The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-17 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIA. MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, NOT. 16.
The Royal West India Mail packet Tamar, Capt.
Revett, Admiralty agent Lieut. J. B. Scriven,
R.N., has arrived with the West India and Spanish
Main mails. The dates of sailing are Greytown,
Oct. 23 ; Panama, 23 ; Carthagena, 26 ; Jamaica,
27 ; Demerara, 25 ; Trinidad, 25 ; St. Kitts, 29 ;
Barbadoes, 28 ; St. Lucia, 28 : Antigua, 28 ; St.
Vincent, 27 ; Martinique, 29 ; Guadaloupe, 29 ;
Grenada, 26 ; Janntel, 28 ; Porto Rico, 30 ; Do-
minica, 29 ; St. Thomas, 21 ; La Guayra, 9 ; St.
Lucia, 28 ; St. Vincent, 27.
The Tamar has among her passengers Lieut.-
Governor M‘Donnell and lady, from St. Vincent;
and several military officers on leave of absence
and removal to other stations.

Tho freight on board includes specie to the
amount of 510,542 dollars. The specie consists of
284,175 dollars value in silver, and dollars value in
gold 226,353. Platina, value 73/. ; old gold and
silver coin, 7731.

Her Majesty's ship Imaum was at Jamaica ; her
Majesty's ship Devastation at St. Thomas, from
whence had sailed her Majesty's ship Mariner for
Bermuda, and her Majesty's ship Calypso for Bar-
badoes. Her Majesty's ship Arab had relieved the
Bermuda schooner at Greytown.
The cholera has nearly disappeared in the West
Indies. It has never at any time shown itself at
Demerara.

The Jamaica Colonial Standard says :
Great surprise has been felt at the delay which has
occurred in the proclamation of the new constitution.
This delay, we believe, is altogether attributable to the
Colonial-office.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to con-
fer on the Hon. Charles Royes, member in the Assembly
for St. Ann, the distinguished dace of Custos Rotu-
lorum of that parish.

The Governor has issued his proc'amation summoning
tho Legislature for the despatch of business on the 14th
of November.

Since our last the election returns have been completed
with the following results :—St. George, William Girod
and William Hosask, Esqrs. St. Elizabeth, Thomas P.
Malign and William Girod, Esqrs. ; Westmoreland,
David Mason and Foster Davis, Esqrs. Mr. Girod,
who has been returned for both gt. George and St. Eliza-
beth, has expressed his ietention to sit for St. George,
which parish he represented in tho last Assembly.
De Cordova says :

There has,been rather more activity in the market
during the last two weeks, especially in pickled fish,
which has been taken out of the market almost as soon
as the cargoes have passed into storekeepers' hands.
Good baking flour has also been inquired for. Several
arrivals from the States within the last few days have,
however, fully supplied the market. The rate of pre--
mium on bills has been raised by the banks, owing to a
determination on their part to redeem their notes in
American gold, which prevents merchants from tendering
to the Commissariat, as that department will only take
one•third the amount tendered for in that species of coin.
We hear, however, that some merchants prefer shipping
American gold to buying bank bills at their current rate.
Exchanges on London.—Jamaica and Colonial
Banks.-90 days, 1 per cent. premium ; 60 days,
per cent. premium.
The English vessels in Kingston Harbour are the
barques Ajax, Flaunt, Hebe, Sir Walter Raleigh,
brigantine Harriet Ann, schooners Ocean Queen,
Albatross, Allen, sloop Eagle.
Tho Demerara _Royal Gazette, of the 27th ult.,
says :

The fortnight just elapsed has been dull and uninte-
resting beyond precedent to all in the colony except the
sugar maker, for whom the drought is favourable.
Trade is excessively dull. Freights are gradually
getting higher. Labour on estates keeps at the same
heavy rate, and the complaint is general that it gets-
scarcer and is less steady. The colony is exceedingly
healthy, although among those compelled to use impure
water dysenteries prevail—not, however, of a deadly
oharacter. We are sorry to observe that the gross
fabrication as to the appearance of cholera here, and a
consequent frightful mortality, has been endorsed by a
respectable London contemporary, the Globe, which
ought to have been better informed.
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-Greytown is rising from its ashes after Captain
bombardment, and it is hoped will be much
improved when the damages shall be paid to tho
various sufferers, Americans as well as others.
The republic of New Granada is still in a state
of revolution. The late president, Obando, is in
prison, loaded with chains, at Bogota, and it is
thought proLable he will shortly be put to death,
as Melo has publicly announced his intention of
shooting Obando the moment he is compelled to
give up the reins of government. Gen. Mosquira
will most probably bo the next president.
The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steam-
ship Lima arrived at Panama on the morning of
Oct. 19, With 24 passengers, 240,000 dollars specie
on freight, and dates from the undermentioned
ports :—Valparaiso, Sept. 30 ; Caldera, Oct. 2 ;
Arica, 5 ; Islay, 6 ' • Callao, 11 ; Paytu, 14.
The papers from the Pacific coast of South Ame-
rica contain nothing of interest.