The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-14 00:00:00

NAVAL. INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 12.—The Nautilus transport, M'Lean,
master, Lieutenant W. C. Saunders, agent, arrived on Fri-
day; coming from the Mediterranean, after a very tedious
passage, owing to font winds. She sailed from Malta on the
18th of March, and Gibraltar on • the 10th of April ; brings
320 tons -01-_;•eturped ordnance and victualling stores, and 12
tons of naval, medical, and commissariat stores. She also
brogght Captain Drew, Royal Artillery, Mrs. Colonel Petley
and 50n,;132 men, 12 women, and 28 children belonging to
the corps of invalids, 23 men, four women, and two children
..belonging to various corps, to join their respective depots,
four officers, and sundry other individuals, in all about 230.
The Illustrious, 72, Captain J. E. Erskine, flag-ship of
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Adam, K.C.8., was at Bermuda
on the 22d of April with fever on board, the mate and five
seamen: haling died 'with it. Her mainyard was carried
away in a squall on the 23d ult. Having refitted, she was
to proceed to Halifax. The Inconstant 25, Captain Charles
Fremantle, and Eurydice, 26, Captain George Elliot, were
also at Bermuda on the 22d of April, at which date the
Wasp, 16, Commander Bagot, Albatross, 16, Commander
Yorke; and Ringdove, 16, Commander Sir W. Daniell, Knt.,
were fitting out for the suppression of the slave trade on the
coast of Africi.
The Pique, 36, Captain Hon. Montagu Stopford, was at
Vera Cruz on the 2d of April.
The Indus, 78, Captain Sir James Sterling, Knt., arrived at
Lisbon on the Ist of May, and sailed on the 2d for Ports-
mouth, to be paid off.
The Lame 18, Commander Brisbane, arrived at Madeira
on the 15th Of April from Portsmouth, and sailed on the 7th
for the coast of Africa.
The Tortoise store-ship, Commander Finlayson, arrived at
Madeira from this port on the 6th ult., and sailed on the 10th
for her destination, Ascension.
The Modeste, 18, Commander Baillie, left Mazatlan on the
7th of February for Guaymas.
The Cruiser, 18, .Water Witch 10, and Pantaloon, are being
brought forward for commission to join the experimental brig
squadron. The Cruiser is a fast-sailing brig of the old school,
built by Sir R. Seppings, and the Water Witch is of Sir W.
Symonds' construction.
The Vernon, *Captain W. Walpole, passed this port early
on Tuesday morning on her way to Sheerness to be paid off.
The Queen, 110, Captain Rich; Indus, 78, Captain Sir J.
Sterling; Pearl, 20, Commander Stopford; are daily looked
for at Spithead, to be paid off. The troop-ship Rattlesnake,
Master Commander Brown, is hourly expected from China
with invalids and a detachment of the 55th Regiment.
The Firebrand steam-frigate remains in the basin awaiting
orders to be commissioned. The Prometheus, 6, steam-
vessel, -is also awaiting orders for commission, her defects
generally, and the injury to her machinery by the burning of
her boilers, having been nearly made good.
The Albion, 92, Cyptain Lockyer, C. 8., will shortly leave
Lisbon for the Mediterranean, to join the squadron under
Vice-Admiral Sir E. W. C. B. Owen, K.C.8., G.C.H., Com-
mander-in--Chief on that station. _ _

The Camperdown, 104, Captain W. F. Martin, flag-ship of
Vice-Admiral Sir John Chambers White, K.C.8., is daily
expected at Spithead from the Nore, to join the squadron of
exercise. _ _ _

The Osprey and Daring, new 12-gun brigs, have been again
taken into the basin, and are being rapidly fitted for commis-
sion. The Flying; Fish was masted on Tuesday, and is being
rigged and brought forward with the same expedition as the
other two.
The Goodwill lighter sailed on Tuesday, with stores, for
Devonport and Pembroke yards.
The Mercury tender sailed on Monday with newly-entered
men for the Camperdown at Sheerness.
The Blazer steam surveying vessel, Captain Washington,
with some of the Commissioners for forming harbours of
refuge on board,.on Saturday, was off Dungeness, where or
near a refuge harbour is .contemplaled.
A Prussian corvette (the Amazon) is expected at Spit-

head, from Stettin, ibr a ern!" which we belitrie,
the first Prussian ship of war ever seen in a British pert- :
NEW. STEAM FRIGATES.—The Avehger, to •be built at
Woolwich, is to have engines of 600-horse power; the Dra- ,
gon, at Pembroke, engines of 560-horse power; the Centaur,
Portsmouth, 540; the Sphynx, Woolwich, 500-horse power;
Scourge, at Portsmouth, 420; Bull-dog, Chatham, 420. ,
The Sydenham steam-frigate, Lieutenant Mapleton, '5
under ,orders to sail this day from Woolwich. for Cronstadir
to bring home Lord Stuart de Bothe,say from the Court of St.
Petersburgh. The followiug officers have been apointed to
her :—The Hon. Lieutenant Frederick Curzon adpditional ;
Mr. H. F. N. Chesshyre, mate ; and. Dr. SaltertLivesar, as-
sistant-surgeon. She will take out Mr. Kuper and ' .
to Elsineur, and Mr. George Gordon, Secretary of Legation',
to-Stockholm.
The Hon.. H. H. Chetwynd has been appointed- to the:
Camperdown, at Sheerness ; and Mr. Willoughby Smith
u.
the Bonetta, now fitting for sea at the same port. •

COURT- MARTIAL.
A Court-martial will be held to-morrow on board the flag'.
ship St. Vincent in this harbour, on Mr. T. Sparkes, a car-
penter, R.N., for indecent conduct on several occasions 10
home and abroad, more particularly for an assault, with ins
tent, &c., upon two boys belonging to the Victory, now
this harbour. ,
In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Echo, Excellent, and
Fearless.
In Dock—Prince Regent, Rodney, Collingwood, Scourge!
Athol, Pantaloon, Prometheus, and Lily. ..,.
In Basin—Neptune, Victoria and Albert, Firebrand, Dan. 7
Osprey, and Flying Fish.
At Spithead—Nautilus transport. _ •
, On the Mutherbank—Great Liverpool.

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MARKET NEWS--YESTERDAY'
cORN-EXCIE ANGE tad.
Business in Wheat fresh up, owing to the factors deo- it,
ing from is to 2s per quarter more money than last wee ,
progressed slowly ; eventually, howeier, the demand heclioi:
e`
steady, but not the slightest improvement was noticed
last week's rates. Tie show of fine foreign. Wheat was .°.
derdie'ly good. Fine Dantzic qualities moved off steada):;
other kinds slowly, at last week's currencies. Bonded Grief
almost nominal in value. Fine malting parcels of Der,;;,
sold at full currencies ; in other kinds very little was d_,°' 77,t
Malt at unaltered currencies. Full prices were obtsinw„,,t
Oats. Beans and Peas at an advance of from is to 25 r-
quarter. For Flour prices remained about stationary..
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. ....,.. ..
Wm:ter-Essex k Kent,
(MALT-Chevalier........t a" -
red Os to 561' awe-Yorkshire and
....,.
Ditto, white .. " s2s to 633 Lincoln:h., feed . w*"".
Norfolk and lin- Potato. ....._ „...... Oil
coin, red ....... 403 to 43s Youghall grid Cork, .. 0 1,1
Ditto white.... ..... 42. to 47s black ~............ Le, t.41)6
Irish, red 47. to 503 Cork, white ....... ;r, 0 CO__
Ditto white ....
Rre-old 2se to 33a Beatra-Tick„...,,„ .. ~.;'" toe.'
New 363 to 3ssl pigeons „......,
..... 7.• „v.
BARLEY-Grinding - Grey ........-..... ~.,31 to V
Malting 'l3, I. 36s MaVe ............... 10,:i. toe
Cheva1ier.........., 321 to 353 White .......... ....... Li to 5"
MALT-Suffolk and Nor Boilers ............. ....... ...-... t. OP
folk 56. to 821 FLona-Town nude ...,.4" N.
Brown 56s to 5341 Su& k........„.„...•• '" 4,1
Kingston and Ware 563 to 625 Stockton k Norfolk 341 -
FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND.
igag 10 digli‘
Wiazar-Dantzic 46. to 62s'Bziors ..„„..„.„.„.„.„••0 s,
Haniburgh..„ 363 to 401 Paa5......................-.• ..,.'n
''. tog°
BARLEY 3os to 333 FLoua-American ...... ..',.., 0.
Oars-New 153 to 173 Baltic ............. . ..•.. 2.4 '
Feed •••••.••••••••••••••• 14. to 163
SIATTEXIELD.
sciSf
The Beef trade was unusually dull ; indeed, we „. iy
ever recollect a worse market for Beef. Notwithatandini
salesmen gave way in prices from 2d to 4d per Blbs, sea,';-10
any progress was made in sales, and the very highest Pgio,
obtained for the best Scots did not exceed 3s 8d Ferlotot
The numbers of Sheep were again extensive, yet the 101 oil
old Downs sold at prices fully equal to those obtained °noel,
day se'nnight. The middling and inferior kindsi hoW;or
were a shade lower. For Lambs last week's prices were,o f
ported. Calves at previous currencies. For Pork no lie ,
tion to notice.

Per !lbs. to sink tke offal.
s d. to s. d. les
Inferior Beasts ......... 11 4 2 6 Second qualityiitte.. SA S
Second quality ditto... 9 $ 210 Couse.woolled ditto..
Prime large Oxen...... 3 2 3 4 Southdown Wethers 3 •
Prime Scots, &c....... 3 6 2 $ Ditto ont of the wool I r
Large coarse Calves... S 4 4 2 Large Hogs - °
Prime small ditto—.... 4 4 4 $ Small Porkers...« ... 0
•
Suckling Calves, each 1$ 0 23 is Quarter old Pigs, each ,;
Inferior Sheep 3_ll I • Lambs... ........»........ 41'

SUPPLY AT MARItET,----
Beasts. I Sheep. I • Calves. I von
3,105 1 30,430 121 3g•
g GATE AND LEADEN2I.4.I4'
The general demand has ruled heavy, and price* 11? 0 to
instances have bad a downward tendency. In addiu°,7oo
the arrivals noticed in our tabular statement, nearlti
carcasses of Lamb have come to hand from various
England, in good condition.
At per toe, by the Carcase
s. . 4
Beef, 2 2 2 4' Mutton, inferior ..«»' El
f 1
middling."... 2 6 2 3 rg,
prime large 210 3 0, -- prime .1 1
prune small ..... 3 2 3 4i Pork, 1arge..............
,*
Veal •••••••••••••••••••••••• 3 4 4 6 --smalL... ..... •
Lamb. Is 10d to 5s 10d
• ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEIC.
• Beasts. Sheep. Calve.. 104
Scotland 7 450 --
Yorkshire ....... 5 tl2 • yr
Norfolk ..... .... .. „ ........ 4 70 --
Suffblk — 160 - 10
-
Cambridgeshire.
Essex .......... .. . .........
Surrey .. .. ...„ ... . ...... ......
Devonshire
Wiltshire 6 100 139 50)
Other parts 5 100 100
190
6 1,873 i'tti
Previous week's arrival' .....».«.. 30 • 1,412 - 430
Difference siace outlast. 2B - 476 - 11
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WOOL IKANIZEIN •
au' A colov
Since this day se'nnight the imports of foreign tya
Wool have not exceeded 1,200 packages. Privately
mand is in a sluggish state,' yet the factors retial
late rates.

TALLOW.
This market is steady, and prices, both on the sib
for forward delivery, the same. There is very little 05,
lative business doing. Town Tallow is abundant, At
39s 6d per cwt. net cash.
BOROUGH AND SPIT.AZIOXELDO'...II/4,
The arrivals of Potatoes at the water side, since:..
import, have not exceeded 900 tons • yet; as lug, Pi St'
are in warehouses, the demand is very heavy, and Price

with difficulty supported. af
BOROUGH HOP MARSH'''. sue',
The accounts which have reached us from Kent sno,A
state that an increase of fly inapparent amongst the leffueol
Hop bines ; yet they appear to have had but little je,„o,
upon the demand here, which, hoWever, is certainly 1:00
very full prices. As yet no betting has taken Ow* lir
duty.

„
LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.--The 49t0 0--
meeting of this Society took place on Thursday. at r xete;:,,,” I/1
With the exception of the Sunday School Union, this 4.4 t
far the most numerously attended meeting of the ;1,0, r 4
The chair was occupied by Mr. W. Evans, Af•F'' of r
opening the basiness, adverted to the large amount ,4
effected by that Society during the last half cellrgoiri
congratulated its friends upon the increased prosPno ty
finances. The secretary then read the report of the,
13:4 ,to
directors. As it was the first, so it was the greeljaeum
missionary societies, its sphere of operations being cTofer.; of
no particular country or continent, but spreading a'detslitti
habitable globe. The report then gave a min,gt_,* 0 o!1,1no
the Society's domestic and foreign operations. 11,7„dostS0
that the Bible having been translated into the WI Itor
language, through the liberality of the British
Bible Society, there were upwards of 400,000 of ,tnit 1 fie'
of India receiving religious instruction. In tlie 1";$
where slavery had so lately existed, and where it vi bees 00
headed that the transition to freedom would inir„duelltge
tended by fatal results, the effects of ScripturaViloSero
were happily demonstrated in the orderly conduct t'to
population, many of whom had become contributriisoloo
fund. During the past year the juvenile 05°St fa ,„0",
London and the provinces had raised a subscriPl2Bo „
purchase of a missionary ship, the John IV Hiltons, acer,oo
which was to sail in the course of next month wit' Theo ts
missionaries for the islands in the Pacific Oceso•_„dtits' of
receipts of the year amounted to 81,8121.—the e2,1"10000:
83,5231., showing an excess of disbursements over to the oe
1,711/. ; but as the expenditure had been reduceu fog' eg
tent of 5,127/. compared to that of the previous:it'll:loo
there being an increase of subscriptions over those 'pip
1843 to the extent of 4,320/., the committee ellted g 0
e,
doubt but that the deficiency would be madeef
creased exertion. The meeting was address 0
Hindley, M. P., the Rev. W. Bennett, the Ref, "...fiseno
son, the. Rev. J. Sherman, and several other clertoboLis
gentlemen. The report and various resolutions ill 'rase'
of the Society's objects were adopted, and the P 0
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terminated. of_ a,
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St
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able Vendors of Medicines throughout tm
world.

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BIRTHS. „,r l'Ou.- JO
On the Bth inst., at Combe Parsonage, 11-7 AO,'
the wife of the Rev. John Hannah, of a son. TOP'
On the Bth inst., at Fawley Court, Henley-0- ' ,i,b.-
lady of W. P. W. Freeman, Esq., of a daughter. T. cow
On the 9th inst., at Clifton, the lady of ' 94'
Esq., of a daughter. eili' OP
get
is t.
On the 9th inst., at Bath, the lady of J. "—tei, °goo
Secretary of Legation at the American Stfgreti ''" J
On the 9th inst., in Eaton-place, the lady of .-- of r
gomery, Esq., of a daughter. to4 /be'o
On the 9th inst., at Cote House, near Brie- Flo
G. H. Ames, Esq., of a son. el Leo I
On the 10th inst., the lady of T. P. L.Hellett' if.°
Inn, Esq., of a son. ~,,,, tls° il of
On the 10th inst., at Merton Cottage, Sur '''' " • ...34,"
..... P
W. Adams, Esq., of a daughter. 4 o
On the 9th inst., the wife of Charles DA!'Y" A ror
Argyll-street, of a daughter. ich!u- AO
On the Bth inst., at Brompton-square Mn.'ail.
1 ... Or
man, of a son. &our
On the Bth inst., at Middle New-street,
Fleet-street, Mrs. Medlicott, of a daughter.

WMARRIED. o,,,S•frip. left
At East Pilton, Colonel Malcolm Nugent ROA Lance
widow of Captain John Adam Dune.
Sarah Froggatt, of Astley Hall and )3edford, st 49
. so° a
"rilio hter
On the 4th inst., at Pavenham, Beds, I,l' astig-
Esq., of Prince Edward Island, to Annie o:lllliiii.6.
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the late Henry Green, Esq., of Titley, Herste,aPP':f tile
On the 9th inst., at SL John's Paddingtotugbte, ilf
Spencer Vassall, R.N., K.H., to Letitia, 02111 ugorriergeLi
late E. B. Napier, Esq., of Pennard House' ResideoP—
widow of the Rev. C. H. Pulsford, Canon
Wells Cathedral.

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DIED. co:%,
On the 7th ult., at the Danish Island of St. ro,„
Indies, W. Stedman, Esq•, 31. D , Knight of Dallusb' VW.'
~iny, of 0
On the 7th inst., at Ti:iley Co. ttage, Aberf's,"—colo'
General William Phillips Price, Hon. East rows
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Civil Service, aged 68. ~e. Tb°l"tejs
On the 7th inst., at Trafford-park, Lanea'"sl scd-
William de Trafford, Esq, late Captain in the 101
.IA, Oisr
Greys. -at Leal—
On the Bth inst., at Headingly-hill, 11•-- , hari
beth, the wife of John Jackson, E* .i..., itic'
On the 9th inst., at Adelaide-place, London-bnuei"
, ,
Ofehor
Clark, Esq., aged 85.
On the 10th inst., at Norwood, John Dixon, VG'
- I‘fir**
cery-lane aged 89. th Ph°
On the 10th inst., at Walcot-terrace, Lambe- ,
shaw,Esq., aged 79.

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