The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-04 00:00:00

JAMAICA.

By this arrival we are put into possession of Jamaica
papers to the 7th ult. They are extremely barren of
news, and, consequently, supply us with very meagre in-
formation. After a careful perusal, we find that matters
remain much in the same unsatisfactory state as when
the last packet sailed for England, business of every
kind being almost at a stand still. The packet which
arrived out in the middle of April conveyed news of an
improvement in the prices of sugars, in consequence of the
shortness of the crops in the West Indies, &c., which has
had a somewhat cheering effect upon the planters; but still
it appears, from every day's observation and experience,
the crops in Jamaica are so lamentably deficient, that
the loss in this respect will be more than commensurate
to such a slight advantage in rise.
Major-General Banbury, who had been confined to his
house ever since his arrival in the island, by severe in-
disposition, had so far recovered his usual health es to
assume the active duties of his command.
Two Spaniards had been condemned to death for the
murder of Richard Longsworth, on the high teas, off
the coast of British Honduras, in 02tober last, by shoot-
ing him. They prayed the trill to be postponed. as they
could prove their innocence it witnesses were brought
from Honduras; but, as his Excellency stated that he
had no means of bringing up those witnesses at the pub-
lic expense, the trial proceeded, and both the unfortu-
nate, tri,ndless olicns wire cot di 'lined, midst the sym-
pathy of a very crowded c3urt. The affair has produced
much sensation in the island.

The weather was exceedingly hot, and rain was much
wanted.

The late public meeting at Falmouth to adopt a peti-
tion to the Queen, in favour of a reform in the Coun-
cil of Jamaica, was to be followed up by another at
Lucia.

His Excellency the Governor had issued his procla-
mation further proroguing the meeting of the House of
Assembly to the sth of June.

HAYTI.

Advices had been received at Jamaica from Ilayti to
the 22d of April. The capture of Azua by President
Soulouque is announced in a bulletin, dated April 8.
The loss of the insurgents was, it appears by the Pres'.
dent's order of the day, stated to be thirty-two dead
and seventy-two wounded. On the Government side,
only four dead and twenty-six wounded. It was asserted
that General Maximilian, who had been denounced, but
had not succeeded in secreting himself since the last
outbreak, had been captured at Port-au-Prince, dis-
guised as a woman. It was reported he was aiming at
the Presidency. All parties, however, hold him in
detestation at Port .au-Prince, and it was expected that
on the return of Soulouque from Azaa he would be shot.
Business of all kinds is represented as being in a
miserable :tate. The dollar (Hayden) was worth but
43. sterling. Not a piece of any kind of specie was to
be got—nothing but paper, of which the Government
was issuing large quantities daily. The Government
had given notice that flour and pork should be sold at
certain prices, and any one selling above such price
would have his goods seized. Men of business, there-
fore, hardly know what to do. There were not a hun-
dred barrels of flour in the market, and owing to the
restrictions on commerce it was doubtful when that supply
would be increased. A French sloop of war was stationed
at Port-au-Prince ; but there was no English vessel in
the port.