The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-05 00:00:00

Li for the dispatch of the financial business of the present
• Governor Barltly on this occasion delivers d
speech in which, although he did not conceal the &hi-
m:hies With which-the colony has tonontend, owing to
the uncertain and unsatisfactory position of its F.4•17i1e
production, Le announced the pleasing fact that the or-
dinary rovenno for the last year had considenibly
ex-
ceeled the ptilitu re of the colony,
_notwithstanding
extensive reductions in tbs tariff sanctioned last year.
Thu Combined Court bad adjourned till the 9th of
•March for the pur,pose•of frenriinp; a reply to the Go-
vernor's address. A vi,caney in the Combined Court
for the representation of- Georgetown was being filled
up. The weather had been veiy favourable to the pisn-
fers, but exceedingly sickly for • the general com-
munity, many deatos haVing taken place among the
shipping, • tha Portuguese, and the newly-afrivt.d
Europeans.. The Demerara Royal Gazette announces
the arrival of the barqw? Lord George Bentinek and
ths Soubadhar, with nearly 600 Coolies irons Cal-
cutta. It was understood that eleven vessels had beg
eugagcd on account of the colony fer the conveyance of
Coolie inamigrazitir, and that the number to arrive frets
India in the pment skaion will he Irene 2,500 to 3,000.
Me.srs Hyde and Hcalge had made proposals to the
Governor to estalAish s delo, on the Kroo Coast of
Mika for the supply of immigrants to tae colony, pro-
vidod tOo bouncy were raised to 71, a bead.
Frees St-Lucia we learn that petitions to both Houses
of Parliament were being proparal by the leading pro-
prietors of the island, praying that a stop may he put to
further reductions in the duty on sugar the production
cf.dave labour. Her Majesty's sloop of war Persian
arrived at :it. Lucia on the 15:h ult.
The Barbadoes Mercury gives the following. news from
that island:—

" Fl'oiarl the intelligence we can ascertain, there are
scarcely leis than 10,000 hogsheads of pugar already
manufactcrad.. The canes in many places are very
,greokond it is. stated that no less than from- 80 to 90
gallons have been taken to a pot. The sugar is of firm
body, and likely to improve. An estimate of the crop
is given at 40,000 hogsheads. Many estates have nut
yet commenced reaping, and will not before March, while
other estates have reached from 24 to 40 hogsheads, with
every prospect of a speedy close."
In Grenada the weather was favourable. A Municipal
Council Act was in course of discussion before the As-
sembly.
Sir John Campbell opened the Legislature of St. Vin-
cent's on the 27th of February, and stated that the usual
term of six years for the administration of colonial go-
vernments having expired, he had received instructions
to continue in office pending the appointment of a suc-
cessor. A Bill was before the Assembly to encourage
the growth of free labour produce, by admitting into the
cisollaonndie,s.duty free, refined sugar the produce of British

The Sabrina, of Bathurst, Captain Rodolph, way
wrecked on the 20th of January, at Lunehouse, near
Belize. The Sarah N. Johanna, of Aurhuus, Captain
Collinson, was wrecked at Bocarron on the 9th of Jan.
The barque Bertha, of Humburgh, Captain Ode, was
wrecked 17 miles N.E. by E. ot the island of Gorgouti,
and 90 from Buena Ventura ; the carpenter died in the
boat, after leaving the ship seven days without provi-
' sions. The brig Milton, of Liverpool, Captain Little,
was lost on the 3d of February on Long Key Reef, En•
lize. The Margaret, of Whitehaven, Captain Jackson,
and the barque George Henry, Captain Grodt, were
wrecked at Lirnehouse, Musquito coast.
Hcr Majesty's ships Calypso, 20, and Express, 6,
were at Greytowe, on the 21st of February. The Dutch
frigate Princa of Orange. 60, and the United States
steam corvette Cayenne, were at Chagres. Her Ma-
jesty's ship lineup, and steamer Alban, were at Jamaica
on the 4th ot March. Her Majesty's steamer Icti,,xible,
with a detachment of the 2d West India Regiment, ar-
rived at Jamaica on the 22d of February, and sailed for
Barbadoes. The Sappho sailed on the 16th for
Greytown, and the Alatm on the 25th of February for
Bar badoes.

The royal mail steamers Esk and Derwent sailed from
St. Thomas's on the Bch of February. The Dee and
Clyde were at St. Thomas's on th© 9'l ult.-7 Imes.

THE MARKETS.
(From De Cordova's Mercantile Intelligencer.)
Thu state of our market during the past fortnight does
not for any particular remark, the business trans-
actions during that period having been of the ordinary
character.

Exchange on London—Colonial Bank: 90 days, pa:,
premium; ditto, 60 days,i per cent. premium; ditto, 30
days, 1 per cent. premium. Jamaica Bank: 60 days, par;
30 days, per cent. premium. Merchants' bills, 90 days,
par. _ _

Shipping—MonteN Bay, Feb. 16, brig Mary Allan,
Glasgow; St. AIM'S Bay, Feb. 16, brig Arena, London.
Exports—ln the barque Arena, for London: 121
nhds., 12 tierces sugar; 4S puns. and 1 cask ruin; 1,181
bags p',mento; 7,000 cocoanuts. In the brig Mary
Allan, for Glasgow: 205 hhds. 79 tierces sugar; 84
puns. rum; 8 puns. 9 hhds. and 15 casks lime juice; 21
cablis ginger; 100 bags pimento; 2 brit). wax 6 bales
cotton; 22 tons fastic; 4 tons logwood; 12 spars, and
3,000 cccoanutd.