The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-17 00:00:00

FOREIGN PROVISIONS.

The importations of cattle and provisions generally from
the continental states continue to be of an extensive and
important character. The regularity in the arrivals of such
articles at this time of the year, must, in a great degree, be
attributed to the mildness of the weather, for, so far as have
any accounts been received to the contrary, it does not ap-
pear that any of the Dutch, German, or Belgian ports, or, in-
deed, any of the more northern ports, are closed for navigable
and commercial purposes, in consequence of the stoppage of
the navigation of the river on which they respectively are
bound, from being frozen over, and therefore rendered im-
passable. It will be recollected that at this peried of last
year the frost was so intense that all communication be-
tween this country and the places mentioned, and from one
to the other of them, was completely suspended, and that the
Elbe and Scheldt continued in that state for several weeks,
to the very great inconvenience of the mercantile and shipping
community. _ _ _

In consequence of the mildness of the weather at the pre-
sent time, a similar stoppage to business has been prevented,
and the arrivals from Rotterdam, Hamburgh, &c., have been
as regular as could be expected, and indeed much more so
than might reasonably be looked for at this advanced season,
as will appear from the numerous Importations, of which we
will enumerate some of the most important which have taken
place during the past week, and since our last notice appeared
on the subject.
Two sailing vessels from the Channel Islands brought be-
tween them 95 tons of potatoes, the produce of those places.
A vessel, called the John Skiddy, arrived at Liverpool, from
New York, at the beginning of the week, having on board
6,445 bushels of wheat, the large quantity of 16,600 bushels of
barley, 300 kegs of lard, 300 of beef, 1,000 barrels of flour,
1,400 boxes of cheese, a large quantity of pork, and an im-
mense cargo of every other description of provisions, the pro-
duce of the United States, for consumption in this country.
The General Steam Navigation Company's ship Colum-
bine, from Rotterdam, at the Brunswick Wharf, Blackwell,
had, in addition to 400 packages of butter, and 500 of cheese,
18 packages of poultry, 17 oxen, 8 cows, 255 packages of
fresh fish, 79 packages of yeast, and a variety of other Dutch
produce. The steamer the Triton, from Ostend, brought
the usual supply of poultry, butter, &c.; and the James
Watt, from Havre, in addition to other articles, 100 packages
of the dried table fruits usually imported from France at this
time of the year.
The Virgo, a sailing vessel from Jersey, brought the
large quantity of 170 tons of potatoes, the produce of that
island.
The City of Boulogne steamer, from Boulogne, brought
14 hampers of poultry, &c.; the Tourist, from Calais, 12
hampers of the same article ; and the Princess Victoria, from
Antwerp, 42 packages of fish. Numerous vessels have ar-
rived at the port of Liverpool from the south of Europe with
dried and other fruits, usually brought at this season. The
Eclipse, a sailing vessel, from Harlingen, brought the large
quantity of 2,765 packages of butter, besides cheese, &c.,
the produce of Holland. It may be mentioned, also, that
among the importations of interest from the Continent, one
consisttng of 7,660 gun and 577 pistol-stocks for the Go-
vernment, mnde from the wood of the walnut tree, which
abounds in Belgium, took place from Antwerp.
The General Steam Company's ship Princess Royal, from
Hamburgh, brought a large quantity of fresh beef, potatoes,
&c., and the Earl of Liverpool, from Ostend, 16 packages of
poultry, 80 of butter, &c. A sailing vessel,the ovf Vers_ach
from Amsterdam, brought the large quantity 30 n
ofc;
cheeses of Dutch produce, and the Marys, from Guernsey, 30
tons of potatoes, the produce of that island.
The New York packet-ship arrived at Liverpool from New
York, having on board 2,150 barrels of flour, 1,000 cheeses,
200 packages of apples, 400 of beef, 218 of butter, &c. ; and
the Elizabeth, from Newfoundland, had 58 packages of sal-
mon and 800 of cod- fish on board. The vessel had been
obliged to cast 250 packages of the latter description of fish
overboard, in consequence of the rough weather she expe-
rienced on the voyage.
The General Steam Company's ship Countess of Lonsdale,
from Hamburgh, brought 12 hampers of fresh beef, a quan
tits of butter, and other produce; and the Caledonia steam.
ship, from the same port, 19 packages of fresh beef, 160
packages of butter, and other articles. The Company's
steam-ship which subsequently arrived at Blackwell, from
Rotterdam, brought, in addition to 183 packages of yeast,
109 sheep, 11 packages of poultry, 317 of fresh fish,
and 120 of butter; and the Harlequin, from Boulogne, and
Belfast, from Calais, brought their usual supplies of butter
and other French produce. The same Company's steam-ship
Earl of Liverpool, from Ostend, brought 50 packages of eggs
and 29 of poultry; and the Giraffe steam-ship, from Rotter-
dam, upwards of 300 packages of butter, 43 of yeast, 19 of
poultry, a quantity of hams, meat, &c., and 334 baskets of
fish, all of Dutch produce.
The Soho, from Antwerp, brought, in addition to other
articles, 34 packages of smelts, and the Attwood steam-ship,
specially dispatched for the purpose, brought from Rotter-
dam 45 oxen, 35 cows, and 358 sheep, all in good condition
and perfect safety.
A packet ship, the Samuel Hicks, from New York into
Liverpool, brought 2,500 barrels of flour, 26 bushels of apples,
6,698 bushels of wheat, and the large quantity of 18,142 bushels
of other descriptions of corn. Subsequently to these impor-
tations, a sailing vessel, the Rapid, has arrived at the
Brunswick Wharf, Blackwell, from Harlingen, with a quan-
tity of poultry, 104 cows, 8 oxen, and 150 sheep, on board,
the produce of Holland, the whole of which, although an