The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-01 00:00:00

-SMITI

The supply was not abundant, still the trade was heavy for all
descriptions of meat except Mutton, which fetched fully last
week's prices. Lamb 6d. lower ; Beef, 3s. 4d. to 4s. 2d. ;
Mutton 4s. 6d. to ss. 41. ; 'Veal 4s. 6d. to ss. 2d. ; Lamb
6s. Bd. to 7s. 4d. Beasts 3,351 ; Sheep and Lambs 17,390 ;
Pigs 340; Calves 44. .

CITY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWELVE 0' CLOCK

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SA TURDAY.—We have
had very little demand to-day for Cotton, and the sales are
only 1,500 baprs, at rather easier prices.
A. riTals this Morning-Two French, two Ostend, one
Dutch, one Ilimburgh—and r. mail from Jamaica, by the
Pigeon, which sailed from St. Thomas's on the 25th Feb.,
Cape Henry on the 2d of March; a mail from Vera Cruz,
!o the 4th of Feb., Tampico 15th of Feb., Havannah Ist of
March.

We have received Jamaica Papers to the 27th of Feb
The current opinion in the City seems to be, that the
Constitution wilt be suspended, and thisislar,d reduced to
the condition of a conquered colony, governed by Orders in
Council, and a Legislative Council, consisting of Go-
vernment Officers, as in British Guiana, Trinidad. &c.,
and the opinion appears to be founded prinn:r.lly not en-
tirely on a remark made by the island agent in a recent
communication to the Commissioners of Correspondence.
We have read that communication attentively, and see no-

thing in it beyond the mere statement by Mr. Barge of
that he perceives will bit the course purFued by the
Government, and for which he distinctly states,
he has no authority whatever, either from Ministers or any
one connected with them.

----Captain G. W. Ccurtenay, her Majesty's Consul-
General •it Hayti, will leave this port on Thursday for
Port au Prince. _ _ _

The disbanding of the Militia force in the Colonies has
commenced.

A Demerara paper of the 22d January, gives the fol-
lowing account of an earthquake :
At St. Lucia, yesterday morning, at six o'clock, a
shock of earthquake was felt of so severe and appalling a
nature as to baffle all description ; it was accompanied by
rumbling sounds. The roofs and walls of the habitations
seemed ready to fall and crush all beneath them. It lasted
about thirty-five seconds ; one second more, and the town
must have been a heap of ruins. The damage done, as far
as ITC have been able to ascertain, is considerably less than
ou: fears led us to expect."
BARBADOES. —We have been kindly favoured by a mer-
cantile friend with the perusal of a letter from a firm in
the island

•' Our crop has commenced, and will be large, certainly
an average one, say 30,000 hhds. of sugar. Demerara has
fallen off since August, compared with former years,
12.000 hhds. sugar, 6,000 puncheons of molasses, and
4,000 puncheons of rum in five months "
COLONIAL BANK. —The Directors of the Bank have de.
dared a half yearly dividend of 21 per cent. on the paid
up capital to the 30th June last, leaving a reserve fu❑d of
9,3701. is. 4d. The Directors anticipate that the transac-
tions of the half year just ended, will exhibit a steady in-
crease of profit even on the improved results of that which
preceded it.
We have receixed Port of Spain papers to the 13th
February ; they are void of intelligence.
Batbadoes papers received to the 3d February.
By a vessel which arrived from Martinique on Sunday
last, information was communicated to the ComMercial
Hall that another severe shock of earthquake was expe-
rienced at, Martinique (whether St. Pierre or Port Wil-
liam we have not learned), on Monday, 21st, which mate-
terially injured a great number of houses, but no lives were
lost.

(From the Jamaica Papers.)
The labourers on the Mina estate, finding
.that the
managers was about to employ strangers, have turned to
work, and are cutting canes. The mill is also at work, the
rates produce from lOd. to 3s. 41 per day ; the latter rate
is for 15 hours The cane-cutters get 2i. Id. per day. No
rent is charged, nor is it the intention to charge rent during
the crop. The people in Papinc, the adjoining property,
it is said arc doing well.
The call which the Commissioners of Correspondence
have made upon the managers of the several properties in
the island, to form themselves into a committee, to procure
and communicate from time to time to ►he Board informa-
tion respecting the state of the country, and the admistra-
Lion of the law, is now being generally responded to.