The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-18 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAILS.

01:1111AMPTON, Mondai Night.—The Royal mail
steamship Magdalena, Captain Abbott, has arrived
here with the usual West India mails.
The Magdalena brings 198 passengers, among
whom is ex-Governor La Trobe, from Melbourne ;
and on freight specie value $922,172, plata pins.
value $80,530, precious stones value $2,800 ; 1,144
serons cochineal, 671 serons jalap, 118 bales sarsa-
parilla, 16 live turtle, and sundry merchandise.
Dates from Jamaica are to the 27th ult.
The business transacted in the itnport-market
has been of a limited character, owing principally
to the very inadequate stocks of most articles on
hand, and prices consequently have advanced.
The cholera prevailed to a great extent in many
of the agricultural parishes, but most virulently in
the districts of St. Anu and St. Thom as in the
Vale. The latest accounts from the form er parish
speak in discouraging terms of the prospects of the
pimento crop, which, it is anticipated, will be se-
riously affected by the scarcity of labour occasioned
by the great mortality among the peasantry and
by the circumstance that those of them who have
not succumbed to the pestilence are quitting the
parish in large numbers.
The cholera was still raging at Barbadoes, and
many of the troops had died. It appears that the
streets, wharves, drc., are nearly deserted ; the
Governor has released all prisoners, and no person
is allowed to be imprisoned ; and a report is in
cirulation that he intends disbanding the police
force altogether. In the city burial grounds, on
the 28th of June, 311 bodies were deposited, and
the deaths during the last fortnight amounted to
about 5,000, but it was gradually decreasing in
the town, but increasing in the country. The
mortality among the whites was very considerable.
A Barbadoes paper says :—" We are satisfied
that, if accurate returns could be' procured from
the rural districts, it would be found that some-
thing like a gross total of 6,500 persons of an
classes, sexes, and ages have fallen victims to this
malady since the 14th of May last, the day 011
which the first case of the disease was officially'
announced."

There has been a very destructive fire at St. Juan,
Porto Rico. The fire commenced on the night of
the 25th, and continued to burn until the 27th.
By a rough calculation the loss of property is sup-
posed to be 200,000 dollars, principally in goods.
Demerara papers state that the colony was
healthy, and the weather beautiful. Great dread
of the cholera existed.
It was currently reported at St. Thomas's that
two privateers, under Russian colours, were in
those seas, and the British war steamer Devasta-
tion left that port on the 16th on a cruise.
Grenada had been visited with refreshing rains,
and the crop was nearly over. The late drought
had done serious injury. Tho present sugar crop
shows a great falling off, and the quality was infe-
rior.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

(EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LrvEßrooL, Tuesday, 10.30 a.m.
Wind S., and very fine.

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Arrived.—Ella, A. Clark, Ophelia, and Prince of Wales,
from New Orleans ' • Orient and Liverpool, from New York,
Progress, Ostend; Jose Ignacio, Santander.
Off the Port.—Sara.a.k, Andrew Foster, and Univers*
from New York; Charlotte of Derby, Glasgow, Ohio, and
Kure!.

Sailed.—Sea King and Margaret, for Quebec ; Henry*
Grinnell, for New Orleans Antartic, New York ; Bos-
phorus, Montreal; Bee, Melbourne; Margaret, (a.), and
Shamrock, (s.), for Havre.

(Br SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 11.12 A.M.
Wind W.S.W., tide 1 a hour's ebb, find.
Arrived, 18th.—Albion, from Guernsey ; Familien, Reg.-
wart; Edith, Rouen ; Monarch, Jersey; Palman, Stock-
holm ; Cracul, Swartwiek ; Venerable, Dantzic • Glenif-
fin, Callao ; Gemini, Marstrand ; Allegro, Marstrand ;
Melona, Memel ; Dorothea, Gothlaud ; Omer, Sundswall.
Sailed--Queen of Britain, Kurrachee ; Limn, Hobart•
Town; Meuam, Sydney; City of Boulogne (s), Boulogne.
DEAL, Tuesday, 9.30 a.m.

Wind, variable, and fine.
Passed—Agnes, from Oporto from London ; Freak,
from London for Malta; Stambul, from Venice for London•
Anchored—Fancy, from Loudon for Cochin.
Sailed—Her Majesty's steamer Termagant, for Calais.

THE PROPOSED CEMETERY AT KILBURN.—Last even-
ing a public meeting of the inhabitants of Kilburn and
its vicinity was held at the Priory Tavern, Kilburn, to
consider the propriety of memorialising the Secretary
of State against the proposed site for the Paddington.
Cemetery, atMilburn, The chair was occupied by Mr.
Bicknell, and from the remarks of those present it
appeared that the cemetery would be highly destruc-
tive to the value of the house property in the vicinity,
and that, being too near to the metropolis, it would
be contrary to the spirit of the act passed for
the closing of such grounds. The site is also within less
than half a mile of a continuous range of houses, and a
cemetery is already within a short distance. A memorial
having been adopted, the proceedings terminated.
ACCIDENT TO MR. AUGUSTUS S. LUMLEY, 2D LIPS
GUARDS.—At the Marchioness of Westminster's "re-
ception "at Grosvenor-house, on Friday last, Mr. A.
Lumley met with an accident from the falling of a sheet
of glass from a skylight, by which the gallant gentleman
sustained a severe laceration of his face, and occasioned
profuse bleeding. The casualty at the moment created
quite a consternation amongst the assembled visitors.
On the arrival of several surgeons, it was satisfactorily
ascertained that the injuries Mr. Lumley had sustained
were only of a superficial nature. Mr. Lumley was re.,
moved to his quarters at Knightsbridge Barracks, and,
we are happy to add, is so far recovered that it is thought
he will be enabled to-day to resume his regimental
duties.

ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION ...Yet'
terday the usual quarterly court of the governors of this
institution was held at the Thatched House Tavern, St.
James's•st., Admiral Lord Radstock in the chair. There
were also present Rear Admiral Sir Watkyn D. Pell,
Captain Richardson, Commander Jay, Paymaster Ellis,
and several other officers. Mr. Skead, the secretary,
read the report, from which it appeared that during the
last three months the society disbursed 3631. in grants
to distressed members, &c., and contributed a sum of
231. 2s. to the Adult Orphan Institution. The total
income for the quarter, including abalance of 5631.35. 7d.
from the previous one, amounted to 6541. 3s. ld., and the
expenditure to 4781. 12s. 6d., leaving in hand a balance
of 1751. 10s. 7d. The stock at present invested was
stated to amount, to :36,304/. 9s. 9d. The report was
unanimously agreed to, and some routine business
having been disposed of, the memorials of the appli-
cants were taken into consideration, and they having
been disposed of, the proceedings terminated With A
vote of thanks to the chairman.

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