folk • .... 54s sia Floar—Tows-made ... 41s 46a
Brown ... .•• • • • 468 43e (Suffolk ..... 358 ass
Kingston mid Ware bye 178 iltickta & Nertolk 3is u

SMITEFIELD.
The past week's importation of foreign stock into
London have been somewhat on the increase, and of
considerably improved quality, especially as relates to
the Beasts from Rotterdam and Harlingen. The heavy
losses which many of the shippers sustained last year by
the Sheep disposed of in this market, arising from the
miserable condition in which they came to hand, has
induced considerable caution in forwarding that descrip-
tion of stock in less than a half-fat state ; hence, an
immense number has been kept back for the purpose of
being shipped at some future time. The imports, into
London, since this day se'nnight, have been as under;--
From whence. Beasts. Sheep. Calvet.
llamburgk . . B6 ... 6 ... 23
Harlingen
ltotteroam
Antwerp — 20 ...
Bremen ...... . ••• 19
Amsterdam ...... ••• 19
Fianna ...... 61

... 187

... IS

Total 436
Corresponding week
in 1347

... 806

... 109

- 214 ... 22

Difference ..... . 57 less. 592 more. 87 more.
In the northern ports about 420 head of each kind of
stock have been landed from Hamburgh and Rotterdam,
in tolerably good condition, and they have mostly found
buyers, at good prices. At Southampton, 147 Oxen
have arrived from Spain. The following statement,
issued by the customs, shows the total imports for the
mouths ending on the sth ut February, 1846, 1847,
1545 : •

1846. 1847. 1848.
Oxen
Cows
Calves
Sheep
Pigs

Total,: 4,092

1,547
rly 1,1-644

5,950

stock, the num:Jere. cousisaug of abut 200 Beststs,226
Sheep, and 20 Calves, nearly the whole of which were iv