The Sun. — 1818-05-04 (London, England)

MAY 4.—We hail some arrivals this morning with Wheat from Essex and Kent, and a considerable quantity during the week from abroad, consequently the sales made in fine articles were on the same terms as (Lis day week, but there was scarcely any thing doing in inferior ; Fine  support their prices, other kinds of gtaiu the  Barley, Oats, and Beans, ut iacrior were 01111. IR  e is no alteration.  Foreign Wheat' 445. 51s. Fine ditt”- - -87 s. 975. SV.lwat -50 s. ia•_ Fine citto - - - Sas. 90s: Old ditto - - Sss. 955. Rye - - - -40 s, Fine ditto - - -50 s. —s. Barley• - - - Sls. $Ss. Fine ditto - - - 425. —5. New ditto - - - 595. —s. Malt Floe ditto - - - S2s. White ease (it-oilers) 503. 4As. Fine ditto - - sos. —s.  Grey Pease - - - 3Gs 445.. Fine Gl•ey. Pease - 4gs. 5Q.. 'Pith rte4its - - 465. 525. OW ditto, - -58 s. Beans 48s. 565. Old ditto - - - 524. fi2s. Feed Oats - -21 s. 2.f s. pine ditto -28 s. 335. Poland ditto - -2-2 s. 265. Fine ditto - . - -82 s. 37sPotatoe ditto - - 365. 425. Rape decd • 461. 521. per last-rine-Flom' -811 s. Seconds - .70A. 7511..  The Lords of the Admiralty have 4irected all the guard-ships of the United Kingdom, except the flag-ships at Portsmouth and Plymouth, to assemble at Plymouth by the Ist of June-, and thence to proceed to cruise for two Mouths. The ships than will assemble are—Ramiliee, 74, Capt. T. BOYS; Spencers 74, Captain W. R. BaotronToN ; Rochefort, 80, Sir. A. C. DICKsON; Soperb. 74, Captain C. EKINS Vengeur, 74, Captain T. At.exasoeu ; Northumberland, 74. Captain J. WALKER .Bulwark, 74, Captain T. GRAVES ; and Tonnaut, 80, Captain Tattontt. It is said they will he put under the command of Sir BENJAMIN HanLoweLL. 'The Rochefort and Veil,' geur, at Portsinouth, will go out of harbour on the 17th inst. ; their complement of men will be increased, during the cruise, from men to he lent from the Queen Charlotte. The period Of three years service for the guard-ships expires generally about-the Ist of September next.; .after which they rat be paid off awl recommissioned. , The 21st, .or Royal, Scotch Fusileers, .are on their march to take the duty at Portsmouth, instead of the 51st regiment. The 35th, of which' the Doke of RICHMOND is Colonel; are to be quartered some time at Brighton. The OflicerS and crew of the Russian squadron lately purchased by t'he Spanish Government, sailed front the Downs ,on Thursday, in ten Spanisis transports, on their return to Cronstadt. The Overseer of the parish of Twigworth, Glencesrershire,-named Pickering, was indicted at the. ,last Gloucester Assizes, for refusing relief to' it. • Godsell, -a, pauper,. and removing him while in a. state of illwss from small pox. A verdict of Guilty was recorded, on the defendant agreeing to pay all expenses. The Judge, at the close of the case, said he wished it to go abroad, that it was the duty of every Ovtheer of the Poor to do every .thing he coul‘l to the support and comfort of that ,poor who were, under his controul ; and Over, seers ought_to take care that paupers should not be removed from one parish to another until they were able to travel ; for if they di-d, they were answerable for all the consequences resulting,  from it. • SUICIDE OF AN OOTLAiv.—A Bankrupt of the nanteot Cowen, Who ticd from his commission some time ago to Rotterdam, was apprehended' there by a Pollee Officer from London a few days ago ; in consequence of which he bung himself in prison the second. day of his confioement. RARA Avis.—On Saturday'lwo, Prince, the gamekeeper of the. Earl of Mount Edgcumbe. shot, near his Lordhip's mansion, a curious bird, which, On investiation, proves to be the hoopoe, and exactly resembles the one figured in Edwards's Gleanings of Natural History, except that it is rather larger. It is remarkable for 'Towering crest of long feathers tipped with black, and but rarely occurs, -though a migratory bird, , in this country. It is common in most parts of he Contineut of 'Europe, and oecasionallyfound in he East Indies, part icolarly at Ceyloill. Its %15114 Still is that of a blackbird.