The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-03 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIA MAIL.

ARRIVAL OF THE MAGDALENA.
SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 2.
The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Magda-
lena, Capt. Abbott, arrived this morning at 9
o'clock, from the West Indies, with the usual
mails in charge of Lieut. Tickell, Admiralty
agent.

On her homeward voyage, the Magdalena expe-
rienced fine weather and light breezes until the
29th ult., when she had strong gales from the
northward.
PASSENGERS.—From • Jamaica : Mr. and Mrs.
Barclay, Commodore Henderson, Lady, 4 children,
and 2 servants ; Lieut. Lambert, Mr. Grossett,
Lady, and son ; Mr. East, lit West India Regi-
ment ; Miss Geddes, and Mrs. Pratt. From Bar-
badoes : Lieut. Johnson, Mr. Elder, Mr. Gill,
and Mr. Crumpton. Frum St. Vincent : Mr.
Potts. From Demerara : Mr. Stewart and Lady.
Total, 99, including a number of invalid soldiers
and sailors.

The Magdalena brings on freight $1,190,919 on
merchants' account, $46,500 for the dividends,
$131,270 gold dust and gold in bars, $BOO platina ;
total, $1,369,489. Also, 1,229 serons of cochineal,
16 ditto ofjalapa, 27 barrels of ganger, 9 packages
of succades, 21 cases of cigars, 13 turtles, 147 bales
of rmerchandise, and 119 packages of sunth:es ;
total, 1,591 packages.
The latest dates brought by the Magdalena eve
--Santa Martha, Aug. 26 ; Tampico, 31 ; Vera
Cruz, Sept. 4 ; Greytown, 7 ; Chagres, Havana,
Demerara, Trinidad, 9 ; Carthageria, 10 ; Jamaica,
11; Jacmel, 12 ; Grenada, 13 ; Antigua, Porto
Rico, 14 ; St. Kitt's, Nevis, Montserrat, 15 ; and
St. Thomas's, 16, 6 p.m.
Her Majesty's ships of war, :A the vai:ors West
India islands and naval. stations, at the date of the
most recent advices, were—Termagant, 11119,111.13,
and Buzzard, at Pori; Royal ; Arab and Medea, at
Havana ; Vestal, at Antigua ; and Eurydice, at
Greytown.

The Company's steam-ships were at the following
stations :—The Teviot, Capt. Moir, Spanish Main;
the Clyde, Capt. Heenan, St. Thomas, for Spanish
Main ; the Eagle, Captain Hole, for Grenada ;
Derwent, Capt. Week 3, St. Thomas, for Island; and
the Wye, Capt. Powell, at Trinidad.

JAMAICA.
We have received our usual Me of papers from
this island, but they contain no important intelli-
gence.

The appointment of Sir William Molesworth as
Secretary of State for the Colonies was generally
considered as an inauspicious one. The colonies
are at a loss to imagine the qualifications which the
right hon. baronet has over exhibited for an office
which requires some acquaintance with the internal
government of these distant appendages to the
Crown.

Commodore Henderson, R.N., struck his broad
pendant as second in command on this station, on
Saturday, Sept. 1. He is succeeded in th.:-3 com-
mand by Commodore Kellett, who has hoisted his
broad pendant in H.M. screw frigate Termagant
He was entertained in the city of Kingston, pre-
vious to his departure, by a company of merchants
and other inhabitants ; on which occasion the fol-
lowing address, to which was appended numerous
signatures, was delivered to the gallant commo-
dore :

" Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. 7, 1855.
"TO COMXDDORE T. SENDERS N, &C.,
" Sir,--We, the undersigned merchants, bankers, and
other inhabitants of the city of Kingston, cannot allow
you to leave this station without tendering to you
expression of our regret for your early departure from
a command in which you have suc3eeded-in securing to
so large an extent the respect and confidence of the com-
munity.

" We owe you also a debt of gratitude for the care and
solicitude you have at all times shown for the pr3tection
and support of the limited commerce which in these days
remain to a port once justly considered the depot of the
wealth of the western world.
"That Mrs. Henderson and yourself may be spared
for a happy meeting with your family at home, and
that a merciful Providence may extend its blessings over
yourself and your household is our sincere and ardent
prayer.'

To which Commodore Henderson replied as fol-
lows :
"Date Tree Hall, Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. S, 1855.
" Gentlemen,—lt is most satisfactory to me to receive
so gratifying a testimonial, from the community of mer-
chants, bankers, and others of the City
of Kingston, of
the esteem they
have expressed for myself, and the little
I have bad it in my power to do in suppoi;; of the com-
mercial interest of Jamaica.

. _
"It has always been impressed on my mind, from
my earliest perception of the duties of a naval officer,
that next to a careful attention t) frustrate the move.
ments of the enemy is the protection of the commercea
h
his country, and although that of Jamaica been di-
minished for a time, from unavoidable causes, I hope
and trust that the period is not far distant when, from
the desire generally manifest3d by the distinguished
members of the committee to promote education and
in-
dustry, the natural productions of this beautiful island
will be advantageously developed, whether by its fibres
or its almost innumerable productions, and I almost hope
should it be my good fortune to have the honour of ser-
ving amongst you again, I will find your efforts, under
the guidance of an all wise Providence, have been crowned
with success.
" I now beg you will accept my heartfelt thanks
for the kind wishes you have expressed for the welfare of
myself and family, and you have my sincere and earnest
prayer that every success and prosperity may attend you
and the mercantile community of Kingston.
THOS. HENDERSON, Commodore."
Major-General" Bell has been sworn in as a mem-
4er of her Majesty's Privy Council in this island.
His Excellency Sir Henry Barkly will return to
England for a few months in the early part of the
next spring, and during his absence the Govern-
ment will be administered by Major-General Bell.
The Hon. Dowell O'Reilly, President of the Le-
gislative Council, and Attorhey-Cieneral of the