The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-01 00:00:00

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.-
CHEAP EXCURSION to SOUTH WALES —On MONDAY,
the Bth of August, an Excursion Train will leave the Paddington
Station at 8.0 a.m., for Carmarthen. calling at Chepstow, Newport,
Cardiff, Bridgend, Port Talbot, Neath, Swansea, Deadly, and Pem-
brey, and also to the following stations on the Vale of Neath Rail-
way : —Resolven, Glyn Neath, Hirivain, and Aberdare, returning to
Paddington from the above stations on WEDNESDAY, the 17th
August.
'i he public will thus have an opportunity of visiting Chepstow
Castle and Tintern Abbey, on the River Wye, and the magnificent
scenery of the Vale of Neath.
Parties visiting Tenby can avail themselves of this opportunity, by
taking tickets at Pembrey, whence steamers ply to that watering
place.

FARES THERE AND BACK..

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First Closed
Class. Carriages.
Chepstow ...... .... ~, ................ 15s• lls. 6d.
Newport or Cardiff.. ..... • ••.• • ...... 17s. 12s. Gd,
Bridgend or Port Talbot... .• • • • • • • • .. 20s. 16s. 6(1.
Neath or Swansea ... . ....
Llanelly or Pembrey.... .. • • • • ........ 255. 20s. Od.
Carmarthen.. • • • • .. • •
Resolven, Glyn Neath, Hirivain, and
Aberdare, on the Vale of Neath...... 255. 20s. Od.
The Excursion Tickets are not transferable, and are onliy available
for the Excursion Train. Ticket( may be obtained previously at '27,
King-street, Cheapside ; 269, strand ; 25, Regent-street (corner of
Jormyn-street); and at the Paddington station, at which places
hand-bills of further particulars may be obtained.
Paddington Station, July 22, 1853.

BRITANNIA LIFE. ASSURANCE
COMPANY
1, Princes-street, Bank, London.
Established August 1, 1837.
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Viet., cap. 9.
Colonel ROBERT ALEXANDER, Blackheath Park, CHAIRMAN.
Increasing Rates of Premium for securing Loans or Debts.
Half Premiums, only, required during first seven years.
Assurances payable during Life.
Provision, during minority, for Orphans.

BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION.
Empowered by her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent.
Profits divided annually.
Premiums computed for every three months' difference of age.
Half-credit assurances on a new plan peculiarly advantageous to
policy-holders.
At the last Annual General Meeting a reduction of 30 per cent. was
made in the current year's premium on all participating policies.

(MUTUAL.)

THE UNITED STATES.

ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.
LIVERPObi. JULY 31.

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By the arrival of the royal mail steamer America,
Shannon, commander we have advices from New
York to the 19th,.and from Boston to the 20th in
stant." She has brought 123 passengers, and 528,461
dots. in specie on freight.
The America passed the following vessels :—On
the 23d, the brigantine Conquest, bound westward,
and the ship Britannia; from Quebvc ; on. the 28th,
at 2.10 a.m., in lat. 54, long. 37, passed the steamer.
Niagara, hence for Halifax and Boston ; on the
30th, at 9.30 a.m., passed the steamer Glasgow,
from New York for the Clyde ; and at 8.30 p.m.,
passed the steamer Africa, hence for New York.
The steamer Pranklin, from Havre and Cowes,
arrived at New York, on the 19th.
The steamer Europa, from this port, arrived at
Halifax on the 20th.
The latest accounts from Washington state that
fresh difficulties had arisen -with regard to the
fishery question. It was believed that the nego-
tiations would be delayed, and that the subject
would not be disposed of before the meeting of
Congress.
The number of deaths in New York during the
week endirr..; tb -16451--,-.....mounte-4,-7444,,the greatest
number during the present year
President Pierce returned tcva iingt'on from
the inauguration of :;..he Crystal PglaCti.3 on The 16th.
Three large tobacco manufactories were destroyed
by fire at Richmond, Virginia, on the 15th, entail-
ing a loss of upwards of 40,000 dots.
The first train on the new line of railroad between
Montreal and Portland arrived at the latter place
on the 16th, and was welcomed by a salute of 30
guns.
Our advices from Havannah are to the 12th inst.
The cholera was still carrying off hundreds of
slaves. Its ravages were more fierce on the sugar
estates of Cardenas than in other districts. One
planter, Don Mariano Hernandez had lost 140
slaves by the decease ; and it was said that other
planters had suffered still more severely. All news-
papers, English as well as foreign, were prohibited
circulation in Havannah. The notorious slave-
vessel Lady Suffolk had been captured by her Ma-
jesty's brig-of-war Daring. Three American sea-
men were arrested, and placed in the Moro, on a
charge of being concerned in the slave trade. They
allege that they shipped from the port of New
York in the barque Jasper, which recently landed
a cargo of negroes in Cuba, without knowing her
destination, and that upon learning the nature of
the voyage they • desired to leave the vessel, but
were compelled to remain by the balance of the
crew, consisting of Spaniards and Portuguese.
Lieutenant Smith and four seamen of the brig-of-
war Daring were drowned a short time since while
Attempting to cross the bar of Tampico in a heavy
'norther. Several persons had been killed and a
large number seriously injured by the giving way
of a temporary building on the Havannah race-
course.

From Kingston, Jamaica, we have advices to
the 27th ult. Legislative proceedings still remained
in state quo. The weekly meetings of the Assembly
were held on Mondays or Tuesdays, on which occa-
sion a quorum of seven, which is sufficient for that
purpose, though not for the transaction of general
business, generally adjourn the house to the next
Monday or Tuesday. Mining operations were still
being prosecuted with vigour. The yellow fever
was very virulent in Jamaica, notwithstanding that
the weather had become delightfully cool.
Port-au-Prince advices of the Ist inst. state that
the country was quiet. Business was very dull.
Coffee and logwood were scarce ; the former sold
at 150 dols., Haytian currency, per 100 lb., and
the latter at 80 dols. per 1,000 lb.
Accounts from Aux Cayes of the 27th of June
state that the fever still continued to rage there
both on shore and among the shipping in port.