The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-15 00:00:00

WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS,

The Royal Mail Company's steam ship La Plata,
Capt. Weller, with the above mails, arrived off the
Netley Hospital yesterday afternoon about 2.30.
She brings 175 passengers; specie, value 1,200,906
dole., of which amount 712,471 dole. is gold, 411,860
dole. silver, 3,500 dole. pearls, 2,400 doll. jewellery,
and 625 dole. platina. The cargo consists of 195
serous cochineal, 488 bags cocoa, 115 bales tobacco,
44 packages coffee, 530 bales bark, 94 bales india-
rubber, and 1,152 packages sundries. Dates by this
arrival are from Honduras, June 14; Grey Town,
18 ; Colon, 23 ; Jamaica, 25 ; Porto Rico, 29 ; De-
merara, 23; Trinidad, 24; Barbadoes, 26; Grenada,
24; St. Vincent, 25 ; St. Lucia, 26 ; Antigua, 27 ;
St. Kitts, 28 ; and St. Thomas, 30.
There had been a long continuance of drought
throughout the islands, from Barbadoes to St. Croix,
and the planters were apprehensive for the next
year's crops; this, with the low prices, caused coo-
siderable anxiety. The planters, however, look
for ward to a reduction of the sugar duties by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer next year.
At Jamaica the 10th June was a general holiday,
in celebration of the birth-day of her Majesty. In
all parts of the island there were demonstrations in
honour of the occasion. Considerable anxiety was
felt as to who would be the next Governor of the
colony. Business was unusually dull in all depart.
ments of trade. In some districts good crops of
coffee and pimento were looked for, but serious ap-
prehensions were entertained as to the next year's
sugar crops.
A large fire occurred at Demerara on the 17th;
property to the extent of 60,000 dole. was destroyed.
Business was still stagnant, without prospect of
improvement. The produce market was not de-
pressed. Freights were scarce, the rainy season
having put a stop to manufacturing operations.
The import market was well supplied with all kinds
of American breadatuffs and provisions.
Considerable activity prevaiied at Cuba in the
laying out of new property and the erection of steam
machinery. It is said that upwards of 25,000 slaves,
per Africa, had been imported into Cuba during the
last year. When a cargo arrives, the slaves are dia..
tributed over the plantations and the vessel burnt.
There are only three small vessels to guard a line of
coast of 1,500 to 2,000 miles. Great tears were en-
tertained in Havana that the sugar crop would
prove a failure, and that not more than half the
estimated supply would be produced.
Dates from the Pacific coast are—Valparaiso,
'Tithe 2d ; Caldera, 4th ; Cobaja, 6th ; Arica, 7th ;
Chinches, 10th; Callao, 13th; Payta, 16th; and
Guayaquil, 17th. The news is unimportant.

The Boatschafter of Vienna says :—" M. Thiers,
when conversing in one of the first circles of Vienna,
summarily expressed his opinion on the Polish question in
the following phrase, which we can guarantee as authentic:
' It is very difficult and very dangerous to interfere in the
affairs of a nation whose frontiers are not known. This
remark has had great success here."

THE MOORS AND FORESTS,—In the district of
Inverary the prospects for the twelfth of August
were never better. The season has all along been very
favourable for the moors, and especially within the last
month there has been little rain, except occasional refreshing
showers. During some past years the young coveys
perished by hundreds with the torrents of rain which fell in
June and July. This year very few deaths have occurred
among them, and at present they are plentiful, and in a
forward condition. On the Lochgo:l and Glengoyle moors,
the coveys are reported to be abundant, and a fortnight
earlier than usual. In Glencroe and Ardkinglass the
moors are also finely stocked with superior birds, and the
coveys are all strong on the wing, and number from
five to two birds. We saw some fine coveys on the Loch
Fyne moors in the end of last week, and the shepherds state
that the birds are more numerous and in better condition
than they have seen for a long time. In Glenara and Glen-
shirra, as well as on the Inverary moors, the prospects are
equally good. The pullets ate already strong and swift, and
improving rapidly in condition. There will be splendid
shooting on the 12th, and the weather continues remark-
ably fine. Biackcock, pheasants and hares are abundant
in the splendid preServes of—the-Duke of Argyll, and the
crop of them will be unusually- geed. .•
Partridges are also
well advanced. The deer prospects are particularly good.
The fawns are very numerous in the Inverary forests, and
in good condition. • The animals are beginning to take to
the high grounds. We never saw so many e
. antlers, and
royal heads will be numerous. The fallow deer are very
tame, and very numerous Ilere 41690,;400timan.