The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-15 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.

The Royal Mail steamer Seine arrived yesterday
morning at Southampton, with 256 passengers,
1,479,996 dollars in specie and 2,350 dollars' worth
of jewellery. She left St. Thomas on the 30th
June.

The Chili government had decided on sending a
Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary
to Mexico to tender his good offices to President
Juarez, with a view to the final settlement of pend-
ing difficulties between that country and European
powers. _ _

- Little business was doing in Peru. Exchange
was improving, and it was expected that trade
would soon revive.

At Valparaiso exchange, 90 days, was quoted 45
to 45-1.
The news from the West India Islands is unim-
portant. In Jamaica the late rains had rendered
provisions exceedingly scarce and dear. Breadstuffs
of all kinds were consequently advancing in price.
Coffee was scarce, and holders demanded 605.;
sugar. fair, 18s. ; ordinary, 14s. to 15s. Exchange
on London, 90 days, 9 per cent.

THE ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE MURDER

Yesterday morning, at the New Bailey Police-
court, Salford, three men, named respectively John
Ward, Thos. Barlow, and John Clay Johnson, were
brought up before the presiding magistrates, on re-
mand, charged with having murdered, on the 28th
June last, Police-constable Jump while in the exe-
cution of his duty.
Superintendent Ludlam, of the county constabu-
lary, stated to the bench that it was not his inten-
tion to lay before them any evidence on that occa-
sion. He merely wished to ask them to further
remand the prisoners for a week. He also stated
that, with regard to the murder, he was now in
possession of all the facts connected therewith,
through a full confession which had been made by
some of the men in custody. By that confession
the two prisoners then before the bench (Ward and
Barlow) were directly implicated with the murder,
while Johnson (the third prisoner) was shown by
the same confession, to have harboured Ward and
Barlow, with a guilty knowledge of the murder.
All the necessary evidence against the three pri-
soners would be forthcoming next Monday.
Under these circumstances the prisoners were re-
manded for a week.

The prisoner Johnson asked, on the ground that
he was not directly implicated in the murder, to be
allowed to have bail, but the application was re-
fused.

The inducement to the men who have confessed
has doubtless been the £2OO reward, with a promise
of her Majesty's free pardon if the parties confess-
ing were not directly guilty of the murder.

MARKETS-THIS DAY.

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.-Old meadow hay, £1 16s to £5 Os Od , new
do., £1 16s to £4 Os; old clover, £3 lOs to £6 Os Od ; new
do., £3 10s. to £5 Os; straw, £1 16s to £2 29 per load.
Trade firm.

WHITECHAPEL. Meadow hay. £2 Os to £5 Os; new
do., £1 168 to £4 Os ; old clove', t 3 10s to £6 Os ; new do.,
£3 lOs to £5 Os ; straw, 41 16. to £2 28 per load. Both
hay and straw eold steadily at full quotations.
CUMBERLAND..—OId mea'tow nay, £2 Os to £5 Os, new
do., £1 163 to £4 Os; ol I clover, £3 lOs to £6 Os; new
do., £3 10s to £5; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load.
steady demand.

COLONIAL.
TEA.—There has been a very limited business transacted,
and prices have remained without any material variation.
SUGAR.—The market has continued dull, but good and
fine descriptions of British West India have maintained
previous quotations. In the refined market fully, previous
rates have been maintained.
COFFEE.—OnIy limited dealings have been recorded in
colonial descriptions. Prices, however, have remained
steady.
RICE.—For the better qualities of East India there has
been more inquiry, and in some instances slightly enhanced
prices have been obined.
SenTrETßE.Business has been very inactive, and the
, n
the spot
few bargains recoried wore in most instances at previous
quotations=
,The market has continued dull
ices
but
remained steady at 47s 6d per cwt. for P, o
and 49e for last three months'
very.