The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-15 00:00:00

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LITERATURE.

FIVE YEARS' a RESIDENc.E THE
WEST INDIES. By Charles W. Day, Author
of " Hiuts_on Etirette. 2 Vas. colburn.
In these volumes will be faund very minute details
of the general character of the inhabitants of South
America. They are, interesting, and appear to possess
considerable merit as regards information. Great
pains have evidently been taken in their composition,
in order to arrive at an exact- conclusion- - regarding
these important subje'ctS, namely, the "state Of the
V4st Indies as they are at_Present—'ll-o*Oer
mist be hoped „that the:, author. his in sinine.Aegree
mistaken in his:views and exaggerated in his. statP-
ments, for a more disastrous condition can hardly be
imagined than that in which he depicts our possessions
in the New World to be lying. As forthe negroes,
he considers them most despicable in every relation,
ai
and adduces several instances. of their cunning,
treachery, and cruelty. No one can help regretting:
that such should be recorded of any part of ourempir butae,no
the .fairest way will be to 'give the-
authorpportunity of being' judged by his own
woe d
following
isi s
they contain great common sense,
plausiblenbny
fromreasons
prefacefor his strictures.
T
I should have dedicated this work to one of the
kindest men and best governors that the West Indies
everhad,waass nobleinmind as in name, but that hisafraidEx-
cellency of my truthful revelations. He had
seen and heard read parts of my MS., and had observed,
I am sorry to say that what you have written is but too
true, yet at home they are not aware, of it, though it
deserves to be made known to all England, but there it
eorwtiu many Indeed,aia taken
will not ba believed.' Why not believed?--becauSe
policy, nut truth, governs the wort?, and. the West India
in particular, so we have all but given up these magnifi-
cent islands to the barbarian to lapse once more into a
mere lair for the negro—not to the aboriginal inhabi-
tant, but to a savage ten times worse, brought four
thousand miles to repress the civilization which otherwise
might by a possibility have flourished there. ' The Ethiop
cannot change his :kin, nor the white man amalgamate
with the black.' Niture has forbidden it unless to the
utterly depraved. No one can judge of negroes but
those who h lived among them. Five years is time
enough in all conscience for any person of common iatel-
ligenee to'see the truth. Most writers have given their
opinions—opinions after a cursory examination of a few
weeks, nay, many of them after a sojourn of only "a
few days in each of the island. The auvtor never wrote
many pages consecutively without submitting them to
some person in a position to judge cf their truth, and
quite unconnected with partnership or trade, some mem!
ber, in fact, of the law, the Church, or the State; so that
if any serious error had crept into his remarks it might
at once be pointed out and rectified. The truths which
the author tells maybe unacceptable to West Indians, but
they cannot be impugned, simply because they are truths
and nothing else."

AMERICAN. NE WS.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC.

LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, 7.30 A.M.
The United States mail steam-ship Pacific, Nye,
Commander, with advice from New York to the 3d
instant, bringing 102 passengers, and 200,000 in
specie on freight, arrived in the Mersey shortly before
seven o'clock this morning.
The Crescent City had arrived at New York, with
advice fram California to the 2d ult., and 1,500,000
dolls. in gold dust.
The Panama Railroad was opened from Buoya
Solado to Navy Bey.
The steam-ship North America, of Vanderbilt's
Line, was wrecked near Actpulco, on the night of the
28th February. She had 750 passengers, who were
all saved, in a deplorable condition.
New diggings have been discovered at Marysville,
and the miners were making from 15 dolls. to 20 dolls.
a day.
At Placerville a placer has been discovered which
realizes 120 dolls. to the pan.

The town of Downieville had been destroyed by
fire, loss estimated at 750,000 dolls.
The steam ships Independence, with 29,071 dolls.
in gold dust, and the Northerner with-1,400,000 dolls.,
had sailed from San Francisco for Panama and New
York.

The Crescent City, in addition to her specie list,
brought an immense amount in the hands of pas-
sengers.
Advices from Callao, to the 9th ult., state that
great excitement was manifest in consequence of two
vessels having sailed from that port with 400 armed
men on board, their intention being the invasion of
Guayaquil. They bad purchased one of the Pacific
Steam Navigation Company's steamers, and in-
tended to send here together with other vessels and
men, on the same errand.. Advices from St. Thomas
to the 20th ult, state that a slight shock of an earth.-
quake had been felt there. The British steamer
Merlin was at St. Thomas, with her shaft broken,
having been ashore. St. Domingo advices of the 29th
February are devoid of interest. Advices from Ja-
maica to the 223 ult. state that the bench, the bar,
and the legal profession had agreed to petition Parlia-
ment on the present condition of its affairs. Antigua
papers mention the death of Mr. Musgrave, the public
treasurer of that island. The Dominica papers state
that a very general depression prevailed among the
planters in that island. In most of the West India
Islands strong efforts were making to secure the
planters against any further reduction of duties on
sugar, the prcduct of slave lab Our.
Government and State Stocka in good demand at
New York, and prices have an upward tendency.
Money without change. Foreign exchange dull.
Bills on London, 109 to 1094 ; Paris, 5.20 to 5.1b1 ;
Amsterdam, 40i to 40i; Hamburgb, 35i to 354 ;
Bremen, 77i to 774. Cotton in moderate demand,
with sales of 12,000 bales since the sailing
of last steamer. Ashes without alteration. The
flour market was firm, with a good demand.
No alteration in price of wheat. Holders
firm and stocks light, but demand moderate.
Indian corn was scarce, and wanted for shipment.
Southern Sold at 66c. to 67c.; white and yellow, 68c.
to 690. per bushel. Iron in good demand, and large
sales of Scotch pig made at a slight advance. 100
tons English lead sold at 4 dolls. to 4 dolls. So. cash.
Freights to London—Flour, 2s. per barrel ; naval
stores, 23. to 2s. 3d. ;" measurement goods, 255. to
30s. per ton.
NEW ORLEANS, APRIL I.—Sales of Cotton to-day,
3,000 bales at 'Tie. to 'Tic. for middling.
CHARLESTOWN, APRIL 1.---SlleS of Cotton, 2,000
bales at a ic. per lb. decline.--Times.

DESTRUCTIVE EIRE in PATERNOSTER-
RO W.

Last night, at a few minutes past nine o'clock, the
various booksellers add others carrying on business in
Paternoster-row, were thrown into a state of contd.
derable confusion in consequenee of a fire of a very
threatening character breaking out in the premises be-
longing to Mr. John Weldon, a bookseller, situated at
No. 4in the row, at the side of Panier-alley. Tbo dis-
covery was not made until the flames broke through the
second-floor windows, and extended half-way across the
thoroughfare, so that at one' time strong fears were appre-
hended for the safety of the opposite houses. Without
a moment's delay messengers were dispatched to the
Watling-street and Farringdon-street stations for the
aid of the firemen. In a very brief period the fire-escapes
of the Royal Society, from Cheapside and New
Bridge-street, Blackfriars,` arrived, followed by
numerous engines of the London Brigade. and
West of England office. The fire plugs of the New
River Company having been drawn, a plentiful supply
of water was procured, and the engines were forth-
with set to work, but not till the two upper warehouses
were in a complete blaze. The firemen, however, stuck
to their werkin an admirable manner, and by ten o'clock
they succeeded in getting the mastery over the fire. Not-
withstanding the short time the fire was burning, the
property 'destroyed is very considerable, both floors being
stocked with costly books, which have been totally con-
'eue'rl.led, and the contents of the loWer floors are also very
and free
lonely damaged by fire and water The origin of the
misfortune could not be ascertained. The premises were
closed at eight o'clock, when they appeared perfectly safe
nately
front the smll of anything burning. Fortii-
was given no ,
it Oneldon was insured in the Sun Fire Office.
Owing' to
had perighed Iva: making an appearance after the alarm
ittmfeezed that the owners of the premises
factorily ascertained thalaes; but it-was afterwards satis-
About two hours preyi
fire happened at the Salute-
t no. one slept in the building:
lion Tavern, almost atTea
back of Paternoster-row, but
One of the Waiters, how-
ever,and was much hurt.
the damage done was trifun
fell through a trap door,

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OF. LORD. P ' - '
DEATH 0- s Arimu". , ,.
nounce the death of Lord Pantrire7 Ti regret to an-,
at Brechin C. sistle, on Tuesday.
a.„„ltti.
~ Y?event
The mei:mei:lol
great age of
yortenantry
82 .." ' ills Lordship
took Place
colluetdlifthe tein unflinchihng__Libera.l,La°r(%?anni- urwa3
qualities,
sterling •Y 11,e avoided' radon,
thahanrdclmlargekallind friend. Thong of late -ears. ' nerclua Pon
in thl " his
high
hilisitettopolis;
the recollection c)f Ilialul
awrdillylong be remembered
abileY'over-estimated to canondyti vi
si convivial
spsocwaenr st:
Menlo
d estates. .
will succeed to his title an great and retainers in Scotland. 3hisdeath, Mri
broke out on Tuesday night, at PrTstAenlevaelna-i.orniciinotie,fl- Le '.
GREAT FIRE IN ~..114ANCHti:Ir
the premises
u lit the adjoining
and: dwelling.house
of Messrs. Cooper,' liro tilers, Chapel-street,
wereSalfo Vol
ably,
ywdbeiscthro;ne
destroyed.
T extensivehe fi factoryre then
buildings, and was not extinguished
tecday morning. . ,
ago the
AN AMERICAN CRICIITON.—Soine
until three o'clock yes_
ed his
editor of the fonesborough W/dy ( Tennessee)inle
announced
feel
intention a starting a new religious periodical : _
competent," be says, " to the task of editing and pu'olishing
a work on politics, one on religion, one on science, and
another on anything else, all at the same time. Our genius
is bounded on the east by the rising sun, on the west by the
horizon, on the south by the-shores of time, and on the north
by the farthest limits of astronomical imagination." _
TrrE SALMON FISHERIES.---The almost unprece-
dently long tract of dry= weather, has, says. the Inverness
Courier, reduced the northern rivers to the dimensions of
scanty burns. In these circumstances it is not to be ei-
pseeevteendttohfaotutrhteeelainglers canihavi4 done 'anything worth re-
porting. In the p
o Nessuntdhsewneeitgshht,avaei
all
i n captured a
beautiful feweilmsihd
condition, n o ,
and showing that rain would probably be, followed by an in-
sPiring run of the lordly ft§ll from the leg.
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