The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-10 00:00:00

REVIEW OF THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE.

The Britannia mail-steamer arrived early in the week,
bringing New York advices of the 15th, and accounts of
corresponding dates from other parts of America. Great
exertions were being made to get supplies of flour and
grain from the interior to the ports of shipment, and
there can be no doubt that rather considerable supplies
of bread stuffs will be forwarded from the United States
previous to the frost putting a stop to the inland naviga-
tion, and thereby cutting off further arrivals from the
west.lt may be questioned, however, whether even when
got down to the coast, the means of transit across the At-
lantic may not be wantit.g, vessels having become very
scarce, and freights unus ally high. At New York
4s. 3d. per brl. for flour to London had been actually
paid, being a rise mf ne irly one hundred per cent. on the
rates current in the early part of the season. The latest
reports from Europe being considered komewhat less
favourable than previous advices, a slight re,ction had
occurred in prices co flour, 6d. per brl. having become
-In extreme rate for Western Censl, and many holders
having concented to accept Gi cents p, r brl. le.:s for very
good brands. The exports from the Ist to the 10th
of November hail consisted of 24,893 brls. fl ur,
91.150 bushels c f wheat, 91,204 bushels of Indian corn.

From Montreal we have letters dated the 9th ult.
Flour had been in good request during the preceding
week; 31s. 6d. to 325. had been paid fur fine, and
33s 6d, to 345. per brl. for superfine. The arrivals from
the interior had fallen much short of expectation; and
the stocks on the spot being light, no decline in prices
was looked for. Wheat had been sought of er, and as
fast as it had come to hand it had turd ready takers
at ss. 'lid. to ss. 93. per 601bs. for Upper Carla, Ilan.

From the north a Euro, e the advices are very un-
interesting at present. A letter fr'.m Der zic, of the
28th of November, informed us that only ab ,nt 40 lasts
of wheat bad changed hands there during thi week, and
this purchase had been tor shipment to Belgium. The
price obtained had been equal to 50s. per quarter free
on board, the quality being inferior, and the weight not
more than 601bs, per bushel. The weather was then
mild, and the water in the Vistula had rather risen—a
circumstance which had given rise to hopes that the
barges, detained by the shallowness of the river, above,
might still get down before the close of the navigation.
The accounts from Stettin, Rostock, &c.. are of pre-
cisely the same character as previously. Little or no-
thing appears to have been done in wheat at these places
for shipment, the supplies having only just kept pace
with the local demand. The weight of the wheat of this
year's growth is described as very inferior to the pro-
duce of 1845, rarely exceeding 601bs. per bushel. At
Stettin, on the 30th ult., new Uckermark and Pomera-
nian wheat, weighing 581bs. to 591bs. per bushel, was
worth 50s. to 51s. per qr. free on board.
From Hamburgh 'our advices reach up to Tuesday
last ; the Elbe was then still open, but the frost had
been, and was severe ; which rendered it doubtful
whether the river would long continue navigable. The
business in wheat since the previous post day had been
principally for the use of the city, the prices paid varied
from 535. to 565. per qr., according to quality. Barley
had become dull of sale and prime Seale had been offered
at equal to 38s. to 40s. per qr.
From the Mediterranean we learn that the demand
for wheat had continued active at the leading ports, and
that previous prices had been well maintained.

The accounts from the Black Sea are also firm. By
advices from Odessa, of the 13th of November, we learn
that the universal want of shipping had been as much
felt there as at other places, and that the difficulty which
had been experienced in obtaining vessels had interfered
greatly with business. Holders of wheat had, never-
theless, remained exceedingly firm, and for superior soft
Polish equal to 355. to 40s. per qr., free on board, had
been asked. The purchases made had been principally
for shipment to Mediterranean ports, comparatively little
having been bought on British account. Stocks were
large, amounting to about one and a half chets. ; of
which, however, one-half was the property of merchants
who had purchased on Mediterranean account—Mark-
lane Express.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
LONDON', DEC. 9.—Wind this day at noon, N.N.W., mo-
derate breeze and thick weather.

PEAL, DEC. 8.--Wind E.N E., fresh. Arrd. Corsair, A.
Kitt, Lima. SM. Royal Alice, Hopper, Bombay; Quebec
Williams New York.
Dom Dr.c. B.—Wind E., strong. Arrd. Arrow, of

Hartlepool, Liverpoo!, for London, brought in very ledkv.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. B.—Wind 81d. Queen, Huiten,
China.
OFF THE WIGHT, DEC.

s.—Sophia, Beckenham, Rio

Janeiro.
DARTMOUTH, DRc. B.—Wind E. Arrd. Recovery, Gra-
ham, Miramicbi for Weymouth, leaky.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. B.—Wind N. Arrd. St. George, Her-
nanian, Sydney, New South Wales.
FALMOUTH, DEC. B.—Wind N.E., fresh.
BRISTOL, DEC. B.—Wind E.N.E. Arrd. Faside, Murdoch,
Quebec.
JAW:SPOOL, DEC. B.—Wind N.N.W. to N.E., light. Arrd.
31iiestie, Africa; Margaret Skelly, (supposed) Calcutta.
Sid. The Duke, Carson,Calcutta; AnthaFsadres, Bannerman,
New Orleans; Alan Kerr, Gray, Mobilo ; Aberdeen, 'Grath,
Savannah ; Lisbon, Fisher, St. John's, New lintuswick.
WATEuFoRD, DEC. 6.—Wind N. to N.N.F. —Sid. Dun-
boroC,y, Balwin,Savannah.
CORE, DEC. 6.—Wind N.N.A
CanottnAviat, Dxc.
from Cork

Ba,badoes.
Sabina, Rolmrtstql,

OFPTNHOARmTROFNO, D. 8.
RF.LEcARD..2-I\lr'irld. Tay.,2ndliamsteamer, The4iorers: s
Quteubrdec
soti pTie,
Vera Cruz. left Ist ult. ; Havannah, 11th ; St. Thomas, 14th ;
Bermuda. 21st; on freight 600,000 dollars and bars of silver,
140,000 dollars in gold-dust and gold, two' packages of pearls,
7651b5. of Pins silver, and 66tbs. of old silver.
CLYDE.—SId. Cape Breton, Murray, Barhadoes ; State,
Nicol, Penang ; Royalist, Beveridge, New York.
KING srowN.—Arrd. Monroe, Fox, Havann ah. for the Clyde.
DEOIOAE EAST, DEC. 4.—Mary, Taylor, Newport, for
St. Domingo, leaky.
OFF CAPE CLEAR, DEC. 2.—Athol, Coyle, Quebec, from
Grangemouth; John Bolton, ditto, for Liverpool.
GALWAY,4.—Arrd. Marta, Winter, Quebec. 6th,
F. Melledge, M.Donough, ditto.
LEITR ROADS, DEC. 6.—Arrd. Francis Ann, Batavia.
HULL, DEC. B.—Wind northerly., light.—S!d. St. George,
Stephenson, Cape of Good Hope.
HARWICH, DEC. B.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrd. Richard and
Sarah, Scott, Woodbridge, for Newcastle, with damage, hav-
ing been in contact with a light brig.
FAVERSHAM, DEC. 7.—The Brothers, Samuel, of London,
was in contact on the sth inst., in the Creek, with the Sally,
Adams, of Newcastle, and sank. She has since been raised;
considerably damaged.
ABERDEEN, DEC. s.—The Antelope, Donald, from Sunder-
land, which struck on the North Pier 22d ult., and sank,
has been raised and hauled up.
MARGATE, DEC. B.—The St. Jean, Butez, from London,
which got on the main and bilged yesterday, is a complete
wreck.
Fixmotrrrt, DEC. B.—The St. George, Hernaman, from
Sydney, New South Wales, arrived here to-day, with part
of cargo thrown overboard, quarter gallery carried away, and
item timber transom started.

From Ireland, we learn that the inquiry for all descrip-
tions of provisions had continued very active,
and that
the fall which took place in the value of Indian corn in
November had again been recovered. The supplies of
grain from the farmers had, we are informed,
.scarcely
kept pace with the local demand ; hence very little was
the price of oatmeal is higher in some parts of
being shipped to England ; indeed, when we state
Irelandthat
than that of wheaten flour here, we do not see how we
can expect arrives from thence.
The greater part of the 15,192 qrs. of wheat received
coastwise arrived in the early part of the week ; and
nearly the whole having gone direct into the hands of
the millers, the quantity exhibited at Mark-lane has
been comparatively trifling. The receipts from the
east coast have, however, sufficed for the immediate THE PRIVILEGE OF ARUNDEL.—It appears to have
wants of the town millers, who have, consequently, escaped the notice of the historiographers of her Ma-
had little occasion to purchase in the market ; and jesty's sojourn at Arundel Castle, that there is a privi-
unimportant as has been the supply brought forward lege connected with that ancient stronghold well worthy
by land carriage samples from the home counties, of being commemorated as a curiosity. The Duke of
it has proved fully equal to the demand. On the Norfolk is also Earl of Arundel ; but he is so not by
other hand, factors have manifested no anxiety to creation, patent, or descent : but simply because he is
press business ; and the few sales effected on Wednes- the possessor of the Keep whose antiquity may be traced
day and Friday were closed at terms quite as high as back beyond the days of Alfred. This is, in some
those current in the beginning of the week. The Eng- words, the privilege of Arundel, which gives to its pos-
lish Wheat having mostly come to hand in good con- sessor the title of an Earl, and the peerage 'of the realm,
dition, there has not been much necessity to employ old without creation. Could the Duke, by any possibility,
foreign for mixing • and we can, consequently, report , be deprived of the venerable fortress (as by forfeiture,
no improvement, either in the demand for or value of for iustanee), the individual on whom the Crown might
the finer kinds of the latter. Secondary qualities of bestow it would, by virtue of the gift, become Earl of
free foreign Pave been in rather lively request for ship- Arundel.--Hampshire Advertiser.