The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-14 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIA MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 13.
The Royal flail Company's steamship Seine, Capt.
Revett, with the West India and Pacific mails,
arrived here this afternoon. She brings in all 60
passengers ; specie value £96,446, of which £32,780
is gold bullion, £2,868 gold coin, £43,886 silver
bullion, £8,102 silver coin; pearls, £1,600 and
platina, £7,210. Her cargo comprises 73 serons
cochineal, 99 serons indigo, 127 serons bark, 1,476
bags cocoa, 3 bales tobacco, 148 casks coffee, 32 live
turtle, two cases shells, 95 bales Indiarubber, 226
bags silver ore, and 174 packages sundries.
Her Majesty's ship Donegal, 99 guns, sailed from
Jamaica for Bermuda on the 23d, and the troop.
ship Himalaya for Portsmouth, on the same date.
The French and English fleet left Jamaica for
Vera Cruz on Dec, 23.
Her Majesty's ship Cadmus arrived at St. Thomas
from Martinique on the 26th. She sailed for Bar-
badoes on the 29th.
The United States war steamer Quaker City,
from New York, via Bermuda, arrived at St.
Thomas on the 27th, with orders for the recall of
the Commander of the United States sloop Iro-
quois.

The Barbadoes House of Assembly met on the
17th. No business of importance transpired. The
old canes continued to improve, and the prospects of
the crop very enouraging. The reaping was ex-
pected to commence early in January. "There has
been no additions to the shipments of produce since
the last mail. The prices of breadstuffs had ad-
vanced ; stocks of all kinds were light. Exchange
on London : Bank bills. at 30 days, 4924 dols. ; 60
days, 490 dois. ; 90 days, 487 k dols. Private bills,
90 days, 4821- dols. Bank bills on New 'work, at 10
days, 5 per cent. ; 30 days, 4 per cent. p:ron. Ame-
lean gold 3 per cent. prem.

The preparations at Trinidad for the public
reception of Prince Alfred were being pushed for-
ward with vigour. The weather was less favour-
able to the planters. The health of the island ex-
hibited but little evidence of irnproverrient. The
daily mortality continued excessive. Tire Council
of Government met on the 19th. The business
transacted is totally devoid of interest:. The first
arrival of coolies from Calcutta took place at Trini-
dad on the 19th in the Tyburnia ; she was 109 days
on the passage. Dysentery made fearful ravages in
the early part of the voyage. The commercial intel-
ligence from the island is unimportant.
The Demerara Court of Policy met on the 16th
and 17th ult. His excellency laid over a. despatch
from his Grace the Duke of Newcastle relative to
the importation of liberated Africans. The ship
Gitana, the first of the immigrant fleet for the
season, had arrived with 39G coolies.

Great anxiety was felt in the colony as to the
result of the outrage on the Lent, and the course
decided upon by the British Government. The
weather continued wet and showery, and trade
exceedingly dull. Imports had not been excessive,
and breadstuffs had improved a shade in price.
Produce was plentiful, the demand for the United
States had subsided, and prices declinad in conse-
quence. The exports during the fortnight were—
Sugar: 2,816 hhds, 152 tics, 1,158 br),s, 88 bags.
Runr.: 959 puns, 123 hhds, 55 brls. Molasses :

vas.'
310 casks. Timber : 11,423 feet. Cocoa nuts : 8,00
Shingles : 291,000.

The business in the Jamaica Legislature was pro-
gresing favourably. No measures of importance
had been introduced since the last packet, either by
the Government or private members. There had
been an unusual stir in the city and Port Royal,
owing to the presence at the latter place of a portion
of the allied squadron on the Mexican expedition.
There were 15 war steamers in Port Royal at one
time, 0f which six were French. Among the Eng-
lish vessels was the St. George, with his Royal
Highness Prince Alfred on board. The Prince
visited the city incognito on the 23d, and pro-
ceeded to Spanish Town, where he was entertained
at the King's House by his excellency the Gover-
nor. On entering the town in an open carriage the
Prince was recognised and loudly cheered as he
drove to the viceregal palace. The news of the
cutrage on the Trent had caused much excitement,
and the idea of a war between England and
the Federal Union was by no means unpopular.
Business had been more brisk, the influx of
country people considerable, and the traffic upon the
Jamaica railway unprecedented. A large quan-
tity of coffee had been brought down by the moun-
tain settlers and disposed of for cash, and the haber-
dashery stores had also been doing a good trade.
Matters generally bore a more hopeful aspect, and,
with a good season, the coming year was looked
forward to prove a prosperous one. Most of the
sugar states were taking off their crop, and the yield
generally was beyond what was expected.
From the Pacific coast of South America the
news is very barren. Her Majesty's steamer Came-
leen arrived at Valparaiso from England on the 2d
December ; the United States' steamship Wyoming
was at Paita on the 17th.

The country of Bolivia continued in a state of
anarchy. The people of La Paz had availed them-
selves of an attempted revolution in favour of
General Fernandez, headed by Colonel Balza, to re-
venge themselves on General Yanez for his assassi-
nations the month previous. Yanez was killed by
the Cholos, and his body dragged through the
street. Several of his officers were also murdered.
In the attempt of Balza about 100 persons were
killed, and he himself badly wounded. He finally
took refuge in the house of the United States Mini-
ster. Fernandez in the south was in arms, in con-
junction with Morales, but a force had gone against
them. It was not thought that President Echa
would be overthrown.