The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-20 00:00:00

SHANGIIAE MARKET REPORT.

By the Lady Mary Wood we have dates feom this
market to the 20th instant. But a small trade has been
doing during the previous four weeks in English manu-
factures. It was expected that the extreme scarcity of
food which existed, which was causing tke greatest
distress to the poorer classes of the Chinese commu-
nity, would operate in causing depressing in the ge-
neral trade.

Freight to England—V., and tonnage abundant.
Exchange-4s. sd. to 4s. 6i4.
Vessels Loading for London—The Anne Jana and
Lady Sale.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—The Birkenhead, iron
steam troop-ship, Commander J. A. Stevens, arrived
here yesterday with the depOt of the 16;h Foot, from
Guernsey. They landed at the dockyar.l, and took
quarters pro. tern. in Anglesey Barrack., Portsea,
which they leave to-morrow for Hythe I3arracks, near
Sandgate. On the arrival of the Birkenhead in the
roads off Jersey the Cuckoo steam-vessel, Commander
Dumaresq, was employed in conveying the depot of
the 26th Regiment (brought from Cork by the
Birkenhead) from that ship to the pier. She bad re-
ceived about 300 of the regiment with their knap-
sacks and muskets, and had two pilots on board. On
the passage to the shore it was observed that a beacon
denoting the position of the Huitres (or oyster) Rocks
was not to be seen. The pilots were making some
remarks upon it when Commander Dumaresq or-
dered the speed of the Cuckoo to be eased,
and most fortunately he did so, for directly
after she struck with great force. It then
r quired all the exertions of the naval and military
officers to prevent the troops going to the side
and jumping overboard. Boats were soon along-
side, but would have been swamped by the men if
their officers had not set the example of more cou-
rage. No lives were consequently lost, nor any one
injured. The Cuckoo was with difficulty got along-
side the pier, and the troops got out, when the
water rose above the fires in the engine-room, and
soon after she sank. She has since been weighed and
pumped out, and is on the slip to be patched up, and
brought here to be docked. A court of inquiry will
be held.

The royal yachts are ordered to be in readiness to
embark the Court on Wednesday afternoon from Gos-
port for the Isle of Wight.
The Fire Queen steam-packet, Lieutenant Jones,
%ill be paid off here to-morrow.

Sir William Burnett, the director-general of the
medical
department of the navy, is making his half-
yearly inspection of the Admiral medical departments
connected with this port. His official visit will ter-
minate on Tuesday.
The Dauntless steam-frigate is ordered to the
Channel for a five days' cruise, in company with the
Stromboli.
The Cornet steam-vessel, Commander Otter, went
out yesterday to try her engines. She will be ready
for service to-morrow.
WooLwicu, MAY 141.—The Resistance, 42, troop-
ship, Master-Commander Bradshaw, is ordered to be
towed from Sheerness to Woolwich to embark two
companies of Royal Artillery, one for a passage to
Newfoundland, and the other for Canada. She will
also embark large detachments of the Royal Artillery
to fill up the companies stationed in Canada, and a
company of Royal Sappers and Miners to relieve the
company at present stationed at Halifax, Nova
Scotia.
CAPTAIN AUSTIN'S ARCTIC EXPEDITION.

The Lightning steam-vessel, Master-Commander
Petley, arrived at Woolwich at 30 minutes atter
7 o'clock, P.M. yesterday, having left the vessels of
Captain Austin's squadron at 30 minutes after 8
P.M. on Wednesday last, and making the run home,
of 700 miles, in less than three days. The Resolute,
Captain Austin, the Assistance, Captain Ommanney,
the Pioneer screw steam ves-el, Lieutenant Com-
mander Osborn, and the Intrepid screw etearn-
vessel, Lieutenant Commander Cator, left the
i .ong Hope of the 0(1114 Lissa:, in the
forenoon of Wednesday, the officers and men
in the highest spirits, and the Resolute
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towed about forty miles that day on her way to ueP
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Romance," by A. Tr, llope, Esq.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—Mr. Ironmonger, the chief
porter at the Redbridge station, on the London and Dor-
chester Railway, was killed on Tuesday night. He was
getting some waggons into a siding, when he tripped on a
heap of gravel, fell across the rail, and the wheels of seven
waggons went over his body, literally cutting him in two.