The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-27 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 26.
The Royal Company's steam-ship Dee, Captain
Woolcott, arrived here at noon to-day from St.
Thomas's, with dates to the 9th inst., 4 passengers
—viz.—Lieut. Ballinghall, from her Majesty's
ship Trincomalee,' stationed in the Pacific ; Dr.
Parkyn, medical inspector at Barbadoes ; Judge
Forster, and Mr. Rothe-17 live turtle, 24 cases
of copper ore, a few packages of sundries, but no
specie on freight.
The Dee' has for some time past been engaged in
inter-colOnial duties on the, various routes per-
formed by the Royal Mail Company in the West
Indies, and, in consequence of a disarrangement
of her machinery, and the necessity for a general
renovation, has returned to England. The Dee
left England in January, 1852, and in August,
1853, was despatched to New York, where she was
lengthened by the addition of a new bow, and also
underwent a general repair. Since that time she
has been engaged in the duties of the-mail service,
and, although during her passage to Southampton
only three boilers were used, the voyage was com-
pleted in less than 17 days.
There is little additional news by this arrival to
that received per La Plata. The general health
of the West India islands continued good, but at
St. Thomas's no improvement had taken place, and
several cases of yellow fever existed, fortunately
however not reaching beyond the shipping. Owing
to the exertions and assiduity of the medical officers
of the Royal Mail Company's steam-ships at that
island, as well as the sanitary arrangements of the
commanders, none of the crew of either vessel had
at all suffered. _ _

Her Majesty's ship Vestal, 26, Captain Thomp-
son, arrived at St. Thomas's on the 7th inst. from
Bermuda, for the purpose of taking the place of
the Calypso, which vessel was to leave on the 10th
inst. for Barbadoes. The Calypso was entirely free
from sickness. _

During the homeward voyage the Dee exchanged
'signals with the bark Thischa, on the 19th inst.,
in lat. 41 22 N., long. 37 41 ~ standing to the
westward ; also the ship Medway, on the 22d, in
lat. 46 2 N., long. 22 48 W., 91 days from Port
Philip, with 20,0001. value in gold, and some
passengers, who were reported all well.
The Dee brings a ship's letter bag from St.
Thomas's, which, it is presumed, contains most of
the missing mails from Santa Cruz.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

A very limited supply of English wheat has arrived for
our market since Monday, consequently the show of bam-
ples here to-day was small. Although the trade ruled by
no means active, prices were supported. '
There was only a retail inquiry for foreign wheat, the
supply of which was good, yet importers generally were
firm in their demands. In floating cargoes very little was
doing. We had only a limited sale for barley and malt,
at Monday's currency. . _ • _

We weie fairly supplied with oats, and a fair average
business was transacted in most kinds at full currencies.
Beans, peas, and flour moved off slowly, at late rates.
ARRIVALS THIS WEB& _
Barley. Malt. Oats. I Flom
2;0 7GO --- 1,020
_ 150 t
11,771 1,680 14,090 i 50 sks•

Wheat.
430

'risk •• ••
Foreign

BOROUGH HOP.
We have a moderate demand for all kinds of hops, and
prices aro well supported.

WHITECHAPEL.
The trade to-day ruled dull, at the following prices :
—Beef, 3s 2d to 4s Od ; mutton, 38 6d to 4s 8(1 ; Limb,
4s 10d to 5s iod ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; pork, 3s ld to 4E.
4d per 81bs. by the carcase.

MEETING OF BANKERS.—At a general meeting of pri-
vate bankers held yesterday at the Clearing-house the
following resolution was adopted :—" That in conse-
quence of a paragraph having appeared in the Times news-
paper to the effect that it would be thought improper if
any ono demanded from his bankers the examination of
securities deposited with them by him for safe custody,,
the bankers unanimously declare their opinion that the
contrary is the case, and that they have always consi-
dered such examination as a most proper and business-
like proceeding."—A. W. ROILIRTS, Chairman."
PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is
about al par (according to the last tariff), which, at the
English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 110 Ad. per ounce for stand-
ard gold, gives an exchange of 25.17 • and, the exchange
at Paris on London at short being 25:12 it follows that
gold is about o'lB per cent, dearer in Paris than in Lon-
don. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is
4261 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of
3/. 17s. 10d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex-
change of 13'5 ; and, the exchange at Hamburg on
London at shoat being 13.41, it follows that gold is 0•41
per cent, dearer in Hamburg than in London. The
course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
60 days' sight is per cent. ; and, the par of ex-
change between England and America being 109 23-40
per cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally 0'67
percent. in favour of England; and, after making allow-
ance for charges of transport and difference of interest,
the present rate leaves a small profit on the importation
of gold from the United States.