The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-08 00:00:00

C OIIIRT -FAS EXO NAB LE.

Her Serene Highness the Grand Dowager Duchess
Stt-phanie of Baden is expected to arrive in town at the
close of the month, from Paris, to visit the Marquis and
Marchioness of Douglas.

The Duke of Wellington is expected to return to
Apsley House from Strathfieldsaye on Saturday next.
The Marquis of Anglesey-, Lady Adelaide Paget, and
a family circle, are passing the holidays with the Earl
and Countess of Sandwich, at Hinchinbroeke House,
near Huntingdon.

The Earl and Countess of Fowls and the Ladies Her-
bert are expected to arrive in Berkeley-square, for the
season to. morrow se'nnight, from Powis Castle, Shrop-
shire.
Earl and Countess Fortescue come to town imme-
diately after the holidays, from Castle Hill, Devon, for
the season.

The Earl -and Cour tess of Chesterfield return to

Chesterfield House, at the close of the week, from

Bretby Park, to be present at the approaching marriage
of her Ladyship's siAer, the Hon. Miss Forester, to Lord
ewport, M.P.

MI 5 CELLILICt EOCI3.

After a renewed investigation, undertaken at the
urgent request of the party himself, Mr. Robert -Cox,
landing-waiter at the Customs, has been reinstated in
his employment.
Duprcz performs for the last time in the Messiah, at
Exeter-h,li to-morrow (I'uesda3 ) oveniog,
Iler Majesty% ship Fly has Aurveyed a passage in the
Torres Straits, hitherto very lit:le known. An island
stands nearly in the centre, and thus there are two
channels, one of three miles to the northward and four
to the southward. Captain Blackwood, We understand,
intends to recommend that a beacon light be placed on
the island.

Preparations are making for the Commenr ration, at
Ox Cord, by the inhabitants of the city, in painting and
vthltewashing their houses. It is arranged that there
shall be a ball on Monday, June 17, and ato on the
foltouing Thursday, for both of which Judien's cele-
brated band is engaged. To the names of the perform-
ers engaged for the festival, which we have already an-
n-unced, we may tow adti those of Mr ,t. Alfred Shaw,
Miss Rainiortit, Miss Marian_ Marshall,_ and Herr
Staudigl. - -
Many and grievous are the complaints at the dock-
yards that officers promoted have to pay so much on
taking up their eppictotents. Ilk one case a man pro,
muted from 80/. to 1001. a year had to pay 61. The case
is uttparalltled.
On 'filet-day last, a gentleman of the name of Morgan,
a studeta of St. Jehit's College, broke= his thigh whilst
in the act of leaping over a- hedge and ditch near the
public-house at Ditton. lie is gong en faveur-
bly.

MARKET NE WS -(THIS DAY.)

CORN-EXCHANGE-MONDAY.

Fresh up, g very limited quantity of English Wheat
came to hand. The fittest qualities of both red and
white at prices quit.- equal to those noted on Monday
last. Middling and infetior kinds at barely late rates.
For Foreign Witt ats at barely stationary prices. Best
malting qualities of Barley at full quotationS. ; grinding
and distilling sorts unaltered in value. Malt at previous
figures. Oats at full rates. Beans, Peas,- and Flour
without alteration. _

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
WURAT—Essex & Kent, ;MALT--Chevalier.....„.. Ms to
red 41s to 58s OAT.—Yorkshire ad . ,
Div.', a hite .... .' 520 to 6341 Lincoln/h.. feed ....23s to
Norfolk and Lin i Potatoe .. .. . ....-.. 25s to
coin, red
Ditto white 42% to 47•1 black
Irish, red 47s to 50. Cork; white .... ..... 19s to 204.
Ditto white
-Old - gas to 33s Beans7Tick.:- .... : 3os to 36s

RYE—,
New 36s to 314 s
BARLEY—Grinding .
Making 'l3s to 365,
Chevalier 328 to 355 l
MALT—Suffolk and Nor
folk s6s to 62.
•Brt,Wll.. 5OB to ss.
Kingston and Ware 56s to Ws
FOREIGN GRAIN Al,
WHEAT—Dantzic
Harnburgh 368 to 40s
BARLEY 306 to 33s
OATS—New
Feed l4s to 16s,
SMITHFIELD.

Pam.— Grey - 35s to 38s
Maple - 33s to Sts
White - 308 to 35.
Boilers. ... .
FLOUR—Town made
Sufto k -34 s to 381
Stockton & Norfolk 34a to 3o

4D FLOUR IN BOND.
8EAN5.......,
IP, A 5..... ..... ...... , 23s to 27s
FLOUR—Ainerican
Baltic

The Beef trade was, on the whole, steady, at prices
quite equal to those obtained last week, the primest
lots producing, without difficulty, 3s 10d per 81bs. The
supply of Sheep was but moderate; prime old Downs at
4s to 4s 4d per Bibs; the value of all other kinds wai
well supported: Although the Lamb
_trade was by no
means brisk, prices were tolerably well supported. Calves
at late prices. Pork remained unaltered.
Per 81b8, to sink the offal.'
s. d, to 1. d. 1 a d. to a. d.
Inferior Beasts 2 4 2 81SecondgualitydItto....3 2 3. to
St cont quality ditto 2lO 3 2 Coarse-wo,lled ditto.. 3 8 310
Prime large Oxen...., 3 4 3 6 Southdown Wethers 4 0 4 4
Prane Scots, &c.
1 arge coarse Calves 3 2 :i 10 Large Ho4s - 3 2 3 9
Prime .mall ditto 4 0 4 2 ;mall Porkers - 3lO 4 4
Suckling Calves, eachlB 0 28 Ouarter oldPigs,eachl6 0 21 0
Inferior Sheep

SUPPLY AT MARKET. -
Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves, I
Pi".
2,407 I 2.,910 I 64 $4O
Iv' :4134 GATE AND LEADZN HAL 1.

For Lamb the demand has beef very active, at an ad-
vance of 4d per Sibs. In other kinds of meat very little
has been doing, and the rates have -had a c.o+nnward
tendency.

At per stone, by the Carcase
a. d. to a d. a. d. to s. d.
Beef, inferior 2 0 2 2 Mutton, inferior ...... 2 4 2 8
- middling ........• 2 4 ti 6 middling.... 210 3 2
--- prime large , 2 8 2 JO, -- prime 3 6 3 6
-in line ,wall ...... 3 (s '3 2 Pork, large.
Veal ... ..... ................ 3 0 4 2k-small .....
_ .

Lamb. 5s 4d to 6s. 10d.
ARRIVALS DURING THL PAST WEEK.
Beasts. Sheet,. Calves. Pipe.
8 :00 400
7 290 500
8 100 90
10 100
5 40 63
14 130 212 2'o
18 270 -190 300
11 100 35 40
3 200 113 80
10 30j ,200 300

Scotland
Yorkedre
Norfolk
Suffiilk
Cambridgeshire .......
Essex
Surrey
_Devonshire
Wiltshire
Other parts

Total 96 - 1,790 750 2,079
Previous week's arrival l2B 3,049 1,010 349

Difference since our last... 32 1,439 960 1,191
BOROUGH AND SPITALPIELDS.
The supply of good and sound Potatoes being compa-
ratively limited. the demand for such is active, at very
full prices. In other kinds but little is doing.
BOROUGH HOP MARKET.
As is almos: invariably the case during the holidays,
comparatively little business has been transacted since
our last report, in this market, yet prices are generally
supported.
V/001. MARKET.
Privately, a steady business has been doing in Colo-
nial Wools, at full prices ; but the demand for English
has subsided, and, in s'me instances, the rates have
given way ld per lb.

TALLOW.
The foreign market continues very firm, and the de-
livery is good. Town Tallow at 40s 6d net cash. The
price of Russian 42s for the last- three months, and
42s 6d for saparate months, from August to December
inclusive..

I lAn extraordinary passenger is booked for shipment
from Hull for Rotterdam next week, namely, a fine
rhinoceros, from Manchester, which will arrive, we un-
derstand, on Tuesday next.---Eastern Counties Herald.
DEATH Or GENERAL MICHEL.—This officer died
last week, at his seat in Dorsetshire; at the age of 79. He
entered the army 7th Feb., 1781; was made Lieut. June
24, 1785; Captain, July 31, 1790 ; Major, Nov. 30,
r/92 ; Lieut.-Col., Aug. 24, 1795; Colonel, April 29,
1802 ; Major-General, Oct. 25, 1805 ; Lieutenant-Ge-
neral, June 4, 1824; and General, Jan. 10, 1837. The
gallant deceased served at the siege of Fort St. Philip,
in the island of Minorca, and was taken prisoner at its
surrender.

IMPORTATION OF AMERICAN PROVISIONS.—Yester-
day afternoon, at five o'clock, the American line of
packet ship Quebec, Captain 116ard, arrived in St.
Katharine's Dock, from New York, with a full cargo,
chiefly consisting of cheese, pork, and other American
provisions.