The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-29 00:00:00

INDIA.

BOMBAY, AUG. 9.
Sir Charles Trey°lyan recommends the introduc-
tion of the sovereign into India as a legal tender
for ten rupees.
The Persian Gulf telegraph cable is broken.

WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS,
SOUTHAMPTON, August 29.
The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship
Shannon with the above mails has arrived here.
She brings 133 passengers and 7,343,112 dollars in
specie, of which 64,479 dollars are on account of

Mexican dividends ; also, 355 packages of cargo.
The Shannon left St. Thomas on the 15th inst.,
and experienced fine weather.
Captain Abbot, commander of the Shannon died
on the 18th instant, of congestion of the lungs, and
was buried at Sea.
The Royal Mail Company's intercolonial steamer
Wye went ashore on West Point, Island of Nevis,
on the 13th inst. Assistance had been sent from
St. Thomas, and it was expected that she would
come off without much damage. The mails and
passengers of the Wye have arrived by the Shan-
non, having reached St. Thomas in a schooner
chartered for their conveyance.
Her Majesty's ship Shannon was at Matamoras,
the Virago at Vera Cruz, the Styx at Barbadoes,
and Aboukir, Petrel, and Royalist, at Jamaico.
The Rinaldo had left Vera Cruz for Matamoras.
The anniversary of the declaration of American
independence was celebrated with much éclat at
Santiago and Valparaiso.
The entire correspondence between the Chilian
Government and the Spanish Minister has been
laid before a public meeting with approval.
In the National Assembly discussions were taking
place respecting the way to invest the one and a
half million dollars granted to increase the navy.
The Russian war steamer Gaidarnack arrived at
Valparaiso on.the Bth ult.

Valparaiso Exchange on London 60 days 44d.
to 45d. Paris, 462 to 65.
Nothing important had occurred between Peru
and the Spanish fleet since the last mail, but dee.
patches from Lima say that the Peruvian Govern-
ment was prepared for the worst, and are, with the
cc-operation of their fleet,:ready to encounter and
defeat Admiral Benzon and the Spanish frigates,
and show Spain that the nationality of Peru is
not to be tampered with.

Commerce was going on as usual:
Exchange 27d. per dollar.
The West Islands were generally healthy.
At Demerara the shipments of produce exceeded
those of any previous season. It was expected
the crop would be the largest ever manufactured.
Freights dull; for sugar 21d. to London.
Exchange on London, 476 dollars.
The crops at Barbadoes continued to improve.
Trade quiet. Exchange on London, 60 days, 4871
dollars.
At Jamaica business transactions were limited.
The butter market was heavily supplied. Ordi-
nary coffee 60s. per hundred pounds. A large
crop was expected. Rum sales, 24d. to 28d. in
bond.

Sugar fair, 255. to 265. ' per hundred pounds.
Tobacco dull. Freights abundant. Exchange on
London, per cent. premium.
Intelligence from Hayti says that General
Sanquefosse and the ringleaders in 'the late con.
spiracy had been condemned and executed.
Another attempt to overthrow the Government
had been frustrated.
The President, on opening the legislative session,
spoke in high terms of the moral and material
improvement in the country. During the past year
the public revenue had increased to £600,000. The
value of the exports was nearly 12,000,000.