The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-29 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAILS.

The Royal West India mail-p.acket Atrato, Capt.
Woolley (Admiralty agent, 'Lieut. Poole, R.N.),
from the West Indies, &c., arrived at Southamp-
ton yesterday.

Her dates7of sailing are—Chagres, June 8 ; Car-
tbagena, June. 10 ;- Jamaica, June 10 ; Demerara,
June 9 ; Trinidad, June 9 ; Barbadoes, June 11 ;
Antigua, June 14; Martinique, June 13; Grenada,
June 12 ; St. Thomas, June 15 ; La Guayra,
June 9.

The Atrato brings 104 first-class passengers, among
whom are—Lieut. Richardson, Capt. Clark, Hon.
C Berkly, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Le Caze and family,
General Delve and servant, Count Simon, Mr. and
two Misses Rothschild, Mr. Buen, Mr. and Mrs.
Jandon and family, Mr. and Mrs. Belewzey and
family, Mrs. Bridges and family, Mrs. Col. D'Arcey,
Mr. and Mrs. Row and family, Dr. Tweaddele,
R.N., Don Jose Alverado, Marquis de Gourgault,
Mr. and Mrs. Joncheere, Mr. and Mrs. Espinosa,
Mr. and Mrs. Levi and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Francis and family, Re'v. T. Radley, Rev. J.
Lowe, Mr. King, Mr. List, Miss Jermeteau, Mr.
Ainsworth, Mr. Miles, Mr. Fyfe, Mr. Garraway,
Mr. Stewart, Mr. Hugo, 36th Regt., &c.
The freight on board includes 538,361 dole. ;
gold dust, 315,663 doll. ; silver, 222,698 401.5. ;
platina and palta pina, 19139 dots.
The Atrato brings no news or mails from Mexico.
Jamaica continues healthy ; the island has been
visited by very heavy rains, which has done great
injury to the sugar crops in some districts.
Porto Rico has been visited by the yellow fever,
12 per cent. of the troops have been attacked ; also
second general in command, with his family, were
suffering from the fever when the packet left.
The weather at St. Thomas's has been unusually
hot and sultry, and the yellow fever spreading very
much amongst the shippi r. g; there are 3 merch au t ves-
sels in the harbour that have lost all their crews
by fever. The Royal Mail Steam Packet, Wye,
has been visited with fever ; the Ist, 2d, and 4th
officers have been attacked, but are recovering ;
the chief engineer is in a very precarious state,
and Mr. Bidwell, purser, had died after a short
illness. The chief engineer of the Eagle is dead ;
this is the second chief engineer that has died from
the Eagle in a very short time.
A hurricane is expected at, the West Indies.
The allied squadron destined for the attack of
Petropaulovski had, it appears, nearly completed
its concentration at the Sandwich Islands, and
would consist of fifteen English and French ships,
including four steamers. The English and French
Admirals are both young men for flick rank, and
are reported to be quite up to their work—in fact,
made of very different materials to those of the
commanders in the last attack, who, by the ac-
count of the officers engaged in the expedition,
were neither more nor less than a couple of old
women. It appears from letters recently received
from some Russian officers in Petropaulovski, that
the place was on the point of surrendering when
the Allied squadron retired. The frigate Aurora,
by the latest accounts, was in that port ; but it is
expected she would have taken an early oppor-
tunity of retiring to the fortified river of Amour,
where the Russians are reported to have assembled
a body of some 7,000 men for its defence. It is
probable, however, that the Allied squadrons will,
after destroying Petropaulovski, next direct their
attention to Sitka, another accessible point.
In Peru affairs continued quiet.; with a good
prospect of a very improved state of affairs under
the administration of General
.Castilla's govern-
ment. The city of Lima had been lighted with
gas, and a railway destined to unite the port of
Arica. with the important city of Tacna is now more
than half completed.
Her Majesty's steam-sloop Buzzard was at Santa
Martha on May 28, and expected to go from thence
to Grey Town.
MOVEMENTS OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS.—June
10 : her Majesty's ships Termagant, with Commo-
dore Henderson's pendant, Daring, and Arab, at
anchor at Port Royal ; June 15, left royal mail
steam-packets Wye, Clyde, and Eagle, at St.
Thomas's ; Conway, in the Gulf of Mexico ; Teviot,
Spanish
Main ; Prince, Belize ; Dee, left St.
Thomas's on June 9 for England.
June 20, exchanged colours with American hark,
Dr. Franklin, lat. 32 2N. lon. 49.43 W. ; June
26, exchanged colours with the English, barque
Courier, from Ceylon to London, lat. 47.53 N.,
lon. 16.29 W.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
JAifAICA. June 10.

The general feature of trade since our last issue, says
De Cordova, has been its dullness. Halifax exports have
poured in, and we despair of our remarks teaching ex
porters of fish cargoes to this island anything like pro
dente. One-half the quantity sent us wonid amply
supply our daily decreasing wants. Breadstuffs look
better, and the demand is moderate, but an excess of
supplies will again throw down our prices without re-
ference to what may rule in England or America.
Alewives are in large supply, and held at 18s.
Butter—lrish, all at market, say about 500 firkins,
has changed hands at 13d. A higher rate is now de-
manded. No American and Halifax, of prime quality,
at market.

Brandy—Small sales at 18s to 18s 6d. The market is
very heavily supplied, and there is very little inquiry for
the article.

Cheese Double Gloucester at is.
Candles—Very dull, and in excessive supply. A small
parcel was sold at public sale at 9d.
Codfish—Four cargoes now in first hands unsold, be-
sides large quantities in second bands. The two cargoes
which were noted on the 11th ult. as having been sold
at 18s., in tierces, were brought forward at auctions
during the last fortnight, and sold at from 345. to 60s.
per tierce—such was the great deterioration in quality
during the brief period since their receipt. arising from
some serious defect in the curing of the fish.
Flour—A lot of 300 brls. sold at 51s. 6d. to 525.,
since which a better feeling is appardit, and 250 brls.
sold at 535,, and tbat figure is firmly refused for several
lots.

Freights—Tonnage is quite ample, and there are seve-
ral vessels wanting charters.
Lard—Sales of small iron bound kegs at 81d. to arrive.
Rum is held at 3s.
Soap is in enormous supp'y, with little demand.
Sugar—A parcel of middling sold at 15s. 6d. per 100
lbs.

Exchanges on London: 90 days, per cent. premium;
.60 days, 1 per cent. premium ; 30 days, 1i per cent.
premium.

An a tuatcur performance is to take place at Bridge•
water House on Friday evening, July 13, in aid of the
Hospital for Convalescents at Walton-on-Thames, which,
owing to the bankruptcy of Menge StraJAAD poi and
Co., is totally dootitute of funds.