The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-28 00:00:00

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HAVANNATI, 'JUNE 23.--The American brig Monte
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this port yesterday. The said officers report that
cruizing on the 13th ult., off the mouth of the old
Bahama Channel. they found ashore at Key Guinico, the
above-named brig with nothing but cargo on board, the
cabin having been ransacked, and a boring being com-
menced on the starboard side of the vessel. Upon re-
connoitering the Key, there was discovered a fire about
being extinguished, a dog about the fire, and a box of papers
that gave information of the name, &c., of the brig, she
being from Neuvitas, bound to New York, which caused
the officer to suspect that the brig must have been taken
by pirates, and that they had made their escape as soon as
they perceived the vessel of war, as they found no living
soul on board the brig or on the Key.
F 12.011 JAMAICA.—By the Mary Ellen, which arrived
Wednesday evening, we have received Jamaica papers of
the 9th of June, three days later than the intelligence
brought us by the way of New Orleans. At Falmouth,
the trial of Ward, arraigned for harbouring the negroes
who resisted the civil authorities on the 20th of May last,
was continued, but had not yet been brought to an end.
Great excitement has attended the whole course of the
proceedings, and it is supposed if Ward is condemned that
it will be the occasion of still more violent outbreaks
among the black population. Ward is described as a
Baptist clergyman, of intrepid character, who has fastened
the attachment of a large number of the apprentices.
(From the Montreal Courier.)
We bag to point attention to an article under the Com-
mercial head, extracted from a Buffalo paper, respecting
the large quantity of American wheat, making its way
into Upper Canada, for transmission to England, in the
form of flour. The Americans, very naturally, want to
have the advantage of the carrying trade, with all the
profits of shipping, warehousing, &c. Our, neighbours are
obviously fully awake to the advantages of this carrying
trade by the St. Lawrence, and we cannot but regret
that active measures should not be taken to bring on the
enormous glut of flour now lying at Kingston for ship-
ment. This stoppage paralyses the trade to its source.
We know not what good reason there can be against the
construction of temporary flat boats for the purpose, such
as are used on the Mississippi, and as were formerly in
vogue upon similar emergencies, upon this very route.
The Unicorn steam-packet arrived at Quebec on the
29th ult., in 80 hours, from Halifax, for the purpose of con-
veying the Governor- General and suite to Halifax. The
Governor arrived from Montreal the same evening, "and
wasrcceived,"says a correspondent of the Montr
oeal Herald,
"by a guard of honour. and by a number f citizens,
silently but respectfully."
Great numbers of the citizens and garrison of Quebec
crowded the ramparts, the citadel, and the wharfs, when
the Unicorn was coming in. " All seemed anxious,"
says the Quebec Gazette," to get a sight of this precursor
of the line of steamers which is to introduce so important
a change in the communications of the North American
Provinces with Europe and between cacti other, and every
one was delighted again to meet a friend and old Lie_
quaintaneo in Captain Douglas. Ju t after the Unicorn
came to the what f a royal siote was fired from the Citadel
in honour of her Majesty's Coronation, suiting well two
joyous occasions."
The _Halifax Recorder of the 27th ult. says :—" The
steamer Unicorn is to return with his Excellency Charles
Poulett Thomson, Governor-General of British North
America. We have heard that all the Lieut -Governors
of these Colonies will meet here during his Excellency's
visit." _ _ _

At a meeting of the Bo ird of Directors of the Bank of
the Metropolis, held in Washington on Monday, resolutions
were adopted that all the notes or bills of the institution in
circulation, as well as -pecial deposits, be paid in specie on
demand ; that they will also meet their other engagements ;
and expres.s•ng no doubt that it will be convenient for the