The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-12 00:00:00

noon.

THE BOMBAY MAIL.

The following telegram has been received at Mr.
Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Navigation Company :

SUEZ, AUG. 11.
The Behar from Bombay, July 24, reached Suez
at 7 p.m. today.

WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, AUG, 12.

The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship
Seine. with the above mails, has arrived here. She
brings 177 passengers, 2,585,301 dollars in specie,
and 1,183 packages of general cargo.

The Seine left St. Thomas on the 28th tilt. Fine
weather prevailed.
Her Majesty's ship Devastation left Panama c.n
the 11th ult. for Vancouver's Island.

At Valparaiso the Congress was engaged in reor-
ganising the various courts of justice in the Repub-
lic, and planning the statutes of a National Bank.
The deputies are exasperated at the Cabinets
withholding from them the correspondence on the
Hispans•Pernvian question.
The smallpox was infesting the northern pro-
vinces. At Huasco 400 persons were suffering
from the epidemic.
Frequent and strong earthquakes were felt at
Valparaiso and the neighbouring districts.
In Peru the utmost exertions were used by the
Government to have all war vessels in readiness,
when it is ascertained how the Spanish Admiral
will act on receipt of fresh instructions.
Nothing farther had transpired relating to the
difficulty between Spain and Peru.
Valparaiso exchange on London 44id to 45d; on
Paris, 4.65 to 4.70. Lima exchange, 37d per dollar.
News from Santo Domingo announces that the
Dominicans had entrenched themselves around
Puerto Plata, but failed to do much damage. They
had suffered considerably from five Spanish guns.
The Spanish steamer Hamburg, arrived at
Havana with 400 wounded and sick from Santo
Domingo. A correspondent writing from Santo
Domingo, says. that large numbers of rebels are
preparing to make a last effort at Santiago de los
Caballeros. The discouragement amongst the
Dominicans gains ground, and the insurrection is
fast coming to an end.
At Demerera general business was quiet, rum
was in fair demand, sugar dull, tonnage ample,
weather showery but favourable to the crops.
Freight of sugar to London 30d. Exchange on
London 476 dots.

A favourable change has taken place in the
weather at Barbadoes, and the prospects of the
planters were encouraging, The health of the
island was good. Exchange on London, 485 dole.
Rum, abundant.
At Grenada, sugar cane, cotton, and cocoa were
in a promising condition. Business was rapidly
improving.

The prospects of next year's crops at Jamaica
was encouraging. Sugar sales, 255. to 265. per
hundred pounds. Rum, 275. per gallop. Tobacco
dull. Coffee scarce. Sales, 60s. to 625. Exchange,
half per cent. premium for 90 days.

LATEST FROM BERMUDA.
LIVERPOOL, AUG. 11.

The fine steamer Hayti, Captain Gilberry, be-
longing to the West India and Pacific Steamship
Company (Limited), arrived in the Mersey last
night, with dates from Bermuda to the 27th ult.
She brings a large and valuable cargo, including
upwards of 500 bales of cotton. The following
blockade runners were at Bermuda :—The steamers
Dieppe, Flamingo, Mary Bowers, and Lillian. The
latter had put back in consequence of her crew
having refused to proceed on the voyage. The
steamer Let her Rip had arrived at Wilmington,
and had been chartered by the Government for
harbour duty.
Captain Maffit, late of the Florida, had been
ordered by .the Confederate Government to the
James River, to take command of an ironclad gun
boat building there.
The steamer Helen had sailed for Wilmington.

S PAIN.
MADRID, AUG. 12.
The frigate Carmen has received orders to sail fer
the Pacific.

A Catalonian commission has arrived at Madrid
and will confer with the Government upon the
means of terminating the industrial crisis.