The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-03 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 2.
e Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Orinoco,
'apt. A. Wilson, arrived this day at eleven o'clock
the West Indies, with the usual mails, in
enarge of Lieutenant Stephens, Admiralty agent.
The latest dates brought by the Orinoco are :
,Santa Martha Dec, 241Cartha.gena
Tampico 3O Jamaica — 10
City of Me • Jan. 4 i Grenada
Cruzxico •. • 10
Vera— 11
,
4 Barba' does
Greytown — 61Jaemel
•,elVi'es — 8' Antigua, — 14
.-Lavana — 9 St. Kitts
Demerara
Trinidad — 10' St. Thomas — 16

The Orinoco brought forty-nine passengers.
The Orinoco brings on freight $843,575 16c. on
merchants' account; $49,846 for the dividends ;
$.342,460 gold dust and gold in bars ; $9,025 pla-
tla ; $56,984 84c. gold and silver coins ; 71 serons
of cochineal
Cochineal ; 41 ditto of jalapa ; $5OO pearls ; 2
barrels of coffee ; 201 cases of cigars ; 131 bales of
tobacco ; and a general cargo, consisting of various
merchandise.
The steamer has brought us our usual files of
Papers and private letters from Jamaica, extending
to the morning of the 11th January, when the
learner left. The outward mails were about two
says over their time, owing to the head winds ex-
perienced by the Orinoco, and the obstacles shown
‘° the branch steamer from St. Thomas to Ja-
maica. She was detained a long time off Porto
Rico, and ultimately compelled to proceed to
Jamaica without landing passengers, owing to the
Prevalence of cholera at St. Thomas.
The Legislature, as noticed in our former ad-
Vices, stood adjourned to the 17th January ; con-
Liequently, in olitical circles little was stirring.
con-
The first measure to be introduced was the bill
authorising the establishment of responsible go-
vernment. The Assembly was pledged to the plan,
but the necessary bill or bills establishing it had
riot been introduced. A dissolution of the house
Ir3,S expected as soon as the bill or bills in ques-
tion were passed by the three branches, as his Ex-
cellency the Governor, it was thought, would not
select his Ministry from the present house.
The public health was good ; but considerable
alarm was felt at the probability of the cholera re-
visiting the country, as it was committing sad
ravages in the neighbouring island of St. Thomas.
Governor Barkly, it was said, intended to take
a tour through the island, accompanied by Lady
tarkly, after the prorogation of the present session
of the Legislature. Invitations for a grand ball at
Government-house, on the 19th January, were
issued. The weather was unchanged.
At St. Thomas cholera still continued ; as many
as 1,200 deaths had taken place since the 26th
December up to the day on which the Orinoco left.
It was entirely confined to the coloured population.
At Barbadoes the governor had had an attack of
fever, but was recovering.
Stations of the Company's Steam-ships.—The
Great Western, on the Brazil route ; the Teviot,
on the Gulf of Mexico ; the Avon, on the Spanish
Main ; the Trent, at home ; the Dee, on the
Spanish Alain ; the Clyde, on the Jamaica ; the
Conway, on the Windward Island ; the Eagle, on
the Honduras.

ANNUAL REVIEW OF MARKETS.
(Front De Cordova's Mercantile Intelligencer.)

THE PROVISION BUSINESS OF 1853.—Many circum-
stances contributed during the last year to render this
branch of our island trade more satisfactory and remu-
nerative than had been the case for some time previ-
ously ; but to the suspension of import duties for seve-
ral months should perhaps be attributed the largest
share in producing so fortunate a result.
The increase in imports is confined principally to those
articles which paid a heavy duty under the previous
tariff, and the profits arising from the admission of those
goods subject only to a moderate tax must have been
correspondingly large.
With reference to agricultural affairs, we may observe
that notwithstanding the diminished production of our
staple articles of growth in 1853, the results to the pro-
prietary body were not as disastrous as might have been
anticipated. The high prices which ruled in the British
and other markets for rum and other produce during
the greater part of last year, together with the suspen-
sion of the duty on the former article for several months,
naust nearly have compensated for the deficiency of the
crops. The anticipations for this year, we believe, are
More favourable than otherwise.
EXCHANGES ON LONDON.—Colonial and Jamaica
Banks : 90 days, 2 per cent, premium ; 60 days, 1 per
Cent, premium ; 30 days, 11 per cent. premium.

GREAT METROPOLITAN STEEPLE-

CHASES.

The following are the entries for the Great Metropo-
litan Steeplechases, that take place at Mr. Elmore s,
Uxendon Farm, Harrow, on Friday, February 17 :
METROPOLITAN STEEPLECHASE-4 Miles.—The Gene-
ral, Pontiff, Ploughboy, Flying Buck, Jupiter, Robin
Hood, Idle Boy, Sir Philip, Diana, Sam Hood, Topsy,
Barsell, White Mouse, Everton, Columbine, Geraldus,
Carrig, The Colonel, Victress.
HANDICAP HURDLE RACE-2 Miles.—Theodine, Sir
Philip, Old Rake, The Hero, Stanley, Friendless Boy,
Edward of York, The Alp.

CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.

At the sitting of this Court, before Mr. Baron Parke,
Williams Anderson, who is charged with forging ac-
ceptances to bills to a large amount, was placed at the
bar.
Mr. Prendergast applied, on his behalf, for the post-
ponement of the trial to the next session, and, no
opposition being offered, the case was ordered to stand
over.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
James Boyd, 22, coachman, Joseph Floyd, 31, cab-
man, and Edward Symes, 25, painter, were indicted
for steeling a quantity of gold rings, bracelets, pens,
ma other property, valued at 1,0001., the property of
Alexander Alexander, the master of Boyd.
Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Poland prosecuted, and Mr.
Parry and Mr. Payne were for the prisoners.
It appeared from the statement of the counsel that
James Boyd had been servant to the prosecutor,
who is a jeweller in a large way of business in Hatton-
garden. About 18 months ago he became acquainted
with the other two prisoners, having met them at the
Yorkshire Grey. Prisoner Boyd drove the prosecutor
about town in a brougham. Upon the 13th of Dec. he was
driving Mr. Piper, Mr. Alexander's managing clerk,
who lad with him a parcel containing the jewellery, and
when they got facing' the Lowther-arcade, Mr. Piper
got out, for the purpose of making a call. Some short
time after, he (Mr. Piper) got into the brougham,
which had been all the while left in the care of
James Boyd, and he then found the parcel had been
stolen. Boyd was this day admitted as evidence, and
he stated that he had made arrangement that they,
the other prisoners, should follow him about in their
cab, and take the first opportunity of abstracting the
parcel, which they did upon the day in question.
The evidence of the accomplice was corroborated by a
girl of the town, and several others with whom he had
been intimate, and who had seen all the prisoners in
possession of the property, which, it was said, was
all melted down, and fetched 951. The case, the last
oue in this Court was proceeding when we went to
press, and was likely to last the whole day.

THIRD COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant.)

Henry Bull, 22, hawker, was indicted for cheating at
cards, and defrauding Peter Pherson of 17i.
Mr. Rebton prosecuted, and Mr. Metcalfe defended.
The case was of the usual character of picking up a
flat, and getting him into a public-house.
The jury found him guilty, and he was sentenced to
12 months and hard labour.
This ended the business of the session.

GENERAL POST-OFFICE REGULAIIONS
SPECTIAG LETTERS TO BE CALLED FOR.

In consequence of the delay and great inconvenience
experienced by parties who frequently address their
letters to be called for at the different Branch-offices
and Receiving-offices, throughout the metropolis, instead
of St. Martin's-le-Grand, a notice was issued yesterday
to that effect, which will no doubt prevent the com-
plaints that are made, as all letters so addressed will not
be delivered at any other than the chief Office :
" Letters simply addressed London,' or Post-office,
or ' Poste Restante, London, will be delivered only at the
window of the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand.
The hours of delivery will be from ten till four p.m. When
the person applying for letters is a foreigner, he must
produce his passport ; and if he does not apply in person,
but by a messenger despatched for that purpose, the mes-
senger must produce the passport of the party to whom the
letters are addressed, as ,vell as a written order signed and
made by such person. In case of a messenger being sent
for the letters of more persons than one, he must produce
the passports and orders from each person. If the appli-
cant for the letters is a subject of the United Kingdom, he
must be able to state from what place or district he ex-
pected letters before he can receive them. Subjects of
states, not issuing passports, are treated as subjects of the
United Kingdom. If letters are directed to individuals,
simply addressed, London,' they will not be delivered
from the window at all, (if not Post-office, or Poste
Restante, London,') but will be sent out by the usual
letter-carriers for delivery, at the address, furnished by
the applicant. Foreign letters addressed, Post-office, or
Poste Restante, London,' are retained for two months at
the Post-office window ; after the expiration of that pe-
riod, both classes of letters are respectively sent to the
" Dead Letter-office,' to be disposed of in the usual
manner. All persons applying for letters at the Post-office
window, must be prepared to give the necessary explana-
tions to the clerk at the window, in order to prevent mis-
takes, and to insure the strict delivery of the letters to the
persons to whom the property belong. It will much faci-
litate the business of the office, if the words to be called
for,' are added to the address of letters, which aro di-
rected, Post-office, London.'"