The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-28 00:00:00

LATEST' _NEWS.

RAGUSA, APRIL 27.
Dervisch Pasha has determined to defend himself
in Albania.
The Bashi-Bazouks have deserted Hussein Pasha.
The Montenegrins have taken Ljeskopoglie, and
are cannonading Zabljak.
A skirmish has taken place at Zubzi.
Luca V acalovitch is concentrating his forces at
Stolzi.

BERLIN, APRIL 26.
The semi-official Allgemeine Preussiche (Stern)

Zeitung of to-day says :
" The estimates for the putlie income and expen-
diture are to be published in future in the official
Gesetzsammlung at the commencement of the fiscal
year, with a view to serve as a guide to the Admi-
nistration. His Majesty has decided that the
Budget for 1863 shall be laid before the next Cham-
ber at the same time as the Budget for 1862.

" A more detailed statement of the income and
expenditure of both Budgets has been likewise de-
termined upon, as the requisite arrangements can
be accomplished before the period fixed for the
assembling of the Chamber."

VIENNA, APRIL 26.

At a Ministerial Council presided over by the
Emperor to-day the adoption, as a principle, of
Ministerial responsibility has been resolved upon.
The reduction tc be made in the Austrian army
will amount to 8,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry.

TRIESTE, APRIL 26.

News from Athens states that the King has
ordered the establishment of a National Guard on
the Belgian principle.

The Greek Chambers have been convoked for the
7th of May.
The King and Queen were cheered by the people
upon returning from mass.

TURIN, APRIL 26.

M. Benedetti and Sir James Hudson, the French
and English Ambastsadors to the Italian Court, have
left for Naples.

THE HERZEGOVINA.

RAGUSA, APRIL 26.

The Prince of Montenegro has accepted all the
articles of the ultimatum sent to him by Omar

Pasha.

The Mon tenegrins, however, still remain in the

Herzegovina.
Omar Pasha has sent a messenger to the Prince
of Montenegro, proposing the recognition of the
complete autonomy of the Herzegovina by the
Porte.
The Prince has accepted the proposal.

SUEZ, APRIL 26.
The violence of the cholera in the Mauritius has

abated.

The prospects of the crops are good. Appre-
hensions occasioned by the hurricane have dis-

appeared.

Sugar unchanged. Stock in hand, 10,000 tons of
last year's crop.

THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 28.

The royal mail steamship Shannon, with the
above mails, has arrived here. She brings 286
passengers, 1,845,000 dols. in specie, and 1,700
packages of cargo. She left St. Thomas on the 13th
instant.

The account of the fire at Kingston, Jamaica,
is confirmed. It occurred on the 29th ultimo, and
is reported to have laid a large portion of the
business part of the city in ashes. No such
destruction of property had ever taken place
is Jamaica before. Thirty-five business places
were burnt in a few hours. The stocks destroyed
comprised all kinds of merchandise. The loss is
estimated at £200,000, only a small portion of
which is covered by insurances.
Attempts to fire the city on three different occa-
sions had since been discovered.

Trade was much depressed, although the weather
was fine. Coffee, very limited supply. Pimento,
scarce. Sugar, 15s. to 16s. Exchange 90 days, I
per cent. premium.
At Barbadoes native provisions were scarce and
dear. The crops were suffering from want of rain.
Butter scarce and wanted. Exchange, 90 days,
490 dols.

At Demerara the importations from the United
States were moderate. Prices of breadstuffs were
maintained. Shipping was wanted. Weather fine
for growing crops. Trade dull, with a slight
tendency to improvement. Exchange,. 90 days,
483 dole.