The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-01 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIA MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY, OCT. 31.
The Royal Mail steam-ship Atrato, Captain F.
Woolley, arrived here at 5 p.m. to-day, bringing
the West India, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico mails,
in charge of Lieutenant Tickell, R.N., Admiralty
agent. Her latest dates are—
Vera Cruz Oct. 5 Tobago Oct. 9-5

Tampico Sept. 30 Trinidad
Havannah Oct. 10 Barhadoes
Nassau (Bahamas) 7 Grenada
Puerto Cabello ... 9 Carriacou — 11
Santa Martha — 11 St. Vincent's
Greytown (Mos- St. Lucia — 12
quito)
Chagres
Carthagena — 11 Dominica.._..... 13
Kingston (Jamaic,) 11 Antigua ............ 13
Jacmel (Hayti)
San Juan .(Porto Nevis
Rico)
Berbice (British Tortola — 14
Guiana) 9 La Guayra
lerAa)tra.to....has
Georgetown (De- St. Thomas's — 18
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The ar
adleet detained
ad twotho southward
wat a
rSdt :
Thomas's by a h e
during which, in the night of the 16th, she was
blown adrift from Coal-wharf, and it was not till
the morning of the 18th that it was judged safe to
attempt to haul alongside again. The gale, amount-
ing almost to a hurricane, must have passed to the
southward of St. Thomas's, and no doubt some sad
disasters will be heard of by the next mail. Some
damage was done at St. Thomas's. On the 17th
her Majesty's ship Devastation went out of harbour
to the assistance of an American ship which bad
blown on shore. During the passage this steamer
experienced gales from the south and north-west.
In lat. 46 6 N., long. 22 31 W., she passed the
wreck of a brig with foremast and topmast stand-
ing, decks swept, and abandoned.
The Tamar, with the outward mails of the 2d of
October, arrived out at St. Thomas's on the 16th,
and reported very bad weather on the voyage.
The Atrato brings 92 passengers, and on freight
specie from Tampico $34,063- from Vera Cruz,
$155,477 ; for account of the ilexican dividends,
$1,200 ; and from the Pacific ports and California,
via Panama, $398,422—t0ta1, $599,963 0r120,000/.
sterling. The freight-list also comprises 11 serons
cochineal, 12 serous jalap, 82 cases cigars, 330 bales
tobacco, 82 bales sarsaparilla, 12 casks ginger, 104
packages pimento, and sundry merchandise.
The news is generally unimportant. From. Ja-
maica, under date the 01h of October, we leas rn as
follows :

" Since the dissolusion of the late House of Assern:bly,
pia Icejleacy ism(' Write for a general election of reo era!

bars to form anew House, and the elections are nearly elm-
pleted. The ()ley pariehee remaining are ,e't. George's,
which comes off to-dav, and the candidates are Messrs.
Girod, Hosack, and Lawton ; the other parishes are St.
Elizabeth and Westmorland—the writs to be returnable
on the 18th inst. The Governor has also further pro-
rogued the House to the 31st instant, and it is confi-
dently expected it will meet in the second week in
November.
" His Excellency induced the Hon. Mr. Jordan to
vacate his seat in the Legislative Council, and become a '
candidate for the representation of Kingston in the Hon.
1101133 of Assembly, with a portfolio. Mr. Jordan has
been elected and has taken his seat as a member of the 4
Executive Committee. Their first meeting took place at
King's House on the 3d inst. There were present his Ex-
cellency the Governor, who occupied the chair on the occa-
sion, with the Hon. Bryan Edwards, member of the com-
mittee in the Legislative Council ; the Hon. Mr. Jordan,
member for Kingston ; and Henry Westmorland, mem-
ber for Metcalfe. 1
" We have been rather lively throughout the island on
%account of the several elections; but the greatest harmony
has prevail° I, and not the least indication of ill-feeling i ,
upon any one occasion,
" I am afraid, however, that the new Assembly will not
give the satisfaction so reach expected, as nearly the same 1
elements have been retureed thereto, and, consequently, I I I
regret to say that the body has not improved in any way,
and, it is presumed, will return to the house wedded to I ,
their former-weak notions, in addition to their well-known
incapacity for the position of legislators.
" The island has been visited by heavy rains, and there
is every indication of an abundant crop. It is generally
healthy.
"In the Jamaica markets flour was quoted 48s. Gd. to
50s. ; stock light. Logwood scarce. Pimento quoted 3,id
to 4d. per lb. Sales of sugar at IGs. to 18s. per 1001 b.
Large purchases of brandy had been made at 10s. Gd. per 1
gallon in bond. Exchange on London, 90 days, 6 pm.
(Jamaica Bank ;) Colonial Bank drafts at 93 days, 1
left pm.
"The brig Diamond, Captain Legge, which Sa-
vanilla on the 14th of September for London, with a ,
cargo of fustic, tobacco, &c. got on shore on the eastward
of the Morant Keys on the 17th, and immediately went
I
down, leaving very little of her hull above water. The
captain, his wife, and crew remained on the wreck for 11
days. They were rescued by the crew of a fishing boat, I
who landed them at Kingston on the 28th of Sept.'
British Guiana was healthy. The weather was
very seasonable and the canes looked well. There
was no political news. The Demerara Royal Gazette
in reference to the prospects of the colony, says :
" The depression of price and the war duty throw at the
moment a gloom over the planters' minds which has not •
been experienced fer some years past. Labour still con-
tinues scarce and dear. In the islands of the Essequibo it
is scarcely at all attainable, and then only at an advance ,
of 40 per cent, upon former rates. All the coolies we can
get this year will do little to lessen the pressure in the
labour market, and no active steps are now being taken,
as far as we can learn, to get labourers from Africa or j
Madeira. We hear nothing of the steam project which ,
was to -unite the islands and the mainland, although the
island Legislatures interested have come forward to
guarantee their moiety of a bonus.
" Freights begin to rise again, although there is abun-
dant shipping in the river for our present wants. Within .
the last fortnight a start in price has been effected of from
1/. 10s. to 2/. 10s. per ton, but it is not expected it will re- ,
main steady even at this latter rate. Trade continues
necessarily dull. Provisions are scarce and dear. Although
the dry weather does not affect the cane-piece, it is ruinous
to the plantain and cassava of the small landowner, whose I
ill drained land suffers from every alternation of weather ,
out of the common course. Our markets Rre consequently
ill supplied with native esculents. Advice and experience
have alike failed as yet to show the negro cultivator how
much he depends for a crop on having his land drained."
The cholera was generally decreasing in the West
India Islands. Barbadoes is nearly free from it,
but in Trinidad and St. Vincent's its ravages were
still felt.
A letter dated St. Lucia, October 12, contains
the following :
" Cholera is visibly on the decline, but is succeeded by
typhus fever, which is very prevalent. The Legislative
Couneil met yesterday, and inter alia passed an ordinance
embodying the militia, the qualification being the same as
that required for jurors, ranging from the age of 16 to
50 years. The weather is dreadfully warm, the thermo-
meter ranging above 00 degrees in the shade. There is a
very great scarcity of flour and breadstuffs."
The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's ship
Bolivia arrived at Panama on the sth of October,
with dates from Valparaiso to the 15th and Lima
the 25th of September. The following, extracted
from the Panama Star, is the latest news from the
seat of civil war in Peru :
" Since the date of our last adviess no engagement has
taken place between the Government troops and General
Castilla. The former are stationed between Chonges and
Chupaca, and the latter between Izcuchaca and Morja,
where, according to the same authority, they suffer from
the climate and scarcity of supplies. On the 28th some
deserters from the revolutionary army joined the Govern-
ment forces. Castilla's army is said only to number 2,7e0
men, and General San Roman had not been able to join him
with his division, which only numbers 860. Castilla is said
to have applied to Belzu for assistance.
" In Lima everything remains quiet - but at Arica, on
the 9th, an attack was made on the town by Dr. Zavala with
250 or 300 men, who succeeded, after a hard fight, in de-
feating the small force of 75 soldiers left to guard the town,
but, en the 19th, General Guardia retook the city, and
made about 150 of tie revolutionists prisoners.
"Our private letters from this city say that everything
was in the greatest confusion, and all business suspended.
"All the ports, with the exception of Iquique, were in
the hands of the Government party. The whole force of
the Presidency consists of 10,030, of whom 5,000 hold the
central provinces, 1,500 al, in' the mouth, 2,500 in and
about Lima, and 1,000 in the northern provinces.
"It must be remembered that these accounts are taken
from the Government paper, and should be received with
caution."
From Chili and Ecuador there is no news of im-
portance.
Relative to the revolution in New Granada, the
Panama Star mentions a rumour that 2,000 of
General Melo's army left him on the 26th of Sep-
tember, and joined General Mosquera's forces. The
same journal states as follows :
" From private letters received from Carthagena, we
learn that the constitutional cause prospers, and that Melro
is now reduced to the plains of Bogota, where, weve,
lie has a large army.
" The Government troops, under General Patria, gained
a victory in Pamplona, and Generals Mosqaera and Her-
rera had advanced to Ocana, while Generals Lopez and
Paris held the southern provinces.
" General Posada had not yet succeeded in putting down
the malcontents of the Cienaga of Santa Marta, who still
continued to plunder on the river.
From a San Francisco paper we learn that the Ond
Nederland, that arrived at San Francisco on tlat. he 12tdeg. of
September, reports having spoken, July ,in 30
30 min., long. 159 deg. 51 min. W., a British and French
fleet, consisting of eight vessels, one of which was a
steamer."
Her Majesty's ship Buzzard was at Jamaica.
The brig Arab sailed from that island on a cruise
on the Ist inst. The French war steamer Ardente
was at St. Thomas's.

THE BRAZILIAN MAIL.

ARRIVAL OF THE LUSITANTA.
LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY MORNING.
The Royal Mail steam-ship Lusitania has arrived,
with dates from Pernambuco of the 9th, Rio de
Janeiro of the Ist, Bahia of the 6th, Madeira of
the 23d, and Lisbon of the 26th inst. She brings
20,0001. on freight in diamonds and specie.
From Pernambuco there is no political news of
any interest. Business was more active in all its
branches ; the sales of manufactured articles had
been considerable, and prices of all articles had
improved.
On the 28th ult., the Golden Era, from Mel-
bourne to Liverpool, put into Pernambuco for sup-
plies, having on board 80 passengers, and about
200,000. worth of gold on freight.
Her Majesty's Consul had deemed it imperative
to remove Captain Peat from the command of that
ship, and send him to England for the case to be
decided by the authorities there. The evidence
adduced went to show that he was unfit to have
charge of so many lives, and so large an amount
of treasure. It was alleged that when off Cape
Horn the ship got so far to the south as to be in
imminent danger of being lost among the ice, and
that but for the prudence and exertions of Captain
White and another naval captain, who were pas-
sengers on board, the vessel would not have been
saved. Her Majesty's Consul had appointed Cap-
tain White to the command of her in place of the
late master, and the vessel would proceed on her
voyage in a few days. Captain Peat would take
passage home in the Royal mail steamer Thames.
The British ship Evening Star, from Jersey, is
now here for supplies, with upwards of 200 pas-
sengers, bound for Melbourne.
Exchange on London, at 60 days' sight, 271 to
28. Freights to Liverpool—for sugar, 25 reis to
30 reis ; hides, 40 reis.
The entries of the new crop of sugar had been
trifling, and no shipments had taken place. The
receipts continue to be moderate, thoughthe new
crop, it was considered, would be large.
There had been no sales of hides.
The Thames arrived at Pernambuco on the Bth,
and proceeded to the southward the same day.
The Bonita, from Liverpool, was at Pernambuco
on the 9th of October.
On the 15th inst. the Lusitania passed the Earl
of Balcarres transport ; on the 27th she passed the
screw steam ship Union,with loss of foremast and
• cargo shifted in a gale in the Bay of Biscay, and
which vessel wished to be reported.

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NEWS FROM THE SENT OF WAR.—A French journal,
the Echo de Valenciennes, speaking of the transmission
of news from the seat of war, says :—" Sone of our
readers will, no doubt, be astonished to find that since
the seat of war has been transferred to thenrimeai, the
intelligence reaches France and Englan
channel. The
d ore ily
via St. Petersburg than by any other
Russian Generals despatch Tartar couriers, ",hose activity
a the
ctivity
is proverbial, from the Crimea to
Moscow,ow,
Ukraine. A tele,g,raphic communication exists between
Ilosco vs, and St. Petersburg, and another between that
capital and 'Berlin, whence despatches reach
con-
Paris and
London with extraordinary celerity. We must not
sequently be surprised that the news from the Crimea
Passing through St. Petersburg should arrive in less time
tshacnedege
at elies forwarded via Constantinople and Vienna,
in
Crimea t Russian couriers have only to ride from the
o Moscow."

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AID

commr,RCIAL TiVTLIL IGENCE.

TVO o'CLOCIC.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday
were estimated at 6,000 bales, including 1,500
taken for export and on speculation. The mar-
ket remains steady at previous rates. The sales
comprised 5,000 American, 200 Perinea and
Maranham at 51d. to 61d., 200 Egyptian at 6d.
to Bd., and 600 Surat at 3d. to 4d., per lb.
Railway Shares were not quite so firm.
The ship Francis Henty brings accounts of Aug.
18th from Melbourne, being not quite so recent as
those previously to hand. She has on board
33,876 ounces of gold.
The Cornhill from Van Diemen's Land has
23,0001. on board.
By the Atrato steamer there are 120,0001. in
bullion. The political advices from Mexico are
unfavourable, if we can rely upon the statements
relative to the progress of the insurgents against
Santa Anna.
From the United Mexican mines the advices are
extremely satisfactory, and the prospects are con-
sidered good for the shareholders.
The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have
received only a note hastily written by Mr. Rick-
ards, who will write again by the next New Orleans
steamer. The remittance is only 12,000 dollars,
as hard dollars were scarce at Tampico.
The accounts from New York report the money
market as being more stringent, and the banks
were contracting their discounts as much as possi-
ble. This measure was intended to prevent the
heavy shipments of specie which have been taking
place for some time past, but in a short time the re-
gular bi-monthly arrivals of the precious metals from
California would also come in relief. Stocks which
had been buoyant had become heavy at the :period
when these advices left. The grain market was in
rather an unsettled condition, freights were
quieter, and cotton had advanced.
Advices from the East state that the Greek
pirates were again appearing off the islands of the
Archipelago.,
The Committee of Spanish American Bond-
holders have published a report of their proceed-
ings in relation to the Foreign Debt of Buenos
Ayres, and it does credit to their industry, while
it inspires hopes of a better future. The Minister
of Finance, in a communication dated August 31,
states that the position of the Foreign Debt shall
be submitted to the Legislative Chamber for their
information, as well a s to obtain their decision thereon
and the President of the Republic, in his Message,
describes the national finances to be in a very satis-
factory condition, states that al current claims on
the Treasury are promptly discharged, and proposes
to the Chamber a vote of 12,740,000 (lois. currency
for a new custom-house and 1,200,000 Bois. for a
pier, besides other public works certainly not of so
much importance as the payment of the interest on
the debt. The Buenos Ayres deht is 977,0001.,
and there are 1,494,8191. due for dividends in ar-
rear. We are glad to find that our Minister at
Buenos Ayres was warmly advocating the interests
of the English creditors, acting under the instruc-
tions of Earl Clarendon.
The Bankers' Magazine for November gives very
ample information upon all monetary and commer-
cial features, and its articles upon the state of rail-
way affairs in America, laws cf the currency, etc.,
are interesting and well timed.
Yesterday afternoon the rates for bills of ex-
change upon the principal continental cities were
firmer, except Paris, which was not higher than
25 321 to 35 ; Amsterdam was 11 17-i to 171 ;
Hamburgh, 13 6 to 6i; Frankfort, 1181- to 118'l ;
and Trieste, 12 6 to 12 10.
This being the day upon which the Bank of
England takes its half-yearly balance, the Transfer
Office and the Stock Exchange are, as usual,
closed, but in the Subscription Rooms there have
been a few bargains at lower prices, owing to the
Russian lIE ws from Sebastopol, which, if nos wholly
credited, has, it is feared, some foundation. Con-
sols have been called 944 to and the Turkish
Scrip is down to 11 to 2. Shares are merely
nominal.