The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-23 00:00:00

STRAND THEATRE.

A new and original farce in one act, called
"Your Likeness for a Shilling," was performed at
this theatre last night. It is the joint production
of Messrs. Harrington and Yates, the authors of
se-feral pieces of a similar kind—" A Night at
Notting-hill," "Double Dummy," and others,
which have been attended with success. Like them
it has been succ,ssful ; for, though it has no dra-
matic construction that deserves the name, nor
anything like an intelligible plot, it is brio.ful of
b:oad fun and humour, which the audience found
irresistibly ludicrouP, for they laughed from the
beginning to the end of the piece, and applauded
it he Lally when it was done. It was acted with
spirit by Mr. C. Young, Mr. Ray, Miss F. Ternan,
and Mrs. Selby, and we have no doubt will make
the Strand audiences merry for a good nriny nights
to come.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

A now 22-gun steam screw corvette, to be called
the ()Thew, is ordered to be laid down at Chat.
ham dockyard. on the same slip as that from which
the Racoon, 22, was recently launched. A large
line-of-battle screw steamer will also be laid down
on No. 2 slip, lately occupied by the Hero, 91.
The Mersey, screw st-amer, now being built at
Chatham, is pierced for 40 heavy guns, a' d from
her immense length and the great powcr of hei
engines-1,000 horse—a high rate of speed is anti-
cipated.
She is expected to be launched in Jun^.
The damage sustain, cl by the monster mortar
during the last experiments in November, 1857,
having lx en again repaired, the diviiions we: e yes-
terday replaced, and the mortar one 3 more placed
iu service position in Woolwich marsh. It is in-
ferred that a third course of experiments will
shortly bo made.

A oauple of engines of 400-11,-)re power having
been fitted to the now steam corvette C.tallenger
by Messrs. Penn, the engineers yesterday lot up
steam for the purvase of trying the new ma-
chinery, which was kept working in Woolwich
basin above five hours, the order of which
was reported to be—five revolutions with 201 b.
of steam and 26i vacuum, and exhibiting no indi-
cations of heat. The Challenger, it is expected,
will be ready to steam down to Sheerness early in
the first week of May next, to be prepared for
the pennant.
The Lisbon squadron, under the command of
Roar-Admir d Sir Henry Ducie Chads, K.C.8.,
lit fires at Spithead yesterday morning, soon afer
dayligh`, and at six a.m. were under weigh, stand-
ing towards the Nab light vessel. The Renown,
91, screw, flag-ship, Captain Arthur Forbes,
was followed tay the Diadem, Racoon, and
Curacoa. After having rounded the Nth,
the squadron formed two calumns, and prepared
to set canvas, the wind Leing E.S.E. which
would enable the ships to get, down Channel under
sail with their fires banked up. The good folks at
Veutnor must have enjoyed a rich treat in viewing
these four mighty engines of war paired off in the
following order Renown, Diadem, Th.coon,
Curacoa, pressqving the distance of three cables'
lengths apart ; and to give our readers au idea of
the power and armament of this comparatively
small squadron, we will state that in tonnage the
li,nown, a two-decker, of 91 guns, is nearly donVe
that of the Victory, a three-decker, of 100 guns ;
that the Diadem, a frigate, of 32 guns, is 700 tons
larger than the Victory ; and that,Ourno of 31,
and Racoon, of 22 guns, are neatly equal in ton-
nage to the Victory. Their armament is nearly
rly
wholly 8-inch guns, be-ides long and powerful
pivot guns on the upper deck. Each ship is equal
to 11 knots an hour under steam alone, and they are
fitted with the modern improvements of the day,
including life-boats rigged with Clifford's patent
lowering gear.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

COltN EXCHANGE,

Notwithstanding that the supply of English wheat re-
ceived fresh up to-day, coastwise and Ly land carriage, was
very moderate, the demand for all kinds was in a most
inactive state, at Monday's decline in the quotations.
The imports of foreign wheat continue limited; never-
theless, the show of samples was tolerably good, and sales
progressed slowly, at barely stationary prices.
We were well supplied with foreign barley, and all de-
scriptions, met a slow inquiry, at late rates.
Fine malt sold tc a fair extent, at full prices, but in-
ferior qualities ruled dull.
Oats, the supply of whieli was only moderate, moved off
steadily, at very full prices.
Beans and peas were firm, and quite as dear as on Mon-
day ; but flour ruled heavy, at barely late rates.
ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. I
2,950 1,010 2,930 860
S9O
Foreign.,... 4,510 19,380

Flour.
1,660

English...,
Irish...,

4,2601470 31: z.
brlN

NEWGATE AND LEA.DFA'NFIALL.

The supplies of each kind of meat hero, to-day, wore
seasonably large, and the trade generally ruled heavy, as
follows :

Per Sibs by the carcase.

s. d. 8. d. A.
Beef, Inferior ° S 3 0 Mutton, Inferler 3 0 3 2
Do., middliug.....3 2 3 4 Do., middling .....3 4 3 6
Do. prime large.. 3 4 3 6, Do., prime 8 4 0
Do., do. 5ma11....3 6 3 8
Pork, large 3 0 3 6 1 Pork, small 3 8 4 2
Lamb, 58 Od to 6s Cd.